slang |
1. n. Language outside of conventional usage. | |
2. n. Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon. | |
3. n. The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to make what is said unintelligible to those not members of the group; cant. | |
4. v. (transitive, dated) To vocally abuse, or shout at. | |
5. v. (archaic) simple past tense of sling | |
6. n. (dialect) Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory. | |
7. n. (obsolete) A fetter worn on the leg by a convict. | |
8. n. (obsolete) A counterfeit weight or measure. | |
9. n. (obsolete) A travelling show, or one of its performances. | |
10. n. (obsolete) A hawker's license. | |
11. n. (obsolete) A watchchain. | |
12. v. (transitive, AAVE, MLE) To sell (especially illegal drugs). | |
an |
1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound | |
2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable | |
3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable | |
4. conj. (archaic) If | |
5. conj. (archaic) So long as. | |
An it harm none, do what ye will. | |
6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though. | |
7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri). | |
8. prep. In each; to or for each; per. | |
I was only going twenty miles an hour. | |
insane |
1. adj. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; mad | |
2. adj. Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons | |
an insane hospital | |
an insane asylum | |
3. adj. Causing insanity or madness. | |
4. adj. Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; ridiculous; impractical | |
an insane plan | |
an insane amount of money | |
possibly |
1. adv. (modifying a clause or predicate) Perhaps; indicates that the proposition may be true (is not certainly false) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker. | |
Possibly, they will make gains in the midterm elections. | |
It was possibly the costliest mistake in the organization's history. | |
This rare and possibly unique specimen must be conserved. | |
2. adv. (modifying a verb) In the realm of possibility; indicates that the action may successfully be performed (is not impossible) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by t | |
I'm much stronger than you, so you can't possibly win. | |
I couldn't possibly be there on time. | |
I couldn't possibly cheat on my wife. | |
It seems unlikely, but, yes, they could possibly win even now. | |
The police don't know him, and the information they have leads them to think he could possibly have murdered his wife. | |
dangerous |
1. adj. Full of danger. | |
Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous. | |
2. adj. Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury. | |
3. adj. (colloquial, dated) In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death. | |
4. adj. (obsolete) Hard to suit; difficult to please. | |
5. adj. (obsolete) Reserved; not affable. | |
person |
1. n. An individual; usually a human being. | |
Each person is unique, both mentally and physically. | |
2. n. A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic represent | |
3. n. (Christianity) Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit. | |
4. n. (chiefly in science fiction) Any sentient or socially intelligent being. | |
5. n. (in a compound noun or noun phrase) Someone who likes or has an affinity for (a specified thing). | |
Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats. | |
6. n. The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc. | |
7. n. (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts. | |
At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person. | |
8. n. (law) The human genitalia; specifically, the penis. | |
9. n. (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking. See grammatical person. | |
10. n. (biology) A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals. | |
11. v. (obsolete, transitive) To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate. | |
12. v. (transitive, gender-neutral) To man. | |