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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).
a
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
I've seen it happen a hundred times.
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
4. art. The same; one.
We are of a mind on matters of morals.
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
Stand a tiptoe.
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
Torn a pieces.
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
I brush my teeth twice a day.
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
A God’s name.
13. prep. To do with status; In.
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
To set the people a worke.
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
The times, they are a-changin'.
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
Jacob, when he was a dying
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
The name of John a Gaunt.
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
large
1. adj. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.
2. adj. (obsolete) Abundant; ample.
3. adj. (archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
4. adj. (obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
5. adj. (obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
6. adj. (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
7. adj. topics, en, Size
8. n. (music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
9. n. (obsolete) Liberality, generosity.
10. n. (slang) A thousand dollars/pounds.
Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.
11. n. A large serving of something.
One small coffee and two larges, please.
12. adv. (nautical) Before the wind.
breast
1. n. (anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
Tanya's breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.
2. n. (anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
3. n. A section of clothing covering the breast area.
4. n. The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
5. n. The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
The robin has a red breast.
6. n. A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
Would you like breast or wing?
7. n. The front or forward part of anything.
a chimney breast; a plough breast
8. n. (mining) The face of a coal working.
9. n. (mining) The front of a furnace.
10. n. (obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.
11. v. (transitive, often, figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face
He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
breast
1. n. (anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
Tanya's breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.
2. n. (anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
3. n. A section of clothing covering the breast area.
4. n. The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
5. n. The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
The robin has a red breast.
6. n. A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
Would you like breast or wing?
7. n. The front or forward part of anything.
a chimney breast; a plough breast
8. n. (mining) The face of a coal working.
9. n. (mining) The front of a furnace.
10. n. (obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.
11. v. (transitive, often, figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face
He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
with
1. prep. Against.
He picked a fight with the class bully.
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
He went with his friends.
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
5. prep. In support of.
We are with you all the way.
6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
slain with robbers
7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
cut with a knife
8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
9. prep. Having, owning.
10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
Do you want to come with?
11. adv. -->
12. n. alternative form of withe
a
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
I've seen it happen a hundred times.
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
4. art. The same; one.
We are of a mind on matters of morals.
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
Stand a tiptoe.
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
Torn a pieces.
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
I brush my teeth twice a day.
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
A God’s name.
13. prep. To do with status; In.
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
To set the people a worke.
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
The times, they are a-changin'.
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
Jacob, when he was a dying
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
The name of John a Gaunt.
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
large
1. adj. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.
2. adj. (obsolete) Abundant; ample.
3. adj. (archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
4. adj. (obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
5. adj. (obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
6. adj. (nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
7. adj. topics, en, Size
8. n. (music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
9. n. (obsolete) Liberality, generosity.
10. n. (slang) A thousand dollars/pounds.
Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.
11. n. A large serving of something.
One small coffee and two larges, please.
12. adv. (nautical) Before the wind.
nipple
1. n. (anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
2. n. A mechanical device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner.
3. n. An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants.
4. n. Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on American keyboards.
5. n. Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
6. n. (now chiefly historical) A perforated segment that fits into the muzzle of a breech-loading gun, on which the percussion cap is fixed.
7. n. (chiefly US) A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector.
8. n. An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim.
Turn the nipples on to the bicycle spokes only one turn, for each spoke on the new wheel all the way around until they are all snug, then check alignment.
9. v. To fit (a baby's bottle, etc.) with a nipple.
10. v. To give one's nipple to (a baby) to allow breastfeeding.

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