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transitive
     1. adj. Making a transit or passage.
     2. adj. Affected by transference of signification.
     3. adj. (grammar, of a verb) Taking an object or objects.
           The English verb "to notice" is a transitive verb, because we say things like "She noticeda problem".
     4. adj. (set theory, of a relation on a set) Having the property that if an element x is related to y and y is related to z, then x is necessarily related to z.
           "Is an ancestor of" is a transitive relation: if Alice is an ancestor of Bob, and Bob is an ancestor of Carol, then Alice is an ancestor of Carol.
     5. adj. (algebra, of a group action) Such that, for any two elements of the acted-upon set, some group element maps the first to the second.
     6. adj. (graph theory, of a graph) Such that, for any two vertices there exists an automorphism which maps one to the other.
literary
     1. adj. Relating to literature.
           literary fame
           a literary history
           literary conversation
     2. adj. Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
           a literary man
     3. adj. Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
     4. adj. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
     5. adj. Bookish.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
blow
     1. adj. (now chiefly dialectal Northern England) Blue.
     2. v. (intransitive) To produce an air current.
     3. v. To propel by an air current.
           Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
     4. v. (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
           The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
     5. v. To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
     6. v. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
           to blow the fire
     7. v. To clear of contents by forcing air through.
           to blow an egg
           to blow one's nose
     8. v. To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
     9. v. (intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.
           In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
     10. v. (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
           There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
           There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
     11. v. (intransitive) To explode.
           Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
     12. v. (transitive, with "up", or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
           The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
           The aerosol can was blown to bits.
     13. v. To cause sudden destruction of.
           He blew the tires and the engine.
     14. v. (intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.
           He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
     15. v. (intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck).
           This blows!
     16. v. (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
           I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
           I blew $35 thou on a car.
           We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.
     17. v. (transitive, vulgar) To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
           Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
     18. v. (transitive, slang) To leave.
           Let's blow this joint.
     19. v. To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
     20. v. (obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
     21. v. (obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
     22. v. (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
     23. v. To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
           to blow a horse
     24. v. (obsolete) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
     25. v. (slang) To sing
           That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!
     26. v. (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
     27. n. A strong wind.
           We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
     28. n. (informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.
           The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
     29. n. (US, slang) Cocaine.
     30. n. (UK, slang) Cannabis.
     31. n. (US Chicago Regional slang) Heroin.
     32. n. The act of striking or hitting.
           A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
           During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
     33. n. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
     34. n. A damaging occurrence.
           A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
     35. v. To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
     36. n. A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
     37. n. A display of anything brilliant or bright.
     38. n. A bloom, state of flowering.
           roses in full blow.
upon
     1. prep. Physically above and in contact with.
           Place the book upon the table.
     2. prep. Physically directly supported by.
           The crew set sail upon the sea.
           She balanced upon one foot.
     3. prep. Being followed by another so as to form a series.
           hours upon hours, years upon years, mile upon mile of desert
     4. prep. At (a prescribed point in time).
           The contract was rendered void upon his death.
     5. prep. On.
     6. adv. Being the target of an action.
           He was set upon by the agitated dogs
or
     1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
           In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
           He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
     2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
     3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
     4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
           It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
     5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
           The country Myanmar, or Burma
     6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
     7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
     10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
     11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
toss
     1. n. A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
     2. n. (cricket, football) The toss of a coin before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
     3. n. (British slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.
           I couldn't give a toss about her.
     4. n. (British slang) A state of agitation.
     5. n. (Billingsgate Fish Market slang) A measure of sprats.
     6. v. To throw with an initial upward direction.
           Toss it over here!
     7. v. To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
           to toss the head
     8. v. To agitate; to make restless.
     9. v. To subject to trials; to harass.
     10. v. To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
           I'll toss you for it.
     11. v. (informal) To discard: to toss out
           I don't need it any more; you can just toss it.
     12. v. To stir or mix (a salad).
           to toss a salad; a tossed salad.
     13. v. (British slang) To masturbate
     14. v. (transitive, informal) To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
           "Someone tossed just his living room and bedroom." / "They probably found what they were looking for.".
     15. v. (intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
           tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep
     16. v. (intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
     17. v. (obsolete) To keep in play; to tumble over.
           to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar
     18. v. (rowing) To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
     19. v. (British slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.
about
     1. prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
     2. prep. Near; not far from; approximately; regarding time, size, quantity.
     3. prep. On the point or verge of.
           the show is about to start;  I am not about to admit to your crime
     4. prep. On one's person; nearby the person.
     5. prep. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
     6. prep. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
     7. prep. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
           He knew more about what was occurring than anyone.
     8. prep. (figurative) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in possession of; in control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.
           He has his wits about him.
     9. prep. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
     10. adv. Not distant; approximate.
     11. adv.          On all sides; around.
     12. adv.          Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
     13. adv.          Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
                   about as cold;  about as high
     14. adv.          Near; in the vicinity.
     15. adv. In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
     16. adv. On the move; active; astir.
     17. adv. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
           to face about;  to turn oneself about
     18. adv.          (nautical) To the opposite tack.
     19. adv. (obsolete) Preparing; planning.
     20. adv. (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
           a mile about, and a third of a mile across
     21. adv. (chiefly North America, colloquial) Going to; on the verge of; intending to.
     22. adj. Moving around; astir.
           out and about;  up and about
           After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again.
     23. adj. In existence; being in evidence; apparent
by
     1. prep. Near or next to.
           The mailbox is by the bus stop.
     2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
           Be back by ten o'clock!  We will send it by the first week of July.
     3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
           The matter was decided by the chairman.  The boat was swamped by the water.  He was protected by his body armour.
     4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
           There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
     5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
     6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
           I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
     7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
           The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
     8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
           I sorted the items by category.  By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
     9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
           Our stock is up by ten percent.
     10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
           We went through the book page by page.  We crawled forward by inches.
     11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
           He cheated by his own admission.
     12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
           By Jove! I think she's got it!  By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
     13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
           It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix.  The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot.  The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
     14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
           She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
     15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
           I watched as it passed by.
     16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
           There was a shepherd close by.
           The shop is hard by the High Street.
     17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
           I'll stop by on my way home from work.
           We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
     18. adv. Aside, away.
           The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
     19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
     20. n. (card games) A pass
     21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
blowing
     1. v. present participle of blow
     2. n. The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
           the blowings of a trumpet
           the puffings and blowings of an unfit runner
     blow
          1. adj. (now chiefly dialectal Northern England) Blue.
          2. v. (intransitive) To produce an air current.
          3. v. To propel by an air current.
                Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
          4. v. (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
                The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
          5. v. To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
          6. v. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
                to blow the fire
          7. v. To clear of contents by forcing air through.
                to blow an egg
                to blow one's nose
          8. v. To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
          9. v. (intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown.
                In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
          10. v. (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
                There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow.
                There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
          11. v. (intransitive) To explode.
                Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
          12. v. (transitive, with "up", or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
                The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up.
                The aerosol can was blown to bits.
          13. v. To cause sudden destruction of.
                He blew the tires and the engine.
          14. v. (intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively.
                He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
          15. v. (intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck).
                This blows!
          16. v. (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander.
                I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
                I blew $35 thou on a car.
                We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship.
          17. v. (transitive, vulgar) To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
                Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
          18. v. (transitive, slang) To leave.
                Let's blow this joint.
          19. v. To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
          20. v. (obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
          21. v. (obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
          22. v. (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
          23. v. To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
                to blow a horse
          24. v. (obsolete) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
          25. v. (slang) To sing
                That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!
          26. v. (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
          27. n. A strong wind.
                We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
          28. n. (informal) A chance to catch one’s breath.
                The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
          29. n. (US, slang) Cocaine.
          30. n. (UK, slang) Cannabis.
          31. n. (US Chicago Regional slang) Heroin.
          32. n. The act of striking or hitting.
                A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone.
                During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection.
          33. n. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
          34. n. A damaging occurrence.
                A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
          35. v. To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
          36. n. A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
          37. n. A display of anything brilliant or bright.
          38. n. A bloom, state of flowering.
                roses in full blow.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
set
     1. v. To put (something) down, to rest.
           Set the tray there.
     2. v. To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
           I have set my heart on running the marathon.
     3. v. To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
     4. v. (transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
           to set a coach in the mud
     5. v. To determine or settle.
           to set the rent
     6. v. To adjust.
           I set the alarm at 6 a.m.
     7. v. To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
     8. v. To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
           Please set the table for our guests.
     9. v. To introduce or describe.
           I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene.
     10. v. To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to.
           He says he will set his next film in France.
     11. v. To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
           This crossword was set by Araucaria.
     12. v. To prepare (a stage or film set).
     13. v. To fit (someone) up in a situation.
     14. v. To arrange (type).
           It was a complex page, but he set it quickly.
     15. v. To devise and assign (work) to.
           The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot.
     16. v. (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
     17. v. (intransitive) To solidify.
           The glue sets in four minutes.
     18. v. To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
           to set milk for cheese
     19. v. (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
           The moon sets at eight o'clock tonight.
     20. v. (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
     21. v. (obsolete, now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
     22. v. (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
           to set seed
     23. v. (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
     24. v. (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
           He sets in that chair all day.
     25. v. To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
     26. v. (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
           The dog sets the bird.
           Your dog sets well.
     27. v. (obsolete) To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly; to set out.
     28. v. To fit music to words.
     29. v. To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
           to set pear trees in an orchard
     30. v. To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
     31. v. To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
           The current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward.
     32. v. To place or fix in a setting.
           to set a precious stone in a border of metal
           to set glass in a sash
     33. v. To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
           to set (that is, to hone) a razor
           to set a saw
     34. v. To extend and bring into position; to spread.
           to set the sails of a ship
     35. v. To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
           to set a psalm
     36. v. To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
           to set a broken bone
     37. v. (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
     38. v. (obsolete) To wager in gambling; to risk.
     39. v. To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
     40. v. (obsolete) To value; to rate; used with at.
     41. v. To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
           to set a good example; to set lessons to be learned
     42. v. (Scotland) To suit; to become.
           It sets him ill.
     43. n. A punch for setting nails in wood.
           nail set
     44. n. A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
           television set
     45. n. (alt form, sett): a hole made and lived in by a badger.
     46. n. (alt form, sett): pattern of threads and yarns.
     47. n. (alt form, sett): piece of quarried stone.
     48. n. (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
     49. n. The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
     50. n. (obsolete, rare) That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
     51. n. (engineering) Permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
           the set of a spring
     52. n. (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
     53. n. (printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
     54. n. A young oyster when first attached.
     55. n. Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
     56. n. A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun)
     57. n. (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
           the set of a coat
     58. n. The camber of a curved roofing tile.
     59. adj. Fixed in position.
     60. adj. Rigid, solidified.
     61. adj. Ready, prepared.
           on your marks, get set, go!;  on your marks, set, go!
     62. adj. Intent, determined (to do something).
           set on getting to his destination
     63. adj. Prearranged.
           a set menu
     64. adj. Fixed in one’s opinion.
in
     1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
     2. prep.          Contained by.
                   The dog is in the kennel.
     3. prep.          Within.
     4. prep.          Surrounded by.
                   We are in the enemy camp.   Her plane is in the air.
     5. prep.          Part of; a member of.
                   One in a million.   She's in band and orchestra.
     6. prep.          Pertaining to; with regard to.
                   What grade did he get in English?
                   Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.
     7. prep.          At the end of a period of time.
                   They said they would call us in a week.
     8. prep.          Within a certain elapsed time
                   Are you able to finish this in three hours?   The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
     9. prep.          During (said of periods of time).
                   in the first week of December;  Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;   The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi
     10. prep.          (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word.
                   English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.
     11. prep. Into.
           Less water gets in your boots this way.
     12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
           In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
     13. prep.          Indicating an order or arrangement.
                   My fat rolls around in folds.
     14. prep.          Denoting a state of the subject.
                   He stalked away in anger.   John is in a coma.
     15. prep.          Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
                   You've got a friend in me.   He's met his match in her.
     16. prep.          Wearing (an item of clothing).
                    I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
     17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
     18. prep.          (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
                   Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.
                   The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.
                    Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
     19. prep.          Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
                   Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.
                   His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
                   When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
     20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose.
     21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest.
     22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
           Is Mr. Smith in?
     23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
           Suddenly a strange man walked in.
     24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
           He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
     25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
           What's that in?
     26. adv. After the beginning of something.
     27. n. A position of power or a way to get it.
           His parents got him an in with the company
     28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
     29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
     30. adj. In fashion; popular.
           Skirts are in this year.
     31. adj. Incoming.
           the in train
     32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
     33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
           in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
     34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting.
     35. n. Inch.
motion
     1. n. A state of progression from one place to another.
     2. n. A change of position with respect to time.
     3. n. (physics) A change from one place to another.
     4. n. A parliamentary action to propose something.
           The motion to amend is now open for discussion.
     5. n. (obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
     6. n. (philosophy) from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
     7. n. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
     8. n. (law) A formal request, oral or written, made to a judge or court of law to obtain an official court ruling or order for a legal action to be taken by, or on behalf of, the movant.
     9. n. (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
     10. n. (music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is when parts move in opposite di
     11. n. (obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
     12. v. To gesture indicating a desired movement.
           He motioned for me to come closer.
     13. v. (proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
     14. v. To make a proposal; to offer plans.
As
     1. n. plural of A
           She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
     2. adv. To such an extent or degree.
           You’re not as tall as I am.
           It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.
     3. adv. In the manner or role specified.
           The kidnappers released him as agreed.
           The parties were seen as agreeing on a range of issues.
           He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.
     4. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
     5. conj. In the same way that; according to what.
           Do as I say!
           I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.
           As you wish, my lord!
     6. conj. At the same instant that; when.
           As I came in, she flew.
     7. conj. At the same time that; while.
           He sleeps as the rain falls.
     8. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
           As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
     9. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
           As it’s too late, I quit.
     10. conj. Introducing a basis of comparison, after as, so, or a comparison of equality.
           She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.
           It's not so complicated as I expected.
     11. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
     12. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
     13. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
     14. conj. Expressing concession; though.
     15. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
     16. prep. Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
           You are not as tall as me.
           They're big as houses.
     17. prep. In the role of.
           What is your opinion as a parent?
     18. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
     19. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
     20. n. plural of a
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.
fan
     1. n. A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in or
     2. n. An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
     3. n. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
     4. n. An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
     5. n. A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.
     6. n. (maths) A section of a tree having a finite number of branches
     7. v. To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
           We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.
     8. v. To slap (a behind, especially).
     9. v. (intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
     10. v. A maneuver done by flicking the top rear of an old style gun.
     11. v. (metaphoric) To invigorate.
     12. v. To winnow grain.
     13. n. An admirer or aficionado, especially of a sport or performer; someone who is fond of something or someone.
           I am a big fan of libraries.
or
     1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
           In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
           He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
     2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
     3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
     4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
           It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
     5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
           The country Myanmar, or Burma
     6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
     7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
     10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
     11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
wings
     1. n. plural of wing
     2. n. A type of scuba harness with an attached buoyancy compensation device: see wikipedia:Backplate and wing
     3. n. A flip (hairstyle)
     4. v. third-person singular present indicative of wing
     wing
          1. n. An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly; a similar fin at the side of a ray or similar fish
          2. n. (slang) Human arm.
          3. n. (aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
          4. n. One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
          5. n. One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
          6. n. (botany) Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
          7. n. (botany) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
          8. n. A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
          9. n. Passage by flying; flight.
                to take wing
          10. n. Motive or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
          11. n. A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.
                the west wing of the hospital
                the wings of a corkscrew
          12. n. Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc.
          13. n. An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
          14. n. A fraction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
          15. n. An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:
          16. n.          (British) A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
          17. n.          (US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
          18. n. (British) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
          19. n. (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
          20. n. (nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
          21. n. (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
          22. n. (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
          23. n. (typography, informal, rare) A háček.
          24. n. (theater) One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
          25. n. (in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
          26. n. A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
          27. n. On the Enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype
                Tom's a 4 on the Enneagram, with a 3 wing.
          28. v. To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
          29. v. (intransitive) To fly.
          30. v. (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
          31. v. To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
          32. v. To throw.
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