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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.
now
1. adj. Present; current.
2. adj. (archaic, legal) At the time the will is written. Used in order to prevent any inheritance from being transferred to a person of a future marriage. Does not indicate the existence of a previous marria
Now wife.
3. adj. (informal) Fashionable; popular; up to date; current.
I think this band's sound is very now.
4. adv. At the present time.
Now I am six.
5. adv. (sentence) Used to introduce a point, a remonstration or a rebuke.
Now, we all want what is best for our children. Now, stop that Jimmy!
6. adv. Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
Now I am ready. We all now want the latest toys for our children. We all want what is now best for our children.
7. adv. Differently from the situation before a stated event or change of circumstance.
Now all the children have grown up and left, the house is very quiet. Now that my sister has gotten rid of their cat, we can go to her house this coming Thanksgiving.
8. adv. At the time reached within a narration.
Now, he remembered why he had come. He now asked her whether she had made pudding. The pudding was now ready to be served.
9. adv. In the context of urgency.
Now listen, we must do something about this.
10. adv. (obsolete) As 'but now': Very recently; not long ago; up to the present.
11. conj. Since, because, in light of the fact; often with that.
We can play football now that the rain has stopped.
Now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry.
Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting. = Let's start the meeting now that everyone's here.
12. interj. Indicates a signal to begin.
Now! Fire all we've got while the enemy is in reach!
13. n. The present time.
Now is the right time.
There is no better time than now.
14. n. (often, with "the") The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.
She is living in the now.
15. n. (chiefly in phenomenology) A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.
16. v. misspelling of know
I don't now. (intended: I don't know.)
rare
1. adj. Very uncommon; scarce.
Black pearls are very rare and therefore very valuable.
2. adj. (of a gas) Thin; of low density.
3. adj. (cooking, particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).
4. v. (US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards.
5. v. (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.
6. adj. (obsolete) early
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
strike
1. v. (transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
Please strike the last sentence.
2. v. (physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect.
3. v. To hit.
Strike the door sharply with your foot and see if it comes loose. A bullet struck him. The ship struck a reef.
4. v. To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
5. v. (intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
A hammer strikes against the bell of a clock.
6. v. To manufacture, as by stamping.
We will strike a medal in your honour.
7. v. (intransitive, dated) To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; to run aground.
The ship struck in the night.
8. v. To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by
The clock struck twelve. The drums strike up a march.
9. v. (intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
10. v. To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
to strike a light
11. v. To cause to ignite by friction.
to strike a match
12. v. To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
A tree strikes its roots deep.
13. v. (personal, social) To have a sharp or severe effect.
14. v. To punish; to afflict; to smite.
15. v. (intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
16. v. (intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
The bank robber struck on the 2nd and 5th of May.
17. v. (transitive, figurative) To impinge upon.
The first thing to strike my eye was a beautiful pagoda. Tragedy struck when his brother was killed in a bush fire.
18. v. (intransitive) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
19. v. To impress, seem or appear (to).
Golf has always struck me as a waste of time.
20. v. To create an impression.
The news struck a sombre chord.
21. v. (sports) To score a goal.
22. v. (intransitive, UK, obsolete, slang) To steal money.
23. v. (transitive, UK, obsolete, slang) To take forcibly or fraudulently.
to strike money
24. v. To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
to strike the mind with surprise; to strike somebody with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror
25. v. To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
The proposed plan strikes me favourably. May the Lord strike down those sinners! I was struck dumb with astonishment.
26. v. (slang) To borrow money from; to make a demand upon.
He struck a friend for five dollars.
27. v. To touch; to act by appulse.
28. v. To take down, especially in the following contexts.
29. v. (nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
30. v. (by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
The frigate has struck, sir! We've beaten them, the lily-livers!
31. v. To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
32. v. (intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
They struck off along the river.
33. v. (intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
34. v. (dated) To break forth; to commence suddenly; with into.
to strike into reputation; to strike into a run
35. v. (intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
36. v. To make and ratify.
to strike a bargain
37. v. To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
38. v. (masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
39. v. To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
My eye struck a strange word in the text. They soon struck the trail.
40. v. To lade into a cooler, as a liquor.
41. v. To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
42. v. (obsolete) To advance; to cause to go forward; used only in the past participle.
43. v. To balance (a ledger or account).
44. n. (baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
45. n. (bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.
46. n. A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
47. n. A blow or application of physical force against something.
Thus hand strikes now include single knuckle strikes, knife hand strikes, finger strikes, ridge hand strikes etc., and leg strikes include front kicks, knee strikes, axe kicks, ...
48. n. (finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
49. n. An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
50. n. (cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
* The batsmen have crossed, and Dhoni now has the strike.
51. n. The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
52. n. (geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth.
53. n. An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
54. n. (obsolete) Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.
55. n. An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
56. n. (ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
57. n. (obsolete) The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money, by threat of injury; blackmail.
58. n. The discovery of a source of something.
59. n. A strike plate.
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
lightning
1. n. A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder.
2. n. A discharge of this kind.
The lightning was hot enough to melt the sand.
That tree was hit by lightning.
3. n. (figuratively) Anything that moves very fast.
4. n. The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers.
5. adj. Extremely fast or sudden.
6. adj. Moving at the speed of lightning.
7. v. (impersonal, childish, or nonstandard) To produce lightning.
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
cause
1. n. (often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.
2. n. (especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
There is no cause for alarm.
The end of the war was a cause for celebration.
3. n. A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
4. n. (obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.
5. n. (obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
6. n. (legal) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
7. v. To set off an event or action.
The lightning caused thunder.
8. v. To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.
9. v. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
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
explode
1. v. To destroy with an explosion.
The assassin exploded the car by means of a car bomb.
2. v. To destroy violently or abruptly.
They sought to explode the myth.
3. v. To create an exploded view of.
Explode the assembly drawing so that all the fasteners are visible.
4. v. (transitive, archaic) To disprove or debunk.
5. v. (intransitive) To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
The bomb explodes.
6. v. (figuratively, intransitive) To make a violent or emotional outburst.
She exploded when I criticised her hat.
7. v. (computing, programming, PHP) To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
8. v. (transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.

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