uncommon |
1. adj. Rare; not readily found; unusual. | |
Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state | |
2. adj. Remarkable; exceptional. | |
The diamond was of uncommon size | |
3. adv. (archaic, UK, dialect) Exceedingly, exceptionally. | |
any |
1. adv. To even the slightest extent, at all. | |
I will not remain here any longer. | |
If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways! | |
2. det. At least one; of at least one kind. One at all. | |
do you have any biscuits?; do you have any food?; I haven't got any money; it won't do you any good | |
3. det. No matter what kind. | |
choose any items you want; any person may apply | |
4. pron. Any thing(s) or person(s). | |
Any may apply. | |
bovines |
1. n. plural of bovine | |
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. | |
bovids |
1. n. plural of bovid | |
generally |
1. adv. Popularly or widely. | |
It is generally known that the Earth is round. | |
2. adv. As a rule; usually. | |
I generally have a walk in the afternoon. | |
3. adv. Without reference to specific details. | |
Generally speaking … | |
4. adv. (obsolete) Collectively; as a whole; without omissions. | |
including |
1. prep. Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned. | |
All you have to do is to fill in the details, including your name and address and the amount you wish to give. | |
2. prep. (rare, nonstandard) Introducing a finite clause. | |
3. v. present participle of include | |
include |
1. v. To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. | |
I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental. | |
2. v. To contain, as parts of a whole; to comprehend. | |
The vacation package includes car rental. | |
Does this volume of Shakespeare include his sonnets? | |
I was included in the invitation to the family gathering. | |
up to and including page twenty-five | |
3. v. (obsolete) To enclose, confine. | |
4. v. (obsolete) To conclude; to terminate. | |
5. v. (programming) To use a directive that allows the use of source code from another file. | |
You have to include the strings library to use this function. | |
6. n. (programming) A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item. | |
yaks |
1. n. plural of yak | |
buffalo |
1. n. Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, , or the water buffalo. | |
2. n. A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison. | |
3. n. A buffalo robe. | |
4. n. The buffalo fish. | |
5. v. To hunt buffalo. | |
6. v. (US, slang) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate. | |
7. v. (archaic, transitive) To pistol-whip. | |
etc |
1. adv. alternative form of etc. | |