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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.
slash
1. n. A slashing action or motion, particularly:
2. n. A swift, broad, cutting stroke made by an edged weapon or whip.
A slash of his blade just missed my ear.
3. n. (cricket) A wild swinging strike of the bat.
4. n. (ice hockey, lacrosse) A hard swift lateral strike with a hockey or lacrosse stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
5. n. Any similar wide striking motion.
He took a wild slash at the ball but the captain saved the team's skin by hacking it clear and setting up the team for a strike on the goal.
6. n. (figuratively) A sharp reduction.
After the war ended, the army saw a 50% slash in their operating budget.
7. n. A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
8. n. A cut or laceration, often deep, made by an edged weapon or whip.
He was bleeding from a slash across his cheek.
9. n. (botany) A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant.
10. n. Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
11. n. (fashion) A slit in an outer garment exposing a lining or inner garment, usually of a contrasting color or design; any intentional long vertical cut in
12. n. (US, & Canada) A clearing in a forest, (particularly) those made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
13. n. (originally US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩, sometimes (often proscribed) inclusive of any mark produced by a similar slashing
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14. n. (vulgar, slang) Female genitalia.
15. n. (US, & Canada) The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard.
16. n. (clipping of slash fiction): fan fiction focused upon "shipping", or pairing, characters.
17. v. To cut or attempt to cut, particularly:
18. v. To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
They slashed at him with their swords, but only managed to nick one of his fingers.
She hacked and slashed her way across the jungle.
19. v. To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
20. v. (ice hockey) To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
21. v. (figuratively) To reduce sharply.
Competition forced them to slash prices.
Profits are only up right now because they slashed overhead, but employee morale and product quality have collapsed too.
22. v. (fashion) To create slashes in a garment.
23. v. (figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.
24. v. To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
25. v. (cricket) To swing wildly at the ball.
26. v. To move quickly and violently.
27. v. To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
28. v. (US, & Canada) To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or (agriculture uncommon) through grazing.
The province's traditional slash-and-burn agriculture was only sustainable with a much smaller population.
29. v. (intransitive, fandom slang) To write slash fiction.
30. adv. Used to note the sound or action of a slash.
31. conj. (US, & Canada) Used to connect two or more identities in a list.
Saul Hudson is a famous musician/songwriter.
Read: Saul Hudson is a famous musician-slash-songwriter.
32. conj. (US, & Canada) Used to list alternatives.
Alternatives can be marked by the slash/stroke/solidus punctuation mark, a tall, right-slanting oblique line.
Read: Alternatives can be marked by the slash-slash-stroke-slash-solidus punctuation mark, a tall, right-slanting oblique line.
33. n. (obsolete, rare) A drink of something; a draft.
34. n. (vulgar, British, slang) A piss: an act of urination.
Where's the gents? I need to take a slash.
35. v. (slang) To piss, to urinate.
36. n. (US) A swampy area; a swamp.
37. n. (UK) alternative form of slatch: a deep trough of finely-fractured culm or a circular or elliptical pocket of coal.
of
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
5. prep. (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
6. prep. Expressing separation.
7. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
8. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
He seemed devoid of human feelings.
9. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
10. prep. Expressing origin.
11. prep. (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
12. prep. (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
The invention was born of necessity.
13. prep. (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
It is said that she died of a broken heart.
14. prep. (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
I am tired of all this nonsense.
15. prep. Expressing agency.
16. prep. (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
17. prep. (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
18. prep. (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
20. prep. (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
21. prep. (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
She wore a dress of silk.
22. prep. (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
What a lot of nonsense!
23. prep. (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
24. prep. (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
26. prep. (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
I'm always thinking of you.
27. prep. (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
He told us the story of his journey to India.
28. prep. (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
29. prep. Having partitive effect.
30. prep. (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
Most of these apples are rotten.
31. prep. (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
32. prep. (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
33. prep. (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
He is a friend of mine.
34. prep. Expressing possession.
35. prep. Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
36. prep. Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
37. prep. Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
39. prep. (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
She had a profound distrust of the police.
40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
41. prep. (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
42. prep. (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
43. prep. (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
44. prep. (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
It's not that big of a deal.
45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
46. prep. (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
47. prep. (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
48. prep. (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
His
1. pron. honoraltcaps, his
2. det. Belonging to him.
3. det. (dated) Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
4. det. (obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.)
5. det. (archaic) Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case.
Ahab his mark for Ahab's mark.
Sejanus his Fall
6. pron. That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
The decision was his to live with.
7. pron. alternative spelling of His
8. n. plural of hi
Blade
1. n. (soccer) someone connected with Sheffield United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
2. v. (informal) To skate on rollerblades.
3. v. To furnish with a blade.
4. v. (intransitive, poetic) To put forth or have a blade.
5. v. (transitive, professional wrestling, slang) To cut (a person) so as to provoke bleeding.
just
1. adj. Factually right, correct; factual.
It is a just assessment of the facts.
2. adj. Rationally right, correct.
3. adj. Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
It looks like a just solution at first glance.
4. adj. Proper, adequate.
5. adv. Only, simply, merely.
Plant just a few tomatoes, unless you can freeze or dry them.
He calls it vermilion, but it's just red to me.
6. adv. (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
Just follow the directions on the box.
7. adv. (speech act) Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
I just called to say "hi".
8. adv. (speech act) Used to show humility.
Lord, we just want to thank You and praise Your Name.
9. adv. (degree) absolutely, positively
It is just splendid!
10. adv. Moments ago, recently.
They just left, but you may leave a message at the desk.
11. adv. By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
The fastball just missed my head!
The piece just might fit.
12. adv. Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
He wants everything just right for the big day.
13. interj. (slang) Expressing dismay or discontent.
14. n. A joust, tournament.
15. v. To joust, fight a tournament.
missed
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of miss
miss
1. v. To fail to hit.
I missed the target.
I tried to kick the ball, but missed.
2. v. To fail to achieve or attain.
to miss an opportunity
3. v. To feel the absence of someone or something, sometimes with regret.
I miss you! Come home soon!
4. v. To fail to understand or have a shortcoming of perception.
miss the joke
5. v. To fail to attend.
Joe missed the meeting this morning.
6. v. To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).
I missed the plane!
7. v. (only in present tense) To be wanting; to lack something that should be present.
The car is missing essential features.
8. v. (poker, said of a card) To fail to help the hand of a player.
Player A: J7. Player B: Q6. Table: 283. The flop missed both players!
9. v. (sports) To fail to score (a goal).
10. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To go wrong; to err.
11. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
12. n. A failure to hit.
13. n. A failure to obtain or accomplish.
14. n. An act of avoidance (used with the verb give).
I think I’ll give the meeting a miss.
15. n. (computing) The situation where an item is not found in a cache and therefore needs to be explicitly loaded.
16. n. A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.
You may sit here, miss.
You may sit here, Miss Jones.
17. n. An unmarried woman; a girl.
18. n. A kept woman; a mistress.
19. n. (card games) In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.
My
1. n. megayear
2. pron. alternative case form of my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context.
3. det. First-person singular possessive determiner. See.
4. det. Belonging to me.
I can't find my book.
5. det. Associated with me.
My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable.
Don't you know my name?
I recognised him because he had attended my school.
6. det. Related to me.
My parents won't let me go out tonight.
7. det. In the possession of me.
I have to take my books back to the library soon.
8. interj. Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
My, what big teeth you have!
ear
1. n. (topics, en, Organs) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
2. n. The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
3. n. (slang) A police informant.
4. n. The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
a good ear for music
5. n. The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
6. n. That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle.
the ears of a tub, skillet, or dish; The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow.
7. n. (architecture) An acroterium.
8. n. (architecture) A crossette.
9. v. (humorous) To take in with the ears; to hear.
10. n. The fruiting body of a grain plant.
He is in the fields, harvesting ears of corn.
11. v. (intransitive) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.
This corn ears well.
12. v. (archaic) To plough.

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