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read
1. v. (transitive, or intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
have you read this book?; he doesn’t like to read
2. v. (transitive, or intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.
He read us a passage from his new book.
All right, class, who wants to read next?
3. v. To interpret or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc.
She read my mind and promptly rose to get me a glass of water.
I can read his feelings in his face.
4. v. To consist of certain text.
On the door hung a sign that reads "No admittance".
The passage reads differently in the earlier manuscripts.
5. v. (intransitive) Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.
Arabic reads right to left.
That sentence reads strangely.
6. v. To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.
7. v. (informal usually ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.
8. v. (transitive, telecommunications) To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
Do you read me?
9. v. (transitive, Commonwealth, except Scotland) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks.
I am reading theology at university.
10. v. (computing, transitive) To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).
to read a hard disk; to read a port; to read the keyboard
11. v. (obsolete) To think, believe; to consider (that).
12. v. (obsolete) To advise; to counsel. See rede.
13. v. (obsolete) To tell; to declare; to recite.
14. v. (transitive, transgender) To recognise (someone) as being transgender.
Every time I go outside, I worry that someone will read me.
15. v. (at first especially in the black LGBT community) To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.
16. v. past tense of read
17. v. past participle of read
18. n. A reading or an act of reading, especially an actor's part of a play.
19. n. (in combination) Something to be read; a written work.
His thrillers are always a gripping read.
20. n. (at first especially in the black LGBT community) An instance of read, reading, calling attention to someone's flaws; a taunt or insult.
alternatives
1. n. plural of alternative
alternative
1. adj. Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities
an alternative proposition
2. adj. Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
alternative medicine; alternative lifestyle; alternative rock
3. adj. Other; different from something else.
4. adj. alternate; reciprocal
5. n. A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
6. n. One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
7. n. The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
can
1. v. (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
She can speak English, French, and German. I can play football. Can you remember your fifth birthday?
2. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework. Can I use your pen?
3. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
Can it be Friday already?
Teenagers can really try their parents' patience.
Animals can experience emotions.
4. v. (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
Can you hear that?.
I can feel the baby moving inside me.
5. v. (obsolete, transitive) To know.
6. n. A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.
7. n. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
8. n. A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
9. n. (archaic) A chamber pot, now (US, slang) a toilet or lavatory.
Shit or get off the can.
Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me.
10. n. (US, slang) Buttocks.
11. n. (slang) Jail or prison.
Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years.
12. n. (slang) Headphones.
13. n. (archaic) A drinking cup.
14. n. (nautical) A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
15. n. A chimney pot.
16. v. To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar.
They spent August canning fruit and vegetables.
17. v. to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail.
18. v. To shut up.
Can your gob.
19. v. (US, euphemistic) To fire or dismiss an employee.
The boss canned him for speaking out.
be
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
The cup is on the table.
4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
When will the meeting be?
5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
I have been to Spain many times.
Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
Knowledge is bliss.
Hi, I’m Jim.
7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
3 times 5 is fifteen.
8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
The sky is blue.
10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
The sky is a deep blue today.
11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
The dog was drowned by the boy.
12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
The woman is walking.
I shall be writing to you soon.
We liked to chat while we were eating.
13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
I am to leave tomorrow.
I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
This building is three hundred years old.
I am 75 kilograms.
He’s about 6 feet tall.
16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
What time is it there? It’s night.
18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
Why is it so dark in here?
20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
"What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
Why is he being nice to me?
marked
1. adj. Having a visible or identifying mark.
2. adj. Of a playing card: having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
3. adj. Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.
The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.
4. adj. (linguistics) Of a word, form, or phoneme: distinguished by a positive feature.
e.g. in author and authoress, the latter is marked for its gender by a suffix.
5. adj. singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.
A marked man.
6. adj. (of a police vehicle) in police livery, as opposed to unmarked.
7. v. simple past tense and past participle of mark
mark
1. n. Boundary, land within a boundary.:
2. n. (obsolete) A boundary; a border or frontier.
3. n. (obsolete) A boundary-post or fence.
4. n. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
5. n. (archaic) A type of small region or principality.
6. n. (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
7. n. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.:
8. n. An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
9. n. A characteristic feature.
A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman.
10. n. A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
11. n. A sign or brand on a person.
12. n. A written character or sign.
The font wasn't able to render all the diacritical marks properly.
13. n. A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
With eggs, you need to check for the quality mark before you buy.
14. n. (obsolete) Resemblance, likeness, image.
15. n. A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
I am proud to present my patented travelator, mark two.
16. n. A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such point gained as out of a possible total.
What mark did you get in your history test?
17. n. Indicator of position, objective etc.:
18. n. A target for shooting at with a projectile.
19. n. An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
I filled the bottle up to the 500ml mark.
20. n. The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game.
21. n. (obsolete) The female genitals.
22. n. (Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free k
23. n. (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
24. n. A score for a sporting achievement.
25. n. An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
26. n. (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
Now put the pastry in at 450 degrees, or mark 8.
27. n. Limit or standard of action or fact.
to be within the mark; to come up to the mark
28. n. Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
29. n. (archaic) Preeminence; high position.
patricians of mark; a fellow of no mark
30. n. (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
31. n. (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms a
32. n. Attention.:
33. n. (archaic) Attention, notice.
His last comment is particularly worthy of mark.
34. n. Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
35. n. (obsolete) Regard; respect.
36. v. To put a mark upon; to make recognizable by a mark.
to mark a box or bale of merchandise
to mark clothing with one's name
37. v. To indicate in some way for later reference.
She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading.
This monument marks the spot where Wolfe died.
His courage and energy marked him as a leader.
38. v. To take note of.
Mark my words: that boy's up to no good.
39. v. To blemish, scratch, or stain.
See where this pencil has marked the paper.
The floor was marked with wine and blood.
40. v. To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc.
The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests.
41. v. To keep account of; to enumerate and register.
to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game
42. v. (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
43. v. (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
44. v. (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
45. v. (singing) To sing softly, and perhaps an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
46. n. A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.
47. n. (now historical) An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence.
48. n. Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs.
49. n. A coin worth one mark.
50. v. (imperative, marching) alternative form of march (said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command).
Mark time, mark!
Forward, mark!
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
the
1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
The street that runs through my hometown.
3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
God save the Queen!
4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
That was the best apple pie ever.
5. art. Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
That apple pie was the best.
6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
No one in the whole country had seen it before.
I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
The hotter the better.
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
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
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slash
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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.
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
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slash
: http colon slash slash en dot wiktionary dot org slash wiki slash slash
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.
stroke
1. n. An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).
She gave the cat a stroke.
2. n. A blow or hit.
a stroke on the chin
3. n. A single movement with a tool.
4. n. (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club.
5. n. (tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket, or the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
6. n. (rowing) The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the vessel or a single entire cycle of movement includi
7. n. (cricket) The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
8. n. A thrust of a piston.
9. n. An act of striking with a weapon
10. n. One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or of an oar in rowing
the stroke of a skater, swimmer, etc.
11. n. A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort.
a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy
12. n. A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement, particularly:
13. n. (UK) label, en, UK, typography The slash, /.
14. n. (Unicode) The formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in A̶ and A̵).
15. n. (linguistics) A line of a Chinese, Japanese or Korean character.
16. n. A streak made with a brush.
17. n. The time when a clock strikes.
on the stroke of midnight
18. n. (swimming) A style, a single movement within a style.
butterfly stroke
19. n. (medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
20. n. (obsolete) A sudden attack of any disease, especially when fatal; any sudden, severe affliction or calamity.
a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death
21. n. (rowing) The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided.
22. n. (rowing) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.
23. n. (professional wrestling) Backstage influence.
24. n. (squash) A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
25. n. (sciences) An individual discharge of lightning.
A flash of lightning may be made up of several strokes. If they are separated by enough time for the eye to distinguish them, the lightning will appear to flicker.
26. n. (obsolete) The result or effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.
27. n. An addition or amendment to a written composition; a touch.
to give some finishing strokes to an essay
28. n. A throb or beat, as of the heart.
29. n. Power; influence.
30. n. (obsolete) appetite
31. v. To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.
32. v. (transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
33. v. (masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to.
34. v. (transitive, rowing) To row the stroke oar of.
to stroke a boat
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.
solidus
1. n. (historical) Various medieval and early modern coins or units of account, particularly:
2. n. A Roman ~23k gold coin introduced by Diocletian inAD 301.
3. n. Its successor Byzantine coins, from the eleventh century onward of progressively debased weight and purity.
4. n. (obsolete) (synonym of sol) or sou: a Carolingian unit of account equivalent to a solidus of silver.
5. n. (obsolete) (synonym of soldo): the silver coins of various Italian states.
6. n. (obsolete) (synonym of shilling): an English unit of account and, following the Tudor dynasty, silver coin.
7. n. (historical) The weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound under Diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after Constantine.
8. n. (historical) A medieval French weight, 1/20 of the Carolingian pound.
9. n. (typography) (synonym of slash) ⟨/⟩, originally (UK) in its use as the shilling mark and now its formal designation by the ISO and Unicode.
10. n. (typography) The formal name of the oblique strikethrough overlay (as in A̷ and B̸) in Unicode.
11. n. (typography) The division line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, whether horizontal or oblique.
12. n. (chemistry, physics) The line in a phase diagram marking the temperatures and pressures below which a given substance is a stable solid.
punctuation
1. n. A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.
2. n. An act of punctuating.
mark
1. n. Boundary, land within a boundary.:
2. n. (obsolete) A boundary; a border or frontier.
3. n. (obsolete) A boundary-post or fence.
4. n. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
5. n. (archaic) A type of small region or principality.
6. n. (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
7. n. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.:
8. n. An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
9. n. A characteristic feature.
A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman.
10. n. A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
11. n. A sign or brand on a person.
12. n. A written character or sign.
The font wasn't able to render all the diacritical marks properly.
13. n. A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
With eggs, you need to check for the quality mark before you buy.
14. n. (obsolete) Resemblance, likeness, image.
15. n. A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
I am proud to present my patented travelator, mark two.
16. n. A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such point gained as out of a possible total.
What mark did you get in your history test?
17. n. Indicator of position, objective etc.:
18. n. A target for shooting at with a projectile.
19. n. An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
I filled the bottle up to the 500ml mark.
20. n. The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game.
21. n. (obsolete) The female genitals.
22. n. (Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free k
23. n. (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
24. n. A score for a sporting achievement.
25. n. An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
26. n. (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
Now put the pastry in at 450 degrees, or mark 8.
27. n. Limit or standard of action or fact.
to be within the mark; to come up to the mark
28. n. Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
29. n. (archaic) Preeminence; high position.
patricians of mark; a fellow of no mark
30. n. (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
31. n. (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms a
32. n. Attention.:
33. n. (archaic) Attention, notice.
His last comment is particularly worthy of mark.
34. n. Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
35. n. (obsolete) Regard; respect.
36. v. To put a mark upon; to make recognizable by a mark.
to mark a box or bale of merchandise
to mark clothing with one's name
37. v. To indicate in some way for later reference.
She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading.
This monument marks the spot where Wolfe died.
His courage and energy marked him as a leader.
38. v. To take note of.
Mark my words: that boy's up to no good.
39. v. To blemish, scratch, or stain.
See where this pencil has marked the paper.
The floor was marked with wine and blood.
40. v. To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc.
The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests.
41. v. To keep account of; to enumerate and register.
to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game
42. v. (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
43. v. (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
44. v. (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
45. v. (singing) To sing softly, and perhaps an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
46. n. A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.
47. n. (now historical) An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence.
48. n. Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs.
49. n. A coin worth one mark.
50. v. (imperative, marching) alternative form of march (said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command).
Mark time, mark!
Forward, mark!
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.
tall
1. adj. (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
Being tall is an advantage in basketball.
2. adj. (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
3. adj. (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
4. adj. (chiefly US, of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
5. adj. (obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.
6. adj. (obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
7. adj. (obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
8. adj. (archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.
9. adj. topics, en, Size
10. n. (possibly, nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.
right
1. adj. (archaic) Straight, not bent.
a right line
2. adj. (geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.
3. adj. (geometry) Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
a right triangle, a right prism, a right cone
4. adj. Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along.
It's not right that one person gets all the credit for the group's work.
5. adj. Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
Is this the right software for my computer?
6. adj. Healthy, sane, competent.
I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
7. adj. Real; veritable (used emphatically).
You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
8. adj. (Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
9. adj. (dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
10. adj. Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the right: →
After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
11. adj. Designed to be placed or worn outward.
the right side of a piece of cloth
12. adj. (politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
13. adv. On the right side.
14. adv. Towards the right side.
15. adv. Exactly, precisely.
The arrow landed right in the middle of the target.
Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.
16. adv. Immediately, directly.
Can't you see it? It's right beside you!
Tom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view.
17. adv. (UK, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite.
I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?
I stubbed my toe a week ago and it still hurts right much.
18. adv. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
19. adv. In a correct manner.
Do it right or don't do it at all.
20. adv. (dated, still used in some titles) To a great extent or degree.
Sir, I am right glad to meet you …
Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.
The Right Reverend Monsignor Guido Sarducci.
21. interj. Yes, that is correct; I agree.
22. interj. I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
23. interj. Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
- After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.- Right — who wants lunch?
24. interj. Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
You're going, right?
25. interj. Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
26. n. That which complies with justice, law or reason.
We're on the side of right in this contest.
27. n. A legal, just or moral entitlement.
You have no right to go through my personal diary.
see also in right of
28. n. The right side or direction.
The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.
29. n. The right hand.
30. n. (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
The political right holds too much power.
31. n. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
32. v. To correct.
Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.
33. v. To set upright.
The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.
34. v. (intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
When the wind died down, the ship righted.
35. v. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
to right the oppressed
slanting
1. adj. Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
2. v. present participle of slant
3. n. The state or quality of being slanted.
The slanting of the hill was too steep for safe skiing.
slant
1. n. A slope; an incline, inclination.
The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.
2. n. A sloped surface or line.
3. n. (mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
4. n. (typography) (synonym of slash) ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
5. n. An oblique movement or course.
6. n. (biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
7. n. A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
8. n. A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors.
9. n. (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
10. n. (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
11. n. (Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
12. n. (originally US) A point of view, an angle; a bias.
It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant.
13. n. (US) A look, a glance.
14. n. (US, ethnic slur pejorative) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
15. v. To lean, tilt or incline.
If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
16. v. To bias or skew.
The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.
oblique
1. adj. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
2. adj. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
3. adj. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
4. adj. (botany) Of leaves, having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.

5. adj. (botany) Of branches or roots, growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.
6. adj. (grammar) Pertaining to the oblique case (non-nominative).
7. adj. (grammar) Of speech or narration, indirect, employing the actual words of the speaker, but as related by a third person, having the first person in pronoun and verb converted into the third person, ad
8. adj. (music) Employing oblique motion, motion or progression in which one part (voice) stays on the same note while another ascends or descends.
9. n. (geometry) An oblique line.
10. n. (typography) synonym of, slash, ⟨/⟩.
11. n. (grammar) The oblique case.
12. v. (intransitive) To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
13. v. (military) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
14. v. (transitive, computing) To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.
line
1. n. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
The arrow descended in a curved line.
2. n. (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
3. n. (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
4. n. (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
5. n. (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
6. n. (geography, ‘the line’ or ‘equinoctial line’) The equator.
7. n. (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
8. n. (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
9. n. (soccer) The goal line.
10. n. A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
11. n. A hose or pipe, of any size.
a brake line, the main water line to the house
12. n. Direction, path.
the line of sight; the line of vision
13. n. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
I tried to make a call, but the line was dead.
a dedicated line; a shared line
Please speak up, the line is very faint.
14. n. A clothesline.
15. n. A letter, a written form of communication.
Drop me a line.
16. n. A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
a line of stages; an express line
17. n. (military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
18. n. The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
19. n. A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
20. n. (obsolete) A measuring line or cord.
21. n. That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
22. n. A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
23. n. Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
24. n. A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contra
The line forms on the right.
There is a line of houses.
25. n. (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery etc.
26. n. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
27. n. A small amount of text. Specifically:
28. n. A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of
The answer to the comprehension question can be found in the third line of the accompanying text.
29. n. A verse (in poetry).
30. n. A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie or the like.
He was perfecting his pickup lines for use at the bar.
"It is what it is" was one his more annoying lines.
31. n. A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
Don't feed me a line!
32. n. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
33. n. The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
Remember, your answers must match the party line.
34. n. A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
line of business, product line
How many buses does the line have?
The airline is in danger of bankruptcy.
35. n. (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
36. n. A measure of length:
37. n. (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of
38. n. One twelfth of an inch.
39. n. One fortieth of an inch.
40. n. (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
41. n. (baseball, slang) The batter’s box.
42. n. (fencing, ‘line of engagement’) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
43. n. (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
the engine is in line / out of line
44. n. A small portion or serving (of a powdery illegal drug).
45. n. (obsolete) Instruction; doctrine.
46. n. (genetics) Population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
47. n. (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
48. n. (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
49. n. (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
patient had a line inserted
line sepsis
50. v. To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
to line troops
51. v. To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
to line works with soldiers
52. v. To form a line along.
53. v. To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.
to line a copy book
54. v. (transitive, obsolete) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
55. v. To read or repeat line by line.
to line out a hymn
56. v. (intransitive, ‘line up’) To form or enter into a line.
57. v. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
Jones lined to left in his last at-bat.
58. v. To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
59. n. (obsolete) Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.
60. v. To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
The bird lines its nest with soft grass.
to line a cloak with silk or fur
to line a box with paper or tin
paintings lined the walls of the cavernous dining room
61. v. To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
62. v. To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
to line the shelves
63. v. (transitive, now rare, of a dog) to copulate with, to impregnate.

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