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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.
bad
1. adj. Unfavorable; negative; not good.
You have bad credit.
The weather looks pretty bad right now.
Don't talk to him; he's in a bad mood.
2. adj. Not suitable or fitting.
Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
3. adj. Not appropriate, of manners etc.
It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
4. adj. Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
5. adj. Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.
I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.
I've had a bad back since the accident.
6. adj. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
7. adj. Evil; wicked.
Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
8. adj. Faulty; not functional.
I had a bad headlight.
9. adj. (of food) spoiled, Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
These apples have gone bad.
10. adj. (of breath) malodorous, Malodorous; foul.
Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
11. adj. False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
12. adj. Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
I'm pretty bad at speaking French.
He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
13. adj. Of poor physical appearance.
I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.
I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
14. adj. (informal) Bold and daring.
15. adj. (hip-hop slang) Good; superlative.
16. adj. (of a need or want) Severe, urgent.
He is in bad need of a haircut.
17. adj. (US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
18. adv. (now colloquial) Badly.
I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
19. n. (slang) Error, mistake.
Sorry, my bad!
20. n. (economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
You is (SIC) bad, man!
21. v. (archaic) Alternative past tense of bid. See bade, bade.
22. v. (UK, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
deal
1. n. (obsolete) A division, a portion, a share.
We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.
2. n. (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
3. v. To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.
4. v. To administer or give out, as in small portions.
5. v. To distribute cards to the players in a game.
I was dealt four aces.
The cards were shuffled, and the croupier dealt.
6. v. (baseball) To pitch.
The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.
7. v. (intransitive) To have dealings or business.
8. v. (intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave.
9. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To take action; to act.
10. v. (intransitive) To trade professionally (followed by in).
She deals in gold.
11. v. To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.
12. v. (intransitive) To be concerned with.
13. v. (intransitive) To handle, to manage, to cope.
I can't deal with this.
I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal.
14. n. (archaic in general sense) An act of dealing or sharing out.
15. n. The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
I didn’t have a good deal all evening.
I believe it's your deal.
16. n. A particular instance of buying or selling; a transaction
We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.
17. n. Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
18. n. An agreement between parties; an arrangement
He made a deal with the devil.
19. n. (informal) A situation, occasion, or event.
What's the deal?
20. n. (informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.
21. n. Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
22. n. A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
23. n. (archaic) A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding.
24. adj. Made of deal.
A plain deal table
an
1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
4. conj. (archaic) If
5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
An it harm none, do what ye will.
6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
I was only going twenty miles an hour.
unfair
1. adj. (rare, or archaic) Not beautiful; uncomely; unattractive
2. adj. (archaic, or obsolete) sorrowful; sad
3. adj. (archaic) unseemly; disgraceful
4. adj. Not fair, unjust.
It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.
5. v. (transitive, obsolete) To make ugly.
price
1. n. The cost required to gain possession of something.
2. n. The cost of an action or deed.
I paid a high price for my folly.
3. n. Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
4. v. To determine the monetary value of (an item), to put a price on.
5. v. (obsolete) To pay the price of, to make reparation for.
6. v. (obsolete) To set a price on; to value; to prize.
7. v. (colloquial, dated) To ask the price of.
to price eggs
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.
rate
1. n. (obsolete) The worth of something; value.
2. n. The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year.
3. n. Speed.
The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate.
4. n. The relative speed of change or progress.
The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
5. n. The price of (an individual) thing; cost.
He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport.
6. n. A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.
Postal rates here are low.
7. n. A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.
We pay an hourly rate of between $10 – $15 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.
8. n. Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.
I hardly have enough left every month to pay the rates.
9. n. (nautical) A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.
This textbook is first-rate.
10. n. (obsolete) Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.
11. n. (obsolete) Order; arrangement.
12. n. (obsolete) Ratification; approval.
13. n. (horology) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.
daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
14. v. To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
She is rated fourth in the country.
15. v. To evaluate or estimate the value of.
They rate his talents highly.
16. v. To consider or regard.
He rated this book brilliant.
17. v. To deserve; to be worth.
The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide.
18. v. To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
The transformer is rated at 10 watts.
19. v. (transitive, chiefly British) To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
20. v. (transitive, informal) To like; to think highly of.
The customers don't rate the new burgers.
21. v. (intransitive) To have position (in a certain class).
She rates among the most excellent chefs in the world.
He rates as the best cyclist in the country.
22. v. (intransitive) To have value or standing.
This last performance of hers didn't rate very high with the judges.
23. v. To ratify.
24. v. To ascertain the exact rate of the gain or loss of (a chronometer) as compared with true time.
25. v. To berate, scold.

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