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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.
cloth
1. n. A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
2. n. A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
3. n. (metaphoric) Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.
4. n. (metaphoric) Appearance; seeming.
5. n. A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.
6. n. (in idioms) Priesthood, clergy.
He is a respected man of the cloth.
covering
1. n. That which covers something.
2. n. Action of the verb to cover.
3. v. present participle of cover
cover
1. n. A lid.
2. n. Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
We didn't see John because he had taken cover behind the wing chair.
3. n. The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
4. n. The top sheet of a bed.
5. n. A cloth, usually fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa to protect it from dust, rain, etc. when not in use.
6. n. A cover charge.
There's a $15 cover tonight.
7. n. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
We need to set another cover for the Smith party.
8. n. (music) A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
9. n. (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
10. n. (topology) A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
The open intervals are a cover for the real numbers.
11. n. (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
12. n. (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
13. n. (legal) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the good
14. n. (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
15. n. (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative, cover story
16. n. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
17. n. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
18. n. (construction) The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
19. adj. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
20. adj. (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
21. v. To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
He covered the baby with a blanket.
When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium.
22. v. To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
The blanket covered the baby.
23. v. To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
Regular hexagons can cover the plane.
24. v. To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.
25. v. To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.
26. v. (of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.
27. v. To deal with or include someone or something.
28. v. To be enough money for.
We've earned enough to cover most of our costs.
Ten dollars should cover lunch.
29. v. (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me?
30. v. To have as an assignment or responsibility.
Can you cover the morning shift tomorrow? I'll give you off next Monday instead.
He is our salesman covering companies with headquarters in the northern provinces.
31. v. (music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
32. v. (military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to rem
33. v. To provide insurance coverage for.
Does my policy cover accidental loss?
34. v. To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
I would like to have my bitch covered next spring.
The stallion has not covered the mare yet.
35. v. (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
In order to checkmate a king on the side of the board, the five squares adjacent to the king must all be covered.
36. v. To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
37. v. (sports) To defend a particular player or area.
for
1. conj. (dated) Because.
2. prep. Towards.
The astronauts headed for the moon.
3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
I have something for you.
4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
We're having a birthday party for Janet.
The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
5. prep. Supporting.
All those for the motion raise your hands.
6. prep. Because of.
He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
(UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
She was the worse for drink.
7. prep. Over a period of time.
I've lived here for three years.
They fought for days over a silly pencil.
8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
9. prep. On behalf of.
I will stand in for him.
10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
He's going for his doctorate.
Do you want to go for coffee?
People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
Can you go to the store for some eggs?
I'm saving up for a car.
Don't wait for an answer.
What did he ask you for?
12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
Run for the hills!
He was headed for the door when he remembered.
13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
Fair for its day.
She's spry for an old lady.
14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
18. prep. To be, or as being.
19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
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.
horse
1. n. Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.
2. n. A hoofed mammal, of the genus Equus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.
A cowboy's greatest friend is his horse.
3. n. (zoology) Any current or extinct animal of the family Equidae, including the zebra or the ass.
These bone features, distinctive in the zebra, are actually present in all horses.
4. n. (military, sometimes un) Cavalry soldiers (sometimes capitalized when referring to an official category).
We should place two units of horse and one of foot on this side of the field.
All the King's horses and all the King's men, couldn't put Humpty together again.
5. n. (chess, informal) The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a horse.
Now just remind me how the horse moves again?
6. n. (slang) A large person.
Every linebacker they have is a real horse.
7. n. (historical) A timber frame shaped like a horse, which soldiers were made to ride for punishment.
8. n. Equipment with legs.
9. n. In gymnastics, a piece of equipment with a body on two or four legs, approximately four feet high, sometimes (pommel horse) with two handles on top.
She's scored very highly with the parallel bars; let's see how she does with the horse.
10. n. A frame with legs, used to support something.
a clothes horse; a sawhorse
11. n. (nautical) Type of equipment.
12. n. A rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling the sails; footrope.
13. n. A breastband for a leadsman.
14. n. An iron bar for a sheet traveller to slide upon.
15. n. A jackstay.
16. n. (mining) A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches
17. n. (slang) The sedative, antidepressant, and anxiolytic drug morphine, chiefly when used illicitly.
18. n. (US) An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a pl
19. n. (dated, slang) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.
20. n. (dated, slang) horseplay; tomfoolery
21. v. (intransitive) To frolic, to act mischievously. (Usually followed by "around".)
22. v. To provide with a horse.
23. v. (obsolete) To get on horseback.
24. v. To sit astride of; to bestride.
25. v. (of a male horse) To copulate with (a mare).
26. v. To take or carry on the back.
27. v. To place on the back of another person, or on a wooden horse, etc., to be flogged; to subject to such punishment.
28. n. (slang) Heroin (drug).
Alright, mate, got any horse?

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