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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.
compact
1. n. An agreement or contract.
2. adj. Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
3. adj. Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
a compact laptop computer
4. adj. (mathematics, uncomparable, of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded.
A set S of real numbers is called compact if every sequence in S has a subsequence that converges to an element again contained in S.
5. adj. (topology, uncomparable, of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.
6. adj. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
a compact discourse
7. adj. (obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
8. adj. (obsolete) Composed or made; with of.
9. n. A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.
10. n. A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
11. v. To make more dense; to compress.
12. v. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
narrow
1. adj. Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
a narrow hallway
2. adj. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
3. adj. (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
a narrow interpretation
4. adj. Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
a narrow mind
narrow views
5. adj. Having a small margin or degree.
a narrow escape
The Republicans won by a narrow majority.
6. adj. (dated) Limited as to means; straitened
narrow circumstances
7. adj. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
8. adj. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
9. adj. (phonetics) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.
10. v. To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
We need to narrow the search.
11. v. (intransitive) To get narrower.
The road narrows.
12. v. (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.
She wagged her finger in his face, and her eyes narrowed.
13. v. (knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
14. n. (chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
the Narrows of New York harbor
gauge
1. n. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
2. n. An act of measuring.
3. n. Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things
4. n. A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes.
5. n. (rail transport) The distance between the rails of a railway.
6. n. (mathematics, analysis) A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.
7. n. (knitting) The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance.
8. n. (nautical) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind.
A vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.
9. n. (nautical) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
10. n. (plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly.
11. n. That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles.
12. n. (firearms) A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber.
13. n. (US, slang) A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns).
14. n. A tunnel-like ear piercing consisting of a hollow ring embedded in the lobe.
15. v. To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.
16. v. To estimate.
17. v. To appraise the character or ability of; to judge of.
18. v. (textile, transitive) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it.
19. v. To mix (a quantity of ordinary plaster) with a quantity of plaster of Paris.
20. v. To chip, hew or polish (stones, bricks, etc) to a standard size and/or shape.
locomotive
1. n. (rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
2. n. (rare) A traction engine
3. n. (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed
4. n. (economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports. (i.e. The United States).
5. adj. of or relating to locomotion
6. adj. of or relating to the power unit of a train which does not carry passengers or freight itself
used
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of use
You used me!
2. v. (intransitive, as an auxiliary verb, now only in past tense) to perform habitually; to be accustomed to doing something
He used to live here, but moved away last year.
3. adj. That is or has or have been used.
The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.
4. adj. That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
He bought a used car.
5. adj. Familiar through use; usual; accustomed.
I got used to this weather.
use
1. n. The act of using.
the use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations; there is no use for your invention
2. n. (followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
What's the use of a law that nobody follows?
3. n. A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
This tool has many uses.
4. n. Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
I have no further use for these textbooks.
5. n. (obsolete, rare) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
6. n. (archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
7. n. (obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
8. n. (religion) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.
the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.
9. n. (forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
10. v. To utilize or employ.
11. v. To employ; to apply; to utilize.
Use this knife to slice the bread.
We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.
12. v. (transitive, often with up) To expend; to consume by employing.
I used the money they allotted me.
We should use up most of the fuel.
She used all the time allotted to complete the test.
13. v. To exploit.
You never cared about me; you just used me!
14. v. To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
He uses cocaine. I have never used drugs.
15. v. (intransitive) To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
Richard began experimenting with cocaine last year; now he uses almost every day.
16. v. (transitive, with auxiliary "could") To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
I could use a drink. My car could use a new coat of paint.
17. v. To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Note: This usage uses the nounal pronunciation of the word rather than the typically verbal one.)
soldiers who are used to hardships and danger (still common)
to use the soldiers to hardships and danger (now rare)
18. v. (reflexive, obsolete, with "to") To become accustomed, to accustom oneself.
19. v. (intransitive, now rare, literary) To habitually do; to be wont to do.
20. v. (intransitive, now rare, literary) To habitually employ; to be wont to employ.
21. v. (intransitive, past tense with infinitive) To habitually do. See used to.
I used to get things done.
22. v. (dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
to use an animal cruelly
23. v. (reflexive, obsolete) To behave, act, comport oneself.
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).
moving
1. adj. (not comparable) That moves or move.
moving pictures
2. adj. That causes someone to feel emotion.
3. v. present participle of move
4. n. The relocation of goods
5. n. A causing of a movement
The rats' movings are willed movements.
6. n. wikibooks, Packing & Moving Household Goods
move
1. v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
A ship moves rapidly.
I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.
2. v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act
to move in a matter
Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!
3. v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
4. v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
The rook moved from a8 to a6.
My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.
5. v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
The waves moved the boat up and down.
The horse moves a carriage.
6. v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game
She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
7. v. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
This song moves me to dance.
8. v. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
That book really moved me.
9. v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
13. v. (lbl, en, law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.
The district attorney moved for a non-suit.
14. n. The act of moving; a movement.
A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
15. n. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
16. n. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
He can win a match with that one move.
17. n. The event of changing one's residence.
The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
They were pleased about their move to the country.
18. n. A change in strategy.
I am worried about our boss's move.
It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.
19. n. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
20. n. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.
It's your move! Roll the dice!
If you roll a six, you can make two moves.
construction
1. n. The process of constructing.
Construction is underway on the new bridge.
2. n. Anything that has been constructed.
The engineer marvelled at his construction.
3. n. The trade of building structures.
He had worked in construction all his life.
4. n. A building, model or some other structure.
The office was a construction of steel and glass.
5. n. (arts) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
"Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.
6. n. The manner in which something is built.
A thing of simple construction.
7. n. (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
8. n. The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.
9. n. The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
10. n. (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
trains
1. n. plural of train
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of train
train
1. n. Elongated portion.
2. n. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
Unfortunately, the leading bridesmaid stepped on the bride's train as they were walking down the aisle.
3. n. A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
4. n. The tail of a bird.
5. n. (astronomy) A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere.
6. n. (now rare) An animal's trail or track.
7. n. Connected sequence of people or things.
8. n. A group of people following an important figure, king etc.; a retinue, a group of retainers.
9. n. A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
Our party formed a train at the funeral parlor before departing for the burial.
10. n. A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
11. n. (military) The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
12. n. A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
13. n. A series of electrical pulses.
14. n. A series of specified vehicles, originally tramcars in a mine, and later especially railway carriages, coupled together.
15. n. A line of connected railway cars or carriages considered overall as a mode of transport; (as unnoun) rail travel.
The train will pull in at midday.
16. n. A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
17. n. (computing) A software release schedule.
18. n. (sex, slang) An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
19. v. (intransitive) To practice an ability.
She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.
20. v. To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise with discipline.
You can't train a pig to write poetry.
21. v. (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
I trained with weights all winter.
22. v. To proceed in sequence.
23. v. To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
The assassin had trained his gun on the minister.
24. v. (transitive, horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
The vine had been trained over the pergola.
25. v. (mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
26. v. (transitive, video games) To create a trainer for; to apply cheats to (a game).
27. v. (obsolete) To draw along; to trail; to drag.
28. v. (obsolete) To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.
29. n. (obsolete) Treachery; deceit.
30. n. (obsolete) A trick or stratagem.
31. n. (obsolete) A trap for animals; a snare.
32. n. (obsolete) A lure; a decoy.
switching
1. v. present participle of switch
2. n. a beating by means of a switch (twig or twigs).
3. n. movement of an animal's tail
4. n. the transference of an investment from one fund to another
5. n. the movement of a locomotive from one track to another
6. n. change from one product / service provider to another
switch
1. n. A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
2. n. A change.
3. n. (rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; point.
4. n. A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
5. n. (computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.
6. n. (computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
7. n. (computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates netwo
8. n. (telecommunication) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
9. n. (BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.
10. n. A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
11. v. To exchange.
I want to switch this red dress for a green one.
12. v. To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
Switch the light on.
13. v. To whip or hit with a switch.
14. v. (intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.
I want to switch to a different seat.
15. v. (slang) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
16. v. To swing or whisk.
to switch a cane
17. v. To be swung or whisked.
The angry cat's tail switched back and forth.
18. v. To trim.
to switch a hedge
19. v. To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another
20. v. (ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.
21. adj. (snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position. BBC Sport, , 11 February 2014
22. adj. (freestyle skiing) Pertaining to skiing backwards.
etc
1. adv. alternative form of etc.

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