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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.
gripping
1. adj. Which catches someone's attention; exciting
a gripping action film
2. v. present participle of grip
3. n. (obsolete form of griping) (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
grip
1. v. To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.
The glue will begin to grip within five minutes.
After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement.
2. v. To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.
He grips me.
3. v. (intransitive) To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.
Let’s grip (get a coffee, hang, take a break, see a movie, etc.)
4. v. To trench; to drain.
5. n. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
The ball will move differently depending on the grip used when throwing it.
6. n. A handle or other place to grip.
the grip of a sword
There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.
7. n. (computing, GUI) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
8. n. (film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
9. n. A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
10. n. (chiefly Southern California slang) A lot of something.
That is a grip of cheese.
She has the grip.
11. n. (archaic) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
12. n. An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
He gave me a grip.
13. n. A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
You're a real grip.
14. n. (slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
I need to get a grip of nails for my project.
15. n. (figurative) A tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
in the grip of a blackmailer
16. n. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
17. n. (dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
18. n. (obsolete) The griffin.
listlessness
1. n. The state of being listless; apathetic indifference; lethargy.
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.
melancholia
1. n. Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy.
2. n. (pathology) Clinical depression, characterised by irrational fears, guilt and apathy.
caused
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of cause
cause
1. n. (often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.
2. n. (especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
There is no cause for alarm.
The end of the war was a cause for celebration.
3. n. A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
4. n. (obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.
5. n. (obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
6. n. (legal) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
7. v. To set off an event or action.
The lightning caused thunder.
8. v. To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.
9. v. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
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
boredom
1. n. The state of being bored.
2. n. An instance or period of being bored; A bored state.
depression
1. n. (psychology) In psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.
I used to suffer from depression, but now I'm mostly content with my life.
2. n. (geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
3. n. (psychology) In psychotherapy and psychiatry, a period of unhappiness or low morale which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
4. n. (meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
5. n. (economics) A period of major economic contraction.
6. n. (economics, US) Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
The Great Depression was the worst financial event in US history.
7. n. The act of lowering or pressing something down.
Depression of the lever starts the machine.
8. n. (biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.

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