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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.
little
     1. adj. Small in size.
           This is a little table.
     2. adj. Insignificant, trivial.
           It's of little importance.
     3. adj.          (offensive) (Used to belittle a person.)
                   Listen up, you little shit.
     4. adj. Very young.
           Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?
           That's the biggest little boy I've ever seen.
     5. adj. (of a sibling) Younger.
           This is my little sister.
     6. adj. Used with the name of place, especially of a country, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
     7. adj. Small in amount or number, having few members.
           little money;  little herd
     8. adj. Short in duration; brief.
           I feel better after my little sleep.
     9. adj. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
     10. adv. Not much.
           This is a little known fact.  She spoke little and listened less.
     11. adv. Not at all.
           I was speaking ill of Fred; little did I know that he was right behind me, listening in.
     12. det. Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
           There is little water left.
           We had very little to do.
     13. pron. Not much; not a large amount.
           Little is known about his early life.
     14. n. (BDSM, slang) The participant in ageplay who acts out the younger role.
flat
     1. adj. Having no variations in height.
           The land around here is flat.
     2. adj. (music, voice) Without variations in pitch.
     3. adj. (slang) Describing certain features, usually the breasts and/or buttocks, that are extremely small or not visible at all.
           That girl is completely flat on both sides.
     4. adj. (music, note) Lowered by one semitone.
     5. adj. (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
           Your A string is too flat.
     6. adj. (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
     7. adj. Uninteresting.
           The party was a bit flat.
     8. adj. Of a carbonated drink, with all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
     9. adj. (wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
     10. adj. (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
     11. adj. (juggling, of a throw) Without spin; spinless.
     12. adj. (figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.
           The market is flat.
           The dialogue in your screenplay is flat -- you need to make it more exciting.
     13. adj. Absolute; downright; peremptory.
           His claim was in flat contradiction to experimental results.
           I'm not going to the party and that's flat.
     14. adj. (phonetics, dated, of a consonant) sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant
     15. adj. (grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "t
           Many flat adverbs, as in 'run fast', 'buy cheap', etc. are from Old English.
     16. adj. (golf, of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
     17. adj. (horticulture, of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.
     18. adj. (authorship figuratively, esp. of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
           The author created the site to flesh out the books' flatter characters, who were actually quite well developed in her own mind.
     19. adv. So as to be flat.
           Spread the tablecloth flat over the table.
     20. adv. Bluntly.
           I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.
     21. adv. (with units of time, distance, etc) Not exceeding.
           He can run a mile in four minutes flat.
     22. adv. Completely.
           I am flat broke this month.
     23. adv. Directly; flatly.
     24. adv. (finance, slang) Without allowance for accrued interest.
     25. n. An area of level ground.
     26. n. (music) A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
     27. n. (informal, automotive) A flat tyre/tire.
     28. n. (in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.
           She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.
     29. n. (in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
     30. n. (painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting.
     31. n. The flat part of something:
     32. n.          (swordfighting) The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
     33. n.          The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
     34. n. A wide, shallow container.
           a flat of strawberries
     35. n. (mail) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
     36. n. (geometry) A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
     37. n. A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
     38. n. A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
     39. n. (rail, US) A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
     40. n. A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
     41. n. (mining) A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
     42. n. (obsolete) A dull fellow; a simpleton.
     43. n. (technical, theatre) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin that depicts a building or other part of a scene, also called backcloth and backdrop.
     44. v. (poker slang) To make a flat call; to call without raising.
     45. v. (intransitive) To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
     46. v. (intransitive, music, colloquial) To fall from the pitch.
     47. v. (transitive, music) To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
     48. v. (transitive, dated) To make flat; to flatten; to level.
     49. v. (transitive, dated) To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress.
     50. n. (chiefly British, New England, New Zealand, and Australian, archaic elsewhere) An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room.
ring
     1. n. (physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
     2. n.          A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
     3. n.          A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.
     4. n.          (British) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
     5. n.          (UK) A burner on a kitchen stove.
     6. n.          In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.
     7. n.          An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a s
     8. n.          (botany) A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.
     9. n. (physical) A group of objects arranged in a circle.
     10. n.          A circular group of people or objects.
                   a ring of mushrooms growing in the wood
     11. n.          (astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet.
     12. n.          (British) A large circular prehistoric stone construction such as Stonehenge.
     13. n. A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
           onion rings
     14. n. A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.
     15. n. An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.
           a crime ring; a prostitution ring; a bidding ring (at an auction sale)
     16. n. (chemistry) A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.
           a benzene ring
     17. n. (geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
     18. n. (typography) A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.
     19. n. (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
     20. n. (computing theory) A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).
     21. n. (firearms) Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.
     22. n. (cartomancy) The twenty-fifth Lenormand card.
     23. v. To surround or enclose.
           The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.
     24. v. (transitive, figuratively) To make an incision around; to girdle.
           They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.
     25. v. To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
           We managed to ring 22 birds this morning.
     26. v. To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
           to ring a pig's snout
     27. v. (falconry) To rise in the air spirally.
     28. n. The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
           The church bell's ring could be heard the length of the valley.
           The ring of hammer on anvil filled the air.
     29. n. (figuratively) A pleasant or correct sound.
           The name has a nice ring to it.
     30. n. (figuratively) A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.
           Her statements in court had a ring of falsehood.
     31. n. (colloquial) A telephone call.
           I’ll give you a ring when the plane lands.
     32. n. Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
     33. n. A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
           St Mary's has a ring of eight bells.
     34. v. (intransitive) Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
           The bells were ringing in the town.
     35. v. To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
           The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.
     36. v. (intransitive, figuratively) To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
           Whose mobile phone is ringing?
     37. v. (intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
           That does not ring true.
     38. v. (transitive, colloquial, British, New Zealand) To telephone (someone).
           I will ring you when we arrive.
     39. v. (intransitive) to resound, reverberate, echo.
     40. v. (intransitive) To produce music with bells.
     41. v. (dated) To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
     42. n. (algebra) An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive oper
           The set of integers,\mathbbZ, is the prototypical ring.
     43. n. (algebra) An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.
           The definition of ring without unity allows, for instance, the set2\mathbbZ of even integers to be a ring.
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.
wheel
     1. n. A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
     2. n.          (informal, with "the") A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle.
     3. n.          (nautical) The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered.
     4. n.          A spinning wheel.
     5. n.          A potter's wheel.
     6. n.          (heraldry) This device used as a heraldic charge, usually with six spokes.
     7. n. A wheel-like device used as an instrument of torture or punishment.
     8. n. (slang) A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
     9. n. (poker slang) The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
     10. n. (automotive) A wheelrim.
     11. n. A round portion of cheese.
     12. n. A Catherine wheel firework.
     13. n. (obsolete) A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
     14. n. A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
     15. n. (computing, dated) A superuser on certain systems.
     16. v. (intransitive, or transitive) To roll along on wheels.
           Wheel that trolley over here, would you?
     17. v. To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
     18. v. (intransitive) To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
     19. v. To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
     20. v. (intransitive) To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.
           The vulture wheeled above us.
     21. v. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.
on
     1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
     2. adj. Performing according to schedule.
           Are we still on for tonight?
           Is the show still on?
     3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
           You can't do that; it's just not on.
     4. adj. (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
           "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!".
           Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.
     5. adj. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
     6. adj. (euphemistic) Menstruating.
     7. adv. To an operating state.
           turn the television on
     8. adv. Along, forwards (continuing an action).
           drive on, rock on
     9. adv. In continuation, at length.
           and so on.
           He rambled on and on.
     10. adv. (not US) Later.
           Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.
     11. prep. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
           on the table;  on the couch
           The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.
     12. prep. At or near; adjacent to.
           Soon we'll pass a statue on the left.
           The fleet is on the American coast.
           Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea
     13. prep. Covering.
           He wore old shoes on his feet.
     14. prep. At the date of.
           Born on the 4th of July.
     15. prep. Some time during the day of.
           I'll see you on Monday.   The bus leaves on Friday.   Can I see you on a different day? On Sunday I'm busy.
     16. prep. Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something.
           A book on history.   The World Summit on the Information Society.
     17. prep. Touching; hanging from.
           The fruit ripened on the trees.   The painting hangs on the wall.
     18. prep. (informal) In the possession of.
           I haven't got any money on me.
     19. prep. Because of, or due to.
           To arrest someone on suspicion of bribery.   To contact someone on a hunch.
     20. prep. Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
           On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.
           On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins.
     21. prep. Paid for by.
           The drinks are on me tonight, boys.   The meal is on the house.   I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.
     22. prep. Used to indicate a means or medium.
           I saw it on television.   Can't you see I'm on the phone?
     23. prep. Indicating a means of subsistence.
           They lived on ten dollars a week.   The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.
     24. prep. Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).
           He's on his lunch break.   on vacation;  on holiday
     25. prep. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
           to play on a violin or piano
           Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.
     26. prep. Regularly taking (a drug).
           You've been on these antidepressants far too long.   He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.
     27. prep. Under the influence of (a drug).
           He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.
     28. prep. (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain.
           a function on
     29. prep. (mathematics) HavingV^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
           an operator on
     30. prep. (mathematics) Generated by.
           the free group on four letters
     31. prep. Supported by (the specified part of itself).
           A table can't stand on two legs.   After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.
     32. prep. At a given time after the start of something; at.
     33. prep. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
           heaps on heaps of food
           mischief on mischief; loss on loss
     34. prep. (obsolete, regional) of
     35. prep. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.
           I depended on them for assistance.
           He will promise on certain conditions.
           Do you ever bet on horses?
     36. prep. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
           Have pity or compassion on him.
     37. prep. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
     38. prep. In the service of; connected with; of the number of.
           He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.
     39. prep. By virtue of; with the pledge of.
           He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.
     40. prep. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
           On us be all the blame.
           A curse on him!
           Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble.
           He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.
           He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.
     41. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) to switch on
           Can you on the light?
     42. prep. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
     43. n. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.
           Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
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?
bit
     1. n. A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
           A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
     2. n. A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
     3. n. (dated, British) A coin of a specified value. (Also formerly used for a nine-pence coin in the British Caribbean, and a fourpenny piece, or groat, in the British West Indies.)
           a threepenny bit
     4. n. (obsolete, Canada) A ten-cent piece, dime.
     5. n. (US) An eighth of a dollar. Note that there is no coin minted worth 12.5 cents. (When this term first came into use, the Spanish 8 reales coin was widely used as a dollar equivalent, and thus the 1 re
           A quarter is two bits.
     6. n. (historical, US) In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.
     7. n. A small amount of something.
           There were bits of paper all over the floor.   Does your leg still hurt? / Just a bit now.   I've done my bit; I expect you to do yours.
     8. n. (informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.
           I'll be there in a bit; I need to take care of something first.   He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out.
     9. n. A portion of something.
           I'd like a big bit of cake, please.
     10. n. Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree.
           Am I bored? Not a bit of it!
     11. n. (slang) A prison sentence, especially a short one.
     12. n. (anchor, An excerpt of material) An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
           His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show.
     13. n. The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
     14. n. The cutting iron of a plane.
     15. adv. To a small extent; in a small amount (usually with "a").
           That's a bit too sweet.
     16. v. To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
     17. v. simple past tense of bite
           Your dog bit me!
     18. v. (informal in US, archaic in Britain) past of bite, bitten
           I have been bit by your dog!
     19. adj. (colloquial) bitten.
           Even though he's bit, of course the zombies would still chase him.
     20. adj. (only in combination) Having been bitten.
     21. n. (mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
     22. n. (computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
     23. n. (information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
           status bits on IRC; permission bits in a file system
     24. n. (information theory) A unit of measure for information entropy.
     25. n. A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
     bite
          1. v. To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.
                As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.
          2. v. To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
          3. v. (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
                That dog is about to bite!
          4. v. (intransitive) To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
                If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite.
          5. v. (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
                I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.
          6. v. (intransitive) To have significant effect, often negative.
                For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite.
          7. v. (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
                Are the fish biting today?
          8. v. (intransitive, metaphor) To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
                I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?
          9. v. (intransitive, transitive, of an insect) To sting.
                These mosquitoes are really biting today!
          10. v. (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
                It bites like pepper or mustard.
          11. v. To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense.
                Pepper bites the mouth.
          12. v. (intransitive) To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
          13. v. (intransitive) To take or keep a firm hold.
                The anchor bites.
          14. v. To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
                The anchor bites the ground.
          15. v. (intransitive, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
                This music really bites.
          16. v. (transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
                You don't like that I sat on your car? Bite me.
          17. v. (intransitive, AAVE, slang) To plagiarize, to imitate.
                He always be biting my moves.
          18. n. The act of biting.
          19. n. The wound left behind after having been bitten.
                That snake bite really hurts!
          20. n. The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
                After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.
          21. n. A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
                There were only a few bites left on the plate.
          22. n. (slang) Something unpleasant.
                That's really a bite!
          23. n. (slang) An act of plagiarism.
                That song is a bite of my song!
          24. n. A small meal or snack.
                I'll have a quick bite to quiet my stomach until dinner.
          25. n. (figuratively) aggression
          26. n. The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
          27. n. (colloquial, dated) A cheat; a trick; a fraud.
          28. n. (colloquial, dated, slang) A sharper; one who cheats.
          29. n. (printing) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
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