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. | |
pharmacopoeia |
1. n. An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation. | |
2. n. A collection of drugs. | |
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. | |
list |
1. n. A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth. | |
2. n. Material used for cloth selvage. | |
3. n. A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself. | |
4. n. (in the historical) The barriers or palisades used to fence off a space for jousting or tilting tournaments. | |
5. n. (computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the LISP programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or mor | |
6. n. (architecture) A little square moulding; a fillet or listel. | |
7. n. (carpentry) A narrow strip of wood, especially sapwood, cut from the edge of a board or plank. | |
8. n. (ropemaking) A piece of woollen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a worker. | |
9. n. (tin-plate manufacture) The first thin coating of tin; a wire-like rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated. | |
10. n. (obsolete) A stripe. | |
11. n. (obsolete) A boundary or limit; a border. | |
12. v. To create or recite a list. | |
13. v. To place in listings. | |
14. v. To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colours, or to form a border. | |
15. v. To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list. | |
to list a door | |
16. v. (transitive, agriculture) To plough and plant with a lister. | |
17. v. (transitive, agriculture, chiefly Southern US) To prepare (land) for a cotton crop by making alternating beds and alleys with a hoe. | |
18. v. (transitive, carpentry) To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of. | |
to list a board | |
19. v. (transitive, military) To enclose (a field, etc.) for combat. | |
20. v. (transitive, obsolete) To engage a soldier, etc.; to enlist. | |
21. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist. | |
22. n. (archaic) Art; craft; cunning; skill. | |
23. v. (intransitive, poetic) To listen. | |
24. v. (transitive, poetic) To listen to. | |
25. v. (transitive, archaic) To be pleasing to. | |
26. v. (transitive, archaic) To desire, like, or wish (to do something). | |
27. n. (obsolete) Desire, inclination. | |
28. n. (architecture) A tilt to a building. | |
29. n. (nautical) A careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power. | |
30. v. (transitive, nautical) To cause (something) to tilt to one side. | |
the steady wind listed the ship | |
31. v. (intransitive, nautical) To tilt to one side. | |
the ship listed to port | |
of |
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. | |
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". | |
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). | |
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). | |
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. | |
5. prep. (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to. | |
What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three. | |
6. prep. Expressing separation. | |
7. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.) | |
Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband. | |
8. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.) | |
He seemed devoid of human feelings. | |
9. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.) | |
10. prep. Expressing origin. | |
11. prep. (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.) | |
The word is believed to be of Japanese origin. | |
12. prep. (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of. | |
The invention was born of necessity. | |
13. prep. (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.) | |
It is said that she died of a broken heart. | |
14. prep. (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.) | |
I am tired of all this nonsense. | |
15. prep. Expressing agency. | |
16. prep. (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).) | |
I am not particularly enamoured of this idea. | |
17. prep. (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below). | |
The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties. | |
18. prep. (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.) | |
It was very brave of you to speak out like that. | |
19. prep. Expressing composition, substance. | |
20. prep. (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.) | |
Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic. | |
21. prep. (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.) | |
She wore a dress of silk. | |
22. prep. (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.) | |
What a lot of nonsense! | |
23. prep. (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.) | |
Welcome to the historic town of Harwich. | |
24. prep. (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also". | |
I'm not driving this wreck of a car. | |
25. prep. Introducing subject matter. | |
26. prep. (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma | |
I'm always thinking of you. | |
27. prep. (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning. | |
He told us the story of his journey to India. | |
28. prep. (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.) | |
This behaviour is typical of teenagers. | |
29. prep. Having partitive effect. | |
30. prep. (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among". | |
Most of these apples are rotten. | |
31. prep. (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.) | |
32. prep. (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of. | |
On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort. | |
33. prep. (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).) | |
He is a friend of mine. | |
34. prep. Expressing possession. | |
35. prep. Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. | |
He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. | |
36. prep. Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it. | |
The owner of the nightclub was arrested. | |
37. prep. Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter | |
Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames. | |
38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive". | |
39. prep. (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.) | |
She had a profound distrust of the police. | |
40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics. | |
41. prep. (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards. | |
My companion seemed affable and easy of manner. | |
42. prep. (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by". | |
Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain. | |
43. prep. (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.) | |
We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%. | |
44. prep. (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod | |
It's not that big of a deal. | |
45. prep. Expressing a point in time. | |
46. prep. (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity. | |
Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river. | |
47. prep. (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time). | |
I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while. | |
48. prep. (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.) | |
After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off. | |
available |
1. adj. Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose. | |
We have an available candidate. | |
2. adj. Readily obtainable. | |
The list shows the available products in the store. | |
3. adj. (legal) Valid. | |
This is an available plea. | |
4. adj. (archaic) Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective. | |
5. adj. Free to meet someone, speak on the telephone, enter a romantic relationship or the like. | |
I have a question for you when you're available. | |
Hi, this is Mark Smith calling. Is your mother available? | |
I asked her if she was available, but she said she had a boyfriend. | |
drugs |
1. n. plural of drug | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of drug | |
drug |
1. n. (pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. | |
Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature. | |
The revenues from both brand-name drugs and generic drugs have increased. | |
2. n. A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine. | |
3. n. Anything, such as a substance, emotion or action, to which one is addicted. | |
4. n. Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand. | |
5. v. To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent. | |
She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged. | |
6. v. To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone. | |
She suddenly felt strange. She realized her drink must have been drugged. | |
7. v. (intransitive) To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines. | |
8. v. (dialect) simple past tense and past participle of drag | |
You look like someone drug you behind a horse for half a mile. | |
9. n. (obsolete) A drudge. | |
particularly |
1. adv. (focus) Especially, extremely. | |
The apéritifs were particularly stimulating. | |
2. adv. (degree) To a great extent. | |
3. adv. Specifically, uniquely or individually. | |
4. adv. In detail; with regard to particulars. | |
5. adv. (dated) In a particular manner; fussily. | |
prescription |
1. n. legal | |
2. n. The act of prescribing a rule, law, etc.. | |
3. n. Also called extinctive prescription or liberative prescription. A time period within which a right must be exercised, otherwise it will be extinguished | |
4. n. Also called acquisitive prescription. A time period after which a person who has, in the role of an owner, uninterruptedly, peacefully, and publicly po | |
5. n. (medicine, pharmacy) A written order, as by a physician or nurse practitioner, for the administration of a medicine or other intervention. See also scrip. | |
6. n. (medicine) The prescription medicine or intervention so prescribed. | |
7. n. (ophthalmology) The formal description of the lens geometry needed for spectacles, etc.. | |
8. n. (linguistics) The act or practice of prescribing norms of language usage. See also prescriptivism. | |
9. n. (linguistics) An instance of a prescriptive pronouncement. | |
10. n. A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a recipe. | |
11. adj. (of a drug, etc.) only available with a physician or nurse practitioner's written prescription | |
Many powerful pain killers are prescription drugs in the U.S. | |
drugs |
1. n. plural of drug | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of drug | |
drug |
1. n. (pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. | |
Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature. | |
The revenues from both brand-name drugs and generic drugs have increased. | |
2. n. A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine. | |
3. n. Anything, such as a substance, emotion or action, to which one is addicted. | |
4. n. Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand. | |
5. v. To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent. | |
She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged. | |
6. v. To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone. | |
She suddenly felt strange. She realized her drink must have been drugged. | |
7. v. (intransitive) To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines. | |
8. v. (dialect) simple past tense and past participle of drag | |
You look like someone drug you behind a horse for half a mile. | |
9. n. (obsolete) A drudge. | |