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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.
porch
     1. n. (architecture) A covered and enclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof.
     2. n. A portico; a covered walk.
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.
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.
small
     1. adj. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
           A small serving of ice cream.
           A small group.
           He made us all feel small.
     2. adj. (figuratively) Young, as a child.
           Remember when the children were small?
     3. adj. (writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.
     4. adj. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
     5. adj. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
           a small space of time
     6. adj. topics, en, Size
     7. adv. In a small fashion.
     8. adv. In or into small pieces.
     9. adv. (obsolete) To a small extent.
     10. n. (rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
     11. v. (obsolete, transitive) To make little or less.
     12. v. (intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.
space
     1. n. Of time.:
     2. n.          (now rare, archaic) Free time; leisure, opportunity.
     3. n.          A specific (specified) period of time.
     4. n.          An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
     5. n. Unlimited or generalized physical extent.:
     6. n.          Distance between things.
     7. n.          Physical extent across two or three dimensions; area, volume (sometimes for or to do something).
     8. n.          Physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of th
     9. n.          The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
     10. n.          The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
     11. n. A bounded or specific physical extent.:
     12. n.          A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries.
     13. n.          (music) A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
     14. n.          A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
     15. n.          (metal type) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one e
     16. n.          A gap; an empty place.
     17. n.          (geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
     18. n.          (mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these me
                   Functional analysis is best approached through a sound knowledge of Hilbert space theory.
     19. n.          (figuratively) A marketplace for goods or services.
                   innovation in the browser space
     20. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To roam, walk, wander.
     21. v. To set some distance apart.
             Faye had spaced the pots at 8-inch intervals on the windowsill.
             The cities are evenly spaced.
     22. v. To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
             This paragraph seems badly spaced.
     23. v. (transitive, science fiction) To eject into outer space, usually without a space suit.
             The captain spaced the traitors.
     24. v. (intransitive, science fiction) To travel into and through outer space.
with
     1. prep. Against.
           He picked a fight with the class bully.
     2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
           He went with his friends.
     3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
           She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
     4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
     5. prep. In support of.
           We are with you all the way.
     6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
           slain with robbers
     7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
           cut with a knife
     8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
     9. prep. Having, owning.
     10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
           Do you want to come with?
     11. adv. -->
     12. n. alternative form of withe
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.
roof
     1. n. The external covering at the top of a building
     2. n. The upper part of a cavity.
           The palate is the roof of the mouth.
           Archaeologists discovered that the cave's roof was decked with paintings.
     3. n. (mining) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
     4. v. To cover or furnish with a roof.
     5. v. To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
     6. v. (slang) To put into prison for not a short time.
supported
     1. adj. Held in position, especially from below.
     2. adj. Furnished with corroborating evidence.
     3. adj. Helped or aided.
     4. adj. Having supporters.
     5. v. simple past tense and past participle of support
     support
          1. n. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
                Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.
          2. n. Financial or other help.
                The government provides support to the arts in several ways.
          3. n. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
                Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?
          4. n. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
          5. n. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
                If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.
          6. n. Evidence.
                The new research provides further support for our theory.
          7. n. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
                This game has no mouse support.
          8. n. (gymnastics) (clipping of support position)
          9. n. (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical oder rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed ..
          10. v. To keep from falling.
                Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
          11. v. To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
                Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
          12. v. To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
                I support France in the World Cup
          13. v. To help, particularly financially.
                The government supports the arts in several ways.
          14. v. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
                The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.
                The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
          15. v. To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
                The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.
                I don't make decisions: I just support those who do.
          16. v. To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.
                Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software.
          17. v. To be acfor, or involved with, but not responsible for.
                I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization
          18. v. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
          19. v. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
                to support the character of King Lear
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
columns
     1. n. plural of column
     2. n. (juggling) pattern which involves throwing props in the air alternately.
     column
          1. n. (architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.
          2. n. A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.
          3. n. A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road.
          4. n. A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page.
                It was too hard to read the text across the whole page, so I split it into two columns.
          5. n. A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.
                Each column inch costs $300 a week; this ad is four columns by three inches, so will run $3600 a week.
          6. n. (by extension) A recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece, especially by a single author or small rotating group of authors, or on a single theme.
                His initial foray into print media was as the author of a weekly column in his elementary-school newspaper.
          7. n. Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column.
          8. n. (botany) The gynostemium
          9. n. (chemistry) An object used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compounds.
serving
     1. adj. That or who serves or serve.
           serving marines
           a serving-girl
     2. n. The action of the verb to serve.
     3. n. A portion (especially, of a meal) served to someone.
     4. n. A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.
     5. v. present participle of serve
     serve
          1. n. (sports) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
                Whose serve is it?
          2. n. (chiefly Australia) A portion of food or drink, a serving.
          3. v. (personal) To provide a service.
          4. v.          To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
          5. v.          To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
          6. v.          To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
          7. v.          (intransitive) To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service.
          8. v.          To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.
          9. v. (transitive, archaic) To treat (someone) in a given manner.
          10. v. (transitive, archaic) To be suitor to; to be the lover of.
          11. v. To be effective.
          12. v.          To be useful to; to meet the needs of.
          13. v.          (intransitive) To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.
          14. v.          (intransitive) To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.
          15. v. (transitive, legal) To deliver a document.
          16. v.          To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).
          17. v.          To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)
                        to serve a witness with a subpoena
          18. v. (transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
          19. v. To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.
          20. v. (intransitive) To be in military service.
          21. v. (transitive, military) To work, to operate (a weapon).
          22. v. To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
          23. v. (nautical) To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
          24. v. To perform a public obligation.
                I've received a summons for jury duty. It says I serve one day or one trial.
As
     1. n. plural of A
           She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
     2. adv. To such an extent or degree.
           You’re not as tall as I am.
           It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.
     3. adv. In the manner or role specified.
           The kidnappers released him as agreed.
           The parties were seen as agreeing on a range of issues.
           He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.
     4. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
     5. conj. In the same way that; according to what.
           Do as I say!
           I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.
           As you wish, my lord!
     6. conj. At the same instant that; when.
           As I came in, she flew.
     7. conj. At the same time that; while.
           He sleeps as the rain falls.
     8. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
           As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
     9. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
           As it’s too late, I quit.
     10. conj. Introducing a basis of comparison, after as, so, or a comparison of equality.
           She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.
           It's not so complicated as I expected.
     11. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
     12. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
     13. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
     14. conj. Expressing concession; though.
     15. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
     16. prep. Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
           You are not as tall as me.
           They're big as houses.
     17. prep. In the role of.
           What is your opinion as a parent?
     18. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
     19. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
     20. n. plural of a
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
entrance
     1. n. The action of entering, or going in.
           Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.
     2. n. The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
           the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office
     3. n. The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
           Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.
     4. n. The right to go in.
           You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.
           to give entrance to friends
     5. n. The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
           a difficult entrance into business
     6. n. The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
           His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
     7. n. (nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
     8. n. (nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
     9. n. (music) When a musician starts playing or singing, entry.
     10. v. To delight and fill with wonder.
           The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.
     11. v. To put into a trance.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
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.
building
     1. n. The act or process by which something is built; construction.
           The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
     2. n. A closed structure with walls and a roof.
           My sister lives in that apartment building.
     3. v. present participle of build
     build
          1. v. To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
          2. v. To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
          3. v. To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
          4. v. To establish a basis for (something).
          5. v. (intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
          6. v. (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
          7. v. (transitive, computing) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
          8. v. (intransitive, computing, of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
                This code won't build any more. Have you made any changes?
          9. n. The physique of a human body; constitution or structure of a human body.
                Rugby players are of sturdy build.
          10. n. (computing) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
                The computer company has introduced a new prototype build to beta testers.
          11. n. (video games, slang) Any structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, created by the player.
                I made a build that looked like the Parthenon in that game.
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