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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.
rough
1. adj. Not smooth; uneven.
2. adj. Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
a rough estimate; a rough sketch of a building; a rough plan
3. adj. Turbulent.
The sea was rough.
4. adj. Difficult; trying.
Being a teenager nowadays can be rough.
5. adj. Crude; unrefined
His manners are a bit rough, but he means well.
6. adj. Violent; not careful or subtle
This box has been through some rough handling.
7. adj. Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
a rough tone; a rough voice
8. adj. Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
a rough diamond
9. adj. Harsh-tasting.
rough wine
10. adj. (chiefly UK, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick
11. adj. (chiefly UK, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover
12. n. The unmowed part of a golf course.
13. n. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
14. n. (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
15. n. The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
16. n. A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail, but larger and more detailed. Meant for artistic brainstorming and a vital step in the design process.
17. n. (obsolete) Boisterous weather.
18. v. To create in an approximate form.
Rough in the shape first, then polish the details.
19. v. (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
20. v. To render rough; to roughen.
21. v. To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
22. v. To endure primitive conditions.
23. adv. In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
woolly
1. adj. Made of wool.
Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat.
2. adj. Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
woolly hair
There was nothing left in the fruit bowl but a brown banana and a couple of woolly pears.
3. adj. (figuratively) Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic.
That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.
4. adj. (figuratively) Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
5. adj. (obsolete) Clothed in wool.
6. n. (informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool
7. n. (US, slang) A sheep not yet shorn.
8. n. A piece of woolwork.
9. n. (Liverpool slang) A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.
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.
shaggy
1. adj. With long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
2. adj. With a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap.
dog
1. n. A mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.
The dog barked all night long.
2. n. A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive).
3. n. (slang) A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
She’s a real dog.
4. n. (slang) A man (derived from definition 2).
You lucky dog!
He's a silly dog.
5. n. (slang) A coward.
Come back and fight, you dogs!
6. n. (derogatory) Someone who is morally reprehensible.
You dirty dog.
7. n. (slang) A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).
8. n. Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.
9. n. A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)
10. n. A metal support for logs in a fireplace.
The dogs were too hot to touch.
11. n. (cartomancy) The eighteenth Lenormand card.
12. n. A hot dog.
13. n. (poker slang) Underdog.
14. n. (slang) Foot.
My dogs are barking! - My feet hurt!
15. n. (Cockney rhyming slang) (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.
My dog is dead. - My mobile-phone battery has run out of charge and is no longer able to function.
16. n. One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.
17. v. To pursue with the intent to catch.
18. v. To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step.
19. v. (transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.
It is very important to dog down these hatches...
20. v. (intransitive, emerging usage in British) To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
I admit that I like to dog at my local country park.
21. v. (intransitive, transitive) To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it.

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