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. | |
severe |
1. adj. Very bad or intense. | |
2. adj. Strict or harsh. | |
a severe taskmaster | |
3. adj. Sober, plain in appearance, austere. | |
a severe old maiden aunt | |
formal |
1. adj. Being in accord with established forms. | |
She spoke formal English, without any dialect. | |
2. adj. Official. | |
I'd like to make a formal complaint. | |
3. adj. Relating to the form or structure of something. | |
Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar. | |
4. adj. Relating to formation. | |
The formal stage is a critical part of any child's development. | |
5. adj. Ceremonial or traditional. | |
Formal wear must be worn at my wedding! | |
6. adj. Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual. | |
He's always very formal, and I wish he'd relax a bit. | |
7. adj. Organized; well-structured and planned. | |
When they became a formal club the rowers built a small boathouse. | |
8. adj. (mathematics) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning. | |
Formal series are defined without any reference to convergence. | |
9. n. Formalin. | |
10. n. An evening gown. | |
11. n. An event with a formal dress code. | |
Jenny took Sam to her Year 12 formal. | |
12. n. (programming) A formal parameter. | |
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. | |
official |
1. adj. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust. | |
official duties | |
2. adj. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority | |
an official statement or report | |
3. adj. Approved by authority; authorized. | |
The Official Strategy Guide | |
4. adj. (Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as truth and/or canon. | |
Despite these testimonies, "accidental asphyxiation" remains his official cause of death. | |
5. adj. (pharmaceutical) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal. | |
an official drug or preparation | |
6. adj. Discharging an office or function. | |
7. adj. Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant. | |
8. adj. Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction. | |
9. adj. True, real, beyond doubt. | |
Well, it's official: you lost your mind! | |
10. n. An office holder invested with powers and authorities. | |
David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club. | |
Last year, Yulong Snow Mountain park officials reported that 2.6 million visitors came to the mountain. | |
11. n. A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition. | |
In most soccer games there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen. | |
reproof |
1. n. An act or instance of reproving; a rebuke. | |
2. v. To proof again. | |
We need to reproof the book before publication. | |
reprehension |
1. n. the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand | |
rebuke |
1. n. A harsh criticism. | |
2. v. To criticise harshly; to reprove. | |
(rfusex, en) | |
private |
1. adj. Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group. | |
Her address is private; you can't have it. | |
private papers | |
2. adj. Not accessible by the public. | |
private property | |
3. adj. Not in governmental office or employment. | |
He quit public life, living quietly as a private citizen. | |
4. adj. Not publicly known; not open; secret. | |
The identity of the beneficiaries of the trust is private. | |
5. adj. Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded. | |
Can we go somewhere more private? | |
6. adj. Not traded by the public. | |
private corporation | |
7. adj. Secretive; reserved. | |
He is a very private person. | |
8. adj. (US, of a room in a medical facility) Not shared with another patient. | |
9. n. A soldier of the lowest rank in the army. | |
10. n. (euphemism, in the plural) The genitals. | |
11. n. (obsolete) A secret message; a personal unofficial communication. | |
12. n. (obsolete) Personal interest; particular business. | |
13. n. (obsolete) Privacy; retirement. | |
14. n. (obsolete) One not invested with a public office. | |
15. n. (usually plural) A private lesson. | |
If you want to learn ballet, consider taking privates. | |
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. | |
public |
1. adj. Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. | |
2. adj. Pertaining to the people as a whole (as opposed to a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. | |
3. adj. Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. | |
4. adj. Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. | |
5. adj. (of a company) Traded publicly via a stock market. | |
6. n. The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group. | |
Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point. | |
7. n. (archaic) A public house; an inn. | |