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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.
spot
     1. n. A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
           The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.
     2. n. A stain or disfiguring mark.
           I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.
     3. n. A pimple, papule or pustule.
           That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin.
           I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots.
     4. n. A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
           Would you like to come round on Sunday for a spot of lunch?
     5. n. (slang) A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
           Here's the twenty bucks I owe you, a ten spot and two five spots.
     6. n. A location or area.
           I like to eat lunch in a pleasant spot outside.
           For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.
     7. n. A parking space.
     8. n. (sports) An official determination of placement.
           The fans were very unhappy with the referee's spot of the ball.
     9. n. A bright lamp; a spotlight.
     10. n. (US, advertising) A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
           Did you see the spot on the news about the shoelace factory?
     11. n. Difficult situation; predicament.
           She was in a real spot when she ran into her separated husband while on a date.
     12. n. (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting) One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
     13. n. (soccer) Penalty spot.
     14. n. The act of spotting or noticing something.
           - You've misspelled "terrapin" here.
           - Whoops. Good spot.
     15. n. A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
     16. n. A food fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
     17. n. The southern redfish, or (vern, red horse) , which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
     18. n. (in the brokers' slang) Commodities, such as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery.
     19. n. An autosoliton.
     20. n. (finance) A decimal point; point.
           Twelve spot two five pounds sterling. (ie. £12.25)
     21. v. To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
           Try to spot the differences between these two pictures.
     22. v. (finance) To loan a small amount of money to someone.
           I’ll spot you ten dollars for lunch.
     23. v. To stain; to leave a spot (on).
           Hard water will spot if it is left on a surface.
           a garment spotted with mould
     24. v. To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
           I spotted the carpet where the child dropped spaghetti.
     25. v. (gymnastics, dance, weightlifting, climbing) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
           I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.
     26. v. (dance) To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
           Most figure skaters do not spot their turns like dancers do.
     27. v. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
     28. v. To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
     29. v. To place an object at a location indicated by a spot. Notably in billiards or snooker.
           The referee had to spot the pink on the blue spot.
     30. adj. (commerce) Available on the spot; on hand for immediate payment or delivery.
           spot wheat; spot cash
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.
ground
     1. n. The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
     2. n. Terrain.
     3. n. Soil, earth.
           The worm crawls through the ground.
           The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground.
     4. n. The bottom of a body of water.
     5. n. Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
     6. n. reason, Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
           You will need to show good grounds for your action.
           He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds.
     7. n. Background, context, framework, surroundings.
     8. n. (historical) The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
     9. n. (metaphorical) Hence, by extension, advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
     10. n. plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
           crimson flowers on a white ground
     11. n. In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
     12. n. In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
           Brussels ground
     13. n. In etching, a gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
     14. n. (architecture, mostly, in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
           Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them.
     15. n. A soccer stadium.
           Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford.
     16. n. (electricity, Canadian, and US) An electrical conductor connected to the ground.
     17. n. (electricity, Canadian, and US) A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference.
     18. n. (cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (h
     19. n. (music) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
     20. n. (music) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
     21. n. The pit of a theatre.
     22. v. (US) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
     23. v. To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
           If you don't clean your room, I'll have no choice but to ground you.
           Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!
           My kids are currently grounded from television.
     24. v. To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
           Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.
     25. v. To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
           Jim was grounded in maths.
     26. v. (baseball) to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).
           Jones grounded to second in his last at-bat.
     27. v. (cricket) (of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out
     28. v. (intransitive) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
           The ship grounded on the bar.
     29. v. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
     30. v. (fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
     31. v. To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
           I ground myself with meditation.
     32. v. simple past tense and past participle of grind
           I ground the coffee up nicely.
     33. adj. Crushed, or reduced to small particles.
           ground mustard seed
     34. adj. Processed by grinding.
           lenses of ground glass
     grind
          1. v. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
          2. v. To shape with the force of friction.
                grind a lens
                grind an axe
          3. v. (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
          4. v. To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
                This corn grinds well.
                Steel grinds to a sharp edge.
          5. v. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
          6. v. (sports) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
          7. v. To oppress, hold down or weaken.
          8. v. (slang) To rotate the hips erotically.
          9. v. (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
          10. v. (video games) To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
          11. v. To operate by turning a crank.
                to grind an organ
          12. v. To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
          13. v. To instill through repetitive teaching.
                Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn.
          14. v. (slang) To eat.
                Eh, brah, let's go grind.
          15. v. (slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
          16. n. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
          17. n. Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
          18. n. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
                This bag contains espresso grind.
          19. n. A tedious and laborious task.
                Synonyms: chore
                This homework is a grind.
          20. n. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
          21. n. (archaic, slang) One who studies hard; a swot.
          22. n. grindcore, Grindcore (subgenre of heavy metal)
          23. n. A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
Is
     1. n. plural of I
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of be
           He is a doctor. He retired some time ago.
           Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him.
     3. n. plural of i
           remember to dot your is
     be
          1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
          2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
                There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
          3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
                The cup is on the table.
          4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
                When will the meeting be?
          5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
                The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
                I have been to Spain many times.
                Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
          6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
                Knowledge is bliss.
                Hi, I’m Jim.
          7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
                3 times 5 is fifteen.
          8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
                François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
          9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
                The sky is blue.
          10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
                The sky is a deep blue today.
          11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
                The dog was drowned by the boy.
          12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
                The woman is walking.
                I shall be writing to you soon.
                We liked to chat while we were eating.
          13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
          14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
                I am to leave tomorrow.
                I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
          15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
                This building is three hundred years old.
                I am 75 kilograms.
                He’s about 6 feet tall.
          16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
                I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
          17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
                It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
                It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
                What time is it there? It’s night.
          18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
                It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
                It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
          19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
                It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
                Why is it so dark in here?
          20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
                "What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
                Why is he being nice to me?
appropriated
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of appropriate
     2. adj. set aside for a specified purpose
     appropriate
          1. adj. Suitable or fit; proper.
                The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.
          2. adj. Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
                I don't think it was appropriate for the cashier to tell me out loud in front of all those people at the check-out that my hair-piece looked like it was falling out of place.
                While it is not considered appropriate for a professor to date his student, there is no such concern once the semester has ended.
          3. adj. (obsolete) Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.
          4. v. (transitive, archaic) To make suitable; to suit.
          5. v. To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
                Let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit.
          6. v. To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
                A spot of ground is appropriated for a garden.
                to appropriate money for the increase of the navy
          7. v. (transitive, British, ecclesiastical, legal) To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).
for
     1. conj. (dated) Because.
     2. prep. Towards.
           The astronauts headed for the moon.
     3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
           I have something for you.
     4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
           We're having a birthday party for Janet.
           The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
           The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
     5. prep. Supporting.
           All those for the motion raise your hands.
     6. prep. Because of.
           He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
           (UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
           She was the worse for drink.
     7. prep. Over a period of time.
           I've lived here for three years.
           They fought for days over a silly pencil.
     8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
     9. prep. On behalf of.
           I will stand in for him.
     10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
     11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
           I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
           He's going for his doctorate.
           Do you want to go for coffee?
           People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
           Can you go to the store for some eggs?
           I'm saving up for a car.
           Don't wait for an answer.
           What did he ask you for?
     12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
           Run for the hills!
           He was headed for the door when he remembered.
     13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
           Fair for its day.
           She's spry for an old lady.
     14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
     15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
           For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
           All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
     16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
           In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
     17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
           At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
     18. prep. To be, or as being.
     19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
     20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
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.
garden
     1. n. An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
           a vegetable garden  a flower garden
     2. n.          (in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.
                   You can spend the afternoon walking around the town gardens.
     3. n.          (attributive) Taking place in, or used in, such a garden.
                   a garden party;  a garden spade;  a garden path
     4. n. The grounds at the front or back of a house.
           This house has a swimming pool, a tent, a swing set and a fountain in the garden.  We were drinking lemonade and playing croquet in the garden.  Our garden is overgrown with weeds.
     5. n. (cartomancy) The twentieth Lenormand card.
     6. n. (slang) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
     7. v. (intransitive, chiefly North America) to grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
           I love to garden — this year I'm going to plant some daffodils.
     8. v. (intransitive, cricket) of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.
     9. adj. Common, ordinary, domesticated.
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