| 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. | |
| sudden |
| 1. adj. Happening quickly and with little or no warning. | |
| The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused. | |
| 2. adj. (obsolete) Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid. | |
| 3. adj. (obsolete) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. | |
| 4. adv. (poetic) Suddenly. | |
| 5. n. (obsolete) An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. | |
| backward |
| 1. adj. (of motion) In the direction towards the back. | |
| They left without a backward glance. | |
| 2. adj. (of motion) In the direction reverse of normal. | |
| The occasional backward movement of planets is evidence they revolve around the sun. | |
| 3. adj. Reluctant or unable to advance. | |
| 4. adj. Of a culture: undeveloped or unsophisticated. | |
| 5. adj. Of a thought or value: outdated. | |
| 6. adj. (cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease. | |
| 7. adj. (cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else. | |
| 8. adj. (obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant. | |
| 9. adj. Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning. | |
| a backward child | |
| 10. adj. Late or behindhand. | |
| a backward season | |
| 11. adj. (obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone. | |
| 12. adv. (of motion) In the direction towards the back; backwards | |
| to walk or ride backward; to throw the arms backward | |
| 13. adv. Toward, or in, past time or events; ago. | |
| 14. adv. By way of reflection; reflexively. | |
| 15. adv. From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin. | |
| 16. n. The state behind or past. | |
| motion |
| 1. n. A state of progression from one place to another. | |
| 2. n. A change of position with respect to time. | |
| 3. n. (physics) A change from one place to another. | |
| 4. n. A parliamentary action to propose something. | |
| The motion to amend is now open for discussion. | |
| 5. n. (obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show. | |
| 6. n. (philosophy) from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place. | |
| 7. n. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity. | |
| 8. n. (law) A formal request, oral or written, made to a judge or court of law to obtain an official court ruling or order for a legal action to be taken by, or on behalf of, the movant. | |
| 9. n. (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement. | |
| 10. n. (music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is when parts move in opposite di | |
| 11. n. (obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show. | |
| 12. v. To gesture indicating a desired movement. | |
| He motioned for me to come closer. | |
| 13. v. (proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure. | |
| 14. v. To make a proposal; to offer plans. | |
