agitation |
1. n. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. | |
After a storm the sea is in agitation. | |
2. n. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation. | |
She causes great agitation within me. | |
3. n. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc. | |
the antislavery agitation | |
labor agitation | |
After this conflict pro-independence agitation temporarily died down. | |
4. n. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate. | |
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. | |
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. | |
mind |
1. n. The ability for rational thought. | |
Despite advancing age, his mind was still as sharp as ever. | |
2. n. The ability to be aware of things. | |
There was no doubt in his mind that they would win. | |
3. n. The ability to remember things. | |
My mind just went blank. | |
4. n. The ability to focus the thoughts. | |
I can’t keep my mind on what I’m doing. | |
5. n. Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities. | |
He was one of history’s greatest minds. | |
6. n. Judgment, opinion, or view. | |
He changed his mind after hearing the speech. | |
7. n. Desire, inclination, or intention. | |
She had a mind to go to Paris. | |
I have half a mind to do it myself. | |
8. n. A healthy mental state. | |
I, ______ being of sound mind and body, do herebynb... | |
You are losing your mind. | |
9. n. (philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based. | |
The mind is a process of the brain. | |
10. n. Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death. | |
a month's or monthly mind; a year's mind | |
11. v. (now regional) To remember. | |
12. v. (now rare except in phrases) To attend to, concern oneself with, heed, be mindful of. | |
You should mind your own business. | |
13. v. (originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by. | |
I wouldn't mind an ice cream right now. | |
14. v. To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time. | |
Would you mind my bag for me? | |
15. v. (chiefly in the imperative) To make sure, to take care (that). | |
Mind you don't knock that glass over. | |
16. v. To be careful about. | |
17. v. (United Kingdom, Ireland) Take note; (used to point out an exception or caveat.) | |
I'm not very healthy—I do eat fruit sometimes, mind. | |
18. v. (obsolete) To have in mind; to intend. | |
19. v. (obsolete) To put in mind; to remind. | |
marked |
1. adj. Having a visible or identifying mark. | |
2. adj. Of a playing card: having a secret mark on the back for cheating. | |
3. adj. Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous. | |
The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus. | |
4. adj. (linguistics) Of a word, form, or phoneme: distinguished by a positive feature. | |
e.g. in author and authoress, the latter is marked for its gender by a suffix. | |
5. adj. singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance. | |
A marked man. | |
6. adj. (of a police vehicle) in police livery, as opposed to unmarked. | |
7. v. simple past tense and past participle of mark | |
mark |
1. n. Boundary, land within a boundary.: | |
2. n. (obsolete) A boundary; a border or frontier. | |
3. n. (obsolete) A boundary-post or fence. | |
4. n. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. | |
5. n. (archaic) A type of small region or principality. | |
6. n. (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples. | |
7. n. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.: | |
8. n. An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something. | |
9. n. A characteristic feature. | |
A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman. | |
10. n. A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional. | |
11. n. A sign or brand on a person. | |
12. n. A written character or sign. | |
The font wasn't able to render all the diacritical marks properly. | |
13. n. A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc. | |
With eggs, you need to check for the quality mark before you buy. | |
14. n. (obsolete) Resemblance, likeness, image. | |
15. n. A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral). | |
I am proud to present my patented travelator, mark two. | |
16. n. A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such point gained as out of a possible total. | |
What mark did you get in your history test? | |
17. n. Indicator of position, objective etc.: | |
18. n. A target for shooting at with a projectile. | |
19. n. An indication or sign used for reference or measurement. | |
I filled the bottle up to the 500ml mark. | |
20. n. The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game. | |
21. n. (obsolete) The female genitals. | |
22. n. (Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free k | |
23. n. (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point. | |
24. n. A score for a sporting achievement. | |
25. n. An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance. | |
26. n. (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures. | |
Now put the pastry in at 450 degrees, or mark 8. | |
27. n. Limit or standard of action or fact. | |
to be within the mark; to come up to the mark | |
28. n. Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station. | |
29. n. (archaic) Preeminence; high position. | |
patricians of mark; a fellow of no mark | |
30. n. (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential. | |
31. n. (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms a | |
32. n. Attention.: | |
33. n. (archaic) Attention, notice. | |
His last comment is particularly worthy of mark. | |
34. n. Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.) | |
35. n. (obsolete) Regard; respect. | |
36. v. To put a mark upon; to make recognizable by a mark. | |
to mark a box or bale of merchandise | |
to mark clothing with one's name | |
37. v. To indicate in some way for later reference. | |
She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading. | |
This monument marks the spot where Wolfe died. | |
His courage and energy marked him as a leader. | |
38. v. To take note of. | |
Mark my words: that boy's up to no good. | |
39. v. To blemish, scratch, or stain. | |
See where this pencil has marked the paper. | |
The floor was marked with wine and blood. | |
40. v. To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc. | |
The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests. | |
41. v. To keep account of; to enumerate and register. | |
to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game | |
42. v. (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick. | |
43. v. (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily. | |
44. v. (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball. | |
45. v. (singing) To sing softly, and perhaps an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal. | |
46. n. A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz. | |
47. n. (now historical) An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence. | |
48. n. Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs. | |
49. n. A coin worth one mark. | |
50. v. (imperative, marching) alternative form of march (said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command). | |
Mark time, mark! | |
Forward, mark! | |
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 | |
complaint |
1. n. The act of complaining. | |
2. n. A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern. | |
I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company. | |
3. n. (legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim ass | |
4. n. (legal) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.However, court proceedings, such as a trial | |
5. n. A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder. | |
Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint. | |
and |
1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other. | |
2. conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. | |
3. conj. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences. | |
4. conj. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first. | |
5. conj. (obsolete) Yet; but. | |
6. conj. Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often | |
7. conj. (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements. | |
8. conj. Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition. | |
9. conj. Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause. | |
10. conj. Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’. | |
11. conj. (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come, | |
12. conj. Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other". | |
13. conj. Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb). | |
14. conj. Expressing a condition.: | |
15. conj. (now US dialect) If; provided that. | |
16. conj. (obsolete) As if, as though. | |
17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat. | |
18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath. | |
19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog. | |
20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine. | |
impatience |
1. n. The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something. | |
disturbance |
1. n. The act of disturbing, being disturbed. | |
2. n. Something that disturbs. | |
That guy causes a lot of trouble, you know, he's such a disturbance. | |
3. n. A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption. | |
4. n. An interruption of that which is normal or regular. | |
5. n. (psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness. | |
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. | |
temper |
1. n. A tendency to be in a certain type of mood; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting. | |
to have a good, bad, or calm temper | |
2. n. State of mind; mood. | |
3. n. A tendency to become angry. | |
to have a hasty temper | |
He has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople. | |
4. n. Anger; a fit of anger. | |
an outburst of temper | |
5. n. Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure. | |
to keep one's temper; to lose one's temper; to recover one's temper | |
6. n. (obsolete) Constitution of body; the mixture or relative proportion of the four humours: blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy. | |
7. n. Middle state or course; mean; medium. | |
8. n. The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities. | |
the temper of mortar | |
9. n. The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment. | |
10. n. The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling. | |
the temper of iron or steel | |
11. n. (sugar manufacture, historical) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar. | |
12. v. To moderate or control. | |
Temper your language around children. | |
13. v. To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal. | |
Tempering is a heat treatment technique applied to metals, alloys, and glass to achieve greater toughness by increasing the strength of materials and/or ductility. Tempering is performed by a c | |
14. v. To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine. | |
15. v. To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency. | |
16. v. (music) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use. | |
17. v. (obsolete, Latinism) To govern; to manage. | |
18. v. (archaic) To combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose. | |
19. v. (archaic) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage. | |
20. v. (obsolete) To fit together; to adjust; to accommodate. | |
irritation |
1. n. The act of irritating or annoying | |
What irritation cause you to be so moody? | |
2. n. The state of being irritated | |
3. n. The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some external body; especially, the act of ex | |
4. n. A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action. | |