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an
1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
4. conj. (archaic) If
5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
An it harm none, do what ye will.
6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
I was only going twenty miles an hour.
automobile
1. n. (US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other loa
2. v. (intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile.
3. adj. Self-moving; self-propelled.
with
1. prep. Against.
He picked a fight with the class bully.
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
He went with his friends.
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
5. prep. In support of.
We are with you all the way.
6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
slain with robbers
7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
cut with a knife
8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
9. prep. Having, owning.
10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
Do you want to come with?
11. adv. -->
12. n. alternative form of withe
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.
torpedo
1. n. (military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
2. n. A fish having wings that generate electric current, a kind of electric ray.
3. n. (regional) A submarine sandwich.
4. n. (archaic, military) A naval mine.
5. n. (obsolete, military) An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo.
6. n. (slang) A professional gunman or assassin.
7. n. (rail transport, US) A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
8. n. A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
9. n. An automobile with a torpedo body.
10. n. (slang) a woman's shoe with a pointed toe
11. n. (slang) a large breast; breast with a large nipple
12. n. (slang) a marijuana cigarette
13. n. a thick marijuana cigarette
14. n. a cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine
15. v. To send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship.
16. v. To sink a ship with one of more torpedoes.
17. v. To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack.
body
1. n. Physical frame.
2. n. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light.
3. n. The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul.
The body is driven by desires, but the soul is at peace.
4. n. A corpse.
Her body was found at four o'clock, just two hours after the murder.
5. n. (archaic, or informal except in compounds) A person.
What's a body gotta do to get a drink around here?
6. n. Main section.
7. n. The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail).
The boxer took a blow to the body.
8. n. The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories.
The bumpers and front tyres were ruined, but the body of the car was in remarkable shape.
9. n. (archaic) The section of a dress extending from the neck to the waist, excluding the arms.
Penny was in the scullery, pressing the body of her new dress.
10. n. The content of a letter, message, or other printed or electronic document, as distinct from signatures, salutations, headers, and so on.
11. n. (programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters.
In many programming languages, the method body is enclosed in braces.
12. n. Coherent group.
13. n. A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass.
I was escorted from the building by a body of armed security guards.
14. n. An organisation, company or other authoritative group.
The local train operating company is the managing body for this section of track.
15. n. A unified collection of details, knowledge or information.
We have now amassed a body of evidence which points to one conclusion.
16. n. Material entity.
17. n. Any physical object or material thing.
All bodies are held together by internal forces.
18. n. Substance; physical presence.
We have given body to what was just a vague idea.
19. n. Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.).
The red wine, sadly, lacked body.
20. n. An agglomeration of some substance, especially one that would be otherwise un.
The English Channel is a body of water lying between Great Britain and France.
21. n. (printing) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).
a nonpareil face on an agate body
22. n. (geometry) A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.
23. v. To give body or shape to something.
24. v. To construct the bodywork of a car.
25. v. To embody.
26. v. (transitive, slang) To murder someone.
27. v. (transitive, slang) To utterly defeat someone.
28. v. (transitive, slang) to hard counter a particular character build or play style. Frequently used in the passive voice form, get bodied by.

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