anything |
1. pron. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other. | |
I would not do it for anything or any ring. | |
2. pron. (with “as” or “like”) Expressing an indefinite comparison. | |
3. n. Someone or something of importance. | |
4. adv. In any way, any extent or any degree. | |
That isn't anything like a car. | |
She's not anything like as strong as me. | |
delightfully |
1. adv. In a delightful manner. | |
sweet |
1. adj. Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar. | |
a sweet apple | |
2. adj. Having a taste of sugar. | |
3. adj. (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar. | |
Sweet wines are better dessert wines. | |
4. adj. Not having a salty taste. | |
sweet butter | |
5. adj. Having a pleasant smell. | |
a sweet scent. | |
6. adj. Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale. | |
sweet milk | |
7. adj. Having a pleasant sound. | |
a sweet tune | |
8. adj. Having a pleasing disposition. | |
a sweet child | |
9. adj. Having a helpful disposition. | |
It was sweet of him to help out. | |
10. adj. (mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur. | |
sweet soil | |
sweet crude oil | |
11. adj. (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable. | |
The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift. | |
12. adj. (anchor, be_sweet_on)(informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated, enamoured with , fond of | |
The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight. | |
13. adj. (obsolete) Fresh; not salt or brackish. | |
sweet water | |
14. adj. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair. | |
a sweet face; a sweet colour or complexion | |
15. adv. In a sweet manner. | |
16. n. The basic taste sensation induced by sugar. | |
17. n. (British) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy. | |
18. n. (British) A food eaten for dessert. | |
Can we see the sweet menu, please? | |
19. n. sweetheart; darling. | |
20. n. (obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume. | |
21. n. (obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses. | |
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. | |
pleasing |
1. adj. Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification. | |
2. v. present participle of please. | |
3. n. pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing.". | |
please |
1. v. To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to. | |
Her presentation pleased the executives. | |
I'm pleased to see you've been behaving yourself. | |
2. v. (intransitive, ergative) To desire; to will; to be pleased by. | |
Just do as you please. | |
3. adv. Used to make a polite request. | |
Please, pass the bread. | |
Would you please sign this form? | |
Could you tell me the time, please? | |
May I take your order, please? | |
4. adv. Used as an affirmative to an offer. | |
—May I help you? —Please. | |
5. adv. An expression of annoyance or impatience. | |
Oh, please, do we have to hear that again? | |
6. adv. (Cincinnati) Said as a request to repeat information. | |
please. |
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