| created |
| 1. v. simple past tense and past participle of create | |
| create |
| 1. v. To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) | |
| You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red. | |
| 2. v. (especially, of a god) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used. | |
| 3. v. To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape | |
| Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele. | |
| 4. v. To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion. | |
| crop failures created food shortages and high prices; his stubbornness created many difficulties | |
| A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam. | |
| 5. v. To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute. | |
| Henry VIII created him a Duke. Last month, the queen created two barons. | |
| Under the concordate with Belgium, at least one Belgian clergyman must be created cardinal; by tradition, every archbishop of Mechelen is thus created a cardinal. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative. | |
| Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use! | |
| 7. v. (intransitive, colloquial) To make a fuss, complain; to shout. | |
| 8. adj. (obsolete) Created, resulting from creation. | |
| 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 | |
| humans |
| 1. n. plural of human | |
| human |
| 1. adj. (notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives. | |
| 2. adj. (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being. | |
| To err is human; to forgive, divine. | |
| 3. n. A human being, whether man, woman or child. | |
| Humans share common ancestors with other apes. | |
| 4. v. (rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human. | |
| artificial |
| 1. adj. Man-made; of artifice. | |
| The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky. | |
| 2. adj. False, misleading. | |
| Her manner was somewhat artificial. | |
| 3. adj. Unnatural. | |
