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despite
1. n. (obsolete) Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
2. n. (archaic) Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
3. n. Evil feeling; malice, spite.
4. prep. In spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of.
5. v. (obsolete) To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
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.
fresh
1. adj. Newly produced or obtained.
He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer.
I seem to make fresh mistakes every time I start writing.
2. adj. Not cooked, dried, frozen, or spoiled.
After taking a beating in the boxing ring, the left side of his face looked like fresh meat.
I brought home from the market a nice bunch of fresh spinach leaves straight from the farm.
a glass of fresh milk
3. adj. (of plant material) Still green and not dried.
4. adj. Refreshing or cool.
What a nice fresh breeze.
5. adj. (of water) Without salt; not saline.
After a day at sea it was good to feel the fresh water of the stream.
6. adj. Rested; not tired or fatigued.
7. adj. In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.
a fresh hand on a ship
8. adj. Youthful; florid.
9. adj. (slang) Good, fashionable.
a fresh pair of sneakers
10. adj. (figurative) Recent or new, sometimes to the point of causing extreme joy or extreme discomfort.
With his recent lottery prize fresh in his mind, Joe was too happy to contain himself.
With his recent breakup fresh in his mind, he was unable to concentrate on his task at work.
11. adv. recently; just recently; most recently
We are fresh out of milk.
12. n. A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.
13. n. A stream or spring of fresh water.
14. n. The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea.
15. adj. Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.
No one liked his fresh comments.
16. adj. Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious.
Hey, don't get fresh with me!
calamity
1. n. An event resulting in great loss.
2. n. The distress that results from some disaster.
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.
renovation
1. n. An act, or the process, of renovating.
2. n. (theology) Regeneration.
Is
1. n. plural of I
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of be
He is a doctor. He retired some time ago.
Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him.
3. n. plural of i
remember to dot your is
be
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
The cup is on the table.
4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
When will the meeting be?
5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
I have been to Spain many times.
Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
Knowledge is bliss.
Hi, I’m Jim.
7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
3 times 5 is fifteen.
8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
The sky is blue.
10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
The sky is a deep blue today.
11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
The dog was drowned by the boy.
12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
The woman is walking.
I shall be writing to you soon.
We liked to chat while we were eating.
13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
I am to leave tomorrow.
I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
This building is three hundred years old.
I am 75 kilograms.
He’s about 6 feet tall.
16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
What time is it there? It’s night.
18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
Why is it so dark in here?
20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
"What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
Why is he being nice to me?
still
1. adj. Not moving; calm.
Still waters run deep.
2. adj. Not effervescing; not sparkling.
still water; still wines
3. adj. Uttering no sound; silent.
4. adj. (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
5. adj. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
6. adj. (obsolete) Constant; continual.
7. adv. Without motion.
They stood still until the guard was out of sight.
8. adv. (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
Is it still raining? It was still raining five minutes ago.
We've seen most of the sights, but we are still to visit the museum.
9. adv. (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
Tom is tall; Dick is taller; Harry is still taller. ("still" and "taller" can easily swap places here)
10. adv. (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
I’m not hungry, but I’ll still manage to find room for dessert.
Yeah, but still...
11. adv. (archaic, poetic) Always; invariably; constantly; continuously.
12. adv. (extensive) Even, yet.
Some dogs howl, more yelp, still more bark.
13. n. A period of calm or silence.
the still of the night
14. n. (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
15. n. (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
16. n. A steep hill or ascent.
17. n. a device for distilling liquids.
18. n. (catering) a large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
19. n. (catering) the area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
20. n. A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
21. v. to calm down, to quiet
to still the raging sea
22. v. (obsolete) To trickle, drip.
23. v. To cause to fall by drops.
24. v. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.
set
1. v. To put (something) down, to rest.
Set the tray there.
2. v. To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
I have set my heart on running the marathon.
3. v. To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
4. v. (transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
to set a coach in the mud
5. v. To determine or settle.
to set the rent
6. v. To adjust.
I set the alarm at 6 a.m.
7. v. To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
8. v. To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
Please set the table for our guests.
9. v. To introduce or describe.
I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene.
10. v. To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to.
He says he will set his next film in France.
11. v. To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
This crossword was set by Araucaria.
12. v. To prepare (a stage or film set).
13. v. To fit (someone) up in a situation.
14. v. To arrange (type).
It was a complex page, but he set it quickly.
15. v. To devise and assign (work) to.
The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot.
16. v. (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
17. v. (intransitive) To solidify.
The glue sets in four minutes.
18. v. To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
to set milk for cheese
19. v. (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
The moon sets at eight o'clock tonight.
20. v. (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
21. v. (obsolete, now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
22. v. (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
to set seed
23. v. (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
24. v. (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
He sets in that chair all day.
25. v. To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
26. v. (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
The dog sets the bird.
Your dog sets well.
27. v. (obsolete) To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly; to set out.
28. v. To fit music to words.
29. v. To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
to set pear trees in an orchard
30. v. To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
31. v. To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
The current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward.
32. v. To place or fix in a setting.
to set a precious stone in a border of metal
to set glass in a sash
33. v. To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
to set (that is, to hone) a razor
to set a saw
34. v. To extend and bring into position; to spread.
to set the sails of a ship
35. v. To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
to set a psalm
36. v. To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
to set a broken bone
37. v. (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
38. v. (obsolete) To wager in gambling; to risk.
39. v. To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
40. v. (obsolete) To value; to rate; used with at.
41. v. To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
to set a good example; to set lessons to be learned
42. v. (Scotland) To suit; to become.
It sets him ill.
43. n. A punch for setting nails in wood.
nail set
44. n. A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
television set
45. n. (alt form, sett): a hole made and lived in by a badger.
46. n. (alt form, sett): pattern of threads and yarns.
47. n. (alt form, sett): piece of quarried stone.
48. n. (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
49. n. The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
50. n. (obsolete, rare) That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
51. n. (engineering) Permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
the set of a spring
52. n. (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
53. n. (printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
54. n. A young oyster when first attached.
55. n. Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
56. n. A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun)
57. n. (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
the set of a coat
58. n. The camber of a curved roofing tile.
59. adj. Fixed in position.
60. adj. Rigid, solidified.
61. adj. Ready, prepared.
on your marks, get set, go!; on your marks, set, go!
62. adj. Intent, determined (to do something).
set on getting to his destination
63. adj. Prearranged.
a set menu
64. adj. Fixed in one’s opinion.
to
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
I want to leave.
He asked me what to do.
I don’t know how to say it.
I have places to go and people to see.
2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
"Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
I have to do laundry today.
4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
We are walking to the shop.
5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
He devoted himself to education.
They drank to his health.
6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
His face was beaten to a pulp.
7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
With God to friend (with God as a friend); with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe); lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); t
9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
one to one = 1:1
ten to one = 10:1.
I have ten dollars to your four.
10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
Three to the power of two is nine.
Three to the second is nine.
11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
I gave the book to him.
12. prep. (time) Preceding.
ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
There's a lot of sense to what he says.
14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
Please push the door to.
16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
17. adv. misspelling of too
go
1. v. To move:
2. v. (intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things like people or cars, or intangible things like
Why don’t you go with us? This train goes through Cincinnati on its way to Chicago. Chris, where are you going? &nbs
3. v. (intransitive) To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's m
Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell.
Fans want to see the Twelfth Doctor go to the 51st century to visit River in the library.
4. v. (intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
5. v. To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
We've only gone twenty miles today. This car can go circles around that one.
6. v. (intransitive) To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
We went swimming. Let's go shopping.
7. v. (intransitive) To leave; to move away.
Please don't go! I really must be going. Workmen were coming and going at all hours of the night.
8. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To walk; to travel on one's feet.
9. v. (intransitive, chiefly of a, machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
The engine just won't go anymore.
10. v. (intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).
Get ready, get set, go! On your marks, get set, go! On your marks, set, go!
Here goes nothing. Let's go and hunt.
11. v. (intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game.
It’s your turn; go.
12. v. (intransitive) To attend.
I go to school at the schoolhouse. She went to Yale. They only go to church on Christmas.
13. v. To proceed:
14. v. (intransitive) To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
That went well. "How are things going?" "Not bad, thanks.".
15. v. (intransitive, colloquial, with another verb, sometimes linked by and) To proceed (especially to do something foolish).
Why'd you have to go and do that?
Why'd you have to go do that?
He just went and punched the guy.
16. v. To follow or travel along (a path):
17. v. To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
Let's go this way for a while.
She was going that way anyway, so she offered to show him where it was.
18. v. To travel or pass along.
19. v. (intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
This property goes all the way to the state line.
20. v. (intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access to.
Does this road go to Fort Smith?
21. v. (copula) To become. (The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.)
You'll go blind. I went crazy / went mad. After failing as a criminal, he decided to go straight.
22. v. To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
23. v. (intransitive) To continuously or habitually be in a state.
I don't want my children to go hungry. We went barefoot in the summer.
24. v. To come to (a certain condition or state).
they went into debt, she goes to sleep around 10 o'clock, the local shop wants to go digital, and eventually go global
25. v. (intransitive) To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.
The traffic light went straight from green to red.
26. v. To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
How did your meeting with Smith go?
27. v. (intransitive) To tend (toward a result).
Well, that goes to show you. These experiences go to make us stronger.
28. v. To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
qualities that go to make a lady / lip-reader / sharpshooter
29. v. To pass, to be used up:
30. v. (intransitive, of time) To elapse, to pass; to slip away. (Compare go by.)
The time went slowly.
31. v. (intransitive) To end or disappear. (Compare go away.)
After three days, my headache finally went.
32. v. (intransitive) To be spent or used up.
His money went on drink.
33. v. (intransitive) To die.
34. v. (intransitive) To be discarded.
This chair has got to go.
35. v. (intransitive, cricket) To be lost or out:
36. v. (intransitive, cricket, of a wicket) To be lost.
37. v. (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To be out.
38. v. To break down or apart:
39. v. (intransitive) To collapse or give way, to break apart.
40. v. (intransitive) To break down or decay.
This meat is starting to go off. My mind is going. She's 83; her eyesight is starting to go.
41. v. (intransitive) To be sold.
Everything must go. The car went for five thousand dollars.
42. v. (intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
The property shall go to my wife. The award went to Steven Spielberg.
43. v. (transitive, intransitive) To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
How long can you go without water? We've gone without your help for a while now. I've gone ten days now without a cigarette. Can you two go twenty minutes wi
44. v. (transitive, sports) To have a certain record.
They've gone one for three in this series. The team is going five in a row.
45. v. To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:
46. v. (intransitive) To have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
Whatever the boss says goes, do you understand?
47. v. (intransitive) To be accepted.
Anything goes around here.
48. v. (intransitive) To be valid.
49. v. To say (something), to make a sound:
50. v. (transitive, slang) To say (something, aloud or to oneself). (Often used in present tense.)
I go, "As if!" And she was all like, "Whatever!".
As soon as I did it, I went "that was stupid.".
51. v. To make the (specified) sound.
Cats go "meow". Motorcycles go "vroom".
52. v. (intransitive) To sound; to make a noise.
I woke up just before the clock went.
53. v. To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
The tune goes like this. As the story goes, he got the idea for the song while sitting in traffic.
54. v. (intransitive) To resort (to).
I'll go to court if I have to.
55. v. To apply or subject oneself to:
56. v. To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
I'm going to join a sports team. I wish you'd go and get a job. He went to pick it up, but it rolled out of reach.
ahead
1. adv. In or to the front; in advance; onward.
The island was directly ahead.
2. adv. In the direction one is facing or moving.
Just ahead you can see the cliffs.
3. adv. In or for the future.
There may be tough times ahead.
You've got to think ahead so as not to be unprepared.
4. adv. At an earlier time.
He paid his rent ahead.
5. adv. Having progressed more.
In all of his classes Jack was ahead.

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