false |
1. adj. Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. | |
2. adj. Based on factually incorrect premises. | |
false legislation, false punishment | |
3. adj. Spurious, artificial. | |
false teeth | |
4. adj. (logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result. | |
5. adj. Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful. | |
a false witness | |
6. adj. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous. | |
a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises | |
7. adj. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous. | |
a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar | |
8. adj. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental. | |
9. adj. (music) Out of tune. | |
10. adv. Not truly; not honestly; falsely. | |
11. n. One of two options on a true-or-false test. | |
The student received a failing grade for circling every true and false on her quiz. | |
accusations |
1. n. plural of accusation | |
accusation |
1. n. The act of accusing. | |
2. n. (legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law. | |
3. n. An allegation. | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
charges |
1. n. plural of charge | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of charge | |
charge |
1. n. The scope of someone's responsibility. | |
The child was in the nanny's charge. | |
2. n. Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher. | |
The child was a charge of the nanny. | |
3. n. A load or burden; cargo. | |
The ship had a charge of colonists and their belongings. | |
4. n. The amount of money levied for a service. | |
There will be a charge of five dollars. | |
5. n. An instruction. | |
I gave him the charge to get the deal closed by the end of the month. | |
6. n. (military) A ground attack against a prepared enemy. | |
Pickett did not die leading his famous charge. | |
7. n. An accusation. | |
That's a slanderous charge of abuse of trust. | |
8. n. (physics, and chemistry) An electric charge. | |
9. n. (basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender. | |
10. n. A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a firearm cartridge. | |
11. n. (heraldry) An image displayed on an escutcheon. | |
12. n. A forceful forward movement. | |
13. n. (weaponry) A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack. | |
to bring a weapon to the charge | |
14. n. (farriery) A sort of plaster or ointment. | |
15. n. (obsolete) Weight; import; value. | |
16. n. (historical, or obsolete) A measure of thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig weighing about seventy pounds; a charre. | |
17. n. (ecclesiastical) An address given at a church service concluding a visitation. | |
18. v. To assign a duty or responsibility to. | |
19. v. To assign (a debit) to an account. | |
Let's charge this to marketing. | |
20. v. To pay on account, as by using a credit card. | |
Can I charge my purchase to my credit card? | |
Can I charge this purchase? | |
21. v. To require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.). | |
to charge high for goods I won't charge you for the wheat | |
22. v. (possibly archaic) To sell at a given price. | |
to charge coal at $5 per unit | |
23. v. (law) To formally accuse (a person) of a crime. | |
I'm charging you with assault and battery. | |
24. v. To impute or ascribe. | |
25. v. To call to account; to challenge. | |
26. v. To place a burden or load on or in. | |
27. v. To ornament with or cause to bear. | |
to charge an architectural member with a moulding | |
28. v. (heraldry) To assume as a bearing. | |
He charges three roses. | |
29. v. (heraldry) To add to or represent on. | |
He charges his shield with three roses or. | |
30. v. To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials. | |
Charge your weapons; we're moving up. | |
31. v. To cause to take on an electric charge. | |
Rubbing amber with wool will charge it quickly. | |
32. v. To add energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery). | |
He charged the battery overnight. | |
Don't forget to charge the drill. | |
I charge my phone every night. | |
33. v. (intransitive) (Of a battery or a device containing a battery) To gain energy. | |
The battery is still charging: I can't use it yet. | |
His cell phone charges very quickly, whereas mine takes forever. | |
34. v. (intransitive) To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback. | |
35. v. (military, transitive and intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group. | |
The impetuous corps charged the enemy lines. | |
36. v. (basketball) To commit a charging foul. | |
37. v. (cricket, of a batsman) To take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as he delivers the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or | |
38. v. (transitive, of a hunting dog) To lie on the belly and be still (A command given by a hunter to a dog). | |
brought |
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of bring | |
bring |
1. v. To transport toward somebody/somewhere. | |
Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey. | |
2. v. (transitive, figuratively) To supply or contribute. | |
The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing. | |
3. v. To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody. | |
4. v. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide. | |
5. v. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch. | |
What does coal bring per ton? | |
6. v. (baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball. | |
The closer Jones can really bring it. | |
7. interj. The sound of a telephone ringing. | |
8. interj. cln, en, basic words, irregular verbs, onomatopoeias | |
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 | |
tarnish |
1. n. Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air. | |
2. v. (intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation. | |
Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing. | |
3. v. To soil, sully, damage or compromise | |
He is afraid that he will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees. | |
4. v. (intransitive, figurative) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull. | |
another |
1. det. One more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect. | |
Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks. | |
2. det. Not the same; different. | |
Do you know another way to do this job? | |
3. det. Any or some; any different person, indefinitely; anyone else; someone else. | |
He has never known another like her. | |
4. pron. An additional one of the same kind. | |
This napkin fell to the floor, could you please bring me another? | |
5. pron. One that is different from the current one. | |
I saw one movie, but I think I will see another. | |
6. pron. One of a group of things of the same kind. | |
His interests keep shifting from one thing to another. | |
reputation |
1. n. What somebody is known for. | |
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3. n. , chapter= | |
4. n. , isbn= | |
5. n. , publisher=Luft i.e. Hoochstraten | |
6. n. , location= | |
7. n. , editor= | |
8. n. , volume_plain= | |
9. n. , page=117 | |
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or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
standing |
1. v. present participle of stand | |
2. adj. Erect, not cut down. | |
3. adj. Performed from an erect position. | |
standing ovation | |
4. adj. Remaining in force or status. | |
standing committee | |
5. adj. Stagnant; not moving or flowing. | |
standing water | |
6. adj. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting. | |
a standing colour | |
7. adj. Not movable; fixed. | |
a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed | |
the standing rigging of a ship | |
8. n. Position or reputation in society or a profession. | |
He does not have much of a standing as a chemist. | |
9. n. Duration. | |
a member of long standing | |
10. n. The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands. | |
I will provide you a good standing to see his entry. — Francis Bacon. | |
I think in deep mire, where there is no standing. — Psalms lxix. 2. | |
11. n. (sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list. | |
After their last win, their standing went up three places. | |
12. n. (British) room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles | |
13. n. (legal) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates. | |
He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him. | |
stand |
1. v. To position or be positioned physically.: | |
2. v. (intransitive) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position. | |
Here I stand, wondering what to do next. | |
3. v. (intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up. | |
Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack. | |
4. v. (intransitive) To remain motionless. | |
Do not leave your car standing in the road. | |
5. v. (intransitive) To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation. | |
6. v. To place in an upright or standing position. | |
He stood the broom in a corner and took a break. | |
7. v. (intransitive) To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated. | |
Paris stands on the Seine. | |
8. v. (intransitive) To measure when erect on the feet. | |
9. v. (intransitive) (of tears) To be present, to have welled up (in the eyes). | |
10. v. To position or be positioned mentally.: | |
11. v. (intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose. | |
He stands to get a good price for the house. | |
12. v. (transitive, negative) To tolerate. | |
I can’t stand when people don’t read the instructions. | |
I can’t stand him. | |
13. v. (intransitive) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe. | |
14. v. (intransitive) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition. | |
15. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist. | |
16. v. To position or be positioned socially.: | |
17. v. (intransitive, cricket) To act as an umpire. | |
18. v. To undergo; withstand; hold up. | |
The works of Shakespeare have stood the test of time. | |
19. v. (intransitive, British) To seek election. | |
He is standing for election to the local council. | |
20. v. (intransitive) To be valid. | |
What I said yesterday still stands. | |
21. v. To oppose, usually as a team, in competition. | |
22. v. To cover the expense of; to pay for. | |
to stand a treat | |
23. v. (intransitive) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation. | |
Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts. | |
24. v. (intransitive) To be consistent; to agree; to accord. | |
25. v. (intransitive) To appear in court. | |
26. v. (intransitive, nautical) Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.). | |
27. v. (intransitive) To remain without ruin or injury. | |
28. v. (card games) To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far. | |
29. n. The act of standing. | |
30. n. A defensive position or effort. | |
The Commander says we will make our stand here. | |
31. n. A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition. | |
They took a firm stand against copyright infringement. | |
32. n. A period of performance in a given location or venue. | |
They have a four-game stand at home against the Yankees. They spent the summer touring giving 4 one-night stands a week. | |
33. n. A device to hold something upright or aloft. | |
He set the music upon the stand and began to play. an umbrella stand; a hat-stand | |
34. n. The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box. | |
She took the stand and quietly answered questions. | |
35. n. A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs. | |
This stand of pines is older than the one next to it. | |
36. n. (forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit. | |
37. n. A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game. | |
38. n. A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand. | |
39. n. A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait. | |
a taxi stand | |
40. n. (US, dated) The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc. | |
a good, bad, or convenient stand for business | |
41. n. (sports) Grandstand. (often in the plural) | |
42. n. (cricket) A partnership. | |
43. n. (military, plural often stand) A single set, as of arms. | |
44. n. (obsolete) Rank; post; station; standing. | |
45. n. (dated) A state of perplexity or embarrassment. | |
to be at a stand what to do | |
46. n. A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another | |
47. n. (obsolete) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch. | |
48. n. A location or position where one may stand. | |