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finely
1. adv. In a manner to produce a fine result; as to grind finely means to grid to a fine powder.
2. adv. Very well, in a great way
ground
1. n. The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
2. n. Terrain.
3. n. Soil, earth.
The worm crawls through the ground.
The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground.
4. n. The bottom of a body of water.
5. n. Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
6. n. reason, Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
You will need to show good grounds for your action.
He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds.
7. n. Background, context, framework, surroundings.
8. n. (historical) The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
9. n. (metaphorical) Hence, by extension, advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
10. n. plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
crimson flowers on a white ground
11. n. In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
12. n. In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
Brussels ground
13. n. In etching, a gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
14. n. (architecture, mostly, in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them.
15. n. A soccer stadium.
Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford.
16. n. (electricity, Canadian, and US) An electrical conductor connected to the ground.
17. n. (electricity, Canadian, and US) A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference.
18. n. (cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (h
19. n. (music) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
20. n. (music) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
21. n. The pit of a theatre.
22. v. (US) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
23. v. To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
If you don't clean your room, I'll have no choice but to ground you.
Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!
My kids are currently grounded from television.
24. v. To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.
25. v. To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
Jim was grounded in maths.
26. v. (baseball) to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).
Jones grounded to second in his last at-bat.
27. v. (cricket) (of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out
28. v. (intransitive) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
The ship grounded on the bar.
29. v. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
30. v. (fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
31. v. To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
I ground myself with meditation.
32. v. simple past tense and past participle of grind
I ground the coffee up nicely.
33. adj. Crushed, or reduced to small particles.
ground mustard seed
34. adj. Processed by grinding.
lenses of ground glass
grind
1. v. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
2. v. To shape with the force of friction.
grind a lens
grind an axe
3. v. (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
4. v. To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
This corn grinds well.
Steel grinds to a sharp edge.
5. v. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
6. v. (sports) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
7. v. To oppress, hold down or weaken.
8. v. (slang) To rotate the hips erotically.
9. v. (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
10. v. (video games) To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
11. v. To operate by turning a crank.
to grind an organ
12. v. To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
13. v. To instill through repetitive teaching.
Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn.
14. v. (slang) To eat.
Eh, brah, let's go grind.
15. v. (slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
16. n. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
17. n. Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
18. n. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
This bag contains espresso grind.
19. n. A tedious and laborious task.
Synonyms: chore
This homework is a grind.
20. n. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
21. n. (archaic, slang) One who studies hard; a swot.
22. n. grindcore, Grindcore (subgenre of heavy metal)
23. n. A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
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.
pulverized
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of pulverize
pulverize
1. v. (American spelling) alternative spelling of pulverise
tobacco
1. n. Any plant of the genus Nicotiana.
2. n. Leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and some other species cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for chewing.
3. n. A variety of tobacco.
Tobaccos from the Connecticut Valley were used for wrapping cigars.
4. v. (intransitive) To indulge in tobacco; to smoke.
5. v. To treat with tobacco.
intended
1. adj. Planned.
2. adj. (obsolete) Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.
3. n. Fiancé or fiancée.
4. v. simple past tense and past participle of intend
intend
1. v. (intransitive, usually followed by the particle "to") To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); be intent upon
he intends to go to university
we intend that she shall remain
2. v. To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
3. v. (obsolete) To stretch to extend; distend.
4. v. To strain; make tense.
5. v. (obsolete) To intensify; strengthen.
6. v. To apply with energy.
7. v. To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
8. v. To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
9. v. To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
for
1. conj. (dated) Because.
2. prep. Towards.
The astronauts headed for the moon.
3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
I have something for you.
4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
We're having a birthday party for Janet.
The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
5. prep. Supporting.
All those for the motion raise your hands.
6. prep. Because of.
He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
(UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
She was the worse for drink.
7. prep. Over a period of time.
I've lived here for three years.
They fought for days over a silly pencil.
8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
9. prep. On behalf of.
I will stand in for him.
10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
He's going for his doctorate.
Do you want to go for coffee?
People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
Can you go to the store for some eggs?
I'm saving up for a car.
Don't wait for an answer.
What did he ask you for?
12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
Run for the hills!
He was headed for the door when he remembered.
13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
Fair for its day.
She's spry for an old lady.
14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
18. prep. To be, or as being.
19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
use
1. n. The act of using.
the use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations; there is no use for your invention
2. n. (followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
What's the use of a law that nobody follows?
3. n. A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
This tool has many uses.
4. n. Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
I have no further use for these textbooks.
5. n. (obsolete, rare) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
6. n. (archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
7. n. (obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
8. n. (religion) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.
the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.
9. n. (forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
10. v. To utilize or employ.
11. v. To employ; to apply; to utilize.
Use this knife to slice the bread.
We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.
12. v. (transitive, often with up) To expend; to consume by employing.
I used the money they allotted me.
We should use up most of the fuel.
She used all the time allotted to complete the test.
13. v. To exploit.
You never cared about me; you just used me!
14. v. To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
He uses cocaine. I have never used drugs.
15. v. (intransitive) To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
Richard began experimenting with cocaine last year; now he uses almost every day.
16. v. (transitive, with auxiliary "could") To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
I could use a drink. My car could use a new coat of paint.
17. v. To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Note: This usage uses the nounal pronunciation of the word rather than the typically verbal one.)
soldiers who are used to hardships and danger (still common)
to use the soldiers to hardships and danger (now rare)
18. v. (reflexive, obsolete, with "to") To become accustomed, to accustom oneself.
19. v. (intransitive, now rare, literary) To habitually do; to be wont to do.
20. v. (intransitive, now rare, literary) To habitually employ; to be wont to employ.
21. v. (intransitive, past tense with infinitive) To habitually do. See used to.
I used to get things done.
22. v. (dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
to use an animal cruelly
23. v. (reflexive, obsolete) To behave, act, comport oneself.
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
being
1. v. present participle of be
2. n. A living creature.
3. n. The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
4. n. (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
5. n. (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
6. n. (obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
7. conj. (obsolete) Given that; since.
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?
sniffed
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of sniff
sniff
1. v. To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something.
The dog sniffed around the park, searching for a nice scent.
I sniffed the meat to see if it hadn't gone off.
2. v. To say something while sniffing, for example in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
"He's never coming back, is he?" she sniffed while looking at a picture of him.
3. v. To perceive vaguely
I can sniff trouble coming from the basement.
4. v. To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.
This opportunity is not to be sniffed at.
5. v. (computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
6. v. (slang) To inhale drugs in powder form (usually cocaine) through the nose.
7. n. An instance of sniffing.
She gave the flowers a quick sniff to check they were real.
8. n. A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose
9. n. (colloquial) A brief perception, or tiny amount.
10. interj. A short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying.
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.
snorted
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of snort
snort
1. n. The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
2. n. (slang) A dose of a drug to be snorted. Here, "drug" includes snuff (i.e., pulverized tobacco).
3. n. (slang) A consumed portion of alcoholic drink.
4. n. (nautical, UK) A submarine snorkel.
5. v. (intransitive) To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
She snorted with laughter.
6. v. To express or force out by snorting.
He snorted a derisory reply and turned on his heel.
7. v. (transitive, slang) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.
to snort cocaine
8. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To snore.
9. v. (intransitive, nautical, of submarines) To sail at periscope depth through the use of a snort or snorkel.
into
1. prep. Going inside (of).
Mary danced into the house.
2. prep. Going to a geographic region.
We left the house and walked into the street.
The plane flew into the open air.
3. prep. Against, especially with force or violence.
The car crashed into the tree; I wasn't careful, and walked into a wall
4. prep. Producing, becoming; (indicates transition into another form or substance).
I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale. Right before our eyes, Jake turned into a wolf!
5. prep. After the start of.
About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board.
6. prep. (colloquial) Interested in or attracted to.
She's really into Shakespeare right now; I'm so into you!
7. prep. (mathematics) Taking distinct arguments to distinct values.
The exponential function maps the set of real numbers into itself.
8. prep. (UK, archaic, India, mathematics) Expressing the operation of multiplication.(R:OED Online)
Five into three is fifteen.
9. prep. (mathematics) Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".
Three into two won't go.
24 goes into 48 how many times?
10. prep. Investigating the subject (of).
Call for research into pesticides blamed for vanishing bees.
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.
nose
1. n. A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
She has a cold in the nose.
2. n. A snout, the nose of an animal.
3. n. The tip of an object.
the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane
4. n. (horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
Red Rum only won by a nose.
5. n. A perfumer.
6. n. The power of smelling.
7. n. Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
8. n. The skill in recognising bouquet.
It is essential that a winetaster develops a good nose.
9. n. (by extension) Skill at finding information.
A successful reporter has a nose for news.
10. v. (intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
The ship nosed through the minefield.
11. v. (intransitive) To snoop.
She was nosing around other people’s business.
12. v. To detect by smell or as if by smell.
13. v. To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
14. v. To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
15. v. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
to nose a prayer
16. v. To furnish with a nose.
to nose a stair tread
17. v. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.

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