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here's
     1. contraction. Contraction of here is.
     2. contraction. (nonstandard) Contraction of here are.
     here
          1. adv. (location) In, on, or at this place.
          2. adv. (location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.
                Please come here.
          3. adv. (abstract) In this context.
                Derivatives can refer to anything that is derived from something else, but here they refer specifically to functions that give the slope of the tangent line to a curve.
          4. adv. At this point in the argument or narration.
                Here endeth the lesson.
          5. n. (abstract) This place; this location.
                An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.
          6. adj. Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.
                John here is a rascal.
          7. adj. Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
                This here orange is too sour.
          8. interj. (slang) (non-gloss, Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.)
                Here, now I'm giving it to you.
          9. interj. (UK, slang) Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.
                Here, I'm tired and I want a drink.
     is
          1. 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.
          2. n. plural of i
                remember to dot your is
an
     1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
     2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
     3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
     4. conj. (archaic) If
     5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
           An it harm none, do what ye will.
     6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
     7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
     8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
           I was only going twenty miles an hour.
optical
     1. adj. Of, or relating to sight; visual.
           Strabismus is an optical defect.
     2. adj. Designed to assist or enhance sight
           A microscope is an optical instrument.
     3. adj. Of, or relating to optics.
           Refraction is an optical effect.
     4. adj. Of, or relating to visible light.
           Optical telescopes don't work when it is cloudy.
     5. adj. Incorporating light-sensitive devices.
           An optical switch opens the door automatically.
illusion
     1. n. Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
           We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches.
           Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food.
     2. n. A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
           Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.
     3. n. A magician’s trick.
     4. n. The state of being deceived or misled.
you
     1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
     2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
     3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
     4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
           Both of you should get ready now.
           You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
     5. pron. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
     6. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
     7. det. The individual or group spoken or written to.
           Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
     8. det. Used before epithets for emphasis.
           You idiot!
     9. v. To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.
think
     1. v. To ponder, to go over in one's head.
           Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.
     2. v. (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
           I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.
     3. v. (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
           I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
     4. v. To be of the opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
           At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right.
           I hope you won’t think me stupid if I ask you what that means.
           I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.
     5. v. To guess; to reckon.
           I think she’ll pass the examination.
     6. v. To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
     7. v. To presume; to venture.
     8. n. (chiefly UK) An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
           I'll have a think about that and let you know.
     9. v. (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.
you
     1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
     2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
     3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
     4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
           Both of you should get ready now.
           You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
     5. pron. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
     6. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
     7. det. The individual or group spoken or written to.
           Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
     8. det. Used before epithets for emphasis.
           You idiot!
     9. v. To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.
are
     1. v. second-person singular present of be
           Mary, where are you going?
     2. v. first-person plural present of be
           We are not coming.
     3. v. second-person plural present of be
           Mary and John, are you listening?
     4. v. third-person plural present of be
           They are here somewhere.
     5. v. (East Yorkshire, Midlands) present of be
     6. n. (dialectal, or obsolete) grace, mercy
           To bid God's are.
           God's are is what children of God seech and seek.
     7. n. (obsolete) honour, dignity
     8. n. (rare) an accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a
     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?
looking
     1. v. present participle of look
     2. n. The act of one who looks; a glance.
     3. n. (obsolete) The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance.
     look
          1. v. (intransitive, often, with "at") To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
                Look at my new car!  Don’t look in the closet.
          2. v. To appear, to seem.
                It looks as if it’s going to rain soon.
          3. v. (copulative) To give an appearance of being.
                That painting looks nice.
          4. v. (intransitive, often, with "for") To search for, to try to find.
          5. v. To face or present a view.
                The hotel looks over the valleys of the HinduKush.
          6. v. To expect or anticipate.
                I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival.
          7. v. To express or manifest by a look.
          8. v. (transitive, often, with "to") To make sure of, to see to.
          9. v. (dated, sometimes figurative) To show oneself in looking.
                Look out of the window i.e. lean out while I speak to you.
          10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
          11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To seek; to search for.
          12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.
                to look down opposition
          13. v. (baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.
                The fastball caught him looking.
                Clem Labine struck Mays out looking at his last at bat.
                It's unusual for Mays to strike out looking. He usually takes a cut at it.
          14. interj. Pay attention.
                Look, I'm going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely.
          15. n. The action of looking; an attempt to see.
                Let’s have a look under the hood of the car.
          16. n. (often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.
                She got her mother’s looks.
                I don’t like the look of the new design.
          17. n. A facial expression.
                He gave me a dirty look.
                If looks could kill ...
at
     1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
           Caesar was at Rome;  at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine;  at Jim’s house
     2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.)
           at six o’clock;  at closing time;  at night.
     3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).
           He threw the ball at me.  He shouted at her.
     4. prep. Denotes a price.
           3 apples at 2¢ (each)   The offer was at $30,000 before negotiations.
     5. prep. Occupied in (activity).
           men at work
     6. prep. In a state of.
           She is at sixes and sevens with him.  They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff.  The city was at the mercy of the occupying forces.
     7. prep. Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.
           Sell at 90.  Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders.  I'm offering it—just to select customers—at cost.
     8. prep. Because of.
           to laugh at a joke   mad at their comments
     9. prep. Indicates a means, method, or manner.
     10. prep. Holding a given speed or rate.
           It is growing at the rate of 3% a year.  Cruising along at fifty miles per hour.
     11. prep. (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding.
           The twins were both bad at chemistry.
           He slipped at marksmanship over his extended vacation.
     12. prep. (Ireland, stressed pronunciation) Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to
     13. n. The at sign (@).
     14. n. (alt form, att) (Laos currency unit)
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
cube
     1. n. (geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
     2. n. Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
           a sugar cube
           a stock cube
     3. n. (mathematics) The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
           the cube of 2 is 8
     4. n. (computing) A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube
     5. v. (transitive, arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
           Three cubed can be written as 33, and equals twenty-seven.
     6. v. To form into the shape of a cube.
     7. v. To cut into cubes.
           Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.
     8. v. (UK) to use a Rubik's cube.
           He likes to cube now and then.
     9. n. A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
           My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube.
but
     1. prep. (obsolete, outside, Scotland) Outside of.
           Away but the hoose and tell me whae's there.
     2. prep. Apart from, except (for), excluding.
           Everyone but Father left early.
           I like everything but that.
           Nobody answered the door when I knocked, so I had no choice but to leave.
     3. adv. Merely, only, just.
     4. adv. (Australian, conjunctive) Though, however.
           I'll have to go home early but.
     5. adv. Used as an intensifier.
           Nobody, but nobody, crosses me and gets away with it.
     6. conj. (following a negative clause or sentence) On the contrary, but rather (introducing a word or clause that contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence without the negation).
           I am not rich but (I am) poor;  not John but Peter went there.
     7. conj. However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (implies that the following clause is contrary to prior belief or contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence).
           She is very old but still attractive.
           You told me I could do that, but she said that I could not.
     8. conj. Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, "except one that", "ex
           I cannot but feel offended.
     9. conj. (archaic) Without its also being the case that; unless that (introducing a necessary concomitant).
           It never rains but it pours.
     10. conj. (obsolete) Except with; unless with; without.
     11. conj. (obsolete) Only; solely; merely.
     12. conj. (obsolete) Until.
     13. n. An instance or example of using the word "but".
           It has to be done – no ifs or buts.
     14. n. (Scotland) The outer room of a small two-room cottage.
     15. n. A limit; a boundary.
     16. n. The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt.
     17. v. (archaic) Use the word "but".
           But me no buts.
in
     1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
     2. prep.          Contained by.
                   The dog is in the kennel.
     3. prep.          Within.
     4. prep.          Surrounded by.
                   We are in the enemy camp.   Her plane is in the air.
     5. prep.          Part of; a member of.
                   One in a million.   She's in band and orchestra.
     6. prep.          Pertaining to; with regard to.
                   What grade did he get in English?
                   Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.
     7. prep.          At the end of a period of time.
                   They said they would call us in a week.
     8. prep.          Within a certain elapsed time
                   Are you able to finish this in three hours?   The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
     9. prep.          During (said of periods of time).
                   in the first week of December;  Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;   The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi
     10. prep.          (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word.
                   English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.
     11. prep. Into.
           Less water gets in your boots this way.
     12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
           In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
     13. prep.          Indicating an order or arrangement.
                   My fat rolls around in folds.
     14. prep.          Denoting a state of the subject.
                   He stalked away in anger.   John is in a coma.
     15. prep.          Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
                   You've got a friend in me.   He's met his match in her.
     16. prep.          Wearing (an item of clothing).
                    I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
     17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
     18. prep.          (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
                   Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.
                   The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.
                    Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
     19. prep.          Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
                   Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.
                   His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
                   When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
     20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose.
     21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest.
     22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
           Is Mr. Smith in?
     23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
           Suddenly a strange man walked in.
     24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
           He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
     25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
           What's that in?
     26. adv. After the beginning of something.
     27. n. A position of power or a way to get it.
           His parents got him an in with the company
     28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
     29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
     30. adj. In fashion; popular.
           Skirts are in this year.
     31. adj. Incoming.
           the in train
     32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
     33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
           in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
     34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting.
     35. n. Inch.
fact
     1. n. (archaic) Action; the realm of action.
     2. n. (legal, obsolete except in set phrases) A wrongful or criminal deed.
           He had become an accessory after the fact.
     3. n. (obsolete) A feat or meritorious deed.
     4. n. An honest observation.
     5. n. Something actual as opposed to invented.
           In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a fact, but the rest is fiction.
     6. n. Something which is real.
           Gravity is a fact, not a theory.
     7. n. Something which has become real.
           The promise of television became a fact in the 1920s.
     8. n. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
           Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.
     9. n. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
           There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.
     10. n. Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
           The facts about space travel.
     11. interj. Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.
you
     1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
     2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
     3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
     4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
           Both of you should get ready now.
           You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
     5. pron. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
     6. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
     7. det. The individual or group spoken or written to.
           Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
     8. det. Used before epithets for emphasis.
           You idiot!
     9. v. To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.
are
     1. v. second-person singular present of be
           Mary, where are you going?
     2. v. first-person plural present of be
           We are not coming.
     3. v. second-person plural present of be
           Mary and John, are you listening?
     4. v. third-person plural present of be
           They are here somewhere.
     5. v. (East Yorkshire, Midlands) present of be
     6. n. (dialectal, or obsolete) grace, mercy
           To bid God's are.
           God's are is what children of God seech and seek.
     7. n. (obsolete) honour, dignity
     8. n. (rare) an accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a
     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?
looking
     1. v. present participle of look
     2. n. The act of one who looks; a glance.
     3. n. (obsolete) The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance.
     look
          1. v. (intransitive, often, with "at") To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
                Look at my new car!  Don’t look in the closet.
          2. v. To appear, to seem.
                It looks as if it’s going to rain soon.
          3. v. (copulative) To give an appearance of being.
                That painting looks nice.
          4. v. (intransitive, often, with "for") To search for, to try to find.
          5. v. To face or present a view.
                The hotel looks over the valleys of the HinduKush.
          6. v. To expect or anticipate.
                I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival.
          7. v. To express or manifest by a look.
          8. v. (transitive, often, with "to") To make sure of, to see to.
          9. v. (dated, sometimes figurative) To show oneself in looking.
                Look out of the window i.e. lean out while I speak to you.
          10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
          11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To seek; to search for.
          12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.
                to look down opposition
          13. v. (baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.
                The fastball caught him looking.
                Clem Labine struck Mays out looking at his last at bat.
                It's unusual for Mays to strike out looking. He usually takes a cut at it.
          14. interj. Pay attention.
                Look, I'm going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely.
          15. n. The action of looking; an attempt to see.
                Let’s have a look under the hood of the car.
          16. n. (often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.
                She got her mother’s looks.
                I don’t like the look of the new design.
          17. n. A facial expression.
                He gave me a dirty look.
                If looks could kill ...
at
     1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
           Caesar was at Rome;  at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine;  at Jim’s house
     2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.)
           at six o’clock;  at closing time;  at night.
     3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).
           He threw the ball at me.  He shouted at her.
     4. prep. Denotes a price.
           3 apples at 2¢ (each)   The offer was at $30,000 before negotiations.
     5. prep. Occupied in (activity).
           men at work
     6. prep. In a state of.
           She is at sixes and sevens with him.  They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff.  The city was at the mercy of the occupying forces.
     7. prep. Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.
           Sell at 90.  Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders.  I'm offering it—just to select customers—at cost.
     8. prep. Because of.
           to laugh at a joke   mad at their comments
     9. prep. Indicates a means, method, or manner.
     10. prep. Holding a given speed or rate.
           It is growing at the rate of 3% a year.  Cruising along at fifty miles per hour.
     11. prep. (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding.
           The twins were both bad at chemistry.
           He slipped at marksmanship over his extended vacation.
     12. prep. (Ireland, stressed pronunciation) Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to
     13. n. The at sign (@).
     14. n. (alt form, att) (Laos currency unit)
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.
screen
     1. n. A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
           a fire screen
     2. n. A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
     3. n. The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
     4. n. The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
     5. n. One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
     6. n. (computer) The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
           After you turn on the computer, the login screen appears.
     7. n. (basketball) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
     8. n. (baseball) The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
           Jones caught the foul up against the screen.
     9. n. (cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
     10. n. (mining, quarrying) A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the
     11. n. (printing) A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
     12. n. (nautical) A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
     13. n. (architecture) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
     14. n. (genetics) A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
     15. v. To filter by passing through a screen.
           Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.
     16. v. To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing
           The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.
     17. v. (film, television) To present publicly (on the screen).
           The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.
     18. v. To fit with a screen.
           We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.
     19. v. (medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
     20. v. To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
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