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his
     1. det. Belonging to him.
     2. det. (dated) Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
     3. det. (obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.)
     4. det. (archaic) Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case.
           Ahab his mark for Ahab's mark.
           Sejanus his Fall
     5. pron. That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
           The decision was his to live with.
     6. pron. alternative spelling of His
     7. n. plural of hi
sense
     1. n. Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
     2. n. Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
           a sense of security
     3. n. Sound practical or moral judgment.
           It's common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.
     4. n. The meaning, reason, or value of something.
           You don’t make any sense.
           the true sense of words or phrases
     5. n. A natural appreciation or ability.
           A keen musical sense
     6. n. (pragmatics) The way that a referent is presented.
     7. n. (semantics) A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries for a word in a dictionary.
     8. n. (mathematics) One of two opposite directions in which a vector (especially of motion) may point. See also polarity.
     9. n. (mathematics) One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise.
     10. n. (biochemistry) referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product.
     11. v. To use biological senses: to either smell, watch, taste, hear or feel.
     12. v. To instinctively be aware.
           She immediately sensed her disdain.
     13. v. To comprehend.
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
Religion
     1. n. (alt-form, religion), especially when defined as a school subject.
     2. n. The belief in a reality beyond what is perceptible by the senses, and the practices associated with this belief.
           My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much.
     3. n. A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practices proper to it.
           Islam is a major religion in parts of Asia and Africa.
           Eckankar is a new religion but Zoroastrianism is an old religion.
     4. n. The way of life committed to by monks and nuns.
           The monk entered religion when he was 20 years of age.
     5. n. Any practice to which someone or some group is seriously devoted.
           At this point, Star Trek has really become a religion.
     6. n. (obsolete) Faithfulness to a given principle; conscientiousness.
     7. v. Engage in religious practice.
     8. v. Indoctrinate into a specific religion.
     9. v. To make sacred or symbolic; sanctify.
informs
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of inform
     inform
          1. v. (archaic, transitive) To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
          2. v. To communicate knowledge to.
          3. v. (intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.
          4. v. To act as an informer; denounce.
          5. v. To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
                His sense of religion informs everything he writes.
          6. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
          7. v. (obsolete, transitive) To direct, guide.
          8. v. (archaic, intransitive) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
          9. adj. Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
everything
     1. pron. (literally) All the things under discussion.
           I checked the list again and everything is done.
           Thank you for everything you've done for us.
     2. pron. (colloquial, hyperbole) Many or most things.
           upright - A:What do you want to do at the amusement park?upright, B:Everything!
           I did everything today - washed the dishes, cut the lawn, did the laundry.
     3. pron. (colloquial) A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole).
           She wasn't feeling well this morning but now everything is fine.
           Since the company lost its best customer everything has gotten worse.
     4. pron. (colloquial) The most important thing.
           I can't believe I made it in time - timing is everything!
He
     1. pron. honoraltcaps, he
           I love the Lord for He is Great and Holy.
     2. pron. (personal) A male person or animal already known or implied.
     3. pron. (personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant.
           The rulebook clearly states that "if any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled", and you were caught cheating, were you not, Anna?
     4. pron. (personal) An animal whose gender is unknown.
     5. n. The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".
     6. n. (informal) A male.
           Alex totally is a he.
     7. n. The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
writes
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of write
     2. n. plural of write
     write
          1. v. To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
                The pupil wrote his name on the paper.
                Your son has been writing on the wall.
          2. v. To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
                My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.
          3. v. To send written information to.
                (UK) Please write to me when you get there.
                (US) Please write me when you get there.
          4. v. To show (information, etc) in written form.
                The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus.
          5. v. (intransitive) To be an author.
                I write for a living.
          6. v. (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
                The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it.
          7. v. (transitive, South Africa, Canada, of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.
                I was very anxious to know my score after I wrote the test.
          8. v. To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
                truth written on the heart
          9. v. To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
          10. n. (computing) The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.
                How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary