| I |
| 1. pron. The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence. | |
| (audio, Here I am, sir.ogg, Audio) | |
| 2. pron. (nonstandard, hypercorrection) The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical object, of a sentence. | |
| 3. n. (metaphysics) The ego. | |
| 4. n. (US, roadway) Interstate. | |
| 5. n. (grammar) (abbreviation of instrumental case) | |
| 6. pron. nonstandard spelling of I | |
| basked |
| 1. v. simple past tense and past participle of bask | |
| bask |
| 1. v. To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. | |
| to bask in the sun | |
| 2. v. (figurative) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in"). | |
| I basked in her love. | |
| to bask in someone's favour | |
| 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. | |
| Her |
| 1. pron. honoraltcaps, her | |
| 2. det. Belonging to her. | |
| This is her book | |
| 3. pron. The form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc. | |
| Give it to her (after preposition) | |
| He wrote her a letter (indirect object) | |
| He treated her for a cold (direct object) | |
| 4. n. (informal) A female person or animal. | |
| I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her. | |
| love |
| 1. n. Strong affection. | |
| 2. n. A profound and caring affection towards someone. | |
| A mother’s love is not easily shaken. | |
| My husband’s love is the most important thing in my life. | |
| 3. n. Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being. | |
| 4. n. A feeling of intense attraction towards someone. | |
| I have never been in love as much as I have with you. | |
| 5. n. A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something. | |
| My love of cricket knows no bounds. | |
| 6. n. A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved. | |
| 7. n. (colloquial, British) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings. | |
| Hello love, how can I help you? | |
| 8. n. A thing, activity etc which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm. | |
| 9. n. (euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction. | |
| 10. n. (euphemistic) Sexual activity. | |
| 11. n. An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair. | |
| 12. n. Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young. | |
| 13. n. (altcaps, Love, , personification of love). | |
| 14. n. (obsolete) A thin silk material. | |
| 15. n. A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba. | |
| 16. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) To have a strong affection for (someone or something). | |
| I love my spouse. I love you! | |
| 17. v. To need, thrive on. | |
| Mold loves moist, dark places. | |
| 18. v. (transitive, colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like. | |
| I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair | |
| 19. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something). | |
| 20. v. To derive delight from a fact or situation. | |
| I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte. | |
| 21. v. To lust for. | |
| 22. v. (transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.) | |
| I wish I could love her all night long. | |
| 23. v. (transitive, obsolete, or UK dialectal) To praise; commend. | |
| 24. v. (transitive, obsolete, or UK dialectal) To praise as of value; prize; set a price on. | |
| 25. n. (racquet sports) Zero, no score. | |
| So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova. | |
