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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
heard
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of hear
     hear
          1. v. (intransitive) To perceive sounds through the ear.
                I was deaf, and now I can hear.
          2. v. To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
                I heard a sound from outside the window.
          3. v. To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
          4. v. To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).
                Eventually the king chose to hear her entreaties.
          5. v. To receive information about; to come to learn of.
          6. v. (with from) To be contacted by.
          7. v. To listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
                Your case will be heard at the end of the month.
          8. v. (transitive, informal) To sympathize with; to share the feeling or opinion of.
                You're tired of all the ads on TV? I hear ya.
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.
ran
     1. v. simple past tense of rin
     2. v. simple past tense of run
     3. v. (nonstandard, dialectal) past participle of run
     4. n. (nautical) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
     5. n. (obsolete) Open robbery.
     run
          1. v. To move swiftly.
          2. v.          (intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot. (Compare walk.)
                        Run, Sarah, run!
          3. v.          (intransitive) To go at a fast pace, to move quickly.
                        The horse ran the length of the track.  I have been running all over the building looking for him.  Sorry, I've got to run; my house is
          4. v.          To cause to move quickly; to make move lightly.
                        Every day I run my dog across the field and back.  I'll just run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet.  Run your fingers through my hair.
          5. v.          (transitive, or intransitive) To compete in a race.
                        The horse will run the Preakness next year.  I'm not ready to run a marathon.
          6. v.          (intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
          7. v.          (intransitive, soccer) To carry a football down the field.
          8. v.          To achieve or perform by running or as if by running.
                        The horse ran a great race.
          9. v.          (intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
                        Whenever things get tough, she cuts and runs.  When he's broke, he runs to me for money.
          10. v.          (transitive, juggling, colloquial) To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
          11. v. (fluids) To flow.
          12. v.          (intransitive, figuratively) To move or spread quickly.
                        There's a strange story running around the neighborhood.  The flu is running through my daughter's kindergarten.
          13. v.          (intransitive) Of a liquid, to flow.
                        The river runs through the forest.  There's blood running down your leg.
          14. v.          (intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
                        Your nose is running.  Why is the hose still running?  My cup runneth over.
          15. v.          To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from an object.
                        You'll have to run the water a while before it gets hot.  Run the tap until the water gets hot.
          16. v.          (intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
          17. v.          (intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
                        He discovered during washing that the red rug ran on his white sheet, staining it pink.
          18. v.          To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
                        to run bullets
          19. v.          (figurative, transitive) To go through without stopping, usually illegally.
                        run a red light or stop sign;  run a blockade
          20. v. (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
          21. v. (social) To carry out an activity.
          22. v.          To control or manage, be in charge of.
                        My uncle ran a corner store for forty years.  She runs the fundraising.  My parents think they run my life.  He is running an expe
          23. v.          (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
                        I have decided to run for governor of California.  We're trying to find somebody to run against him next year.
          24. v.          To make run in a race or an election.
                        He ran his best horse in the Derby.  The Green Party is running twenty candidates in this election.
          25. v.          To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
                        to run through life;  to run in a circle
          26. v.          (intransitive) To be presented in one of the media.
                        The story will run on the 6-o'clock news.  The latest Robin Williams movie is running at the Silver City theatre.  Her picture ran on t
          27. v.          To print or broadcast in the media.
                        run a story;  run an ad
          28. v.          To transport someone or something.
                        Could you run me over to the store?  Please run this report upstairs to director's office.
          29. v.          To smuggle illegal goods.
                        to run guns;  to run rum
          30. v.          (transitive, agriculture) To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
                        Looks like we're gonna have to run the tomatoes again.
          31. v. To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time.
          32. v.          (intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
                        The border runs for 3000 miles.  The leash runs along a wire.  The grain of the wood runs to the right on this table.  It ran in q
          33. v.          (intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
                        The sale will run for ten days.  The contract runs through 2008.  The meeting ran late.  The book runs 655 pages.  The speech
          34. v.          To make something extend in space.
                        I need to run this wire along the wall.
          35. v.          (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
                        My car stopped running.  That computer runs twenty-four hours a day.  Buses don't run here on Sunday.
          36. v.          To make a machine operate.
                        It's full. You can run the dishwasher now.  Don't run the engine so fast.
          37. v. To execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program.
                They ran twenty blood tests on me and they still don't know what's wrong.  Our coach had us running plays for the whole practice.  I will run the sample.  Don't run that software
          38. v. To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
                to run from one subject to another
          39. v. (copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
                Our supplies are running low.  They frequently overspent and soon ran into debt.
          40. v. To cost a large amount of money.
                Buying a new laptop will run you a thousand dollars.  Laptops run about a thousand dollars apiece.
          41. v. (intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
                My stocking is running.
          42. v. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
          43. v. To cause to enter; to thrust.
                to run a sword into or through the body;  to run a nail into one's foot
          44. v. To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
          45. v. To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
                to run a line
          46. v. To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
                to run the risk of losing one's life
          47. v. To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
          48. v. To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
          49. v. To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
          50. v. To control or have precedence in a card game.
                Every three or four hands he would run the table.
          51. v. To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
          52. v. (archaic) To be popularly known; to be generally received.
          53. v. To have growth or development.
                Boys and girls run up rapidly.
          54. v. To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
          55. v. To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
                Certain covenants run with the land.
          56. v. (golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
          57. v. (video games) To speedrun.
          58. v. past participle of rin
          59. n. Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
                I just got back from my morning run.
          60. n. Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip.
                I need to make a run to the store.
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.
old
     1. adj. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
           an old abandoned building;  an old friend
     2. adj.          Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
                   a wrinkled old man
     3. adj.          Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.
                   an old loaf of bread
     4. adj. Of an item that has been used and so is not new (unused).
           I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
     5. adj. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
           How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.
           My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.
     6. adj. Of an earlier time.:
     7. adj.          Former, previous.
                   My new car is not as good as my old one.  a school reunion for Old Etonians
     8. adj.          That is no longer in existence.
                   The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.
     9. adj.          Obsolete; out-of-date.
                   That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.
     10. adj.          Familiar.
                   When he got drunk and quarrelsome they just gave him the old heave-ho.
     11. adj. Tiresome.
           Your constant pestering is getting old.
     12. adj. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
     13. adj. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
           We're having a good old time. My next car will be a big old SUV.  My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.
     14. adj. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
     15. n. (with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
           A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.
ship
     1. n. A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
     2. n. (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
     3. n. (archaic, nautical, formal) A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
     4. n. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
     5. n. (cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.
     6. v. To send by water-borne transport.
     7. v. To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
           to ship freight by railroad
     8. v. To release a product to vendors; to launch.
           Our next issue ships early next year.
           The developers had to ship the game two weeks late.
     9. v. To engage to serve on board a vessel.
           to ship seamen
           I shipped on a man-of-war.
     10. v. (intransitive) To embark on a ship.
     11. v. (transitive, nautical) To put in its place.
           to ship the tiller or rudder
     12. v. To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.
           We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.
     13. v. To pass (from one person to another).
           Can you ship me the ketchup?
     14. v. (poker slang) To go all in.
     15. v. (sports) To trade or send a player to another team.
           Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers.
     16. v. (rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.
     17. n. (fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional.
     18. v. (fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, typically in fan fiction.
           I ship Kirk and Spock in “Star Trek”.
           I ship Peggy and Angie in “Marvel's Agent Carter”.
aground
     1. adj. (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
     2. adj. (by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out
     3. adv. (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
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.
this
     1. det. The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
           This classroom is where I learned to read and write.
     2. det. The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).
           They give the appearance of knowing what they're doing. It's this appearance that lets them get away with so much.
     3. det. The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).
           When asked what he wanted for his birthday, he gave this reply: “…”
     4. det. A known (thing) (used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience). Compare with "a certain ...".
           I met this woman the other day who's allergic to wheat. I didn't even know that was possible!
           There's just this nervous mannerism that Bob has with his hands, and it drives me crazy.
     5. det. (Of a unit of time) which is current.
           It snowed this week.
     6. adv. To the degree or extent indicated.
           I need this much water.
           We've already come this far, we can't turn back now.
     7. pron. The thing, item, etc. being indicated.
           This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,—often the surfeit of our own behaviour,—we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars(...) — Sh
     8. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is here; one of these.
     9. interj. (Internet slang) Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.
far
     1. adj. (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) Distant.
           A far land.
     2. adj. Remote in space.
           He went to a far country.
     3. adj. Remote in time.
     4. adj. Long.
           It was a far adventure, full of danger.
     5. adj. More remote or longer of two.
           He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end.
     6. adj. Extreme.
           We are on the far right on this issue.
     7. adj. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
     8. adj. (computing, not comparable) Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
           far heap;  far memory; far pointer
     9. adv. Distant in space, time or degree.
           My house is quite far from the beach.  The plan is good, but it is far from being flawless.
     10. adv. To or from a great distance, time, or degree.
           You have all come far and you will go farther.
     11. adv. (with a comparative) Very much.
           He was far richer than we'd thought.
     12. n. Spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
     13. n. (dialect) A litter of piglets; a farrow.
out
           See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on.
     1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre.
           The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
     2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place.
           Let's eat out tonight
     3. adv. Outside; not indoors.
           Last night we slept out under the stars.
     4. adv. Away from; at a distance.
           Keep out!
     5. adv. Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.
           Switch the lights out.
           Put the fire out.
     6. adv. To the end; completely.
           I hadn't finished. Hear me out.
     7. adv. Used to intensify or emphasize.
           The place was all decked out for the holidays.
     8. adv. (of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.
           The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow.
     9. adv. (cricket, baseball) Of a player, so as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).
           Wilson was bowled out for five runs.
     10. prep. (nonstandard, contraction of out of) Away from the inside.
           He threw it out the door.
     11. prep. (colloquial) Outside.
           It's raining out.
           It's cold out.
     12. n. A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
           They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.
     13. n. (baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fieldi
     14. n. (cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicke
     15. n. (poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
     16. n. (dated) A trip out; an outing.
     17. n. (mostly, in plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
     18. n. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
     19. n. (printing, dated) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
     20. v. To eject; to expel.
     21. v. To reveal (a person) to be gay, bisexual, or transgender.
     22. v. To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
     23. v. To reveal (a secret).
           A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design.
     24. v. (intransitive, archaic) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.
     25. v. To become apparent.
     26. adj. Not at home; not at one's office or place of employment.
           I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.
     27. adj. Released, available for purchase, download or other use.
           Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!
     28. adj. (in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball) Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.
           He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!
     29. adj. Openly acknowledging that one is gay or transgender.
           It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.
     30. adj. (of flowers) In bloom.
           The garden looks beautiful now that the roses are out.
     31. adj. (of the sun, moon or stars) Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.
           The sun is out, and it's a lovely day.
     32. adj. (of lamps, fires etc.) Not shining or burning.
           I called round to the house but all the lights were out and no one was home.
     33. adj. (of ideas, plans, etc.) Discarded; no longer a possibility.
           Right, so that idea's out. Let's move on to the next one.
     34. adj. No longer popular or in fashion.
           Black is out this season. The new black is white.
     35. adj. Without; no longer in possession of; not having more
           Do you have any bread? Sorry, we're out.
     36. adj. (of calculations or measurements) Containing errors or discrepancies; in error by a stated amount.
           Nothing adds up in this report. All these figures are out.
           The measurement was out by three millimetres.
     37. adj. (obsolete) Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted.
     38. interj. (procedure word, especially, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.
           Destruction. Two T-72s destroyed. Three foot mobiles down. Out.
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.
salt
     1. n. A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
     2. n. (chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
     3. n. (uncommon) A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
     4. n. (slang) A sailor (also old salt).
     5. n. (cryptography) Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting or hashing it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.
     6. n. A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.
     7. n. (obsolete) Flavour; taste; seasoning.
     8. n. (obsolete) Piquancy; wit; sense.
           Attic salt
     9. n. (obsolete) A dish for salt at table; a salt cellar.
     10. n. (figurative) Skepticism and common sense.
           Any politician's statements must be taken with a grain of salt, but his need to be taken with a whole shaker of salt.
     11. n. (Internet slang) Indignation; outrage; arguing.
           There was so much salt in that thread about the poor casting decision.
     12. adj. Salty; salted.
           salt beef;  salt tears
     13. adj. Saline.
           a salt marsh;  salt grass
     14. adj. Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.
           a salt mine
           The salt factory is a key connecting element in the seawater infrastructure.
     15. adj. (figurative, obsolete) Bitter; sharp; pungent.
     16. adj. (figurative, obsolete) Salacious; lecherous; lustful; (of animals) in heat.
     17. v. To add salt to.
           to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter
     18. v. (intransitive) To deposit salt as a saline solution.
           The brine begins to salt.
     19. v. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
     20. v. To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.
     21. v.          (mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.
     22. v.          (archaeology) To add bogus evidence to an archeological site.
     23. v. To include colorful language in.
     24. v. (cryptography) To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.
water
     1. n. A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gas
           By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
     2. n.          (in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
                   May I have a glass of water?
                   Your plants need more water.
     3. n.          A serving of liquid water.
     4. n. (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
           He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.
     5. n. (or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water.
           The boat was found within the territorial waters.
           These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile.
     6. n. (poetic, archaic, or dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river.
     7. n. A combination of water and other substance(s).
     8. n.          (sometimes ) Mineral water.
                   Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.
     9. n.          (often, in the plural) Spa water.
                   Many people visit Bath to take the waters.
     10. n.          (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
                   ammonia water
     11. n.          Urine.
     12. n.          Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: (
                   Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. (North America)
                   Before your child is born, your water(s) will break. (North America)
                   Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break. (UK)
     13. n.          (colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
                   He suffers from water on the knee.
     14. n. (figuratively, in the or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
           The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm.
     15. n. (colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
           I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters.
     16. n. (dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
     17. n. The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
           a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent
     18. n. A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
     19. v. To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
     20. v. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
     21. v. To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
           I need to go water the cattle.
     22. v. (intransitive) To get or take in water.
           The ship put into port to water.
     23. v. (transitive, colloquial) To urinate onto.
           Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.
     24. v. To dilute.
           Can you water the whisky, please?
     25. v. (transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
     26. v. (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.
           Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
           The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.
     27. v. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
           to water silk
Is
     1. n. plural of I
     2. 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.
     3. n. plural of i
           remember to dot your is
     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?
extraordinary
     1. adj. Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
     2. adj. Remarkably good.
           an extraordinary poet
     3. adj. Special or supernumerary.
           the physician extraordinary in a royal household
           an extraordinary professor in a German university
     4. n. Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
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