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it
1. pron. The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.
Put it over there.
Take each day as it comes.
I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today.
2. pron. A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.
She took the baby and held it in her arms.
3. pron. Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.
It's me. John.
Is it her?
4. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)
It is nearly 10 o’clock.
It’s 10:45 read ten-forty-five.
It’s very cold today.
It’s lonely without you.
5. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms.
stick it out
live it up
rough it
6. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject i
It is easy to see how she would think that. (with the infinitive clause headed by to see)
I find it odd that you would say that. (with the noun clause introduced by that)
It is hard seeing you so sick. (with the gerund seeing)
He saw to it that everyone would vote for him. (with the noun clause introduced by that)
It is not clear if the report was true. (with the noun clause introduced by if)
7. pron. All or the end; something after which there is no more.
Are there more students in this class, or is this it?
That's it—I'm not going to any more candy stores with you.
8. pron. (chiefly pejorative, offensive) A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or is neither female nor male.
9. pron. (obsolete) (Followed by an omitted and understood relative pronoun): That which; what.
10. det. (obsolete) its
11. n. One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.
12. n. The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.
In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…
13. n. (British) The game of tag.
Let's play it at breaktime.
14. n. Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.
15. n. (euphemism) Sexual activity.
caught them doing it
16. adj. (colloquial) Most fashionable.
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?
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.
complex
1. adj. Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
a complex being; a complex idea
2. adj. Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
3. adj. (mathematics) Of a number, of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is a square root of −1.
complex function
4. adj. (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
5. n. A network of interconnected systems.
military-industrial complex
6. n. A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
7. n. An assemblage of related things; a collection.
8. n. (psychology) A psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss.
9. n. An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
10. n. (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.
11. n. (math) A complex number.
12. v. (chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance
13. v. To complicate.
crime
1. n. A specific act committed in violation of the law.
2. n. The practice or habit of committing crimes.
Crime doesn’t pay.
3. n. criminal acts collectively.
4. n. Any great wickedness or sin; iniquity.
5. n. (obsolete) That which occasions crime.
6. v. (nonstandard, rare) To commit crime(s).
by
1. prep. Near or next to.
The mailbox is by the bus stop.
2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
Be back by ten o'clock! We will send it by the first week of July.
3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
The matter was decided by the chairman. The boat was swamped by the water. He was protected by his body armour.
4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
I sorted the items by category. By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
Our stock is up by ten percent.
10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
We went through the book page by page. We crawled forward by inches.
11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
He cheated by his own admission.
12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
By Jove! I think she's got it! By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix. The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot. The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
I watched as it passed by.
16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
There was a shepherd close by.
The shop is hard by the High Street.
17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
I'll stop by on my way home from work.
We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
18. adv. Aside, away.
The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
20. n. (card games) A pass
21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
its
1. det. Belonging to it.
2. pron. The one (or ones) belonging to it.
3. n. plural of it
very
1. adj. True, real, actual.
The fierce hatred of a very woman. The very blood and bone of our grammar. He tried his very best.
2. adj. The same; identical.
He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met. That's the very tool that I need.
3. adj. With limiting effect: mere.
4. adv. To a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
You’re drinking very slowly.
That dress is very you.
5. adv. True, truly.
6. adv. (with superlatives) (ngd, Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.)
He was the very best runner there.
nature
1. n. The natural world; that which consists of all things unaffected by or predating human technology, production, and design. E.G. the ecosystem, the natural environment, virgin ground, unmodified species
Nature never lies (i.e. tells untruths).
2. n. The innate characteristics of a thing. What something will tend by its own constitution, to be or do. Distinct from what might be expected or intended.
3. n. The summary of everything that has to do with biological, chemical and physical states and events in the physical universe.
4. n. Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.
5. n. Kind, sort; character; quality.
6. n. (obsolete) Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.
7. n. (obsolete) Natural affection or reverence.
8. v. (obsolete) To endow with natural qualities.
insidious
1. adj. Producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
2. adj. Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful.
Hansel and Gretel were lured by the witch’s insidious gingerbread house.
3. adj. (nonstandard) Treacherous.
The battle was lost due to the actions of insidious defectors.
and
1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
2. conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
3. conj. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
4. conj. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
5. conj. (obsolete) Yet; but.
6. conj. Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
7. conj. (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
8. conj. Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
9. conj. Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
10. conj. Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
11. conj. (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
12. conj. Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
13. conj. Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
15. conj. (now US dialect) If; provided that.
16. conj. (obsolete) As if, as though.
17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
its
1. det. Belonging to it.
2. pron. The one (or ones) belonging to it.
3. n. plural of it
effects
1. n. plural of effect
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of effect
effect
1. n. The result or outcome of a cause. See usage notes below.
The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape.
2. n. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
3. n. Execution; performance; realization; operation.
4. n. The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.
The new law will come into effect on the first day of next year.
5. n. (filmology) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
The effect of flying was most convincing.
6. n. (sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
I use an echo effect here to make the sound more mysterious.
I just bought a couple of great effects.
7. n. (physics, psychology, etc.) A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
Doppler effect
8. n. (usually plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects.
9. n. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to.
10. n. (obsolete) Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
11. n. (obsolete) Manifestation; expression; sign.
12. v. To make or bring about; to implement.
The best way to effect change is to work with existing stakeholders.
13. v. misspelling of affect
stretch
1. v. To lengthen by pulling.
I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
2. v. (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.
3. v. To pull tight.
First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.
4. v. (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.
5. v. (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.
6. v. (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.
7. v. (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles
Cats stretch with equal ease and agility beyond the point that breaks a man on the rack.
I always stretch my muscles before exercising.
8. v. (intransitive) To extend to a limit point
His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns.
9. v. To increase.
10. v. (obsolete, colloquial) To stretch the truth; to exaggerate.
a man apt to stretch in his report of facts
11. v. (nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
The ship stretched to the eastward.
12. n. An act of stretching.
I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
13. n. The ability to lengthen when pulled.
That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.
14. n. A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief.
It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.
To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.
15. n. A segment of a journey or route.
It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever.
It's a tough stretch of road in the winter, especially without chains.
16. n. A segment or length of material.
a stretch of cloth
17. n. (baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
18. n. (baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
19. n. (informal) (Term of address for a tall person.)
20. n. (horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
21. n. A length of time.
He did a 7-year stretch in jail.
22. n. (Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
There is a grand stretch in the evenings.
23. n. (sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
24. n. (slang) A jail or prison term.
25. n. A stretch limousine.
across
1. prep. To, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
We rowed across the river.
Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.
He came across the street to meet me.
2. prep. On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
That store is across the street.
3. prep. (Southern US, AAVE) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
4. prep. From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
The meteor streaked across the sky.
He walked across the room.
Could you slide that across the table to me, please?
5. prep. At or near the far end of (a space).
6. prep. Spanning.
This poetry speaks across the centuries.
7. prep. Throughout.
All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.
8. prep. So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
Lay the top stick across the bottom one.
She had straps fastened across the conduit every six feet.
9. prep. In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
As a newspaper reporter, you should be across all these issues.
10. adv. From one side to the other.
she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across
11. adv. On the other side.
If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
12. adv. In a particular direction.
He leaned across for a book.
13. adv. (crosswords) Horizontally.
I got stuck on 4 across.
14. n. (crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.
1 Bygone hangout for 64-Acrosses
inter
1. v. To bury in a grave.
2. v. To confine, as in a prison.
national
1. adj. Of or having to do with a nation.
2. adj. (by extension) Of or having to do with a country (sovereign state).
Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.
3. n. A subject of a nation.
The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
4. n. (usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.
borders
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of border
Spain borders Portugal and France.
2. n. plural of border
border
1. n. The outer edge of something.
the borders of the garden
2. n. A decorative strip around the edge of something.
There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame.
a solid border around a table of figures
3. n. A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
4. n. The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.
5. n. (British) Short form of border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of danc
6. v. To put a border on something.
7. v. To form a border around; to bound.
8. v. To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
Denmark borders Germany to the south.
9. v. (intransitive) To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.
10. v. (intransitive) To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).

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