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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?
found
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of find
     2. n. (obsolete) Food and lodging; board.
     3. v. To start (an institution or organization).
     4. v. To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.
     5. v. To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.
     6. n. A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.
     find
          1. v. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
          2. v. To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
                I found my car keys. They were under the couch.
          3. v. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
                Water is found to be a compound substance.
          4. v. To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
                to find leisure; to find means
          5. v. To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
                Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!
          6. v. To point out.
                He kept finding faults with my work.
          7. v. To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.
                I find your argument unsatisfactory.
          8. v. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.
                to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person
          9. v. (transitive, archaic) To supply; to furnish.
                to find food for workmen
          10. v. (transitive, archaic) To provide for
                He finds his nephew in money.
          11. v. (intransitive, legal) To determine or judge.
                The jury finds for the defendant.
          12. v. (intransitive, hunting) To discover game.
          13. n. Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
          14. n. The act of finding.
mainly
     1. adv. (obsolete) Forcefully, vigorously.
     2. adv. (obsolete) Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.
     3. adv. (obsolete) To a great degree; very much.
     4. adv. Chiefly; for the most part.
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.
eggs
     1. n. plural of egg
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of egg
     egg
          1. n. (zoology) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
          2. n. The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food.
                I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.
                We made a big omelette with three eggs.
                The farmer offered me some fresh eggs, but I told him I was allergic to egg.
          3. n. (biology) The female primary cell, the ovum.
          4. n. Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.
          5. n. A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.
          6. n. (slang) A Caucasian who behaves as if they were (East) Asian (from being "white" outside and "yellow" inside).
          7. n. (NZ, pejorative) A foolish or obnoxious person.
                Shut up, you egg!
          8. n. (informal) A person, fellow.
                good egg
                bad egg
                tough egg
          9. n. (LGBT) A person who has not yet realized they are transgender, or who is in the early stages of transitioning.
          10. v. To throw eggs at.
          11. v. To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).
          12. v. To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
                After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise.
          13. v. (transitive, obsolete except in egg on) To encourage, incite.
meat
     1. n. The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
           A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.
           The homesteading teenager shot a deer to supply his family with wild meat for the winter.
     2. n. A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance.
           The butchery's profit rate on various meats varies greatly.
     3. n. (now archaic, dialectal) Food, for animals or humans, especially solid food. See also meat and drink.
     4. n. (now rare) A type of food, a dish.
     5. n. (now archaic) A meal.
     6. n. Any relatively thick, solid part of a fruit, nut etc.
           The apple looked fine on the outside, but the meat was not very firm.
     7. n. (slang) A penis.
     8. n. (colloquial) The best or most substantial part of something.
           We recruited him right from the meat of our competitor.
     9. n. (sports) The sweet spot of a bat or club (in cricket, golf, baseball etc.).
           He hit it right on the meat of the bat.
     10. n. A meathead.
           Throw it in here, meat.
     11. n. (Australian Aboriginal) A totem, or (by metonymy) a clan or clansman which uses it.
poultry
     1. n. Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese) raised for food (either meat or eggs).
     2. n. The meat from a domestic fowl.
shellfish
     1. n. An aquatic invertebrate having a shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
milk
     1. n. A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverag
     2. n. A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Also called non-dairy milk.
     3. n. (informal) An individual serving of milk.
     4. n. The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
     5. n. (slang) Semen.
     6. v. To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
           The farmer milked his cows.
     7. v. To draw (milk) from the breasts or udder.
           to milk wholesome milk from healthy cows
     8. v. To express any liquid (from any creature).
     9. v. (transitive, figurative) To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, etc.); to exploit; to take advantage of (something).
           When the audience began laughing, the comedian milked the joke for more laughs.
     10. v. (of an electrical storage battery) To give off small gas bubbles during the final part of the charging operation.
     11. v. (transitive, slang) To single-mindedly masturbate a male to ejaculation, especially for the amusement and/or satisfaction of the masturbator/trix rather than the person masturbated.
           Controlled milking can actually establish and consolidate a mistress’ dominance over her sub rather than diminish it.
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.
milk
     1. n. A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverag
     2. n. A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Also called non-dairy milk.
     3. n. (informal) An individual serving of milk.
     4. n. The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
     5. n. (slang) Semen.
     6. v. To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
           The farmer milked his cows.
     7. v. To draw (milk) from the breasts or udder.
           to milk wholesome milk from healthy cows
     8. v. To express any liquid (from any creature).
     9. v. (transitive, figurative) To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, etc.); to exploit; to take advantage of (something).
           When the audience began laughing, the comedian milked the joke for more laughs.
     10. v. (of an electrical storage battery) To give off small gas bubbles during the final part of the charging operation.
     11. v. (transitive, slang) To single-mindedly masturbate a male to ejaculation, especially for the amusement and/or satisfaction of the masturbator/trix rather than the person masturbated.
           Controlled milking can actually establish and consolidate a mistress’ dominance over her sub rather than diminish it.
products
     1. n. plural of product
     product
          1. n. A commodity offered for sale.
                That store offers a variety of products.  We've got to sell a lot of product by the end of the month.
          2. n. (cosmetics) Any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc.
                Wash excess product out of your hair.
          3. n. Anything that is produced; a result.
                The product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.
          4. n.          The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.
                        They improve their product every year; they export most of their agricultural production.
          5. n.          A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.
                        Skill is the product of hours of practice.  His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.
          6. n.          (chemistry) A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.
                        This is a product of lime and nitric acid.
          7. n.          (arithmetic) A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers.
                        The product of 2 and 3 is 6.  The product of 2, 3, and 4 is 24.
          8. n.          (mathematics) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of ty
          9. n.          Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.
          10. n. (US, slang) Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.
                I got some product here – you buying?
So
     1. n. A Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand.
     2. conj. In order that.
           Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert.
     3. conj. With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
           I was hungry so I asked if there was any more food.
           He ate too much cake, so he fell ill.
           He wanted a book, so he went to the library.
           “I need to go to the bathroom.”―“So go!”
     4. conj. (archaic) Provided that; on condition that, as long as.
     5. adv. To the (explicitly stated) extent that.
           It was so hot outside that all the plants died.  He was so good, they hired him on the spot.
     6. adv. (informal) To the (implied) extent.
           I need a piece of cloth so long. = this long
     7. adv.          (informal) Very (positive clause).
                   He is so good!
     8. adv.          (informal) Very (negative clause).
                   It’s not so bad. i.e. it's acceptable
     9. adv.          (slang) Very much.
                   But I so want to see the Queen when she visits our town!  That is so not true!
     10. adv. In a particular manner.
           Place the napkin on the table just so. If that's what you mean, then say so; (or do so).
     11. adv. In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; also.
           Just as you have the right to your free speech, so I have the right to mine.  Many people say she's the world's greatest athlete, but I don't think so.  "I can count backwards from on
     12. adv. (with as) To such an extent or degree; as.
           so far as;  so long as;  so much as
     13. adj. True, accurate.
           That is so.  You are responsible for this, is that not so?
     14. adj. In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
     15. adj. (dated, UK, slang) Homosexual.
           Is he so?
     16. interj. Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story.
           So, let's go home.
           So, what'll you have?
           So, there was this squirrel stuck in the chimney...
     17. interj. (Short for) so what.
           "You park your car in front of my house every morning." — "So?".
     18. interj. Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
           So how does this story end?
           So, everyone wants to know - did you win the contest or not?
     19. interj. (archaic) Be as you are; stand still; (used especially to cows; also used by sailors.)
     20. pron. abbreviation of someone
     21. n. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
     22. n. (foods) A type of dairy product made in Japan between the seventh and 10th centuries.
Vegans
     1. n. plural of Vegan
     2. n. plural of vegan
     vegan
          1. adj. (of a product or practice, especially food) Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.
                He eats a completely vegan diet.
                This chocolate cake is vegan.
          2. adj. (of a person) Committed to avoiding any product or practice that inherently involves animal use.
                She is not vegan as she eats eggs and wears leather.
          3. adj. Relating to vegans or veganism.
                Yesterday I went to a vegan party.
                She is interested in vegan philosophy.
          4. n. A person who does not eat, drink or otherwise consume any animal products
          5. n. A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals
                Our vegan-friendly shaving brush is made with synthetic bristles instead of badger hair.
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.
strict
     1. adj. Strained; drawn close; tight.
           strict embrace
           strict ligature
     2. adj. Tense; not relaxed.
           strict fiber
     3. adj. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.
           to keep strict watch
           to pay strict attention
     4. adj. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
           very strict in observing the Sabbath
     5. adj. Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
           to understand words in a strict sense
     6. adj. (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
     7. adj. Severe in discipline.
           Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished.
           It was a very strict lesson.
     8. adj. (set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.
Vegetarians
     1. n. plural of Vegetarian
     2. n. plural of vegetarian
     vegetarian
          1. n. A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.
          2. n. An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.
          3. adj. Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses).
          4. adj. Without meat.
          5. adj. Of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat.
          6. adj. (of a person) That does not eat meat.
                I have a vegetarian brother
may
     1. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over).
     2. v. (obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can.
     3. v. (intransitive, poetic) To be able to go.
     4. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
           you may smoke outside;  may I sit there?
     5. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly.
           he may be lying;  Schrödinger's cat may or may not be in the box
     6. v. (subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect).
           may you win;  may the weather be sunny
     7. v. Used in modesty, courtesy, or concession, or to soften a question or remark.
     8. n. The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.
     9. v. (poetic, intransitive) To gather may, or flowers in general.
     10. v. (poetic, intransitive) To celebrate May Day.
     11. n. (archaic) A maiden.
have
           Additional archaic forms are second-person singular present tense hast, third-person singular present tense hath, present participle haveing, and second-person singular past tense hadst.
     1. v. To possess, own, hold.
           I have a house and a car.
           Look what I have here — a frog I found on the street!
     2. v. To be related in some way to (with the object identifying the relationship).
           I have two sisters.
           I have a lot of work to do.
     3. v. To partake of a particular substance (especially a food or drink) or action.
           I have breakfast at six o'clock.
           Can I have a look at that?
           I'm going to have some pizza and a beer right now.
     4. v. To be scheduled to attend or participate in.
           What class do you have right now? I have English.
           Fred won't be able to come to the party; he has a meeting that day.
     5. v. (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) (Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect.)
           I have already eaten today.
           I had already eaten.
     6. v. (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.
           I have to go.
     7. v. To give birth to.
           The couple always wanted to have children.
           My wife is having the baby right now!
           My mother had me when she was 25.
     8. v. To engage in sexual intercourse with.
           He's always bragging about how many women he's had.
     9. v. To accept as a romantic partner.
           Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me.
     10. v. (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
           They had me feed their dog while they were out of town.
     11. v. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
           He had him arrested for trespassing.
           The lecture's ending had the entire audience in tears.
     12. v. (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.)
           The hospital had several patients contract pneumonia last week.
           I've had three people today tell me my hair looks nice.
     13. v. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.
           Their stories differed; he said he'd been at work when the incident occurred, but her statement had him at home that entire evening.
     14. v. (Used as interrogative auxiliary verb with a following pronoun to form tag questions. (For further discussion, see "Usage notes" below.))
           We haven't eaten dinner yet, have we?
           Your wife hasn't been reading that nonsense, has she?
           (UK usage) He has some money, hasn't he?
     15. v. (UK, slang) To defeat in a fight; take.
           I could have him!
           I'm gonna have you!
     16. v. (dated) To be able to speak a language.
           I have no German.
     17. v. To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
           Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before.
     18. v. To be afflicted with, suffer from.
           He had a cold last week.
     19. v. To experience, go through, undergo.
           We had a hard year last year, with the locust swarms and all that.
           He had surgery on his hip yesterday.
           I'm having the time of my life!
     20. v. To trick, to deceive.
           You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke.
     21. v. (transitive, often with present participle) To allow; to tolerate.
           The child screamed incessantly for his mother to buy him a toy, but she wasn't having any of it.
           I asked my dad if I could go to the concert this Thursday, but he wouldn't have it since it's a school night.
     22. v. (transitive, often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
           I made up an excuse as to why I was out so late, but my wife wasn't having any of it.
     23. v. To host someone; to take in as a guest.
           Thank you for having me!
     24. v. To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
           What do you have for problem two?
           I have two contacts on my scope.
     25. v. (transitive, of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
           We'll schedule closing arguments for Thursday, and the jury will have the case by that afternoon.
     26. n. A wealthy or privileged person.
     27. n. (uncommon) One who has some (contextually specified) thing.
     28. n. (AU, NZ, informal) A fraud or deception; something misleading.
           They advertise it as a great deal, but I think it's a bit of a have.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
take
     1. v. To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.
           They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.
           I'll take that plate off the table.
     2. v.          To seize or capture.
                   take the guards prisoner
                   take prisoners
                   After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city.
     3. v.          To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
                   took ten catfish in one afternoon
     4. v.          (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
     5. v.          To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
                   Billy took her pencil.
     6. v.          To exact.
                   take a toll
                   take revenge
     7. v.          To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
                   took the next two tricks
                   took Smith's rook
     8. v. To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
           took third place
           took bribes
           The camera takes 35mm film.
     9. v.          To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
                   The store doesn't take checks.
                   She wouldn't take any money for her help.
                   Do you take credit?
                   The vending machine only takes bills, it doesn't take coins.
     10. v.          To accept and follow (advice, etc).
                   take my advice
     11. v.          To receive into some relationship.
                   take a wife
                   The school only takes new students in the fall.
                   The therapist wouldn't take him as a client.
     12. v.          (transitive, intransitive, legal) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
     13. v. To remove.
           take two eggs from the carton
     14. v.          To remove or end by death; to kill.
                   The earthquake took many lives.
                   The plague took rich and poor alike.
                   Cancer took her life.
                   He took his life last night.
     15. v.          To subtract.
                   take one from three and you are left with two
     16. v. To have sex with.
     17. v. To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
           Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you.
           The woman guarding us looks like a professional, but I can take her!
     18. v. To grasp or grip.
           He took her hand in his.
     19. v. To select or choose; to pick.
           Take whichever bag you like.
           She took the best men with her and left the rest to garrison the city.
           I'll take the blue plates.
           I'll take two sugars in my coffee, please.
     20. v. To adopt (select) as one's own.
           She took his side in every argument.
           take a stand on the important issues
     21. v. To carry or lead (something or someone).
           She took her sword with her everywhere she went.
           I'll take the plate with me.
     22. v.          (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
                   The next bus will take you to Metz.
                   I took him for a ride
                   I took him down to London.
     23. v.          (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
                   These stairs take you down to the basement.
                   Stone Street took us right past the store.
     24. v.          To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
                   She took the steps two or three at a time/
                   He took the curve / corner too fast.
                   The pony took every hedge and fence in its path.
     25. v.          To escort or conduct (a person).
                   He took her to lunch at the new restaurant, took her to the movies, and then took her home.
     26. v.          (reflexive) To go.
     27. v. To use as a means of transportation.
           take the ferry
           I took a plane.
           He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester.
           He's 96 but he still takes the stairs.
     28. v. (obsolete) To visit; to include in a course of travel.
     29. v. To obtain for use by payment or lease.
           She took a condo at the beach for the summer.
           He took a full-page ad in the Times.
     30. v.          To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
                   They took two magazines.
                   I used to take The Sunday Times.
     31. v. To consume.
     32. v.          To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
                   take two of these and call me in the morning
                   take the blue pill
                   I take aspirin every day to thin my blood.
     33. v.          To partake of (food or drink); to consume.
                   The general took dinner at seven o'clock.
     34. v. To experience, undergo, or endure.
     35. v.          To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
                   take sun-baths
                   take a shower
                   She made the decision to take chemotherapy.
     36. v.          To experience or feel.
                   She takes pride in her work.
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.
supplement
     1. n. Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.
     2. n. An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.
     3. n. An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.
     4. n. (geometry) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
     5. n. (nutrition, bodybuilding) A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.
     6. v. To provide or make a supplement to something.
or
     1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
           In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
           He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
     2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
     3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
     4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
           It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
     5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
           The country Myanmar, or Burma
     6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
     7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
     10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
     11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
include
     1. v. To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
           I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental.
     2. v. To contain, as parts of a whole; to comprehend.
           The vacation package includes car rental.
           Does this volume of Shakespeare include his sonnets?
           I was included in the invitation to the family gathering.
           up to and including page twenty-five
     3. v. (obsolete) To enclose, confine.
     4. v. (obsolete) To conclude; to terminate.
     5. v. (programming) To use a directive that allows the use of source code from another file.
           You have to include the strings library to use this function.
     6. n. (programming) A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.
seaweed
     1. n. Any of numerous marine plants and algae, such as a kelp.
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.
their
     1. det. Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
           they will meet tomorrow at their convenience;  this is probably their cat
     2. det. Belonging to someone (one person, singular).
     3. adv. misspelling of there
     4. contraction. misspelling of they’re
diet
     1. n. The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
           The diet of the Giant Panda consists mainly of bamboo.
     2. n. A controlled regimen of food and drink, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.
     3. n. By extension, any habitual intake or consumption.
           He's been reading a steady diet of nonfiction for the last several years.
     4. n. (usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.
           They were given representation of some important diet committees.
     5. v. To regulate the food of (someone); to put on a diet.
     6. v. (intransitive) To modify one's food and beverage intake so as to decrease or increase body weight or influence health.
           I've been dieting for six months, and have lost some weight.
     7. v. (obsolete) To eat; to take one's meals.
     8. v. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to take food; to feed.
     9. adj. (of a food or beverage) Containing lower-than-normal amounts of fat, salt, sugar, and/or calories, or claimed to have such.
           diet soda
     10. adj. (figurative) Having the questionable traits subtracted.
           You folks reduce it to the bible only as being authoritative, impoverishing the faith. "Christianity Lite", diet Christianity for those who can't handle the Whole Meal.
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