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joshua
weathered
1. adj. Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.
2. adj. (architecture) Made slightly sloping, so as to throw off water.
3. v. simple past tense and past participle of weather
weather
1. n. The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
2. n. Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.
3. n. (nautical) The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
4. n. (figuratively) A situation.
5. n. (obsolete) A storm; a tempest.
6. n. (obsolete) A light shower of rain.
7. adj. (sailing, geology) Facing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.
weather side, weather helm
8. v. To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
9. v. (by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
10. v. To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
11. v. (nautical) To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
to weather a cape; to weather another ship
12. v. (nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
Joshua weathered a collision with a freighter near South Africa.
13. v. (falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
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.
collision
1. n. An instance of colliding.
2. n. (compilation) (clipping of naming collision)
with
1. prep. Against.
He picked a fight with the class bully.
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
He went with his friends.
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
5. prep. In support of.
We are with you all the way.
6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
slain with robbers
7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
cut with a knife
8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
9. prep. Having, owning.
10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
Do you want to come with?
11. adv. -->
12. n. alternative form of withe
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.
freighter
1. n. One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.
2. n. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
3. n. One for whom freight is transported.
4. n. A vessel used mainly to carry freight; a cargo ship.
near
1. adj. Physically close.
2. adj. Closely connected or related.
3. adj. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
a near friend
4. adj. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
a version near to the original
5. adj. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
a near escape
6. adj. (of an event) Approaching.
The end is near.
7. adj. Approximate, almost.
The two words are near synonyms.
8. adj. (dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
the near ox; the near leg
9. adj. (obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
10. adj. (obsolete, slang) Stingy; parsimonious.
11. adv. Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
I'm near-sighted.
12. adv. (colloquial) nearly
13. prep. Close to, in close proximity to.
There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun.
14. prep. Close to in time.
The voyage was near completion.
15. v. To come closer to; to approach.
The ship nears the land.
16. n. The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
south
1. n. One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.
2. adj. Toward the south; southward.
3. adj. (meteorology, of wind) from the south.
4. adj. Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
5. adj. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
south highway 1
6. adv. Toward the south; southward.
7. adv. Downward.
8. adv. In an adverse direction or trend.
9. adv. (meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
10. v. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
11. v. (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
The moon souths at nine.
africa

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