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always
1. adv. At all times; throughout all time
God is always the same.
2. adv. Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).
In this street, the shops always close during lunchtime.
3. adv. (informal) In any event.
I thought I could always go back to work.
wore
1. v. simple past tense of wear
wear
1. v. To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
He's wearing some nice pants today. She wore her medals with pride. Please wear your seatbelt. Can you wear makeup and sunscreen at the same time? He was wearing his lun
2. v. To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
He wears eyeglasses. She wears her hair in braids.
3. v. To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
She wore a smile all day. He walked out of the courtroom wearing an air of satisfaction.
4. v. (colloquial, with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
I know you don't like working with him, but you'll just have to wear it.
5. v. To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
You're going to wear a hole in the bottom of those shoes. The water has slowly worn a channel into these rocks. Long illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks. Exile had worn
6. v. (intransitive) To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.
The tiles were wearing thin due to years of children's feet.
7. v. To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
His neverending criticism has finally worn my patience. Toil and care soon wear the spirit. Our physical advantage allowed us to wear the other team out and win.
8. v. (intransitive) To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person
Don't worry, this fabric will wear. These pants will last you for years. This color wears so well. I must have washed this sweater a thousand times. I have to say, our friendship ha
9. v. (intransitive, colloquial) (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.
Her high pitched voice is really wearing on me lately.
10. v. (intransitive, of time) To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.
wear on, wear away. As the years wore on, we seemed to have less and less in common.
11. v. (nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turni
12. n. (in combination) clothing
footwear; outdoor wear; maternity wear
13. n. damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time
14. n. fashion
15. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
16. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To defend; protect.
17. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
to wear the wolf from the sheep
18. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.
19. n. dated form of weir
shorts
1. n. plural of short
2. n. Trousers worn primarily in the warm weather that do not go lower than the knees.
Jessica hated covering her legs, so she rarely wore anything but shorts.
3. n. Underwear bottoms.
After a scare like that, I need to change my shorts.
4. n. Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.
5. n. The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran.
6. n. Short, inferior hemp.
7. v. third-person singular present indicative of short
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.
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.
T
1. adj. (ratings) Teen.
2. adj. (finance) Taxable.
3. adj. (American Library Association abbreviation of twentieth, a book size range (12.5-15 cm in height).)
4. adj. Transgender (TG) or transsexual (TS) (sometimes used in contrast to cisgender M or F; compare NB).
5. adj. Testosterone.
6. n. Tuesday.
7. n. (rail transport, in multiple unit formations) Trailer car.
8. n. (informal) The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA; specifically, the subway or train.
I'm going to take the T.
9. n. (sports) The sports statistic for ties in a given period under a given criteria.
10. n. (basketball) A technical foul.
11. n. (stock symbol) AT&T.
12. Number. en-number, upper=T, lower=t
shirt
1. n. An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.
2. n. An interior lining in a blast furnace.
3. n. A member of the shirt-wearing team in a shirts and skins game.
4. v. To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt.
which
1. det. (interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
Which song made the charts?
2. det. (relative) The one or ones that.
Show me which one is bigger.
They couldn't decide which song to play.
3. det. (relative) The one or ones mentioned.
He once owned a painting of the house, which painting would later be stolen.
For several seconds he sat in silence, during which time the tea and sandwiches arrived.
I'm thinking of getting a new car, in which case I'd get a red one.
4. pron. (interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
Which is bigger?; Which is which?
5. pron. (relative) Who; whom; what (of those mentioned or implied).
He walked by a door with a sign, which read: PRIVATE OFFICE.
We've met some problems which are very difficult to handle.
He had to leave, which was very difficult.
No art can be properly understood apart from the culture of which it is a part.
6. pron. (relative, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom or that).
7. n. An occurrence of the word which.
clashed
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of clash
clash
1. n. (onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects.
I heard a clash from the kitchen, and rushed in to find the cat had knocked over some pots and pans.
2. n. (military) A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
3. n. (sports) a match; a game between two sides.
4. n. An angry argument
5. n. Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
a clash of beliefs
a personality clash
6. n. A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
She was wearing a horrible clash of red and orange.
7. n. (hurling) An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
8. v. to make a loud clash
The plates clashed to the floor.
9. v. to come into violent conflict
Fans from opposing teams clashed on the streets after the game.
10. v. (intransitive) to argue angrily
My parents often clashed about minor things, such as the cleaning or shopping rota.
11. v. (intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) to fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
You can't wear that shirt! It clashes with your trousers.
The hotel room was ugly, and the wallpaper clashed with the carpet.
12. v. (intransitive, of events) to coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
I can't come to your wedding because it clashes with a friend's funeral.
I wanted to take German, but it clashed with art on the timetable.
13. v. (intransitive, in games or sports) to face each other in an important game.
drastically
1. adv. To a drastic degree.
This recession has been drastically different.
drastically reduced prices
2. adv. In a drastic manner.
Lisa always wore shorts and a T-shirt, which clashed drastically with her brother's thick winter coat.
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
Her
1. pron. honoraltcaps, her
2. det. Belonging to her.
This is her book
3. pron. The form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc.
Give it to her (after preposition)
He wrote her a letter (indirect object)
He treated her for a cold (direct object)
4. n. (informal) A female person or animal.
I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her.
Brother
1. n. Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.
At the monastery, Brother Stephen supervises the kitchen. Please welcome Brother Smith as he moves from his former congregation to his new congregation.
2. n. Title of respect for an adult male member of a fraternal/sororal organization, or comrade in a movement, or even a stranger using fictive kin.
Brother, can you spare a dime?
3. n. A title used to personify or respectfully refer to concepts or animals.
4. n. Son of the same parents as another person.
5. n. A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).
6. n. A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
Thank you, brother.
I would like to thank the brother who just spoke.
7. n. (African American Vernacular English) A black male.
8. n. Somebody, usually male, connected by a common cause or situation.
9. n. Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
10. v. To treat as a brother.
11. interj. Expressing exasperation.
We're being forced to work overtime? Oh, brother!
thick
1. adj. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
2. adj. Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
I want some planks that are two inches thick.
3. adj. Heavy in build; thickset.
He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.
4. adj. Densely crowded or packed.
We walked through thick undergrowth.
5. adj. Having a viscous consistency.
My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.
6. adj. Abounding in number.
The room was thick with reporters.
7. adj. Impenetrable to sight.
We drove through thick fog.
8. adj. Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent.
9. adj. (informal) Stupid.
He was as thick as two short planks.
10. adj. (informal) Friendly or intimate.
They were as thick as thieves.
11. adj. Deep, intense, or profound.
Thick darkness.
12. adj. (dated) troublesome; unreasonable
13. adj. (slang) Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.
14. adj. topics, en, Size
15. adv. In a thick manner.
Snow lay thick on the ground.
16. adv. Thickly.
Bread should be sliced thick to make toast.
17. adv. Frequently; in great numbers.
The arrows flew thick and fast around us.
18. n. The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
It was mayhem in the thick of battle.
19. n. A thicket.
20. n. (slang) A stupid person; a fool.
21. v. (archaic, transitive) To thicken.
The nightmare Life-in-death was she, / Who thicks man's blood with cold. — Coleridge.
winter
1. n. Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December 23 to March 20 in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July and August in the S
2. n. (figuratively, poetic) The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
3. v. (intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).
When they retired, they hoped to winter in Florida.
4. v. To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.
coat
1. n. An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.Wp
2. n. A covering of material, such as paint.Wp
3. n. The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.Wp
When the dog shed its coat, it left hair all over the furniture and the carpet.
4. n. (nautical) Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
5. n. (obsolete) A petticoat.
6. n. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
7. n. A coat of arms.Wp
8. n. A coat card.
9. v. To cover with a coat of some material
One can buy coated frying pans, which are much easier to wash up than normal ones.
10. v. To cover as a coat.

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