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of
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
5. prep. (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
6. prep. Expressing separation.
7. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
8. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
He seemed devoid of human feelings.
9. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
10. prep. Expressing origin.
11. prep. (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
12. prep. (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
The invention was born of necessity.
13. prep. (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
It is said that she died of a broken heart.
14. prep. (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
I am tired of all this nonsense.
15. prep. Expressing agency.
16. prep. (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
17. prep. (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
18. prep. (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
20. prep. (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
21. prep. (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
She wore a dress of silk.
22. prep. (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
What a lot of nonsense!
23. prep. (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
24. prep. (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
26. prep. (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
I'm always thinking of you.
27. prep. (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
He told us the story of his journey to India.
28. prep. (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
29. prep. Having partitive effect.
30. prep. (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
Most of these apples are rotten.
31. prep. (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
32. prep. (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
33. prep. (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
He is a friend of mine.
34. prep. Expressing possession.
35. prep. Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
36. prep. Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
37. prep. Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
39. prep. (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
She had a profound distrust of the police.
40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
41. prep. (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
42. prep. (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
43. prep. (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
44. prep. (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
It's not that big of a deal.
45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
46. prep. (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
47. prep. (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
48. prep. (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
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.
brownish
1. adj. Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
purple
1. n. A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.
(color panel, 800080)
2. n. Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of im
to put on the imperial purple
3. n. (by extension) Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings.
4. n. Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
5. n. The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
6. n. (medicine) Purpura.
7. n. Earcockle, a disease of wheat.
8. n. Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus (formerly).
the banded purple
9. n. A cardinalate.
10. adj. Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue.
11. adj. (US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in purple state, purple city.
12. adj. (in Netherlands and Belgium) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.
13. adj. Imperial; regal.
14. adj. Blood-red; bloody.
15. adj. (of language) Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
16. v. (intransitive) To turn purple in colour.
17. v. To dye purple.
18. v. To clothe in purple.
color
1. n. The spectral composition of visible light
Humans and birds can perceive color.
2. n. A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.
Most languages have names for the colors black, white, red, and green.
3. n. Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and grays).
He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all color".
4. n. Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
5. n. (figuratively) Interest, especially in a selective area.
a bit of local color
6. n. (heraldry) Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert. Contrast with metal.
7. n. (in the plural) A standard or banner.
The loss of their colors destroyed the regiment's morale.
8. n. The system of color television.
This film is broadcast in color.
9. n. (in the plural) The flag of a nation or team.
The colors were raised over the new territory.
10. n. (in the plural) Gang insignia.
Both of the perpetrators were wearing colors.
11. n. (in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.
He was awarded colors for his football.
12. n. (military, in the plural) The morning ceremony of raising the flag.
13. n. In corporate finance, details on sales, profit margins, or other financial figures, especially while reviewing quarterly results when an officer of a company is speaking to investment analysts.
Could you give me some color with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
14. n. (physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.
15. n. (finance) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in t
16. n. (typography) The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page.
17. n. (snooker) Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.
18. n. A front or facade: an ostensible truth actually false.
19. n. An appearance of right or authority.
Under color of law, he managed to bilk taxpayers of millions of dollars.
20. n. (medicine) Skin color noted as: normal, jaundiced, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.
21. adj. Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.
22. v. To give something color.
We could color the walls red.
23. v. (intransitive) To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
My kindergartener loves to color.
24. v. (of a face) To become red through increased blood flow.
Her face colored as she realized her mistake.
25. v. To affect without completely changing.
That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
26. v. (informal) To attribute a quality to.
Color me confused.
27. v. (mathematics) To assign colors to the vertices of (a graph) or the regions of (a map) so that no two adjacent ones have the same color.
Can this graph be two-colored?
You can color any map with four colors.
sometimes
1. adv. On certain occasions, or in certain circumstances, but not always.
Sometimes I sit and think, but mostly I just sit.
2. adv. (obsolete) On a certain occasion in the past; once.
3. adj. (obsolete) Former; sometime.
more
1. det. comparative degree of many, : in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)
More people are arriving.
There are more ways to do this than I can count.
2. det. comparative degree of much, : in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)
I want more soup; I need more time
There's more caffeine in my coffee than in the coffee you get in most places.
3. adv. To a greater degree or extent.
He walks more in the morning these days.
4. adv. (now poetic) In negative constructions: any further, any longer; any more.
5. adv. Used alone to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs.
You're more beautiful than I ever imagined.
6. adv. (now dialectal, or humorous) Used in addition to an inflected comparative form. (Standard until the 18thc.)
I was more better at English than you.
7. adv. rather
He is more clever than wise.
8. n. An extra amount or extent.
9. n. (obsolete) a carrot; a parsnip.
10. n. (dialectal) a root; stock.
11. n. A plant.
12. v. To root up.
13. pron. a greater amount of people or things
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.
less
1. adv. To a smaller extent.
2. adv. In lower degree.
This is a less bad solution than I thought possible.
3. adj. (now archaic except with numbers) comparative form of little: more little; smaller, lesser.
4. adj. comparative degree of little: a smaller amount (of); not as much.
I have less than you have. I have less tea than coffee.
5. adj. (proscribed) comparative degree of few: fewer; a smaller number of.
6. prep. Minus; not including
It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.
7. v. (obsolete) To make less; to lessen.
8. conj. (obsolete) unless
deep
1. adj. (heading, of a physical distance) Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.
2. adj. Extending far down from the top or surface; having its bottom far down.
We hiked into a deep valley between tall mountains.
There was a deep layer of dust on the floor; the room had not been disturbed for many years.
3. adj. Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.
The shelves are 30 centimetres deep. — They are deep shelves.
4. adj. In a (specified) number of rows or layers.
a crowd three deep along the funeral procession
5. adj. Thick.
That cyclist's deep chest allows him to draw more air.
6. adj. Voluminous.
to take a deep breath / sigh / drink
7. adj. A long way inside; situated far in or back.
deep into the forest; deep in the forest
8. adj. # (cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative
# He is fielding at deep mid wicket.
# She hit a ball into deep center field.
9. adj. # (sports) A long way forward.
# a deep volley
10. adj. # (American football) Relatively farther downfield.
11. adj. (heading, intellectual, social) Complex, involved.
12. adj. Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
That is a deep thought!
13. adj. To a significant, not superficial, extent.
I just meant to help out a little, but now I'm deep into it.
They're deep in discussion.
14. adj. Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.
a deep subject or plot
15. adj. Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
16. adj. (sound, voice) Low in pitch.
She has a very deep contralto voice.
17. adj. (of a color) Dark and highly saturated.
That's a very deep shade of blue.
18. adj. (sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
He was in a deep sleep.
19. adj. Immersed, submerged (in).
deep in debt; deep in the mud; waist-deep in the muddy water
20. adj. Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
21. adv. Deeply.
22. n. (literary, with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
creatures of the deep
23. n. (literary, with "the") A silent time; quiet isolation.
the deep of night
24. n. (rare) A deep shade of colour.
25. n. (US, rare) The profound part of a problem.
26. n. (with "the") The sea, the ocean.
27. n. (cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.
Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep.
Red
1. n. A Communist.
2. n. A supporter of a sports team who wears red as part of their kit.
3. adj. Communist
the Red Army
4. adj. Having red as its color.
The girl wore a red skirt.
5. adj. (of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
Her hair had red highlights.
6. adj. (card games, of a card) Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black
I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
7. adj. (often, capitalized) Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red:
8. adj. (US, modern) the U.S. Republican party
a red state
a red Congress
9. adj. (also British) Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germ
the red-black grand coalition in Germany
10. adj. (chiefly derogatory, offensive) Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations
11. adj. (astronomy) Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
12. adj. (particle physics) Having a color charge of red.
13. n. Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from
(color panel, F00000)
14. n. A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
15. n. (snooker) One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.
16. n. Red wine.
17. n. (informal, birdwatching) A redshank.
18. n. (derogatory, offensive) An Amerind.
19. n. (slang) The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.
20. n. (informal) A red light (a traffic signal)
21. n. (Ireland, UK, beverages, informal) red lemonade
22. n. (particle physics) One of the three color charges for quarks.
23. n. (US, colloquial) chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red")
24. v. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of rede
25. v. alternative spelling of redd
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.
grayish
1. adj. somewhat gray

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