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one
     1. num. (cardinal) The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
           In some religions, there is only one god.
           In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.
           One person, one vote.
     2. num. (number theory) The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.
     3. num. (set theory) The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set.
     4. num. (mathematics) The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.
     5. pron. (impersonal pronoun, indefinite) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
           The big one looks good.  I want the green one.  A good driver is one who drives carefully.
     6. pron. (impersonal pronoun, sometimes with "the") The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
           She offered him an apple and an orange; he took one and left the other.
     7. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).
           One’s guilt may trouble one, but it is best not to let oneself be troubled by things which cannot be changed.  One shouldn’t be too quick to judge.
     8. pron. (pronoun) Any person, entity or thing.
           "driver", noun: one who drives.
     9. n. The digit or figure 1.
     10. n. (mathematics) The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a ring.
     11. n. (US) A one-dollar bill.
     12. n. (cricket) One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
     13. n. A joke or amusing anecdote.
     14. n. (colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
     15. n. (Internet slang) Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".
           A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!
             Someone help me; I'm always losing!
           B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!
             Why don't you just go away loser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     16. adj. Of a period of time, being particular.
           One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries.
     17. adj. Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
           My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other.".
     18. adj. Sole, only.
           He is the one man who can help you.
     19. adj. Whole, entire.
           Body and soul are not separate; they are one.
     20. adj. In agreement.
           We are one on the importance of learning.
     21. adj. The same.
           The two types look very different, but are one species.
     22. adj. Being a preeminent example.
           He is one hell of a guy.
     23. adj. Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a certain".
           The town records from 1843 showed the overnight incarceration of one “A. Lincoln”.
     24. v. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.
Who
     1. pron. honoraltcaps, who
     2. pron. (interrogative) What person or people; which person or people; (asks for the identity of someone). (used in a direct or indirect question)
           Who is that? (direct question)
           I don't know who it is. (indirect question)
     3. pron. (interrogative) What is one's position; (asks whether someone deserves to say or do something).
           I don't like what you did, but who am I to criticize you? I've done worse.
     4. pron. (relative) The person or people that.
           It was a nice man who helped us.
     5. pron. (relative, archaic) Whoever, he who, they who.
     6. n. A person under discussion; a question of which person.
attacks
     1. n. plural of attack
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of attack
     attack
          1. n. An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
          2. n. An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
                They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech.
          3. n. A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
                The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations.
          4. n. (informal, by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.
                Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.
          5. n. (cricket) Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
          6. n. (volleyball) Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
          7. n. (lacrosse) The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
          8. n. (medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
                I've had an attack of the flu.
          9. n. An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
          10. n. (music) The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.
          11. n. (audio) The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas t
          12. v. To apply violent force to someone or something.
                This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.
          13. v. To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
                She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.
          14. v. To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
          15. v. To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
                We’ll have dinner before we attack the biology homework.
                I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.
          16. v. (transitive, cricket) To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
          17. v. (intransitive, cricket) To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
          18. v. (intransitive, cricket) To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
          19. v. (soccer) To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
          20. v. (cycling) To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.
cherished
     1. adj. highly valued, having a high personal value.
     2. v. simple past tense and past participle of cherish
     cherish
          1. v. To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
          2. v. To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.
                I cherish your friendship. -
          3. v. (obsolete) To cheer, to gladden.
beliefs
     1. n. plural of belief
     belief
          1. n. Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
                It's my belief that the thief is somebody known to us.
          2. n. Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered.
                My belief is that there is a bear in the woods. Bill said he saw one.
                Based on this data, it is our belief that X does not occur.
          3. n. Something believed.
                The ancient people have a belief in many deities.
          4. n. The quality or state of believing.
                My belief that it will rain tomorrow is strong.
          5. n. Religious faith.
                She often said it was her belief that carried her through the hard times.
          6. n. (in the plural) One's religious or moral convictions.
                I don't want to do a no-fault divorce on my husband and steal from him under color of law. It's against my beliefs.
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