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. | |