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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.
sells
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of sell
     2. n. plural of sell
     sell
          1. v. (transitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
                I'll sell you all three for a hundred dollars.
                Sorry, I'm not prepared to sell.
          2. v. To be sold.
                This old stock will never sell.
                The corn sold for a good price.
          3. v. To promote a product or service.
          4. v. To promote a particular viewpoint.
                My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally.
          5. v. (slang) To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone.
          6. v. (professional wrestling, slang) To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
          7. n. An act of selling.
                This is going to be a tough sell.
          8. n. An easy task.
          9. n. (colloquial, dated) An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity.
          10. n. (obsolete) A seat or stool.
          11. n. (archaic) A saddle.
          12. n. (regional, obsolete) A rope (usually for tying up cattle, but can also mean any sort of rope).
                He picked up the sell from the straw-strewn barn-floor, snelly sneaked up behind her and sleekly slung it around her swire while scryingː "dee, dee ye fooking quhoreǃ".
dubious
     1. adj. Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
           After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him.
     2. adj. In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.
           She was dubious about my plan at first, but later I managed to persuade her to cooperate.
medicines
     1. n. plural of medicine
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of medicine
     medicine
          1. n. A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
          2. n. A treatment or cure.
          3. n. The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
          4. n. The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.
          5. n. Ritual Native American magic used by a medicine man to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting, warfare etc.
          6. n. Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing.
          7. n. (obsolete) black magic, superstition.
          8. n. (obsolete) A philter or love potion.
          9. n. (obsolete) A physician.
          10. n. (slang) recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks
          11. v. (rare, obsolete) To treat with medicine.
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