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people
1. n. Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
Why do so many people commit suicide?
2. n. Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc; folk; a community.
3. n. A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.
4. n. One's colleagues or employees.
5. n. A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.
6. n. The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
7. n. plural of person.
8. v. To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
9. v. (intransitive) To become populous or populated.
10. v. To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.
experience
1. n. Event(s) of which one is cognizant.
It was an experience he would not soon forget.
2. n. An activity one has performed.
3. n. A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.
4. n. The knowledge thus gathered.
5. v. To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.
vicarious
1. adj. Delegated.
2. adj. Experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another person, rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.
People experience vicarious pleasures through watching television.
3. adj. On behalf of others.
The concept of vicarious atonement, that one person can atone for the sins of another, is found in many religions.
pleasures
1. n. plural of pleasure
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of pleasure
pleasure
1. n. A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
He remembered with pleasure his home and family.
I get a lot of pleasure from watching others work hard while I relax.
2. n. A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Having a good night's sleep is one of life's little pleasures.
3. n. One's preference.
What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?
4. n. (formal) The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
to hold an office at pleasure: to hold it indefinitely until it is revoked
to be imprisoned at Her Majesty's pleasureupright - : to be imprisoned indefinitely
at Congress's pleasure: whenever or as long as Congress desires
5. interj. pleased to meet you
6. v. To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.
7. v. To give sexual pleasure to.
Johnny pleasured Jackie orally last night.
8. v. (intransitive, dated) To take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
to go pleasuring
through
1. prep. From one side of an opening to the other.
I went through the window.
2. prep. Entering, then later leaving.
I drove through the town at top speed without looking left or right.
3. prep. Surrounded by (while moving).
We slogged through the mud for hours before turning back and giving up.
4. prep. By means of.
This team believes in winning through intimidation.
5. prep. (North America) To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values.
from 1945 through 1991; the numbers 1 through 9; your membership is active through March 15, 2013
6. adj. Passing from one side of something to the other.
Interstate highways form a nationwide system of through roads.
7. adj. Finished; complete.
They were through with laying the subroof by noon.
8. adj. Valueless; without a future.
After being implicated in the scandal, he was through as an executive in financial services.
9. adj. No longer interested.
She was through with him.
10. adj. Proceeding from origin to destination without delay due to change of equipment.
The through flight through Memphis was the fastest.
11. adj. (association football) In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
12. adv. From one side to the other by way of the interior.
The arrow went straight through.
13. adv. From one end to the other.
Others slept; he worked straight through.
She read the letter through.
14. adv. To the end.
He said he would see it through.
15. adv. Completely.
Leave the yarn in the dye overnight so the color soaks through.
16. adv. Out into the open.
The American army broke through at St. Lo.
17. n. A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.
18. n. (obsolete) A coffin, sarcophagus or tomb of stone; a large slab of stone laid on a tomb.
watching
1. v. present participle of watch
2. n. The act of one who watches.
watch
1. n. A portable or wearable timepiece.
More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets.
2. n. The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
3. n. A particular time period when guarding is kept.
The second watch of the night began at midnight.
4. n. A person or group of people who guard.
The watch stopped the travelers at the city gates.
5. n. The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
6. n. (nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
7. n. (nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
8. n. The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
9. v. To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
Watching the clock will not make time go faster.
I'm tired of watching TV.
10. v. To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
Watch this!
Put a little baking soda in some vinegar and watch what happens.
11. v. To mind, attend, or guard.
Please watch my suitcase for a minute.
He has to watch the kids that afternoon.
12. v. To be wary or cautious of.
You should watch that guy. He has a reputation for lying.
13. v. To attend to dangers to or regarding.
watch your head; watch your step
Watch yourself when you talk to him.
Watch what you say.
14. v. (intransitive) To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
15. v. (intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.
For some must watch, while some must sleep: So runs the world away.
16. v. (intransitive) To act as a lookout.
17. v. (nautical, of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
18. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To be awake.
television
1. n. An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell.
2. n. A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.
I have an old television in the study.
3. n. Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
fifty-seven channels and nothing on television
4. n. Vision at a distance.
5. v. (neologism, informal) To watch television.

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