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reasonable
     1. adj. Having the faculty of reason; imbued with reason; rational.
           a reasonable being
     2. adj. Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
     3. adj. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
           a reasonable demand, amount, or price
     4. adj. Not expensive; fairly priced.
           $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
     5. adj. Satisfactory.
           The builders did a reasonable job, given the short notice.
and
     1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
     2. conj.          Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
     3. conj.          Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
     4. conj.          Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
     5. conj.          (obsolete) Yet; but.
     6. conj.          Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
     7. conj.          (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
     8. conj.          Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
     9. conj.          Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
     10. conj.          Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
     11. conj.          (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
     12. conj.          Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
     13. conj.          Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
     14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
     15. conj.          (now US dialect) If; provided that.
     16. conj.          (obsolete) As if, as though.
     17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
     18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
     19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
     20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
convincing
     1. adj. Effective as proof or evidence.
           Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.
     2. v. present participle of convince
     convince
          1. v. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
                I wouldn't have or do something, unless I'm convinced that it's good.
          2. v. To persuade.
          3. v. (obsolete, transitive) To overcome, conquer, vanquish.
          4. v. (obsolete, transitive) To confute; to prove wrong.
          5. v. (obsolete, transitive) To prove guilty; to convict.
based
     1. adj. Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
           That was a soundly based argument.
     2. adj. (slang) Not caring what others think about his or her personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.
     3. v. simple past tense and past participle of base
     4. v. Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon).
           It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.
     5. v. Having a base
           The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.
     6. v. Having a base of operations.
           The company is based in New York.
     base
          1. n. Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
          2. n.          A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
          3. n. The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
          4. n. A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
          5. n. The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
          6. n. (cooking, painting, pharmacy) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
          7. n. A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
          8. n. (cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
          9. n. (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.
          10. n. Important areas in games and sports.
          11. n.          A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
          12. n.          (baseball) One of the three places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out.
          13. n. (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
          14. n. (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
          15. n. (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
          16. n. (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
          17. n. (geometry) The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
          18. n. (heraldry) The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.
          19. n. (heraldry) The lower part of the field. See escutcheon.
          20. n. (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
                The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.
          21. n. (mathematics) (synonym of radix).
          22. n. (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
          23. n. (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
          24. n. (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
          25. n. (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
          26. n. (music) (dated form of bass)
          27. n. (military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
          28. n. (archaic) The housing of a horse.
          29. n. (historical, in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
          30. n. (obsolete) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
          31. n. (obsolete) An apron.
          32. n. A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a sys
          33. v. To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
          34. v. To be located (at a particular place).
          35. v. (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
          36. adj. (obsolete) Low in height; short.
          37. adj. Low in place or position.
          38. adj. (obsolete) Of low value or degree.
          39. adj. (archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
          40. adj. Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
          41. adj. (now rare) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
          42. adj. Designating those metals which are not classed as precious or noble.
          43. adj. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
                base coin
                base bullion
          44. adj. (obsolete) Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
          45. adj. Not classical or correct.
                base Latin
          46. adj. obsolete form of bass
                the base tone of a violin
          47. adj. (legal) Not held by honourable service.
                A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant.
          48. n. (now chiefly US historical) The game of prisoners' bars.
on
     1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
     2. adj. Performing according to schedule.
           Are we still on for tonight?
           Is the show still on?
     3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
           You can't do that; it's just not on.
     4. adj. (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
           "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!".
           Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.
     5. adj. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
     6. adj. (euphemistic) Menstruating.
     7. adv. To an operating state.
           turn the television on
     8. adv. Along, forwards (continuing an action).
           drive on, rock on
     9. adv. In continuation, at length.
           and so on.
           He rambled on and on.
     10. adv. (not US) Later.
           Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.
     11. prep. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
           on the table;  on the couch
           The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.
     12. prep. At or near; adjacent to.
           Soon we'll pass a statue on the left.
           The fleet is on the American coast.
           Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea
     13. prep. Covering.
           He wore old shoes on his feet.
     14. prep. At the date of.
           Born on the 4th of July.
     15. prep. Some time during the day of.
           I'll see you on Monday.   The bus leaves on Friday.   Can I see you on a different day? On Sunday I'm busy.
     16. prep. Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something.
           A book on history.   The World Summit on the Information Society.
     17. prep. Touching; hanging from.
           The fruit ripened on the trees.   The painting hangs on the wall.
     18. prep. (informal) In the possession of.
           I haven't got any money on me.
     19. prep. Because of, or due to.
           To arrest someone on suspicion of bribery.   To contact someone on a hunch.
     20. prep. Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
           On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.
           On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins.
     21. prep. Paid for by.
           The drinks are on me tonight, boys.   The meal is on the house.   I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.
     22. prep. Used to indicate a means or medium.
           I saw it on television.   Can't you see I'm on the phone?
     23. prep. Indicating a means of subsistence.
           They lived on ten dollars a week.   The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.
     24. prep. Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).
           He's on his lunch break.   on vacation;  on holiday
     25. prep. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
           to play on a violin or piano
           Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.
     26. prep. Regularly taking (a drug).
           You've been on these antidepressants far too long.   He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.
     27. prep. Under the influence of (a drug).
           He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.
     28. prep. (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain.
           a function on
     29. prep. (mathematics) HavingV^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
           an operator on
     30. prep. (mathematics) Generated by.
           the free group on four letters
     31. prep. Supported by (the specified part of itself).
           A table can't stand on two legs.   After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.
     32. prep. At a given time after the start of something; at.
     33. prep. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
           heaps on heaps of food
           mischief on mischief; loss on loss
     34. prep. (obsolete, regional) of
     35. prep. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.
           I depended on them for assistance.
           He will promise on certain conditions.
           Do you ever bet on horses?
     36. prep. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
           Have pity or compassion on him.
     37. prep. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
     38. prep. In the service of; connected with; of the number of.
           He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.
     39. prep. By virtue of; with the pledge of.
           He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.
     40. prep. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
           On us be all the blame.
           A curse on him!
           Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble.
           He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.
           He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.
     41. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) to switch on
           Can you on the light?
     42. prep. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
     43. n. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.
           Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
evidence
     1. n. Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
           There is no evidence that anyone was here earlier.
           We have enough cold hard evidence in that presentation which will make a world of pain for our parasitic friends at Antarctica.
     2. n. (legal) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.
     3. n. One who bears witness.
     4. n. A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.
     5. v. To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.
           She was furious, as evidenced by her slamming the door.
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