something |
1. pron. An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing. | |
I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what. | |
I have something for you in my bag. | |
I have a feeling something good is going to happen today. | |
2. pron. (colloquial, of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree. | |
The performance was something of a disappointment. | |
That child is something of a genius. | |
3. pron. (colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify. | |
She has a certain something. | |
4. pron. (colloquial, often with really or quite) Somebody or something who is superlative in some way. | |
He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice. | |
She's quite something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing. | |
5. adj. Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify. | |
6. adv. (degree) Somewhat; to a degree. | |
The baby looks something like his father. | |
7. adv. (degree, colloquial) To a high degree. | |
8. v. Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song. | |
9. n. An object whose nature is yet to be defined. | |
10. n. An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense). | |
resembling |
1. v. present participle of resemble | |
2. n. The action of the verb to resemble. | |
resemble |
1. v. To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar. | |
The twins resemble each other. | |
2. v. (transitive, now rare, archaic) To compare; to regard as similar, to liken. | |
3. v. (obsolete, transitive) To counterfeit; to imitate. | |
4. v. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to imitate or be like; to make similar. | |
such |
1. det. (demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context. | |
I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before. Such is life. | |
2. det. (particularly used in formal documents) Any. | |
the above address or at such other address as may notify | |
3. det. Used as an intensifier; roughly equivalent to very much of. | |
The party was such a bore. | |
4. det. (obsolete) A certain; representing the object as already particularized in terms which are not mentioned. | |
5. pron. A person, a thing, people or things like the one or ones already mentioned. | |
6. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is similar to something else. | |
a |
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group. | |
There was a man here looking for you yesterday. | |
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word. | |
I've seen it happen a hundred times. | |
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003) | |
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London. | |
4. art. The same; one. | |
We are of a mind on matters of morals. | |
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007) | |
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties. | |
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head? | |
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc. | |
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it. | |
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square. | |
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto. | |
Stand a tiptoe. | |
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into. | |
Torn a pieces. | |
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. | |
I brush my teeth twice a day. | |
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with. | |
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In. | |
A God’s name. | |
13. prep. To do with status; In. | |
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18) | |
To set the people a worke. | |
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing. | |
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’ | |
The times, they are a-changin'. | |
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in. | |
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21 | |
Jacob, when he was a dying | |
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into. | |
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have. | |
I'd a come, if you'd a asked. | |
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He. | |
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah. | |
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of. | |
The name of John a Gaunt. | |
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
mark |
1. n. Boundary, land within a boundary.: | |
2. n. (obsolete) A boundary; a border or frontier. | |
3. n. (obsolete) A boundary-post or fence. | |
4. n. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. | |
5. n. (archaic) A type of small region or principality. | |
6. n. (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples. | |
7. n. Characteristic, sign, visible impression.: | |
8. n. An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something. | |
9. n. A characteristic feature. | |
A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman. | |
10. n. A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional. | |
11. n. A sign or brand on a person. | |
12. n. A written character or sign. | |
The font wasn't able to render all the diacritical marks properly. | |
13. n. A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc. | |
With eggs, you need to check for the quality mark before you buy. | |
14. n. (obsolete) Resemblance, likeness, image. | |
15. n. A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral). | |
I am proud to present my patented travelator, mark two. | |
16. n. A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such point gained as out of a possible total. | |
What mark did you get in your history test? | |
17. n. Indicator of position, objective etc.: | |
18. n. A target for shooting at with a projectile. | |
19. n. An indication or sign used for reference or measurement. | |
I filled the bottle up to the 500ml mark. | |
20. n. The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game. | |
21. n. (obsolete) The female genitals. | |
22. n. (Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free k | |
23. n. (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point. | |
24. n. A score for a sporting achievement. | |
25. n. An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance. | |
26. n. (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures. | |
Now put the pastry in at 450 degrees, or mark 8. | |
27. n. Limit or standard of action or fact. | |
to be within the mark; to come up to the mark | |
28. n. Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station. | |
29. n. (archaic) Preeminence; high position. | |
patricians of mark; a fellow of no mark | |
30. n. (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential. | |
31. n. (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms a | |
32. n. Attention.: | |
33. n. (archaic) Attention, notice. | |
His last comment is particularly worthy of mark. | |
34. n. Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.) | |
35. n. (obsolete) Regard; respect. | |
36. v. To put a mark upon; to make recognizable by a mark. | |
to mark a box or bale of merchandise | |
to mark clothing with one's name | |
37. v. To indicate in some way for later reference. | |
She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading. | |
This monument marks the spot where Wolfe died. | |
His courage and energy marked him as a leader. | |
38. v. To take note of. | |
Mark my words: that boy's up to no good. | |
39. v. To blemish, scratch, or stain. | |
See where this pencil has marked the paper. | |
The floor was marked with wine and blood. | |
40. v. To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc. | |
The teacher had to spend her weekend marking all the tests. | |
41. v. To keep account of; to enumerate and register. | |
to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game | |
42. v. (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick. | |
43. v. (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily. | |
44. v. (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball. | |
45. v. (singing) To sing softly, and perhaps an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal. | |
46. n. A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz. | |
47. n. (now historical) An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence. | |
48. n. Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs. | |
49. n. A coin worth one mark. | |
50. v. (imperative, marching) alternative form of march (said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command). | |
Mark time, mark! | |
Forward, mark! | |
particularly |
1. adv. (focus) Especially, extremely. | |
The apéritifs were particularly stimulating. | |
2. adv. (degree) To a great extent. | |
3. adv. Specifically, uniquely or individually. | |
4. adv. In detail; with regard to particulars. | |
5. adv. (dated) In a particular manner; fussily. | |