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spiritual
1. adj. Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
Respect towards ancestors is an essential part of Thai spiritual practice.
2. adj. Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred.
3. adj. Of or pertaining to spirits; supernatural.
4. adj. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal.
a spiritual substance or being
5. adj. Of or relating to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual.
6. adj. (Christianity) Controlled and inspired by the Holy Spirit; pure; holy.
7. adj. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical.
the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation
8. n. A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.
9. n. Any spiritual function, office, or affair.
He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals. — Lowell.
altruistic
1. adj. Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish
His helping the old woman with her shopping was deemed highly altruistic by everyone, especially since her home was a mile away.
beneficial
1. adj. Helpful or good to something or someone.
Recycling and reusing garbage can be beneficial to the environment.
2. adj. Relating to a benefice.
3. n. Something that is beneficial.
love
1. n. Strong affection.
2. n. A profound and caring affection towards someone.
A mother’s love is not easily shaken.
My husband’s love is the most important thing in my life.
3. n. Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.
4. n. A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.
I have never been in love as much as I have with you.
5. n. A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.
My love of cricket knows no bounds.
6. n. A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
7. n. (colloquial, British) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
Hello love, how can I help you?
8. n. A thing, activity etc which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
9. n. (euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
10. n. (euphemistic) Sexual activity.
11. n. An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
12. n. Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
13. n. (altcaps, Love, , personification of love).
14. n. (obsolete) A thin silk material.
15. n. A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
16. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
I love my spouse. I love you!
17. v. To need, thrive on.
Mold loves moist, dark places.
18. v. (transitive, colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair
19. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
20. v. To derive delight from a fact or situation.
I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte.
21. v. To lust for.
22. v. (transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)
I wish I could love her all night long.
23. v. (transitive, obsolete, or UK dialectal) To praise; commend.
24. v. (transitive, obsolete, or UK dialectal) To praise as of value; prize; set a price on.
25. n. (racquet sports) Zero, no score.
So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova.
which
1. det. (interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
Which song made the charts?
2. det. (relative) The one or ones that.
Show me which one is bigger.
They couldn't decide which song to play.
3. det. (relative) The one or ones mentioned.
He once owned a painting of the house, which painting would later be stolen.
For several seconds he sat in silence, during which time the tea and sandwiches arrived.
I'm thinking of getting a new car, in which case I'd get a red one.
4. pron. (interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
Which is bigger?; Which is which?
5. pron. (relative) Who; whom; what (of those mentioned or implied).
He walked by a door with a sign, which read: PRIVATE OFFICE.
We've met some problems which are very difficult to handle.
He had to leave, which was very difficult.
No art can be properly understood apart from the culture of which it is a part.
6. pron. (relative, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom or that).
7. n. An occurrence of the word which.
Wills
1. n. plural of Will
2. n. plural of will
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of will
will
1. v. (rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
Do what you will.
2. v. (rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
3. v. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
4. v. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
5. v. (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
6. v. (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
7. n. One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
8. n. One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
9. n. The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
Most creatures have a will to live.
10. n. (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
11. n. (archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
12. n. (archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
13. v. (archaic) To wish, desire.
14. v. (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
15. v. To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
All the fans were willing their team to win the game.
16. v. To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.
good
1. adj. of people
2. adj. Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
good intentions
3. adj. Competent or talented.
a good swimmer
4. adj. Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
Can you lend me fifty dollars? You know I'm good for it.
5. adj. (US) Satisfied or at ease
Would you like a glass of water? — I'm good.
Are you good? — Yeah, I'm fine.
6. adj. of capabilities
7. adj. Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
it’s a good watch; the flashlight batteries are still good
8. adj. Effective.
a good worker
9. adj. (obsolete) Real; actual; serious.
in good sooth
10. adj. of properties and qualities
11. adj. (of food)
12. adj. # Edible; not stale or rotten.
# The bread is still good.
13. adj. # Having a particularly pleasant taste.
# The food was very good.
14. adj. # Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
# Eat a good dinner so you will be ready for the big game tomorrow.
15. adj. Healthful.
carrots are good for you; walking is good for you
16. adj. Pleasant; enjoyable.
the music, dancing, and food were very good; we had a good time
17. adj. Favourable.
a good omen; good weather
18. adj. Beneficial; worthwhile.
a good job
19. adj. Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
20. adj. (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely.
The soup is good and hot.
21. adj. Holy (especially when capitalized).
Good Friday
22. adj. of quantities
23. adj. Reasonable in amount.
all in good time
24. adj. Large in amount or size.
a good while longer; a good number of seeds; A good part of his day was spent shopping. It will be a good while longer until he
25. adj. Full; entire; at least as much as.
This hill will take a good hour and a half to climb. The car was a good ten miles away.
26. interj. That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.
Good! I can leave now.
27. adv. (nonstandard) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
28. n. The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
29. n. A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
30. n. The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
The best is the enemy of the good.
31. n. (usually in plural) An item of merchandise.
32. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
33. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make good; turn to good; improve.
34. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make improvements or repairs.
35. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To benefit; gain.
36. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
37. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
38. v. (reflexive, now chiefly dialectal) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
39. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
for
1. conj. (dated) Because.
2. prep. Towards.
The astronauts headed for the moon.
3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
I have something for you.
4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
We're having a birthday party for Janet.
The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
5. prep. Supporting.
All those for the motion raise your hands.
6. prep. Because of.
He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
(UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
She was the worse for drink.
7. prep. Over a period of time.
I've lived here for three years.
They fought for days over a silly pencil.
8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
9. prep. On behalf of.
I will stand in for him.
10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
He's going for his doctorate.
Do you want to go for coffee?
People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
Can you go to the store for some eggs?
I'm saving up for a car.
Don't wait for an answer.
What did he ask you for?
12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
Run for the hills!
He was headed for the door when he remembered.
13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
Fair for its day.
She's spry for an old lady.
14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
18. prep. To be, or as being.
19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
others
1. n. plural of other
2. n. Other people.
I treat others like I treat myself.
3. n. Those remaining after one or more people or items have left, or done something else, or been excluded.
Two decided to hide, the others surrendered. I kept two special jars and threw away all the others.
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of other
other
1. adj. See other (determiner) below
2. adj. second.
I get paid every other week.
3. adj. Alien.
4. adj. Different.
5. adj. (obsolete) Left, as opposed to right.
6. n. An other one, more often rendered as another.
I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others.
7. n. The other one; the second of two.
One boat is not better than the other.
8. det. Not the one or ones previously referred to.
Other people would do it differently.
9. adv. Apart from; in the phrase "other than".
Other than that, I'm fine.
10. adv. (obsolete) Otherwise.
It shall none other be. — Chaucer.
If you think other. — Shakespeare.
11. v. To regard, label or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien.
12. v. To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.

Dictionary entries from Wiktionary