suitable |
1. adj. Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion. | |
to |
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive. | |
I want to leave. | |
He asked me what to do. | |
I don’t know how to say it. | |
I have places to go and people to see. | |
2. part. As above, with the verb implied. | |
"Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.". | |
If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to. | |
3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs. | |
I have to do laundry today. | |
4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at. | |
We are walking to the shop. | |
5. prep. Used to indicate purpose. | |
He devoted himself to education. | |
They drank to his health. | |
6. prep. Used to indicate result of action. | |
His face was beaten to a pulp. | |
7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application. | |
similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking. | |
8. prep. (obsolete,) As a. | |
With God to friend (with God as a friend); with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe); lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); t | |
9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison. | |
one to one = 1:1 | |
ten to one = 10:1. | |
I have ten dollars to your four. | |
10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation. | |
Three squared or three to the second power is nine. | |
Three to the power of two is nine. | |
Three to the second is nine. | |
11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object. | |
I gave the book to him. | |
12. prep. (time) Preceding. | |
ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour). | |
13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains. | |
Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it. | |
There's a lot of sense to what he says. | |
14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At. | |
Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y. | |
15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position. | |
Please push the door to. | |
16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind. | |
17. adv. misspelling of too | |
the |
1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already | |
I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.) | |
The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.) | |
The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird. | |
2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause. | |
The street that runs through my hometown. | |
3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time. | |
No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe. | |
God save the Queen! | |
4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item. | |
That was the best apple pie ever. | |
5. art. Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive. | |
That apple pie was the best. | |
6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class. | |
7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective. | |
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable. | |
8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar. | |
No one in the whole country had seen it before. | |
I don't think I'll get to it until the morning. | |
9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun. | |
A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”) | |
10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. | |
That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery. | |
11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives. | |
The hotter the better. | |
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks. | |
The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children. | |
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it. | |
12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone. | |
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it. | |
It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it. | |
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that. | |
social |
1. n. A festive gathering to foster introductions. | |
They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other. | |
2. n. (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married. | |
3. n. (UK, colloquial) (with definite article) Abbreviation of social security, referring to the UK state welfare system, or of related terms such as Social Security Office or Social Security Benefit. | |
Fred hated going down to the social to sign on. | |
4. n. (US, colloquial) (abbreviation of social security number) | |
What's your social? | |
5. n. (dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club. | |
6. n. (Canada) (clipping of social studies) | |
7. adj. Being extroverted or outgoing. | |
James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people. | |
8. adj. Of or relating to society. | |
Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations. | |
Unemployment is a social problem. | |
9. adj. (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks. | |
social gaming | |
10. adj. (rare) Relating to a nation's allies (compare the Social War) | |
11. adj. (botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups. | |
a social insect | |
situation |
1. n. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings. | |
The Botanical Gardens are in a delightful situation on the river bank. | |
2. n. The place in which something is situated; a location. | |
3. n. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances. | |
4. n. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs. | |
The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming. | |
5. n. (dated) A position of employment; a post. | |
6. n. A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem. | |
Boss, we've got a situation here... | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
to |
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive. | |
I want to leave. | |
He asked me what to do. | |
I don’t know how to say it. | |
I have places to go and people to see. | |
2. part. As above, with the verb implied. | |
"Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.". | |
If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to. | |
3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs. | |
I have to do laundry today. | |
4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at. | |
We are walking to the shop. | |
5. prep. Used to indicate purpose. | |
He devoted himself to education. | |
They drank to his health. | |
6. prep. Used to indicate result of action. | |
His face was beaten to a pulp. | |
7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application. | |
similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking. | |
8. prep. (obsolete,) As a. | |
With God to friend (with God as a friend); with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe); lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); t | |
9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison. | |
one to one = 1:1 | |
ten to one = 10:1. | |
I have ten dollars to your four. | |
10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation. | |
Three squared or three to the second power is nine. | |
Three to the power of two is nine. | |
Three to the second is nine. | |
11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object. | |
I gave the book to him. | |
12. prep. (time) Preceding. | |
ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour). | |
13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains. | |
Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it. | |
There's a lot of sense to what he says. | |
14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At. | |
Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y. | |
15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position. | |
Please push the door to. | |
16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind. | |
17. adv. misspelling of too | |
social |
1. n. A festive gathering to foster introductions. | |
They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other. | |
2. n. (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married. | |
3. n. (UK, colloquial) (with definite article) Abbreviation of social security, referring to the UK state welfare system, or of related terms such as Social Security Office or Social Security Benefit. | |
Fred hated going down to the social to sign on. | |
4. n. (US, colloquial) (abbreviation of social security number) | |
What's your social? | |
5. n. (dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club. | |
6. n. (Canada) (clipping of social studies) | |
7. adj. Being extroverted or outgoing. | |
James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people. | |
8. adj. Of or relating to society. | |
Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations. | |
Unemployment is a social problem. | |
9. adj. (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks. | |
social gaming | |
10. adj. (rare) Relating to a nation's allies (compare the Social War) | |
11. adj. (botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups. | |
a social insect | |
respect |
1. n. an attitude of consideration or high regard | |
He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him. | |
we do respect people for their dignity and worth. | |
2. n. good opinion, honor, or admiration | |
3. n. (always plural) Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death. | |
The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet. | |
4. n. a particular aspect, feature or detail of something | |
This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects. | |
5. n. Good will; favor | |
6. v. To have respect for. | |
She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly. | |
7. v. To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right. | |
I respect your right to hold that belief, although I think it is nonsense. | |
8. v. To abide by an agreement. | |
They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded. | |
9. v. To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed. | |
10. v. (transitive, dated except in "respecting") To relate to; to be concerned with. | |
11. v. (obsolete) To regard; to consider; to deem. | |
12. v. (obsolete) To look toward; to face. | |
13. interj. (Jamaica) hello, hi | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
social |
1. n. A festive gathering to foster introductions. | |
They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other. | |
2. n. (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married. | |
3. n. (UK, colloquial) (with definite article) Abbreviation of social security, referring to the UK state welfare system, or of related terms such as Social Security Office or Social Security Benefit. | |
Fred hated going down to the social to sign on. | |
4. n. (US, colloquial) (abbreviation of social security number) | |
What's your social? | |
5. n. (dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club. | |
6. n. (Canada) (clipping of social studies) | |
7. adj. Being extroverted or outgoing. | |
James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people. | |
8. adj. Of or relating to society. | |
Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations. | |
Unemployment is a social problem. | |
9. adj. (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks. | |
social gaming | |
10. adj. (rare) Relating to a nation's allies (compare the Social War) | |
11. adj. (botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups. | |
a social insect | |
discreetness |
1. n. The state or quality of being discreet. | |
socially |
1. adv. In a social manner; sociably. | |
2. adv. In social contexts | |
correct |
1. adj. Free from error; true; accurate. | |
2. adj. With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour. | |
3. v. To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from. | |
He corrected the position of the book on the mantle. | |
4. v. (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers). | |
5. v. To inform (someone) of their error. | |
It's rude to correct your parents. | |
socially |
1. adv. In a social manner; sociably. | |
2. adv. In social contexts | |
discreet |
1. adj. Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic. | |
With a discreet gesture, she reminded him to mind his manners. | |
John just doesn't understand that laughing at Mary all day is not very discreet. | |
2. adj. Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous. | |
well |
1. adv. (manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. | |
He does his job well. | |
2. adv. (manner) Completely, fully. | |
a well done steak | |
We’re well beat now. | |
3. adv. (degree) To a significant degree. | |
That author is well known. | |
4. adv. (degree, British, slang) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier). | |
5. adv. In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously. | |
6. adj. In good health. | |
I had been sick, but now I'm well. | |
7. adj. (hypercorrect) Good, content. | |
“How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!” | |
8. adj. (archaic) Prudent; good; well-advised. | |
9. interj. Used to acknowledge a statement or situation. | |
“The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.” | |
“I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.” | |
“I forgot to pack the tent! Well, I guess we're sleeping under the stars tonight.” | |
10. interj. An exclamation of surprise, often doubled or tripled. | |
Well, well, well, what do we have here? | |
11. interj. An exclamation of indignance. | |
Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother! | |
12. interj. Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something. | |
It was a bit... well... too loud. | |
13. interj. Used in speech to fill gaps; filled pause. | |
“So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.” | |
14. interj. (Hiberno-English) Used as a greeting | |
Well lads. How's things? | |
15. n. A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids. | |
16. n. A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring. | |
17. n. A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects. | |
Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk. | |
18. n. (figurative) A source of supply. | |
19. n. (nautical) A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate. | |
20. n. (nautical) The cockpit of a sailboat. | |
21. n. (nautical) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported | |
22. n. (nautical) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water. | |
23. n. (military) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries. | |
24. n. (architecture) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole. | |
25. n. The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom. | |
26. n. (metalworking) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls. | |
27. n. A well drink. | |
They're having a special tonight: $1 wells. | |
28. n. (video games) The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall. | |
29. n. (biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes. | |
30. v. (intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring. | |
31. v. (intransitive) To have something seep out of the surface. | |
Her eyes welled with tears. | |
well |
1. adv. (manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. | |
He does his job well. | |
2. adv. (manner) Completely, fully. | |
a well done steak | |
We’re well beat now. | |
3. adv. (degree) To a significant degree. | |
That author is well known. | |
4. adv. (degree, British, slang) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier). | |
5. adv. In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously. | |
6. adj. In good health. | |
I had been sick, but now I'm well. | |
7. adj. (hypercorrect) Good, content. | |
“How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!” | |
8. adj. (archaic) Prudent; good; well-advised. | |
9. interj. Used to acknowledge a statement or situation. | |
“The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.” | |
“I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.” | |
“I forgot to pack the tent! Well, I guess we're sleeping under the stars tonight.” | |
10. interj. An exclamation of surprise, often doubled or tripled. | |
Well, well, well, what do we have here? | |
11. interj. An exclamation of indignance. | |
Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother! | |
12. interj. Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something. | |
It was a bit... well... too loud. | |
13. interj. Used in speech to fill gaps; filled pause. | |
“So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.” | |
14. interj. (Hiberno-English) Used as a greeting | |
Well lads. How's things? | |
15. n. A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids. | |
16. n. A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring. | |
17. n. A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects. | |
Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk. | |
18. n. (figurative) A source of supply. | |
19. n. (nautical) A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate. | |
20. n. (nautical) The cockpit of a sailboat. | |
21. n. (nautical) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported | |
22. n. (nautical) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water. | |
23. n. (military) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries. | |
24. n. (architecture) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole. | |
25. n. The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom. | |
26. n. (metalworking) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls. | |
27. n. A well drink. | |
They're having a special tonight: $1 wells. | |
28. n. (video games) The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall. | |
29. n. (biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes. | |
30. v. (intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring. | |
31. v. (intransitive) To have something seep out of the surface. | |
Her eyes welled with tears. | |
mannered |
1. adj. (often, in combination) Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms. | |
His upbringing had led him to act in an overly mannered way. | |
proper |
1. adj. Suitable.: | |
2. adj. Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable. | |
the proper time to plant potatoes | |
3. adj. Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous. | |
a very proper young lady | |
4. adj. Possessed, related.: | |
5. adj. (grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter. | |
6. adj. Pertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular. | |
7. adj. (usually postpositive) In the strict sense; within the strict definition or core (of a specified place, taxonomic order, idea, etc). | |
8. adj. (archaic) Belonging to oneself or itself; own. | |
9. adj. (heraldry) Portrayed in natural or usual coloration, as opposed to conventional tinctures. | |
10. adj. (mathematics) Being strictly part of some other (not necessarily explicitly mentioned, but of definitional importance) thing, and not being the thing i | |
proper subset — proper ideal - | |
11. adj. (mathematics, physics) Eigen-; designating a function or value which is an eigenfunction or eigenvalue. | |
12. adj. Accurate, strictly applied.: | |
13. adj. Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be. (Now often merged with later senses.) | |
Now that was a proper breakfast. | |
14. adj. (now regional) Attractive, elegant. | |
15. adj. (often postpositive) In the very strictest sense of the word. | |
16. adj. (now colloquial) Utter, complete. | |
When I realized I was wearing my shirt inside out, I felt a proper fool. | |
17. adv. (colloquial) properly; thoroughly; completely | |
18. adv. (nonstandard, colloquial) properly | |