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     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.
bed
     1. n. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on.
           My cat often sleeps on my bed.I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep.
     2. n.          A prepared spot to spend the night in.
                   When camping, he usually makes a bed for the night from hay and a blanket.
     3. n.          (usually after a preposition) One's place of sleep or rest.
                   Go to bed!  I had breakfast in bed this morning.
     4. n.          (usually after a preposition) Sleep; rest; getting to sleep.
                   He's been afraid of bed since he saw the scary film.
     5. n.          (usually after a preposition) The time for going to sleep or resting in bed; bedtime.
                   I read until bed.
     6. n.          Time spent in a bed.
     7. n.          (figurative) Marriage.
     8. n.          (figurative) Sexual activity.
                   Too much bed, not enough rest.
     9. n. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
           The meats and cheeses lay on a bed of lettuce.
     10. n.          The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river.
                   sea bed;  river bed;  lake bed;  There's a lot of trash on the bed of the river.
     11. n.          An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, other sessile shellfish, or a large amount of seaweed is found.
                   Oysters are farmed from their beds.
     12. n.          A garden plot.
                   We added a new bush to our rose bed.
     13. n.          A foundation or supporting surface formed of a fluid.
                   A bed of concrete makes a strong subsurface for an asphalt parking lot.
     14. n.          The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad.
     15. n.          The platform of a truck, trailer, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled.
                   The parcels were loaded onto the truck bed before transportation.
     16. n.          A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship’s floor; a pallet.
     17. n.          (printing, dated) The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid.
     18. n.          (computing) The flat surface of a scanner on which a document is placed to be scanned.
     19. n.          A piece of music, normally instrumental, over which a radio DJ talks.
     20. n.          (darts) Any of the sections of a dartboard with a point value, delimited by a wire.
     21. n. A layer or surface.:
     22. n.          A deposit of ore, coal, etc.
     23. n.          (geology) the smallest division of a geologic formation or stratigraphic rock series marked by well-defined divisional planes (bedding planes) separati
     24. n.          (masonry) The horizontal surface of a building stone.
                   the upper and lower beds
     25. n.          (masonry) The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile.
     26. n.          (masonry) A course of stone or brick in a wall.
     27. v. Senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping.
     28. v.          To place in a bed.
     29. v.          To furnish with a bed or bedding.
     30. v.          To have sexual intercourse with.
     31. v. Senses relating to a bed as a place or layer on which something else rests or is laid.
     32. v.          To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and security, surrounded or enclosed; to embed.
     33. v.          To set in a soft matrix, as paving stones in sand, or tiles in cement.
     34. v.          To set out (plants) in a garden bed.
     35. v.          To dress or prepare the surface of (stone) so it can serve as a bed.
     36. v.          To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or recumbent position.
     37. v.          To settle, as machinery.
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".
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.
someone
     1. pron. Some person.
           Can someone help me, please?
     2. n. A partially specified but unnamed person.
           Do you need a gift for that special someone?
     3. n. an important person
           He thinks he has become someone.
dies
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of die
     2. n. plural of die (when used in the sense of a pattern)
     die
          1. v. (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
          2. v.          followed by of; general use:
                         He died of embarrassment.
          3. v.          followed by from; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine(topics, en, Medicine) or the sciencestopics, en, Sciences:
                         He died from heart failure.
          4. v.          followed by for; often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes:
                         He died for the one he loved.
          5. v.          (now rare) followed by with as an indication of direct cause:
          6. v.          (still current) followed by with as an indication of manner:
                         She died with dignity.
          7. v. To stop living and undergo (a specified death).
                He died a hero's death.
                They died a thousand deaths.
          8. v. (intransitive, figuratively) To yearn intensely.
                I'm dying for a packet of crisps.
                I'm dying for a piss.
          9. v. (intransitive) To be utterly cut off by family or friends, as if dead.
                The day our sister eloped, she died to our mother.
          10. v. (intransitive, figuratively) To become spiritually dead; to lose hope.
                He died a little inside each time she refused to speak to him.
          11. v. (intransitive, colloquial, hyperbolic) To be mortified or shocked by a situation.
                If anyone sees me wearing this ridiculous outfit, I'll die.
          12. v. (figurative, intransitive, hyperbolic) To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.
                When I found out my two favorite musicians would be recording an album together, I literally planned my own funeral arrangements and died.
          13. v. (intransitive, of a machine) To stop working, to break down.
                My car died in the middle of the freeway this morning.
          14. v. (intransitive, of a computer program) To abort, to terminate (as an error condition).
          15. v. To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.
          16. v. To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness, discouragement, love, etc.
          17. v. (often with "to") To become indifferent; to cease to be subject.
                to die to pleasure or to sin
          18. v. (intransitive, video games) To be killed by an enemy. Usually followed by to or another preposition.
                I can't believe I just died to a squirrel!
          19. v. (architecture) To disappear gradually in another surface, as where mouldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.
          20. v. To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.
          21. v. (of a stand-up comedian or a joke) To fail to evoke laughter from the audience.
                Then there was that time I died onstage in Montreal...
          22. n. The cubical part of a pedestal, a plinth.
          23. n. A device for cutting into a specified shape.
          24. n. A device used to cut an external screw thread. (Internal screw threads are cut with a tap.)
          25. n. A mold for forming metal or plastic objects.
          26. n. An embossed device used in stamping coins and medals.
          27. n. (electronics) (plural also dice) An oblong chip fractured from a semiconductor wafer engineered to perform as an independent device or integrated circuit.
          28. n. Any small cubical or square body.
          29. n. A regular polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance.
          30. n. (obsolete) That which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the die; hazard; chance.
          31. n. (electronics) (plural also dies) An oblong chip fractured from a semiconductor wafer engineered to perform as an independent device or integrated circuit.
          32. v. topics, en, Death, Dice games
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