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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.
Flip
1. n. (slang) A Filipino; a person who is of Filipino background.
2. n. A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.
The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.
3. n. A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
4. n. (US, slang) A slingshot.
5. n. A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960's, 1970's, 2000's and 2010's, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.
6. v. To throw (as in to turn over).
You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.
7. v. To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.
8. v. (transitive, US politics) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections
Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016.
9. v. (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy.
I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.
10. v. (transitive, informal) To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit.
11. v. (transitive, computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
12. interj. (euphemism) used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.
13. adj. (UK, informal) Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree.
14. adj. Sarcastic.
15. adj. (informal) Disrespectful.
Don't get flip with me or I'll knock you into next Tuesday!
16. n. A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a flip dog).
side
1. n. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
A square has four sides.
2. n. A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
A cube has six sides.
3. n. One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
Which side of the tray shall I put it on? The patient was bleeding on the right side.
4. n. A region in a specified position with respect to something.
Meet me on the north side of the monument.
5. n. The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
I generally sleep on my side.
6. n. One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
John wrote 15 sides for his essay!
7. n. One possible aspect of a concept, person or thing.
Look on the bright side.
8. n. One set of competitors in a game.
Which side has kick-off?
9. n. (Australia) A sports team.
10. n. A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans.
11. n. (music) A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
12. n. (sports) Sidespin; english
He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball.
13. n. (UK, Australia, Ireland, dated) A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).
I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.
14. n. (US, colloquial) A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?
15. n. A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.
his mother's side of the family
16. n. (baseball) The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher
17. n. (slang) An unjustified air of self-importance.
18. v. (intransitive) To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with".
Which will you side with, good or evil?
19. v. To lean on one side.
20. v. (transitive, obsolete) To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
21. v. (transitive, obsolete) To suit; to pair; to match.
22. v. (transitive, shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
23. v. To furnish with a siding.
to side a house
24. v. (transitive, cooking) To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.
25. adj. Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.
26. adj. Indirect; oblique; incidental.
a side issue; a side view or remark
27. adj. (UK archaic, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Wide; large; long, pendulous, hanging low, trailing; far-reaching.
28. adj. (Scotland) Far; distant.
29. adv. (UK dialectal) Widely; wide; far.
Is
1. n. plural of I
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of be
He is a doctor. He retired some time ago.
Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him.
3. n. plural of i
remember to dot your is
be
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
The cup is on the table.
4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
When will the meeting be?
5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
I have been to Spain many times.
Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
Knowledge is bliss.
Hi, I’m Jim.
7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
3 times 5 is fifteen.
8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
The sky is blue.
10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
The sky is a deep blue today.
11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
The dog was drowned by the boy.
12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
The woman is walking.
I shall be writing to you soon.
We liked to chat while we were eating.
13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
I am to leave tomorrow.
I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
This building is three hundred years old.
I am 75 kilograms.
He’s about 6 feet tall.
16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
What time is it there? It’s night.
18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
Why is it so dark in here?
20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
"What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
Why is he being nice to me?
that
1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
He told me that the book is a good read.
I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British.
2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
Be glad that you have enough to eat.
3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that.
4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect.
The noise was so loud that she woke up.
The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed.
5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
Was John there? — Not that I saw.
How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
That book is a good read. This one isn't.
That battle was in 1450.
That cat of yours is evil.
10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t
He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said).
They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement.
The water is so cold! — That it is.
13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition).
The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated.
14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.)
the place that = where or to which I went last year
the last time that = when I went to Europe
15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree.
"The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...".
16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
I'm just not that sick.
I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.
18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
they
1. pron. (the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.
Fred and Jane? They just arrived. Dogs may bark if they want to be fed. Plants wilt if they are not watered.
I have a car and a truck, but they are both broken.
2. pron. (the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but not if previously named and identified as male or female.
3. pron. (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.
They say it’s a good place to live.
They didn’t have computers in the old days.
They should do something about this.
They have a lot of snow in winter.
4. det. (now Southern England dialect, or nonstandard) The, those.
5. det. (US dialects including AAVE) Their.
6. pron. (US dialectal) There (especially as an expletive subject of be).
routinely
1. adv. In a routine manner, in a way that has become common or expected.
2. adv. Done by rote or habit, as part of a routine, without attention or concern.
We routinely test the fire extinguishers but no one ever expects them to fail.
deny
1. v. To not allow.
I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied.
2. v. To assert that something is not true.
I deny that I was at the party.
Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it.
3. v. To disallow
4. v. to refuse to give or grant something to someone
My father denied me a good education.
5. v. (sports) To prevent from scoring.
6. v. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
7. v. (obsolete) To refuse (to do or accept something).
big
1. adj. Of great size, large.
Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
2. adj. (of an industry or other field) Thought to have undue influence.
There were concerns about the ethics of big pharma.
3. adj. Popular.
That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.
4. adj. (informal) Adult.
Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.
5. adj. (informal) Fat.
Gosh, she is big!
6. adj. (informal) Important or significant.
What's so big about that? I do it all the time.
7. adj. (informal, with on) Enthusiastic (about).
I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you.
8. adj. (indtr, en, of) (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
That's very big of you, thank you!
I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.
9. adj. (informal) Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty.
10. adj. (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
She was big with child.
11. adj. (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
You are a big liar. Why are you in such a big hurry?
12. adj. (of a city) populous
13. adj. (informal, slang) old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
Imagine still watching Pokemon at your big age.
14. adj. topics, en, Size
15. adv. In a loud manner.
16. adv. In a boasting manner.
He's always talking big, but he never delivers.
17. adv. In a large amount or to a large extent.
He won big betting on the croquet championship.
18. adv. On a large scale, expansively.
You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.
19. adv. Hard.
He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.
20. n. Someone or something that is large in stature
21. n. An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
22. n. (as plural) The big leagues, big time.
23. n. (BDSM, slang) The participant in ageplay who acts out the older role.
24. v. To praise, recommend, or promote.
25. v. (transitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to inhabit; occupy
26. v. (reflexive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to locate oneself
27. v. (transitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to build; erect; fashion
28. v. (intransitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to dwell; have a dwelling
29. n. One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.
mortgages
1. n. plural of mortgage
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of mortgage
mortgage
1. n. (legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm lan
We're renting a property in the city centre because we can't afford to get a mortgage yet.
2. n. (obsolete) State of being pledged.
lands given in mortgage
3. v. (transitive, legal) To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pled
to mortgage a property, an estate, a shop
We mortgaged our house in order to start a company.
4. v. (transitive, figurative) To pledge and make liable; to make subject to obligation; to achieve an immediate result by paying for it in the long term.
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
those
1. det. plural of that
Those bolts go with these parts.
2. pron. plural of that
Who
1. pron. honoraltcaps, who
2. pron. (interrogative) What person or people; which person or people; (asks for the identity of someone). (used in a direct or indirect question)
Who is that? (direct question)
I don't know who it is. (indirect question)
3. pron. (interrogative) What is one's position; (asks whether someone deserves to say or do something).
I don't like what you did, but who am I to criticize you? I've done worse.
4. pron. (relative) The person or people that.
It was a nice man who helped us.
5. pron. (relative, archaic) Whoever, he who, they who.
6. n. A person under discussion; a question of which person.
fail
1. v. (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
Throughout my life, I have always failed.
2. v. Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
The truck failed to start.
3. v. To neglect.
The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.
4. v. (intransitive, of a machine, etc.) To cease to operate correctly.
After running five minutes, the engine failed.
5. v. To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.
6. v. To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
I failed English last year.
I failed in English last year.
7. v. To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.
The professor failed me because I did not complete any of the course assignments.
8. v. (transitive, obsolete) To miss attaining; to lose.
9. v. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
The crops failed last year.
10. v. (archaic) To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of.
11. v. (archaic) To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.
12. v. (archaic) To deteriorate in respect to vigour, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker.
A sick man fails.
13. v. (obsolete) To perish; to die; used of a person.
14. v. (obsolete) To err in judgment; to be mistaken.
15. v. To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.
16. n. (slang) Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
The project was full of fail.
17. n. (slang) A failure (condition of being unsuccessful)
18. n. (slang) A failure (something incapable of success)
19. n. A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
20. n. A failing grade in an academic examination.
21. adj. (slang) That is a failure.
22. n. A piece of turf cut from grassland.
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.
credit
1. v. To believe; to put credence in.
Someone said there were over 100,000 people there, but I can't credit that.
2. v. (transitive, accounting) To add to an account (confer debit.)
Credit accounts receivable with the amount of the invoice.
For the payroll period credit employees' tips to their wages paid account and debit their minimum wage payable account.
The full amount of the purchase has been credited to your account.
3. v. To acknowledge the contribution of.
I credit the town council with restoring the shopping district.
Credit the point guard with another assist.
4. v. To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
5. n. Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
6. n. Recognition and respect.
I give you credit for owning up to your mistake.
He arrived five minutes late, but to his credit he did work an extra ten minutes at the end of his shift.
7. n. Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
She received a singing credit in last year's operetta.
8. n. (television/film, usually plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
They kissed, and then the credits rolled.
9. n. (law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.
In view of your payment record, we are happy to extend further credit to you.
10. n. The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
a long credit or a short credit
11. n. (US) A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).
What do you mean my credit is no good?
12. n. (accounting) An addition to certain accounts.
13. n. (tax accounting) A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid.
Didn't you know that the IRS will refund any excess payroll taxes that you paid if you use the 45(B) general business credit?
14. n. A source of value, distinction or honour.
That engineer is a credit to the team.
15. n. An arbitrary unit of value, used in many token economies.
To repair your star cruiser will cost 100,000 credits.
Would you like to play? I put in a dollar and I've got two credits left.
16. n. Recognition for having taken a course (class).
If you do not come to class, you will not get credit for the class, regardless of how well you do on the final.
17. n. A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.
Dude, I just need 3 more credits to graduate – I can take socio-linguistics of Swahili if I want.
hurdles
1. n. plural of hurdle
2. n. A sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over.
Despite a stumble, he managed to come fourth in the hurdles.
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of hurdle
hurdle
1. n. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
He ran in the 100 metres hurdles.
2. n. A perceived obstacle.
3. n. A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments
4. n. (obsolete) A sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.
5. n. (T-flapping) (misspelling of hurtle)
6. v. To jump over something while running.
He hurdled the bench in his rush to get away.
7. v. To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
8. v. To overcome an obstacle.
9. v. To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.
10. n. (T-flapping) (misspelling of hurtle)
11. v. (T-flapping) (misspelling of hurtle)

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