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 | |
Iām reading the book. (Compare Iām 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. (= āA stone hit him on his head.ā) | |
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 Iām the wiser for it. | |
It was a difficult time, and Iām none the wiser for it. | |
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that. | |
girls |
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picture |
1. n. A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc. | |
2. n. An image; a representation as in the imagination. | |
3. n. A painting. | |
There was a picture hanging above the fireplace. | |
4. n. A photograph. | |
I took a picture of the church. | |
5. n. (informal) A motion picture. | |
Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture. | |
6. n. (in the informal) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment). | |
Let's go to the pictures. | |
7. n. A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category). | |
She's the very picture of health. | |
8. n. An attractive sight. | |
The garden is a real picture at this time of year. | |
9. n. The art of painting; representation by painting. | |
10. n. A figure; a model. | |
11. n. Situation. | |
The employment picture for the older middle class is not so good. | |
You can't just look at the election, you've got to look at the big picture. | |
12. v. To represent in or with a picture. | |
13. v. To imagine or envision. | |
14. v. To depict or describe vividly. | |
along |
1. prep. By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to. | |
2. prep. In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on. | |
3. adv. In company; together. | |
John played the piano and everyone sang along. | |
4. adv. Onward, forward, with progressive action. | |
Don't stop here. Just move along. | |
with |
1. prep. Against. | |
He picked a fight with the class bully. | |
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to. | |
He went with his friends. | |
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to. | |
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar. | |
4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence. | |
5. prep. In support of. | |
We are with you all the way. | |
6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; ā sometimes equivalent to by. | |
slain with robbers | |
7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of. | |
cut with a knife | |
8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on. | |
9. prep. Having, owning. | |
10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc. | |
Do you want to come with? | |
11. adv. --> | |
12. n. alternative form of withe | |
an |
1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound | |
2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable | |
3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable | |
4. conj. (archaic) If | |
5. conj. (archaic) So long as. | |
An it harm none, do what ye will. | |
6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though. | |
7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, į (Mkhedruli), į (Asomtavruli) or ā“ (Nuskhuri). | |
8. prep. In each; to or for each; per. | |
I was only going twenty miles an hour. | |
audio |
1. adj. Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight. | |
2. n. A sound, or a sound signal | |
file |
1. n. A collection of papers collated and archived together. | |
2. n. A roll or list. | |
3. n. Course of thought; thread of narration. | |
4. n. (computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name. | |
I'm going to delete these unwanted files to free up some disk space. | |
5. v. To commit (official papers) to some office. | |
6. v. To place in an archive in a logical place and order | |
7. v. To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer. | |
8. v. (intransitive, with for, chiefly legal) To submit a formal request to some office. | |
She filed for divorce the next day. | |
The company filed for bankruptcy when the office opened on Monday. | |
They filed for a refund under their warranty. | |
9. v. (transitive, obsolete) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away. | |
10. n. A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a large group with many files side by side. | |
The troops marched in Indian file. | |
11. n. (military) A small detachment of soldiers. | |
12. n. (chess) one of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter). The analog horizontal lines are the ranks. | |
13. v. (intransitive) To move in a file. | |
The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full. | |
14. n. A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal. | |
15. n. (slang) A cunning or resourceful person. | |
16. v. To smooth, grind, or cut with a file. | |
I'd better file the bottoms of the table legs. Otherwise they will scratch the flooring. | |
17. v. (archaic) to defile | |
18. v. to corrupt | |
of |
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. | |
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". | |
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). | |
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). | |
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. | |
5. prep. (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to. | |
What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three. | |
6. prep. Expressing separation. | |
7. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.) | |
Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband. | |
8. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.) | |
He seemed devoid of human feelings. | |
9. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.) | |
10. prep. Expressing origin. | |
11. prep. (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.) | |
The word is believed to be of Japanese origin. | |
12. prep. (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of. | |
The invention was born of necessity. | |
13. prep. (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.) | |
It is said that she died of a broken heart. | |
14. prep. (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.) | |
I am tired of all this nonsense. | |
15. prep. Expressing agency. | |
16. prep. (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).) | |
I am not particularly enamoured of this idea. | |
17. prep. (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below). | |
The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties. | |
18. prep. (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.) | |
It was very brave of you to speak out like that. | |
19. prep. Expressing composition, substance. | |
20. prep. (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.) | |
Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic. | |
21. prep. (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.) | |
She wore a dress of silk. | |
22. prep. (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.) | |
What a lot of nonsense! | |
23. prep. (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.) | |
Welcome to the historic town of Harwich. | |
24. prep. (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also". | |
I'm not driving this wreck of a car. | |
25. prep. Introducing subject matter. | |
26. prep. (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma | |
I'm always thinking of you. | |
27. prep. (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning. | |
He told us the story of his journey to India. | |
28. prep. (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.) | |
This behaviour is typical of teenagers. | |
29. prep. Having partitive effect. | |
30. prep. (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among". | |
Most of these apples are rotten. | |
31. prep. (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.) | |
32. prep. (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of. | |
On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort. | |
33. prep. (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).) | |
He is a friend of mine. | |
34. prep. Expressing possession. | |
35. prep. Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. | |
He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. | |
36. prep. Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it. | |
The owner of the nightclub was arrested. | |
37. prep. Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter | |
Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames. | |
38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive". | |
39. prep. (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.) | |
She had a profound distrust of the police. | |
40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics. | |
41. prep. (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards. | |
My companion seemed affable and easy of manner. | |
42. prep. (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by". | |
Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain. | |
43. prep. (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.) | |
We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%. | |
44. prep. (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod | |
It's not that big of a deal. | |
45. prep. Expressing a point in time. | |
46. prep. (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity. | |
Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river. | |
47. prep. (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time). | |
I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while. | |
48. prep. (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.) | |
After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off. | |
crying |
1. adj. That cries. | |
The crying child on the street was evidently lost. | |
2. adj. That demands action or attention. | |
There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country. | |
3. adj. That deserves rebuke or censure. | |
It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that! | |
4. n. The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting. | |
Their constant cryings kept us awake! | |
5. v. present participle of cry | |
cry |
1. v. (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep. | |
That sad movie always makes me cry. | |
2. v. To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly. | |
3. v. To shout, scream, yell. | |
4. v. (intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do. | |
5. v. To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping. | |
Tonight I'll cry myself to sleep. | |
6. v. To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc. | |
to cry goods | |
7. v. Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage. | |
8. n. A shedding of tears; the act of crying. | |
After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry. | |
9. n. A shout or scream. | |
I heard a cry from afar. | |
10. n. Words shouted or screamed. | |
a battle cry | |
11. n. (collectively) A group of hounds. | |
12. n. (obsolete, derogatory) A pack or company of people. | |
13. n. (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question. | |
"Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse. | |
14. n. A desperate or urgent request. | |
15. n. (obsolete) Common report; gossip. | |
children |
1. n. plural of child. | |
child |
1. n. A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority) | |
Go easy on him: he is but a child. | |
2. n. (obsolete) a female child, a girl. | |
3. n. (with possessive) One's son or daughter, regardless of age. | |
My youngest child is forty-three. | |
4. n. (cartomancy) The thirteenth Lenormand card. | |
5. n. (figuratively) A figurative offspring, particularly: | |
6. n. A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age. | |
The children of Israel. | |
He is a child of his times. | |
7. n. Anything derived from or caused by something. | |
Poverty, disease, and despair are the children of war. | |
8. n. (computing) A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another. | |
The child node then stores the actual data of the parent node. | |
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. ā 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 ā especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such ā 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? ā Not that I saw. | |
How often did she visit him? ā 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! ā 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. | |
was |
1. v. first-person singular past of be. | |
2. v. third-person singular past of be. | |
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, Iām 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. | |
FranƧois 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. | |
Heās about 6 feet tall. | |
16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years. | |
Iām 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 oāclock.) | |
Itās 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo. | |
What time is it there? Itās 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? | |
given |
1. v. past participle of give | |
2. prep. Considering; taking into account. | |
Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible. | |
3. n. A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation. | |
When evaluating this math problem, don't forget to read the givens. | |
4. adj. Particular, specific. | |
No more than three people can be in that space at a given time. | |
5. adj. Assumed as fact or hypothesis. | |
Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve? | |
6. adj. (with to) Prone, disposed. | |
He was given to taking a couple of glasses of port at his club. | |
give |
1. v. (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. | |
2. v. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). | |
I gave him my coat. | |
I gave my coat to the beggar. | |
When they asked, I gave my coat. | |
3. v. To make a present or gift of. | |
I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday. | |
She gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary. | |
He gives of his energies to the organization. | |
4. v. To pledge. | |
I gave him my word that I'd protect his children. | |
5. v. To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford. | |
I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class. | |
Please give me some more time. | |
6. v. To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in. | |
It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight. | |
The fence gave me an electric shock. | |
My mother-in-law gives me nothing but grief. | |
7. v. To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something). | |
I want to give you a kiss. | |
She gave him a hug. | |
I'd like to give the tire a kick. | |
I gave the boy a push on the swing. | |
She gave me a wink afterwards, so I knew she was joking. | |
8. v. To pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like. | |
Give me your hand. | |
On entering the house, he gave his coat to the doorman. | |
9. v. To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to. | |
My boyfriend gave me chlamydia. | |
He was convinced that it was his alcoholism that gave him cancer. | |
10. v. (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something). | |
I give it ten minutes before he gives up. | |
I give it a 95% chance of success. | |
I'll give their marriage six months. | |
11. v. (intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is applied. | |
12. v. (intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force. | |
One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below. | |
13. v. To provide, as, a service or a broadcast. | |
They're giving my favorite show! | |
14. v. (intransitive) To lead (onto or into). | |
The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony. | |
15. v. (transitive, dated) To provide a view of. | |
His window gave the park. | |
16. v. To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield. | |
The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship. | |
17. v. To cause; to make; used with the infinitive. | |
18. v. To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate. | |
19. v. To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede. | |
He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker. | |
20. v. To attribute; to assign; to adjudge. | |
21. v. To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.). | |
22. v. (dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow. | |
23. v. (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself). | |
The soldiers give themselves to plunder. | |
That boy is given to fits of bad temper. | |
24. v. (obsolete) To become soft or moist. | |
25. v. (obsolete) To shed tears; to weep. | |
26. v. (obsolete) To have a misgiving. | |
27. v. To be going on, to be occurring | |
What gives? | |
28. n. The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence. | |
This chair doesn't have much give. | |
There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs. | |
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 donāt 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 | |
reporters |
1. n. plural of reporter | |
reporter |
1. n. Someone or something that reports. | |
The reporters of important security bugs may be paid a bounty by the software developer. | |
2. n. A journalist who investigates, edits and reports news stories for newspapers, radio and television. | |
3. n. A person who records and issues official reports of judicial or legislative proceedings. | |
4. n. (legal) A case reporter; a bound volume of printed legal opinions from a particular jurisdiction. | |
5. n. (biology) A gene attached by a researcher to a regulatory sequence of another gene of interest, typically used as an indication of whether a certain gene has been taken up by or expressed in the cell | |
helped |
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of help | |
help |
1. n. Action given to provide assistance; aid. | |
I need some help with my homework. | |
2. n. (usually) Something or someone which provides assistance with a task. | |
He was a great help to me when I was moving house. | |
I've printed out a list of math helps. | |
3. n. Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer. | |
I can't find anything in the help about rotating an image. | |
4. n. (usually) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise. | |
The help is coming round this morning to clean. | |
Most of the hired help is seasonal, for the harvest. | |
5. n. Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training. | |
His suicide attempts were a cry for help. | |
He really needs help in handling customer complaints. | |
āHeās a real road-rager.ā / āYup, he really needs help, maybe anger management.ā | |
6. v. To provide assistance to (someone or something). | |
He helped his grandfather cook breakfast. | |
7. v. To contribute in some way to. | |
The white paint on the walls helps make the room look brighter. | |
If you want to get a job, it helps to have some prior experience. | |
8. v. (intransitive) To provide assistance. | |
She was struggling with the groceries, so I offered to help. | |
Please, help! | |
9. v. To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can. | |
We couldnāt help noticing that you were late. | |
We couldnāt help but notice that you were late. | |
Sheās trying not to smile, but she canāt help herself. | |
Can I help it if I'm so beautiful? | |
Can I help it that I fell in love with you? | |
Are they going to beat us? Not if I can help it! | |
10. interj. A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance | |
ā Take that, you scoundrel.ā Help! Robin, help! (Robin Hood (1973)) | |
galvanize |
1. v. (transitive, chiefly North America, chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means; to electroplate. | |
2. v. (transitive, chiefly North America) To coat with rust-resistant zinc. | |
3. v. (transitive, chiefly North America) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity (as if with an electric shock) | |
The girlās picture, along with an audio file of crying children that was given to reporters, helped galvanize public opinion against the administrationās policy. | |
Republicans are hoping a proposed gas-tax repeal and anger over illegal immigration will galvanize their voters. | |
4. v. (transitive, archaic) To electrify. | |
5. v. (transitive, dated, American Civil War) To switch sides between Union and Confederate. | |
public |
1. adj. Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. | |
2. adj. Pertaining to the people as a whole (as opposed to a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. | |
3. adj. Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. | |
4. adj. Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. | |
5. adj. (of a company) Traded publicly via a stock market. | |
6. n. The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group. | |
Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point. | |
7. n. (archaic) A public house; an inn. | |
opinion |
1. n. A subjective belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed about a topic, issue, person or thing. | |
I would like to know your opinions on the new filing system. | |
In my opinion, white chocolate is better than milk chocolate. | |
Every man is a fool in some man's opinion. | |
2. n. The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation. | |
3. n. (obsolete) Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem. | |
4. n. (obsolete) Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness. | |
5. n. The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a doctor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted. | |
6. n. (European Union law) a judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible | |
7. v. (transitive, archaic) To have or express as an opinion. | |
against |
1. prep. A close but separated relationship.: | |
2. prep. In a contrary direction to. | |
If you swim against the current, you must work harder. | |
3. prep. Close to. | |
The kennel was put against the back wall. | |
4. prep. In front of; before a background. | |
The giant was silhouetted against the door. | |
5. prep. In physical contact with. | |
The puppy rested its head against a paw. | |
6. prep. In physical opposition to, or in collision with. | |
The rain pounds against the window. | |
7. prep. (heading, social) A contrasting or competitive relationship. | |
8. prep. In contrast and/or comparison with. | |
He stands out against his local classmates. | |
9. prep. In competition with, versus. | |
The Tigers will play against the Bears this weekend. | |
10. prep. In opposition to. | |
Are you against freedom of choice? I'd bet against his succeeding. | |
11. prep. In exchange for. | |
The vouchers are redeemable against West End shows and theatre breaks. | |
12. prep. As protection from. | |
He turned the umbrella against the wind. | |
13. prep. In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.). | |
14. prep. (Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming. | |
The studio weren't sure the movie would ever get made, so they only paid $50,000 against $200,000. That way they wouldn't be out very much if filming never began. | |
15. conj. (obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before. | |
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 | |
Iām reading the book. (Compare Iām 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. (= āA stone hit him on his head.ā) | |
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 Iām the wiser for it. | |
It was a difficult time, and Iām none the wiser for it. | |
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that. | |
administrations |
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policy |
1. n. (obsolete) The art of governance; political science. | |
2. n. (obsolete) A state; a polity. | |
3. n. (obsolete) A set political system; civil administration. | |
4. n. (obsolete) A trick; a stratagem. | |
5. n. A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body. | |
The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers. | |
6. n. Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness. | |
7. n. (now rare) Specifically, political shrewdness or (formerly) cunning; statecraft. | |
8. n. (Scotland now chiefly in the plural) The grounds of a large country house. | |
9. n. (obsolete) Motive; object; inducement. | |
10. v. To regulate by laws; to reduce to order. | |
11. n. law | |
12. n. A contract of insurance. | |
13. n. A document containing or certifying this contract. | |
Your insurance policy covers fire and theft only. | |
14. n. (obsolete) An illegal daily lottery in late nineteenth and early twentieth century USA on numbers drawn from a lottery wheel (no plural) | |
15. n. A number pool lottery | |