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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.
law
     1. n. The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
           the courts interpret the law; entrapment is against the law
     2. n.          The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
                    property law; commercial hunting and fishing law
     3. n.          Common law, as contrasted with equity.
     4. n. A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
           There is a law against importing wallabies.   A new law forbids driving on that road.   The court ruled that the executive order was not law and nullified it.
     5. n. (more generally) (A rule, such as:)
     6. n.          Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores).
                   "Do unto others as you wish them to do unto you" is a good law to follow.   the law of self-preservation
     7. n.          A rule or principle regarding the construction of language or art.
                   the laws of playwriting and poetry
     8. n.          A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions
                    the laws of thermodynamics
                   Newton's third law of motion states that to every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction. This is one of several laws derived from
     9. n.          (mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
                    Mathematical laws can be proved purely through mathematics, without scientific experimentation.
     10. n.          Any statement of the relation of acts and conditions to their consequences.
                    the law of scarcity; the law of supply and demand
     11. n.          (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.
     12. n. The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.
           They worked to maintain law and order.   It was a territory without law, marked by violence.
     13. n. (informal) A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
           Here comes the law — run!
     14. n. The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).
           He is studying for a career in law.   She has practiced law in New York for twenty years.
     15. n. Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.
           She went to university to study law.
     16. n. Litigation, legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).
           They were quick to go to law.
     17. n. (now uncommon) An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.
     18. n. (fantasy) One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.
     19. n. (legal, chiefly historical) An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law)", "(m", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)
     20. v. (obsolete) To work as a lawyer; to practice law.
     21. v. (ambitransitive, chiefly dialectal) To prosecute or sue (someone), to litigate.
     22. v. (nonstandard) To rule over (with a certain effect) by law; govern.
     23. v. (informal) To enforce the law.
     24. v. To subject to legal restrictions.
     25. n. (obsolete) A tumulus of stones.
     26. n. (Scottish, and Northern England, archaic) A hill.
     27. interj. (dated) An exclamation of mild surprise; lawks.
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, 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?
just
     1. adj. Factually right, correct; factual.
           It is a just assessment of the facts.
     2. adj. Rationally right, correct.
     3. adj. Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
           It looks like a just solution at first glance.
     4. adj. Proper, adequate.
     5. adv. Only, simply, merely.
           Plant just a few tomatoes, unless you can freeze or dry them.
           He calls it vermilion, but it's just red to me.
     6. adv. (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
           Just follow the directions on the box.
     7. adv. (speech act) Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
           I just called to say "hi".
     8. adv. (speech act) Used to show humility.
           Lord, we just want to thank You and praise Your Name.
     9. adv. (degree) absolutely, positively
           It is just splendid!
     10. adv. Moments ago, recently.
           They just left, but you may leave a message at the desk.
     11. adv. By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
           The fastball just missed my head!
           The piece just might fit.
     12. adv. Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
           He wants everything just right for the big day.
     13. interj. (slang) Expressing dismay or discontent.
     14. n. A joust, tournament.
     15. v. To joust, fight a tournament.
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, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
     8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
           I was only going twenty miles an hour.
excuse
     1. v. To forgive; to pardon.
           I excused him his transgressions.
     2. v. To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
           May I be excused from the table?
           I excused myself from the proceedings to think over what I'd heard.
     3. v. To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
           You know he shouldn't have done it, so don't try to excuse his behavior!
     4. v. To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
     5. n. Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
           Tell me why you were late – and I don't want to hear any excuses!
     6. n. (legal) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances reliev
     7. n. (with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
           That thing is a poor excuse for a gingerbread man. Hasn't anyone taught you how to bake?
           He's a sorry excuse of a doctor.
for
     1. conj. (dated) Because.
     2. prep. Towards.
           The astronauts headed for the moon.
     3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
           I have something for you.
     4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
           We're having a birthday party for Janet.
           The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
           The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
     5. prep. Supporting.
           All those for the motion raise your hands.
     6. prep. Because of.
           He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
           (UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
           She was the worse for drink.
     7. prep. Over a period of time.
           I've lived here for three years.
           They fought for days over a silly pencil.
     8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
     9. prep. On behalf of.
           I will stand in for him.
     10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
     11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
           I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
           He's going for his doctorate.
           Do you want to go for coffee?
           People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
           Can you go to the store for some eggs?
           I'm saving up for a car.
           Don't wait for an answer.
           What did he ask you for?
     12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
           Run for the hills!
           He was headed for the door when he remembered.
     13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
           Fair for its day.
           She's spry for an old lady.
     14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
     15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
           For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
           All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
     16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
           In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
     17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
           At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
     18. prep. To be, or as being.
     19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
     20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
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.
manufacturers
     1. n. plural of manufacturer
     manufacturer
          1. n. one that manufactures
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
charge
     1. n. The scope of someone's responsibility.
           The child was in the nanny's charge.
     2. n. Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher.
           The child was a charge of the nanny.
     3. n. A load or burden; cargo.
           The ship had a charge of colonists and their belongings.
     4. n. The amount of money levied for a service.
           There will be a charge of five dollars.
     5. n. An instruction.
           I gave him the charge to get the deal closed by the end of the month.
     6. n. (military) A ground attack against a prepared enemy.
           Pickett did not die leading his famous charge.
     7. n. An accusation.
           That's a slanderous charge of abuse of trust.
     8. n. (physics, and chemistry) An electric charge.
     9. n. (basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
     10. n. A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a firearm cartridge.
     11. n. (heraldry) An image displayed on an escutcheon.
     12. n. A forceful forward movement.
     13. n. (weaponry) A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack.
           to bring a weapon to the charge
     14. n. (farriery) A sort of plaster or ointment.
     15. n. (obsolete) Weight; import; value.
     16. n. (historical, or obsolete) A measure of thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig weighing about seventy pounds; a charre.
     17. n. (ecclesiastical) An address given at a church service concluding a visitation.
     18. v. To assign a duty or responsibility to.
     19. v. To assign (a debit) to an account.
           Let's charge this to marketing.
     20. v. To pay on account, as by using a credit card.
           Can I charge my purchase to my credit card?
           Can I charge this purchase?
     21. v. To require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.).
           to charge high for goods   I won't charge you for the wheat
     22. v. (possibly archaic) To sell at a given price.
           to charge coal at $5 per unit
     23. v. (law) To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.
           I'm charging you with assault and battery.
     24. v. To impute or ascribe.
     25. v. To call to account; to challenge.
     26. v. To place a burden or load on or in.
     27. v.          To ornament with or cause to bear.
                    to charge an architectural member with a moulding
     28. v.          (heraldry) To assume as a bearing.
                    He charges three roses.
     29. v.          (heraldry) To add to or represent on.
                    He charges his shield with three roses or.
     30. v. To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials.
           Charge your weapons; we're moving up.
     31. v.          To cause to take on an electric charge.
                    Rubbing amber with wool will charge it quickly.
     32. v.          To add energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery).
                    He charged the battery overnight.
                    Don't forget to charge the drill.
                    I charge my phone every night.
     33. v.          (intransitive) (Of a battery or a device containing a battery) To gain energy.
                    The battery is still charging: I can't use it yet.
                    His cell phone charges very quickly, whereas mine takes forever.
     34. v. (intransitive) To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback.
     35. v.          (military, transitive and intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
                    The impetuous corps charged the enemy lines.
     36. v.          (basketball) To commit a charging foul.
     37. v.          (cricket, of a batsman) To take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as he delivers the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or
     38. v. (transitive, of a hunting dog) To lie on the belly and be still (A command given by a hunter to a dog).
rip
     1. n. A tear (in paper, etc.).
     2. n. A type of tide or current.
     3. n.          (Australia) A strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.
     4. n. (slang) A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
     5. n. (slang) A hit (dose) of marijuana.
     6. n. (Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
     7. n. (slang) Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
     8. v. To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
           to rip a garment; to rip up a floor
     9. v. (intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
           My shirt ripped when it was caught on a bramble.
     10. v. To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
     11. v. (intransitive, figurative) To move quickly and destructively.
     12. v. (woodworking) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain. Contrast crosscut.
     13. v. (transitive, slang) To copy data from CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
     14. v. (slang) To take a "hit" of marijuana.
     15. v. (slang) To fart.
     16. v. (transitive, US, slang) To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on)
     17. v. (transitive, slang) To steal; to rip off.
     18. v. To move or act fast, to rush headlong.
     19. v. (archaic) To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.
     20. v. (intransitive, surfing, slang) To surf extremely well.
     21. n. A wicker basket for fish.
     22. n. (colloquial, regional, dated) A worthless horse; a nag.
     23. n. (colloquial, regional, dated) An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.
off
     1. adv. In a direction away from the speaker or object.
           He drove off in a cloud of smoke.
     2. adv. Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence.
           Please switch off the light when you leave.
           die off
     3. adv. So as to be removed or separated.
           He bit off more than he could chew.
           Some branches were sawn off.
     4. adj. Inoperative, disabled.
           All the lights are off.
     5. adj. Rancid, rotten.
           This milk is off!
     6. adj. (cricket) In, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
     7. adj. Less than normal, in temperament or in result.
           sales are off this quarter
     8. adj. Circumstanced (as in well off, better off, poorly off).
     9. adj. Started on the way.
           off to see the wizard
           And they're off! Whatsmyname takes an early lead, with Remember The Mane behind by a nose.
     10. adj. Far; off to the side.
           the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse
     11. adj. Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from a post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent.
           He took an off day for fishing.  an off year in politics; the off season
     12. adj. (of a dish on a menu) Presently unavailable.
           — I'll have the chicken please.
           — Sorry, chicken's off today.
     13. adj. Right-hand (in relation to the side of a horse or a vehicle).
     14. prep. Used to indicate movement away from a position on
           I took it off the table.
           Come off the roof!
     15. prep. (colloquial) Out of the possession of.
           He didn't buy it off him. He stole it off him.
     16. prep. Away from or not on.
           He's off the computer, but he's still on the phone.
           Keep off the grass.
     17. prep. Disconnected or subtracted from.
           We've been off the grid for three days now.
           He took 20% off the list price.
     18. prep. Distant from.
           We're just off the main road.
           The island is 23 miles off the cape.
     19. prep. No longer wanting or taking.
           He's been off his feed since Tuesday.
           He's off his meds again.
     20. prep. Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering(topics, en, Engineering).
           Tantalum bar 6 off 3/8" Dia × 12" — Atom, Great Britain Atomic Energy Authority, 1972
           samples submitted … 12 off Thermistors type 1K3A531 … — BSI test report for shock and vibration testing, 2000
           I'd like to re-order those printer cartridges, let's say 5-off.
     21. v. (transitive, slang) To kill.
           He got in the way so I had him offed.
     22. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) To switch off.
           Can you off the light?
     23. n. (rare) Beginning; starting point.
           He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off.
prices
     1. n. plural of price
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of price
     price
          1. n. The cost required to gain possession of something.
          2. n. The cost of an action or deed.
                I paid a high price for my folly.
          3. n. Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
          4. v. To determine the monetary value of (an item), to put a price on.
          5. v. (obsolete) To pay the price of, to make reparation for.
          6. v. (obsolete) To set a price on; to value; to prize.
          7. v. (colloquial, dated) To ask the price of.
                to price eggs
it
     1. pron. The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.
           Put it over there.
           Take each day as it comes.
           I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today.
     2. pron. A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.
           She took the baby and held it in her arms.
     3. pron. Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.
           It's me. John.
           Is it her?
     4. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)
           It is nearly 10 o’clock.
           It’s 10:45 read ten-forty-five.
           It’s very cold today.
           It’s lonely without you.
     5. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms.
           stick it out
           live it up
           rough it
     6. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject i
           It is easy to see how she would think that. (with the infinitive clause headed by to see)
           I find it odd that you would say that. (with the noun clause introduced by that)
           It is hard seeing you so sick. (with the gerund seeing)
           He saw to it that everyone would vote for him. (with the noun clause introduced by that)
           It is not clear if the report was true. (with the noun clause introduced by if)
     7. pron. All or the end; something after which there is no more.
           Are there more students in this class, or is this it?
           That's it—I'm not going to any more candy stores with you.
     8. pron. (chiefly pejorative, offensive) A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or is neither female nor male.
     9. pron. (obsolete) (Followed by an omitted and understood relative pronoun): That which; what.
     10. det. (obsolete) its
     11. n. One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.
     12. n. The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.
           In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…
     13. n. (British) The game of tag.
           Let's play it at breaktime.
     14. n. Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.
     15. n. (euphemism) Sexual activity.
           caught them doing it
     16. adj. (colloquial) Most fashionable.
argued
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of argue
     argue
          1. v. (obsolete) To prove.
          2. v. To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
          3. v. (intransitive) To debate, disagree or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
                He also argued for stronger methods to be used against China.
                He argued as follows: America should stop Lend-Lease convoying, because it needs to fortify its own Army with the supplies.
                The two boys argued because of disagreement about the science project.
          4. v. (intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
          5. v. To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
                He argued his point.
                He argued that America should stop Lend-Lease convoying because it needed to fortify its own Army with the supplies.
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