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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.
pair
1. n. Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.
2. n. Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
Spouses should make a great pair.
3. n. (Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only))
a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans
4. n. A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders.
5. n. (cards) A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
6. n. (cricket) A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match
7. n. (baseball, informal) A double play, two outs recorded in one play
They turned a pair to end the fifth.
8. n. (baseball, informal) A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams
The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies.
9. n. (slang) A pair of breasts
She's got a gorgeous pair.
10. n. (Australia, politics) The exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons.
11. n. Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time.
There were two pairs on the final vote.
12. n. (archaic) A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set.
13. n. (kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, s
14. v. To group into sets of two.
The wedding guests were paired boy/girl and groom's party/bride's party.
15. v. To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
16. v. (politics, slang) To engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.
17. v. (intransitive) To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
18. v. (computing) to form wireless connection between to devices
19. v. (obsolete) To impair.
used
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of use
You used me!
2. v. (intransitive, as an auxiliary verb, now only in past tense) to perform habitually; to be accustomed to doing something
He used to live here, but moved away last year.
3. adj. That is or has or have been used.
The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.
4. adj. That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
He bought a used car.
5. adj. Familiar through use; usual; accustomed.
I got used to this weather.
use
1. n. The act of using.
the use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations; there is no use for your invention
2. n. (followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
What's the use of a law that nobody follows?
3. n. A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
This tool has many uses.
4. n. Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
I have no further use for these textbooks.
5. n. (obsolete, rare) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
6. n. (archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
7. n. (obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
8. n. (religion) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.
the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.
9. n. (forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
10. v. To utilize or employ.
11. v. To employ; to apply; to utilize.
Use this knife to slice the bread.
We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.
12. v. (transitive, often with up) To expend; to consume by employing.
I used the money they allotted me.
We should use up most of the fuel.
She used all the time allotted to complete the test.
13. v. To exploit.
You never cared about me; you just used me!
14. v. To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
He uses cocaine. I have never used drugs.
15. v. (intransitive) To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
Richard began experimenting with cocaine last year; now he uses almost every day.
16. v. (transitive, with auxiliary "could") To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
I could use a drink. My car could use a new coat of paint.
17. v. To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Note: This usage uses the nounal pronunciation of the word rather than the typically verbal one.)
soldiers who are used to hardships and danger (still common)
to use the soldiers to hardships and danger (now rare)
18. v. (reflexive, obsolete, with "to") To become accustomed, to accustom oneself.
19. v. (intransitive, now rare, literary) To habitually do; to be wont to do.
20. v. (intransitive, now rare, literary) To habitually employ; to be wont to employ.
21. v. (intransitive, past tense with infinitive) To habitually do. See used to.
I used to get things done.
22. v. (dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
to use an animal cruelly
23. v. (reflexive, obsolete) To behave, act, comport oneself.
tracking
1. n. The act by which something is tracked.
2. n. (typography) A consistent adjustment of space between individual letters; letterspacing.
3. v. present participle of track
track
1. n. A mark left by something that has passed along.
Follow the track of the ship.
Can you see any tracks in the snow?
2. n. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.
3. n. The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
4. n. A road or other similar beaten path.
Follow the track for a hundred metres.
5. n. Physical course; way.
Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.
6. n. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
The athletes ran round the track.
7. n. The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
8. n. (railways) The way or rails along which a train moves.
They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track.
9. n. A tract or area, such as of land.
10. n. Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
11. n. (automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)
12. n. (automotive) Short for caterpillar track.
13. n. (cricket) The pitch.
14. n. Sound stored on a record.
15. n. The physical track on a record.
16. n. (music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence
My favourite track on the album is "Sunshine".
17. n. A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
18. n. (sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
I'm going to try out for track next week.
19. n. A session talk on a conference.
20. v. To continue observing over time.
21. v. To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
We will track the raven population over the next six months.
22. v. To monitor the movement of a person or object.
Agent Miles has been tracking the terrorist since Madrid.
23. v. To match the movement or change of a person or object.
My height tracks my father's at my age, so I might end up as tall as him.
24. v. (transitive, or intransitive, of a camera) To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.
The camera tracked the ball even as the field of play moved back and forth, keeping the action in shot the entire time.
25. v. (intransitive, chiefly of a storm) To move.
The hurricane tracked further west than expected.
26. v. To follow the tracks of.
My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud.
27. v. To discover the location of a person or object.
I tracked Joe to his friend's bedroom, where he had spent the night.
28. v. To leave in the form of tracks.
In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.
29. v. (transitive, or intransitive) To create a musical recording (a track).
Lil Kyle is gonna track with that DJ next week.
30. v. (computing, transitive, or intransitive) To create music using tracker software.
devices
1. n. plural of device
device
1. n. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener.
2. n. (computing) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
3. n. A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
4. n. (Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb
5. n. (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
6. n. (heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge bor
7. n. (archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
8. n. (legal) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
9. n. (printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
10. n. (obsolete) A spectacle or show.
11. n. (obsolete) Opinion; decision.
and
1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
2. conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
3. conj. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
4. conj. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
5. conj. (obsolete) Yet; but.
6. conj. Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
7. conj. (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
8. conj. Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
9. conj. Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
10. conj. Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
11. conj. (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
12. conj. Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
13. conj. Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
15. conj. (now US dialect) If; provided that.
16. conj. (obsolete) As if, as though.
17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
global
1. adj. Spherical, ball-shaped.
In the center was a small, global mass.
2. adj. (not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.
3. adj. Concerning all parts of the world.
Pollution is a global problem.
4. adj. (not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.
Global variables keep support engineers employed.
5. adj. Which has to be considered in its entirety.
6. n. (computing) A globally scoped identifier.
positioning
1. v. present participle of position
2. n. The act of positioning; placement.
position
1. n. A place or location.
2. n. A post of employment; a job.
3. n. A status or rank.
Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.
4. n. An opinion, stand or stance.
My position on this issue is unchanged.
5. n. A posture.
Stand in this position, with your arms at your side.
6. n. (team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
Stop running all over the field and play your position!
7. n. (finance) An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm or institution.
8. n. (finance) A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.
9. n. (arithmetic) A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
10. n. (chess) The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
11. v. To put into place.
technology
1. n. The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
2. n. All the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.
3. n. (archaic) A discourse or treatise on the arts.
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
pinpoint
1. n. The point of a pin.
2. adj. Extremely precise or specific, especially regarding location.
The machine assembles parts at high speed and with pinpoint accuracy.
3. v. To identify or locate precisely or with great accuracy.
They investigators tried to pinpoint the source of the flames.
routes
1. n. plural of route
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of route
route
1. n. A course or way which is traveled or passed.
The route was used so much that it formed a rut.
You need to find a route that you can take between these two obstacles.
2. n. A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.
We live near the bus route.
Here is a map of our delivery routes.
3. n. A road or path; often specifically a highway.
Follow Route 49 out of town.
4. n. (figuratively) One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.
5. n. (historical) One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits.
6. n. (Computing) A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives.
7. v. To direct or divert along a particular course.
All incoming mail was routed through a single office.
8. v. (Internet) to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet.
9. v. (computing, transitive) To send (information) through a router.

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