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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.
scrawled
1. adj. Having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.
The doctor's scrawled signature was almost unreadable.
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of scrawl
He scrawled his signature on the receipt with quick disregard for legibility.
scrawl
1. n. Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting.
2. n. A hastily or carelessly written note etc.
3. n. Writing that lacks literary merit.
4. n. (uncommon) A broken branch of a tree.
5. n. (uncommon) The young of the dog-crab.
6. v. To write something hastily or illegibly.
7. v. (intransitive) To write in an irregular or illegible manner.
8. v. (intransitive) To write unskilfully and inelegantly.
9. v. To creep; crawl; (by extension) to swarm with crawling things
cowfish
1. n. Any of genera and , of the boxfish family Ostraciidae.
2. n. The grampus, , Risso's dolphin.
3. n. A common bottlenose dolphin of California,.
4. n. A marine plectognath fish, and allied species, having two projections, like horns, in front.
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.
Allied
1. adj. relating to the Allies (allied nations during World War One)
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of ally
3. adj. Joined as allies.
4. adj. Related.
bacteriology and allied subjects
ally
1. v. To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy
2. v. To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
3. n. One united to another by treaty or league; — usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
4. n. Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.
5. n. Anything akin to something else by structure, etc.
6. n. (taxonomy) A closely related species, usually within the same family.
Gruiformes — cranes and allies
7. n. (obsolete) A relative; a kinsman.
8. n. alternative form of alley (a glass marble or taw)
species
1. n. Type or kind. (Compare race).
the male species, a new species of war
2. n. A group of plants or animals having similar appearance.
This species of animal is unique to the area.
3. n. (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below genus and above subspecies; a taxon at that rank.
4. n. (mineralogy) A mineral with a unique chemical formula whose crystals belong to a unique crystallographic system.
5. n. An image, an appearance, a spectacle.
6. n. (obsolete) The image of something cast on a surface, or reflected from a surface, or refracted through a lens or telescope; a reflection.
I cast the species of the Sun onto a sheet of paper through a telescope.
7. n. Visible or perceptible presentation; appearance; something perceived.
8. n. A public spectacle or exhibition.
9. n. (Christianity) Either of the two elements of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated.
10. n. Coin, or coined silver, gold, or other metal, used as a circulating medium; specie.
11. n. A component part of compound medicine; a simple.
12. n. An officinal mixture or compound powder of any kind; especially, one used for making an aromatic tea or tisane; a tea mixture.

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