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they
1. pron. (the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.
Fred and Jane? They just arrived. Dogs may bark if they want to be fed. Plants wilt if they are not watered.
I have a car and a truck, but they are both broken.
2. pron. (the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but not if previously named and identified as male or female.
3. pron. (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.
They say it’s a good place to live.
They didn’t have computers in the old days.
They should do something about this.
They have a lot of snow in winter.
4. det. (now Southern England dialect, or nonstandard) The, those.
5. det. (US dialects including AAVE) Their.
6. pron. (US dialectal) There (especially as an expletive subject of be).
are
1. v. second-person singular present of be
Mary, where are you going?
2. v. first-person plural present of be
We are not coming.
3. v. second-person plural present of be
Mary and John, are you listening?
4. v. third-person plural present of be
They are here somewhere.
5. v. (East Yorkshire, Midlands) present of be
6. n. (dialectal, or obsolete) grace, mercy
To bid God's are.
God's are is what children of God seech and seek.
7. n. (obsolete) honour, dignity
8. n. (rare) an accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a
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?
strong
1. adj. Capable of producing great physical force.
a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong
2. adj. Capable of withstanding great physical force.
a strong foundation; good strong shoes
3. adj. (of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power.
The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.
4. adj. Determined; unyielding.
He is strong in the face of adversity.
5. adj. Highly stimulating to the senses.
a strong light; a strong taste
6. adj. Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
a strong smell
7. adj. Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine
8. adj. (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
a strong drink
She gets up, and pours herself a strong one. - Eagles, Lying Eyes
9. adj. (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
a strong verb
10. adj. (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
a strong acid; a strong base
11. adj. (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
a strong position
12. adj. (slang) Impressive, good.
You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!
13. adj. Having a specified number of people or units.
The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.
14. adj. (of a disease or symptom) severe (very bad or intense)
15. adj. (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
16. adj. (of an argument) Convincing.
17. adv. In a strong manner.
full
1. adj. Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available.
The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.
2. adj. Complete; with nothing omitted.
Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.
3. adj. Total, entire.
She had tattoos the full length of her arms. He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
4. adj. (informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.
"I'm full," he said, pushing back from the table.
5. adj. Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
a full pleated skirt; She needed her full clothing during her pregnancy.
6. adj. Having depth and body; rich.
a full singing voice
7. adj. (obsolete) Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.
8. adj. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it.
She's full of her latest project.
9. adj. Filled with emotions.
10. adj. (obsolete) Impregnated; made pregnant.
11. adj. (poker, postnominal) Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.
Nines full of aces = three nines and two aces (999AA).
I'll beat him with my kings full! = three kings and two unspecified cards of the same rank.
12. adj. (AU) Drunk, intoxicated
13. adv. (archaic) Quite; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.
14. n. Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.
I was fed to the full.
15. n. (of the moon) The phase of the moon when it is entire face is illuminated, full moon.
16. n. (freestyle skiing) An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.
17. v. (of the moon) To become full or wholly illuminated.
18. v. To baptise.
19. v. To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk
blooded
1. adj. Experienced.
I'll let a rookie march behind me with a loaded weapon once he's been blooded in combat, until then he stays in front where I can see which way he's pointing.
2. adj. Descended from.
He's a full-blooded Apache.
3. adj. bloody, bleeding.
4. adj. (zoology, of horses, cattle, etc.) derived from ancestors of good blood; having a good pedigree.
5. v. simple past tense and past participle of blood
blood
1. n. A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped b
The blood flows into the menstrual cup.
2. n. A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption (see blood relative, blood relation, by blood).
3. n. (historical) One of the four humours in the human body.
4. n. (medicine) A blood test or blood sample.
5. n. The sap or juice which flows in or from plants.
6. n. (poetic) The juice of anything, especially if red.
7. n. (obsolete) Temper of mind; disposition; state of the passions.
8. n. (obsolete) A lively, showy man; a rake; a dandy.
9. n. alternative case form of Blood (member of a certain gang).
10. v. To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.
11. v. (medicine, historical) To let blood (from); to bleed.
12. v. To initiate into warfare or a blood sport.
hot
1. adj. (of an object) Having a high temperature.
He forgot the frying pan was hot, and dropped it suddenly.
2. adj. (of the weather) Causing the air to be hot.
It is too hot to be outside. It is hotter in summer than in winter.
3. adj. (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
I was so hot from being in the sun too long. Aren't you hot with that thick coat on?
4. adj. (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
Be careful, he has a hot temper and may take it out on you.
5. adj. Feverish.
6. adj. (of food) Spicy.
Before moving to India, I never ate hot food. The Indians love spicy food.
7. adj. (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
He's a hot young player, we should give him a trial.
8. adj. Stolen.
hot merchandise
9. adj. (incomparable) Electrically charged.
a hot wire
10. adj. (informal) Radioactive.
11. adj. (slang) Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
That girl is hot!
12. adj. (slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
13. adj. (slang) Sexually aroused; horny.
14. adj. Popular; in demand.
His new pickup is hot!
15. adj. Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
Am I warm yet? — You're hot!
16. adj. Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
17. adj. Fresh; just released.
18. adj. Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
19. adj. (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
He was finished in a hot minute.
I dated him for a hot second.
20. v. (with up) To heat; to make or become hot.
21. v. (with up) To become lively or exciting.
tempered
1. adj. (in combination) Having a specified disposition or temper.
2. adj. Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
3. adj. Moderated or balanced by other considerations.
4. adj. (music) Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it wil
5. v. simple past tense and past participle of temper
temper
1. n. A tendency to be in a certain type of mood; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
to have a good, bad, or calm temper
2. n. State of mind; mood.
3. n. A tendency to become angry.
to have a hasty temper
He has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople.
4. n. Anger; a fit of anger.
an outburst of temper
5. n. Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
to keep one's temper; to lose one's temper; to recover one's temper
6. n. (obsolete) Constitution of body; the mixture or relative proportion of the four humours: blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
7. n. Middle state or course; mean; medium.
8. n. The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
the temper of mortar
9. n. The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
10. n. The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling.
the temper of iron or steel
11. n. (sugar manufacture, historical) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
12. v. To moderate or control.
Temper your language around children.
13. v. To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
Tempering is a heat treatment technique applied to metals, alloys, and glass to achieve greater toughness by increasing the strength of materials and/or ductility. Tempering is performed by a c
14. v. To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.
15. v. To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
16. v. (music) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
17. v. (obsolete, Latinism) To govern; to manage.
18. v. (archaic) To combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose.
19. v. (archaic) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage.
20. v. (obsolete) To fit together; to adjust; to accommodate.
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.
canny
1. adj. Careful, prudent, cautious.
The politician gave a canny response to the reporter's questions.
2. adj. Knowing, shrewd, astute.
The canny lawyer knew just how to get what he wanted.
3. adj. Frugal, thrifty.
canny investments
4. adj. (Scotland, Northumbria) Pleasant, fair, favorable or agreeable to deal with.
She's a canny lass hor like!
5. adj. (Scotland, Northumbria) Gentle, quiet, steady.
a canny horse; be canny with this letter
6. adv. (Northumbria) Very, considerably; quite, rather.
That's a canny big horse, man!
a canny long journey; canny near home
7. adv. (Scotland, Northumbria) Gently, quietly; carefully, skilfully.
he sits very canny; drive canny

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