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 | |
blow |
1. adj. (now chiefly dialectal Northern England) Blue. | |
2. v. (intransitive) To produce an air current. | |
3. v. To propel by an air current. | |
Blow the dust off that book and open it up. | |
4. v. (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current. | |
The leaves blow through the streets in the fall. | |
5. v. To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass. | |
6. v. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means. | |
to blow the fire | |
7. v. To clear of contents by forcing air through. | |
to blow an egg | |
to blow one's nose | |
8. v. To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument. | |
9. v. (intransitive) To make a sound as the result of being blown. | |
In the harbor, the ships' horns blew. | |
10. v. (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding. | |
There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and blow. | |
There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!") | |
11. v. (intransitive) To explode. | |
Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow! | |
12. v. (transitive, with "up", or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed. | |
The demolition squad neatly blew the old hotel up. | |
The aerosol can was blown to bits. | |
13. v. To cause sudden destruction of. | |
He blew the tires and the engine. | |
14. v. (intransitive) To suddenly fail destructively. | |
He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line. | |
15. v. (intransitive, slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck). | |
This blows! | |
16. v. (transitive, slang) To recklessly squander. | |
I managed to blow $1000 at blackjack in under an hour. | |
I blew $35 thou on a car. | |
We blew an opportunity to get benign corporate sponsorship. | |
17. v. (transitive, vulgar) To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man) | |
Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes? | |
18. v. (transitive, slang) To leave. | |
Let's blow this joint. | |
19. v. To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs. | |
20. v. (obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose. | |
21. v. (obsolete) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up. | |
22. v. (intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff. | |
23. v. To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue. | |
to blow a horse | |
24. v. (obsolete) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. | |
25. v. (slang) To sing | |
That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow! | |
26. v. (Scientology, intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner. | |
27. n. A strong wind. | |
We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon. | |
28. n. (informal) A chance to catch one’s breath. | |
The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout. | |
29. n. (US, slang) Cocaine. | |
30. n. (UK, slang) Cannabis. | |
31. n. (US Chicago Regional slang) Heroin. | |
32. n. The act of striking or hitting. | |
A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone. | |
During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a blow to the midsection. | |
33. n. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault. | |
34. n. A damaging occurrence. | |
A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park. | |
35. v. To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom. | |
36. n. A mass or display of flowers; a yield. | |
37. n. A display of anything brilliant or bright. | |
38. n. A bloom, state of flowering. | |
roses in full blow. | |
in |
1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits. | |
2. prep. Contained by. | |
The dog is in the kennel. | |
3. prep. Within. | |
4. prep. Surrounded by. | |
We are in the enemy camp. Her plane is in the air. | |
5. prep. Part of; a member of. | |
One in a million. She's in band and orchestra. | |
6. prep. Pertaining to; with regard to. | |
What grade did he get in English? | |
Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted. | |
7. prep. At the end of a period of time. | |
They said they would call us in a week. | |
8. prep. Within a certain elapsed time | |
Are you able to finish this in three hours? The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours. | |
9. prep. During (said of periods of time). | |
in the first week of December; Easter falls in the fourth lunar month; The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi | |
10. prep. (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word. | |
English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s. | |
11. prep. Into. | |
Less water gets in your boots this way. | |
12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance. | |
In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment. | |
13. prep. Indicating an order or arrangement. | |
My fat rolls around in folds. | |
14. prep. Denoting a state of the subject. | |
He stalked away in anger. John is in a coma. | |
15. prep. Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics. | |
You've got a friend in me. He's met his match in her. | |
16. prep. Wearing (an item of clothing). | |
I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress. | |
17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality. | |
18. prep. (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of. | |
Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties. | |
The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold. | |
Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients. | |
19. prep. Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc. | |
Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular. | |
His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages. | |
When you write in cursive, it's illegible. | |
20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose. | |
21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest. | |
22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something. | |
Is Mr. Smith in? | |
23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room. | |
Suddenly a strange man walked in. | |
24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball. | |
He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in. | |
25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of. | |
What's that in? | |
26. adv. After the beginning of something. | |
27. n. A position of power or a way to get it. | |
His parents got him an in with the company | |
28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings | |
29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner. | |
30. adj. In fashion; popular. | |
Skirts are in this year. | |
31. adj. Incoming. | |
the in train | |
32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed. | |
33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin. | |
in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband | |
34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting. | |
35. n. Inch. | |
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. | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
sudden |
1. adj. Happening quickly and with little or no warning. | |
The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused. | |
2. adj. (obsolete) Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid. | |
3. adj. (obsolete) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. | |
4. adv. (poetic) Suddenly. | |
5. n. (obsolete) An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. | |
gusts |
1. n. plural of gust | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of gust | |
gust |
1. n. a strong, abrupt rush of wind. | |
2. n. any rush or outburst (of water, emotion etc.). | |
3. v. (intransitive) To blow in gusts. | |
4. n. (archaic) The physiological faculty of taste. | |
5. n. Relish, enjoyment, appreciation. | |
6. n. Intellectual taste; fancy. | |
7. v. (obsolete, transitive) To taste. | |
8. v. (obsolete, transitive) To have a relish for. | |