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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
break
     1. v. (transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
           If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.
           In order to tend to the accident victim, he will break the window of the car.
     2. v.          (transitive, intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
                   His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest.
                   She broke her neck.
                   He slipped on the ice and broke his leg.
     3. v. To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
           Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?
           The wholesaler broke the container loads into palettes and boxes for local retailers.
     4. v. To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
           Her child's death broke Angela.
           Interrogators have used many forms of torture to break prisoners of war.
           The interrogator hoped to break her to get her testimony against her accomplices.
     5. v.         To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
                   You have to break an elephant before you can use it as an animal of burden.
     6. v. (intransitive) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
           My heart is breaking.
     7. v. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
           I've got to break this habit I have of biting my nails.
           to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey
           I had won four games in a row, but now you've broken my streak of luck.
     8. v. To ruin financially.
           The recession broke some small businesses.
     9. v. To violate, to not adhere to.
           When you go to Vancouver, promise me you won't break the law.
           He broke his vows by cheating on his wife.
           break one's word
           Time travel would break the laws of physics.
     10. v. (intransitive, of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature.
           Susan's fever broke at about 3 AM, and the doctor said the worst was over.
     11. v. (intransitive, of a spell of settled weather) To end.
           The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek.
     12. v. (intransitive, of a storm) To begin; to end.
           We ran to find shelter before the storm broke.
           Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny.
     13. v. (intransitive, of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.
           Morning has broken.
           The day broke crisp and clear.
     14. v. (transitive, gaming slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
           Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess.
           I broke the RPG by training every member of my party to cast fireballs as well as use swords.
     15. v. (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
           On the hottest day of the year the refrigerator broke.
           Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?
     16. v.          (specifically, in programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
                   Adding 64-bit support broke backward compatibility with earlier versions.
     17. v. To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
           break a seal
     18. v.          (specifically) To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
     19. v.          (specifically) To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination or the like.
     20. v. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
           The cavalry were not able to break the British squares.
     21. v. (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
     22. v. (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.
           Let's break for lunch.
     23. v. To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
           He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall.
     24. v. (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.
           The newsman wanted to break a big story, something that would make him famous.
           I don't know how to break this to you, but your cat is not coming back.
           In the latest breaking news...
           When news of their divorce broke, ...
     25. v. (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
     26. v. To change a steady state abruptly.
           His coughing broke the silence.
           His turning on the lights broke the enchantment.
           With the mood broken, what we had been doing seemed pretty silly.
     27. v. (copulative, informal) To suddenly become.
           Things began breaking bad for him when his parents died.
           The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly.
     28. v. (intransitive) Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.
     29. v. (intransitive) Of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.
           His voice breaks when he gets emotional.
     30. v. To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
           He broke the men's 100-meter record.
           I can't believe she broke 3 under par!
           The policeman broke sixty on a residential street in his hurry to catch the thief.
     31. v. (sports):
     32. v.          (transitive, tennis) To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
                   He needs to break serve to win the match.
     33. v.          (intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
                   Is it your or my turn to break?
     34. v.          (transitive, backgammon) To remove one of the two men on (a point).
     35. v. (transitive military, most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.
     36. v. To end (a connection), to disconnect.
           The referee ordered the boxers to break the clinch.
           The referee broke the boxers' clinch.
           I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.
     37. v. (intransitive, of an emulsion) To demulsify.
     38. v. (intransitive, sports) To counter-attack
     39. v. (transitive, obsolete) To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.
     40. v. (intransitive) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
     41. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To fail in business; to become bankrupt.
     42. v. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
           to break flax
     43. v. To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
     44. v. (intransitive) To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.
           to break into a run or gallop
     45. v. (intransitive, archaic) To fall out; to terminate friendship.
down
     1. n. (especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland
           We went for a walk over the downs.
           The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England.
     2. n. (usually plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
     3. n. (mostly) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
     4. n. (American football) Any of the four chances for a team to successfully move the ball for the yards needed to keep possession of the ball.
           first down, second down, etc.
     5. adv. (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
           The cat jumped down from the table.
     6. adv. (comparable) At a lower and/or further along or away place or position along a set path.
           His place is farther down the road.
           The company was well down the path to bankruptcy.
     7. adv. South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
           I went down to Miami for a conference.
     8. adv. (Ireland) Away from the city (even if the location is to the North).
           He went down to Cavan.
           down on the farm
           down country
     9. adv. (sport) Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
     10. adv. Into a state of non-operation.
           The computer has been shut down.
           They closed the shop down.
     11. adv. To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
           Smith was sent down to the minors to work on his batting.
           After the incident, Kelly went down to Second Lieutenant.
     12. adv. (anchor, Adv_rail)(rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
     13. adv. (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
           Down, boy! (such as to direct a dog to stand on four legs from two, or to sit from standing on four legs.)
     14. adv. (academia) Away from Oxford or Cambridge.
           He's gone back down to Newcastle for Christmas.
     15. adv. From a remoter or higher antiquity.
     16. adv. From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence.
     17. adv. From less to greater detail.
     18. adv. (intensifier) Used with verbs to add emphasis to the action of the verb.
           They tamped (down) the asphalt to get a better bond.
     19. adv. Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, rather than being of indefinite duration.
           He boiled the mixture./He boiled down the mixture.
           He sat waiting./He sat down and waited.
     20. prep. From the higher end to the lower of.
           The ball rolled down the hill.
     21. prep. From one end to another of.
           The bus went down the street.
           They walked down the beach holding hands.
     22. adj. (informal) sad, unhappy, Depressed, feeling low.
     23. adj. Sick or ill.
           He is down with the flu.
     24. adj. At a lower level than before.
           The stock market is down.
           Prices are down.
     25. adj. Having a lower score than an opponent.
           They are down by 3-0 with just 5 minutes to play.
           He was down by a bishop and a pawn after 15 moves.
           At 5-1 down, she produced a great comeback to win the set on a tiebreak.
     26. adj. (baseball, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
           Two down and one to go in the bottom of the ninth.
     27. adj. (colloquial) With "on", negative about, hostile to
           Ever since Nixon, I've been down on Republicans.
     28. adj. (not comparable, North America, slang) Comfortable with, accepting of.
           He's chill enough; he'd probably be totally down with it.
           Are you down to hang out at the mall, Jamal?
           As long as you're down with helping me pick a phone, Tyrone.
     29. adj. (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
           The system is down.
     30. adj. Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
           Two down and three to go. (Two tasks completed and three more still to be done.)
           Ten minutes down and nothing's happened yet.
     31. adj. (not comparable military, police slang) Wounded and unable to move normally; killed.
           We have an officer down outside the suspect's house.
           There are three soldiers down and one walking wounded.
     32. adj. (not comparable military, aviation slang) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
           We have a chopper down near the river.
     33. adj. Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
           It's two weeks until opening night and our lines are still not down yet.
     34. adj. (obsolete) Downright; absolute; positive.
     35. v. To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
           He downed an ale and ordered another.
     36. v. To cause to come down; to knock down or subdue.
           The storm downed several old trees along the highway.
     37. v. (transitive, pocket billiards) To put a ball in a pocket; to pot a ball.
           He downed two balls on the break.
     38. v. (transitive, American football) To bring a play to an end by touching the ball to the ground or while it is on the ground.
           He downed it at the seven-yard line.
     39. v. To write off; to make fun of.
     40. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To go down; to descend.
     41. n. A negative aspect; a downer.
           I love almost everything about my job. The only down is that I can't take Saturdays off.
     42. n. (dated) A grudge (on someone).
     43. n. An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
     44. n. (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
           I bet after the third down, the kicker will replace the quarterback on the field.
     45. n. (crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
           I haven't solved 12 or 13 across, but I've got most of the downs.
     46. n. A downstairs room of a two-story house.
           She lives in a two-up two-down.
     47. n. Down payment.
     48. n. Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
     49. n. (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
     50. n. The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
     51. n. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
     52. v. To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
rocks
     1. n. plural of rock
     2. n. (slang) Money.
     3. n. (vulgar, slang) Testicles.
     4. n. (slang) Crack cocaine.
     5. v. third-person singular present indicative of rock
           She rocks the cradle.
           The cradle gently rocks.
           Baseball rocks!
     rock
          1. n. A formation of minerals, specifically:
          2. n.          The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
                        The face of the cliff is solid rock.
          3. n.          A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
                        The ship crashed on the rocks.
          4. n.          (UK) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.
                        Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.
          5. n.          (geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
          6. n.          (slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
                        Look at the size of that rock on her finger!
          7. n. A large hill or island having no vegetation.
                Pearl Rock near Cape Cod is so named because the morning sun makes it gleam like a pearl.
          8. n. (figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
          9. n. A lump or cube of ice.
                I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.
          10. n. (British) A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
                While we're in Brighton, let's get a stick of rock!
          11. n. (US, slang) A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
          12. n. (US, slang) An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
          13. n. (South Africa, slang) An Afrikaner.
          14. n. (US poker slang) An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
          15. n. Any of several fish:
          16. n.          The striped bass.
          17. n.          The huss or rock salmon.
                         We ordered rock and chips to take away.
          18. n. (US, basketball slang) A basketball.
                Yo homie, pass the rock!
          19. n. (rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
          20. v. (transitive, and intransitive) To move gently back and forth.
                Rock the baby to sleep.
                The empty swing rocked back and forth in the wind.
          21. v. To cause to shake or sway violently.
                Don't rock the boat.
          22. v. (intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
                The boat rocked at anchor.
          23. v. (transitive, and intransitive, of ore etc.) To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.
                The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection.
          24. v. To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
                Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal.
                She rocked my world.
          25. v. (intransitive) To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
          26. v. (euphemistic) to make love to or have sex with someone.
                Yarbrough & Peoples, "Don't Stop the Music": I just wanna rock you, all night long.
                Andy Kim, "Rock Me Gently": Rock me gently, rock me slowly, take it easy, don't you know, that I have never been loved like this before.
                George_McCrae, "Rock Your Baby": Open up your heart / And let the loving start / Oh, woman, take me in your arms / Rock your baby.
          27. n. An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.
          28. n. A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals.
          29. v. (intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
                Let’s rock!
          30. v. (intransitive, slang) To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
                Chocolate rocks.
                My holidays in Ibiza rocked! I can't wait to go back.
          31. v. to thrill or excite, especially with rock music
                Let's rock this joint!
          32. v. to do something with excitement yet skillfully
                I need to rock a piss.
          33. v. To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).
          34. n. Distaff.
          35. n. The flax or wool on a distaff.
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.
other
     1. adj. See other (determiner) below
     2. adj. second.
           I get paid every other week.
     3. adj. Alien.
     4. adj. Different.
     5. adj. (obsolete) Left, as opposed to right.
     6. n. An other one, more often rendered as another.
           I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others.
     7. n. The other one; the second of two.
           One boat is not better than the other.
     8. det. Not the one or ones previously referred to.
           Other people would do it differently.
     9. adv. Apart from; in the phrase "other than".
           Other than that, I'm fine.
     10. adv. (obsolete) Otherwise.
           It shall none other be. — Chaucer.
           If you think other. — Shakespeare.
     11. v. To regard, label or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien.
     12. v. To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.
materials
     1. n. plural of material
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of material
     material
          1. adj. Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
                This compound has a number of interesting material properties.
          2. adj. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
                Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a happy life.
          3. adj. (law, accounting) Significant.
                You've made several material contributions to this project.
                This is the most material fact in this lawsuit.
          4. n. Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
                Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.
          5. n. Text written for a specific purpose.
                We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.
          6. n. A sample or specimens for study.
          7. n. Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric.
                You'll need about a yard of material to make this.
          8. n. The people collectively who are qualified for a certain position or activity.
                John Doe is a great governor, and I also believe he is presidential material.
                He is not the only one. I believe we have lots of presidential material in various public offices.
          9. n. Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.
          10. n. The substance that something is made or composed of.
          11. v. (obsolete, transitive) To form from matter; to materialize.
under
     1. prep. In or at a lower level than.
     2. prep. As a subject of; subordinate to.
           He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.
     3. prep. Less than.
     4. prep. Below the surface of.
     5. prep. (figuratively) In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
           to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation
     6. prep. As, in the character of.
           he writes books under the name John Smith
     7. adv. In a way lower or less than.
     8. adv. In a way inferior to.
     9. adv. (informal) In an unconscious state.
           It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under.
     10. adj. Being lower; being beneath something.
     11. adj. (medicine, colloquial) Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
           Ensure the patient is sufficiently under.
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.
effects
     1. n. plural of effect
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of effect
     effect
          1. n. The result or outcome of a cause. See usage notes below.
                The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape.
          2. n. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
          3. n. Execution; performance; realization; operation.
          4. n.          The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.
                        The new law will come into effect on the first day of next year.
          5. n. (filmology) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
                The effect of flying was most convincing.
          6. n. (sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
                I use an echo effect here to make the sound more mysterious.
                I just bought a couple of great effects.
          7. n. (physics, psychology, etc.) A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
                Doppler effect
          8. n. (usually plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects.
          9. n. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to.
          10. n. (obsolete) Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
          11. n. (obsolete) Manifestation; expression; sign.
          12. v. To make or bring about; to implement.
                The best way to effect change is to work with existing stakeholders.
          13. v. misspelling of affect
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
exposure
     1. n. The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
           Limit your exposure to harsh chemicals.   Get as much exposure to a new language as you can.
     2. n. Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
     3. n. The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
     4. n. That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
           They rented a cabin with a beautiful southern exposure.
     5. n. (photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
     6. n. (photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
     7. n. (photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
     8. n. (gardening) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
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
rain
     1. n. Condensed water falling from a cloud.
           We've been having a lot of rain lately.
           The rains came late that year.
     2. n. (figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
     3. n. (figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
           A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.
     4. v. (impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.
           It will rain today.
     5. v. (intransitive) To fall as or like rain.
           It will rain fire and brimstone at the end of days.
           Tears rained from her eyes.
           Leaves rained from the tree.
           Bombs rained from the sky.
     6. v. To issue (something) in large quantities.
           The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.
     7. v. (obsolete) To reign.
sunlight
     1. n. All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.
           Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D.
     2. n. (figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
     3. n. synonym of sunrise
     4. v. To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.
temperature
     1. n. (obsolete) The state or condition of being tempered or moderated.
     2. n. (now rare, archaic) The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament.
     3. n. A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
           The boiling temperature of pure water is 100 degrees Celsius.
     4. n. An elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses.
           You have a temperature; I think you should stay home today. You’re sick.
     5. n. (when not used in relation with something) The temperature(1) of the immediate environment.
           The temperature dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold.
     6. n. (thermodynamics) A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity of the random actual motions of the individually mobile particulate constituents.
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.
air
     1. n. (meteorology) The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly:
           I'm going outside to get some air.
     2. n.          (historical, philosophy, alchemy) understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
     3. n.          (historical, medical) understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health.
                   There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.
     4. n.          (physics) understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
     5. n. (usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered surrounded by th
           The flock of birds took to the air.
     6. n. A breeze; a gentle wind.
     7. n. A feeling or sense.
           to give it an air of artistry and sophistication
     8. n. A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
     9. n. (usually plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
           putting on airs
     10. n. (music) A song, especially a solo; an aria.
     11. n. (informal) Nothing; absence of anything.
     12. n. An air conditioner or the processed air it produces. Can be a mass noun or a count noun depending on context; similar to hair.
           Could you turn on the air?
           Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?
     13. n. (obsolete, chemistry) Any specific gas.
     14. n. (snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports) A jump in which one becomes airborne.
     15. n. A television or radio signal.
     16. v. To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
     17. v. To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
           It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
     18. v. To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.
     19. v. To broadcast, as with a television show.
     20. v. (UK, MLE, slang) to ignore
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