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 | |
describe |
1. v. To represent in words. | |
The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant. | |
The geographer describes countries and cities. | |
2. v. To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out. | |
to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle | |
3. v. (transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure. | |
The function describes a very complex surface. | |
4. v. (transitive, taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa. | |
The fungus was first described by a botanist. | |
5. v. (obsolete) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class. | |
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. | |
depict |
1. v. To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. | |
2. adj. (obsolete) Depicted. | |
with |
1. prep. Against. | |
He picked a fight with the class bully. | |
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to. | |
He went with his friends. | |
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to. | |
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar. | |
4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence. | |
5. prep. In support of. | |
We are with you all the way. | |
6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by. | |
slain with robbers | |
7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of. | |
cut with a knife | |
8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on. | |
9. prep. Having, owning. | |
10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc. | |
Do you want to come with? | |
11. adv. --> | |
12. n. alternative form of withe | |
words |
1. n. plural of word | |
Words have a longer life than deeds. — Pindar (translated) | |
2. n. Angry debate or conversation; argument. | |
After she found out the truth, she had words with him, to tell him how she felt. | |
3. n. Lines in a script for a performance. | |
You better get your words memorised before rehearsal next Saturday. | |
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of word | |
word |
1. n. The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.) | |
2. n. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes | |
3. n. The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes | |
4. n. A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word). | |
5. n. Something like such a unit of language: | |
6. n. A sequence of letters, characters, or sounds, considered as a discrete entity, though it does not necessarily belong to a language or have a meaning | |
7. n. (telegraphy) A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space. | |
8. n. (computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine (on many 16-bit machines, 16 bits or two bytes). | |
9. n. (computer science) A finite string that is not a command or operator. | |
10. n. (group theory) A group element, expressed as a product of group elements. | |
11. n. The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action. | |
12. n. (now rare outside certain phrases) Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech. | |
13. n. (obsolete outside certain phrases) A watchword or rallying cry, a verbal signal (even when consisting of multiple words). | |
mum's the word | |
14. n. (obsolete) A proverb or motto. | |
15. n. News; tidings (used without an article). | |
Have you had any word from John yet? | |
16. n. An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will. | |
He sent word that we should strike camp before winter. | |
Don't fire till I give the word | |
Their mother's word was law. | |
17. n. A promise; an oath or guarantee. | |
I give you my word that I will be there on time. | |
18. n. A brief discussion or conversation. | |
Can I have a word with you? | |
19. n. (in the plural) See words. | |
There had been words between him and the secretary about the outcome of the meeting. | |
20. n. (theology, sometimes Word) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture. | |
Her parents had lived in Botswana, spreading the word among the tribespeople. | |
21. n. (theology, sometimes Word) Logos, Christ. | |
22. v. To say or write (something) using particular words; to phrase (something). | |
I’m not sure how to word this letter to the council. | |
23. v. (transitive, obsolete) To flatter with words, to cajole. | |
24. v. To ply or overpower with words. | |
25. v. (transitive, rare) To conjure with a word. | |
26. v. (intransitive, archaic) To speak, to use words; to converse, to discourse. | |
27. interj. (slang) Truth, indeed, that is the truth! The shortened form of the statement "My word is my bond.". | |
"Yo, that movie was epic!" / "Word?" ("You speak the truth?") / "Word." ("I speak the truth.") | |
28. interj. (slang) An abbreviated form of word up; a statement of the acknowledgment of fact with a hint of nonchalant approval. | |
29. v. alternative form of worth (to become). | |
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. | |
gestures |
1. n. plural of gesture | |
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of gesture | |
gesture |
1. n. A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. | |
The middle-finger gesture is really a nonverbal swear. | |
This Web browser can be controlled with mouse gestures. | |
2. n. An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of attitude. | |
We took flowers as a gesture of sympathy. | |
3. n. (obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture. | |
4. v. (intransitive) To make a gesture or gestures. | |
My dad said to never gesture with my hands when I talk. | |
Never gesture at someone with a middle finger. | |
5. v. To express something by a gesture or gestures. | |
He gestured his disgust. | |
6. v. To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action. | |