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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
settle
     1. v. To conclude or resolve (something):
     2. v.          To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, e
                   His fears were settled
                   She hopes to settle and questions about the plans.
                   The question of the succession to a throne needs to be settled.
     3. v.          To conclude, to cause (a dispute) to finish.
                   to settle a quarrel
     4. v.         # In particular, to terminate (a lawsuit), usually out of court, by agreement of all parties.
     5. v.          To close, liquidate or balance (an account) by payment, sometimes of less than is owed or due.
     6. v.          (transitive, colloquial) To pay (a bill).
                   to settle a bill
     7. v.          (intransitive) To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an agreement on matters in dispute.
                   He has settled with his creditors.
     8. v.          (intransitive) To conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court.
     9. v. To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
           to settle my affairs
           to settle her estate
     10. v.          To put into (proper) place; to make sit properly.
     11. v.          To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to quiet; to calm (nerves, waters, a boisterous or rebellious child, etc).
     12. v.          (dialectal) To silence, especially by force; by extension, to kill.
     13. v.          To bring or restore (ground, roads, etc) to a smooth, dry, or passable condition.
                   clear weather settles the roads
     14. v. (intransitive) To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
           the weather settled;  wait until the crowd settles before speaking
     15. v.          (intransitive) To become firm, dry, and hard, like the ground after the effects of rain or frost have disappeared.
                   the roads settled late in the spring.
     16. v. To establish or become established in a steady position:
     17. v.          To place in(to) a fixed or permanent condition or position or on(to) a permanent basis; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish or f
     18. v.          In particular, to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, etc.
     19. v.         # (transitive, obsolete, US) In particular, to establish in pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish.
              #     to settle a minister
     20. v.          (transitive, law) To formally, legally secure (an annuity, property, title, etc) on (a person).
     21. v.          (intransitive) To become married, or a householder.
     22. v.          (intransitive, with "in") To be established in a profession or in employment.
     23. v.          (intransitive, usually with "down", "in", "on" or another preposition) To become stationary or fixed; to come to rest.
                   they settled down at an inn; the hawk settled on a branch
     24. v. (intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down).
           the Saxons who settled in Britain
     25. v.          (transitive, in particular) To colonize (an area); to migrate to (a land, territory, site, etc).
                   the French first settled Canada
                   the Puritans settled New England
                   Plymouth was settled in 1620.
     26. v. To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
     27. v. To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
     28. v.          To clear or purify (a liquid) of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink.
                   to settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee
     29. v.          To cause to sink down or to be deposited (as dregs, sediment, etc).
                   to settle the sediment out of the water
     30. v.          To render compact or solid; to cause to become packed down.
                   to settle the chips in the potato chip bag by shaking it
     31. v.          (intransitive) To sink to the bottom of a body of liquid, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reservoir.
     32. v.          (intransitive) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, for example the foundation of a house, etc.
     33. v.          (intransitive) To become compact due to sinking.
                   the chips in the bag of potato chips settled during shipping
     34. v.          (intransitive) To become clear due to the sinking of sediment. (Used especially of liquid. also used figuratively.)
                   wine settles by standing
     35. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To make a jointure for a spouse.
     36. v. (transitive, intransitive, of an, animal) To make or become pregnant.
     37. n. (archaic) A seat of any kind.
     38. n. (now rare) A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.
     39. n. (obsolete) A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare a depression.)
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.
fix
     1. n. A repair or corrective action.
           That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.
     2. n. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
           It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!
     3. n. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
     4. n. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
     5. n. A determination of location.
           We have a fix on your position.
     6. n. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)
     7. v. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
     8. v.          (transitive, by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.
                    He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!".
     9. v. To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
           A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
           A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.
           The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.
     10. v.          (transitive figuratively, usually in the passive) To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
                    She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor.
     11. v. To mend, to repair.
           That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.
     12. v. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food).
           She fixed dinner for the kids.
     13. v. To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tam
           A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent.
     14. v. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
           Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him.
     15. v. (transitive, mathematics, sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
     16. v. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
           He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work.
     17. v. To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
     18. v. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
           Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen.
     19. v. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
     20. v. (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
inalienably
     1. adv. In an inalienable manner.
on
     1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
     2. adj. Performing according to schedule.
           Are we still on for tonight?
           Is the show still on?
     3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
           You can't do that; it's just not on.
     4. adj. (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
           "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!".
           Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.
     5. adj. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
     6. adj. (euphemistic) Menstruating.
     7. adv. To an operating state.
           turn the television on
     8. adv. Along, forwards (continuing an action).
           drive on, rock on
     9. adv. In continuation, at length.
           and so on.
           He rambled on and on.
     10. adv. (not US) Later.
           Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.
     11. prep. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
           on the table;  on the couch
           The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.
     12. prep. At or near; adjacent to.
           Soon we'll pass a statue on the left.
           The fleet is on the American coast.
           Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea
     13. prep. Covering.
           He wore old shoes on his feet.
     14. prep. At the date of.
           Born on the 4th of July.
     15. prep. Some time during the day of.
           I'll see you on Monday.   The bus leaves on Friday.   Can I see you on a different day? On Sunday I'm busy.
     16. prep. Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something.
           A book on history.   The World Summit on the Information Society.
     17. prep. Touching; hanging from.
           The fruit ripened on the trees.   The painting hangs on the wall.
     18. prep. (informal) In the possession of.
           I haven't got any money on me.
     19. prep. Because of, or due to.
           To arrest someone on suspicion of bribery.   To contact someone on a hunch.
     20. prep. Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
           On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.
           On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins.
     21. prep. Paid for by.
           The drinks are on me tonight, boys.   The meal is on the house.   I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.
     22. prep. Used to indicate a means or medium.
           I saw it on television.   Can't you see I'm on the phone?
     23. prep. Indicating a means of subsistence.
           They lived on ten dollars a week.   The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.
     24. prep. Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).
           He's on his lunch break.   on vacation;  on holiday
     25. prep. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
           to play on a violin or piano
           Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.
     26. prep. Regularly taking (a drug).
           You've been on these antidepressants far too long.   He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.
     27. prep. Under the influence of (a drug).
           He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.
     28. prep. (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain.
           a function on
     29. prep. (mathematics) HavingV^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
           an operator on
     30. prep. (mathematics) Generated by.
           the free group on four letters
     31. prep. Supported by (the specified part of itself).
           A table can't stand on two legs.   After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.
     32. prep. At a given time after the start of something; at.
     33. prep. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
           heaps on heaps of food
           mischief on mischief; loss on loss
     34. prep. (obsolete, regional) of
     35. prep. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.
           I depended on them for assistance.
           He will promise on certain conditions.
           Do you ever bet on horses?
     36. prep. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
           Have pity or compassion on him.
     37. prep. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
     38. prep. In the service of; connected with; of the number of.
           He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.
     39. prep. By virtue of; with the pledge of.
           He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.
     40. prep. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
           On us be all the blame.
           A curse on him!
           Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble.
           He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.
           He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.
     41. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) to switch on
           Can you on the light?
     42. prep. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
     43. n. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.
           Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
person
     1. n. An individual; usually a human being.
           Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.
     2. n.          A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic represent
     3. n.          (Christianity) Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
     4. n.          (chiefly in science fiction) Any sentient or socially intelligent being.
     5. n.          (in a compound noun or noun phrase) Someone who likes or has an affinity for (a specified thing).
                   Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats.
     6. n. The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.
     7. n. (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.
           At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person.
     8. n. (law) The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
     9. n. (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking. See grammatical person.
     10. n. (biology) A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.
     11. v. (obsolete, transitive) To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.
     12. v. (transitive, gender-neutral) To man.
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.
Thing
     1. n. (chiefly historical) A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
     2. n. That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
     3. n. A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
     4. n. An individual object or distinct entity.
     5. n. (informal) Something that is existent or generally recognised.
           Bacon pie? Is that a thing?
     6. n. legal
     7. n.          Whatever can be owned.
     8. n.          Corporeal object.
     9. n. (somewhat dated) The latest fad or fashion.
           What do you mean you don't twerk, Stacy? It's the latest thing!
     10. n. (in the plural) Clothes, possessions or equipment.
           Hold on, let me just grab my things.
     11. n. (informal) A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.
           get me a thing of apple juice at the store;  I just ate a whole thing of jelly beans
     12. n. (informal) A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.
           The car looks cheap, but the thing is, I have doubts about its safety.
     13. n. (slang) A penis.
     14. n. A living being or creature.
           you poor thing;  she's a funny old thing, but her heart's in the right place;  I met a pretty blond thing at the bar
     15. n. That which matters; the crux.
           that's the thing: we don't know where he went;  the thing is, I don't have any money
     16. n. Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent.
           Oh yeah, I'm supposed to promote that vision thing.
     17. n. (informal) That which is favoured; personal preference. (Used in possessive constructions.)
     18. n. (chiefly historical) A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
     19. v. (rare) To express as a thing; to reify.
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.
on
     1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
     2. adj. Performing according to schedule.
           Are we still on for tonight?
           Is the show still on?
     3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
           You can't do that; it's just not on.
     4. adj. (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
           "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!".
           Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.
     5. adj. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
     6. adj. (euphemistic) Menstruating.
     7. adv. To an operating state.
           turn the television on
     8. adv. Along, forwards (continuing an action).
           drive on, rock on
     9. adv. In continuation, at length.
           and so on.
           He rambled on and on.
     10. adv. (not US) Later.
           Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.
     11. prep. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
           on the table;  on the couch
           The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.
     12. prep. At or near; adjacent to.
           Soon we'll pass a statue on the left.
           The fleet is on the American coast.
           Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea
     13. prep. Covering.
           He wore old shoes on his feet.
     14. prep. At the date of.
           Born on the 4th of July.
     15. prep. Some time during the day of.
           I'll see you on Monday.   The bus leaves on Friday.   Can I see you on a different day? On Sunday I'm busy.
     16. prep. Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something.
           A book on history.   The World Summit on the Information Society.
     17. prep. Touching; hanging from.
           The fruit ripened on the trees.   The painting hangs on the wall.
     18. prep. (informal) In the possession of.
           I haven't got any money on me.
     19. prep. Because of, or due to.
           To arrest someone on suspicion of bribery.   To contact someone on a hunch.
     20. prep. Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
           On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.
           On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins.
     21. prep. Paid for by.
           The drinks are on me tonight, boys.   The meal is on the house.   I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.
     22. prep. Used to indicate a means or medium.
           I saw it on television.   Can't you see I'm on the phone?
     23. prep. Indicating a means of subsistence.
           They lived on ten dollars a week.   The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.
     24. prep. Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).
           He's on his lunch break.   on vacation;  on holiday
     25. prep. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
           to play on a violin or piano
           Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.
     26. prep. Regularly taking (a drug).
           You've been on these antidepressants far too long.   He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.
     27. prep. Under the influence of (a drug).
           He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.
     28. prep. (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain.
           a function on
     29. prep. (mathematics) HavingV^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
           an operator on
     30. prep. (mathematics) Generated by.
           the free group on four letters
     31. prep. Supported by (the specified part of itself).
           A table can't stand on two legs.   After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.
     32. prep. At a given time after the start of something; at.
     33. prep. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
           heaps on heaps of food
           mischief on mischief; loss on loss
     34. prep. (obsolete, regional) of
     35. prep. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.
           I depended on them for assistance.
           He will promise on certain conditions.
           Do you ever bet on horses?
     36. prep. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
           Have pity or compassion on him.
     37. prep. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
     38. prep. In the service of; connected with; of the number of.
           He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.
     39. prep. By virtue of; with the pledge of.
           He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.
     40. prep. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
           On us be all the blame.
           A curse on him!
           Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble.
           He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.
           He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.
     41. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) to switch on
           Can you on the light?
     42. prep. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
     43. n. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.
           Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
person
     1. n. An individual; usually a human being.
           Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.
     2. n.          A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic represent
     3. n.          (Christianity) Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
     4. n.          (chiefly in science fiction) Any sentient or socially intelligent being.
     5. n.          (in a compound noun or noun phrase) Someone who likes or has an affinity for (a specified thing).
                   Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats.
     6. n. The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.
     7. n. (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.
           At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person.
     8. n. (law) The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
     9. n. (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking. See grammatical person.
     10. n. (biology) A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.
     11. v. (obsolete, transitive) To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.
     12. v. (transitive, gender-neutral) To man.
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.
His
     1. pron. honoraltcaps, his
     2. det. Belonging to him.
     3. det. (dated) Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
     4. det. (obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.)
     5. det. (archaic) Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case.
           Ahab his mark for Ahab's mark.
           Sejanus his Fall
     6. pron. That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
           The decision was his to live with.
     7. pron. alternative spelling of His
     8. n. plural of hi
descendants
     1. n. plural of descendant
     descendant
          1. adj. descending from a biological ancestor.
          2. adj. proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
          3. n. (literally) One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
                The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild.
          4. n. (figuratively) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
                This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.
          5. n. (biology) A later evolutionary type.
                Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.
          6. n. (linguistics) A language that is descended from another.
                English and Scots are the descendants of Old English.
          7. n. (linguistics) A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
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.
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
certain
     1. adj. Sure, positive, not doubting.
           I was certain of my decision.
     2. adj. (obsolete) Determined; resolved.
     3. adj. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
     4. adj. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
           Bankruptcy is the certain outcome of your constant gambling and lending.
     5. adj. Unfailing; infallible.
     6. adj. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
     7. adj. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; sometimes used independently as a noun, and meaning certain persons; see also "one".
     8. det. Having been determined but not specified. The quality of some particular subject or object which is known by the speaker to have been specifically singled out among similar entities of its class.
           Certain people are good at running.
     9. pron. (with of) Unnamed or undescribed members (of).
           There where serious objections to certain of the proposals.
     10. n. (with "the") Something certain.
line
     1. n. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
           The arrow descended in a curved line.
     2. n.          (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
     3. n.          (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
     4. n.          (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
     5. n.          (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
     6. n.          (geography, ‘the line’ or ‘equinoctial line’) The equator.
     7. n.          (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
     8. n.          (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
     9. n.          (soccer) The goal line.
     10. n. A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
     11. n. A hose or pipe, of any size.
           a brake line, the main water line to the house
     12. n. Direction, path.
           the line of sight;  the line of vision
     13. n. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
           I tried to make a call, but the line was dead.
           a dedicated line;  a shared line
           Please speak up, the line is very faint.
     14. n. A clothesline.
     15. n. A letter, a written form of communication.
           Drop me a line.
     16. n. A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
           a line of stages;  an express line
     17. n. (military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
     18. n. The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
     19. n. A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
     20. n. (obsolete) A measuring line or cord.
     21. n. That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
     22. n. A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
     23. n. Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
     24. n. A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contra
           The line forms on the right.
           There is a line of houses.
     25. n. (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery etc.
     26. n. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
     27. n. A small amount of text. Specifically:
     28. n.          A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of
                   The answer to the comprehension question can be found in the third line of the accompanying text.
     29. n.          A verse (in poetry).
     30. n.          A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie or the like.
                   He was perfecting his pickup lines for use at the bar.
                   "It is what it is" was one his more annoying lines.
     31. n.          A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
                   Don't feed me a line!
     32. n. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
     33. n. The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
           Remember, your answers must match the party line.
     34. n. A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
           line of business, product line
           How many buses does the line have?
           The airline is in danger of bankruptcy.
     35. n. (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
     36. n. A measure of length:
     37. n.          (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of
     38. n.          One twelfth of an inch.
     39. n.          One fortieth of an inch.
     40. n. (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
     41. n. (baseball, slang) The batter’s box.
     42. n. (fencing, ‘line of engagement’) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
     43. n. (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
           the engine is in line / out of line
     44. n. A small portion or serving (of a powdery illegal drug).
     45. n. (obsolete) Instruction; doctrine.
     46. n. (genetics) Population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
     47. n. (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
     48. n. (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
     49. n. (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
           patient had a line inserted
           line sepsis
     50. v. To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
           to line troops
     51. v. To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
           to line works with soldiers
     52. v. To form a line along.
     53. v. To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.
           to line a copy book
     54. v. (transitive, obsolete) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
     55. v. To read or repeat line by line.
           to line out a hymn
     56. v. (intransitive, ‘line up’) To form or enter into a line.
     57. v. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
           Jones lined to left in his last at-bat.
     58. v. To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
     59. n. (obsolete) Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.
     60. v. To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
           The bird lines its nest with soft grass.
           to line a cloak with silk or fur
           to line a box with paper or tin
           paintings lined the walls of the cavernous dining room
     61. v. To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
     62. v. To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
           to line the shelves
     63. v. (transitive, now rare, of a dog) to copulate with, to impregnate.
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.
descendants
     1. n. plural of descendant
     descendant
          1. adj. descending from a biological ancestor.
          2. adj. proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
          3. n. (literally) One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
                The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild.
          4. n. (figuratively) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
                This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.
          5. n. (biology) A later evolutionary type.
                Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.
          6. n. (linguistics) A language that is descended from another.
                English and Scots are the descendants of Old English.
          7. n. (linguistics) A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
said
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of say
     2. adj. Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
           The said party has denied the charges.
     3. det. Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.
           Said party has denied the charges.
     say
          1. v. To pronounce.
                Please say your name slowly and clearly.
          2. v. To recite.
                Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?
          3. v. To tell, either verbally or in writing.
                He said he would be here tomorrow.
          4. v. To indicate in a written form.
                The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.
          5. v. (impersonal) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
                They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do.".
          6. v. (informal, imperative) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
                A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.
                Say he refuses. What do we do then?
                Say your family is starving and you don't have any money, is it ok to steal some food?
          7. v. (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
          8. v. (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
          9. n. A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
          10. adv. For example; let us assume.
                Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach.
                He was driving pretty fast, say, fifty miles per hour.
          11. interj. (colloquial) Used to gain one's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion
                Say, what did you think about the movie?
          12. n. A type of fine cloth similar to serge.
          13. v. To try; to assay.
          14. n. Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
          15. n. Tried quality; temper; proof.
          16. n. Essay; trial; attempt.
          17. n. (Scotland) A strainer for milk.
especially
     1. adv. (manner) In a special manner; specially.
     2. adv. (focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
     3. adv. (focus) Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.
           Invite them all, especially Molly.
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.
an
     1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
     2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
     3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
     4. conj. (archaic) If
     5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
           An it harm none, do what ye will.
     6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
     7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
     8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
           I was only going twenty miles an hour.
estate
     1. n. The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
     2. n. (now rare, archaic) State; condition.
     3. n. (archaic) Status, rank.
     4. n. (archaic) The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.
     5. n. (obsolete) A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.
     6. n. (historical) A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm).
     7. n. (legal) The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.
     8. n. An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.
     9. n. The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.
     10. n. (sometimes pejorative) A housing estate.
     11. n. (automotive) A station wagon; a car with a tailgate (or liftgate) and storage space to the rear of the seating which is coterminous with the passenger compartment (and often extensible into that compa
     12. n. (obsolete) The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
     13. adj. (jewelry, euphemism) Previously owned; secondhand.
           an estate diamond; estate jewelry
     14. v. (obsolete, transitive) To give an estate to.
     15. v. (obsolete, transitive) To bestow upon.
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
bestow
     1. v. To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.
     2. v. To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
     3. v. To dispose of.
     4. v. To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone or something, especially as a gift or honour.
           Medals were bestowed on the winning team.
     5. v. To give in marriage.
     6. v. To apply; make use of; use; employ.
     7. v. (transitive, obsolete) To behave or deport.
As
     1. n. plural of A
           She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
     2. adv. To such an extent or degree.
           You’re not as tall as I am.
           It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.
     3. adv. In the manner or role specified.
           The kidnappers released him as agreed.
           The parties were seen as agreeing on a range of issues.
           He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.
     4. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
     5. conj. In the same way that; according to what.
           Do as I say!
           I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.
           As you wish, my lord!
     6. conj. At the same instant that; when.
           As I came in, she flew.
     7. conj. At the same time that; while.
           He sleeps as the rain falls.
     8. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
           As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
     9. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
           As it’s too late, I quit.
     10. conj. Introducing a basis of comparison, after as, so, or a comparison of equality.
           She's twice as strong as I was two years ago.
           It's not so complicated as I expected.
     11. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
     12. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
     13. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
     14. conj. Expressing concession; though.
     15. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
     16. prep. Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
           You are not as tall as me.
           They're big as houses.
     17. prep. In the role of.
           What is your opinion as a parent?
     18. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
     19. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
     20. n. plural of a
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
heritage
     1. n. An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
     2. n. A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
     3. n. A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
     4. n. (attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
           The university requires heritage Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-heritage students.
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