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united
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of unite
2. adj. Joined into a single entity.
3. adj. Involving the joint activity of multiple agents.
unite
1. v. To bring together as one.
The new government will try to unite the various factions.
I hope this song can unite people from all different cultures.
2. v. (reciprocal) To come together as one.
If we want to win, we will need to unite.
3. n. (historical) A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotla
into
1. prep. Going inside (of).
Mary danced into the house.
2. prep. Going to a geographic region.
We left the house and walked into the street.
The plane flew into the open air.
3. prep. Against, especially with force or violence.
The car crashed into the tree; I wasn't careful, and walked into a wall
4. prep. Producing, becoming; (indicates transition into another form or substance).
I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale. Right before our eyes, Jake turned into a wolf!
5. prep. After the start of.
About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board.
6. prep. (colloquial) Interested in or attracted to.
She's really into Shakespeare right now; I'm so into you!
7. prep. (mathematics) Taking distinct arguments to distinct values.
The exponential function maps the set of real numbers into itself.
8. prep. (UK, archaic, India, mathematics) Expressing the operation of multiplication.(R:OED Online)
Five into three is fifteen.
9. prep. (mathematics) Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".
Three into two won't go.
24 goes into 48 how many times?
10. prep. Investigating the subject (of).
Call for research into pesticides blamed for vanishing bees.
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.
common
1. adj. Mutual; shared by more than one.
The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.
Winning the championship is an aim common to the two competitors.
2. adj. Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
It is common to find sharks off this coast.
3. adj. Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.
Sharks are common in these waters.
4. adj. Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
5. adj. (grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
6. adj. (grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
7. adj. Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.
8. adj. (obsolete) Profane; polluted.
9. adj. (obsolete) Given to lewd habits; prostitute.
10. n. Mutual good, shared by more than one.
11. n. A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
12. n. The people; the community.
13. n. (legal) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the ri
14. v. (obsolete) To communicate (something).
15. v. (obsolete) To converse, talk.
16. v. (obsolete) To have sex.
17. v. (obsolete) To participate.
18. v. (obsolete) To have a joint right with others in common ground.
19. v. (obsolete) To board together; to eat at a table in common.
organized
1. adj. Of a person, characterised by efficient organization.
Your work desk is so neat and tidy - I've never met someone so organized before!
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of organize
organize
1. v. To arrange in working order.
2. v. To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.
3. v. (transitive, chiefly used in the past participle) To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life
an organized being
organized matter
4. v. (transitive, music) To sing in parts.
to organize an anthem
5. v. (transitive, intransitive) To band together into a group or union that can bargain and act collectively; to unionize.
the workers decided to organize; their next task was to organize the workers at the steel mill
Mass
1. n. (Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, including a scripture service and a eucharistic service, which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and
2. n. A similar ceremony offered by a number of Christian churches.
3. n. (music) A musical composition set to portions of the Mass.
4. n. (physical) Matter, material.
5. n. A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, u
6. n. (obsolete) Precious metal, especially gold or silver.
7. n. (physics) The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. It is one of four fundamental properties of matter. It is m
8. n. (pharmacy) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.
9. n. (medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.
10. n. (bodybuilding) Excess body weight, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
11. n. (proscribed) (synonym of weight)
12. n. A large quantity; a sum.
13. n. (quantity) Large in number.
14. n. Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
15. n. The principal part; the main body.
16. n. A large body of individuals, especially persons.
The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field.
A mass of ships converged on the beaches of Dunkirk.
17. n. (in the plural) The lower classes of persons.
The masses are revolting.
18. v. To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
19. v. (intransitive) To have a certain mass.
I mass 70 kilograms
20. adj. Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.
There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past.
21. adj. Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.
Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse.
22. n. (Christianity) The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
23. n. (Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist.
24. n. (Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
25. n. A musical setting of parts of the mass.
26. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To celebrate mass.
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.
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.
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.
compound
1. n. an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
2. n. a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices
3. adj. composed of elements; not simple
a compound word
4. adj. (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
5. n. Anything made by combining several things.
6. n. (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination elements.
7. n. (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
8. n. (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.
9. n. (rail) a compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
10. v. To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
to compound a medicine
11. v. To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
12. v. To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
13. v. (transitive, legal) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
to compound a debt
14. v. To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
15. v. (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
16. v. (transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
17. v. (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
18. v. To worsen a situation
Animals
1. n. plural of Animal
2. n. plural of animal
animal
1. n. In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plant, plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely
A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants.
2. n. In non-scientific usage, any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
3. n. In non-scientific usage, any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not fish, fishes, insect, insects, etc.).
4. n. (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
My students are animals.
5. n. (informal) A person of a particular type.
He's a political animal.
6. n. matter, Matter, thing.
a whole different animal
7. adj. Of or relating to animals.
animal instincts
8. adj. Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
animal passions
9. adj. Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.
10. adj. (slang) Excellent

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