worn |
1. adj. damaged and shabby as a result of much use | |
2. v. past participle of wear | |
wear |
1. v. To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc. | |
He's wearing some nice pants today. She wore her medals with pride. Please wear your seatbelt. Can you wear makeup and sunscreen at the same time? He was wearing his lun | |
2. v. To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner. | |
He wears eyeglasses. She wears her hair in braids. | |
3. v. To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance. | |
She wore a smile all day. He walked out of the courtroom wearing an air of satisfaction. | |
4. v. (colloquial, with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation. | |
I know you don't like working with him, but you'll just have to wear it. | |
5. v. To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use. | |
You're going to wear a hole in the bottom of those shoes. The water has slowly worn a channel into these rocks. Long illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks. Exile had worn | |
6. v. (intransitive) To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use. | |
The tiles were wearing thin due to years of children's feet. | |
7. v. To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary. | |
His neverending criticism has finally worn my patience. Toil and care soon wear the spirit. Our physical advantage allowed us to wear the other team out and win. | |
8. v. (intransitive) To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person | |
Don't worry, this fabric will wear. These pants will last you for years. This color wears so well. I must have washed this sweater a thousand times. I have to say, our friendship ha | |
9. v. (intransitive, colloquial) (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience. | |
Her high pitched voice is really wearing on me lately. | |
10. v. (intransitive, of time) To pass slowly, gradually or tediously. | |
wear on, wear away. As the years wore on, we seemed to have less and less in common. | |
11. v. (nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turni | |
12. n. (in combination) clothing | |
footwear; outdoor wear; maternity wear | |
13. n. damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time | |
14. n. fashion | |
15. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion. | |
16. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To defend; protect. | |
17. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel. | |
to wear the wolf from the sheep | |
18. v. (now chiefly UK dialectal transitive) To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety. | |
19. n. dated form of weir | |
out |
See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on. | |
1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre. | |
The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat. | |
2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place. | |
Let's eat out tonight | |
3. adv. Outside; not indoors. | |
Last night we slept out under the stars. | |
4. adv. Away from; at a distance. | |
Keep out! | |
5. adv. Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence. | |
Switch the lights out. | |
Put the fire out. | |
6. adv. To the end; completely. | |
I hadn't finished. Hear me out. | |
7. adv. Used to intensify or emphasize. | |
The place was all decked out for the holidays. | |
8. adv. (of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc. | |
The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow. | |
9. adv. (cricket, baseball) Of a player, so as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket). | |
Wilson was bowled out for five runs. | |
10. prep. (nonstandard, contraction of out of) Away from the inside. | |
He threw it out the door. | |
11. prep. (colloquial) Outside. | |
It's raining out. | |
It's cold out. | |
12. n. A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc. | |
They wrote the law to give those organizations an out. | |
13. n. (baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fieldi | |
14. n. (cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicke | |
15. n. (poker) A card which can make a hand a winner. | |
16. n. (dated) A trip out; an outing. | |
17. n. (mostly, in plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office. | |
18. n. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space. | |
19. n. (printing, dated) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission. | |
20. v. To eject; to expel. | |
21. v. To reveal (a person) to be gay, bisexual, or transgender. | |
22. v. To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective. | |
23. v. To reveal (a secret). | |
A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design. | |
24. v. (intransitive, archaic) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public. | |
25. v. To become apparent. | |
26. adj. Not at home; not at one's office or place of employment. | |
I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment. | |
27. adj. Released, available for purchase, download or other use. | |
Did you hear? Their newest CD is out! | |
28. adj. (in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball) Dismissed from play under the rules of the game. | |
He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby! | |
29. adj. Openly acknowledging that one is gay or transgender. | |
It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business. | |
30. adj. (of flowers) In bloom. | |
The garden looks beautiful now that the roses are out. | |
31. adj. (of the sun, moon or stars) Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds. | |
The sun is out, and it's a lovely day. | |
32. adj. (of lamps, fires etc.) Not shining or burning. | |
I called round to the house but all the lights were out and no one was home. | |
33. adj. (of ideas, plans, etc.) Discarded; no longer a possibility. | |
Right, so that idea's out. Let's move on to the next one. | |
34. adj. No longer popular or in fashion. | |
Black is out this season. The new black is white. | |
35. adj. Without; no longer in possession of; not having more | |
Do you have any bread? Sorry, we're out. | |
36. adj. (of calculations or measurements) Containing errors or discrepancies; in error by a stated amount. | |
Nothing adds up in this report. All these figures are out. | |
The measurement was out by three millimetres. | |
37. adj. (obsolete) Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted. | |
38. interj. (procedure word, especially, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response. | |
Destruction. Two T-72s destroyed. Three foot mobiles down. Out. | |
wearied |
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of weary | |
weary |
1. adj. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued. | |
A weary traveller knocked at the door. | |
2. adj. Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick. | |
soldiers weary of marching, or of confinement; I grew weary of studying and left the library. | |
3. adj. Expressive of fatigue. | |
He gave me a weary smile. | |
4. adj. Causing weariness; tiresome. | |
5. v. To make or to become weary. | |
exhausted |
1. adj. Depleted; in a state of exhaustion. | |
The exhausted man fell asleep immediately. | |
The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted. | |
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of exhaust | |
exhaust |
1. v. To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely | |
The water was exhausted out of the well. | |
Moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation. | |
2. v. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents | |
to exhaust a well | |
to exhaust a treasury | |
3. v. (transitive, figuratively) To drain; to use up or expend wholly, or until the supply comes to an end | |
My grandfather seemingly never exhausts his supply of bad jokes. | |
to exhaust one's resources | |
You're exhausting my patience. | |
I exhausted my strength walking up the hill. | |
4. v. to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy | |
The marathon exhausted me. | |
5. v. To bring out or develop completely | |
6. v. to discuss thoroughly or completely | |
That subject has already been fully exhausted. | |
7. v. (transitive, chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives | |
to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether | |
8. n. A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system. | |
9. n. The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there. | |
10. n. The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose. | |
11. n. An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle. | |
12. n. exhaust gas. | |
13. adj. (obsolete) Exhausted; used up. | |
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. | |
lacking |
1. v. present participle of lack | |
2. n. The absence of something; a lack. | |
3. adj. Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc). | |
This cheese is lacking in pungency. | |
4. adj. not carrying a firearm | |
are you packing or lacking? | |
lack |
1. n. (obsolete) A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy. | |
2. n. A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. | |
3. v. To be without, to need, to require. | |
My life lacks excitement. | |
4. v. (intransitive) To be short (of or for something). | |
He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money. | |
5. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be in want. | |
6. v. (obsolete) To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach. | |
enthusiasm |
1. n. (obsolete, or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy. | |
2. n. Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness. | |
3. n. Something in which one is keenly interested. | |
due |
1. adj. Owed or owing. | |
He is due four weeks of back pay. | |
The amount due is just three quid. | |
The due bills total nearly seven thousand dollars. | |
He can wait for the amount due him. | |
2. adj. Appropriate. | |
With all due respect, you're wrong about that. | |
3. adj. Scheduled; expected. | |
Rain is due this afternoon. | |
The train is due in five minutes. | |
When is your baby due? | |
4. adj. Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time. | |
The baby is just about due. | |
5. adj. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause. | |
The dangerously low water table is due to rapidly growing pumping. | |
6. adj. On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass | |
The town is 5 miles due North of the bridge. | |
7. adv. (used with compass directions) Directly; exactly. | |
The river runs due north for about a mile. | |
8. n. Deserved acknowledgment. | |
Give him his due — he is a good actor. | |
9. n. (in plural dues) A membership fee. | |
10. n. That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty. | |
11. n. Right; just title or claim. | |
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 | |
age |
1. n. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, plant, or other kind, being alive. | |
2. n. The number of full years, months, days, hours, etc., that someone, or something, has been alive. | |
3. n. One of the stages of life. | |
the age of infancy | |
4. n. The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested. | |
the age of consent; the age of discretion | |
5. n. A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others. | |
the golden age; the age of Pericles | |
6. n. A great period in the history of the Earth. | |
the Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age; the Tithonian Age was the last in the Late Jurassic epoch | |
7. n. A period of one hundred years; a century. | |
8. n. The people who live during a particular period. | |
9. n. A generation. | |
There are three ages living in her house. | |
10. n. (hyperbole) A long time. | |
It’s been an age since we last saw you. | |
11. n. (geology) A unit of geologic time subdividing an epoch into smaller parts. | |
12. n. (poker) The right of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand. | |
13. n. That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; specifically the size of that part. | |
What is the present age of a man, or of the earth? | |
14. n. Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities. | |
to come of age; she is now of age | |
15. n. An advanced period of life; the latter part of life; the state of being old; eld, seniority. | |
Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age, sometimes age just shows up all by itself. | |
16. v. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to. | |
Grief ages us. | |
17. v. (transitive, figuratively) To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt. | |
Money's a little tight right now, let's age our bills for a week or so. | |
18. v. (transitive, accounting) To categorize by age. | |
One his first assignments was to age the accounts receivable. | |
19. v. (intransitive) To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age. | |
He grew fat as he aged. | |
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. | |
experience |
1. n. Event(s) of which one is cognizant. | |
It was an experience he would not soon forget. | |
2. n. An activity one has performed. | |
3. n. A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills. | |
4. n. The knowledge thus gathered. | |
5. v. To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills. | |