| 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. | |
| gambling |
| 1. v. present participle of gamble | |
| 2. n. An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome. | |
| gamble |
| 1. n. A bet or wager. | |
| I had a gamble on the horses last weekend. | |
| 2. n. A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain. | |
| 3. n. A risky venture. | |
| The sailors had taken many gambles with the sea and always won. | |
| 4. v. To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome. | |
| 5. v. To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain. | |
| 6. v. To risk (something) for potential gain. | |
| He gambled his reputation on the outcome. | |
| 7. v. To interact with equipment at a casino | |
| syndicate |
| 1. n. A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group. | |
| a gambling syndicate | |
| 2. n. (crime) A group of gangsters engaged in organized crime. | |
| 3. n. (mass media) A group of media companies, or an agency, formed to acquire content such as articles, cartoons, etc., and to publish it in multiple outlet | |
| 4. n. The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a body or council of syndics. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) To become a syndicate. | |
| 6. v. To put under the control of a group acting as a unit. | |
| 7. v. (transitive, mass media) To release media content through a syndicate to be broadcast or published through multiple outlets. | |
