| after |
| 1. adv. Behind; later in time; following. | |
| They lived happily ever after. | |
| I left the room, and the dog bounded after. | |
| 2. prep. Subsequently to; following in time; later than. | |
| We had a few beers after the game. | |
| The time is quarter after eight. | |
| The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War. | |
| 3. prep. Behind. | |
| He will leave a trail of destruction after him. | |
| 4. prep. In pursuit of, seeking. | |
| He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health. | |
| 5. prep. In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing. | |
| We named him after his grandfather; a painting after Leonardo da Vinci. | |
| 6. prep. Next in importance or rank. | |
| The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince. | |
| 7. prep. As a result of. | |
| After your bad behaviour, you will be punished. | |
| 8. prep. In spite of. | |
| After all that has happened, he is still my friend. | |
| I can't believe that, after all our advice against gambling, you walked into that casino! | |
| 9. prep. (Irish usually preceded by a form of be followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity | |
| I was after finishing my dinner when there was a knock on the door. | |
| 10. prep. (dated) According to an author or text. | |
| 11. prep. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to. | |
| to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness | |
| 12. prep. (obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. | |
| 13. conj. Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause. | |
| I went home after we had decided to call it a day. | |
| 14. adj. (dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent | |
| 15. adj. (nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship. | |
| The after gun is mounted aft. | |
| The after gun is abaft the forward gun. | |
| all |
| 1. adv. (degree) intensifier. | |
| It suddenly went all quiet. | |
| She was all, “Whatever.” | |
| 2. adv. (poetic) Entirely. | |
| 3. adv. Apiece; each. | |
| The score was 30 all when the rain delay started. | |
| 4. adv. (degree) So much. | |
| Don't want to go? All the better since I lost the tickets. | |
| 5. adv. (obsolete, poetic) even; just | |
| 6. det. Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or un). | |
| All contestants must register at the scorer’s table. All flesh is originally grass. All my friends like classical music. | |
| 7. det. Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer). | |
| The store is open all day and all night. (= through the whole of the day and the whole of the night.) | |
| I’ve been working on this all year. (= from the beginning of the year until now.) | |
| 8. det. (obsolete) Any. | |
| 9. det. Only; alone; nothing but. | |
| He's all talk; he never puts his ideas into practice. | |
| 10. pron. Everything. | |
| some gave all they had; she knows all and sees all; Those who think they know it all are annoying to those of us who do. | |
| 11. pron. Everyone. | |
| A good time was had by all. | |
| 12. n. (with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of. | |
| She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line. | |
| 13. n. The totality of one's possessions. | |
| 14. conj. (obsolete) although | |
| 15. adj. (dialect, Pennsylvania) All gone; dead. | |
| The butter is all. | |
| you |
| 1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object. | |
| 2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself. | |
| 3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) | |
| 4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.) | |
| Both of you should get ready now. | |
| You are all supposed to do as I tell you. | |
| 5. pron. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.) | |
| 6. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object). | |
| 7. det. The individual or group spoken or written to. | |
| Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus? | |
| 8. det. Used before epithets for emphasis. | |
| You idiot! | |
| 9. v. To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal. | |
| 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. | |
| about |
| 1. prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of. | |
| 2. prep. Near; not far from; approximately; regarding time, size, quantity. | |
| 3. prep. On the point or verge of. | |
| the show is about to start; I am not about to admit to your crime | |
| 4. prep. On one's person; nearby the person. | |
| 5. prep. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. | |
| 6. prep. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on. | |
| 7. prep. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect. | |
| He knew more about what was occurring than anyone. | |
| 8. prep. (figurative) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in possession of; in control of; at one's command; in one's makeup. | |
| He has his wits about him. | |
| 9. prep. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place. | |
| 10. adv. Not distant; approximate. | |
| 11. adv. On all sides; around. | |
| 12. adv. Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down. | |
| 13. adv. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. | |
| about as cold; about as high | |
| 14. adv. Near; in the vicinity. | |
| 15. adv. In succession; one after another; in the course of events. | |
| 16. adv. On the move; active; astir. | |
| 17. adv. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view. | |
| to face about; to turn oneself about | |
| 18. adv. (nautical) To the opposite tack. | |
| 19. adv. (obsolete) Preparing; planning. | |
| 20. adv. (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference. | |
| a mile about, and a third of a mile across | |
| 21. adv. (chiefly North America, colloquial) Going to; on the verge of; intending to. | |
| 22. adj. Moving around; astir. | |
| out and about; up and about | |
| After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again. | |
| 23. adj. In existence; being in evidence; apparent | |
| Your |
| 1. pron. honoraltcaps, your | |
| 2. det. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner). | |
| Let's meet tomorrow at your convenience. | |
| Is this your cat? | |
| 3. det. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners). | |
| 4. det. A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun. | |
| Not your average Tom, Dick and Harry. | |
| Your Show of Shows | |
| Your World with Neil Cavuto | |
| Not Your Average Travel Guide | |
| 5. det. (Ireland) That; the specified (usually used with a human referent) | |
| Your man just bought a new car. | |
| Have you seen what your one over there is doing? | |
| 6. contraction. misspelling of you're | |
| life |
| 1. n. The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and liv | |
| Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life. He gave up on life. | |
| 2. n. (biology) The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the proper | |
| 3. n. The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc. | |
| 4. n. Lifeforms, generally or collectively. | |
| It's life, but not as we know it. She discovered plant life on the planet. The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world. | |
| 5. n. A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.) | |
| Many lives were lost during the war. Her quick thinking saved many dogs' lives. | |
| 6. n. Existence | |
| Man's life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict. the eternal life of the soul | |
| 7. n. A worthwhile existence. | |
| He gets up early in the morning, works all day long — even on weekends — and hardly sees his family. That's no life! His life was ruined by | |
| 8. n. A particular aspect of existence. | |
| He struggled to balance his family life, social life and work life. sex life, political life | |
| 9. n. (informal) Social life. | |
| Get a life. | |
| 10. n. Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc. | |
| She's my love, my life. Running the bakery is her life. | |
| 11. n. A period of time during which something has existence. | |
| 12. n. The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive. | |
| This light bulb is designed to have a life of 2,000 hours. | |
| 13. n. The span of time during which an object operates. | |
| 14. n. The period of time during which an object is recognizable. | |
| The life of this milk carton may be thousands of years in this landfill. | |
| 15. n. A particular phase or period of existence. | |
| 16. n. A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches | |
| 17. n. # (colloquial) A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole). | |
| 18. n. Animation; spirit; vivacity. | |
| 19. n. The most lively component or participant. | |
| 20. n. A biography. | |
| His life of the founder is finished, except for the title. | |
| 21. n. Nature, reality, and the forms that exist it. | |
| 22. n. An opportunity for existence. | |
| 23. n. (video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made. | |
| Scoring 1000 points is rewarded with an extra life. | |
| 24. n. (baseball, softball) A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team. | |
| 25. n. (insurance) The life insurance industry. | |
| I work in life. | |
| 26. n. A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract). | |
| love |
| 1. n. Strong affection. | |
| 2. n. A profound and caring affection towards someone. | |
| A mother’s love is not easily shaken. | |
| My husband’s love is the most important thing in my life. | |
| 3. n. Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being. | |
| 4. n. A feeling of intense attraction towards someone. | |
| I have never been in love as much as I have with you. | |
| 5. n. A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something. | |
| My love of cricket knows no bounds. | |
| 6. n. A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved. | |
| 7. n. (colloquial, British) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings. | |
| Hello love, how can I help you? | |
| 8. n. A thing, activity etc which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm. | |
| 9. n. (euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction. | |
| 10. n. (euphemistic) Sexual activity. | |
| 11. n. An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair. | |
| 12. n. Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young. | |
| 13. n. (altcaps, Love, , personification of love). | |
| 14. n. (obsolete) A thin silk material. | |
| 15. n. A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba. | |
| 16. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) To have a strong affection for (someone or something). | |
| I love my spouse. I love you! | |
| 17. v. To need, thrive on. | |
| Mold loves moist, dark places. | |
| 18. v. (transitive, colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like. | |
| I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair | |
| 19. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something). | |
| 20. v. To derive delight from a fact or situation. | |
| I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte. | |
| 21. v. To lust for. | |
| 22. v. (transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.) | |
| I wish I could love her all night long. | |
| 23. v. (transitive, obsolete, or UK dialectal) To praise; commend. | |
| 24. v. (transitive, obsolete, or UK dialectal) To praise as of value; prize; set a price on. | |
| 25. n. (racquet sports) Zero, no score. | |
| So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova. | |
| etc |
| 1. adv. alternative form of etc. | |
