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as
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
4. 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!
5. conj. At the same instant that; when.
As I came in, she flew.
6. conj. At the same time that; while.
He sleeps as the rain falls.
7. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
8. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
As it’s too late, I quit.
9. 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.
10. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
11. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
12. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
13. conj. Expressing concession; though.
14. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
15. 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.
16. prep. In the role of.
What is your opinion as a parent?
17. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
18. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
19. n. plural of a
they
1. pron. (the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.
Fred and Jane? They just arrived. Dogs may bark if they want to be fed. Plants wilt if they are not watered.
I have a car and a truck, but they are both broken.
2. pron. (the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but not if previously named and identified as male or female.
3. pron. (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.
They say it’s a good place to live.
They didn’t have computers in the old days.
They should do something about this.
They have a lot of snow in winter.
4. det. (now Southern England dialect, or nonstandard) The, those.
5. det. (US dialects including AAVE) Their.
6. pron. (US dialectal) There (especially as an expletive subject of be).
talk
1. v. To communicate, usually by means of speech.
Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures.
They sat down to talk business.
We talk French sometimes.
2. v. (transitive, informal) To discuss.
They sat down to talk business.
We're not talking rocket science here: it should be easy.
3. v. (intransitive, slang) To confess, especially implicating others.
Suppose he talks?
She can be relied upon not to talk.
They tried to make me talk.
4. v. (intransitive) To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
I am not the one to talk.
She is a fine one to talk.
You should talk.
Look who's talking.
5. v. (intransitive) To gossip; to create scandal.
People will talk.
Aren't you afraid the neighbours will talk?
6. v. (informal, chiefly used in the present participle) To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner.
You're only sticking up for her because you like her; that's your penis talking.
That's not like you at all, Jared. The drugs are talking. Snap out of it!
7. n. A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
We need to have a talk about your homework.
8. n. A lecture.
There is a talk on Shakespeare tonight.
9. n. (preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.
She is the talk of the day.
The musical is the talk of the town.
10. n. (preceded by the) A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child about a reality of life; in particular:
11. n. A customary conversation in which parent(s) explain sexual intercourse to their child.
Have you had the talk with Jay yet?
12. n. (US) A customary conversation in which the parent(s) of a black child explain the racism and violence they may face, especially when interacting with p
13. n. (not preceded by an article) Empty boasting, promises or claims.
The party leader's speech was all talk.
14. n. Meeting to discuss a particular matter.
The leaders of the G8 nations are currently in talks over nuclear weapons.
they
1. pron. (the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.
Fred and Jane? They just arrived. Dogs may bark if they want to be fed. Plants wilt if they are not watered.
I have a car and a truck, but they are both broken.
2. pron. (the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but not if previously named and identified as male or female.
3. pron. (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.
They say it’s a good place to live.
They didn’t have computers in the old days.
They should do something about this.
They have a lot of snow in winter.
4. det. (now Southern England dialect, or nonstandard) The, those.
5. det. (US dialects including AAVE) Their.
6. pron. (US dialectal) There (especially as an expletive subject of be).
pack
1. n. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale
The horses carried the packs across the plain.
2. n. A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack
3. n. a multitude.
a pack of lies
a pack of complaints
4. n. A number or quantity of connected or similar things; a collective.
5. n. A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used in a particular game
We were going to play cards, but nobody brought a pack.
6. n. A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.
7. n. A wolfpack: a number of wolves, hunting together.
8. n. A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang.
a pack of thieves or knaves
9. n. A group of Cub Scouts.
10. n. A shook of cask staves.
11. n. A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling simultaneously.
12. n. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely.
The ship had to sail round the pack of ice.
13. n. (medicine) An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment.
14. n. (slang): A loose, lewd, or worthless person.
15. n. (snooker, pool) A tight group of object balls in cue sports. Usually the reds in snooker.
16. n. (rugby) The team on the field.
17. v. (physical) To put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport.
18. v. To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close orde
to pack goods in a box; to pack fish
19. v. To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow a
to pack a trunk; the play, or the audience, packs the theater
20. v. To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings.
The doctor gave Kelly some sulfa pills and packed his arm in hot-water bags.
21. v. To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air
to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine; pack someone's arm with ice.
22. v. (intransitive) To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.
23. v. (intransitive) To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a compact
the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well
24. v. (intransitive) To gather in flocks or schools.
the grouse or the perch begin to pack
25. v. (transitive, historical) To combine (telegraph messages) in order to send them more cheaply as a single transmission.
26. v. (social) To cheat, to arrange matters unfairly.
27. v. (transitive, card games) To sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly.
28. v. To bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result.
to pack a jury
29. v. To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot.
30. v. (intransitive) To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes; to join in collusion.
31. v. To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber.
to pack a horse
32. v. To move, send or carry.
33. v. To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; especially, to send away peremptorily or suddenly; – sometimes with off. See pack
to pack a boy off to school
34. v. (transitive, US, Western US) To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e., on the backs of men or animals).
35. v. (intransitive) To depart in haste; – generally with off or away.
36. v. (transitive, slang) To carry weapons, especially firearms, on one's person.
37. v. (transitive, sports) To block a shot, especially in basketball.
38. v. (intransitive, LGBT slang) To wear a prosthetic penis inside one’s trousers for better verisimilitude.
up
1. adv. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
2. adv. (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely.
I will mix up the puzzle pieces.
Tear up the contract.
He really messed up.
Please type up our monthly report.
3. adv. To or from one's possession or consideration.
I picked up some milk on the way home.
The committee will take up your request.
She had to give up her driver's license after the accident.
4. adv. North.
I will go up to New York to visit my family this weekend.
5. adv. To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.
Turn it up, I can barely hear it.
Listen to your voice go up at the end of a question.
Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.
6. adv. (rail transport) Traditional term for the direction leading to the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
7. adv. (sailing) Against the wind or current.
8. adv. (Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
9. adv. (cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
The bowler pitched the ball up.
10. adv. (hospitality, US) Without additional ice.
Would you like that drink up or on ice?
11. adv. (academia) Towards Cambridge or Oxford.
She's going up to read Classics this September.
12. adv. To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
I was up to my chin in water.
A stranger came up and asked me for directions.
13. adv. To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite.
Drink up. The pub is closing.
Can you sum up your research?
The comet burned up in the atmosphere.
I need to sew up the hole in this shirt.
14. adv. Aside, so as not to be in use.
to lay up riches; put up your weapons
15. prep. Toward the top of.
The cat went up the tree. They walk up the steps.
16. prep. Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
The information made its way up the chain of command to the general. I felt something crawling up my arm.
17. prep. Further along (in any direction).
Go up the street until you see the sign.
18. prep. From south to north of
19. prep. From the mouth towards the source (of a river or waterway).
20. prep. (vulgar slang) Of a man: having sex with.
Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.
21. prep. (colloquial) At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more remote from a central location).
22. adj. Awake.
I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.
23. adj. Finished, to an end
Time is up!
24. adj. In a good mood.
I’m feeling up today.
25. adj. Willing; ready.
If you are up for a trip, let’s go.
26. adj. Next in a sequence.
Smith is up to bat.
27. adj. Happening; new.
What is up with that project at headquarters?
28. adj. Facing upwards; facing toward the top.
Put the notebook face up on the table.
Take a break and put your feet up.
29. adj. Larger; greater in quantity.
Sales are up from last quarter.
30. adj. Ahead; leading; winning.
The home team were up by two goals at half-time.
31. adj. Standing.
Get up and give her your seat.
32. adj. On a higher level.
The new ground is up.
33. adj. Available; made public.
The new notices are up as of last Tuesday.
34. adj. (poker, postnominal) Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
AAKK = aces up
QQ33 = queens up
35. adj. Well-informed; current.
I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?
36. adj. (computing) Functional; working.
Is the server back up?
37. adj. (anchor, Adj_railway)(of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
The London train is on the up line.
38. adj. Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.
39. adj. (bar tending) Chilled and strained into a stemmed glass.
A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.
40. adj. (slang) Erect.
41. adj. (of the Sun or Moon) Above the horizon, in the sky (i.e. during daytime or night-time)
42. adj. (slang) well-known; renowned
43. n. The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
Up is a good way to go.
44. n. A positive thing.
I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.
45. n. An upstairs room of a two story house.
She lives in a two-up two-down.
46. v. (transitive, colloquial) To increase or raise.
If we up the volume, we'll be able to make out the details.
We upped anchor and sailed away.
47. v. (transitive, colloquial) To promote.
It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.
48. v. (intransitive) To act suddenly, usually with another verb.
equipment
1. n. The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
2. n. Whatever is used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.
light
1. n. (physics) Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, a
As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings.
2. n. A source of illumination.
Put that light out!
3. n. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
Can you throw any light on this problem?
4. n. (in the now rare) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
5. n. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement.
6. n. (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or
7. n. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
I'm really seeing you in a different light today.
Magoon's governorship in Cuba was viewed in a negative light by many Cuban historians for years thereafter.
8. n. A flame or something used to create fire.
Hey, buddy, you got a light?
9. n. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
a Bengal light
10. n. A window, or space for a window in architecture.
This facade has eight south-facing lights.
11. n. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8.
12. n. (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
13. n. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
14. n. The power of perception by vision.
15. n. The brightness of the eye or eyes.
16. n. A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.
To get to our house, turn right at the third light.
17. v. To start (a fire).
We lit the fire to get some heat.
18. v. To set fire to; to set burning; to kindle.
She lit her last match.
19. v. To illuminate.
I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night.
20. v. (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
This soggy match will not light.
21. v. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
22. adj. Having light.
The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.
23. adj. Pale in colour.
She had light skin.
24. adj. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
I like my coffee light.
25. adj. Of low weight; not heavy.
My bag was much lighter once I had dropped off the books.
26. adj. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.
We took a light aircraft down to the city.
27. adj. Gentle; having little force or momentum.
This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.
28. adj. Easy to endure or perform.
light duties around the house
29. adj. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it.
30. adj. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
I made some light comment, and we moved on.
31. adj. (rail transport, of a locomotive, usually with "run") travelling with no carriages, wagons attached
32. adj. (obsolete) Unchaste, wanton.
33. adj. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
light troops; a troop of light horse
34. adj. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
35. adj. (dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
a light, vain person; a light mind
36. adj. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse.
37. adj. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
38. adj. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished.
light coin
39. adj. Easily interrupted by stimulation.
light sleep; light anesthesia
40. adv. Carrying little.
I prefer to travel light.
41. n. (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
42. v. (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
43. v. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
44. v. To find by chance.
I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.
45. v. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
46. v. (archaic) To alight; to land or come down.
She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.
cigarettes
1. n. plural of cigarette
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of cigarette
cigarette
1. n. Tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked.
2. v. (slang) To give someone a cigarette, and/or to light one for them.
Could someone cigarette me?
check
1. n. (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
2. n. An inspection or examination.
I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
3. n. A control; a limit or stop.
checks and balances
The castle moat should hold the enemy in check.
4. n. (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: sc=Latinx, ✓) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK).
Place a check by the things you have done.
5. n. (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada).
I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.
6. n. (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.
7. n. (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck.
8. n. A token used instead of cash in gaming machines.
9. n. A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
10. n. A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad
11. n. (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
12. n. A small chink or crack.
13. v. To inspect; to examine.
Check the oil in your car once a month.
Check whether this page has a watermark.
14. v. To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
15. v. (US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or veri
Check the items on the list that interest you.
Check off the items that you've checked (inspected).
Check the correct answer to each question.
16. v. To control, limit, or halt.
Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.
17. v. To verify or compare with a source of information.
Check your data against known values.
18. v. To leave in safekeeping.
Check your hat and coat at the door.
19. v. To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.
20. v. (street basketball) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
He checked the ball and then proceeded to perform a perfect layup.
That basket doesn't count—you forgot to check!
21. v. (contact sports) To hit another player with one's body.
The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck.
22. v. (poker) To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.
Tom didn't think he could win, so he checked.
23. v. (chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, especially the king, in check; to put in check.
24. v. To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
25. v. (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
26. v. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
27. v. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
The sun checks timber.
28. v. To make a stop; to pause; with at.
29. v. (obsolete) To clash or interfere.
30. v. To act as a curb or restraint.
31. v. (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
32. n. (textiles usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
The tablecloth had red and white checks.
date
1. n. The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
We made a nice cake from dates.
2. n. The date palm.
There were a few dates planted around the house.
3. n. The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.
the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.
US date : 05/24/08 = Tuesday, May 24th, 2008. UK date : 24/05/08 = Tuesday 24th May 2008.
4. n. A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
the date for pleading
The start date for the festival is September 2.
Do you know the date of the wedding?
We had to change the dates of the festival because of the flooding.
5. n. A point in time.
You may need that at a later date.
6. n. (rare) Assigned end; conclusion.
7. n. (obsolete) Given or assigned length of life; duration.
8. n. A pre-arranged meeting.
I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.
9. n. One's companion for social activities or occasions.
I brought Melinda to the wedding as my date.
10. n. A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.
We really hit it off on the first date, so we decided to meet the week after.
We slept together on the first date.
The cinema is a popular place to take someone on a date.
11. v. To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter
12. v. To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
13. v. To determine the age of something.
to date the building of the pyramids
14. v. To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
15. v. (transitive, by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
16. v. (reciprocal, by extension) To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.
They met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.
17. v. (intransitive) To become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.
This show hasn't dated well.
18. v. (intransitive, with from) To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.
books
1. n. plural of book
2. n. (pluralonly, accounting) Accounting records.
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of book
book
1. n. A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.
He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.
2. n. A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets.
I have three copies of his first book.
3. n. (heraldry) A heraldic representation of such an object, used as a charge; as in the arms of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
4. n. A major division of a long work.
Genesis is the first book of the Bible.
Many readers find the first book of A Tale of Two Cities to be confusing.
5. n. (gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.
6. n. A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.
a book of stamps
a book of raffle tickets
7. n. (theatre) The script of a musical.
8. n. (usually in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.
9. n. A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book.
10. n. (legal) A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging t
11. n. (whist) Six tricks taken by one side.
12. n. (poker slang) four of a kindWeisenberg, Michael (2000) . MGI/Mike Caro University. (ISBN, 978-1880069523)
13. n. (sports) A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.
14. n. (sports) A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.
15. n. (cartomancy) The twenty-sixth Lenormand card.
16. v. To reserve (something) for future use.
I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night
I can book tickets for the concert next week.
17. v. To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
They booked that message from the hill
18. v. (law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
The police booked him for driving too fast.
19. v. (sports) To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
20. v. (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.
He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap.
21. v. To record bets as bookmaker.
22. v. (transitive, law student slang) To receive the highest grade in a class.
The top three students had a bet on which one was going to book their intellectual property class.
23. v. (intransitive, slang) To leave.
He was here earlier, but he booked.
24. v. (UK dialectal, Northern England) simple past tense of bake
pagers
1. n. plural of pager
pager
1. n. A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages.
2. n. A computer program running in a text terminal, used to view (but not modify) the contents of a text file moving down the file one line or one screen at a time.
cell
1. n. A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
2. n. (now historical) A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
3. n. A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.
4. n. A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
The combatants spent the night in separate cells.
5. n. Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
6. n. (biology, now chiefly botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
7. n. (obsolete) Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories.
8. n. A section or compartment of a larger structure.
9. n. (obsolete, chiefly literary) Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den.
10. n. A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells.
11. n. (biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
12. n. (meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
There is a powerful storm cell headed our way.
13. n. (computing) The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
The upper right cell always starts with the color green.
14. n. (card games) In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.
15. n. A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.
Those three fellows are the local cell of that organization.
16. n. (communication) A short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode.
Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells.
17. n. (communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.
I get good reception in my home because it is near a cell tower.
18. n. (geometry) A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
19. n. (statistics) The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
20. n. (architecture) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
21. n. (architecture) A cella.
22. n. (entomology) An area of an insect wing bounded by veins
23. v. To place or enclose in a cell.
24. n. (US, informal) A cellular phone.
phones
1. n. plural of phone
2. n. (informal) headphones
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of phone
phone
1. n. A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
2. v. To call (someone) on the telephone.
3. n. (phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
etc
1. adv. alternative form of etc.

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