friends |
1. n. plural of friend | |
2. n. Participants in a two-way friendship relationship. | |
I tried to be a friend to Jane but we never really made friends. She was never a friend to me. | |
Jane and I made friends right away. | |
We became friends in the war and remain friends to this day. | |
We were friends with some girls from the other school and stayed friends with them. | |
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of friend | |
friend |
1. n. A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection. | |
John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college. Trust is important between friends. I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy. | |
2. n. A boyfriend or girlfriend. | |
3. n. An associate who provides assistance. | |
The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend. The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend. | |
4. n. A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted | |
a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him. | |
5. n. A person who backs or supports something. | |
I’m not a friend of cheap wine. | |
6. n. (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good. | |
Wiktionary is your friend. | |
7. n. (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone. | |
You’d better watch it, friend. | |
8. n. (object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class. | |
9. n. (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device. | |
10. n. (obsolete) A paramour of either sex. | |
11. n. (Scotland, obsolete) A relative. | |
12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help. | |
13. v. To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend. | |
and |
1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other. | |
2. conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. | |
3. conj. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences. | |
4. conj. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first. | |
5. conj. (obsolete) Yet; but. | |
6. conj. Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often | |
7. conj. (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements. | |
8. conj. Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition. | |
9. conj. Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause. | |
10. conj. Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’. | |
11. conj. (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come, | |
12. conj. Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other". | |
13. conj. Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb). | |
14. conj. Expressing a condition.: | |
15. conj. (now US dialect) If; provided that. | |
16. conj. (obsolete) As if, as though. | |
17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat. | |
18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath. | |
19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog. | |
20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine. | |
colleagues |
1. n. plural of colleague | |
colleague |
1. n. A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate. | |
2. v. To unite or associate with another or with others. | |
Young Fortinbras,/ Holding a weak supposal of our worth/...Colleagued with the dream of his advantage,/...hath not failed to pester us with message/ Importing the surrender of those lands/Lost | |
remain |
1. n. State of remaining; stay. | |
2. n. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural. | |
3. n. (plural only) remains: That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. | |
4. n. The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead. | |
5. v. To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or compri | |
6. v. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. | |
There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry. | |
7. v. To await; to be left to. | |
8. v. (copulative) To continue in a state of being. | |
The light remained red for two full minutes. | |
agog |
1. adj. In eager desire, eager, astir. | |
2. adj. (chiefly of eyes) Wide open. | |
3. adv. In a state of high anticipation, excitement, or interest. | |
at |
1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place. | |
Caesar was at Rome; at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine; at Jim’s house | |
2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.) | |
at six o’clock; at closing time; at night. | |
3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner). | |
He threw the ball at me. He shouted at her. | |
4. prep. Denotes a price. | |
3 apples at 2¢ (each) The offer was at $30,000 before negotiations. | |
5. prep. Occupied in (activity). | |
men at work | |
6. prep. In a state of. | |
She is at sixes and sevens with him. They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff. The city was at the mercy of the occupying forces. | |
7. prep. Indicates a position on a scale or in a series. | |
Sell at 90. Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders. I'm offering it—just to select customers—at cost. | |
8. prep. Because of. | |
to laugh at a joke mad at their comments | |
9. prep. Indicates a means, method, or manner. | |
10. prep. Holding a given speed or rate. | |
It is growing at the rate of 3% a year. Cruising along at fifty miles per hour. | |
11. prep. (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding. | |
The twins were both bad at chemistry. | |
He slipped at marksmanship over his extended vacation. | |
12. prep. (Ireland, stressed pronunciation) Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to | |
13. n. The at sign (@). | |
14. n. (alt form, att) (Laos currency unit) | |
Her |
1. pron. honoraltcaps, her | |
2. det. Belonging to her. | |
This is her book | |
3. pron. The form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc. | |
Give it to her (after preposition) | |
He wrote her a letter (indirect object) | |
He treated her for a cold (direct object) | |
4. n. (informal) A female person or animal. | |
I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her. | |
capacity |
1. n. The ability to hold, receive or absorb | |
2. n. A measure of such ability; volume | |
3. n. The maximum amount that can be held | |
It was hauling a capacity load. | |
The orchestra played to a capacity crowd. | |
4. n. Capability; the ability to perform some task | |
5. n. The maximum that can be produced. | |
6. n. Mental ability; the power to learn | |
7. n. A faculty; the potential for growth and development | |
8. n. A role; the position in which one functions | |
9. n. Legal authority (to make an arrest for example) | |
10. n. Electrical capacitance. | |
11. n. (operations) The maximum that can be produced on a machine or in a facility or group. | |
Its capacity rating was 150 tons per hour, but its actual maximum capacity was 200 tons per hour. | |
12. adj. Filling the allotted space. | |
There will be a capacity crowd at Busch stadium for the sixth game. | |
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 | |
produce |
1. v. To yield, make or manufacture; to generate. | |
2. v. To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection. | |
3. v. (transitive, media) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public. | |
4. v. (mathematics) To extend an area, or lengthen a line. | |
to produce a side of a triangle | |
5. v. (obsolete) To draw out; to extend; to lengthen or prolong. | |
to produce a man's life to threescore | |
6. v. (music) To alter using technology, as opposed to simply performing. | |
highly produced sound | |
7. n. Items produced. | |
8. n. Amount produced. | |
9. n. Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms. | |
10. n. Offspring. | |
11. n. (Australia) Livestock and pet food supplies. | |
seamless |
1. adj. (not comparable) Having no seams. | |
2. adj. Without interruption; coherent | |
a seamless transition | |
comedy |
1. n. (historical) A choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece. | |
2. n. A light, amusing play with a happy ending. | |
3. n. (Medieval Europe) A narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy). | |
4. n. (drama) A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone. | |
5. n. (drama) The genre of such works. | |
6. n. Entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance. | |
Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now? | |
7. n. The art of composing comedy. | |
8. n. A humorous event. | |
at |
1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place. | |
Caesar was at Rome; at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine; at Jim’s house | |
2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.) | |
at six o’clock; at closing time; at night. | |
3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner). | |
He threw the ball at me. He shouted at her. | |
4. prep. Denotes a price. | |
3 apples at 2¢ (each) The offer was at $30,000 before negotiations. | |
5. prep. Occupied in (activity). | |
men at work | |
6. prep. In a state of. | |
She is at sixes and sevens with him. They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff. The city was at the mercy of the occupying forces. | |
7. prep. Indicates a position on a scale or in a series. | |
Sell at 90. Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders. I'm offering it—just to select customers—at cost. | |
8. prep. Because of. | |
to laugh at a joke mad at their comments | |
9. prep. Indicates a means, method, or manner. | |
10. prep. Holding a given speed or rate. | |
It is growing at the rate of 3% a year. Cruising along at fifty miles per hour. | |
11. prep. (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding. | |
The twins were both bad at chemistry. | |
He slipped at marksmanship over his extended vacation. | |
12. prep. (Ireland, stressed pronunciation) Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to | |
13. n. The at sign (@). | |
14. n. (alt form, att) (Laos currency unit) | |
Will |
1. n. (American football) A weak-side linebacker. | |
2. v. (rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something). | |
Do what you will. | |
3. v. (rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that). | |
4. v. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action). | |
5. v. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive). | |
6. v. (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. | |
7. v. (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to. | |
Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand. | |
8. n. One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention. | |
Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason. | |
9. n. One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands. | |
Eventually I submitted to my parents' will. | |
10. n. The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition. | |
Most creatures have a will to live. | |
11. n. (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes. | |
12. n. (archaic) That which is desired; one's wish. | |
13. n. (archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.) | |
He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. | |
14. v. (archaic) To wish, desire. | |
15. v. (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will. | |
16. v. To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention). | |
All the fans were willing their team to win the game. | |
17. v. To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document). | |
He willed his stamp collection to the local museum. | |