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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.
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary