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in
     1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
     2. prep.          Contained by.
                   The dog is in the kennel.
     3. prep.          Within.
     4. prep.          Surrounded by.
                   We are in the enemy camp.   Her plane is in the air.
     5. prep.          Part of; a member of.
                   One in a million.   She's in band and orchestra.
     6. prep.          Pertaining to; with regard to.
                   What grade did he get in English?
                   Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.
     7. prep.          At the end of a period of time.
                   They said they would call us in a week.
     8. prep.          Within a certain elapsed time
                   Are you able to finish this in three hours?   The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
     9. prep.          During (said of periods of time).
                   in the first week of December;  Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;   The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi
     10. prep.          (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word.
                   English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.
     11. prep. Into.
           Less water gets in your boots this way.
     12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
           In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
     13. prep.          Indicating an order or arrangement.
                   My fat rolls around in folds.
     14. prep.          Denoting a state of the subject.
                   He stalked away in anger.   John is in a coma.
     15. prep.          Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
                   You've got a friend in me.   He's met his match in her.
     16. prep.          Wearing (an item of clothing).
                    I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
     17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
     18. prep.          (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
                   Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.
                   The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.
                    Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
     19. prep.          Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
                   Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.
                   His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
                   When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
     20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose.
     21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest.
     22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
           Is Mr. Smith in?
     23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
           Suddenly a strange man walked in.
     24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
           He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
     25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
           What's that in?
     26. adv. After the beginning of something.
     27. n. A position of power or a way to get it.
           His parents got him an in with the company
     28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
     29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
     30. adj. In fashion; popular.
           Skirts are in this year.
     31. adj. Incoming.
           the in train
     32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
     33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
           in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
     34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting.
     35. n. Inch.
short
     1. adj. Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
     2. adj. (of a person) Of comparatively little height.
     3. adj. Having little duration; opposite of long.
           Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it's been at least twenty minutes long.
     4. adj. (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
           “Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".
     5. adj. (cricket, of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman.
     6. adj. (cricket, of a ball) that bounced relatively far from the batsman.
     7. adj. (golf, of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole.
     8. adj. (of pastries and metals) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of too much shortening. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust.)
     9. adj. Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
           He gave a short answer to the question.
     10. adj. Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
           a short supply of provisions
     11. adj. Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking.
           to be short of money
           The cashier came up short ten dollars on his morning shift.
     12. adj. Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
           an account which is short of the truth
     13. adj. (obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
     14. adj. Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
           I'm short General Motors because I think their sales are plunging.
     15. adv. Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
           They had to stop short to avoid hitting the dog in the street.
           He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting.
           The boss got a message and cut the meeting short.
     16. adv. Unawares.
           The recent developments at work caught them short.
     17. adv. Without achieving a goal or requirement.
           His speech fell short of what was expected.
     18. adv. (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
     19. adv. (finance) With a negative ownership position.
           We went short most finance companies in July.
     20. n. A short circuit.
     21. n. A short film.
     22. n. Used to indicate a short-length version of a size
           38 short suits fit me right off the rack.
           Do you have that size in a short.
     23. n. (baseball) A shortstop.
           Jones smashes a grounder between third and short.
     24. n. (finance) A short seller.
           The market decline was terrible, but the shorts were buying champagne.
     25. n. (finance) A short sale.
           He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months.
     26. n. A summary account.
     27. n. (phonetics) A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
     28. n. (programming) An integer variable shorter than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
     29. v. To cause a short circuit in (something).
     30. v. (intransitive) Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.
     31. v. To shortchange.
     32. v. To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
           This is the third time I've caught them shorting us.
     33. v. (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
     34. v. (obsolete) To shorten.
     35. prep. Deficient in.
           We are short a few men on the second shift.
           He's short common sense.
     36. prep. (finance) Having a negative position in.
           I don't want to be short the market going into the weekend.
Home
     1. n. (computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the Internet to the top of the web page.
     2. n. A dwelling.:
     3. n.          One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one
     4. n.          The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
     5. n.          The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
     6. n.          A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
                   It's what you bring into a house that makes it a home
     7. n.          A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
                   a home for outcasts
                   a home for the blind
                   a veterans' home
     8. n.          (by extension) The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
     9. n. One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
     10. n. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
           the home of the pine
     11. n. A focus point.:
     12. n.          (board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
                   The object of Sorry! is to get all four of your pawns to your home.
     13. n.          (baseball) Home plate.
     14. n.          (lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
     15. n.          (Internet) The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.
     16. n. (lbl, en, computers) clipping of home directory
     17. v. (always with "in on", transitive) To seek or aim for something.
           The missile was able to home in on the target.
     18. adj. Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
     19. adj. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
     20. adv. to home
     21. adv.          to one's place of residence or one's customary or official location
                    go home, come home, carry home
     22. adv.          to one's place of birth
     23. adv.          to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length
                    to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home
     24. adv.          (internet) to the home page
                    Click here to go home.
     25. adv. in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home
           Everyone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home.
     26. adv. close; closely; to the center; deep
     27. adv. (soccer) into the goal
     28. adv. (nautical) into the right, proper or stowed position
           Sails sheeted home.
proves
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of prove
     2. n. plural of prove
     prove
          1. v. To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.
                I will prove that my method is more effective than yours.
          2. v. (intransitive) To turn out; to manifest.
                It proved to be a cold day.
          3. v. (copulative) To turn out to be.
                Have an exit strategy should your calculations prove incorrect.
          4. v. To put to the test, to make trial of.
                They took the experimental car to the proving-grounds.
                The exception proves the rule.
                The hypothesis has not been proven to our satisfaction.
          5. v. To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.
                to prove a will
          6. v. (archaic, transitive) To experience
          7. v. (printing, dated, transitive) To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of.
                to prove a page
          8. v. Alternative form of proof
          9. n. (baking) The process of dough proofing.
          10. v. simple past tense of proove
that
     1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
           He told me that the book is a good read.
           I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British.
     2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
           Be glad that you have enough to eat.
     3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that.
     4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect.
           The noise was so loud that she woke up.
           The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed.
     5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
     6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
           Was John there? — Not that I saw.
           How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
     7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
     8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
     9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
           That book is a good read. This one isn't.
           That battle was in 1450.
           That cat of yours is evil.
     10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t
           He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
     11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said).
           They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
     12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement.
           The water is so cold! — That it is.
     13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition).
           The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
           The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated.
     14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.)
           the place that = where or to which I went last year
           the last time that = when I went to Europe
     15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree.
           "The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...".
     16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
           I'm just not that sick.
           I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
     17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
           Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.
     18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
there
     1. adv. (location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
     2. adv. (figuratively) In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.
           He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
           They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.
     3. adv. (location) To or into that place; thither.
     4. adv. (obsolete) Where, there where, in which place.
     5. adv. In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below.
     6. interj. Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.
           There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.
     7. interj. Used to express victory or completion.
           There! That knot should hold.
     8. n. That place.
     9. n. That status; that position.
           You get it ready; I'll take it from there.
     10. pron. Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.
           There are two apples on the table. =Two apples are on the table.
           There is no way to do it. =No way to do it exists.
           Is there an answer? =Does an answer exist?
           No, there isn't. =No, one doesn't exist.
     11. pron. Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.
           If x is a positive number, then there exists =there is a positive number y less than x.
           There remain several problems with this approach. =Several problems remain with this approach.
           Once upon a time, in a now-forgotten kingdom, there lived a woodsman with his wife. =There was a woodsman, who lived with his wife.
           There arose a great wind out of the east. =There was now a great wind, arising in the east.
     12. pron. Used with other verbs, when raised.
           There seems to be some difficulty with the papers. =It seems that there is some difficulty with the papers.
           I expected there to be a simpler solution. =I expected that there would be a simpler solution.
           There are beginning to be complications. =It's beginning to be the case that there are complications.
     13. pron. (in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.
           therefor, thereat, thereunder
     14. pron. (colloquial) Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewells
           Hi there, young fellow.
     15. contraction. misspelling of they’re
     16. det. misspelling of their
Is
     1. n. plural of I
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of be
           He is a doctor. He retired some time ago.
           Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him.
     3. n. plural of i
           remember to dot your is
     be
          1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
          2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
                There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
          3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
                The cup is on the table.
          4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
                When will the meeting be?
          5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
                The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
                I have been to Spain many times.
                Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
          6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
                Knowledge is bliss.
                Hi, I’m Jim.
          7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
                3 times 5 is fifteen.
          8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
                François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
          9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
                The sky is blue.
          10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
                The sky is a deep blue today.
          11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
                The dog was drowned by the boy.
          12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
                The woman is walking.
                I shall be writing to you soon.
                We liked to chat while we were eating.
          13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
          14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
                I am to leave tomorrow.
                I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
          15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
                This building is three hundred years old.
                I am 75 kilograms.
                He’s about 6 feet tall.
          16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
                I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
          17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
                It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
                It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
                What time is it there? It’s night.
          18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
                It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
                It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
          19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
                It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
                Why is it so dark in here?
          20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
                "What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
                Why is he being nice to me?
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).
in
     1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
     2. prep.          Contained by.
                   The dog is in the kennel.
     3. prep.          Within.
     4. prep.          Surrounded by.
                   We are in the enemy camp.   Her plane is in the air.
     5. prep.          Part of; a member of.
                   One in a million.   She's in band and orchestra.
     6. prep.          Pertaining to; with regard to.
                   What grade did he get in English?
                   Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.
     7. prep.          At the end of a period of time.
                   They said they would call us in a week.
     8. prep.          Within a certain elapsed time
                   Are you able to finish this in three hours?   The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
     9. prep.          During (said of periods of time).
                   in the first week of December;  Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;   The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi
     10. prep.          (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word.
                   English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.
     11. prep. Into.
           Less water gets in your boots this way.
     12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
           In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
     13. prep.          Indicating an order or arrangement.
                   My fat rolls around in folds.
     14. prep.          Denoting a state of the subject.
                   He stalked away in anger.   John is in a coma.
     15. prep.          Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
                   You've got a friend in me.   He's met his match in her.
     16. prep.          Wearing (an item of clothing).
                    I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
     17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
     18. prep.          (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
                   Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.
                   The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.
                    Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
     19. prep.          Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
                   Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.
                   His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
                   When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
     20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose.
     21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest.
     22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
           Is Mr. Smith in?
     23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
           Suddenly a strange man walked in.
     24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
           He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
     25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
           What's that in?
     26. adv. After the beginning of something.
     27. n. A position of power or a way to get it.
           His parents got him an in with the company
     28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
     29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
     30. adj. In fashion; popular.
           Skirts are in this year.
     31. adj. Incoming.
           the in train
     32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
     33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
           in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
     34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting.
     35. n. Inch.
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
old
     1. adj. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
           an old abandoned building;  an old friend
     2. adj.          Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
                   a wrinkled old man
     3. adj.          Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.
                   an old loaf of bread
     4. adj. Of an item that has been used and so is not new (unused).
           I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
     5. adj. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
           How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.
           My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.
     6. adj. Of an earlier time.:
     7. adj.          Former, previous.
                   My new car is not as good as my old one.  a school reunion for Old Etonians
     8. adj.          That is no longer in existence.
                   The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.
     9. adj.          Obsolete; out-of-date.
                   That is the old way of doing things; now we do it this way.
     10. adj.          Familiar.
                   When he got drunk and quarrelsome they just gave him the old heave-ho.
     11. adj. Tiresome.
           Your constant pestering is getting old.
     12. adj. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
     13. adj. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
           We're having a good old time. My next car will be a big old SUV.  My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.
     14. adj. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
     15. n. (with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
           A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.
haircut
     1. n. The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
     2. n. The way hair is cut.
     3. n. (legal) In a bankruptcy proceeding, the proportional reduction in the debt that will be paid to each creditor, based on an evaluation of the total debt owed and the total assets of the debtor.
     4. n. (finance) The difference between the value of a loan and the value of its collateral
yet
     1. adv. (usually with negative) Thus far; up to the present; up to some specified time.
           He has never yet been late for an appointment;   I’m not yet wise enough to answer that;   Have you finished yet?
     2. adv. Continuously up to the current time; still.
           The workers went to the factory early and are striking yet.
     3. adv. At some future time; eventually.
           The riddle will be solved yet.
     4. adv. (after certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
           I've yet to see him. — I have not yet seen him.
           I had yet to go to a convention. — I had not yet gone to a convention.
           He seemed yet to be convinced. — He seemed not yet to have been convinced.
     5. adv. In addition.
           There are two hours yet to go until our destination.
     6. adv. (degree) Even.
           K-2 is yet higher than this.
     7. conj. Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.
           I thought I knew you, yet how wrong I was.
     8. v. (dialectal) To melt; found; cast, as metal.
     9. n. (dialectal) A metal pan or boiler; yetling.
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