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it
     1. pron. The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.
           Put it over there.
           Take each day as it comes.
           I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today.
     2. pron. A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.
           She took the baby and held it in her arms.
     3. pron. Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.
           It's me. John.
           Is it her?
     4. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)
           It is nearly 10 o’clock.
           It’s 10:45 read ten-forty-five.
           It’s very cold today.
           It’s lonely without you.
     5. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms.
           stick it out
           live it up
           rough it
     6. pron. The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject i
           It is easy to see how she would think that. (with the infinitive clause headed by to see)
           I find it odd that you would say that. (with the noun clause introduced by that)
           It is hard seeing you so sick. (with the gerund seeing)
           He saw to it that everyone would vote for him. (with the noun clause introduced by that)
           It is not clear if the report was true. (with the noun clause introduced by if)
     7. pron. All or the end; something after which there is no more.
           Are there more students in this class, or is this it?
           That's it—I'm not going to any more candy stores with you.
     8. pron. (chiefly pejorative, offensive) A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or is neither female nor male.
     9. pron. (obsolete) (Followed by an omitted and understood relative pronoun): That which; what.
     10. det. (obsolete) its
     11. n. One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.
     12. n. The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.
           In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…
     13. n. (British) The game of tag.
           Let's play it at breaktime.
     14. n. Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.
     15. n. (euphemism) Sexual activity.
           caught them doing it
     16. adj. (colloquial) Most fashionable.
was
     1. v. first-person singular past of be.
     2. v. third-person singular past of be.
     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?
just
     1. adj. Factually right, correct; factual.
           It is a just assessment of the facts.
     2. adj. Rationally right, correct.
     3. adj. Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
           It looks like a just solution at first glance.
     4. adj. Proper, adequate.
     5. adv. Only, simply, merely.
           Plant just a few tomatoes, unless you can freeze or dry them.
           He calls it vermilion, but it's just red to me.
     6. adv. (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
           Just follow the directions on the box.
     7. adv. (speech act) Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
           I just called to say "hi".
     8. adv. (speech act) Used to show humility.
           Lord, we just want to thank You and praise Your Name.
     9. adv. (degree) absolutely, positively
           It is just splendid!
     10. adv. Moments ago, recently.
           They just left, but you may leave a message at the desk.
     11. adv. By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
           The fastball just missed my head!
           The piece just might fit.
     12. adv. Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
           He wants everything just right for the big day.
     13. interj. (slang) Expressing dismay or discontent.
     14. n. A joust, tournament.
     15. v. To joust, fight a tournament.
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
bit
     1. n. A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
           A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
     2. n. A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
     3. n. (dated, British) A coin of a specified value. (Also formerly used for a nine-pence coin in the British Caribbean, and a fourpenny piece, or groat, in the British West Indies.)
           a threepenny bit
     4. n. (obsolete, Canada) A ten-cent piece, dime.
     5. n. (US) An eighth of a dollar. Note that there is no coin minted worth 12.5 cents. (When this term first came into use, the Spanish 8 reales coin was widely used as a dollar equivalent, and thus the 1 re
           A quarter is two bits.
     6. n. (historical, US) In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.
     7. n. A small amount of something.
           There were bits of paper all over the floor.   Does your leg still hurt? / Just a bit now.   I've done my bit; I expect you to do yours.
     8. n. (informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.
           I'll be there in a bit; I need to take care of something first.   He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out.
     9. n. A portion of something.
           I'd like a big bit of cake, please.
     10. n. Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree.
           Am I bored? Not a bit of it!
     11. n. (slang) A prison sentence, especially a short one.
     12. n. (anchor, An excerpt of material) An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
           His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show.
     13. n. The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
     14. n. The cutting iron of a plane.
     15. adv. To a small extent; in a small amount (usually with "a").
           That's a bit too sweet.
     16. v. To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
     17. v. simple past tense of bite
           Your dog bit me!
     18. v. (informal in US, archaic in Britain) past of bite, bitten
           I have been bit by your dog!
     19. adj. (colloquial) bitten.
           Even though he's bit, of course the zombies would still chase him.
     20. adj. (only in combination) Having been bitten.
     21. n. (mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
     22. n. (computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
     23. n. (information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
           status bits on IRC; permission bits in a file system
     24. n. (information theory) A unit of measure for information entropy.
     25. n. A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
     bite
          1. v. To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.
                As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.
          2. v. To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
          3. v. (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
                That dog is about to bite!
          4. v. (intransitive) To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
                If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite.
          5. v. (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
                I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.
          6. v. (intransitive) To have significant effect, often negative.
                For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite.
          7. v. (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
                Are the fish biting today?
          8. v. (intransitive, metaphor) To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
                I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?
          9. v. (intransitive, transitive, of an insect) To sting.
                These mosquitoes are really biting today!
          10. v. (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
                It bites like pepper or mustard.
          11. v. To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense.
                Pepper bites the mouth.
          12. v. (intransitive) To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
          13. v. (intransitive) To take or keep a firm hold.
                The anchor bites.
          14. v. To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
                The anchor bites the ground.
          15. v. (intransitive, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
                This music really bites.
          16. v. (transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
                You don't like that I sat on your car? Bite me.
          17. v. (intransitive, AAVE, slang) To plagiarize, to imitate.
                He always be biting my moves.
          18. n. The act of biting.
          19. n. The wound left behind after having been bitten.
                That snake bite really hurts!
          20. n. The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
                After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.
          21. n. A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
                There were only a few bites left on the plate.
          22. n. (slang) Something unpleasant.
                That's really a bite!
          23. n. (slang) An act of plagiarism.
                That song is a bite of my song!
          24. n. A small meal or snack.
                I'll have a quick bite to quiet my stomach until dinner.
          25. n. (figuratively) aggression
          26. n. The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
          27. n. (colloquial, dated) A cheat; a trick; a fraud.
          28. n. (colloquial, dated, slang) A sharper; one who cheats.
          29. n. (printing) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
muck
     1. n. Slimy mud.
           The car was covered in muck from the rally race.
           I need to clean the muck off my shirt.
     2. n. Soft or slimy manure.
     3. n. dirt; something that makes another thing dirty.
           What's that green muck on the floor?
     4. n. Anything filthy or vile.
     5. n. (obsolete, derogatory) money
     6. v. To shovel muck.
           We need to muck the stable before it gets too thick.
     7. v. To manure with muck.
     8. v. To do a dirty job.
     9. v. (poker, colloquial) To pass, to fold without showing one's cards, often done when a better hand has already been revealed.
about
     1. prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
     2. prep. Near; not far from; approximately; regarding time, size, quantity.
     3. prep. On the point or verge of.
           the show is about to start;  I am not about to admit to your crime
     4. prep. On one's person; nearby the person.
     5. prep. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
     6. prep. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
     7. prep. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
           He knew more about what was occurring than anyone.
     8. prep. (figurative) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in possession of; in control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.
           He has his wits about him.
     9. prep. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
     10. adv. Not distant; approximate.
     11. adv.          On all sides; around.
     12. adv.          Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
     13. adv.          Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
                   about as cold;  about as high
     14. adv.          Near; in the vicinity.
     15. adv. In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
     16. adv. On the move; active; astir.
     17. adv. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
           to face about;  to turn oneself about
     18. adv.          (nautical) To the opposite tack.
     19. adv. (obsolete) Preparing; planning.
     20. adv. (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
           a mile about, and a third of a mile across
     21. adv. (chiefly North America, colloquial) Going to; on the verge of; intending to.
     22. adj. Moving around; astir.
           out and about;  up and about
           After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again.
     23. adj. In existence; being in evidence; apparent
As
     1. n. plural of A
           She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
     2. 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.
     3. 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.
     4. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
     5. 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!
     6. conj. At the same instant that; when.
           As I came in, she flew.
     7. conj. At the same time that; while.
           He sleeps as the rain falls.
     8. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
           As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
     9. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
           As it’s too late, I quit.
     10. 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.
     11. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
     12. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
     13. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
     14. conj. Expressing concession; though.
     15. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
     16. 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.
     17. prep. In the role of.
           What is your opinion as a parent?
     18. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
     19. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
     20. n. plural of a
far
     1. adj. (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) Distant.
           A far land.
     2. adj. Remote in space.
           He went to a far country.
     3. adj. Remote in time.
     4. adj. Long.
           It was a far adventure, full of danger.
     5. adj. More remote or longer of two.
           He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end.
     6. adj. Extreme.
           We are on the far right on this issue.
     7. adj. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
     8. adj. (computing, not comparable) Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
           far heap;  far memory; far pointer
     9. adv. Distant in space, time or degree.
           My house is quite far from the beach.  The plan is good, but it is far from being flawless.
     10. adv. To or from a great distance, time, or degree.
           You have all come far and you will go farther.
     11. adv. (with a comparative) Very much.
           He was far richer than we'd thought.
     12. n. Spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
     13. n. (dialect) A litter of piglets; a farrow.
As
     1. n. plural of A
           She went from getting Cs and Ds to earning straight As.
     2. 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.
     3. 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.
     4. adv. (dated) For example (compare such as).
     5. 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!
     6. conj. At the same instant that; when.
           As I came in, she flew.
     7. conj. At the same time that; while.
           He sleeps as the rain falls.
     8. conj. Varying through time in the same proportion that.
           As my fear grew, so did my legs become heavy.
     9. conj. Being that, considering that, because, since.
           As it’s too late, I quit.
     10. 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.
     11. conj. (dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive); ‘as though’, ‘as if’.
     12. conj. Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state with the verb elided; as if, as though.
     13. conj. (now England, US, regional) Functioning as a relative conjunction; that.
     14. conj. Expressing concession; though.
     15. conj. (obsolete, rare) Than.
     16. 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.
     17. prep. In the role of.
           What is your opinion as a parent?
     18. n. (unit of weight) A libra.
     19. n. Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
     20. n. plural of a
I
     1. pron. The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.
             (audio, Here I am, sir.ogg, Audio)
     2. pron. (nonstandard, hypercorrection) The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical object, of a sentence.
     3. n. (metaphysics) The ego.
     4. n. (US, roadway) Interstate.
     5. n. (grammar) (abbreviation of instrumental case)
     6. pron. nonstandard spelling of I
could
     1. v. simple past tense of can
           Before I was blind, I could see very well.
     2. v. conditional of can
     3. v.          Used as a past subjunctive (contrary to fact).
                    I think he could do it if he really wanted to.
                    I wish I could fly!
     4. v.          Used to politely ask for permission to do something.
                   Could I borrow your coat?
     5. v.          Used to politely ask for someone else to do something.
                   Could you proofread this email?
     6. v.          Used to show the possibility that something might happen.
                   We could rearrange the time if you like.
     7. v.          Used to suggest something.
                   You could try adding more salt to the soup.
     8. n. Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.
     can
          1. v. (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
                She can speak English, French, and German.   I can play football.   Can you remember your fifth birthday?
          2. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
                You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework.   Can I use your pen?
          3. v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
                Can it be Friday already?
                Teenagers can really try their parents' patience.
                Animals can experience emotions.
          4. v. (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
                Can you hear that?.
                I can feel the baby moving inside me.
          5. v. (obsolete, transitive) To know.
          6. n. A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.
          7. n. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
          8. n. A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
          9. n. (archaic) A chamber pot, now (US, slang) a toilet or lavatory.
                Shit or get off the can.
                Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me.
          10. n. (US, slang) Buttocks.
          11. n. (slang) Jail or prison.
                Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years.
          12. n. (slang) Headphones.
          13. n. (archaic) A drinking cup.
          14. n. (nautical) A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
          15. n. A chimney pot.
          16. v. To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar.
                They spent August canning fruit and vegetables.
          17. v. to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
                He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail.
          18. v. To shut up.
                Can your gob.
          19. v. (US, euphemistic) To fire or dismiss an employee.
                The boss canned him for speaking out.
tell
     1. v. To count, reckon, or enumerate.
           All told, there were over a dozen.  Can you tell time on a clock?  He had untold wealth.
     2. v. To narrate.
           I want to tell a story;  I want to tell you a story.
     3. v. To convey by speech; to say.
           Finally, someone told him the truth.  He seems to like to tell lies.
     4. v. To instruct or inform.
           Please tell me how to do it.
     5. v. To order; to direct, to say to someone.
           Tell him to go away.
     6. v. (intransitive) To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.
           Can you tell whether those flowers are real or silk, from this distance?  No, there's no way to tell.
     7. v. To reveal.
           Time will tell what became of him.
     8. v. (intransitive) To be revealed.
     9. v. (intransitive) To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated.
           Sir Gerald was moving slower; his wounds were beginning to tell.
     10. v. To use beads or similar objects as an aid to prayer.
     11. v. (intransitive, childish) To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.
           I saw you steal those sweets! I'm going to tell!
     12. v. (authorship) To reveal information in prose through outright expository statement -- contrasted with show
           Maria rewrote the section of her novel that talked about Meg and Sage's friendship to have less telling and more showing.
     13. n. A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogatio
     14. n. (archaic) That which is told; a tale or account.
     15. n. (internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
     16. n. (archaeology) A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.
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