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no
1. det. Not any.
no one
There is no water left.
No hot dogs were sold yesterday.
No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous.
There was no score at the end of the first period. (The score was 0-0.)
2. det. Hardly any.
We'll be finished in no time at all.
3. det. Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
No smoking
There's no stopping her once she gets going.
4. det. Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
My mother's no fool.
Working nine to five every day is no life.
5. adv. (now only used with comparatives, except in Scotland) Not, not at all.
It is a different kind of torture, but no less gruesome.
I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
6. part. Used to show disagreement or negation.
No, you are mistaken.
No, you may not watch television now.
7. part. Used to show agreement with a negative question.
"Don’t you like milk?" "No" (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
8. part. (colloquial) As if to say, "No, don’t doubt this!", or to deny an imagined contradictory statement, used to show intense agreement
No, totally.
No, yeah, that's exactly right.
"Wow!" "Yeah, no, it was really awful!".
No, yeah
9. n. A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval.
10. n. A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.
The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
11. adv. (archaic) Alternative form of No.
12. n. Alternative form of No.
I
1. pron. The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.
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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
think
1. v. To ponder, to go over in one's head.
Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.
2. v. (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.
3. v. (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
4. v. To be of the opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right.
I hope you won’t think me stupid if I ask you what that means.
I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.
5. v. To guess; to reckon.
I think she’ll pass the examination.
6. v. To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
7. v. To presume; to venture.
8. n. (chiefly UK) An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
I'll have a think about that and let you know.
9. v. (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.
you
1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
Both of you should get ready now.
You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
5. pron. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
6. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
7. det. The individual or group spoken or written to.
Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
8. det. Used before epithets for emphasis.
You idiot!
9. v. To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.
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.
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
covered
1. adj. Overlaid with or enclosed within something.
2. adj. (figuratively) Prepared for, or having dealt with, some matter
With my insurance, I am covered for earthquake damage.
3. adj. (poker) Than whom another player has more money available for betting.
John has $100 on the table, while Jill only has $75. John has Jill covered.
4. adj. (dated) Wearing one's hat.
5. v. simple past tense and past participle of cover
cover
1. n. A lid.
2. n. Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
We didn't see John because he had taken cover behind the wing chair.
3. n. The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
4. n. The top sheet of a bed.
5. n. A cloth, usually fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa to protect it from dust, rain, etc. when not in use.
6. n. A cover charge.
There's a $15 cover tonight.
7. n. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
We need to set another cover for the Smith party.
8. n. (music) A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
9. n. (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
10. n. (topology) A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
The open intervals are a cover for the real numbers.
11. n. (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
12. n. (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
13. n. (legal) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the good
14. n. (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
15. n. (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative, cover story
16. n. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
17. n. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
18. n. (construction) The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
19. adj. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
20. adj. (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
21. v. To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
He covered the baby with a blanket.
When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium.
22. v. To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
The blanket covered the baby.
23. v. To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
Regular hexagons can cover the plane.
24. v. To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.
25. v. To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.
26. v. (of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.
27. v. To deal with or include someone or something.
28. v. To be enough money for.
We've earned enough to cover most of our costs.
Ten dollars should cover lunch.
29. v. (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me?
30. v. To have as an assignment or responsibility.
Can you cover the morning shift tomorrow? I'll give you off next Monday instead.
He is our salesman covering companies with headquarters in the northern provinces.
31. v. (music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
32. v. (military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to rem
33. v. To provide insurance coverage for.
Does my policy cover accidental loss?
34. v. To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
I would like to have my bitch covered next spring.
The stallion has not covered the mare yet.
35. v. (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
In order to checkmate a king on the side of the board, the five squares adjacent to the king must all be covered.
36. v. To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
37. v. (sports) To defend a particular player or area.
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.

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