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our
1. det. Belonging to us.
2. det. Of, from, or belonging to the nation, region, or language of the speaker.
3. det. (Northern England, Scotland) Used before a person's name to indicate that the person is in one's family, or is a very close friend.
I'm going to see our Terry for tea.
4. v. misspelling of are
ratings
1. n. plural of rating
rating
1. v. present participle of rate
2. n. A position on a scale
3. n. An evaluation of status, especially of financial status
They have a poor credit rating.
4. n. A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something.
He has a high chess rating.
5. n. (nautical) A seaman in a warship
6. n. (nautical) The status of a seaman, corresponding to rank in officers.
In the Royal Navy the ratings, in order, are: ordinary seaman, able seaman, leading seaman, petty officer and chief petty officer.
system
1. n. A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
There are eight planets in the solar system.
2. n. (derogatory) Preceded by the word the: the mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as opp
3. n. (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
4. n. (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
5. n. (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
6. n. (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
the digestive system the nervous system
7. n. A set of alters, or the multiple (individual with multiple personalities due to e.g. a disassociative personality disorder) who contains them.
8. n. A method or way of organizing or planning.
Many people believed communism was a good system until the breakup of the Soviet Union.
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?
So
1. n. A Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand.
2. conj. In order that.
Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert.
3. conj. With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
I was hungry so I asked if there was any more food.
He ate too much cake, so he fell ill.
He wanted a book, so he went to the library.
“I need to go to the bathroom.”―“So go!”
4. conj. (archaic) Provided that; on condition that, as long as.
5. adv. To the (explicitly stated) extent that.
It was so hot outside that all the plants died. He was so good, they hired him on the spot.
6. adv. (informal) To the (implied) extent.
I need a piece of cloth so long. = this long
7. adv. (informal) Very (positive clause).
He is so good!
8. adv. (informal) Very (negative clause).
It’s not so bad. i.e. it's acceptable
9. adv. (slang) Very much.
But I so want to see the Queen when she visits our town! That is so not true!
10. adv. In a particular manner.
Place the napkin on the table just so. If that's what you mean, then say so; (or do so).
11. adv. In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; also.
Just as you have the right to your free speech, so I have the right to mine. Many people say she's the world's greatest athlete, but I don't think so. "I can count backwards from on
12. adv. (with as) To such an extent or degree; as.
so far as; so long as; so much as
13. adj. True, accurate.
That is so. You are responsible for this, is that not so?
14. adj. In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
15. adj. (dated, UK, slang) Homosexual.
Is he so?
16. interj. Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story.
So, let's go home.
So, what'll you have?
So, there was this squirrel stuck in the chimney...
17. interj. (Short for) so what.
"You park your car in front of my house every morning." — "So?".
18. interj. Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
So how does this story end?
So, everyone wants to know - did you win the contest or not?
19. interj. (archaic) Be as you are; stand still; (used especially to cows; also used by sailors.)
20. pron. abbreviation of someone
21. n. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
22. n. (foods) A type of dairy product made in Japan between the seventh and 10th centuries.
screwed
1. adj. (slang) fucked, beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.
They found out about our betrayal, so now we're screwed.
2. adj. (slang) intoxicated.
3. v. simple past tense and past participle of screw
He screwed the boards together tightly.
I got screwed at the swap meet yesterday.
screw
1. n. A device that has a helical function.
2. n. A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
3. n. A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a shank partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold
4. n. (nautical) A ship's propeller.
5. n. An Archimedes screw.
6. n. A steam vessel propelled by a screw instead of wheels.
7. n. (derogatory) A prison guard.
8. n. (derogatory) An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
9. n. (US, slang) An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
10. n. (vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
11. n. (vulgar, slang) A casual sexual partner.
12. n. (slang) Salary, wages.
13. n. (billiards) Backspin.
14. n. (slang) A small packet of tobacco.
15. n. (dated) An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
16. n. (math) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a
17. n. An amphipod crustacean.
the skeleton screw (Caprella); the sand screw
18. v. To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
19. v. (transitive, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
20. v. (transitive, slang) To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation. Sometimes used in the form "screw over".
21. v. To apply pressure on; to put the screws on.
22. v. To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions.
23. v. To contort.
24. v. (soccer, transitive) To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
25. v. (billiard, snooker, pool) To screw back.
26. v. (US, slang) To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.
up
1. adv. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
2. adv. (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely.
I will mix up the puzzle pieces.
Tear up the contract.
He really messed up.
Please type up our monthly report.
3. adv. To or from one's possession or consideration.
I picked up some milk on the way home.
The committee will take up your request.
She had to give up her driver's license after the accident.
4. adv. North.
I will go up to New York to visit my family this weekend.
5. adv. To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
Gold has gone up with the uncertainty in the world markets.
Turn it up, I can barely hear it.
Listen to your voice go up at the end of a question.
Cheer up, the weekend's almost here.
6. adv. (rail transport) Traditional term for the direction leading to the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
7. adv. (sailing) Against the wind or current.
8. adv. (Cartesian graph) In a positive vertical direction.
9. adv. (cricket) Relatively close to the batsman.
The bowler pitched the ball up.
10. adv. (hospitality, US) Without additional ice.
Would you like that drink up or on ice?
11. adv. (academia) Towards Cambridge or Oxford.
She's going up to read Classics this September.
12. adv. To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
I was up to my chin in water.
A stranger came up and asked me for directions.
13. adv. To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly; quite.
Drink up. The pub is closing.
Can you sum up your research?
The comet burned up in the atmosphere.
I need to sew up the hole in this shirt.
14. adv. Aside, so as not to be in use.
to lay up riches; put up your weapons
15. prep. Toward the top of.
The cat went up the tree. They walk up the steps.
16. prep. Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
The information made its way up the chain of command to the general. I felt something crawling up my arm.
17. prep. Further along (in any direction).
Go up the street until you see the sign.
18. prep. From south to north of
19. prep. From the mouth towards the source (of a river or waterway).
20. prep. (vulgar slang) Of a man: having sex with.
Phwoar, look at that bird. I'd love to be up her.
21. prep. (colloquial) At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more remote from a central location).
22. adj. Awake.
I can’t believe it’s 3 a.m. and you’re still up.
23. adj. Finished, to an end
Time is up!
24. adj. In a good mood.
I’m feeling up today.
25. adj. Willing; ready.
If you are up for a trip, let’s go.
26. adj. Next in a sequence.
Smith is up to bat.
27. adj. Happening; new.
What is up with that project at headquarters?
28. adj. Facing upwards; facing toward the top.
Put the notebook face up on the table.
Take a break and put your feet up.
29. adj. Larger; greater in quantity.
Sales are up from last quarter.
30. adj. Ahead; leading; winning.
The home team were up by two goals at half-time.
31. adj. Standing.
Get up and give her your seat.
32. adj. On a higher level.
The new ground is up.
33. adj. Available; made public.
The new notices are up as of last Tuesday.
34. adj. (poker, postnominal) Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
AAKK = aces up
QQ33 = queens up
35. adj. Well-informed; current.
I’m not up on the latest news. What’s going on?
36. adj. (computing) Functional; working.
Is the server back up?
37. adj. (anchor, Adj_railway)(of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
The London train is on the up line.
38. adj. Headed, or designated to go, upward, as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.
39. adj. (bar tending) Chilled and strained into a stemmed glass.
A Cosmopolitan is typically served up.
40. adj. (slang) Erect.
41. adj. (of the Sun or Moon) Above the horizon, in the sky (i.e. during daytime or night-time)
42. adj. (slang) well-known; renowned
43. n. The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
Up is a good way to go.
44. n. A positive thing.
I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.
45. n. An upstairs room of a two story house.
She lives in a two-up two-down.
46. v. (transitive, colloquial) To increase or raise.
If we up the volume, we'll be able to make out the details.
We upped anchor and sailed away.
47. v. (transitive, colloquial) To promote.
It wasn’t long before they upped him to Vice President.
48. v. (intransitive) To act suddenly, usually with another verb.

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