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she
     1. pron. (personal) The female person or animal previously mentioned or implied.
           I asked Mary, but she said that she didn’t know.
     2. pron. (personal, sometimes affectionate) A ship or boat.
           She could do forty knots in good weather.
           She is a beautiful boat, isn’t she?
     3. pron. (personal, affectionate) Another machine (besides a ship), such as a car.
           She only gets thirty miles to the gallon on the highway, but she’s durable.
     4. pron. (personal, dated) A country.
           She is a poor place, but has beautiful scenery and friendly people.
     5. pron. (personal) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant (used in a work, along with or in place of he, as an indefinite pronoun).
     6. n. A female.
           Pat is definitely a she.
Starts
     1. n. plural of Start
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of start
     3. n. plural of start
     start
          1. n. The beginning of an activity.
                The movie was entertaining from start to finish.
          2. n. A sudden involuntary movement.
                He woke with a start.
          3. n. The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
          4. n. An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.
                Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.
          5. n. (horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
          6. n. An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
                to get, or have, the start
          7. v. To begin, commence, initiate.
          8. v.          To set in motion.
                        to start a stream of water;   to start a rumour;   to start a business
          9. v.          To begin.
          10. v.          To initiate operation of a vehicle or machine.
                        to start the engine
          11. v.          To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
          12. v.          To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
          13. v. (intransitive) To begin an activity.
                The rain started at 9:00.
          14. v. (intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.
                The speed limit is 50 km/h, starting at the edge of town.
                The blue line starts one foot away from the wall.
          15. v. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
          16. v.          (intransitive) To jerk suddenly in surprise.
          17. v.          (intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
          18. v.          To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
                        The hounds started a fox.
          19. v.          To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
                        to start a bone;   the storm started the bolts in the vessel
          20. v. (intransitive) To break away, to come loose.
          21. v. (transitive, sports) To put into play.
          22. v. (transitive, nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
                to start a water cask
          23. v. (intransitive, euphemistic) To start one's periods (menstruation).
                Have you started yet?
          24. n. A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
          25. n. A handle, especially that of a plough.
          26. n. The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
          27. n. The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
clean
     1. adj. Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.:
     2. adj.          Not dirty.
                   Are these dishes clean?  Your room is finally clean!
     3. adj.          In an unmarked condition.
                   Put a clean sheet of paper into the printer.
     4. adj.          (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
     5. adj.          Empty.
                   The cargo hold is clean.  Mister, I want to see a clean dinner plate or there'll be no dessert for you.
     6. adj.          (of metal) Having relatively few impurities.
                   clean steel
     7. adj. Free of immorality or criminality.:
     8. adj.          Pure, especially morally or religiously.
                   Our kids can watch this movie because it is clean.
     9. adj.          Not having used drugs or alcohol.
                   I've been clean this time for eight months.
     10. adj.          (of criminal, driving, etc. records) Without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.
                   Unlike you, I’ve never caused any accidents — my record is still clean!
     11. adj.          (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
                   I’m clean, officer. You can go ahead and search me if you want.
     12. adj.          (informal) Devoid of profanity.
     13. adj. Smooth, exact, and performed well.
           I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts.  a clean leap over a fence
     14. adj. (obsolete) Total; utter.
     15. adj. (informal) Cool or neat.
           Wow, Dude, those are some clean shoes ya got there!
     16. adj. (health) Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
           I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married.
     17. adj. That does not damage the environment.
           clean energy;  clean coal
     18. adj. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
           clean land;  clean timber
     19. adj. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
     20. adj. Well-proportioned; shapely.
           clean limbs
     21. adj. (climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.
     22. n. Removal of dirt.
           This place needs a clean.
     23. n. (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
     24. v. To remove dirt from a place or object.
           Can you clean the windows today?
     25. v. To tidy up, make a place neat.
           Clean your room right now!
     26. v. (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
     27. v. (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
           She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her.
     28. v. (transitive, computing) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
     29. v. (intransitive, curling) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
     30. v. (manga fandom) To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
     31. v. To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
     32. adv. Fully and completely.
           He was stabbed clean through.
           You must be clean mad.
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.
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.
room
     1. n. (now rare) Opportunity or scope (to do something).
     2. n. Space for something, or to carry out an activity.
     3. n. (archaic) A particular portion of space.
     4. n. (figuratively) Sufficient space for or to do something.
     5. n. (nautical) A space between the timbers of a ship's frame.
     6. n. (obsolete) Place; stead.
     7. n. A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling.
     8. n. With possessive pronoun: one's bedroom.
           Go to your room!
     9. n. (in the plural) A set of rooms inhabited by someone; one's lodgings.
     10. n. (always in the singular) The people in a room.
           The room was on its feet.
     11. n. (mining) An area for working in a coal mine.
     12. n. (caving) A portion of a cave that is wider than a passage.
     13. n. (Internet) A forum or chat room.
           Some users may not be able to access the AOL room.
     14. n. Place or position in society; office; rank; post, sometimes when vacated by its former occupant.
     15. n. Furniture sufficient to furnish a room.
     16. v. (intransitive) To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant.
           Doctor Watson roomed with Sherlock Holmes at Baker Street.
     17. v. To assign to a room; to allocate a room to.
     18. adj. (dialectal, or obsolete) Wide; spacious; roomy.
     19. adv. (dialectal, or obsolete) Far; at a distance; wide in space or extent.
     20. adv. (nautical) Off from the wind.
     21. n. alt form, roum, , deep blue dye
obsessively
     1. adv. In an obsessive manner.
     2. adv. To an obsessive degree.
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