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Phonetic: "/ˈpɜːsən/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An individual; usually a human being.

Example: Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.

Definition: The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.

Definition: Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.

Example: At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person.

Definition: The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.

Definition: (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he or she is speaking. See grammatical person.

Definition: A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.

Phonetic: "/ˈpɜːsən/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.

Definition: (gender-neutral) To man.

Phonetic: "/ˈlɪvɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To be alive; to have life.

Example: He's not expected to live for more than a few months.

Definition: To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

Example: I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.

Definition: To survive; to persevere; to continue.

Example: Her memory lives in that song.

Definition: To cope.

Example: You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.

Definition: To pass life in a specified manner.

Example: It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.

Definition: To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

Example: To live an idle or a useful life.

Definition: To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

Definition: To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).

Example: No ship could live in such a storm.

Definition: (followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.

Example: It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread.

Definition: To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

Example: I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!

Phonetic: "/ˈlɪvɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The state of being alive.

Definition: (plural, with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who are alive.

Example: Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living.

Definition: Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood

Example: What do you do for a living?

Definition: A style of life.

Example: plain living

Definition: (canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.

Phonetic: "/ˈlɪvɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Having life.

Definition: In use or existing.

Example: Hunanese is a living language.

Definition: Of everyday life.

Example: These living conditions are deplorable.

Definition: True to life.

Example: This is the living image of Fidel Castro.

Definition: Used as an intensifier.

Example: He almost beat the living daylights out of me.

Phonetic: "/ɒn/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To switch on

Example: Can you on the light?

Phonetic: "/ɒn/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: In the state of being active, functioning or operating.

Example: All the lights are on, so they must be home.

Definition: Performing according to schedule; taking place.

Example: Are we still on for tonight?

Definition: Fitted; covering; being worn.

Example: I was trying to drink out of the bottle while the top was still on!

Definition: (usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.

Example: You can't do that; it's just not on.

Definition: Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.

Example: "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!"

Definition: Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.

Definition: Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.

Example: Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping on drive.

Definition: Menstruating.

Phonetic: "/ɒn/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: To an operating state.

Example: turn the television on

Definition: So as to cover or be fitted.

Example: Put on your hat and gloves.

Definition: Along, forwards (continuing an action).

Example: drive on, rock on

Definition: In continuation, at length.

Example: He rambled on and on.

Definition: (obsolete in the US) Later.

Example: Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.

Definition: Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.

Example: That horse is twenty-to-one on, so you need to stake twenty pounds just to win one pound.

Phonetic: "/ɒn/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.

Example: A vase of flowers stood on the table.

Definition: Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.

Example: He had a scar on the side of his face.

Definition: Expressing figurative placement or attachment.

Example: All of the responsibility is on him.

Definition: Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.

Example: to play on a violin or piano

Definition: At or in (a certain region or location).

Example: The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland.

Definition: Near; adjacent to; alongside.

Example: Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea

Definition: Supported by (the specified part of itself).

Example: A table can't stand on two legs.

Definition: So as to impart force to.

Example: tug on the rope; push hard on the door

Definition: So as to impact; against.

Example: I stubbed my toe on an old tree stump.

Definition: Covering.

Example: He wore old shoes on his feet.

Definition: (with certain modes of transport, especially public transport) Inside (a vehicle) for the purpose of travelling.

Example: on a bus, on a train, on a plane

Definition: At the date of.

Example: Born on the 4th of July.

Definition: Some time during the day of.

Example: Can I see you on a different day?

Definition: At a given time after the start of something; at.

Example: Smith scored again on twelve minutes, doubling Mudchester Rovers' lead.

Definition: Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.

Example: I have no opinion on this subject.

Definition: In the possession of.

Example: I haven't got any money on me.

Definition: Because of, or due to.

Example: to arrest someone on suspicion of bribery

Definition: Upon; at the time of (and often because of).

Example: On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.

Definition: Paid for by.

Example: I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.

Definition: Indicating a means or medium.

Example: Can't you see I'm on the phone?

Definition: Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.

Example: Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.

Definition: Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.

Example: Have pity or compassion on him.

Definition: Indicating a means of subsistence.

Example: The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.

Definition: Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).

Example: He's on his lunch break.

Definition: Regularly taking (a drug).

Example: He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.

Definition: Under the influence of (a drug).

Example: He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.

Definition: Having identical domain and codomain.

Example: a function on

Definition: Having V^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.

Example: an operator on

Definition: Generated by.

Example: the free group on four letters

Definition: In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.

Example: heaps on heaps of food

Definition: Of

Definition: Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.

Example: He will promise on certain conditions.

Definition: At the peril of, or for the safety of.

Definition: In the service of; connected with; of the number of.

Example: He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.

Definition: By virtue of; with the pledge of.

Example: He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.

Definition: To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.

Example: A curse on him!

Definition: (especially when numbers of combatants or competitors are specified) Against; in opposition to.

Example: The fight was three on one, and he never stood a chance.

Phonetic: "/ˈɒpəsɪt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Something opposite or contrary to something else.

Definition: An opponent.

Definition: An antonym.

Example: "Up" is the opposite of "down".

Definition: An additive inverse.

Phonetic: "/ˈɒpəsɪt/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Located directly across from something else, or from each other.

Example: She saw him walking on the opposite side of the road.

Definition: Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.

Definition: Facing in the other direction.

Example: They were moving in opposite directions.

Definition: Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.

Example: He is attracted to the opposite sex.

Definition: Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.

Phonetic: "/ˈɒpəsɪt/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: In an opposite position.

Example: I was on my seat and she stood opposite.

Phonetic: "/ˈɒpəsɪt/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Facing, or across from.

Example: He lives opposite the pub.

Definition: In a complementary role to.

Example: He played opposite Marilyn Monroe.

Definition: On another channel at the same time.

Example: The game show Just Men! aired opposite The Young and the Restless on CBS.

Phonetic: "/saɪdz/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

Example: A square has four sides.

Definition: A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.

Example: A cube has six sides.

Definition: One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.

Example: Which side of the tray shall I put it on?  The patient was bleeding on the right side.

Definition: A region in a specified position with respect to something.

Example: Meet me on the north side of the monument.

Definition: The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.

Example: I generally sleep on my side.

Definition: One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)

Example: John wrote 15 sides for his essay!

Definition: One possible aspect of a concept, person or thing.

Example: Look on the bright side.

Definition: One set of competitors in a game.

Example: Which side has kick-off?

Definition: A sports team.

Definition: A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.

Example: In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans.

Definition: A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.

Definition: Sidespin; english

Example: He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball.

Definition: A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).

Example: I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.

Definition: A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.

Example: Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?

Definition: A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.

Example: his mother's side of the family

Definition: The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher

Example: Clayton Kershaw struck out the side in the 6th inning.

Definition: An unjustified air of self-importance.

Definition: A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.

Definition: A man who prefers not to engage in anal sex during homosexual intercourse.

Example: My boyfriend and I are both sides, so we prefer to do oral on each other.

Phonetic: "/saɪdz/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"

Example: Which will you side with, good or evil?

Definition: To lean on one side.

Definition: To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.

Definition: To suit; to pair; to match.

Definition: To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.

Definition: To furnish with a siding.

Example: to side a house

Definition: To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.

Phonetic: "/saɪdz/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To clear, tidy or sort.

Phonetic: "/ɔv/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Expressing distance or motion.

Definition: Expressing separation.

Definition: Expressing origin.

Definition: Expressing agency.

Definition: Expressing composition, substance.

Definition: Introducing subject matter.

Definition: Having partitive effect.

Definition: Expressing possession.

Definition: Forming the "objective genitive".

Definition: Expressing qualities or characteristics.

Definition: Expressing a point in time.

Phonetic: "/ði/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

Example: It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.

Definition: With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none. See none the.

Example: I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.

Phonetic: "/ɜːθ/"

Part Of Speech: proper noun

Definition: The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.

Definition: The personification of the Earth or earth, as a fertile woman or goddess.

Phonetic: "/ɜːθ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Soil.

Example: This is good earth for growing potatoes.

Definition: Any general rock-based material.

Example: She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.

Definition: The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).

Example: Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.

Definition: A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.

Definition: The lair (as a hole on the ground) of an animal such as fox.

Definition: A region of the planet; a land or country.

Definition: Worldly things, as against spiritual ones.

Definition: The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).

Definition: The people on the globe.

Definition: The human body.

Definition: The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.

Definition: Any of certain substances now known to be oxides of metal, which were distinguished by being infusible, and by insolubility in water.

Phonetic: "/ɜːθ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To connect electrically to the earth.

Example: That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.

Definition: To bury.

Definition: To burrow.

Phonetic: "/fɹɒm/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Used to indicate source or provenance.

Example: I got a letter from my brother.

Definition: Originating at (a year, time, etc.)

Example: This manuscript is from the 1980s.

Definition: Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference.

Example: Face away from the wall!

Definition: Indicating removal or separation.

Example: After twenty minutes, remove the cake from the oven.

Definition: Indicating exclusion.

Example: A parasol protects from the sun.

Definition: Indicating differentiation.

Example: He knows right from wrong.

Definition: Produced with or out of (a substance or material).

Example: It's made from pure gold.

Definition: Used to indicate causation; because of, as a result of.

Example: Too many people die from breast cancer.

Part Of Speech: pronoun

Definition: An additional one of the same kind.

Example: There is one sterling and here is another

Definition: One that is different from the current one.

Example: I saw one movie, but I think I will see another.

Definition: One of a group of things of the same kind.

Example: His interests keep shifting from one thing to another.