geme

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

Definition: Duration.

Definition: The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.

Definition: Distance between the two ends of a line segment.

Definition: The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.

Definition: Total extent.

Example: the length of a book

Definition: Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.

Example: a length of rope

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To lengthen.

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: "/ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The act of measuring.

Definition: Magnitude (or extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.

Phonetic: "/ˈiːkwəl/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A person or thing of equal status to others.

Example: This beer has no equal.

Definition: State of being equal; equality.

Phonetic: "/ˈiːkwəl/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.

Example: Two plus two equals four.

Definition: To make equivalent to; to cause to match.

Example: David equaled the water levels of the bottles, so they now both contain exactly 1 liter.

Definition: To have as its consequence.

Example: Losing this deal equals losing your job.

Phonetic: "/ˈiːkwəl/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: The same in all respects.

Example: All men are created equal.

Definition: Exactly identical, having the same value.

Example: All right angles are equal.

Definition: Fair, impartial.

Definition: Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.

Example: This test is pretty tough, but I think I'm equal to it.

Definition: Not variable; equable; uniform; even.

Example: an equal movement

Definition: Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Example: Please push the door to.

Definition: Into the wind.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Example: We are walking to the shop.

Definition: Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Example: He devoted himself to education.

Definition: Used to indicate result of action.

Example: His face was beaten to a pulp.

Definition: Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Example: To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling.

Definition: Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Example: similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.

Definition: Denotes the end of a range.

Example: It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications.

Definition: As a.

Example: 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);   took her to wife (took her as a wife);   was sold to slave (was sold as a slave).

Definition: Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Example: I have ten dollars to your four.

Definition: Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Example: Three squared or three to the second power is nine.

Definition: (time) Preceding.

Example: ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).

Definition: Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Example: Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.

Definition: At.

Example: Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.

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: "/ˈdɪs.təns/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.

Example: From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok.

Definition: Length or interval of time.

Definition: The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities.

Example: We're narrowing the distance between the two versions of the bill.  The distance between the lowest and next gear on my bicycle is annoying.

Definition: Remoteness of place; a remote place.

Definition: Remoteness in succession or relation.

Example: the distance between a descendant and his ancestor

Definition: A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.

Definition: The entire amount of progress to an objective.

Example: He had promised to perform this task, but did not go the distance.

Definition: A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance.

Example: The friendship did not survive the row: they kept each other at a distance.

Definition: The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.

Definition: The space measured back from the winning-post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat.

Phonetic: "/ˈdɪs.təns/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To move away (from) someone or something.

Example: He distanced himself from the comments made by some of his colleagues.

Definition: To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.

Phonetic: "/bɪˈtwiːn/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.

Phonetic: "/bɪˈtwiːn/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)

Example: I want to buy one that costs somewhere between forty and fifty dollars.

Definition: Done together or reciprocally.

Example: conversation between friends

Definition: Shared in confidence.

Example: Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy.  Let's keep this between ourselves.

Definition: In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).

Example: He's between jobs right now.  The shuttle runs between the town and the airport.

Definition: Combined (by effort or ownership).

Example: Between the leaky taps and the peeling wallpaper, there isn't much about this house to appeal to a buyer.

Definition: One of (representing a choice).

Example: Some colour-blind people can't distinguish between red and green.

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: "/θʌm/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

Definition: The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.

Definition: A thumbnail picture.

Example: 2001, "Gary", Wanna See Porn? Take a Look At These (Free Expandable Thumbs) - CLICK HERE (on newsgroup alt.sex.services)

Phonetic: "/θʌm/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To touch or cover with the thumb.

Example: to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon

Definition: (with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.

Example: I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.

Definition: (travel) To hitchhike

Example: So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown.

Definition: To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.

Definition: To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.

Definition: To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

Part Of Speech: conjunction

Definition: As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.

Definition: (heading) Expressing a condition.

Phonetic: "/ˈɪndɛks/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An alphabetical listing of items and their location.

Example: The index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found.

Definition: The index finger; the forefinger.

Definition: A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.

Definition: A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.

Definition: That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.

Definition: A sign; an indication; a token.

Definition: A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context. E.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.

Definition: A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.

Definition: A number representing a property or ratio, a coefficient.

Definition: A raised suffix indicating a power.

Definition: An integer or other key indicating the location of data e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.

Definition: A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.

Definition: A prologue indicating what follows.

Phonetic: "/ˈɪndɛks/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.

Definition: To inventory, to take stock.

Definition: To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.

Definition: To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.

Definition: To access a value in a data container by an index.

Phonetic: "/ˈfɪŋəɹ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, exclusive of the thumb.

Example: Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers.

Definition: Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly:

Definition: Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly:

Definition: Something similarly extending, from a larger body, particularly:

Example: a finger of land; a finger of smoke

Definition: Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.

Definition: Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly

Definition: A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.

Definition: Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.

Definition: Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, a pickpocket.

Definition: A person.

Definition: (especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.

Phonetic: "/ˈfɪŋəɹ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To identify or point out. Also put the finger on. To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in.

Definition: To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.

Definition: To use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus; to fingerbang

Definition: To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.

Definition: To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.

Definition: To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.

Definition: To steal; to purloin.

Definition: To execute, as any delicate work.