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220	without	©
1. adv. (archaic, or literary) Outside, externally.
2. adv. Lacking something.
Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live without.
3. adv. (euphemism) In prostitution: without a condom being worn.
4. prep. (archaic, or literary) Outside of, beyond.
221	remember	©
1. v. To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
2. v. To memorize; to put something into memory.
Please remember this formula!
3. v. To keep in mind, be mindful of
Remember what I've said.
222	each	©
1. det. All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
make sure you wash each bowl well; the sun comes up each morning and sets each night
2. det. Every one; every thing.
I'm going to give each of you a chance to win.
3. det. For one; per.
223	else	©
1. adj. (postpositive, used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.
The instructor is busy. Can anyone else help me?
2. adv. (follows interrogative adverbs) Otherwise, if not.
How else (=in what other way) can it be done?
I'm busy Friday; when else (=what other time) works for you?
224	big	©
1. adj. Of great size, large.
Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
2. adj. (of an industry or other field) Thought to have undue influence.
There were concerns about the ethics of big pharma.
3. adj. Popular.
225	kind	©
1. n. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
What kind of a person are you?
This is a strange kind of tobacco.
2. n. A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
The opening served as a kind of window.
226	real
1. adj. True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
2. adj. Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
This is real leather.
3. adj. Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
These are real tears!
227	hear	©
1. v. (intransitive) To perceive sounds through the ear.
I was deaf, and now I can hear.
2. v. To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
I heard a sound from outside the window.
3. v. To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
228	please	©
1. v. To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
Her presentation pleased the executives.
I'm pleased to see you've been behaving yourself.
2. v. (intransitive, ergative) To desire; to will; to be pleased by.
Just do as you please.
229	once	©
1. adv. (frequency) One and only one time.
I have only once eaten pizza.
2. adv. (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.
He was once the most handsome man around. I once had a bicycle just like that one.
Wang notes that flowers have rooted and grow in the area once covered with ice.
230	someone	©
1. pron. Some person.
Can someone help me, please?
2. n. A partially specified but unnamed person.
Do you need a gift for that special someone?
3. n. an important person
231	head
1. n. The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.
Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.
2. n. (people) To do with heads.
3. n. # Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
# The company is looking for people with good heads for business.
232	mother
1. n. A (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant fema
I am visiting my mother(a) today. — My sister-in-law has just become a mother.(b) — Nutrients and oxygen obtained by the mother(c) are conveyed to the fetus.
2. n. A female parent of an animal.
The lioness was a mother of four cubs.
3. n. (figuratively) A female ancestor.
233	name	©
1. n. Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.
2. n. Reputation.
3. n. An abusive or insulting epithet.
Stop calling me names!
234	part	©
1. n. A portion; a component.
2. n. A fraction of a whole.
Gaul is divided into three parts.
3. n. A distinct element of something larger.
The parts of a chainsaw include the chain, engine, and handle.
235	best	©
1. adj. superlative form of good: most good.
I can either be your best friend or your worst enemy.
2. adj. Most; largest.
Unpacking took the best part of a week.
3. adv. superlative form of well: most well
236	course	©
1. n. A sequence of events.
The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.
2. n. A normal or customary sequence.
3. n. A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
4. n. Any ordered process or sequence or steps.
237	came	©
1. v. simple past tense of come
2. v. simple past tense of cum
3. prep. Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation
4. n. A grooved strip of lead used to hold panes of glass together.
	come
1. v. (intransitive) To move from further away to nearer to.
2. v. To move towards the speaker.
	cum
1. prep. Used in indicating a thing with two roles, functions, or natures, or a thing that has changed from one to another.
2. conj. 1=Used in indicating a thing with two or more roles, functions, or natures, or a thing that has changed from one to another.
3. n. (slang) Semen.
238	heard
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of hear
	hear
1. v. (intransitive) To perceive sounds through the ear.
2. v. To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
3. v. To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
239	house	©
1. n. A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
This is my house and my family's ancestral home.
2. n. The people who live in a house; a household.
3. n. A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).
The former carriage house had been made over into a guest house.

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