Common English Words

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360	making
1. n. The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
2. n. Process of growth or development.
As a child he didn’t seem like a genius in the making.
3. v. present participle of make
	make
1. v. To create.
2. v. To build, construct, or produce.
3. v. To write or compose.
361	public	©
1. adj. Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment.
2. adj. Pertaining to the people as a whole (as opposed to a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc.
3. adj. Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community.
4. adj. Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes.
5. adj. (of a company) Traded publicly via a stock market.
362	rather	©
1. adv. (obsolete) More quickly; sooner, earlier.
2. adv. Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably. (Now usually followed by than)
I'd rather stay in all day than go out with them. I'd like this one rather than the other one. I'd rather be with you.
3. adv. (conjunctive) Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.
It wasn't supposed to be popular; rather, it was supposed to get the job done. She didn't go along, but rather went home instead.
363	death	©
1. n. The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family.
2. n. (often, capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
When death walked in, a chill spread through the room.
3. n. (the death) The collapse or end of something.
364	almost	©
1. adv. Very close to, but not quite.
Almost all people went there. - Not all but very close to it.
We almost missed the train. - Not missed but very close to it.
2. n. (informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.
365	alone	©
1. adj. By oneself, solitary.
I can't ask for help because I am alone.
2. adj. Apart from, or exclusive of, others.
Jones alone could do it.
3. adj. Considered separately.
366	wife	©
1. n. A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
2. n. The female of a pair of mated animals.
A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.
3. n. (Scotland) (synonym of woman).R:Century 1911
367	open	©
1. adj. (not comparable) Not closed; accessible; unimpeded.
Turn left after the second open door.
It was as if his body had gone to sleep standing up and with his eyes open.
2. adj. Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded.
an open hand; an open flower; an open prospect
368	girl
1. n. A female child, adolescent, or young woman.
Amanda is a girl of 16.
2. n. A young female animal.
3. n. Any woman, regardless of her age. (see usage notes)
4. n. A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
369	become	©
1. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To arrive, come (to a place).
2. v. (copulative) To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
What became of him after he was let go?
It hath becomen so that many a man had to sterve.
3. v. (copulative) begin to be; turn into.
370	eyes	©
1. n. plural of eye
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of eye
	eye
1. n. An organ through which animals see.
2. n. The visual sense.
3. n. The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
371	front	©
1. n. The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
2. n. The side of a building with the main entrance.
3. n. A field of activity.
4. n. A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia.
372	pretty	©
1. adj. Pleasant in sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
2. adj. Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing.
3. adj. (often pejorative) Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty.
4. adj. Cunning; clever, skilful.
5. adj. (dated) Moderately large; considerable.
373	heart
1. n. (anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
2. n. Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
The team lost, but they showed a lot of heart.
3. n. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart
374	lights	©
1. n. plural of light
2. n. The lungs, now only of an animal (being lighter than adjacent parts).
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of light
	light
1. n. (physics) Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, a
2. n. A source of illumination.
3. n. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
375	wait	©
1. v. (transitive, now rare) To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
2. v. (intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
Wait here until your car arrives.
3. v. (intransitive, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn.
376	bit	©
1. n. A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
2. n. A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
3. n. (dated, British) A coin of a specified value. (Also formerly used for a nine-pence coin in the British Caribbean, and a fourpenny piece, or groat, in the British West Indies.)
a threepenny bit
	bite
1. v. To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.
2. v. To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
3. v. (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
377	run
1. v. To move swiftly.
2. v. (intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot. (Compare walk.)
Run, Sarah, run!
3. v. (intransitive) To go at a fast pace, to move quickly.
The horse ran the length of the track. I have been running all over the building looking for him. Sorry, I've got to run; my house is
378	himself
1. pron. (reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
He injured himself.
2. pron. (emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
He was injured himself.
3. pron. (Ireland, otherwise archaic) (The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate;) he himself.
379	person	©
1. n. An individual; usually a human being.
Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.
2. n. A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic represent
3. n. (Christianity) Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
4. n. (chiefly in science fiction) Any sentient or socially intelligent being.

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