Common English Words

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380	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
As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings.
2. n. A source of illumination.
Put that light out!
3. n. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
381	sound	©
1. adj. Healthy.
He was safe and sound.
In horse management a sound horse is one with no health problems that might affect its suitability for its intended work.
2. adj. Complete, solid, or secure.
Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.
382	either
1. det. One of two.
You can have it in either colour.
2. det. Each of two; both.
There is a locomotive at either end of the train, one pulling and the other pushing.
3. pron. One or other of two people or things.
383	walks	©
1. n. plural of walk
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of walk
	walk
1. v. (intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times
2. v. (intransitive, colloquial, legal) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
3. v. (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
384	problem	©
1. n. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism.
2. n. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
3. n. A puzzling circumstance.
4. adj. (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
385	country	©
1. n. (chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.
2. n. A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, language speakers etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, speci
3. n. The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area.
4. n. (usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
5. n. (ellipsis of country music)
386	bring	©
1. v. To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
2. v. (transitive, figuratively) To supply or contribute.
The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.
3. v. To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
387	read	©
1. v. (transitive, or intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
have you read this book?; he doesn’t like to read
2. v. (transitive, or intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. Often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object.
He read us a passage from his new book.
All right, class, who wants to read next?
388	drink
1. v. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
He drank the water I gave him.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
2. v. (transitive, metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.
389	pay	©
1. v. To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
he paid him to clean the place up
he paid her off the books and in kind where possible
2. v. To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
she offered to pay the bill
390	important	©
1. adj. Having relevant and crucial value.
It is very important to give your daughter independence in her life so she learns from experience.
391	rest	©
1. n. (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
2. n. Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
392	boy
1. n. A young male, particularly
Kate is dating a boy named Jim.
2. n. A male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults.
3. n. (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
4. n. (affectionate, diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
393	turn
1. v. to make a non-linear physical movement.:
2. v. (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
the Earth turns; turn on the spot
3. v. To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
Turn the knob clockwise.
394	guy	©
1. n. (British) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
2. n. (dated) A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
3. n. (colloquial) A man, fellow.
4. n. (especially, in the plural) A person (see usage notes).
5. n. (colloquial, of animals and sometimes objects) Thing, creature.
395	true	©
1. adj. (of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
This is a true story.
2. adj. Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
a true copy; a true likeness of the original
3. adj. (logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
396	we've
1. contraction. we have
	we
1. pron. (personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)
2. pron. (personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)
3. pron. (personal) The speaker/writer alone. (This use of we is the editorial we, used by writers and others, including royalty—the royal we—as a less personal substitute for I. The reflexive case of this sen
4. pron. (personal) The plural form of you, including everyone being addressed.
	have
Additional archaic forms are second-person singular present tense hast, third-person singular present tense hath, present participle haveing, and second-person singular past tense hadst.
1. v. To possess, own, hold.
2. v. To be related in some way to (with the object identifying the relationship).
397	phone	©
1. n. A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
2. v. To call (someone) on the telephone.
3. n. (phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
398	high	©
1. adj. Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
The balloon rose high in the sky. The wall was high. a high mountain
2. adj. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
3. adj. (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
the pitch (or: the ball) was high
399	morning	©
1. n. The part of the day from dawn to noon.
I'll see you tomorrow morning.
2. n. The part of the day between midnight and noon.
one o'clock in the morning (1 am)
3. n. (figurative) The early part of anything.

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