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420 power  ©
     1. n. (social) Ability to coerce, influence or control.
     2. n.          Ability to affect or influence.
     3. n.          Control or coercion, particularly legal or political (jurisdiction).
     4. n.          (metonymy) (chiefly in the plural) The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
     5. n.          (metonymy) An influential nation, company, or other such body.
421 saying  ©
     1. v. present participle of say
     2. n. A proverb or maxim.
     3. n. (obsolete) That which is said; a statement.
     say
          1. v. To pronounce.
          2. v. To recite.
          3. v. To tell, either verbally or in writing.
422 outside  ©
     1. n. The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
     2. n. The external appearance of something.
     3. n. The space beyond some limit or boundary.
     4. n. The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
           It may last a week at the outside.
423 sit
     1. v. (intransitive, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
           After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
     2. v. (intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
           I asked him to sit.
     3. v. (intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
424 wants  ©
     1. n. plural of want
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of want
     want
          1. v. To wish for or to desire (something).
          2. v. (intransitive, now dated) To be lacking or deficient; not to exist.
          3. v. To lack, not to have (something).
425 months
     1. n. plural of month
     2. n. (obsolete, plurale tantum) A woman's period; menstrual discharge.
     month
          1. n. A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
          2. n. A period of 30 days, 31 days, or some alternation thereof.
          3. n. (obsolete, in the plural) A woman's period; menstrual discharge.
426 sometimes  ©
     1. adv. On certain occasions, or in certain circumstances, but not always.
           Sometimes I sit and think, but mostly I just sit.
     2. adv. (obsolete) On a certain occasion in the past; once.
     3. adj. (obsolete) Former; sometime.
427 water  ©
     1. n. A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gas
           By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
     2. n.          (in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
                   May I have a glass of water?
                   Your plants need more water.
428 full  ©
     1. adj. Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available.
           The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.
     2. adj. Complete; with nothing omitted.
           Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.
     3. adj. Total, entire.
429 you'd
     1. contraction. (informal) You had.
     2. contraction. (informal) You would.
     you
          1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
          2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
          3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
          4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
     would
          1. v. As a past-tense form of will.:
          2. v.          (obsolete) Wished, desired (something).
          3. v.          (archaic) Wanted to ( + bare infinitive).
          4. v.          Used to; was or were habitually accustomed to ( + bare infinitive); indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly.
          5. v.          Used with bare infinitive to form the "anterior future", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.
     will
          1. v. (rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
          2. v. (rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
          3. v. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
          4. v. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
430 tonight
     1. adv. During the night following the current day.
           I want to party tonight!
           I had a wonderful time with you tonight.
     2. adv. (obsolete) Last night.
     3. n. The nighttime of the current day or date; this night.
431 thank  ©
     1. n. (obsolete) An expression of appreciation; a thought.
     2. v. To express gratitude or appreciation toward.
           She thanked him for the lift.
     3. v. To feel gratitude or appreciation toward.
           I'll thank you not to smoke in my house!
432 stand
     1. v. To position or be positioned physically.:
     2. v.          (intransitive) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
                   Here I stand, wondering what to do next.
     3. v.          (intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
                   Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.
433 taken  ©
     1. adj. Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
           He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
     2. adj. (informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
           I can't ask her out, she's taken.
     3. v. past participle of take
     take
          1. v. To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.
          2. v.          To seize or capture.
434 fine
     1. adj. Senses referring to subjective quality.
     2. adj.          Of superior quality.
                   The tree frog that they encountered was truly a fine specimen.
                   Only a really fine wine could fully complement Lucía's hand-made pasta.
     3. adj.          (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
435 sense  ©
     1. n. Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
     2. n. Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
           a sense of security
     3. n. Sound practical or moral judgment.
           It's common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.
436 less  ©
     1. adv. To a smaller extent.
     2. adv. In lower degree.
           This is a less bad solution than I thought possible.
     3. adj. (now archaic except with numbers) comparative form of little: more little; smaller, lesser.
     4. adj. comparative degree of little: a smaller amount (of); not as much.
437 living  ©
     1. v. present participle of live
     2. adj. Having life.
     3. adj. In use or existing.
           Hunanese is a living language.
     4. adj. Of everyday life.
     live
          1. v. (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
          2. v. (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
          3. v. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
438 knows  ©
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of know
     2. v. (nonstandard) All persons, singular and plural, present form of know.
           I knows just what they knows.
     3. n. plural of know
     know
          1. v. To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
          2. v. To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
439 dear
     1. adj. (generally dated) High in price; expensive.
           The dearer the jewel, the greater the love expressed.
     2. adj. Loved; lovable.
     3. adj. Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
           Such dear embrace tenderly comforts even in this dear sorrow.
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