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500	eat
1. v. To ingest; to be ingested.
2. v. To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
He’s eating an apple. / Don’t disturb me now; can't you see that I’m eating?
3. v. (intransitive) To consume a meal.
What time do we eat this evening?
501	whatever	©
1. det. No matter what; for any
Whatever choice you make, there will be consequences.
2. det. (relative) Anything that.
Whatever reasons you have for doing this are unimportant to me.
3. pron. No matter what; for any
502	often	©
1. adv. Frequently, many times.
I often walk to work when the weather is nice.
I've been going to the movies more often since a new theatre opened near me.
2. adj. (archaic) Frequent.
503	shit
1. n. (colloquial, vulgar) Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
2. n. (colloquial, vulgar, in the definite) (the shits) diarrhea.
He had the shits for three days.
3. n. (colloquial, vulgar) An instance of defecation.
Can't a guy take a shit in peace?
504	starts
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of start
2. n. plural of start
	start
1. n. The beginning of an activity.
2. n. A sudden involuntary movement.
3. n. The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
505	white
1. adj. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
Write in black ink on white paper.
2. adj. (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
3. adj. (chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
white drinking fountain; white hospital
506	inside	©
1. n. The interior or inner or lesser part.
The inside of the building has been extensively restored.
2. n. The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the inside to take the lead.
3. n. (colloquial) (in the plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
507	line	©
1. n. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
The arrow descended in a curved line.
2. n. (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
3. n. (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
4. n. (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
508	known	©
1. adj. Identified as a specific type; renowned, famous.
He was a known pickpocket.
2. adj. Researched, accepted, familiar.
3. n. (algebra) A variable or constant whose value is already determined.
4. n. Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
	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.
509	god	©
1. n. A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers.
The most frequently used name for the Islamic god is Allah.
2. n. alternative case form of God.
3. n. An idol.
4. n. A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.
510	hit
1. v. To strike.:
2. v. To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
One boy hit the other.
3. v. To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
The ball hit the fence.
511	anymore
1. adv. (US) alternative form of any more
512	died
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of die
	die
1. v. (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
2. v. followed by of; general use:
3. v. followed by from; general use, though somewhat more common in the context of medicine(topics, en, Medicine) or the sciencestopics, en, Sciences:
513	telling
1. adj. having force
2. adj. revealing information
3. adj. serving to convince
4. v. present participle of tell
5. n. The act of narration.
	tell
1. v. To count, reckon, or enumerate.
2. v. To narrate.
3. v. To convey by speech; to say.
514	brought
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of bring
	bring
1. v. To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
2. v. (transitive, figuratively) To supply or contribute.
3. v. To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
516	food
1. n. Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
The innkeeper brought them food and drink.
2. n. A foodstuff.
3. n. (figuratively) Anything that nourishes or sustains.
The man's inspiring speech gave us food for thought.
517	couple	©
1. n. Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
2. n. Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
3. n. (informal) A small number.
4. n. One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
5. n. (physics) Two forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction (and acting along parallel lines), thus creating the turning effect of a torque or moment.
518	free	©
1. adj. (social) Unconstrained.
He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.
2. adj. Not imprisoned or enslaved.
a free man
3. adj. Unconstrained by timidity or distrust
519	town	©
1. n. A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.
This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns.
2. n. Any more urbanized center than the place of reference.
I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.
3. n. (historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
520	hurt	©
1. v. (intransitive) To be painful.
Does your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel better.
2. v. To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury.
If anybody hurts my little brother I will get upset.
3. v. To cause (somebody) emotional pain.

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