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740	weren't
1. contraction. contraction of were not
	were
1. v. Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.
2. v. First-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
3. v. Second-person plural simple past tense indicative of be.
	be
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
	not
1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
2. adv. To no degree.
741	arms	©
1. n. plural of arm
2. n. clipping of coat of arms
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of arm
If the Duke arms himself for war, the king will not sit by idly!
	arm
1. n. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
2. n. (anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
3. n. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
742	members
1. n. plural of member
	member
1. n. One who officially belongs to a group.
2. n. A part of a whole.
3. n. Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.
4. n. (euphemism) The penis.
743	simple	©
1. adj. Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.
2. adj. Without ornamentation; plain.
3. adj. Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
4. adj. Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
5. adj. (now rare) Trivial; insignificant.
744	explain	©
1. v. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
To explain a chapter of the Bible.
2. v. To give a valid excuse for some past behavior.
3. v. (obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.
4. v. (obsolete) To unfold or make visible.
745	places	©
1. n. plural of place
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of place
	place
1. n. (physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
2. n. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
3. n. A group of houses.
4. n. An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
746	save	©
1. n. In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
The goaltender made a great save.
2. n. (baseball) When a relief pitcher comes into a game leading by 3 points (runs) or less, and his team wins while continually being ahead.
Jones retired seven to earn the save.
3. n. (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
747	stops	©
1. n. plural of stop
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of stop
	stop
1. v. (intransitive) To cease moving.
2. v. (intransitive) To not continue.
748	staff
1. n. (plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
2. n. (music, plural staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written.
3. n. (plural staff or staffs) The employees of a business.
The company employed 10 new members of staff this month.
4. n. A mixture of plaster and fibre used as a temporary exterior wall covering.W
749	road	©
1. n. (obsolete) The act of riding on horseback.
2. n. (obsolete) A hostile ride against a particular area; a raid.
3. n. (nautical, often, in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor.
4. n. A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate m
5. n. (figuratively) A path chosen in life or career.
750	final	©
1. n. (North America) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
2. n. (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
3. n. A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, e
4. n. (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
5. n. (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
751	born	©
1. v. past of bear; given birth to.
2. v. (obsolete) past of bear in other senses.
3. adj. Well suited to (some behaviour or occupation), as though from birth.
	be born
1. v. To come into existence through birth.
752	moved	©
1. adj. Emotionally affected; touched.
What happened to that girl in the film was so awful - I was extremely moved.
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of move
	move
1. v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
2. v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act
753	eye
1. n. An organ through which animals see.
Bright lights really hurt my eyes.
2. n. The visual sense.
The car was quite pleasing to the eye, but impractical.
3. n. The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
754	information	©
1. n. That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".
2. n. Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
I need some more information about this issue.
3. n. The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
For your information, I did this because I wanted to.
755	wall
1. n. A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
2. n. A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
The town wall was surrounded by a moat.
3. n. Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.
We're adding another wall in this room during the remodeling. The wind blew against the walls of the tent.
756	share	©
1. n. A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
2. n. (finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.
3. n. (computing) A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.
Upload media from the browser or directly to the file share.
4. n. (internet) The action of sharing something with other people via social media.
757	lady	©
1. n. (historical) The mistress of a household.
2. n. A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
"I would like the dining room to be fully set by tonight; would you do so?" "Yes, my lady".
3. n. The feminine of lord.
4. n. A title for someone married to a lord.
758	hundred	©
1. num. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.
hundreds of places, hundreds of thousands of faces
a hundred, one hundred
nineteen hundred, one thousand nine hundred
2. n. A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
759	anybody	©
1. pron. Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
Anybody will do.
Is there anybody inside?
2. pron. (informal) A person of some consideration or standing.
Everybody who wants to be anybody will come to Jake's party.

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