Common English Words

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940	director	©
1. n. One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
2. n. That which directs or orientates something.
3. n. (military) A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
4. n. (chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.
941	neither	©
1. det. Not one of two; not either.
Neither definition seems correct.
2. pron. not either one
... because neither is correct.
3. conj. Not either (used with nor).
942	process	©
1. n. A series of events which produce a result (the product).
This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.
2. n. (manufacturing) A set of procedures used to produce a product, most commonly in the food and chemical industries.
3. n. A path of succession of states through which a system passes.
4. n. (anatomy) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
943	believed
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of believe
	believe
1. v. To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)
2. v. To accept that someone is telling the truth.
944	dressed	©
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of dress
the girls were dressed in green; the shrimp sandwich dressed with lettuce and tomato is their top seller
2. adj. (especially, New Orleans, of a sandwich) Prepared with several condiments and other additional ingredients (in New Orleans especially lettuce, tomato, pickle and mayonnaise).
	dress
1. n. An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.
2. n. Apparel, clothing.
3. n. The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
945	failed	©
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of fail
2. adj. Decayed; worn out.
3. adj. Bankrupt.
The government is unwilling to bail out the failed bank.
	fail
1. v. (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
2. v. Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
3. v. To neglect.
946	remain	©
1. n. State of remaining; stay.
2. n. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
3. n. (plural only) remains: That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
4. n. The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead.
5. v. To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or compri
947	club	©
1. n. A heavy stick intended for use as a weapon or playthingWp.
2. n. An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
3. n. An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
4. n. (archaic) The fees associated with belonging to such a club.
5. n. A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
948	career	©
1. n. One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.
2. n. General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.
Washington's career as a soldier
3. n. (archaic) speed
4. n. A jouster's path during a joust.
949	upset	©
1. adj. (of a person) Angry, distressed or unhappy.
He was upset when she refused his friendship.
My children often get upset with their classmates.
2. adj. (of a stomach or gastrointestinal tract, referred to as stomach) Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.
His stomach was upset, so he didn't want to move.
950	points	©
1. n. plural of point
2. n. (rail transport, British) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
3. n. (automotive) The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving po
4. v. third-person singular present indicative of point
	point
1. n. A discrete division of something.
2. n. An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
3. n. A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
951	smile
1. n. A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of
She's got a perfect smile. He has a sinister smile. She had a smile on her face. He always puts a smile on my face.
2. v. To have (a smile) on one's face.
When you smile, the whole world smiles with you. I don't know what he's smiling about. She smiles a beautiful smile.
3. v. To express by smiling.
952	drinking	©
1. v. present participle of drink
2. n. An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
	drink
1. v. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
2. v. (transitive, metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
953	drunk	©
1. adj. Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
2. adj. Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.
3. adj. (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.
Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle.
4. adj. Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
	drink
1. v. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
2. v. (transitive, metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
954	blame	©
1. n. Censure.
Blame came from all directions.
2. n. Culpability for something negative or undesirable.
The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist.
3. n. Responsibility for something meriting censure.
955	rules	©
1. n. plural of rule
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of rule
	rule
1. n. A regulation, law, guideline.
2. n. A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
3. n. A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
4. n. A regulating principle.
956	record	©
1. n. An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes.
The tourist's photographs and the tape of the police call provide a record of the crime.
2. n. Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
We have no record of you making this payment to us.
957	surprise	©
1. n. Something not expected.
It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
The surprise attack was devastating.
2. n. The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
958	exit
1. n. A way out.
He was looking for the exit and got lost.
2. n. A passage or gate from inside someplace to the outside, outgang.
She stood at the exit of the house looking back and waving at those inside.
3. n. The action of leaving.
959	society	©
1. n. A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
This society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure.
2. n. A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
It was then that they decided to found a society of didgeridoo-playing unicyclists.
3. n. The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.

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