Common English Words

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1080	realize	©
1. v. (formal, transitive) To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence
The objectives of the project were never fully realized.
2. v. To become aware of a fact or situation.
He realized that he had left his umbrella on the train.
The defendant desperately yelled at her young daughter, frantic to make her realize what she had done.
1081	holds	©
1. n. plural of hold
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of hold
	hold
1. v. To grasp or grip.
2. v. To contain or store.
3. v. To maintain or keep to a position or state.:
1082	natural	©
1. adj. That exists and evolved within the confines of an ecosystem.
The species will be under threat if its natural habitat is destroyed.
2. adj. Of or relating to nature.
In the natural world the fit tend to live on while the weak perish.
3. adj. Without artificial additives.
1083	surely	©
1. adv. Without fail.
slowly but surely
2. adv. Certainly, undoubtedly.
Surely, you must be joking.
3. adv. With confidence.
1084	bedroom
1. n. A room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping.
Please don't enter my bedroom without knocking.
1085	listening
1. adj. Of something or someone that listens.
Any listening person can tell she's lying.
2. adj. Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.
He could hear better when he used his listening device.
3. adj. Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.
	listen
1. v. (intransitive) To pay attention to a sound or speech.
2. v. (intransitive) To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.
3. v. (intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
1086	centre	©
1. n. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) alternative spelling of center. There is evidence that this is an older spelling in the United States, especiall
2. v. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) alternative spelling of center
1087	thousand
1. num. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103
The company earned fifty thousand dollars last month.
Many thousands of people came to the conference.
1088	laughing
1. n. The action of the verb to laugh.
2. v. present participle of laugh
	laugh
1. n. An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
2. n. Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
3. n. (NZ) A fun person.
4. v. (intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied
5. v. (intransitive, obsolete, figuratively) To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
1089	followed	©
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of follow
	follow
1. v. To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
2. v. To go or come after in a sequence.
1090	grow	©
1. v. To become bigger.
Children grow quickly.
2. v. (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached.
A long tail began to grow from his backside.
1091	lies	©
1. n. plural of lie
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of lie
3. adj. (Mid-Ulster) Great, wonderful
That kebab was lies!
	lie
1. v. (intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
2. v. (intransitive) To be placed or situated.
3. v. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
1092	aware	©
1. adj. Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.
2. adj. Conscious or having knowledge of something.
Are you aware of what is being said about you?
1093	whom	©
1. pron. What person or people; which person or people, as the object of a verb.
Whom did you ask?
2. pron. What person or people; which person or people, as the object of a preposition.
To whom are you referring? With whom were you talking?
3. pron. Him; her; them (used as a relative pronoun to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.)
1094	grabs
1. n. plural of grab
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of grab
	grab
1. v. To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
2. v. (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
3. v. To restrain someone; to arrest.
1095	empty	©
1. adj. Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach
2. adj. (computing, programming) Containing no elements (as of a string or array), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
3. adj. (obsolete) Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
4. adj. Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
1096	acting	©
1. adj. Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
The Acting Minister must sign Executive Council documents in a Minister's absence.
Acting President of the United States is a temporary office in the government of the United States.
2. v. present participle of act
3. n. An intended action or deed.
	act
1. n. Something done, a deed.
2. n. (obsolete) Actuality.
3. n. A product of a legislative body, a statute.
4. n. The process of doing something.
1097	shoot	©
1. v. To launch a projectile.
2. v. To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
to shoot a gun
3. v. To fire (a projectile).
4. v. To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
1098	cash	©
1. n. Money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions.
After you bounced those checks last time, they want to be paid in cash.
2. n. (informal) Money.
3. n. (Canada) Cash register.
4. n. (archaic) A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and paid out; a money box.
1099	opportunity	©
1. n. A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.
I wanted to become a professional, but because of my financial situation there were no opportunities.
2. n. A favorable circumstance or occasion.
3. n. (nonstandard, Euro-English) opportuneness

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