Common English Words

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1220	hang	©
1. v. (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
The lights hung from the ceiling.
2. v. (intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
The smoke hung in the room.
3. v. (intransitive, of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
1221	member	©
1. n. One who officially belongs to a group.
2. n. A part of a whole.
The I-beams were to become structural members of a pedestrian bridge.
3. n. Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.
4. n. (euphemism) The penis.
1222	worst	©
1. adj. superlative form of bad: most bad
2. adj. Most inferior; doing the least good.
I think putting oil on a burn is the worst thing you can do.
3. adj. Most unfavorable.
That's the worst news I've had all day.
1223	heavy	©
1. adj. (of a physical object) Having great weight.
2. adj. (of a topic) Serious, somber.
3. adj. Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.
4. adj. (UK, slang) Good.
1224	figures
1. n. plural of figure
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of figure
3. v. It figures.
	figure
1. n. A drawing or diagram conveying information.
2. n. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
3. n. A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
4. n. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
1225	oil
1. n. Liquid fat.
2. n. Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
3. n. An oil painting.
4. v. To lubricate with oil.
5. v. To grease with oil for cooking.
1226	ideas	©
1. n. plural of idea
	idea
1. n. (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
2. n. (obsolete) The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal.
3. n. (obsolete) The form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic.
4. n. An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.
1227	inquiry	©
1. n. The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
2. n. Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation
Scientific inquiry
1228	newspaper
1. n. A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
2. n. A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
3. v. To cover with newspaper.
She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.
4. v. (intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)
1229	turning
1. n. (British) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
2. n. (field hockey) At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.
3. n. The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
4. n. The act of turning.
5. n. (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
	turn
1. v. to make a non-linear physical movement.:
2. v. (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
3. v. To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
1230	forgot	©
1. v. simple past tense of forget
2. v. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forget
	forget
1. v. To lose remembrance of.
2. v. To unintentionally not do, neglect.
3. v. To unintentionally leave something behind.
1231	forgive	©
1. v. To pardon; to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment, retribution, or compensation.
Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.
2. v. (intransitive) To accord forgiveness.
Only the brave know how to forgive...A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. - Laurence Sterne
1232	necessary	©
1. adj. Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
Although I wished to think that all was false, it was yet necessary that that I, who thus thought, must in some sense exist.
It is absolutely necessary that you call and confirm your appointment.
2. adj. Unavoidable, inevitable.
If it is absolutely necessary to use public computers, you should plan ahead and forward your e-mail to a temporary, disposable account.
1233	crowd	©
1. v. (intransitive) To press forward; to advance by pushing.
The man crowded into the packed room.
2. v. (intransitive) To press together or collect in numbers
They crowded through the archway and into the park.
3. v. To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram.
1234	prepared	©
1. adj. (followed by the preposition to) Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).
The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity.
2. v. simple past tense and past participle of prepare
	prepare
1. v. To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble.
2. v. To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
3. v. (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
1235	practice	©
1. n. Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them.
2. n. An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy.
I have choir practice every Sunday after church.
1236	current	©
1. n. The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
2. n. (electricity) The time rate of flow of electric charge.
* Symbol: I (inclined upper case letter "I")
* Units:
SI: ampere (A)
1237	warm	©
1. adj. Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot.
The tea is still warm.
This is a very warm room.
2. adj. Caring and friendly, of relations to another person.
We have a warm friendship.
1238	defence
1. n. The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
2. n. Something used to oppose attacks.
3. n. An argument in support or justification of something.
4. n. (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
5. n. (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
1239	planning
1. v. present participle of plan
2. n. Action of the verb to plan.
3. n. The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.
4. n. The act of making contingency plans.
5. n. (informal, British) Planning permission.
	plan
1. n. A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
2. n. A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
3. n. A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the e

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