Common English Words

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1240	published	©
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of publish
	publish
1. v. To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.
2. v. To announce to the public.
1241	stuck	©
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of stick (archaic sticked)
2. adj. Unable to move.
Can you shift this gate? I think it’s stuck.
If you’ve had to battle a stuck zipper, you know how frustrating it can be.
3. adj. Unable to progress with a task.
	stick
1. n. An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
2. n. A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
1242	executive
1. adj. Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.
2. adj. Of, pertaining to, or having responsibility for the day-to-day running of an organisation, business, country, etc.
executive act -
an executive officer -
executive government -
1243	dying	©
1. adj. Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!
dying fire
2. adj. Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.
In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.
	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:
1244	powerful	©
1. adj. Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
2. adj. (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
3. adv. (Southern US) (synonym of very)
1245	finds	©
1. n. plural of find
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of find
	find
1. v. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
2. v. To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
3. v. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
1246	stars	©
1. n. plural of star
2. n. (with "the") Outer space.
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of star
	star
1. n. Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.
2. n. (star) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having a spherical shape. Depending on context the sun may or may not be included.
3. n. (geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or six points.
4. n. (acting) An actor in a leading role.
1247	tears	©
1. n. plural of tear
2. n. viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting
3. v. third-person singular present indicative of tear
	tear
1. v. To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
2. v. To injure as if by pulling apart.
1248	cry
1. v. (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep.
That sad movie always makes me cry.
2. v. To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
3. v. To shout, scream, yell.
4. v. (intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
1249	absolutely	©
1. adv. In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
2. adv. Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors.
3. adv. (grammar) In a manner that does not take an object.
4. interj. Yes; certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.
1250	football	©
1. n. (general) A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.
Roman and medieval football matches were more violent than any modern type of football.
2. n. Association football: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball. Known as soccer in Canada, the United States, A
Each team scored three goals when they played football.
3. n. (US) American football: a game played on a field of 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide in which two teams of 11 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
1251	seriously	©
1. adv. (manner) In a serious or literal manner.
He was hoping that we would take him seriously.
Jimmy jokingly called Bob a doofus. Bob took the insult seriously.
2. adv. Gravely; deeply; very much.
That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say.
1252	moments	©
1. n. plural of moment
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of moment
	moment
1. n. A brief, unspecified amount of time.
2. n. The smallest portion of time; an instant.
3. n. Weight or importance.
4. n. (physics, mechanics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. Also called moment of force.
1253	debate	©
1. n. An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion.
2. n. An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old.
There was a bit of a debate over who should pay for the damaged fence.
1254	hadn't
1. v. (informal)contraction of had not (negative auxiliaryArnold M. Zwicky and Geoffrey K. Pullum, , Language 59 (3), 1983, pp. 502-513)
	had
1. v. simple past tense and past participle of have.
2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the pluperfect tense, expressing a completed action in the past (with a past participle).
3. v. (auxiliary, now rare) As past subjunctive: would have.
4. adj. (obsolete) Available.
	have
Additional archaic forms are second-person singular present tense hast, third-person singular present tense hath, present participle haveing, and second-person singular past tense hadst.
1. v. To possess, own, hold.
2. v. To be related in some way to (with the object identifying the relationship).
	not
1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
2. adv. To no degree.
1255	faith	©
1. n. The process of forming or understanding abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience or observation.
I have faith that my prayers will be answered.
I have faith in the healing power of crystals.
2. n. A religious belief system.
The Christian faith.
1256	silly	©
1. adj. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
2. adj. (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large.
3. adj. (chiefly Scottish, obsolete) Blessed, particularly:
4. adj. Good; pious.
5. adj. Holy.
1257	lovely	©
1. adj. Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.
It's a lovely day and the sun is shining.
The music box plays a lovely melody.
The castle garden enchants visitors with its lovely blooms.
2. adj. Very nice, wonderful.
1258	nervous	©
1. adj. Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge.
Being in a crowd of strangers makes me nervous.
2. adj. Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.
3. adj. Relating to or affecting the nerves.
the central nervous system
1259	suggest	©
1. v. To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.
Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?
2. v. To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something).
The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.
3. v. To mention something as an idea, typically in order to recommend it

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