yorgo

Phonetic: "/jʌŋ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.

Example: The young of today are well-educated.

Definition: Young or immature offspring (especially of an animal).

Example: The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.

Definition: (possibly nonstandard) An individual offspring; a single recently born or hatched organism.

Phonetic: "/jʌŋ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To become or seem to become younger.

Definition: To cause to appear younger.

Definition: To exhibit younging.

Phonetic: "/jʌŋ/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

Example: a lamb is a young sheep;  these picture books are for young readers

Definition: At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.

Example: the age of space travel is still young;   a young business

Definition: (Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.

Example: How young is your dog?   Her grandmother turned 70 years young last month.

Definition: Junior (of two related people with the same name).

Definition: (of a decade of life) Early.

Definition: Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.

Example: My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age.

Definition: Of or belonging to the early part of life.

Example: The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams.

Definition: Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

Phonetic: "/ˈpɜːsən/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An individual; usually a human being.

Example: Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.

Definition: The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.

Definition: Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.

Example: At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person.

Definition: The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.

Definition: (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he or she is speaking. See grammatical person.

Definition: A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.

Phonetic: "/ˈpɜːsən/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.

Definition: (gender-neutral) To man.

Phonetic: "/ɒn/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To switch on

Example: Can you on the light?

Phonetic: "/ɒn/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: In the state of being active, functioning or operating.

Example: All the lights are on, so they must be home.

Definition: Performing according to schedule; taking place.

Example: Are we still on for tonight?

Definition: Fitted; covering; being worn.

Example: I was trying to drink out of the bottle while the top was still on!

Definition: (usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.

Example: You can't do that; it's just not on.

Definition: Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.

Example: "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!"

Definition: Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.

Definition: Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.

Example: Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping on drive.

Definition: Menstruating.

Phonetic: "/ɒn/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: To an operating state.

Example: turn the television on

Definition: So as to cover or be fitted.

Example: Put on your hat and gloves.

Definition: Along, forwards (continuing an action).

Example: drive on, rock on

Definition: In continuation, at length.

Example: He rambled on and on.

Definition: (obsolete in the US) Later.

Example: Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.

Definition: Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.

Example: That horse is twenty-to-one on, so you need to stake twenty pounds just to win one pound.

Phonetic: "/ɒn/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.

Example: A vase of flowers stood on the table.

Definition: Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.

Example: He had a scar on the side of his face.

Definition: Expressing figurative placement or attachment.

Example: All of the responsibility is on him.

Definition: Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.

Example: to play on a violin or piano

Definition: At or in (a certain region or location).

Example: The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland.

Definition: Near; adjacent to; alongside.

Example: Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea

Definition: Supported by (the specified part of itself).

Example: A table can't stand on two legs.

Definition: So as to impart force to.

Example: tug on the rope; push hard on the door

Definition: So as to impact; against.

Example: I stubbed my toe on an old tree stump.

Definition: Covering.

Example: He wore old shoes on his feet.

Definition: (with certain modes of transport, especially public transport) Inside (a vehicle) for the purpose of travelling.

Example: on a bus, on a train, on a plane

Definition: At the date of.

Example: Born on the 4th of July.

Definition: Some time during the day of.

Example: Can I see you on a different day?

Definition: At a given time after the start of something; at.

Example: Smith scored again on twelve minutes, doubling Mudchester Rovers' lead.

Definition: Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.

Example: I have no opinion on this subject.

Definition: In the possession of.

Example: I haven't got any money on me.

Definition: Because of, or due to.

Example: to arrest someone on suspicion of bribery

Definition: Upon; at the time of (and often because of).

Example: On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.

Definition: Paid for by.

Example: I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.

Definition: Indicating a means or medium.

Example: Can't you see I'm on the phone?

Definition: Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.

Example: Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.

Definition: Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.

Example: Have pity or compassion on him.

Definition: Indicating a means of subsistence.

Example: The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.

Definition: Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).

Example: He's on his lunch break.

Definition: Regularly taking (a drug).

Example: He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.

Definition: Under the influence of (a drug).

Example: He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.

Definition: Having identical domain and codomain.

Example: a function on

Definition: Having V^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.

Example: an operator on

Definition: Generated by.

Example: the free group on four letters

Definition: In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.

Example: heaps on heaps of food

Definition: Of

Definition: Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.

Example: He will promise on certain conditions.

Definition: At the peril of, or for the safety of.

Definition: In the service of; connected with; of the number of.

Example: He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.

Definition: By virtue of; with the pledge of.

Example: He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.

Definition: To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.

Example: A curse on him!

Definition: (especially when numbers of combatants or competitors are specified) Against; in opposition to.

Example: The fight was three on one, and he never stood a chance.

Phonetic: "/ˈiː.stə/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Eastern.

Phonetic: "/ˈaɪ̯lənd/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

Definition: An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

Example: an island of colors on a butterfly's wing

Definition: A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.

Definition: A traffic island.

Example: the island in the middle of a roundabout

Definition: An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.

Definition: (grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.

Phonetic: "/ˈaɪ̯lənd/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To surround with water; make into an island.

Definition: To set, dot (as if) with islands.

Definition: To isolate.

Phonetic: "/ˈlɪvɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To be alive; to have life.

Example: He's not expected to live for more than a few months.

Definition: To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

Example: I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.

Definition: To survive; to persevere; to continue.

Example: Her memory lives in that song.

Definition: To cope.

Example: You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.

Definition: To pass life in a specified manner.

Example: It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.

Definition: To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

Example: To live an idle or a useful life.

Definition: To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

Definition: To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).

Example: No ship could live in such a storm.

Definition: (followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.

Example: It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread.

Definition: To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

Example: I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!

Phonetic: "/ˈlɪvɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The state of being alive.

Definition: (plural, with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who are alive.

Example: Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living.

Definition: Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood

Example: What do you do for a living?

Definition: A style of life.

Example: plain living

Definition: (canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.

Phonetic: "/ˈlɪvɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Having life.

Definition: In use or existing.

Example: Hunanese is a living language.

Definition: Of everyday life.

Example: These living conditions are deplorable.

Definition: True to life.

Example: This is the living image of Fidel Castro.

Definition: Used as an intensifier.

Example: He almost beat the living daylights out of me.

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

Example: It's not as well made, but it's twice as expensive.

Definition: Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).

Example: 1865, The Act of Suicide as Distinct from the Crime of Self-Murder: A Sermon

Definition: For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.

Example: They're big as houses.

Definition: In the role of.

Example: He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.

Part Of Speech: conjunction

Definition: In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.

Example: As you wish, my lord!

Definition: At the time that; during the time when:

Definition: Being that, considering that, because, since.

Example: As it’s too late, I quit.

Definition: Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if.

Definition: Functioning as a relative conjunction, and sometimes like a relative pronoun: that, which, who. (See usage notes.)

Example: He had the same problem as she did getting the lock open.

Definition: (possibly obsolete) Than.

Phonetic: "/ði/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

Example: It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.

Definition: With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none. See none the.

Example: I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.

Definition: Innate, inborn.