Saturday, December 30, 2017

Seas Sees and Seize











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Definition of sea


1a : a great body of salt water that covers much of the earth; broadly : the waters of the earth as distinguished from the land and air
b : a body of salt water of second rank more or less landlocked 
  • the Mediterranean sea
c : ocean
d : an inland body of water —used especially for names of such bodies 
  • the Caspian Sea

2a : surface motion on a large body of water or its direction; also : a large swell or wave —often used in plural 
  • heavy seas
: the disturbance of the ocean or other body of water due to the wind

3: something likened to the sea especially in vastness 
  • a sea of faces
: the seafaring life

5: 3mare
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sea

 adjective
— at sea

1: on the sea; specifically : on a sea voyage
— to sea

: to or on the open waters of the sea

Definition of see

saw play \ˈsȯ\; seen play \ˈsēn\; seeing play \ˈsē-iŋ\
transitive verb
: to perceive by the eye: to perceive or detect as if by sight

2a : to have experience of : undergo 
  • see army service
b : to come to know : discover
c : to be the setting or time of
  • the last fifty years have seen a sweeping revolution in science
  •  —Barry Commoner

3a : to form a mental picture of : visualize 
  • can still see her as she was years ago
b : to perceive the meaning or importance of : understand
c : to be aware of : recognize 
  • sees only our faults
d : to imagine as a possibility : suppose 
  • couldn't see him as a crook

4a : examine, watch 
  • want to see how she handles the problem
b (1) : read 
(2) : to read of
c : to attend as a spectator 
  • see a play

5a : to take care of : provide for 
  • had enough money to see us through
b : to make sure 
  • see that order is kept

6a : to regard as : judge
b : to prefer to have 
  • I'll see him hanged first
 
  • I'll see you dead before I accept your terms
c : to find acceptable or attractive 
  • can't understand what he sees in her

7a : to call on : visit
b (1) : to keep company with especially in courtship or dating 
  • had been seeingeach other for a year
 
(2) : to grant an interview to : receive 
  • the president will seeyou now

8: accompany, escort 
  • see the guests to the door

9: to meet (a bet) in poker or to equal the bet of (a player) : call
intransitive verb
: to give or pay attention: to look about
: to have the power of sight: to apprehend objects by sight: to perceive objects as if by sight
: to grasp something mentally
b : to acknowledge or consider something being pointed out 
  • see, I told you it would rain
: to make investigation or inquiry
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seeable

 play \ˈsē-ə-bəl\ adjective
— see after

: to attend to : care for
— see eye to eye

: to have a common viewpoint : agree
— see red

: to become very angry
— see the light

: to discover or realize a usually obscured truth
— see the light of day

: to become publicly known or available (as through publication) 
  • manuscripts that will never see the light of day
— see things
— see through

: to grasp the true nature of 
  • saw through the scheme
— see to

: to attend to : care for



Definition of seize

seized; seizing
transitive verb
usually seise play \ˈsēz\ often seise 

2a : to take possession of : confiscate
: to take possession of by legal process

3a : to possess or take by force : capture
b : to take prisoner : arrest

4a : to take hold of : clutch
b : to possess oneself of : grasp
c : to understand fully and distinctly : apprehend

5a : to attack or overwhelm physically : afflict 
  • seized with chest pains
b : to possess (someone's thoughts, mind, etc.) completely or overwhelmingly
  • seized the popular imagination
  •  —Basil Davenport
: to bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff (such as yarn, marline, or fine wire)
intransitive verb
: to take or lay hold suddenly or forcibly

2a : to cohere to a relatively moving part through excessive pressure, temperature, or friction —used especially of machine parts (such as bearings, brakes, or pistons)
b : to fail to operate due to the seizing of a part —used of an engine



Ours and Hours












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Definition of ours



: that which belongs to us —used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective our

Definition of hour


1: a time or office for daily liturgical devotion; especially : canonical hour
: the 24th part of a day : 60 minutes
: the time of day reckoned in two 12-hour periods
b hours plural : the time reckoned in one 24-hour period from midnight to midnight using a 4-digit number of which the first two digits indicate the hour and the last two digits indicate the minute 
  • in the military 4:30 p.m. is called 1630hours

4a : a customary or particular time 
  • lunch hour
 
  • in our hour of need
; also : moment1b 
  • hero of the hour
b hours plural : time of going to bed 
  • keeps late hours
; also : time of working 
  • banker's hours
: an angular unit of right ascension equal to 15 degrees measured along the celestial equator

6: the work done or distance traveled at normal rate in an hour 
  • the city was twohours away
: a class session
— after hours

: after the regular quitting or closing time

Grown and Groan













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Definition of grown


1: fully grown : mature 
  • grown men and women

2: covered or surrounded with vegetation 
  • land well grown with trees

3a : cultivated or produced in a specified way or locality —used in combination 
  • shade-grown tobacco
b : overgrown with —used in combination 
  • a weed-grown patio


Definition of groan

intransitive verb

1: to utter a deep moan indicative of pain, grief, or annoyance 
  • groaned when she saw the bill

2: to make a harsh sound (as of creaking) under sudden or prolonged strain 
  • The chairgroaned under his weight.
transitive verb
: : to utter or express with groaning 
  • groaned their despair

Thursday, November 23, 2017

For, Fore and Four

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For

  1. :: preposition
    Used to indicate the object, aim, or purpose of an action or activity: trained for the ministry; put the house up for sale; plans to run for senator.
  2. :: preposition
    Used to indicate a destination: headed off for town.
  3. :: preposition
    Used to indicate the object of a desire, intention, or perception: had a nose for news; eager for success.
  4. :: preposition
    Used to indicate the recipient or beneficiary of an action: prepared lunch for us.



Fore
  1. :: noun
    The front part.
  2. :: noun
    Something that is located at or toward the front.
  3. :: adjective
    Located at or toward the front; forward.
  4. :: adjective
    Earlier in order of occurrence; former.


Four

  1. :: noun
    The cardinal number equal to 3 + 1.
  2. :: noun
    The fourth in a set or sequence.
  3. :: noun
    Something having four parts, units, or members, such as a musical quartet or a four-cylinder engine.
  4. :: idiom
    all fours All four limbs of an animal or person: a baby crawling on all fours.

Special thanks to director and camera man Teacher Joel 


http://www.homophone.com/h/for-fore-four




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