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Phonetic: "/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.

Definition: A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.

Definition: A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution

Definition: Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling

Example: a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment

Phonetic: "/əˈplaɪd/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Put into practical use.

Definition: Of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering.

Phonetic: "/əˈplaɪd/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)

Example: to apply cream to a rash

Definition: To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

Example: to apply funds to the repayment of a debt

Definition: To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative

Example: We need to apply the skills we've learned to solve this problem

Definition: To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention

Definition: To to address; to refer; generally used reflexively.

Definition: To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).

Example: I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.

Definition: To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.

Example: That rule only applies to foreigners.

Definition: To busy; to keep at work; to ply.

Definition: To visit.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Example: Please push the door to.

Definition: Into the wind.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Example: We are walking to the shop.

Definition: Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Example: He devoted himself to education.

Definition: Used to indicate result of action.

Example: His face was beaten to a pulp.

Definition: Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Example: To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling.

Definition: Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Example: similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.

Definition: Denotes the end of a range.

Example: It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications.

Definition: As a.

Example: With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   took her to wife (took her as a wife);   was sold to slave (was sold as a slave).

Definition: Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Example: I have ten dollars to your four.

Definition: Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Example: Three squared or three to the second power is nine.

Definition: (time) Preceding.

Example: ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).

Definition: Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Example: Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.

Definition: At.

Example: Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.

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.

Phonetic: "/ˈluːzɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.

Example: He lost his hearing in the explosion.

Definition: To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.

Example: I lost my way in the forest.

Definition: To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).

Example: We lost the football match.

Definition: To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.

Example: Mission control lost the satellite as its signal died down.

Definition: To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.

Example: We managed to lose our pursuers in the forest.

Definition: To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).

Definition: To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.

Example: When we get into the building, please lose the hat.

Definition: Of a clock, to run slower than expected.

Example: It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes.

Definition: (ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.

Definition: To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.

Example: I lost a part of what he said.

Definition: To cause to part with; to deprive of.

Phonetic: "/ˈluːzɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The process by which something is lost; a loss.

Phonetic: "/ˈluːzɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: That loses or has lost.

Example: Being on the losing team is disappointing.

Phonetic: "/ˈpleɪəz/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: One that plays

Definition: One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.

Definition: A significant participant.

Example: He thought he could become a player, at least at the state level.

Definition: A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.

Phonetic: "/fɪst/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

Example: The boxer's fists rained down on his opponent in the last round.

Definition: The pointing hand symbol ☞.

Definition: The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.

Definition: A person's characteristic handwriting.

Definition: A group of men.

Definition: The talons of a bird of prey.

Definition: An attempt at something.

Phonetic: "/fɪst/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To strike with the fist.

Example: ...may not score a point with his open hand(s), but may score a point by fisting the ball. Damian Cullen. "Running the rule." The Irish Times 18 Aug 2003, pg. 52.

Definition: To close (the hand) into a fist.

Definition: To grip with a fist.

Definition: To fist-fuck.

Phonetic: "/ˈjuːzɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To utilize or employ.

Definition: To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)

Example: soldiers who are used to hardships and danger

Definition: (except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)

Example: I used to get things done.

Definition: To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.

Example: to use an animal cruelly

Definition: To behave, act, comport oneself.

Phonetic: "/ˈjuːzɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Use; utilization

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A rock of crystalline limestone.

Definition: (games) A small ball, usually of glass or ceramic.

Definition: An artwork made from marble.

Example: The Elgin Marbles were originally part of the temple of the Parthenon.

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To cause (something to have) the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example by mixing viscous ingredients incompletely, or by applying paint or other colorants unevenly.

Definition: To get or have the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients, or the uneven application of paint or other colorants.

Definition: To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble.

Definition: (of meat, especially beef) To become interlaced with fat; (of fat) to interlace through meat.

Definition: (by extension) To lace or be laced throughout.

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass).

Example: Egyptian boys played marbles before the days of Moses.

Definition: (usually in a limited number of expressions) Sanity.

Example: Grandpa's lost his marbles, but at least he still recognizes us.

Definition: Bits of rolled-up rubber shed by the tires of race cars that accumulate at the edges of the track, especially at the corners.