niñato

Phonetic: "/kæf/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A young cow or bull.

Definition: Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.

Definition: A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).

Definition: A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.

Definition: A small island, near a larger island.

Example: the Calf of Man

Definition: A cabless railroad engine.

Definition: An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.

Phonetic: "/ɪn/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

Example: His parents got him an in with the company.

Definition: (chiefly in the plural) One who, or that which, is in; especially, one who is in office.

Definition: The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting; see innings.

Definition: A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.

Phonetic: "/ɪn/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To enclose.

Definition: To take in; to harvest.

Phonetic: "/ɪn/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.

Example: Is Mr. Smith in?

Definition: Located inside something.

Example: Little by little I pushed the snake into the basket, until finally all of it was in.

Definition: (of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.

Example: If the tennis ball bounces on the line then it's in.

Definition: Inserted or fitted into something.

Example: I've discovered why the TV wasn't working – the plug wasn't in!

Definition: Having been collected or received.

Example: The replies to the questionnaires are now all in.

Definition: In fashion; popular.

Example: Skirts are in this year.

Definition: Incoming.

Example: the in train

Definition: (of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.

Definition: Of the tide, at or near its highest level.

Example: You can't get round the headland when the tide's in.

Definition: With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.

Example: in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband

Definition: Currently batting.

Definition: Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.

Example: He is very in with the Joneses.

Definition: Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.

Example: I think that bird fancies you. You're in there, mate!

Phonetic: "/ɪn/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.

Example: He ran to the edge of the swimming pool and dived in.

Definition: Towards the speaker or other reference point.

Example: For six hours the tide flows in, then for another six hours it flows out.

Definition: So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.

Example: Bring the water to the boil and drop the vegetables in.

Definition: Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.

Example: He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.

Definition: After the beginning of something.

Example: The show still didn't become interesting 20 minutes in.

Definition: (in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.

Phonetic: "/ɪn/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.

Definition: Into.

Example: Less water gets in your boots this way.

Definition: Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.

Example: In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.

Definition: Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.

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: "/wuːm/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.

Definition: The abdomen or stomach.

Definition: The stomach of a person or creature.

Definition: A place where something is made or formed.

Definition: Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.

Phonetic: "/wuːm/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To enclose in a womb, or as if in a womb; to breed or hold in secret.

Phonetic: "/ɔv/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Expressing distance or motion.

Definition: Expressing separation.

Definition: Expressing origin.

Definition: Expressing agency.

Definition: Expressing composition, substance.

Definition: Introducing subject matter.

Definition: Having partitive effect.

Definition: Expressing possession.

Definition: Forming the "objective genitive".

Definition: Expressing qualities or characteristics.

Definition: Expressing a point in time.

Phonetic: "/æɪ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

Phonetic: "/kaʊ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: (properly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.

Definition: (formerly inexact but now common) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.

Definition: Beef: the meat of cattle as food.

Definition: Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.

Definition: A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.

Definition: A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

Definition: A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.

Phonetic: "/ˈðæt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

Phonetic: "/ˈðæt/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: (degree) To a given extent or degree.

Example: "The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner..."

Definition: (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).

Example: I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.

Definition: To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).

Example: Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.

Phonetic: "/ˈðæt/"

Part Of Speech: pronoun

Definition: (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.

Example: He went home, and after that I never saw him again.

Definition: The known (thing); used to refer to something just said.

Example: They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?

Definition: (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality or proposition; used to emphatically affirm or deny a previous statement or question.

Example: The water is so cold! — That it is.

Definition: (relative) (plural that) Which, who; representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition.

Example: The CPR course that she took really came in handy.

Definition: Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.

Example: the last time that [= when] I went to Europe

Phonetic: "/ˈðæt/"

Part Of Speech: conjunction

Definition: Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.

Example: He told me that the book is a good read.

Definition: Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.

Example: Be glad that you have enough to eat.

Definition: Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that.

Definition: Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect.

Example: The noise was so loud that she woke up.

Definition: Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.

Definition: Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.

Example: How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.

Definition: Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.

Example: Oh that spring would come!

Definition: Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To possess, own.

Example: I have a house and a car.

Definition: To hold, as something at someone's disposal.

Example: Do you have the key? (not necessarily one's own key)

Definition: Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.

Example: I have a really mean boss.

Definition: To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).

Example: Can I have a look at that?

Definition: To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.

Example: Fred won't be able to come to the party; he has a meeting that day.

Definition: To experience, go through, undergo.

Example: He had surgery on his hip yesterday.

Definition: To be afflicted with, suffer from.

Example: He had a cold last week.

Definition: (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.

Example: I had already eaten.

Definition: Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.)

Example: They haven't eaten dinner yet, have they?

Definition: (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.

Example: I have to go.

Definition: To give birth to.

Example: My mother had me when she was 25.

Definition: To engage in sexual intercourse with.

Example: He's always bragging about how many women he's had.

Definition: To accept as a romantic partner.

Example: Despite my protestations of love, she would not have me.

Definition: (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.

Example: They had me feed their dog while they were out of town.

Definition: (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.

Example: He had him arrested for trespassing.

Definition: (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.)

Example: I've had three people today tell me my hair looks nice.

Definition: (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.

Example: Their stories differed; he said he'd been at work when the incident occurred, but her statement had him at home that entire evening.

Definition: To defeat in a fight; take.

Example: I could have him!

Definition: (obsolete outside Ireland) To be able to speak (a language).

Example: I have no German.

Definition: To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.

Example: Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before.

Definition: To trick, to deceive.

Example: You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke.

Definition: (often with present participle) To allow; to tolerate.

Example: I asked my dad if I could go to the concert this Thursday, but he wouldn't have it since it's a school night.

Definition: (often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.

Example: I made up an excuse as to why I was out so late, but my wife wasn't having any of it.

Definition: To host someone; to take in as a guest.

Example: Thank you for having me!

Definition: To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.

Example: I have two contacts on my scope.

Definition: (of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.

Example: We'll schedule closing arguments for Thursday, and the jury will have the case by that afternoon.

Definition: To make an observation of (a bird species).

Phonetic: "/biːn/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

Phonetic: "/kɪld/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Example: Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.

Definition: To render inoperative.

Example: He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.

Definition: To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.

Example: My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes.

Definition: To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.

Example: That joke always kills me.

Definition: To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.

Example: These tight shoes are killing my feet.

Definition: To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

Example: It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries.

Definition: To use up or to waste.

Example: He told the bartender, pointing at the bottle of scotch he planned to consume, "Leave it, I'm going to kill the bottle."

Definition: To exert an overwhelming effect on.

Example: Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer.

Definition: To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.

Example: The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.

Definition: To force a company out of business.

Definition: To produce intense pain.

Example: You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill.

Definition: To punish severely.

Example: My parents are going to kill me!

Definition: To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.

Definition: To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.

Definition: To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

Definition: To cause to assume the value zero.

Definition: (IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.

Definition: To deadmelt.

Phonetic: "/kɪld/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: (of steel) deoxidized