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scaled [{'id': 'b2307e91a9', 'def': '(used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '2cace76015', 'def': 'having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles', 'synonyms': ['scaley'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₉

cased [{'id': '0849ffb14c', 'def': 'enclosed in a case', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '87206d8e9d', 'def': 'covered or protected with or as if with a case', 'example': 'knights cased in steel', 'synonyms': ['encased', 'incased'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₈

clade [{'id': '99054f10f3', 'def': 'a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₈

decal [{'id': 'cc1d9239b9', 'def': 'either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface', 'synonyms': ['decalcomania'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₈

decay [{'id': 'aba0de876d', 'def': 'the organic phenomenon of rotting', 'synonyms': ['decomposition'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'ddacf54bed', 'def': 'a gradual decrease', 'synonyms': ['decline'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd1cd7e0f21', 'def': 'the process of gradually becoming inferior', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'ef26ea7f01', 'def': 'the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation', 'synonyms': ['disintegration'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '781e01fc38', 'def': 'an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying', 'example': 'the corpse was in an advanced state of decay', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '770f4528b2', 'def': 'fall into decay or ruin', 'example': 'The unoccupied house started to decay', 'synonyms': ['crumble', 'dilapidate'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '291e9db1be', 'def': 'lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current', 'synonyms': ['decompose', 'disintegrate'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'e36b664946', 'def': 'undergo decay or decomposition', 'example': 'The body started to decay and needed to be cremated', 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₁₁

decyl [{'def': 'A hydrocarbon radical, C'}, {'def': 'H'}, {'def': ', never existing alone, but regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of compounds of the paraffin series.'}] ₁₁

delay [{'id': '138a1e874c', 'def': 'the act of delaying', 'synonyms': ['holdup'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '3d747d7111', 'def': 'time during which some action is awaited', 'example': 'instant replay caused too long a delay', 'synonyms': ['hold'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '3b20b403bb', 'def': 'slow the growth or development of', 'synonyms': ['check'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '611841fc49', 'def': 'cause to be slowed down or delayed', 'example': 'Traffic was delayed by the bad weather', 'synonyms': ['detain', 'hold up'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '6b3875e306', 'def': 'stop or halt', 'synonyms': ['stay'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '8c34f772e7', 'def': 'act later than planned, scheduled, or required', 'example': "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered", 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₉

laced [{'id': 'f91c2ee83b', 'def': 'closed with a lace', 'example': 'snugly laced shoes', 'synonyms': ['tied'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'a884fc345f', 'def': 'edged or streaked with color', 'example': 'white blossoms with purple-laced petals', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₈

leady [{'def': 'Resembling lead. Sir T. Elyot.'}] ₉

sadly [{'id': 'a70bb009d4', 'def': 'in an unfortunate way', 'example': 'They sadly died before they could see their grandchild.', 'synonyms': ['unhappily'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': '4d74481019', 'def': 'in an unfortunate or deplorable manner', 'example': 'I was sadly neglected at the dinner party.', 'synonyms': ['deplorably', 'lamentably', 'woefully'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': '7dc3db1eb3', 'def': 'with sadness', 'synonyms': ['dolefully', 'sorrowfully'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}] ₉

scald [{'id': '28f87e6d1c', 'def': 'the act of burning with steam or hot water', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'e8f149c063', 'def': 'a burn cause by hot liquid or steam', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '39f00854b4', 'def': 'burn with a hot liquid or steam', 'example': 'They scalded their hands when they turned on the faucet and hot water came out.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'b6ae2e9f6c', 'def': 'heat to the boiling point', 'example': 'scald the milk', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '7691af51b1', 'def': 'treat with boiling water', 'example': 'scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'bb4c457657', 'def': 'subject to harsh criticism', 'synonyms': ['whip'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₈

scale [{'id': 'e441a46e70', 'def': 'a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd682030cd2', 'def': 'a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)', 'synonyms': ['shell', 'plate'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b17d9de881', 'def': 'an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '95fcee741b', 'def': 'a measuring instrument for weighing', 'synonyms': ['weighing machine'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'eeb4f06550', 'def': '(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)', 'synonyms': ['musical scale'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1eea01b727', 'def': 'a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin', 'synonyms': ['scurf', 'exfoliation'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4a21c91245', 'def': 'a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin', 'synonyms': ['scale leaf'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'f7c42853e1', 'def': 'relative magnitude', 'example': 'they entertained on a grand scale', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'feb8fbf5be', 'def': 'the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it', 'example': 'the scale of the map', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '20c0dff71c', 'def': 'an ordered reference standard', 'example': 'judging on a scale of 1 to 10', 'synonyms': ['scale of measurement', 'graduated table', 'ordered series'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'f904415010', 'def': 'size or measure according to a scale', 'example': 'This model must be scaled down', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ca3a511a93', 'def': 'measure with or as if with scales', 'example': 'scale the gold', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '9fcab0564c', 'def': 'remove the scales from', 'example': 'scale fish', 'synonyms': ['descale'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'd9bb2ed8a6', 'def': 'pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'd34bbf29ee', 'def': 'climb up by means of a ladder', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '9b3635fb21', 'def': 'reach the highest point of', 'example': 'We scaled the Mont Blanc', 'synonyms': ['surmount'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4731d985c7', 'def': 'take by attacking with scaling ladders', 'example': 'The troops scaled the walls of the fort', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'cbac9c88dd', 'def': 'measure by or as if by a scale', 'example': 'This bike scales only 25 pounds', 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₇

scaly [{'id': 'eb154f2243', 'def': 'having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles', 'synonyms': ['scaley'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '9dfd0b8473', 'def': 'rough to the touch', 'synonyms': ['scabrous', 'lepidote', 'leprose', 'scurfy'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₁₀

slade [{'def': 'A little dell or valley; a flat piece of low, moist ground. [Obs.] Drayton.'}, {'def': 'The sole of a plow.'}] ₆

acyl [{'id': 'b583759769', 'def': 'any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group', 'example': 'an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group', 'synonyms': ['acyl group'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₉

cade [{'def': 'Bred by hand; domesticated; petted. He brought his cade lamb with him. Sheldon.\n\nTo bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to coddle; to tame. [Obs.] Johnson.\n\nA barrel or cask, as of fish. "A cade of herrings." Shak. A cade of herrings is'}, {'def': 'of sprats'}, {'def': 'Jacob, Law Dict.\n\nA species of juniper (Juniperus Oxycedrus) of Mediterranean countries. Oil of cade, a thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by destructive distillation of the inner wood of the cade. It is used as a local application in skin diseases.'}] ₇

cady [{'def': 'See Cadie.'}] ₁₀

case [{'id': 'b712950ffc', 'def': 'a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy', 'synonyms': ['cause'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'cc9c4756a0', 'def': 'a portable container for carrying several objects', 'example': 'the musicians left their instrument cases backstage', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b588ffc292', 'def': 'a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home', 'synonyms': ['display case', 'showcase', 'vitrine'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'bf598dba0f', 'def': 'bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow', 'example': 'The burglar carried the loot in a case.', 'synonyms': ['slip'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '006cd41f5f', 'def': '(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers', 'example': 'for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters', 'synonyms': ["compositor's case", "typesetter's case"], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '0cec6ad003', 'def': 'the enclosing frame around a door or window opening', 'synonyms': ['casing'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd073809295', 'def': 'the housing or outer covering of something', 'example': 'the clock has a walnut case', 'synonyms': ['shell'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'de45ecbda2', 'def': 'an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part', 'synonyms': ['sheath'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c1fa18dbdf', 'def': 'the actual state of things', 'example': 'that was not the case', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '9174a8f517', 'def': 'nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence', 'synonyms': ['grammatical case'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '864a49ebc1', 'def': 'a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument', 'example': 'I made my case for the implementation of bike lanes.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'af52e4208c', 'def': 'a problem requiring investigation', 'example': 'Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '6ca602c5f7', 'def': 'a specific size and style of type within a type family', 'synonyms': ['font', 'face', 'fount', 'typeface'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '36c7219972', 'def': 'an occurrence of something', 'example': 'it was a case of bad judgment', 'synonyms': ['example'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd3dacbf47f', 'def': 'a person requiring professional services', 'example': 'a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b14f5bf182', 'def': 'a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)', 'synonyms': ['eccentric', 'type', 'character'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '982f298b28', 'def': 'a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures', 'synonyms': ['subject', 'guinea pig'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '471d928e8d', 'def': 'the quantity contained in a case', 'synonyms': ['caseful'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '9194c7e6a3', 'def': 'a special set of circumstances', 'synonyms': ['event'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '3dc4822979', 'def': 'a specific state of mind that is temporary', 'example': 'a case of the jitters', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '7ae50efb0c', 'def': 'to enclose in, or as if in, a case', 'example': 'my feet were encased in mud', 'synonyms': ['encase', 'incase'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '16ed225c41', 'def': 'to look over, usually with the intention to rob', 'labels': [{'name': 'informal', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'They men cased the housed.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₆

clad [{'id': '95c4896775', 'def': 'wearing or provided with clothing', 'synonyms': ['clothed'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'd0a37b67ca', 'def': 'having an outer covering especially of thin metal', 'example': 'steel-clad', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₇

clay [{'id': 'eb4709b02e', 'def': 'the dead body of a human being', 'synonyms': ['stiff'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '10b6910da3', 'def': 'a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4eca87f859', 'def': 'water soaked soil', 'synonyms': ['mud'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₉

dace [{'id': 'bbceeda698', 'def': 'small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₇

dale [{'id': '1fc4f9e25e', 'def': 'an open river valley (in a hilly area)', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₅

dase [{'def': 'See Daze. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₅

days [{'id': 'e5bddb7a7a', 'def': "the time during which someone's life continues", 'example': "the monarch's last days", 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₈

deal [{'id': '81c0962e75', 'def': 'the act of apportioning or distributing something', 'example': 'the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4db1afb635', 'def': 'the act of distributing playing cards', 'example': 'the deal was passed around the table clockwise', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'a5e320913a', 'def': 'a particular instance of buying or selling', 'example': 'it was a package deal', 'synonyms': ['trade'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '37a35df299', 'def': 'an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each', 'synonyms': ['bargain'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '768ffd7859', 'def': 'the type of treatment received, especially as the result of an agreement', 'example': 'They got a good deal on their car.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c20ecd8c55', 'def': 'the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time', 'synonyms': ['hand'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '97b94d9990', 'def': "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent", 'synonyms': ['sight'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c3de64c15e', 'def': 'wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)', 'synonyms': ['softwood'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '678febf408', 'def': 'a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '7d74035f66', 'def': 'take into consideration for exemplifying purposes', 'synonyms': ['take'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '1a2399ef97', 'def': 'act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression', 'example': 'This book deals with incest', 'synonyms': ['cover'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '910fc21aea', 'def': 'do business', 'synonyms': ['trade'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '14f83aa3da', 'def': 'sell', 'example': 'deal hashish', 'synonyms': ['clear'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '68d5141576', 'def': 'distribute cards to the players in a game', 'example': "Who's dealing?", 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '58380261ef', 'def': 'to give a specific card to a player', 'example': 'They dealt me the Queen of Spades.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'f0941fc3eb', 'def': "give out as one's portion or share", 'synonyms': ['share'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '9fab1af36b', 'def': 'administer or bestow, as in small portions', 'synonyms': ['lot', 'administer', 'dispense', 'distribute', 'dish out', 'allot', 'mete out', 'parcel out', 'shell out', 'deal out', 'dole out'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'b298359823', 'def': 'take action with respect to (someone or something)', 'example': 'How are we going to deal with this problem?', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '7d85229296', 'def': 'behave in a certain way towards others', 'example': 'The manager deals fairly with the employees.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4cc82f9672', 'def': 'be in charge of, act on, or dispose of', 'example': 'I can deal with this crew of workers', 'synonyms': ['care'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '2ce51fb211', 'def': 'direct the course of', 'synonyms': ['conduct', 'carry on'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'bec73e8373', 'def': 'come to terms with', 'synonyms': ['grapple'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₅

deas [{'def': 'See Dais. [Scot.]'}] ₅

dyas [{'def': 'A name applied in Germany to the Permian formation, there consisting of two principal groups.'}] ₈

easy [{'id': '4f87085d51', 'def': 'without effort, easily', 'labels': [{'name': 'informal', 'is_dialect': False}, {'name': 'slang', 'parent': {'name': 'informal', 'is_dialect': False}, 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I completed the test easy.', 'synonyms': ['easily'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': '241ce8d4bc', 'def': 'in a relaxed manner', 'synonyms': ['loosely'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': 'fd36ddc6bb', 'def': 'without speed', 'example': 'I walked easy around the block.', 'synonyms': ['tardily'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': 'deffeff8b3', 'def': 'obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally', 'example': 'There was some easy money to be had in pickpocketing.', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '07686fba9e', 'def': 'less in demand and therefore readily obtainable', 'example': 'Commodities are easy this quarter.', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '88c4e2247d', 'def': 'casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior', 'labels': [{'name': 'informal', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'Their prudish cousins heard rumours that they were easy.', 'synonyms': ['loose', 'light', 'promiscuous', 'sluttish', 'wanton'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '9f30c94c39', 'def': 'affording comfort', 'example': 'The soft light was easy on my eyes.', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'b71c1a17f5', 'def': 'posing no difficulty', 'example': 'Everyone thought the test was easy.', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '78adfe8754', 'def': 'free from worry or anxiety', 'example': 'Knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy.', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '34b5cbb07a', 'def': 'marked by moderate steepness', 'example': 'The hill was an easy climb.', 'synonyms': ['gentle'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '0b2573b367', 'def': 'having little impact', 'example': 'I gave my friend an easy pat on the shoulder.', 'synonyms': ['soft', 'gentle'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '373ba178fa', 'def': 'not hurried or forced', 'example': 'I took an easy walk around the block.', 'synonyms': ['leisurely'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'a676327300', 'def': 'affording pleasure', 'example': "I've been told I have easy good looks.", 'synonyms': ['pleasant'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '40f0fb5aca', 'def': 'in fortunate circumstances financially', 'example': "I've got this round – I'm easy!", 'synonyms': ['prosperous'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '6870c9edfb', 'def': 'readily exploited or tricked', 'example': 'I spotted an easy victim.', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₇

eyas [{'id': 'b48586c84d', 'def': 'an unfledged or nestling hawk', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₇

lace [{'id': '0ee3110087', 'def': 'a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'eba4d29005', 'def': 'a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)', 'synonyms': ['lacing'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '28b9620bbd', 'def': 'add alcohol to (beverages)', 'synonyms': ['spike', 'fortify'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'd054f50bd2', 'def': 'spin,wind, or twist together', 'synonyms': ['twine', 'intertwine', 'entwine', 'enlace', 'interlace'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '62df21b1ef', 'def': 'draw through eyes or holes', 'example': 'lace the shoelaces', 'synonyms': ['lace up'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '244cddb13c', 'def': 'do lacework', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '00534ad665', 'def': 'make by braiding or interlacing', 'example': 'lace a tablecloth', 'synonyms': ['braid'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₆

lacy [{'id': '57df0db9c3', 'def': 'made of or resembling lace', 'example': 'a lacy gown', 'synonyms': ['lacelike'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '6c2f8bbd36', 'def': 'having open interstices or resembling a web', 'synonyms': ['netlike', 'netted', 'webbed', 'weblike', 'webby'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₉

lade [{'id': '4876635d07', 'def': 'fill or place a load on', 'synonyms': ['laden'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'c6d093a69c', 'def': 'remove with or as if with a ladle', 'synonyms': ['laden'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₅

lady [{'id': 'b8f9833c99', 'def': 'a woman of refinement', 'example': 'A chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady.', 'synonyms': ['dame'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '0529be5a95', 'def': 'a polite name for any woman', 'example': 'A nice lady at the library helped me.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₈

lead [{'id': '9ff247b641', 'def': 'move ahead (of others) in time or space', 'synonyms': ['precede'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'aab9e7ebcc', 'def': 'travel in front of', 'synonyms': ['head'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'b8cbe240de', 'def': 'take somebody somewhere', 'example': 'We lead the prisoner to our chief.', 'synonyms': ['take'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '6be04134f5', 'def': 'be in charge of', 'synonyms': ['head'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'bcf6f196a9', 'def': 'be conducive to', 'example': 'The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing', 'synonyms': ['contribute'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '50d56d509f', 'def': 'have as a result or residue', 'synonyms': ['leave'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '2fdb6fb3cb', 'def': 'tend to or result in', 'example': 'This remark lead to further arguments among the guests', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5373bfb1c9', 'def': 'stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope', 'synonyms': ['pass'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ef8943958d', 'def': 'lead, extend, or afford access', 'synonyms': ['go'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '725e5905ea', 'def': 'cause something to pass or lead somewhere', 'synonyms': ['run'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'f696dbdc51', 'def': 'be ahead of others', 'synonyms': ['top'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'a942ff5b36', 'def': 'the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge', 'example': 'the lead was in the dummy', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'dfe2523675', 'def': "a position of leadership, especially in the phrase 'take the lead'", 'example': 'They take the lead in any group.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'ab8e531df3', 'def': 'a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire', 'example': 'it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads', 'synonyms': ['jumper cable', 'jumper lead', 'booster cable'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1f1868863e', 'def': 'mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness', 'synonyms': ['pencil lead'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '98cdb2fe84', 'def': 'thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing', 'synonyms': ['leading'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '7596f7405e', 'def': 'restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal', 'synonyms': ['leash'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b33a7886f1', 'def': 'the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine', 'synonyms': ['spark advance'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1ed801e78c', 'def': 'an advantage held by a competitor in a race', 'example': 'The runner took the lead at the last turn.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c1a69d9ed3', 'def': 'evidence pointing to a possible solution', 'example': 'the police are following a promising lead', 'synonyms': ['track'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'fdba442469', 'def': 'the introductory section of a story', 'example': 'it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter', 'synonyms': ['lead-in', 'lede'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c42f1583e7', 'def': 'a news story of major importance', 'synonyms': ['lead story'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'a67075b71a', 'def': 'an indication of potential opportunity', 'synonyms': ['wind'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4126433e9b', 'def': 'in baseball or softball, the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base', 'labels': [{'name': 'American', 'is_dialect': True}, {'name': 'US', 'parent': {'name': 'American', 'is_dialect': True}, 'is_dialect': True}], 'example': 'The baserunner took a long lead off first.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'ab8004fc0d', 'def': 'an actor who plays a principal role', 'synonyms': ['star', 'principal'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '20941ae03e', 'def': '(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '103d834404', 'def': 'the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '2974613da5', 'def': 'a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'e809935498', 'def': 'cause to undertake a certain action', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4c9c40e0f9', 'def': 'preside over', 'synonyms': ['chair'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'dd505cc82a', 'def': 'lead, as in the performance of a composition', 'synonyms': ['conduct'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₅

sale [{'id': 'd342ce612a', 'def': 'a particular instance of selling', 'example': 'I has just made my first sale.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '5b381d1b48', 'def': 'the general activity of selling', 'example': 'they tried to boost sales', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '9f26219537', 'def': 'an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices', 'example': 'they held a sale to reduce their inventory', 'synonyms': ['cut-rate sale'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '698895744a', 'def': 'an agreement or contract in which property is transferred from the seller to the buyer for a fixed price in money', 'example': 'The salesman faxed the sales agreement.', 'synonyms': ['sales agreement'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '46e06f1b0a', 'def': 'the state of being purchasable', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₄

scad [{'id': '1ccbeecbe1', 'def': 'any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₇

scye [{'def': "Arm scye, a cutter's term for the armhole or part of the armhole of the waist of a garnment. [Cant]"}] ₉

seal [{'id': '9ff13bc3b0', 'def': 'any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'fbe10b165b', 'def': 'a device incised to make an impression', 'synonyms': ['stamp'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '23719349be', 'def': 'fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4ba4a73f14', 'def': 'a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'fbb64c2c37', 'def': 'fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm', 'example': 'used for sealing documents and parcels and letters', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'e842a0f020', 'def': 'an indication of approved or superior status', 'synonyms': ['cachet', 'seal of approval'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '708cb80f61', 'def': 'a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)', 'example': "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal", 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '3789c67359', 'def': 'the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal', 'example': 'a coat of seal', 'synonyms': ['sealskin'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'f399458953', 'def': 'decide irrevocably', 'example': 'sealing dooms', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'f62e1147d5', 'def': 'hunt seals', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'f0e8c2a8f2', 'def': 'cover with varnish', 'synonyms': ['varnish'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'edb8c259dc', 'def': 'close with or as if with a seal', 'example': 'We sealed the invitations with hot wax.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'c4071e854c', 'def': 'make tight', 'synonyms': ['seal off'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '36a511c660', 'def': 'affix a seal to', 'example': 'seal the letter', 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₄

seld [{'def': 'Rare; uncommon; unusual. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.\n\nRarely; seldom. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₅

slay [{'id': '9079555cc9', 'def': 'kill intentionally and with premeditation', 'synonyms': ['hit'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₇

sled [{'id': 'fe08a37ba0', 'def': 'a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs', 'synonyms': ['sledge'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4ee18bda0c', 'def': 'ride (on) a sled', 'synonyms': ['sleigh'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₅

sley [{'def': "A weaver's reed. [Spelt also slaie.]"}, {'def': 'A guideway in a knitting machine. Knight.\n\nTo separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by weavers. See Sleave, and Sleid.'}] ₇

syce [{'def': 'A groom. [India]'}] ₉

ace [{'id': '6feaa4a41a', 'def': 'of the highest quality', 'labels': [{'name': 'informal', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I was known as an ace football player.', 'synonyms': ['super'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '7dfdf199f0', 'def': 'a serve that the receiver is unable to reach', 'example': 'The tennis champion was known for a powerful ace.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'ff433d2909', 'def': 'one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face', 'example': 'I had three aces in my hand, so I was confident of a win.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '77a4d02e36', 'def': 'someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field', 'example': 'When I was younger, I was an ace at algebra.', 'synonyms': ['champion'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '8a50b239f3', 'def': 'to score a point by a serving a ball that an opponent fails to touch in tennis or similar games', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I won the match by acing my opponent at the last minute.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '66774ad3fc', 'def': 'to play a golf hole in one stroke', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I aced that par three once.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '50687dc320', 'def': 'to score an ace against', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'They aced their opponents.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '3f305b6e2a', 'def': 'to succeed at easily', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I aced the test.', 'synonyms': ['nail', 'breeze through', 'pass with flying colors', 'sweep through', 'sail through'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₅

ade [{'id': 'd6fbb3553e', 'def': 'a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice', 'synonyms': ['fruit drink'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₄

ale [{'id': 'a0e4d56783', 'def': 'a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast', 'example': 'in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₃

als [{'def': 'Also. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}, {'def': 'As. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₃

aye [{'def': 'Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc. Note: This word is written I in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.\n\nAn affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, "To call for the ayes and noes;" "The ayes have it."\n\nAlways; ever; continually; for an indefinite time. For his mercies aye endure. Milton. For aye, always; forever; eternally.'}] ₆

cad [{'id': '743bfd5294', 'def': 'someone who is morally reprehensible', 'synonyms': ['hound'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₆

cal [{'def': 'Wolfram, an ore of tungsten. Simmonds.'}] ₅

cay [{'id': '3321302f0c', 'def': 'a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida', 'synonyms': ['key'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₈

dal [{'id': '9bc0d1b25f', 'def': 'a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters', 'synonyms': ['decalitre'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₄

das [{'id': '4171aea571', 'def': 'any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes', 'synonyms': ['coney'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₄

day [{'id': '66182e965e', 'def': 'a period of opportunity', 'example': 'Every person deserves their day in court.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1d61f4650a', 'def': 'some point or period in time', 'example': 'it should arrive any day now', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd00983a29a', 'def': 'the recurring hours when you are not sleeping, especially those when you are working', 'example': 'My day began early this morning.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '94b09a2ba5', 'def': 'time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis', 'example': 'two days later they left', 'synonyms': ['twenty-four hours', 'twenty-four hour period', 'solar day', 'mean solar day'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'f548f50b62', 'def': 'a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd0a3835ea7', 'def': 'the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside', 'example': 'the dawn turned night into day', 'synonyms': ['daylight'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '2b3ad16813', 'def': 'the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day', 'synonyms': ['sidereal day'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '3e084e8378', 'def': 'the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis', 'example': 'how long is a day on Jupiter?', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '88c41e52df', 'def': 'an era of existence or influence', 'example': 'in the day of the dinosaurs', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₇

dec [{'id': 'f05f302162', 'def': '(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator', 'synonyms': ['declination'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₆

del [{'def': 'Share; portion; part. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₄

dey [{'def': 'A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid. [Obs.] Chaucer.\n\nThe governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in'}, {'def': '.'}] ₇

dye [{'id': 'e96f333bac', 'def': 'a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair', 'synonyms': ['dyestuff'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '3c876815c5', 'def': 'color with dye', 'example': 'Please dye these shoes', 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₇

eld [{'id': '86e5e1f7ab', 'def': 'a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises', 'synonyms': ['age'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'abdeb5fa62', 'def': 'a late time of life', 'synonyms': ['age'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₄

lac [{'id': '4da6ff53e6', 'def': 'resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₅

lad [{'id': '398f86f2c2', 'def': 'a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)', 'synonyms': ['cub'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'da8fb02683', 'def': 'a boy or man', 'synonyms': ['chap'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₄

las [{'def': 'A lace. See Lace. [Obs.] Chaucer.\n\nLess. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₃

lay [{'id': '4a4697c79d', 'def': 'not of or from a profession', 'example': 'a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '3d9f83d701', 'def': 'characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy', 'synonyms': ['secular'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '9258ffa390', 'def': 'a narrative poem of popular origin', 'synonyms': ['ballad'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'a83c20e89e', 'def': 'a narrative song with a recurrent refrain', 'synonyms': ['ballad'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c56ed240d6', 'def': 'put into a certain place or abstract location', 'synonyms': ['put'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '9fd58ee070', 'def': 'put in a horizontal position', 'example': 'lay the books on the table', 'synonyms': ['repose'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'f9da4b06db', 'def': 'lay eggs', 'example': "This hen doesn't lay", 'synonyms': ['blow'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '9abb10813d', 'def': 'prepare or position for action or operation', 'example': 'lay a fire', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'e4dcdb9a5b', 'def': 'impose as a duty, burden, or punishment', 'example': 'lay a responsibility on someone', 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₆

lea [{'id': '6b5e1d3a19', 'def': 'a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock', 'synonyms': ['pasture'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'af9a81603c', 'def': 'a unit of length of thread or yarn', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₃

led [{'def': 'of Lead. Led captain. An obsequious follower or attendant. [Obs.] Swift. -- Led horse, a sumpter horse, or a spare horse, that is led along.'}] ₄

les [{'def': 'A leash. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₃

ley [{'id': '5c971bd47d', 'def': 'a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock', 'synonyms': ['pasture'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₆

lye [{'id': 'a42550f710', 'def': 'a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide', 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₆

sac [{'id': '745d8e2436', 'def': 'a structure resembling a bag in an animal', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '76d71d0cbe', 'def': 'a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule', 'synonyms': ['theca'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'c7e842f041', 'def': 'an enclosed space', 'synonyms': ['sack'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₅

sad [{'id': 'f4da04ca5f', 'def': 'bad', 'synonyms': ['sorry'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'cbeabc3a69', 'def': 'experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness', 'example': 'I was feeling sad because my dog had died.', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'fdcbf16c04', 'def': 'of things that make you feel sad', 'example': 'sad news', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₄

sal [{'def': "An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, and durable. [Written also saul.]\n\nSalt. Sal absinthii Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium). -- Sal acetosell\\'"}, {'def': 'Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel. -- Sal alembroth. (Old Chem.) See Alembroth. -- Sal ammoniac (Chem.), ammonium chloride, NH'}, {'def': "l, a white crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also muriate of ammonia. -- Sal catharticus Etym: [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts. -- Sal culinarius Etym: [L.] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium chloride. -- Sal Cyrenaicus. Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.) See Sal ammoniac above. -- Sal de duobus, Sal duplicatum Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.), potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one alkaline. -- Sal diureticus Etym: [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate. -- Sal enixum Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate. -- Sal gemm\\'"}, {'def': 'Etym: [NL.] (Old Min.), common salt occuring native. -- Sal Jovis Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride; -- the alchemical name of tin being Jove. -- Sal Martis Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being. Mars. -- Sal microcosmicum Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.) See Microcosmic salt, under Microcosmic. -- Sal plumbi Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead. -- Sal prunella. (Old Chem.) See Prunella salt, under'}, {'def': 't Prunella. -- Sal Saturni Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. -- Sal sedativus Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric acid. -- Sal Seignette Etym: [F. seignette, sel de seignette] (Chem.), Rochelle salt. -- Sal soda (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under Sodium. -- Sal vitrioli Etym: [NL.] (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc sulphate. -- Sal volatile. Etym: [NL.] (a) (Chem.) See Sal ammoniac, above. (b) Spirits of ammonia.'}] ₃

say [{'id': 'b75d35df94', 'def': 'the chance to speak', 'example': 'Let me have my say!', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '8b32464335', 'def': 'give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority', 'synonyms': ['order'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'c68ac24324', 'def': 'express a supposition', 'example': 'Let us say that they did not tell the truth.', 'synonyms': ['suppose'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5e76daf88c', 'def': 'indicate', 'example': 'The clock says noon', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '6bf78442e9', 'def': 'communicate or express nonverbally', 'example': 'What does this painting say?', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '92867aeb86', 'def': 'recite or repeat a fixed text', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '46c4505826', 'def': 'speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way', 'synonyms': ['articulate'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '3392d75c29', 'def': 'utter aloud', 'synonyms': ['cry'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '95bf0b473b', 'def': 'express in words', 'synonyms': ['state'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'f2e49e7387', 'def': "state as one's opinion or judgement", 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '6c7ee542e6', 'def': 'report or maintain', 'synonyms': ['allege'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '208992e5fa', 'def': 'have or contain a certain wording or form', 'synonyms': ['read'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}] ₆

sea [{'id': '8a4247fb90', 'def': 'a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land', 'example': 'Over the last five years, the volume of water in the sea has decreased by 20%.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'a52cfd8e1a', 'def': 'turbulent water with swells of considerable size', 'example': 'The small boat had very little control on the heavy seas.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b5a99892b7', 'def': 'anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume', 'example': 'It will take months to go through the sea of possibilities.', 'synonyms': ['ocean'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₃

sec [{'id': 'bdb1347519', 'def': '(of champagne) moderately dry', 'synonyms': ['unsweet'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '97a73d8321', 'def': 'ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle', 'synonyms': ['secant'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd601f30b24', 'def': '1/60 of a minute', 'synonyms': ['second'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₅

sey [{'def': 'of See. Chaucer.'}] ₆

sly [{'id': '8de29878ae', 'def': 'marked by skill in deception', 'synonyms': ['cunning'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}] ₆

sye [{'def': 'Saw. Chaucer.'}] ₆

yea [{'id': 'a64aa9f530', 'def': 'not only so, but', 'example': 'I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice', 'synonyms': ['yeah'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}, {'id': '5c773735c5', 'def': 'an affirmative', 'example': 'The yeas have it', 'synonyms': ['yes'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₆

yes [{'id': '2615814d9e', 'def': 'an affirmative', 'example': 'I was hoping for a yes.', 'synonyms': ['yea'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₆

ad [{'id': '8ecc9b5e4f', 'def': 'a public promotion of some product or service', 'synonyms': ['advertising'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₃

ae [{'def': 'A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It answers to the Gr. æ was generally replaced by a, the long e or ee. In derivatives from Latin words with ae, it is mostly superseded by e. For most words found with this initial combination, the reader will therefore search under the letter E.'}] ₂

al [{'def': 'All. [Obs.] Chaucer.\n\nAlthough; if. [Obs.] See All, conj.'}] ₂

as [{'id': '5863e4a3f7', 'def': "to the same degree (often followed by `as')", 'synonyms': ['equally'], 'speech_part': 'adverb'}] ₂

ay [{'def': 'Ah! alas! "Ay me! I fondly dream `Had ye been there.\'" Milton.\n\nSame as Aye.\n\nYes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc. Note: This word is written I in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.\n\nAlways; ever; continually; for an indefinite time. For his mercies aye endure. Milton. For aye, always; forever; eternally.'}] ₅

cd [{'id': 'f141bbe1b1', 'def': 'being one hundred more than three hundred', 'synonyms': ['four hundred'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '4f8c084354', 'def': "the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites", 'synonyms': ['candela', 'standard candle', 'candle'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₅

cl [{'id': '3e2c4fef84', 'def': 'being ten more than one hundred forty', 'synonyms': ['one hundred fifty'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '3fd5875403', 'def': 'a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter', 'synonyms': ['centiliter', 'centilitre'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₄

dl [{'id': '2f59c203e9', 'def': 'a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter', 'synonyms': ['deciliter'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₃

el [{'id': 'e9e78d342f', 'def': 'a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level', 'synonyms': ['elevated'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₂

ey [{'def': 'An island. [Obs.]\n\nSee Egg. [Obs.] Chaucer.\n\nan interj. of wonder or inquiry. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₅

la [{'id': '237351915f', 'def': 'the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization', 'synonyms': ['lah'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}] ₂

ya [{'def': 'Yea. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₅

ye [{'def': 'an old method of printing the article the (AS. þe), the "y" being used in place of the Anglo-Saxon thorn. It is sometimes incorrectly pronounced ye. See The, and Thorn, n.,'}, {'def': 'An eye. [Obs.] From his yën ran the water down. Chaucer.\n\nThe plural of the pronoun of the second person in the nominative case. Ye ben to me right welcome heartily. Chaucer. But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified.'}, {'def': 'Cor. vi.'}, {'def': '. This would cost you your life in case ye were a man. Udall. Note: In Old English ye was used only as a nominative, and you only as a dative or objective. In the'}, {'def': 'th century, however, ye and you became confused and were often used interchangeably, both as nominatives and objectives, and you has now superseded ye except in solemn or poetic use. See You, and also the first Note under Thou. Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye. Shak. I come, kind gentlemen, strange news to tell ye. Dryden.\n\nYea; yes. [Obs.] Chaucer.'}] ₅