habit
 n. ['custom'] ['usual manner'] 1. to acquire, develop, form a
 ~
  2. to make a ~ of smt.
  3. to get into a ~
  4. to break a ~; to get out of a ~; (slang) to kick the ~
  5. to break smb. of a ~
  6. an annoying; bad; entrenched, ingrained; filthy; good;
 incurable; nasty; repulsive ~
  7. irregular; regular ~s
  8. a ~ of (he has a bad ~ of interrupting people)
  9. by force of ~
  10. out of ~ (I did it out of ~) ['costume']
  11. a monk s; nun's; riding ~
habitat
 n. a natural ~
hack
 I n. ['hireling'] a party ~
 II v. ('to chop') 1. (d; intr.) to ~ at (to ~ at a tree)
  2. (misc.) they ~ed their way through the forest; to ~ (a body)
 to pieces
hackles
 n. ['anger'] to raise smb.'s ~
haggle
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ about, over; with
hail
 v. 1. (C) ('to summon') ~ a taxi for me; or: ~ me a taxi
  2. (esp. AE) (d; intr.) to ~ from ('to be from') (where do you ~
 from?)
  3. (D; tr.) ('to proclaim') to ~ as (she was ~ed as a heroine)
  4. (rare) (N; used with a noun) ('to name') to ~ smb. emperor
hailstones
 n. ~ fall
hair
 n. 1. to brush; comb ~
  2. to backcomb (BE), tease (AE); braid; do; set; style ~
  3. to cut; trim ~
  4. to shampoo, wash ~
  5. to color; dye; tint ~
  6. to part one's ~ (he parts his ~ in the middle, and I part
 mine on the side)
  7. to stroke smb.'s ~
  8. to lose, shed one's ~ (people lose their ~; animals shed
 their ~)
  9. curly; kinky; straight; wavy ~
  10. long; short; thick; thinning ~
  11. unmanageable, unruly ~
  12. dark; light ~
  13. black; blond; brown; grey; red; white ~
  14. pubic ~
  15. ~ falls out; grows
  16. a single ~
  17. a curl, lock; strand of ~
  18. a head; shock of ~ (he has a thick head of ~)
  19. (misc.) to split ~s ('to nitpick'); to get in smb.'s ~ ('to
 annoy smb.'); to let one's ~ down ('to lose one's inhibitions');
 by a ~ ('by a small margin')
haircut
 n. 1. to get a ~
  2. to give smb. a ~
  3. a short
hairline
 n. a receding ~
half
 determiner, pronoun 1. (in telling time) ~ past the hour (it's ~
 past four)
  2. ~ of(~ of them)
  3. (misc.) it's not ~ bad ('it's fairly good') USAGE NOTE: The
 use of the preposition of is necessary when a pronoun follows.
 When a noun follows, the of may be omitted--half (of) the
 students; half (of) the audience. However, compare-- she spent
 half (of) the money; she spent her half of the money. Note the
 constructions--a half hour, half an hour.
half-mast
 n. at ~ (the flags were flying at ~)
half price
 n. at ~ (to admit children at ~)
halfway
 adj., adv. 1. ~ between
  2. (misc.) to meet smb. ~ ('to compromise with smb.')
hall
 n. a concert; dance; entrance; lecture; mess; music; pool; study;
 town ~
halo
 n. a ~ around (the sun, moon)
halt
 n. 1. to call a ~
  2. to bring smt. to a ~
  3. to come to a ~
  4. a complete; grinding, screeching ~
halter
 n. to put a ~ on an animal
ham
 n. baked; cured; honey-roast (BE), sugar-cured (AE) ~
hamburger
 n. to grill a ~
hammer
 I n. 1. to swing a ~
  2. (sports) to throw the ~
  3. a drop ~
  4. to come under the (auctioneer's) ~ ('to be sold at auction')
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ at (to ~ at enemy positions)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ a nail into a wall; to ~ an idea
 into smb.'s head)
hammer and tongs
 adv. to go at smb. ~ ('to attack smb. with great energy')
hammer away
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ at (to ~ at a compromise; to ~ at the enemy)
hamper
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ in
hand
 I n. ['part of the arm below the wrist'] 1. to shake smb.'s ~;
 to shake ~s with smb.
  2. to clasp, grab, grasp; take smb.'s ~
  3. to hold; join ~s
  4. to lay one's ~s on
  5. to cup one's ~s
  6. to clap one's ~s
  7. to wring one's ~s
  8. to lower; raise one's ~
  9. bare; delicate; dishpan (esp. AE); gentle ~s (he grasped the
 hot metal with his bare ~s)
  10. a pair of ~s
  11. by ~ (to do smt. by ~)
  12. by the ~ (to lead smb. by the ~; to take smb. by the ~)
  13. ~s off; ~s up ['help'] ['active participation']
  14. to give, lend smb. a ~
  15. to lift a ~ (he would not lift a ~ to help)
  16. to have a ~ in
  17. a guiding; helping ~ (to lend a helping ~)
  18. a ~ at, in, with (give me a ~ with the dishes) ['worker']
 (esp. AE)
  19. a hired; ranch ~ ['specialist']
  20. an old ~ (at smt.) ['pointer on a clock']
  21. an hour; minute; second, sweep-second ~ ['ability']
  22. to try one's ~ at smt. ['control']
  23. to get out of ~
  24. to take smb. in ~
  25. a firm; iron ~ ['pledge of betrothal'] (formal)
  26. to ask for smb.'s ~ ['cards held by a player'] (also fig.)
  27. to show, tip one's ~
  28. to have, hold a ~
  29. a good, strong; weak ~ (she held a strong ~)
 ['possession'] ['ownership']
  30. to fall into smb.'s ~s
  31. to change ~s
  32. enemy; private ~s (the documents fell into enemy ~s)
 ['source']
  33. at first ~ ('directly')
  34. at second ~ ('indirectly') ['viewpoint']
  35. on one ~ ('from one viewpoint'); on the other ~ ('from the
 other viewpoint') ['closeness']
  36. at, on ~ (near at ~) ['misc.']
  37. to lay a ~ on smb. ('to harm smb.'); from ~ to mouth
 ('barely existing'); to have one's ~s full ('to be very busy');
 to eat out of smb.'s ~ ('to be subservient to smb. '); to force
 smb. 's ~ ('to compel smb. to act'); to throw up one's ~s ('to
 give up'); to wash one's ~s of smt. ('to shed all responsibility
 for smt.'); with a heavy ~ ('crudely'); to suffer at smb.'s ~s;
 with clean ~s ('innocent'); to go ~ in ~ ('to go together'); to
 win ~s down ('to win easily'); all ~s on deck! ('all sailors on
 deck'); to have time on one's ~s ('to have free time'); to have
 worthless property on one's ~s ('to be burdened by worthless
 property')
 II v. (A) ~ the salt to me; or: ~ me the salt
hand back
 v. (usu. B; occ. A) she ~ed the documents back to me
handball
 n. team ~
handbook
 n. a ~ for (a ~ for beginners)
handcuffs
 n. 1. to put (the) ~ on smb.
  2. to remove
hand down
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from; to (to ~ a tradition to the next
 generation; to ~ old clothes from one child to the next)
handicap
 n. ['assigned advantage or disadvantage'] 1. to assign, give a
 ~ ['hindrance']
  2. to overcome a ~
  3. a ~ to
  4. under a ~
hand in
 v. (B) to ~ homework in to the teacher
handle
 n. ['part grasped by the hand'] 1. (BE) a starting ~
 ['misc.'] (colloq.)
  2. to fly off the ~ ('to lose one's temper'); to get a ~ on
 smt. ('to comprehend smt.')
handler
 n. a baggage; food ~
handling
 n. 1. delicate; gentle; rough; tactful ~ (the matter requires
 delicate ~)
  2. special ~ (by the post office)
hand on
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ traditions to the next generation)
hand organ
 n. to grind, play a ~
handout
 n. (colloq.) ['alms'] 1. to give smb. a ~
  2. to ask for a ~
hand out
 v. (B) to ~ food to the needy
hand over
 v. (B) to ~ a criminal to the police
handpicked
 adj. 1. ~ for
  2. ~ to + inf. (she was ~ to do the job)
handrail
 n. 1. to grasp a ~
  2. to hold on to a ~
handshake
 n. 1. a firm; warm ~
  2. (misc.) a golden ~ ('a gift presented to smb. who is
 retiring')
handspring
 n. to do, turn a ~
handwriting
 n. 1. illegible; legible ~
  2. (misc.) to see the ~ on the wall ('to foresee an impending
 disaster')
handy
 adj. 1. ~ at; with (she's ~ with tools)
  2. ~ for (this tool is ~ for various jobs)
  3. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to have a pharmacy so close = it's ~
 having a pharmacy so close)
hang
 I n. (colloq.) ['knack'] to get the ~ of smt.
 II v. 1. ('to be suspended'); ('to fall') to ~ limp; loose,
 loosely
  2. (colloq.) (d; intr.) to ~ around ('to frequent') (to ~
 around a bar)
  3. (D; intr.) ('to be suspended') to ~ by (to ~ by a thread)
 (see also 16)
  4.(D; tr.) ('to execute by hanging') to ~ for (he was ~ed for
 murder ~)
  5. (d; intr.) ('to be suspended') to ~ from (flags hung from
 the windows)
  6. (d; intr.) ('to cling') to ~ on (to ~ on smb.'s arm)
  7. (d; intr.) to ~ on, upon ('to listen closely to') (they hung
 on every word)
  8. (d; intr.) to ~ on ('to depend on') (the outcome ~s on the
 results of the election)
  9. (d; intr.) to ~ on ('to be oppressive') time ~s on their
 hands)
  10. (d; intr., tr.) ('to be suspended'); ('to suspend') to ~ on
 (she hung the picture on the wall)
  11. (d; intr.) ('to cling') to ~ onto (he hung onto my arm)
  12. (colloq.) (d; intr.) to ~ onto ('to keep, retain') (we
 intend to ~ onto this property; they hung onto their customs)
  13. (d; intr.) ('to lean') to ~ out of (to ~ out of a window)
  14. (d; intr.) ('to be suspended') to ~ over (the coat was ~ing
 over the chair; the threat of war hung over the country)
  15. (d; tr.) ('to drape, suspend') to ~ over (she hung the wet
 towel over the tub)
  16. (misc.) to ~ by a thread ('to be in a critical situation')
 USAGE NOTE: The past and past participle of hang are hung or
 hanged. The form hanged is more usual in the sense 'killed by
 hanging'. In other senses the form hung is usual.
hang around
 v. (colloq.) (d; intr.) ('to spend time') to ~ with (he likes to
 ~ with the boys down at the bar)
hang back
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from (to ~ from giving information)
hang down
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from; to (to ~ from a branch)
hanger
 n. a coat ~
hang on
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ to ('to grasp') (to ~ to the rail)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ to ('to keep') (to ~ to one's privileges)
hangout
 n. (colloq.) ['gathering place'] a ~ for
 v. (slang) (D; intr.) ('to spend time') to ~  with (to ~ with
 one's friends)
hangup
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ on (she hung up on me) ('she broke off her
 telephone conversation with me')
hanker
 v. (colloq.) (esp. AE) 1. (d; intr.) to ~ after, for ('to want')
 (to ~ for a good steak)
  2. (E) ('to want') she ~ed to go south
hankering
 n. (colloq.) 1. a ~ for
  2. a ~ to + inf. (a ~ to travel)
happen
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ to (what ~ed to you?)
  2. (E) she ~ed to be there when we arrived
happiness
 n. 1. personal ~
  2. a feeling, glow of ~
happy
 adj. 1. ~ about; with
  2. (colloq.) ~ for (we are ~ for them)
  3. ~ to + inf. (I'll be ~ to attend the meeting; she'll be ~ to
 work here = she'll be ~ working here)
  4. ~ that + clause (they are very ~ that the proposal was
 accepted)
harakiri
 n. to commit ~
harangue
 n. to deliver, launch into a ~
harassment
 n. 1. to engage in ~
  2. police; sexual ~
harbor, harbour
 n. 1. to clear a ~
  2. to blockade; mine a ~
  3. a natural ~
  4. a safe ~ (also fig.)
hard
 adj. ['demanding'] 1. (cannot stand alone) ~ on (she's very ~
 on herself) ['difficult']
  2. ~ to + inf. (this book is ~ to translate = it is ~ to
 translate this book = it is a ~ book to translate; she is ~ to
 understand = it is ~ to understand her; it is ~ to get them to
 participate = it is ~ getting them to participate)
  3. ~ for (this job will be ~ for me; it is ~ for us to
 concentrate) ['misc.']
  4. to play ~ to get ('to pretend to be uninterested in an
 invitation or proposal')
hardened
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ to (~ to suffering)
hard line
 n. (pol.) to adopt, take; follow a ~
hard put
 adj. ['facing difficulties'] ~ to + inf. (she was ~ to pay her
 rent)
hardship
 n. 1. to bear, suffer, undergo ~
  2. to overcome a ~
  3. a ~ to + inf. (it was a real ~ for her to get to work on
 time)
hardtime
 n. (colloq.) 1. to give smb. a ~ ('to make things difficult for
 smb.')
  2. (misc.) we had a ~ finding her
hard up
 adj. (colloq.) ('in need of) ~ for (they are ~ for new ideas)
hark back
 v. (d; intr.) ('to revert') to ~ to (to ~ to the old days)
harm
 n. 1. to cause, do ~
  2. to undo ~
  3. considerable, grave, great, immeasurable, irreparable,
 severe ~
  4. (grievous) bodily ~
  5. ~ in; to (there is no ~ in doing that; was any ~ done to the
 children?)
harmful
 adj. 1. ~ to (~ to one's health)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to smoke)
harmless
 adj. 1. ~ to
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to day-dream)
harmonica
 n. (esp. AE) to play a ~
harmonize
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ with
harmony
 n. ['concord, agreement'] 1. to achieve ~
  2. in ~ with ['congruity'] (ling.)
  3. vowel ~
harness
 v. (D;tr.) to ~ to (to ~ horses to a coach)
harp
 I n. to play the ~
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ on (to keep ~ing on the same old theme)
harpoon
 n. to hurl, throw; shoot a ~
harsh
 adj. ~ to, with (he's too ~ with the children)
harvest
 n. 1. to bring in, reap a ~
  2. an abundant, bountiful, rich; poor ~
hash
 v. (colloq.)(AE)(d; intr.) to ~ over ('to discuss') (to ~ over a
 question)
hassle
 I n. ['struggle'] a ~ to + inf. (it was a ~ to get a visa = it
 was a ~ getting a visa)
 II v. (D; tr.) to ~ about, over
haste
 n. 1. to make ~ ('to hurry')
  2. in ~ (they acted in great ~)
hasten
 v. (E) he ~ed to apologize
hat
 n. 1. to doff; don; tip a ~
  2. a cardinal's; fur; straw; ten-gallon; top ~
  3. (misc.) to pass the ~ ('to collect money'); to take one's ~
 off to ('to congratulate smb.'); to talk through one's ~ ('to
 say foolish things'); to throw one's ~ into the ring ('to enter
 a political campaign'); to take one's ~ off to smb. ('to feel
 respect for smb.')
hatch
 n. 1. to batten down the ~es
  2. an escape ~
hate
 I see hatred
 II v. 1. to ~ deeply, intensely, utterly
  2. (E) he ~s to work
  3. (G) she ~s going to school
  4. (rare) (J) he ~s people watching when he practices
  5. (K) she ~s his staying out late
hateful
 adj. 1. ~ to
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to say that)
hatred
 n. 1. to arouse, stir up ~
  2. to instill ~
  3. to incur ~
  4. to develop; express; feel; show ~
  5. blind, deep-rooted, implacable, intense, profound, violent,
 virulent ~
  6. ~ for, towards
  7. consumed with, filled with ~
hat trick
 n. to do a ~
haul
 I n. ['distance'] along; short ~ (also fig.)
 II v. (D; tr.) to ~ from; to (to ~ coal from the mines to the
 city)
haul up
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ before (to ~ smb. up before a magistrate)
haunt
 n. a favorite; quiet ~
have
 v. 1. (d; tr.) ('to keep') ~ about (BE), around (it's dangerous
 to ~ a gun around the house)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ against ('to consider as grounds for
 rejection, dislike') (I ~ nothing against him)
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ for ('to consume') (what are we ~ing for
 dinner?)
  4. (colloq.) (d; tr.) to ~ on ('to possess evidence against')
 (you ~ nothing on me)
  5. (E) ('to be obligated') we ~ to leave
  6. (H; usu. with words such as nothing, something) I ~ nothing
 to say to her; I ~ nothing to wear; we ~ smt. to tell you
  7. (esp. AE) (I) ('to cause') he had a gardener cut the grass
 (CE also has: he got a gardener to cut the grass); she had her
 research assistant look up the information; what would you have
 me do?
  8. (J) we soon had them all laughing
  9. (N; used with an adjective; past participle) ('to consume');
 ('to cause') I'll have my martini dry; we had a meal sent up to
 our room; they had the building torn down; he had his hair cut;
 she had her tonsils removed
  10. (misc.) he had two children by his first wife; to ~ it in
 for smb. ('to have a grudge against smb.'); she had a strange
 thing happen to her ('a strange thing happened to her')
haven
 n. a tax ~
havoc
 n. to play, raise, wreak ~ with
hay
 n. 1. to make ~
  2. to bundle, gather, stack ~
  3. a haystack
  4. (misc.) (AE; colloq.) to hit the ~ ('to go to sleep')
haymaker
 n. (colloq.) ['punch'] to throw a ~
hay ride
 n. to go on a ~
haywire
 adj. (colloq.) to go ~ ('to be ruined')
hazard
 n. 1. a fire; occupational ~
  2. a ~ to (a ~ to health)
hazardous
 adj. 1. ~ to (~ to one's health)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to work at that height = it is ~
 working at that height)
hazy
 adj. ~ about (she's ~ about the details)
head
 I n. ['upper part of the body'] 1. to nod; shake one's ~
  2. to bare; bow; drop, hang, lower; lift, raise; move; poke,
 stick; scratch; toss; turn one's ~ (to scratch one's ~ in
 amazement; to poke one's ~ around the comer)
  3. to hold one's ~ high ('to be proud')
  4. from ~ to foot ['length of a horse's head']
  5. by a ~ (our horse won by a ~) ['poise']
  6. to lose one's ~
  7. a cool, level ~ (to keep a level ~) ['person']
  8. to count ~s ['brain']
  9. to use one's ~
  10. to cram, fill, stuff smb.'s ~ (with nonsense)
  11. a clear ~
  12. to have a ~ for (figures) ['climax']
  13. to bring smt. to a ~
  14. to come to a ~ (the boil came to a ~; when will the crisis
 come to a ~?) ['front part']
  15. at the ~ (of a column) ['leader']
  16. a titular ~ ['chairperson'] (esp. BE)
  17. a department ~, a ~ of (the) department (AE usu. has
 chairman, chairperson) ['misc.']
  18. a thick ~ of hair; success went to his ~ ('his success made
 him conceited'); ~ over heels ('completely'); ~s up ('watch
 out'); to get smt. through one's ~ ('to finally comprehend
 smt.'); to hang one's ~ in shame ('to be greatly embarrassed');
 to be ~ and shoulders above smb. ('to be greatly superior to
 smb.'); to keep one's ~ above water ('to survive barely') \ over
 one's ~ ('incomprehensible'); out of one's ~ ('delirious'); to
 make ~ or tail of ('to comprehend'); to put ~s together ('to
 collaborate'); prejudice reared its ugly ~ ('prejudice
 appeared'); he took it into his ~ to leave ('he decided suddenly
 to leave')
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) ('to go') to ~ for (to ~ for the city; to ~
 for a downfall)
  2. (P; intr., tr.) they ~ed (their boat) east
headache
 n. 1. to have a ~
  2. a bad, racking, severe, splitting; migraine; sick (esp. AE);
 slight
heading
 n. 1. a chapter ~
  2. under a ~
headlights
 n. to dim (one's) ~
headline
 n. 1. to carry a ~
  2. banner; front-page; screaming ~s
  3. in (banner) ~s
headlock
 n. ['wrestling hold'] to put a ~ on smb.
headquarters
 n. 1. to set up ~
  2. supreme ~
  3. at
headstart
 n. to have a ~ on, over
headway
 n. to gain, make ~ against
healer
 n. a faith ~
healing
 n. faith ~
health
 n. ['condition of the body and mind'] 1. to enjoy good ~
  2. to promote (good) ~
  3. to recover, regain one's ~
  4. to ruin, undermine smb.'s ~
  5. bad, broken, failing, feeble, fragile, frail, ill, poor;
 delicate; good, robust ~
  6. holistic; mental; physical ~
  7. for one's ~ (she swims for her ~)
  8. (misc.) the state of one's ~ ['science of protecting the
 health of the community']
  9. community, public; occupational ~ ['misc.']
  10. here's to your (good) ~!
healthy
 adj. ['promoting health'] 1. ~ for (smoking is not ~ for you)
 ['safe'] (colloq.)
  2. ~ to + int. (it's not ~ to walk there at night = it's not ~
 walking there at night)
heap
 I n. a compost; dump; scrap ~
 II v. (d; tr.) to ~ on, upon (to ~ gifts on smb.)
hear
 v. 1. (d; intr.) ('to learn') to ~ about, of (we have heard
 other; have you heard about the earthquake?)
  2. (d; intr.) ('to receive word') to ~ from (I have not heard
 from him about this matter)
  3. (I) ('to perceive by ear') I heard them go out
  4. (J) ('to perceive by ear') we heard him coming up the stairs
  5. (L) ('to learn') we have heard that he is in town
  6. (N; used with a past participle) ('to listen to') we heard
 the aria sung in Italian
  7. (Q) ('to learn') we heard why she left
hearing
 n. ['perception of sounds'] 1. acute, keen ~
  2. defective, impaired ~
  3. hard of ~; ~ impaired ['session of a committee, court']
  4. to conduct, hold a ~
  5. a fair, impartial; open ~ (he got a fair ~)
  6. Congressional ~s
  7. an administrative; judicial; pre-trial; public ~
  8. at a ~ (to testify at a ~)
heart
 n. ['organ that circulates the blood'] 1. to transplant a ~
  2. a healthy, strong; weak ~
  3. an artificial ~
  4. a ~ beats; fails, stops; palpitates, throbs; pumps blood
 ['the heart as the center of emotions']
  5. to gladden; harden smb.'s ~
  6. to break; steal, win smb.'s ~
  7. my ~ aches, bleeds (for her)
  8. from the ~ (to speak from the ~)
  9. in one's ~ (in my ~ I know that she is right)
 ['disposition']
  10. a cold, cruel, hard; good, kind, soft, tender, warm; stout
 ~ (she has a kind ~); a ~ of gold ['liking']
  11. to have a ~ for (she has no ~ for this type of work)
  12. after one's own ~ (he's a man after my own ~)
 ['sympathy']
  13. to have a ~ (have a ~ and lend me some money) ['essence']
  14. to get to the ~ of smt.
  15. at ~ (he's not bad at ~) ['feeling']
  16. a heavy; light ~
  17. with a (heavy) ~ ['courage']
  18. to take ~ from (he took ~ from her example)
  19. to lose ~
  20. a brave; faint ~
  21. the ~ to + inf. (I didn't have the ~ to tell her)
 ['memory']
  22. by ~ (to know a poem by ~) ['resolve']
  23. to set one's ~ (on doing smt.)
  24. a change of ~ ['misc.']
  25. a bleeding ~ ('one who always supports the underdog'); to
 eat one's ~ out ('to brood'); to lose one's ~ to ('to fall in
 love with'); from the bottom of one's ~ ('sincerely'); to have
 one's ~ in the right place ('to have good intentions'); to do
 smb.'s ~ good ('to make one happy'); with all one's ~
 ('wholeheartedly'); to take smt. to ~ ('to take smt.
 seriously'); the way to smb.'s ~
heart attack
 n. 1. to have a ~
  2. a fatal; massive; mild; severe; sudden ~
heartbroken
 adj. 1. ~ about, at, over (~ over a friend's death)
  2. ~ to + inf. (she was ~ to learn of the verdict)
  3. ~ that + clause (I'm ~ that he cannot come)
heart failure
 n. congestive; massive ~
heartless
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to say that)
heartstrings
 n. ['deep feelings'] to tug at smb.'s ~
heat
 I n. ['warmth'] 1. to generate, produce; radiate ~
  2. to alleviate the ~
  3. blistering, extreme, great, intense, oppressive, scorching,
 stifling, sweltering, unbearable ~
  4. dry; penetrating; radiant; red; white ~
  5. animal; body ~
  6. ~ emanates from (an oven) ['excitement']
  7. in the ~ (of battle) ['estrus, sexual excitement']
  8. in (AE), on (BE) ~ (the bitch was in ~) ['heating system']
  9. to turn on the ~
  10. to turn off the ~
  11. electric; gas; steam ~ ['preliminary race, race']
  12. to run a dead ~
  13. a qualifying ~ ['pressure'] (colloq.)
  14. to put the ~ on (the police were putting the ~ on him)
 II v. 1. (C) ~ some water for me; or: ~ me some water
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ to (she ~ed the oven to two hundred degrees)
heater
 n. an electric; hot-water, immersion (BE); kerosene (AE),
 paraffin (BE); oil; space ~
heating
 n. central; forced-air; space ~
heave
 v. (P; tr.) ('to throw') they ~d the trash into the pit
heave-ho
 n. (colloq.) ['ejection'] to give smb. the (old) ~
heaven
 n. 1. in ~
  2. (misc.) in seventh ~ ('in a state of bliss'); to move ~ and
 earth ('to make a maximum effort')
hedge
 n. ['row of shrubs'] 1. to crop, trim a ~ ['protection
 against loss']
  2. a ~ against (a ~ against inflation)
heed
 n. to pay ~ to; to take ~ of
heedful
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ of (~ of advice)
heedless
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ of (~ of danger)
heel
 n. ['tyrannical oppression'] 1. under the ~ (under the ~ of
 the occupier) ['misc.']
  2. smb.'s Achilles' ~ ('smb.'s vulnerable point')
heels
 n. 1. to click one's ~
  2. built-up; high; low ~
  3. to be at, on smb.'s ~ ('to follow smb. closely')
  4. (misc.) to cool one's ~ ('to be kept waiting'); down at the
 ~ ('shabby'); to kick up one's ~ ('to be very lively'); to show
 one's ~ ('to flee'); to take to one's ~ ('to flee'); hard on
 smb.'s ~ ('close to smb.')
hegemony
 n. ~ over
height
 n. 1. to attain, reach a ~
  2. to clear; scale a ~
  3. a dizzy, precipitous, vertiginous ~; dizzying ~s
  4. a ~ above; below (at a ~ of two hundred feet above sea
 level)
  5. at a ~ (at the ~ of one's success; to fly at a ~ of ten
 thousand feet)
  6. in ~ (ten feet in ~)
heir
 n. 1. to fall ~ (to fall ~ to a large estate)
  2. an ~ apparent; an ~ presumptive
  3. an immediate; rightful ~
  4. ~ to
heirloom
 n. a family; priceless ~
helicopter
 n. to fly, pilot a ~ (see also airplane)
hell
 n. (colloq.) ['the netherworld'] 1. go to ~! ['scolding']
  2. to catch, get ~
  3. to give smb. ~ ['misc.']
  4. a ~ of a team ('an excellent team'); for the ~ of it ('for
 no real reason'); to be ~ on ('to be harmful to'); (BE; slang)
 bloody ~
hell-bent
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ['determined'] 1. ~ for, on (~ on
 balancing the budget)
  2. ~ to + inf. (~ to balance the budget)
helm
 n. 1. to take (over) the ~
  2. at the ~
helmet
 n. 1. a crash, safety; sun (AE) ~
  2. a steel
help
 I n. 1. to give, offer, provide ~
  2. to call for, seek ~
  3. a big, great ~ (she was a big ~ to us)
  4. domestic ~
  5. (BE) a home ~
  6. of ~ to (she was of great ~ to us)
  7. (misc.) ~ wanted (as in a newspaper advertisement)
 II v. 1. (D; tr.) ('to assist') to ~ in, with (we ~ed them in
 their work; she ~ed me with the translation)
  2. (D; tr.) ('to assist in moving') to ~ into; off; out of (~
 them into the house; ~ her off the train; ~ him out of the car)
  3. (D; refl.) ('to serve oneself) to ~ to (she ~ed herself to
 the dessert)
  4. (D; tr.) ('to serve') to ~ to (can I ~ you to some food?)
  5. (E) they ~ed to cook the meal
  6. (esp. AE) (F) ('to assist') she ~ed move the furniture
  7. (G; often used with: cannot -- can't -- couldn't) ('to keep
 from') we couldn't ~ Faughing
  8. (H) she ~ed us to move the furniture
  9. (esp. AE) (I) she ~ed us move the furniture
  10. (misc.) I couldn't ~ but laugh
helpful
 adj. 1. ~ in; to (she's been very ~ to us)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's always ~ to be well-informed)
helping
 n. a generous; second ~
hem
 n. 1. to let out; lower; raise a ~
  2. to pin up; shorten, take up; straighten a ~
hemisphere
 n. the eastern; northern; southern; western ~
hemmed in
 adj. ~ on all sides
hemorrhage
 n. a cerebral; internal ~
hen
 n. 1. ~s cackle, cluck
  2. ~s lay eggs
hepatitis
 n. infectious; serum ~
herbs
 n. medicinal ~
herd
 n. 1. to drive; round up a ~
  2. to tend a ~
  3. (misc.) to ride ~ on ('to control')
here
 adv. from ~
heresy
 n. 1. to be guilty of ~
  2. to preach ~
  3. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to talk like that)
heritage
 n. 1. to cherish one's ~
  2. to repudiate one's ~
  3. a priceless, proud, rich ~
  4. a cultural; family; religious ~
hernia
 n. a hiatal; inguinal ~
hero
 n. a conquering; folk; local; military, war; national; popular;
 unsung ~
heroic
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of them to oppose the invader)
heroin
 n. to do (colloq.), inject, shoot (colloq.) ~
heroine
 see hero
heroism
 n. to demonstrate, display ~
herpes
 n. 1. to come down with, contract, get ~
  2. genital ~
hesitancy
 n. 1. to show ~
  2. ~ about, in
hesitant
 adj. ~ about (they are ~ about signing a contract)
hesitate
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ over (to ~ over a choice)
  2. (E) she ~d to act; do not ~ to call me
hesitation
 n. 1. to show ~
  2. momentary ~
  3. ~ about, in (I have no ~ about throwing him out)
hew
 v. (d; intr.) ('to adhere') (AE) to ~ to (to ~ to the party
 line)
hex
 n. (AE) to put a ~ on smb.
hide
 I n. 1. to tan a ~
  2. (misc.) to save smb.'s ~ ('to save smb.'s life'); to tan
 smb.'s ~ ('to spank smb.')
 II v. 1.(D; intr.) to ~ behind (to ~ behind a legal
 technicality)
  2. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ from
hide-and-seek
 n. to play ~
hideaway
 n. a secret ~
hideous
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to watch)
hideout
 n. a secret ~
hide out
 v. to ~ from (to ~ from the police)
hiding
 n. 1. to go into ~
  2. to come out of ~
  3. in ~
hierarchy
 n. 1. to rise in the ~
  2. an academic; church; corporate; military; ruling ~
high
 I adj. 1. ~ in (~ in iron)
  2. (misc.) (colloq.) to get ~ on (a drug)
 II n. ['acme'] 1. an all-time ~ ['state of euphoria']
 (slang)
  2. to reach a ~
highball
 n. ['type of drink'] to make, mix a ~
highhanded
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to remove the equipment
 without permission)
high horse
 n. (colloq.) ['arrogance'] to get on one's ~
highness
 n. (her, his, your) royal ~
high-pressure
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ into (she was ~d into signing)
high sign
 n. (esp. AE) ['signal'] 1. to give smb. the ~
  2. to get the ~
high time
 n. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to leave)
high treason
 n. to commit ~
highway
 n. (AE) 1. a divided ~
  2. a belt; limited-access ~
hijacking
 n. 1. to carry out, commit a ~
  2. to foil, thwart a ~
hike
 n. 1. to go on; organize a ~
  2. a long; short ~ (they went on a long ~)
  3. an overnight ~ (as of Boy Scouts)
hill
 n. 1. to come down; go up a ~
  2. rolling ~s; a steep ~
  3. in the ~s (to live in the ~s)
  4. on a ~ (the house stood on a ~)
  5. (misc.) (colloq.) to take to the ~s ('to take refuge in the
 hills')
hilt
 n. ['limit'] to the ~
hinder
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ from
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ in
hindrance
 n. a ~ to
hinge
 v. (d; intr.) ('to depend') to ~ on, upon
hint
 I n. 1. to drop, give a ~
  2. to take a ~
  3. a broad, obvious; delicate, gentle, subtle ~
  4. the merest ~
  5. a ~ about, of (a ~ about the answer; a ~ of suspicion)
  6. a ~ that + clause (she dropped a ~ that she would retire
 soon)
  7. at a ~ (they fled at the first ~ of trouble) II v. 1. (d.
 intr.) to ~ at
  2. (L; to) he ~ed (to us) that an agreement had been reached
hip
 I adj. (slang) ['aware'] ~ to
 II n. to shake, sway, wiggle one's ~s
hire
 I n. for ~
 II v. (H) we ~d her to mow our lawn
hired
 adj. ~ to + inf. (he was ~ to work as a gardener)
hire out
 v. (D; refl.,tr.)to ~ as; to (he ~d himself out as a mercenary
 to the highest bidder)
hire purchase
 n. (BE) on ~ (to buy smt. on ~)
hiss
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ at (the crowd ~ed at the delay)
history
 n. 1. to make ~
  2. to trace the ~ of smt.
  3. to distort; revise, rewrite ~
  4. to go down in ~ as (he went down in ~ as a tyrant)
  5. ancient; cultural; medieval; military; modem; natural ~
  6. a case; personal ~
  7. oral ~
  8. (misc.) ~ repeats itself; a page in ~
hit
 I n. ['blow that strikes the target'] 1. to score a ~
  2. to take a ~ (our ship took several direct ~s)
  3. a direct ~ ['success'] (colloq.)
  4. to make a ~ with (she made quite a ~ with the audience)
  5. a smash ~
 II v. 1. ('to strike') to ~ hard
  2. (d; intr.) ('to strike') to ~ against, on (he hit his head
 on the ceiling)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ at ('to attack') (the press hit hard at
 governmental corruption)
  4. (slang) (AE) (d; tr.) to ~ for ('to make a request of) (he
 hit me for twenty dollars)
  5. (D; tr.) ('to strike') to ~ in (to ~ smb. in the face)
  6. (d; intr.) to ~ on, upon ('to discover') (they finally hit
 on an acceptable compromise)
  7. (BE) (0; can be used with one animate object) ('to strike')
 he hit me a hard blow
hit back
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ at
hitch
 I n. (colloq.) ['obstacle'] ['stoppage'] 1. a slight ~
  2. a ~ in (there's been a slight ~ in our plans)
  3. without a ~ (it went off without a ~) ['period of military
 service'] (esp. AE)
  4. to do a ~
  5. to sign up for another ~
 II v. (d; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ horses to a cart)
hitch up
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ horses to a cart)
hit off
 v. to hit it off with smb. ('to get along well with smb.')
hit up
 v. (slang) (d; tr.) ('to request') to ~ for (he hit me up for a
 loan)
hoax
 n. 1. to perpetrate a ~
  2. to play a ~ on smb.
  3. a literary ~
hobby
 n. to have, go in for, pursue a ~
hobnob
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ with
hock
 n. (colloq.) in ~ ('pawned')
hockey
 n. 1. to play ~
  2. field; ice ~
hold
 I n. ['grip'] 1. to catch, get, grab, lay, seize, take ~ of
  2. to keep ~ of
  3. to relax one's ~
  4. a firm, strong ~ ['type of wrestling grip']
  5. to break a ~ ['control, domination']
  6. to relinquish one's ~
  7. a ~ over (they refused to relinquish their ~ over this area)
 ['waiting, esp. on the telephone']
  8. to put smb. on ~
 II v. 1. ('to keep') to ~ high (to ~ one's head high; also fig.)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ against ('to take into account') (we will not
 ~ your past blunders against you; they held his criminal record
 against him)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ onto ('to seize and cling to') (~ onto my
 arm)
  4. (d; intr.) ('to adhere') to ~ to (to ~ to the terms of a
 contract)
  5. (d; tr.) ('to make smb. adhere') to ~ to (they held us to
 the terms of the contract)
  6. (d; tr.) ('to restrict') to ~ to (we held the visiting team
 to a tie)
  7. (d; intr.) ('to agree') to ~ with (I don't ~ with his ideas)
  8. (L) ('to assert') we ~ that these truths are self-evident
  9. (M) ('to consider') we ~ him to be responsible
  10. (N; used with an adjective) ('to consider'); ('to keep') to
 ~ smb. responsible; she held the ladder steady; they ~ life
 cheap
 III n. ['interior of a ship below decks'] in the
hold back
 v. 1. (D; tr.) ('to keep') to ~ from (lack of education held him
 back from promotion)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ with (to ~ with one's reserves)
holder
 n. 1. a cigarette; napkin ~
  2. (AE) a pot ~
holdings
 n. ['investments'] 1. to diversify one's ~
  2. far-flung ~
hold out
 v. 1. (B) ('to offer') they didn't ~ much hope to us
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ against ('to resist') (they held out against
 the enemy for a month)
  3. (D; intr.) to ~ for ('to demand') (they held out for better
 terms)
  4. (d; intr.) to ~ on ('to keep information from') (don't ~ on
 me)
holdover
 n. a ~ from (a ~ from the old days)
hold up
 v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ as (to ~ as an example
 2. (esp. AE) (D; intr.) to ~ on (they had to ~ on their travel
 plans)
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ smt. up to ridicule)
hole
 n. 1. to bore; dig a ~
  2. to fill in a ~
  3. a deep; gaping, yawning ~
  4. a rabbit; watering ~
  5. (misc.) to pick ~s in smt. ('to find flaws in smt.'); to
 poke a ~ in smb.'s argument; (golf) to shoot a ~ in one
hole up
 v. (colloq.) (D; intr., tr.) to ~ in (they were ~d up in an old
 farmhouse)
holiday
 n. ['day set aside for the suspension of business, labor'] 1.
 to celebrate, observe a ~
  2. a bank (BE), legal (AE), public; national; religious ~
 ['period of rest'] (esp. BE; AE prefers vacation)
  3. to take a ~
  4. to go on ~
  5. a summer ~
  6. a ~ from
  7. on ~ (she was away on ~) ['misc.']
  8. a busman's ~ ('a holiday spent in doing one's usual work')
 (see the Usage Note for vacation)
hollow
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ out of (to ~ a canoe out of a log)
holster
 n. a shoulder ~
holy water
 n. to sprinkle ~
homage
 n. 1. to pay ~ to
  2. in ~ to
home
 n. ['establishment providing care or service'] 1. to manage,
 operate, run a ~
  2. a convalescent; detention; funeral (AE); nursing; remand
 (BE); rest; retirement ~ ['residence']
  3. to build; establish a ~
  4. to provide a ~ for
  5. to make one's ~ at, in
  6. an ancestral; country; mobile; summer; winter ~
  7. a ~ for, to (San Francisco was ~ to them for years)
  8. at ~ (she is never at ~; AE also has: she is never ~)
 ['family']
  9. a broken; foster; good ~ ['misc.']
  10. to romp ~ ('to score an easy victory'); she is at ~ in
 Greek literature; to go ~ USAGE NOTE: In many instances home is
 used as an adverb ~ to go home; to romp home, etc.
home in
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ on (to ~ on a target)
home run
 n. (AE; baseball and fig.) ['hit that allows the batter to
 score a run'] to hit a ~
homesick
 adj. ~ for
home visit
 n. to go on, make a ~
homework
 n. 1. to do ~
  2. to hand in ~
  3. to correct; grade ~
homicide
 n. 1. to commit ~
  2. excusable; felonious; justifiable ~
homily
 n. to deliver a ~
honest
 adj. 1. ~ about; with (be ~ about this matter with us)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's not ~ to discuss company affairs with
 outsiders)
honesty
 n. 1. to impugn smb.'s ~
  2. ~ in
  3. the ~ to + inf. (she had the ~ to report the bribe)
honey
 n. 1. to gather ~
  2. (misc.) as sweet as ~
honeycombed
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ with
honeymoon
 n. 1. to go on a ~
  2. to spend a ~ (they spent their ~ in Hawaii)
honk
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ at
honor, honour
 n. ['respect'] ['credit'] 1. to bring, do ~ to (she brought
 ~ to her family)
  2. an ~ to (he is an ~ to his school)
  3. in smb.'s ~; in ~ of (to give a reception in smb.'s ~)
 ['distinction'] ['recognition']
  4. to win (an) ~
  5. to confer an ~ on
  6. a dubious; great, high ~
  7. an ~ that + clause (it was a great ~ that we were chosen)
  8. (to graduate) with ~s ['privilege']
  9. to have the ~ (may I have the ~ of your company?)
  10. an ~ to + inf. (it was an ~ to serve with you)
 ['integrity'] ['reputation']
  11. to stake one's ~ on smt.
  12. one's word of ~; an affair of ~
  13. on one's (word of) ~ ['rite']
  14. to do the ~s ('to serve as host')
  15. military ~s (to be buried with full military ~s)
 ['misc.']
  16. a (military) guard of ~
 II v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ as (she was ~ed as a community leader)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ with
honorable, honourable
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it is not ~ to deceive them with false
 promises)
honorarium
 n. to pay; receive an ~
honored, honoured
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (he was ~ to be invited)
  2. ~ that + clause (I am ~ that you have decided to offer me
 the position)
hood
 n. (AE) ['cover over an engine'] to check under the ~ (of a
 car) (BE has bonnet)
hoodwink
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ into
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ out of
hoof
 n. 1. a cloven ~
  2. on the ~ (to buy cattle on the ~ )
hook
 n. ['curved piece of metal, wood'] 1. a crochet; meat; pruning
 ~ ['blow delivered with bent arm']
  2. to deliver a ~ (he delivered a right ~ to his opponent's
 jaw) ['misc.'] (slang)
  3. off the ~ ('relieved of responsibility')
hooked
 adj. (slang) ['addicted'] ~ on (~ on drugs)
hookey, hooky
 n. (colloq.) (AE) ['unexcused absence from school'] to play ~
hooks and eyes
 n. ['type of fastening'] to sew on ~
hook up
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ a telephone up to the cable)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ with ('to join')
hoop
 n. to roll a ~
hoopla
 n. (slang) (AE) ['bustle, noise, fuss'] the ~  subsides
hoot
 I n. (colloq.) ['slightest care'] not to give a ~
 II v. (D; intr.) ('to shout') to ~ at
hop
 I n. ['short flight'] 1. a short  ~
  2. a ~ from; to (it's a short ~ from Detroit to Cleveland)
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ into (the children ~ped into their nice
 warm beds)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ out of (to ~ out of a chair)
hope
 I n. 1. to arouse, inspire, stir up ~
  2. to raise smb.'s ~s
  3. to express, voice a ~
  4. to cherish, entertain, nurse a ~
  5. to pin, place, put one's ~s on
  6. to dash, deflate, dispel; thwart smb.'s ~s
  7. to abandon, give up ~
  8. an ardent, fervent, fond; faint, slender, slight; false;
 high; idle, illusory, vain; real; realistic, reasonable;
 unrealistic, unreasonable ~
  9. ~s come true; fade
  10. a flicker, glimmer, ray, spark of ~
  11. ~ for, in, of (~ of recovery; we had high ~s for her)
  12. a ~ that + clause (it was our ~ that they would settle near
 us; there was little ~ that she would be elected)
  13. in, with the ~ (we returned to the park in the ~ of finding
 her wallet)
  14. beyond, past ~
 II v. 1. to ~ fervently, sincerely, very much
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ for (to ~ for an improvement)
  3. (E) she ~s to see them soon
  4. (L) we ~ that you are comfortable
  5. (misc.) I ~ so; I ~ not
hopeful
 I adj. 1. ~ of
  2. ~ that + clause (we are ~ that they will agree)
 II n. a presidential ~ hopeless adj. 1. ~ at (he's ~ at
 balancing the checkbook)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to expect him to help)
hopper
 n. ['container for bills that are being considered'] a
 legislative ~
hopscotch
 n. to play ~
horizon
 n. 1. (fig.) to broaden one's ~s
  2. on the ~ (to appear on the ~)
hormone
 n. a growth; sex ~
horn
 n. 1. to blow, sound a ~
  2. (misc.) on the ~s of a dilemma ('in a dilemma'); to lock ~s
 with ('to come into conflict with'); to take the bull by the ~s
 ('to confront a problem boldly'); (AE) to blow/ toot one's own ~
 ('to boast')
hornet
 n. ~s sting
hornet's nest
 n. ['angry reaction'] to stir up a ~
horn in
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ on ('to interrupt')
Horn of Africa
 n. in, on the ~
horoscope
 n. to read smb. 's ~
horrible
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to work there = it is ~ working
 there)
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that he was fired)
horrid
 adj. 1. ~ to
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ of you to tease them like that)
horrified
 adj. 1. ~ at (~ at the prospect of losing one's job)
  2. ~ to + inf. (she was ~ to learn the news)
  3. ~ that + clause (we were ~ that he had been chosen)
horrify
 v. (R) it ~fied us (to learn) that their house had burned down
horrifying
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to contemplate that possibility)
horror
 n. 1. to express; feel ~
  2. to have a ~ of
  3. indescribable, unspeakable ~
  4. ~ at (she expressed her ~ at the crime)
  5. in ~ (to scream in ~)
  6. to one's ~ (to his ~, the bus caught fire)
horror-stricken
 adj. ~ at
horse
 n. ['animal'] 1. to mount; ride; walk a ~; to lead a ~ by the
 bridle
  2. to curry; harness; hobble; saddle; shoe a ~
  3. to break (in) a ~
  4. to breed, raise ~s
  5. a cart (BE), draft (AE), dray; race; saddle; thoroughbred;
 wild ~; a workhorse (usu. fig.)
  6. ~s canter; gallop; neigh; snicker; trot; whinny
  7. an unbroken ~ bucks
  8. a herd of (wild) ~s; a pair; team of ~s
  9. a young ~ is a foal
  10. a female ~ is a mare
  11. a male ~ is a stallion; a castrated male ~ is a gelding
  12. a young female ~ is a filly
  13. a young male ~ is a colt ['padded block'] (gymnastics)
  14. a pommel, side (AE); vaulting ~ ['misc.']
  15. to back the wrong ~ ('to support the losing side'); to
 beat/flog a dead ~ ('to discuss an issue that has already been
 settled'); from the ~'s mouth ('from an original source'); to
 hold one's ~s ('to behave more carefully'); a ~ of a diferent
 color ('an entirely different matter'); on one's high ~
 ('behaving arrogantly'); to eat like a ~ ('to eat a great
 deal'); to work like a ~ ('to work very hard'); to play the ~s
 ('to bet on horse races')
horse around
 v. (slang) (AE) (D;intr.) to ~ with
horseback
 n. on ~
hose
 n. ['flexible tube'] 1. to play, train a ~ on
  2. a fire; garden; rubber; water ~ ['stockings']
  3. mesh ~; pantyhose (AE); stretch; support ~
hosiery
 n. support ~
hospitable
 adj. ~ to
hospital
 n. 1. to establish, found a ~
  2. to go to ~ (BE)/to go to the ~ (AE)
  3. a base; children's; city, municipal; community, non-profit;
 cottage (BE); evacuation; field; general; mental; military;
 private, proprietary (AE); state; station; teaching; veterans ~
  4. at, in a ~ (she works at/in the ~)
  5. in ~ (BE)/in the ~ (AE) (she's ill and has been in/in the ~
 for a week) USAGE NOTE: In BE, the phrases to go to hospital, to
 be in hospital mean 'to be hospitalized'; in AE one says to go
 to the hospital, to be in the hospital.
hospitality
 n. 1. to extend, offer, show ~
  2. to abuse smb.'s ~
  3. warm ~
host
 n. 1. to play ~ to (who will play ~ to the next Olympic Games?)
  2. a congenial ~
  3. ~ to (which city will be ~ to the next World's Fair?)
hostage
 n. 1. to take smb. ~
  2. to seize, take ~s
  3. to hold smb. (as a) ~
hostel
 n. a youth ~
hostess
 n. 1. an air (BE), airline (AE) ~
  2. a dance-hall; nightclub ~ USAGE NOTE: The term flight
 attendant has almost completely replaced air hostess and airline
 hostess.
hostile
 adj. 1. openly ~
  2. ~ to, towards
hostilities
 n. ['war'] 1. to open ~
  2. to suspend ~
  3. ~ break out
  4. an outbreak of ~
  5. ~ between
hostility
 n. 1. to arouse, stir up ~
  2. to display, show ~
  3. to express; feel ~
  4. bitter, deep, profound; open ~
  5. ~ against, to, towards
  6. ~ between
hot
 adj. piping, scalding; unbearably ~
hotel
 n. 1. to manage, operate, run a ~
  2. a deluxe, five-star, luxury; first-class; four-star;
 rundown, seedy; swanky (colloq.); three-star ~
  3. at, in a ~ (she works at/in a ~)
  4. (misc.) to check in, register at a ~; to check out of a ~
hot line
 n. 1. to establish, set up a ~
  2. a ~ between
hot pursuit
 n. in ~ (they crossed the border in ~ of the terrorists)
hound
 I n. ['hunting dog'] 1. a pack of ~s
  2. (esp. BE) to ride to ~s, to follow the ~s ('to hunt on
 horseback with dogs') ['enthusiast']
  3. autograph ~s
 II v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ from, out of (they ~ed her out of office)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into doing smt.)
  3. (H) they kept  ~ing me to get a haircut
hour
 n. 1. to show, tell the ~ (my watch shows the minute and ~)
  2. a solid ('full') ~ (the police grilled him for three solid
 ~s)
  3. an ungodly ('very early'); ('very late') ~ (she called at an
 ungodly ~)
  4. the decisive ~; or: the ~ of decision
  5. the cocktail ~
  6. office; peak; visiting ~s (during peak ~s more trains run)
  7. the rush ~ (traffic is very heavy during the rush ~)
  8. at a certain ~ (at the appointed ~)
  9. by the ~ (to pay workers by the ~)
  10. in a certain ~ (in one's ~ of need)
  11. in, inside, within an ~ (she'll be here in an ~)
  12. on the ~ ('every hour')
  13. (misc.) to keep late ~s ('to go to bed late'); one's finest
 ~ ('the noblest period in one's life'); in the wee ~s of the
 morning ('late at night'); after ~s ('after work'); (a) happy ~
 ('period in which a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced
 price'); H-hour/zero ~ ('time at which a significant event is
 scheduled to begin')
house
 n. ['building'] ['home'] 1. to build, put up a ~
  2. to redecorate, refurbish, remodel, renovate a ~
  3. to demolish, raze, tear down a ~
  4. to rent a ~ from smb.
  5. to let (BE), rent out (AE) a ~ to smb.
  6. a dilapidated, ramshackle ~
  7. an apartment (AE); brick; clapboard; country; detached;
 frame; manor (esp. BE); one-family, single; prefabricated; ranch
 (AE); rooming; row (AE), terraced (BE); semidetached; summer;
 town ~
  8. a haunted ~
  9. (AE) a fraternity; sorority ~ ['housekeeping']
  10. to keep ~ for smb. ['theater']
  11. to bring the ~ down ('to win thunderous approval')
  12. an empty; full, packed ~ (to play to a packed ~)
  13. an opera ~ ['chamber of a parliament']
  14. a lower; upper ~ ['firm']
  15. a banking; discount; gambling; mail-order; pharmaceutical;
 publishing ~; slaughterhouse ['place providing a public
 service']
  16. a boarding; halfway; safe; settlement ~ ['bar'] (BE)
  17. a free; public; tied ~ ['shelter']
  18. a reptile ~ (at a zoo) ['misc.']
  19. a ~ of correction/detention ('a prison'); a disorderly ~
 ('a brothel'); (AE) a station ~ ('a police station'); drinks are
 on the ~ ('drinks are served free'); an open ~ ('informal
 hospitality'); ('a residence being sold or rented out that is
 open for inspection')
house arrest
 n. to place, put smb. under ~
household
 n. 1. to establish, set up a ~
  2. to run a
housekeeping
 n. 1. to do ~
  2. light ~
housework
 n. to do ~
housing
 n. council (BE), public (AE); fair (AE), open (AE); low-cost,
 low-income; off-campus; student; subsidized; substandard ~
hovel
 n. a miserable, wretched ~
hover
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ around (we ~ed around our guide)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ between (to ~ between life and death)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ over (the fear of a new war ~ed over us)
howl
 I n. to let out a ~
 II v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ at
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ in, with (to ~ with pain)
Hoyle
 n. according to ~ ('according to the rules')
hub
 n. ['focal point'] at the ~ (at the ~ of activity)
huddle
 I n. 1. to go into a ~
  2. in a ~
 II v. (usu. P; intr.) to ~ around a fire; to ~ together
hue
 n. to raise a ~ and cry
huff
 n. (to leave) in a ~
hug
 n. to give smb. a ~
hum
 v. 1. (usu. B;occ. A) ~ the tune to me
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ for (to ~ a song for smb.)
human
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's only ~ to seek a better life)
humanism
 n. secular ~
humanity
 n. ['quality of being humane'] 1. to display ~
  2. common ~ ['the human race']
  3. a crime against ~
humble pie
 n. (forced) to eat ~
humiliating
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to take orders from him)
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that we may not make our own
 decisions)
humiliation
 n. 1. to suffer ~
  2. abject ~
humility
 n. to demonstrate, display ~
humor, humour
 n. ['something funny'] 1. bitter, caustic; black; deadpan,
 dry, straight; earthy; gallows; infectious; irrepressible;
 slapstick; sly, wry; subtle ~
  2. a sense of ~
  3. a dash, trace, vein of ~ ['mood']
  4. (a) bad; good ~ (she's in good ~ today)
  5. a ~ to + inf. (he's in no ~ to be fooled with)
  6. in a certain ~ (in bad ~)
hump
 n. ['fit of depression'] (colloq.) (BE) 1. it gives me the ~
 ('it depresses me') ['worst part'] (colloq.)
  2. over the ~
hunch
 n. (colloq.) ['feeling'] ['suspicion'] 1. to play a ~ ('to
 act on the basis of a hunch')
  2. a ~ that (I have a ~ that she will not come)
  3. on a ~ (she did it on a ~)
hunger
 I n. 1. (formal) to allay, alleviate, appease one's ~
  2. to satisfy one's ~; to gratify one's ~ (fig.)
  3. ravenous ~
  4. ~ for (~ for knowledge)
  5. of ~ (to die of ~)
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ after, for
hungry
 adj. 1. (cannot stand alone) ~ for (~ for news)
  2. to go ~
hunt
 I n. 1. to organize, stage a ~
  2. a ~ for (a ~ for big game)
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ for (to ~ for big game)
hunter
 n. a bargain; big-game; bounty; fortune; head; souvenir ~
hurdle
 n. 1. to clear, take a ~
  2. to hit, knock down a ~
  3. high; low ~s
hurl
 v. (d; refl., tr.) to ~ at (to ~ oneself at the enemy; to ~
 insults at smb.)
hurrah
 n. the last ~ ('a last attempt')
hurricane
 n. 1. a severe, violent ~
  2. a ~ hits, strikes (the ~ struck several cities)
  3. a ~ blows itself out
  4. the eye of a ~
hurry
 I n. 1. in a ~
  2. a ~ to + inf. (we were in a ~ to finish)
 II v. (E) he ~ied to respond to her letter
hurry back
 v. (D;intr.)to ~ to (she ~ried back to her desk)
hurt
 I adj. ['insulted'] 1. deeply ~ ['injured']
  2. badly ~
 II v. 1. to ~ badly, seriously; deeply; slightly
  2. (R) it ~s me to cough; it ~s me to see her ruin her life
hurtle
 v. (P; intr.) to ~ through the air (a large rock came ~ling
 through the air)
husband
 n. 1. to leave one's ~
  2. a common-law; cuckolded; estranged ~; ex-husband, former;
 faithful; henpecked; jealous; philandering, unfaithful ~
  3. (misc.) she had two children by her first ~
husbandry
 n. animal ~
hush
 n. a ~ fell (over the crowd)
hustings
 n. ['route of an election campaign'] to go out on the ~
hustle
 I n. (slang) ['quick movement'] to get a ~ on (AE)
 II v. (P; tr.) the police ~d the prisoner into a cell
hut
 n. 1. a bamboo; thatched ~
  2. a Nissen (BE), Quonset (AE) ~
hutch
 n. a rabbit ~
hydrant
 n. 1. to open, turn on a ~
  2. a fire ~
hyena
 n. 1. a brown; laughing; spotted; striped ~
  2. a clan, pack of ~s
hygiene
 n. 1. to practice (good) ~
  2. dental; feminine; field; industrial; mental; personal;
 sexual; social ~
hygienist
 n. a dental (AE), oral (BE) ~
hymen
 n. to rupture a ~
hymn
 n. 1. to chant, sing a ~
  2. a rousing; solemn ~
  3. a ~ to (a ~ to freedom)
hypersensitive
 adj. ~ about, to
hypertension
 n. essential; malignant; mild; severe
hypnosis
 n. 1. to induce, produce ~
  2. to put smb. under ~
  3. under ~
hypnotism
 n. to practice ~
hypocrisy
 n. to display ~
hypocritical
 adj. 1. ~ about
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her to make the offer)
hypothesis
 n. 1. to advance, formulate, propose a ~
  2. to confirm a ~
  3. a null; working ~
  4. the ~ that + clause (she advanced the ~ that the disease was
 spread by rodents)
hypothesize
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ about
  2. (L) they ~d that the disease was spread by rodents
hysterectomy
 n. 1. to do, perform a ~ on
  2. to have a ~
hysteria
 n. 1. to produce ~
  2. mass ~
  3. an attack, fit of ~
hysterical
 adj. ~ about
hysterics
 n. a fit of ~ (to have a fit of ~)
ice
 n. 1. to form, make, produce ~
  2. to melt ~
  3. hard; soft ~
  4. cracked; crushed; dry; water ~
  5. pack ~
  6. ~ forms; melts
  7. on the ~ (to slip on the ~)
  8. (misc.) to break the ~ ('to create a more relaxed
 atmosphere'); to cut no ~ ('to have no effect'); on thin ~ ('in
 a dangerous situation'); on ~ ('in reserve')
iceberg
 n. 1. to hit, strike an ~ (the ship struck an ~)
  2. (misc.) (fig.) the tip of the ~
icebox
 n. (colloq.) to raid the ~ ('to eat heartily esp. during the
 night')
ice cream
 n. 1. to make ~
  2. hand-dipped ~
  3. chocolate; strawberry; vanilla ~
icicle
 n. an ~ forms; hangs down
icon
 n. to paint an ~
idea
 n. 1. to get, hit upon an ~
  2. to develop; entertain, toy with an ~
  3. to communicate, disseminate ~s; to market, package an ~
  4. to implement an ~
  5. to endorse, favor an ~
  6. to dismiss, reject an ~
  7. a bright, brilliant, clever, ingenious; logical ~
  8. an absurd, crazy, fantastic, far-fetched; desperate; silly,
 stupid; strange ~
  9. a fresh, new, novel ~
  10. a daring; grandiose ~
  11. an old, outmoded, stale, warmed-over ~
  12. an approximate, rough; clear; fixed; general; main; vague ~
  13. the faintest, slightest ~ (she didn't have the faintest ~
 of what I meant)
  14. the ~ that + clause (I had no ~ that she would attend the
 meeting)
  15. (misc.) he didn't get the ~ ('he did not understand')
ideal
 I adj. ~ for
 II n. 1. to attain; realize an ~
  2. a lofty, noble ~; high ~s
idealistic
 adj. ~ about
identical
 adj. ~ to, with (his hat is ~ to mine)
identification
 n. 1. to make an ~
  2. positive ~
identify
 v. 1. (B) she ~fied the intruder to the police
  2. (D; refl., tr.) to ~ as; to (he  ~fied himself as an old
 friend of the family; she ~fied him to the police as the
 intruder)
  3. (d.; intr., refl., tr.) to ~ with (she always ~fies with the
 underdog; he didn't want to be ~fied with the liberals)
identity
 n. 1. to establish smb.'s ~
  2. mistaken ~ (it was a case of mistaken ~)
ideology
 n. to embrace; espouse an ~
idiocy
 n. 1. congenital ~
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was sheer ~ for him to arrive late)
idiot
 n. 1. a blithering, blooming, driveling ~
  2. the local, village ~
  3. an ~ to + inf. (he was an ~ to agree)
idiotic
 adj. ~ to + inf. (they were ~ to do that)
idle
 adj. to stand ~ (the machinery stood ~ for a month)
idol
 n. 1. to worship an ~
  2. (fig.) a fallen; matinee; national; popular ~
idolize
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ as (she was ~d as a movie star)
ignition
 n. (in a car) 1. to turn on the ~
  2. to turn off the ~
ignorance
 n. 1. to betray, demonstrate, display, show ~
  2. abysmal, blatant, crass, profound, total; blissful ~
  3. ~ about; of
  4. in ~ of
ignorant
 adj. 1. blissfully ~
  2. ~ in; of (~ of the facts)
ignore
 v. 1. to ~ completely, totally
  2. (K) you'll have to ~ their talking so loud
ilk
 n. ['kind'] of a certain ~
ill
 adj. 1. to be taken ~
  2. to fall ~
  3. desperately, gravely, seriously; incurably, terminally ~
  4. emotionally; mentally; physically ~
  5. ~ with (she is ~ with a tropical disease)
  6. (misc.) ~ at ease ('uncomfortable')
ill-advised
 adj. ~ to + inf. (you would be ~ not to invite both of them)
ill-disposed
 adj. (formal) (cannot stand alone) ~ to, towards (they are ~
 towards me)
illegal
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to drive while intoxicated)
ill feeling
 n. 1. to stir up ~
  2. ~ over (there was a great deal of ~ stirred up over the
 appointment)
illiteracy
 n. 1. to eliminate, stamp out ~
  2. functional; widespread ~
illiterate
 n. a functional ~
illness
 n. 1. to get over an ~
  2. a fatal; grave, major, serious; incurable; lingering;
 slight; sudden; terminal; unbeatable ~
  3. mental ~
illogical
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to assume that)
illuminating
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to read the candidate's earlier
 speeches)
illusion
 n. 1. to create, produce an ~
  2. to cherish, harbor an ~
  3. to dispel an ~
  4. an optical ~
  5. an  ~ about
  6. an ~ to + inf. (it's an ~ to think that...)
  7. an ~ that + clause (it is an ~ that appeasement will deter
 an aggressor)
  8. under an ~
illustration
 n. ['example'] 1. to give, offer, provide an ~ ['picture']
  2. to draw an ~
illustrative
 adj. ~ of (~ of one's views)
ill will
 n. 1. to stir up ~
  2. to bear, harbor ~ towards smb.
  3. ~ about, over; between
image
 n. 1. to project an ~
  2. a public; tarnished ~
  3. a spitting ~, spit and ~ (a spitting ~ of George Washington)
  4. (misc.) to be created in the ~ of God
imagery
 n. vivid ~
imagination
 n. 1. to excite, fire smb.'s ~
  2. to use one's ~
  3. to defy, stagger, stir smb.'s ~
  4. an active, lively, vivid; creative; feeble; wild ~
  5. a figment of smb.'s ~
  6. the ~ to + inf. (does she have the ~ to figure out what
 happened?)
  7. in one's ~
  8. (misc.) by no stretch of the ~
imagine
 v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ as (can you ~ her as an actress?)
  2. (G) I can't ~ going to the party without an invitation
  3. (J) can you ~ me becoming a teacher?
  4. (K) it is difficult to ~ his marrying anyone
  5. (L) I ~ that they will be delighted to hear from you
  6. (N; used with an adjective, noun, past participle) can you ~
 him president?
imbalance
 n. 1. to correct, redress an ~
  2. an ~ between
imbecile
 n. an ~ to + inf. (he was an ~ to sign a contract with them)
imbecilic
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to do that)
imbued
 adj. (cannot stand alone) 1. deeply, profoundly, thoroughly ~
  2. ~ with (~ with a fighting spirit)
imitation
 n. 1. to do an ~ of smb.
  2. a pale ~
  3. in  ~ of
imitative
 adj. (formal) ~ of
immaterial
 adj. 1. wholly ~
  2. ~ to
immature
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her to do that)
immaturity
 n. to display ~
immerse
 v. 1. to ~ deeply
  2. (D; refl., tr.)to ~ in (she ~d herself in the water; ~d in
 one's work)
immersion
 n. 1. total ~
  2. ~ in (total ~ in one's work)
immigrant
 n. 1. an illegal ~
  2. an ~ from; to (~s to Canada)
immigrate
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from; into, to (to ~ into a country)
immigration
 n. ~ from; into, to
immodest
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of me to say that)
immoral
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to steal)
immune
 adj. ['exempt'] 1. ~ from (~ from prosecution; her prestige
 made her ~ from criticism) ['unaffected']
  2. ~ to (~ to a disease; his self-confidence made him ~ to
 criticism)
immunity
 n. 1. to acquire, develop ~
  2. acquired; natural ~
  3. active; passive ~
  4. diplomatic ~
  5. ~ from, to (~ from prosecution; ~ to a disease)
immunization
 n. 1. to carry out a (mass) ~ against
  2. active; passive ~
immunize
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ against (the children have been ~d against
 poliomyelitis)
impact
 I n. 1. to have an ~ on, upon
  2. a considerable, strong; dramatic; emotional ~
  3. on ~ (the pole collapses on ~)
 II v. (esp. AE) (d; intr.) to ~ on
impaired
 adj. hearing; visually ~
impairment
 n. (a) hearing; memory; mental; physical; speech; visual ~
impale
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ on, upon (the driver was thrown from the car
 and ~d on a fence)
impart
 v. (B) to ~ knowledge to students
impartiality
 n. 1. to demonstrate, display, show ~
  2. ~ in
impasse
 n. 1. to reach an ~
  2. to break an ~
  3. at an ~ (negotiations were at an ~)
impatience
 n. 1. to display, show ~
  2. ~ with
  3. ~ to + inf. (we noted her ~ to begin)
impatient
 adj. 1. ~ at, with (~ at the delay; ~ with children)
  2. ~ for (I was ~ for the trip to start)
  3. ~ to + inf. (we were ~ to leave)
impeach
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ for (to ~ smb. for taking bribes)
impediment
 n. 1. a speech ~
  2. an ~ to (an ~ to progress)
impel
 v. (formal) 1. (d; tr.) to ~ into, to
  2. (H) to ~ smb. to do smt.
impelled
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ to + inf. (she felt ~ to intercede)
imperative
 I adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to act now)
  2. ~ that + clause; subj. (it is ~ that you be/should be
 present)
 II n. 1. a moral ~
  2. an ~ that + clause; subj. (it is a moral ~ that no
 concessions be/should be made)
imperceptible
 adj. ~ to (~ to the touch)
imperfection
 n. a slight ~
impersonation
 n. to do an ~
impertinence
 n. the ~ to + inf. (he had the ~ to demand a raise)
impertinent
 adj. 1. ~ to
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to behave like that)
impervious
 adj. ~ to (~ to criticism)
impetuous
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her to do that)
impetus
 n. 1. to give, provide an ~
  2. to gain ~
  3. an ~ to
  4. an ~ to + inf. (there was no ~ to work harder)
impinge
 v. (formal) (d; intr.) to ~ on, upon (to ~ on smb.'s rights)
impingement
 n. an ~ on, upon
implant
 I n. a breast; heart; kidney ~
 II v. (d; tr.) to ~ in (to ~ respect for democracy in the
 younger generation)
implicate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ in (to ~ smb. in a scandal)
implication
 n. 1. a derogatory, negative; subtle ~
  2. an ~ for
  3. an ~ that + clause (I resent your ~ that my work is
 unsatisfactory)
  4. by ~
implicit
 adj. 1. ~ in (~ in the contract)
  2. ~ that + clause (it is ~ in our agreement that she will be a
 partner)
implore
 v. (formal) (H) they ~d her to help
imply
 v. (L; to) she ~ied (to us) that she knew more than she had told
 the reporters
impolite
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to interrupt someone who is speaking)
import
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from; into (to ~ goods from abroad)
importance
 n. 1. to acquire, assume ~
  2. to attach, attribute ~ to
  3. great, paramount, utmost, vital ~ (the matter assumed
 paramount ~)
  4. ~ for, to
  5. of ~ (it was a question of great ~ to us)
important
 adj. 1. ~ for (irrigation is ~ for farming)
  2. ~ to (winning the contest was very ~ to her)
  3. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to study hard)
  4. ~ that + clause; subj. (it is ~ that everyone attend/ should
 attend)
importune
 v. (formal) 1. (D;tr.)to ~ for2. (H)to ~ smb. to do smt.
impose
 v. 1. (D; intr., refl.) to ~ on, upon ('to take advantage of)
 (to ~ on smb.'s good nature; don't ~ yourself on them)
  2. (D; tr.) ('to levy') to ~ on (to ~ a new tax on cigarettes)
impossible
 adj. 1. almost, practically, virtually, well-nigh ~
  2. ~ for (it's ~ for me to help)
  3. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to predict the future; that child is ~
 to control = it is ~ to control that child)
  4. (misc.) to attempt; do the ~
impractical
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to live in one city and work in
 another)
impregnate
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ with
impress
 v. 1. to ~ deeply; favorably
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ as (she ~ed me as a scholar)
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ on, upon (he tried to ~ on them the importance
 of being punctual)
  4. (D; tr.) to ~ with (she ~ed me with her grasp of the
 subject)
  5. (R)it ~ed me that they cooperated so willingly
impressed
 adj. 1. easily ~
  2. deeply, greatly, highly, strongly ~
impression
 n. 1. to create an ~
  2. to make an ~ on upon
  3. to gain an ~
  4. an accurate; deep, indelible, lasting, profound, strong;
 erroneous, false inaccurate, wrong; excellent; favorable; first
 fleeting; general; good; painful; personal; pleasant;
 unfavorable, unpleasant; vivid ~
  5. an ~ that + clause (she created the erroneous ~ that her
 family is wealthy)
  6. under an ~ (I was under the ~ that you would come)
imprimatur
 n. the royal ~
imprint
 n. 1. to bear an ~ (to bear the ~ of genius)
  2. to leave one's ~ on
imprisonment
 n. life ~
improbable
 adj. 1. highly ~
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that she'll accept the invitation)
improper
 adj. 1. ~ for
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to do that)
impropriety
 n. crass ~
improve
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ in (she has ~d in English)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ on, upon (I cannot ~ on her performance)
improvement
 n. 1. to bring about an ~
  2. to show (an) ~
  3. a decided, distinct, marked, substantial; minor ~
  4. an ~ in, of (an ~ in her work; an ~ of service)
  5. an ~ on, over, upon (this edition is an ~ over the previous
 one)
improvisation
 n. to do an ~
imprudent
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of them to speculate on the stock
 exchange)
impudence
 n. 1. brazen ~
  2. the ~ to + inf. (he had the ~ to breach the contract)
impudent
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her to answer like that; she was ~
 to answer like that)
impulse
 n. ['driving force'] 1. to feel an ~
  2. to curb, resist an ~
  3. an irresistible ~
  4. an ~ to + inf. (he felt an irresistible ~ to buy a new TV
 set)
  5. on, under (an) ~ (to act on ~) ['stimulus']
  6. to convey, transmit an ~
  7. a nerve ~
impute
 v. (formal) (d; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ base motives to smb.)
inability
 n. ~ to + inf. (her ~ to pay caused trouble)
inaccessible
 adj. ~ to (~ to students)
inaccuracy
 n. a glaring ~
inaccurate
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to say that she was dismissed)
inadequate
 adj. 1. ~ for; to (the supply of water is ~ for the trip; ~ to
 the occasion)
  2. ~ to + inf. (the supply is ~ to meet the demand)
inapplicable
 adj. ~ to
inappropriate
 adj. 1. ~ for, to (~ to the occasion)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ for you to wear shorts at a formal
 reception)
  3. ~ that + clause; subj. (it is ~ that he be/should be
 present)
inattention
 n. ~ to (~ to detail)
inattentive
 adj. ~ to
inaudible
 adj. ~ to
inaugurate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ as (to be ~d as president)
inauguration
 n. to hold an ~
incantation
 n. to chant, utter an ~
incapable
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ of (she is ~ of cheating)
incense
 n. to burn ~
incensed
 adj. 1. ~ about, at, over
  2. ~ to + inf. (she was ~ to learn of the accusation)
incentive
 n. 1. to offer an ~
  2. a powerful, strong ~
  3. an ~ to (an ~ to investment)
  4. an ~ to + inf. (they have no ~ to work harder)
inception
 n. from smt.'s ~
incest
 n. to commit ~ (with)
inch
 I n. 1. to contest, fight for every ~ of one's land
  2. a cubic; square ~
  3. every ~ ('to the utmost degree') (she is every ~ a champion)
  4. within an ~ ('almost') (he was beaten within an ~ of his
 life)
  5. (misc.) ~ by ~
 II v. (P; intr.) to ~ forward slowly
incidence
 n. a high; low ~ (a high ~ of crime)
incident
 I adj. (formal) (cannot stand alone) ~ to (the risks ~ to
 military service)
 II n. 1. to provoke an ~
  2. to cover up, suppress an ~
  3. an amusing, funny, humorous; curious; painful, unpleasant;
 pleasant; strange; touching; ugly ~
  4. a border ~
  5. an ~ occurs, takes place
incidental
 adj. ~ to (problems ~ to growing up)
incision
 n. 1. to make an ~
  2. a deep ~
incisors
 n. central; lateral ~
incite
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ workers to rebellion)
  2. (H) to ~ the populace to riot
incitement
 n. ~ to (~ to riot)
inclination
 n. 1. to feel an ~
  2. a natural; strong ~ 3, an ~ for, to, towards
  4. an ~ to + inf. (the carburetor has an ~ to flood)
incline
 v. (BE) 1. (d; intr.) to ~ to, towards (he ~s to laziness)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ to (it ~d me to anger)
  3. (E) I ~ to believe that she is innocent
  4. (H) the news ~d me to leave at once
inclined
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ to + inf. (I am ~ to agree)
include
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ among, in (to ~ smb. in a list of candidates;
 who was ~d among the guests?)
inclusive
 adj. ~ of
incognito
 adv. to go, travel ~
incognizant
 adj. ~ of
income
 n. 1. to earn an ~
  2. an annual; earned; fixed; gross; independent; monthly; net;
 taxable; unearned; weekly ~
  3. per capita ~
  4. beyond one's ~ (they live beyond their ~)
  5. within one's ~ (to live within one's ~)
incommensurable
 adj. ~  with
incommensurate
 adj. ~ to, with
incommunicado
 adv. to hold smb. ~
incompatibility
 n. ~ with
incompatible
 adj. ~ with
incompetence
 n. ~ at, in
incompetent
 adj. 1. ~ at, in
  2. ~ to + inf. (he is ~ to judge)
incomplete
 n. ['academic deficiency'] to make up an ~ (the student had to
 make up three ~s)
incomprehensible
 adj. 1. ~ to
  2. ~ that + clause (it is ~ that they were admitted to the
 program)
inconceivable
 adj. 1. ~ to
  2. ~ that + clause (it is ~ that she could be considered for
 the job)
incongruous
 adj. ~ with
inconsiderate
 adj. 1. ~ of (he's ~ of her feelings)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of you to say that)
inconsistent
 adj. ~ with
inconvenience
 n. 1. to cause ~
  2. to put up with (an) ~
  3. (a) considerable, great; slight ~
inconvenient
 adj. 1. ~ for
  2. ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to meet tomorrow)
incorporate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ into
incorrect
 adj. 1. ~ in
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to say that he is a good administrator)
increase
 I n. 1. a considerable, large, sharp, sizable, substantial;
 moderate; slight; steady ~
  2. a rate ~
  3. an ~ in (an ~ in coal consumption)
  4. on the ~
 II v. 1. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ by (production ~d by ten percent)
  2. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ from; to (the physician ~d the dosage
 from one to four)
incredible
 adj. ~ that + clause (it was ~ that nobody paid attention to the
 new invention)
increment
 n. an ~ in (an ~ in salary)
incriminate
 v. (D;tr.) to ~ in
inculcate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ in, into (to ~ ideas in the minds of young
 people)
incumbent
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ on, upon + to + inf. (it's ~ on you
 to warn them)
incursion
 n. 1. to make an ~
  2. an armed ~
  3. an ~ into (to make an ~ into enemy territory)
indebted
 adj. 1. deeply ~
  2. (cannot stand alone) ~ for; to (we are ~ to her for her
 help)
indecent
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to do that)
indecisive
 adj. ~ about
indemnification
 n. to pay ~ for
indemnify
 v. (D; tr.)to ~ for
indemnity
 n. 1. to pay an ~
  2. double ~
indent
 v. (BE) (d; intr.) ('to request officially') to ~ for; on (we
 had to ~ on the company for new typewriters)
indentation
 n. to make an ~
independence
 n. 1.toachieve,gain,win~from2. to declare one's ~ from
  3. to lose one's ~
  4. political ~
independent
 adj. 1. fiercely ~
  2. ~ of
index
 n. ['alphabetical list'] 1. to compile, do, make an ~
  2. an author; cumulative; subject ~
  3. an ~ to (an ~ to a book) ['indicator']
  4. a consumer-price, cost-of-living; price ~
  5. an ~ to (an ~ to economic progress) ['ratio of one
 dimension to another']
  6. a cephalic; cranial; facial ~
Indian
 n. an American ~ USAGE NOTE: To somebody from Canada and the
 United States, the primary meaning of Indian is 'American
 Indian'. To somebody from other English-speaking countries, the
 primary meaning is 'native of India'. Note that a West Indian is
 always somebody from the West Indies.
indicate
 v. 1. (B) she ~d her reasons to us
  2. (L; to) they ~d (to us) that they would sign the contract
indication
 n. 1. to give an ~
  2. an ~ that + clause (there is every ~ that she will recover)
indicative
 adj. ~ of
indict
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ for (to ~ smb. for murder)
indictment
 n. (usu. legal) 1. to hand up, issue, present, return an ~
  2. to waive (the) ~
  3. to quash an ~
  4. (fig.) a stinging; sweeping ~
  5. an ~ against
  6. an ~ for
  7. on ~ (to try a case on ~)
indifference
 n. 1. to affect, feign ~
  2. to display, show ~
  3. marked; studied ~
  4. ~ about, concerning
  5. ~ to, towards
indifferent
 adj. 1. to remain ~
  2. ~ about, concerning
  3. ~ to, towards
indigenous
 adj. ~ to
indigestion
 n. 1. to cause ~
  2. to give smb. ~ (pickles give me ~)
  3. acute, severe; chronic ~
  4. an attack, touch of ~
indignant
 adj. 1. ~ about, at, over
  2. (misc.) to wax ~ (over smt.)
indignation
 n. 1. to arouse ~
  2. to express; feel, show ~
  3. burning; helpless; public; righteous ~
  4. ~ about, at, over (to feel ~ at gross injustice)
  5. to smb.'s ~
indignity
 n. 1. to inflict an ~ on
  2. to suffer ~ties
indiscreet
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her to say that)
indiscretion
 n. 1. to commit an ~
  2. a youthful ~
indiscriminate
 adj. ~ in
indispensable
 adj. ~ for, to (~ to life)
indisposed
 adj. (formal) ~ to + inf. (she appears ~ to go)
indistinguishable
 adj. ~ from
individualism
 n. rugged ~
individuality
 n. to express one's ~
indoctrinate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ against; in; with
indoctrination
 n. ~ against; in; with
induce
 v. (H) we could not ~ her to come
inducement
n. 1. to offer, provide an ~
 2. a strong ~
 3. an ~ to
 4. an ~ to + inf. (we had no ~ to work harder) induct
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into the armed forces)
induction
 n. ~ into (~ into the armed forces)
indulge
 v. (d; intr., refl., tr.) to ~ in (to ~ in the luxury of a nice,
 warm bath; he ~s her in everything)
indulgence
 n. to ask for smb.'s ~
indulgent
 adj. ~ towards
industry
 n. 1. to build up, develop (an) ~
  2. (an) ~ springs up
  3. a basic, key ~
  4. a cottage; defense; high-tech ~
  5. heavy; light ~
  6. the film; machine-tool; meat-packing; pharmaceutical; steel;
 textile; tourist, travel; trucking (esp. AE) ~
  7. a smokestack ('old, obsolete') ~
  8. (misc.) government often regulates ~; a branch of ~
inelegant
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to phrase the request in that manner)
ineligibility
 n. ~ for
ineligible
 adj. 1. ~ for
  2. ~ to + inf. (she is still ~ to vote)
inept
 adj. ~ at, in
ineptitude
 n. 1. to demonstrate, display ~
  2. ~ at,
inequality
 n. ~ between
inertia
 n. 1. sheer ~
  2. through ~
inevitable
 adj. ~ that + clause (it was ~ that she would find out)
inexcusable
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to blurt that out)
  2. ~ that + clause (it is ~ that she was left out)
inexperienced
 adj. ~ at, in
infallibility
 n. 1. papal ~
  2. ~ in
infallible
 adj. -in
infancy
 n. ['first stage'] in one's ~ (the industry was still in its
 ~)
infant
 n. 1. to nurse, suckle; wean an ~
  2. a newborn; premature ~
  3. (misc.) ~ mortality (see also baby 7-11, 13)
infanticide
 n. to commit ~
infantile
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to behave like that)
infantry
 n. light; motorized; mountain ~
infatuated
 adj. ~  with
infatuation
 n. ~  with
infection
 n. 1. to pass on, spread, transmit (an) ~
  2. a latent; localized; primary; secondary; serious, severe;
 slight, superficial; systemic ~
infer
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ from (to ~ a conclusion from the facts)
  2. (L) I ~ that my proposal has been accepted
  3. (Q) we had to ~ what she meant
inference
 n. 1. to draw, make an ~ from
  2. an invalid; valid ~
  3. an ~ that + clause (we made the ~ that she had been wrongly
 accused)
inferior
 adj. 1. ~ in (~ in rank)
  2. ~ to (he felt ~ to them)
inferiority
 n. 1. a feeling of ~
  2. ~ to
inferno
 n. a blazing, raging, roaring ~
infidelity
 n. 1. conjugal, marital ~
  2. ~ to (~ to one's ideals)
infighting
 n. ~ among, between
infiltrate
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ into
infiltration
 n. ~ into; through (enemy ~ into our lines)
infinitive
 n. 1. to split an ~
  2. a split ~
infinity
 n. to ~
inflammation
 n. 1. to cause (an) ~
  2. (an) ~ subsides
inflation
 n. 1. to cause ~
  2. to control, curb ~
  3. creeping; double-digit; galloping, rampant, runaway,
 uncontrolled ~
inflection, inflexion
 n. a falling; rising ~
inflexibility
 n. ~ in
inflexible
 adj. ~ in
inflict
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ on (to ~ heavy losses on the enemy)
influence
 I n. 1. to exert ~ on
  2. to use one's ~
  3. to wield ~
  4. to bring ~ to bear
  5. to flaunt one's ~
  6. (colloq.) to peddle ~
  7. to consolidate, strengthen one's ~
  8. to counteract, curb, neutralize smb.'s ~
  9. (a) bad, baleful, baneful; far-reaching; good; leavening,
 moderating; negative; pernicious; positive; powerful, profound,
 strong; salutary; undue; unwholesome ~
  10. cultural; moral ~
  11. an ~ for (an ~ for good)
  12. the ~ to + inf. (they have enough ~ to get the bill passed)
  13. under smb.'s ~; under the ~ of (to come under smb.'s ~; to
 drive under the ~ of alcohol)
  14. (misc.) outside ~s; a sphere of ~; an ~ peddler
 II v. 1. to ~ deeply, profoundly. strongly
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ in
  3. (H) who ~d her to do that?
influential
 adj. ~ in
influx
 n. an ~ from; into
inform
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ about, of (we ~ed them of the incident)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ against, on (he ~ed on his accomplices)
  3. (L; must have an object) she ~ed them that she would come
  4. (Q; must have an object) the thief ~ed the police where the
 money was hidden
informal
 adj. ~ with (she's ~ with everyone)
informant
 n. a native ~
information
 n. 1. to furnish, give, offer, provide ~
  2. to collect, dig up, find, gather; extract ~
  3. to classify ~
  4. to divulge, leak ~
  5. to declassify ~
  6. to feed ~ (into a computer)
  7. to retrieve ~ (from a computer)
  8. to cover up, suppress, withhold ~
  9. classified, confidential; detailed; firsthand; inside;
 misleading; reliable; secondhand; secret ~
  10. (AE) long-distance ~ (BE has long-distance enquiries, trunk
 enquiries)
  11. ~ about, on
  12. ~ that + clause (we have ~ that she has returned to this
 country)
  13. for smb.'s ~ (for your ~)
informative
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to read the latest statistics)
informed
 adj. 1. to keep smb. ~
  2. ~ about
informer
 n. 1. to turn ('become') ~
  2. a police ~
inform on
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ to (he ~ed on them to the police)
infraction
 n. 1. to commit an ~
  2. a minor ~
infringe
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ on, upon (to ~ on smb.'s rights)
infringement
 n. an ~ of, on (an ~ of smb.'s rights)
infuriate
 v. (R) it ~d me (to read) that he had been indicted
infuriated
 adj. 1. ~ about, at, over; with
  2. ~ to + inf. (he was ~ to find his seat occupied)
infuriating
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to pay such prices for inferior
 merchandise)
  2. ~ that + clause
 (it's ~ that these items are so expensive)
infuse
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ new life into the troops)
infusion
 n. 1. an intravenous ~
  2. an ~ into
ingenious
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her to solve the problem so
 quickly)
ingenuity
 n. 1. human ~
  2. the ~ to + inf. (she had the ~ to succeed where everyone
 else had failed)
ingrained
 adj. deeply ~
ingratiate
 v. (D; refl.) to ~ with (she ~d herself with the boss)
ingratitude
 n. 1. to demonstrate, display, show ~
  2. base, rank ~
ingredients
 n. 1. to combine ~ (in baking)
  2. basic; principal ~
  3. (misc.) the book has all the ~ of a best-seller
inhale
 v. to ~ deeply
inhere
 v. (formal) to ~ in
inherent
 adj. ~ in, to
inherit
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from (to ~ a fortune from an uncle)
inhibit
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from
inhospitable
 adj. 1. ~ to
  2. ~ to + int. (it is ~ to turn a stranger away)
inhumanity
 n. man's ~ to man
inimical
 adj. (formal) ~ to (actions ~ to the maintenance of friendly
 relations between our countries)
initiate
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ students into the mysteries of
 linguistics)
initiation
 n. 1. to conduct an ~
  2. an ~ into (an ~ into a fraternity)
initiative
 n. 1. to demonstrate, display, exercise, show ~
  2. to take the ~
  3. to stifle ~
  4. private ~
  5. the ~ to + inf. (does she have enough ~ to get this job
 done?)
  6. on one's (own) ~ (she made the decision on her own ~)
inject
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ a note of humor into the
 proceedings)
injection
 n. 1. to administer, give an ~
  2. to get an ~
  3. a lethal ~
  4. a hypodermic; intradermal; intramuscular; intravenous;
 subcutaneous ~
injudicious
 adj. (formal) ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of you to speak to the
 press)
injunction
 n. 1. to grant, hand down, issue an ~
  2. to deliver an ~
  3. an ~ against (an ~ against picketing)
  4. a permanent; temporary ~
  5. an ~ to + inf. (an ~ to prevent picketing)
  6. an ~ that + clause; subj. (the court issued an ~ that
 picketing not take/should not take place)
injure
 v. to ~ badly, seriously, severely; slightly
injurious
 adj. ~ to
injury
 n. 1. to inflict (an) ~ on
  2. to receive, suffer, sustain an ~
  3. a fatal; minor, slight; serious, severe ~
  4. bodily ~; an internal ~
  5. an ~ to (an ~ to the head)
  6. (misc.) to add insult to ~
injustice
 n. 1. to do an ~ to
  2. to commit an ~
  3. to redress an ~
  4. (a) blatant, gross, rank ~
  5. an ~ to
ink
 n. 1. indelible; India (AE), Indian (BE); invisible; marking;
 permanent; printer's; secret; washable ~
  2. a blob, drop of ~
inkling
 n. 1. the faintest, slightest ~
  2. an ~ that + clause (I didn't have the slightest ~ that he
 was ill)
inland
 adv. to go, travel ~
inmate
 n. a prison ~
innate
 adj. ~ in
innocence
 n. 1. to maintain; prove, show one's ~
  2. (misc.) an air of injured ~
innocent
 adj. ~ of
innovation
 n. 1. a daring ~
  2. an ~ in
innuendo
 n. 1. to cast, make an ~
  2. an ~ about
  3. an ~ that + clause (she made an ~ that he had a prison
 record)
inoculate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ against (to ~ a dog against rabies)
inoculation
 n. 1. to give an ~
  2. an ~ against (an ~ against tetanus)
input
 n. ~ into
inquest
 n. 1. to conduct, hold an ~
  2. a coroner's; formal ~
  3. an ~ into
inquire
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ about, after; into
  2. (Q) he ~d where we were to meet USAGE NOTE: In BE, the
 spelling enquire is also used-- we enquired about her health.
inquiry
 n. 1. to conduct, make; launch an ~
  2. a discreet; exhaustive, thorough; official ~
  3. an ~ about (to make ~ries about a matter)
  4. an ~ into (an official ~ into the incident was launched)
 USAGE NOTE: The noun inquiry can mean 'question' or
 'investigation'. In BE, the spelling enquiry is often
 recommended for the meaning 'question' - an enquiry about her
 health. Compare--an official inquiry into the incident.
inquisition
 n. 1. to carry out, conduct an ~
  2. a cruel, senseless ~
inquisitive
 adj. ~ about
inroads
 n. 1. to make ~
  2. deep ~
  3. ~ in, into, on, upon (to make ~ on the freedom of the press)
insane
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to risk everything)
insanity
 n. 1. (legal) to plead ~
  2. outright, pure, sheer ~
  3. (legal) temporary ~
  4. ~ to + inf. (it was sheer ~ to steal the money)
inscribe
 v. (D;tr.) to ~ for (to ~ a book for smb.)
inscription
 n. 1. to bear an ~
  2. to decipher an ~
insecticide
 n. to spray, spread, use an ~
insects
 n. 1. ~ bite; crawl, creep; fly
  2. a swarm of (flying) ~
insecure
 adj. ~ about; in
insecurity
 n. a feeling of ~
insemination
 n. artificial ~
insensibility
 n. 1. to display, show ~
  2. ~ to
insensible
 adj. ~ to
insensitive
 adj. 1. ~ to (~ to the feelings of others)
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her to bring that up)
insensitivity
 n. 1. to display, show ~
  2. ~ to
inseparable
 adj. ~ from
insert
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ a new sentence into a paragraph; to
 ~ a key into a lock)
inside
 I adv. ~ out ('with the inner surface facing out');
 ('thoroughly') (to know a subject ~ out) USAGE NOTE: The
 compound preposition inside of can refer to time or space.
 Referring to time, it is colloq. CE--to finish a job inside of
 an hour; referring to space, it is colloq. AE--inside of a
 building.
 II n. (colloq.) ['confidential information'] 1. to have the ~
 on ['position of trust']
  2. to be on the ~
insight
 n. 1. to gain; have (an) ~ into
  2. to provide (an) ~
  3. a deep ~
  4. the ~ to + inf. (she had the ~ to predict what would happen)
insignia
 n. military; royal ~
insinuate
 v. 1. (d; refl.) ('to ingratiate') to ~ into (to ~ oneself into
 smb.'s good graces)
  2. (L; to) ('to suggest') she ~ (to us) that her partner had
 embezzled funds
insinuation
 n. 1. to make an ~
  2. an ~ that + clause (she didn't like his ~ that she had
 cheated)
insist
 v. 1. to ~ absolutely, definitely, positively; stubbornly
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ on (they ~ on more money; she ~ed on coming
 with us)
  3. (L; can be used with the subj.) she ~ed that everyone
 attend; he ~ed that the accused was innocent
insistence
 n. 1. dogged, firm, stubborn ~
  2. ~ on (~ on an increase in salary)
  3. ~ that + clause; subj. (we resent your ~ that the debt
 be/should be paid at once)
insistent
 adj. 1. ~ on, upon
  2. ~ that + clause; subj. (~ that the debt be/should be paid)
insolence
 n. 1. to display ~
  2. the ~ to + inf. (they had the ~ to file a complaint)
insolent
 adj. 1. ~ in (~ in their manner)
  2. ~ to, towards
  3. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of them to demand special treatment)
insolvency
 n. to force into ~
insomnia
 n. to suffer from ~
inspection
 n. 1. to carry out, conduct, make an ~
  2. a close, thorough; cursory, perfunctory; visual ~
  3. a technical ~
  4. on ~ (on closer ~ the money turned out to be counterfeit)
inspector
 n. 1. a customs; fire; health; mine; police ~
  2. the ~ general
inspiration
 n. 1. to give, offer, provide ~
  2. to derive, draw ~ from
  3. divine ~
  4. ~ comes (from many sources)
  5. a flash, spark of ~
  6. an ~ for (what provided the ~ for the statue?)
  7. an ~ to (her example was an ~ to young people)
  8. the ~ to + inf. (what gave him the ~ to do it?)
inspire
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ in, with (formal) (to ~ awe in smb.; to ~
 smb. with awe)
  2. (H) to ~ smb. to do smt.
inspiring
 adj. ~fo + inf. (it was ~ to watch)
install
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ as (to ~ smb. as president)
installations
 n. military; naval; port ~
installment, instalment
 n. 1. to pay an ~
  2. monthly; quarterly ~s
  3. in ~s (the book came out in ~s; to pay in ~s)
installment plan
 n. on the ~ (to buy smt. on the ~)
instance
 n. ['example'] 1. to cite, give an ~
  2. an isolated, rare ~
  3. for ~
  4. in an ~ (in rare ~s; in a few isolated ~s)
instant
 n. at a certain ~ (at that ~ I realized who had planned the
 whole scheme)
instigate
 v. (esp. BE) (H) to ~ smb. to do smt.
instigation
 n. at smb.'s ~
instill, instil
 v. 1. to ~ deeply, firmly
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ in, into (to ~ respect for the law in the
 younger generation)
instinct
 n. 1. to arouse an ~
  2. a basic; destructive; herd; human; killer; maternal; natural
 ~
  3. animal; predatory ~s
  4. an unerring ~
  5. an ~ for
  6. the ~ to + inf. (nothing can destroy the ~ to survive)
institute
 n. 1. a research ~
  2. an ~ for (an ~ for theoretical research)
  3. at an ~ (to work at an ~)
institution
 n. 1. to endow; support an ~
  2. a charitable; educational; financial; penal; philanthropic;
 social; state-supported ~
  3. a heavily endowed ~
  4. (misc.) an ~ of higher learning; the ~ of marriage
instruct
 v. 1. (D; tr.) ('to teach') to ~ in (to ~ soldiers in field
 hygiene)
  2. (H) ('to order') she ~ed us to begin work at once
  3. (L; must have an object) ('to inform') we have been ~ed that
 the matter has been settled by our lawyers
  4. (0; must have an object) ('to order') we were ~ed where to
 meet
instruction
 n. 1. to conduct, give, provide ~
  2. to take ~ (before converting to a religion)
  3. advanced; beginning, elementary; bilingual; intermediate;
 remedial ~
  4. computer-assisted ~
  5. ~ in (to provide advanced ~ in mathematics)
instructions
 n. 1. to give, issue ~
  2. to leave ~ (for smb.)
  3. to carry out, follow ~
  4. to await (further) ~
  5. verbal; written ~
  6. ~ for
  7. ~ to + inf. (we had ~ to report to her)
  8. ~ that + clause; subj. (she left ~ that her estate be/should
 be divided evenly)
  9. on ~ (we acted on your ~)
instructive
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it will be ~ to analyze the results)
instructor
 n. an ~ in, of (an ~ in physics)
instrument
 n. ['implement'] 1. a blunt; delicate; sharp ~
  2. surgical ~s; ~s of torture
  3. an ~ for (an ~ for good) ['device for producing a musical
 sound']
  4. to play an ~
  5. a brass; musical; percussion; stringed; wind; woodwind ~
instrumental
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ in (her help was ~ in tracking down
 the criminal)
insubordinate
 adj. ~ to
insubordination
 n. 1. rank ~
  2. ~ to (~ to authority)
insufficient
 adj. 1. ~ for; in
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to cite only one example)
insulate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ against, from
insulation
 n. ~ against, from
insult
 n. 1. to fling, hurl an ~ at
  2. to swallow, take an ~
  3. to avenge an ~
  4. a gratuitous; imaginary; nasty, vicious ~
  5. an ~ to (an ~ to smb.'s intelligence)
  6. (misc.) a stream of ~s; to add ~ to injury
insulted
 adj. deeply ~
insurance
 n. 1. to provide ~ for
  2. to sell, write; underwrite ~
  3. to carry; take out ~ (our firm carries fire ~)
  4. to cancel; renew ~
  5. accident; automobile (AE), motor (BE), motor-car (BE);
 collision; comprehensive; compulsory; disability; endowment;
 fire; flight; flood; group; health;homeowner's; hospitalization;
 hurricane; liability (AE), third party (BE); life; major-medical
 (AE); marine; no-fault; property; term (esp. AE); title; whole
 life ~
  6. (GB) National Insurance
  7. social; unemployment ~
  8. ~ against; on (~ against loss from flood; ~ on one's
 personal effects)
  9. (misc.) an ~ policy USAGE NOTE: BE has traditionally
 distinguished between insurance (to provide compensation for
 what may happen) and assurance (to provide compensation for what
 will happen); thus-- fire insurance and life assurance. However,
 nowadays, life insurance is also used in BE.
insure
 v. (D; refl., tr.) to ~ against; for (to ~ one's home against
 loss from fire; to ~ one's life for fifty thousand dollars)
insured
 adj. fully; heavily ~
insurrection
 n. 1. to foment, stir up an ~
  2. to crush, put down, quell, suppress an ~
insusceptible
 adj. ~ to
integrate
 v. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ into; with
integration
 n. 1. economic; racial; school; token ~
  2. ~ into
integrity
 n. 1. to display, show ~
  2. great ~
  3. the ~ to + inf. (he had the ~ not to accept bribes)
  4. (misc.) a person of ~
intellect
 n. 1. (a) keen, sharp, superior ~
  2. of ~ (a person of keen ~)
intelligence
 n. ['ability to comprehend, learn'] 1. to demonstrate, show ~
  2. great, high, keen; limited; low; normal; outstanding,
 remarkable ~
  3. artificial; native ~
  4. the ~ to + int. (she had the ~ to see through their scheme)
  5. of a certain ~ (a person of considerable ~)
 ['information']
  6. to collect, gather ~
  7. classified; combat, military; industrial; secret ~
intelligent
 adj. ~ to + int. (it would not be ~ to provoke her)
intelligible
 adj. ~ to
intend
 v. 1. (d;tr.)('to design') to ~ as (it was ~ed as a joke)
  2. (d; tr.) ('to design') to ~ for (the book is ~ed for
 children)
  3. (E) ('to plan') she ~s to file suit
  4. (G) ('to plan') what do you ~ doing?
  5. (BE) (H) ('to want') we ~ them to do it
  6. (L; subj.) ('to want') we never ~ed that she get/ should get
 involved
intended
 adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ for (this dictionary is ~ for
 serious students)
intent
 I adj. (cannot stand alone) ~ on, upon (she is ~ on getting the
 job done quickly)
 II n. 1. criminal ~
  2. ~ to + inf. (with ~ to kill)
  3. by ~
  4. (misc.) to all ~s and purposes ('practically'); (legal)
 loitering with ~ (to commit a crime)
intention
 n. 1. to announce, declare, state one's ~
  2. to make one's ~s clear
  3. every; no ~ (she has every ~ of accepting the invitation)
  4. honorable ~s
  5. the ~ to + inf. (have you heard of her ~ to resign?)
interact
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ with
interaction
 n. ~ among, between; with
intercede
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ for; with (to ~ with the authorities for
 smb.)
interchangeable
 adj. ~  with
intercourse
 n. 1. to have ~ with
  2. anal; heterosexual; oral; sexual ~
  3. social ~
  4. ~ among, between; with
interest
 I n. ['concern'] ['curiosity'] 1. to arouse, generate,
 pique, stir up; revive ~ (in)
  2. to hold smb.'s ~
  3. to demonstrate, display, evince, manifest, show ~
  4. to express; take an ~ in (she took a keen ~ in the project)
  5. to lose ~ (in)
  6. an academic; active; deep, intense, keen, lively, profound,
 serious, strong; passing; vested ~
  7. broad; common, mutual; narrow ~s
  8. human ~ (this story has a lot of human ~)
  9. personal; popular ~
  10. the national; (the) public ~
  11. ~ flags; peaks; picks up; wanes
  12. a conflict of ~(s)
  13. ~ in (to show no ~ in financial matters)
  14. ~ to + inf. (it's in/to our ~ to have stable prices)
  15. in smb.'s ~ (to act in one's own ~)
  16. in a certain ~ (in the national ~; in the public ~)
  17. in the ~s of (in the ~s of safety; in the ~s of our
 organization)
  18. of ~ to (this story will be of ~ to us)
  19. to smb.'s ~ (see 14) ['money paid for the use of money']
  20. to bear, pay, yield ~
  21. to draw; receive ~
  22. to add; calculate; charge; compound ~
  23. compound; simple ~
  24. ~ accrues (to an account)
  25. ~ on (~ on a loan; six percent ~ is paid on all accounts)
  26. at a certain (rate of) ~ (at six percent ~) ['share']
  27. to own an ~ (in a business)
  28. a half ~ (see also interests)
 II v. 1. to ~ greatly, very much
  2. (D;tr.) to ~ in (could I ~ you in this project?)
interested
 adj. 1. deeply, greatly, highly, keenly, very much ~
  2. ~ in (we are ~ in politics)
  3. ~ to + inf. (you will be ~ to know that an agreement has
 been reached)
interesting
 adj. 1. highly ~
  2. ~ for; to
  3. ~ to + inf. (he's ~ to watch = it's ~ to watch him)
  4. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that the incident was not reported
 in the newspapers)
interests
 n. ['stakes, investments'] 1. to have ~ (to have ~ throughout
 the world)
  2. to advance, further, promote one's ~
  3. to defend, guard, look after, protect one's ~
  4. to serve smb.'s ~ (it serves their ~ to have stability in
 the area)
  5. far-flung; international; worldwide ~
  6. ~ clash; coincide ['groups having a common concern']
  7. banking; business, commercial; competing; controlling;
 shipping; special; steel; vested ~
interface
 I n. an ~ between; with
 II v. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ with (to ~ a machine with a computer)
interfere
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ in; with USAGE NOTE: In BE, to interfere with
 smb. often means 'to molest smb. sexually'.
interference
 n. 1. to brook no ~
  2. unwarranted ~
  3. ~ in, with
  4. (misc.) (esp. Am. football) to run ~ for
interim
 n. in the ~
interject
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ into
interjection
 n. an ~ into (the ~ of new issues into a campaign)
interlace
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ with
interlard
 v. (formal) (d; tr.) to ~ with (to ~ a speech with local
 expressions)
interlibrary loan
 n. to borrow, get a book on/ through ~
interlude
 n. 1. a romantic ~
  2. a musical ~
intermarriage
 n. ~ between, with
intermarry
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ with (to ~ with the local population)
intermediary
 n. an ~ between (an ~ between the warring groups)
intermingle
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ with (to ~ with the crowd)
intermission
 n. an ~ between USAGE NOTE: In AE, intermission has the meaning
 'pause between parts of a theatrical performance'. In BE,
 interval is used in this meaning.
internship
 n. (AE) to serve one's ~
interplay
 n. ~ among, between
interpolate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ into
interpose
 v. (D; refl., tr.) to ~ among, between
interpret
 v. 1. (B) I had to ~ the passage to them
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ as (they ~ed his response as an admission of
 guilt)
  3. (D; intr.) to ~ for (to ~ for foreign visitors)
interpretation
 n. 1. to make an ~
  2. a free, liberal, loose; strict ~ (of the law)
interpreter
 n. 1. to serve (smb.) as an ~
  2. a conference; court; simultaneous ~
interpreting
 n. conference; simultaneous ~
interrogation
 n. to conduct an ~
interrogator
 n. 1. to serve as an ~
  2. a prisoner-of-war ~
interrogatory
 n. (legal) to file; serve an ~
intersection
 n. 1. a busy; dangerous ~
  2. at an ~
intersperse
 v. (P;tr.) to ~ anecdotes throughout a speech
intertwine
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ with
interval
 n. ['space of time between events'] 1. a brief, short;
 irregular; regular ~
  2. a lucid ~
  3. at a certain ~ (at regular ~s) ['distance'] ['gap']
  4. to maintain an ~ (the proper ~ should be maintained between
 vehicles)
  5. an ~ between (see the Usage Note for intermission)
intervene
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ between
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ in; with (to ~ in smb.'s affairs; to ~ with
 the authorities)
intervention
 n. 1. armed, military; government ~
  2. nursing; surgical ~
  3. divine ~
interview
 I n. 1. to conduct an ~
  2. to give, grant an ~
  3. an exclusive; job; personal; taped; telephone; television,
 TV ~
  4. an ~ for; with (an ~ with the personnel director for a job)
 II v. (D; tr.) to ~ for (to ~ smb. for a job)
interwoven
 adj. ~ with
intestine
 n. the large; small ~
intimacy
 n. ~ between; with
intimate
 I adj. ~ with
 II v. 1. (B) she ~d her wishes to us
  2. (L; to) they ~d (to us) that an agreement would be worked
 out soon
  3. (Q) they would not ~ how the problem could be solved
intimation
 n. 1. to give an ~
  2. ~ that + clause (there was no ~ that she would retire)
intimidate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into doing smt.)
intolerable
 adj. 1. ~ to
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to allow hardened criminals to roam our
 streets)
  3. ~ that + clause (it is ~ that such excesses are allowed)
intolerance
 n. ['lack of tolerance'] 1. to display, show ~
  2. to stir up ~ against
  3. racial; religious ~ ['sensitivity']
  4. ~ to (drugs)
intolerant
 adj. ~ of
intonation
 n. a falling; rising ~
intoxication
 n. a state of ~
intransigence
 n. ~ about
intransigent
 adj. ~ about
intrigue
 I n. 1. to carry on, engage in (an) ~
  2. high; petty ~
  3. a hotbed; web of ~
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ against; with (to ~ against the
 government)
intrinsic
 adj. ~ in, to
introduce
 v. 1. (B) she ~d me to her friends
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ new methods into an industry)
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ students to the elements of computer
 science)
introduction
 n. 1. to make an ~
  2. to serve as an ~
  3. a formal ~
  4. an ~ into, to (an ~ to a book)
  5. (misc.) a letter of ~
introductory
 adj. (formal) ~ to
intrude
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ into
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ on, upon (to ~ on smb.'s privacy)
intrusion
 n. 1. to make an ~
  2. an unwarranted; unwelcome ~
  3. an ~ into (to make an ~ into enemy territory)
  4. an ~ on (an ~ on my time)
  5. (misc.) pardon my ~
intuition
 n. by ~ (she sensed what was wrong by
inure
 v. (formal) (d; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ smb. to hardship; ~d to
 danger)
invalid
 v. (BE) 1. (d; tr.) to ~ home
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ out of (to be ~ed out of the army)
invaluable
 adj. ~ to
invasion
 n. 1. to carry out; launch an ~
  2. to repel, repulse an ~
invective
 n. 1. to hurl ~/~s at
  2. bitter; coarse, vulgar ~
  3. a stream, torrent of ~/~s
  4. ~ against
inveigh
 v. (formal) (d; intr.) to ~ against
inveigle
 v. (d;tr.) to ~ into; out of (to ~ smb. into doing smt.)
invention
 n. 1. to come up with an ~
  2. to patent, register an ~
  3. to market, promote an ~
  4. an ingenious ~
inventory
 n. 1. to make an ~ (of); to take (an) ~ (of)
  2. to reduce (an) ~ (by having a sale)
  3. an annual ~
  4. closed for ~
invest
 v. 1. ('to place money') to ~ heavily
  2. (D; intr., tr.) ('to place money') to ~ in (to ~ heavily in
 municipal bonds; to ~ surplus funds in stocks)
  3. (formal) (d; tr.) ('to entrust') to ~ with (to ~ smb. with
 authority)
invested
 adj. (formal) (cannot stand alone) ~ with (~ with broad powers)
investigation
 n. 1. to carry out, conduct, make; launch an ~
  2. a cursory, perfunctory; impartial; painstaking, thorough ~
  3. a criminal; police ~
  4. an ~ into, of (to launch an ~ into charges of corruption)
  5. on, upon ~ (on closer ~ we discovered the cause of the fire)
  6. under ~ (the incident is under ~)
investigator
 n. a government; private ~
investment
 n. 1. to make an ~
  2. a bad, poor; good, lucrative, profitable; solid, sound ~
  3. heavy; long-term; overseas ~s
  4. an ~ in (~s in oil stocks)
investor
 n. a heavy; large; small; speculative ~
invigorating
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to swim in the sea)
invisible
 adj. ~ to (~ to the naked eye)
invitation
 n. 1. to extend, issue, send an ~
  2. to send out ~s
  3. to decline, spurn an ~
  4. a cordial, kind; formal; informal ~
  5. an ~ to (an ~ to a party)
  6. an ~ to + inf. (she has received an ~ to attend the
 reception)
  7. by ~ (participation is by ~ only)
invite
 v. 1. to ~ cordially (everyone is cordially ~d)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ to (we ~d them to our party)
  3. (H) they ~d us to participate
invite over
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ for; to (we ~d them over to our place for a
 drink)
invocation
 n. to offer, pronounce the ~
invoice
 n. 1. to issue; send an ~
  2. a duplicate; original ~
involve
 v. 1. (D;tr.)to ~ in; with (to ~ smb. in a project; we were ~d
 with the technical details)
  2. (K) that job would ~ my traveling a great deal
involved
 adj. 1. emotionally ~ with
  2. ~ in; with (I got her ~ in the planning; to become ~ with
 smb.)
involvement
 n. 1. an emotional ~
  2. ~ in; with
invulnerable
 adj. ~ to
inward
 adv. ~ bound
IQ
 n. 1. to test smb.'s ~
  2. an average, normal; high; low ~
  3. an ~ of (an ~ of one hundred; the ~ of a genius)
  4. (misc.) an ~ test
irate
 adj. ~ about
ire
 n. to arouse, rouse smb.'s ~
irk
 v. (R) it ~s her to have to get up so early; it ~s me that they
 get all the credit
irksome
 adj. (formal) ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to listen to his constant
 complaints)
iron
 n. ['type of metal'] 1. to mine; smelt ~
  2. cast; corrugated; crude; pig; scrap; wrought ~ ['device for
 pressing clothes']
  3. to plug in an ~
  4. to unplug an ~
  5. an electric; steam ~ ['rodlike device used for branding']
  6. a branding ~ ['tool used to apply solder']
  7. a soldering ~ ['instrument used to curl hair']
  8. a curling ~ ['hook']
  9. a climbing; grappling ~ ['utensil for making waffles']
  10. a waffle
ironic, ironical
 adj. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that the weakest student in
 mathematics was elected class treasurer)
ironing
 n. to do the ~
irons
 n. ['shackles'] 1. to put smb. into ~
  2. in ~
irony
 n. 1. bitter ~
  2. dramatic, tragic ~
  3. a touch of ~
  4. an ~ that + clause (it was a tragic ~ that he was killed in
 a traffic accident after the war)
irrational
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to react in that manner)
irregular
 adj. grossly, highly ~
irregularity
 n. 1. a gross ~
  2. ~ in (an ~ in the accounts)
irrelevant
 adj. 1. ~ to
  2. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to cite such outdated evidence)
  3. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that she was out of town)
irrespective
 adj. ~ of
irresponsible
 adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to speak to reporters)
irritant
 n. an ~ to
irritate
 v. 1. to ~ greatly, very much
  2. (R) it ~d me (to learn) that she had been promoted
irritated
 adj. 1. ~ at (~ at being awakened so early)
  2. ~ to + inf. (he was ~ to see her dancing with someone else)
irritating
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to see them waste so much time)
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that he got off so easy)
irritation
 n. 1. to express; feel ~
  2. ~ at. with
  3. ~ that + clause (he could not hide his ~ that he had not
 been invited)
irrupt
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ in; into (to ~ in a frenzied demonstration)
irruption
 n. an ~ into
island
 n. 1. a deserted, uninhabited; tropical ~
  2. a safety (AE), traffic ~
  3. on an ~
isolate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from
isolated
 adj. ~ from
isotope
 n. a radioactive ~
issue
 I n. ['number of a journal'] 1. to bring out, publish an ~
  2. a back; current ~
  3. an ~ comes out, is published ['question']
  4. to bring up, raise an ~
  5. to address; face; straddle an ~
  6. to settle an ~
  7. a burning; collateral, side; dead; divisive; moral;
 political; sensitive; substantive ~
  8. at ~ (the point at ~)
  9. (misc.) to force the ~; to take ~ with smb. on smt. ('to
 disagree with smb. about smt.') ['progeny']
  10. without ~ (to die without ~)
 II v. 1. (B) ('to distribute') the army ~d new rifles to the
 troops
  2. (esp. BE) (d; intr.) ('to come') to ~ from (blood ~d from
 the wound; smoke ~d from the chimneys)
  3. (rare) (BE) (d; tr.) to ~ with (the school ~d the pupils
 with new textbooks)
it
 pronoun of ~ (they made a mess of ~; to have had a hard time of
 ~)
itch
 I n. ['itchy feeling'] 1. to relieve an ~
  2. ['wish'] (colloq.) an ~ to + inf. (she has an ~ to go out
 west)
 II v. (colloq.) (d; intr.) ('to yearn') to ~ for (to ~ for a
 fight)
itching
 I adj. (colloq.) (cannot stand alone) 1. ~ for (he's ~ for a
 fight)
  2. ~ to + inf. (he's ~ to get into action)
 II n. 1. to cause ~
  2. to alleviate, relieve (the) ~
item
 n. 1. a luxury ~
  2. a budget ~
  3. a collector's ~ (BE has collector's piece)
  4. ~ by ~ (she answered all objections ~ by ~)
itinerary
 n. 1. to plan (out), prepare an ~
  2. a tentative ~
  3. according to an ~
ivy
 n. 1. ~ climbs
  2. (misc.) (US) poison ~
jab
 I n. ['short punch'] 1. to throw a ~
  2. a left; right ~
  3. a ~ to (a left ~ to the head)
 II v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ at (he ~bed at the other boxer with his
 left)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ in (she  ~bed me in the ribs)
jabber
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ about
jack
 n. (esp. BE) (colloq.) ['human being'] every man ~
jackal
 n. a pack of ~s
jackass
 n. a damned; stupid ~
jacket
 n. ['garment for the upper body'] 1. a dinner; field; flak;
 life; pea; smoking; sport (AE), sports ~ ['cover']
  2. (AE) a record ~
  3. a dust ~ ('cover for a book') ['potato skin']
  4. to cook potatoes in their ~s
jackpot
 n. to hit the ~ (also fig.)
jacks
 n. to play (a game of) ~
jag
 n. (colloq.) ['state of intoxication'] 1. to have a ~ on
 ['spell']
  2. a crying ~
jail
 n. 1. to go to ~ (he went to ~ for his crime)
  2. to be sent to ~ (she was sent to ~ for shoplifting)
  3. to serve time in ~
  4. to break ~; to break out of
jailbreak
 n. 1. to attempt; make a ~
  2. a daring; mass ~
jam
 I n. ['food made by boiling fruit with sugar'] 1. to spread ~
 (on bread)
  2. apricot; grape; peach: plum; red raspberry; strawberry ~
 II n. ['blockage'] 1. a log; traffic ~ ['difficult
 situation']
  2. (to be) in a ~
 III v. 1. to ~ full
  2. (D;tr.) to ~ in (she ~med her fingers in the door; or: she
 got her fingers ~med in the door)
  3. (d; intr., tr.) to ~ into (they all tried to ~ into the
 small room; he ~med everything into one suitcase)
  4. (d; tr.) to ~ on (he ~med a hat on his head)
  5. (D; tr.) to ~ with (the street was ~med with traffic)
  6. (N; used with an adjective) to ~ smt. full
jamboree
 n. a boy scout; girl scout ~
jam-packed
 adj. ~ with
jangle
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ on ('to irritate') (to ~ on smb.'s nerves)
jar
 I n. ['jolt'] 1. to feel a ~
  2. a slight ~
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ against ('to strike') (I ~red against
 the table)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ on ('to irritate') (the noise  ~ red on my
 nerves)
  3. (esp. BE) (d; intr.) ('to clash') to ~ with
  4. (N; used with an adjective) to ~ a tooth loose
 III n. ['container'] 1. a biscuit (BE), cookie (AE) ~
  2. an earthenware; glass; Mason (esp. AE); plastic; stone ~
jargon
 n. 1. to speak in, use ~
  2. professional, technical, trade ~
jaunt
 n. ['pleasure trip'] 1. to go on a ~
  2. a ~ through; to
javelin
 n. to hurl, throw a ~
jaw
 I n. 1. to move one's ~ (his ~ was broken and he could not move
 it)
  2. to set one's ~ (she set her ~ in determination)
  3. to dislocate one's ~
  4. the lower; upper ~
  5. (misc.) snatched from the ~s of death
 II v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) ('to speak angrily') to ~ about; at
jealous
 adj. 1. bitterly, blindly, violently ~
  2. ~ of
jealousy
 n. 1. to arouse ~
  2. to feel ~
  3. bitter, blind; fierce; groundless, unfounded; petty ~
  4. interservice; professional ~
  5. a fit of ~
  6. ~ towards
jeans
 n. blue (AE); designer ~
jeer
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ at
jelly
 n. ['food made from boiled fruit juice'] apple; blackberry;
 cherry; currant; grape; mint; peach; plum; quince; strawberry ~
jeopardy
 n. 1. to place, put (smb.) in ~
  2. (legal) double ~
  3. in ~ (our lives were in ~)
jerk
 n. ['sudden movement'] with a ~ (the train started with a ~)
jest
 I n. (formal) 1. an idle ~
  2. in ~ (that was said in ~)
 II v. (formal) (D; intr.) to ~ about; with
jester
 n. a court ~
 I n. to fly, pilot a ~ (see airplane 1, 2)
 II v. (d; intr.) ('to fly by jet') to ~ from; to (to ~ to
 London)
jewel
 n. 1. to mount a ~
  2. crown; precious; priceless ~s
jewelry, jewellery
 n. antique; costume; imitation; junk; precious ~
jibe
 v. (colloq.) (esp. AE)(D; intr.) to-with (his story doesn't ~
 with yours)
jiffy
 n. (colloq.) ['short time'] in a ~
jig
 n. to dance, do a ~
jigsaw
  (BE) see jigsaw puzzle
jigsaw puzzle
 n. (AE) to do, put together a ~
jingle
 n. 1. to compose, make up a ~
  2. an advertising; rhyming ~
jinx
 n. to put a ~ on smb.
jitters
 n. (colloq.) ['panic'] 1. to have the ~
  2. to give smb. the ~
  3. a case of the ~ (she had a bad case of the ~)
job
 n. ['task'] 1. to do a ~
  2. to take on a ~
  3. a backbreaking; difficult, hard ~
  4. odd ~s (he does odd ~s)
  5. a ~ to + inf. (it was quite a ~ to find him = it was quite a
 ~ finding him = we had quite a ~ finding him) ['employment']
  6. to get, land, take a ~
  7. to hunt for, look for a ~
  8. to hold, hold down a ~
  9. to give up, quit; lose a ~
  10. a cushy, easy, soft; demanding; menial; steady ~
  11. a desk; full-time; part-time; summer ~
  12. at a ~ (she was working at two ~s)
  13. on the ~ (he is always on the ~) (also fig.) ['criminal
 act'] (colloq.)
  14. to do, pull a ~
  15. an inside ~ ['misc.']
  16. a snow ~ (AE) ('deceit'); to do a hatchet ~ on smb. ('to
 criticize smb. harshly'); a put-up ~ ('a prearranged scheme');
 he really did a ~ on his opponent ('he inflicted a crushing
 defeat on his opponent') USAGE NOTE: In colloq. BE, on the job
 can also mean 'having sex'.
jockey
 I n. a disc (BE), disk (AE) ~
 II v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ for (to ~ for position)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into position)
jogging
 n. to go in for ~
join
 v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ for (would you ~ us for a drink?)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ in (they all ~ed in singing the national
 anthem)
  3. (D; tr.) to ~ in (to ~ smb. in a drink)
  4. (D; tr.) to ~ to, with (to ~ one wire to another; they all
 ~ed hands with each other; to ~ forces with one's allies)
  5. (D; intr.) to ~ with (we must ~ with them in fighting
 tyranny)
join in
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ as(she ~ed in as a volunteer)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ with
joint
 n. 1. (med.) to dislocate a ~
  2. (anatomical) an elbow; hip; knee; shoulder ~
  3. (technical) a ball-and-socket; mortise; riveted; toggle;
 universal; welded ~
  4. (misc.) (slang) to case a ~ ('to inspect a place before
 robbing it') (also fig.)
join up
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ with (we'll ~ with you in the next town)
joke
 I n. 1. to crack, tell a ~
  2. to ad-lib a ~
  3. to play a ~ on
  4. to carry a ~ too far
  5. to take a ~ (he can't take a ~)
  6. to make a ~ of smt.
  7. a clean; coarse, crude; dirty, obscene, off-color, smutty;
 old, stale; practical; sick ~
  8. the butt, object of a ~
  9. a ~ about
  10. (colloq.) no ~ to + int. (it's no ~ to oppose smb. like her
 = it's no ~ opposing smb. like her)
  11. (misc.) as a ~; to turn smt. into a ~; the ~ was on me
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ about; with (I was ~ing with her about her
 latest escapade)
joker
 n. 1. a practical ~
  2. (cards) ~s wild; a ~ in the pack (also fig.)
joking
 n. ~ aside
jolt
 I n. ['shock'] 1. a severe ~
  2. a ~ to (it was a ~ to her pride)
 II v. (D; tr.) to  ~ out of (she was finally ~ed out of her
 depression)
jostle
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ for (to ~ for position)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ with (the children were ~ling with each
 other)
journal
 n. ['diary'] 1. to keep a ~ ['magazine']
  2. to publish, put out a ~
  3. to edit a ~
  4. to subscribe to, take (esp. BE; old-fashioned) a ~
  5. a professional; scholarly ~
journalism
 n. advocacy; yellow ~
journey
 I n. 1. to go on, make, set out on, undertake a ~
  2. a long; pleasant; safe; sentimental; tiring ~ (we had a
 pleasant ~)
  3. a round-the-world ~
  4. a ~ into; through; to
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ from; to
jowls
 n. heavy ~
joy
 n. 1. to express; feel ~
  2. to find, take ~
  3. to radiate ~
  4. boundless, great, indescribable, ineffable, overwhelming,
 sheer, unbounded, unbridled ~
  5. ~ in (they found ~ in helping others)
  6. a ~ to + inf. (it was a ~ to behold)
  7. ~ that + clause (she could not hide her ~ that everyone was
 safe)
  8. for, with ~ (to dance with ~)
joyful
 ad/. ~ about, over
joyride
 n. to go for, on a ~
jubilant
 adj. ~ about, at, over (they were ~ over their victory)
jubilation
 n. 1. to express; feel ~
  2. ~ about, at, over (~ over a victory)
jubilee
 n. a diamond; golden; silver ~
Judaism
 n. Conservative; Liberal (BE), Progressive (BE); Orthodox;
 Reform ~ USAGE NOTE: Liberal Judaism and Progressive Judaism in
 Great Britain are approximately equivalent to Reform Judaism in
 North America. Reform Judaism in Great Britain is approximately
 equivalent to Conservative Judaism in North America.
judge
 I n. 1. a fair, impartial; harsh, severe; lenient ~
  2. a hanging ('severe') ~
  3. an administrative; circuit; district; itinerant; trial ~
  4. (sports) a field ~
  5. (mil.) a ~ advocate; a ~ advocate general
 II v. 1. to ~ fairly, impartially; harshly, severely, sternly;
 leniently
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ by, from (to ~ by appearances; to ~ from the
 facts)
  3. (colloq.) (L) we ~ that she is the best candidate
  4. (M) I ~ her to be about twenty years old
  5. (Q) we cannot ~ whether she is guilty
judgment, judgement
 n. 1. to display, exercise, show ~ (she always exercises good ~)
  2. to form, make a ~
  3. to hand down, pass, pronounce, render ~,.on
  4. to sit in ~ on
  5. to reserve ~
  6. good; impaired; poor; sober; sound ~ (to display poor ~)
  7. a value ~
  8. a ~ against; for
  9. a ~ that + clause (I repeat my ~ that he was to blame)
  10. in smb.'s ~ (in my ~, she is not guilty)
judiciary
 n. the federal (US) ~
judicious
 adj. (formal) ~ to + inf. (it would be ~ to remain silent)
jugular
 n. ['jugular vein'] to go for the ~ (colloq.) ('to attempt to
 finish off)
juice
 n. 1. digestive, gastric ~s
  2. apple; fruit; grapefruit; lemon; orange; tomato; vegetable ~
jump
 I n. 1. to take a ~ (on horseback)
  2. to make a ~ (with a parachute)
  3. (sports) the broad (AE), long; high; ski; triple ~
  4. (sports) a water ~
  5. a delayed (parachute) ~
  6. (basketball) the center ~
  7. a quantum ~
  8. a ~ from; to
  9. (misc.) to get the ~ on smb. ('to anticipate smb.')
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ across (to ~ across a stream)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ at ('to be eager for') (she ~ed at the
 chance)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ for, with (to ~ for joy)
  4. (d; intr.) to ~ from, off (he ~ed off the roof)
  5. (d; intr.) to ~ from; to (to ~ from one topic to another)
  6. (d; intr.) ('to leap') to ~ into; onto (the child ~ed into
 bed; the dog ~ed onto the sofa)
  7. (d; intr.) to ~ on ('to attack') (he ~ed on his opponent)
  8. (d; intr.) to ~ out of (to ~ out of a window)
  9. (d; intr.) to ~ over (to ~ over a fence)
  10. (d; intr.) to ~ to (to ~ to one's feet)
  11. (d; intr.) ('to rush') to ~ to (to ~ to conclusions; to ~
 to smb.'s defense)
  12. (misc.) to ~ down smb.'s throat ('to berate smb.'); to ~ up
 and down (for Joy)
jump clear
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ of (she ~ed clear of the wreckage)
jump down
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from (he ~ed down from the roof)
jump off
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ to (she ~ed off to a good start)
jump up
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ from (to ~ from one's seat)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ on, onto (to ~ onto the table)
jumpy
 adj. (colloq.) ['nervous'] ~ about
juncture
 n. 1. (ling.) close; open; terminal ~
  2. (misc.) at this ~ ('in this situation')
jungle
 n. ['tropical forest'] 1. a dense; tropical ~ ['dangerous
 place']
  2. an asphalt, concrete;
 blackboard ~
junior
 I adj. 1. ~ in (~ in rank)
  2. ~ to (he is ~ to me by three years)
 II n. ~ by (he is my ~ by four years)
junket
 n. ['pleasure trip'] 1. to go on a ~
  2. a fact-finding ~
  3. a ~ to (the legislators went on a ~ to Hawaii)
junta
 n. 1. a military; revolutionary; ruling ~
  2. by ~ (government by ~)
jurisdiction
 n. 1. to have ~
  2. local ~
  3. original; primary ~ (a court of original ~)
  4. ~ over (to have ~ over a case)
  5. outside; under, within a ~ (that case is under the ~ of this
 court)
jurisprudence
 n. analytical; medical ~
juror
 n. 1. to challenge a (prospective) ~
  2. an alternate; prospective ~
jury
 n. 1. to empanel, swear in a ~
  2. to charge, instruct; sequester a ~ (the judge charged the ~)
  3. to dismiss a ~
  4. to fix ('corrupt') a ~
  5. to serve on a ~
  6. a hung ('deadlocked') ~
  7. a grand; petit; trial ~
  8. a blue-ribbon ('special') ~
  9. a ~ comes to, reaches a verdict
  10. (misc.) the ~ is still out ('the jury is still
 deliberating'); the ~ is still out on him (AE) ('a final
 decision has still not been reached concerning him'); (a) trial
 by ~
jury trial
 n. to waive a ~
just
 adj. ~ to, towards
justice
 n. ['rules of law'] ['administration of law'] 1. to
 administer, dispense, mete out, render ~
  2. to obstruct ~
  3. to pervert ~
  4. divine; frontier (US); poetic; summary ~
  5. ~ prevails
  6. a miscarriage; travesty of~7. (misc.) to bring (a criminal)
 to ~; to temper ~ with mercy ['recognition, appreciation']
  8. to do ~ to (her portrait does not do ~ to her)
  9. in ~ to ['judge']
  10. an associate (esp. US); chief (esp. US) ~; Lord Chief
 Justice (GB); a supreme court ~ ['magistrate']
  11. a traffic court ~; a ~ of the peace USAGE NOTE: The plural
 of Lord Chief Justice is Lords Chief Justice.
justification
 n. to find ~ for
justified
 adj. ~ in (we are ~ in assuming that she will attend)
justify
 v. 1. (B) can you ~ your actions to me?
  2. (G) nothing ~fies cheating on an exam
  3. (K) what ~fied her being late?
jut out
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ from; over (the balcony ~s out over the
 swimming pool)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ into (to ~ into the sea)
juxtapose
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ with
juxtaposed
 adj. ~ with
juxtaposition
 n. in ~ with
kangaroo
 n. 1. ~s hop, leap
  2. (Australian) a mob of ~s
kayak
 n. to paddle a ~
keel
 n. on an even ~ ('well-balanced')
keel over
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from (to ~ from the heat)
keen
 adj. ['very interested'] (esp. BE) 1. ~ on (she's ~ on music;
 he's ~ on her) ['eager'] (BE)
  2. ~ to + inf. (she is ~ to pass the examination)
keep
 I n. ['maintenance'] to earn one's ~
 II v. 1. (D; tr.) ('to have') to ~ about (esp. BE), around (do
 you ~ a screwdriver around the house?)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ after ('to keep persuading') (~ after the
 children: they are still too untidy)
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ at ('to hold') (she kept them at their
 studies)
  4. (d; tr.) ('to hold') to ~ for (the librarian will ~ the book
 for you)
  5. (d;intr.,refl.) to ~ from ('to refrain') (she could not ~
 from talking)
  6. (d; tr.) ('to conceal') to ~ from (to ~ a secret from smb.)
  7. (d;tr.) ('to hold back'); ('to prevent') to ~ from (the rain
 kept us from going; don't ~ her from her work)
  8. (d; intr.) ('to remain') to ~ off (~ off the grass)
  9. (d; tr.) ('to hold') to ~ off (~ the children off the
 street)
  10. (d; intr.) ('to remain') to ~ out of (~ out of my way; I
 kept out of their quarrel)
  11. (d; tr.) ('to hold') to ~ out of (~ the guests out of the
 house)
  12. (d; intr.) ('to be confined') to ~ to (she kept to her
 room)
  13. (d; intr.) ('to continue') to ~ to (to ~ to the right)
  14. (D; tr.) ('to reserve') to ~ to (to ~ a secret to oneself)
  15. (G) ('to continue') she kept reading
  16. (J) ('to cause') he kept us waiting
  17. (N; used with an adjective, noun, past participle) (to
 maintain'); ('to hold') she kept us busy; they kept him
 prisoner; the fire kept us warm; she kept the children amused
 with her stories
  18. (P; intr., tr.) ('to continue'); ('to hold') to ~ right; to
 ~ a car in a garage
  19. (s) ('to remain') to ~ quiet; to ~ warm
keep abreast
 v. 1. (d; intr.) ('to be informed') toot (she kept abreast of
 the news)
  2. (D; tr.) ('to inform') to ~ of (they kept me abreast of the
 latest developments)
keep after
 v. (H) ('to keep urging') they kept after me to buy a new car
keep ahead
 v. (D; intr.) ('to remain in front') to ~ of (he kept ahead of
 his rivals)
keep aloof
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from ('to remain at a distance from') (she
 kept aloof from the others)
keep away
 v. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ from (he kept away from us; she kept the
 dogs away from the children)
keep back
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from (they kept her back from the crowd)
keep clear
 v. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ of (~ of him; they kept the roads clear
 of snow)
keeping
 n. ['care'] 1. in ~ (in safe ~) ['conformity']
  2. in ~ with (in ~ with regulations)
  3. out of ~ with
keep on
 v. (G) ('to continue') she kept on working
keep up
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ with ('to remain on the same level with') (I
 ran to ~ with the others; she worked hard to ~ with the other
 students)
keg
 n. a powder ~
kelter
  (BE) see kilter
ken
 n. ['understanding'] beyond; within one's ~
kettle
 n. 1. to put a ~ up to boil
  2. a teakettle
  3. a ~ boils; whistles
  4. (misc.) (colloq.) a fine ~ of fish ('a mess')
kettledrum
 n. to play a ~
key
 I n. ['device for turning the bolt of a door'] 1. to
 duplicate; make a ~
  2. to insert; turn a ~
  3. to fit, match a ~
  4. a duplicate; master; skeleton ~
  5. ~s dangle (on a chain)
  6. a bunch of ~s
  7. a ~ to (a ~ to a door) ['solution']
  8. a ~ to (to hold the ~ to a mystery; a ~ to the exercises in
 a textbook) ['system of notes'] (mus.)
  9. a high; low; major; minor ~
  10. in a (certain) ~ (played in the ~ of C)
  11. off ~ ['button on a keyboard']
  12. to press, strike a ~
  13. to jam a ~
  14. to de-jam a ~
  15. (on a typewriter) a backspace; dead; de-jammer; shift ~
  16. (on a computer) a function, soft ~
 II v. see keyed
keyboard
 n. a standard ~
keyed
 adj. (esp. BE) (cannot stand alone) ~ to (~ to the needs of our
 armed forces; our plants are ~ to producing civilian aircraft)
keyed up
 adj. ['psychologically ready'] ~ for, over (~ for the big
 game)
keyhole
 n. to look through, peep through a ~
keypunch
 n. to operate a ~
keystone
 n. a ~ to (the ~ to success is hard work)
kibosh
 n. (colloq.) ['end'] to put the ~ on smt.
kick
 n. ['blow delivered with the foot'] 1. to give smb. a ~
  2. a nasty, vicious ~
  3. (soccer) a free; penalty ~
  4. a ~ in (a ~ in the groin) ['thrill'] (slang)
  5. to get a ~ out of smt. ['strong effect'] (slang)
  6. a ~ to (this vodka has a ~ to it)
kicks
 n. (colloq.) ['thrill'] for ~ (they did it for ~ )
kid
 v. (colloq.) (D; tr.) ('to tease good-naturedly') to ~ about
 (they ~ded him about his paunch)
kid around
 v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) ('to fool') to ~ with
kid gloves
 n. to treat smb. with ~ ('to treat smb. with great deference or
 mildness')
kidney
 n. 1. to transplant a ~
  2. an artificial; floating ~
kill
 I n. 1. to make a ~ (the lion made the ~)
  2. at the ~ (to be in at the ~)
  3. (misc.) to go in for the
 II v. 1. to ~ (smb.) outright
  2. (usu. mil.) ~ed in action
killer
 n. ['murderer'] 1. a multiple, serial; psychopathic ~
  2. a ~ strikes
killing
 n. ['putting to death'] 1. (a) mercy ~ ['large profit']
 (colloq.)
  2. to make a ~
kilter
 n. ['order'] out of ~
kind
 I adj. 1. ~ of (that was very ~ of you)
  2. ~ to (~ to animals)
  3. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of you to help us)
 II n. ['sort'] 1. of a ~ (of all ~s; of several ~s; two of a
 ~)['same manner']
  2. in ~ (to be paid back in ~; to respond in ~) ['goods']
  3. in ~ (to pay smb. back in ~) ['misc.'] (colloq.)
  4. ~ of ('somewhat')
kindergarten
 n. to attend, go to ~
kindly
 adv. ['readily'] to take ~ to ('to accept readily')
kindness
 n. ['quality of being good, kind'] 1. to display, show ~
  2. human ~
  3. ~ to, towards
  4. out of ~ (she did it out of ~) ['good, kind act']
  5. to do smb. a ~
  6. to repay, return a ~
king
 n. 1. to crown a ~
  2. to crown; proclaim smb. ~
  3. to depose, dethrone a ~
  4. (chess) to checkmate a ~
  5. a despotic; popular; strong; weak ~
  6. a ~ mounts a throne
  7. a ~ abdicates (a throne)
  8. (misc.) to toast the ~
kingdom
 n. the animal; mineral; plant, vegetable
king's evidence
 n. (BE) to turn ~ (see also queen's evidence, state's evidence)
kink
 n. ['imperfection'] to iron out the ~s
kinship
 n. to feel (a) ~ with smb.
kiosk
 n. a telephone ~ (BE; CE has telephone booth)
kiss
 I n. 1. to blow, throw; give (smb.) a ~
  2. to steal a ~
  3. a fervent, passionate; French; loving, tender ~
  4. a ~ on (a ~ on the cheek)
  5. (misc.) the ~ of death
 II v. 1. to ~ passionately; tenderly
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ on (she ~ed the baby on the cheek)
  3. (0; can be used with one animate object) (she ~ed him
 goodnight)
kit
 n. ['equipment'] 1. a first-aid; instruction; mess; sewing;
 shaving; survival ~ ['clothing and equipment'] (BE)
  2. camping; travelling ~
  3. (misc.) (mil.) a ~ bag
kitchen
 n. a field; soup ~
kite
 n. 1. to fly a ~
  2. (misc.) (AE; colloq.) go fly a ~! ('go away')
kith
 n. ['friends and relatives'] ~ and kin
kitty
 n. ['fund, pool'] in the ~ (how much is in the ~?)
knack
 n. ['skill'] 1. to get, have the ~ of smt.
  2. an uncanny ~
  3. a ~ for (she has a ~ for getting into trouble)
  4. a ~ to (there's a ~ to baking a good cake)
knee
 n. 1. to bend one's ~s
  2. to dislocate; wrench one's ~
  3. a trick ('defective') ~
  4. (fig.) at smb.'s ~ (she learned the language at her mother's
 ~)
  5. (usu. fig.) on bended ~ (s)
kneel
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ before
knell
 n. to sound, toll the ~
knife
 n. ['instrument for cutting'] 1. to plunge a ~ into smb.
  2. to pull a ~ (on smb.)
  3. to stab smb. with a ~
  4. to sharpen a ~
  5. a dull; sharp ~
  6. a bowie; boy-scout; bread; butcher (esp. AE), butcher's
 (esp. BE); clasp; electric; flic (BE; AE has switchblade);
 hunting; kitchen; paper (BE; AE has letter opener); paring;
 pocket; sheath; steak; trench ~ ['surgery']
  7. under the ~ (she was under the ~ for two hours)
knight
 n. to dub smb. ~
knighthood
 n. to bestow a ~ on, upon
knit
 v. (C) ~ a scarf for me; or: ~ me a scarf
knitting
 n. ['action of knitting'] 1. to do ~ ['one's own business']
 (colloq.) (esp. AE)
  2. to mind, stick to, tend to one's (own) ~
knob
 n. 1. to turn a ~
  2. a control ~
knock
 I n. ['thumping noise'] 1. engine ~
  2. a gentle; loud ~
  3. a ~ at, on (a ~ at/on the door) ['blow'] (colloq.)
  4. hard ~s (she has taken some hard ~s in her life)
 II v. 1. ('to rap') to ~ loudly
  2. (colloq.)(d; intr.) ('to wander') to ~ about, around (he ~ed
 around the western part of the state for a few months)
  3. (d; intr., tr.) ('to strike') to ~ against (she ~ed her head
 against the ceiling)
  4. (D; intr.) ('to rap') to ~ at, on (to ~ at/on the door)
  5. (d; tr.) ('to pound') to ~ into (to ~ some sense into smb.'s
 head)
  6. (d; tr.) to ~ off ('to fell') (he ~ed me off my feet)
  7. (d; tr.) ('to remove') to ~ out of (the impact ~ed two teeth
 out of his mouth)
  8. (N; used with an adjective) ('to render by striking') to ~
 smb. cold
  9. (P; tr.) ('to render by striking') she ~ed me down
  10. (misc.) ~ it off! (slang) ('stop!')
knock down
 v. (colloq.) (BE) (D; tr.) ('to persuade to reduce a price') to
 ~ to (I ~ed him down to ten pounds)
knockout
 n. 1. to score a ~
  2. a technical ~
knot
 n. 1. to tie; tighten a ~
  2. to loosen; undo, untie a ~
  3. the Gordian ~ (to cut the Gordian ~)
  4. a loose; tight ~
  5. a bowline; granny; reef (esp. BE), square ~
know
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ about, of (we knew about the incident)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ as (I knew her as a colleague)
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ by (to ~ a poem by heart; to ~ smb. by name; I
 knew her by sight only)
  4. (d; tr.) to ~ from ('to be able to differentiate') (the
 little child doesn't ~ a dog from a cat)
  5. (H; only in the past and perfect) (I've known her to lose
 her temper)
  6. (BE) (I; only in the past and perfect) I've known her lose
 her temper
  7. (L) we ~ that they will come
  8. (formal) (M) I ~ him to be a fool
  9. (0) she ~s how to drive
  10. (misc.) to ~ smt. for a fact ('to know smt. to be true');
 to ~ smt. by heart; to ~ smt. inside out = to ~ smt. backwards
 and forwards
know-how
 n. 1. the necessary ~ (he doesn't have the necessary ~ for the
 job)
  2. the ~ to + inf. (she has the ~ to do the job)
knowing
 n. there is no ~ (what they will do)
knowledge
 n. 1. to acquire, accumulate, gain ~
  2. to demonstrate, display, show; flaunt, parade one's ~ (of a
 subject)
  3. to communicate, disseminate; impart ~
  4. to absorb, assimilate, soak up ~
  5. (esp. BE) to bring smt. to smb.'s ~
  6. to brush up (on) one's ~ (of a subject)
  7. to deny ~ (of smt.)
  8. direct; extensive; inside, intimate; intuitive; profound,
 thorough; rudimentary, slight, superficial ~
  9. fluent; reading; speaking; working ~ (to have fluent ~ of
 English; to have reading/a reading ~ of several languages)
  10. common  ~
  11. carnal ~ (to have carnal ~ of)
  12. ~ about, of
  13. the ~ to + inf. (she has enough ~ about the subject to
 write a good book)
  14. the ~ that + clause (it is common ~ that he has spent time
 in prison)
  15. to smb.'s ~ (to my ~, she has never been here)
  16. (esp. BE) to come to smb.'s ~ (it came to our ~ that she
 had left town)
  17. (misc.) to the best of one's ~
knowledgeable
 adj. ~ about
known
 adj. 1. ~ as (~ as a patron of the arts)
  2. ~ for (~ for being witty)
  3. ~ to (~ to everyone)
  4. (cannot stand alone) ~ to + int. (he is ~ to frequent that
 bar; she is ~ to be a patron of the arts)
  5. ~ that + clause (it is ~ that she has a criminal record)
knuckle
 n. 1. to rap smb. on, over the ~s
  2. to crack one's ~s
  3. brass ~s (AE; BE has knuckle duster)
knuckle down
 v. (D;intr.)to ~ to (to ~ to work)
knuckle under
 v. (D; intr.) ('to submit') to ~ to (to ~ to an aggressor)
kowtow
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to fawn over') (to ~ to the boss)
kudos
 n. (colloq.) ['praise'] 1. ~ to smb. for smt. (~ to our mayor
 for reducing taxes)
  2. (BE) to get ~ for
label
 I n. ['sticker'] 1. to attach, put on, stick on; sew on a ~
  2. to bear, carry, have a ~
  3. to remove, take off a ~
  4. an adhesive, gummed ~
  5. a brand; designer; manufacturers'; union ~ (on a garment)
 ['descriptive phrase in a dictionary entry']
  6. to apply, use a ~
  7. a field; regional; stylistic; temporal; usage; warning ~
 ['recording company']
  8. on, under a ~ (on what ~ was the song recorded?) ['misc.']
  9. to pin a ~ on smb. ('to assign smb. to a category')
 II v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ as (he was ~ed as a delinquent)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ with (all items should be ~ed with a price)
  3. (N; used with a noun) her story was ~ed a hoax
labor I labour
 n. ['work'] 1. to do, perform ~
  2. manual, physical; menial; painstaking; productive; sweated
 (BE), sweatshop; skilled; unskilled ~
  3. a division of ~
  4. (misc.) (a) division of ~; a ~ of love ['servitude']
  5. forced; hard; slave ~ (he got ten years at hard ~;
 democratic countries forbid forced ~; slave ~ has been outlawed)
 ['work force']
  6. child; migrant; organized; seasonal; skilled; unskilled ~
 ['giving birth']
  7. to induce ~
  8. to go into ~
  9. difficult, prolonged, protracted; easy; false ~
  10. in ~ (she was in ~ for five hours)
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ as (to ~ as a migrant worker)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ under (to ~ under a misconception)
laboratory
 n. a chemistry; crime; language; physics; research ~
laborer, labourer
 n. 1. a common; day; immigrant; itinerant; skilled; unskilled ~
  2. (BE) an agricultural labourer (CE has farm worker)
  3. (BE) a casual labourer (AE has transient worker)
lace
 I n. delicate; exquisite; fine ~
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ into ('to attack verbally') (they ~d
 into her for being late)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ with ('to add to') (they ~d the punch with
 rum)
laceration
 n. a deep; minor, superficial; severe ~
lack
 I n. for ~ of (for ~ of fuel, their planes were grounded)
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ for (formal) (we don't ~ for anything)
lacking
 adj. 1. badly, completely, sadly, totally, utterly ~
  2. ~ in (~ in common sense)
lacquer
 n. to apply ~
lad
 n. a young ~
ladder
 n. ['framework with rungs for climbing'] 1. to put up a ~
  2. to steady a ~
  3. to lean a ~ (against a wall)
  4. to climb, go up, mount a ~
  5. to come down, descend a ~
  6. an aerial; extension; rope ~
  7. an accommodation ~ (over the side of a ship) ['unraveled
 stitches in a stocking'] (BE; AE has runner)
  8. to get, have a ~ ['path']
  9. the ~ to success ['hierarchy']
  10. the social ~
laden
 adj. 1. fully ~
  2. ~ with
lady
 n. 1. a leading; young ~
  2. (esp. AE) the first ~ ('wife of the President or of a state
 governor')
  3. (esp. AE) a bag ~ ('a destitute woman living on the
 streets')
  4. (misc.) the first ~ of the American theater
lag
 I n. 1. a cultural; time ~
  2. jet ~
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ behind; in (she ~ged behind the others)
lag behind
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ in (to ~ in one's work)
laid up
 adj. ~ with (~ with the flu)
lake
 n. 1. a deep; dry ~
  2. at, on a ~ (they have a summer bungalow at/on the ~)
lam
 I n. (slang) ['flight'] on the ~ (she took it on the ~) ('she
 fled')
 II v. (slang) (d; intr.) to ~ into ('to attack')
lamb
 n. 1. a sacrificial ~
  2. ~s bleat
  3. (misc.) as gentle as a ~; like a ~ to (the) slaughter
lambchops
 n. 1. to broil (AE), grill ~
  2. a rack of
lame
 adj. ~ in (~ in one leg)
lament
 I n. 1. a bitter ~
  2. a ~ for
 II v. 1. to ~ bitterly, deeply
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ for, over
lamp
 n. 1. to plug in a ~
  2. to turn on a ~
  3. to light a ~
  4. to unplug a ~
  5. to turn off a ~
  6. an anglepoise (BE); electric; floor (AE), standard (BE);
 fluorescent; gooseneck; incandescent; neon; reading; safety ~;
 sunlamp; table; ultraviolet; wall ~
  7. a kerosene (AE), paraffin (BE); oil; spirit ~
lance
 n. to throw a ~
land
 I n. ['soil'] ['ground'] 1. to clear ~ (to clear ~ of trees
 and brush)
  2. to cultivate; irrigate; redistribute ~
  3. arable; barren; fertile; grazing; marginal ~
  4. private; public ~
  5. a plot of ~ ['solid surface of the earth']
  6. to raise, sight ~ (from a ship)
  7. to reach ~
  8. dry ~
  9. a body of ~
  10. by ~ (to travel by ~)
  11. on (the) ~ ['rural area']
  12. to go back to the ~ ['country'] ['domain']
  13. one's native ~
  14. a promised ~ (we were in the promised ~) ['area']
  15. no man's ~ (in no man's ~) ['misc.']
  16. the Holy Land
 II v. (colloq.) (0) ('to punch') she ~ed him one in the eye
landfill
 n. a sanitary ~
landing
 n. ['coming down to earth'] 1. to make a ~
  2. a belly; bumpy; crash; emergency; forced; hard; instrument;
 pancake; safe; smooth; soft; three-point ~
  3. a parachute ~ ['level part of a staircase']
  4. on a ~
landing gear
 n. 1. to raise, retract a ~
  2. to let down, lower a ~
  3. a retractable ~
landlord
 n. an absentee; slum ~
landscape
 n. a beautiful; bleak, gloomy ~
lane
 n. 1. to shift ~s
  2. to cross over into, get over into the other ~
  3. the fast (also fig.); inside; outside; passing; slow ~
  4. (BE) the nearside ('left'); offside ('right') ~
  5. an air; sea; shipping ~
language
 n. ['linguistic system of communication'] 1. to use a ~
  2. to plan; standardize a ~3. to learn, master a ~
  4. to speak (in) a ~
  5. to butcher, murder; enrich; purify a ~
  6. (the) spoken; written ~
  7. one's native ~
  8. a foreign; international, world; national; official; second;
 universal ~
  9. colloquial, informal; formal; idiomatic; literary, standard;
 nontechnical; substandard; technical ~
  10. an ancient; artificial; classical; creolized; dead,
 extinct; living; modern; natural; sign; trade  ~
  11. an agglutinative; inflecting; isolating; synthetic; tone ~
  12. an object, target; source ~ ['style of speaking or
 writing']
  13. abusive; bad, coarse, crude, dirty, foul, nasty, obscene,
 offensive, unprintable, vile, vulgar; rough, strong,
 vituperative ~
  14. elegant; everyday, plain, simple; flowery; polite; rich ~
  15. children's; diplomatic ~ ['system of signs, symbols used
 by a computer']
  16. a computer, machine, programming ~ ['misc.']
  17. ~ acquisition; ~ maintenance
languish
 v. (D; intr.) (to ~ in prison)
lantern
 n. 1. to light a ~
  2. to shine a ~ on
  3. a battery-operated; kerosene (AE), paraffin (BE); propane ~
  4. a ~ flashes; gleams; shines
lap
 I n. ['complete circuit around a track'] 1. on a ~ (they are
 on the last ~) ['part of the body from the knees to waist of a
 sitting person']
  2. in, on smb.'s ~ (the little girl sat in her mother's ~)
  3. (misc.) in the ~ of the gods ('with an uncertain future')
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ against (the waves ~ped against the sides
 of the boat)
lapse
 I n. 1. a momentary, temporary ~ (of memory)
  2. a linguistic ~
  3. a ~ in (a ~ in judgment)
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ into (to ~ into a coma)
larceny
 n. 1. to commit ~
  2. aggravated; grand; petty; simple ~
lard
 n. to render ~
larder
 n. a full, well-stocked ~
large
 1. at ~ ('uncaptured') (the prisoner was still at ~)
  2. an assemblywoman at ~ ('an assemblywoman who represents
 several or all districts')
  3. by and  ~  ('in general')
lark
 I n. ['prank'] for a ~ (he did it just for a ~)
 II n. ['type of bird'] ~s sing, warble
lash
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ against (the rain ~ed against the roof)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ at, into (the speakers ~ed into the
 government)
  3. (d; tr.) to ~ into (to ~ a crowd into a fury)
lash back
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ at, against (to ~ at one's critics)
lash out
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ against, at
lasso
 n. 1. to throw a ~
  2. to catch with a ~
last
 I adj., adv. 1. to come in ~ (in a race)
  2. the ~ to + int. (she was the ~ to finish)
  3. at ~; at long
 II n. to breathe one's ~
 III v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ from; to, until (the meeting ~ed from
 one to three)
  2. (P; intr.) the examination ~ed two hours; the food will ~
 (us) (for) a week; the meeting ~ed (for) an hour
last rites
 n. to administer (the) ~
last word
 n. to get in, have the ~ (she had the ~ in the argument)
latch
 v. (colloq.) (d; intr.) to ~ onto (since he didn't know anyone
 else, he ~ed onto us)
late
 adj. 1. ~ for (she was ~ for class)
  2. ~ in (we were ~ in filing our tax return; I was ~ in getting
 up)
  3. ~ with (they are ~ with the rent)
  4. of ~ ('recently')
later
 adv. ~ on
lathe
 n. 1. to operate a ~
  2. a turret; vertical ~
lather
 n. ['sweating'] to work oneself into a ~
latitude
 n. ['freedom of action'] 1. to allow smb. ~ in (we are allowed
 quite a bit of ~ in selecting our subjects) ['distance measured
 in degrees north or south of the equator']
  2. high; low ~s
  3. at a ~ (at a ~ of ten degrees north)
laudable
 adj. (formal) ~ to + int. (it was ~ of you to help them)
laugh
 I n. 1. to get a ~ (the joke got a big ~ )
  2. to stifle, suppress a ~
  3. a belly; derisive; forced;
 hearty, loud; infectious; sardonic; subdued ~
  4. (misc.) to have the last ~ on smb.; to do smt. for a ~ (for
 ~s)
 II v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ about ('to show one's amusement by
 laughing') (everyone ~ed about the incident)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ at ('to respond to smt. funny by laughter')
 (to ~ at a joke)
  3. (D; intr.) to ~ at ('to show one's derision') (they ~ed at
 our efforts; she ~ed at our warnings)
  4. (d; tr.) to ~ out of ('to drive out by laughter') (he was
 ~ed out of court)
  5. (N; used with an adjective) he ~ed himself hoarse
  6. (misc.) to ~ up one's sleeve ('to laugh secretly'); to burst
 out ~ing
laughingstock
 n. to make a ~ of smb.
laughter
 n. 1. to cause, provoke ~
  2. contagious, infectious; convulsive; derisive; hearty, loud,
 raucous, uproarious; sardonic; subdued ~
  3. a burst, fit, gale; ripple of ~
  4. (misc.) to double up with ~
launch
 v. 1. (D; tr.) ('to fire') to ~ against, at (the missiles were
 ~ed against enemy targets)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ into ('to begin') (to ~ into a tirade)
laundry
 n. ['clothes, linens that are to be washed or have been
 washed'] 1. to do the ~
  2. to dry; fold; iron the ~
  3. clean; dirty ~ ['establishment for washing clothes,
 linens']
  4. a self-service ~
  5. at, in a ~ (they work at a ~)
laurels
 n. to rest on one's ~
lava
 n. ~ flows
lavish
 I adj. ~ in, with (~ with praise; ~ in donating money to
 charity)
 II v. (d; tr.) to ~ on (to ~ gifts on smb.)
law
 n. ['statute, regulation'] 1. to administer, apply, enforce a
 ~
  2. to adopt, enact, pass; draft; promulgate a ~
  3. to obey, observe a ~
  4. to interpret a ~ (courts interpret ~s)
  5. to annul, repeal, revoke a ~; to declare a ~
 unconstitutional (US)
  6. to break, flout, violate a ~
  7. to challenge, test; cite; strike down a ~ (in the courts)
  8. a fair, just; stringent; unfair ~
  9. a blue (US); dietary; ex post facto; lemon (US); shield
 (US); sunset (US); sunshine (US); sus (GB); unwritten; zoning ~;
 the licensing ~s (GB)
  10. a ~ against (there is no ~ against fishing)
  11. a ~ that + clause (there is a ~ that all income must be
 reported) ['body of statutes, regulations']
  12. to administer, apply, enforce the ~
  13. to obey the ~
  14. to interpret the ~ (courts interpret the ~)
  15. to break; flout the ~
  16. administrative; antitrust; business, commercial; canon;
 case; civil; common; constitutional; copyright; corporate;
 criminal; environmental; family, marriage; feudal; immigration;
 international; Islamic; labor; lynch; maritime; military;
 Mosaic; natural; occupation; parliamentary; patent; private;
 public; Roman; statutory; substantive ~
  17. the supreme ~ (of the land)
  18. according to the ~
  19. against the ~ (it is against the ~ to smoke in an elevator)
 ['jurisprudence'] ['lawyer's profession']
  20. to practice ~
  21. to study ~ ['principle']
  22. Mendel's; Newton's; periodic ~
  23. the ~ of diminishing returns; the ~ of gravity; the ~ of
 motion; the ~ of supply and demand; (also fig.) the ~ of the
 jungle ['misc.']
  24. to take the ~ into one's own hands; to lay down the ~; in
 the eyes of the ~; an attorney at ~ (AE); everyone is equal
 under the ~; the letter of the ~; the spirit of the ~; a higher
 ('divine') ~
law and order
 n. to maintain ~
lawful
 adj. ~ to + inf. (is it ~ to hunt deer in this state?)
lawn
 n. to mow, trim a ~
lawn mower
 n. to operate, work a ~
lawsuit
 n. 1. to bring, file, institute; lose; settle; win a ~
  2. a ~ against; over
lawyer
 n. 1. to hire, retain a ~
  2. a practicing ~
  3. a civil-rights; corporation; criminal; trial ~
  4. a Philadelphia ('shrewd') ~
  5. (humorous; usu. mil.) a barrack-room (esp. BE), guardhouse
 (esp. AE) ~ ('a soldier who claims to know all about military
 law')
lax
 adj. 1. ~ about (they are ~ about their appearance)
  2. ~ in (the police were ~ in enforcing the law)
laxative
 n. 1. to take a ~
  2. to prescribe a ~
  3. an effective; mild; strong ~
lay
 v. 1. (N; used with an adjective) ('to render'); ('to place')
 she laid her soul bare; they laid the boards flat
  2. (colloq.) (0; can be used with two or three objects) ('to
 bet') he laid me ten dollars (that it would not rain)
  3. (P; tr.) ('to place') we laid the books on the table
layaway plan
 n. (esp. AE) (to buy smt.) on the ~
layer
 n. 1. the bottom; outer; top ~
  2. an even; uneven ~
  3. a protective ~
  4. in ~s (to dress in ~s)
lay off
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from (she was laid off from her job at the
 factory)
layout
 n. ['design'] an artist's; typographer's ~
layover
 n. a ~ between (a ~ between planes)
leach out
 v. (D; tr.) ('to dissolve') to ~ from
lead
 I /liyd/ n. ['position in front'] ['leading position'] 1. to
 assume, take the ~ in
  2. to build up, increase one's ~
  3. to hold, maintain the ~
  4. to follow smb.'s ~
  5. to give up, lose, relinquish the ~
  6. a commanding ~
  7. a ~ over (she built up a commanding ~ over her closest
 rivals) ['principal role']
  8. to play the ~
  9. the female; male ~ ['clue']
  10. to run down, track down a ~ ['leash'] (BE)
  11. see leash 1, 2
 II /liyd/ v. 1. (D; tr.) ('to guide') to ~ against (to ~ troops
 against the enemy)
  2. (D; tr.) ('to guide') to ~ by (to ~ smb. by the hand; to ~ a
 horse by the bridle)
  3. (d; intr.) ('to go') to ~ from; to (the path ~s from the
 house to the river; all roads ~ to Rome)
  4. (d; tr.) ('to guide') to ~ from; to (she led the group from
 the bus to the auditorium)
  5. (D; tr.) to ~ in (to ~ the students in a cheer)
  6. (d; intr.) ('to guide') to ~ into (the prisoners were led
 into the courtroom)
  7. (d; tr.) ('to guide') to ~ off (he led the team off the
 field)
  8. (d; tr.) ('to guide') to ~ out of (the fire fighters led
 them out of the burning building)
  9. (d;tr.)('to guide') to ~ through (to ~ smb. through the fog)
  10. (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to result in') (the infection led to
 gangrene; these evening courses will ~ to an academic degree)
  11. (d; intr.) ('to begin') to ~ with (the boxer led with a
 left jab)
  12. (H) ('to induce') what led her to resign? I was led to
 believe that she would accept our offer
  13. (P; intr.) ('to go') the road ~s nowhere
  14. (misc.) to ~ smb. a merry chase (AE) = to ~ smb. a merry/
 pretty dance (BE)
lead back
 v. (D; intr.,tr.) ('to return') to ~ to (the road ~s back to
 town; she led us back to the starting point)
lead down
 v. 1. (d; intr.) ('to go') to ~ to (the path ~s down to the main
 road)
  2. (d;tr.)('toguide')to ~ to (they led us down to the river)
leader
 n. 1. a born, natural; undisputed ~
  2. (in a legislature) a floor; majority; minority; opposition ~
  3. a labor; military; political; troop ~
  4. a squadron ~
  5. a ~ in
leadership
 n. 1. to assume, take on, take over the ~
  2. to exercise ~
  3. to relinquish, surrender ~
  4. collective; party ~
  5. ~ in
lead off
 v. (D; intr.) ('to begin') to ~ with (she led off with a lively
 song)
lead up
 v. 1. (d; intr.) ('to go up') to ~ to (the path ~s up to the
 top)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to precede and cause') (can you
 describe the events that led up to your decision?)
  3. (D; tr.) ('to guide') to ~ to (he led us up to the top)
leaf
 I n. 1. a fig ~ (also fig.)
  2. a bay; tea ~
  3. gold ~
  4. autumn; deciduous leaves
  5. leaves fall; rustle; turn (the leaves were turning yellow)
  6. (misc.) to turn over a new ~ ('to make a fresh start'); to
 take a ~ from smb.'s book ('to follow smb.'s example')
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ through ('to look through superficially')
 (to ~ through a book)
leaflet
 n. propaganda ~s (to drop propaganda ~s over enemy lines)
league
 n. ['alliance'] 1. to form a ~
  2. in ~ with ['group of teams']
  3. to form a ~
  4. (esp. Am. baseball) a big, major; bush (colloq.), minor ~
leak
 I n. 1. to spring a ~
  2. to plug, stop a ~
 II v. 1. (B) ('to divulge') they ~ed the news to the press
  2. (d; intr.) ('to enter by flowing') to ~ into (water ~ed into
 the basement)
  3. (D; intr.) ('to escape by flowing') to ~ out of (the oil ~ed
 out of the tank)
  4. (D; intr.) ('to be divulged') to ~  to (the news ~ed to the
 press)
leak out
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ to (the news ~ed out to the press)
lean
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ across, over (to ~ across a table)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ against, on (to ~ against a wall; to ~ on a
 desk)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ on ('to rely on') (they had to ~ on their
 friends for help)
  4. (colloq.) (d; intr.) to ~ on ('to exert pressure on')
  5. (d; intr.) to ~ out of (to ~ out of a window)
  6. (d; intr.) to ~ to (to ~ to one side)
  7. (d; intr.) ('to tend') to ~ to, towards (they are now ~ing
 to our position)
  8. (misc.) to ~ over backwards to help smb. ('to make a maximum
 effort to help smb.')
leaning
 n. 1. a strong ~
  2. a ~ towards (to have a strong ~ towards political
 conservatism)
leap
 I n. 1. a quantum ~
  2. a ~ forward
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ at ('to be eager for') (to ~ at an
 opportunity)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ out of (the dolphin ~ed out of the water)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ over (to ~ over a fence)
  4. (misc.) to ~ to smb.'s defense ('to defend smb. with
 enthusiasm')
leap down
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ from (to ~ from a tree)
leapfrog
 I n. to play ~
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ from; to (American forces ~ged from one
 island to another)
learn
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ about, of
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ by (to ~ by experience)
  3. (D; intr., tr.) to ~ from (to ~ from experience; she ~ed
 everything from me)
  4. (E) she is ~ing to drive
  5. (L) we have ~ed that he has found a job
  6. (Q) they are ~ing how to dance
learning
 n. book (colloq.); higher; programmed ~
lease
 I n. 1. to take a ~
  2. to lose; renew a ~
  3. to cancel a ~
  4. mining; (off-shore) oil ~s
  5. a ~ expires, runs out
  6. under (a) ~ (to hold land under ~)
  7. (misc.) a new ~ of (BE), on (AE) life ('a new chance to lead
 a happy life')
 II v. 1. (usu. B; occ. A) to ~ property to smb.
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ as (they ~d the building as a warehouse)
  3. (D; tr.) to ~ from (to ~ property from smb.)
lease out
 v. (B) to ~ property to smb.
leash
 n. ['strap'] 1. to slip ('get free of) a ~
  2. on a ~ (to walk a dog on a ~) ['control'] ['restraint']
  3. to hold in ~
  4. to strain at the ~ ('to attempt to cast off controls')
least
 n. at the ~
leather
 n. composition; genuine; imitation; patent; saddle ~
leave
 I n. ['period of absence from duty, work'] 1. to give, grant a
 ~2. to extend smb.'s ~
  3. to go on ~; to take a ~
  4. to overstay one's ~
  5. to cancel smb.'s ~
  6. an annual; compassionate; maternity; research; sabbatical;
 shore; sick; terminal ~; a ~ of absence
  7. on ~ (she was on maternity ~) ['permission'] (formal)
  8. to ask ~ (to do smt.)
  9. by smb.'s ~ ['departure'] (formal)
  10. to take ~ of ['misc.']
  11. to take ~ of one's senses ('to act irrationally') (see the
 Usage Note for vacation)
 II v. 1. (A) ('to bequeath') he left his estate to her; or: he
 left her his estate
  2. (C) ('to entrust') she left the report for me; or: she left
 me the report
  3. (D; intr.) ('to depart') to ~ for (they have left for London)
  4. (D; tr.) ('to abandon') to ~ for (she left her comfortable
 home for a rugged life in the desert; he was left for dead on
 the battlefield; to ~ Paris for London)
  5. (d; tr.) to ~ out of ('to omit') (we had to ~ this paragraph
 out of the text)
  6. (d; tr.) ('to abandon') to ~ to (we left them to their own
 devices; I ~ the decision to your judgment)
  7. (d; tr.) ('to cause to remain') to ~ with (they left the
 children with her mother; she left her books with us)
  8. (H) ('to take leave of) we left them to muddle through on
 their own
  9. (J) ('to abandon') I left him working in the garden
  10. (N; used with an adjective, past participle, noun) ('to
 cause to be in a certain state or condition') they left the
 fields fallow; the film left me cold; the flood left them
 homeless; ~ me alone; the enemy left the countryside devastated;
 the war left her an orphan
  11. (P; tr.) ('to forget') I left my books at home
leave of absence
 n. see leave I
leave up
 v. (B) we left this decision up to her
lecture
 I n. ['formal talk'] 1. to deliver, give a ~
  2. to attend; follow ('understand') a ~
  3. a ~ about, on
  4. at a ~ ['reprimand']
  5. to give smb. a ~ (about smt.)
 II v. 1. (D; intr.) ('to discuss formally') to ~ about, on
  2. (D; tr.) ('to reprimand') to ~ for (she ~d the boys for being
 late)
  3. (d; intr.) ('to discuss formally') to ~ to (to ~ to advanced
 students)
lecturer
 n. 1. a senior ~ (BE)
  2. a ~ in, on (a ~ in English) (see the Usage Note for
 professor)
leech
 n. to apply ~es to
leer
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ at
leery
 adj. ~ of
leeway
 n. to give, provide ~
left
 n. ['left side'] 1. on the ~; to the ~ ['radical, leftist
 group']
  2. the extreme, far ~ ['punch delivered with the left hand']
  3. to deliver, throw a ~
  4. a hard, stiff ~
  5. a ~ to (a ~ to the head) ['turn to the left'] (colloq.)
  6. to take a ~
leftovers
 n. to eat up; use up ~
leg
 n. 1. to bend; cross; kick; lift, raise; lower; spread;
 straighten; stretch one's ~s
  2. a game, gammy (BE) ('lame') ~
  3. an artificial, wooden ~
  4. (an animal's) front; hind ~s
  5. (misc.) he doesn't have a ~ to stand on ('he has no
 defense'); to pull smb.'s ~ ('to deceive smb.'); on one's last
 ~s ('near collapse'); to get a ~ up on smt. (AE; slang) ('to be
 in command of a situation')
legacy
 n. 1. to hand down a ~
  2. a lasting ~
  3. a ~ to
legal
 adj. ~ to + inf. (is it ~ to own a pistol in this state?)
legend
 n. ['inscription'] ['wording'] 1. to bear a ~ ['myth,
 story']
  2. a ~ arises
  3. a living; local; popular ~
  4. a ~ to (her exploits were a ~ to millions) ['notable
 person']
  5. to become a ~ (in one's own time)
legislation
 n. ['statutes, laws'] 1. to adopt, enact, pass; draft ~
  2. to veto; vote down ~
  3. to abrogate, repeal ~
  4. emergency; progressive; remedial; social ~
legislature
 n. 1. to convene a ~
  2. to disband, dismiss, dissolve a ~
  3. a bicameral ~
legitimacy
 n. 1. to confirm; establish the ~ (of smt.)
  2. to challenge, question the ~ (of smt.)
legitimate
 adj. ~ to + inf. (is it ~ to pose such questions?)
legwork
 n. (colloq.) to do the ~
leisure
 n. at one's ~
lend
 v. 1. (A) she lent the money to him; or: she lent him the money
  2. (d; refl.) to ~ to ('to be suitable for') (it ~s itself to
 satire) (see the Usage Note for loan II)
length
 n. 1. at ~ (she described each event at great ~)
  2. in ~ (ten feet in ~)
  3. (misc.) to keep smb. at arm's ~ ('to keep smb. at a certain
 distance'); to go to great ~s to do smt. ('to make a great
 effort to do smt.')
leniency
 n. 1. to show ~
  2. ~ towards, with
lenient
 adj. ~ towards, with
lens
 n. 1. to grind a ~
  2. a concave; convex; crystalline; telephoto, telescopic ~
  3. contact; corrective ~es
leopard
 n. 1. a snow ~
  2. a young ~ is a cub
  3. a female ~ is a leopardess
leprosy
 n. 1. to develop ~
  2. to have, suffer from
lese majesty
 n. ~ against
lesion
 n. an open ~
lesson
 n. ['instruction'] 1. to take ~s (to take ~s in English)
  2. to study one's ~s
  3. a ~ in ['something that should be known']
  4. to learn a ~
  5. to teach smb. a ~
  6. a moral; object ~
  7. a ~ to (let that be a ~ to you)
let
 v. 1. (esp. BE; AE has to rent out) (B) ('to give the use of in
 return for payment') they ~ rooms to students
  2. (I) ('to allow') we cannot ~ them go
  3. (esp. BE) (N; used with an adjective) ('to leave') ~ it alone
lethargy
 n. (in) a state of ~
let in
 v. 1. (D; refl.) to ~ for ('to cause') (you'll ~ yourself in for
 a lot of trouble if you take her in as a partner)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ on ('to share') (to ~ smb. in on a secret)
let off
 v. (D; tr.) ('to release') to ~ with (he was let off with a small
 fine)
let on
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ about ('to reveal') (she did not ~ about
 her promotion)
  2. (L; to) ('to indicate') he let on (to the accused) that he
 could be bribed
let out
 v. (esp. BE) (B) to ~ rooms to students (see also rent out)
let's
  (verbal form) (F) ~ continue; ~ go
letter
 n. ['written message'] 1. to type; write a ~
  2. to mail, post (BE), send a ~
  3. to drop a ~ into a mailbox (AE), letter box (BE)
  4. to certify; register a ~
  5. to take (down), transcribe a ~
  6. to dictate a ~
  7. to deliver; forward a ~
  8. to get. receive a ~
  9. a brief; detailed; long; rambling ~
  10. an anonymous; business; chain; fan; follow-up; form; love;
 open; pastoral; personal; poison-pen ~
  11. an airmail; certified; dead; express; registered; special-
 delivery ~
  12. the ~s crossed in the mail (esp. AE), post (BE)
  13. a ~ about
  14. a ~ from; to (we received a ~ from her about the incident)
  15. in a ~ ['unit of an alphabet']
  16. a block; capital, large, upper-case; lower-case, small ~
 ['first letter of the name of a school, college denoting
 membership on a sports team'] (AE)
  17. to earn, win one's ~
  18. a school ~
lettuce
 n. 1. crisp ~
  2. bib; iceberg; leaf ~
  3. a head of ~
letup
 n. a ~ in (there was no ~ in the bickering)
let up
 v. (D; intr.) ('to ease up') to ~ on (she should ~ on the
 children)
leukemia, leukaemia
 n. 1. to develop ~
  2. to have, suffer from ~
  3. acute ~
level
 I adj. ~ with (to draw ~ with; ~ with the street)
 II n. ['height'] ['plane'] 1. to reach a ~
  2. a high; low ~
  3. an energy; poverty ~
  4. eye; ground; sea; water ~
  5. the federal (US). national; international; local; state (US)
 ~
  6. at, on a ~ (at sea ~; at the highest ~s; on the international
 ~) ['instrument for determining a horizontal plane']
  7. a spirit ~
 III v. 1. (d; tr.) to ~ against (to ~ charges against smb.)
  2. (D; tr.) to ~ to (the village was ~ed to the ground)
  3. (colloq.) (d; intr.) to ~ with ('to tell the truth to') (she
 ~ed with me)
level best
 n. to do one's ~
lever
 n. 1. (in a polling booth) to pull a ~
  2. a gear ~ (BE; AE has gearshift)
levy
 I n. to impose a ~ (on)
 II v. (D; tr.) to ~ on (to ~ a tax on rum)
lexicon
 n. to compile a ~
liability
 n. 1. to accept, acknowledge, assume, incur, take on a ~
  2. full; limited ~
  3. a ~ for (we assumed full ~ for our children's debts)
liable
 adj. ['legally obligated'] 1. ~ for; to (she is ~ to them for
 her children's debts) ['likely']
  2. (cannot stand alone) ~ to + inf. (she is ~ to show up at any
 time)
liaise
 v. (BE) (D; intr.) ('to mediate') to ~ between; with
liaison
 n. ['communication'] 1. to establish; maintain ~
  2. a ~ between; with ['adulterous relationship']
  3. to have a ~ with
liar
 n. an abject, congenital, consummate, incorrigible, inveterate,
 outright, pathological ~
lib
 n. (colloq.) women's ~ (see liberation 1)
libel
 n. 1. to commit ~
  2. (a) ~ against
liberal
 I adj. ~ in; with
 II n. a bleeding-heart; knee-jerk; staunch ~
liberate
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ from
liberation
 n. 1. women's ~
  2. ~ from
liberties
 n. ['undue familiarity'] to take ~ with
liberty
 n. ['freedom'] 1. to gain ~
  2. individual, personal; political; religious ~
  3. civil ~ties ['permission']
  4. to take the ~ (of doing smt.) (may I take the ~ of reminding
 you of your promise?) ['authorized absence'] (AE) (naval)
  5. on ~ ['misc.']
  6. are you at ~ to give us any information?
library
 n. 1. to accumulate, build up a ~
  2. to computerize a ~
  3. a children's; circulating, lending; law; mobile; municipal;
 music; public; reference; rental; research; school; university ~
  4. at, in (she works at/in the ~)
license I licence
 n. 1. to grant, issue a ~
  2. to apply for; receive; renew a ~
  3. to revoke; suspend a ~
  4. a driver's (AE), driving (BE); dog; hunting; liquor (esp.
 AE); marriage; state (esp. US) ~
  5. poetic ~
  6. a ~ to + inf. (we had a ~ to sell beer)
 II v. (H) she is ~d to practice nursing
lick
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ at (the flames ~ed at the roof of the next
 house)
  2. (N; used with an adjective) she ~ed the plate clean
lid
 n. ['cover'] 1. to cover smt. with a ~
  2. to put a ~ on smb. ['curb']
  3. to clamp, clap, put a ~ on smt.
lie
 I n. ['falsehood'] 1. to tell a ~
  2. to give the ~ to ('to prove to be false')
  3. a bald-faced, barefaced, blatant, brazen, deliberate,
 downright, monstrous, outright, transparent, whopping; white ~
  4. a pack, tissue, web of ~s
  5. (misc.) to live a ~ ('to continue to do something which is
 felt to be dishonest')
 II v. 1. to ~ flatly, outright
  2. (D; intr.) ('to tell a falsehood') to ~ to (he lied to the
 judge)
 III v. 1. ('to be') to ~ ahead
  2. ('to be in a reclining position') to ~ flat; still
  3. (P; intr.) ('to be located') to ~ in bed; Mexico ~s to the
 south
  4. (s) to ~ fallow (the field lay fallow)
  5. (misc.) to ~ in wait for
lie-detector test
 n. 1. to administer, give a ~
  2. to subject smb. to a ~
  3. to take a ~
  4. to fail; pass a
lie down
 v. (misc.) to take smt. lying down ('to accept smt. without
 protest'); to ~ on the job ('to work very little')
lief
 adv. (obsol.) ['willingly'] ~ + int. (I would as ~ remain at
 home)
lien
 n. ['legal claim'] 1. to put, slap (esp. AE; colloq.) a ~ on
 smt.
  2. to have a ~ on smt.
lie to
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ about (she ~d to me about the incident)
lieutenant
 n. 1. a first; flight (GB); second ~
  2. a ~ junior grade (US)
life
 n. 1. to lead a ~ (to lead a busy ~)
  2. to prolong; save a ~
  3. to devote one's ~ (to smt.)
  4. to spend one's ~ (doing smt.)
  5. to give, lay down, sacrifice; risk one's ~
  6. to claim, snuff out, take a ~ (she took her own ~; the
 accident claimed many lives)
  7. to ruin smb.'s ~
  8. to bring; restore smb. to ~
  9. to come to ~; to take on ~ (the statue took on ~ in the
 sculptor's skilled hands)
  10. an active; ascetic, austere; busy, hectic; charmed;
 cloistered; difficult, hard, miserable, tough; dissipated,
 dissolute; dull; easy; exciting; full; happy; idyllic; lonely,
 solitary; long; monastic; peaceful, quiet, serene; short;
 simple; stormy, turbulent ~
  11. campus (esp. AE); city; civilian; country, rural; married;
 modern; nomadic; political; public ~ (in civilian ~ the sergeant
 was a teacher; married ~ seems to agree with them; the hunters
 led a nomadic ~)
  12. smb.'s family, home; love; personal; private; sex; social ~
 (to lead a hectic social ~; in private ~ she was very easygoing)
  13. animal; bird; human; marine; plant ~
  14. smb.'s adult ~
  15. the shelf ~ (of smt. being sold in a store)
  16. in ~ (early in ~)
  17. (misc.) in the prime of ~; the facts of ~; the accused got ~
 ('the accused was sentenced to life imprisonment'); to show
 signs of ~; (to hang on) for dear ~ ('with all one's energy');
 not on your ~ ('not for anything in the world'); to start a new
 ~; to make a new ~ for oneself; to breathe (new) ~ into smt.; to
 bring back to ~; to stake one's ~ on smt.; a way of ~
lifeboat
 n. 1. to launch, lower a ~
  2. to swamp a ~ (the ~ was swamped in the surf)
  3. (misc.) to take to the ~s
life insurance
 n. to take out ~ on
lifeline
 n. ['rope used to save a life'] 1. to throw smb. a ~ ['vital
 route']
  2. to cut a ~
  3. a ~ to
lifestyle
 n. a sedentary ~
lifetime
 n. 1. to devote a ~ (to smt.)
  2. in one's ~
  3. (misc.) to last a ~
lift
 I n. ['device for raising and lowering people and freight']
 (BE; AE has elevator) 1. to operate a ~ (a liftboy or liftman
 operates a ~)
  2. to take a ~ (we took the ~ to the tenth floor)
  3. a service ~ (see also elevator 1-6) ['conveyor suspended
 from a cable']
  4. a chair, ski ~ ['ride'] (colloq.)
  5. to bum; get a ~ (from smb.)
  6. to give smb. a ~ ['boost, inspiration'] (colloq.)
  7. to get a ~ (from smb. or smt.)
  8. to give smb. a ~ (your words of encouragement gave us a real
 ~)
 II v. 1. (D; tr.) ('to raise') to ~ from (she did not ~ her head
 from the TV set)
  2. (d; tr.) ('to steal') to ~ from (the material was ~ed from
 smb.'s dissertation)
lift up
 v. (D;tr.)to~to(he ~ed the child up to the ceiling)
ligament
 n. to strain; tear a ~
light
 I adj. 1. to make ~ of ('to attach little importance to')
  2. ~ of foot
 II n. ['illumination'] ['source of brightness'] 1. to put on,
 switch on, turn on a ~
  2. to shine a ~ on smt.
  3. to cast, shed ~ on smt.
  4. to extinguish, turn off, turn out a ~
  5. to dim the ~s, turn the ~s down; to turn the ~s up
  6. a bright, strong; dull, faint; harsh; soft ~; moonlight;
 sunlight
  7. an electric; klieg; landing; neon; overhead; pilot; strobe;
 traffic ~
  8. (on a car) a backup (AE), reversing (BE); dome; instrument;
 parking ~; taillight
  9. a ~ flickers; goes on; goes out; the ~s are off, out; the ~s
 are on
  10. ~ travels (very fast)
  11. (BE) the ~s have fused ('a fuse has blown')
  12. by the ~ of (to read by the ~ of a candle) ['traffic
 light']
  13. to go through a ~
  14. against a ~ (to cross against the ~)
  15. at a ~ (to stop at a ~) ['flame used to light a
 cigarette']
  16. to give smb. a ~ ['misc.']
  17. in ~ of ('in view of); in the harsh  ~ of reality; a guiding
 ~ ('one who sets an example'); to see the ~ ('to comprehend the
 truth'); to bring smt. to ~ ('to make smt. known'); to come to ~
 ('to become known'); she wanted to see her name in ~s ('she
 wanted to succeed on the stage and become famous'); the northern
 ~s; the southern ~s
 III v. (D; intr.) (to ~ on, upon ('to come across') (to ~ on a
 rare dictionary)
light bulb
 n. see bulb 1-4
lighter
 n. a cigarette ~
lighting
 n. 1. direct; indirect; soft ~
  2. electric ~
lightning
 n. 1. ball; forked; heat, sheet ~
  2. ~ flashes; strikes
  3. a bolt, flash, stroke of ~
light out
 v. (colloq.) (esp. AE) (D; intr.) to ~ for ('to leave for') USAGE
 NOTE: The past and past participle of this verb are usu. lit out-
 -she lit out for home.
light up
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ with (her face lit up with pleasure)
like
 I prep. (colloq.) ~ to + inf. (it was ~ them to be late)
 II v. 1. to ~ a great deal, a lot, very much
  2. (E) he ~s to read
  3. (G) she ~s reading
  4. (H; no passive) (often with the conditional) I'd ~ him to go;
 I ~ people to tell me the truth; I'd ~ you to go; AE also has,
 slightly colloq.; I'd ~ for you to go
  5. (M) we ~ our friends to be honest
  6. (N; used with an adjective) I ~ my steak rare USAGE NOTE: The
 verb like can be used with it + clause -- 1 like it when you
 smile; I'd like it if you smiled.
likelihood
 n. 1. great; little ~
  2. ~ that + inf. (there is every ~ that she'll come)
  3. in all ~
likely
 adj. 1. (cannot stand alone) ~ to + inf. (she is ~ to show up; it
 is not ~ to snow)
  2. ~ that + clause (it is ~ that there will be more rain)
liken
 v. (d; tr.) ('to compare') to ~ to (her estate could be ~ed to a
 fortress)
likeness
 n. 1. to catch a ~ (the artist caught the ~)
  2. to bear a ~
  3. a striking, uncanny ~
  4. a family ~
  5. a ~ between; to
likewise
 adv. to do ~
liking
 n. 1. to take a ~ to
  2. to develop a ~ for
  3. to one's ~ (that is not to my ~)
limb
 n. 1. an artificial ~
  2. the lower; upper ~s
  3. (misc.) out on a ~ ('in a precarious position')
limbo
 n. in ~ (in political ~)
limelight
 n. 1. to hold the ~
  2. to hog the ~
  3. in the (public) ~
limit
 I n. 1. to place, put, set a ~ on
  2. to disregard, exceed a ~
  3. an age; speed; time; weight ~
  4. a ~ on, to
  5. within ~s
  6. (misc.) to push smb. to the ~
 II v. (D; refl., tr.) to ~ to (she had to ~ herself to twenty
 minutes)
limitations
 n. 1. to put ~ on
  2. budgetary, financial ~
  3. within certain ~
limited
 adj. 1. ~ in (~ in resources)
  2. ~ to
limits
 n. 1. city ~
  2. (AE) (esp. mil.) off ~ to; on ~ to (the bar was put off ~ to
 all military personnel)
  3. within (reasonable) ~
limousine
 n. 1. to hire; take a ~
  2. an airport; bulletproof ~
limp
 n. 1. to have a ~
  2. a decided, marked, pronounced; slight ~
line
 n. ['long, thin mark'] 1. to draw a ~
  2. a broken; contour; crooked; curved; dotted; fine, thin;
 heavy, thick; horizontal; parallel; perpendicular; solid,
 unbroken; straight; vertical; wavy ~ ['queue'] (AE)
  3. to form a ~
  4. to buck ('push into') a ~
  5. to get into ~; to wait in ~
  6. a checkout; chow ~ ['row']
  7. to form a ~
  8. a picket; police; receiving ~ ['row of characters']
  9. to indent; insert a ~
  10. (fig.) to read between the ~s ['text'] ['unit of text']
  11. to deliver a ~
  12. to go over, rehearse one's ~s (the actors had to rehearse
 their ~s several times)
  13. to fluff one's ~s
  14. a dull; witty ~ (there isn't a dull ~ in the whole play)
 ['route']
  15. to introduce a (new) ~
  16. to discontinue a ~
  17. a feeder; main ~
  18. a bus; commuter; high-speed; steamship; streetcar (AE), tram
 (BE) ~
  19. supply ~s (to cut enemy supply ~s) ['path']
  20. to follow a ~ (to follow a ~ of reasoning; to follow the ~
 of least resistance) ['telephone connection']
  21. to get a ~; to give smb. a ~
  22. the ~ is busy (AE), engaged (BE)
  23. an outside; party ('shared') ~
  24. a hot ~ (the hot ~ between Washington and Moscow; a hot ~
 for missing children) ['note']
  25. to drop smb. a ~ ['information']
  26. to get a ~ on smb. ['type of merchandise']
  27. to carry; handle; introduce a ~
  28. to discontinue, drop a ~
  29. a complete, full ~ ['policy']
  30. to adhere to, follow, hew to, pursue, take a ~
  31. a firm, hard; official; party ~ (to hew to the official ~)
 ['flattering talk'] (colloq.)
  32. to give, hand smb. a ~ ['wire'] ['pipe'] ['conduit']
  33. a fuel; oil; sewage; steam; telegraph; telephone ~
  34. high-voltage; power ~s (the power ~s are down)
 ['boundary']
  35. a city; county; snow; squall; state; township; tree ~
  36. (sports) a base; end; foul; goal; service ~; sideline
  37. at, on a ~ (at the goal ~; on the base ~; on the sidelines)
 ['established position along a front'] ['boundary'] (mil.)
  38. to hold a ~
  39. a battle; cease-fire; firing; front ~
  40. (the) enemy ~s (behind enemy ~s)
  41. at, on a ~ (on the cease-fire ~) ['conveyor belt']
  42. an assembly, production ~ (to work on an assembly ~)
 ['occupation'] ['field of interest']
  43. what ~ are you in? ['contour']
  44. the ~s of a ship ['limit']
  45. to hold the ~ (on prices)
  46. to draw the ~ ('to set a limit') ['turn'] ['order']
  47. in ~ for (she is next in ~ for promotion) ['alignment']
  48. in ~; out of ~ (the wheels are out of ~) ['conformity']
  49. to toe the ~
  50. to bring smb. into ~; to keep smb. in ~
  51. to get into ~; to get out of ~
  52. in ~ with (in ~ with your stated policy) ['cord, device for
 catching fish']
  53. to cast a ~
  54. to reel in; reel out a ~
  55. a fishing ~ ['rope']
  56. to throw a ~ to smb. (who is in the water)
  57. a plumb ~ ['division']
  58. to cross a ~
  59. a color ~ (to cross the color ~) ['tendency']
  60. along, on certain ~s (along modern ~s) ['dynasty']
  61. to establish, found a ~
  62. an unbroken ~ ['distinction']
  63. a fine, nebulous, thin ~ between ['misc.']
  64. the bottom ~ ('the final result'); to be on the firing ~
 ('to be at the center of activity'); to sign on the dotted ~
 ('to sign an agreement'); a credit ~ ('amount of credit
 alowed'); to walk a straight ~; to put smt. on the ~ ('to risk
 smt.'); to lay it on the ~ ('to speak candidly'); on ~ ('in
 operation'); in (the) ~ of duty
linen
 n. 1. to change the (bed) ~
  2. fresh ~
  3. bed; fine; table ~
liner
 I n. ['steamship'] a luxury; ocean; passenger; transatlantic ~
 II n. ['lining'] a helmet ~
lineup
 n. 1. a police ~ (AE; BE has identification parade)
  2. (AE) to be in a ~ (as a suspect)
line up
 v (D; intr.) to ~ in (to ~ in three ranks)
linger
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ over ('to take one's time with') (don't ~ over
 your coffee)
lingo
 n. (colloq.) ['language, dialect'] to speak the
linguistics
 n. applied; comparative; contrastive; descriptive; general;
 generative; historical ~; psycholinguistics; sociolinguistics;
 structural; transformational ~
liniment
 n. to apply, rub in ~
lining
 n. 1. a brake; coat ~
  2. a zip-in ~
  3. (misc.) a silver ~ ('the bright side of a problem')
link
 I n. 1. to constitute a ~
  2. a close; strong; weak ~
  3. a connecting ~
  4. the missing ~
  5. a cuff ~
  6. a ~ between; to, with (he has ~s to the underworld)
  7. (misc.) (GB) the fixed ~ (under the Channel)
 II v. (D; tr.) to ~ to, with (these events are ~ed to each
 other)
linkage
 n. ~ between, to, with
links
 n. ['golf course'] (out) on the ~
link up
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ with (we ~ed up with their forces on the
 Danube)
linoleum
 n. inlaid ~
lion
 n. 1. a mountain ~
  2. ~s roar
  3. a pride of ~s
  4. a young ~ is a cub
  5. a female ~ is a lioness
  6. (misc.) the ~ is the king of beasts
lip
 n. 1. to lick; move; part; pucker; purse one's ~s
  2. to press one's ~s to (she pressed her ~s to the baby's
 forehead)
  3. chapped; dry; moist; thick; thin ~s
  4. the lower; upper ~
  5. from smb.'s ~s (I heard it from his ~s)
  6. on one's ~s (she died with a prayer on her ~s)
  7. on everyone's ~s (his name was on everyone's ~s)
  8. (misc.) to bite one's ~ ('to restrain oneself); to moisten
 one's ~s; to lick/ smack one's ~s ('to anticipate or remember
 with pleasure'); to keep a stiff upper ~ ('to refuse to become
 discouraged'); don't give me any of your ~ ('don't be impudent
 with me'); to seal smb.'s ~s ('to induce smb. to remain
 silent'); to read ~s
lip service
 n. ['meaningless promise'] to pay ~ to
lipstick
 n. to apply, put on; remove, wipe off ~
liquid
 n. 1. (a) clear; cloudy ~
  2. (a) dishwashing ~
liquor
 n. ['alcoholic drinks'] (esp. AE) 1. to ply smb. with ~
  2. to hold one's ~
  3. hard, strong ~
  4. malt ~
list
 I n. ['catalog, roll'] 1. to compile, draw up, make (up) a ~
  2. to head a ~
  3. to go down, read down a ~
  4. an alphabetical ~; checklist; dean's (AE); guest; mailing;
 shopping; waiting ~ (to go down a checklist)
  5. a short ~ (of candidates)
  6. a casualty ~
  7. on a ~ (she was third on the ~; high on the ~ of priorities)
 II v. ('to include') 1. (d; intr.) to ~ among (to be ~ed among
 the casualties)
  2. (d; refl., tr.) to ~ as (she ~ed herself as an independent
 voter; he was ~ed as missing)
 III n. ['tilt'] a ~ to (a ~ to starboard)
 IV v. (D; intr.) ('to tilt') to ~ to (to ~ to starboard)
listen
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ for (to ~ for a signal)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ to (to ~ to advice)
listen in
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ on, to (to ~ on smb.'s conversation)
listen to
 v. 1. (esp. AE) (I) we ~ed to them sing
  2. (J) we ~ed to them singing
listing
 n. an exclusive ~ (of a property being sold)
list price
 n. (to sell smt.) at ~
lists
 n. ['combat arena'] to enter the ~
literate
 adj. ~ in
literature
 n. 1. to produce (a) ~
  2.(an) extensive, voluminous ~
  3. belletristic; classical; contemporary; modern; professional;
 pulp ~
  4. comparative ~
  5. a body of ~ (a considerable body of ~)
  6. ~ about, on (there was extensive ~ on the topic)
litigation
 n. 1. to initiate, start ~
  2. ~ over; with
  3. in ~ (the case was in ~)
little
 adv. 1. precious ~
  2. ~ by ~ ('gradually')
liturgy
 n. to chant; offer; recite the ~
live
 I /layv/ adv. ['directly'] to come ~ (this telecast is coming
 to you ~ from Wimbledon)
 II /liv/ v. 1. to ~ dangerously; high
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ by ('to adhere to') (to ~ by certain
 principles)
  3. (d; intr.) ('to exist') to ~ for (they ~ only for their
 children)
  4. (d; intr.) ('to subsist') to ~ off, on (they ~ on her
 salary; you cannot ~ on love alone; to ~ off one's parents)
  5. (D; intr.) ('to survive') to ~ to (she ~d to ninety)
  6. (d; intr.) ('to cohabit') to ~ with (they ~ with each other)
  7. (colloq.) (d; intr.) to ~ with ('to tolerate') (can you ~
 with this arrangement?)
  8. (E) she ~d to regret her decision; he ~d to be ninety
  9. (P; intr.) ('to reside') to ~ in the country
  10. (misc.) they ~ beyond their means ('they spend more than
 they earn'); to ~ from hand to mouth ('to eke out a bare
 living'); to ~ from day to day ('to be concerned only with the
 present'); to ~ together ('to cohabit')
livelihood
 n. to earn one's ~
livestock
 n. to graze ~
live up
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to satisfy') (to ~ to expectations)
  2. (misc.) (colloq.) to ~ it up ('to enjoy oneself
 ostentatiously')
livid
 adj. ~ with (~ with rage)
living
 n. ['livelihood'] 1. to earn, get (BE), make a ~
  2. to eke out a ~ (to eke out a precarious ~)
  3. a comfortable; honest ~ (to earn a comfortable ~) ['manner
 of existence']
  4. communal; high; suburban ~
  5. a standard of ~
living room
 n. a sunken ~
load
 I n. 1. to carry, transport a ~
  2. to lessen, lighten a load (also fig.)
  3. a heavy; light ~
  4. a capacity, maximum, peak ~
  5. a case; work ~
 II v. 1. (D;tr.) to ~ into, onto (to ~ coal into a ship)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ a ship to full capacity)
  3. (D; tr.) to ~ with (to ~ a ship with coal)
load down
 v. (d; tr.) to ~ with
loaf
 n. 1. a fish; meat ~
  2. a ~ of bread
loan
 I n. 1. to float, negotiate, raise a ~
  2. to make a ~
  3. to get, receive a ~
  4. to secure; underwrite a ~
  5. to pay off, repay a ~
  6. an interest-free; long-term; low-interest; short-term ~
  7. interlibrary ~ (she got the book on/through inter-library ~)
  8. a ~ to
  9. on ~ from; to (the painting was on ~ to the National Gallery
 from the Louvre)
 II v. (A) she ~ed the money to me; or; she ~ed me the money
 USAGE NOTE: When to /oan means 'to lend officially', it is CE --
 the Louvre has loaned a painting to the National Gallery. When
 it means 'to lend', it is esp. AE -- she loaned me the money.
loanword
 n. 1. to adopt a ~
  2. a ~ from (a ~ from French)
loath
 adj. (pompous or lit.) (cannot stand alone) ~ to + int. (we are
 ~ to summon the authorities)
loathe
 v. 1. to ~ deeply, intensely
  2. (G) he ~s working
loathing
 n. 1. deep, intense ~
  2. ~ for
lob
 v. (D; tr.) to ~ at (to ~ a ball at smt.)
lobby
 I n. ['pressure group'] 1. an education; farm; labor; oil ~
 ['large hall']
  2. a hotel; theater ~
  3. in the ~ (let's meet in the ~)
 II v. 1. to ~ actively
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ against; for (to ~ against higher taxes; to
 ~ for a bill)
locate
 v. (esp. AE) (P; tr.) ('to place') we ~d our firm in Florida
location
 n. 1. to pinpoint a ~
  2. at a ~ (at an undisclosed ~)
  3. on ~ (to shoot a film on ~)
lock
 I n. 1. to pick a ~
  2. a combination; dead-bolt; double; mortise; safety; time;
 Yale ~
  3. under ~ and key ('locked up securely')
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ on, onto ('to sight and track') (to ~ onto
 a target)
locked
 adj. ['bound'] (cannot stand alone) ~ in (~ in mortal combat)
locket
 n. a gold; silver ~
locomotive
 n. 1. to drive a ~
  2. a diesel; electric; steam ~
locusts
 n. 1. ~ swarm
  2. a swarm of ~
lodge
 I n. ['house'] 1. a hunting; ski ~ ['organization, society']
  2. a fraternal; Masonic ~ ['motel'] (AE)
  3. a motor ~
 II v. 1. (D; tr.) to ~ against; with (to ~ a complaint against a
 neighbor with the police)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ in (the bullet ~d in his shoulder)
lodger
 n. to take in ~s
lodgings
 n. to find; seek ~
log
 n. ['record'] ['diary'] 1. to keep a ~
  2. a ship's ~ ['piece of timber']
  3. to float ~s (down a river)
  4. to split a ~; to saw a ~ in two ['misc.']
  5. to sleep like a ~ ('to sleep very soundly')
logarithm
 n. a common; natural ~
loggerheads
 n. at ~ with ('in disagreement with')
logic
 n. 1. to apply, use ~
  2. clear; cold; irrefutable; simple ~
  3. deductive; formal; inductive; symbolic ~
  4. ~ in (there is no ~ in their policy)
logical
 adj. ~ to + int. (it is ~ to assume that they will attend)
logjam
 n. 1. to break (up), clear a ~
  2. (fig.) (esp. AE) a legislative ~
loins
 n. ['power'] to gird one's  ~ ('to prepare oneself for a
 difficult task')
lollipop
 n. to lick, suck a ~
lonely
 adj. ~ for
lonesome
 adj. (AE) ~ for
long
 I adj. (colloq.) ['strong'] ~ on (~ on common sense)
 II adv. 1. ~ ago
  2. ~ before
 III v. 1.(d; intr.) to  ~ for (to  ~ for peace)
  2. (E) she ~ed to return home; (rare) I ~ed for them to return
long chalk
  (BE) see long shot
long-distance
 adv. to call, telephone ~
long division
 n. to do ~
long haul
 see long run
longing
 n. 1. to feel a ~
  2. a ~ for
longitude
 n. at a ~ (at a ~ of ten degrees west)
long run
 n. ['long-range outlook'] in, over the ~
long shot
 n. ['slight chance'] not by a ~ (AE) ('absolutely not')
look
 I n. ['glance'] ['expression'] 1. to get, have, take a ~
  2. to dart, shoot; steal a ~
  3. to give smb. a ~
  4. a blank, distant, faraway, vacant ~ (she had a faraway ~ in
 her eyes)
  5. an anxious, worried; baleful; close, hard; come-hither,
 inviting; curious, strange; dirty, nasty, vicious; disapproving,
 stern; eloquent, meaningful; furtive; grim; haggard; hungry;
 inquiring, searching; knowing; penetrating; pensive, thoughtful;
 piercing; pleading; provocative; puzzled; rapt; scathing; sharp;
 sinister; skeptical; steady; sullen; suspicious; tender;
 troubled; withering ~ (she gave us a dirty ~)
  6. a second ~ (to take a second ~ at smt.) ['appearance']
  7. a tailored ~ ['misc.']
  8. good ~s
 II v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ after ('to watch') (to ~ after the
 children)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ at ('to examine') (to ~ at a painting)
  3. (D; intr.) to ~ for ('to seek') (to ~ for a job)
  4. (d; intr.) to ~ into ('to investigate') (to ~ into a
 complaint)
  5. (d; intr.) to ~ like ('to resemble') (this horse ~s like a
 winner; BE also has; this horse ~s a winner)
  6. (d; intr.) ('to appear') to ~ like (it ~s like rain = it ~s
 as if/as though it will rain)
  7. (D; intr.) ('to watch') to ~ out (AE), out of (to ~ out of a
 window)
  8. (d; intr.) to ~ through ('to direct one's gaze through') (to
 ~ through a telescope)
  9. (d; intr.) to ~ through ('to examine') (to ~ through one's
 files)
  10. (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to turn to') (to ~ to one's parents
 for help)
  11. (s) she ~s terrible
  12. (misc.) to ~ smb. squarely in the eye; to ~ from one to the
 other; to ~ one's age
look about
  (BE) see look around
look ahead
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ to (to ~ to a bright future)
look around
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ for ('to seek') (to ~ for a job)
look at
 v. 1. (AE) (I) ~ him jump
  2. (J) ~ him jumping
look back
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ at, on (to ~ at the past year)
look down
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ at; from ('to direct one's gaze down at')
 (to ~ at the beach from the balcony of the hotel)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ on ('to despise') (to ~ on all forms of
 corruption)
look forward
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ to (to ~ to spring; to ~ to a meeting with
 eager anticipation; I ~ to going)
look in
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ on (to ~ on the children)
look on
 v. (D;tr.) to ~ as (we ~ her as a friend)
lockout
 n. 1. to keep a (sharp) ~ for
  2. on the ~
look out
 v. 1. (d; intr.) to ~ for ('to watch for') (the police were
 ~ing out for burglars)
  2. (d; intr.) to ~ for ('to protect') (to ~ for one's own
 interests)
  3. (d; intr.) to ~ on, onto ('to face') (our windows ~ onto the
 square)
look round
 (BE) see look around
looks
 n. ['appearance'] good ~
lookup
 v. (d; intr.) to ~ to ('to respect') (children ~ to their
 parents)
look upon
 see look on
loom
 I n. a hand ~
 II v. 1. (P; intr.) a ship ~ed out of the fog
  2. (misc.) to ~ large (her possible candidacy ~ed large in the
 future plans of the party)
loop
 n. 1. to make a ~
  2. to loop the ~ (in an airplane)
  3. (misc.) to throw smb. for a ~ ('to shock smb.')
loophole
 n. 1. to find a ~
  2. to close a ~
  3. a tax ~
  4. a ~ in
loose
 I adj. 1. to cut (smb.) ~
  2. to let, set, turn (smb.) ~
 II n. on the ~
loose end
  (BE) at a ~ (see loose ends)
loose ends
 n. (AE) at ~ ('with no definite obligations')
looting
 n. to engage in ~
lope
 v. (P; intr.) she ~d through the park
lord
 I n. a feudal ~
 II v. to ~ it over smb. ('to flaunt one's superiority over
 smb.')
lorry
 n. (BE) 1. to drive, operate a ~ (CE has truck)
  2. an articulated ~ (AE has trailer truck)
  3. a breakdown ~ (AE has tow truck)
  4. a tipper ~ (AE has dump truck)
lose
 v. 1. (B) we lost the match to them
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ to (our team lost to them by three points)
  3. (0) his errors lost him the match
lose out
 v. 1. (D; intr.) to ~ on (to ~ on a deal)
  2. (D; intr.) to ~ to (she lost out to her rival)
loser
 n. a bad, poor; born; good ~
loss
 n. 1. to inflict ~es on (our forces inflicted heavy ~es on the
 enemy)
  2. (sports) to hand smb. a ~ (they handed our team its first ~
 of the season)
  3. to incur, suffer, sustain, take ~es (to take heavy ~es)
  4. to make up, offset, recoup, replace a ~ (to recoup one's
 gambling ~es)
  5. heavy; light ~es
  6. an irreparable, irreplaceable, irretrievable ~
  7. a hearing; heat; memory ~
  8. ~es in (~es in dead and wounded)
  9. a ~ to (an irreplaceable ~ to our nation)
  10. at a ~ (to be at a ~ for words)
lost
 adj. 1. irretrievably; totally ~
  2. to get ~ (the small child got ~)
  3. (misc.) (slang) get ~! ('go away!')
lot
 n. ['one's fortune'] 1. to cast, throw in one's ~ with
  2. a happy; sorry, unhappy ~
  3. one's ~ to + inf. (it fell to her ~ to break the sad news)
 ['object used in deciding by chance']
  4. by ~ (to choose by ~) ['plot of ground'] (esp. AE)
  5. an empty, vacant ~
  6. a parking ~ (AE; BE has car park)
  7. a used-car ~
lotion
 n. 1. to apply, rub in (a) ~
  2. an after-shave; body; hand; skin; suntan ~
lots
 n. to cast, draw ~
lottery
 n. 1. to hold a ~
  2. a daily; weekly ~
  3. a state ~
loudspeaker
 n. (to speak) over a ~
lounge
 I n. 1. a cocktail ~
  2. a sun ~ (BE; AE has sun porch)
  3. a transit ~ (at an airport)
  4. a VIP ~ (at an airport)
 II v. (P; intr.) she enjoys ~ing around the pool
lour
 see lower
louse
 n. a plant; wood ~
lousy
 adj. (slang) ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to be without work = it's ~
 being without work»
lout
 n. a stupid ~
love
 I n. ['deep affection'] 1. to inspire ~ for
  2. blind; deep, profound, sincere, true; platonic:
 undying; unrequited ~
  3. ~ for, of (~ for one's country; to have no ~ for smb.)
  4. for, out of ~ (to do smt. for ~)
  5. in ~ with (to fall in ~ with smb.; to be hopelessly in ~
 with smb.; head over heels in ~ with smb.) ['expression of deep
 affection']
  6. to give; send one's ~ (give them our ~) ['sexual
 activity']
  7. to make ~ ('to pet'); ('to have intercourse')
  8. free ~
 II v. 1. to ~ blindly; dearly; deeply; passionately; really,
 very much (I would dearly ~ to see them again)
  2. (E) she ~s to swim
  3. (G) she ~s swimming
  4. (N; used with an adjective) she ~s her steak rare
  5. (misc.) (colloq.) I ~ it when you smile; I'd ~ you to come
 over and see our new hi-fi
lovely
 adj. (colloq.) ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of you to arrange this
 party)
lover
 n. 1. to take a ~
  2. to jilt a ~
  3. an impetuous; lousy (colloq.) ~
low
 adj. ['lacking'] (cannot stand alone) ~ in, on (she is ~ in
 funds; they were ~ on ammunition)
lower
 v. (D; intr.) ('to frown') to ~ at
low profile
 n. to keep, maintain a ~
loyal
 adj. ~ to
loyalty
 n. 1. to command ~
  2. to demonstrate, show ~
  3. to swear ~
  4. deep-rooted, deep-seated, strong, unquestioned, unshakable,
 unswerving ~
  5. party ~
  6. divided ~ties
  7. ~ to (unswerving ~ to one's friends)
luck
 n. ['success'] ['good fortune'] 1. to bring ~
  2. to try one's ~ (at smt.)
  3. to press, push one's ~
  4. pure, sheer ~
  5. beginner's ~
  6. one's ~ improves, turns; runs out
  7. a bit, stroke of ~
  8. ~ at, in (~ at gambling)
  9. the ~ to + inf. (she had the good ~ to hold the winning
 ticket; it was pure ~ to find him = it was pure ~ finding him)
  10. ~ that + clause (it was sheer ~ that we met)
  11. in ~ (you are in ~ to find them at home)
  12. down on one's ~; out of ~ ['fate'] ['chance']
  13. to trust to ~
  14. to try one's ~ (at smt.)
  15. bad, hard, tough; good; pure, sheer ~ (we had bad ~)
  16. the ~ to + inf. (we had the bad ~ to get there at the wrong
 time)
  17. ~ that + clause (it was bad ~ that he broke his leg)
lucky
 adj. 1. ~ in (~ in love)
  2. ~ to + inf. (you are ~ to be alive)
  3. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that we got here early)
ludicrous
 adj. 1. ~ to + inf. (it's ~ to dress like that)
  2. ~ that + clause (it's ~ that we have to show our pass each
 time)
 1uggage n. 1. to check, register (esp. BE) one's ~
  2. to check one's ~ through (to the final destination)
  3. to claim one's ~
  4. carry-on, hand ~
  5. personalized ~
  6. unclaimed ~
  7. a piece of ~
lukewarm
 adj. ['halfhearted'] ~ about, to (~ about a proposal; ~ to an
 idea) ['tepid']
  2. ~ to (~ to the touch)
lull
 I n. 1. a momentary, temporary ~
  2. a ~ in (a momentary ~ in the fighting)
 II v. 1. (d;tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into a false sense of
 security)
  2. (d; tr.) to ~ to (to ~ a child to sleep)
lullaby
 n. to hum; sing a ~ to
lumbar puncture
 n. to do, perform a ~
lumber
 I n. (esp. AE) green; seasoned ~ (CE has timber)
 II v. (P; intr.) the bear ~ed through the forest
 III v. (colloq.) (BE) (D;tr.) ('to burden') to ~ with (I've been
 ~ed with all their problems)
lumps
 n. (colloq.) ['punishment'] to take one's ~
lunacy
 n. 1. sheer ~
  2. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ to climb that mountain)
lunatic
 n. a ~ to + inf. (he was a ~ to try that)
lunch
 n. 1. to eat, have ~
  2. a business, working; three-martini (AE; colloq.) ~
  3. a box; picnic ~
  4. at ~ (they were all at ~)
lung
 n. 1. an iron ~
  2. congested ~s
lunge
 I n. 1. to make a ~
  2. a ~ at, towards
 II v. (D; intr.) to ~ at, for
lurch
 I n. ['sudden movement'] to give a ~ (the stricken ship gave a
 ~)
 II v. (P; intr.) he ~ed towards me
 III n. ['vulnerable position'] in the ~ (to leave smb. in the
 ~)
lure
 v. (d;tr.) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into a trap)
lurk
 v. (P; intr.) to ~ in the shadows
lust
 I n. 1. to arouse ~
  2. to feel ~
  3. to gratify, satisfy one's ~
  4. insatiable, unquenchable ~
  5. ~ for (~ for power)
 II v. (d; intr.) to ~ after, for
luster, lustre
 n. ['glory'] 1. to add ~ to
  2. to take on a new ~
luxuriate
 v. (D; intr.) to ~ in (to ~ in newly acquired wealth)
luxury
 n. 1. to enjoy (a) ~ (to enjoy the ~ of a hot bath)
  2. to afford a ~ (can we afford the ~ of a second car?)
  3. pure, sheer; unaccustomed ~
  4. ~ to + inf. (it was sheer ~ to I'elax on the beach = it was
 sheer ~ relaxing on the beach)
  5. in ~ (they lived in ~; to wallow in ~)
  6. (misc.) in the lap of
lyre
 n. to play the ~