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Common
noun
•
The
of the
,
the part between the
and the
the
and
the
and
.
The
and
.
Large and
.
The part of a
which
the
.
The
, the part of a
which
the human
.
That part of the
that
. (Now used only in the
.)
•
That which is
from the front.
The
of any
which is
the front or
.
The
; the
that is not
seen.
behind, such as the
of a
.
The part of something that
last.
•
In Sports:
That which is
from the front.
In some
, a
behind most
on the
.
•
part of a
which is
to
an animal's
.
•
A support or
in
.
•
In Nautical:
The
and
of a
.
•
In Mining:
The
of a
.
•
,
.
•
A
(often water or a
), to
or a
.
•
Among
, one of the
and
.
•
In Swimming:
of
.
•
A large
; a
,
, or
, used by
,
,
,
,
, and others, for
or
,
,
, etc.
•
A
.
verb
•
To
the
.
•
To support.
•
In Nautical:
To change
the
; that is, to
in the
, or
in the
.
•
In Nautical:
To
the
the
on the front of the
, to
the
.
•
In Nautical:
To
a
,
to provide
power.
•
In British English:
To
behind another
which has
.
•
To
or
.
•
To get upon the
of; to
.
•
To
or
upon the
.
•
To make a
for; to
with a
.
•
To
behind; to be at the
of.
•
To
upon the
of,
as an
.
•
In Law:
To
or
(a
,
in another
, to
an
).
•
To
with (oars).
adv
•
To or in a
or
.
•
In a
to that in which someone
is
or
.
•
In a
to the
or
of
or
,
or
.
•
and
.
•
Towards, into or in
.
•
from someone
; at a
.
•
from the front or from an
.
•
,
or
, or
to do so.
•
that
.
•
In a
;
.
•
,
.
•
To a
.
.
adj
•
At or
the
.
•
Not
.
•
from the main or most
.
•
In
;
.
•
or
.
•
In Phonetics:
with the
part of the
of the
toward the
of the
,
the
(most often
a
).
postp
•
Before now,
name
•
A
​.
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