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Goverb

To move:

Goverb

(intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). May be used of tangible things like people or cars, or intangible things like moods or information. t

Goverb

(intransitive) To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). See also go back.

Goverb

(intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).

Goverb

To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).

Goverb

(intransitive) To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.

Goverb

(intransitive) To leave; to move away. a

Goverb

To walk; to travel on one's feet.

Goverb

To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required). t

Goverb

(intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).

Goverb

(intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game. t

Goverb

(intransitive) To attend.

Goverb

To proceed:

Goverb

To proceed (especially to do something foolish).

Goverb

To follow or travel along (a path):

Goverb

To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).

Goverb

To travel or pass along.

Goverb

(intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).

Goverb

(intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access to.

Goverb

(copula) To become. The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state. t

Goverb

To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.

Goverb

(intransitive) To continuously or habitually be in a state.

Goverb

To come to (a certain condition or state).

Goverb

(intransitive) To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.

Goverb

To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).

Goverb

(intransitive) To tend (toward a result).

Goverb

To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.

Goverb

To pass, to be used up:

Goverb

To elapse, to pass; to slip away. Compare go by.

Goverb

(intransitive) To end or disappear. Compare go away. t

Goverb

(intransitive) To be spent or used up.

Goverb

(intransitive) To die.

Goverb

(intransitive) To be discarded.

Goverb

To be lost or out:

Goverb

To be lost.

Goverb

To be out.

Goverb

To break down or apart:

Goverb

(intransitive) To collapse or give way, to break apart. t

Goverb

(intransitive) To break down or decay.

Goverb

(intransitive) To be sold.

Goverb

(intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.

Goverb

To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.

Goverb

To have a certain record.

Goverb

To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:

Goverb

(intransitive) To have (final) authority; to be authoritative.

Goverb

(intransitive) To be accepted.

Goverb

(intransitive) To be valid.

Goverb

To say (something), to make a sound:

Goverb

To say (something, aloud or to oneself). Often used in present tense. t

Goverb

(transitive) To make the (specified) sound. t

Goverb

(intransitive) To sound; to make a noise.

Goverb

To be expressed or composed (a certain way).

Goverb

(intransitive) To resort (to).

Goverb

To apply or subject oneself to:

Goverb

To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. Compare be going to.

Goverb

(intransitive) To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).

Goverb

(intransitive) To work (through or over), especially mentally.

Goverb

To fit (in a place, or together with something):

Goverb

To fit. t

Goverb

(intransitive) To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.

Goverb

(intransitive) To belong (somewhere). t

Goverb

(intransitive) To date. t

Goverb

To attack:

Goverb

(intransitive) To fight or attack.

Goverb

To attack.

Goverb

To be in general; to be usually.

Goverb

(transitive) To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.

Goverb

(transitive) To yield or weigh.

Goverb

To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.

Goverb

To enjoy. Compare go for.

Goverb

To urinate or defecate. t

Gonoun

(uncommon) The act of going.

Gonoun

A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).

Gonoun

An attempt, a try.

Gonoun

An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.

Gonoun

An act; the working or operation.

Gonoun

A circumstance or occurrence; an incident.

Gonoun

(dated) The fashion or mode.

Gonoun

(dated) Noisy merriment.

Gonoun

A glass of spirits; a quantity of spirits.

Gonoun

Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.

Gonoun

(cribbage) The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.

Gonoun

A period of activity.

Gonoun

A dandy; a fashionable person.

Gonoun

(board game) A strategic board game, originally from China, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.

Go

Gone.

Goverb

To pass from one place to another; to be in motion; to be in a state not motionless or at rest; to proceed; to advance; to make progress; - used, in various applications, of the movement of both animate and inanimate beings, by whatever means, and also of the movements of the mind; also figuratively applied.

Goverb

To move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to walk step by step, or leisurely.

Goverb

To be passed on fron one to another; to pass; to circulate; hence, with for, to have currency; to be taken, accepted, or regarded.

Goverb

To proceed or happen in a given manner; to fare; to move on or be carried on; to have course; to come to an issue or result; to succeed; to turn out.

Goverb

To proceed or tend toward a result, consequence, or product; to tend; to conduce; to be an ingredient; to avail; to apply; to contribute; - often with the infinitive; as, this goes to show.

Goverb

To apply one's self; to set one's self; to undertake.

Goverb

To proceed by a mental operation; to pass in mind or by an act of the memory or imagination; - generally with over or through.

Goverb

To be with young; to be pregnant; to gestate.

Goverb

To move from the person speaking, or from the point whence the action is contemplated; to pass away; to leave; to depart; - in opposition to stay and come.

Goverb

To pass away; to depart forever; to be lost or ruined; to perish; to decline; to decease; to die.

Goverb

To reach; to extend; to lead; as, a line goes across the street; his land goes to the river; this road goes to New York.

Goverb

To have recourse; to resort; as, to go to law.

Goverb

To take, as a share in an enterprise; to undertake or become responsible for; to bear a part in.

Goverb

To bet or wager; as, I'll go you a shilling.

Gonoun

Act; working; operation.

Gonoun

A circumstance or occurrence; an incident.

Gonoun

The fashion or mode; as, quite the go.

Gonoun

Noisy merriment; as, a high go.

Gonoun

A glass of spirits.

Gonoun

Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance; push; as, there is no go in him.

Gonoun

That condition in the course of the game when a player can not lay down a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.

Gonoun

Something that goes or is successful; a success; as, he made a go of it; also, an agreement.

Gonoun

a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else);

Gonoun

street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Gonoun

a usually brief attempt;

Gonoun

a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

Goverb

change location; move, travel, or proceed;

Goverb

follow a procedure or take a course;

Goverb

move away from a place into another direction;

Goverb

enter or assume a certain state or condition;

Goverb

be awarded; be allotted;

Goverb

have a particular form;

Goverb

stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;

Goverb

follow a certain course;

Goverb

be abolished or discarded;

Goverb

be or continue to be in a certain condition;

Goverb

make a certain noise or sound;

Goverb

perform as expected when applied;

Goverb

to be spent or finished;

Goverb

progress by being changed;

Goverb

continue to live; endure or last;

Goverb

pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action;

Goverb

pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;

Goverb

be in the right place or situation;

Goverb

be ranked or compare;

Goverb

begin or set in motion;

Goverb

have a turn; make one's move in a game;

Goverb

be contained in;

Goverb

be sounded, played, or expressed;

Goverb

blend or harmonize;

Goverb

lead, extend, or afford access;

Goverb

be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired;

Goverb

go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way;

Goverb

be spent;

Goverb

give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number;

Goverb

stop operating or functioning;

Goadjective

functioning correctly and ready for action;

Goverb

move from one place to another; travel

Goverb

travel a specified distance

Goverb

travel or move in order to engage in a specified activity

Goverb

attend or visit for a particular purpose

Goverb

be sold or awarded to

Goverb

(of a thing) lie or extend in a certain direction

Goverb

change in level, amount, or rank

Goverb

said in various expressions when angrily or contemptuously dismissing someone

Goverb

used to emphasize the speaker's annoyance at someone's action

Goverb

begin motion (used in a starter's order to begin a race)

Goverb

leave; depart

Goverb

(of time) pass or elapse

Goverb

pass a specified amount of time in a particular way

Goverb

come to an end; cease to exist

Goverb

cease operating or functioning

Goverb

leave or resign from a post

Goverb

die (used euphemistically)

Goverb

be lost or stolen

Goverb

(of money) be spent, especially in a specified way

Goverb

intend or be likely or intended to be or do something (used to express a future tense)

Goverb

pass into or be in a specified state, especially an undesirable one

Goverb

enter into a specified state or course of action

Goverb

make a sound of a specified kind

Goverb

(of a bell or similar device) make a sound in functioning

Goverb

proceed or turn out in a specified way

Goverb

be acceptable or permitted

Goverb

be harmonious, complementary, or matching

Goverb

be found in the same place or situation; be associated

Goverb

(of a machine or device) function

Goverb

continue in operation or existence

Goverb

contribute to or be put into (a whole)

Goverb

used to indicate how many people a supply of a resource is sufficient for or how much can be achieved using it

Goverb

(of an article) be regularly kept or put in a particular place

Goverb

fit into a particular place or space

Goverb

(of a song or account) have a specified content or wording

Goverb

be known or called by (a specified name)

Goverb

say

Goverb

use a toilet; urinate or defecate

Gonoun

an attempt or trial at something

Gonoun

a person's turn to use or do something

Gonoun

used in reference to a single item, action, or spell of activity

Gonoun

spirit, animation, or energy

Gonoun

vigorous activity

Gonoun

a state of affairs

Gonoun

an attack of illness

Gonoun

an enterprise which has been approved

Gonoun

a Japanese board game of territorial possession and capture.

Goadjective

functioning properly

Stayverb

(transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.

Stayverb

(transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.

Stayverb

(transitive) To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.

Stayverb

(transitive) To restrain; withhold; check; stop.

Stayverb

(transitive) To cause to cease; to put an end to.

Stayverb

(transitive) To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.

Stayverb

(transitive) To hold the attention of. en

Stayverb

To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.

Stayverb

To wait for; await.

Stayverb

To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.

Stayverb

To rest; depend; rely.

Stayverb

To stop; come to a stand or standstill.

Stayverb

To come to an end; cease.

Stayverb

To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.

Stayverb

To make a stand; to stand firm.

Stayverb

To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.

Stayverb

(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.

Stayverb

To wait; rest in patience or expectation.

Stayverb

To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.

Stayverb

(intransitive) To continue to have a particular quality.

Stayverb

To live; reside

Stayverb

To brace or support with a stay or stays

Stayverb

To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.

Stayverb

To tack; put on the other tack.

Stayverb

To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.

Staynoun

Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.

Staynoun

A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.

Staynoun

(archaic) A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.

Staynoun

A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.

Staynoun

(nautical) A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.

Staynoun

Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

Staynoun

(obsolete) Hindrance; let; check.

Staynoun

A prop; a support.

Staynoun

A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.

Staynoun

(plural) A corset

Staynoun

(archaic) A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.

Staynoun

(nautical) A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.

Staynoun

A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.

Staynoun

The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.

Stayadjective

Steep; ascending.

Stayadjective

(of a roof) Steeply pitched.

Stayadjective

Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.

Stayadjective

Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.

Stayadverb

Steeply.

Staynoun

A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.

Staynoun

That which serves as a prop; a support.

Staynoun

A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.

Staynoun

Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.

Staynoun

Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.

Staynoun

Hindrance; let; check.

Staynoun

Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

Staynoun

Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.

Stayverb

To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.

Stayverb

To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.

Stayverb

To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.

Stayverb

To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.

Stayverb

To hinder; to delay; to detain; to keep back.

Stayverb

To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.

Stayverb

To cause to cease; to put an end to.

Stayverb

To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.

Stayverb

To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.

Stayverb

To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.

Stayverb

To continue in a state.

Stayverb

To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.

Stayverb

To dwell; to tarry; to linger.

Stayverb

To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.

Stayverb

To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed.

Stayverb

To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well.

Stayverb

To change tack, as a ship.

Staynoun

continuing or remaining in a place or state;

Staynoun

a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted;

Staynoun

the state of inactivity following an interruption;

Staynoun

(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

Staynoun

a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

Stayverb

stay the same; remain in a certain state;

Stayverb

stay put (in a certain place);

Stayverb

dwell;

Stayverb

continue in a place, position, or situation;

Stayverb

remain behind;

Stayverb

stop or halt;

Stayverb

stay behind;

Stayverb

a trial of endurance;

Stayverb

stop a judicial process;

Stayverb

fasten with stays

Stayverb

overcome or allay;

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