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Phonetic: "/ɹʌb/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An act of rubbing.

Example: Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out

Definition: A difficulty or problem.

Definition: A quip or sarcastic remark.

Definition: In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.

Definition: Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.

Example: a heat rub intended for muscular strains

Phonetic: "/ɹʌb/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.

Example: I rubbed my hands together for warmth.

Definition: To rub something against (a second thing).

Example: I rubbed the glass with the cloth.

Definition: To be rubbed against something.

Example: My shoes are beginning to rub.

Definition: To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.

Example: meat rubbed with spices before barbecuing

Definition: To move or pass with difficulty.

Example: to rub through woods, as huntsmen

Definition: To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.

Example: to rub up silver

Definition: To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

Definition: (bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.

Phonetic: "/ɪt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

Definition: The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

Example: In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…

Definition: The game of tag.

Example: Let's play it at breaktime.

Definition: Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.

Definition: Sexual activity.

Example: caught them doing it

Definition: A biological force that inhabits living beings, according to the vitalist approach of Georg Groddeck.

Phonetic: "/ɪt/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Most fashionable.

Phonetic: "/ɪt/"

Part Of Speech: pronoun

Definition: The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.

Example: I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today.

Definition: A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.

Example: She took the baby and held it in her arms.

Definition: Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.

Example: Is it her?

Definition: The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)

Example: It is nearly 10 o’clock.

Definition: The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms.

Definition: The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a .

Example: He saw to it that everyone would vote for him. (with the noun clause introduced by that)

Definition: All or the end; something after which there is no more.

Example: Are there more students in this class, or is this it?

Definition: A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or is neither female nor male.

Definition: Followed by an omitted and understood relative pronoun: That which; what.

Phonetic: "/ɪn/"

Part Of Speech: noun

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

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

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

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

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

Phonetic: "/ɪn/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To enclose.

Definition: To take in; to harvest.

Phonetic: "/ɪn/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

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

Example: Is Mr. Smith in?

Definition: Located inside something.

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

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

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

Definition: Inserted or fitted into something.

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

Definition: Having been collected or received.

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

Definition: In fashion; popular.

Example: Skirts are in this year.

Definition: Incoming.

Example: the in train

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

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

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

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

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

Definition: Currently batting.

Definition: Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.

Example: He is very in with the Joneses.

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

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

Phonetic: "/ɪn/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

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

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

Definition: Towards the speaker or other reference point.

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

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

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

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

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

Definition: After the beginning of something.

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

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

Phonetic: "/ɪn/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

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

Definition: Into.

Example: Less water gets in your boots this way.

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

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

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