tumbis

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.

Definition: (by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.

Definition: Cunning, guile, trickery.

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To deceive or trick using a ruse.

Definition: Of an animal: to turn or double back to elude hunters or their hunting dogs.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Example: Please push the door to.

Definition: Into the wind.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Example: We are walking to the shop.

Definition: Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Example: He devoted himself to education.

Definition: Used to indicate result of action.

Example: His face was beaten to a pulp.

Definition: Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Example: To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling.

Definition: Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Example: similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.

Definition: Denotes the end of a range.

Example: It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications.

Definition: As a.

Example: With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   took her to wife (took her as a wife);   was sold to slave (was sold as a slave).

Definition: Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Example: I have ten dollars to your four.

Definition: Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Example: Three squared or three to the second power is nine.

Definition: (time) Preceding.

Example: ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).

Definition: Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Example: Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.

Definition: At.

Example: Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.

Phonetic: "/stiːl/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The act of stealing.

Definition: A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.

Example: At this price, this car is a steal.

Definition: A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.

Definition: A stolen base.

Definition: Scoring in an end without the hammer.

Definition: A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs.

Phonetic: "/stiːl/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.

Example: Three irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery.

Definition: (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.

Example: They stole my idea for a biodegradable, disposable garbage de-odorizer.

Definition: To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.

Example: He stole glances at the pretty woman across the street.

Definition: To acquire at a low price.

Example: He stole the car for two thousand less than its book value.

Definition: To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.

Definition: To move silently or secretly.

Example: He stole across the room, trying not to wake her.

Definition: To convey (something) clandestinely.

Definition: To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.

Definition: To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.

Definition: To dispossess

Definition: To borrow for a short moment.

Example: Can I steal your pen?

Phonetic: "/ˈmʌni/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.

Definition: A generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value.

Example: Before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa.

Definition: A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).

Example: money supply;  money market

Definition: Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.

Definition: The total value of liquid assets available for an individual or other economic unit, such as cash and bank deposits.

Definition: Wealth; a person, family or class that possesses wealth

Example: He married money.

Definition: An item of value between two or more parties used for the exchange of goods or services.

Definition: A person who funds an operation.