used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Have you ever seen the bone of a cuttle fish?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is often used for making tooth-powder, and polishing certain things, such as hard woods and tortoise-shell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading Have you ever seen the bone of a cuttle fish?
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It is often used for making tooth-powder, and polishing certain things, such as hard woods and tortoise-shell.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
CUTTLEnoun
ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
From this reading THE CUTTLE FISH.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
at any time
From this reading Have you ever seen the bone of a cuttle fish?
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading THE CUTTLE FISH.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is often used for making tooth-powder, and polishing certain things, such as hard woods and tortoise-shell.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you ever seen the bone of a cuttle fish?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It is often used for making tooth-powder, and polishing certain things, such as hard woods and tortoise-shell.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
nailverbUS /neɪl/
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
not any; not one
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you ever seen the bone of a cuttle fish?
many times at short intervals
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
polishingnounUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃɪŋ/
the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
From this reading It is often used for making tooth-powder, and polishing certain things, such as hard woods and tortoise-shell.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
scrapeverbUS /skreɪp/
scratch repeatedly
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
sea-shore
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From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Have you ever seen the bone of a cuttle fish?
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is often used for making tooth-powder, and polishing certain things, such as hard woods and tortoise-shell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CUTTLE FISH.
a special situation
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It is often used for making tooth-powder, and polishing certain things, such as hard woods and tortoise-shell.
tooth-powder
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From this reading It is often used for making tooth-powder, and polishing certain things, such as hard woods and tortoise-shell.
tortoise-shell
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From this reading It is often used for making tooth-powder, and polishing certain things, such as hard woods and tortoise-shell.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It is often used for making tooth-powder, and polishing certain things, such as hard woods and tortoise-shell.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
a Caucasian
From this reading It is a flat, white, very light thing, about the shape and size of a small sole, or flat fish, which may be often picked up on the sea-shore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It is often used for making tooth-powder, and polishing certain things, such as hard woods and tortoise-shell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you ever seen the bone of a cuttle fish?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One side is covered with a very hard substance, which stands out and forms a border all round; but the other side, which has no covering, is so soft that you can easily scrape it into powder with your nail.
