used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
(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 If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ATTRACTION IN SOLIDS AND FLUIDS.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
ATTRACTIONnounUS /əˈtrækʃən/
the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading ATTRACTION IN SOLIDS AND FLUIDS.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
else
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From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
fluidnounUS /ˈfluːəd/
a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
FLUIDSnounUS /ˈfluːədz/
plural of “fluid” — a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
From this reading ATTRACTION IN SOLIDS AND FLUIDS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ATTRACTION IN SOLIDS AND FLUIDS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
immediately past
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
lumpnounUS /lʌmp/
a compact mass
From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
many times at short intervals
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
particlesnounUS /ˈpɑːrtəkəlz/
plural of “particle” — (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
cut with a saw
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
SOLIDSnounUS /ˈsɑːlədz/
plural of “solid” — matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
From this reading ATTRACTION IN SOLIDS AND FLUIDS.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
a special situation
From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading If you moved them, you would move them all together as you do a stick of wood, a lump of ice, or any thing else that is solid.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you should tie some people tightly together so that they could not move away from each other at all, they would be like the particles of a solid.
but in spite of that
From this reading You can not move them, one one way, and another another way, as you can the particles of water; but if they are all pretty close together, and yet can move about among each other, as you often see in a crowded company, they are like the particles of a fluid.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You saw by what I told you in the latter part of the last chapter that the great difference between a solid and a fluid is that the particles of a solid are fastened tightly together, while those of a fluid are not.
