used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
battleshipnounUS /ˈbætəlʃɪp/
large and heavily armoured warship
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
the act of breaking something
From this reading I must have gone through that door without breaking step.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
crackingnounUS /ˈkrækɪŋ/
a sudden sharp noise
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
drumnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
easieradjectiveUS /ˈiːziər/
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I must have gone through that door without breaking step.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have gone through that door without breaking step.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Quiet as I was though, Inskipp still heard me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
Inskipp
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quiet as I was though, Inskipp still heard me.
Inskipp's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
interstellaradjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈstelər/
between or among stars
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
locksnounUS /lɑːks/
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
magnitudenounUS /ˈmæɡnətuːd/
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quiet as I was though, Inskipp still heard me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
misplacedadjectiveUS /mɪˈspleɪst/
put in the wrong place or position
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have gone through that door without breaking step.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
not any; not one
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
select carefully from a group
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
QuietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Quiet as I was though, Inskipp still heard me.
safesnounUS /seɪfs/
plural of “safe” — strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
scalenounUS /skeɪl/
an ordered reference standard
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading I must have gone through that door without breaking step.
not in physical motion
From this reading Quiet as I was though, Inskipp still heard me.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Quiet as I was though, Inskipp still heard me.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I must have gone through that door without breaking step.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading _It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude.
tumblernounUS /ˈtʌmblər/
a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door to Inskipp's private quarters had an old-fashioned tumbler drum that was easier to pick than my teeth.
at the time that
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I must have gone through that door without breaking step.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading But a misplaced battleship--in the wrong hands!--can be most dangerous._ When it comes to picking locks and cracking safes I admit to no master.
