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1    the hard fibrous substance consisting of xylem tissue that occurs beneath the bark in trees, shrubs, and similar plants  
   Related adjs       ligneous       xyloid  
2    the trunks of trees that have been cut and prepared for use as a building material  
3    a collection of trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, etc., usually dominated by one or a few species of tree: usually smaller than a forest  
an oak wood         Related adj       sylvan  
4    fuel; firewood  
5      (Golf)  
b    (as modifier)  
a wood shot     
6      (Tennis, etc.)   the frame of a racket  
he hit a winning shot off the wood     
7    one of the biased wooden bowls used in the game of bowls  
8      (Music)      short for       woodwind  
See also  
    woods       3  
a    casks, barrels, etc., made of wood  
10    have (got) the wood on            (Austral. and N.Z.)  
informal   to have an advantage over  
11    out of the wood or woods   clear of or safe from dangers or doubts  
we're not out of the wood yet     
12    see the wood for the trees   used with a negative   to obtain a general view of a situation, problem, etc., without allowing details to cloud one's analysis  
he can't see the wood for the trees     
13    modifier   made of, used for, employing, or handling wood  
a wood fire     
14    modifier   dwelling in, concerning, or situated in a wood  
a wood nymph     
15    tr   to plant a wood upon  
16    to supply or be supplied with fuel or firewood,   (See also)        woods  
     (Old English widu, wudu; related to Old High German witu, Old Norse vithr)  
  woodless      adj  
English Collins Dictionary - English Definition & Thesaurus  
      vb   , has, having, had   mainly tr  
1    to be in material possession of; own  
he has two cars     
2    to possess as a characteristic quality or attribute  
he has dark hair     
3    to receive, take, or obtain  
she had a present from him, have a look     
4    to hold or entertain in the mind  
to have an idea     
5    to possess a knowledge or understanding of  
I have no German     
6    to experience or undergo  
to have a shock     
7    to be infected with or suffer from  
to have a cold     
8    to gain control of or advantage over  
you have me on that point     
9    usually passive  
Slang   to cheat or outwit  
he was had by that dishonest salesman     
have mercy on us, Lord     
11    to engage or take part in  
to have a conversation     
12    to arrange, carry out, or hold  
to have a party     
have my shoes mended     
I had to run quickly to escape him     
15    to eat, drink, or partake of  
to have a good meal     
16    Taboo slang   to have sexual intercourse with  
he had her on the sofa     
17    used with a negative   to tolerate or allow  
I won't have all this noise     
18    to declare, state, or assert  
rumour has it that they will marry     
19    to put or place  
I'll have the sofa in this room     
20    to receive as a guest  
to have three people to stay     
21    to beget or bear (offspring)  
she had three children     
you had better go     
24    had rather or sooner   to consider or find preferable that  
I had rather you left at once     
25    have done      See       done       3  
26    have had it  
a    to be exhausted, defeated, or killed  
b    to have lost one's last chance  
c    to become unfashionable  
27    have it   to win a victory  
28    have it away (or off)  
Taboo     (Brit)  
slang   to have sexual intercourse  
29    have it coming  
Informal   to be about to receive or to merit punishment or retribution  
30    have it in for  
Informal   to wish or intend harm towards  
32    have to do with  
a    to have dealings or associate with  
I have nothing to do with her     
b    to be of relevance to  
this has nothing to do with you     
33    I have it  
Informal   I know the answer  
34    let (someone) have it  
35    not having any   foll by: of  
Informal   refusing to take part or be involved (in)  

a have-a-go pensioner     
have at  
      vb   intr, prep  
Archaic   to make an opening attack on, esp. in fencing  
have in  
      vb   tr, adv  
1    to ask (a person) to give a service  
we must have the electrician in to mend the fire     
2    to invite to one's home  
have on  
      vb   tr  
1    usually adv   to wear  
what does your boss have on this afternoon?     
3    adv  
Informal   to trick or tease (a person)  
the police had nothing on him, so they let him go     
have out  
      vb   tr, adv  
2    to have extracted or removed  
I had a tooth out     
have up  
he was had up for breaking and entering     

English Collins Dictionary - English Definition & Thesaurus  



1    hold, keep, obtain, occupy, own, possess, retain  
2    accept, acquire, gain, get, obtain, procure, receive, secure, take  
3    comprehend, comprise, contain, embody, include, take in  
4    endure, enjoy, experience, feel, meet with, suffer, sustain, undergo  
5      (slang)   cheat, deceive, dupe, fool, outwit, stiff     (slang)   swindle, take in     (informal)   trick  
6      (usually)       have to   be bound, be compelled, be forced, be obliged, have got to, must, ought, should  
7    allow, consider, entertain, permit, put up with     (informal)   think about, tolerate  
8    bear, beget, bring forth, bring into the world, deliver, give birth to  
9    have had it        (informal)   be defeated, be exhausted, be finished, be out, be past it     (informal)   be pooped     (U.S. slang)   be stonkered     (slang)  

have on  
1    be clothed in, be dressed in, wear  
2    be committed to, be engaged to, have on the agenda, have planned  
3      (of a person)   deceive, kid     (informal)   play a joke on, pull someone's leg, take the mickey, tease, trick, wind up     (Brit. slang)  

English Collins Dictionary - English synonyms & Thesaurus  

Collaborative Dictionary     English Definition
étourdi (e), tête de linotte
scallion (synonym)
(metaphorically) die
small handbag without handles
have a great time; enjoy oneself
casser en (morceaux, deux)
bitch (alternative term)
geared toward(s)
[Bus.] voltado para o uso corporativo (geared towards corporate use), voltado para o consumidor de varejo (geared towards the retail trade)
(metaphorically) manipulation attempt
His speech was nothing but smoke and mirrors
buttocks of (adult) woman
Slang; refers to a person's "bottom," in American English. A bit more polite than "ass," less clinical than "buttocks."
to say, pronounce, speak
boire quelque chose dans (une tasse)
to have a ​difficult ​time
cell mate (in a prison)
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