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all — Everyday, meaning 1: All means every one, the whole lot, with none left out.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: All means the whole of something: all day, all the cake.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As an adverb all means completely: she was all wet.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In scores all means each side has the same: two all, 3–3.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (casual) «All» can mean «said» in chatty US talk: and she was all, «no way!».↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (casual) «Y'all» (US South) and «you all» mean «you, every one of you».↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (formal) The exam voice says «the aggregate», «the entirety», «in total», «collectively», «in its entirety» where a child would say «all» or «in all».↗ Example: There are 4 stamps on the table and 10 stamps in the box.↗ How many stamps are there in all?↗ · Kim had 8 pears and ate all of them.↗ · Raj has 3 bags of 5 shells.↗ How many shells does he have in all?↗ · All the children lined up at the door.↗ · We played in the park all afternoon.↗ · Is that all you want for lunch?↗ · My shoes got all muddy in the rain.↗ · All dogs need water and exercise.↗ · The match ended two all.↗ · y'all want 2 slices each? there's 4 of us so 8 slices↗ · Oh great, rain on sports day, that's all we need.↗ · Determine the aggregate number of stamps, given that 4 are situated upon the table and 10 within the box.↗ · The Velveteen Rabbit was all alone.↗ · All these were the children of Keturah.↗ (Torah GEN.25.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And he told Laban all these things.↗ (Torah GEN.29.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And God spoke all these words, saying: (Torah EXO.20.1, JPS 1917)↗ · All the kings thirty and one.↗ (Prophets JOS.12.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said: 'All is well.↗ (Prophets 2KI.5.22, JPS 1917)↗ · Declare, if thou knowest it all.↗ (Writings JOB.38.18, JPS 1917)↗

allegation — Everyday, meaning 1: An allegation is a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, said without proof yet.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (law, formal) An allegation is a claim made in court or to the police that must be investigated and proved.↗ Example: The player denied the allegations of cheating.↗ · The police are looking into an allegation of theft.↗ · She made a serious allegation against her boss.↗ · The school takes every allegation of bullying seriously.↗ · The allegations turned out to be false.↗ · Newspapers must be careful when printing allegations.↗

allege — Everyday, meaning 1: To allege something is to say it is true, especially that someone did something wrong, without proving it yet.↗ Example: The newspaper alleges that the mayor broke the rules.↗ · The boy alleged that his sister had taken his sweets.↗ · Police allege the man stole a car.↗ · It is alleged that the money went missing.↗ · The alleged thief said he was innocent.↗ · She alleged she had seen a ghost, but nobody believed her.↗ · The accused merchant saw by this time that his condemnation was certain, and tried to allege something in his defence.↗

alleged — Everyday, meaning 1: Alleged means said to be true, or said to have happened, but not yet proven.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (law, news) An alleged crime or alleged thief is one that someone has accused, but a court has not yet decided.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) If someone alleged something, they claimed it was true without proving it.↗ Example: The newspaper wrote about the alleged robbery.↗ · The alleged thief has not been found guilty yet.↗ · My brother alleged that I ate his chocolate, but he had no proof.↗ · The man denied the alleged crime in court.↗ · It is alleged that the money went missing on Friday.↗ · The so-called alleged monster in the lake has never been photographed clearly.↗ · Reporters say «alleged» until a judge decides.↗ · About them many stories are current, generally having reference to their alleged jealousies and disputes.↗

allegedly — Everyday, meaning 1: Allegedly means "people say this is true, but it has not been proved".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (law, news) It is used by reporters and police so they do not say for certain that someone did something wrong before a court decides.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal, jokey) People sometimes say "allegedly" after a claim to show they don't quite believe it.↗ Example: The man allegedly took the money from the till.↗ · The singer was allegedly seen at the café.↗ · He allegedly broke the window, but nobody saw him do it.↗ · The team allegedly cheated, but the judges are still checking.↗ · "I'm the best footballer in the class – allegedly," laughed Jake.↗ · The report says she allegedly lied about her age.↗ · Allegedly, the shop is closing next month.↗

allegiance — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Loyalty and support that you owe to a ruler, a country, or a cause.↗ Example: And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.↗ (Writings 1CH.12.30, JPS 1917)↗

allegorical — Everyday, meaning 1: Allegorical means standing for a deeper meaning, so that a story or picture teaches a lesson through its people, animals or things.↗ Example: The fox in this tale is allegorical: it stands for greed.↗ · Some fairy tales are allegorical and teach us to be kind.↗ · The picture is allegorical, with a dove showing peace.↗

allegory — Everyday, meaning 1: An allegory is a story in which people, animals or things stand for ideas, to teach a lesson about life.↗ Example: The tale is an allegory about honesty.↗ · In the allegory, the wolf stands for greed.↗ · This fable is one of the earliest moral allegories.↗

allergen — Everyday, meaning 1: An allergen is a substance that causes an allergic reaction in some people, such as pollen, peanuts, dust mites, pet fur or bee stings.↗ Example: Peanuts are a common allergen.↗ · Food labels show allergens in bold.↗ · Pollen is the allergen that causes hay fever.↗ · The school kitchen keeps a list of allergens.↗ · Cat fur is an allergen for my cousin.↗ · An allergen can cause sneezing, rash or swelling.↗

allergic — Everyday, meaning 1: If you are allergic to something, your body reacts badly to it, with sneezing, a rash, swelling or worse, though it is harmless to most people.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Allergic (informal) can mean you strongly dislike something, as a joke.↗ Example: I'm allergic to peanuts.↗ · My sister is allergic to cats and sneezes near them.↗ · He had an allergic reaction to the bee sting.↗ · Never share food with a friend who is allergic.↗ · She carries an EpiPen because she is allergic to nuts.↗ · Dad's allergic to housework!↗ (joking)↗

allergy — Everyday, meaning 1: An allergy is when your body reacts badly to something that is harmless for most people, such as nuts, pollen, cats or bee stings.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The reaction can be sneezing, itching, a rash, swelling or, sometimes, serious trouble breathing.↗ Example: My friend has a nut allergy, so we don't share snacks with nuts.↗ · I'm allergic to cats; they make me sneeze.↗ · Hay fever is an allergy to pollen in spring and summer.↗ · Always tell the teacher if you have an allergy.↗ · Her lips swelled because of an allergic reaction.↗ · Some people carry a special pen in case of a serious allergy.↗ · Read the label to check for things you are allergic to.↗ · Bee stings can cause an allergy in some people.↗

alleviate — Everyday, meaning 1: To make pain, a problem or suffering less bad or easier to bear.↗ Example: This cream alleviates itching.↗ · Planting trees can alleviate flooding.↗ · Food parcels alleviated hunger in the town.↗ · A cool cloth alleviated her headache.↗ · Music alleviated the boredom of the long drive.↗ · The new road alleviated traffic jams.↗

alley — Everyday, meaning 1: An alley is a narrow lane or path between or behind buildings.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A bowling alley is a building or lane where people play bowling.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) Something that is "up your alley" (also "right up your street") is the kind of thing you like.↗ Example: The cat ran down the alley behind the shops.↗ · Don't take the dark alley home; use the main road.↗ · We had my birthday party at the bowling alley.↗ · The alley was too narrow for a car.↗ · This puzzle book is right up your alley.↗ · The thief escaped through a back alley.↗ · The plan led us up a blind alley.↗ · In going thus from place to place, he entered a dark alley at the bottom of which was a closed door.↗

alleyway — Everyday, meaning 1: A narrow path or lane between or behind buildings.↗ Example: We took the alleyway behind the shops.↗ · The cat disappeared down the alleyway.↗ · Stay on the main road, not in dark alleyways.↗ · The bins are kept in the alleyway.↗ · The detective followed footprints into the alleyway.↗ · Our street has an alleyway to the park.↗

alliance — Everyday, meaning 1: An alliance is an agreement between countries, groups or people to work together or to help and protect each other.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An alliance is also the group of countries or people who have made such an agreement.↗ Example: The two kingdoms formed an alliance against the invaders.↗ · NATO is an alliance of many countries in Europe and North America.↗ · In the game, we made an alliance with the other team.↗ · The alliance broke when one side cheated.↗ · The countries signed an alliance to protect each other.↗ · In the story, the mice made an alliance with the birds.↗ · He told her how important such an alliance would be, and pressed her to consent.↗ · The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose suggestion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose sugges- tion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

allied — Everyday, meaning 1: Joined together with others to help each other, especially in a war.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (history) The Allied side or the Allies: the countries that fought together against Germany and its partners in the two World Wars.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Connected or related, like allied subjects.↗ Example: The Allied armies landed on the beaches.↗ · Britain was allied with France.↗ · Music and maths are closely allied.↗ · The allied countries signed an agreement.↗ · The two clubs became allied against the new rule.↗ · Allied soldiers helped free the town.↗ · Closely allied to the Graces were the Horae, or Seasons, who were also represented as three beautiful maidens, daughters of Zeus and Themis.↗ · The word seems to me clearly allied to the Latin spiritus, — spirit, soul, wind ; and is used by Quintilian as a sound, or noise.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.↗ (Writings 2CH.18.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah, (Writings NEH.13.4, JPS 1917)↗

alligator — Everyday, meaning 1: A large reptile with a long body, short legs, a long wide snout and strong jaws with many teeth, which lives in rivers, lakes and swamps in the south-east USA and in China.↗ Example: The alligator lay still in the swamp.↗ · Alligators live in Florida and Louisiana.↗ · Never feed an alligator.↗ · An alligator has a wide, rounded snout.↗ · Baby alligators hatch from eggs.↗ · "See you later, alligator!" "↗ In a while, crocodile!"↗ · Stay far from the water's edge where alligators might hide.↗ · *1 An Atlanta friend heard this story in Florida, but an alligator was substituted for the fox, and a little boy for the rabbit.↗

alliteration — Everyday, meaning 1: Alliteration is when several words close together start with the same sound, like «Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An alliteration is one example of this in a poem, story, title or slogan.↗ Example: «Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven sheep» is alliteration.↗ · The poet used alliteration to make the wind sound wild.↗ · Peppa Pig and Donald Duck have alliterative names.↗ · Find two examples of alliteration in the poem.↗ · Our class wrote alliteration about animals: «busy buzzing bees».↗ · Alliteration makes slogans easy to remember.↗ · The headline «Messi's Magic Moment» uses alliteration.↗ · Too much alliteration can make a sentence sound silly.↗ · Midrash Tanchuma 1:5 on [Genesis 1:1], Zohar 1:3a inter alia.]↗ [note 8: Though the phrase is usually translated the ‘Thirty-Two Paths’, I find that the alliteration of ‘Wondrous Ways of Wisdom’ neatly approximates the SY’s choice of poetic vocabulary.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

alliterative — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Using several words close together that begin with the same sound.↗

allocate — Everyday, meaning 1: To allocate is to give out a share of something for a particular person or purpose.↗ Example: The teacher allocated a partner to each pupil.↗ · We allocated 10 minutes to each question.↗ · The club allocated money for new balls.↗ · Seats were allocated by surname.↗ · Allocate 24 sweets equally among 4 children: 6 each.↗ · Each team was allocated a room.↗

allocation — Everyday, meaning 1: Allocation is the act of sharing out or giving out things for a purpose.↗ e.g. "the allocation of seats".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An allocation is the amount given to one person or one use.↗ e.g. "our allocation of tickets is 20".↗ Example: The allocation of seats on the coach was done by the teacher.↗ · Each class got an allocation of 30 tickets.↗ · If 120 pencils are shared among 4 classes, each allocation is 30 pencils.↗ · Our time allocation for the test is one hour.↗ · The council made a bigger allocation of money for the park.↗ · We used up our water allocation for the week.↗