n. (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

n. a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"

n. a written account of ownership or obligation

n. a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"

adv. at or to a point across intervening space etc.: "Come over and see us some time"; "over there"

adv. "He is known the world over"

adv. "She cannot get her ideas across"

adv. "Stay over the weekend"

adj. (prefix) excessive: "over-abusive"; "overabusive"

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

n. a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"

n. a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

n. an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"

n. an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"

n. a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal

n. a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

n. a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities"

n. a superior paper resembling sheepskin

n. the form of a literary work submitted for publication

n. a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls"

n. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"

n. earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

n. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"

n. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

n. a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"

n. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

n. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

n. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

n. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"

n. an action; "how could you do such a thing?"

n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

n. interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'

n. physical strength

n. any carefree episode

n. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"

n. something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

adj. settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact"

adj. established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"

adj. precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"

adj. constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations"

adj. explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved"

adj. (informal) "a bit much"

adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"

adj. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

adj. used up; "time is up"