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Would this be a bad time to point out that Villan is not a word...?

 

Actually it is but not in the context that BHR uses:

 

villan

 

Villain \Vil"lain\, n. [OE. vilein, F. vilain, LL. villanus, from villa a village, L. villa a farm. See Villa.] 1. (Feudal Law) One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant. [in this sense written also villan, and villein.]

 

 

Anyway this whole splash page thing has come up before...it should be SCRAPPED as it is 100% not correct. That's why Arsonist left.

 

Well, damn -- thank you Dallas for I have learned something today. A feudal tenant of the lowest class, you say? :whistling:

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do [doo]

(3rd person present singular does [stressed, duz unstressed, dəz], present participle doing, past did [did], past participle done [dun], plural dos) CORE MEANING: a verb indicating that somebody performs an action, an activity, or a task. It is often used as an informal equivalent of more specific and less frequent verbs, e.g. 'do your nails' instead of 'paint your nails'.

He usually did the cleaning on a Sunday morning.

Why won't you let me do your hair for you?

Assuming that your terminal is properly set, here is what you have to do to connect it.1. transitive verb

use something: to use something in a particular way

She's done absolutely nothing with the money she inherited.

 

2. transitive verb

take action: to take action in a situation in order to change it or solve a problem

Companies must decide what to do about their chemical waste.

 

3. transitive verb

cause something: to cause or produce an effect or result

These disputes do little to help the peace process.

I could see what the divorce was doing to him.

 

4. transitive verb

work at something: to work at something, especially as a job or profession, or as a course of study

What does your mother do at the bank?

 

5. transitive verb

be occupied with something: to be occupied or busy with something

Are you doing anything this evening?

 

6. transitive and intransitive verb conduct self: to behave in a particular manner

Do what you want.

Do as you please.

 

7. intransitive verb

fare: to be successful or unsuccessful to a particular extent

Automobile insurance firms are doing well this year.

 

8. transitive verb

provide something: to prepare or provide something

I'm sorry but we don't do a lunch menu.

 

9. transitive verb

achieve speed or rate: to achieve a particular speed or rate

We were doing 55 down the motorway.

We did about 400 miles a day.

 

10. transitive verb

study something: to study or work at doing something

Have you done Nabokov yet?

I've never been able to do algebra.

 

11. transitive verb

perform something: to perform or act a play, role, or accent

They're doing 'Macbeth'.

I'm not very good at doing accents.

 

12. transitive verb

visit or explore place: to visit or explore a country or city as a tourist (informal)

We're doing London tomorrow.

 

13. transitive and intransitive verb be adequate: to be adequate in quantity or quality for somebody or something

A paper cup does just as well.

Just an orange juice will do me.

 

14. transitive verb

serve time in prison: to serve a period of time in prison (slang)

He's doing time for cheating on his taxes.

 

15. transitive verb

exhaust somebody: to wear somebody out (informal)

16. transitive verb

adapt something: to translate or adapt a play, book, or other work (informal)

The novel was done into a feature film.

 

17. transitive verb

cheat somebody: to cheat or trick somebody (informal)

They did her out of her lunch money.

 

18. transitive verb

rob somebody: to rob a person or place (slang)

They got caught while they were doing the post office.

 

19. transitive verb

arrest somebody: to arrest somebody on suspicion of a crime (slang)

The police did her for possession.

 

20. transitive verb

convict somebody: to prosecute and convict somebody of a crime (slang)

He got done for breaking and entering.

 

21. transitive verb

take drugs: to take or use a narcotic drug (slang)

22. transitive verb

have sex with somebody: to have sexual intercourse with somebody (slang)

23. transitive verb

murder somebody: to kill somebody deliberately (slang)

24. transitive verb

Australia spend money: to spend or lose all your money (slang)

Have you done your money?

 

25. auxiliary verb

forms questions and negatives: used with simple present and simple past tenses in the formation of questions and negative sentences. 'Do' and 'did' are often contracted to 'don't' and 'didn't' in negative structures.

What did he want?

Don't sit there!

It doesn't matter if you can't come.

 

26. auxiliary verb

gives emphasis: used to emphasize a positive statement or command, often as a way of politely inviting or persuading somebody to do something

Yes, I do realize you can't finish the work today.

Please do be quiet!

 

27. auxiliary verb

changes emphasis: used to form inverted sentences in order to change the emphasis of a statement

She hopes to go to college, as do her brothers.

 

28. auxiliary verb

replaces another verb: used to replace an earlier verb or verb phrase to avoid repetition, usually when comparing two things

I want to have a break just as much as you do.

 

29. noun

UK New Zealand US social gathering: a formal social gathering, e.g. a wedding reception (informal)

attended a big do at the White House

 

30. noun

Same as excrement

(informal) (used euphemistically)

a pile of doggy do

 

 

 

[ Old English dōn < Indo-European, 'to place']

 

could do with to want or need something

I could do with some help.

 

have to do with somebody or something

1. to be connected with somebody or something

2. to concern somebody or something

3. to involve contact or a relationship with somebody or something

that does it! used to indicate that you are not prepared to tolerate any more (informal)

That does it! I'm calling my lawyer!

the dos and don'ts the correct way to proceed or behave in a particular situation

a list of dos and don'ts for the first-time investor

to do with related to or about somebody or something

The lecture was to do with road safety.

do ... have or have ... got?

 

Both these constructions are used in questions and in negative statements: Do you have change for a ten-pound note? or Have you got change for a ten-pound note? I don't have any change or I haven't got any change. Some consider the first wording in each pair to be more correct, perceiving have... got as colloquial and even redundant, and pointing out that have alone is sufficient to signify possession. But Have you change? is not idiomatic, and do ... have has just as many syllables as have ... got. Therefore, it is hard to see what reasonable basis exists for preferring do ... have to have ... got.did you... or have you...?

 

A distinction that arises in connection with questions and negative statements is represented by the wordings Did you see the show? and Have you seen the show?I didn't see the show and I haven't seen the show. In informal conversation, the two are used almost interchangeably. In strict usage, however, there is a difference in time perspective: the first wording in each pair (Did you...?) refers to a particular point in the past, whereas the second wording (Have you...?) has to do with any time in the past (thus, ever could be added to the second sentence in each pair without substantially changing its meaning).

Word Key: Synonyms

 

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