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1. between, prep., adv., and n. View full entry c890
...The proper word expressing the local relation of a point to two other points in opposite directions from it (i.e. if a point has two other points on opposite sides of it,...
2. minus, prep., n., adv., and adj. View full entry 1483
...Placed between two expressions of number or quantity: made less or reduced by; with the subtraction of (the second number or quantity from the first)....
3. off, adv., prep., n.1, and adj. View full entry eOE
...Expressing motion or direction from a place: to a distance, away, quite away; as in to go off, run off, drive off. to be off...
4. on, prep. View full entry eOE
...Above and in contact with; at rest on the upper surface of; above and supported by; = upon1....
5. outside, n., adj., prep., and adv. View full entry 1457
...The position or area adjacent to and beyond the outer side or surface of something. Now chiefly in from (also on, to) the outside....
6. over, prep. and conj. View full entry eOE
...Above, higher up than. Used of position or motion within the space above; also (after hang, project, jut, lean, etc.) in relation to anything...
7. plus, prep., n., adv., and adj. View full entry 1537
...Placed between two expressions of number or quantity to indicate that the second is to be added to the first: made more by, increased by, with the addition of....
8. through, prep. and adv. View full entry a700
...From one end, side, or surface to the other or opposite end, side, or surface of (a body or a space) by passing within it; usually implying into, at one end, side,...
9. upward, adv., prep., adj., and n. View full entry OE
...To or towards a higher position or plane; from a lower to a loftier level or object; in an ascending course or direction:...
