Large, open-sided tent installed outdoors for temporary functions * Red sauce containing tomatoes and herbs, often with meat but never with seafood (UK: napolitana sauce) To succeed or profit ("She made out well on that deal.") * To see with difficulty to understand the meaning of To draw up, to seek to make it appear, to fabricate a story More than half of all votes, people, etc. superintendent).ĭifference of votes between first and second place (US: plurality) (n.) rank between captain and Lieutenant Colonel in the air force (UK squadron leader) and in some police agencies (UK approx. (n.) a college/university student's main field of specialization ("his major is physics") the student himself ("he is a physics major") (v.) to pursue a major ("he majored in physics") (compare minor UK: compare read) (n.) rank between captain and Lieutenant Colonel in the army and marines. (in the past, in English public schools) used to denote the eldest of two or more pupils with the same surname ("Bloggs major") (US: Sr.) Water mains, the principal underground pipe for conveying water to residential and business properties
Railroad's primary track, or a primary artery, route, road, or connection Major vein (as for drug injection purposes) (orig. Major railway line (as the West Coast Main Line) compare trunk Item of street furniture serving as a receptacle for outgoing mail (UK: post box letter box pillar box) a receptacle for incoming paper mail (UK: letter box) (v.) send a letter (UK: post or send) noun originated mail carrier & mailman (UK: postman), mailbox (UK: postbox letter box), mail slot, mail drop, etc.įile for storing electronic mail (or related computing or voicemail usage)
& v.) e-mail, (n.) armour, as in "chainmail" sent by post as delivered to individual, orig. (used in Royal Mail, name of the British postal system cf. Raincoat ( Mackintosh, often shortened to mac) Type of pasta (short form of macaroni) – as in 'mac and cheese' (Uncommon slang proper n.) A term of informal address used with male strangers generally implies more unfriendliness or disapproval than the more neutral 'pal' or 'buddy': "Get your car out of my way, Mac!" UK generally 'mate'. If your Mac has a Touch Bar, you can set an option to show typing suggestions in the Touch Bar.Meanings common to British and American English While typing, you can display a list of suggested words by pressing F5 (you may need to also press the Fn key, depending on your Mac model). If an app’s Edit menu doesn’t include a spelling or grammar command, check its preferences or menus to see if it has its own spell checker. To turn off autocorrection for a specific app, open the app, then choose Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Correct Spelling Automatically (it’s off when a tick isn’t shown). You can also Control-click the word to show your spelling, then choose it.
To revert to your original spelling, put the insertion point after the word to show your original spelling, then choose your spelling. Undo autocorrections: An automatically corrected word is briefly underlined in blue. Ignore suggestions: Press the Escape key, then continue typing. If two or more suggestions are shown, choose one. Select the “Correct spelling automatically” tickbox.Īs misspelled words are detected, do one of the following:Īccept suggestions: If there’s only one suggestion, just keep typing to have the word autocorrected. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Text. When your spelling is checked, misspelled words are underlined in red, and suggested corrections are shown.
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