Word Finder - it

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One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

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The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

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In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…

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The game of tag.

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Let's play it at breaktime.

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Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.

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Sexual activity.

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caught them doing it

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A biological force that inhabits living beings, according to the vitalist approach of Georg Groddeck.

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Most fashionable.

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The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.

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I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today.

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A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.

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She took the baby and held it in her arms.

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Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.

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Is it her?

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The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)

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It is nearly 10 o’clock.

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The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms.

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The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a .

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He saw to it that everyone would vote for him. (with the noun clause introduced by that)

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All or the end; something after which there is no more.

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Are there more students in this class, or is this it?

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A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or is neither female nor male.

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Followed by an omitted and understood relative pronoun: That which; what.

It is a beautiful place.

It was the earthquake.

The fire snapped as it grew.

It is the cross I have to bear.

It was the first money that he had ever had.

I only hope it wasn't poison.

It's hard to explain.

What a big family it was!

It is the Valley of Voe.

It only wuined our farming!

It should be ready now.

It was no small decision for her.

It was a stupid question, of course.

It was a good thing they were going home tomorrow.

It was totally out of character for her.

It's a long story.

It was a plan.

It was the first time she thought of Katie that way.

It was Alex and Morino.

He took the hat and examined it carefully, returning it afterward to the Wizard.

It was disrespectful of me.

I want to be part of this - whatever it is.

Carmen picked up a potato and started pealing it.

I don't see why it matters.

It was the perfect opportunity to talk to Alex about their finances.

It really ticked Alex off.

It's just a car.

Once the fire of passion was gone, it was embarrassing.

He'd be following shortly, trying to make it look like he was the injured party.

Why hadn't they tried it before?

Although the issue was not discussed, it was far from out of her mind.

Besides, I've spent enough of his money on it already.

The cavern did not come to an end, as they had expected it would, but slanted upward through the great glass mountain, running in a direction that promised to lead them to the side opposite the Mangaboo country.

Oh, what a pretty sound it made!

Again it struck her how much they were alike.

It wasn't a question, but a flat statement.

Some of it came from life insurance.

It would be an excellent opportunity to get out of this house with its unpleasant memories.

It was a hot afternoon, and she had thrown a light cotton sundress over her swimsuit.

It's a nice cool morning.

It was getting late.

Maybe it was anger that prompted him to make the remark about her spending his money, but he never apologized about it specifically.

Actually, I would have thought it was a lot more - but then, he did pay cash for the house and clinic.

It happened about twenty minutes ago.

It is your affair, not mine.

He was right, to a degree It isn't the past that I'm pitching you, Alex.

It was a sobering and unpleasant question.

Katie piled the potatoes in another pan and picked it up, along with the knife and a bag of peals.

Destiny followed her and Carmen pulled the chair beside her out so she could crawl into it.

Maybe they had inherited or learned it from their mother, not his father.