a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 23,668,562; 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital:Sacramento. Abbreviation:CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
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Gulf of, an arm of the Pacific Ocean, extending NW between the coast of W Mexico and the peninsula of Lower California. ab. 750 mi. (1207 km) long; 62,600 sq. mi. (162,100 sq. km).
having a wicked or evil character; morally reprehensible: There is no such thing as a bad boy.
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of poor or inferior quality; defective; deficient: a bad diamond; a bad spark plug.
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inadequate or below standard; not satisfactory for use: bad heating; Living c
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onditions in some areas are very bad.
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inaccurate, incorrect, or faulty: a bad guess.
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invalid, unsound, or false: a bad insurance claim; bad judgment.
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causing or liable to cause sickness or ill health; injurious or harmful: Too much sugar is bad for your teeth.
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suffering from sickness, ill health, pain, or injury; sick; ill: He felt bad from eating the green apples.
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not healthy or in good physical condition; diseased, decayed, or physically we
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akened: A bad heart kept him out of the army.
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tainted, spoiled, or rotten, esp. to the point of being inedible: The meat is bad because you left it out of the refrigerator too long.
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having a disastrous or detrimental effect, result, or tendency; unfavorable: The drought is bad for the farmers. His sloppy appearance made a bad impression.
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causing or characterized by discomfort, inconvenience, uneasiness, or annoyance; disagreeable; unpleasant: I had a bad flight to Chicago.
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easily provoked to anger; irascible: a bad temper.
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cross, irritable, or surly: If I don't have my morning coffee, I'm in a bad mood all day.
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more uncomfortable, persistent, painful, or dangerous than usual; severe: a bad attack of asthma.
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causing or resulting in disaster or severe damage or destruction: a bad flood.
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regretful, contrite, dejected, or upset: He felt bad about having to leave the children all alone.
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disobedient, naughty, or misbehaving: If you're bad at school, you'll go to bed without supper.
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disreputable or dishonorable: He's getting a bad name from changing jobs so often.
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displaying a lack of skill, talent, proficiency, or judgment: a bad painting; Bad drivers cause most of the accidents.
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causing distress; unfortunate or unfavorable: I'm afraid I have bad news for you.
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not suitable or appropriate; disadvantageous or dangerous: It was a bad day for fishing.
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inclement; considered too stormy, hot, cold, etc.: We had a bad winter with a lot of snow.
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disagreeable or offensive to the senses: a bad odor.
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exhibiting a lack of artistic sensitivity: The room was decorated in bad taste.
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not in keeping with a standard of behavior or conduct; coarse: bad manners.
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(of a word, speech, or w
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vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous: bad language.
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not properly observing rules or customs of grammar, usage, spelling, etc.; incorrect: He speaks bad English.
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unattractive, esp. because of a lack of pleasing proportions: She has a bad figure.
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(of the complexion) marred by defects; pockmarked or pimply; blemished: bad skin.
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not profitable or worth the price paid: The land was a bad buy.
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Commerce. deemed uncollectible or irrecoverable and treated as a loss: a bad debt.
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ill-spent; wasted: Don't throw good money after bad money.
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counterfeit; not genuine: There was a bad ten-dollar bill in with the change.
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having the character of a villain; villainous: In the movies the good guys always beat the bad guys.
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Sports. failing to land within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court; missing the mark; not well aimed.
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Slang. outstandingly excellent; first-rate: He's a bad man on drums, and the fans love him.
–noun
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that which is bad: You have to take the bad with the good.
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a bad condition, character, or quality: His health seemed to go from bad to worse.
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(used with a plural verb) evil persons collectively (usually prec. by the): The bad are always stirring up trouble.
–adverb Informal.
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badly: He wanted it bad enough to steal it.
—Idioms
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bad off, in poor or distressed condition or circumstances; destitute: His family has been pretty bad off since he lost his job. Also, badly off.Compare well-off.
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go to the bad, to deteriorate physically or morally; go to ruin: She wept a
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t seeing her son go to the bad.
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in a bad way, in severe trouble or distress.
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in bad, Informal.
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in trouble or distress.
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in disfavor: He's in bad with his father-in-law.
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my bad, Slang. my fault! my mistake!
—Idioms
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not bad,
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tolerably good; not without merit: The dinner wasn't bad, but I've had better.
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not difficult: Once you know geometry, trigonometry isn't bad.
Also, not so bad, not too bad.
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too bad, unfortunate or disappointing: It's too bad that he didn't go
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to college.
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to the bad, in arrears: He's $100 to the bad on his debt.
Lacrosse. one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal.
–adjective
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of, pertaining to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic: home products.
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principal or main: the corporation's home office.
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reaching the mark aimed at: a home thrust.
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Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season. Compare away(def. 11).
–adverb
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to, toward, or at home: to go home.
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deep; to the heart: The truth of the accusation struck home.
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to the mark o
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r point aimed at: He drove the point home.
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Nautical.
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into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home.
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in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home.
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toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home.
–verb (used without object)
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to go or return home.
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(of guided missiles, aircraft, etc.) to proceed, esp. under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often fol. by in on): The missile homed in on the target.
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to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes.
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to have a home where specified; reside.
–verb (used with object)
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to bring or send home.
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to provide with a home.
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to direct, esp. under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc.
—Idioms
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at home,
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in one's own house or place of residence.
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in one's own town or country.
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prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home. We are always at home to her.
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in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home.
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well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics.
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played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away.
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bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for: The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her.
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home and dry, BritishInformal. having safely achieved one's goal.
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home free,
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assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc.: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free.
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certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc.: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free.
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write home about, to comment especially on; remark on: The town was nothing to write home about. His cooking is really something to write home about.
to make a loan of; lend: Will you loan me your umbrella?
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to lend (money) at interes
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t.
–verb (used without object)
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to make a loan or loans; lend.
—Idiom
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on loan,
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borrowed for temporary use: How many books can I have on loan from the library at one time?
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temporarily provided or released by one's regular employer, superior, or owner for use by another: Our best actor is on loan to another movie studio for two films.
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