(Australia, simile, informal) Very dry, extremely dry. / (Australia, simile, informal) Very thirsty.

Used after so or as to introduce a comparison. / Used to introduce a result: with the result that it is. / Expressing concession: though. / At the same instant or moment that: when.

Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case. / In the role of. / by way of

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree. / Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified). / (dated) For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)

(New Zealand, slang) Used to intensify an adjective; very much; extremely

(unit of weight) A libra. / (numismatics) Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.

(rare) Alternative form of a's.

(UK, idiomatic, derogatory) A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.

(idiomatic) In addition; also. / To the same effect. / (South Africa) Me too.

(idiomatic) The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.