| archaic |
| 1. n. (archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the W | |
| 2. n. (paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens. | |
| 3. adj. Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated. | |
| 4. adj. (of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity. | |
| 5. adj. (archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period | |
| a |
| 1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group. | |
| There was a man here looking for you yesterday. | |
| 2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word. | |
| I've seen it happen a hundred times. | |
| 3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003) | |
| We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London. | |
| 4. art. The same; one. | |
| We are of a mind on matters of morals. | |
| 5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007) | |
| A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties. | |
| He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head? | |
| 6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc. | |
| 7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it. | |
| The center of the village was becoming a Times Square. | |
| 8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto. | |
| Stand a tiptoe. | |
| 9. prep. To do with separation; In, into. | |
| Torn a pieces. | |
| 10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. | |
| I brush my teeth twice a day. | |
| 11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with. | |
| 12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In. | |
| A God’s name. | |
| 13. prep. To do with status; In. | |
| King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18) | |
| To set the people a worke. | |
| 14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing. | |
| 1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’ | |
| The times, they are a-changin'. | |
| 15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in. | |
| 1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21 | |
| Jacob, when he was a dying | |
| 16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into. | |
| 17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have. | |
| I'd a come, if you'd a asked. | |
| 18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He. | |
| 19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah. | |
| 20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of. | |
| The name of John a Gaunt. | |
| 21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
| 22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
| false |
| 1. adj. Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. | |
| 2. adj. Based on factually incorrect premises. | |
| false legislation, false punishment | |
| 3. adj. Spurious, artificial. | |
| false teeth | |
| 4. adj. (logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result. | |
| 5. adj. Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful. | |
| a false witness | |
| 6. adj. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous. | |
| a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises | |
| 7. adj. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous. | |
| a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar | |
| 8. adj. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental. | |
| 9. adj. (music) Out of tune. | |
| 10. adv. Not truly; not honestly; falsely. | |
| 11. n. One of two options on a true-or-false test. | |
| The student received a failing grade for circling every true and false on her quiz. | |
| accusation |
| 1. n. The act of accusing. | |
| 2. n. (legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law. | |
| 3. n. An allegation. | |
| malevolent |
| 1. adj. having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others | |
| 2. adj. having an evil or harmful influence | |
| rumors |
| 1. n. plural of rumor | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of rumor | |
| rumor |
| 1. n. (US) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. | |
| There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married. | |
| 2. n. (US) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims. | |
| They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor. | |
| 3. v. (transitive usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip. | |
| John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion. | |
