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. | |
pineapple |
1. n. A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem. | |
2. n. The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core. | |
3. n. The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item. | |
4. n. (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note. | |
5. n. A web burrfish (, syn.) | |
6. n. A light yellow colour, like that of pineapple flesh. | |
(color panel, FCF477) | |
7. n. (obsolete) A pinecone. | |
8. n. A decorative carving of a pineapple fruit used as a symbol of hospitality. | |
9. n. (slang) A hand grenade. | |
10. n. A hairstyle consisting of a ponytail worn on top of the head, imitating the leaves of a pineapple. | |
juice |
1. n. A liquid from a plant, especially fruit. | |
Squeeze the orange and some juice will come out. | |
2. n. A beverage made of juice. | |
I’d like two orange juices please. | |
3. n. Any liquid resembling juice. | |
4. n. (Scotland) A soft drink. | |
5. n. (slang) Electricity. | |
6. n. (slang) Liquor. | |
7. n. (slang) Political power. | |
8. n. (slang) Petrol; gasoline. | |
9. n. (slang) Vitality. | |
10. n. (slang) The amount charged by a bookmaker for betting services. | |
11. n. (slang) Steroids. | |
12. n. (slang) Semen. | |
13. n. (slang) The vaginal lubrication that a woman naturally produces when sexually aroused. | |
14. n. (slang) Musical agreement between instrumentalists. | |
15. v. To extract the juice from something. | |
16. v. To energize or stimulate something. | |
17. adj. alternative spelling of Jew's (used in certain set phrases like juice harp) | |
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. | |
tea |
1. n. The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. | |
Go to the supermarket and buy some tea. | |
2. n. The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water. | |
Would you like some tea? | |
3. n. A variety of the tea plant. | |
Darjeeling is a tea from India. | |
4. n. By extension, any drink made by infusing parts of various other plants. Also, meat stock served hot as a drink, often as a stimulant or restorative. | |
camomile tea; mint tea; beef tea | |
5. n. (Australia, British, Canada, New Zealand, northern US) A cup of any one of these drinks, often with a small amount of milk or cream added and sweetened with sugar or honey. | |
6. n. (Southern US) A glass of iced tea, typically served with ice cubes and sometimes with a slice or wedge of lemon. | |
7. n. (UK) A light meal eaten mid-afternoon, typically with tea; afternoon tea. | |
8. n. (Commonwealth) The main evening meal, irrespective of whether tea is drunk with it. | |
The family were sitting round the table, having their tea. | |
9. n. (cricket) The break in play between the second and third sessions. | |
Australia were 490 for 7 at tea on the second day. | |
10. n. (slang) Marijuana. | |
11. n. (slang) Information, especially sensitive and/or juicy gossip. (Connected to the idea of sipping tea while listening to such information.) | |
spill the tea on that drama | |
12. v. To drink tea. | |
13. v. To take afternoon tea (the light meal). | |
14. n. A moment, a historical unit of time from China, about the amount of time needed to quickly drink a traditional cup of tea. It is now found in Chinese-language historical fiction. | |
with |
1. prep. Against. | |
He picked a fight with the class bully. | |
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to. | |
He went with his friends. | |
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to. | |
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar. | |
4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence. | |
5. prep. In support of. | |
We are with you all the way. | |
6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by. | |
slain with robbers | |
7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of. | |
cut with a knife | |
8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on. | |
9. prep. Having, owning. | |
10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc. | |
Do you want to come with? | |
11. adv. --> | |
12. n. alternative form of withe | |
lemon |
1. n. A yellowish citrus fruit. | |
2. n. A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits. | |
3. n. A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons. | |
4. n. A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits. | |
(color panel, lemon flesh, 2=FADA5E) | |
(color panel, lemon rind, 2=FDE910) | |
5. n. (slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual. | |
He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon. | |
6. n. (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from “lemon flavour”) Favor. | |
A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that. | |
7. n. (fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex (named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon). | |
8. adj. Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons. | |
9. adj. Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons. | |
10. adj. (Cockney rhyming slang) Smart; cheeky, vocal. | |
11. v. To flavour with lemon. | |
You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish. | |
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. | |
beer |
1. n. An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. | |
Beer is brewed all over the world. | |
2. n. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. | |
3. n. A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid. | |
4. n. A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages. | |
I bought a few beers from the shop for the party. | |
Can I buy you a beer? | |
I'd like two beers and a glass of white wine. | |
5. n. A variety of the above beverages. | |
Pilsner is one of the most commonly served beers in Europe. | |
I haven't tried this beer before. | |
6. v. (informal, transitive) To give beer to (someone) | |
7. n. One who is or exists. | |
and |
1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other. | |
2. conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. | |
3. conj. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences. | |
4. conj. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first. | |
5. conj. (obsolete) Yet; but. | |
6. conj. Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often | |
7. conj. (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements. | |
8. conj. Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition. | |
9. conj. Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause. | |
10. conj. Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’. | |
11. conj. (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come, | |
12. conj. Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other". | |
13. conj. Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb). | |
14. conj. Expressing a condition.: | |
15. conj. (now US dialect) If; provided that. | |
16. conj. (obsolete) As if, as though. | |
17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat. | |
18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath. | |
19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog. | |
20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine. | |
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. | |
glass |
1. n. An amorphous solid, often transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime. | |
The tabletop is made of glass. | |
A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid. | |
2. n. A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material. | |
Fill my glass with milk, please. | |
3. n. (metonymically) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel. | |
There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce. | |
4. n. Glassware. | |
We collected art glass. | |
5. n. A mirror. | |
She adjusted her lipstick in the glass. | |
6. n. A magnifying glass or telescope. | |
7. n. (sport) A barrier made of solid, transparent material. | |
8. n. (basketball, colloquial) The backboard. | |
He caught the rebound off the glass. | |
9. n. (ice hockey) The clear, protective screen surrounding a hockey rink. | |
He fired the outlet pass off the glass. | |
10. n. A barometer. | |
11. n. (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent. | |
glass frog; glass shrimp; glass worm | |
12. n. (obsolete) An hourglass. | |
13. v. To fit with glass; to glaze. | |
14. v. To enclose in glass. | |
15. v. (clipping of fibreglass). To fit, cover, fill, or build, with fibreglass-reinforced resin composite (fiberglass). | |
16. v. (transitive, UK, colloquial) To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury. | |
17. v. (science fiction) To bombard an area with such intensity (nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass. | |
18. v. To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars. | |
19. v. To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher. | |
20. v. (archaic, reflexive) To reflect; to mirror. | |
21. v. To become glassy. | |
of |
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. | |
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". | |
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). | |
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). | |
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. | |
5. prep. (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to. | |
What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three. | |
6. prep. Expressing separation. | |
7. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.) | |
Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband. | |
8. prep. (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.) | |
He seemed devoid of human feelings. | |
9. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.) | |
10. prep. Expressing origin. | |
11. prep. (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.) | |
The word is believed to be of Japanese origin. | |
12. prep. (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of. | |
The invention was born of necessity. | |
13. prep. (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.) | |
It is said that she died of a broken heart. | |
14. prep. (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.) | |
I am tired of all this nonsense. | |
15. prep. Expressing agency. | |
16. prep. (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).) | |
I am not particularly enamoured of this idea. | |
17. prep. (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below). | |
The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties. | |
18. prep. (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.) | |
It was very brave of you to speak out like that. | |
19. prep. Expressing composition, substance. | |
20. prep. (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.) | |
Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic. | |
21. prep. (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.) | |
She wore a dress of silk. | |
22. prep. (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.) | |
What a lot of nonsense! | |
23. prep. (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.) | |
Welcome to the historic town of Harwich. | |
24. prep. (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also". | |
I'm not driving this wreck of a car. | |
25. prep. Introducing subject matter. | |
26. prep. (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma | |
I'm always thinking of you. | |
27. prep. (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning. | |
He told us the story of his journey to India. | |
28. prep. (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.) | |
This behaviour is typical of teenagers. | |
29. prep. Having partitive effect. | |
30. prep. (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among". | |
Most of these apples are rotten. | |
31. prep. (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.) | |
32. prep. (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of. | |
On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort. | |
33. prep. (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).) | |
He is a friend of mine. | |
34. prep. Expressing possession. | |
35. prep. Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. | |
He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. | |
36. prep. Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it. | |
The owner of the nightclub was arrested. | |
37. prep. Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter | |
Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames. | |
38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive". | |
39. prep. (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.) | |
She had a profound distrust of the police. | |
40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics. | |
41. prep. (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards. | |
My companion seemed affable and easy of manner. | |
42. prep. (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by". | |
Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain. | |
43. prep. (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.) | |
We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%. | |
44. prep. (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod | |
It's not that big of a deal. | |
45. prep. Expressing a point in time. | |
46. prep. (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity. | |
Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river. | |
47. prep. (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time). | |
I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while. | |
48. prep. (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.) | |
After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off. | |
Red |
1. n. A Communist. | |
2. n. A supporter of a sports team who wears red as part of their kit. | |
3. adj. Communist | |
the Red Army | |
4. adj. Having red as its color. | |
The girl wore a red skirt. | |
5. adj. (of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger. | |
Her hair had red highlights. | |
6. adj. (card games, of a card) Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black | |
I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens. | |
7. adj. (often, capitalized) Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red: | |
8. adj. (US, modern) the U.S. Republican party | |
a red state | |
a red Congress | |
9. adj. (also British) Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germ | |
the red-black grand coalition in Germany | |
10. adj. (chiefly derogatory, offensive) Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations | |
11. adj. (astronomy) Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation. | |
12. adj. (particle physics) Having a color charge of red. | |
13. n. Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from | |
(color panel, F00000) | |
14. n. A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War. | |
15. n. (snooker) One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours. | |
16. n. Red wine. | |
17. n. (informal, birdwatching) A redshank. | |
18. n. (derogatory, offensive) An Amerind. | |
19. n. (slang) The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug. | |
20. n. (informal) A red light (a traffic signal) | |
21. n. (Ireland, UK, beverages, informal) red lemonade | |
22. n. (particle physics) One of the three color charges for quarks. | |
23. n. (US, colloquial) chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red") | |
24. v. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of rede | |
25. v. alternative spelling of redd | |
wine |
1. n. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of grapes. | |
Wine is stronger than beer. | |
She ordered some wine for the meal. | |
2. n. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of fruits or vegetables other than grapes, usually preceded by the type of the fruit or vegetable; for example, "dandelion wine". | |
3. n. A serving of wine. | |
I'd like three beers and two wines, please. | |
4. n. A dark purplish red colour; the colour of red wine. | |
(color panel, wine, 704A43) | |
5. v. To entertain with wine. | |
6. v. (intransitive) To drink wine. | |
7. n. (nonstandard, British) wind | |