| 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. | |
| constitutional |
| 1. adj. Relating to a legal or political constitution. | |
| a constitutional right | |
| constitutional reforms | |
| Brexit has rocked the foundations and plunged everyone into a state of heightened constitutional anxiety. | |
| Some in Westminster are already speculating that it would cause a constitutional crisis | |
| 2. adj. Conforming to a legal or political constitution. | |
| The UK Government’s White Paper, ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union’ pledges ‘continued adherence to the constitutional framework, rights and institutio | |
| Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements. Treaty on European Union. | |
| 3. adj. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the structure of body or mind. | |
| a constitutional infirmity | |
| constitutional ardour or dullness | |
| 4. adj. For the benefit of one's constitution or health. | |
| a constitutional walk | |
| 5. n. (nominalized adjective) | |
| 6. n. A walk that is taken regularly for good health and wellbeing. | |
| right |
| 1. adj. (archaic) Straight, not bent. | |
| a right line | |
| 2. adj. (geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines. | |
| The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall. | |
| 3. adj. (geometry) Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc. | |
| a right triangle, a right prism, a right cone | |
| 4. adj. Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true. | |
| I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along. | |
| It's not right that one person gets all the credit for the group's work. | |
| 5. adj. Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose. | |
| Is this the right software for my computer? | |
| 6. adj. Healthy, sane, competent. | |
| I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind. | |
| 7. adj. Real; veritable (used emphatically). | |
| You've made a right mess of the kitchen! | |
| 8. adj. (Australia) All right; not requiring assistance. | |
| 9. adj. (dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate. | |
| 10. adj. Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the right: → | |
| After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left. | |
| 11. adj. Designed to be placed or worn outward. | |
| the right side of a piece of cloth | |
| 12. adj. (politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative. | |
| 13. adv. On the right side. | |
| 14. adv. Towards the right side. | |
| 15. adv. Exactly, precisely. | |
| The arrow landed right in the middle of the target. | |
| Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film. | |
| 16. adv. Immediately, directly. | |
| Can't you see it? It's right beside you! | |
| Tom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view. | |
| 17. adv. (UK, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite. | |
| I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I? | |
| I stubbed my toe a week ago and it still hurts right much. | |
| 18. adv. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really. | |
| 19. adv. In a correct manner. | |
| Do it right or don't do it at all. | |
| 20. adv. (dated, still used in some titles) To a great extent or degree. | |
| Sir, I am right glad to meet you … | |
| Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life. | |
| The Right Reverend Monsignor Guido Sarducci. | |
| 21. interj. Yes, that is correct; I agree. | |
| 22. interj. I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion. | |
| 23. interj. Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse. | |
| - After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.- Right — who wants lunch? | |
| 24. interj. Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance. | |
| You're going, right? | |
| 25. interj. Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement. | |
| 26. n. That which complies with justice, law or reason. | |
| We're on the side of right in this contest. | |
| 27. n. A legal, just or moral entitlement. | |
| You have no right to go through my personal diary. | |
| see also in right of | |
| 28. n. The right side or direction. | |
| The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop. | |
| 29. n. The right hand. | |
| 30. n. (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group. | |
| The political right holds too much power. | |
| 31. n. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc. | |
| 32. v. To correct. | |
| Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible. | |
| 33. v. To set upright. | |
| The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile. | |
| 34. v. (intransitive) To return to normal upright position. | |
| When the wind died down, the ship righted. | |
| 35. v. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of. | |
| to right the oppressed | |
