📖 A — The English dictionary · page 48

arrive — Everyday, meaning 1: To arrive is to get to a place at the end of a trip.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To arrive is to come or happen: «Spring has arrived».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To arrive at an answer is to reach it after thinking.↗ Example: 12 guests arrive at the party.↗ · The train arrives at 3:15.↗ · 8 more buses arrived.↗ · If he leaves at 9 and the trip takes 2 hours, when will he arrive?↗ · We arrived in Sydney at night.↗ · Please arrive at school on time.↗ · The parcel arrived this morning.↗ · Winter arrived early this year.↗ · We arrived at the answer together.↗ · The new baby arrived last week.↗ · The girls arrived just in time.↗ · It is also believed that he is bound to come and decide all knotty points in the law, and to appear before the true Messiah arrives.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

arrogance — Everyday, meaning 1: Behaving as if you are more important, cleverer or better than other people.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Too much pride that makes someone rude or not willing to listen.↗ Example: The hare's arrogance made him lose the race to the tortoise.↗ · His arrogance made it hard for others to like him.↗ · She spoke with arrogance, as if nobody else knew anything.↗ · The king's arrogance led to his downfall.↗ · Being confident is good, but arrogance is not.↗ · It was pure arrogance to think he couldn't lose.↗ · Many stories teach that arrogance comes before a fall.↗ · And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?↗ (Writings JOB.35.15, JPS 1917)↗

arrogant — Everyday, meaning 1: Behaving as if you are better or more important than other people.↗ Example: The arrogant hare stopped for a nap.↗ · Don't be arrogant about winning.↗ · The arrogant king ignored good advice.↗ · She's confident, not arrogant.↗ · His arrogant smile annoyed the team.↗ · Being arrogant can lose you friends.↗ · Waldemar Daa was arrogant and proud, but he was also a learned man, and knew a great deal.↗ · For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.↗ (Writings PSA.73.3, JPS 1917)↗ · I say unto the arrogant: 'Deal not arrogantly'; and to the wicked: 'Lift not up the horn.'↗ (Writings PSA.75.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Happy is the man that hath made the LORD his trust, and hath not turned unto the arrogant, nor unto such as fall away treacherously.↗ (Writings PSA.40.5, JPS 1917)↗

arrogantly — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: in a proud way, as if you were better than others.↗ Example: Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt.↗ (Writings PSA.31.19, JPS 1917)↗ · I say unto the arrogant: 'Deal not arrogantly'; and to the wicked: 'Lift not up the horn.'↗ (Writings PSA.75.5, JPS 1917)↗

arrow — Everyday, meaning 1: A thin straight stick with a sharp point at the front and feathers at the back, shot from a bow.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A sign shaped like this (→) that points to show a direction or where to look.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A key or button on a keyboard or screen with this shape, used to move something.↗ Example: Robin Hood shot the arrow right into the middle of the target.↗ · Follow the green arrows to the fire exit.↗ · In a food chain, the arrow points from the grass to the rabbit that eats it.↗ · Press the arrow keys to move your character.↗ · Draw an arrow to show which way the force pushes the box.↗ · The arrow on the sign said the zoo was to the left.↗ · The road went on, straight as an arrow.↗ · On a number line, the arrow shows that the numbers keep going.↗ · The arrow whistled through the air.↗ · I will heap evils upon them; I will spend Mine arrows upon them; (Torah DEU.32.23, JPS 1917)↗ · I will make Mine arrows drunk with blood, and My sword shall devour flesh; with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the long-haired heads of the enemy.'↗ (Torah DEU.32.42, JPS 1917)↗ · Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom.↗ (Writings PSA.120.4, JPS 1917)↗ · As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death; (Writings PRO.26.18, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said: 'Take the arrows'; and he took them.↗ (Prophets 2KI.13.18, JPS 1917)↗

arse — Everyday, meaning 1: (rude, UK) The bottom, the part of the body you sit on.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (rude, UK) A stupid or annoying person.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (rude, UK) Can't be arsed: too lazy or not interested enough to do something.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (rude, UK) Arse about or arse around: waste time being silly.↗ Example: (rude) He fell flat on his arse on the ice.↗ · (rude) I can't be arsed to tidy my room.↗ · (rude) Stop arsing about and get on with it!↗ · (rude) Don't be such an arse.↗ · (rude) That homework is a pain in the arse.↗ · The polite word is «bottom»: he fell on his bottom.↗

arsenal — Everyday, meaning 1: An arsenal is a big collection of weapons, or a building where weapons are made or stored.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An arsenal can mean any big set of tools, tricks or ideas: «an arsenal of jokes».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Arsenal is a famous football club in north London, England.↗ Example: The army kept its cannons in the arsenal.↗ · Some countries have large nuclear arsenals.↗ · My brother is a huge Arsenal fan.↗ · The chess player had an arsenal of clever moves.↗ · The teacher has an arsenal of fun maths games.↗ · Arsenal won the match two goals to nil.↗

arsenic — Everyday, meaning 1: Arsenic is a chemical element (symbol As); many of its compounds are very poisonous.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In history and crime stories, arsenic was a famous poison.↗ Example: Arsenic is a poisonous element.↗ · The Victorians used arsenic in green wallpaper.↗ · Water in some countries has dangerous arsenic in it.↗ · Arsenic's chemical symbol is As.↗ · The detective suspected arsenic poisoning.↗ · Rice can contain tiny amounts of arsenic from soil.↗

art — Everyday, meaning 1: Art is making pictures, sculptures and other things that are beautiful or show ideas and feelings, like painting and drawing.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Art is also the things made this way, like paintings in a gallery.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An art is a skill that takes practice, such as the art of cooking.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: The arts are subjects like music, dance, drama, painting and literature.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: Are, used with thou.↗ Example: We have art on Tuesday afternoons.↗ · I painted a sunflower in art class.↗ · The museum has art from all over the world.↗ · Her drawing is a real work of art.↗ · We did arts and crafts with paper plates.↗ · Cooking a perfect pancake is an art.↗ · Karate is a martial art.↗ · Cave people made art on rock walls long ago.↗ · And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou?↗ (Torah GEN.24.47, JPS 1917)↗ · and said: 'Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee.↗ (Torah GEN.24.23, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Thou art this day to pass over the border of Moab, even Ar; (Torah DEU.2.18, JPS 1917)↗ · Art thou become like unto us?↗ (Prophets ISA.14.10, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said unto me: Who art thou?↗ (Prophets 2SA.1.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Art thou the first man that was born?↗ (Writings JOB.15.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou?↗ (Torah GEN.24.47, JPS 1917) · "Falada, Falada, there thou art hanging!"↗ (Grimm's Fairy Stories) · and said: 'Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee.↗ (Torah GEN.24.23, JPS 1917)

artefact — Everyday, meaning 1: An object made by people long ago, such as a tool, pot or jewel, that tells us about the past.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Any object made by people.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (science, computing) A mistake or strange mark in a picture or result caused by the method or machine, not by the real thing.↗ Example: The museum has artefacts from ancient Egypt.↗ · We handled Viking artefacts in class.↗ · A broken pot is a useful artefact for historians.↗ · Each group described one artefact.↗ · The blur in the photo was an artefact of the camera.↗ · Artefacts must be handled with gloves.↗

artemisia — Everyday, meaning 1: Artemisia is a group of plants with strong-smelling, often silvery leaves, including wormwood, mugwort, sagebrush and tarragon.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua) is the plant from which the malaria medicine artemisinin is made.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (a name) Artemisia is a woman's name, for example Artemisia Gentileschi, an Italian painter of the 1600s, and Artemisia, an ancient queen of Caria.↗ Example: Artemisia plants have silvery, scented leaves.↗ · Tarragon is a kind of artemisia used in cooking.↗ · A medicine against malaria comes from sweet wormwood, an artemisia.↗ · Sagebrush covers the dry hills of the American West.↗ · Artemisia Gentileschi was a famous Italian painter.↗ · The garden had a border of grey artemisia.↗

artery — Everyday, meaning 1: An artery is a tube in the body that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A main road or river that carries lots of traffic is sometimes called an artery.↗ Example: Arteries carry blood away from the heart.↗ · You can feel your pulse where an artery is close to the skin.↗ · The biggest artery in the body is called the aorta.↗ · Blood in arteries is bright red because it has lots of oxygen.↗ · Eating healthy food helps keep your arteries clear.↗ · The motorway is the main artery into the city.↗ · A cut artery bleeds a lot, so call for help fast.↗ · Postellus then gives, " intestina, vesica, arterise ", the intestines, bladder and arteries; Rittangelius gives the same.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

artful — Everyday, meaning 1: Artful means clever at getting what you want, especially by tricking people; crafty.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Artful can mean done with skill and cleverness.↗ Example: The Artful Dodger was a clever young thief.↗ · The fox was artful and fooled the hens.↗ · Toad made an artful escape dressed as a washerwoman.↗ · It was an artful way to get extra pudding.↗ · She made an artful arrangement of flowers.↗ · Don't trust him — he's very artful.↗ · “Then do try,” said the artful hare, “and I will count the number from here!”↗

artfully — Everyday, meaning 1: Artfully means in a clever, sly way, often to get what you want without anyone noticing.↗ Example: He artfully hid the sweets so that no one could find them.↗ · The fox artfully asked the hen to fetch the corn.↗ · She artfully changed the subject.↗

arthritis — Everyday, meaning 1: Arthritis is an illness that makes the joints, the places where bones meet like knees, hips and fingers, swollen, stiff and painful.↗ Example: Grandma has arthritis in her hands.↗ · Arthritis makes his knees stiff in the morning.↗ · People with arthritis may find buttons hard to do up.↗ · I opened the jar for Grandpa because of his arthritis.↗ · Arthritis affects the joints.↗ · Gentle swimming helps her arthritis.↗ · Some children have a kind of arthritis too.↗ · Cold, damp weather makes his arthritis worse.↗

article — Everyday, meaning 1: An article is a piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine or website.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An article is a single thing or object, especially one of a set, as in an article of clothing.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In grammar, the articles are the words a, an and the.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: An article is one part of a law or rule list.↗ Example: I read an article about sharks in the magazine.↗ · We wrote a newspaper article about the school fair.↗ · A, an and the are called articles.↗ · Use an before a vowel sound: an apple.↗ · The is the definite article.↗ · Each article of clothing should have your name in it.↗ · The article said the park will open next week.↗ · Not every article on the internet tells the truth.↗ · Each article was in keeping with its surroundings.↗

articulate — Everyday, meaning 1: (adjective) An articulate person can express ideas clearly and well in words.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To articulate ideas or feelings is to express them clearly in words.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To articulate sounds is to say them clearly.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb, science) To articulate is to join with a joint so parts can move, like bones.↗ Example: She is a very articulate speaker.↗ · Try to articulate your feelings instead of shouting.↗ · Articulate each word so the audience can hear you.↗ · The museum has an articulated dinosaur skeleton.↗ · An articulated lorry bends in the middle when it turns.↗ · The upper arm bone articulates with the shoulder.↗ · He was too upset to articulate what had happened.↗ · By and by, the rushing noise began to sound like articulate language.↗ · The articulate word of creative power, the spirit and the word are what we call the holy spirit is (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · The articulate word of creative power, the spirit and the word are what we call the holy spirit.↗ [1:10] 2) Air emanated from the spirit by which He formed and established twenty-two consonants, stamina.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

articulated — Everyday, meaning 1: (UK) An articulated lorry, bus or vehicle has two or more parts joined by a bendy joint so it can turn corners.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Articulated means having joints, like a skeleton or a toy figure.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Articulated is the past form of articulate: to say something clearly, or to express ideas clearly in words.↗ Example: An articulated lorry swung slowly round the roundabout.↗ · Never stand close to an articulated lorry when it turns.↗ · The museum has an articulated skeleton of a whale.↗ · The action figure has articulated arms and legs.↗ · She articulated each word so the class could hear.↗ · He articulated his reasons clearly in his speech.↗ · The articulated bus bends in the middle.↗