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| <!--Contains the following entries: | |
| - color, homograph 1 | |
| - colour (redirects to color) | |
| - kibosh | |
| - lie, homographs 1 to 4 | |
| - light, homograph 1 | |
| --> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="color"><sup>1</sup>col·or</dfn> <span epub:type="pron">\ˈkə-lər\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span>, | |
| <span epub:type="gram-info">often attrib</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: ME <i>colour,</i> fr. AF, fr. L <i>color;</i> akin to L <i>celare</i> to conceal — more at <a href="#DUMMY">hell</a>]</span> | |
| <section>(13c) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables | |
| one to differentiate otherwise identical objects</span></li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">the aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in | |
| terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation | |
| for light sources <q epub:type="ex">the changing <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> of the sky</q></span>; <i>also</i> <span epub:type="def">a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or brightness <q epub:type="ex">comes in six <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b></q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray</span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an outward often deceptive show : <a href="#DUMMY">appearance</a> <q epub:type="ex">his story has the <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> of truth</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a legal claim to or appearance of a right, authority, or office</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a pretense offered as justification : <a href="#DUMMY">pretext</a> <q epub:type="ex">she could have drawn from the Versailles treaty the <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> of legality for any action she chose —Yale Rev.</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an appearance of authenticity : <a href="#DUMMY">plausibility</a> <q epub:type="ex">lending <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> to this notion</q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">complexion tint:</span> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">the tint characteristic of good health</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">blush</a> </span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">vividness or variety of effects of language</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">local color</a></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an identifying badge, pennant, or flag — usu. used in pl. <q epub:type="ex">a ship sailing under Swedish <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b></q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">colored clothing distinguishing one as a member of a particular group or representative | |
| of a particular person or thing — usu. used in pl. <q epub:type="ex">a jockey wearing the <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b> of the stable</q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="gram-info">pl</span> <span epub:type="def">position as to a question or course of action : <a href="#DUMMY">stand</a> <q epub:type="ex">the USSR changed neither its <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b> nor its stripes during all of this —Norman Mailer</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">character</a>, <a href="#DUMMY">nature</a> — usu. used in pl. <q epub:type="ex">showed himself in his true <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b></q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">the use or combination of colors</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation <q epub:type="ex">movies in <b epub:type="instance">∼</b></q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="gram-info">pl</span> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or lowered</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">armed forces</a></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">vitality</a>, <a href="#DUMMY">interest</a> <q epub:type="ex">the play had a good deal of <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> to it</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">something used to give color : <a href="#DUMMY">pigment</a></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">the quality of timbre in music <q epub:type="ex">the <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> and richness of the cello</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">skin pigmentation esp. other than white characteristic of race <q epub:type="ex">a person of <b epub:type="instance">∼</b></q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a b particle of gold in a gold miner's pan after washing</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">analysis of game action or strategy, statistics and background information on participants, | |
| and often anecdotes provided by a sportscaster to give variety and interest to the | |
| broadcast of a game or contest <q epub:type="ex">a <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> commentator</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a hypothetical property of quarks that differentiates each type into three forms having | |
| a distinct role in binding quarks together</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="colour">col·our</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈkə-lər\</span> | |
| <i>chiefly Brit var of</i> <a href="#DUMMY">color</a> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="kibosh">ki·bosh</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈkī-ˌbäsh, kī-ˈ; ki-ˈbäsh\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: origin unknown]</span> | |
| <section>(1836) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">something that serves as a check or stop <q epub:type="ex">put the <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> on that</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| <section> | |
| — <dfn>kibosh</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">vt</span> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="lie"><sup>1</sup>lie</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">vi</span> | |
| <b>lay</b> <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlā\</span>; | |
| <b>lain</b> <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlān\</span>; | |
| <b>ly·ing</b> <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī-iŋ\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: ME, fr. OE <i>licgan;</i> akin to OHG <i>ligen</i> to lie, L <i>lectus</i> bed, Gk <i>lechos</i>]</span> | |
| <section> (bef. 12c) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position : be <a href="#DUMMY">prostrate</a> : <a href="#DUMMY">rest</a>, <a href="#DUMMY">recline</a> <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">∼</b> motionless</q> <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">∼</b> asleep</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to assume a horizontal position — often used with <i>down</i></span></li> | |
| <li><i>archaic</i> <span epub:type="def">to reside temporarily : stay for the night : <a href="#DUMMY">lodge</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to have sexual intercourse — used with <i>with</i></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to remain inactive (as in concealment) <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">∼</b> in wait</q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to be in a helpless or defenseless state <q epub:type="ex"> the town lay at the mercy of the invaders </q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <i>of an inanimate thing</i> <span epub:type="def">to be or remain in a flat or horizontal position upon a broad support <q epub:type="ex"> books lying on the table </q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to have direction : <a href="#DUMMY">extend</a> <q epub:type="ex"> the route lay to the west </q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to occupy a certain relative place or position <q epub:type="ex">hills <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> behind us</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to have a place in relation to something else <q epub:type="ex">the real reason <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b> deeper</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to have an effect through <a href="#DUMMY">mere</a> presence, weight, or relative position <q epub:type="ex"> remorse lay heavily on him </q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to be sustainable or admissible</span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to remain at anchor or <a href="#DUMMY">becalmed</a></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to have place : <a href="#DUMMY">exist</a> <q epub:type="ex"> the choice lay between fighting or surrendering </q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">consist</a>, <a href="#DUMMY">belong</a> <q epub:type="ex">the success of the book <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b> in its direct style</q> <q epub:type="ex"> responsibility lay with the adults </q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">remain</a></span>; <i>esp</i> <span epub:type="def">to remain unused, unsought, or uncared for</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| <section> | |
| <b><i>usage</i></b> see <a href="#DUMMY">lay</a> | |
| </section> | |
| </section> | |
| <section> | |
| — <dfn title="lier">li·er</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī(-ə)r\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span> | |
| </section> | |
| <section epub:type="phrase-group"> | |
| — <dfn epub:type="idiom">lie low</dfn> | |
| <section> | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to lie prostrate, defeated, or disgraced</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to stay in hiding : strive to avoid notice</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to <a href="#DUMMY">bide</a> one's time : remain secretly ready for action</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="lie"><sup>2</sup>lie</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: — (see <a href="#DUMMY"><sup>1</sup>lie</a>)]</span> | |
| <section>(1697) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <i>chiefly Brit</i> <span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">lay 6</a></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">the position or situation in which something lies — (see <a href="#DUMMY"><sup>1</sup>lie</a>) <q epub:type="ex">a golf ball in a difficult <b epub:type="instance">∼</b></q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">the <a href="#DUMMY">haunt</a> of an animal (as a fish) : <a href="#DUMMY">covert</a></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <i>Brit</i> <span epub:type="def">an act or instance of lying or resting</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="lie"><sup>3</sup>lie</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">vb</span> | |
| <b>lied</b>; <b>ly·ing</b> <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī-iŋ\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: ME, fr. OE <i>lēogan;</i> akin to OHG <i>liogan</i> to lie, OCS <i>lŭgati</i>]</span> | |
| <section> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">vi</span> (bef. 12c) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to make an untrue statement with <a href="#DUMMY">intent</a> to deceive</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to create a false or misleading impression</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| <section> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">vt</span><ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to bring about by telling lies <q epub:type="ex"> lied his way out of trouble </q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| <section epub:type="syn-group"> | |
| <p> | |
| <b>Lie</b>, <b>prevaricate</b>, <b>equivocate</b>, <b>palter</b>, <b>fib</b> mean to tell an untruth. | |
| <b>lie</b> is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">lied</b> about where he had been</q>. | |
| <b>prevaricate</b> softens the bluntness of <b>LIE</b> by implying quibbling or confusing the issue <q epub:type="ex">during the hearings the witness did his best to <b epub:type="instance">prevaricate</b></q>. | |
| <b>equivocate</b> implies using words having more than one sense so as to seem to say one thing but | |
| intend another <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">equivocated</b> endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors</q>. | |
| <b>palter</b> implies making unreliable statements of fact or intention or insincere promises <q epub:type="ex">a swindler <b epub:type="instance">paltering</b> with his investors</q>. | |
| <b>fib</b> applies to a telling of a trivial untruth <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">fibbed</b> about the price of the new suit</q>. | |
| </p> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="lie"><sup>4</sup>lie</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: ME <i>lige, lie,</i> fr. OE <i>lyge;</i> akin to OHG <i>lugī,</i> OE <i>lēogan</i> to lie]</span> | |
| <section>(bef. 12c) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an assertion of something known or believed by the speaker to be untrue with <a href="#DUMMY">intent</a> to deceive</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an untrue or inaccurate statement that may or may not be believed true by the speaker</span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">something that <a href="#DUMMY">misleads</a> or deceives</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a charge of lying — (see <a href="#DUMMY"><sup>3</sup>lie</a>)</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="light"><sup>1</sup>light</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlīt\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: ME, fr. OE <i>lēoht;</i> akin to OHG <i>lioht</i> light, L <i>luc-, lux</i> light, <i>lucēre</i> to shine, Gk <i>leukos</i> white]</span> | |
| <section>(bef. 12c) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">something that makes vision possible</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">the sensation aroused by stimulation of the visual receptors</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength that travels in a vacuum with a speed | |
| of about 186,281 miles (300,000 kilometers) per second</span>; <i>specif</i> <span epub:type="def">such radiation that is visible to the human eye</span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">daylight</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">dawn</a></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a source of light: as</span> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a celestial body</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">candle</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an electric light </span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <i>archaic</i> <span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">sight 4a</a></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">spiritual illumination</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">inner light</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">enlightenment</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">truth</a></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">public knowledge <q epub:type="ex">facts brought to <b epub:type="instance">∼</b></q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a particular aspect or appearance presented to view <q epub:type="ex">saw the matter in a different <b epub:type="instance">∼</b></q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a particular illumination</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">something that enlightens or informs <q epub:type="ex">shed some <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> on the problem</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a medium (as a window) through which light is admitted</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="gram-info">pl</span> <span epub:type="def">a set of principles, standards, or opinions <q epub:type="ex">worship according to one's <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b> —Adrienne Koch</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a noteworthy person in a particular place or field <q epub:type="ex">a leading <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> among current writers</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a particular expression of the eye</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
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| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">lighthouse</a>, <a href="#DUMMY">beacon</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">traffic light</a></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">the representation of light in art</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a flame for lighting something (as a cigarette)</span> | |
| </li> | |
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| <!--Contains the following entries: | |
| - color, homograph 1 | |
| - colour (redirects to color) | |
| - kibosh | |
| - lie, homographs 1 to 4 | |
| - light, homograph 1 | |
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| <dfn title="color"><sup>1</sup>col·or</dfn> <span epub:type="pron">\ˈkə-lər\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span>, | |
| <span epub:type="gram-info">often attrib</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: ME <i>colour,</i> fr. AF, fr. L <i>color;</i> akin to L <i>celare</i> to conceal — more at <a href="#DUMMY">hell</a>]</span> | |
| <section>(13c) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables | |
| one to differentiate otherwise identical objects</span></li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">the aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in | |
| terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation | |
| for light sources <q epub:type="ex">the changing <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> of the sky</q></span>; <i>also</i> <span epub:type="def">a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or brightness <q epub:type="ex">comes in six <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b></q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray</span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an outward often deceptive show : <a href="#DUMMY">appearance</a> <q epub:type="ex">his story has the <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> of truth</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a legal claim to or appearance of a right, authority, or office</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a pretense offered as justification : <a href="#DUMMY">pretext</a> <q epub:type="ex">she could have drawn from the Versailles treaty the <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> of legality for any action she chose —Yale Rev.</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an appearance of authenticity : <a href="#DUMMY">plausibility</a> <q epub:type="ex">lending <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> to this notion</q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">complexion tint:</span> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">the tint characteristic of good health</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">blush</a> </span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">vividness or variety of effects of language</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">local color</a></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an identifying badge, pennant, or flag — usu. used in pl. <q epub:type="ex">a ship sailing under Swedish <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b></q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">colored clothing distinguishing one as a member of a particular group or representative | |
| of a particular person or thing — usu. used in pl. <q epub:type="ex">a jockey wearing the <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b> of the stable</q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="gram-info">pl</span> <span epub:type="def">position as to a question or course of action : <a href="#DUMMY">stand</a> <q epub:type="ex">the USSR changed neither its <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b> nor its stripes during all of this —Norman Mailer</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">character</a>, <a href="#DUMMY">nature</a> — usu. used in pl. <q epub:type="ex">showed himself in his true <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b></q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">the use or combination of colors</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation <q epub:type="ex">movies in <b epub:type="instance">∼</b></q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="gram-info">pl</span> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or lowered</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">armed forces</a></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">vitality</a>, <a href="#DUMMY">interest</a> <q epub:type="ex">the play had a good deal of <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> to it</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">something used to give color : <a href="#DUMMY">pigment</a></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">the quality of timbre in music <q epub:type="ex">the <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> and richness of the cello</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">skin pigmentation esp. other than white characteristic of race <q epub:type="ex">a person of <b epub:type="instance">∼</b></q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a b particle of gold in a gold miner's pan after washing</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">analysis of game action or strategy, statistics and background information on participants, | |
| and often anecdotes provided by a sportscaster to give variety and interest to the | |
| broadcast of a game or contest <q epub:type="ex">a <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> commentator</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a hypothetical property of quarks that differentiates each type into three forms having | |
| a distinct role in binding quarks together</span> | |
| </li> | |
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| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="colour">col·our</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈkə-lər\</span> | |
| <i>chiefly Brit var of</i> <a href="#DUMMY">color</a> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="kibosh">ki·bosh</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈkī-ˌbäsh, kī-ˈ; ki-ˈbäsh\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: origin unknown]</span> | |
| <section>(1836) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">something that serves as a check or stop <q epub:type="ex">put the <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> on that</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| <section> | |
| — <dfn>kibosh</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">vt</span> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="lie"><sup>1</sup>lie</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">vi</span> | |
| <b>lay</b> <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlā\</span>; | |
| <b>lain</b> <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlān\</span>; | |
| <b>ly·ing</b> <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī-iŋ\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: ME, fr. OE <i>licgan;</i> akin to OHG <i>ligen</i> to lie, L <i>lectus</i> bed, Gk <i>lechos</i>]</span> | |
| <section> (bef. 12c) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position : be <a href="#DUMMY">prostrate</a> : <a href="#DUMMY">rest</a>, <a href="#DUMMY">recline</a> <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">∼</b> motionless</q> <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">∼</b> asleep</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to assume a horizontal position — often used with <i>down</i></span></li> | |
| <li><i>archaic</i> <span epub:type="def">to reside temporarily : stay for the night : <a href="#DUMMY">lodge</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to have sexual intercourse — used with <i>with</i></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to remain inactive (as in concealment) <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">∼</b> in wait</q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to be in a helpless or defenseless state <q epub:type="ex"> the town lay at the mercy of the invaders </q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <i>of an inanimate thing</i> <span epub:type="def">to be or remain in a flat or horizontal position upon a broad support <q epub:type="ex"> books lying on the table </q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to have direction : <a href="#DUMMY">extend</a> <q epub:type="ex"> the route lay to the west </q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to occupy a certain relative place or position <q epub:type="ex">hills <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> behind us</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to have a place in relation to something else <q epub:type="ex">the real reason <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b> deeper</q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to have an effect through <a href="#DUMMY">mere</a> presence, weight, or relative position <q epub:type="ex"> remorse lay heavily on him </q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to be sustainable or admissible</span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to remain at anchor or <a href="#DUMMY">becalmed</a></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">to have place : <a href="#DUMMY">exist</a> <q epub:type="ex"> the choice lay between fighting or surrendering </q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">consist</a>, <a href="#DUMMY">belong</a> <q epub:type="ex">the success of the book <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b> in its direct style</q> <q epub:type="ex"> responsibility lay with the adults </q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">remain</a></span>; <i>esp</i> <span epub:type="def">to remain unused, unsought, or uncared for</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| <section> | |
| <b><i>usage</i></b> see <a href="#DUMMY">lay</a> | |
| </section> | |
| </section> | |
| <section> | |
| — <dfn title="lier">li·er</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī(-ə)r\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span> | |
| </section> | |
| <section epub:type="phrase-group"> | |
| — <dfn epub:type="idiom">lie low</dfn> | |
| <section> | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to lie prostrate, defeated, or disgraced</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to stay in hiding : strive to avoid notice</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to <a href="#DUMMY">bide</a> one's time : remain secretly ready for action</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="lie"><sup>2</sup>lie</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: — (see <a href="#DUMMY"><sup>1</sup>lie</a>)]</span> | |
| <section>(1697) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <i>chiefly Brit</i> <span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">lay 6</a></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">the position or situation in which something lies — (see <a href="#DUMMY"><sup>1</sup>lie</a>) <q epub:type="ex">a golf ball in a difficult <b epub:type="instance">∼</b></q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">the <a href="#DUMMY">haunt</a> of an animal (as a fish) : <a href="#DUMMY">covert</a></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <i>Brit</i> <span epub:type="def">an act or instance of lying or resting</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="lie"><sup>3</sup>lie</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">vb</span> | |
| <b>lied</b>; <b>ly·ing</b> <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī-iŋ\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: ME, fr. OE <i>lēogan;</i> akin to OHG <i>liogan</i> to lie, OCS <i>lŭgati</i>]</span> | |
| <section> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">vi</span> (bef. 12c) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to make an untrue statement with <a href="#DUMMY">intent</a> to deceive</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to create a false or misleading impression</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| <section> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">vt</span><ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">to bring about by telling lies <q epub:type="ex"> lied his way out of trouble </q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| <section epub:type="syn-group"> | |
| <p> | |
| <b>Lie</b>, <b>prevaricate</b>, <b>equivocate</b>, <b>palter</b>, <b>fib</b> mean to tell an untruth. | |
| <b>lie</b> is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">lied</b> about where he had been</q>. | |
| <b>prevaricate</b> softens the bluntness of <b>LIE</b> by implying quibbling or confusing the issue <q epub:type="ex">during the hearings the witness did his best to <b epub:type="instance">prevaricate</b></q>. | |
| <b>equivocate</b> implies using words having more than one sense so as to seem to say one thing but | |
| intend another <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">equivocated</b> endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors</q>. | |
| <b>palter</b> implies making unreliable statements of fact or intention or insincere promises <q epub:type="ex">a swindler <b epub:type="instance">paltering</b> with his investors</q>. | |
| <b>fib</b> applies to a telling of a trivial untruth <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">fibbed</b> about the price of the new suit</q>. | |
| </p> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="lie"><sup>4</sup>lie</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlī\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: ME <i>lige, lie,</i> fr. OE <i>lyge;</i> akin to OHG <i>lugī,</i> OE <i>lēogan</i> to lie]</span> | |
| <section>(bef. 12c) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an assertion of something known or believed by the speaker to be untrue with <a href="#DUMMY">intent</a> to deceive</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an untrue or inaccurate statement that may or may not be believed true by the speaker</span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">something that <a href="#DUMMY">misleads</a> or deceives</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a charge of lying — (see <a href="#DUMMY"><sup>3</sup>lie</a>)</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
| <article> | |
| <dfn title="light"><sup>1</sup>light</dfn> | |
| <span epub:type="pron">\ˈlīt\</span> | |
| <span epub:type="pos">n</span> | |
| <span epub:type="etym">[<b>ORIGIN</b>: ME, fr. OE <i>lēoht;</i> akin to OHG <i>lioht</i> light, L <i>luc-, lux</i> light, <i>lucēre</i> to shine, Gk <i>leukos</i> white]</span> | |
| <section>(bef. 12c) | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">something that makes vision possible</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">the sensation aroused by stimulation of the visual receptors</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength that travels in a vacuum with a speed | |
| of about 186,281 miles (300,000 kilometers) per second</span>; <i>specif</i> <span epub:type="def">such radiation that is visible to the human eye</span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">daylight</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">dawn</a></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a source of light: as</span> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a celestial body</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">candle</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">an electric light </span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <i>archaic</i> <span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">sight 4a</a></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">spiritual illumination</span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">inner light</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">enlightenment</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">truth</a></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">public knowledge <q epub:type="ex">facts brought to <b epub:type="instance">∼</b></q></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def">a particular aspect or appearance presented to view <q epub:type="ex">saw the matter in a different <b epub:type="instance">∼</b></q></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a particular illumination</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">something that enlightens or informs <q epub:type="ex">shed some <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> on the problem</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a medium (as a window) through which light is admitted</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="gram-info">pl</span> <span epub:type="def">a set of principles, standards, or opinions <q epub:type="ex">worship according to one's <b epub:type="instance">∼s</b> —Adrienne Koch</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a noteworthy person in a particular place or field <q epub:type="ex">a leading <b epub:type="instance">∼</b> among current writers</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a particular expression of the eye</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <ol> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">lighthouse</a>, <a href="#DUMMY">beacon</a></span></li> | |
| <li><span epub:type="def"><a href="#DUMMY">traffic light</a></span></li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">the representation of light in art</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">a flame for lighting something (as a cigarette)</span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| <section epub:type="phrase-group"> | |
| — <dfn epub:type="idiom">in the light of</dfn> | |
| <section> | |
| <ol epub:type="senses"> | |
| <li> | |
| <span epub:type="def">from the point of view of</span> | |
| </li> | |
| <li> | |
| <i>or</i> <dfn epub:type="idiom">in light of</dfn> <span epub:type="def">in view of <q epub:type="ex"><b epub:type="instance">in light of</b> their findings, new procedures were established</q></span> | |
| </li> | |
| </ol> | |
| </section> | |
| </section> | |
| </article> | |
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