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What are the parts of a dictionary entry?
This worksheet shows you the different parts of a dictionary definition, including entry word, guide words, pronunciation, part of speech, definition, and origin.
What is the function of the two words at the top of the dictionary entry?
a headword [1], which is shown in either black or red at the top of the entry; information about the word’s meaning or meanings, called definition(s) [2].
What is this word dash?
Dash is a verb that means to strike violently, to run quickly over a short distance, or to frustrate or ruin. Dash is also used as a noun to mean a small amount of something added to a mixture. Dash has many other senses as a verb and a noun. Dash can also mean to run very quickly over a short distance.
What do we call the words found in a dictionary page?
guide word
Also called headword, guide word. a word printed at the top of a page in a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last entry or article on that page.
What is the entry word in a dictionary entry?
: a word or term often in distinctive type placed at the beginning of an entry (as in a dictionary) : headword.
What’s unction mean?
1 : the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing. 2 : something used for anointing : ointment, unguent. 3a : religious or spiritual fervor or the expression of such fervor. b : exaggerated, assumed, or superficial earnestness of language or manner : unctuousness.
What are examples of guide words?
The definition of a guide word is a word printed at the top of a page indicating the first or last word entry on that page. An example of guide word is the word “hesitate” printed on a page in a dictionary with the word “hesitate” listed as the first word on the page.
What does the dithering mean?
Definition of dither (Entry 1 of 2) intransitive verb. 1 : shiver, tremble the dithering of grass— Wallace Stevens. 2 : to act nervously or indecisively : vacillate dithering about what to do next There’s no time to dither.
What is the synonym for lazy?
What is another word for lazy?
| lethargic | tired |
|---|---|
| somnolent | indolent |
| idle | apathetic |
| indifferent | laid-back |
| shiftless | supine |