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or concepts that have many words. (see King)
what words can you think of with multiple meanings, or what meanings spawn multiple words?
Sound
1- noun
1a. Vibrations transmitted through an elastic solid or a liquid or gas, with frequencies in the approximate range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, capable of being detected by human organs of hearing. b. Transmitted vibrations of any frequency. c. The sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing by such vibrations in the air or other medium. d. Such sensations considered as a group. 2. A distinctive noise: a hollow sound. 3. The distance over which something can be heard: within sound of my voice. 4. Linguistics a. An articulation made by the vocal apparatus: a vowel sound. b. The distinctive character of such an articulation: The words bear and bare have the same sound. 5. A mental impression; an implication: didn't like the sound of the invitation. 6. Auditory material that is recorded, as for a movie. 7. Meaningless noise. 8. Music A distinctive style, as of an orchestra or a singer. 9. Archaic Rumor; report.
2- ajective
1. Free from defect, decay, or damage; in good condition. 2. Free from disease or injury. See synonyms at healthy. 3. Having a firm basis; unshakable: a sound foundation. 4. Financially secure or safe: a sound economy. 5a. Based on valid reasoning: a sound observation. See synonyms at valid. b. Free from logical flaws: sound reasoning. c. Logic Of or relating to an argument in which all the premises are true and the conclusion follows from the premises. 6. Thorough; complete: a sound flogging. 7. Deep and unbroken; undisturbed: a sound sleep. 8. Free from moral defect; upright. 9. Worthy of confidence; trustworthy. 10. Marked by or showing common sense and good judgment; levelheaded: a sound approach to the problem. 11. Compatible with an accepted point of view; conservative. 12. Law Legally valid.
3-noun
1. abbr. Sd. a. A long, relatively wide body of water, larger than a strait or a channel, connecting larger bodies of water. b. A long, wide ocean inlet. 2. The air bladder of a fish.
4--intransitive verb
1. To measure the depth of (water), especially by means of a weighted line; fathom. 2. To try to learn the attitudes or opinions of: sounded out her feelings. 3. To probe (a body cavity) with a sound.
(the list of meanings is not comprehensive!)
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there many words for non elected leaders..
King, crown, roy (and royalty),prince, lord, empiror, tzar, cesaer, cheif, head honcho, dictator,
(the list could go on and include gender specific ones like queen, tzarina, etc)
(1) Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English strEon gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gistriuni gain, Latin struere to heap up -- more at STREW
1 a : LINEAGE, ANCESTRY b : a group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions <a high-yielding strain of winter wheat>; broadly : a specified infraspecific group (as a stock, line, or ecotype) c : KIND, SORT <discussions of a lofty strain>
2 a : inherited or inherent character, quality, or disposition <a strain of madness in the family> b : TRACE, STREAK <a strain of fanaticism>
3 a : TUNE, AIR b : a passage of verbal or musical expression c : a stream or outburst of forceful or impassioned speech
4 a : the tenor, pervading note, burden, or tone of an utterance or of a course of action or conduct b : MOOD, TEMPER
(2)Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estreindre, from Latin stringere to bind or draw tight, press together; akin to Greek strang-, stranx drop squeezed out, strangalE halter
transitive verb
1 a : to draw tight : cause to fit firmly <strain the bandage over the wound> b : to stretch to maximum extension and tautness <strain a canvas over a frame>
2 a : to exert (as oneself) to the utmost b : to injure by overuse, misuse, or excessive pressure <strained his back> c : to cause a change of form or size in (a body) by application of external force
3 : to squeeze or clasp tightly: as a : HUG b : to compress painfully : CONSTRICT
4 a : to cause to pass through a strainer : FILTER b : to remove by straining <strain lumps out of the gravy>
5 : to stretch beyond a proper limit <that story strains my credulity>
6 obsolete : to squeeze out : EXTORT
intransitive verb
1 a : to make violent efforts : STRIVE <has to strain to reach the high notes> b : to pull against resistance <a dog straining at its leash> c : to contract the muscles forcefully in attempting to defecate -- often used in the phrase strain at stool
2 : to pass through or as if through a strainer <the liquid strains readily>
3 : to make great difficulty or resistance : BALK
- strain a point : to go beyond a usual, accepted, or proper limit or rule
(3) Function: noun
1 : an act of straining or the condition of being strained : as a : bodily injury from excessive tension, effort, or use <heart strain>; especially : one resulting from a wrench or twist and involving undue stretching of muscles or ligaments <back strain> b : excessive or difficult exertion or labor c : excessive physical or mental tension; also : a force, influence, or factor causing such tension <a strain on the marriage> d : deformation of a material body under the action of applied forces
2 : an unusual reach, degree, or intensity : PITCH
3 archaic : a strained interpretation of something said or written
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