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means of public transportation (q.v.) (esp. of people) ("mass transit", "rapid transit", "public transit") – see Public transport: transport the system or the business of transporting goods or passengers or the vehicles used in such a system ("public transport") * the act of transporting an emotion ("transports of delight") transportation
lower of two floors that are each at a different ground level due to sloping terrain (UK: lower ground floor) guard the official in charge of a railway train (US & now UK also: conductor) to watch over for security one who guards a protective device. one of two positions in basketball, usually players who are the best ball-handlers and shooters ...
In literary criticism and rhetoric, a tautology is a statement that repeats an idea using near-synonymous morphemes, words or phrases, effectively "saying the same thing twice". [1] [2] Tautology and pleonasm are not consistently differentiated in literature. [3] Like pleonasm, tautology is often considered a fault of style when unintentional.
That three-word phrase—once so weighty—becomes a default expression of affection, the words rolling off your tongue automatically when you walk out the door or hang up the phone.
Lists of words having different meanings in American and British English: (A–L; M–Z) Works; Works with different titles in the UK and US.
Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g., pants, crib) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in British and American English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different ...
Similarly, a river bank, a savings bank, a bank of switches, and a bank shot in the game of pool share a common spelling and pronunciation, but differ in meaning. The words bow and bough are examples where there are two meanings associated with a single pronunciation and spelling (the weapon and the knot); two meanings with two different ...
The term "false cognate" is sometimes misused to refer to false friends, but the two phenomena are distinct. [1] [2] False friends occur when two words in different languages or dialects look similar, but have different meanings. While some false friends are also false cognates, many are genuine cognates (see False friends § Causes). [2]