Does anyone know?
2006-12-19 08:43:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
erm. is it "set"
2006-12-19 08:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Longest entry in Dictionary: the verb ‘set’ with 464 senses consisting of approximately 60,000 words or 326,000 characters.
I may be able to get a scan of this. Must be pretty huge.
2006-12-19 20:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
SET 464 Definitions
2006-12-19 17:49:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I assume you might want some evidence, maybe a link, so I've included one. In fact, here's the "top ten" list:
set - 464 definitions
run - 396
go - 368
take - 343
stand -334
get - 289
turn - 288
put - 268
fall - 264
strike - 250
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/t47.html
2006-12-19 19:08:24 · answer #4 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Open the dictionary and look. There can't be more than about 40 possibilities.
2006-12-19 16:51:22 · answer #5 · answered by Do not trust low score answerers 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe it is 'rose'.
Rose : got up
Rose : a flower
Rose : the end of a watering can
Rose : pink wine
Rose : a circular window
Rose : a cake decoration
Rose : water distilled from rose petals
Rose: a type of Brazilian wood said to smell like roses
Rose : the colour, light crimson
Rose : a knot of radiating loops
2006-12-19 16:53:53 · answer #6 · answered by quatt47 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I've heard that it's get. But I never checked.
2006-12-19 16:51:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Run" has 55 definitions...
2006-12-19 16:58:37 · answer #8 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
"do" or "the" i think
2006-12-19 16:56:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋