| Meaning | Explication | As a source | As a target | Taxon | |
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| <alcoholic drink> | drink that contains ethanol, a type of alcohol produced by fermentation of grains, fruits, and other sources of sugar | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | |
| <animal> | Any kind of beasts, birds or insects. Not an animal in general but a particular representative of the fauna. | 12 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| <artiodactyl (even-toed animal)> | one of ungulate mammals with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals | 1 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| abdomen | cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis | 2 | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| aberration of mind | None | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| abies (Abies) | tree of the genus Abies | 1 | 3 | Plants | Show all shifts |
| ability | quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| aborigine | native inhabitant | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| about | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| above | 1 | Space | Show all shifts | ||
| abracadabra | Gibberish, meaningless sequence of sounds or words. | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| abrupt, offensive | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| abstinent (from alcohol) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| abundance | 2 | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| abundant | N/a | Show all shifts | |||
| accident | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| accomplice | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | ||
| according to | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| ace (playing card) | playing card with a single spot | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| acid | any of a class of water-soluble compounds, having sour taste, that turn blue litmus red, and react with some metals to liberate hydrogen, and with bases to form salts | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| aconite | 2 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| acorn | fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup | 6 | Plants | Show all shifts | |
| acrobat, equilibrist | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | ||
| act, deed | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| active | 2 | 7 | Evaluation | Show all shifts | |
| activity | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| acute (of sound) | 1 | 1 | Sound | Show all shifts | |
| acute (vs. chronic) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| Adam's apple | lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence | 1 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| additional | 1 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | ||
| address (description of the location) | description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| adopted child | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| adulterer | one who commits adultery: a spouse who has sex with a non-spouse | 2 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| advantage | superiority of position or condition; a factor or circumstance of benefit to its possessor (Merriam-Webster) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| Advent | period of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| advice | opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| aër (veil covering vessels in the Orthodox Church) | the largest and outermost of the veils covering the Chalice and Diskos in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| aesthetic perception | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| after | 2 | 1 | Time | Show all shifts | |
| afterbirth, placenta | organ in most mammals during gestation that supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste. It is on wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth | 24 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| afterworld | supposed world that is entered after death | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| again | 1 | 3 | Time | Show all shifts | |
| against | in opposition or hostility to | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| age | 2 | 4 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| age group | None | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| ahead | 1 | 2 | Space | Show all shifts | |
| aim, goal | 1 | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| air | 15 | 3 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| airplane | powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| ajvar (vegetable dish) | dish of chopped vegetables or mushrooms | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| albugo, wall-eye | 2 | Physiology | Show all shifts | ||
| albumen, white of an egg | 3 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| alder (tree) | tree or shrub of the genus Alnus | 3 | 2 | Plants | Show all shifts |
| algae | 2 | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | |
| alive | 3 | Other physical | Show all shifts | ||
| All Saints' Day | a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church; 1 November (Western Christianity), Sunday after Pentecost (Eastern Christianity) | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| all, whole | throughout the whole of | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| almond | seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| almost | very close to, but not quite | 4 | Grammatical markers | Show all shifts | |
| Aloe vera (plant) | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| alone | 3 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | ||
| already | 2 | 1 | Time | Show all shifts | |
| although | 1 | Grammatical markers | Show all shifts | ||
| aluminium | light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13 | 5 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| always | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| amazing | 1 | 2 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | |
| amber | 1 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | ||
| ambience, vibe | None | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| ambush | 7 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| American | citizen or national of the United States of America | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| Amorphophallus paeoniifolius | tropical tuber plant, elephant foot yam | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| anathema | ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| ancestor | one from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor | 2 | 6 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| anchor | tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement | 5 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| anemic | suffering from anemia | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| anemone (Anemone) | 1 | Plants | Show all shifts | ||
| angel | incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| anger | 1 | 7 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| angle | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| angry | 4 | 18 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | |
| Anguis fragilis | 8 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| animal | 7 | 12 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| animal bladder | specially treated pig or cow bladder used as window glass | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| animal yield | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| ankle | 1 | 3 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| ankle bone for playing | astragalus of the ankle of a sheep or goat used for traditional games and fortune-telling | 2 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| annoying | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| ant | insect of the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies | 4 | 3 | Animals | Show all shifts |
| anteater | any of several animals, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| antelope | 1 | Animals | Show all shifts | ||
| anthrax | acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis, and the human disease that can occur in humans through contact with infected herbivores, tissue from infected animals, or high concentrations of anthrax spores, but is not usually spread between humans, with symptoms including lesions on the skin or in the lungs, often fatal | 2 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| antimony | chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: a lustrous gray and very brittle metalloid | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| anus | lower orifice of the alimentary canal, through which feces and flatus are ejected | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| anvil (of a blacksmith) | heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| anxiety | unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| any | 1 | 2 | Evaluation | Show all shifts | |
| aorta | great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| apartment, flat | complete domicile occupying only part of a building, usually only on one level and usually consisting of more than one room | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| appearance, look | Here: to have an appearance | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| appetite, hunger | desire to eat food or consume drink | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| apple | round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates | 8 | Plants | Show all shifts | |
| approximately | imprecise but close to in quantity or amount | 2 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| apricot | round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside; apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| April | fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May | 21 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| Aquarius (constellation) | constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a water carrier | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| arbalest, crossbow | ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly, mounted horizontally on a main frame, which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long firearm | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| arc | 3 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| archer | one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| Arctic fox | mammal Vulpes lagopus, a fox-like carnivore of the family Canidae living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia | 3 | Animals | Show all shifts | |
| Aries | constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a ram | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| arm | the part between the shoulder and the wrist | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| armadillo | any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America | 1 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |
| armpit | cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder | 5 | 2 | Body parts | Show all shifts |
| army | large, highly organized military force | 3 | 4 | Human being | Show all shifts |
| arrogance | state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| arrogant | having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities | 5 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| arrow | projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow | 13 | 7 | Artifacts | Show all shifts |
| arrow fletching | feathers of an arrow used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| arterial (blood) | blood purified from carbon dioxide and saturated with oxygen (oxygenated), in contrast to venous blood | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| artery | blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| artichoke | plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| as, like | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| ash (tree) | shade tree of the genus Fraxinus | 1 | 2 | Plants | Show all shifts |
| ashes | solid remains of a fire | 7 | Natural objects | Show all shifts | |
| Asiatic dock | Rumex confertus, a plant species in the family Polygonaceae | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| asleep | in a state of sleep | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| asp (fish) | (Aspius aspius, Leuciscus aspius) a European freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| aspen | poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color | 2 | 3 | Plants | Show all shifts |
| asphodel | plant of the genus Asphodelus | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| aspic (dish) | dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| assistant | person who assists or helps someone else | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| astringent, tart | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| atheist | person who does not believe in deities | 3 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| atmosphere | gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| attack (n.) | attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| attack of disease | (medicine) the sudden onset of a disease or condition | 1 | Human being | Show all shifts | |
| attentive | 1 | 2 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | |
| auger, gimlet | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| August | eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September | 1 | 14 | Time | Show all shifts |
| aunt | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| aunt (father's brother's wife) | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| aunt (father's sister) | 6 | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| aunt (mother's brother's wife) | 2 | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| aunt (mother's sister) | 5 | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| auricle | visible part of the ear that is outside the head | 7 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| author | originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| authorities | persons in command | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| automobile | type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| autumn | the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves; typically regarded as being from September 24 to December 22 in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere | 7 | 2 | Time | Show all shifts |
| autumn fall of the leaves | autumn fall of the leaves | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| awake | not asleep; conscious | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| award | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| away | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| awl | pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood | 2 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts |
| awn | bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. | 4 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| axe | tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it; also an ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle | 3 | 4 | Artifacts | Show all shifts |
| axle | pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |