ODE

Oxford Dictionary of English, Oxford University Press, 2003. Ed. Catherine Soanes, Angus Stevenson

Realizations (108)

Shift	Language	Lexeme	Source		Target
#1467	English	heart	anatomical organ that pumps the blood	→	courage
#2244	English	to follow	to follow	—	next
#3317	English	hash	a dish of cooked meat cut into small pieces and recooked, usually with potatoes	→	a mixture of jumbled incongruous things; a mess
#2734	English	busy	business	→	commercial activity
#27	English	receive	to get, obtain	—	to contain
#346	English	dream	a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep	—	a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal
#1003	English	light	light	—	lungs (of an animal)
#477	English	mouth	the opening and cavity in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and vocal sounds are emitted	—	the place where a river enters the sea
#764	English	bitter	bitter	—	sad
#509	English	comb	the red fleshy crest on the head of a domestic fowl, especially a cock	←	a strip of plastic, metal, or wood with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging the hair
#1303	English	drag	to pull, to draw, to drag	—	to move slowly
#561	English	hand	hand	→	handful
#1437	English	observe	to watch (someone or something) carefully and attentively	—	to fulfil or comply with (a social, legal, ethical, or religious obligation)
#148	English	nut	nut	→	(vulgar, slang) a man's testicles
#2238	English	hard	resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut or penetrate	→	difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with
#4932	English	butt	(informal) buttocks	←	The larger or thicker end of an object
#2892	English	touched	past participle of touch	→	insane
#2868	English	to blow	to blow	→	hard stroke with fist, hammer etc.
#137	English	suffer	to suffer	—	to tolerate, to endure
#3711	English	raise	to raise, lift (tr.)	—	to drive (an animal) from its lair
#3817	English	knight	horseman, rider	→	knight (chess)
#275	English	venomous	poisonous	→	full of malice or spite
#838	English	hump	a rounded protuberance found on the back of a camel or other animal or as an abnormality on the back of a person	—	a rounded raised mass of earth or land
#3859	English	fire	fire	→	the shooting of projectiles from weapons, especially bullets from guns
#3886	English	lot	the making of a decision by random selection, especially by a method involving the choice of one from a number of pieces of folded paper, one of which has a concealed mark	—	a plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use
#3938	English	fire	to fire (of a weapon)	→	to discharge, dismiss
#3956	English	to spare	to care for, look after	—	to spare, to be frugal, to economize
#3957	English	to spare	to care for, look after	—	to have mercy
#3961	English	to spell	to read letter by letter	—	hex, incantation
#3999	English	skep	a wooden or wicker basket	→	a straw or wicker beehive
#4010	English	father	father	→	ancestors
#4014	English	father	father	—	an important male figure in the origin and early history of something
#3872	English	father	father	→	(often as a title or form of address) a priest
#4022	English	father	father	→	defender
#4106	English	rabbit	mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail	→	a runner who acts as pacesetter in the first laps of a race
#4012	English	glass	glass (material)	—	a drinking container made from glass
#3929	English	glass	(chiefly Brit.) a mirror	←	glass (material)
#4163	English	glass	glass (material)	→	a pair of lenses set in a frame resting on the nose and ears, used to correct or assist defective eyesight
#4185	English	branch	a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough	→	a lateral extension or subdivision extending from the main part of a river
#4195	English	direct	straight	→	exactly
#1403	English	follow	to go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead)	→	to pay close attention to
#4216	English	follow	to go after smb.	→	a person who supports and admires a particular person or set of ideas
#3333	English	boil	(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour	→	(of a person or strong emotion) be stirred up
#1010	English	vessel	a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid	→	a duct or canal holding or conveying blood or other fluid
#4334	English	surf	to ride a surfboard	—	to browse through (a digital source)
#1109	English	neigh	(of a horse) utter a neigh	→	(of a person) make a sound similar to a neigh, especially when laughing
#4344	English	Mercury	Mercury	→	mercury
#2328	English	sound	in good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased	—	competent, reliable, or holding acceptable views
#4373	English	letter	a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet	—	a written, typed, or printed communication, sent in an envelope by post or messenger
#4391	English	crane	crane (Grus)	→	a large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam
#2727	English	nut	nut	→	(informal) a person's head
#2981	English	little	little	→	little finger
#5565	English	feral	(especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication	→	resembling a wild animal
#5565	English	wild	(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated	→	(of sea or the weather) rough and stormy; (of people) not civilized; primitive; (of a look, appearance, etc.) indicating distraction or strong emotion; lacking discipline or restraint; (informal) very enthusiastic or excited; (informal) very angry
#2778	English	arm	each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand	→	used to refer to something powerful or protective
#3277	English	zebra	zebra	→	(British) pedestrian crossing
#3989	English	reek	(archaic) smoke, steam, or fume	—	smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink
#3989	English	fume	steam	—	smell
#4854	English	spleen	spleen (anat.)	—	anger
#4866	English	club	a heavy stick with a thick end, used as a weapon	→	one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black trefoil
#4867	English	spade	a tool with a sharp-edged, typically rectangular, metal blade and a long handle, used for digging or cutting earth, sand, turf, etc	→	one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black inverted heart-shaped figure with a small stalk
#4868	English	diamond	a precious stone consisting of a clear and colourless crystalline form of pure carbon	→	one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a red diamond
#4873	English	diamond	a precious stone consisting of a clear and colourless crystalline form of pure carbon	→	a figure with four straight sides of equal length forming two opposite acute angles and two opposite obtuse angles; a rhombus
#4970	English	pawn	chess piece of the smallest size and value	→	person used by others for their own purposes
#5001	English	reed	a tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground	→	weaver's comb-like implement (originally made from reed or cane) for separating the threads of the warp and correctly positioning the weft
#4375	English	pray	used as a preface to polite requests or instructions	—	address a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity or other object of worship
#2873	English	low	located at or near the bottom of something	—	of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground
#8929	English	baby	a very young animal	←	a very young child
#5053	English	respond	to answer	→	to be compatible
#5057	English	dry	dry	→	dry (wine)
#5053	English	answer	to say or write something as a reaction to someone or something	→	to be suitable for fulfilling (a need); to satisfy
#5092	English	sloth	reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness	→	slow-moving tropical American mammal that hangs upside down from the branches of trees using its long limbs and hooked claws
#5159	English	mistress	mistress of a house	→	mistress, paramour
#5173	English	powder	dust	→	(gun)powder
#5180	English	swift	happening quickly or promptly, moving or capable of moving at high speed	→	a swift-flying insectivorous bird with long, slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow, spending most of its life on the wing
#5178	English	move	to move	→	to make a move (in a game)
#144	English	attach	to join or fasten (something) to something else	→	affection, fondness, or sympathy for someone or something
#5223	English	still	up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly	—	nevertheless; all the same
#5224	English	child	son or daughter of any age	—	young human being below the age of full physical development;
#5030	English	mother	mother	—	motherland
#5232	English	idler	habitually lazy person	→	a pulley that transmits no power but guides or tensions a belt or rope
#1395	English	cross	cross (n.)	→	crossbill (Loxia)
#5480	English	to gnaw	to bite at or nibble something persistently	→	to cause persistent distress or anxiety
#5529	English	field	field	→	large thrush, Turdus pilaris
#5617	English	key	key (of a door)	→	keystone
#9417	English	Our Lady	Mary, mother of Jesus	→	ladybird
#5674	English	cell	small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person; room in a prison	→	cell (of honeycomb)
#5769	English	reek	(archaic) to emit smoke	—	to stink
#5775	English	bow	a weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows	→	a rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
#5809	English	tail	tail	→	coccyx, tailbone
#6007	English	beard	facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck	→	awn
#6019	English	rain	condensed water falling from a cloud.	→	earthworm
#2126	English	stone	stone (piece of rock)	→	stone (of a fruit)
#7435	English	black	black	→	fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids; soft fruit borne by this shrub, formed of a black (when ripe) cluster of drupelets
#8090	English	play	to act in a manner such that one has fun	→	to act in a performance
#7879	English	news	information about current events disseminated via media	→	publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles
#8448	English	root	part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction	→	primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents
#8460	English	corn	(UK) any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region	→	bird of the rail family, Crex crex
#188	English	flexible	capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking	—	willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate
#8886	English	earth	soil	→	third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live
#2497	English	strong	firm, durable	—	strong
#5998	English	full	Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available	→	having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete
#8946	English	knot	looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops	→	protuberant joint in a plant
#8960	English	needle	needle (sewing)	→	hand (of a clock), needle (of device)
#463	English	eye	(anatomy) eye	→	eye (potato)
#388	English	light	electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye	→	flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth
#9425	English	white	bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light	→	of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry)
#9428	English	tree	perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, leaves and branches	→	(archaic outside Christianity) a cross