--- title: A — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 32 description: The 1215 words of the English dictionary under A, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/32/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / A # A — The English dictionary · page 32 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Ana is mostly a girl's name, a form of Anna, common in Spanish and Portuguese.[↗](../../ana/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As an ending, -ana (also -iana) means a collection of things about a person or place: «Victoriana» = things from Queen Victoria's time; «Americana» = things typical of American culture.[↗](../../ana/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a rare noun, «ana» means a collection of sayings or stories about someone.[↗](../../ana/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ana is my best friend's name.[↗](../../ana/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ana lives with her grandma in Madrid.[↗](../../ana/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum shop sells Victoriana, like old toys and lamps.[↗](../../ana/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The diner was full of Americana: neon signs and old posters.[↗](../../ana/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Ana» is the Spanish form of Anna.[↗](../../ana/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Montana and Indiana end in -ana.[↗](../../ana/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The book is a collection of ana about a famous poet.[↗](../../ana/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Ana wrote her name on the board.[↗](../../ana/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “Would you have got as good poems by the Shannon or the Suir or by sweet Ana Life’?”[↗](../../ana/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **anabolic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Anabolic means building up bigger molecules from smaller ones in the body, like building muscle and growing.[↗](../../anabolic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Anabolic steroids are drugs that build muscle; using them in sport is cheating and can harm health.[↗](../../anabolic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Growth is an anabolic process.[↗](../../anabolic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Anabolic reactions use energy to build new tissue.[↗](../../anabolic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The athlete was banned for taking anabolic steroids.[↗](../../anabolic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Anabolic steroids can damage the heart and liver.[↗](../../anabolic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sleep helps the body's anabolic work of repair.[↗](../../anabolic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Building proteins from amino acids is anabolic.[↗](../../anabolic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anachronism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something put in the wrong time, especially in a story or picture, like a wristwatch on a Roman soldier.[↗](../../anachronism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person, custom or thing that seems old-fashioned and belongs to an earlier time.[↗](../../anachronism/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The film showed a knight with a mobile phone, which is a funny anachronism.[↗](../../anachronism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you spot the anachronism in this picture of ancient Egypt?[↗](../../anachronism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A clock striking in Julius Caesar's Rome is an anachronism, because such clocks did not exist yet.[↗](../../anachronism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people think writing cheques is an anachronism now that we pay by phone.[↗](../../anachronism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad says the old red phone box is a lovely anachronism.[↗](../../anachronism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher hid three anachronisms in the story about the Vikings.[↗](../../anachronism/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A dinosaur next to cavemen is a famous anachronism in cartoons.[↗](../../anachronism/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The steam train in the medieval story was an anachronism.[↗](../../anachronism/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · My battery captain called me a Pachydermatous Anachronism the other day.”[↗](../../anachronism/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **anaconda** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An anaconda is a very large snake from South America that lives in and near rivers and swamps.[↗](../../anaconda/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The green anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world; it is not venomous but kills its prey by squeezing it until it cannot breathe, then swallows it whole.[↗](../../anaconda/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An anaconda can stay under water for a long time.[↗](../../anaconda/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The green anaconda lives in the Amazon rainforest.[↗](../../anaconda/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Anacondas squeeze their prey instead of biting with venom.[↗](../../anaconda/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw an anaconda sleeping in the warm pool at the zoo.[↗](../../anaconda/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · An anaconda can swallow an animal bigger than its own head.[↗](../../anaconda/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The anaconda's eyes sit high on its head so it can see above the water.[↗](../../anaconda/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film the anaconda was much bigger than any real snake.[↗](../../anaconda/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Baby anacondas are born live, not hatched from eggs outside.[↗](../../anaconda/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **anaemia** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Anaemia is an illness where the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells or iron, so the person feels very tired, weak and pale.[↗](../../anaemia/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The doctor said her tiredness was caused by anaemia.[↗](../../anaemia/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Eating iron-rich foods helps prevent anaemia.[↗](../../anaemia/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Anaemia can make your skin look pale.[↗](../../anaemia/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Red blood cells carry oxygen, so anaemia makes you breathless.[↗](../../anaemia/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people with anaemia take iron tablets.[↗](../../anaemia/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A blood test showed he had anaemia.[↗](../../anaemia/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anaesthesia** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (medicine) Using medicine so a person feels no pain during an operation, either by putting them to sleep (general) or numbing one part (local).[↗](../../anaesthesia/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A loss of feeling in the body.[↗](../../anaesthesia/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She had her tonsils out under anaesthesia.[↗](../../anaesthesia/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dentist used local anaesthesia, so my tooth went numb.[↗](../../anaesthesia/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Anaesthesia was first used in surgery in the 1840s.[↗](../../anaesthesia/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · General anaesthesia puts you into a deep sleep.[↗](../../anaesthesia/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · An anaesthetist watches you during anaesthesia.[↗](../../anaesthesia/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After anaesthesia, you may feel sleepy.[↗](../../anaesthesia/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anaesthetic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A medicine that stops you feeling pain, given by a doctor or dentist before an operation or treatment.[↗](../../anaesthetic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A local anaesthetic numbs only one part of the body; a general anaesthetic makes you sleep through the whole operation.[↗](../../anaesthetic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Causing a loss of feeling: an anaesthetic cream.[↗](../../anaesthetic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dentist gave me an anaesthetic before filling my tooth.[↗](../../anaesthetic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She was under general anaesthetic during the operation.[↗](../../anaesthetic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A local anaesthetic numbed his finger.[↗](../../anaesthetic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When the anaesthetic wore off, my mouth felt normal again.[↗](../../anaesthetic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Before anaesthetics, operations were very painful.[↗](../../anaesthetic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't eat until the anaesthetic has worn off, or you may bite your cheek.[↗](../../anaesthetic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anaesthetist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A doctor who gives patients medicine (anaesthetic) so they feel no pain or are fully asleep during an operation, and who watches over them until they wake up.[↗](../../anaesthetist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The anaesthetist put me to sleep before my operation.[↗](../../anaesthetist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · "Count back from ten," said the anaesthetist kindly.[↗](../../anaesthetist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An anaesthetist watches your breathing during surgery.[↗](../../anaesthetist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My mum is an anaesthetist at the children's hospital.[↗](../../anaesthetist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The anaesthetist checked that I hadn't eaten breakfast.[↗](../../anaesthetist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When I woke up, the anaesthetist asked how I felt.[↗](../../anaesthetist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anagram** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An anagram is a word or phrase made by mixing up all the letters of another word or phrase: «listen» is an anagram of «silent».[↗](../../anagram/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An anagram puzzle asks you to rearrange the letters to find a hidden word.[↗](../../anagram/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Listen» is an anagram of «silent».[↗](../../anagram/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you find an anagram of «stop»?[↗](../../anagram/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") Pots, spot, tops, post, opts.[↗](../../anagram/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective solved the anagram and found the secret name.[↗](../../anagram/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Dormitory» is an anagram of «dirty room».[↗](../../anagram/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The crossword clue was an anagram.[↗](../../anagram/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Act» and «cat» are anagrams of each other.[↗](../../anagram/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anagrams** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Words or phrases made by changing the order of the letters of another word or phrase, using every letter once, like «listen» and «silent».[↗](../../anagrams/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Listen» and «silent» are anagrams.[↗](../../anagrams/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Dormitory» is an anagram of «dirty room».[↗](../../anagrams/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We solved anagrams in the puzzle club.[↗](../../anagrams/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Make anagrams of the word «stop»: pots, tops, spot, opts.[↗](../../anagrams/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Crosswords often use anagrams as clues.[↗](../../anagrams/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My name has funny anagrams.[↗](../../anagrams/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **analects** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A collection of short sayings or pieces of writing chosen from a writer or teacher.[↗](../../analects/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Analects: the famous book of sayings of Confucius, a wise teacher in ancient China.[↗](../../analects/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Analects are sayings of the Chinese teacher Confucius.[↗](../../analects/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We read a line from The Analects about treating others well.[↗](../../analects/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In The Analects, Confucius says that learning should be a joy.[↗](../../analects/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher showed us a page of The Analects in Chinese.[↗](../../analects/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Analects teach respect for parents and older people.[↗](../../analects/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people in China still quote The Analects.[↗](../../analects/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Analects is a book of short wise sayings.[↗](../../analects/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **analogous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Similar in some way, so that it can be compared: «analogous to» something.[↗](../../analogous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The heart is analogous to a pump.[↗](../../analogous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A school is analogous to a small town.[↗](../../analogous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bird wings and bat wings do analogous jobs.[↗](../../analogous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · This problem is analogous to the one we did yesterday.[↗](../../analogous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Electricity in a wire is analogous to water in a pipe.[↗](../../analogous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The two stories have analogous endings.[↗](../../analogous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The seven double consonants are analogous to the six dimensions: height and depth, East and West, North and South, and the holy temple that stands in the centre, which carries them all.[↗](../../analogous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../analogous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **analogue** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An analogue clock or watch has hands that move around a dial instead of showing numbers.[↗](../../analogue/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Analogue describes old-style machines that work with smooth changes, not with digital numbers, like a vinyl record or an old radio.[↗](../../analogue/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As a noun, an analogue is something that is like something else and can be compared with it.[↗](../../analogue/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can you read the time on an analogue clock?[↗](../../analogue/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The analogue clock in our classroom shows half past two.[↗](../../analogue/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My watch is analogue, so it has hands.[↗](../../analogue/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa still listens to an analogue radio.[↗](../../analogue/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw the hands on the analogue clock to show quarter to five.[↗](../../analogue/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A digital clock shows 3:15, and an analogue clock shows the same time with hands.[↗](../../analogue/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Vinyl records are analogue sound.[↗](../../analogue/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **analogy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A comparison that explains one thing by showing how it is like another, for example saying the heart is like a pump.[↗](../../analogy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (school, olympiad) A puzzle of the form «A is to B as C is to D», like «hot is to cold as up is to down».[↗](../../analogy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A likeness between two things in some way.[↗](../../analogy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher used the analogy of a pump to explain how the heart works.[↗](../../analogy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bird is to nest as bee is to hive — can you finish the analogy?[↗](../../analogy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Comparing the eye to a camera is a common analogy.[↗](../../analogy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · By analogy with «sing, sang», some children say «bring, brang», but it is «brought».[↗](../../analogy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There is an analogy between a city and an ant colony: both need workers and roads.[↗](../../analogy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our olympiad paper had ten analogy questions.[↗](../../analogy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Every analogy breaks down somewhere: the heart is not really made of metal.[↗](../../analogy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Hand is to glove as foot is to sock.[↗](../../analogy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I fail to see much analogy.[↗](../../analogy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Certain translators have preferred to render otyot yesod as 'elemental letters' by analogy with the Greek term.[↗](../../analogy/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../analogy/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **analyse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To look at something closely and carefully, part by part, to understand it.[↗](../../analyse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science, maths) To study data, results or a sample to find patterns or what it is made of.[↗](../../analyse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (school) To examine a poem, story or text to explain how it works and what it means.[↗](../../analyse/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We analysed the results of our plant experiment.[↗](../../analyse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Analyse the graph and say which month was the wettest.[↗](../../analyse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist analysed the water to see if it was clean.[↗](../../analyse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In English we analysed how the poet uses rhyme.[↗](../../analyse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach analysed the video to see where we went wrong.[↗](../../analyse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's analyse the problem step by step.[↗](../../analyse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The police analysed the fingerprints on the glass.[↗](../../analyse/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **analysis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Analysis is studying something carefully by looking at its parts, to understand it or find out what it is made of.[↗](../../analysis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An analysis is a report or piece of work that explains such careful study.[↗](../../analysis/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) Analysis is testing a substance to find out what is in it.[↗](../../analysis/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (maths) Analysis of data means looking for patterns, totals and averages.[↗](../../analysis/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We did an analysis of our science results.[↗](../../analysis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective's careful analysis solved the mystery.[↗](../../analysis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Write an analysis of the main character.[↗](../../analysis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Analysis of the water showed it was safe to drink.[↗](../../analysis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pundits gave their analysis after the match.[↗](../../analysis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Data analysis showed most pupils walk to school.[↗](../../analysis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the final analysis, honesty mattered most.[↗](../../analysis/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Here is a brief analysis of part of one of the tales in which this elementary abducer figures.[↗](../../analysis/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **analyst** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person whose job is to study information closely to understand it or find problems, like a data analyst or sports analyst.[↗](../../analyst/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A psychoanalyst, a kind of therapist (mostly US use).[↗](../../analyst/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The football analyst explained the goal.[↗](../../analyst/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A data analyst studies numbers on a computer.[↗](../../analyst/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt works as a weather analyst.[↗](../../analyst/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Analysts think prices will rise.[↗](../../analyst/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The analyst found mistakes in the report.[↗](../../analyst/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Spies were studied by intelligence analysts.[↗](../../analyst/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anaphylaxis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Anaphylaxis is a sudden, very serious allergic reaction that can quickly make it hard to breathe, cause swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, a rash, dizziness or fainting, and can kill if not treated straight away.[↗](../../anaphylaxis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Anaphylaxis is a medical emergency.[↗](../../anaphylaxis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Jack has a nut allergy and could go into anaphylaxis if he eats peanuts.[↗](../../anaphylaxis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher used an EpiPen to treat her anaphylaxis.[↗](../../anaphylaxis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Signs of anaphylaxis include a swollen face and trouble breathing.[↗](../../anaphylaxis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Call an ambulance straight away if you think someone has anaphylaxis.[↗](../../anaphylaxis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school is nut-free to protect children at risk of anaphylaxis.[↗](../../anaphylaxis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A bee sting can cause anaphylaxis in some people.[↗](../../anaphylaxis/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Never share food with a friend who has allergies.[↗](../../anaphylaxis/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **anarchist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who believes there should be no government or rulers and people should organise themselves freely.[↗](../../anarchist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (loose use) A person who wants to break rules and cause chaos.[↗](../../anarchist/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The anarchist wrote books about life without government.[↗](../../anarchist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some anarchists set up communities in Spain.[↗](../../anarchist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He called himself an anarchist, but he still paid his bus fare.[↗](../../anarchist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Anarchist ideas spread in the 1800s.[↗](../../anarchist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rebel in the story was a wild anarchist.[↗](../../anarchist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Not every anarchist believes in violence.[↗](../../anarchist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anathema** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Anathema is something or someone that people strongly hate and want to avoid.[↗](../../anathema/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) A curse put on a person by a church or a leader.[↗](../../anathema/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Lies were anathema to the honest king.[↗](../../anathema/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old tale, the dispute became an anathema.[↗](../../anathema/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cruelty is anathema to kind people.[↗](../../anathema/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **anatomical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Anatomical means to do with the structure of the body of a person, animal or plant, as in an anatomical drawing.[↗](../../anatomical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We labelled an anatomical diagram of the heart.[↗](../../anatomical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Leonardo da Vinci made anatomical drawings.[↗](../../anatomical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum has an anatomical model of the skeleton.[↗](../../anatomical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors use anatomical names for bones.[↗](../../anatomical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The book has clear anatomical pictures of insects.[↗](../../anatomical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Running shoes have an anatomical shape to fit the foot.[↗](../../anatomical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There is also a spatial-anatomical parallelism between the terms employed by the SY: the tongue concealed above, the genitals concealed below.[↗](../../anatomical/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../anatomical/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Both items refer to anatomical hiddenness: the word emerging from the tongue, hidden in the mouth, and circumcision of the genitals, the concealed lower organs revealed during circumcision.[↗](../../anatomical/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../anatomical/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) … [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/31/) **32** [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/33/) … [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/62/) - ← previous: [page 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/31/) - next →: [page 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/33/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)