different between below vs wail
below
English
Etymology
From Middle English bilooghe, equivalent to be- +? low. Compare also earlier Middle English alogh, alow, alo?, alowe (“below”) and benethen (“beneath”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b??l??/
- (US) IPA(key): /b??lo?/
- Hyphenation: be?low
- Rhymes: -??
Preposition
below
- Lower in spatial position than.
- (law) Within the writing of a given document which follows a particular appearance of the word "below".
- "By their execution hereof, the Parties incur a legal obligation to pass consideration under this Loan Contract as is set forth below."
- Lower in value, price, rank or concentration than.
- one degree below kings
- Downstream of.
- South of.
- Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- who thinks no fact below his regard
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- (stage directions) Downstage of.
- 1952, Frederick Knott, Dial "M" for Murder, 1954 Dramatists Play Service acting edition, act 1, scene 1:
- Below the sofa is a low, round coffee table.
- 1952, Frederick Knott, Dial "M" for Murder, 1954 Dramatists Play Service acting edition, act 1, scene 1:
Synonyms
- (lower in spatial position than): beneath, under, underneath
- (lower in value than): under
- (downstream of): downstream
- (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of): beneath
Antonyms
- (lower in spatial position than): above, over
- (lower in value than): over
- (downstream of): upstream
Derived terms
- below the belt
Translations
Adverb
below (not comparable)
- In a lower place.
- On a lower storey.
- Further down.
- (nautical) On a lower deck.
- (of a temperature) Below zero.
Synonyms
- (in a lower place): beneath, under, underneath
- (on a lower storey): downstairs
- (farther down): downwards
Antonyms
- (in a lower place): aloft, overhead, up
- (on a lower storey): upstairs
- (farther down): upwards
Translations
Derived terms
Pages starting with “below”.
- below average
- below decks/belowdecks
- belowground
- below par
- below the belt
- below the fold
References
- Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "The vertical axis", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
Anagrams
- Blowe, Lebow, blowe, bowel, bowle, elbow
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wail
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: w?l, IPA(key): /we?l/, [we??]
- Rhymes: -e?l
- Homophone: wale
- Homophone: whale (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Etymology 1
c. 1300, Middle English weilen, waylen (“to sob, cry, wail”), from Old Norse væla (“to wail”), from væ, vei (“woe”), from Proto-Germanic *wai (whence also Old English w? (“woe”) (English woe)), from Proto-Indo-European *wai.
The verb is first attested in the intransitive sense; the transitive sense developed in mid-14th c.. The noun came from the verb.
Verb
wail (third-person singular simple present wails, present participle wailing, simple past and past participle wailed)
- (intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- (intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.
- (transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- (slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.
Derived terms
- bewail
- wailer
- wailingly
Translations
Noun
wail (plural wails)
- A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish. [from 15th c.]
- Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
- A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
Translations
References
Etymology 2
From Old Norse val (“choice”). Compare Icelandic velja (“to choose”). More at wale.
Verb
wail (third-person singular simple present wails, present participle wailing, simple past and past participle wailed)
- (obsolete) Synonym of wale (“to choose; to select”)
- c. 1500, Robert Henryson, Template:The Testament of Cresseid
- Wailed wine and metes
- c. 1500, Robert Henryson, Template:The Testament of Cresseid
References
- wail in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- wail in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- wail at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- wali, wila, w?li
Asilulu
Noun
wail
- water
References
- James T. Collins, The Historical Relationships of the Languages of Central Maluku, Indonesia (1983), page 70
Cebuano
Etymology
Blend of wala (“not”) +? ilhi (“known, recognized”)
Pronunciation
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /?wa?il?/
- Rhymes: -il?
- Hyphenation: wa?il
Noun
wail
- an insignificant person
- an unknown person or thing
- an unknown celebrity or politician
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