Games
Common words with multiple meanings

There are many words in English that have a number of different meanings. The feature article in this issue talks about one of these words: right. In the Macmillan English Dictionary (MED) each word that has five or more meanings includes a so-called 'menu' so for example, at the word right (adjective) you'll find this menu:

This menu summarizes the definitions for the different meanings of the word. It helps you to find the meaning you are looking for quickly in a long entry. Notice that there are eight different meanings of the adjective right shown in the menu.

Crossword

Most of the clues in this crossword are taken from menus at the beginning of entries in the Macmillan English Dictionary.

Click on the numbers (e.g. ) to see the clues.

To insert your answers, use your mouse to move to a box, then click, then type a single letter in each box.

Click on when you have finished.

If you would like to see the first letter of the word, click on the appropriate box, then click on .