article /ärˈti-kl/

1. A separate element, member or part of anything
2. A particular object or commodity
3. An item
4. A single clause or term
5. A distinct point in an agreement, or (in pl) an agreement regarded as made up of such (as in articles of apprenticeship, etc)
6. (in pl) rules or conditions generally
7. A section, paragraph or head
8. A literary composition in a newspaper, periodical, encyclopedia, etc, dealing with a subject distinctly and independently
9. The adjective the (definite article), a or an (indefinite article) or the equivalent in another language (grammar)
10. A joint, segment (obsolete)
11. A juncture, critical moment, nick of time (obsolete)

1. To bind by articles of apprenticeship
2. To set forth as a charge (that)
3. To indict
4. To stipulate (obsolete)
5. To arrange by agreement, etc (obsolete)

To bring specific charges (against)

arˈticled adjective

Bound as apprentice (eg in a legal office)

articˈūlable adjective

That can be articulated

articˈulacy noun

Articulateness

articˈūlar adjective

1. Belonging to the joints
2. At or near a joint

Articūlāˈta plural noun

In Cuvier's obsolete classification, the arthropods and higher worms

articˈūlate /-lət/ adjective

1. Jointed
2. Composed of distinct parts
3. (eg of human speech) composed of recognizably distinct sounds
4. Clear
5. Able to express one's thoughts with ease

1. To attach by a joint
2. To connect by joints
3. To form into distinct sounds, syllables or words
4. To express coherently

1. To form a joint (with; lit and figurative)
2. To speak distinctly
3. To come to terms (Shakespeare)

articˈūlated adjective

• deadliest
• dead-lift
• dead-lifts
• deadlights
• deadline
• deadlines
• deadliness
• deadlinesses
• dead load
• dead loads
• dead-lock
• deadlock
• deadlocked
• deadlocking
• deadlocks
• dead loss
• deadly
• deadly nightshade
• deadly sin
• deadly sins
• dead man's handle
• dead man's handles
• dead man's pedal
• dead man's pedals
• dead man's shoes