| only | | |
| adj. | 1. lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary | being the only one; single and isolated from others.; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" |
| ~ single | existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual.; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness" |
| adj. | 2. alone, only | exclusive of anyone or anything else.; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only" |
| ~ exclusive | excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority.; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops" |
| adv. | 3. but, just, merely, only, simply | and nothing more.; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" |
| adv. | 4. alone, entirely, exclusively, only, solely | without any others being included or involved.; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" |
| adv. | 5. only | with nevertheless the final result.; "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round" |
| adv. | 6. only | in the final outcome.; "These news will only make you more upset" |
| adv. | 7. only | except that.; "It was the same story; only this time she came out better" |
| adv. | 8. only, only if, only when | never except when.; "call me only if your cold gets worse" |
| adv. | 9. only | as recently as.; "I spoke to him only an hour ago" |
| ra | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. atomic number 88, ra, radium | an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores. |
| ~ metal, metallic element | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.. |
| ~ uranium ore | any ore from which uranium can be extracted. |
| n. (person) | 2. ra, re | ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods. |
| ~ egyptian deity | a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians. |
| ~ antiquity | the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe. |
| n. (location) | 3. celestial longitude, ra, right ascension | (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere.; "one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees" |
| ~ astronomy, uranology | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole. |
| ~ angular distance | the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer.; "he recorded angular distances between the stars" |
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