at
- noun
- Archaic
Idioms
It means in any way or to any extent and often makes negative sentences and questions stronger
Compounds
- NSFW
A way of killing someone by tying them to a post and setting them on fire as punishment
A large public university in Berkeley, California known for research and teaching
- Formal
A person who keeps order and makes people follow rules in a meeting or court
A large public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for research
- Archaic
A soldier in medieval times who wears heavy armour and fights on horseback
A large ancient tomb at Halicarnassus built for King Mausolus and counted among the Seven Wonders
- Formal
A person who has the right to inherit by law when someone dies without a will
- Formal
An official order telling people to remain at home to slow the spread of a disease
An officer who keeps order in a parliament or court and carries out official orders
One of forty ceremonial guards who attend the king or queen at state events
A large white stone tomb in ancient Halicarnassus, now Bodrum in Turkey, built for King Mausolus
- Specialized
A printer that prints one letter or number at a time instead of a whole line
- Formal
Friendly relationships between people who work together that can cause problems
- Archaic
A machine used with computers that puts a whole line of text on paper at once
- Archaic
A very senior English lawyer in the past who spoke for clients in the main royal courts
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word at was the name of a small coin from Laos that was worth one hundredth of a kip. It probably comes from a local word for a small unit of money, so a helpful way to remember it is as Laos's 'cent' or 'penny'.