(c) other extension or shift in meaning, retaining one or more
elements of the core sense, e.g.
HEADWORD: bamboo
CORE SENSE: [mass noun] a giant woody grass which is grown chiefly in the
gjam over
SUBSENSE: the hollow jointed stem of this plant, used as a cane or to make
HEADWORD: management
CORE SENSE: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
SUBSENSE: [treated as sing. or pl.] the people managing a company or
nable to pay
EXAMPLE: management were extremely cooperative.
uality:
HEADWORD: ambassador
CORE SENSE: an accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent
SUBSENSE: a representative or promoter of a specified activity:
particular:
EXAMPLE: he is a good ambassador for the industry.
atsman.
Many entries have just one core sense. However some entries are more complex
which the
and have different strands of meaning, each constituting a core sense. In this case,
each core sense is introduced by a bold sense number, and each potentially has its
own block of subsenses relating to it.
low ground
a particular
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furniture and implements.
organization, regarded collectively:
representative in a foreign country.
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