Word a Day
ray
What does ray mean?
ray (noun): a beam of light or radiation.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use ray in a sentence?
- I saw a ray of light through the clouds. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce ray?
/ɹeɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ray come from?
Via Middle English, borrowed from Old French rai, from Latin radius (“staff, stake, spoke”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “ray” mean?
a beam of light or radiation
Right! That's what “ray” means.
a regulation, law, guideline
Not quite: that's what rule means.
a commodity offered for sale
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power to direct or determine
Not quite: that's what control means.
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