article

(noun, verb)

noun

1. nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

Definition categories: communication, piece, nonfiction

2. one of a class of artifacts

- an article of clothing

Definition categories: general, artefact, artifact

3. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

Similar word(s): clause

Definition categories: communication, section, subdivision

4. (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase

Definition categories: communication, determinative, determiner

Sentences with article as a noun:

- Each of the chelicerae is composed of two articles, forming a powerful pincer.

- The Articles of War are a set of regulations […] to govern the conduct of […] military […] forces

- a sales article

- She's a prime article (whip slang), she's a devilish good piece, a hell of a goer.

verb

1. bind by a contract; especially for a training period

Definition categories: communication, bind, hold, obligate, oblige

Sentences with article as a verb:

- to article an apprentice to a mechanic