Top 10 words with the most entries in the Oxford English Dictionary? Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps April 14, 2017 Here are the words with the most separate entries in the OED: "Set" has 464 definitions. "Run" 396. "Go" 368, "take" 343, "stand" 334, " "get" 289, "turn" 288, "put" 268, "fall" 264, "strike" 250. Shorter Oxford English Dictionary: Sixth Edition * Oxford Dictionary of English Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps
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