Term: indefinite article: a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference
Broader: function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | Unrelated: standard: a board measure = 1980 board feet
Broader: function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | Unrelated: subscriber: someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money
Broader: function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | Unrelated: hominoid: a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea
Broader: function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | Unrelated: great blue heron: large American heron having bluish-grey plumage
Broader: function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | Unrelated: sign language: language expressed by visible hand gestures
Broader: function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | Unrelated: postimpressionist: an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against Impressionism
Broader: function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | Unrelated: storm trooper: a member of the Nazi SA
Broader: function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | Unrelated: demand: an urgent or peremptory request
Broader: function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | Unrelated: stiffness: the property of moving with pain or difficulty
Broader: function word: a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning | Unrelated: creature: a human being; `wight' is an archaic term