Associations to the word «Several»

Wiktionary

SEVERAL, adverb. By itself; severally.
SEVERAL, noun. (obsolete) An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
SEVERAL, noun. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
SEVERAL, noun. (archaic) An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.
SEVERAL STATES, noun. (plurale tantum) (with “the”) (legal) The states of the United States, collectively.

Dictionary definition

SEVERAL, adjective. (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident".
SEVERAL, adjective. Considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed".
SEVERAL, adjective. Distinct and individual; "three several times".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats