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English
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun English has 4 senses
- english(n = noun.communication) english language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries; Array is a kind of west germanic, west germanic language
- english(n = noun.person) english people - the people of England; Array is a kind of country, land, nation
- english(n = noun.cognition) Array - the discipline that studies the English language and literature; Array is a kind of arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts
- english(n = noun.event) side - (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist; Array is a kind of spin
has particulars: american, american english, american language, cockney, geordie, king's english, queen's english, received pronunciation, middle english, modern english, anglo-saxon, old english, oxford english, scots, scots english, scottish
Derived forms adjective english1, adjective english2
Derived form adjective english1
Derived form adjective english2
Adjective English has 2 senses
- english(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature" Derived forms verb anglicize1, noun england1, noun english1, noun english2
- english(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to the English language; Array Derived forms noun english3, noun english1
CIDE DICTIONARY
English, a. [AS. Englisc, fr. Engle, Angle, Engles, Angles, a tribe of Germans from the southeast of Sleswick, in Denmark, who settled in Britain and gave it the name of England. Cf. Anglican.].
Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race. [1913 Webster]
English, n.
- Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons. [1913 Webster]
- The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries. [1913 Webster]" The English language has been variously divided into periods by different writers. In the division most commonly recognized, the first period dates from about 450 to 1150. This is the period of full inflection, and is called Anglo-Saxon, or, by many recent writers, Old English. The second period dates from about 1150 to 1550 (or, if four periods be recognized, from about 1150 to 1350), and is called Early English, Middle English, or more commonly (as in the usage of this book), Old English. During this period most of the inflections were dropped, and there was a great addition of French words to the language. The third period extends from about 1350 to 1550, and is Middle English. During this period orthography became comparatively fixed. The last period, from about 1550, is called Modern English." [1913 Webster]
- A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type. [1913 Webster]"
The type called " [1913 Webster]English . - A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball. [1913 Webster]
English, v. t.
- To translate into the English language; to Anglicize; hence, to interpret; to explain. [1913 Webster]"Those gracious acts . . . may be Englished more properly, acts of fear and dissimulation." [1913 Webster]"Caxton does not care to alter the French forms and words in the book which he was Englishing." [1913 Webster]
- To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
English, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to England or its people or language.
--n.
1 the language of England, now used in many varieties in the British Isles, the United States, and most Commonwealth or ex-Commonwealth countries, and often internationally.
2 (prec. by the; treated as pl.) the people of England.
3 US Billiards = SIDE n. 10.
--adj. of or relating to England or its people or language.
--n.
1 the language of England, now used in many varieties in the British Isles, the United States, and most Commonwealth or ex-Commonwealth countries, and often internationally.
2 (prec. by the; treated as pl.) the people of England.
3 US Billiards = SIDE n. 10.
Idiom
English bond Building a bond of brickwork arranged in alternate courses of stretchers and headers. English horn = COR ANGLAIS. the Queen's (or King's) English the English language as correctly written or spoken in Britain.
Derivative
Englishness n.
Etymology
OE englisc, {aelig}nglisc (as ANGLE, -ISH(1))
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English
Inhabitant
N inhabitant, resident, residentiary, dweller, indweller, addressee, occupier, occupant, householder, lodger, inmate, tenant, incumbent, sojourner, locum tenens, commorant, settler, squatter, backwoodsman, colonist, islander, denizen, citizen, burgher, oppidan, cockney, cit, townsman, burgess, villager, cottager, cottier, cotter, compatriot, backsettler, boarder, hotel keeper, innkeeper, habitant, paying guest, planter, native, indigene, aborigines, autochthones, Englishman, John Bull, newcomer, aboriginal, American, Caledonian, Cambrian, Canadian, Canuck, downeaster, Scot, Scotchman, Hibernian, Irishman, Welshman, Uncle Sam, Yankee, Brother Jonathan, garrison, crew, population, people, colony, settlement, household, mir, indigenous, native, natal, autochthonal, autochthonous, British, English, American, Canadian, Irish, Scotch, Scottish, Welsh, domestic, domiciliated, domiciled, naturalized, vernacular, domesticated, domiciliary, in the occupation of, garrisoned by, occupied by.
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