english

adjective more English · most English · Inglish · Englishe · english

1. Of or pertaining to England. During the war of 1914–18 the English working class were in contact with foreigners to an extent that is rarely possible. The sole result was that they brought back a hatred of all Europeans, except the Germans, whose courage they admired.

   Similar: southron

2. English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England. Those immigrants Anglicised their names to make them sound more English.
3. Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen). The Uſuwrper [...] within a few miles Tanna's Fort, near the Engliſh ſettlement of Fort William.
4. Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure. an English ton
5. Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
6. Denoting a vertical orientation of the barn doors on a camera.

noun English · Englishes · Inglish · Englishe · english

1. countable, in plural, uncountable The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen. Cricket—a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity.
2. countable, in plural, uncountable The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community.
3. uncountable Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically. Sorry, my English isn't very good. I wish I had better English.
4. countable, uncountable The English term or expression for some thing or idea. What's the English for 'à peu près'? It depends: how is it being used?
5. countable, uncountable The English text or phrasing of some spoken or written communication. The specs are all correct, but the English in the instructions isn't as clear as it should be.
6. countable, uncountable A clear and readily understandable expression of some idea in English. Thank you, doctor. Now, please say that again in English.
7. countable, uncountable Synonym of language arts, the class dedicated to improving primary and secondary school students' mastery of English and the material taught in such classes. I loved reading until 7th grade English.

   Similar: language arts

8. countable, dated, uncountable A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point.

   Similar: Mittel, Augustin

9. Canada, US, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of english You are putting too much English on the ball.

Similar: southrons

proper noun Englishes · Inglish · Englishe · english

1. countable, uncountable The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world. English is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
2. countable, uncountable A variety, dialect, or idiolect of spoken and or written English. I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English I spoke to my mother, which for lack of a better term might be described as “simple”; the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”; my translation of her Chinese, which could
3. countable, uncountable English language, literature, composition as a subject of study
4. countable, uncountable An English surname originally denoting a non-Celtic or non-Danish person in Britain.
5. countable, uncountable A male or female given name.
6. countable, uncountable A town, the county seat of Crawford County, Indiana; named for Indiana statesman William Hayden English.
7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Kentucky.
8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas.
9. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Red River County, Texas.
10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.

verb Englishes · Englishing · Englished · Inglish · Englishe

1. archaic, rare, transitive To translate, adapt or render into English. […] when a man expresses in Latin a Thing to be taken by Wrong, and englishes it; […] but if he declares on a Latin Word, which has no perfect Signification, nor so elegant as it might be; yet upon his Englishing of it whereby the Plaintiff's Meaning appears to the Court, the Plaintiff shall recover
2. archaic, rare, transitive To make English; to claim for England. While the man Clive—he fought Plassy, spoiled the clever foreign game, Conquered and annexed and Englished!

noun English

1. Canada, US, uncountable Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in pool, billiards or bowling; spin, sidespin. You can't hit it directly, but maybe if you give it some english.

   Similar: side, spin, sidespin

2. broadly, figuratively, uncountable An unusual or unexpected interpretation of a text or idea, a spin, a nuance. Some drop science, while I'm dropping english.

verb englishes · englishing · englished · English

1. alternative, archaic, rare, transitive Alternative form of English Eduard Sievers and his followers have, in recent years, raised the study of speech rhythm to the rank of a special science, which they call Schallanalyse, a name best englished as rhythmics.