Borough-English (n.) A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest |
Broken (p. p.) of Break |
Broken (v. t.) Separated into parts or pieces by violence |
Broken (v. t.) Disconnected |
Broken (v. t.) Fractured |
Broken (v. t.) Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships. |
Broken (v. t.) Subdued |
Broken (v. t.) Subjugated |
Broken (v. t.) Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope |
Broken (v. t.) Not carried into effect |
Broken (v. t.) Ruined financially |
Broken (v. t.) Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner |
Broken-backed (a.) Having a broken back |
Broken-backed (a.) Hogged |
Broken-bellied (a.) Having a ruptured belly. |
Broken-hearted (a.) Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair. |
Broken wind () The heaves. |
Broken-winded (a.) Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse. |
English (a.) Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race. |
English (a.) See 1st Bond, n., 8. |
English (n.) Collectively, the people of England |
English (n.) The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries. |
English (n.) A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type. |
English (n.) 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. |
English (v. t.) To translate into the English language |
English (v. t.) 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. |
Faair-spoken (a.) Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness |
Foul-spoken (a.) Using profane, scurrilous, slanderous, or obscene language. |
Free-spoken (a.) Accustomed to speak without reserve. |
Home-speaking (n.) Direct, forcible, and effective speaking. |
Indo-English (a.) Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in India |
Plain-spoken (a.) Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity |
Pock-broken (a.) Broken out, or marked, with smallpox |
Pretty-spoken (a.) Spoken or speaking prettily. |
Short-spoken (a.) Speaking in a quick or short manner |
Smooth-spoken (a.) Speaking smoothly |
Soft-spoken (a.) Speaking softly |
Spoke (imp.) of Speak |
Spoken (p. p.) of Speak |
Spoke () of Speak |
Speaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Speak |
Speak (v. i.) To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings |
Speak (v. i.) To express opinions |
Speak (v. i.) To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue |
Speak (v. i.) To discourse |
Speak (v. i.) To give sound |
Speak (v. i.) To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance |
Speak (v. t.) To utter with the mouth |
Speak (v. t.) To utter in a word or words |
Speak (v. t.) To declare |
body English | a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction |
English Civil War | civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I, - |
English Revolution Glorious Revolution Bloodless Revolution | the revolution against James II, there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (-) |
English sparrow house sparrow Passer domesticus | small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe |
English lady crab Portunus puber | crab of the English coasts |
English toy spaniel | British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle |
English foxhound | an English breed slightly larger than the American foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs |
English setter | an English breed having a plumed tail and a soft silky coat that is chiefly white |
English springer English springer spaniel | a breed having typically a black-and-white coat |
cocker spaniel English cocker spaniel cocker | a small breed with wavy silky hair, originally developed in England |
Old English sheepdog bobtail | large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail, believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain |
bulldog English bulldog | a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw, developed originally in England for bull baiting |
English sole lemon sole Parophrys vitulus | popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America |
broken arch | an arch with a gap at the apex, the gap is usually filled with some decoration |
English horn cor anglais | a doubleeed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch |
English saddle English cavalry saddle | a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn |
hub-and-spoke hub-and-spoke system | a system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available |
rundle spoke rung | one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder |
speaking trumpet | a trumpet-shaped acoustic device to intensify and direct the human voice, formerly held to the ear by a hard-of-hearing person |
speaking tube | a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another |
spoke wheel spoke radius | support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim |
perpendicular perpendicular style English-Gothic English-Gothic architecture | a Gothic style in th and th century England, characterized by vertical lines and a fourentered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting |
English | the discipline that studies the English language and literature |
vocable spoken word | a word that is spoken aloud |
Shakespearean sonnet Elizabethan sonnet English sonnet | a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg |
Oxford English Dictionary O.E.D. OED | an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles |
New English Bible | a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha |
Basic English | a simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication, devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards |
English 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 |
American English American language American | the English language as used in the United States |
African American Vernacular English AAVE African American English Black English Black English Vernacular Black Vernacular Black Vernacular English Ebonics | a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States |
King's English Queen's English | English as spoken by educated persons in southern England |
Middle English | English from about to |
Modern English | English since about |
Old English Anglo-Saxon | English prior to about |
Oxford English | the dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious |
Scottish Scots Scots English | the dialect of English used in Scotland |
manner of speaking speech delivery | your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally, his manner of speaking was quite abrupt, her speech was barren of southernisms, I detected a slight accent in his speech |
speech speech communication spoken communication spoken language language voice communication oral communication | (language) communication by word of mouth, his speech was garbled, he uttered harsh language, he recorded the spoken language of the streets |
speaking speech production | the utterance of intelligible speech |
public speaking speechmaking speaking oral presentation | delivering an address to a public audience, people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking |
English side | (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist |
broken heart | devastating sorrow and despair, he is recovering from a broken heart, a broken heart languishes here |
English muffin | round, raised muffin cooked on a griddle, usually split and toasted before being eaten |
scarlet runner scarlet runner bean runner bean English runner bean | long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths, a favorite in Britain |
English walnut | nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively thin shell, widely used in cooking |
lemon sole English sole | highly valued almost pure white flesh |
congou congo congou tea English breakfast tea | black tea grown in China |
broken home | a family in which the parents have separated or divorced |
English department department of English | the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature |