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This list contains Germanic elements of the English language which have a close corresponding Latinate form. The correspondence is semantic—in most cases these words are not cognates, but in some cases they are doublets, i.e., ultimately derived from the same root, generally Proto-Indo-European, as in cow and beef, both ultimately from PIE *gʷōus.
Alternative spellings Dacology: The study of ancient Dacia and its culture and antiquities. dactyliology [61] The study of finger rings. The study of gem engraving. dactylology † The representation of the letters of a writing system and sometimes numeral systems using only the hands, especially by the deaf; fingerspelling. dantology [62]
This is a list of British English words that have different American English spellings, for example, colour (British English) and color (American English). Word pairs are listed with the British English version first, in italics, followed by the American English version: spelt, spelled; Derived words often, but not always, follow their root.
alternate spelling of "Bogie" (nickname of Humphrey Bogart) boiler (n.) an old fowl best cooked by boiling; (derogatory) an ugly woman (usually in the phrase "old boiler") device (usu. oil or gas-fired) for heating water for central heating or hot water *, "central heating boiler" (US furnace); vessel in which steam is generated; A car (1930s ...
Generally, words coming from French often retain a higher register than words of Old English origin, and they are considered by some to be more posh, elaborate, sophisticated, or pretentious. However, there are exceptions: weep , groom and stone (from Old English) occupy a slightly higher register than cry , brush and rock (from French).
The words bow and bough are examples where there are two meanings associated with a single pronunciation and spelling (the weapon and the knot); two meanings with two different pronunciations (the knot and the act of bending at the waist), and two distinct meanings sharing the same sound but different spellings (bow, the act of bending at the ...
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous. The standard test for synonymy is substitution: one form can be ...
alternate / ˈ ɔː l t ər n ə t / or / ɔː l ˈ t ər n ə t / adjective alternating, alternative / ˈ ɔː l t ər n eɪ t / verb: to take turns alum / ˈ æ l ə m / noun (or verb) a type of astringent salt (or to chemically impregnate with that salt) / ə ˈ l ʌ m / noun a past attendee or graduate (of either gender) of an educational ...