english

1. Of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people (synset 303014852)
   "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature"
2. Of or relating to the English language (synset 303015124)

1. 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 (synset 106959794)
   is a type of: west germanic, west germanic language - a branch of the Germanic languages
   subtypes:

   • american, american english, american language - the English language as used in the United States
   • cockney - the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London
   • geordie - the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
   • king's english, queen's english - English as spoken by educated persons in southern England
   • received pronunciation - the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting
   • middle english - English from about 1100 to 1450
   • modern english - English since about 1450
   • anglo-saxon, old english - English prior to about 1100
   • oxford english - the dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious
   • scots, scots english, scottish - the dialect of English used in Scotland
   same as: english language
2. The people of England (synset 109752082)
   is a type of: country, land, nation - the people who live in a nation or country
   same as: english people
3. The discipline that studies the English language and literature (synset 106165130)
   is a type of: arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts - studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
4. (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist (synset 107457169)
   referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
   is a type of: spin - a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
   same as: side

Other Searches

• Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
• Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
• Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing