nnoun.communicationan Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countriesSynset:English English language
Derivationally Related Form:English
Hypernyms:West Germanic West Germanic language
Inherited Hypernyms:englishwest germanicgermanicindo-europeannatural languagelanguagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:AmericanAmerican EnglishAmerican languageAnglo-SaxonKing's EnglishMiddle EnglishModern EnglishOld EnglishOxford EnglishQueen's EnglishReceived PronunciationScotsScots EnglishScottishcockneygeordie
Full Hyponyms:african american vernacular englishamerican englishangliancockneyeast midlandgeordiekentishking's englishlallansmiddle englishmodern englishnorthernold englishoxford englishreceived pronunciationscottishsouthwesternwest midlandwest saxon
nnoun.personthe people of EnglandSynset:English English people
Derivationally Related Form:English
Hypernyms:country land nation
Inherited Hypernyms:englishnationpeoplegroupabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionthe discipline that studies the English language and literatureDerivationally Related Form:English
Hypernyms:arts humanistic discipline humanities liberal arts
Inherited Hypernyms:englishhumanistic disciplinedisciplineknowledge domaincontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.event(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twistTopic:athleticssport
Synset:English side
Hypernyms:spin
Inherited Hypernyms:englishspinrotationturningmovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
adjadj.pertof or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or peopleExamples:- English history
- the English landed aristocracy
- English literature
Derivationally Related Form:anglicizeEnglishEngland
Pertainyms:England
Inherited Hypernyms:english
adjadj.pertof or relating to the English languageDerivationally Related Form:English
Pertainyms:English
Inherited Hypernyms:english