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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The discipline that studies the English language and literature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("English" is a kind of...):
arts; humanistic discipline; humanities; liberal arts (studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills))
Derivation:
English (of or relating to the English language)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
English; English language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("English" is a kind of...):
West Germanic; West Germanic language (a branch of the Germanic languages)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "English"):
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 language, languages or the dialect of English used in Scotland)
Derivation:
English (of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people)
English (of or relating to the English language)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
Synonyms:
English; side
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("English" is a kind of...):
spin (a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile))
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The people of England
Synonyms:
English; English people
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("English" is a kind of...):
country; land; nation (the people who live in a nation or country)
Derivation:
English (of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
Example:
English literature
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
Derivation:
anglicize (make English in appearance)
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
English (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)
English (the people of England)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the English language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
English (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)
Derivation:
English (the discipline that studies the English language and literature)
English (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)
Context examples:
I'm taking special courses in English.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
This may perhaps pass with the reader rather for an European or English story, than for one of a country so remote.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
American and English breeds are recognized.
(Foxhound, NCI Thesaurus)
The English Toy Spaniel is a small, square spaniel with a deep, pug nose.
(English Toy Spaniel, NCI Thesaurus)
The English Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a powerful and muscular dog, with a broad head and very strong jaws.
(English Staffordshire Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)
The square flat head is not as massive as the English Bulldog's.
(French Bulldog, NCI Thesaurus)
The Harrier is similar to the English Foxhound, but smaller.
(Harrier, NCI Thesaurus)
One of the oldest original early American pig strains, the Hampshire pig originated from the Old English breed and was imported to North American in the mid-1800s.
(Hampshire Pig, NCI Thesaurus)
The English Springer Spaniel is a compact, medium-sized dog with long pendant ears.
(English Springer Spaniel, NCI Thesaurus)
"A" is the third most common letter in English, and the second most common in Spanish and French.
(A, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
