Tag - English meaning

noun

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

Usage examples:

The old adage ‘out of sight out of mind’

noun

A wise saying or proverb

Usage examples:

He remembered the old adage, "look before you leap."

noun

A wise saying

Usage examples:

He remembered the old adage "look before you leap".

verb

Join (something) to something else so as to increase the size, number, or amount.

Usage examples:

I've started a petition so if you would like to add your name, email me

abbreviation

Analogue digital digital, indicating that a music recording was made in analogue format before being mastered and stored digitally.

noun

Any of a range of behavioural disorders occurring primarily in children, including such symptoms as poor concentration, hyperactivity, and learning difficulties.

verb

Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else.

Usage examples:

Panels to which he affixes copies of fine old prints

noun

An addition to the base form or stem of a word in order to modify its meaning or create a new word.

Usage examples:

Languages that work like this, where whole phrases or clauses can be formed in one word by attachin…

verb

To fasten or stick one thing to another

Usage examples:

Manufacturers were required to affix prominent warning labels on the product itself., affix somethi…

noun

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Usage examples:

An allusion to shakespeare

noun

A brief or indirect reference

Usage examples:

He made some allusion to the years they lived apart.

noun

Something that is said or written that is intended to make you think of a particular thing or person

Usage examples:

The film is full of allusions to hitchcock., her novels are packed with literary allusions.

verb

Add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.

Usage examples:

The first ten amendments were annexed to the constitution in 1791

noun

A building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodation.

Usage examples:

The school's one-storey wooden annex

verb

To take possession of an area of land or a country and add it to a larger area, usually by force

Usage examples:

The united states annexed parts of texas and new mexico, which belonged to mexico., [ u ] the annex…

noun

A pithy observation which contains a general truth.

Usage examples:

The old aphorism ‘the child is father to the man’

noun

A short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth

Usage examples:

Oscar wilde was famous for such aphorisms as "experience is the name everyone gives to their mistak…

verb

Add (something) to the end of a written document.

Usage examples:

The results of the survey are appended to this chapter

verb

To add something to the end of a piece of writing

Usage examples:

Several footnotes were appended to the text.

verb

To add something to a document

Usage examples:

Append sth to sth a confidentiality agreement was appended to the contract of employment.

verb

Join or fasten (something) to something else.

Usage examples:

Attach your safety line to the bridge

verb

To fasten, join, or connect something

Usage examples:

Attach something to something i attached a photo to my application form., use this cable to attach …

verb

To join a file such as a document, picture, or computer program, to an email

noun

A statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.

Usage examples:

The axiom that sport builds character

noun

A statement or principle that is generally accepted to be true, but need not be so

Usage examples:

It is a widely held axiom that governments should not negotiate with terrorists.

noun

A formal statement or principle in mathematics, science, etc., from which other statements can be obtained

Usage examples:

Euclid's axioms form the foundation of his system of geometry.

noun

A small piece of metal, plastic, or cloth bearing a design or words, typically worn to identify a person or to indicate membership of an organization or support for a cause.

Usage examples:

The badge of the cheshire regiment

verb

Mark with a badge or other distinguishing emblem.

Usage examples:

Vendors can badge their products ‘certified’

An emblem that signifies your status

noun

A short official note, typically recording a sum owed.

Usage examples:

Write out a chit for whatever you take from the drinks cupboard

noun

An impudent or arrogant young woman.

Usage examples:

She is a mere chit of a girl

verb

Cause (a potato) to sprout by placing it in a cool light place.

Usage examples:

I moved to canada a few years ago and i was surprised when i mentioned chitting to people, they had…

noun

A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

Usage examples:

That old cliché ‘a woman's place is in the home’

noun

An idea or expression that has been used too often and is often considered a sign of bad writing or old-fashioned thinking

Usage examples:

The story is shamelessly corny, and grownups will groan at its clichés.

noun

A phrase, remark, or opinion that has very often been said or expressed before and is therefore not original and not interesting

Usage examples:

My wedding day - and i know it's a cliché - was just the happiest day of my life., occasionally his…

noun

The part of a cheque, receipt, ticket, or other document that is torn off and kept as a record by the person issuing it.

Usage examples:

I have challenged this but submission of my cheque book counterfoils and the fact that several coll…

noun

The part of a ticket, cheque, etc. which you keep as a record of payment

Usage examples:

We suggest that you retain the counterfoil as proof of purchase.

noun

The part of a ticket, cheque, etc. that is kept as a record of payment

noun

A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

Usage examples:

The dicta of high court judges

noun

A short statement, especially one expressing advice or a general truth

Usage examples:

He followed the famous american dictum "don't get mad, get even".

noun

A document or label listing the contents of a consignment or package.

Usage examples:

The health department is working with the british supermarket chain to introduce shopping dockets t…

verb

Mark (a consignment or package) with a document or label listing the contents.

Usage examples:

The clothes would be handed in and neatly docketed

noun

A list of cases to be dealt with in a law court

verb

Designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme

noun

A characteristic or identifying feature.

Usage examples:

This car has all the earmarks of a classic

verb

To keep or intend something for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Be earmarked for five billion dollars of this year's budget is already earmarked for hospital impro…

noun

A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.

Usage examples:

A wildean epigram

noun

A short saying or poem that expresses an idea in a clever, funny way

Usage examples:

One of oscar wilde's most frequently quoted epigrams is "i can resist everything except temptation".

noun

An inscription on a building, statue, or coin.

Usage examples:

The epigraph could be seen clearly on the pillars and walls.

noun

Words that are written on or cut into a surface

Usage examples:

The value of the bronzes was directly dependent on whether they carried epigraphs.

noun

A saying or a part of a poem, play, or book put at the beginning of a piece of writing or a film, to give the reader some idea of what the piece is about

Usage examples:

She has chosen this remark as the epigraph for her new novel., the film's epigraph comes from the l…

noun

An adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

Usage examples:

Old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet ‘dirty’

noun

A word or phrase used to describe someone, often as an insult

Usage examples:

A racial epithet, his stubbornness earned him the epithet “senator no.”

noun

An adjective added to a person's name or a phrase used instead of it, usually to criticize or praise them

Usage examples:

The singer's 104-kilo frame earned him the epithet of "man mountain" in the press.

noun

A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

Usage examples:

She read out excerpts from an article in the times

verb

Take (a short extract) from a text.

Usage examples:

The notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography

noun

A short part taken from a speech, book, etc.

Usage examples:

This article is excerpted from the full report.

verb

Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.

Usage examples:

The fossils are extracted from the chalk

noun

A short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music.

Usage examples:

An extract from a historical film

verb

Remove, usually with some force or effort

noun

A piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during public festivities.

Usage examples:

The american flag

verb

Mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way.

Usage examples:

The spellcheck program flags any words that are not in its dictionary

noun

A flat stone slab, typically rectangular or square, used for paving.

Usage examples:

Stone flags are £32 per square yard and slates go for £2 each.

noun

A mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols.

Usage examples:

The formula for the capacitance of a spherical capacitor

noun

The exact chemical parts that a mixture consists of

Usage examples:

[ c ] the company announced that it was changing its soft-drink formula to make it sweeter., [ c us…

noun

A standard or accepted way of doing something

Usage examples:

A formula for sth/for doing sth tandy had a simple formula for locating his stores: put them where …

verb

Establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.

Usage examples:

The judge ordered that the girl should not be identified

verb

Recognize as being

verb

To recognize or be able to name someone or something, or to prove who or what someone or something is

Usage examples:

Small babies can identify their mothers., the police officer refused to identify himself.

verb

Point out; show.

Usage examples:

Dotted lines indicate the text's margins

verb

To show or signal a direction or warning, or to make something clear

Usage examples:

[ t ] these statistics might indicate quality problems., [ + that clause ] she did not move or indi…

verb

To show something, point to something, or make something clear

Usage examples:

Indicate sth to sb retailers should indicate to the consumer the exact weight of the produce., the …

verb

Link; connect.

Usage examples:

The tap was joined to a pipe

noun

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.

Usage examples:

It was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join

verb

To connect or fasten things together

Usage examples:

A long suspension bridge joins the two islands., join the two pieces together using strong glue., t…

noun

A small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it.

Usage examples:

The alcohol content is clearly stated on the label

verb

Another term for dripstone.

noun

A piece of paper or other material that gives information about the object it is attached to

Usage examples:

The address/mailing label, follow the instructions on the label., everything we produce goes out un…

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

noun

An object used to indicate a position, place, or route.

Usage examples:

They erected a granite marker at the crash site

noun

A symbol or object that gives information

Usage examples:

When the boats reached the halfway marker, the wind started to pick up., she used a yellow, felt-ti…

noun

A sign that shows what something is like or proves that something exists

Usage examples:

A marker of sth the company sees its invitation to join the business forum as a marker of success.,…

noun

A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

Usage examples:

The maxim that actions speak louder than words

noun

A brief statement of a general truth, principle, or rule for behavior

Usage examples:

She lived by the maxim, "do right, risk consequences."

noun

A short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals of an individual, family, or institution.

Usage examples:

The family motto is ‘faithful though unfortunate’

noun

A word, phrase, or sentence that expresses the principles or belief of a person, group, country, or organization

Usage examples:

The motto printed on us currency is "in god we trust."

noun

The action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another.

Usage examples:

There were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock

verb

Subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage.

Usage examples:

Each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively

noun

A movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse executes a slow elevated trot, giving the impression of dancing.

noun

A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.

Usage examples:

‘to improve standards’ is the key phrase here

verb

Put into a particular form of words.

Usage examples:

It's important to phrase the question correctly

An expression consisting of one or more words

noun

A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.

Usage examples:

He masks his disdain for her with platitudes about how she should believe in herself more

noun

A short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice.

Usage examples:

Riddles, proverbs, and sayings that describe proper behavior for both young and old kenyans are sti…

noun

A short statement, usually known by many people for a long time, that gives advice or expresses some common truth

Usage examples:

A chinese proverb says that the longest journey begins with a single step.

noun

A group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.

Usage examples:

A quotation from mark twain

noun

A group of words from a book, play, speech, etc., that are repeated by someone who did not write them

Usage examples:

A quotation from shakespeare prefaces the novel., he called back to say the price quotes were "not …

noun

A statement of how much a job, service, or product will cost

Usage examples:

A quotation for sth you can request a quotation for professional indemnity insurance online., get/g…

verb

Repeat or copy out (words from a text or speech written or spoken by another person).

Usage examples:

I realized she was quoting passages from shakespeare

noun

A quotation from a text or speech.

Usage examples:

A quote from wordsworth

noun

A hand tool for cutting wood or other hard materials, typically with a long, thin serrated blade and operated using a backwards and forwards movement.

Usage examples:

Mark the cut line on the board and position the saw with its blade on the line.

verb

Cut (something) using a saw.

Usage examples:

The top of each post is sawn off at railing height

verb

Past of see1.

noun

A short, pithy, commonly known expression which generally offers advice or wisdom.

Usage examples:

Often a pithy saying or proverb has been written in the chosen script beside the alphabet.

verb

Utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or an instruction.

Usage examples:

‘thank you,’ he said

noun

A well-known expression or wise statement

Usage examples:

I hate t-shirts with sayings on them.

noun

A short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising.

Usage examples:

A series of arson attacks gave new meaning to the advertising slogan ‘come home to a real fire’

noun

A short, easily remembered phrase used to describe the character of something, esp. a political idea or a product

Usage examples:

That old campaign slogan really means that there should be jobs and enough food for all citizens.

noun

A short, easily remembered phrase used by an organization so that people will recognize it or its products

Usage examples:

Advertising/marketing/branding slogan the company's advertising slogan in the 1970s and 1980s was "…

verb

Bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground.

Usage examples:

He stamped his foot in frustration

noun

An instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.

Usage examples:

Hathaway used a variety of stamps to mark his tools.

verb

Walk heavily

noun

An adhesive label or notice, generally printed or illustrated.

Usage examples:

A disabled sticker for our car

noun

A small piece of paper with a picture or writing on one side and a sticky substance on the other

Usage examples:

Dana collects stickers of cartoon characters.

noun

A small piece of paper or plastic with a picture or writing on one side and glue or a similar substance on the other side, so that it will fix onto a surface

Usage examples:

The painting had a sticker on saying "sold"., there were two different price stickers on the shoes …

noun

The truncated remnant of a pencil, cigarette, or similar-shaped object after use.

Usage examples:

The ashtray was full of stubs

verb

Accidentally strike (one's toe) against something.

Usage examples:

I stubbed my toe, swore, and tripped

verb

The small unused part of something

noun

A small flap or strip of material attached to or projecting from something, used to hold, fasten, or manipulate it, or for identification and information.

Usage examples:

The shopkeeper undid the clasp binding the date book closed and heaved it open, revealing a binder …

verb

Short for tableau curtains.

verb

Use the tab key on a computer or typewriter keyboard.

Usage examples:

The user can tab to the phrase and press enter

noun

A small, sharp broad-headed nail.

Usage examples:

Tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor

verb

Fasten or fix in place with tacks.

Usage examples:

He used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard

noun

Equipment used in horse riding, including the saddle and bridle.

Usage examples:

New materials will also be used for tack and horse equipment.

noun

A current score or amount.

Usage examples:

That takes his tally to 10 goals in 10 games

verb

Agree or correspond.

Usage examples:

Their signatures should tally with their names on the register

noun

A record or count of a number of items

Usage examples:

The final tally was 21 for and 16 against., [ t ] i need to finish tallying the receipts., [ i ] hi…

noun

A piece of paper or card that gives the holder a certain right, especially to enter a place, travel by public transport, or participate in an event.

Usage examples:

Admission is by ticket only

verb

Issue (someone) with an official notice of a traffic offence.

Usage examples:

Park illegally and you are likely to be ticketed

noun

A small card that shows that the person holding it has paid for an activity

Usage examples:

An airline/train ticket, a movie/concert/theater ticket, have you bought your ticket yet?, a speedi…

noun

A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting.

Usage examples:

The truism that you get what you pay for