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Not all words in this list are acceptable in Scrabble tournament games. Scrabble tournaments around the world use their own sets of words from selected dictionaries that might not contain all the words listed here. Qi is the most commonly played word in Scrabble tournaments, [10] and was added to the official North American word list in 2006. [11]
(v.) to set the hammer or firing pin of a loaded firearm ready for firing; likewise, to "cock the shutter" of an old, spring-activated camera (n.) A type of tap, faucet, or valve (e.g., a stopcock). collect To win a bet (from the idea of picking up the winnings) (v.) to gather together, to pick up; (orig. US) to pick up a person or thing
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples vac-empty: Latin: vacare: evacuate, vacancy, vacant, vacate, vacation, vacuous, vacuum vacc-
The T–V distinction is the contextual use of different pronouns that exists in some languages and serves to convey formality or familiarity. Its name comes from the Latin pronouns tu and vos . The distinction takes a number of forms and indicates varying levels of politeness, familiarity , courtesy, age or even insult toward the addressee.
Some usages identified as American English are common in British English; e.g., disk for disc. A few listed words are more different words than different spellings: "aeroplane/airplane", "mum/mom". See also: American and British English differences, Wikipedia:List of common misspellings and Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English
Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine. First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable vowel, usually -o-.
This is an alphabetical list of television program articles (or sections within articles about television programs). Spaces and special characters are ignored. This list covers television programs whose first letter (excluding "the") of the title are U, V, and W.
pint / ˈ-aɪ n t / rhymes with rynt, a word milkmaids use to get a cow to move. [15] plagued / ˈ-eɪ ɡ d / rhymes with vagued, meaning "wandered/roamed" or "became vague/acted vaguely". plankton / ˈ-æ ŋ k t ən / rhymes with Yankton, a member of a western branch of the Dakota people and several American place names named after the people.