ALIGNING

aligning, positioning

(adjective) causing to fall into line or into position

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

aligning

present participle of align

Source: Wiktionary


ALIGN

A*lign", v. t. Etym: [F. aligner; Ă  (L. ad) + ligne (L. linea) line. See Line, and cf. Allineate.]

Definition: To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

A*lign", v. t.

Definition: To form in line; to fall into line.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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