In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ID
id
(noun) (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity
ID, I.D.
(noun) a card or badge used to identify the bearer; “you had to show your ID in order to get in”
Idaho, Gem State, ID, Id.
(noun) a state in the Rocky Mountains
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
ID (countable and uncountable, plural IDs)
Initialism of identification or identity documentation.
(music) An electronic music track without an official title.
(radio, television) An ident.
Abbreviation of identifier.
Abbreviation of intelligent design.
Abbreviation of industrial design.
Abbreviation of inside diameter.
Abbreviation of inner diameter.
Abbreviation of internal diameter.
Abbreviation of industry discount.
Proper noun
ID
Abbreviation of Idaho.
Verb
ID (third-person singular simple present ID's or IDs, present participle ID'ing or IDing, simple past and past participle ID'ed or ID'd or IDed)
(transitive) To identify (an object, etc.).
(transitive) To request to see a person’s identification for proof of identity or age.
Anagrams
• DI, Di, dI, di, di-
Etymology 1
Noun
id (plural ids)
The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.
Synonyms
• (unconscious impulsive component of the personality): lizard brain, reptilian brain
Coordinate terms
• ego
• superego
Etymology 2
Noun
id (plural ids)
Alternative spelling of ide
Etymology 3
Noun
id (plural ids)
(computing) Identifier.
Etymology 4
Noun
id
Used in citations to state that the citation is to the work immediately previously cited.
Anagrams
• DI, Di, dI, di, di-
Source: Wiktionary
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