family, household, house, home, menage
(noun) a social unit living together; âhe moved his family to Virginiaâ; âIt was a good Christian householdâ; âI waited until the whole house was asleepâ; âthe teacher asked how many people made up his homeâ; âthe family refused to accept his willâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
menage (plural menages)
Alternative form of ménage
• Meegan, manege, manĂšge
Source: Wiktionary
MĂ©`nage", n.
Definition: See Manage.
MĂ©`nage", n. Etym: [See Menagerie.]
Definition: A collection of animals; a menagerie. [Obs.] Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
