Rhine, Rhine River, Rhein
(noun) a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
Rhine, J. B. Rhine, Joseph Banks Rhine
(noun) United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
the Rhine
A river that flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
• Hiner, Hiren, rhein
rhine (plural rhines)
(UK, dialect) A watercourse; a ditch for water.
• Hiner, Hiren, rhein
Source: Wiktionary
Rhine, n. Etym: [AS. ryne. See Run.]
Definition: A water course; a ditch. [Written also rean.] [Prov. Eng.] Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
