Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.. The longest personal name is 747 characters long, and belongs to Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (b. 4 August 1914, Germany) who passed away on 24 October 1997, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, as verified on 1 January 2021. How old is the girl with 1000 letters in […]
An interrogative word or question word is a function word used to ask a question, such as what, which, when, where, who, whom, whose, why, whether and how. They are sometimes called wh-words, because in English most of them start with wh- (compare Five Ws). Why is it called WH […]
automated teller machine. : a computerized electronic machine that performs basic banking functions (such as handling check deposits or issuing cash withdrawals) — called also automated teller machine, automatic teller, automatic teller machine. ATM. abbreviation (2) What does ATM in slang mean? ATM means at the moment. It is an […]
It’s time to stop calling them ‘dot dot dot’ . . . You see those dots? All three together constitute an ellipsis. The plural form of the word is ellipses, as in “a writer who uses a lot of ellipses.” They also go by the following names: ellipsis points, points […]
Coined by writer George Meyer for the TV show The Simpsons; perhaps from yank, or imitative of the sound effect (a quick upward slide on a violin) that accompanies something being snatched in classic comedies. Is yoink a real word? The Online Slang Dictionary written by Walter Rader defines yoink […]
This has happened because a recent Windows 10 update changed the default language and region settings to US English. To fix it, click the Windows button in the far left hand corner of your taskbar (or tap the Windows key on your keyboard) and start typing “Region & language settings”. […]
Alchemy symbols sometimes contain hints of the qualities the element was thought to have, as well as the history of the element. Using symbols helped alchemists keep their work, much of which was carefully guarded, secret from non-alchemists who wouldn’t recognize the symbols. What were alchemy symbols used for? Alchemical […]
The symbol ^ has many uses in programming languages, where it is typically called a caret. It can signify exponentiation, the bitwise XOR operator, string concatenation, and control characters in caret notation, among other uses. What is a caret symbol in math? 1. A caret is another name for a […]
On the Internet, @ (pronounced “at” or “at sign” or “address sign”) is the symbol in an E-mail address that separates the name of the user from the user’s Internet address, as in this hypothetical e-mail address example: [email protected]. What is the use of @? Email and Social Media In […]
Like the many other heart emojis, such as Sparkling Heart emoji ? , Beating Heart emoji ?, or Growing Heart emoji ?, the Heart Exclamation emoji ❣️ is used to convey love, affection, and other positive feelings. What does mean ❣? ❣️ The emoji of a decorative exclamation mark where […]
The at sign, @, is normally read aloud as “at”; it is also commonly called the at symbol, commercial at, or address sign. What is the@ symbol called? Officially, this symbol is called commercial at. Unofficially, most people seem to refer to it as the at sign or just at. […]
List of positive words that start with D Dynamic Dear Decent Dutiful Decisive Driven Devoted Delicious Deserving Dapper Determined Destined Dedicated Diamond Distinctive What are all the D words? Full list of words from this list: dally. waste time. dapper. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. dauntless. invulnerable to […]
Definition of cromulent adjective Often Facetious. acceptable or legitimate: People disagree on using the singular “they,” but it’s perfectly cromulent as far as I’m concerned. GOOSES. Is Cromulent in the Oxford dictionary? They might be pleased to know that “cromulent” does appear in the online version of the Oxford dictionary, […]
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word entered in the most trusted English dictionaries. Is there a word longer than Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis? The longest words in the dictionary are: antidisestablishmentarianism – opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England – 28 letters. floccinaucinihilipilification – the estimation of something as worthless – 29 […]
a/an, the. The determiners a/an and the are called “articles”. They are the most common of all determiners. They come at the very beginning of a noun phrase. What type of grammar is a, an the? indefinite articleThe definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the […]