elevenses | Word of the Day

January 03, 2019 elevenses [ih-lev-uhn-ziz] noun 1. British. (usually used with a plural verb) a midmorning break for refreshments. 2. British. the refreshments taken. food Cooking Terms Every Thanksgiving Foodie Should Know history Made-up Words Said By The People In Charge - Everything After Z by Dictionary.com WORD OF THE DAY elevenses continued... QUOTES At other times there were merely lots of people eating and drinking -- continuously from elevenses until six-thirty, when the fireworks started. -- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954 ORIGIN Elevenses is a British colloquialism, familiar to Americans most likely through reading Tolkien (Bilbo Baggins was keen on elevenses) and P.G. Wodehouse. Elevenses was originally a British dialect word, a double plural of eleven (o'clock); it referred to snacks or light refreshments taken at eleven in the morning (as fourses taken about four in the afternoon.) Elevenses entered English in the 19th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 Top 10 Acronyms That Will Make Your Life Easier These are the top 10 acronyms you should be using to make your life easier ... and maybe a bit more fun. Do you know how to use these ones? 2 These Words Can Be VERY Awkward To Explain To Kids Kids are like sponges. They soak in the words they hear and see around them, and slowly their vocabularies build. But, sometimes, the words kids see and hear are not exactly PG. 3 We Asked People To Translate These Emojis Into English Can you guess the meaning of these emoji combinations? Some of them are creative enough to be put in the dictionary. How'd you do? 4 The Social Justice Dictionary You Didn't Know You Needed The language we use to describe social justice changes just as quickly as our advancements do, and it can be hard to keep up. So, we've collected some of the terms and phrases that make up social justice, which is itself a catch-all phrase for movements that work toward greater equality. 5 Do You Know The Most Famous Words From Our Favorite Movies? Read these iconic words, then see if you can correctly pick the flick that they come from! © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy