(n): a branch of the Germanic languages
(n): the people of England
(n): the people who live in a nation or country
(n): the discipline that studies the English language and literature
(n): studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
(n): (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
(n): a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
(adj): of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
(adj): of or relating to the English language
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I love the Frankenstein's monster that is English. Sewn together out of dead languages and living ones that it kills and uses for spare parts. If the human race were exterminated, English would find a new host or wait for one to evolve. English does not sleep. It waits.