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== English == === Alternative forms === (spin): English (US) (render into English): English (dated, rare) === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. It is speculated to relate either to people from England introducing the technique for billiards or bowling in the United States, or perhaps from a particular person with the surname English. ==== Pronunciation ==== (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ Rhymes: -ɪŋɡlɪʃ Homophone: English ==== Noun ==== english (uncountable) (uncountable, Canada, US) Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in pool, billiards or bowling; spin, sidespin. (by extension, figurative) An unusual or unexpected interpretation of a text or idea, a spin, a nuance. ===== Synonyms ===== (spinning motion): side, spin, sidespin ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== body English === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== english (third-person singular simple present englishes, present participle englishing, simple past and past participle englished) (transitive; archaic or rare) Alternative form of English. === References === Oxford Learner's Dictionaries – English Cambridge Dictionary – English Merriam-Webster Dictionary – English Encyclopaedia Britannica – English Language === Anagrams === Hingles, shingle