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boardwalk
English
Etymology
board +? walk.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b??dw??k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b??d?w?k/
- Hyphenation: board?walk
Noun
boardwalk (plural boardwalks)
- A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
Synonyms
- (elevated path by a beach): promenade
Translations
Verb
boardwalk (third-person singular simple present boardwalks, present participle boardwalking, simple past and past participle boardwalked)
- To install a boardwalk over.
Translations
Further reading
- boardwalk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- walkboard
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quay
English
Alternative forms
- cay
Etymology
The current spelling was adopted in the 1690s to emulate the spelling but not the pronunciation (at least originally) of the equivalent modern French quai. From Middle English kay, key, kaye, keye, from Old French kay, cail, from Gaulish *kagyum, cagiíun (“enclosure”), from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“pen, enclosure”) (compare Welsh cae (“hedge”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kag?yóm (“enclosure”). Doublet of hedge.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ki?/ enPR: k?
- (Ireland) IPA(key): /ke?/
- (US) enPR: k?, IPA(key): /ki/, /ke?/
- Rhymes: -i?, -e?
- Homophone: key
Noun
quay (plural quays)
- (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
Derived terms
- Connah's Quay
- quayside
- Willington Quay
Translations
Verb
quay (third-person singular simple present quays, present participle quaying, simple past and past participle quayed)
- To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".
See also
- dock; pier; float; cay; harbour, harbor; mole; riprap; wharf
References
- quay at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- quya
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *kwe?.
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [kwaj??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [kwaj??]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waj??]
Verb
quay • (?, ?, ?, ????, ????, ????, ????)
- to turn; to revolve; to swivel
- (transitive) to dial (a phone number)
- to whirl; to reverse; to turn back
- to spit roast
- to film
Derived terms
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