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surge
English
Etymology
From Middle English surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surg?, contr. of surrig?, subrig? (“lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc.”, transitive verb), from sub (“from below; up”) + reg? (“to stretch”); see regent.
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: sûrj IPA(key): /s?d?/
- (UK) IPA(key): /s??d?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d?
- Homophone: serge
Noun
surge (plural surges)
- A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
- The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation
- (electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
- (aviation) A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust.
- (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).
- 1901, Bible (American Standard Version), James i. 6
- He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
- He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, / Pursues the foaming surges to the shore.
- 1901, Bible (American Standard Version), James i. 6
- (obsolete) A spring; a fountain.
- 1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles
- all great rivers are gorged and assembled of various surges and springs of water
- 1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles
- The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
Synonyms
- inrush
Derived terms
- countersurge
- surgeless
Translations
Verb
surge (third-person singular simple present surges, present participle surging, simple past and past participle surged)
- (intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
- Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations.
- To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
- (transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.
Related terms
- source
Translations
References
- surge in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- surge in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- FM 55-501
Anagrams
- Ruges, grues, urges
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -urd?e
Verb
surge
- third-person singular present indicative of surgere
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?sur.?e/, [?s??r??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?sur.d??e/, [?surd???]
Verb
surge
- second-person singular present active imperative of surg?
- (Matt. IX. v.5)
Arise, and walk. (KJV)
Portuguese
Verb
surge
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of surgir
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of surgir
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?su?xe/, [?su?.xe]
Verb
surge
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of surgir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of surgir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of surgir.
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crest
English
Etymology
From Middle English creste, borrowed from Old French creste (modern crête), from Latin crista. Doublet of crista.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
crest (plural crests)
- The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
- The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.
- (heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.
- The upper curve of a horse's neck.
- The ridge or top of a wave.
- The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
- The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
- The top line of a slope or embankment.
- (anatomy) A ridge along the surface of a bone.
- (informal) A design or logo, especially one of an institution, association or high-class family.
- Any of several birds in the family Regulidae, including the goldcrests and firecrests.
Synonyms
- (skin on head of birds): comb, cockscomb
Coordinate terms
- (skin on head of birds): caruncle, snood, wattle
Translations
Verb
crest (third-person singular simple present crests, present participle cresting, simple past and past participle crested)
- (intransitive) Particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.
- (transitive) To reach the crest of (a hill or mountain)
- To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, Extracts from An Evening Walk
- groves of clouds that crest the mountain's brow
- 1815, William Wordsworth, Extracts from An Evening Walk
- To mark with lines or streaks like waving plumes.
Translations
Anagrams
- RTECS, certs
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