HENGE

Meaning of HENGE in English

/ hendʒ; NAmE / noun

a circle of large vertical wooden or stone objects built in prehistoric times

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: back-formation from Stonehenge .

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HENGE — ˈhenj noun ( -s ) Etymology: back-formation from Stonehenge, an assemblage of upright Bronze Age monuments on Salisbury Plain, near …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HENGE — /henj/ , n. Archaeol. a Neolithic monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HENGE — n. prehistoric monument enclosed by a bank or ditch made of standing stones or wooden pillars constructed during the Neolithic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HENGE — [ hɛn(d)ʒ ] ■ noun a prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of stone or wooden uprights. Origin C18: back-form. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HENGE — henge BrE AmE hen d ʒ ▷ henges ˈhen d ʒ ɪz -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HENGE — n. a prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of massive stone or wood uprights. [back-form. f. Stonehenge, such a monument …
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HENGE — n. a prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of massive stone or wood uprights. [ back-form. f. Stonehenge, such a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HENGE — n. a prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of massive stone or wood uprights. Etymology: back-form. f. Stonehenge, such a …
Oxford English vocab
STONED HENGE — Derived from the ancient rock monument in the UK, this term clearly describes a rock star who has overindulged. Example: …
Slang English vocab
HINGE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English heng; akin to Middle Dutch henge hook, Old English hangian to hang Date: 14th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HINGE — I. ˈhinj noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English heng, heeng, hyng; akin to Middle Dutch henge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANGE — ˈhanj noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English henge, hinge, from hengen, hingen to hang — more at hang dialect …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WOODHENGE — /wood"henj'/ , n. Archaeol. a henge monument consisting of circles of upright timber posts. [ 1925-30; WOOD 1 + (STONE)HENGE …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STONEHENGE — /stohn"henj/ , n. a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, consisting of a large circle of megaliths surrounding a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HINGE — — hingeless , adj. — hingelike , adj. /hinj/ , n. , v. , hinged, hinging . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANG — — hangable , adj. — hangability , n. /hang/ , v. , hung or ( esp. for 4, 5, 20, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HINGE — I. ˈhinj noun Etymology: Middle English heng; akin to Middle Dutch henge hook, Old English hangian to hang Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HINGE — ■ noun a movable joint or mechanism by which a door, gate, or lid opens and closes or which connects …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HINGE — [hinge] n [ME heng; akin to MD henge hook, OE hangian to hang] (14c) 1 a: a jointed or flexible …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STONEHENGE — archaeological site located about 18.5 miles (30 km) south of the Avebury site and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ICHIKAWA KON — born Nov. 20, 1915, Ise, Japan Japanese motion-picture director who introduced sophisticated Western-style comedy to Japan in the 1950s. Later …
Britannica English vocabulary
HINGE — / hɪndʒ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a piece of metal, plastic, etc. on which a door, lid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STONEHENGE — Stone ‧ henge /ˌstəʊnˈhendʒ◂ $ ˈstəʊnhendʒ/ BrE AmE a group of very large tall stones that are arranged in a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STONE AGE BRITAIN — The earliest archaeological remains found in Britain are tools thought to have been made before 12000 BC, when Britain was …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ROCKUMENTARY — noun Also written rock-umentary (Lifestyle and Leisure) (Music) In informal use, a documentary film dealing with the history of rock …
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