eigh·teen

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• eigh — eigh·teen·mo; eigh·teen; eigh·teenth; …   English syllables

• teen — bea·ver·teen; cam·le·teen; can·teen; col·ber·teen; co·teen; eigh·teen·mo; feif·teen; fif·teen·er; four·teen·er; har·ra·teen; po·teen; rat·teen; sa·teen; six·teen·mo; sub·teen; teen·age; teen·aged; teen·ag·er; teen·er; teen·sy; teen·sy ween·sy;… …   English syllables

• -teen — suffix forming the names of numerals from 13 to 19. Etymology: OE inflected form of TEN * * * a suffix used to form cardinal numerals from 13 to 19. [ME, OE tene, comb. form of TEN; c. D tien, G zehn] * * * teen1 «teen», noun. 1. Archaic. grief.… …   Useful english dictionary

• eighteen — eigh·teen …   English syllables

• eighteenmo — eigh·teen·mo …   English syllables

• eighteen — eigh|teen [ˌeıˈti:n] number [: Old English; Origin: eahtatiene, from eahta eight + tien ten ] the number 18 ▪ At least eighteen bullets were fired. ▪ Jim was eighteen (=18 years old) . >eighteenth adj pron ▪ in the eighteenth century ▪ her… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• eighteen-hole — eighˈteen hole adjective (of a golf course) having eighteen holes • • • Main Entry: ↑eighteen …   Useful english dictionary

• eighteen-pence — eighˈteen pence noun • • • Main Entry: ↑eighteen …   Useful english dictionary

• eighteen-penny — eighˈteen penny adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑eighteen …   Useful english dictionary

• Bosch, Carl — (1874 1940)    chemist and industrialist; helped create IG Far ben.* Born in Cologne, he was a nephew of the industrialist Robert Bosch.* He studied metallurgy and engineering before taking a doctorate in chemistry at Leipzig. In 1909, as a… …   Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik