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"ALMONDS" is a plural of: almond. |
Date "ALMONDS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Dream Interpretation | This is a good omen. It has wealth in store. However, sorrow will go with it for a short while. If the almonds are defective, your disappointment in obtaining a certain wish will be complete until new conditions are brought about. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: ALMONDSSynonym: Nuts. (additional references) |
Crosswords: ALMONDS |
| English words defined with "ALMONDS": almond cookie, almond crescent, almond extract, Almond oil, Amandine, Amarine, Amygdalate, Amygdalic, amygdalin ♦ babka, Benzoic aldehyde, Benzoyl, bitter almond oil ♦ Conglutin ♦ Emulsin, European nut pine, expressed almond oil ♦ hardbake ♦ Mandelic, monounsaturated fatty acid ♦ Oil of bitter almonds, Orgeat ♦ Pinus pinea ♦ ratafee, ratafia ♦ stone pine, sweet almond oil, Synaptase ♦ tipsy cake ♦ umbrella pine. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ALMONDS": ALMOND BLANCHER, HAND, ALMOND HULLER, ALMOND-BLANCHER OPERATOR, ALMOND-PASTE MIXER ♦ marzipan maker ♦ NUT STEAMER ♦ praliné ♦ SNAP DRAGON, Specialty crops, steamer operator. (references) |
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Screenplays | I see two almonds touching! (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert) | |
Clever | Almonds are a member of the peach family. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Almonds and Raisins (1984) | |
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Business | Principal products include almonds, citrus, raisins, prunes and walnuts. (references) | |
Economic History | Czech Rep | Almonds are mostly imported from California. (references) |
Germany | Germany is the largest export market for U.S. almonds. (references) | |
India | Shelled almonds are also imported in consumer packages. (references) | |
Minorities | Bulgaria | In July an unidentified assailant shot a Rom, Tudor Todorov, who was attempting to steal almonds from a private orchard; Todorov was taken to the hospital in critical condition. (references) |
Trade | Germany | Under the Uruguay Round Agreement duties for horticultural products have been reduced in six equal annual installments by an average of 36 percent by July 1, 2000. Increased export opportunities will be created for single-strength orange juice, fresh foliage, shelled and roasted almonds, walnuts, apples, fresh asparagus, fresh grapes, roasted pistachios and potato chips. (references) |
Brazil | Breeder livestock (cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses and donkeys, including semen and embryos); wine and brandy, distilled spirits (rum, wodka and whiskey); fresh vegetables (asparagus, beans, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, corn, garlic, lettuce, onions, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes); canned vegetables (asparagus, beans, carrots, corn, peas, tomatoes and tomato paste); frozen vegetables (beans, broccoli, carrots, corn and spinach); peanut butter or peanut flour; dairy products (butter, butter oil, ghee, anhydrous milk fat, non-fat and whole milk powder, whey powder, whey protein concentrate, lactose, non-sweetened condensed milk, fluid milk, lecithin and cheese); ice cream; meat, frozen or chilled (beef, pork and their products);wheat, wheat flour, semolina; cotton, 100% cotton yarn, 100% cotton fabrics (woven and knit unbleached/bleached/dyed, and/or printed); rice; feed grains (barley, including malting barley, white corn, yellow corn, sorghum and oats); corn products (flour, starch, corn meal, popcorn and gluten); pulses(dry beans, peas and lentils), poultry breeder stock (baby chicks, turkey pouts and hatching eggs); eggs and egg products (fresh, dry, refrigerated, frozen, albumin, etc); fresh fruits (apples, apricots, avocados, blueberries, cherries, grapes, grapefruit, kiwi, lemons, melons, nectarines, oranges, pears, plums, peaches, raspberries and tangerines); hops: hops extract; tallow: grease, lard, barley malt; potatoes(cut and chilled or frozen; flakes, granules); peanuts; commercially prepared dog and cat food, animal feed ingredients, fish food; seeds for sowing; almonds ( walnuts, pistachios, hazelnut and pecan); dry fruits, frozen fruits, canned fruits, fruit pure and fruit pulp, 100% natural fruit juice; seafood (fresh and frozen);tomato paste; alfalfa; honey; skins; nutritional beverages preparations (for human consumption); soy protein products; vegetable oils; wood; beer; cereals; preparation for breads and pizzas (powder, refrigerated of frozen); canned pickles; ready-to-eat meals; soft drinks and sodas; soups and sauces. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "ALMONDS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 97.08% of the time. "ALMONDS" is used about 240 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 97.08% | 233 | 19,663 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.92% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 240 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "ALMONDS": burn almonds ♦ burnt almonds ♦ imitation oil of bitter almonds ♦ oil of bitter almonds ♦ sugar almonds ♦ sugared almonds ♦ wedding sugared almonds. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "ALMONDS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | захаросани бадеми (burnt almonds). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 杏仁 (Almond). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | maskine til fjernelse af det bloede eller trevlede frugtkoed (etc, machine for removinq fleshy or fibrous hulls of nuts). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | suikerboon (dragee, panned good, panned sweet, pralines, sugar almonds, sugar coated good, sugared almond, sugared almonds), suikeramandel (dragee, panned good, panned sweet, pralines, sugar almonds, sugar coated good, sugared almond, sugared almonds), gedrageerd artikel (dragee, panned good, panned sweet, pralines, sugar almonds, sugar coated good, sugared almond, sugared almonds), dragees (dragee, panned good, panned sweet, pralines, sugar almonds, sugar coated good, sugared almond, sugared almonds), dragee (dragee, panned good, panned sweet, pralines, sugar almonds, sugar coated good, sugar-coated tablet, sugared almond, sugared almonds). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | sokeroitu manteli (dragee, panned good, panned sweet, pralines, sugar almonds, sugar coated good, sugared almond, sugared almonds), karvasmanteli (bitter almond, bitter almonds, bitter almond-tree). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | amandes, machine retirer les enveloppes charnues ou fibreuses des noix, etc. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Mandeln (tonsillar, tonsils). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αποφλοιωτική μηχανή καρυδιών,αμυγδάλων κ.τ.λ (etc, machine for removinq fleshy or fibrous hulls of nuts). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | mandulát hámoz (to blanch almonds). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | smallatore (etc, machine for removinq fleshy or fibrous hulls of nuts). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 알몬" (Almond). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | almonyn skihlt (shelled almonds), almonyn rostit (burnt almonds), almonyn bleiht (ground almonds). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | almondsay amêndoas (etc, machine for removinq fleshy or fibrous hulls of nuts). (various references) amêndoas. (various references) миндаль (almond). (various references) despellejadora de almendras o de nueces (etc, machine for removinq fleshy or fibrous hulls of nuts). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Exodus Chapter 37, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai beselehl o tou ouriou ek fulhV iouda epoihsen kaqa sunetaxen kurioV tw mwush |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | In ipso autem vecte erant quattuor scyphi in nucis modum spherulaeque per singulos et lilia |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | In that forsothe berynge staf were foure cuppes, in maner of a note, and balles thury ech, and lilies; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And apon the candelsticke selfe, were .iiij. cuppes after the facyon of almondes with knoppes and floures: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And on its pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Exodus Chapter 37, Verse 20 |
| Cebuano | Ug diha sa tangkawan adunay upat ka copa nga gibuhat sama sa dagway sa mga bulak sa almendras, ang mga malingin nga dayandayan niini, ug ang mga bulak niini; |
| Chinese | 燈 臺 上 有 四 個 杯 、 形 狀 像 杏 花 、 有 球 、 有 花 。 |
| Croatian | Na samome svijeænjaku bile su èetiri èaše u obliku bademova cvijeta, svaka s èaškom i laticama: |
| Danish | men på selve Stagen var der fire mandelblomstlignende Blomster med Bægere og Kroner, |
| Dutch | Maar aan den kandelaar zelven waren vier schaaltjes, gelijk amandelnoten, met zijn knopen, en met zijn bloemen. |
| Finnish | Mutta itse seitsenhaaraisessa lampussa oli neljä mantelinkukan muotoista kukkakupua, nuppua kukkalehtineen. |
| French | A la tige du chandelier il y avait quatre calices en forme d`amande, avec leurs pommes et leurs fleurs. |
| German | An dem Leuchter aber waren vier Schalen mit Knäufen und Blumen, |
| Haitian Creole | Sou branch mitan an te gen kat flè nwa kajou avèk tout boujon yo sou yo. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada pegangannya dibuat hiasan berupa empat bunga badam dengan kuncup dan kelopaknya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi pada kaki pelita sendiripun adalah empat buah kelopak seperti bunga badam rupanya serta dengan kuntumnya dan bunganya: |
| Italian | Il fusto del candelabro aveva quattro calici in forma di fiore di mandorlo, con i loro bulbi e le loro corolle: |
| Maori | A e wha nga kapu o te turanga rama, he mea rite ki te puawai aramona, me te puku, me te puawai o tetahi, o tetahi: |
| Norwegian | På selve lysestaken var det fire mandelformede beger med knopper og blomster, |
| Portuguese | Mas na haste central havia quatro copos a modo de flores de amêndoa, com os seus cálices e as suas corolas; |
| Rumanian | Pe fusul sfewniciului erau patru potirawe kn chip de floare de migdal, cu gqmqlioarele wi florile lor. |
| Spanish | En el tallo del candelabro había cuatro cálices en forma de flor de almendro, con sus botones y sus flores. |
| Swedish | Men på själva ljusstaken sattes fyra kalkar, liknande mandelblommor, med sina kulor och blommor. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"ALMONDS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alamond, Alhmund, Almades, Almansi, almends, almind, Almon, almondy, almound, Ammond, amond, esmondes, lomonds, ormondes, salmonid, salmonids. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ALMONDS" (pronounced Ä"lmundz) |
| 5 | -m u n d z | diamonds. |
| 4 | -u n d z | Docklands, errands, Highlands, Hollands, husbands, islands, legends, ligands, milliseconds, nanoseconds, seconds, stipends, thousands, uplands. |
| 3 | -n d z | abounds, amends, ands, armbands, ascends, astounds, attends, backgrounds, Badlands, bands, battlegrounds, befriends, behinds, bends, binds, blends, blinds, blondes, blonds, bloodhounds, bonds, bookends, bounds, boyfriends, brands, bunds, campgrounds, commands, commends, compounds, confounds, contends, corresponds, defends, demands, depends, descends, dividends, ends, expands, expounds, extends, fairgrounds, farmhands, farmlands, fends, fiends, finds, Firebrands, flatlands, forehands, friends, fronds, funds, girlfriends, glands, grands, grasslands, grinds, grounds, hands, handstands, headbands, hinds, hinterlands, homelands, hounds, intends, kinds, lands, lends, lowlands, marshlands, masterminds, Meadowlands, Midlands, minds, misunderstands, moorlands, mounds, newsstands, offends, overspends, playgrounds, ponds, portends, pounds, pretends, quicksands, rands, rebounds, recommends, refunds, reminds, reprimands, responds, rinds, rounds, sands, sends, sounds, spacebands, spends, stagehands, stands, strands, surrounds, suspends, tends, Timberlands, transcends, trends, turnarounds, understands, vagabonds, wands, weekends, wends, wetlands, winds, withstands, woodlands, woodwinds, wounds. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: dolmans. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-l-m-n-o-s" | |
-1 letter: almond, damson, dolman, dolmas, monads, nomads, salmon, soland, soldan. | |
-2 letters: damns, dolma, domal, donas, lands, loads, loams, loans, manos, mason, moans, modal, molas, molds, monad, monas, nodal, nomad, nomas, salon, solan. | |
-3 letters: ados, alms, also, ands, dals, damn, dams, dols, doms, dona, dons, lads, lams, land, load, loam, loan, mads, mano, mans, moan. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-l-m-n-o-s" | |
+1 letter: mandolas, mangolds, salmonid. | |
+2 letters: endoplasm, handlooms, homelands, landforms, lemonades, mandolins, manifolds, melanoids, moorlands, salmonids, salmonoid. | |
+3 letters: clampdowns, condylomas, endoplasms, handsomely, mandolines, medaillons, medallions, montadales, normalised, salmonoids. | |
+4 letters: bottomlands, calamondins, calmodulins, coromandels, dimensional, endoplasmic, gadoliniums, landlordism, laundromats, mandolinist, meadowlands, meridionals, modulations, motherlands, palindromes, sulfonamide. | |
+5 letters: amontillados, anecdotalism, declamations, demonstrable, demonstrably, disclamation, gladsomeness, landlordisms, maledictions, malnourished, mandolinists, manifoldness, mendaciously, monadelphous, palindromist, smallholding, sulfonamides, unhandsomely. | |
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