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Definition: Cromwell |
CromwellNoun1. English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War and became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1599-1658). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Cromwell" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1592. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Biographical Satire | CROMWELL, Oliver, a militant Presbyterian who entered politics, and went about England tearing down churches. He also assisted in putting King Charles I. out of his pleasure. Ran things in England on a reform-Cromwell basis, and after his death was honored by having his round head placed as a decoration over Westminster Hall. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
Literature | Cromwell in the part of "Tactus." (See Tactus .). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Cromwell is a town located in Middlesex County, Connecticut. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 12,871.(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Cromwell is a town located in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 452.(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Cromwell is a city located in Union County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 120.(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Cromwell is a city located in Carlton County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 143.(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Cromwell is a town located in Seminole County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 265.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cromwell."
Synonyms: CromwellSynonyms: Ironsides (n), Oliver Cromwell (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Cromwell |
| English words defined with "Cromwell": Charles I, Charles Stuart, Cromwellian ♦ Drogheda ♦ Long Parliament, Lord Protector ♦ Oliverian ♦ roundhead, Rump Parliament ♦ The Rump, To fling away. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Cromwell": Abridge ♦ Dick's Hatband ♦ Gilderoy', Grandison Cromwell Lafayette, Great Men ♦ Hell or Connaught, Horse Protestant ♦ Ishbosheth ♦ Jelly Pardons, Joan Cromwell ♦ Kinless Loons ♦ Lame Vicegerent ♦ Magnano, Maul of Monks, Menamber ♦ Queen Dick ♦ RAPPAREES, ROUNDHEADS ♦ St. Monday ♦ Willie-Wastle. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Cromwell" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (Cromwell). |
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Screenplays | We need another Cromwell in parliament. (Labour of Love; writing credit: Andrea Piva) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Oliver Cromwell (1911) Christine Cromwell (1989) | |
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![]() | Monk seal hauling out next to boat from NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). | ![]() | Sunset in the Marianas Islands Photo taken from NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
![]() | Hydrothermal spring discharging fluid off Pagan Island Observed on NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL underway. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
![]() | NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. | ![]() | On NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL measuring yellow-fin tuna. Ca. 1973. Credit: Small World. |
![]() | Native Micronesian fishermen greeting the TOWNSEND CROMWELL. Credit: Small World. | ![]() | Ragged skyline of coconut plantation after Typhoon Amy. Seen from the TOWNSEND CROMWELL. Credit: Small World. |
![]() | Natives visiting the TOWNSEND CROMWELL in outrigger canoe. Credit: Small World. | ![]() | TOWNSEND CROMWELL as seen over the fringing reef. Credit: Small World. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Oliver Cromwell | Necessity has no law. |
| Make the iron hot by striking it. | |
| A few honest men are better than numbers. | |
| He who stops being better stops being good. | |
| Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will. | |
| Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry. | |
| No man rises so high as he knows not whither he goes. | |
| None climbs so high as he who knows not whither he is going. | |
| I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken. | |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He would have died at Thermopylae with Leonidas, and would have burned Drogheda with Cromwell. |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ABRIDGE, v.t. To shorten. When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for people to abridge their king, a decent respect for the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. Oliver Cromwell |
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| "Cromwell" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.75% of the time. "Cromwell" is used about 401 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 (proper) | 99.75% | 400 | 13,972 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.25% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 401 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Cromwell" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Cromwell | Last name | 4,000 | 2,772 |
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1. Cromwell, CT 2. Cromwell, IA (city, FIPS 17490) 3. Cromwell, IN (town, FIPS 15994) 4. Cromwell, KY 5. Cromwell, MN (city, FIPS 13780) 6. Cromwell, OK (town, FIPS 18450) |
Expression using "Cromwell": oliver cromwell. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "Cromwell"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
German | Cromwell. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | omwellcray kromvel. (various references) ทหารนำทัพต่อสู้กับพระเจ้าชาร์ลที่1 ในสงครามกลางเมืองอังกฤษ (Oliver Cromwell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Cromwell" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bromswell, Bromwell, Cramwell, Cremello, Cromwells, Crumwell, Kormell. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-l-l-m-o-r-w" | |
-2 letters: cormel, mellow. | |
-3 letters: cello, celom, ceorl, comer, cower, lower, morel, mower, rowel. | |
-4 letters: cell, cero, clew, cole, come, core, corm, cowl, crew, crow, lore, lowe, mell, meow, merl, mewl, mole, moll, more, omer, orle, role, roll, well, wore, worm. | |
-5 letters: cel, col, cor, cow, cwm, ell, elm, low, mel, mew, moc, mol, mor, mow. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-l-l-m-o-r-w" | |
+5 letters: lowerclassman, lowerclassmen. | |
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