EMERGENCIES

Definition: EMERGENCIES

EMERGENCIES

Plural

1. Of Emergency

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "EMERGENCIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references)

Crosswords: EMERGENCIES

English words defined with "EMERGENCIES": bank ♦ deputy, deputy sheriff ♦ flying squad ♦ militiaman ♦ Presence of mind. (references)

Specialty definitions using "EMERGENCIES": air-carrier operations inspector, AIRPORT ELECTRICIAN ♦ cable dispatcher, CAMP TENDER, case supervisor, CASEWORK SUPERVISOR, chief operating engineer, COMMUNICATION-CENTER COORDINATOR, COMMUNITY-SERVICES-AND-HEALTH-EDUCATION OFFICER, COMPRESSOR-STATION ENGINEER, CHIEF, CONTINGENCY PLANNING, CROSSING TENDER ♦ DIRECTOR, NURSES' REGISTRY, DISPATCHER, BUS AND TROLLEY, DISPATCHER, CHIEF, SERVICE OR WORK, DISPATCHER, RADIO, division commander ♦ Emergency Response Values, Environmental Response Team, ESCORT-VEHICLE DRIVER ♦ field control inspector, fire fighter, airport, FIRE FIGHTER, CRASH, FIRE, AND RESCUE, FIRE INSPECTOR, FIRE LOOKOUT, FLIGHT-OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, fog bell ♦ Gallows, GAS DISPATCHER ♦ head rose grader, help towards self-help ♦ IN-FLIGHT REFUELING OPERATOR, Infusions, Intraosseous, INSTRUCTOR, DRIVING, interceptor operator ♦ Kitchen ♦ laws of war, Locusts ♦ maintenance-of-way supervisor, Medecins du Monde, Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate ♦ NURSE, SCHOOL, NURSE, SUPERVISOR, EVENING-OR-NIGHT ♦ PERSONNEL SCHEDULER, plant superintendent, Poison Control Centers, police captain, senior, POLICE INSPECTOR I, police inspector, chief, police radio dispatcher, principles of combat, Propranolol ♦ Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal, registrar, nurses' registry, REPAIRER II, RING CONDUCTOR, rules of war ♦ SAFETY ENGINEER, MINES, scheduler and planner, social work unit supervisor, station operator, SUBSTATION OPERATOR, CHIEF, SUPERINTENDENT, GENERATING PLANT, SUPERINTENDENT, LABOR UTILIZATION, superintendent, police, SUPERVISOR OF WAY, SUPERVISOR, POULTRY PROCESSING, SUPERVISOR, ROSE-GRADING, SUPERVISOR, WATERWORKS ♦ TELEPHONE-ANSWERING-SERVICE OPERATOR, telephone-interceptor operator, transit-operations supervisor ♦ USHER, HEAD, UTILITY CLERK, UTILITY OPERATOR ♦ watcher, lookout tower. (references)

Etymologies containing "EMERGENCIES": Emergency. (references)

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Modern Usage: EMERGENCIES

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

Don't you keep open a line for emergencies or for celebrities? (Groundhog Day; writing credit: Guy Ritchie)

Fascinating. And do such emergencies happen with a degree of frequency or are they a rare occurrence? (Andromeda; writing credit: John Cranna)

I was in the war. The big war. I handled big emergencies. (All in the Family; writing credit: Johnny Speight; Norman Lear)

It only happens in the gravest emergencies. (Doctor Who: The Five Doctors; writing credit: Terrance Dicks)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: EMERGENCIES

Domain	Title
Books	Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office (reference) Aiding Recovery?: The Crisis of Aid in Chronic Political Emergencies (reference) Atlas of Anesthesia, Volume 4: Principles of Anesthestic Techniques and Anesthetic Emergencies (reference) 21st Century Complete Guide to First Response and Survival in Emergencies and Disasters: Over Sixty Military and Federal Documents with Crucial, Practical Information on Medical Emergencies, First Aid, Travel and Food Illnesses, Pesticide Poisoning, Injur (reference) American Red Cross First Aid: Responding to Emergencies (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	International Journal Of Mass Emergencies And Disasters (reference) Studies On Emergencies And Disaster Relief (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Home Emergencies (reference) Infant Emergencies and CPR...When You Least Expect It (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: EMERGENCIES

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	First Aid for Dental Emergencies.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Hart (vicinity), Missouri. The conductor uses his air valve in emergencies when it is necessary for him to stop the train along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Fort Madison, Iowa and Marceline, Missouri.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Use in Literature: EMERGENCIES

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Every pocket of this coat had the appearance of containing something to be provided with against sudden emergencies.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: EMERGENCIES

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		All forms of botulism can be fatal and are considered medical emergencies. (references)
		When traveling, it is important to have a needle, syringe, and an injectable form of cortisol for emergencies. (references)
		Special large planes maintained by the United States Air Force can be called upon to deliver the insecticide(s) chosen for such emergencies. (references)
Business		An emergency import is a single product or piece of medical equipment urgently needed in special circumstances such as emergencies. (references)
		Pre-paid medical services do not act as insurance services but are instead a monthly payment system that covers illness, surgeries and other medical emergencies. (references)
		In recent years customers seek products that come with access to spare parts and capable technical personnel who can provide fast response to needs and emergencies. (references)
Civil Liberties	Jamaica	The Government's broadcasting commission has the right to regulate programming during emergencies. (references)
	Egypt	The law provides penalties for individuals who disclose information about the State during emergencies, including war and natural disasters. (references)
	Haiti	The State leases the right to broadcast to private enterprises but maintains the right to repossess the airwaves in the event of national emergencies, including natural disasters. (references)
Economic History	Georgia	Georgian law prohibits expropriation of foreign investments, except in cases involving natural disasters, acts of God, other cases of force majeure, and epidemic emergencies. (references)
	Moldova	In January 1992, the U.S. initiated the Coordinating Conference on Assistance to the New Independent States in response to the humanitarian emergencies facing those countries. (references)
	Ukraine	Under the 1996 law on foreign investment, a qualified foreign investor is provided guarantees against nationalization, except in cases of national emergencies, accidents, or epidemics. (references)
Human Rights	Turkey	Most prisons lacked adequate medical care for routine treatment or even medical emergencies. (references)
	Panama	The Corrections Department does not have an ambulance to take prisoners to hospitals in case of emergencies. (references)
	Qatar	A warrant must be obtained before police may search a residence or business, except in cases involving national security or emergencies. (references)
Political Economy	Guinea-Bissau	The armed forces are responsible for external security and can be called upon to assist the police in internal emergencies. (references)
Travel	Trinidad	Air ambulance service is available for emergencies. (references)
	Latvia	State ambulance service for emergencies is available by dialing 03 anywhere in Latvia. (references)
Worker Rights	Zambia	The Constitution prohibits forced or compulsory labor; however, it authorizes the Government to call upon citizens to perform labor in specific instances, for example, during national emergencies or disasters. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: EMERGENCIES

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never to be without an adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies.
James Madison	1809-1817	A revision of the militia laws for the purpose of rendering them more systematic and better adapting them to emergencies of the war is at this time particularly desirable.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	In the exercise of that spirit of concession and conciliation which has distinguished the friends of our Union in all great emergencies, it is believed that this object may be effected without injury to any national interest.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	I hope that the recommendations will be carefully considered by the new Administration and the Congress, for it is clear that we must take additional action to keep our immigration policy responsive to emergencies and ever changing times.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	We must work to keep terrorists from disrupting computer networks, to prepare local communities for biological and chemical emergencies, to support research into vaccines and treatments.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: EMERGENCIES

"EMERGENCIES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.35% of the time. "EMERGENCIES" is used about 307 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)	99.35%	305	16,573
Noun (proper)	0.65%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	307	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: EMERGENCIES

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "EMERGENCIES": non-emergencies.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: EMERGENCIES

Language		Translations for "EMERGENCIES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		紧急状态 (Emergency). (various references)

Danish		forvaltning af nukleare nødsituationer (management of nuclear emergencies), førstehjælp (aid in emergencies, first aid, first-aid). (various references)

Dutch		noodgevallen (emergency conditions, unusual conditions). (various references)

French		urgences. (various references)

German		Notfälle. (various references)

Greek		αντιμετώπιση εκτάκτων πυρηνικών περιστατικών (management of nuclear emergencies). (various references)

Irish		héigeandálaí. (various references)

Italian		emergenze. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		有事立法 (legislation to deal with emergencies). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ゆうじりっぽう (legislation to deal with emergencies). (various references)

Korean		비상사태 (Emergency). (various references)

Pig Latin		emergenciesay

Portuguese		emergencias, emergências. (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian		emergências. (various references)

Russian		запасаться на всякий случай (reserve for emergencies). (various references)

Spanish		emergencias. (various references)

Swedish		nödlägen. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: EMERGENCIES

Derivations
	Words ending with "EMERGENCIES": nonemergencies. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "EMERGENCIES"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "EMERGENCIES" (pronounced i'mer"junsēz or ē"merjunsēz)
7	-er" j u n s ē z	insurgencies.
6	-j u n s ē z	agencies, contingencies, exigencies.
5	-u n s ē z	competencies, constituencies, currencies, deficiencies, delinquencies, dependencies, discrepancies, efficiencies, excellencies, expectancies, frequencies, inefficiencies, insolvencies, malignancies, pregnancies, presidencies, redundancies, tendencies, transparencies, vacancies.
4	-n s ē z	fancies, inconsistencies, residencies.
3	-s ē z	accuracies, archdiocese, autopsies, bankruptcies, biopsies, bureaucracies, candidacies, conspiracies, controversies, courtesies, crises, cruces, delicacies, democracies, diagnoses, embassies, epilepsies, fallacies, fantasies, galaxies, gypsies, inaccuracies, inadequacies, intricacies, jealousies, legacies, maxis, mercies, misdiagnoses, nazis, neuroses, oases, patsies, pharmacies, policies, posses, privacies, prognoses, prophecies, prostheses, proxies, taxis, theses.
6	-j u n s ē z	agencies, contingencies, exigencies, insurgencies.
5	-u n s ē z	competencies, constituencies, currencies, deficiencies, delinquencies, dependencies, discrepancies, efficiencies, excellencies, expectancies, frequencies, inefficiencies, insolvencies, malignancies, pregnancies, presidencies, redundancies, tendencies, transparencies, vacancies.
4	-n s ē z	fancies, inconsistencies, residencies.
3	-s ē z	accuracies, archdiocese, autopsies, bankruptcies, biopsies, bureaucracies, candidacies, conspiracies, controversies, courtesies, crises, cruces, delicacies, democracies, diagnoses, embassies, epilepsies, fallacies, fantasies, galaxies, gypsies, inaccuracies, inadequacies, intricacies, jealousies, legacies, maxis, mercies, misdiagnoses, nazis, neuroses, oases, patsies, pharmacies, policies, posses, privacies, prognoses, prophecies, prostheses, proxies, taxis, theses.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: EMERGENCIES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-e-g-i-m-n-r-s"
	-1 letter: emergences.
	-2 letters: emergence, mergences, regencies.
	-3 letters: emceeing, energies, energise, generics, greenies, mergence, regimens, reseeing.
	-4 letters: cringes, emerges, emeries, emigres, enemies, ermines, eserine, generic, germens, greenie, greisen, mercies, mincers, regimen, regimes, remiges, reneges, seeming, sincere.
	-5 letters: censer, cering, cerise, creese, cremes, crimes, cringe, emcees, emeers, emerge, emigre, ermine, genies, genres, germen, greens, grimes, icemen, merges, mincer, minces, miners, nereis, nieces, regime, reigns, remise, renege, renigs, reseen, resign, screen, secern, seeing, seemer, seiner, serein, serene, serine, sering, signee, signer, singer.
	Words containing the letters "c-e-e-e-e-g-i-m-n-r-s"
	+3 letters: nonemergencies.
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