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Definitions: Refreshment |
RefreshmentNoun1. Snacks and drinks served as a light meal. 2. Act of refreshing or renewing strength or liveliness. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "refreshment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Food | Meal, repast, feed, spread; mess; dish, plate, course; regale; regalement, refreshment, entertainment; refection, collation, picnic, feast, banquet, junket; breakfast; lunch, luncheon; dejeuner, bever, tiffin, dinner, supper, snack, junk food, fast food, whet, bait, dessert; potluck, table d'hote, dejeuner a la fourchette; hearty meal, square meal, substantial meal, full meal; blowout; light refreshment; bara, chotahazri; bara khana. |
Physical Pleasure | Treat; refreshment, regale; feast; delice; dainty; bonne bouche. |
Pleasure | Treat, refreshment; amusement; luxury. |
Refreshment | Refreshment stand; refreshments; ice cream, cold soda, soda pop, hot dogs (food). |
Noun: bracing; Verb: recovery of strength, recuperation; restoration, revival; repair, refection, refocillation, refreshment, regalement, bait; relief. | |
Relief | Noun: relief; deliverance; refreshment; easement, softening, alleviation, mitigation, palliation, soothing, lullaby. |
Restoration | Noun: restoration, restoral; reinstatement, replacement, rehabilitation, reestablishment, reconstitution, reconstruction; reproduction; renovation, renewal; revival, revivessence, reviviscence; refreshment; resuscitation, reanimation, revivification, reviction; Phenix; reorganization. |
Strength | Strengthening; Verb: invigoration, refreshment, refocillation. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Refreshment |
| English words defined with "refreshment": Freshment ♦ order ♦ pit stop ♦ Recreation, Refocillation, Refrigerium, Regalement. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "refreshment": DRIVE-IN THEATER ATTENDANT ♦ field attendant ♦ GUIDE, SIGHTSEEING ♦ Kenno ♦ MANAGER, FOOD CONCESSION ♦ Nose-bag ♦ Pot of Hospitality ♦ refreshment break, refreshment time, Refreshments ♦ spieler. (references) |
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Screenplays | I'm just having a little refreshment. (The North Avenue Irregulars; writing credit: Albert Fay Hill; Don Tait) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | It's the same man. Obtaining complete relaxation and mental refreshment -- in order to withstand ...Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Refreshment stand on the plaza.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Refreshment stand at state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Refreshment stand at the annual field day of the FSA (Farm Security Administration) farmworkers community, Yuma, Arizona.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Antiaircraft gun carriage. Time is short! Workers take a few precious minutes for some much needed refreshment from the plant lunch wagon. At the left a thirty-seven-millimeter antiaircraft gun carriage is nearing completion on the assembly line. War prog.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Refreshment stall in station - Madras Railway.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Railway station refreshment stand.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Madura - station master in front of 1st class refreshment room.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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 | Pitcher; water; liquid; refreshment; glass. | | Lap; drink; lapping; water; refreshment; dog; canine; pet; sip; lick; sipping; cool off. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Jane Austen | To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. |
William Penn | True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | The refreshment of Randalls was absolutely necessary. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Asked Davin if he might offer him some refreshment. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | These circumstances, added to the refreshment I had received by their victuals and drink, which were very nourishing, disposed me to sleep. |
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| "Refreshment" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Refreshment" is used about 273 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 (singular) | 100% | 273 | 17,765 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "refreshment". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Rephaiah | N/A | Biblical | Medicine or refreshment of the Lord |
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Expressions using "refreshment": give refreshment to ♦ refreshment bar ♦ refreshment break ♦ refreshment room ♦ refreshment stall ♦ refreshment sunday ♦ refreshment table ♦ refreshment time ♦ take refreshment. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "refreshment": refreshment-making, refreshment-room, refreshment-trolley. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
refreshment | 112 |
lyrics refreshment | 30 |
refreshment tab | 7 |
banditos lyrics refreshment | 3 |
refreshment mp3 | 3 |
brand refreshment | 3 |
banditos refreshment | 3 |
refreshment center | 3 |
aramark refreshment | 2 |
party refreshment | 2 |
office refreshment | 2 |
chest refreshment | 2 |
refreshment services | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "refreshment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | pije freskuese (cooler, refresher, refreshing drink), meze (appetizer, breeze, plate, refection), freskim (freshness), çlodhje (diversion, ease, recreation, recuperation, relaxation, reposal, repose, rest). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مرطبات, وجبة طعام خفيفة (collation), ضيافة خفيفة, المنعش من الشراب, إنعاش (animation, raise, reanimation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | освежаване (recreation, renovation), отпочиване, ободряване (exhilaration, rally, recreation), опресняване, нещо за ядене, нещо за пиене. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 茶点, 身心爽快 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zotavení (pickup, rally, recovery, recreation, recuperation, restoration), osvìžení (recreation, stimulation), obèerstvení (refection). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tid,der svarer til korte hvilepauser på arbejdspladsen,herunder arbejdsstandsninger til indtagelse af forfriskninger (including refreshment breaks, time spent at the place of work in short rest periods), opdateringstid (refreshment time, updating time), forfriskningspause (refreshment break). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | tijd,gebruikt als korte rusttijden op de arbeidsplaats met inbegrip van stilstand van het werk om een kleinigheid te nuttigen (including refreshment breaks, time spent at the place of work in short rest periods), pauze voor verfrissingen (refreshment break), cyclustijd (access time, cycle time, refreshment time, updating time). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | نیروبخشی , نوشابه (Beverage, Drink, Liquor, Tipple), تازه سازی , رفع خستگی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | virvoitus, virkistys (recreation, refresh, relaxation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | rafraîchissement (refection, refresh, refresher, refreshing), délassement (recreation, relaxation, rest). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Labung, Erfrischung (refection, refresher), Erquickung. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αναψυκτικό (refection, snack, soft drink), αναψυχή (distraction, pastime, pleasure, recreation, relaxation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תקרובת (gift, offering), שקוי (draught, drink, drinking, potion), רע ון. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | frissítõ ital (soft drink), felüdítés (bracing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | depot (refreshment stand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ristoro (calm, refection, silence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 点心 (cakes, Chinese dessert, Zen monk's snack), リ"ア山猫 (liberation, libido, Libyan wildcat, lift, liftback, living, living kitchen, living room, living room set, living stock, makeover, rebate, reboot, reference, reference guide, referencer, refinance, refine, reflation, reflect, reflection, reflective, reform instructor, reform plan, refrain, refresh, repeat, repeater, replace, replicate, replication, reply, repression, reprint, reproduction, revision, rib, rib roast, rift, ripple, rivet, updating), 清涼剤 (refrigerant, tonic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | リフレッシュメント , せいりょうざい (refrigerant, tonic), て"し" (cakes, changing course or direction, Chinese dessert, divine will, naivete, providence, shifting position, Tientsin, turnover, Zen monk's snack, zenith), て"じ" (cakes, celestial being, celestial maiden, Chinese dessert, God and man, heavenly gods, Michizane's spirit, nature and man, Zen monk's snack). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 다과. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ooriltagh, ooridagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | efreshmentray repouso (lying, mark, recumbence, recumbency, repose, rest, rest and de-energised, rest and de-energized, space, time out), refresco, descanso (bracket, break, crutch, halt, landing, laystall, leisure, lounge, pillow, pillow block, placement, quiescence, quiescency, recumbence, recumbency, relaxation, repose, requiem, respite, rest, resting, saddle, sleep, stand, time out, touch down, truce), bebida (bender, beverage, drink, drinking, libel, lush, potation, quencher, tap). (various references) odihnã (calm, comfort, ease, pause, peace, relaxation, reposal, repose, rest, restfulness, sleep), gustare (collation, gustation, lunch, refection, relish, snack, tasting, tuck in), bãuturã rãcoritoare (mug, refection, refresher), aliment rãcoritor. (various references) восстановление сил (rally, recreation, recuperation, rejuvenation), закуска (antipasti, antipasto, apetizer, appetizer, collation, hors doeuvre, hors d'oeuvre, hors-d'oeuvre, morsel, refection, snack), подкрепление (relief). (various references) zakuska (refection, snack), osveženje (refresher, refreshments). (various references) refrigerio (snack), refresco (cooling, freshen, non-alcoholic beverage, refection, refresher, tonic). (various references) vederkvickelse, förfriskning (refection, refresher). (various references) serinletme, serinletici içki (refresher), hafif yemek (collation, refection, snack, tiffin), dinçleşme, canlanma (boom, coming to life, rebirth, renaissance, renascense, resurgence, revival). (various references) відпочинок (bait, blow, comfort, recreation, relaxation, repose, resource, rest, sabbath, vacation), пікріплення. (various references) sự tĩnh dưỡng sự l m cho khoẻ khoắn, sự nghỉ ngơi (repose, rest, slack), sự l m cho khoan khoái, các món ăn v các loại giải khát, điều l m cho khoẻ khoắn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | levamen, refectio, refectionis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "refreshment": refreshments. (additional references) | |
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"Refreshment" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: refreshen. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "refreshment" (pronounced rufre"shmunt) |
| 5 | -sh m u n t | accomplishment, astonishment, banishment, blandishment, diminishment, disestablishment, embellishment, establishment, extinguishment, garnishment, impoverishment, nourishment, punishment, refurbishment, replenishment. |
| 4 | -m u n t | abandonment, abatement, accompaniment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, assessment, assignment, assortment, atonement, attachment, attainment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, concealment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, estrangement, excitement, excrement, experiment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, informant, infotainment, infringement, installment, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, maltreatment, management, measurement, micromanagement, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, puzzlement, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, requirement, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment. |
| 3 | -u n t | aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-f-h-m-n-r-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: fermenters. | |
-2 letters: fermenter, freshener, referents, refreshen. | |
-3 letters: enterers, ferments, freshmen, reenters, referent, terreens, terrenes. | |
-4 letters: enterer, entrees, ethenes, ferment, ferrets, freemen, freshen, fresher, freshet, hefters, meeters, reefers, reenter, refresh, remeets, renters, retenes, serener, sheerer, sheeter, shereef, sneerer, steerer, sterner, teemers, teeners, termers, terreen, terrene, thermes. | |
-5 letters: emeers, enmesh, enserf, enters, entree, esteem, eterne, ethene, ethers, ferret, fester, freers, freest, freres, hefter, meeter, merest, mestee, meters, metres, nester, nether, reefer, refers, rehems, remeet, renest, renter, rentes, reseen, resent, rester, retems, retene, seemer, seethe, serene, teemer, teener, tenser, termer, ternes, terser, themes, theres, therme, therms, threes, treens. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-e-f-h-m-n-r-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: refreshments. | |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . ..-. .-. . ... .... -- . -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01100110 01110010 01100101 01110011 01101000 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e f r e s h m e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0066 0072 0065 0073 0068 006D 0065 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5271728471857479718086 |
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