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Definition: Speedwell |
SpeedwellNoun1. Any plant of the genus Veronica. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "speedwell" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1881. (references) |
Synonym: SpeedwellSynonym: veronica (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Speedwell |
| English words defined with "speedwell": family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family ♦ genus Veronica ♦ Scrophulariaceae ♦ Winterweed. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Speedwell" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 90.91% of the time. "Speedwell" is used about 22 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) | 90.91% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 4.55% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (singular) | 4.55% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 22 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Speedwell, TN 2. Speedwell, VA |
Expressions using "speedwell": common speedwell ♦ corn speedwell ♦ field speedwell ♦ germander speedwell ♦ purslane speedwell ♦ water speedwell. Additional references. | |
| 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 |
speedwell | 68 |
speedwell tn | 18 |
speedwell veronica | 17 |
speedwell va | 12 |
plant speedwell | 8 |
speedwell target | 7 |
shoes speedwell | 5 |
creeping speedwell | 4 |
corn speedwell | 4 |
speedwell weed | 4 |
speedwell spike | 3 |
perennial speedwell | 3 |
blue speedwell | 2 |
speedwell tennessee | 2 |
speedwell flower | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "speedwell"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | Veronikë (Veronica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الويرونيكة زهرة الحواشي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | 'еликденче (Veronica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ereprijs, ereprýs. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | bládepla. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | سیزاب رسمی(گ.ش.). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tahmatädyke (fingered speedwell), persiantädyke (bird's-eye speedwell, common field speedwell), peltotädyke (field speedwell, green field speedwell), orvontädyke (thyme-leaf speedwell), nurmitädyke (germander speedwell), muukalaistädyke (American speedwell, purslane speedwell), murattitädyke (ivy-leaf speedwell), konnantädyke (blue water speedwell, water-pimpernel), kiiltotädyke (grey field speedwell, wayside speedwell), ketotädyke (corn speedwell, wall speedwell), kaukasiantädyke (creeping speedwell, slender speedwell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Véronique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | blaublomke. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Ehrenpreis (prize, veronica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | 'ερονίκη. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | Veronika (Veronica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | Veronica (Veronica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lus y vooin (water speedwell), foillycan curree (marsh speedwell), chengey vaa (field speedwell, ox tongue), chengey baa (common speedwell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eedwellspay verônica. (various references) 'ероника (Veronica, Veronica 2). (various references) razgon. (various references) Verónica (Veronica). (various references) Teveronika (germander speedwell), Ärenpris. (various references) Yavşanotu (bird's eye, Veronica). (various references) 'ероніка (Veronica). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Veronica agrestis L., Veronica anagallis-aquatica L., Veronica arvensis L., Veronica buxbaumii Tenore, Veronica chamaedrys L., Veronica didyma Tenore, Veronica filiformis Sm., Veronica hederaefolia L., Veronica peregrina L., Veronica persica Poir., Veronica polita Fries, Veronica serpyllifolia L., Veronica triphyllos L., Veronica undulata Wall.. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "speedwell": speedwells. (additional references) | |
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"Speedwell" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Sedwill. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "speedwell" (pronounced 'Speed"well'): Bridewell, gromwell. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-e-l-l-p-s-w" | |
-2 letters: speeled, spelled, swelled. | |
-3 letters: dwells, peeled, pewees, seeled, seeped, slewed, spewed, wedels, welled. | |
-4 letters: deeps, deles, dells, dwell, epees, pedes, peels, peles, pewee, plews, selle, sewed, sleep, speed, speel, spell, swede, sweep, swell, wedel, weeds, weeps, welds, wells. | |
-5 letters: deep, dees, dele, dell, dels, dews, eels, elds, ells, else, epee, ewes, lees, lewd, peds. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-e-l-l-p-s-w" | |
+1 letter: speedwells. | |
+2 letters: sleepwalked. | |
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