English word reading comes from English landlubber, English read
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| landlubber | English (eng) | (nautical, pejorative) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman. |
| read | English (eng) | (at first especially in the black, _, LGBT, _, community) To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in either a playful, a taunting, or an insulting way.. (computing, transitive) To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).. (informal, usually, ironic) Used after a euphemism to introduce the intended, more blunt meaning of a term.. (intransitive) Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in [...] |
| reading | English (eng) | (legislature) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.. A meeting where written material is read aloud.. A value indicated by a measuring device.. An interpretation.. Something to read; reading material.. The extent of what one has read.. The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.. The process of interpreting written language.. A piece of [...] |