ling
noun
Simple meaning
Elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe.
Pronunciation
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lingIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlɪŋ
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Definition
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noun
Common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
Elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
Common heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Any of various varieties of heather or broom.
Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva, resembling the cod.
informal
The systematic and scholarly study of language.
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This meaning: Common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
Used this way, ling is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This sense is used where position and measurement matter — travel, weather and flight — so it reads as factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Geography/travel
- Weather/aviation
- Technical/specialist writing
Nearby words
- calluna vulgaris , rarer, so it draws attention
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Sense: common Old World heath represented by many varieties
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