Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An immature newt, especially the reddish-orange terrestrial form of North American species, Notophthalmus viridescens.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A newt; any small lizard.
- After; again; afterward; soon.
Wiktionary
- n. A newt, especially the European smooth newt (Triton punctatus).
- adv. obsolete again; afterwards
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A European lizard of the genus Seps.
- n. A salamander, esp. the European smooth newt (Triton punctatus).
- adv. obsolete Again; afterwards; soon; quickly.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a newt in its terrestrial stage of development
Etymologies
- From Old English eft, from Proto-Germanic *aftiz. Compare after, aft. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English evete, from Old English efeta. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Quemad - modnm enim ad populi falutem legislator ft Deo Moyfes e fublimi moute adambrandaB legis imagini miffus eft, ita, oaae veritaf, ip& eft» leglBlator Dominus dcueus a Deo, moQS a monte ex coeleftibus mootibus.ad. noftri popuii fidutem eft miflus.”
Internet Archive: Analysis operum S.S. patrum et scriptorum ecclesiasticorum
“Joanne » ac Judae poftremo eft unica« Sofli hsec MOmnia divinae germana volumina chart». iiQuidquid praeterea eft» haud inter certs locandum,”
Internet Archive: Analysis operum S.S. patrum et scriptorum ecclesiasticorum
“Tales profe6io funt quam plurimi; at non quisquis converfus eft, ut puerorum fimilis evadat, id dTecutus eft» ut pueris fimilis fiat; fed quantum unus - quisque ab eo, quem diximus, puerorum circa animi afireftus habitu abeft, tantumdem abeft, ut ad puero* rum fimilitudinem accedat.”
Internet Archive: Opera omnia sanctorum patrum graecorum: graece et latine
“Nam nupta meretrici hoftis 4 eft, a viro ubi fe -; gregata eft*”
“• Refurgat inima tua ab iniquitate per id, quod Deus eft, re« iirgat corpus tuuiii a corruptione per id, quod ho« no eft« • 4.”
Internet Archive: Theologia dogmatico-moralis secundum ordinem catechismi Concilii Tridentini
“Nam praeter bonitatem Divinitatis i peculiarem nobii Salvator debet afFtdum; quia ficut Deus nofter iil pfo eft, ita & (anguis nofter in iUo eft» MifericoC'*”
Internet Archive: Theologia dogmatico-moralis secundum ordinem catechismi Concilii Tridentini
“Can't Post | Private Reply ok let's go through this again: open an hsbc account in the usa; then open an hsbc in mexico; and the account holder can make "eft" (electronic fund transfers) from the usa account to the mexico account? right? marquitos”
“[3] The H. - So. rendering (ærest = _history, origin_; 'eft' for 'est'), though liable to objection, is perhaps the best offered.”
“-- Perhaps, 'eft' with verbs of saying may have the force of Lat. prefix 're,' and the H. - So. reading mean, 'that I should its origin rehearse to thee.”
“The Anglo-Dutch oil major's operations onshore Nigeria have long been beset by sabotage and th eft and the company has faced decades of criticism from environmental and human-rights groups concerned about the impact its activities have had on the local ecosystem.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘eft’.
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phrontistery - e
from phrontistery.info
eagre, earing, earwig, easement, eau-de-nil, ebberman, ebeneous, ?boulement, ebriection, ?brillade, ebrious, ebullioscope and 616 more...
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animals (1 syllable)
A list of common animal names. Keep the list to 1 syllable words.No scientific names. No proper names like 'Fluffy' the elephant.Insects and other creatures (even ficticious) are welcome!You can ...
dog, cat, bear, bee, ass, ape, horse, squid, bug, hare, hawk, pig and 138 more...
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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Thomas Hardy
For his poemage.
honeysucks, beeches, esculent, heath, furze, blest, o'ergrown, eft, heathcropper, powerfuller, crass casualty, dicing time and 11 more...
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Animals (besides pottos)
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robin, wagtail, frog, bunny, pronk, rabbit, fur, badger, mouse, bee, crepuscular, purr and 140 more...
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3LW
3 letter words, not the girl band.
boggle and speed scrabble would not be half as fun without them.aah, boa, dot, fun, ick, log, oca, pyx, sos, was, aal, bob and 342 more...
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words that make me happy inside
amanuensis, inamorata, armigerous, yurt, fugacious, ephemeral, gambit, defenestration, orotund, toper, teuchter, apostasy and 90 more...
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Hedgepiglet
Words for things both tangible and nonanthropic
rorqual, vellus, wrasse, rainbow bee-eater, tinkershire, lemonquat, boomslang, tufted vetch, cubeb, nipplefruit, madapple, wad and 447 more...
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Not Yet Colde in it's Grave
Some semblances strange & others nearer, dearer, yet more familiar... . .
ac, amber, ambyre, ancor-rap, and, anda, atol, bana, band, beadu, beadu-weorc, bealu and 446 more...
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Really Cool Three-Letter Words
None of your "the" and "get" here. No, no. This is the place for auk and sty, and words of that ilk.
One might think that being limited to only three letters would prevent many words fro...auk, sty, ilk, ani, owl, zit, ink, eau, rum, pus, pwe, pyx and 105 more...
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frogapplause suitcase
tapicer, duckshoving, seton, frisbyterian, hello kitty scari..., outsnark, subvertising, ownerd, niceberg, purposelessness, sassy cat attack, flashbang and 214 more...
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Words encountered on freerice.com
The perfect site for any true wordie who wants to help in small ways.
amaurosis, telluric, scandent, paludal, tomalley, mithridate, adit, futhark, premorse, chigoe, chinch, ennead and 24 more...
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Words that I found in old books and ...
blundderbuss, eft, bradawl, scarlatina, sclerotium, ball turret, caddis fly, calomel, cock-and-bull story, codbank, fasces, fava and 13 more...
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one-chunk
deft, ept, eft, ilk, gad, thorp, fug, hwæt, surd, scraunched, whence, hence and 19 more...
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ynaffit's Words
sedulous, vituperative, pullulating, erstwhile, imbroglio, asperity, cynosure, adumbrate, prosopopoeia, peerless, calumny, ague and 272 more...
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Words Which Caught my Fancy
Just a private list of words which I enjoy (:
schadenfreude, quixotic, serendipity, ennui, loquacious, taciturn, persnickety, zeitgeist, tchotchke, fhqwhgads, moxie, pixie and 40 more...
Tweets
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treeseed "Come away, children,"said the otter in disgust, "it is not worth eating after all. It is only a nasty eft, which nothing eats, not even those vulgar pike in the pond."
from Water Babies, Charles Kingsley, 1937 Jan 28, 2008