morse

CEFRB2

/ˈmɔː(ɹ)s/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A system of dots and dashes used to send messages.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A rural municipality in southern Saskatchewan, which includes the town; in full, the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165.

Examples

  • She knows English, Chinese, Esperanto and Morse Code.

  • Signal lamps are used to transmit Morse code.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after inventor Samuel Morse.

  2. A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the front, usually decorative.

  3. Synonym of walrus.

More examples

In context

  • We sent a message in Morse.

  • The morse bore a seraph's head in gold-thread raised work.

  • It was Gibson who was right. Code 78A was Morsed back to Grantham – 'bomb despatched and hit wall but no breach observed'. No doubt the wording of Operation Chastise's operation order now started to hit home […]

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The telegraph operator used blank code to send messages as dots and dashes.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French mors, from Latin morsus (“bite; clasp”), from mordere (“to bite”).