News
16 definitions retrieved  News \News\ (n[=u]z), n [From New; cf. F. nounelles. News is plural in form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.] 1. A report of recent occurrences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tidings; recent intelligence. [1913 Webster] Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Something strange or newly happened. [1913 Webster] It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to the strong and rich. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster] 3. A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] There cometh a news thither with his horse. --Pepys. [1913 Webster]  news n 1: information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome" [syn: news, intelligence, tidings, word] 2: information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" 3: a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night" [syn: news program, news show, news] 4: informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone; "it was news to me" 5: the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world" [syn: newsworthiness, news]  NeWS /nee'wis/, /n[y]oo'is/ or /n[y]ooz/ {Network extensible Window System}. Many hackers insist on the two-syllable pronunciations above as a way of distinguishing NeWS from news (the netnews software). [Jargon File] news See netnews.  NeWS /nee'wis/, /n[y]oo'is/, /n[y]ooz/, n. [acronym; the "Network Window System"] The road not taken in window systems, an elegant PostScript-based environment that would almost certainly have won the standards war with X if it hadn't been proprietary to Sun Microsystems. There is a lesson here that too many software vendors haven't yet heeded. Many hackers insist on the two-syllable pronunciations above as a way of distinguishing NeWS from Usenet news (the netnews software).  NEWS Netware Early Warning System (Novell, Netware) NEWS Networked Extensible Windowing System (Sun), "NeWS"  news [njuːz] Nachricht; Nachrichten; Neuigkeiten  news [njuːz] actualités  news hírek  news [njuːz] nieuwigheid; nieuws; nieuwtje nieuws; nieuwsberichten  news [njuːz] coisa nova, inovação, notícia  news [njuːz] noticias  news [njuːz] newyddion  news Nachricht f; Nachrichten pl; Neuigkeiten pl  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "news": account, advice, announcement, bulletin, communication, communique, daily, daily newspaper, dirt, dispatch, dope, expose, extra, extra edition, gazette, gossip, hearsay, info, information, intelligence, low-down, lowdown, message, national newspaper, neighborhood newspaper, newscast, newspaper, newspaper of record, paper, poop, press release, rag, report, rumor, scandal, scoop, scuttlebutt, sheet, special, special edition, statement, story, tabloid, talk, tattle, tidings, weekly, weekly newspaper, word News related |
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