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Emerg vs Emery - What's the difference?

emerg | emery |

As a noun emerg

is the emergency department of a hospital.

As a proper noun emery is

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emerg

English

Noun

  • The emergency department of a hospital.
  • * 2009 , January 17, Daniel Dale, “Ambulance waits get longer”, Toronto Star:
    • These EMS people, who should just walk into the emerg', drop their patient off, and then leave, are frozen in the ' emerg for a long period of time, because there aren't enough resources there.
  • * 2009 , May 26, Theresa Boyle and Tanya Talaga, “ Swine flu Factor Probed in death”, Toronto Star:
    • “Rather than going to emerg and getting admitted and having the condition over a period of time, we understand that the event happened fairly quickly.
  • * 2009 , October 1, Theresa Boyle, “ Second swine-flu wave hits Toronto, southern Ontario”, Toronto Star:
    • “What we've seen in the last few days is a number of cases that have come to emerg departments.

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    emery

    English

    Noun

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  • (mineral) An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
  • * 1884 , Samuel Smiles, Men of Invention and Industry
    • It took me from nine to ten days to grind and polish it ready for parabolising and silvering. I did this by hand labour with the aid of emery', but without a lathe. I finally used rouge instead of ' emery in grinding down the glass, until I could see my face in the mirror quite plain.

    Derived terms

    * emery bag * emery board * emery cloth * emerise, emerize * emery paper

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