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trend | new |

As a noun trend

is trend.

As an interjection new is

mew, meow, miaow.

trend

English

(wikipedia trend)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . Akin to (etyl) trinde "ball", (etyl) tryndel "circle, ring". More at (l), (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • An inclination in a particular direction.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Michael Sivak
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply? , passage=Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,
  • A tendency.
  • A fad or fashion style.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=June 26, author=Genevieve Koski, work=The Onion AV Club
  • , title= Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe , passage=But musical ancestry aside, the influence to which Bieber is most beholden is the current trends in pop music, which means Believe is loaded up with EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle ground where Bieber’s impressively refined pop-R&B croon can rub up on techno blasts and garish dubstep drops (and occasionally grind on some AutoTune, not necessarily because it needs it, but because a certain amount of robo-voice is expected these days).}}
  • (label) A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
  • (nautical) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
  • (nautical) The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
  • Verb

  • To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend
  • The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=May 31 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Review: Snow White And The Huntsman citation , page= , passage=Huntsman starts out with a vision of Theron that’s specific, unique, and weighted in character, but it trends throughout toward generic fantasy tropes and black-and-white morality, and climaxes in a thoroughly familiar face-off. }}
  • To cause to turn; to bend.
  • * W. Browne
  • Not far beneath i' the valley as she trends / Her silver stream.
  • (Internet, intransitive, informal) To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
  • What topics have been trending on social networks this week?
    Derived terms
    * betrend * trendy

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • (UK, dialect, dated) clean wool
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cleanse, as wool.
  • ----

    new

    English

    (wikipedia new)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Recently made, or created.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author=(Timothy Garton Ash)
  • , volume=189, issue=6, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli , passage=Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.}}
  • Additional; recently discovered.
  • Current or later, as opposed to former.
  • Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
  • In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
  • Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
  • Young.
  • Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
  • Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
  • Recently arrived or appeared.
  • *
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
  • Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
  • (of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.
  • Synonyms

    * brand new, recent * recent * (current or later) current * brand new, brand spanking new, mint, pristine * born-again, reformed, refreshed, reinvigorated, revived * (young) young, newborn * (of recent origin) fresh * strange, unfamiliar * (recently arrived or appeared) novel, singular * brand new, green * See also

    Antonyms

    * ancient, dated, old * dated, old * (current or later) former, old * (distinguishing something established more recently) old * old, used, worn * old * (young) old * (of recent origin) original, previous * familiar, old * (recently arrived or appeared) established * accustomed, experienced, expert

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Newly (especially in composition).
  • new'''-born, '''new'''-formed, '''new'''-found, '''new -mown
  • As new; from scratch.
  • ''They are scraping the site clean to build new .

    Noun

    (-)
  • Things that are new.
  • Out with the old, in with the new .
  • (Australia) A kind of light beer.
  • See news.
  • Derived terms

    * anew * brand new * new- * newbie * newco * newie * newish * newling * newly * newlywed * newness * news, news- * Newspeak * renew * New Age * new broom * new chum * new-laid * new moon * new potato * New Testament * new town * new wave * New World * New Year * (New Amsterdam) * (New Australia) * New Brunswick * Newcastle * New Delhi * New England * Newfoundland * New Guinea * New Hampshire * New Holland * New Jersey * (Newmarket) * New Mexico * New Orleans * New South Wales * New York * New Zealand * what else is new * what's new

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To make new; to renew.
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