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Meaning of "alkies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALKIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALKIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alkies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALKIES

alkaloid
alkaloidal
alkalosis
alkalotic
alkane
alkanet
Alkanna
alkannin
alkene
alkie
alkine
Alkmaar
alko
Alkoran
Alkoranic
alkoxide
alkoxy
alky
alkyd
alkyd resin

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALKIES

blue-skies
cookies
dickies
duckies
folkies
Great Smokies
huskies
junkies
porkies
Rockies
skies
stickies
sulkies
Sydney silkies
to go walkies
to the skies
trackies
walkies
walky-talkies
whiskies

Synonyms and antonyms of alkies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «alkies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALKIES

Find out the translation of alkies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alkies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alkies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

alkies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alkies
570 millions of speakers

English

alkies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

alkies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

alkies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

alkies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alkies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

alkies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alkies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alkies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

alkies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

alkies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alkie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

alkies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

alkies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्की
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alkies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alkies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alkies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

alkies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alkies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

alkies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alkies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alkies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

alkies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alkies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALKIES»

The term «alkies» is normally little used and occupies the 147.995 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of alkies
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALKIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «alkies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «alkies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alkies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALKIES»

Discover the use of alkies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alkies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Riding the Gold Curve
You alkies never do." Eli didn't need this added humiliation. As the color drained from his face, he mumbled that she was right; he didn't know anything about hospitals. "See that girl?" The nurse said, pointing. "It's her duty to teach you alkies ...
Faye Morgan, 1994
2
A Parade of Clowns
They'll be half in the bag before they get there, n then they try to act all normal, as if they don't always get wasted so that they can be all cheery and talkative—these are the alkies. Sometimes, they're hard to spot cuz they're always like that, ...
Evan Bollinger, 2013
3
Miscellanies ...
... Good to our own Country, sot fear of giving Umbrage and 'Offence to our Allies i while we are ruining ourselves to conquer. Provinces Piovinces and Kingdoms for Them. I therefore Confess with Shame,. 258. Tbt. Con-duct. ofjhe. ALKiES*
Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, John Arbuthnot, 1742
4
Negotiating Demands: The Politics of Skid Row Policing in ...
2. Alkies,. Smackheads,. and. Ordos: Skid. Row. under. Ordoliberalism. In this chapter and the next, I analyse Edinburgh's political economy as representative of key characteristics of the Ordoliberalen model. The first section outlines the ...
Laura Huey, 2007
5
The Jazz Age: Popular Music in the 1920's
I. alkies. ~d. Theme. Songs. (1927). 1927 was a critical year in the world of motion pictures and equally consequential in the cosmos of popular music. On October 6, at the Strand Theatre on Broadway, Warner Brothers presented Al Jolson in ...
Arnold Shaw, 1987
6
Love, Debra
The place is packed all day with shrieking alkies, either attempting to get sober or just getting in for a cup of coffee and some talk. Those seeking programs to get well are allowed upstairs where they can sleep and be fed until we can get them  ...
Fritz Hamilton, 1990
7
Marking Time: An Account of Ordinary Soldiering
were not in their right mind; these being the 'alkies' of which Darwin had a good proportion. Whereas most of us brought ina sandwichor a meat piefor the midday break, the alkies would bring a newspaperwrapped bottle of cheap wine. Rather  ...
Harry Foxley, 2004
8
Prison Talkies
Pankhuri Sinha. PANKHURI SINHA PRISON T ALKIES Prison T alkies. Front Cover.
Pankhuri Sinha, 2013
9
The Skeleton Woman
They're mostly alkies anyway whose squabbling and fighting over their various patches around town has erupted into vicious or violent confrontations, and who have been told to take time out by the police. So they come to Little Salamander to ...
Renee, 2004
10
Passage
Bums, derelicts, druggies, alkies, float in/out of a whiskey tavern; behind the battered wood bar, a female barkeep smiles out the door friendly---flaming alcohol which could have been my ending too. Spike your arm. Fire in the veins. So difficult ...
Red Jordan Arobateau, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALKIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alkies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Princess Charlotte to be christened
The alkies, junkies and scuzzers that populate the town near me will reach old age with having everything provided for them for life and never ... «Dudley News, Jul 15»
2
Champagne and lobster on the beach as new seafront restaurant …
Give the girl a chance.would the moaners on here rather have the dossers sleeping rough and the local alkies there instead.so she is related to ... «Echo, Jun 15»
3
AMC's Fortunes Steeped in Zombies, Tweakers, Alkies, Oh My
It's a revival steeped in zombies, crack chemists and alcohol-soaked ad executives. But AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) has clearly played a ... «Investor's Business Daily, Jun 15»
4
How To Hate Steph Curry
Champion alkies just keep going and going. You don't want to try to beat them. You will fail. Or worse, you'll succeed and become one of them. «Deadspin, Jun 15»
5
Victory against legal highs in Taunton
There are "no drinking" notices in Vivary Park but this does not stop alkies/winos still drinking there, though having said that I haven't seen them ... «Somerset County Gazette, Jun 15»
6
POLL: Ban on legal highs and booze in Taunton - you decide
You only have to go to Vivary Park where there are "no alcohol" signs but winos/alkies still congregate there swigging their cheap booze and ... «Somerset County Gazette, Apr 15»
7
Local Jewish families share Passover traditions
"I'm not sure 'alkies' is a real word," Harf says with a laugh. "It probably was made up by my grandmother." A newer family tradition is to bring all ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Mar 15»
8
Brandin Lea Is Back
“Basically,” Lea said over coffee recently, “they said that full-blown alkies die at my age because they pass out and have heart attacks in their ... «Fort Worth Weekly, Mar 15»
9
Quebec man faces charges after disturbance on Via rail
Can't even ride the train in peace and comfort anymore--junkies and alkies everywhere. Wine-o's too. Commit yourselves to a healthy lifestyle ... «Globalnews.ca, Mar 15»
10
Horse testing begins at A Little Bit of Heaven rehabilitation center
“The support of local businesses like Heart to Heart, Laneuville Groceries and Alkies in Massena and Lavigne IGA in Brasher Falls helps more ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Feb 15»

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