Associations to the word «Else»

Wiktionary

ELSE, adjective. Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.
ELSE, adverb. Otherwise, if not.
ELSE, conjunction. For otherwise; or else.
ELSE, conjunction. (computing) (in many programming languages and pseudocode) but if the condition of the previous if clause is false, do the following.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats