1906
San Francisco's great earthquake
1906 is the year following 1905 and preceding 1907, in the early twentieth century.
Years function as nouns identifying specific points in time: The earthquake struck San Francisco in 1906.
They also work as modifiers: the 1906 earthquake, a 1906 vintage.
Seismic ground movement
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- SOSMorse distress code
- LusitaniaWWI maritime casualty
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- classicOf lasting excellence
relic · restoration · patina · porcelain · brass · chandelier · curio · ornate
Untethered signal transmission
- telegraphyElectrical long-distance messaging
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- triodeThree-element electron tube
vacuum tube · battleship · dreadnought · aviation · automobile · phonograph · Edison · patent
Of earlier times
- memoriesStored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
retrospection · recollection · yearning · gaslight · horsedrawn · cobblestone · sepia · tintype
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- SOSMorse distress code
antique
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- heirloomInherited family treasure
classic · relic · restoration · patina · porcelain · brass · chandelier · curio · ornate · auction
wireless
Untethered signal transmission
- telegraphyElectrical long-distance messaging
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
triode · vacuum tube · battleship · dreadnought · aviation · automobile · phonograph · Edison · patent · invention
bygone
Of earlier times
- memoriesStored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
wistfulness · retrospection · recollection · yearning · gaslight · horsedrawn · cobblestone · sepia · tintype · grandparents
1906antiquity
Great age, ancient era
2024 · prehistoric times · 2025 · 3000 · the present