cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Dutch
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: dŭch
ipa: /dʌt͡ʃ/
ipa: /dʊt͡ʃ/
rhymes: -ʌtʃ
Forms: form: Du.
Etymology: PIE word
 *tewtéh₂
Derived from Middle English Duch (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Middle Low German dütsch, düdesch (“German, Low German, Dutch”) and Middle Dutch dūtsch, dūtsc (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of one’s people”), derived from *þeudō (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Doublet of Deutsch and Doitsu.
Compare Middle English thedisch (“native, endemic”) from Old English þēodisċ (“of one’s people”), Old Saxon thiudisk (German Low German düütsch (“German”)), Old High German diutisc (modern German deutsch (“German”)), modern Dutch Duits (“German”) alongside elevated Diets (“Dutch”) (a secondary distinction, fully accepted only in the 19th century). See also Derrick, Teuton, Teutonic.
The pejorative senses (Dutch courage, Dutch wife, Dutch uncle, etc.) are said to stem from the Anglo-Dutch Wars and the accompanying rivalry.
Senses: examples: text: By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.
ref: 2001 December 2, Giles Milton, “'The Riddle and the Knight'”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2022:
text: According to this view, Dutch is a descendant of Old (West) Low Franconian and …
ref: 2003, Anthony F. Buccini, "Ab errore liberato". The Northern Expansion of Frankish Power in the Merovingian Period and the Genesis of the Dutch Language, in: Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik: Band 57 — 2003: Quod vulgo dicitur: Studien zum Altniederländischen, volume edited by Willy Pijnenburg, Arend Quak, Tanneke Schoonheim, here p. 183
text: For the abbreviation of the name of the pieces, each player is free to use the name which is commonly used in his/her country. Examples: F = fou (French for bishop), L = loper (Dutch for bishop). In printed periodicals, the use of figurines is recommended.
ref: 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 21:
glosses: The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.
glosses: German; the main language of the Holy Roman Empire (Germany, Austria, Alsace, Luxembourg).
glosses: A male given name, more often given as a nickname to someone of Dutch or German ancestry than as an official given name.
Synonyms: Netherlandic
Netherlandish
Derived terms: Cape Dutch
High Dutch
High-Dutch
Low-Dutch
Low Dutch
Middle Dutch
Netherdutch
Old Dutch
Pennsylvania Dutch
Dutch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: dŭch
ipa: /dʌt͡ʃ/
ipa: /dʊt͡ʃ/
rhymes: -ʌtʃ
Forms: form: Du.
Etymology: PIE word
 *tewtéh₂
Derived from Middle English Duch (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Middle Low German dütsch, düdesch (“German, Low German, Dutch”) and Middle Dutch dūtsch, dūtsc (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of one’s people”), derived from *þeudō (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Doublet of Deutsch and Doitsu.
Compare Middle English thedisch (“native, endemic”) from Old English þēodisċ (“of one’s people”), Old Saxon thiudisk (German Low German düütsch (“German”)), Old High German diutisc (modern German deutsch (“German”)), modern Dutch Duits (“German”) alongside elevated Diets (“Dutch”) (a secondary distinction, fully accepted only in the 19th century). See also Derrick, Teuton, Teutonic.
The pejorative senses (Dutch courage, Dutch wife, Dutch uncle, etc.) are said to stem from the Anglo-Dutch Wars and the accompanying rivalry.
Senses: examples: text: The Dutch will vote on the matter next month.
text: In upstate New York, the Dutch continued to speak their language into the nineteenth century.
glosses: The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.
glosses: Afrikaner people (Cape Dutch).
glosses: The Pennsylvania Dutch people.
Derived terms: Black Dutch
Cape Dutch
Dutchland
Fancy Dutch
Gay Dutch
Netherdutch
Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania Dutchland
Plain Dutch
Related terms: Deutsch
Dutch-bottomed
Dutchie
Dutchman
Dutchy
Teuton
Dutch
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: dŭch
ipa: /dʌt͡ʃ/
ipa: /dʊt͡ʃ/
rhymes: -ʌtʃ
Forms: form: Dutches
form: Dutching
form: Dutched
form: Dutched
form: Du.
Etymology: PIE word
 *tewtéh₂
Derived from Middle English Duch (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Middle Low German dütsch, düdesch (“German, Low German, Dutch”) and Middle Dutch dūtsch, dūtsc (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of one’s people”), derived from *þeudō (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Doublet of Deutsch and Doitsu.
Compare Middle English thedisch (“native, endemic”) from Old English þēodisċ (“of one’s people”), Old Saxon thiudisk (German Low German düütsch (“German”)), Old High German diutisc (modern German deutsch (“German”)), modern Dutch Duits (“German”) alongside elevated Diets (“Dutch”) (a secondary distinction, fully accepted only in the 19th century). See also Derrick, Teuton, Teutonic.
The pejorative senses (Dutch courage, Dutch wife, Dutch uncle, etc.) are said to stem from the Anglo-Dutch Wars and the accompanying rivalry.
Senses: examples: text: Dutch processed is made from cocoa beans that have been treated with an alkalized solution. You'll get a deeper color and a great chocolaty flavor, but more importantly, the process of Dutching the chocolate renders the powder neutral.
ref: 2015, Deb Wise, Incredibly Decadent Desserts: 100 Divine Treats Under 300 Calories:
glosses: To treat cocoa beans or powder with an alkali solution to darken the color and lessen the bitterness of the flavor.
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Dutch terms
Netherlands
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛðələndz/
enpr: nĕthʹər-ləndz
ipa: /ˈnɛðɚləndz/
Forms: form: the Netherlands
form: the Netherlands
form: The Netherlands
Etymology: From nether (“lower”) + lands, the country being very low-lying, with a great part below sea level. Either a calque or a parallel formation to Dutch Nederland.
Senses: glosses: The Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
examples: text: The ECSC, which was made up of six nations (France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) later evolved into the European Economic Community (EEC) – under which the member states established a common market, and worked to harmonize their policies on everything from agriculture and fisheries to monetary policy.
ref: 2012 September 6, Bryony Jones, “Why is unity so important to Europe?”, in CNN:
glosses: The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam.
glosses: the Low Countries, a region of Western Europe located around the low-lying areas in and around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, including the countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
Synonyms: english: formally refers to the provinces of North Holland and South Holland, but often colloquially used to refer to the entire country
translation: formally refers to the provinces of North Holland and South Holland, but often colloquially used to refer to the entire country
word: Holland
english: collective term for the Netherlands
translation: collective term for the Netherlands
word: Benelux
Derived terms: Austrian Netherlands
Caribbean Netherlands
Netherlander
Netherlandic
Netherlandish
Nexit
United Netherlands
Netherlands
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɛðələndz/
enpr: nĕthʹər-ləndz
ipa: /ˈnɛðɚləndz/
Forms: form: The Netherlands
Etymology: From nether (“lower”) + lands, the country being very low-lying, with a great part below sea level. Either a calque or a parallel formation to Dutch Nederland.
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of netherlands.
RAM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹæm/
rhymes: -æm
homophone: ram
Forms: form: RAMs
Senses: examples: text: Looking for the best RAM for your PC in 2023 has gotten a little bit more complicated than before. With the advent of DDR5, you can now choose between a newer standard, and an older one. DDR4 has a differently keyed connector, and you’re also going to have to check that the RAM is compatible with your CPU in the first place. So, what should you buy?
ref: 2023 March 7, Joel Loynds, “Best RAM for gaming in 2023: DDR4, DDR5 & more”, in Dexerto:
topics: business
computing
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
coordinate_terms: ROM
flash memory
bubble memory
core memory
WORM
glosses: Acronym of random-access memory.
topics: computer
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
science
sciences
coordinate_terms: PRAM
glosses: Acronym of random-access machine.
topics: sciences
coordinate_terms: atomic weight
atomic mass
glosses: Acronym of relative atomic mass; sometimes styled r.a.m..
qualifier: project management
glosses: Acronym of responsibility assignment matrix.
qualifier: risk management
glosses: Acronym of reliability availability maintainability.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Acronym of radar-absorbent material, a material which absorbs radar.
RAM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹæm/
rhymes: -æm
homophone: ram
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Royal Academy of Music.
glosses: Initialism of Rise Above Movement.
YWCA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: “Letʼs go and see if the YWCA is open.”
ref: 2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix (2012), page 158:
glosses: Initialism of Young Women's Christian Association.
Related terms: YMCA
YWHA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Young Women's Hebrew Association.
Related terms: YWCA
YMHA
YMHA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Young Men's Hebrew Association.
Related terms: YMCA
YWHA
acronym
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæk.ɹə.nɪm/
rhymes: -ækɹənɪm
Forms: form: acronyms
Etymology: Borrowed from German Akronym, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “end, peak”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to acro- (“high; beginning”) + -onym (“name”). Modelled after Homonym and Synonym, first attested in German in the early 1900s and in English in 1940.
Senses: examples: text: Pee-gee-enn. It's an acronym, that's what it is. That's what they call words made up of initials.
ref: 1940, L. Feuchtwanger, translated by W. Muir et al., Paris Gazette, iii, xlvii, p. 518:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.
Generally such abbreviations, including those pronounced as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").
examples: text: Some teachers festoon every spare inch of wall with vocabulary choices or maths techniques to use, which look great at first, but to some children might appear quite daunting. You'll probably see unfamiliar acronyms such as Walt (We Are Learning To). Be sure to ask what they stand for and how they are used in practice.
ref: 2014 September 23, “Choosing a Primary School: A Teacher's Guide for Parents”, in The Guardian:
text: Traders have reportedly come up with the acronym TACO, which stands for “Trump always chickens out,” to take advantage of the trade environment created by the president’s habit of threatening to impose tariffs on countries, and then backing off at the last moment.
ref: 2025 May 28, Ali Bianco, “Trump’s not happy about Wall Street’s name for tariff flip-flops”, in POLITICO:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.
Exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser" or "NATO").
examples: text: Acronyms or telescoped names like nabisco from National Biscuit Company.
ref: 1950, Simeon Potter, Our Language, page 163:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
Synonyms: word: broader sense
Hypernyms: word: all senses
Derived terms: acronymania
acronymic
acronymise
acronymist
acronymitis
acronymize
acronymophilia
acronymous
acronymphomania
acronymy
anachronym
anacronym
apronym
backronym
bacronym
macronym
nested acronym
netcronym
orphan acronym
pseudoacronym
pseudo-acronym
recursive acronym
redundant acronym syndrome
YABA
Related terms: acronymisation
acronymization
anacronymic
nonacronymous
non-acronymous
acronym
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæk.ɹə.nɪm/
rhymes: -ækɹənɪm
Forms: form: acronyms
form: acronyming
form: acronymming
form: acronymed
form: acronymed
form: acronymmed
form: acronymmed
Etymology: Borrowed from German Akronym, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “end, peak”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to acro- (“high; beginning”) + -onym (“name”). Modelled after Homonym and Synonym, first attested in German in the early 1900s and in English in 1940.
Senses: glosses: To form into an acronym.
Related terms: English acronyms
Acronyms by language
mnemonic
acrostic
operating system
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/
enpr: ŏp′ə-rāt'ĭng sĭs'təm
ipa: /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/
Forms: form: operating systems
Senses: examples: text: This operating system enjoys little market share but the software is open source and free, and it performs as just as well as the leading competitor's.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Software that is designed for controlling the allocation and the use of various hardware resources to tasks and remote terminals.
Synonyms: OS
Hypernyms: system
Hyponyms: asynchronous operating system
atomic operating system
back-end operating system
cloud-based operating system
database operating system
disk operating system
distributed database operating system
distributed operating system
embedded operating system
front-end operating system
fuzzy operating system
guest operating system
in-memory operating system
library operating system
logical operating system
logic operating system
middleware operating system
mobile operating system
network operating system
safety-critical operating system
security-evaluated operating system
security-focused operating system
synchronous operating system
templated operating system
trusted operating system
Web operating system
PVA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: PVAs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of patterned vertical alignment.
synonyms: PVAc
glosses: Initialism of polyvinyl acetate.
synonyms: PVAL
PVOH
glosses: Initialism of polyvinyl alcohol.
NATO
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈneɪ.təʊ/
ipa: /ˈneɪ.toʊ/
rhymes: -eɪtəʊ
Etymology: From no+action+talk+only, from talking without acting.
Senses: examples: text: turn it off then. don't nato......pressure your government to do that.:)
ref: 1998 May 30, Kicker, “First on Everest are not Singaporeans - Sure or not?”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):
text: haiya...i think, hah....our GOV also nowadays becoming NATO! (NATO = No Action Talk Only...!!!)
ref: 2003 January 24, ALIEN, “Spying activities at Pedra Branca”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet):
synonyms: all talk and no action
glosses: Acronym of No Action Talk Only.
NATO
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈneɪ.təʊ/
ipa: /ˈneɪ.toʊ/
rhymes: -eɪtəʊ
Etymology: From National Association of Theatre Owners.
Senses: topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: Acronym of National Association of Theatre Owners.
USSR
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: yo͞o′ĕs-ĕs-är′
ipa: /ˌjuː.ɛs.ɛsˈɑː/
ipa: /ˌju.ɛs.ɛsˈɑɹ/
ipa: /ˌjʉː.es.esˈɐː/
ipa: /ˌjʉ.ɛs.ɛsˈaɹ/
ipa: /ˌjuː.ɛs.ɛsˈaːʳ/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Forms: form: USSR
form: the USSR
form: U. S. S. R.
form: U.S.S.R.
Senses: examples: Meronyms: SSR, SFSR
synonyms: CCCP
SSSR
SU
Soviet Union
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
;
Russia
glosses: A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; the Soviet Union; in full, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
glosses: Initialism of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Related terms: ASSR
SSR
music
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: myo͞oʹzĭk
ipa: /ˈmjuːzɪk/
ipa: /ˈmjuzɪk/
rhymes: -uːzɪk
Forms: form: musics
form: musicking
form: musicked
form: musicked
form: musick
form: musicke
form: musique
form: musike
Etymology: From Middle English musik, musike, borrowed from Anglo-Norman musik, musike, Old French musique, and their source Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ), from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. By surface analysis, muse + -ic (“pertaining to”). In this sense, displaced native Old English drēam (“music”), whence Modern English dream.
Senses: glosses: To seduce or entice with music.
music
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: myo͞oʹzĭk
ipa: /ˈmjuːzɪk/
ipa: /ˈmjuzɪk/
rhymes: -uːzɪk
Forms: form: more music
form: most music
form: musick
form: musicke
form: musique
form: musike
Etymology: From Middle English musik, musike, borrowed from Anglo-Norman musik, musike, Old French musique, and their source Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ), from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”), an Ancient Greek deity of the arts. By surface analysis, muse + -ic (“pertaining to”). In this sense, displaced native Old English drēam (“music”), whence Modern English dream.
Senses: examples: text: Again, Moſes was the firſt that brought in ſacred Muſick: thus in like manner Strabo lib. 10. 453. informes us, that the Bacchick Muſick was famous throughout Aſia; and that many muſick Inſtruments had obteined a Barbarick name, as Jambla, Sambuke, Barbitos, Magades, &c. which ſeem all to be of Hebrew origination.
ref: 1669, T[heophilus] G[ale], The Court of the Gentiles: or A Discourse Touching the Original of Human Literature, Both Philologie and Philosophie, from the Scriptures, and Jewish Church in Order to a Demonstration, […], part I (Of Philologie), Oxon [Oxford]: […] Hen[ry] Hall for Tho[mas] Gilbert, pages 136–137:
text: Loosened / Thy tongue shall with sweet-flowing sounds surprize / The ear of sense; another than thyself / Will be seen within to have come, and bringing / Music tones from other spheres to have made / Thee ever the harp of hidden minstrelsy.
ref: 1838 fall – 1839 summer, Jones Very, “The Unrevealed”, in Helen R. Deese, editor, Jones Very: The Complete Poems, Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, published 1993, →ISBN, page 159, lines 4–9:
text: So should she drape the World’s wide round, / With sunny robes, and fresh Spring weather / And consecrate the loneliest ground, / While we went wandering linked together, / Her music voice, her beaming eyes, / Give to the Silence, glad replies.
ref: 1847, William Ellery Channing, “The Desert”, in Poems, second series, Boston, Mass.: James Munroe and Company, page 59:
text: And therefore, prisoner, you are doomed for life / To solitary toil. Alone! alone! alone! / Love’s music voice will never greet your ear; / Affection’s eye will never meet your gaze; / Nor heart-warm hand of friend return your grasp; / But morn, and noon, and night, days, months, and years, / Will all be told in this one word—alone!
ref: 1851 January, Sarah J[osepha] Hale, “The Judge; a Drama of American Life”, in Sarah J[osepha] Hale, editor, Godey’s Lady’s Book, volume XLII, Philadelphia, Pa.: L[ouis] A[ntoine] Godey, act I, scene III, page 26, column 2:
glosses: Musical.
Related terms: sense: the science of music encyclopedia
urls: https://web.archive.org/web/20050903200746/http://www.musicnovatory.com/
word: MusicNovatory
secret
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsiː.kɹɪt/
note: weak vowel merger
ipa: /ˈsiː.kɹət/
ipa: /ˈsiː.kɹɛt/
rhymes: -iːkɹɪt
rhymes: -iːkɹət
rhymes: -iːkɹɛt
Forms: form: secrets
form: secreting
form: secretting
form: secreted
form: secreted
form: secretted
form: secretted
Etymology: The noun is from Middle English secret, from Latin sēcrētum. Doublet of secretum. Displaced Old English dēagolnes (“a secret”).
The verb is from the noun.
Senses: examples: text: … she would unfold the silk, press it with a smooth wooden block that she'd heated in the oven, and then once more secret it away.
ref: 1984, Peter Scott Lawrence, Around the mulberry tree, Firefly Books, p. 26
text: 1986, InfoWorld, InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.
Diskless workstations … make it difficult for individuals to copy information … onto a diskette and secret it away.
text: To prevent the elixir from reaching mankind and thereby upsetting the balance of the universe, two gods secret it away.
ref: 1994, Phyllis Granoff & Koichi Shinohara, Monks and magicians: religious biographies in Asia, Mosaic Press, p. 50
glosses: To make or keep secret.
examples: text: He was so scared for his safety he secreted arms around the house.
glosses: To hide secretly.
Derived terms: secrete
most
Language: English
Part of speech: det
Pronunciation: enpr: mōst
ipa: /ˈməʊst/
enpr: mōst
ipa: /ˈmoʊst/
ipa: [ˈmoːst]
rhymes: -əʊst
Forms: form: moste
Etymology: From Middle English most, moste, from Old English mǣst, māst, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz, *maist. Cognate with Scots mast, maist (“most”), Saterland Frisian maast (“most”), West Frisian meast (“most”), Dutch meest (“most”), German meist (“most”), Danish and Swedish mest (“most”), Icelandic mestur (“most”).
Senses: examples: text: The teams competed to see who could collect (the) most money.
text: I spent most time in Rome because most of Venice is flooded.
glosses: superlative degree of much.
examples: text: The team with the most points wins.
glosses: superlative degree of many: the comparatively largest number of (construed with the definite article)
examples: text: Most bakers and dairy farmers have to get up early.
text: Winning was not important for most participants.
glosses: superlative degree of many: the majority of; more than half of (construed without the definite article)
Synonyms: sense: superlative of much
english: in meaning, not grammar
translation: in meaning, not grammar
word: more than half of
sense: superlative of much
word: almost all
sense: superlative of many
english: in meaning, not grammar
translation: in meaning, not grammar
word: the majority of
most
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: mōst
ipa: /ˈməʊst/
enpr: mōst
ipa: /ˈmoʊst/
ipa: [ˈmoːst]
rhymes: -əʊst
Forms: form: moste
Etymology: From Middle English most, moste, from Old English mǣst, māst, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz, *maist. Cognate with Scots mast, maist (“most”), Saterland Frisian maast (“most”), West Frisian meast (“most”), Dutch meest (“most”), German meist (“most”), Danish and Swedish mest (“most”), Icelandic mestur (“most”).
Senses: examples: text: PATTY:They announced this year's nominees for student council. And guess who's up for vice-president? Me! Isn't that the most to say the least?
ref: 1978 September 14, Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, Bronte Woodard, directed by Randal Kleiser, Grease (film), spoken by Patty Simcox (Susan Buckner):
glosses: The greatest; the best.
most
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Pronunciation: enpr: mōst
ipa: /ˈməʊst/
enpr: mōst
ipa: /ˈmoʊst/
ipa: [ˈmoːst]
rhymes: -əʊst
Forms: form: moste
Etymology: From Middle English most, moste, from Old English mǣst, māst, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz, *maist. Cognate with Scots mast, maist (“most”), Saterland Frisian maast (“most”), West Frisian meast (“most”), Dutch meest (“most”), German meist (“most”), Danish and Swedish mest (“most”), Icelandic mestur (“most”).
Senses: examples: text: Most want the best for their children.
text: The peach was juicier and more flavourful than most.
glosses: The greater part of a group, especially a group of people.
Synonyms: sense: greater part
word: the majority
most
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: mōst
ipa: /ˈməʊst/
enpr: mōst
ipa: /ˈmoʊst/
ipa: [ˈmoːst]
rhymes: -əʊst
Forms: form: mosts
form: moste
Etymology: From Middle English most, moste, from Old English mǣst, māst, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz, *maist. Cognate with Scots mast, maist (“most”), Saterland Frisian maast (“most”), West Frisian meast (“most”), Dutch meest (“most”), German meist (“most”), Danish and Swedish mest (“most”), Icelandic mestur (“most”).
Senses: examples: text: The most I can offer for the house is $150,000.
glosses: The greatest amount.
examples: text: Most of the penguins were friendly and curious.
text: Most of the rice was spoiled.
text: At half-past nine on this Saturday evening the parlor of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for the select circle—a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
ref: 1892, Walter Besant, “The Select Circle”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 46:
text: The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.
ref: 1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 249:
text: Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.
ref: 2013 August 16, John Vidal, “Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 10, page 8:
glosses: The greater part.
examples: text: Along with their massive size will come other “mosts”: they will likely be the longest living, the best educated, the wealthiest and the most wired/ wireless.
ref: 2001, George Barna, Real Teens: A Contemporary Snapshot of Youth Culture, →ISBN, page 15:
text: Virginia had a number of "mosts” that made it appealing, if not representative of all Confederate states: the most citizens among the Southern states; the most slaves; the most men under arms; the most famous Southern generals; the most fighting within its borders; the most divided by the war (what other Southern state lost a quarter of its territory and saw a new state created out of that former territory?); and the most damaged by the war.
ref: 2002, John Gregory Selby, Virginians at War: The Civil War Experiences of Seven Young Confederates, →ISBN, page xvii:
text: The record of Elvis' achievement is truly remarkable; his list of “firsts” and “mosts” is probably without parallel in music and entertainment history.
ref: 2007, Joe Moscheo, The Gospel Side of Elvis, →ISBN:
glosses: A record-setting amount.
most
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: enpr: mōst
ipa: /ˈməʊst/
enpr: mōst
ipa: /ˈmoʊst/
ipa: [ˈmoːst]
rhymes: -əʊst
Etymology: Reduction of almost.
Senses: examples: text: A well-daiquiried redhead eyed him from across the room at Jilly's one night in 1963 — although it could have been most any night ever […]
ref: 1998, Bill Zehme, The Way You Wear Your Hat: And the Lost Art of Livin' (page 181)
text: "We walked there most every day after school."
ref: 2000, Jewish Baltimore: A Family Album, →ISBN, page 159:
text: “Can't be all that bad if Luke likes it. Most everywhere has air-conditioning, he says.”
ref: 2011, Charlotte Maclay, Wanted: A Dad to Brag About, →ISBN:
glosses: Almost.
Related terms: quantifier
fere
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪə/
ipa: /fɪɹ/
ipa: /fiːɹ/
rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
homophone: fear
Forms: form: feres
form: pheer
form: feer
Etymology: From Middle English fere, from (Northumbrian) Old English fǣra, aphetic form of ġefēra (whence also Middle English y-fere).
Senses: examples: text: they swange oute their swerdis and slowe of noble men of armys mo than an hondred – and than they rode ayen to theire ferys.
ref: 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:
glosses: A companion, comrade or friend.
examples: text: And Cambel tooke Cambrina to his fere.
ref: 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 52:
text: The lamb rejoiceth in the year, / And raceth freely with his fere, / And answers to his mother’s calls / From the flower’d furrow.
ref: 1830, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Supposed Confessions of a Second-Rate Sensitive Mind:
text: What if my Duncan be the youth whom his wicked brother hurled into the ravine, come again in a new body, to live out his life on the earth, cut short by his brother’s hatred? If so, his persecution of you, and of your mother for your sake, is easy to understand. And if so, you will never be able to rest till you find your fere, wherever she may have been born on the face of the earth.
ref: 1864, George MacDonald, The Old Nurse's Story:
glosses: A person's spouse, or an animal's mate.
Derived terms: ferede
fere
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /fɪə/
ipa: /fɪɹ/
ipa: /fiːɹ/
rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
homophone: fear
Forms: form: more fere
form: most fere
Etymology: From Middle English fer, from Anglo-Norman fer, from Old French fier. Compare Latin ferus (“wild”).
Senses: examples: text: Man's flesh they eat: their own they paint and sear, / branding with burning iron, — usage fere!
ref: 1880, Richard Francis Burton, Os Lusíadas, volume II, page 405:
glosses: Fierce.
POSSLQ
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɑsl̩ˌkju/
ipa: /ˈpɒsl̩ˌkjuː/
Forms: form: POSSLQs
Senses: examples: c. 1981, Charles Osgood
You live with me, and I with you / And you will be my POSSLQ / I’ll be your friend and so much more / That’s what a POSSLQ is for.
qualifier: US Census
glosses: Abbreviation of person of the opposite sex sharing living quarters.
jour
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɝ/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)/
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Forms: form: jours
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of journeyman, e.g. jour printer.
Related terms: sense: other terms containing "jour", etymologically unrelated
word: abat-jour
sense: other terms containing "jour", etymologically unrelated
word: bonheur du jour
sense: other terms containing "jour", etymologically unrelated
word: contre-jour
sense: other terms containing "jour", etymologically unrelated
word: du jour
sense: other terms containing "jour", etymologically unrelated
word: plat du jour
sense: other terms containing "jour", etymologically unrelated
word: plique-à-jour
sense: other terms containing "jour", etymologically unrelated
word: soup du jour
langue
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɑŋ(ɡ)/
Etymology: Borrowed from French langue. Doublet of lingua and tongue.
Senses: topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
coordinate_terms: parole
glosses: Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language.
Related terms: Langue nouvelle
DOD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: DoD
form: D.O.D.
form: D. O. D.
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
related: word: USDOD
word: U.S. DOD
synonyms: USDOW
DOW
glosses: Initialism of United States Department of Defense.
DOD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DODs
form: DoD
form: D.O.D.
form: D. O. D.
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of date of death.
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of displacement-on-demand (a type of engine that can shut down cylinders when not needed).
topics: media
printing
publishing
glosses: Initialism of drop-on-demand.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Initialism of definition of done.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of department of defence.
Synonyms: sense: date of death
word: d.
sense: date of death
word: ob.
Related terms: topics: printing
publishing
media
word: CIJ
topics: printing
publishing
media
word: TIJ
topics: military
war
government
politics
word: DND
topics: military
war
government
politics
word: MOD
BM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: BMs
Senses: topics: aerospace
astronautics
business
engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of ballistic missile.
examples: text: We broke the story ... the melee was caught on video, and appears to show a group of people attacking Fetty [Wap]'s BM and her friends.
ref: 2019 January 28, “Fetty Wap's Baby Mama Arrested After Fight for Telling Cop ... 'Suck My F***ing D***!!!'”, in TMZ:
glosses: Initialism of baby mama.
examples: text: Fans know IdrA for his BM — Bad Manners.
ref: 2014, Doug Hendrie, AmalgaNations: How Globalisation Is Good:
topics: video-games
glosses: Initialism of bad manners.
examples: text: Life support for BM formats
Robert M. Lowery acknowledges that beautiful music formats are in the decline […]
ref: 1983, Television/Radio Age, volume 30, page 72:
text: Practically every dentist or doctor's office carries a BM station.
ref: 1988, Donald F. Harvey, Strategic management and business policy, page 300:
topics: broadcasting
media
glosses: Initialism of beautiful music.
coordinate_terms: BF
WM
glosses: Initialism of black male.
raw_tags: in personal ads
examples: text: They used to play Burzumesque BM, but moved on to a Doomy sound.
ref: 2000, NivendE, “black doom hybrids”, in alt.music.black-metal (Usenet):
glosses: Initialism of black metal.
glosses: Initialism of body modification.
examples: text: Frequent involuntary urination. Frequent desire for B.M. but no result.
ref: 1911, Journal of the National Medical Association:
text: Mr. Jansen stated that he had a medium-sized, soft, formed, brown BM after breakfast today.
ref: 2017, Sheila A. Sorrentino, Leighann N. Remmert, Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 9th edition, St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 424:
glosses: Initialism of bowel movement.
glosses: Abbreviation of Bachelor of Medicine.
glosses: Abbreviation of Bachelor of Music.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Boehringer-Mannheim, a test of blood glucose level using a glucosimeter.
BM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Bahasa Melayu is the national language and the official language of the Federation, said Dr Noor Hisham. Therefore, one of the entry requirements […] is a pass in BM subject at SPM level or equivalent.
ref: 2017 July 3, “‘Medical grads with O Level need only take SPM BM’”, in The Star, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2017:
text: […] on “National Language Day”, Bahasa Malaysia will be used […] Thursday will be made the day to use BM while Monday or Tuesday for English.
ref: 2018 July 14, Ibrahim Isa, quoting Maszlee Malik, “Education Ministry proposes weekly BM and English days”, in The New Straits Times, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2019:
text: The assumption that Malay children are already proficient in Bahasa Melayu (BM) upon entering Year One is incorrect […] But while their command of English is strong, their BM is weak.
ref: 2018 December 3, Natasha Joibi, quoting Kadir Jasin, “Kadir Jasin: Language proficiency important, Malay children's command of BM weak”, in The Star, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2018:
glosses: Initialism of bahasa Melayu or bahasa Malaysia.
glosses: Abbreviation of British Museum.
BM
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: BMs
form: BMing
form: BMed
form: BMed
Senses: glosses: To have a bowel movement.
topics: video-games
related: word: bm
glosses: To have bad manners.
AL
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ALs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of assembly language.
glosses: Initialism of artificial life.
glosses: Initialism of auxiliary language.
glosses: Initialism of annual leave.
examples: text: We had to get him to sign the residency agreement for the AL facility...it was just a legality for that level of care. In AL setting, POA can't sign LO in as they can into a NH. Once they get the signature, there's no problem keeping the resident there even if they start to scream about wanting to leave.
ref: 1999 December 28, Starword, “I am back with questions”, in alt.support.alzheimers (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 Jun 2025:
text: Owners and operators of long-term care facilities may perceive AL as small scale nursing homes with fewer operational and staffing problems and therefore a higher return on their investment.
ref: 2001, Kevan H. Namazi, Paul K. Chafetz, “Introduction: The Concept, the Terminology, and the Occupants”, in Kevan H. Namazi, Paul K. Chafetz, editors, Assisted Living: Current Issues in Facility Management and Resident Care, Westport, Conn.: Auburn House, →ISBN, page 1:
text: Another difficulty we face in AL is that residents cannot be forced to socialize, interact or otherwise get out to maintain a healthy emotional balance. In fact, we can't require residents to shower or even change their undergarment. Doing so can infringe on their rights.
ref: 2017, K. Allen, “Easily Ms. Handled”, in Remembering What I Forgot, [Bradenton, Fla.]: Gwenlee Publishing, →ISBN, page 129:
glosses: Initialism of assisted living.
AL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Alabama: a state of the United States.
glosses: Abbreviation of Alagoas: a state of Brazil.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of American League.
Derived terms: topics: baseball
ball-games
games
sports
hobbies
lifestyle
word: ALCS
topics: baseball
ball-games
games
sports
hobbies
lifestyle
word: ALDS
Related terms: topics: baseball
ball-games
games
sports
hobbies
lifestyle
word: NL
topics: baseball
ball-games
games
sports
hobbies
lifestyle
word: MLB
war
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /wɔː/
ipa: /wɔɹ/
note: Indic
ipa: /wɔ(r)/
note: father-bother merger
ipa: /wɑ(r)/
homophone: wore
homophone: wor stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
ipa: /wɑɹ/
Forms: form: wars
form: warring
form: warred
form: warred
form: warre
form: warr
Etymology: From Middle English werre, from Late Old English werre, wyrre (“armed conflict”), from Old Northern French werre (compare modern French guerre), from Medieval Latin werra, from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”). Gradually displaced native Old English beadu, hild, ġewinn, orleġe, wīġ, and many others as the general term for "war" during the Middle English period.
Related to Old High German werra (“confusion, strife, quarrel”) and German verwirren (“to confuse”), but not to Wehr (“defense”). Also related to Old Saxon werran (“to confuse, perplex”), Dutch war (“confusion, disarray”), West Frisian war (“confusion”),
Old English wyrsa, wiersa (“worse”), Old Norse verri (“worse, orig. confounded, mixed up”), Italian guerra (“war”). There may be a connection with worse and wurst.
Senses: examples: text: ...to war the Scot, and borders to defend...
ref: 1595, Samuel Daniel, The First Four Books of the Civil Wars:
text: And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses, and they slew all the males
ref: 1611, King James Bible, Book of Numbers, 31:7
text: Once more vnto the Breach,
Deare friends, once more...
Be Coppy now to men of groſſer blood,
And teach them how to Warre.
ref: 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], page 77:
text: This vein of reflection, warring with his inner knowledge that he had been driven by fear and hatred . . ., produced an exhausting whirl in his thoughts.
ref: 1882, George Bernard Shaw, chapter 14, in Cashel Byron's Profession:
text: People keep on learning
 Soldiers keep on warring
 World keep on turning
 'Cause it won't be too long
ref: 1973, Stevie Wonder, “Higher Ground”, in Innervisions:
text: In a paradox, language wars against the world.
ref: 1979 April 28, Gerry McNamara, “Life for Art's Sake”, in Gay Community News, page 11:
glosses: To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).
examples: text: […], that thou by them mighteſt warre a good warfare,[…].
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 1:18, column 2:
text: By God, that man does war honour.
ref: 1970, Waterloo, spoken by Arthur Wellesley:
glosses: To carry on, as a contest; to wage.
Synonyms: go to war
wage war
fight
warray
dls
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of dl
sela
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of selo
BBC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /biː biː ˈsiː/
Senses: examples: text: This programme was made by the BBC.
text: The BBC is seeking a swift resolution after Twitter branded it as “government funded media.”
ref: 2023 April 9, Sophie Tanno, “Twitter brands BBC a ‘government funded media’ organization”, in CNN:
synonyms: word: Auntie
word: Auntie Beeb
english: nickname
translation: nickname
word: the Beeb
english: nickname
translation: nickname
qualifier: preceded by “the”
glosses: Initialism of British Broadcasting Corporation.
glosses: Initialism of Blades Business Crew: a football hooligan firm linked to Sheffield United F.C.
topics: broadcasting
media
glosses: Initialism of Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation, a defunct Philippine television network active from 1973 to 1986.
Derived terms: BBC English
BBCesque
BBC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /biː biː ˈsiː/
Forms: form: BBCs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of British-born Chinese.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of bromobenzyl cyanide.
examples: text: She on my TV screen; I’m talking DVD / British bitches love my cock; I’m talking BBC
ref: 2014, ScHoolboy Q, “Californication”, in Oxymoron:
topics: lifestyle
sexuality
glosses: Initialism of big black cock.
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
coordinate_terms: MSN
glosses: Initialism of Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward of Real Madrid between 2013 and 2018.
examples: text: As the day cab was now longer in its BBC (Bumper to Back of Cab) measurement than the old SP3, ERF had to rethink the cab release mechanism, which used to be at the rear of the day cab and in the seat base of the sleeper.
ref: 2015 September 3, Patrick W. Dyer, ERF B C, CP & E-Series at Work, Fox Chapel Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 180:
topics: road
transport
glosses: Initialism of bumper to back of cab.
Coordinate terms: english: big white cock
translation: big white cock
word: BWC
sense: sense 3
word: queen of spades
DOS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /diː oː ˈɛs/
ipa: /dɒs/
ipa: /dɔːs/
ipa: /dɑs/
rhymes: -ɒs
rhymes: -ɔːs
Forms: form: DOSes
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of date of service.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of date of separation.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
related: word: DoS
glosses: Initialism of denial of service.
topics: sciences
glosses: Initialism of density of states.
topics: education
glosses: Initialism of director of studies.
qualifier: emergency services
glosses: Initialism of death on scene.
DOS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /diː oː ˈɛs/
ipa: /dɒs/
ipa: /dɔːs/
ipa: /dɑs/
rhymes: -ɒs
rhymes: -ɔːs
Senses: examples: text: Next, using your word processor or the DOS text editor, you can edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
ref: 1993, Kris A. Jamsa, DOS: The Complete Reference, McGraw–Hill Osborne Media
text: One way to do that is to turn the PC off and turn it back on again. Then, the PC performs its self-test and boots DOS.
ref: 1993, Doug Lowe, The Only DOS Book You'll Ever Need, Mike Murach & Associates Incorporated, →ISBN, page 95:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
coordinate_terms: CP/M
glosses: Acronym of Disk Operating System, a family of disk-based operating systems.
topics: government
politics
synonyms: Foggy Bottom
glosses: Initialism of Department of State.
Derived terms: DR-DOS
PC-DOS
MS-DOS
EU
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌiː ˈjuː/
Forms: form: E.U.
Senses: examples: text: France and Belgium led the drive for British chocolate to be renamed 'vegelate' before it could be sold abroad, but they lost that battle. Now an updated EU chocolate directive obliges all EU countries to accept all chocolate[…]
ref: 2005, John MacDonald, Andrew Bowden, Dare We Trust Them?: A New Vision for Europe, page 151:
text: “The key responsibility here falls on the UK,” Hopewell said. “In order to prevent a major drop in LDC (least developed country) exports, it urgently needs to replicate the terms of the EU GSP and the EBA treaty and ensure that these arrangements are in place before the UK leaves the EU on March 29.”
ref: 2019 February 4, Emily Dixon, “The developing countries with the most to fear from Brexit”, in CNN:
text: The sprinkles had the red food coloring E127, or erythrosine. E127 is only permitted for use in cocktail cherries and candied cherries in the UK and the EU, according to a statement from West Yorkshire Trading Standards sent to CNN Thursday.
ref: 2021 October 14, Jack Guy, “UK bakery banned from using sprinkles which are legal in the US”, in CNN:
topics: economics
government
politics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of European Union.
Coordinate terms: EC
EEC
Derived terms: EU English
EU-speak
EU-wide
EU
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌiː ˈjuː/
Forms: form: E.U.
Senses: qualifier: Star Wars
glosses: Abbreviation of expanded universe.
HTML
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Hypertext Markup Language.
Hyponyms: DHTML
HTML5
Derived terms: JHTML
KHTML
XHTML
Related terms: dynamic HTML
SGML
XML
LED
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛl.iːˈdiː/
ipa: /lɛd/
rhymes: -iː
rhymes: -ɛd
Forms: form: LEDs
Senses: examples: text: The area already has plenty of loud billboards and klieg lights that have drawn complaints from some neighborhood groups, so the city is concerned about anything billboardesque. Mr. Astani’s application to build the LED panels is undergoing an environmental review by city planning officials.
ref: 2008 May 21, Rebecca Cathcart, “A Developer’s Unusual Plan for Bright Lights, Inspired by a Dark Film”, in The New York Times:
text: The light-emitting capacity of an LED is measured in megacandela [recte millicandelas] or mcd. Small commercial LEDs range from 10 to about 5000 mcd.
ref: 2012, Julio Sanchez, Maria P. Canton, Embedded Systems Circuits and Programming, →ISBN, page 12:
text: In some projects, the fiber optic cable will be mounted on the LEDs (D1, D6, D8, and on U22) or the phototransistor (Q4). […] Light is transmitted from the color LED, through the fiber optic cable, to control the NPN transistor (Q2) and red LED (D1).
ref: 2017 October 23, “Snap Circuits Light”, in Snap Circuits, Elenco, pages 5, 59:
glosses: Initialism of light-emitting diode.
Derived terms: OLED
Related terms: CRT
LCD
TFT
VDU