cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
bling bling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌblɪŋ ˈblɪŋ/
Etymology: From Jamaican slang, a sound suggested by the quality of light reflected by diamonds, adopted by American rappers. Compare words of similar sound and meaning: blink, blinding, blank.
Senses: examples: text: Gay men often seek out diamonds, and some purchases are “bling bling,” according to Jillian Rebol, the manager of Ultra Diamonds (soon to be Kay Jeweler’s) in Chicago.
ref: 2014 February 14, Samantha Zabell, “The Rise of the Man-gagement Ring”, in The Atlantic:
synonyms: bling
blingage
glosses: Shiny jewelry that displays wealth, such as a diamond ring or a stylish gold necklace or bracelet.
beg
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛɡ/
ipa: /beɪɡ/
rhymes: -ɛɡ
Forms: form: begs
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English beggen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old English *becgian, *bedcian, syncopated forms of bedecian (“to beg”), itself of obscure origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *bedukōn, a frequentative verb derived from Proto-West Germanic *bedu (“plea, petition, prayer”, whence English bead). Alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *bedagō (“petitioner, requester, beggar”), an agent noun from the same source. Compare North Frisian bēdagi (“to pray”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍅𐌰 (bidagwa, “beggar”). All ultimately from the root of English bid, which see for more. An alternative theory considers the verb a backformation from beggar and derives the latter from Old French begart (“kind of lay brother”).
Senses: examples: text: “Lord,” I prayed, “it's a long time since I came to You for anything besides a quick beg for help. And it seems every time I come to You I'm asking something bigger, more impossible. But I'm here again. […]
ref: 2008, Cathy Gohlke, William Henry is a Fine Name/I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires Set:
glosses: The act of begging; an imploring request.
Related terms: beggar
beg
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛɡ/
ipa: /beɪɡ/
rhymes: -ɛɡ
Forms: form: begs
Etymology: From Proto-Turkic *bēg.
Senses: examples: Yaqub Beg (c. 1820 – 1877)
topics: history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: Alternative form of bey.
beg
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛɡ/
ipa: /beɪɡ/
rhymes: -ɛɡ
Senses: examples: text: Knit with MC until work measures 3 inches from beg.
ref: 2005, DRG Dynamic Resource, Big Book of Knit Hats & Scarves for Everyone, House of White Birches, page 34:
topics: business
knitting
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: Abbreviation of beginning.
begin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪˈɡɪn/
ipa: /bəˈɡɪn/
ipa: /biˈɡɪn/
rhymes: -ɪn
Forms: form: begins
Etymology: From Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan (“to begin”), from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), from be- + base verb *ginnaną also found in Old English onginnan.
Senses: examples: text: In prayer, in the light, I see my kin / I touch my tree, my roots, my begin
ref: 2006, Quynh Anh, “Hello Vietnam”, in Bonjour Vietnam, published 2008:
glosses: Beginning; start.
begun
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪˈɡʌn/
ipa: /bɪˈɡʊn/
rhymes: -ʌn
Senses: examples: text: ... when he should take the sield, that city was persuaded to complete the regiment they had begun to form, under the command of a Colonel whom the King had recommended to them ; which they did raise to the number of a thousand men.
ref: 1807, Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.), The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. 3 vols. [each in 2 pt.]., page 717
glosses: past participle of begin
examples: text: When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise,
Than when we first begun.
ref: 1790 (see Amazing Grace)
glosses: simple past of begin
bel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛl/
rhymes: -ɛl
homophone: bell
homophone: belle
Forms: form: bels
Etymology: Named after Alexander Graham Bell.
Senses: glosses: A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively.
Derived terms: centibel
decibel
femtobel
gigabel
nanobel
bel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛl/
rhymes: -ɛl
homophone: bell
homophone: belle
Forms: form: bels
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bael (“Indian tree”).
beginner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɪˈɡɪnə/
ipa: /bəˈɡɪnɚ/
Forms: form: beginners
Etymology: From Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin + -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”).
Senses: examples: text: I'm new to learning Finnish: I'm just a beginner.
glosses: Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
examples: text: The beginner of the games lit the ceremonial torch.
glosses: Someone who sets something in motion.
examples: text: On the stage, the beginners for the first piece had taken their places — the chorus were there, scared but determined, and in the wings waited Harlequin, in the person of Charles Lyall […]
ref: 1949, Walter Macqueen-Pope, Gaiety: Theatre of Enchantment, page 60:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
theater
glosses: An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play.
Synonyms: sense: recent starter
word: amateur
sense: recent starter
word: newbie
word: abecedarian
word: alphabetarian
word: apprentice
word: beginner
word: bun
word: colt
word: first-timer
word: fledgling
word: fresh meat
word: freshman
word: greenhorn
word: greenie
word: greener
word: homo novus
word: inceptor
word: initiate
word: Johnny-come-lately
word: learner
word: neophyte
word: newb
word: newbro
word: new chum
word: newcomer
word: newling
word: noob
word: n00b
word: novice
word: novitiate
word: nozzer
word: nub
word: nubcake
word: puny
word: pup
word: probationer
word: probationist
word: probie
word: recruit
word: stranger
word: rookie
word: tenderfoot
word: trainee
word: tyro
word: younker
Hypernyms: word: person
Hyponyms: word: catechumen
topics: Christianity
word: cheechako
word: debutante
word: fanling
word: fresher
word: frosh
word: Johnny Raw
word: landlubber
word: neofan
word: neo
word: new bug
word: novi
word: punter
word: rick
topics: military
war
government
politics
word: sprog
topics: military
war
government
politics
word: teejay
Derived terms: beginnerish
beginner slope
beginner's trap
prebeginner
Related terms: word: new
word: naive
word: unskilled person
ben
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛn/
ipa: /bɪn/
homophone: Ben
homophone: been (some accents)
homophone: bin (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɛn
rhymes: -ɪn
Forms: form: bens
form: bene
Etymology: From Middle English ben, bene, from Old English bēn (“prayer, request, favor, compulsory service”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōni, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say”). Related to ban. More at boon.
Senses: glosses: A prayer; a petition.
ben
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛn/
ipa: /bɪn/
homophone: Ben
homophone: been (some accents)
homophone: bin (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɛn
rhymes: -ɪn
Etymology: From Middle English ben, bene, variation of bin, binne (“within”), from Old English binnan (“within, in, inside of, into”), equivalent to be- + in.
Senses: examples: text: And he was waving to me to creep in, so I just did and then just to skip ben the front and then in the lobby.
ref: 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 32:
glosses: In, into.
ben
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛn/
ipa: /bɪn/
homophone: Ben
homophone: been (some accents)
homophone: bin (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɛn
rhymes: -ɪn
Etymology: From Middle English ben, bene, variation of bin, binne (“within”), from Old English binnan (“within, in, inside of, into”), equivalent to be- + in.
Senses: glosses: Inside.
ben
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛn/
ipa: /bɪn/
homophone: Ben
homophone: been (some accents)
homophone: bin (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɛn
rhymes: -ɪn
Forms: form: benner
form: benmost
Etymology: From Middle English ben, bene, variation of bin, binne (“within”), from Old English binnan (“within, in, inside of, into”), equivalent to be- + in.
Senses: glosses: Inner, interior.
Derived terms: ben-end
ben-room
ben
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛn/
ipa: /bɪn/
homophone: Ben
homophone: been (some accents)
homophone: bin (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɛn
rhymes: -ɪn
Forms: form: bens
Etymology: From Middle English ben, bene, variation of bin, binne (“within”), from Old English binnan (“within, in, inside of, into”), equivalent to be- + in.
Senses: examples: text: Bert Kerston was awakened by a steady tap on the ben window.
ref: 1972, George Mackay Brown, Greenvoe, Polygon, published 2019, page 25:
glosses: The inner room of a two-room cottage (as opposed to the but); the ben room.
Derived terms: but and ben
ben
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛn/
ipa: /bɪn/
homophone: Ben
homophone: been (some accents)
homophone: bin (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɛn
rhymes: -ɪn
Forms: form: bens
Etymology: From Middle English been, from Old French and Medieval Latin, probably from a North African pronunciation of Arabic بَان (bān, “ben tree”).
Senses: glosses: A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
glosses: The winged seed of the ben tree.
glosses: The oil of the ben seed.
Synonyms: sense: tree
word: drumstick tree
sense: tree
word: horseradish tree
sense: tree
word: moringa
Derived terms: ben-nut
ben oil
ben
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛn/
ipa: /bɪn/
homophone: Ben
homophone: been (some accents)
homophone: bin (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɛn
rhymes: -ɪn
Forms: form: Ben
form: bin
Etymology: From Arabic بِن (bin) and Hebrew בן (ben, “son”).
Senses: glosses: Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
Derived terms: brit ben
Nickie-ben
ben
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛn/
ipa: /bɪn/
homophone: Ben
homophone: been (some accents)
homophone: bin (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɛn
rhymes: -ɪn
Forms: form: bens
Etymology: Borrowed from Scots ben, benn, from Scottish Gaelic beinn.
Senses: glosses: A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.
Derived terms: Ben Lomond
Ben More
Ben Nevis
Ben Venue
ben
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛn/
ipa: /bɪn/
homophone: Ben
homophone: been (some accents)
homophone: bin (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɛn
rhymes: -ɪn
Forms: form: benar
form: benat
Etymology: c. 16th century. Probably from Latin bene or Italian bene.
Senses: examples: text: A gage of ben Rom-bouse, / In a bousing-ken of Rom-vile, / Is benar than a Caster, / Pecke, pennam, lay, or popler, / Which we mill in deuse a vile.
ref: 1611, Thomas Middleton, The Roaring Girle:
qualifier: thieves' cant
glosses: Alternative spelling of bene; good.
Derived terms: ben-cull
ben mort
fidlam ben
ben
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛn/
ipa: /bɪn/
homophone: Ben
homophone: been (some accents)
homophone: bin (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɛn
rhymes: -ɪn
Forms: form: bens
Etymology: Shortening.
Senses: examples: text: In the Chronicles of the Stage, some curious particulars are given relating to Sir Henry Herbert and the well-known Sir William Davidson, by which we learn, amongst other things, that a “ben” or benefit at Drury Lane, two centuries ago, was worth a hundred pounds.
ref: year?, The Catholic Literary Circular (page 75)
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
theater
glosses: A benefit (performance to raise funds).
ben
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛn/
ipa: /bɪn/
homophone: Ben
homophone: been (some accents)
homophone: bin (pin–pen merger)
rhymes: -ɛn
rhymes: -ɪn
Forms: form: bens
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bin.
Related terms: ben-joltram
ben-shie
sound
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /saʊnd/
note: Local Dublin
ipa: /sæʊn/
ipa: /suːnd/
rhymes: -aʊnd
Forms: form: more sound
form: most sound
form: soune
form: sownd
form: sowne
Etymology: From Middle English sound, sund, isund, ȝesund, from Old English sund (“sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy, prosperous”), from Proto-West Germanic *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz (“healthy”), merged with synonymous Old English ġesund, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund.
Cognate with Scots sound, soun (“healthy, sound”), Saterland Frisian suund, gesuund (“healthy”), West Frisian sûn (“healthy”), Dutch gezond (“healthy, sound”), Low German sund, gesund (“healthy”), German gesund (“healthy, sound”), Danish sund (“healthy”), Swedish sund (“sound, healthy”). Possibly related also to Dutch gezwind (“fast, quick”), German geschwind (“fast, quick”), Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”). See swith.
Senses: examples: text: So ſound he ſlept, that nought mought him awake.
ref: 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 42:
glosses: Soundly.
sound
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /saʊnd/
note: Local Dublin
ipa: /sæʊn/
ipa: /suːnd/
rhymes: -aʊnd
Forms: form: soune
form: sownd
form: sowne
Etymology: From Middle English sound, sund, isund, ȝesund, from Old English sund (“sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy, prosperous”), from Proto-West Germanic *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz (“healthy”), merged with synonymous Old English ġesund, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund.
Cognate with Scots sound, soun (“healthy, sound”), Saterland Frisian suund, gesuund (“healthy”), West Frisian sûn (“healthy”), Dutch gezond (“healthy, sound”), Low German sund, gesund (“healthy”), German gesund (“healthy, sound”), Danish sund (“healthy”), Swedish sund (“sound, healthy”). Possibly related also to Dutch gezwind (“fast, quick”), German geschwind (“fast, quick”), Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”). See swith.
Senses: examples: text: I found my jacket. — Sound.
glosses: Yes; used to show agreement or understanding.
sound
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /saʊnd/
note: Local Dublin
ipa: /sæʊn/
ipa: /suːnd/
rhymes: -aʊnd
Forms: form: sounds
form: soune
form: sownd
form: sowne
Etymology: From Middle English sound, sund (“body of water; swimming; air bladder of a fish”), from Old English sund (“the power, capacity, or act of swimming; swimming; sea; ocean; water; sound; strait; channel”), Old Norse sund (“channel, inlet, strait”), from Proto-Germanic *sundą (“swimming; sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *swem- (“swimming; sea”).
Cognate with Dutch zond (“sound; strait”), Danish sund (“sound; strait; channel”), Swedish sund (“sound; strait; channel”), Icelandic sund (“sound; strait; channel”). Related to swim.
Senses: examples: text: Puget Sound; Owen Sound; Long Island Sound
text: The Sound of Denmarke, where ships pay toll.
ref: 1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:
topics: geography
natural-sciences
glosses: A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
examples: text: Cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.
text: The head was chopped off, the belly opened, the liver set aside--sometimes along with the roe, sounds, throats, and other items.
ref: 1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 118:
glosses: The air bladder of a fish.
Synonyms: word: noise
word: sound
Hypernyms: word: sensation
Hyponyms: word: abrupt sound
word: animal sound
word: prolonged sound
word: bang
word: beep
word: cheep
word: clatter
word: creak
word: crunch
word: din
word: echo
word: honk
word: humming
word: murmur
word: ring
word: rumble
word: rustle
word: screech
word: sibilation
word: sizzle
word: snap
word: squeak
word: stertor
word: susurrus
word: tap
word: ting
word: tweet
word: voice
word: wah-wah
word: zap
Derived terms: Ironbottom Sound
Marlborough Sounds
McMurdo Sound
Milford Sound
Norton Sound
Owen Sound
Plymouth Sound
Prince William Sound
Puget Sound
Scoresby Sound
Sound of Sleat
West Coast Sound
Related terms: word: listen
word: make sound
word: utter
sound
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /saʊnd/
note: Local Dublin
ipa: /sæʊn/
ipa: /suːnd/
rhymes: -aʊnd
Forms: form: sounds
form: sounding
form: sounded
form: sounded
form: soune
form: sownd
form: sowne
Etymology: From Middle English sounden, from Old French sonder, from sonde (“sounding line”) of Germanic origin, compare Old English sundgyrd (“a sounding rod”), sundline (“a sounding line”), Old English sund (“water, sea”). More at Etymology 3 above.
Senses: examples: text: The whale sounded and eight hundred feet of heavy line streaked out of the line tub before he ended his dive.
glosses: Of a whale, to dive downwards.
examples: text: When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal.
text: Tell me moreouer, haſt thou ſounded him,/If he appeale the Duke on ancient malice,/Or worthily as a good ſubiect ſhould/On ſome knowne ground of treacherie in him.
ref: 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 23, column 1:
text: I was in Jeſt: / And by that offer meant to ſound your breaſt.
ref: 1665 (first performance), John Dryden, The Indian Emperour, or, The Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for H[enry] Herringman […], published 1667, →OCLC, Act IV, scene [i], page 40:
text: I've sounded my Numidians man by man.
ref: 1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 1:
glosses: To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
examples: text: Mariners on sailing ships would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope.
text: As when the Sea-man […]/All fearefull foldes his ſailes, and ſounds the maine,/Lifting his prayers to the heauens for aid,/Againſt the terrour of the winds and waues.
ref: c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene ii:
glosses: To fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
examples: text: to sound a patient, or the bladder or urethra
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
Derived terms: sounding board
sounding line
sounding rocket
sounding rod
sound
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /saʊnd/
note: Local Dublin
ipa: /sæʊn/
ipa: /suːnd/
rhymes: -aʊnd
Forms: form: sounds
form: soune
form: sownd
form: sowne
Etymology: From Middle English sounden, from Old French sonder, from sonde (“sounding line”) of Germanic origin, compare Old English sundgyrd (“a sounding rod”), sundline (“a sounding line”), Old English sund (“water, sea”). More at Etymology 3 above.
Senses: examples: text: Most mild cases respond very nicely to such relatively simple office procedures as dilatations with sounds of increasing calibre, followed by the instillation of an ounce of 5 per cent argyrol in the bladder.
ref: 1951 January, Gordon W. Reynolds, “The Female Urethra and Chronic Urethritis”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 1, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 34:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
Synonyms: word: noise
word: sound
Hypernyms: word: sensation
Hyponyms: word: abrupt sound
word: animal sound
word: prolonged sound
word: bang
word: beep
word: cheep
word: clatter
word: creak
word: crunch
word: din
word: echo
word: honk
word: humming
word: murmur
word: ring
word: rumble
word: rustle
word: screech
word: sibilation
word: sizzle
word: snap
word: squeak
word: stertor
word: susurrus
word: tap
word: ting
word: tweet
word: voice
word: wah-wah
word: zap
Related terms: word: listen
word: make sound
word: utter
bran
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹæn/
rhymes: -æn
Forms: form: brans
Etymology: From Middle English bran, branne, bren, from Old French bren, bran (“bran, filth”), from Gaulish brennos (“rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (“rotten, foul”) (compare Welsh braen (“stench”), Irish bréan (“rancid”), Walloon brin (“excrement”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (compare Latin fragrāre (“to smell strongly”), Dutch brak (“hound”)).
Senses: glosses: The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
Derived terms: bolt to the bran
branflake
branlike
branmeal
bran-new
branny
bran pie
bran tub
debran
raisin bran
bran
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹæn/
rhymes: -æn
Forms: form: brans
form: branning
form: branned
form: branned
Etymology: From Middle English bran, branne, bren, from Old French bren, bran (“bran, filth”), from Gaulish brennos (“rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (“rotten, foul”) (compare Welsh braen (“stench”), Irish bréan (“rancid”), Walloon brin (“excrement”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (compare Latin fragrāre (“to smell strongly”), Dutch brak (“hound”)).
Senses: glosses: To clean (metal) using a branner.
bran
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹæn/
rhymes: -æn
Forms: form: brans
Etymology: From a Celtic source; compare Welsh brân and Cornish bran.
Senses: topics: biology
natural-sciences
ornithology
glosses: The European carrion crow.
LA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɛl ˈeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
Forms: form: LAs
Senses: topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of left atrium.
topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of lead arsenate.
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of local anesthetic.
glosses: Initialism of lateral area.
glosses: Initialism of local authority.
Related terms: sense: left atrium
word: LV
sense: left atrium
word: RA
sense: left atrium
word: RV
LA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɛl ˈeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
Senses: examples: text: LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; New York gets god-awful cold in the winter but there’s a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in some streets. LA is a jungle.
ref: 1957, Jack Kerouac, chapter 13, in On the Road, Penguin, published 1976, →OCLC, part 1, page 86:
text: Speaking as an LA native, this is the longest earthquake I’ve ever felt!
ref: 2005 May 1, Robert Lamoreaux, Michelle Lamoreaux, Nicole Demerse, Jef Biederman, Richard Clark, “Evil Promotion Much?”, in Totally Spies!: Undercover, season 3, episode 24, spoken by Clover (Andrea Baker), Marathon Media, via Teletoon:
related: word: L.A.
word: L. A.
glosses: Initialism of Los Angeles: a city in California, United States.
related: word: La.
glosses: Abbreviation of Louisiana: a state of the United States.
glosses: Abbreviation of Ladakh: a union territory of India.
glosses: Abbreviation of Lower Arkansas, also in reference to the state of Louisiana.
glosses: Abbreviation of Lampung: a province of Indonesia.
glosses: Initialism of Las Anod: a city in Somalia.
glosses: Initialism of Linear A.
Derived terms: East LA
West LA
ME
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Maine: a state of the United States.
glosses: Abbreviation of Middle East: a geographic region of West Asia, additionally including Turkey, as well as Egypt in North Africa.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Middle English.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Me (“Windows Me (Millennium Edition)”).
glosses: Initialism of Montreal Exchange, a futures and derivatives exchange (formerly also a stock exchange).
examples: text: In ME technophobia (or perhaps more accurately, "cyborg-phobia") reaches its zenith with the design of the Reapers' techno-zombies, as they are mutated, abject monstrosities that exist to be fought and killed by the player. Humans who are infected by the Reapers mutate into "Husks," which look like zombies covered with visible blue cybernetic parts.
ref: 2023, Sarah Stang, “Desirable and Undesirable Cyborg Bodies in the Mass Effect Video Game Trilogy”, in Julia A. Empey, Russell J. A. Kilbourn, editors, Feminist Posthumanism in Contemporary Science Fiction Film and Media: From Annihilation to High Life and Beyond, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 106:
topics: lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of Mass Effect.
ME
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Forms: form: M_E
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Earth mass: a unit of measurement, equal to the mass of planet Earth, which is 6×10²⁴ kg or 3×10⁻⁶ M_☉.
qualifier: sum of parts
glosses: The mass of the Earth specifically.
Synonyms: M🜨
M♁
ME
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MEs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of master of engineering.
glosses: Initialism of managing editor.
examples: text: The little M.E.’s man nodded, picked his bag off the deck and went back up the steps to the pier.
ref: 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 52:
glosses: Initialism of medical examiner.
glosses: Initialism of myalgic encephalomyelitis.
glosses: Initialism of marriage encounter.
topics: aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of main engine.
Synonyms: sense: master of engineering
word: M. Eng.
sense: master of engineering
word: M.Eng.
sense: master of engineering
word: M.Eng
sense: master of engineering
word: MEng
sense: master of engineering
word: MASc
sense: master of engineering
word: M.A.Sc.
sense: master of engineering
word: M. A. Sc.
Derived terms: sense: myalgic encephalomyelitis
word: ME/CFS
sense: main engine
english: main engine cut-off
translation: main engine cut-off
word: MECO
Related terms: sense: main engine
english: sustainer engine
translation: sustainer engine
word: SE
sense: master of engineering
english: bachelor of engineering
translation: bachelor of engineering
word: BE
MD
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: M.D.
form: M. D.
Senses: related: word: Md.
word: Md
glosses: Abbreviation of Maryland: a state of the United States.
MD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MDs
form: M.D.
form: M. D.
Senses: examples: text: For diarrhea caused by a stomach virus or a meal that didn’t agree with you, try the BRAT diet, says James Lee, MD, gastroenterologist with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif.
ref: 2015 March 31, Linda Melone, “The worst foods to eat when you’re sick, and the best ones”, in CNN:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Symbol (usually a postnominal) indicating a medical degree; medical physician or medical doctor; doctor(ate) of medicine
Initialism of medical doctor (“medical physician; medical surgeon”).
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Symbol (usually a postnominal) indicating a medical degree; medical physician or medical doctor; doctor(ate) of medicine
Initialism of doctorate of medicine (“medical degree”) (originally from New Latin medicinae doctor (doctor medicinae).
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Medicinae Doctor: Symbol indicating a higher research doctorate in medicine; Doctor of Medicine
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of medical device.
glosses: Abbreviation of managing director.
glosses: Initialism of MiniDisc.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of Marine detachment.
glosses: Abbreviation of magnetodynamics.
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
coordinate_terms: AMD
ARMD
glosses: Abbreviation of macular degeneration.
MD
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: M.D.
form: M. D.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of magnetodynamic.
Related terms: alt: magnetohydrodynamic
word: MHD
alt: magnetoplasmadynamic
word: MPD
MI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Michigan: a state of the United States.
MI
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MIs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of middle initial.
examples: text: Three months ago, after a minor argument between a small group of students and a tea shop owner, police arrived on the scene, arrested the students, and beat them up in a nearby police station. Apparently, the tea shop was owned by an MI agent.
ref: 2009, Karen Connelly, Burmese Lessons: A Love Story, Toronto: Random House Canada, →ISBN, page 108:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of military intelligence.
topics: cardiology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of myocardial infarction.
topics: cardiology
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of mitral insufficiency.
topics: dentistry
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of mesioincisal.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of mathematical induction.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of mechanical index.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of medical inspection.
examples: text: MI excludes words that frequently combine with many words (e.g. the), but can overemphasize low frequency collocation.
ref: 2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Advancing disciplinary literacy through English for academic purposes: Discipline-specific wordlists, collocations and word families for eight secondary subjects”, in Journal of English for Academic Purposes, volume 35, →DOI, page 112:
topics: computing
engineering
information-theory
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of mutual information.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of middle infielder.
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Initialism of major incident.
MN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Minnesota: a state of the United States.
glosses: Abbreviation of Manipur: a state of India.
MN
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MNs
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of master of/in nursing.
glosses: Only used in 12 MN (“midnight”)
MN
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From French MN, from Marine Nationale from marine (“navy”)+nationale (“national”)
Senses: topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
synonyms: FS
glosses: Abbreviation of French Navy ship, used as a ship prefix
MO
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Missouri: a state of the United States.
topics: business
finance
stock-ticker-symbol
glosses: Abbreviation of Philip Morris Companies, now Altria Group.
glosses: Initialism of Modern Orthodox.
MO
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: MOs
Senses: examples: text: The Big Man is everywhere. He knows my M.O.!!!!
ref: 1981, James Ellroy, Brown's Requiem, page 207:
text: This was her apartment, I gathered, and he was living here. That was his MO. He would leech onto some girl and eventually move into her home.
ref: 2022, Ling Ma, “Oranges”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:
related: word: m.o.
word: M.O.
glosses: Initialism of modus operandi.
topics: banking
business
glosses: Initialism of money order.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of medical officer.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of molecular orbital.
MO
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: dentistry
medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of mesio-occlusal.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of magnetooptical.
NE
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Nebraska: a state of the United States.
glosses: Initialism of New English.
glosses: Initialism of New England: a geographic region of the United States.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
software
glosses: Initialism of New Executable (executable file format used by early 16-bit versions of Microsoft Windows and IBM OS/2).
Coordinate terms: LE
LX
PE
NE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of northeast, a cardinal point of the compass.
glosses: Initialism of norepinephrine.
glosses: Initialism of northern epilepsy syndrome
NE
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Initialism of northeastern.
glosses: Initialism of not evaluated.
NV
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Nevada: a state of the United States.
NV
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NVs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of nuclear vessel (“nuclear-powered ship”).
glosses: Initialism of no vote.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of next visit.
NV
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Initialism of non-vintage - in reference to wine.
NH
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of New Hampshire: a state of the United States.
topics: firefighting
government
glosses: Initialism of National Hose.
NH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NHs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of nursing home.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: prefix code for NASA research helicopter designations.
topics: athletics
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Abbreviation of no-height.
NH
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: NHs
form: NHing
form: NHed
form: NHed
Senses: topics: athletics
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Abbreviation of no-height.
NH
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
philately
glosses: Initialism of never hinged.
Related terms: MNH
NJ
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: This year, NJ Transit allowed nonmotorists […] to reach the event by running special trains every 2 hours 4 round trips). The location was the old Lackawanna Railroad freight house, about a 10-minute walk from the Boonton Station, which normally has service only during peak-commuting hours on weekdays.
ref: 2024 November 23, David Peter Alan, “NJ Transit Runs Special Trains to “Railroad Museum [for a day]””, in Lackawanna Coalition Railgram:
glosses: Initialism of New Jersey: a state of the United States.
NJ
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of non-Jewish.
NM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: related: word: N.M.
word: N. Mex.
word: mul:US-NM
glosses: Initialism of New Mexico: a state of the United States.
NM
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Initialism of not meaningful.
coordinate_terms: MNG
mint#Adjective
glosses: Initialism of near mint.
NM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NMs
Senses: topics: nautical
transport
related: word: mul:nmi
word: mul:M
word: ;
word: mul:nm
glosses: Initialism of nautical mile.
topics: athletics
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Abbreviation of no-mark.
NM
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: NMs
form: NMing
form: NMed
form: NMed
Senses: topics: athletics
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Abbreviation of no-mark.
NY
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: N.Y.
form: N. Y.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of New York: a state of the United States.
glosses: Abbreviation of New York: a city in the state of New York, United States.
glosses: Abbreviation of North Yorkshire: a county of England.
Synonyms: sense: State of New York
word: NYS
word: City of New York
Derived terms: sense: City of New York
word: NYLON
sense: City of New York
word: NYLon
sense: City of New York
word: NYPD
sense: City of New York
word: NYer
sense: City of New York
word: NYPL
sense: City of New York
english: New York—London
translation: New York—London
word: NY-Lon
NC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: synonyms: US-NC
related: word: SC
word: mul:US-SC
glosses: Initialism of North Carolina: a state of the United States.
NC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of nitrocellulose.
topics: law
glosses: Initialism of nolo contendere, no contest, a plea in criminal cases.
topics: computing
computing-theory
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Nick's Class, the complexity class of decision problems solvable in polylogarithmic time using a polynomial number of processors.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Initialism of noun class.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
qualifier: prefix code
glosses: NASA research cargo plane designations.
topics: audio
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of noise control.
topics: audio
electrical-engineering
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of noise cancellation.
topics: copyright
intellectual-property
law
glosses: Initialism of noncommercial.
examples: Near-synonyms: CNC, computer numerical control (broadly synonymous in current usage)
glosses: Initialism of numerical control.
NC
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Initialism of no change.
glosses: Initialism of no charge.
glosses: Initialism of no connection.
glosses: Initialism of not classified.
NC
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: business
construction
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
manufacturing
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
plumbing
antonyms: NO
qualifier: relays; and valves; relays; and valves
glosses: Initialism of normally closed.
raw_tags: of switches
ND
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: N.D.
form: N. D.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of North Dakota: a state of the United States.
topics: government
politics
glosses: Initialism of New Democracy.
Related terms: sense: Dakota
english: South Dakota
translation: South Dakota
word: S.D.
sense: Dakota
english: South Dakota
translation: South Dakota
word: S. D.
sense: Dakota
english: South Dakota
translation: South Dakota
word: SD
ND
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NDs
form: N.D.
form: N. D.
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of negligent discharge (accidental firing of a weapon).
glosses: Initialism of naturopathic doctor (a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, an academic degree and title in naturopathic medicine).
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of navigation display.
glosses: Initialism of natural disaster.
topics: copyright
intellectual-property
law
glosses: Initialism of non-derivative.
glosses: Initialism of neurodivergence.
Related terms: sense: naturopathic doctor
english: medical doctor; Doctor of Medicine
translation: medical doctor; Doctor of Medicine
word: M. D.
sense: naturopathic doctor
english: medical doctor; Doctor of Medicine
translation: medical doctor; Doctor of Medicine
word: M.D.
sense: naturopathic doctor
english: medical doctor; Doctor of Medicine
translation: medical doctor; Doctor of Medicine
word: MD
ND
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: N.D.
form: N. D.
Senses: coordinate_terms: NT
glosses: Initialism of neurodivergent.
ND
Language: English
Part of speech: prep_phrase
Forms: form: N.D.
form: N. D.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of near death.
glosses: Initialism of no data (used to indicate where information was not available, especially in tables, rather than leaving a blank).
Derived terms: english: near death experience
translation: near death experience
word: NDE
english: veteran of a near death experience
translation: veteran of a near death experience
word: NDer
OH
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Ohio: a state of the United States.
OH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: OHs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of other half: a husband, wife, partner, etc.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
war
glosses: Initialism of observation helicopter.
examples: text: OH: "We should just burn the whole place down"
glosses: Initialism of overheard; a post whose contents were overheard by its author.
OH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Initialism of office hours.
OH
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A hydroxyl, or alcohol, functional group.
topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A hydroxide radical, or hydroxyl group.
OK
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/
ipa: /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/
ipa: /əˈkeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
Forms: form: OKs
form: OK's
form: O.K.
form: o.k.
form: ok
form: okay
form: O. K.
form: o. k.
form: okeh
form: okey
form: okie
Etymology: Origin disputed. Wikipedia lists many possible etymologies, of which the most widely accepted is that it is an abbreviation of oll/orl korrect, a comical spelling of all correct, which first appeared in print in The Boston Morning Post on March 23, 1839, as part of a fad for similar fanciful abbreviations in the United States during the late 1830s. The expression became popular through its use in the presidential campaign of Martin Van Buren in 1840, who was nicknamed Old Kinderhook, and then slowly acquired other meanings.
The Choctaw word oke, okeh (“it is so”), common in Choctaw translations of the Bible, could also explain OK's variety of affirmative definitions. Additionally, okeh was the most common etymology of okay in dictionaries until the 1960s, and linguistically predates Boston's O.K.. However, this theory suffers from the fact that the Choctaw language was relatively obscure and generally spoken (sometimes in a pidgin form) mainly with African-American slaves.
Senses: examples: text: We can start as soon as we get the OK.
glosses: Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.
Synonyms: sense: endorsement or approval
word: approval
sense: endorsement or approval
word: endorsement
sense: endorsement or approval
word: green light
sense: endorsement or approval
word: go-ahead
sense: endorsement or approval
word: nod
sense: endorsement or approval
word: thumbs up
OK
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/
ipa: /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/
ipa: /əˈkeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
Forms: form: OKs
form: OK's
form: OKing
form: OK'ing
form: OKed
form: OKed
form: OK'd
form: OK'd
form: OK'ed
form: OK'ed
form: O.K.
form: o.k.
form: ok
form: okay
form: O. K.
form: o. k.
form: okeh
form: okey
form: okie
Etymology: Origin disputed. Wikipedia lists many possible etymologies, of which the most widely accepted is that it is an abbreviation of oll/orl korrect, a comical spelling of all correct, which first appeared in print in The Boston Morning Post on March 23, 1839, as part of a fad for similar fanciful abbreviations in the United States during the late 1830s. The expression became popular through its use in the presidential campaign of Martin Van Buren in 1840, who was nicknamed Old Kinderhook, and then slowly acquired other meanings.
The Choctaw word oke, okeh (“it is so”), common in Choctaw translations of the Bible, could also explain OK's variety of affirmative definitions. Additionally, okeh was the most common etymology of okay in dictionaries until the 1960s, and linguistically predates Boston's O.K.. However, this theory suffers from the fact that the Choctaw language was relatively obscure and generally spoken (sometimes in a pidgin form) mainly with African-American slaves.
Senses: examples: text: I don't want to OK this amount of money.
text: In the data case, Judge John Bates has OK’d four depositions, while green-lighting other discovery requests from the challengers.
ref: 2025 March 30, Tierney Sneed, “Is DOGE actually an agency? The answer could have major ramifications”, in CNN:
glosses: To approve; to accept; to acquiesce to.
examples: text: Type a suitable name for your Marker and OK the dialogue box.
ref: 2001, Mike Collins, Pro Tools: Practical Recording, Editing and Mixing for Music Production:
text: When you OK the crop, the image size will be adjusted to match the front image resolution.
ref: 2008, Martin Evening, Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: To confirm by activating a button marked OK.
Synonyms: approve
greenlight
OK
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/
ipa: /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/
ipa: /əˈkeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
Forms: form: more OK
form: most OK
form: O.K.
form: o.k.
form: ok
form: okay
form: O. K.
form: o. k.
form: okeh
form: okey
form: okie
Etymology: Origin disputed. Wikipedia lists many possible etymologies, of which the most widely accepted is that it is an abbreviation of oll/orl korrect, a comical spelling of all correct, which first appeared in print in The Boston Morning Post on March 23, 1839, as part of a fad for similar fanciful abbreviations in the United States during the late 1830s. The expression became popular through its use in the presidential campaign of Martin Van Buren in 1840, who was nicknamed Old Kinderhook, and then slowly acquired other meanings.
The Choctaw word oke, okeh (“it is so”), common in Choctaw translations of the Bible, could also explain OK's variety of affirmative definitions. Additionally, okeh was the most common etymology of okay in dictionaries until the 1960s, and linguistically predates Boston's O.K.. However, this theory suffers from the fact that the Choctaw language was relatively obscure and generally spoken (sometimes in a pidgin form) mainly with African-American slaves.
Senses: examples: text: The team did OK in the playoffs.
glosses: Satisfactorily, sufficiently well.
Synonyms: sense: satisfactorily
word: adequately
sense: satisfactorily
word: satisfactorily