cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Camboj
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Kamboja (the region inhabited by the Kambojas) or Cambodia.
Camboja
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɑmˈboʊ.d͡ʒə/
ipa: /kɒmˈbəʊ.d͡ʒə/
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Kamboja.
Camboja
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɑmˈboʊ.d͡ʒə/
ipa: /kɒmˈbəʊ.d͡ʒə/
Forms: form: Cambojas
form: Camboja
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Kamboja.
CamelCase
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Write element and attribute names in a style called "CamelCase." Elements reflecting an entity should be written in UpperCamelCase; elements and attributes reflecting a property should be written in lowerCamelCase.
ref: 2003, Berthold Daum, Udo Merten, “Groundwork”, in System Architecture with XML, San Francisco, Calif.: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, →ISBN, page 81:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of camel case.
Camilla
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /kəˈmɪlə/
Forms: form: Camillas
Etymology: From Latin Camilla, feminine form of old Roman family name Camillus, of obscure and probably non-Latin origin.
Senses: glosses: A warrior queen of the Volscians according to Virgil's Aeneid.
examples: text: Fancy southern names which she couldn't remember five minutes after they'd told her. Camilla? Amelia? Jemima? It didn't matter. Ashworth would have made a note of them.
ref: 2011, Ann Cleeves, Hidden Depths, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN, page 165:
glosses: A female given name from Latin.
glosses: A city, the county seat of Mitchell County, Georgia, United States.
Campana
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Uson, Masbate, Philippines.
Can
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Can..
glosses: A river in Essex, England, which joins the River Chelmer in Chelmsford; in full, the River Can.
Cana
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkeɪnə/
rhymes: -eɪnə
Etymology: Borrowed through Latin from Ancient Greek Κανά (Kaná); possibly from Hebrew קָנֶה (qané, “reed”).
Senses: topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine.
Derived terms: Pre-Cana
Canadien
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkanaˈdjæ̃/
Forms: form: Canadiens
Etymology: From French Canadien (“Canadian”).
Senses: glosses: A French Canadian (male or of unspecified sex).
Coordinate terms: Canadienne
Canadien
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkanaˈdjæ̃/
Etymology: From French Canadien (“Canadian”).
Senses: glosses: French Canadian.
Cancer
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkænsə/
ipa: /ˈkænsɚ/
rhymes: -ænsə(ɹ)
Forms: form: ♋︎
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cancer (“crab”), calque of Ancient Greek Καρκίνος (Karkínos, “crab”), calque of Akkadian 𒀀𒇻𒌅 (allutu, “crab”), from Sumerian 𒀯𒀠𒈜 (ᵐᵘˡAL.LUL, “crab; name of constellation”).
Senses: examples: text: And add more coals to Cancer when he burns / With entertaining great Hyperion.
ref: c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.
topics: astrology
human-sciences
mysticism
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The zodiac sign for the crab, ruled by the Moon and covering June 22–July 22 (tropical astrology) or July 16–August 15 (sidereal astrology).
Synonyms: word: Cancer
word: Crab
Hypernyms: word: constellation
Meronyms: word: Acubens
word: Al Tarf
word: Asellus Borealis
word: Asellus Australis
word: Praesepe
word: Tegmine
word: Kwan Kei
word: Nahn
Derived terms: Cancerian
Cancri
first point of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer
Cancer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkænsə/
ipa: /ˈkænsɚ/
rhymes: -ænsə(ɹ)
Forms: form: Cancers
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cancer (“crab”), calque of Ancient Greek Καρκίνος (Karkínos, “crab”), calque of Akkadian 𒀀𒇻𒌅 (allutu, “crab”), from Sumerian 𒀯𒀠𒈜 (ᵐᵘˡAL.LUL, “crab; name of constellation”).
Senses: examples: text: ‘All right, so what are Cancers apart from sad, then?’ Lizzie asked.
ref: 2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 189:
glosses: Someone with a Cancer star sign.
Synonyms: Cancerian
Candy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: kăn'di
ipa: /ˈkændi/
rhymes: -ændi
Forms: form: Candi
Senses: glosses: A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice.
Candy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: kăn'di
ipa: /ˈkændi/
rhymes: -ændi
Forms: form: Candia
form: Candie
Etymology: From Venetan and Latin Candia, from Ancient Greek Χάνδαξ (Khándax) or Χάνδακας (Khándakas), from Arabic رَبْض الخَنْدَق (rabḍ al-ḵandaq) (in particular Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq), borrowed from Middle Persian *handag (whence Classical Persian هندک (handak, “moat”))), name of the Cretan city of Heraklion under the Emirate of Crete.
Senses: examples: text: Assure thy selfe that as for me I never will agree
That Candie Joves owne foster place (as long as I there raigne)
Shall unto such a monstruous Wight a Harbrow place remaine.
ref: 1567, Ovid, “The Eighth Booke”, in Arthur Golding, transl., The XV. Bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, Entytuled Metamorphosis, […], London: […] Willyam Seres […], →OCLC:
text: Orsino, this is that Antonio
That took the Phoenix and her fraught from Candy;
And this is he that did the Tiger board,
When your young nephew Titus lost his leg:
ref: c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
text: c. 1619, John Ford (formerly attributed to Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher), The Laws of Candy, Act I, Scene 2,
[…] if to renown
Your honours through the world, to fix your names,
Like Blazing stars admir’d, and fear’d by all
That have but heard of Candy or a Cretan,
Be to deserve the approvement of my man-hood,
Then thus much have I done:
text: CRETE, or Candy, as at present call’d, was taken by the Turks from the Possession of the brave Venetians, who defended it some Years against a constant Siege, and made the Place a bloody Purchase to the Turkish Army:
ref: 1709, Aaron Hill, chapter 27, in A Full and Just Account of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire in All its Branches, London, page 218:
glosses: The Mediterranean island of Crete.
Related terms: Candian
Candy oil
Candy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: kăn'di
ipa: /ˈkændi/
rhymes: -ændi
Forms: form: Candi
form: Candia
form: Kandy
Etymology: From Portuguese Candea, from Tamil கண்டி (kaṇṭi), possibly further from Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa).
Senses: examples: text: Mr. W. H. GREGORY, the accomplished Member for Galway, goes to Ceylon as Governor. […] A pleasant exile, and a safe return, are Mr. Punch’s sweet wishes to him who departeth for Candy.
ref: 1872 January 20, Punch:
glosses: The Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka; (by extension) the British colony of Ceylon on that island.
examples: text: The First is the City of Candy, so generally called by the Christians, probably from Conde, which in the Chingulays Language signifies Hills, for among them it is situated […]
ref: 1681, Robert Knox, chapter 2, in An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, London: R. Chiswell, page 5:
glosses: The city of Kandy, the capital of that kingdom.
Related terms: Candian
Candy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: kăn'di
ipa: /ˈkændi/
rhymes: -ændi
Senses: examples: text: Suddenly, to his horror, Mr Candy found himself in what Ma would have called a terrible two-and-eight.
ref: 1963, H. E. Bates, Oh! To be in England:
text: The phone was then handed over to the other perpetrating programmer of SPECTACLE who described himself as 'the other Simon' who talked me through some of the program's low spots while Robin Candy punched the buttons on the Spectrum.
ref: 1985 March, Crash, number 14, page 62:
glosses: A surname.
Canton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkænˈtɒn/
ipa: /ˈkænˌtɒn/
enpr: kǎn"tǒn'
enpr: kǎn'tǒn"
enpr: kǎnʹtǒnʹ
note: most places
ipa: /ˈkæntən/
ipa: /ˌkænˈtɒn/
ipa: /ˈkænˌtɒn/
enpr: kǎn"tǒn'
enpr: kǎn'tǒn"
enpr: kǎnʹtǒnʹ
Etymology: The town in Oklahoma was named for a nearby cantonment.
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Ontario, Canada.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A former settlement in El Dorado County, California.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A city in Fulton County, Illinois.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jackson County and Jones County, Iowa.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A small city in McPherson County, Kansas; named for the city in Ohio.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A small town in Oxford County, Maine; named for the town in Massachusetts.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A township in Wayne County, Michigan.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A tiny city in Fillmore County, Minnesota; named for the city in Ohio.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Madison County, Mississippi.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A small city in Lewis County, Missouri; named for the city in Ohio.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A submerged ghost town in Broadwater County, Montana.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A town and village in St. Lawrence County, New York; the village is the county seat.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A town in Haywood County, North Carolina; named for the city in Ohio.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Stark County, Ohio.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A small town in Blaine County, Oklahoma.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania; named for the town in Massachusetts.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Van Zandt County, Texas.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
glosses: Several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin.
Canton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkænˈtɒn/
ipa: /ˈkænˌtɒn/
enpr: kǎn"tǒn'
enpr: kǎn'tǒn"
enpr: kǎnʹtǒnʹ
note: most places
ipa: /ˈkæntən/
Etymology: From Canna + -ton, literally “St. Canna's town”.
Senses: glosses: An inner city district and community in Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1676).
Canton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkænˈtɒn/
ipa: /ˈkænˌtɒn/
enpr: kǎn"tǒn'
enpr: kǎn'tǒn"
enpr: kǎnʹtǒnʹ
note: most places
ipa: /ˈkæntən/
Etymology: The surname is of French or Galician origin.
Senses: glosses: A topographical surname from French.
Related terms: Canton matting
Cantonese
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæn.təˈniːz/
ipa: /kæn.təˈniz/
rhymes: -iːz
Etymology: From Canton + -ese.
Senses: glosses: Relating to the city of Guangzhou (Canton) or the province of Guangdong.
glosses: Relating to Cantonese people.
glosses: Relating to Cantonese language.
glosses: Relating to Cantonese food/cuisine.
Cantonese
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæn.təˈniːz/
ipa: /kæn.təˈniz/
rhymes: -iːz
Forms: form: Cantonese
Etymology: From Canton + -ese.
Senses: examples: text: As a mainland China national, the counter for our trial was fluent in English, Putonghua, and the Sichuan dialect, and was familiar with a number of other major Chinese languages such as Cantonese and Hakka.
ref: 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 10:
text: Each written word when spoken is mutually incomprehensible between a Mandarin speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Hong Kong. If you think that’s odd, consider our number system: the symbol “9” is universally recognized but it’s pronounced “nine” in English and “devet” in Slovenian.
ref: 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN:
glosses: A Sinitic language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Mainland China, Guangdong (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide.
glosses: A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language.
examples: text: The alliance was headed by a mustached Cantonese with a broad face, piercing eyes, and a great sympathy for the poor and downtrodden, a man who reveled in "action at all costs and whatever the risks." This was Sun Yat-sen, a visionary who lacked practical political skills but nonetheless became the hallowed "Father of the Republic" upon his death.
ref: 2000, Stella Dong, Shanghai The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City, HarperCollins, page 85:
glosses: An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent.
Synonyms: topics: language
linguistics
human-sciences
sciences
word: Yue Chinese
topics: language
linguistics
human-sciences
sciences
word: Yue
topics: language
linguistics
human-sciences
sciences
word: Cantonese language
topics: language
linguistics
human-sciences
sciences
word: Cantonese dialect
word: Cantonese dialect
word: Cantonese language
Hyponyms: english: the dialect of Cantonese language treated as standard
translation: the dialect of Cantonese language treated as standard
word: Cantonese dialect
alt: the Cantonese subdialect spoken in the Greater Hoi San area, with subsubdialects
word: Hoisanese/Toisanese/Taishanese
english: the dialect spoken in Hong Kong and Macau
translation: the dialect spoken in Hong Kong and Macau
word: Hong Kong Cantonese
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Cantonese terms
Guangdong
Guangzhou
Guangzhouese
Guangzhounese
Canyon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: An unincorporated community in Algoma district, in north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Kenora district, in north-western Ontario, Canada.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, California, United States.
glosses: A ghost town and former gold mining town in El Dorado County, California, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
glosses: A city, the county seat of Randall County, Texas, United States.
glosses: A ghost town in Whitman County, Washington, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
glosses: A surname from ?
Capitol
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Middle English Capitolie, in historical sense, from Latin Capitōlium. Other meanings from specific instances of capitol, q.v. As a French town hall, a calque of French Capitole.
Senses: glosses: Any particular capitol
The citadel and temples on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
glosses: Any particular capitol
The town hall of Toulouse, France.
examples: text: ON January 20, 1953, I stood on a platform at the East Front of the Capitol in Washington to take the oath, administered by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, as the thirty-fourth President of the United States — an office I was to hold for eight years.
ref: 1963, Dwight Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3:
glosses: Any particular capitol
The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet.
glosses: Any particular capitol
The chief building in any state capital in which the state legislature meets.
raw_tags: with context or qualifier
Synonyms: sense: Roman Capitol
word: Capitoline Hill
sense: Toulouse Capitol
word: Capitole
Derived terms: Capitolian
Capitol Site
Capuchin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Capuchins
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French capuchin (“Capuchin friar”), from Italian cappuccino (“Capuchin friar”), from cappuccio (“hood, cowl”).
Senses: glosses: A member of an order of Roman Catholic friars.
wikipedia: Bernardino Ochino
Related terms: cappuccino
capuchin
Car
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The most widespread of the Nicobarese languages spoken in the Nicobar Islands of India (ISO 839-3 code "caq").
Synonyms: topics: language
linguistics
human-sciences
sciences
word: Car Nicobarese
Car
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Related terms: Carr
Caracal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Romanian Caracal.
Senses: glosses: A city in Olt County, Romania.
Cardigan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)
Senses: glosses: A town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN1846).
examples: text: After running through the meadows for about a mile, the train enters the County of Cardigan, and follows the south bank of the Teifi to Cardigan Station.
ref: 1952 July, J. F. Burrell, “The Cardigan Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 485:
glosses: The County of Cardigan, a former synonym of Cardiganshire, Wales.
glosses: A community in the town of Three Rivers, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
glosses: A western suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: alt: eponym
word: cardigan
english: large body of water in Wales
translation: large body of water in Wales
word: Cardigan Bay
english: present-day Ceredigion
translation: present-day Ceredigion
word: Cardiganshire
Cardinal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Cardinals
Etymology: Capitalization of cardinal (bird).
Senses: examples: text: Smith became a Cardinal as the result of a pre-season trade.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A player on the St. Louis Cardinals team.
topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A player on the Arizona Cardinals team.
glosses: A student or player on a sports team at the University of Louisville.
Cardinal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Cardinals
Etymology: Capitalization of cardinal (color).
Senses: glosses: A player on a sports team at Stanford University.
Cardinal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Canadian French Cardinal, from French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French common among French Canadians as well as Cree and Métis indigenous peoples in Canada.
Cardy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States, also known as La Crosse or LaCrosse.
Carl
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ɑː(ɹ)l
Forms: form: Carls
form: Karl
Etymology: From Germanic, cognate with English Charles.
* From German and other north European Carl and Karl.
* From Latin Carolus.
Senses: examples: text: Of course you know that Carl Duruside, or 'Doctor Carl', as he is always called by almost anybody, is my husband's brother?
ref: 1882, “Doctor Carl”, in Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours, volume 31, F. Leslie Pub. Co., page 293:
text: And Thomas Carlyle is nine. They call him Carl, and he has a regular mania for collecting toads and bugs and frogs and bringing them into the house.
ref: 1919 Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rainbow Valley, 1st World Publishing (2007), page 19
text: I'd weave through the throng — scanning for empties to return while flirting, sniffing out kids smoking grass and sharing smokes with Ivor and Carl on the door. With a name like Carl you can imagine a six-foot tall and wide bouncer, but Ivor...
ref: 2004, David W. Scott, The Disillusioned: A Story of Our Times, Fraser Books, →ISBN, page 204:
glosses: A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.
Related terms: Carlos
Carlo
Carl
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɑː(ɹ)l
Forms: form: Carls
Etymology: Shortening.
Senses: examples: text: Located in rural Minnesota, Carleton is not surrounded by any cultural diversity unless you count pig farms and cow farms as separately diverse institutions. The nice thing about Carleton is that Carls are pretty much non-judgmental […]
ref: 2005, Adam Zang, Jendrey Julie, Chris Mason, Carleton College:
glosses: A student at Carleton College, Minnesota.
Caro
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: She hadn't realized that 'Caro' was a diminutive of Caroline until she met Jonathan. It sounded very Regency, like in all those historical novels she used to read when she was younger. Much younger. Of course, he came from the kind of background - county - where people are called 'Caroline'. And Lucy and Amanda and Jemima, so he should know.
ref: 2004, Kate Atkinson, Case Histories, →ISBN, pages 96–97:
glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Caroline.
Caro
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Variant form of Cairo, the Egyptian city.
Senses: glosses: A city, the county seat of Tuscola County, Michigan, United States.
Carol
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -æɹəl
Etymology: Shortened from Caroline. Associated by folk etymology with the English noun carol.
Senses: examples: text: Carol is fifteen years old and I'm sixteen. Her name is really Caroline, but she hates it and wants to be called Carol - it's so much prettier.
ref: 1873, Mary Mapes Dodge, St. Nicholas: A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls, page 179:
text: "Holly, would you mind if I named my little girl 'Holly'? I mean, it's right around Christmas time, and I always think of holly with Christmas. I like the name Carol, too, like Christmas carol. I heard once that the name Carol means 'song of joy'".
ref: 2006, Joyce Winters, Let Your Light Shine, →ISBN, page 209:
glosses: A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the middle of the 20th century.
Derived terms: Carol Stream
Related terms: Carole
Carol
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -æɹəl
Etymology: Shortened from Latin Carolus; also an Anglicization of Romanian Carol, or Polish or Slovak Karol, all cognates of the English Charles.
Senses: examples: text: This table shows the curious fact that little Prince Carol of Roumania (who is at once the great-grandson and the third cousin of Queen Victoria) has a better hereditary right to the British Throne than Her Majesty.
ref: 1899, The English Illustrated Magazine, MacMillan and Co., item notes V.21, page 295
text: What splendid names for boys there are!
There's Carol like a rolling car […]
ref: 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall: Boys' Names:
glosses: A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Related terms: Carrol
Carroll
Carr
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kɑː(ɹ)/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
homophone: car
Forms: form: Carrs
form: Kerr
form: Corr
form: Corry
form: Corrie
form: Curry
form: Corrie
form: Carry
Etymology: * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Kerr.
* As an Irish surname, from the root of the surname Keary, from ciar (“black”); compare Carey.
* Also as an Irish surname, named after a priest Cathair (compare cathair (“fort”))
* Also as an Irish surname, from a personal name derived from corr (“pointed, projected point”).
Senses: glosses: A northern English habitational surname from Old Norse derived from Old Norse kjarr (“brushwood”).
glosses: A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, a variant of Kerr.
examples: text: That’s what prompted new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to send a “letter of inquiry” to CBS, asking the network to hand over the unedited tapes and transcript.
ref: 2025 February 3, Brian Stelter, “The FCC’s battle with CBS over its Harris interview is raising red flags”, in CNN:
glosses: A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Carra, Ó Cairre.
glosses: An Irish surname, a variant of Kilcar.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado; named for railroad official Robert E. Carr.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A township in Clark County, Indiana.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A township in Jackson County, Indiana.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A township in Durham County, North Carolina.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A river in West Greenwich, Rhode Island; flowing 6 km from Carr Pond to the Big River.
glosses: A place in England:
A suburb of Ramsbottom, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7817), and two other locations in Greater Manchester.
glosses: A place in England:
A hamlet in Laughton en le Morthen parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5190).
Related terms: word: Car
Cashmere
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).
Senses: examples: text: In the eleventh year of the reign of Aurungzebe, Abdalla, King of the Lesser Bucharia[…] set out on a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Prophet; and, passing into India through the delightful valley of Cashmere, rested for a short time at Delhi on his way.
ref: 1817, Thomas Moore, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan”, in Lalla Rookh […] , London: Longman […] , page 1:
text: The last accounts from Mr. Moncrieff left him at Cashmere. From that place he sent to ask permission of the Government of Kashgar to go to Buchara, to purchase horses. This was refused, and he was obliged to take another route and proceed through Cabul.
ref: 1826, Sylvanus Urban, “Foreign News”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume XCVI, London: John Nichols and Son, page 634:
glosses: Archaic spelling of Kashmir.
glosses: A city in Washington state, United States.
Cashmere
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Cashmeres
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra).
Senses: glosses: A breed of goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) raised for its hair.
Derived terms: cashmere
Castello
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Castello.
Senses: glosses: The largest of the six sestieri of Venice; includes the Arsenale
Castello
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Castellos
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Castello and Catalan Castelló.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Castor
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑːs.tə/
ipa: /ˈkæs.tɚ/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Κάστωρ (Kástōr), from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr, “beaver”).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: One of the Dioscuri
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A double star in the constellation Gemini; alpha (α) Geminorum.
glosses: A village and civil parish in city of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1298).
glosses: A town in the County of Paintearth, Alberta, Canada. From French castor (“beaver”).
glosses: A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. From French castor (“beaver”).
glosses: A surname.
Related terms: Pollux
Cat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæt/
rhymes: -æt
homophone: cat
homophone: khat
Forms: form: Cats
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the female given names Catherine or Caitlin.
Cat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæt/
rhymes: -æt
homophone: cat
homophone: khat
Forms: form: Cats
Etymology: Abbreviation of Caterpillar (corporation and brand).
Senses: examples: text: Upon touring the mine, they found it to be a veritable canyon with some monstrous Cats trundling in the background.
coordinate_terms: JCB#Noun
glosses: A piece of heavy machinery, such as a backhoe or bulldozer, of the Caterpillar brand. (Occasionally, loosely, any big yellow machine of the type.)
Cat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kæt/
rhymes: -æt
homophone: cat
homophone: khat
Forms: form: Cats
Etymology: Abbreviation of Catalina (flying boat).
Senses: glosses: A Catalina flying boat.
Cater
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Caters
form: Cator
Etymology: Occupational surname, from cater, obsolete form of caterer.
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as an occupation.
Catholic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/
rhymes: -æθəlɪk
rhymes: -æθlɪk
Forms: form: more Catholic
form: most Catholic
Etymology: From Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”).
Senses: examples: text: Christmas is celebrated at different dates in the Catholic and Orthodox calendars.
glosses: Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.
examples: text: The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic one.
text: Catholic churches are built differently from Protestant ones.
glosses: Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of catholic.
Derived terms: Anglo-Catholic
are bears Catholic
Catholic Church
Catholic frog
Catholicisation
ization
Catholicise
ize
Catholic Island
Catholicism
Independent Catholic
Independent Catholicism
is the Pope Catholic
neo-Catholic
non-Catholic
post-Catholic
Catholic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/
rhymes: -æθəlɪk
rhymes: -æθlɪk
Forms: form: Catholics
Etymology: From Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”).
Senses: examples: text: The wife of the Prime Minister is a Catholic.
text: The consubstantialists, who by their success have deserved and obtained the title of Catholics, gloried in the simplicity and steadiness of their own creed, and insulted the repeated variations of their adversaries, who were destitute of any certain rule of faith.
ref: 1781, Edward Gibbon, chapter XXI, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 254:
hypernyms: Christian
Trinitarian
coordinate_terms: Orthodox
Anglican
Protestant
Quaker
glosses: A member of a Catholic church.
Derived terms: Armenian Catholic
Coptic Catholic
Eritrean Catholic
Ethiopian Catholic
post-Catholic
Roman Catholic
Syriac Catholic
Ce
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /siː/
Senses: examples: text: "No offense, Celia, but I prefer to travel through my madness in my own space. You'll have to get your own padded room and restraints."
"Rude," Ce said, humor in her tone.
ref: 2023, Sam Cheever, Wedding Blitz:
glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Celia.
Cedar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Cedars
Etymology: Probably a variant of Ceder.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Cedar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A programming language, adding various features to the earlier language Mesa.
Cedar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From cedar, because of the abundant local trees.
Senses: glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Smith County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Leelanau County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Iron County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Cedar Township.
Centaur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Centaurs
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of centaur.
Centaurus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /sɛnˈtɔːrəs/
/sɛnˈtɒrəs/
Etymology: From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”). Doublet of centaur.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman), Proxima Centauri, and Hadar.
Derived terms: Alpha Centauri
Centauri
Proxima Centauri
Centre
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A former administrative region of France, now named Centre-Val de Loire.
glosses: A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Alabama.
glosses: Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Centum
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of centum.
Cetus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Latin cētus (“a sea monster”).
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a whale. It includes the star Mira.
Derived terms: Ceti
Champ
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Champy
form: Champie
form: Champee
Etymology: Clipping of Champlain (“Lake Champlain”).
Senses: topics: biology
cryptozoology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: A large aquatic creature, similar to the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly lives in Lake Champlain, located on the shared borders of the American states of Vermont and New York and the Canadian province of Quebec.
Chan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃæn/
rhymes: -æn
Etymology: From Cantonese 陳／陈 (can⁴).
Senses: glosses: A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
Related terms: Chen
Tan
Tang
Chan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃæn/
rhymes: -æn
Etymology: From Hokkien 曾 (Chan).
Senses: glosses: A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
Related terms: Zeng
Tseng
Tsang
Chan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃæn/
rhymes: -æn
Etymology: From Mandarin 詹 (Zhān).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Chinese.
Related terms: Zhan
Chim
Tsim
Chan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃæn/
rhymes: -æn
Forms: form: Ch'an
Etymology: Borrowed from the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 禪 /禅 (Chán), a development and clipping of Middle Chinese 禪那 (MC dzyen na), a transcription of Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, literally “meditation”). Doublet of dhyana and Zen.
Senses: examples: text: It is possible that highly calligraphic painting styles, including the extreme forms of “flung-ink,” began at this time, but probably not under Ch’an Buddhist influence, which figured in the religious life of the dynasty.
ref: [1964, Sherman E. Lee, “The Rise of the Arts of Painting and Ceramics in China”, in A History of Far Eastern Art, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 261, column 2:
topics: Buddhism
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A major Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means, developed in Japan as Zen.
Synonyms: Zen
Zen Buddhism
Chan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃæn/
rhymes: -æn
Etymology: From Khmer ចន្ទ (can).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Khmer.
Chan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /tʃæn/
rhymes: -æn
Etymology: From Manipuri ꯆꯥꯟ (cān).
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Chanambam surname of Meitei origin
glosses: Alternative form of Chandam surname of Meitei origin
Channel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Channel
Etymology: From being a channel.
Senses: glosses: Ellipsis of English Channel: a strait in Europe, separating Great Britain from France and connecting the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
Derived terms: sense: English Channel
word: Channel Islands
sense: English Channel
word: Channel Tunnel
sense: English Channel
word: Chunnel
sense: English Channel
word: cross-Channel
Channel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named after the Channel Islands, from where settlers once came from, in the early 18th-century. The Channel Islands are located in the English Channel, a strait (channel) separating the island of Great Britain from the coast of mainland Europe.
Senses: glosses: A former village and district of Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Derived terms: sense: Channel, Newfoundland
word: Channel-Port aux Basques
Related terms: channel
the Channel
Chaos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/
ipa: /ˈkeɪ.ɑs/
Etymology: From Latin chaos (“chaos”), from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: In Greek mythology, the primordial state of disorder that exists before the creation of the world, or the first being or deity to exist.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
synonyms: 19521 Chaos
glosses: A planetoid and cubewano orbiting in the Kuiper belt.
examples: text: Chaos warrior, Chaos daemon
topics: fantasy
literature
media
publishing
science-fiction
glosses: In the Warhammer franchise, a demonic antagonist that sends demons, monsters, warriors, and beasts to wage war on the games' setting.
Derived terms: primordial chaos
Charisma
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɪzmə/
Etymology: From the common noun charisma, from Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma).
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Charity
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From charity in the Biblical sense of Christian love; first used by Puritans. In early Christian tradition, Faith, Hope and Charity were the martyred daughters of Saint Sophia. The names, taken from 1 Corinthians 13:13 ("And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity") have been translated and used in many languages.
The name of the sura (chapter) is one of several translations of the original Arabic.
Senses: examples: text: By Gis and by Saint Charity, / Alack, and fie for shame!
ref: c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:
text: Never did any woman better deserve her name, which was Charity — Aunt Charity, as everybody called her. And like a sister of charity did this charitable Aunt Charity bustle about hither and thither, ready to turn her hand and heart to anything that promised to yield safety, comfort, and consolation to all on board a ship in which her beloved brother Bildad was concerned, and in which she herself owned a score or two of well-saved dollars.
ref: 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 20, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
text: Tessa giggled. 'What a dreadful name! Is she really called Charity?'
'Yes. She really is.' Mark recalled how glorious the name of Charity had sounded to him in the beginning. 'It's not her fault she's called Charity,' he added defensively.
ref: 1989, Ann Oakley, The Men's Room, Atheneum, →ISBN, page 223:
glosses: A female given name from English.
glosses: The 107th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Related terms: Cherry
Chas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Chas.; Originally an abbreviation of "Charles".
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Charles.
Chase
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃeɪs/
rhymes: -eɪs
homophone: chase
Forms: form: Chases
Senses: glosses: A surname transferred from the nickname from a Middle English nickname for a hunter.
examples: text: “Chase Strangio is our nation’s leading legal expert on the rights of transgender people, bar none,” said Cecillia Wang, the ACLU’s legal director.
ref: 2024 October 21, Devan Cole, “ACLU attorney will be the first openly transgender advocate to argue before Supreme Court”, in CNN:
text: “We’re in a moment in this country where transgender people in this country are under attack in lawless ways,” said Chase Strangio, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who represented transgender teens at the high court.
ref: 2025 June 18, John Fritze and Devan Cole, “Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s historic decision on transgender care”, in CNN:
glosses: A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
glosses: A placename
A village and river in British Columbia, Canada.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Rice County, Kansas.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Lake County, Michigan.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A town and unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A placename
Ellipsis of Chase County.
Derived terms: Chase County
Chassidism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Hassidism.
Chat
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Clipping of ChatGPT.
Senses: examples: text: Its redundancy of creative work and in terms of chat how people can use it as a cheat basically, you don't have to do essays for school when you can ask chat to do it for you, which forces teachers to have to take this tool into account, and a kid here has said his honest essay has been flagged as "AI made" by his teacher, it's really tricky
ref: 2023 August 9, u/MiguelIstNeugierig, “Give me your best yo mama jokes and chatgpt will rate them out of 10 with a review”, in Reddit, r/teenagers, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024:
text: I asked chat to pick a draft to post and it said they all suck
ref: 2024 March 21, @Nexuist, Twitter, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024:
text: My relative works for the Canadian government, and half her office uses chat to create all sorts of internal comms. I'm just waiting for the leak lmao
ref: 2024 March 21, u/lolar44, “When you delete a conversation, ChatGPT actually hides it instead of deleting it.”, in Reddit, r/ChatGPT, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024:
text: I asked Chat to write a paragraph about graphene oxide in LNPs. This is the response.
ref: 2024 July 28, @GMOScience, Twitter, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024:
text: i be using chat to make study plans for me 😭
ref: 2024 September 13, @cjoffiah, Twitter, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024:
text: TiL the kids are calling Chat-GPT just "chat". Usage from my 20yo, "I bet he used Chat to write that apology"
ref: 2024 September 14, @matthew_mullins_, Threads, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024:
synonyms: Chatty G
glosses: ChatGPT.
Chauffeur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Chauffeurs
Etymology: From French chauffeur (“heater, stoker”), as they were said to burn the feet of their victims to extort money.
Senses: glosses: A brigand belonging to the bands who, around 1793, pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France.
Related terms: chauffeur
Cheek
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A pre-Norman surname.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Texas, United States, established by John R. Cheek.
Cher
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɛɹ/
ipa: /ʃɛə/
rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Senses: glosses: A department of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Capital: Bourges.
glosses: A left tributary of the Loire, in central France, flowing through the departments of Creuse, Allier, Cher, Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire.
Cher
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ʃɛɹ/
ipa: /ʃɛə/
rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Senses: glosses: A short form of the female given name Cherilyn, popularized as a given name by the singer Cher.
Cherry
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: 'As you knows Mrs Chuzzlewit, you knows, p’raps, what her chris’en name is?' Mrs Gamp observed.
'Charity,' said Bailey.
'That it ain’t!' cried Mrs Gamp.
'Cherry, then,' said Bailey. 'Cherry's short for it. It’s all the same.'
ref: 1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC:
glosses: A female given name from English, a pet form of Charity, also interpreted as a flower name.
glosses: A surname.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Butler County and Sullivan County.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia.
Derived terms: Cherry County
Cherry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Cherries
Senses: topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: someone connected with AFC Bournemouth, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Chevy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɛvi/
rhymes: -ɛvi
Forms: form: Chevie
form: Chevvie
form: Chevvy
Etymology: Diminutive of Chevrolet: Clipping of Chevrolet + -y.
Senses: examples: text: Chevy has introduced a new model for 1964: the Malibu. See your dealer today!
glosses: Clipping of Chevrolet, a brand of car produced by General Motors.
Chevy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɛvi/
rhymes: -ɛvi
Forms: form: Chevies
form: Chevie
form: Chevvie
form: Chevvy
Etymology: Diminutive of Chevrolet: Clipping of Chevrolet + -y.
Senses: examples: text: I saw a late-model Chevy pull around back. That would have been around 10 PM.
text: Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry […]
ref: 1971, Don McLean, "American Pie" (song)
synonyms: Chevrolet#Noun
glosses: A vehicle of this make.
Chevy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɛvi/
rhymes: -ɛvi
Forms: form: Chevie
Senses: glosses: A unisex given name