cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
j
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: enpr: jā
ipa: /dʒeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
ipa: /dʒ/
Forms: form: J
form: js
form: j's
Senses: glosses: The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms: j-word
jth
j
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: jā
ipa: /dʒeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
ipa: /dʒ/
Forms: form: js
Senses: examples: text: "I went outside to smoke myself a J" — Paul Simon, from the song "Late in the Evening" from the album, "One Trick Pony."
glosses: A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint').
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: An alternative version of i, the positive square root of -1; used in the context of electronics.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: The second unit vector, after i
j
Language: English
Part of speech: suffix
Pronunciation: enpr: jā
ipa: /dʒeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
ipa: /dʒ/
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: glosses: a suffix or final syllable /ʃən/ (-tion, -sion, etc.)
k
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /keɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
ipa: /k/
Forms: form: K
form: ks
form: k's
Senses: glosses: The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
glosses: The first letter of callsigns allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations west of the Mississippi river.
k
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Pronunciation: ipa: /keɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
ipa: /k/
Forms: form: K
Senses: glosses: The ordinal number eleventh, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
raw_tags: number
k
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /keɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
ipa: /k/
Forms: form: ks
form: k's
Etymology: From kilo-.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A kilobyte (more formally KB or kB).
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A kilobit (more formally kb), especially in measuring Internet connection.
examples: text: We drove 15 ks before we realised Billy wasn't in the back seat.
glosses: kilometre or kilometres.
examples: text: Just about 65 k of Jack's full salary comes from servicing the Baker account.
glosses: thousand or thousands.
glosses: The SI measurement value of 1,000
Derived terms: 401k
401(k)
56k
k-adic
k-adic notation
k-algebra
k-anonymity
k-cell
k-d tree
k-essence
k-line
KLOC
k-means clustering
k-rad
k-style
k-value
k-word
kya
k
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /keɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
ipa: /k/
Etymology: Clipping of OK.
Senses: synonyms: 'kay
glosses: OK
Derived terms: kk
kthxbye
k
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Pronunciation: ipa: /keɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
ipa: /k/
Etymology: Abbreviations.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of can.
glosses: Abbreviation of come and inflections coming, came.
glosses: the prefix con- or com-.
l
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛl/
note: in initialisms
ipa: /æl/
rhymes: -ɛl
ipa: /l/
ipa: [l]
note: main allophones
ipa: [ɫ]
note: main allophones
ipa: [w]
note: main allophones
Forms: form: L
form: ls
form: l's
Senses: glosses: The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
l
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛl/
note: in initialisms
ipa: /æl/
rhymes: -ɛl
ipa: /l/
ipa: [l]
note: main allophones
ipa: [ɫ]
note: main allophones
ipa: [w]
note: main allophones
Forms: form: L
Senses: glosses: The ordinal number twelfth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.
raw_tags: number
l
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛl/
note: in initialisms
ipa: /æl/
rhymes: -ɛl
ipa: /l/
ipa: [l]
note: main allophones
ipa: [ɫ]
note: main allophones
ipa: [w]
note: main allophones
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: glosses: the sound sequence /ɛl/.
glosses: Abbreviation of will.
glosses: Abbreviation of well.
glosses: Abbreviation of all.
glosses: the suffix -ly or word-final syllable /liː/.
l
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛl/
note: in initialisms
ipa: /æl/
rhymes: -ɛl
ipa: /l/
ipa: [l]
note: main allophones
ipa: [ɫ]
note: main allophones
ipa: [w]
note: main allophones
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of litre or liter.
examples: text: And where a barrister, in summing up the items proved before him as arbitrator, misadded them, and thereby by mistake omitted 23l. in favour of the plaintiff, the Court, even at the instance of the barrister, would not allow an amendment, the defendant's counsel objecting.
ref: 1837, Joseph Chitty, The Practice of the Law in All Its Principal Departments, page 116:
related: word: l.
glosses: Abbreviation of libra (“pound (sterling)”).
glosses: Abbreviation of leaf.
topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of line.
glosses: Abbreviation of loss/lose.
l
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛl/
note: in initialisms
ipa: /æl/
rhymes: -ɛl
ipa: /l/
ipa: [l]
note: main allophones
ipa: [ɫ]
note: main allophones
ipa: [w]
note: main allophones
Senses: glosses: Clipping of lol.
Derived terms: belted l
Bl -ably
Bl -ibly
dark l
l exilis
l pinguis
lth
l-vocalization
l-word
small-l liberal
small-l libertarian
take the l
m
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛm/
rhymes: -ɛm
ipa: /m/
Forms: form: M
form: ms
form: m's
Senses: glosses: The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms: m-ary
m dash
m-rule
m-spec
m-wide
m-word
m-xylene
m
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛm/
rhymes: -ɛm
ipa: /m/
Forms: form: M
Senses: glosses: The ordinal number thirteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script.
raw_tags: number
m
Language: English
Part of speech: symbol
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛm/
rhymes: -ɛm
ipa: /m/
Etymology: Abbreviations.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of am.
glosses: Abbreviation of him.
glosses: Abbreviation of my and mine.
glosses: Abbreviation of many.
glosses: the prefix mis-.
glosses: the prefix im-.
m
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛm/
rhymes: -ɛm
ipa: /m/
Etymology: Abbreviations.
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of masculine.
m
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛm/
rhymes: -ɛm
ipa: /m/
Forms: form: ms
Etymology: Abbreviations.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of meter.
glosses: Abbreviation of mile.
glosses: Abbreviation of month.
examples: text: Another instance: 2ʰ28ᵐ p. m., 10 micra; 3ʰ08ᵐ p. m., 0 micra; irrigated with water: 3ʰ09ᵐ p. m., 4 micra.
ref: 1908, Francis Ernest Lloyd, The Physiology of Stomata, Carnegie Institution of Washington, page 83:
glosses: Abbreviation of minute.
examples: text: The final started with £85m worth of striking talent on the bench as Carroll was a Liverpool substitute and Chelsea's Fernando Torres missed out on a starting place against his former club.
ref: 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: Abbreviation of million.
glosses: Abbreviation of minim (“unit of volume”).
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Abbreviation of measure.
examples: text: Having made a divorce with politics as I have already mentioned I have only to trouble you on my personal affairs ... —The principle & most pressing is that of the 9. m. dollars
ref: 1798 Letter from William Short to Thomas Jefferson
glosses: thousand
m
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛm/
rhymes: -ɛm
ipa: /m/
Etymology: Abbreviations.
Senses: examples: text: Row 1 (RS): Kfb, knit to marker A, slip marker A, knit to marker B (there are no sts to knit between markers A and B in Row 1), m1, slip marker B, k1, slip marker B, m1, […]
ref: 2011, Kristi Porter, Knitting Patterns For Dummies, page 232:
topics: business
knitting
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: make
Related terms: M
n
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛn/
rhymes: -ɛn
ipa: /n/
Forms: form: N
form: ns
form: n's
Senses: glosses: The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
n
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛn/
rhymes: -ɛn
ipa: /n/
Forms: form: N
Senses: glosses: The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
raw_tags: number
Derived terms: n-adic
n-ary
n-body problem
n-bomb
n-butane
n-decane
n-dimensional
n-firm concentration ratio
n-gram
n-heptane
n-hexane
n-iamond
nMOSFET
n-nonane
n-octane
n-omino
n-pentane
n-plex
n-propanol
n-rule
n-simplex
n space
n-space
n-sphere
nth
n-tier
n-tuple
n-type
n-word
p-n junction
n
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛn/
rhymes: -ɛn
ipa: /n/
Etymology: Abbreviations.
Senses: related: word: n.
word: N
glosses: Abbreviation of north.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
related: word: n.
glosses: Abbreviation of noun.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: normal
glosses: Neutral
glosses: No
n
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛn/
rhymes: -ɛn
ipa: /n/
Etymology: Abbreviations.
Senses: topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
related: word: n.
glosses: Abbreviation of neuter (gender).
n
Language: English
Part of speech: conj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛn/
rhymes: -ɛn
ipa: /n/
Etymology: Abbreviations.
Senses: examples: text: rock n roll
related: word: 'n'
glosses: Contraction of and; chiefly used in set phrases.
p
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /piː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /p/
Forms: form: P
form: ps
form: p's
Senses: glosses: The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
p
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Pronunciation: ipa: /piː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /p/
Forms: form: P
Senses: glosses: The ordinal number sixteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
raw_tags: number
p
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Pronunciation: ipa: /piː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /p/
Forms: form: p.
Etymology: Abbreviations
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of post (“after”).
glosses: Abbreviation of per.
glosses: Abbreviation of up.
p
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /piː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /p/
Forms: form: p.
Etymology: Abbreviations
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of p., abbreviation of page (plural pp).
examples: text: The 25p stamp shows an ultrasound image, the 35p stamp shows a magnetic resonance image and the 41p stamp shows an X-ray CT image.
ref: 2001, Steve Webb, Intensity-modulated radiation therapy:
glosses: Abbreviation of penny or pence.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Abbreviation of proton.
topics: mathematics
sciences
statistics
glosses: Abbreviation of probability.
examples: text: HD video may contain 720 or 1080 vertical progressive scan lines (720p or 1080p), 1080 interlaced lines (1080i), and is capable of displaying a 16:9 image and output digital audio.
ref: 2010, Benny Bing, 3D and HD Broadband Video Networking, page 59:
qualifier: video compression
glosses: Abbreviation of progressive scan.
glosses: Methamphetamine.
examples: text: The bathroom smells like p.
glosses: Abbreviation of piss (“urine”).
p
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /piː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /p/
Forms: form: p.
Etymology: Abbreviations
Senses: examples: text: Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.
ref: 1855, Godey's Magazine, volume 51, page 71:
topics: business
knitting
manufacturing
textiles
glosses: Abbreviation of purl.
p
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /piː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /p/
Forms: form: p.
Etymology: Abbreviations
Senses: examples: text: I'm doing p good, how are you?
text: There is no campaign, just a bunch of canned missions that have no relation to each other (and peole think SU27 is p bad!).
ref: 1995 November 8, Scott Morgan <s_morgandelphi.com>, "Re: F-18 Sim", message-ID <hZMk7Re.s_morgan@delphi.com>, comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim, Usenet http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim/msg/8ebf7044a96c18e5
glosses: Abbreviation of pretty (as an intensifier).
glosses: Alternative spelling of p.m. (“post meridiem”) or pm
Derived terms: p-adic
p-ANCA
p-block
p-box
p-brane
p-code
p-hack
p-hacking
p-hydroxymexiletine
pMOSFET
p-nitrobenzene-azo-resorcinol
p-nitrobenzeneazoresorcinol
p-n junction
p-type
p-value
p way
p-word
p-zombie
q
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /kjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: cue
homophone: queue
ipa: /k/
Forms: form: Q
form: qs
form: q's
Senses: glosses: The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
q
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Pronunciation: ipa: /kjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: cue
homophone: queue
ipa: /k/
Forms: form: Q
Senses: glosses: The ordinal number seventeenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
raw_tags: number
q
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: cue
homophone: queue
ipa: /k/
Forms: form: q's
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: topics: athletics
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
coordinate_terms: word: Q
english: automatic qualification
translation: automatic qualification
glosses: Abbreviation of non-automatic qualification, indicating an athlete who qualifies to the next round either by time as a fastest loser (in track events) or by position without achieving the qualifying target (in field events).
examples: text: We can't BELIEVE it's been #9YearsofLittleMix?! Aside from the girls slaying every #BRITs look they've had, what's your fave mem? (we know it's a hard q!) 👀💖
ref: 2020 August 19, @BRITs, Twitter:
related: word: Q
glosses: Abbreviation of question.
Related terms: Q
DNQ
DNS
DNF
DSQ
DQ
q
Language: English
Part of speech: det
Pronunciation: ipa: /kjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: cue
homophone: queue
ipa: /k/
Etymology: From Latin quaque (“every”).
Senses: examples: text: 175 mg/m² q 3 wks
translation: 175 mg/m² every three weeks
english: 175 mg/m² every three weeks
bold_translation_offsets: 10
15
topics: medicine
sciences
related: word: Q
glosses: Each, every (with a time interval).
Related terms: qh
QD
r
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː(ɹ)/
ipa: /ɑɹ/
ipa: /ɔːɹ/
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: /ˈɑɹə/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
note: non-rhotic
ipa: /ɹ/
note: rhotic
ipa: /ɹ/
Forms: form: R
form: rs
form: r's
Etymology: Old English lower case letter r, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case r of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚱ.
Senses: glosses: The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms: word: bossy r
word: hard r
word: intrusive r
word: linking r
word: r-dropping
word: r-less
word: r rotunda
word: small r republican
word: small-r republican
word: straight r
sense: representing words
word: r-process
sense: representing words
word: r-selection
sense: representing words
word: r-slur
sense: representing words
word: r-slurred
sense: representing words
word: r-tard
sense: representing words
word: r-value
sense: representing words
word: r-word
sense: representing words
word: r-worded
r
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː(ɹ)/
ipa: /ɑɹ/
ipa: /ɔːɹ/
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: /ˈɑɹə/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
note: non-rhotic
ipa: /ɹ/
note: rhotic
ipa: /ɹ/
Forms: form: R
Etymology: Old English lower case letter r, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case r of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚱ.
Senses: glosses: The ordinal number eighteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script.
raw_tags: number
r
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː(ɹ)/
ipa: /ɑɹ/
ipa: /ɔːɹ/
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: /ˈɑɹə/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
note: non-rhotic
ipa: /ɹ/
note: rhotic
ipa: /ɹ/
Etymology: From are and our, pronounced like the name of the letter r.
Senses: examples: text: How r u
translation: How are you?
english: How are you?
bold_translation_offsets: 4
7
text: What r u doing? Jacquie texted Opal. She put her phone on the bed and went to her suitcase to get her swimsuit.
ref: 2018, Tommy Orange, “Jacquie Red Feather”, in There There, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 100:
glosses: Abbreviation of are.
Derived terms: R Us
r
Language: English
Part of speech: det
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑː(ɹ)/
ipa: /ɑɹ/
ipa: /ɔːɹ/
note: African-American Vernacular
ipa: /ˈɑɹə/
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
note: non-rhotic
ipa: /ɹ/
note: rhotic
ipa: /ɹ/
Etymology: From are and our, pronounced like the name of the letter r.
Senses: examples: text: This was supposed 2 be a SURPRISE, but the girls got it out of me. ☺ I wanted all of us 2 spend Xmas 2gether. By all, I mean r horses 2. Sooo . . . B, C, G, Z, & D, you have guests waiting @ BC. Zane, Valentino, Scout, Nero, & Polo r there! Now we can ride r horses when we r not volunteering & spend Xmas w them. ☺
ref: 2013, Jessica Burkhart, Home for Christmas (Canterwood Crest; Super Special), New York, NY: Aladdin M!X, →ISBN, page 44:
glosses: Abbreviation of our.
s
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛs/
note: name of letter
rhymes: -ɛs
ipa: /s/
ipa: /ʃ/
ipa: /z/
ipa: /ʒ/
Forms: form: S
form: ss
form: s's
Senses: glosses: The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms: descending s
impure s
long s
medial s
round s
s-aorist
s-band
s-block
s-bomb
s-cis
s-commerce
s-f
sharp s
short s
s-mobile
s-perfect
s-process
s-selection
s-t cut
s-trans
s-word
terminal s
s
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛs/
note: name of letter
rhymes: -ɛs
ipa: /s/
ipa: /ʃ/
ipa: /z/
ipa: /ʒ/
Forms: form: S
Senses: glosses: The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script.
raw_tags: number
s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛs/
note: name of letter
rhymes: -ɛs
ipa: /s/
ipa: /ʃ/
ipa: /z/
ipa: /ʒ/
Etymology: Abbreviations.
s
# (Stenoscript) the sound /s/ in a word.
#: (an orthographic ⟨s⟩ pronounced /z/ is transcribed z)
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of us.
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of saw.
# (Stenoscript) the prefix or initial syllable sub-
#: (some manuals advise capital S for the prefix sub-)
Senses: topics: metrology
glosses: Abbreviation of scruple, a unit of mass in the apothecaries' system.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Abbreviation of strange quark.
glosses: Alternative form of s..
Derived terms: s-hole
Related terms: s-
-s
-'s
t
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /tiː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /t/
ipa: [tʰ]
ipa: [t]
ipa: [t̬]
ipa: [ɾ]
ipa: [ʔ]
Forms: form: T
form: ts
form: t's
Senses: glosses: The twentieth letter of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script.
t
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Pronunciation: ipa: /tiː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /t/
ipa: [tʰ]
ipa: [t]
ipa: [t̬]
ipa: [ɾ]
ipa: [ʔ]
Forms: form: T
Senses: glosses: The ordinal number twentieth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script.
raw_tags: number
t
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /tiː/
rhymes: -iː
ipa: /t/
ipa: [tʰ]
ipa: [t]
ipa: [t̬]
ipa: [ɾ]
ipa: [ʔ]
Forms: form: t.
Etymology: Abbreviations.
t
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of at.
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of to or too.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of time.
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of T, ton.
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of T, tonne.
glosses: Abbreviation of tomin.
Derived terms: s-t cut
Student's t
Student's t distribution
Student's t test
t-barb
t-boy
t-butyl
t-conorm
t-crosser
t-dick
t distribution
t-distribution
t-DNA
t-former
t-girl
t-glottalization
t-norm
t-prothesis
t-rav
t-shirt
t-storm
t-style
t test
t-test
t-word
u
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: ewe
homophone: yew
homophone: you
homophone: hew
homophone: hue
homophone: Hugh (h-dropping)
ipa: /a/
ipa: /ʉː/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /uː/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /u/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /ɜ/
ipa: /uː/
ipa: /ʊ/
Forms: form: U
form: us
form: u's
Etymology: From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u, from 7th century replacement by lower case u of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, ur), derived from Raetic letter u.
Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.
Senses: examples: text: I prefer the u in Arial to the one in Times New Roman.
glosses: The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
Related terms: word: letter
word: A
word: a
word: B
word: b
word: C
word: c
word: D
word: d
word: E
word: e
word: F
word: f
word: G
word: g
word: H
word: h
word: I
word: i
word: J
word: j
word: K
word: k
word: L
word: l
word: M
word: m
word: N
word: n
word: O
word: o
word: P
word: p
word: Q
word: q
word: R
word: r
word: S
word: s
word: T
word: t
word: U
word: u
word: V
word: v
word: W
word: w
word: X
word: x
word: Y
word: y
word: Z
word: z
u
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: ewe
homophone: yew
homophone: you
homophone: hew
homophone: hue
homophone: Hugh (h-dropping)
ipa: /a/
ipa: /ʉː/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /uː/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /u/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /ɜ/
ipa: /uː/
ipa: /ʊ/
Forms: form: ues
form: you
Etymology: From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u, from 7th century replacement by lower case u of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, ur), derived from Raetic letter u.
Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.
Senses: glosses: The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.
glosses: A thing in the shape of the letter U
Derived terms: long u
short u
U-bolt
u-space
u-stem
u-substitution
u-turn
u-word
Related terms: word: letter
word: a
word: bee
word: cee
word: dee
word: e
word: ef
word: gee
word: aitch
word: i
word: jay
word: kay
word: el
word: em
word: en
word: o
word: pee
word: cue
word: ar
word: ess
word: tee
word: vee
word: double-u
word: ex
word: wye
word: zee
word: zed
u
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: ewe
homophone: yew
homophone: you
homophone: hew
homophone: hue
homophone: Hugh (h-dropping)
ipa: /a/
ipa: /ʉː/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /uː/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /u/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /ɜ/
ipa: /uː/
ipa: /ʊ/
Forms: form: ur
form: urs
form: urself
form: urselves
Senses: examples: text: t8k me w u
text: "(W)ho knows I wanted her dead? cuz i only told u and (D.B.) so unless u told someone ..."
ref: 2009 March 10, Rosie DiManno, “Murder reduced to infantile online postings”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2009:
text: What r u doing? Jacquie texted Opal. She put her phone on the bed and went to her suitcase to get her swimsuit.
ref: 2018, Tommy Orange, “Jacquie Red Feather”, in There There, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 100:
glosses: Abbreviation of you.
Derived terms: fuk u
u
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjuː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: ewe
homophone: yew
homophone: you
homophone: hew
homophone: hue
homophone: Hugh (h-dropping)
ipa: /a/
ipa: /ʉː/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /uː/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /u/
ipa: /ʊ/
ipa: /ʌ/
ipa: /ɜ/
ipa: /uː/
ipa: /ʊ/
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of underwater.
Derived terms: sense: Abbreviation of underwater.
word: u-boat
v
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /v/
ipa: /viː/
rhymes: -iː
Forms: form: V
form: vs
form: v's
Etymology: From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u and respelling of Old English f between vowels and voiced consonants.
* Old English lower case f from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “feoh”), derived from Etruscan letter 𐌅 (v).
* Old English lower case u from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case v of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, “ur”), derived from Raetic letter u.
Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.
Senses: glosses: The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.
v
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /v/
ipa: /viː/
rhymes: -iː
Forms: form: vs
form: v's
Etymology: From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u and respelling of Old English f between vowels and voiced consonants.
* Old English lower case f from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “feoh”), derived from Etruscan letter 𐌅 (v).
* Old English lower case u from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case v of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, “ur”), derived from Raetic letter u.
Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.
Senses: examples: text: The impact was so strong, it bent the bar into a v.
glosses: a shape resembling the letter v
v
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Pronunciation: ipa: /v/
ipa: /viː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: Abbreviation of versus.
Senses: examples: text: England v Scotland
ref: 2023 March 3, Eleanor Flegg, “The comfort v style dilemma: Thought you couldn’t combine the two? Think again — our experts explain exactly how”, in Irish Independent, volume 132, number 53, Dublin, →ISSN, →OCLC, “Property” section, page 4
synonyms: v.
vs.
qualifier: Ireland and Commonwealth except Canada
glosses: Abbreviation of versus.
v
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /v/
ipa: /viː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: Abbreviation of very.
Senses: examples: text: You were acting v rude to his boyfriend on New Year's.
text: I'm v tired. I slept v badly, awake from 3–6 a.m., so I've slept all afternoon.
ref: 2006, Cathy Wield, Life After Darkness: A Doctor's Journey Through Severe Depression, Seattle, WA: Radcliffe Publishing, →ISBN, page 109:
text: I said it wasn't a crush, I just thought he was v attractive.
ref: 2007, Dyan Sheldon, Deep and Meaningful Diaries from Planet Janet, Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, →ISBN, page 253:
text: Since becoming social media official, Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson have been sashaying around town together and being v cute
ref: 2019 July 23, Matt Galea, “Punters Reckon Ashley Benson's New Tatt Is A Tribute To Girlfriend Cara Delevingne”, in Pedestrian, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2019:
text: Sometimes a trip to the spa is not in the cards, even if your gel manicure has seen waaaay better days. These polish remover tools help cut costs and keep your natural nails looking v nice.
ref: 2024 October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan:
glosses: Abbreviation of very.
w
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌbəl.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbə.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbiː.(j)uː/
ipa: /ˈdʌb.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌb.jə/
ipa: /ˈdʌb/
ipa: /ˈdʌbz/
ipa: /ˈdʊbəl.juː/
ipa: /w/
Forms: form: W
form: ws
form: w's
Senses: glosses: The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double-u and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms: w-anchor
w-buffer
w-buffering
w-shingling
w-w
w-word
w
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌbəl.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbə.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbiː.(j)uː/
ipa: /ˈdʌb.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌb.jə/
ipa: /ˈdʌb/
ipa: /ˈdʌbz/
ipa: /ˈdʊbəl.juː/
ipa: /w/
Etymology: Abbreviations.
w
# (Stenoscript) the sound sequence /aʊ̯/.
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of we.
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of were.
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of who or whom.
Senses: glosses: watt
glosses: west
glosses: witness
glosses: work
glosses: Abbreviation of win.
w
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌbəl.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbə.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbiː.(j)uː/
ipa: /ˈdʌb.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌb.jə/
ipa: /ˈdʌb/
ipa: /ˈdʌbz/
ipa: /ˈdʊbəl.juː/
ipa: /w/
Etymology: Abbreviations.
w
# (Stenoscript) the sound sequence /aʊ̯/.
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of we.
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of were.
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of who or whom.
Senses: topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: wide
glosses: white
examples: W rizz.
glosses: successful, admirable, good
raw_tags: from noun sense 5
w
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌbəl.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbə.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbiː.(j)uː/
ipa: /ˈdʌb.juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌb.jə/
ipa: /ˈdʌb/
ipa: /ˈdʌbz/
ipa: /ˈdʊbəl.juː/
ipa: /w/
Etymology: Abbreviations.
w
# (Stenoscript) the sound sequence /aʊ̯/.
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of we.
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of were.
# (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of who or whom.
Senses: examples: text: This was supposed 2 be a SURPRISE, but the girls got it out of me. ☺ I wanted all of us 2 spend Xmas 2gether. By all, I mean r horses 2. Sooo . . . B, C, G, Z, & D, you have guests waiting @ BC. Zane, Valentino, Scout, Nero, & Polo r there! Now we can ride r horses when we r not volunteering & spend Xmas w them. ☺
ref: 2013, Jessica Burkhart, Home for Christmas (Canterwood Crest; Super Special), New York, NY: Aladdin M!X, →ISBN, page 44:
related: word: w/
glosses: Abbreviation of with.
examples: text: When Sharon took the Enneagram test, she came out as a 3w2.
glosses: with a wing (on the Enneagram)
z
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /zɛd/
ipa: /ziː/
ipa: /(j)iˈzɛd/
ipa: /(j)ɪˈzɛd/
ipa: /ɪˈzɛd/
ipa: /ɪˈzɛɖ/
ipa: /zɛɖ/
ipa: /zɛd/
ipa: /zeɪ/
rhymes: -ɛd
rhymes: -iː
rhymes: -eɪ
ipa: /z/
Forms: form: Z
form: zs
form: z's
Senses: glosses: The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed, zee, or izzard and written in the Latin script.
Derived terms: catch some z's
grab some z's
stack z's
z-average
z-axis
z-buffer
z car
z-culling
z-direction
z-fighting
z-index
z-intercept
z-order
z-test
z-variant
z-word
Klingon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Klingons
Etymology: In many cases, from German Klingen, via Russian Клинген (Klingen) (many bearers in 1900s US censuses are recorded as being from Russia). Compare the various spellings of the related surname Klingon Smith (more commonly Klingensmith, Klingenschmitt, Klingenschmidt).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Klingon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: klĭng'ŏn
ipa: /ˈklɪŋɒn/
ipa: /ˈklɪŋɑn/
ipa: /ˈkliŋɑn/
homophone: cling-on
rhymes: -ɪŋɒn
Forms: form: Klingons
Etymology: [Alt: Photograph of two people in Klingon costume]
c. 1960s, from the Star Trek franchise, purportedly by Gene Roddenberry, named for Lieutenant Wilbur Clingan of the Los Angeles Police Department. In-universe, the name was a transcription of Klingon tlhIngan.
Senses: examples: text: SPOCK: Captain, we've reached the designated position for scanning the coded directive tape.
KIRK: Good. We've both guessed right. Negotiations with the Klingon Empire are on the verge of breaking down. Starfleet Command anticipates a surprise attack. We are to proceed to Organia and take whatever steps are necessary to prevent the Klingons from using it as a base.
ref: 1967 March 23, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Errand of Mercy (Star Trek: The Original Series), Paramount Domestic Television, →OCLC:
glosses: A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat.
Derived terms: Klingonese
Klingonesque
Klingonian
Klingonish
Klingon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: klĭng'ŏn
ipa: /ˈklɪŋɒn/
ipa: /ˈklɪŋɑn/
ipa: /ˈkliŋɑn/
homophone: cling-on
rhymes: -ɪŋɒn
Etymology: [Alt: Photograph of two people in Klingon costume]
c. 1960s, from the Star Trek franchise, purportedly by Gene Roddenberry, named for Lieutenant Wilbur Clingan of the Los Angeles Police Department. In-universe, the name was a transcription of Klingon tlhIngan.
Senses: examples: text: You might be familiar with more a priori conlangs than you think: The Klingon language from the television series "Star Trek," the Na’vi language from the movie "Avatar," and the Dothraki language from the television series "Game of Thrones" are all examples of a priori languages.
ref: 2012 October 31, Laura Wright, “UT Language Creation Society invites students to learn origins of newer languages”, in The Daily Texan, Austin, Tex.: Texas Student Media, University of Texas at Austin, published 8 April 2013, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2020:
glosses: An artificial language created by Marc Okrand for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Synonyms: word: Klingonese
Derived terms: Klingonian
Klingonist
Related terms: Qapla'
chivalry
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɪvəlɹi/
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɪvəlɹi/
Forms: form: chivalries
form: chyvalry
Etymology: From Middle English chivalerie, a late 13th century loan from Old French chevalerie (“knighthood, chivalry, nobility, cavalry”) (11th century), the -erie (“-ery”) abstract of chevaler (“knight, horseman”), from Medieval Latin caballarius (“horseman, knight”), from caballus (“horse”). Medieval Latin caballaria (“knighthood, status or fief of a knight”) dates to the 12th century. Doublet of cavalry.
Senses: examples: text: ‘Most of the lords who rode with Lord Renly to Storm's End have gone over banner-and-blade to Stannis, with all their chivalry.’
ref: 1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 529:
glosses: Cavalry; horsemen armed for battle.
glosses: The fact or condition of being a knight; knightly skill, prowess.
glosses: The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and courtesy to ladies.
examples: text: He had seen the woman he craved—his woman—his mate—in the arms of another. There had been but one course open to him, according to the fierce jungle code that guided him in this other existence; but just before it had become too late the softer sentiments of his inherent chivalry had risen above the flaming fires of his passion and saved him. A thousand times he gave thanks that they had triumphed before his fingers had released that polished arrow.
ref: 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 195:
glosses: Courtesy, respect and honourable conduct, as between opponents in wartime.
glosses: Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women.
topics: law
glosses: A tenure of lands by knightly service.
Derived terms: chivalric
Related terms: cavalier
chevalier
chivalresque
chivalrous
bushido
xiá
broadsword
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɹɔːd.sɔːd/
ipa: /ˈbɹɔd.sɔɹd/
Forms: form: broadswords
form: broadswording
form: broadsworded
form: broadsworded
form: broad sword
Etymology: From broad + sword.
Senses: examples: text: She’d met her first black knight—a pock-faced man in his sixties, wearing an ugly brown hat—and escaped from him without being broadsworded to death.
ref: 1988, Jeffery Deaver, chapter 8, in Manhattan Is My Beat, London: Hodder, published 2016, →ISBN, page 79:
text: He broadsworded one of his dogs in exuberance and it lay there whimpering till it expired.
ref: 1993, Edward Sanders, “[An East Village Hippie in King Arthur’s Court] Arthur Flips Out”, in Hymn to the Rebel Cafe, Santa Rosa, Calif.: Black Sparrow Press, →ISBN, page 190:
text: He took his steel-edged ruler, screamed and then broadsworded the snake into two equal lengths.
ref: 1993, Greg Child, Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child, Seattle, Wash.: The Mountaineers Books, published 2000, →ISBN, page 17:
glosses: To attack or kill with a broadsword.
Related terms: falchion
de facto
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ/
ipa: /dɪˈfæktəʊ/
ipa: /ˌdiːˈfæktəʊ/
ipa: /ˌdeɪˈfæktoʊ/
ipa: /dəˈfæktoʊ/
ipa: /ˌdiˈfæktoʊ/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē factō (literally “according to fact”), from dē (“according to”) + ablative of factum (“fact, deed, act”).
Senses: synonyms: in fact
in practice
factually
practically
coordinate_terms: de jure#Adverb
legally
legalistically
;
glosses: In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.
de facto
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ/
ipa: /dɪˈfæktəʊ/
ipa: /ˌdiːˈfæktəʊ/
ipa: /ˌdeɪˈfæktoʊ/
ipa: /dəˈfæktoʊ/
ipa: /ˌdiˈfæktoʊ/
Forms: form: defacto
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē factō (literally “according to fact”), from dē (“according to”) + ablative of factum (“fact, deed, act”).
Senses: examples: text: While it is largely recognized that Ukraine holds de jure sovereignty on Crimea, Russia exercises de facto administration on the peninsula.
text: To avoid conflicts (and associated delays and distractions) with other ministries' minions in Vladivostok, Chief Engineer Iugovich moved his headquarters to Harbin in 1898. Within fifteen years, a transportation hub with more than 100,000 inhabitants had sprung up. Its size and importance were commensurate with its de facto role as the provincial capital of Russian Manchuria.
ref: 1995, David Wolff, “Russia Finds Its Limits: Crossing Borders into Manchuria”, in Stephen Kotkin, David Wolff, editors, Rediscovering Russia in Asia : Siberia and the Russian Far East, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 45:
text: Taiwan held a ceremony on Thursday to commission the first squadron of its most advanced F-16 fighter, a US-made jet that will strengthen the island's defences against threats by China.
President Tsai Ing-wen oversaw the ceremony at an air base in the southern city of Chiayi alongside Sandra Oudkirk, Washington's de facto ambassador to Taiwan.
ref: 2021 November 18, “Taiwan deploys first advanced F-16V fighter squadron”, in France 24, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2021:
coordinate_terms: de jure#Adjective
;
real#Adjective
true
;
glosses: In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.
Derived terms: de facto corporation
de facto partner
de facto union
de facto
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ/
ipa: /dɪˈfæktəʊ/
ipa: /ˌdiːˈfæktəʊ/
ipa: /ˌdeɪˈfæktoʊ/
ipa: /dəˈfæktoʊ/
ipa: /ˌdiˈfæktoʊ/
Forms: form: de factos
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē factō (literally “according to fact”), from dē (“according to”) + ablative of factum (“fact, deed, act”).
Senses: examples: text: One of the vendors was simple and straight; he said that it was his policy not to rent a house to de factos.
ref: 1984, Sotirios Sarantakos, Living Together in Australia, page 141:
text: An incidental sideline to this little farce, I suppose we can call it, is that the Opposition, in this policy, seems to have reversed its so often stated policy in this place on de factos.
ref: 1984, Australian Senate, Senate Weekly Hansard, volume 105, page 2213:
text: 2008, David de Vaus, Chapter 15: Australian Families: Social and Demographic Patterns, in Charles B. Hennon, Stephan M. Wilson (editors), Families in a Global Context, 2011, page 383,
The parental rights and responsibilities of de factos are the same as for legally married parents but, because property and maintenance of de factos is a state responsibility, there are differences between married and de factos in some states.
glosses: A legally undeclared spouse; a partner in a spousal relationship which is not officially declared as a marriage, comparable to a common law husband or wife.
Hyponyms: sense: legally undeclared spouse
word: common law husband
sense: legally undeclared spouse
word: wife
de jure
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/
other: /dɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/
other: /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/
ipa: /də-/
ipa: /-ˈd͡ʒʊ(ə)ɹ/
ipa: /-ˈʒʊəɹeɪ/
ipa: /-ˈʒʊɹ/
ipa: /-ˈjʊəɹeɪ/
ipa: /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/
ipa: /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪ/
ipa: /diː ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”).
Senses: examples: text: Near-synonym: technically
text: I used to spend my Sundays playing pinball despite it being de jure illegal under an unenforced bylaw.
synonyms: legally
legalistically
coordinate_terms: de facto#Adverb
;
in fact
in practice
;
really
truly
;
glosses: By right; in accordance with or as deemed by the statute of the law, particularly as opposed to actual practice.
de jure
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/
other: /dɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/
other: /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/
ipa: /də-/
ipa: /-ˈd͡ʒʊ(ə)ɹ/
ipa: /-ˈʒʊəɹeɪ/
ipa: /-ˈʒʊɹ/
ipa: /-ˈjʊəɹeɪ/
ipa: /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/
ipa: /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪ/
ipa: /diː ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”).
Senses: coordinate_terms: de facto#Adjective
;
real#Adjective
true
;
glosses: Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only.
Related terms: in name
still
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɪl/
ipa: [stɪɫ]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [stɪo̯]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [stɪʊ̯]
rhymes: -ɪl
Forms: form: stills
form: stil
form: stille
form: styll
form: stylle
Etymology: From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stillī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- (“to be silent; to be still”). Cognate with Scots stil (“still”), Saterland Frisian stil (“motionless, calm, quiet”), West Frisian stil (“quiet, still”), Dutch stil (“quiet, silent, still”), Low German still (“quiet, silent, still”), German still (“still, quiet, tranquil, silent”), Swedish stilla (“quiet, silent, peaceful”), Icelandic stilltur (“set, quiet, calm, still”). Related to stall.
(noun: Falkland Islander): Military slang, short for still a Benny, since the military had been instructed not to refer to the islanders by the derogatory term Benny (which see).
Senses: examples: text: the still of the night
text: Between the roar of the thunder and the blatter of the rain there were intervals of an astounding still, of an ominous suspense […]
ref: 1901, Good Words, volume 42, page 7:
text: As the ground warms, to the first rays of light, / A birdsong shatters the still.
ref: 1983 May, Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson, “Flight of Icarus”, in Piece of Mind, performed by Iron Maiden:
glosses: A period of calm or silence.
examples: text: Waiter: Would you like sparkling or still? Guest: Still, thank you.
glosses: Ellipsis of still water (“nonfizzy drinking water”).
topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
examples: text: One of his best stories was "Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life" (1914), of which there survives only an amusing still, showing poor Mabel Normand chained to the rails by two toughs, the moustached villain threatening her with a sledge-hammer, and an awful sense of that inexorably approaching express!
ref: 1958 February 23, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 87:
topics: arts
broadcasting
cinematography
film
hobbies
lifestyle
media
photography
television
glosses: A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
A single frame from a film.
glosses: A resident of the Falkland Islands.
Synonyms: sense: period of calm
word: lull
sense: period of calm
word: rest
sense: period of calm
word: respite
sense: period of calm
word: quiet
sense: period of calm
word: tranquility
sense: resident of the Falkland Islands
word: Benny
sense: resident of the Falkland Islands
word: Falklander
sense: resident of the Falkland Islands
word: Kelper
Derived terms: still store
Related terms: styll
still
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɪl/
ipa: [stɪɫ]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [stɪo̯]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [stɪʊ̯]
rhymes: -ɪl
Forms: form: stills
Etymology: Via Middle English stillen, clip of distillen; Old French distiller; Latin distillare, from dis- + stillare, from Latin stilla.
Senses: glosses: A device for distilling liquids.
qualifier: catering
glosses: A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
qualifier: catering
glosses: The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
glosses: A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
Derived terms: Coffey still
column still
Kleinschmidt still
solar still
Related terms: pot still
still
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɪl/
ipa: [stɪɫ]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [stɪo̯]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [stɪʊ̯]
rhymes: -ɪl
Forms: form: stills
form: stilling
form: stilled
form: stilled
Etymology: From Old English stillan.
Senses: examples: text: to still the raging sea
text: They likewise believed that he, having a full Sway and Command over the Water, had Power to still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb it […]
ref: 1695, John Woodward, An essay toward a natural history of the earth and terrestrial bodies, especially minerals, page 139:
text: Is this the scourge of France? / Is this the Talbot, so much fear'd abroad / That with his name the mothers still their babes?
ref: c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, part 1, act 2, scene 3:
text: […] withholding myself from toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet impulse in me.
ref: 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter:
text: Near the pond was the ducking-stool where many a village scold had her tongue temporarily stilled.
ref: 1980, Robert Dougall, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 379:
glosses: To calm down, to quiet.
Synonyms: becalm
lull
quell
pacify
still
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /stɪl/
ipa: [stɪɫ]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [stɪo̯]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [stɪʊ̯]
rhymes: -ɪl
Forms: form: stills
form: stilling
form: stilled
form: stilled
Etymology: Aphetic form of distil, or from Latin stillare.
Senses: examples: text: And if that any drop of slombring rest / Did chaunce to still into her wearie spright,
ref: 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, book III, canto ii, paragraph xxix:
glosses: To trickle, drip.
glosses: To cause to fall by drops.
examples: text: The knowledge of stilling is one pretty feat,
The waters be wholesome, the charges not great
ref: 1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC:
glosses: To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.