cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
affright
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈfɹaɪt/
rhymes: -aɪt
Forms: form: affrights
form: affrighting
form: affrighted
form: affrighted
Etymology: From Middle English afrighten, from Old English āfyrhtan, equivalent to a- + fright.
Senses: examples: text: VVith ſcoffes and ſcornes, and contumelious taunts, / In open Market-place produc't they me, / To be a publique ſpectacle to all: / Here, ſayd they, is the Terror of the French, / The Scar-Crovv that affrights our Children ſo.
ref: 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene vi], page 100, column 1:
text: Let not our babbling dreams affright our souls
ref: c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
text: A drear and dying sound / Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.
ref: 1629, John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC:
text: "Hence, ladies and gentlemen," he added, "that frightful brood of saurians which still affright our eyes when seen in the Wealden or in the Solenhofen slates, but which were fortunately extinct long before the first appearance of mankind upon this planet."
ref: 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
synonyms: word: alarm
word: affright
word: appall
word: dismay
word: fray
word: frighten
word: grill
word: give someone the shits
word: harrow
word: horrify
word: make someone's blood run cold
word: mortify
word: petrify
word: scare
word: scare straight
word: scare the bejeebers out of
word: scare the hell out of
word: scare the pants off of
word: scare the shit out of
word: terrorize
word: terrify
word: spook
glosses: To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
Derived terms: affrighter
affrightingly
affrightment
affright
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈfɹaɪt/
rhymes: -aɪt
Forms: form: more affright
form: most affright
form: afright
Etymology: From Middle English afright, from Old English āfyrht (“terrified; afraid”), past participle of āfyrhtan (“to terrify; make afraid”).
Senses: examples: text: So that thou shalt not need I say, to feare or be affright, of all the shafts that Hie by day, nor terrours of the night.
ref: 1641, The Whole Booke of Psalmes:
text: “Do not be afright,” he continued, after a pause; “do not be afright, my dear young ladies, I am quite harmless—a harmless old man—I would not shed a pigeon's blood.
ref: 1856, Mrs. S. C. Hall, Popular tales and sketches, page 29:
glosses: afraid; terrified; frightened
affrights
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of affright
affrights
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of affright
Delftware
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Delftwares
form: delftware
Etymology: From Delft + -ware.
Senses: glosses: Dutch tin-glazed earthenware made in Delft, Holland, especially white pottery decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment.
affrighting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of affright
delftware
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: delftwares
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of Delftware.
demagog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: demagogs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of demagogue.
demagog
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: demagogs
form: demagoging
form: demagoged
form: demagoged
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of demagogue.
dentine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dentines
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of dentin.
Derived terms: dentinal
dentinogenesis
dentinogenic
durodentine
mesodentine
normodentine
orthodentine
osteodentine
petrodentine
predentine
semidentine
vasodentine
dentin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dentins
form: dentine
Etymology: From French dentine, from Latin dens (“tooth”) + English chemical suffix -in / -ine.
Senses: glosses: The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth.
Derived terms: dentinal
dentinoid
dentinoma
orthodentin
predentin
vasodentin
generality
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ɪ.ti/
ipa: /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ə.ti/
ipa: [ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹæl.ə.ɾi]
ipa: /ˌd͡ʒen.əˈɹæl.ə.ti/
ipa: [ˌd͡ʒen.əˈɹæl.ə.ɾi]
rhymes: -ælɪti
Forms: form: generalities
form: generalty
Etymology: From Middle English generalite, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French generalité (modern French généralité), from general + -ité; also influenced by Latin generālitās. By surface analysis, general + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being general.
examples: text: "You must not come to me," answered her listener, "for a defence of society; I have long since loathed its bitterness as much as I despise its baseness. You cannot know the miserably mean motives that actuate the generality; but the trifles so sought give their own narrowness to the mind."
ref: 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Asking for an Invitation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 25:
glosses: The population in general.
examples: text: He was very vague, speaking only in generalities.
glosses: A generalization.
Synonyms: sense: quality of being general
word: oftenness
word: commonness
Derived terms: glittering generality
glowing generality
overgenerality
without loss of generality
generalities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of generality
doubletree
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: doubletrees
form: double-tree
form: double tree
Etymology: From double + tree.
Senses: glosses: a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement.
skilfully
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more skilfully
form: most skilfully
form: skillfully
Etymology: From skilful + -ly.
Senses: glosses: British standard spelling of skillfully.
Lucius
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈluːsɪəs/
ipa: /ˈluːʃəs/
Etymology: From Latin Lūcius, a common Roman praenomen deriving from lux (“light”).
Senses: examples: text: Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 13:1:
text: In one of the film's most discussed scenes, Bruce Wayne reveals to Lucius Fox (played by Morgan Freeman) that he has modified his “sonar cell phone technology” to create a device that will allow him to listen in on all of Gotham City[...]
ref: 2012, Dan Hassler-Forest, Capitalist Superheroes: Caped Crusaders in the Neoliberal Age, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN:
glosses: A male given name from Latin.
Related terms: word: Loosh
word: Lucian
word: Lucia
word: Lucy
Cato
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkeɪ.təʊ/
ipa: /ˈkeɪ.toʊ/
rhymes: -eɪtəʊ
Etymology: From Latin Cato. A cognomen made particularly famous by Cato the Elder and Younger, members of the gens Porcia.
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Latin.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Pike County, Indiana.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A township in Montcalm County, Michigan.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Barry County, Missouri.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A town and village in Cayuga County, New York.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A town and unincorporated community therein, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
Cato
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkeɪ.təʊ/
ipa: /ˈkeɪ.toʊ/
rhymes: -eɪtəʊ
Etymology: From French Catherine. Used as a matronymic.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Derived terms: Cato Ridge
Elijah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/
ipa: /ɪˈlaɪʒə/
rhymes: -aɪdʒə
rhymes: -aɪʒə
Etymology: From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.
Senses: examples: text: Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord; And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Malachi 4:5–6:
topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
examples: text: "That's wonderful! What's his name?"
"Elijah."
"Wow! A heavy-duty prophet's name!"
"Yeah, and he's certainly living up to it."
ref: 2005, Valerie Paradiz, Elijah's Cup, →ISBN, page 102:
glosses: A male given name from Hebrew.
glosses: A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage.
Derived terms: Elijah seat
Related terms: Elisjsha
Elianic
Elias
Eliot
Elliot
Elliott
Ellis
Tiberius
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /taɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.əs/
ipa: /tɪˈbɛɹi.ʊs/
rhymes: -ɪəɹiəs
Forms: form: Tiberiuses
Etymology: From Latin Tiberius, literally 'Of the Tiber', from Tiberis, the river Tiber. Also note Faliscan equivalent *Tiferios. The name is mistaken by some to be of Etruscan origin but note the borrowed variants, Thefarie (from Faliscan) and Teperi (from Latin).
Senses: examples: text: Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee,
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 3:1:
glosses: A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use, in particular, the praenomen of the second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 C.E..
Related terms: Tiberian
Tiberias
Emilia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: "Emily" was preserved and erased, reduced to the sexless cypher "E.", and then came to denote not the shared and ordinary name "Emily" but a new, exotic, self-begotten "Emilia". No longer masculine Francis but feminine-with-a-difference Emilia, vaguely Latin or Italian or French but in any case foreign, not domestic; […]
ref: 1999, Kali Israel, Names and Stories: Emilia Dilke and Victorian Culture, OUP, published 2002, →ISBN:
glosses: A female given name from Latin, a rare latinized variant of Emily.
glosses: A historical region of Italy, approximately coterminous with modern Emilia-Romagna.
Derived terms: Emilian
Related terms: Santa Emilia
Claudius
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklɔdiəs/
ipa: /ˈklɔːdiəs/
Forms: form: Claudiuses
form: Claudii
Etymology: From Latin Claudius. Doublet of Claude.
Senses: examples: text: [H]e […] wrote a letter in this maner. Claudius Liſias vnto the moſt mighty ruelar Felix ſendeth gretyngꝭ.
ref: 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts xxiiij:[23–26], folio cxc, verso:
text: King Claudius is the Emperor Claudius, who "committed incest with Agrippina, married her and adopted her son Nero." The two Claudiuses have several traits in common (drunkenness, violent temper, love of gambling, e.g.).
ref: 1968, John W[illiam] Velz, Shakespeare and the Classical Tradition: A Critical Guide to Commentary, 1660-1960, Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota Press, →LCCN, page 315, column 2:
text: Vespasian, a simple man, always laughed because so many Julii and Claudii were made divine after their deaths. On his deathbed he said, “Alas! I think I’m becoming a god.”
ref: 2001, Rose Williams, Duces Romanorum: Profiles in Roman Courage, teacher’s edition, London: WPC Classics, →ISBN, page 94:
text: Busy accepting the good wishes of all the other guests, Titus was able to pay only passing attention to Gnaeus. He worried that his friend might feel a bit out of place amid so many Claudii and Potitii, or, given his sensitivities, might experience a bit of envy, perhaps even resentment, at seeing the trappings of the patrician wedding he himself would never experience.
ref: 2007, Steven Saylor, “Coriolanus (510–491 bc)”, in Roma: The Epic Novel of Ancient Rome, London: Constable, →ISBN, page 143:
text: The two Claudii had put their heads on the block by their own volition.
ref: 2015, Harry Sidebottom, “Rome, The Caelian Hill, Five Days before the Ides of March, ad238”, in Blood & Steel (Throne of the Caesars; 2), London: HarperCollinsPublishers, →ISBN, page 132:
glosses: A male given name from Latin.
glosses: The Roman emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus".
Related terms: Claud
Claude
Claudia
Claudian
Baxter
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbækstə/
ipa: /ˈbækstɚ/
Etymology: From Middle English bakster, bakestre, from Old English bæcestre (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -ster.
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A township and rural locality in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
glosses: A community in Essa, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Union County, Georgia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Jasper County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An extinct town in New Madrid County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Putnam County, Tennessee.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Hay River, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
Derived terms: Baxter County
Baxterization
Yang-Baxter equation
Prescott
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Prescotts
Senses: glosses: An English habitational surname from any of several places in England.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
examples: text: Collin Clabaugh moved from California to live with his grandparents in Prescott after his parents died within two weeks of each other in 2018.
ref: 2020 January 16, Scottie Andrew, “An orphaned teen is being forced out of his grandparents’ senior community because he’s too young”, in CNN:
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Yavapai County, Arizona.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Nevada County, Arkansas.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Prescott Township, Adams County, Iowa.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Linn County, Kansas.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A former town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Richland Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Faribault County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Columbia County, Oregon.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Walla Walla County, Washington.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A placename:
A town in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
glosses: A placename:
A place in England:
A hamlet in Culmstock parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST0814).
glosses: A placename:
A place in England:
A settlement and civil parish (without a council) in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9829).
glosses: A placename:
A place in England:
An area of Baschurch, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4221).
glosses: A placename:
A place in England:
A hamlet in Stottesdon parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO6681).
Derived terms: Prescottian
Prescott Valley
United Counties of Prescott and Russell
Related terms: Prescod
Prescot
Sebastian
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈbæst͡ʃən/
ipa: /sɪˈbæsti.ən/
ipa: /sɪˈbæs.tʃən/
Etymology: From Latin Sebastiānus, name of an early Christian saint, from ancient city of Sebaste in Asia Minor (modern Sivas, Turkey), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós, “august, venerable, exalted”), itself a translation of the Roman title Augustus.
Senses: examples: text: Of Messaline: Sebastian was my father; / Such a Sebastian was my brother too, / So went he suited to his watery tomb.
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: I was hoping the man would have some romantic name like Sebastian or Julian. However, as a surname Fletcher's all right.
ref: 1968, Robin Maugham, The Second Window, McGraw - Hill, page 275:
text: “She was a new student. I was a counterculture hero. Back then I went by a different name. Sebastian. Sexy, right? And so much better than Guy. You can't be a counterculture hero and a Guy. That name is way too average. […]
ref: 2016, Nathan Hill, The Nix: A novel, Vintage, →ISBN, page 596:
glosses: A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
wikipedia: Sebaste
Sivas
Derived terms: Bastian
Seb
Related terms: San Sebastian
Leonardo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Leonardo.
Senses: examples: text: Leonardo DiCaprio had a tree, Uvariopsis dicaprio, named after him for his conservation efforts.
ref: 2022 April 20, Megan Marples, “Taylor Swift inspired an entomologist to name a new millipede species after the megastar”, in CNN:
glosses: A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Leonard.
glosses: Leonardo da Vinci, Italian polymath.
Derived terms: San Leonardo
Leonardo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Leonardos
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Leonardo.
Senses: examples: text: There is something megalomanic about collecting Leonardos. Leonardos are for megalomaniacs. Bill Gates buys Leonardos.
ref: 2001, Diane Johnson, Le Mariage:
glosses: A painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
Everett
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈɛvəɹɪt/
Forms: form: Everetts
Etymology: From Dutch Everaert or Everardt (late 16th C.), from Middle Dutch Everarde. Doublet of Everard
Senses: glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
examples: text: She had feared it would be absent forever, until she met Everett. "Such a cheeky, English chauffeur's name," he had laughed, when they met.
ref: 2000, Alice Walker, The Way Forward is with a Broken Heart, The Women's Press, →ISBN, page 98:
glosses: A male given name from Dutch transferred back from the surname.
glosses: A placename
A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
glosses: A placename
A city, the county seat of Snohomish County, Washington, United States.
glosses: A placename
A borough of Pennsylvania, United States.
Derived terms: Everett branch
Everettian
Mahomet
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /mɑˈhoʊmɛt/
Etymology: From Middle English Macomet, from Latin Machometus, Mahometus, from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). Doublet of Muhammad.
Senses: examples: text: The sultan and all his grandees, confident in the means of protection, entered the serraglio, took down the sangiac-sheriff, or sacred standard of Mahomet, and, headed by a number of Oulemas reciting apposite passages from the Koran, proceeded forthwith to the imperial mosque of Achmet, in the square of the Hippodrome, at a very few paces from the palace.
ref: 1829, Charles Mac Farlane, Constantinople in 1828. A Residence of Sixteen Months in the Turkish Capital and Provinces: […], London: Saunders and Otley, […], page 120:
glosses: Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam).
Gustavus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Gustavuses
form: Gustav
form: Gustave
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Gustavus. From Swedish Gustav.
Senses: glosses: A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized form of Gustav.
Derived terms: Gus
Scipio
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪpɪəʊ/
/ˈskɪp.i.oʊ/
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use.
protestations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of protestation
Osborne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈɒzbɔː(ɹ)n/
Forms: form: Ausburn
form: Orsburn
form: Osborn
form: Osbourne
form: Ozbun
form: Ozburn
form: Usborne
Etymology: From a medieval given name influenced by, or possibly derived from, Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, from áss (“god”) + bjǫrn (“bear”). Compare also Old English Ōsbeorn. Components related to Æsir and bear respectively.
Senses: glosses: An English surname transferred from the given name.
glosses: A male given name from the Germanic languages, occasionally transferred from the surname.
glosses: A place name:
A small city, the county seat of Osborne County, Kansas, United States.
glosses: A place name:
A township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States.
glosses: A place name:
A community in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada.
glosses: A place name:
A rural community in St. Clair township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
glosses: A place name:
A township in Nipissing District, Ontario.
glosses: A place name:
A community in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
glosses: A place name:
A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.
glosses: A place name:
A former royal palace, now a tourist attraction, on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, England.
Derived terms: Osborne County
Rowland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Roland.
glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
glosses: A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2172).
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township and town therein, in Robeson County, North Carolina.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Linn County, Oregon.
Derived terms: Rowland Heights
Rowlands Castle
Rowlands Gill
Rowlandson
Sutherland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsʌðə(ɹ)lənd/
Etymology: The name of the county is from Old Norse Suðrland, from suðr (“south”) + land (“land”), named from the point of view of Orkney and Shetland.
In some cases, the surname may represent the equivalent formation in Old English.
Senses: glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
glosses: A former county of Scotland, since 1975 part of Highland region and council area.
glosses: A suburb and local government area (Sutherland Shire) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
glosses: A neighborhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
glosses: A town in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small city in O'Brien County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Millard County, Utah.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in the towns of Delta and Mason, Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A Scottish dukedom.
Synonyms: sense: county
word: Sutherlandshire
Derived terms: Kyle of Sutherland
Sutherland Falls
Sutherland-Haan syndrome
Stafford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstæfə(ɹ)d/
Forms: form: de Stafford
form: Strafford
Etymology: From Old English stæþ (“landing place”) + ford.
Senses: glosses: A placename:
A town in and the county town of Staffordshire, England.
glosses: A placename:
The Borough of Stafford, a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
glosses: A placename:
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
glosses: A placename:
A place in the United States:
A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
glosses: A placename:
A place in the United States:
A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas, named after Lewis Stafford, a Civil War casualty.
glosses: A placename:
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
glosses: A placename:
A place in the United States:
A town in Genesee County, New York.
glosses: A placename:
A place in the United States:
A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
glosses: A placename:
A place in the United States:
A city in Fort Bend County and Harris County, Texas.
glosses: A placename:
A place in the United States:
A census-designated place, the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia; also known as Stafford Courthouse.
glosses: A placename:
A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
glosses: A placename:
An industrial suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
glosses: An English habitational surname from the place name.
glosses: An unknown-gender given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms: Stafford County
Stafford knot
Staffordshire
Stafford
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstæfə(ɹ)d/
Forms: form: Staffords
form: de Stafford
form: Strafford
Etymology: From Old English stæþ (“landing place”) + ford.
Senses: examples: text: Staffords are a loyal and lovable breed that are great with children. Digger had a great time on the walk playing with the other dogs and enjoying the lovely weather.
ref: 2016 October 6, Clare Damodaran, “Staffords are a loyal and lovable breed that are great with children. Digger had a great time on the walk playing with the other dogs and enjoying the lovely weather.”, in Daily Record:
text: Like all terriers, Staffords are diggers, so it is important to reinforce fences by embedding them in concrete or burying chicken wire at the bottom to prevent escapes.
ref: 2018 August 7, “Staffordshire Bull Terrier”, in DogTime:
text: Staffords are an amazing breed to own and to be invited to compete at crufts is an honour.
ref: 2019 March 12, Eleanor Ovens, “Crufts 2019: South Cumbria's winners and contenders”, in The Mail:
glosses: A Staffordshire bull terrier.
Fairfax
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɛɚfæks/
Etymology: English surname, equivalent to fair + fax (sense 1), "beautiful tresses."
Senses: examples: text: Democrats called for investigation, not resignation, after Vanessa Tyson accused Justin Fairfax of sexual assault earlier this week.
ref: 2019 February 8, Dan Merica, “Key supporters tell Justin Fairfax to step down after 2nd sexual assault allegation”, in CNN:
glosses: A surname transferred from the nickname that was originally a nickname for someone with long fair hair.
glosses: The title of a Scottish peerage.
glosses: Any of several place names, including:
An independent city, the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
glosses: Any of several place names, including:
A town in Marin County, California, United States.
Derived terms: Fairfax County
Howe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /haʊ/
Forms: form: Howes
Senses: glosses: An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by a small hill.
glosses: A small village and civil parish (without a council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM2799).
glosses: A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3580).
glosses: A scattered settlement in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3061).
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Butte County, Idaho.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in LaGrange County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Nebraska.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Grayson County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
Three townships, in Pennsylvania (2), and North Dakota, listed under Howe Township.
Derived terms: Howe truss
Strauss-Howe generational theory
Related terms: How
Carroll
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæɹəl/
homophone: carol
homophone: Carol
homophone: Carole
rhymes: -æɹəl
Senses: glosses: A surname from Irish derived from the Irish Ó Cearbhaill.
glosses: Lewis Carroll - pseudonym of British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A female given name from the Germanic languages, of less common usage, variant of Carol.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Wayne County, Nebraska.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A number of townships, in Illinois, Iowa (2), Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania (3).
glosses: A village in Gunnedah Shire, northern New South Wales, Australia.
Derived terms: Carroll County
Carrollian
carrollite
Carrollton
East Carroll Parish
Mount Carroll
West Carroll Parish
Related terms: Carrol
Carroll
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæɹəl/
homophone: carol
homophone: Carol
homophone: Carole
rhymes: -æɹəl
Forms: form: Carrolls
Senses: glosses: An early-ripening apple cultivar.
Harding
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɑɹdɪŋ/
Forms: form: Hardinge
Etymology: Originally a patronymic from Hardy or from compound given names with the Germanic element *hard (“hard”).
Senses: glosses: An English and Irish surname transferred from the given name.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, named after Russell Harding.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Morrison County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Morris County, New Jersey.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Lucas County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota, named after the county.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, named after Confederate French Harding.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A town in Ugu district municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
Derived terms: Harding County
Harding grass
Fitzgerald
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /fɪtsˈd͡ʒɛɹəld/
Forms: form: FitzGerald
Etymology: From Fitz- + Gerald.
Senses: glosses: A Hiberno-Norman surname originating as a patronymic.
glosses: A city, the county seat of Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Nekimi, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.
glosses: A community in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, northern Alberta, Canada.
glosses: A locality in Cypress County, Alberta.
Related terms: JFK
Greene
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡɹiːn/
rhymes: -iːn
Senses: examples: text: Greene died of a debauch; and Marlowe, the gracer of tragedians, perished in an ignominious brawl.
ref: 1902, Thomas Ebenezer Webb, The Mystery of William Shakespeare: A Summary of Evidence, page 242:
text: Sponsored by Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and backed by House GOP leadership, the bill would require federal agencies to update all maps and documents with the name Gulf of America.
ref: 2025 May 8, Veronica Stracqualursi and Sarah Ferris, “House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America”, in CNN:
glosses: A surname from Middle English, a variant of Green.
glosses: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Greene Township.
Derived terms: Greene County
Greeneville
Hyde
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /haɪd/
homophone: hide
rhymes: -aɪd
Forms: form: Hydes
Etymology: * As an English surname, from the root of hide (“measure of land”).
* Also as an English surname, spelling variant of Ide.
* As a Jewish surname, Americanized from Haid.
Senses: glosses: An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone living on a hide of land.
glosses: A number of places in England:
A civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire.
glosses: A number of places in England:
A hamlet in Minchinhampton parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8801).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A small village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU1612).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A suburb of Winchester, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4830).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A hamlet in Swindon borough, Wiltshire, probably in Blunsdon parish (OS grid ref SU1589).
glosses: A census-designated place in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.
glosses: A rural locality in Otago, New Zealand, between Middlemarch and Ranfurly.
Derived terms: Hyde County
Hyde Heath
Hyde Park
Jekyll and Hyde
Mr Hyde
West Hyde
Livingstone
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A Scottish surname from Old English, variant of Livingston.
glosses: David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and African explorer; he discovered the Zambezi River (1851) and Victoria Falls (1855); Henry M. Stanley found him in Tanzania (1871), and together they attempted to find the source of the Nile.
glosses: A city in Southern Province, Zambia, named after David Livingstone.
glosses: A local government area in central Queensland, Australia; in full, the Shire of Livingstone.
Derived terms: Livingstone Falls
Richelieu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A river, the Richelieu River, in Quebec, Canada, which flows from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence River, and named after Cardinal Richelieu.
raw_tags: with the
examples: text: To date, the Richelieu is the only tributary of the St. Lawrence that has been invaded and colonized by zebra mussels.
ref: 2004, Yves de Lafontaine, Marcel Comiré, “Zebra Mussel Monitoring in the Richelieu River: A Fruitful Interaction between Scientific Research and Public Involvement”, in Thomas O. Manley, Patricia L. Manley, Timothy B. Mihuc, editors, Lake Champlain: Partnerships and Research in the New Millennium, New York, N.Y.: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, →ISBN, page 75:
glosses: A tributary of the Montmorency River in Quebec, itself a tributary of the St. Lawrence River.
raw_tags: with the
glosses: A city on the Richelieu River in Rouville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
glosses: A commune in Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Related terms: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Stanton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstæntən/
Senses: glosses: Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.
A small village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, west of Swadlincote (OS grid ref SK2620).
glosses: Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.
A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0634).
glosses: Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.
A hamlet in Netherwitton parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1389).
glosses: Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.
A small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1246).
glosses: Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.
A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL9673).
glosses: Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.
A hamlet in Crucorney community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO3121).
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Orange County, California.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Montgomery County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A home rule city, the county seat of Powell County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Montcalm County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Stanton County, Nebraska.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Mercer County, North Dakota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Haywood County, Tennessee.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Martin County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town and unincorporated community therein, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A number of townships, listed under Stanton Township.
glosses: A habitational surname from either of these places
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms: Longstanton
Stanton by Dale
Stanton County
Stanton Drew
Stantonesque
Stanton Gate
Stanton Harcourt
Stantonian
Stanton Long
Stanton-on-the-Wolds
Stanton under Bardon
Stanton upon Hine Heath
Stoney Stanton
Related terms: Staunton
Rousseau
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹuːsəʊ/
ipa: /ɹuˈsoʊ/
rhymes: -uːsəʊ
Forms: form: Rousseaus
Etymology: From French Rousseau. Originally a French nickname for someone with red hair, from roux (“redhead”). Doublet of Russell. Compare russel.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
glosses: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan philosopher.
Derived terms: Rousseauan
Rousseauesque
Rousseauian
Rousseauism
Rousseauist
Rousseauvian
Rousselian
Champlain
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Champlains
Etymology: Borrowed from French Champlain.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
glosses: A place name:
A township in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
glosses: A place name:
A municipality in Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, Mauricie region, Quebec, Canada.
glosses: A place name:
A town and village therein, in Clinton County, New York, United States.
glosses: A place name:
An unincorporated community in Essex County, Virginia, United States.
Derived terms: Champlain Sea
Champlain Valley
Champy
Lake Champlain
Oswald
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈɒzwəld/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English Osweald, from ōs (“god, deity”) + weald (“power”). Cognate with German Answald, Faroese and Icelandic Ásvaldur, and Norwegian Nynorsk Åsvald.
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Old English.
Oswald of Northumbria, 7th century Northumbrian King and Saint.
glosses: A male given name from Old English.
Oswald of Worcester, 10th century Archbishop of York and English Saint.
glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
glosses: A place name:
A suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
glosses: A place name:
A ghost town in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.
glosses: A place name:
An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
Brooks
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɹʊks/
rhymes: -ʊks
Forms: form: Brook
Senses: glosses: A topographic surname from Middle English, variant of Brook.
glosses: A male given name.
glosses: A placename:
A city in the County of Newell, Alberta, Canada.
glosses: A placename:
A hamlet in Boconnoc parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1560).
glosses: A placename:
A locality in Berriew community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO1499).
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Saline County, Arkansas.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Yolo County, California.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Fayette County, Georgia.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Adams County, Iowa.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Waldo County, Maine.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Newaygo County, Michigan.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Red Lake County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Fergus County, Montana.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Marion County, Oregon.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood of San Antonio, Texas.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in the town of New Chester, Adams County, Wisconsin, originally named Brookings.
Coordinate terms: english: the equivalent female given name
translation: the equivalent female given name
word: Brooke
Derived terms: Brooks County
Brooks Range
Brooksville
Perkins
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɝkɪnz/
Forms: form: Perkinses
Senses: examples: text: Jo Rae Perkins was carrying about 50 percent of the vote in Oregon’s primary as of Wednesday afternoon, vanquishing three other Republican candidates to become the party’s nominee for the seat currently held by Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat.
ref: 2020 May 20, Mike Baker, “G.O.P. Voters Back QAnon Conspiracy Promoter for U.S. Senate”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 May 2020:
glosses: An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic from Perkin, a medieval diminutive of Peter.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jenkins County, Georgia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Newton County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Sioux County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An inactive, uninhabited township in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Houston County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Erie County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Payne County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
Derived terms: Barry-Perkins-Young syndrome
Perkinism
Perkins County
Perkinsian
Perkins
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɝkɪnz/
Senses: glosses: plural of Perkin