cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Val
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /væl/
rhymes: -æl
Forms: form: Vals
Senses: examples: text: And Publius Valerius became the baby's name, though it afterwards transpired that they had got hold of the inferior Cato. In 1890, however, when little Publius was nearly ten, the word 'chic' went out of fashion, and sobriety came in; Winifred began to have doubts. They were confirmed by little Publius himself, who returned from his first term at school complaining that life was a burden to him - they called him Pubby. Winifred - a woman of real decision - promptly changed his school and his name to Val, the Publius being dropped even as an initial.
ref: 1920, John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga: In Chancery:I: Chapter 2::
glosses: A male given name, a short form of Valentine and Valerius.
glosses: A female given name, a short form of Valerie and Valmai.
Val
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /væl/
rhymes: -æl
Forms: form: Vals
Senses: examples: text: “Vals are everywhere,” Miss Zappa said the other afternoon in a telephone interview from the Zappas' Hollywood Hills home. She also reported that Vals are “jealous of Brooke Shields and secretly want to go to New York.”
ref: 1982 September 15, Moon Zappa, quotee, “They're Clothes Crazy, Fer Sure; Valley Girls aren't just in California”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: Clipping of Valley girl.
Valence
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from French Valence. Doublet of Valencia.
Senses: glosses: A city and commune, the capital of the department of Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southeastern France.
glosses: A village and commune in the department of Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France.
glosses: A town and commune in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitania region, southern France.
Valentine
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvæləntaɪn/
Forms: form: Valentines
Etymology: From Latin Valentinus, from valeō (“I am strong, healthy”).
Senses: glosses: Saint Valentine, a Christian martyr.
glosses: A unisex given name from Latin.
A male given name from Latin in quiet but steady use since the 16th century.
glosses: A unisex given name from Latin.
A female given name from Latin occasionally borrowed from French.
glosses: An English and Scottish surname derived from the male given name.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Johnson Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A historic neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Cherry County, Nebraska.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood of Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
glosses: A placename:
A number of places in the United States:
A small town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, named for its founding date, Valentine's Day.
glosses: A placename:
A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France.
glosses: A placename:
A suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
Derived terms: valentine
Valentine ant
Valentine's
Valentine's Day
Valentinesy
Valentine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvæləntaɪn/
Forms: form: Valentines
Etymology: From Latin Valentinus, from valeō (“I am strong, healthy”).
Senses: examples: text: To morrow is ſaint Valentines day, / All in the morning betime, / And a maide at your window, / To be your Valentine: […]
ref: c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shake-speare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and Iohn Trundell, published 1603, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v], signature H2, recto:
text: Valentine’s Day means different things for different people. For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again. For Ned, it’s another opportunity to prove his love for his wife. Most germane to the episode, for Lisa, Valentine’s Day means being the only person in her entire class to give Ralph a Valentine after noticing him looking crestfallen and alone at his desk.
ref: 2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “The Simpsons (Classic): ‘I Love Lisa’ ”, in The AV Club, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2016:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of valentine.
Valle
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Valle.
Senses: glosses: A department of Honduras.
Van
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /væn/
rhymes: -æn
homophone: van
Etymology: * In the United States, usually taken from a first name or surname.
* In Wales, from Y Fan, see Welsh fan.
Senses: glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Arkansas County, Arkansas.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A city in Van Zandt County, Texas.
glosses: A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A census-designated place in Boone County, West Virginia.
glosses: A place in Wales:
A community and suburb of Caerphilly in Caerphilly borough county borough (OS grid ref ST1686).
glosses: A place in Wales:
A hamlet in Llanidloes Without community, Powys (OS grid ref SN9587).
Van
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /væn/
rhymes: -æn
homophone: van
Etymology: Shortening.
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.
examples: text: 'Beautiful idea,' said Van as he helped Ada to heat the tank, fill the old battered bath and warm a couple of towels.
ref: 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor:
glosses: A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, or Evan.
Van
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /væn/
rhymes: -æn
homophone: van
Etymology: From Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).
Senses: glosses: A large saline tectonic lake of the Armenian Highland in eastern Turkey, famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi (syn. Alburnus tarichi) fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.
glosses: A province and metropolitan municipality in easternmost Turkey, partly surrounding the lake, with a Kurdish majority.
glosses: A city, the capital of Van Province, Turkey, on the shore of the lake.
Van
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /væn/
rhymes: -æn
homophone: van
Forms: form: Van.
form: VAN
Etymology: Abbreviation of Vancouver.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Vancouver.
Related terms: East Van
North Van
South Van
West Van
Van
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /væn/
rhymes: -æn
homophone: van
Forms: form: Vans
Etymology: Backformed from Van cat and Turkish Van.
Senses: glosses: A Van cat.
glosses: A Turkish Van cat.
Vandal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Vandals
Etymology: From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-eh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid”). Also related to Old English Wendlas.
Senses: glosses: A member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome.
Vandal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-eh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid”). Also related to Old English Wendlas.
Senses: synonyms: Vandalic
glosses: Of or relating to the Vandals.
Vandal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-eh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid”). Also related to Old English Wendlas.
Senses: synonyms: Vandalic
glosses: An extinct East Germanic language ascribed to have been spoken by the Vandals.
Derived terms: vandal
vandalism
Related terms: Vandalic
Vandyke brown
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Vandyke browns
Etymology: This colour was named for Sir Anthony Van Dyck, a Flemish painter.
Senses: synonyms: Kassel brown
Kassel earth
Cologne earth
glosses: A medium brown colour, originally a pigment made from peat or soil.
Vandyke brown
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: This colour was named for Sir Anthony Van Dyck, a Flemish painter.
Senses: glosses: Of a medium brown colour.
Varna
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Varnas
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of varna.
Varna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in northeastern Bulgaria.
Veda
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ved̪(ə)/
ipa: /ˈved̪ɑ/
ipa: /ˈveɪdə/
ipa: /ˈveɪðə/
rhymes: -eɪdə
rhymes: -eɪðə
Forms: form: Vedas
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद (veda, “knowledge”).
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Veda.
glosses: Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.
glosses: A female given name.
Hyponyms: Rigveda
Yajurveda
Samaveda
Atharvaveda
Related terms: Vedanga
Vedic
Vedic Sanskrit
Veda
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ved̪(ə)/
ipa: /ˈved̪ɑ/
ipa: /ˈveɪdə/
ipa: /ˈveɪðə/
rhymes: -eɪdə
rhymes: -eɪðə
ipa: /ˈvidə/
ipa: /ved̪(ə)/
ipa: /ˈved̪ɑ/
ipa: /ˈveɪdə/
ipa: /ˈveɪðə/
rhymes: -eɪdə
rhymes: -eɪðə
Forms: form: veda
Etymology: Probably originally a trade name, invented circa 1904.
Senses: examples: text: 'Slip a few slices of Veda in that package you're making up for your Boy. In Damp-Proof Packet . . . the ONLY bread that reaches the Trenches fresh and sweet'
ref: circa 1914-1918, World War I advertisement, quoted in 2021, Lynda Mugglestone, Writing a War of Words: Andrew Clark and the Search for ..., page 9
text: One of the best and least known mixtures for filling sandwiches is green butter, and it is particularly good between slices of Veda bread.
ref: 1925, Mrs. C. F. Leyel, Olga Hartley, The Gentle Art of Cookery: With 750 Recipes, page 358
text: […] Toasted veda! [Normal] What d'fuck did you mention that for? Frig me, I would kill orphaned childer d'get [some].
ref: 2005, Martin Lynch, Alan McKee, The History of the Troubles: (Accordin' to My Da), page 35
text: 'I've heard all about your so-called photograph. It's not my son. And if you even think about printing it, I'll have an injunction on you faster than you can toast Veda. I will sue you […]'
ref: 2016, Colin Bateman, Papercuts:
text: […] A big fried mushroom between two toasted slices of Veda, with the butter melting and running down to your wrist a right royal feast.
ref: 2017, Jim McDowell, The Good Fight: From Bullets to Bylines:
text: Toasted Veda with strawberry jam, one of my favourite snacks
ref: 2024 June 23, NealD, ‪@neald.bsky.social‬ on Bluesky
text: I hate waste too, which is my major issue with this scenario, but last nights pasta bake is not winning the fight over toasted Veda and cheese today 😑 still maybe the dog will like some of it over her biscuits as a treat 🤔
ref: 2025 January 7, Lynn Peasley-Campbell, ‪@lynnrhipea.bsky.social‬ on Bluesky
qualifier: usually in the phrase "Veda bread"; sometimes uncapitalized; usually in the phrase "Veda bread"; sometimes uncapitalized
glosses: A style of malt loaf bread (sweet, chewy, caramel-colored leavened bread made with malted wheat), traditionally produced across the UK and Ireland but today eaten mainly in Northern Ireland.
Vela
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin vēla (“sails of a ship”), plural of vēlum. Doublet of veil.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
Derived terms: Velorum
Related terms: Argo
Argo Navis
Carina
Puppis
Pyxis
Venturi tube
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Venturi tubes
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of venturi tube.
Ver
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
Vera
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪə.ɹə/
rhymes: -ɪəɹə
Etymology: Borrowed in the nineteenth century from the Russian virtue name Ве́ра (Véra, “faith”). By folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera (“true”).
Senses: examples: text: Good night, my Vera. Mind, I shall always call you Vera. It sounds so Russian and nice, and is much prettier than Vere.
ref: 1880, Ouida, Moths, Elibron.com, published 2001, →ISBN, page 51:
text: I killed Vera Cross - - - .I had known her for about three months, and never ceased to wonder if her parents, when they gave her a name, had been totally illiterate or wilfully blasphemous.
ref: 1953 Eric Linklater, The House of Gair, J.Cape, page 214
text: Pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin once mentored fellow aspiring female astronomers and advocated for women in science. It’s fitting that the first national US observatory named for a female astronomer is in her honor.
ref: 2020 January 7, Ashley Strickland, “First US observatory named in honor of a female astronomer, Vera Rubin”, in CNN:
glosses: A female given name from Russian.
Vera
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪə.ɹə/
rhymes: -ɪəɹə
Etymology: From Spanish.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Spanish.
Vespa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Vespas
Etymology: Trade name; borrowing from Italian Vespa, from vespa (“wasp”). Doublet of wasp.
Senses: examples: text: Her 40-year-old Vespa was waiting in the yard under a custom-made cover.
ref: 2004, Henning Mankell, translated by Ebba Segerberg, Before The Frost, page 76:
text: In 1967, members of the traffic unit provide a funeral escort riding Vespa police model motor scooters. The Vespa scooter had the ability to cruise at speeds from 2 miles per hour to 65 miles per hour.
ref: 2009, David J. Degou, Cambridge Police Department, unnumbered page:
text: 2011, Terry A. Burgess, Smell the Devil's Breath, Uncommon Senses, Number 4, page 85,
He grabbed the handlebars of the smallest Vespa near the end of the row and pulled the machine free of its slot.
glosses: An Italian motor scooter.
Vespa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Vespas
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Vespa.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
Vespers
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: Christianity
glosses: A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening; evensong
Related terms: smokefall
Veteran
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Alberta, Canada.
glosses: A town in New York.
glosses: A census-designated place in Wyoming.
Vi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /vaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
homophone: vie
Etymology: Clipping.
Senses: examples: text: FLO: What do you think of Vi?
RU: I see little change.
ref: 1967, Samuel Beckett, Come and Go:
text: Vi would be home soon. Any minute, really.
ref: 1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger:
glosses: A diminutive of the female given names Violet and Viola.
Vic.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Vic
form: VIC
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of Victoria: a state of Australia.
Victor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/
rhymes: -ɪktə(ɹ)
homophone: victor
Forms: form: Victour
Etymology: From a Late Latin personal name Victor, borne by several saints, from victor (“conqueror”). Doublet of victor.
Senses: qualifier: World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF
glosses: radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter V.
Victor
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/
rhymes: -ɪktə(ɹ)
homophone: victor
Forms: form: Victour
Etymology: From a Late Latin personal name Victor, borne by several saints, from victor (“conqueror”). Doublet of victor.
Senses: examples: text: 'Well, it's your mother who chose Victor. I never liked the name. It sounded a bit like boasting. I think it was because you were born on May something or other when we celebrate the day Germans surrendered.' 'I wasn't. I was born in September.' 'Oh, then there must have been another reason. Perhaps she thought to have you at all was her victory. Over me. I wasn't so keen on a child.'
ref: 1988, Graham Greene, The Captain and the Enemy, Penguin Classics, published 1999, →ISBN:
text: But Hong Kong-based cross-media artist Victor Wong didn’t think the painting — which looks like a blurry oil painting of a man — was anything that revolutionary.
ref: 2025 May 25, Amy Gunia, “This robotic arm is creating traditional Chinese ink paintings”, in CNN:
glosses: A male given name from Latin.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Freeman Township, Pope County, Arkansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
A city in Teller County, Colorado.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
A city in Teton County, Idaho.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
A town in Poweshiek County and Iowa County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
A ghost town in Blue Hills Township, Mitchell County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
A census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
A town in Ontario County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
A town in Ontario County, New York.
A village in Victor, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Victor Township, Roberts County, South Dakota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
A ghost town in Emery County, Utah.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
topics: computing
cryptography
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
coordinate_terms: Peggy
glosses: Placeholder name for the party that verifies a proof.
Derived terms: Victorville
Related terms: Victoria
Vienne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Capital and largest city: Poitiers.
glosses: A left tributary of the Loire in southwest France, flowing through the departments of Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Indre-et-Loire.
glosses: A town and commune of Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Villa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from Spanish.
examples: text: Olsson and Herd tussled off the ball at a free-kick before Olsson fell to the ground. Assistant referee Darren Cann signalled for a penalty and Dowd sent Herd off to the amazement of the Villa faithful.
ref: 2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: Aston Villa Football Club, a football club based in Birmingham
Vilnius
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɪlni.əs/
ipa: /ˈvɪlnjəs/
Etymology: From Lithuanian Vi̇̀lnius, after the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”).
Senses: glosses: The capital city of Lithuania.
examples: text: Owner David Yeh says his Little-One bar -- a homophone to Lithuania's Mandarin name "Litaowan" -- started getting more attention last year after Vilnius became the first EU government to donate vaccines.
ref: 2022 March 9, “'Lithuania mania' sweeps Taiwan as China spat sizzles”, in France 24, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2022:
glosses: The Lithuanian government.
Vin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Short form of the male given name Vincent.
Vince
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /vɪns/
rhymes: -ɪns
Senses: glosses: Short form of the male given name Vincent.
glosses: An English surname originating as a patronymic.
Viola
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /vaɪˈəʊlə/
ipa: /viˈəʊlə/
ipa: /ˈvaɪələ/
Etymology: From Latin viola (“violet”).
Senses: examples: text: Were you a woman as the rest goes even,
 I should my tears let fall upon your cheek,
 And say, ‘Thrice welcome, drowned Viola!’
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]:
glosses: A female given name from Latin.
glosses: A comune in Cuneo province, Piedmont, Italy.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Fulton County, Arkansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Shasta County, California.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Kent County, Delaware.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Latah County, Idaho.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Linn County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city and township in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Barry County and Stone County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Warren County, Tennessee.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Richland County and Vernon County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
Other townships in Illinois and Iowa, listed under Viola Township.
Related terms: Violet
Violet
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -aɪlət
Etymology: A 19th century flower name from violet, sometimes as an anglicisation of the earlier French Violette.
Senses: examples: text: It may be as well to say, by way of parenthesis, that her real name was Violante,―at least, such was the name by which her mother had her christened. But her father thought it much too long, and said it was better to call her Violet.
ref: 1836, Marian Dora Malet Beasley, Violet Woodville, Carey, Lea & Blanchard, page 16:
text: Her Pakeha name was Violet, and everybody called her that because her Maori name was too long. And my Nanny, she was just like a violet; shy and small and hiding her face in her petals if the sun blazed too strong.
ref: 1972, Witi Ihimaera, Pounamu, Pounamu, Heinemann, →ISBN, page 111:
text: My name is Violet Brown. - - - If I sound colorful, I am not. It's nought but a pair of names, stamped on me by two people who never met. First, my mother. She was fond of romantic novels with "Violets" in them.
ref: 2009, Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna, Faber and Faber, →ISBN, page 262:
glosses: A female given name from English.
glosses: A surname.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Nueces County, Texas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
glosses: A community in Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
Virgin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒɪn
Etymology: From virgin, q.v. The sense of Mary, mother of Jesus, comes from the Christian belief in Jesus's virgin birth and Mary's freedom from sin. The river sense derives from the name of Thomas Virgin, a member of the first American party to see the river, led by Jedediah Smith in 1826. The town sense derives from the name of the river, along which it is located.
Senses: examples: text: 'Behold,' said he, showing the picture of the Virgin, 'Behold her who protects us. Fear nothing : we shall reach Chang-hai, and we shall see our bishop.'
He spoke truth : shortly they descried a Chinese junk. The master of it, on the promise of a good round sum, undertook to guide them to their destination.
ref: 1848, “Letter of Andrew Kim-Hai-Kim, Corean Deacon, to the Reverend Doctor Libois, Procurator of Foreign Missions at Macao”, in United States Catholic Magazine and Monthly Review, volume 7, →OCLC, page 464:
topics: Christianity
glosses: Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).
synonyms: word: Virgin Mary
extra: Mary, mother of Jesus
examples: text: In Autumpne, whan the sonne in vyrgyne / By radyante hete enryped hath our corne […]
ref: 1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Court:
text: When the bright Virgin gives the beauteous Days, / And Libra weighs in equal Scales the Year […].
ref: a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
text: While there are plenty of men among our constellations, there are only three women; but the Virgin makes up for this imbalance by being the second largest constellation and embodying the oldest of deities - the Earth Mother.
ref: 1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 1, page 26, column 2:
glosses: The constellation and star sign Virgo.
glosses: A surname.
glosses: A tributary of the Colorado River in the states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona in the United States.
glosses: A town in Washington County, Utah.
Derived terms: Black Virgin
Virgin birth
Virgin chub
Virgin spinedace
Virgin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒɪn
Forms: form: Virgins
Etymology: From virgin, q.v. The sense of Mary, mother of Jesus, comes from the Christian belief in Jesus's virgin birth and Mary's freedom from sin. The river sense derives from the name of Thomas Virgin, a member of the first American party to see the river, led by Jedediah Smith in 1826. The town sense derives from the name of the river, along which it is located.
Senses: examples: text: Of the forty-five floats presenting Virgins alone, two are preeminent and the subject of such veneration that even the most casual observer must reflect on the fact that Holy Week, which commemorates Christ's passion and death, has become in Spain a celebration in which he plays a secondary role, with his mother becoming the central figure.
ref: 1968, James A. Michener, “Sevilla”, in Iberia, New York, NY: Dial Press, published 2015, →ISBN, page 317:
topics: Christianity
art
arts
glosses: A representation (picture, statue etc.) of Virgin Mary.
Virgo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɜː.ɡəʊ/
ipa: /ˈvɝ.ɡoʊ/
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəʊ
Forms: form: ♍︎
Etymology: From Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin; name of constellation”), calque of Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos), ultimately derived from ancient Mesopotamian constellations, as Akkadian absinnu and Sumerian 𒀯𒀳 (ᵐᵘˡABSIN₃, “constellation representing fertility goddess Shala with ear of corn”). Doublet of virgin.
Senses: examples: text: Now, masters, draw. [They shoot.] O, well said, Lucius! Good boy, in Virgo’s lap.
ref: c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
text: The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which α, the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude. [...] The whole resembles more a cup than the human figure; but when we remember the symbolic meaning of the cup, that seems to be an obvious explanation of the name Virgo, which the constellation has borne since the earliest times.
ref: 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 30:
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica.
examples: text: In February 2016, scientists announced that the first direct observation of gravitational waves had been made using just the two LIGO detectors. That was followed by a second announcement in June 2016. Because Virgo was undergoing an extensive upgrade, it was not operating during these first observations.
ref: 2017 October 1, Don Lincoln, “Nobel Prize-winning detectors revealed a cosmic cataclysm”, in CNN:
topics: aerospace
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
space-science
glosses: A large-scale gravitational wave detector located in Pisa, Italy.
topics: astrology
human-sciences
mysticism
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology).
glosses: A surname.
Synonyms: word: Virgo
word: Virgin
Hypernyms: word: constellation
Meronyms: word: Spica
word: Zavijava
word: Porrima
word: Auva
word: Vindemiatrix
word: Heze
word: Zaniah
word: Syrma
word: Khambalia
word: Rijl al Awwa
Derived terms: Virginis
Virgoan
Related terms: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
word: Vir
Virgo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɜː.ɡəʊ/
ipa: /ˈvɝ.ɡoʊ/
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəʊ
Forms: form: Virgos
Etymology: From Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin; name of constellation”), calque of Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos), ultimately derived from ancient Mesopotamian constellations, as Akkadian absinnu and Sumerian 𒀯𒀳 (ᵐᵘˡABSIN₃, “constellation representing fertility goddess Shala with ear of corn”). Doublet of virgin.
Senses: glosses: Someone with a Virgo star sign
Synonyms: Virgoan
Visa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Coined by the company's founder, Dee Hock, who believed that the word was instantly recognizable in many languages and that it denoted universal acceptance.
Senses: examples: text: Got PayPal or Visa, whatever'll please ya
As long as I've got the dough.
ref: 2003, "Weird Al" Yankovic, eBay (song)
text: Paying with Visa abroad uses the same high-tech, anti-fraud systems as at home, so your payments are safe wherever you are.
ref: 2019 July 5 (last accessed), “Visa Abroad”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
topics: banking
business
glosses: A credit card company.
glosses: Alternative spelling of visa.
Visa
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Visas
Etymology: Coined by the company's founder, Dee Hock, who believed that the word was instantly recognizable in many languages and that it denoted universal acceptance.
Senses: topics: banking
business
glosses: A credit card issued by the credit card company Visa.
topics: banking
business
glosses: A credit card.
Related terms: Mastercard
Vita
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: video-games
glosses: PlayStation Vita
Viti
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A language spoken in Nigeria.
Related terms: Viti Levu
Volt
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /vɒlt/
ipa: /vəʊlt/
rhymes: -ɒlt
rhymes: -əʊlt
homophone: volt (Received Pronunciation)
Senses: glosses: The pan-European party Volt Europa.
Volta
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders.
Senses: glosses: A river in West Africa, having given its name to Upper Volta; in full, Volta River.
glosses: Ellipsis of Lake Volta: a lake in West Africa.
glosses: A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
Derived terms: word: Black Volta
word: Lake Volta
word: Lower Volta
word: Proto-Volta-Niger
word: Red Volta
alt: new name: Burkina Faso
word: Upper Volta
word: Volta Basin
word: Volta River
word: White Volta
Volta
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Voltas
Etymology: From Italian Volta.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Italian.
Derived terms: volt
voltage
voltaic
Volvo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɒlvəʊ/
ipa: /ˈvɔlvoʊ/
Etymology: From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“I roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product.
Senses: glosses: The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely.
Volvo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈvɒlvəʊ/
ipa: /ˈvɔlvoʊ/
Forms: form: Volvos
Etymology: From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“I roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product.
Senses: glosses: A motor car manufactured by Volvo.
Vote
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Votes
form: Vod
form: Vot
Etymology: From German Wote, ultimately from Votic vadʹdʹa, vadʹdʹalain (“Votian”). Compare Estonian vadjalane.
Senses: synonyms: Votian
glosses: A person from Votia or of Votic descent.
Related terms: Votia
Votian
Votic
W
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌb(əl)juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbə(l)ju/
other: /ˈdʌbjə/
ipa: /ˈdʌb/
rhymes: -ʌbəlju
rhymes: -ʌbjə
rhymes: -ʌb
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.
W
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌb(əl)juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbə(l)ju/
other: /ˈdʌbjə/
ipa: /ˈdʌb/
rhymes: -ʌbəlju
rhymes: -ʌbjə
rhymes: -ʌb
Forms: form: Ws
Etymology: Abbreviations of various words beginning with W.
Senses: examples: text: From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, no M or W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema.
ref: 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections, New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 332:
coordinate_terms: word: M
english: men
translation: men
glosses: Abbreviation of women (sign on toilet door).
coordinate_terms: word: E
english: east
translation: east
word: N
english: north
translation: north
word: S
english: south
translation: south
glosses: Abbreviation of west.
synonyms: Wed
Wed.
coordinate_terms: Su
M
Tu
Th
F
Sa
glosses: Abbreviation of Wednesday.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
coordinate_terms: word: L
english: losses
translation: losses
word: T
english: ties
translation: ties
glosses: Abbreviation of wins (statistic).
examples: text: You say that like it's not an absolute W.
coordinate_terms: L
glosses: Abbreviation of win.
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Abbreviation of wicket.
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: Abbreviation of warrant.
Derived terms: topics: sports
hobbies
lifestyle
word: OTW
sense: compass
word: NNW
sense: compass
word: NW
sense: compass
word: SSW
sense: compass
word: SW
sense: compass
word: WNW
sense: compass
word: WSW
word: dub
word: W community
word: W
word: L community
sense: others
word: C of W
sense: others
word: W particle
sense: others
word: W-2 employee
sense: others
word: W-sitting
sense: others
word: W chromosome
sense: others
word: W-League
sense: others
word: Lambert W function
sense: others
word: W in the chat
W
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌb(əl)juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbə(l)ju/
other: /ˈdʌbjə/
ipa: /ˈdʌb/
rhymes: -ʌbəlju
rhymes: -ʌbjə
rhymes: -ʌb
Forms: form: more W
form: most W
Etymology: Abbreviations of various words beginning with W.
Senses: examples: text: You, sir, are a W man.
text: You got her number? W rizz!
antonyms: L
glosses: Excellent, top-notch (abbreviation of winner). (Compare noun sense 4 and sense 5.)
W
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌb(əl)juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbə(l)ju/
other: /ˈdʌbjə/
ipa: /ˈdʌb/
rhymes: -ʌbəlju
rhymes: -ʌbjə
rhymes: -ʌb
Etymology: Abbreviations of various words beginning with W.
Senses: topics: government
politics
synonyms: Dubya
GWB
glosses: George W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009).
W
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌb(əl)juː/
ipa: /ˈdʌbə(l)ju/
other: /ˈdʌbjə/
ipa: /ˈdʌb/
rhymes: -ʌbəlju
rhymes: -ʌbjə
rhymes: -ʌb
Etymology: Abbreviations of various words beginning with W.
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of week.
glosses: Abbreviation of west.
Wade
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /weɪd/
rhymes: -eɪd
homophone: wade
homophone: weighed
homophone: wheyed
Forms: form: Waide
Etymology: From Old English wæd (“a ford”).
Senses: glosses: A topographic surname from Old English.
examples: text: In due time, Charles' son was born and, because it was fashionable to name boys after their fathers' commanding officers, he was called Wade Hampton Hamilton.
ref: 1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, chapter VII, in Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC; republished New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, 1944, →OCLC:
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A system of romanization for the Chinese language based on 19th-century Pekingese pronunciation, worked out by Thomas Wade.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
Two townships in Illinois, in Clinton County and Jasper County.
Synonyms: word: romanization system
Derived terms: St Nicholas at Wade
Wade-Giles
Wade Hampton
Wadesboro
Wagon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Wagon
form: Waggon
Etymology: Derived either as a synonym of Wain, i.e. Charles' Wain, or directly from the wagonlike shape of the constellation. Compare also the synonym Northern Waggoner.
See wagon and wain.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
synonyms: word: Big Dipper
word: Plough
word: Charles' Wain
word: Drinking Gourd
word: Northern Ladle
english: Asia
translation: Asia
word: Northern Waggoner
word: Wain
word: Great Wagon
word: Bandwagon
word: Saptarishi
word: Saucepan
word: triones
glosses: A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.
Derived terms: Great Wagon
Wal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Wals
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
A diminutive of the male given name Wally.
glosses: A male given name.
A diminutive of the male given name Wallace.
glosses: A male given name.
A diminutive of the male given name Walter.
Related terms: Waal
Wahl
Wall
Walle
Whal
Walachia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Wallachia:
A historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, now part of southern Romania.
glosses: Alternative form of Wallachia:
A cultural region in northeast Moravia, in the Czech Republic; in full, Moravian Wallachia.
Walachian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Walachians
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Wallachian.
Walachian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Walachian
form: most Walachian
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Wallachian.
Wale
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Walker
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Walkers
Senses: examples: text: But Walker said going forward he’s not opposed to forcing Democrats to take the heat if there is a standoff over the same issues in February, but said his party needs to do a better job laying the groundwork.
ref: 2018 January 17, Deidre Walsh, “Republican Study Committee Chairman supports ‘crap sandwich’ funding bill”, in CNN:
text: Walker – a Republican frontrunner in the race for Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s seat who has racked up high-profile endorsements from both former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell – released a statement to the AJC on his college trajectory.
ref: 2021 December 17, Rachel Janfaza, “Herschel Walker campaign deletes a false claim saying the Republican candidate for Senate graduated from college”, in CNN:
glosses: A northern English surname originating as an occupation from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
A settlement in Yavapai County, Arizona.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Macon County, Illinois.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
A minor city in Linn County, Iowa.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
A city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
A city in Kent County, Michigan.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
A minor city, the county seat of Cass County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
A minor city in Vernon County, Missouri.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Cranmoor, Wood County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A placename:
A location in the United States:
A number of townships, in Arkansas (3), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri (3), Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania (4).
glosses: A placename:
A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2864).
glosses: A placename:
A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Derived terms: GW
GWB
Marden-Walker syndrome
W
Walker County
Walkerian
Walkerism
Walkerville
Walker-Warburg syndrome
Related terms: Fuller
Tucker
Walker
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: From Hookey Walker.
Senses: examples: text: “Do you know the Poulterer’s, in the next street but one, at the corner?” Scrooge inquired.
“I should hope I did,” replied the lad.
“An intelligent boy!” said Scrooge. “A remarkable boy! Do you know whether they’ve sold the prize Turkey that was hanging up there?—Not the little prize Turkey: the big one?” […] “Go and buy it.”
“Walk-er!” exclaimed the boy.
“No, no,” said Scrooge, “I am in earnest. Go and buy it, and tell ’em to bring it here, that I may give them the direction where to take it. Come back with the man, and I’ll give you a shilling. Come back with him in less than five minutes and I’ll give you half-a-crown!”
ref: 1843, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Stave Five:
glosses: Expressing scornful rejection or disbelief.
Synonyms: fiddlesticks
horsefeathers
pull the other one
bullshit
Walker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Walkers
Etymology: From Walking Liberty half dollar + -er.
Senses: examples: text: I snagged this 1943 Walker on eBay the other day, and pulled it out of my mailbox today. It's in an ANACS holder, graded MS64. The auction photo was such that I could see what appeared to be something on the coin, but couldn't tell if it was a scratch, a cracked die, or what.
ref: 2004 April 29, Larry Louks, “Walking Liberty Defect”, in rec.collecting.coins (Usenet), retrieved 03 Jan 2023:
qualifier: numismatic slang
glosses: A Walking Liberty half dollar.
Walkman
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A trademark; from walk + man, coined in reference to an earlier product, Pressman, a portable tape recorder for journalists.
Senses: examples: text: He places the Walkman in the case alongside a Panasonic wallet-size cordless portable finding Easa-phone (he used to own the NEC 9000 Porta portable) and pulls out today’s newspaper.
ref: 1991, Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho, London: Picador, →ISBN, page 4:
glosses: A Sony portable personal compact cassette player product line.
examples: text: Outside the toilets school parties from France and Germany stood in stiff groups photographing themselves. They talked loudly without removing their Walkmans. Their headsets sizzled and tished.
ref: 1997, Bernard MacLaverty, 'Grace Notes' (novel), (Chapter 1, at page 5 in the 1998 Vintage paperback edition)
glosses: A Sony brand for personal portable audio media players.
glosses: A street urchin.
Derived terms: alt: Sony CD-based device like a Walkman
word: Discman
alt: genericization
word: walkman
Walkman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Walkmans
form: Walkmen
Etymology: A trademark; from walk + man, coined in reference to an earlier product, Pressman, a portable tape recorder for journalists.
Senses: examples: text: But it took a decade to make any impression on the mainstream – people stuck with cassettes for recording, and Walkmen and Discmen for portability – and almost as soon as it did, it was killed by the MP3 player.
ref: 2012 September 25, Joey Faulkner, “MiniDisc, the forgotten format”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2013:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of walkman.