cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Oman
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /əʊˈmɑːn/
ipa: /əˈmɑːn/
ipa: /oʊˈmɑn/
ipa: /oʊˈmæn/
rhymes: -ɑːn
rhymes: (US) -ɑn
rhymes: (US) -æn
Etymology: From Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān).
Senses: glosses: A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat.
Derived terms: Gulf of Oman
Omani
Omani Empire
Omanise
Omanization
Omanize
Sultanate of Oman
Trucial Oman
Related terms: Countries of the world
Panama
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæn.ə.mɑː/
ipa: /ˈpæn.ə.mə/
Forms: form: Panamá
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Panamá, of unknown origin. Possibly from a Chibchan language such as Kuna, or another indigenous language of the region (such as Cueva, which is barely attested and is now extinct).
Senses: examples: text: A man, a plan, a canal — Panama!
text: Economists at Capital Economics wrote in an August note that dollarized countries El Salvador, Panama and Ecuador show “markedly lower inflation than elsewhere in the region.”
ref: 2023 October 23, Anna Cooban, “Javier Milei wants Argentina to swap the peso for the US dollar. Here’s what that could mean”, in CNN Business:
glosses: A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.
Derived terms: New Panamax
Panama Canal
Panama City
Panama hat
Panamanian
Panama Papers
Panama sole
Panamax
post-Panamax
Panama
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæn.ə.mɑː/
ipa: /ˈpæn.ə.mə/
Forms: form: Panamas
form: Panamá
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Panamá, of unknown origin. Possibly from a Chibchan language such as Kuna, or another indigenous language of the region (such as Cueva, which is barely attested and is now extinct).
Senses: glosses: A Panama hat.
Peru
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /pəˈɹuː/
note: archaic, Indiana
ipa: /ˈpɪəɹuː/
rhymes: -uː
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river”).
Senses: examples: text: Tara flour is one of two products made from the seed pods of a thorny shrub native to Peru. One of those, tara gum, has been used safely for years as a thickening agent or stabilizer in human foods.
ref: 2024 October 3, Sandee LaMotte, “‘I’ve never experienced pain like that’: Consumers pay the price for untested food ingredients”, in CNN:
related: word: Perú
glosses: A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A city in Illinois.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Miami County, Indiana.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A township in Miami County, Indiana.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A city in Kansas.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A town in Maine.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A town in Massachusetts.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A city in Nebraska.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A town in New York.
glosses: Places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A town in Vermont.
glosses: Places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
glosses: Places in the United States:
A town in Wisconsin.
glosses: A barangay of Lasam, Cagayan, Philippines.
Derived terms: apple of Peru
apple-peru
balsam of Peru
marvel of Peru
Peru Current
Upper Peru
Related terms: Peruvian
French Polynesia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɒl.ɪˈniː.ʒə/
ipa: /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɒl.ɪˈniː.zi.ə/
ipa: /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɒl.ɪˈniː.ʃə/
ipa: /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɑ.lɪˈni.ʒə/
ipa: /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɑ.ləˈni.ʒə/
Senses: glosses: An archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of French Polynesia.
Derived terms: French Polynesian
Papua New Guinea
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæp.uː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪn.i/
ipa: /ˈpæ.pjuː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/
ipa: /ˈpæp.u.ə ˌnu ˈɡɪn.i/
ipa: /ˈpaːpwə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/
rhymes: -ɪni
Etymology: From a combination of Papua (of uncertain etymology; see the term for more) and New Guinea, formerly referring to separately-administered dependent territories of Australia.
Senses: examples: text: The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea has declared a nine-month state of emergency in the country’s rugged Southern Highlands province in response to several days of riots.
ref: 2018 June 18, Joshua Berlinger, “Papua New Guinea declares 9-month state of emergency due to riots”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Capital and largest city: Port Moresby.
Related terms: PNG
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Irian Jaya
West Irian
Countries of the world
Pakistan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/
ipa: /ˌpækɪˈstɑːn/
ipa: /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/
ipa: /ˈpækɪˌstæn/
ipa: /ˌpækɪˈstæn/
ipa: /ˈpækəˌstaːn/
ipa: /ˈpækəˌstæn/
Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu پاکستان (pākistān, “Land of the Holy”), from پاک (pāk, “pure, holy, immaculate, chaste, undefiled”) and Classical Persian ـستان (-stān,-istān, “-stan”). The word was coined by Pakistani politician Chuhdary Rahmat Ali in 1933, who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never as an acronym of the names of the "Muslim homelands" of western India—Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Balochistan. Absent from said acronym (which may possibly a backronym) is the letter ⟨i⟩, which is sometimes erroneously said to stand for the Indus, but it is in fact epenthetic.
Senses: examples: text: Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.
ref: 2008 February 19, John F. Burns, “Britain: Life Sentence in Beheading Plot”, in The New York Times:
text: Sharif at the time said the decision “will save the country precious foreign exchange” and that Pakistan has to “practice austerity.”
ref: 2022 June 15, Rhea Mogul, “Pakistanis told to drink less tea as nation grapples with economic crisis”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.
Derived terms: East Pakistan
Hazara Pakistan
Pakistani
Pakistanphobia
West Pakistan
Related terms: Countries of the world
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Portugal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/
ipa: /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/
ipa: /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/
ipa: /ˈpɔɹtuɡɑːl/
Forms: form: Portingale
form: Portugall
form: Portingall
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus + Callus, which is disputed:
* From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia.
* From Latin calidus (“warm”).
* From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).
* An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”).
Senses: examples: text: A distinction is usually made between Old Portuguese (português antigo, português arcaico), referring to the period from the earliest texts to 1540, Classical Portuguese (1540-1850), and Modern Portuguese (1850 to the present). There is sometimes a further subdivision of the Old Portuguese period into a Galician-Portuguese period (origins to 1350), during which the linguistic and cultural unit of Galicia and Portugal remained strong, and the Old Portuguese period proper (1350-1540).
ref: 2000, Glanville Price, Encyclopedia of the languages of Europe, reprint, illustrated edition, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 367:
text: Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad, the team announced on Tuesday.
ref: 2025 May 7, Ben Morse, “‘Proud of you’: Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son earns first call-up for Portugal Under-15 national team”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.
Synonyms: Lusitania
Derived terms: Portugalism
Portugal laurel
Portuguese
Portugal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/
ipa: /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/
ipa: /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/
ipa: /ˈpɔɹtuɡɑːl/
Forms: form: Portugals
form: Portingale
form: Portugall
form: Portingall
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus + Callus, which is disputed:
* From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia.
* From Latin calidus (“warm”).
* From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).
* An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”).
Senses: examples: text: Some became Christians, from whose faith and race, even at this day (for it is an hundred yeares since) few Portugalls assure themselves; although custome and length of time be much more forcible counsellors unto such mutations than any other compulsion.
ref: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 40, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
glosses: A Portuguese person.
Related terms: Countries of the world
Paraguay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/
ipa: /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
ipa: /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
ipa: /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
ipa: /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/
Etymology: Disputed; from Guaraní Payagua (“Pajagua tribe”) y (“water”) or para (“river”) guái (“crown”) or para (“river”) gua (“from”) y (“water”).
Senses: examples: text: Sanson in his Geographical Table hath divided this AMERICA MERIDIONALIS into PERUVIANA, and BRASLIANA [sic], subdividing Peruviana into Terra Firma, and Peru; and Brasiliana, into Brazile, and Paraguay; the first division is taken by a line which from the mouth of the Amazona, goes to seek the utmost part of Chili towards the South, ...
ref: 1670, Richard Blome, in “America, the Fourth Part” of A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World, 30
glosses: A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.
glosses: A river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina; in full, the Paraguay River.
Derived terms: Paraguayan
Related terms: Alto Paraguay
Qatar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑtɑː/
ipa: /kəˈtɑː/
ipa: /ˈkʌtəː/
other: /ˈkɑtɑː/
other: /ˈɡɑtəː/
other: /ˈɡʌtəː/
other: /ˈkæˌtɑː/
ipa: /ˈkɑtɚ/
ipa: /kəˈtɑɹ/
ipa: /ˈkʌtəɹ/
other: /ˈkɑtɑɹ/
other: /ˈɡɑtəɹ/
other: /ˈɡʌtəɹ/
other: /ˈkæˌtɑɹ/
homophone: cotter
homophone: cutter
homophone: gutter
homophone: catarrh
rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
rhymes: -ʌtə(ɹ)
Forms: form: Katar
form: Qaṭar
Etymology: Transliteration of Arabic قَطَر (qaṭar).
Senses: examples: text: Officials in Qatar have said that companies building World Cup stadiums will be held to higher standards of worker treatment, and proposed changes to the kafala system are undergoing legislative review.
ref: 2015 July 15, Barry Meier, “Labor Scrutiny for FIFA as a World Cup Rises in the Desert”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2015:
glosses: A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.
Derived terms: Qatargate
Qatari
Qatarize
Qatarization
Related terms: Doha
Countries of the world
Romania
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
ipa: /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
ipa: /ɹʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
ipa: /ɹuˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
ipa: /ɹoˈmaː.nja/
rhymes: -eɪniə
Forms: form: România
form: Rumania
form: Roumania
Etymology: From Romanian român (“Romanian”) (in turn from Latin romanus (“Roman”)) + -ia. Doublet of Romagna.
Senses: examples: text: There is strong resistance in much of Europe to fracking, the practice of forcing liquid and sand into wells to release trapped oil and gas. France has a ban on fracking, Germany has imposed a moratorium, and opposition has cropped up and sometimes delayed shale exploration in Eastern European countries like Romania and Poland.
ref: 2014 November 9, Stanley Reed, “Britain Plans for Future of Shale Oil and Gas Industry”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2022:
glosses: A country in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Bucharest.
Derived terms: Kingdom of Romania
Romanian
Romania
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
ipa: /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
ipa: /ɹʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
ipa: /ɹuˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
ipa: /ɹoˈmaː.nja/
rhymes: -eɪniə
Senses: examples: text: In the end of Ianuarie, Borbon passed the Po with all his troupes, and directed his iourney towards Romania: […]
ref: 1629 [1619], Paolo Sarpi, translated by Nathaniel Brent, The Historie of the Councel of Trent […], London: Bonham Norton and John Bill, →OCLC, book 1, paragraph 97, page 43:
glosses: Obsolete form of Romagna.
Rwanda
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹuˈændə/
ipa: /ɹəˈwændə/
ipa: /ɹəˈwɒndə/
ipa: /ɹuˈɑndə/
ipa: /ɹəˈwɑndə/
rhymes: -ɒndə
rhymes: -ændə
Etymology: From Rwanda-Rundi u Rwanda from the archaic verb -anda (“to expand”). Compare Zulu anda (“to multiply”).
Senses: examples: text: The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) warned there was a risk some migrants sent to Rwanda could be returned to countries from which they had fled. Kigali denied the allegations and accused UNHCR of lying.
ref: 2025 May 5, “Rwanda in talks to receive migrants deported from US, foreign minister says”, in Reuters:
glosses: A country in East Africa.
synonyms: Kinyarwanda
glosses: The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda.
examples: text: VINCENT: Have you ever heard of Rwanda?
ref: 2004, Stuart Beattie, Collateral, DreamWorks Pictures:
glosses: The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994.
Hypernyms: Subsahara
Derived terms: Rwandan
Related terms: Countries of the world
Sudan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /suːˈdɑːn/
ipa: /suːˈdæn/
ipa: /suˈdæn/
ipa: /suˈdɑn/
ipa: /sʉːˈdæn/
ipa: /sʉːˈdɐːn/
ipa: /sʉˈdan/
rhymes: -ɑːn
rhymes: -æn
Forms: form: Sudan
form: the Sudan
form: Sudans
form: Soudan
Etymology: Derived from Arabic سُودَان (sūdān, “black people”), plural of أَسْوَد (ʔaswad).
Senses: examples: Often used with the definite article "the".
glosses: A country in North Africa and East Africa.
glosses: A country in North Africa and East Africa.
Turkish Sudan; autonym Turkiyyah; Sudan under the Eyalet of Egypt, from 1820 to 1885
glosses: A country in North Africa and East Africa.
Mahdist State, also known as Mahdist Sudan or the Sudanese Mahdiyya, from 1885 to 1898
glosses: A country in North Africa and East Africa.
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, a condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt from 1899 to 1955
examples: text: But while the capture of Khartoum marks an important moment in the conflict, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) deeply embedded elsewhere in Sudan and attempting to form a parallel government, analysts warn there is little likelihood of a swift resolution to the war.
ref: 2025 March 27, Nimi Princewill, “Sudan’s army has captured the capital. Is it a turning point in the devastating conflict?”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in North Africa and East Africa.
Republic of the Sudan, since 1955
glosses: A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa
glosses: Mali (when it was under French colonial rule as Soudan).
glosses: A minor city in Lamb County, Texas, United States, apparently named after the African region.
Derived terms: word: Port Sudan
word: Republic of South Sudan
word: Southern Sudan
word: South Sudan
word: Sudan brown
english: relating to the country
translation: relating to the country
word: Sudanese
english: relating to the climatic region
translation: relating to the climatic region
word: Sudanian
Related terms: Countries of the world
Darfur
Kush
Nubia
South Sudan
Singapore
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/
ipa: /ˈsɪŋəpoɹ/
ipa: /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/
ipa: /ˈsɪŋʌ-/
ipa: /ˈsɪŋɡəpɔː(ɹ)/
ipa: /sɪŋɡəˈpɔː(ɹ)/
Etymology: From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).
Senses: glosses: An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965). Official name: Republic of Singapore.
Synonyms: word: Fine City
word: Lion City
word: S'pore
Derived terms: Singaporean
Singaporeanization
Singaporeanize
Singapore blue
Singapore blue tarantula
Singapore English
Singapore fried noodles
Singapore grip
Singapore Inc
Singapore-on-Thames
Singapore-on-the-Thames
Singapore-style noodles
Singapore-upon-Thames
Singlish
S'pore
Slovenia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /sləʊˈviː.ni.ə/
ipa: /sləʊˈviːn.jə/
ipa: /sloʊˈvi.ni.ə/
ipa: /sloʊˈvin.jə/
Etymology: Slovene (from German, from Slovene) + -ia.
Senses: glosses: A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Slovenia. Capital and largest city: Ljubljana. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.
Related terms: Slovene
Countries of the world
Slovakia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /sləʊˈvæ.ki.ə/
ipa: /sləʊˈvɑː.ki.ə/
ipa: /sloʊˈvɑ.ki.ə/
ipa: /sloʊˈvæ.ki.ə/
ipa: /sloˈvɐk.jɐ/
rhymes: -ækiə
rhymes: -ɑːkiə
Etymology: First attested to in German in 1586, itself apparently derived from Slovak Slováky, equivalent to English Slovak + -ia.
Senses: examples: text: Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.
ref: 2017 March 2, Eliza Mackintosh, “No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission warns”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic. Capital and largest city: Bratislava.
Related terms: Countries of the world
San Marino
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌsæn məˈɹiː.nəʊ/
ipa: /ˌsæn məˈɹi.noʊ/
Etymology: From Italian San Marino (“Saint Marinus”).
Senses: glosses: A landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy. Official name: Republic of San Marino.
glosses: The capital city of San Marino.
glosses: A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Related terms: San Marinese
Sammarinese
Countries of the world
Senegal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɔːl/
ipa: /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɑːl/
rhymes: -ɔːl
rhymes: -ɑːl
Etymology: Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.
Senses: glosses: A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
glosses: A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.
Hypernyms: Subsahara
Hyponyms: Casamance
Derived terms: Senegal dove
Senegalese
Senegal jack
Related terms: Countries of the world
El Salvador
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛl ˈsæl.və.dɔː/
ipa: /ɛl ˈsæl.və.dɔɹ/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish El Salvador (literally “The Saviour”). Named in honor of Jesus Christ.
Senses: examples: text: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss the possibility of deporting suspected Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador in an upcoming meeting with Salvadorean president Nayib Bukele, according to State Department Special Envoy for Latin America Mauricio Claver-Carone.
ref: 2025 January 31, Stefano Pozzebon, “Rubio and Bukele to discuss sending suspected gang members from US to El Salvador”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of El Salvador.
glosses: Places in the Philippines:
A barangay of Carmen, Bohol, Philippines.
glosses: Places in the Philippines:
A barangay of Lala, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.
glosses: Places in the Philippines:
A city in Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
glosses: Places in the Philippines:
A barangay of New Corella, Davao del Norte, Philippines.
Derived terms: Republic of El Salvador
Syria
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: sĭrʹē-ə
ipa: /ˈsɪɹi.ə/
rhymes: -ɪɹiə
Etymology: From Middle English Sirie, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), shortened from Ἀσσυρία (Assuría, “Assyria”), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”).
The land corresponding to modern Syria was originally called Aram by its ancient inhabitants. The Greeks applied the name Syria to this region because it had once been ruled by the Neo-Assyrian Empire, even though Aram's population was predominantly Aramean. Over time, Syria came to denote the broader Levant, while Assyria referred to Mesopotamia. Herodotus (5th century BCE) consistently distinguished the two.
After the time of Herodotus, some Greek and Roman writers occasionally blurred the distinction between Syria and Assyria. Nevertheless, educated writers and administrative usage gradually preserved the distinction, with Syria referring to the Levant and Assyria to Mesopotamia.
Senses: examples: text: Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page.
ref: 2011 December 31, “Syrian opposition group: More than 5,800 died in 2011”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.
examples: text: The belt which runs along the eastern frontier from north to south, traversing all Syria from the extreme limits of the Taurus to the Sinai desert, is not remarkable for any marked grandeur in its physical features, and is tolerably uniform in its characteristics, being made up to a considerable extent of a broad plateau of steppe land, rock and sand and debris being freely intermingled in its formation, and forming an immeasurable succession of high plains, whose effect is manifest in the course of the Euphrates, which has been driven to the eastward thereby, and removed from the immediate neighbourhood of the Mediterranean Sea.
ref: 1866, Carl Ritter, translated by William L. Gage, Comparative Geography of Palestine and the Sinaitic Peninsula, volume II, New York: D. Appleton and Co., page 11:
synonyms: Greater Syria
Levant
Syria-Palestine
glosses: A region in West Asia extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west; Greater Syria.
glosses: An ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE.
Derived terms: Greater Syria
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Syrian
Syria-Palestine
Syro-
Related terms: Assyria
Assyriac
Assyrian
Coele Syria
Syriac
Syria Damascena
Syria Palaestina
Syria Palmyrena
Syria Phoenicia
Syria Prima
Syriarch
Syriarchate
Syria Salutaris
Syria Secunda
Aram
Countries of the world
United Arab Republic
Swaziland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈswɑːziˌlænd/
Etymology: From Swazi + -land.
Senses: examples: text: “I don’t think we’ve quite found it yet,” she adds, “but definitely Swaziland is buzzing with new material.”
ref: 2017 January 11, “Why music celebrities in Swaziland have day jobs”, in CNN:
glosses: Former name of Eswatini: a country in Southern Africa; used until 2018.
Related terms: Swazilander
Swaziness
Swazi
Mbabane
Lobamba
Countries of the world
Chad
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃæd/
rhymes: -æd
homophone: chad
Etymology: From Middle English Chadde, from Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century.
The sense of “alpha male” originates from an apparent stereotype that men with such a name tend to bear that temperament, first attested in c. late 1990s in Chicago, Illinois (specifically "successful white man, yuppie"), but in common usage only as of the late 2010s via 4chan slang.
Senses: examples: text: "What else? Anyway, here's the genealogy: Charles Junior's only son is Charles the Third - like royalty. He goes by Chip - Cassie's daddy. The mom is Cindy. The dead son was Chad - Charles the Fourth."
"All Cs," I said. "Sounds like they like order."
ref: 1993, Jonathan Kellerman, Devil's Waltz, Random House, published 1998, →ISBN, page 26:
text: 'He used to be called Trevor Buss.'
'Chad? I don't believe you.' […]
'He changed his name into Muhammad Shahabuddin Ali-Shah.'
'No!'
'He'd insist on the whole name. He played football and his mates got fed up saying, "Pass the ball, Muhammad Shahabuddin Ali-Shah" […] No one passed to him. So he became Chad.'
ref: 1995, Hanif Kureishi, The Black Album, Faber and Faber, →ISBN, pages 88, 90:
glosses: A male given name from Old English; also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names.
glosses: The British version of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti.
Chad
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃæd/
rhymes: -æd
homophone: chad
Forms: form: Chads
form: chad
Etymology: From Middle English Chadde, from Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century.
The sense of “alpha male” originates from an apparent stereotype that men with such a name tend to bear that temperament, first attested in c. late 1990s in Chicago, Illinois (specifically "successful white man, yuppie"), but in common usage only as of the late 2010s via 4chan slang.
Senses: examples: text: They are united by the fact that women will not have sex with them, usually attributed to shallow obsessions with looks or superficial personality, and by their hatred of “Chads” and “Stacys”, the men and women who have sex.
ref: 2018 April 25, Alex Hern, “Who are the 'incels' and how do they relate to Toronto van attack?”, in The Guardian:
text: Short for “female humanoid”, it’s used in place of the word “woman” to depict how, in an incel’s view, women are not entirely human, but are instead robot-like androids who only crave sex with Chads.
ref: 2018 April 28, Kate Wilson, “Last week in tech: sex robots”, in The Georgia Straight:
topics: lifestyle
seduction-community
sexuality
qualifier: incel slang
glosses: A very handsome, usually tall man whom women find sexually attractive; at times seen as an alpha male of a group.
Derived terms: Chaddam
Chadfish
Chadfishing
Chadlite
chadmaxx
Chadpreet
Chadriguez
gigachad
Chad
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃæd/
rhymes: -æd
homophone: chad
Forms: form: Tchad
Etymology: Believed to be from Kanuri tsade (“lake”). The country is named after the lake.
Senses: examples: text: Though foreigners did play some part in fighting as mercenaries for Gadhafi during the bloody Libyan war, the IOM and local leaders in Chad say the vast majority of Chadians, like Mohammed, were working to send remittances home.
ref: 2012 April 18, David McKenzie, “Chad’s migrant workers pay price for Libya conflict”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Chad.
glosses: Lake Chad (a freshwater lake at the junction of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon in Central Africa).
Hypernyms: Subsahara
Derived terms: Chadian
Chadic
Related terms: Chad Basin
Lake Chad
Countries of the world
Togo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtoʊɡoʊ/
rhymes: -əʊɡəʊ
Etymology: From Togoville, from Ewe to (“to pound”) + go (“shore”).
Senses: examples: text: It was on the plane to Togo, six months earlier, back when Togo was still on the shortlist, before Aimee had offended that tiny nation by suggesting, in an interview, that its government did ‘nothing for their people’.
ref: 2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 194:
hypernyms: Subsahara
glosses: A country in West Africa. Official name: Togolese Republic.
glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: word: Togo killifish
english: relating to the country
translation: relating to the country
word: Togolese
Related terms: Countries of the world
Togo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtoʊɡoʊ/
rhymes: -əʊɡəʊ
Etymology: After Japanese admiral Tōgō Heihachirō.
Senses: glosses: A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Thailand
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Thai + -land, from Thai ไทย (tai), from ไท (tai, “Tai, or 'free' via folk etymology”).
Senses: examples: text: Are you from Thailand? I got you soup from Thailand!
ref: 2011 November 2, 00:07:14 from the start, in Conan Delivers Chinese Food in NYC (Conan), Conan O'Brien (actor), Team Coco:
text: Bangkok typically sees temperatures between 73 and 91 degrees Fahrenheit (23 to 33 degrees Celsius) during January, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand – one reason why it’s a paradise for many tourists looking to escape winter in the northern hemisphere.
ref: 2025 January 14, Jay Ganglani and Kocha Olarn, “59 degrees Fahrenheit might not sound that chilly. In Thailand’s capital, it’s a shock to the system”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam.
glosses: A barangay of Banisilan, Cotabato, Philippines.
Related terms: Thai
Countries of the world
Tonga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/
rhymes: -ɒŋə
rhymes: Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə
rhymes: Rhymes: -əʊŋə
Etymology: From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).
Senses: glosses: A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.
Derived terms: Tonga Trench
Tonga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/
rhymes: -ɒŋə
rhymes: Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə
rhymes: Rhymes: -əʊŋə
Senses: synonyms: Chitonga
glosses: A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi.
Tonga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/
rhymes: -ɒŋə
rhymes: Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə
rhymes: Rhymes: -əʊŋə
Senses: examples: text: Enela cleared their way through the throng, speaking in Tonga, a heavy language that freighted the air with ceremony.
ref: 2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth:
synonyms: Chitonga
Zambezi
glosses: A Bantu language, in the Botatwe branch, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Tonga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/
rhymes: -ɒŋə
rhymes: Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə
rhymes: Rhymes: -əʊŋə
Senses: glosses: A Bantu language spoken in Mozambique.
Tonga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/
rhymes: -ɒŋə
rhymes: Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə
rhymes: Rhymes: -əʊŋə
Forms: form: Tongas
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Tonga
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
ipa: /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/
ipa: /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/
rhymes: -ɒŋə
rhymes: Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə
rhymes: Rhymes: -əʊŋə
Senses: glosses: A barangay of Balud, Masbate, Philippines.
Trinidad and Tobago
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌtɹɪn.ɪ.dæd ænd təˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/
ipa: /ˌtɹɪn.ə.dæd æn(d)təˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/
ipa: /ˌtɹɪn.ɪ.dæd ænd toʊˈbeɪ.ɡoʊ/
ipa: /ˌtɹɪn.ə.dæd ænd təˈbeɪ.ɡoʊ/
Senses: glosses: A country consisting of two main islands and several smaller islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela. Official name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Derived terms: Trinidad and Tobagian
Trinidad and Tobagonian
Tanzania
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌtæn.zəˈniːə/
ipa: /ˌtɐn.zɐnˈjɐ/
rhymes: -iːə
Etymology: Blend of Tanganyika + Zanzibar + -ia, combining the names of the former countries that merged to form Tanzania in 1964.
Senses: examples: text: A normally bustling border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was noticeably quieter than usual on Thursday as a result of an escalating regional trade row.
ref: 2025 April 24, Sammi Awami, “Tanzania bans South Africa and Malawi imports as trade row escalates”, in BBC:
glosses: A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.
Hypernyms: Subsahara
Related terms: Countries of the world
Uganda
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /juːˈɡændə/
ipa: /(j)uˈɡɑndə/
ipa: /juˈɡændə/
ipa: /juˈɡændə/
ipa: /jʉːˈɡændə/
ipa: /jʉˈɡandə/
Etymology: From Swahili Uganda (“Buganda, subnational kingdom”), from Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”), possibly from Proto-Bantu *ngàndá (“family”).
Senses: examples: text: The Uganda Police Force described the planned protests as “potentially anarchic” in a statement on Monday, warning it “shall not tolerate disorderly conduct.”
ref: 2024 July 22, Nimi Princewill, “Uganda’s President Museveni warns citizens they are ‘playing with fire’ over planned protests”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Uganda.
wikipedia: Buganda
Hypernyms: Subsahara
Derived terms: Ugandan
discuss Uganda
Uruguay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjʊə.ɹə.ɡwaɪ/
ipa: /ˈʊɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
ipa: /ˈjʊɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/
ipa: /ˈʊɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
Etymology: Disputed; Guaraní urugua (“shellfish”) y (“water”) or uru (“kind of bird”) gua (“from”) y (“water”).
Senses: examples: text: The conflict was finally settled in 1828 with the creation of the buffer state of Uruguay, but the prestige of the emperor had suffered a further blow as a result of this reverse, as it was perceived.
ref: 1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 249:
glosses: A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.
Derived terms: Uruguayan
Venezuela
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌvɛn.ɪˈzweɪ.lə/
ipa: /ˌvɛn.ɛzˈweɪ.lə/
ipa: /ˌvɛn.əˈzweɪ.lə/
rhymes: -eɪlə
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Venezuela, from Italian Veneziola, diminutive of Venezia (“Venice”), after the stilt houses reminiscent of Venetian architecture.
Senses: examples: text: The legislation is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year old Georgia student who was killed last year while out for a run. An undocumented migrant from Venezuela was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in the case that reignited a national debate over immigration and crime.
ref: 2025 January 22, Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Priscilla Alvarez, “Congress passes immigrant detention bill in first legislative win for Trump”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.
Derived terms: Venezuelan
Vietnam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /(ˈ)viːətˈnɑːm/
ipa: /(ˈ)viːətˈnæm/
ipa: /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑːm/
ipa: /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/
ipa: /ˌvjɛʔˈnɑːm/
ipa: /viˌɛtˈnɑm/
ipa: /viˌɪt/
ipa: /ˌvi.ɪt-/
ipa: /ˌvi.ət-/
ipa: /(ˈ)vjɛt-/
ipa: /-ˈnæm/
note: US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation
ipa: /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/
note: US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation
ipa: /(ˈ)vitˈnæm/
rhymes: -ɑːm
rhymes: -æm
Forms: form: Viet-Nam
form: Viet Nam
Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.
Senses: examples: text: But as in the case of Japan, the results of self-dealing corruption largely remain in the country rather than escaping to Swiss bank accounts as often happened with the style of 1950s era corruption seen in Vietnam or the Philippines.
ref: 2011 August 1, Steve Clemons, “China's Internal Pluralism Is Nothing to Cheer About”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021:
synonyms: word: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
english: official name
translation: official name
word: Nam
glosses: A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.
examples: text: David Rabe's anti-Viet Nam play Streamers
ref: 1983 December 31, Michael Bronski, “A Sharply Focused Film”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 16:
synonyms: word: Nam
glosses: The Vietnam War.
Derived terms: Fayettenam
Iraqnam
Vietnamese
Vietnam flashback
Vietnamization
Vietnamize
Vietnam syndrome
Vietnam War
Vietraq
Vietnam
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /(ˈ)viːətˈnɑːm/
ipa: /(ˈ)viːətˈnæm/
ipa: /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑːm/
ipa: /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/
ipa: /ˌvjɛʔˈnɑːm/
ipa: /viˌɛtˈnɑm/
ipa: /viˌɪt/
ipa: /ˌvi.ɪt-/
ipa: /ˌvi.ət-/
ipa: /(ˈ)vjɛt-/
ipa: /-ˈnæm/
note: US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation
ipa: /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/
note: US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation
ipa: /(ˈ)vitˈnæm/
rhymes: -ɑːm
rhymes: -æm
Forms: form: Vietnams
form: Viet-Nam
form: Viet Nam
Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.
Senses: examples: text: another Vietnam
text: the Soviet Union's Vietnam (the 1979–89 occupation of Afghanistan)
text: France's Vietnam (the Algerian War or First Indochina War)
glosses: A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory.
examples: text: Welcome back to Vietnam, California.
ref: 1992, “187um (Deep Cover Remix)”, in Deep Cover, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg:
text: Vietnam, California, back in and on a mission.
ref: 1992, “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Death Row Records:
glosses: A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.
examples: text: Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. "It was my Vietnam," he moaned a few months later.
ref: 1989, Michael Goodwin, Naomi Wise, On the Edge: The Life and Times of Francis Coppola, page 195:
text: Judy is the great deceiver / Judy is your Viet Nam
ref: 2011, “Judy is your Viet Nam”, performed by They Might Be Giants:
glosses: A situation in which one cannot win.
Related terms: Countries of the world
Srebrenica
Chernobyl
Yemen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈjɛ.mən/
ipa: /ˈjɪ.mən/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: Yaman
Etymology: From Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).
Senses: examples: text: Unlike in Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan, in Yemen they are trying to implement sharia by winning over the hearts and minds of the people.
ref: 2012 April 30, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, “Al-Qaida's wretched utopia and the battle for hearts and minds”, in The Guardian:
glosses: A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.
glosses: A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix.
Derived terms: North Yemen
Yemen Arab Republic
South Yemen
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Yemeni
Related terms: Sanaa
Countries of the world
Zambia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈzæmbiə/
Etymology: From Zambezi. See Zambezi at Wikipedia.
Senses: examples: text: The US will require citizens from Malawi and Zambia to pay a $15,000 (£11,300) deposit for a tourist or business visa, according to the US state department.
ref: 2025 August 5, Paulin Kola, “US demands $15,000 deposit for visa applicants from two African countries”, in BBC:
glosses: A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia.
Derived terms: Zambian
Zimbabwe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/
Etymology: From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“houses of stones”) (see imba (“house”), ibwe (“stone”)), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.
Senses: examples: text: According to Ncube, the MDC believed, from 2000, that Britain's interest in Zimbabwe had more to do with concern for white farmers than black Zimbabweans.
ref: 2009 June 17, Blessing-Miles Tendi, “Tsvangirai's dicey strategy”, in The Guardian:
glosses: A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia.
wikipedia: Great Zimbabwe
Hypernyms: Subsahara
The Bahamas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Trust funds do not have to be remitted to The Bahamas and the settlor does not have to be resident or physically present in The Bahamas. However, the trustees (whether corporate or individual) should be located in The Bahamas.
ref: 1975, Doing Business in the Bahamas, Price, Waterhouse, page 16:
text: From The Bahamas to the U.S. and Canada, postage rates are as follows: […]
ref: 1986, Bahamas 1987, Fodor’s Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 19:
text: A local agent for the IBC must be appointed, but company meetings may be held anywhere, while migration of IBCs to and from The Bahamas is facilitated, allowing immediate transfer of financial assets.
ref: 1994, The Latin American Times:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of the Bahamas.
skillful
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈskɪl.fəl/
ipa: [ˈskɪɫ.fəɫ]
rhymes: -ɪlfəl
Forms: form: more skillful
form: most skillful
form: skilfull
form: skilful
Etymology: From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful.
Senses: examples: text: she's a skillful mechanical
glosses: Possessing skill; skilled.
examples: text: a skillful task
glosses: Requiring skill.
Derived terms: skillfully
skillfulness
Related terms: skill
skilled
skill
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: skĭl
ipa: /skɪl/
ipa: [skɪɫ]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [skɪo̯]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [skɪʊ̯]
note: l-vocalizing: nonstandard, England
ipa: [skiːo̯]
note: l-vocalizing: nonstandard, England
ipa: [skiːʊ̯]
rhymes: -ɪl
Forms: form: skiller
form: skillest
form: skil
Etymology: From Middle English skill, skille (also schil, schile), from Old Norse skil (“a distinction, discernment, knowledge”), from Proto-Germanic *skilją (“separation, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Cognate with Danish skel (“a separation, boundary, divide”), Swedish skäl (“reason”), Dutch verschil (“difference”) and schillen (“to separate the outer layer (schil) from the product”, verb).
Senses: examples: text: Well, unfortunately for you, my dearest Waggipoos, I'm much more skill than you!
ref: 1987 June, Teresa Maughan, “Letters”, in Your Sinclair, number 18:
text: This game is skill. Remember that because it's going to sound really complicated.
ref: 1991, Wreckers (video game review in Crash issue 88, May 1991)
text: And I am skiller than you.
ref: 1999, Andy Smith, “I am well skill”, in alt.digitiser (Usenet):
glosses: Great, excellent.
skill
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: skĭl
ipa: /skɪl/
ipa: [skɪɫ]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [skɪo̯]
note: l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand
ipa: [skɪʊ̯]
note: l-vocalizing: nonstandard, England
ipa: [skiːo̯]
note: l-vocalizing: nonstandard, England
ipa: [skiːʊ̯]
rhymes: -ɪl
Forms: form: skills
form: skilling
form: skilled
form: skilled
Etymology: From Middle English skilen (also schillen), partly from Old English scilian (“to separate, part, divide off”); and partly from Old Norse skilja (“to divide, separate”); both from Proto-Germanic *skilōną, *skiljaną (“to divide, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Cognate with Danish skille (“to separate, discard”), Swedish skilja (“to distinguish, differentiate, part”), Icelandic skilja (“to understand”), Low German schelen (“to make a difference; to be squint-eyed”), Dutch schelen (“to make a difference”).
Senses: glosses: To set apart; separate.
examples: text: I cannot skill of these Thy ways […]
ref: 1633, George Herbert, “Justice”, in The Temple:
glosses: To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
examples: text: As for the virginals I have none here that skill of them, except the young lord.
ref: 1613, Breadalbane Letters, Documents:
text: 17th century, Isaac Barrow, “On Industry in Our Particular Calling as Scholars,”
[…] to skill the arts of expressing our mind and imparting our conceptions with advantage, so as to instruct or persuade others […]
glosses: To know; to understand.
glosses: To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
glosses: To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
examples: text: So then the whole scripture of God, being true, whence soever this be delivered and gathered, it skilleth not […]
ref: 1592, Richard Turnbull, An Exposition upon the Canonicall Epistle of Saint Jude, London: John Windet, Sermon 5, p. 67:
text: […] I should have given’t you to-day morning, but as a madman’s epistles are no gospels, so it skills not much when they are delivered.
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: What skills it, if a bag of stones or gold
About thy neck do drown thee?
ref: 1633, George Herbert, “The Church Porch”, in The Temple:
text: But it skills not talking of it.
ref: 1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC:
glosses: To make a difference; signify; matter.
topics: video-games
glosses: To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.
Synonyms: sense: separate
english: call management systems
translation: call management systems
word: split
mortar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɔːtə(ɹ)/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
Forms: form: mortars
form: morter
Etymology: From Middle English morter, from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortarium.
Senses: examples: text: The holy hearth! If any earthly and material thing, or rather a divine idea embodied in brick and mortar, might be supposed to possess the permanence of moral truth, it was this.
ref: 1846, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Fire Worship”, in Mosses from an Old Manse:
glosses: A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
synonyms: mortar and pestle
pestle and mortar
glosses: A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A short, heavy, large-bore cannon designed for indirect fire at very steep trajectories.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories.
glosses: In paper milling, a trough in which material is hammered.
Derived terms: air mortar
antimortar
brick-and-mortar
brick and mortar
bricks-and-mortar
clicks and mortar
debris mortar
diamond mortar
life mortar
lime mortar
micromortar
mortar and pestle
mortarboard
mortar hoe
mortarless
mortarlike
mortarman
mortary
pestle and mortar
trench mortar
mortar
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɔːtə(ɹ)/
rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
Forms: form: mortars
form: mortaring
form: mortared
form: mortared
form: morter
Etymology: From Middle English morter, from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortarium.
Senses: glosses: To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
glosses: To pound in a mortar.
glosses: To fire a mortar (weapon).
examples: text: The insurgents snuck up close and mortared the base last night.
glosses: To attack (someone or something) using a mortar (weapon).
Derived terms: unmortared
Related terms: bricks and mortar
gun
howitzer