nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: questionnaire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin quaerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin quaestiōder. Latin quaestiōnō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Late Latin quaestiōnāriusbor. French questionnairebor. English questionnaire Borrowed from French questionnaire, from Late Latin quaestionarius, from quaestio (English question) + -arius, from quaerō (“to question”) (English query). Pronunciation: /ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/, /ˌk(w)ɛstjəˈnɛə/, /ˌkwɛs.t͡ʃəˈnɛɹ/ 1. To survey using questionnaires. Labels: transitive
Word: quick on the uptake Part of Speech: adj 1. Able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent. Labels: idiomatic
Word: quicklime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English quyk lym; equivalent to quick + lime. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/ 1. Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Warders strutted up and down, / And kept their herd of brutes, / Their uniforms were spick and span, / And they wore their Sunday suits, / But we knew the work they had been at, / By the quicklime on their boots. Example: Considerable difficulty is experienced in several of the West Indian islands in obtaining quicklime for the preparation of Bordeaux mixture, and in keeping it in good condition when it has been procured. This has resulted in the use of slaked, or partially slaked, lime for the purpose, with the result that an inferior mixture has been produced. Instead of resorting in this difficulty to expensive and unsatisfactory commercial preparations, it may be suggested that the use of Burgundy mixture, in which the lime is replaced by sodium carbonate (washing soda) offers an alternative that is likely to give excellent results.
Word: quicklime Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English quyk lym; equivalent to quick + lime. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/ 1. To treat (something) with quicklime. Labels: transitive
Word: slaked lime Part of Speech: noun 1. Calcium hydroxide, a fine, white inorganic compound produced through the hydration of quicklime, and is extensively used in the manufacture of mortar and cement, as well as in a wide range of industrial processes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hydroxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English hydroxide From hydro- + oxide. Pronunciation: /haɪˈdɹɒks.aɪd/ 1. A univalent anion (OH⁻) based on the hydroxyl functional group. Example: A sample of carbon removed from the ocean in the solid form of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide from UCLA's SeaChange program -- now known as Equatic -- in 2023. 2. Any substance containing such an anion.
Word: quickness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English quiknes, qwiknes, quyknesse, cwicnesse, equivalent to quick + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪknəs/ 1. rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The quickness of the hand deceives the eye.
Word: quick-tempered Part of Speech: adj 1. Easily or quickly angered or frustrated. Example: He was a quick-tempered fellow who was generally avoided by his co-workers.
Word: aroused Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈɹaʊzd/ 1. Sexually excited; randy, lustful. Example: The feminist writer and academic Marina Warner believes the unexpectedly wide appeal of this explicit fiction could be a sign of how difficult people now find it to feel aroused in an era when sex and nudity have become so commonplace. Example: You can concentrate on one that you already know well and one that you know will cause you to become very aroused. 2. Stirred up, agitated. Example: The general public is becoming more and more aroused about this whole matter of safety, and any manufacturer who would be enterprising enough to offer thorough driving instruction with each car purchased would probably find it a valuable selling point. Example: Indeed, payers of local property taxes have become the most aroused group in the nation. In the last two years, property owners have voted down bond issues of all stripes even those for schools.
Word: aroused Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈɹaʊzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of arouse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: quick-witted Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of quickwitted. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Juno MacGuff is the kind of teenager we all wish we could have been: quick-witted, frighteningly intelligent beyond her years and comfortable enough in her own skin to resist those incessant high-school pressures to conform, even as her body expands with an unplanned pregnancy.
Word: quieten down Part of Speech: verb 1. To become quieter. Labels: UK, intransitive Example: As the lights dimmed the audience quietened down. 2. To reduce intensity of an activity. Labels: UK, intransitive Example: Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quietens down. 3. To make someone or something become quieter. Labels: UK, transitive Example: The teacher did her best to quieten the children down.
Word: Democritus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δημόκριτος (Dēmókritos). Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɒkɹɪtəs/ 1. A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
Word: quieten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet English -en English quieten From quiet + -en (verbal suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/ 1. To make quiet. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, transitive Example: quieten the class Example: Take deep, deep breaths and quieten your mind while you contemplate what has been revealed within my latest journallings to you. 2. To become quiet. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, intransitive Example: quieten down please, the speaker is going to start.
Word: quinine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is either: * derived from Spanish quina (“quinine”) (a clipping of quinaquina (“Cinchona bark”)) + English -ine (suffix forming names of chemical substances, especially (among others) alkaloidal substances); or * borrowed from French quinine, from quin(quina) (“Cinchona bark”) + -ine (feminine form of -in (suffix forming nouns)). Spanish quinaquina and French quinquina are both derived from Quechua kina-kina, a reduplication of kina (“bark; (specifically) Cinchona bark”). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /kwɪˈniːn/, /ˈkwɪn.iːn/, /ˈkwaɪ.naɪn/, /ˈkwɪn.aɪn/ 1. An alkaloid with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The alkali of yellow bark may be distinguished from cinchonine by the name of quinine. Example: The quinine, being more potent than cinchonine, is generally preferred.
Word: quinine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is either: * derived from Spanish quina (“quinine”) (a clipping of quinaquina (“Cinchona bark”)) + English -ine (suffix forming names of chemical substances, especially (among others) alkaloidal substances); or * borrowed from French quinine, from quin(quina) (“Cinchona bark”) + -ine (feminine form of -in (suffix forming nouns)). Spanish quinaquina and French quinquina are both derived from Quechua kina-kina, a reduplication of kina (“bark; (specifically) Cinchona bark”). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /kwɪˈniːn/, /ˈkwɪn.iːn/, /ˈkwaɪ.naɪn/, /ˈkwɪn.aɪn/ 1. To treat (someone) with quinine. Labels: archaic, transitive
Word: Hesiod Part of Speech: name Etymology: Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Hēsiodus, from Ancient Greek Ἡσίοδος (Hēsíodos). Pronunciation: /ˈhiː.si.əd/, /ˈhɛs.i.əd/ 1. An ancient Greek epic poet and rhapsodist of the 8th century BCE, known as the first author of didactic verse.
Word: tonic water Part of Speech: noun 1. A carbonated beverage containing quinine, originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, and now used as a soft drink or as a mixer in gin and tonic and other cocktails. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Tonic water's active ingredient is quinine, a chemical compound derived from the bark of the cinchona tree, native to South America. This alkaloid has long been known to relieve the pain and fever of malaria and other tropical diseases, making it a staple "tonic" in warm-weather countries.
Word: gin and tonic Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple cocktail made from gin and tonic water, often served on ice and with a slice of lime or lemon. Labels: uncountable Example: She drank gin and tonic by preference. 2. A glass of the above. Labels: countable 3. Fentanyl Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: quintet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French quintette, from Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”). Pronunciation: /kwɪnˈtɛt/ 1. A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians) Example: The composer wrote a string quintet in his early twenties. 2. A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together 3. Any group of five members Example: A jazz quintet performed at the festival. Example: jazz quintet
Word: quizzical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English quiz Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English quizzical From quiz + -ical. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/ 1. Questioning or suggesting puzzlement. Example: Miss Moneypenny would have been desirable but for eyes which were cool and direct and quizzical. Example: But I did see things that aren't yet quite right, and at which I raised a quizzical eyebrow. 2. Strange or eccentric. 3. Jocose; humorous.
Word: quaily Part of Speech: noun 1. The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), a game bird. Labels: obsolete
Word: edition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French édition, from Latin ēditiō, from ēdere (“to publish”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈe.ɖɪ.ʃən/ 1. A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time. Example: She wanted a copy of the Clericotes edition, but had to settle for the 1921 edition. She had never liked abridged editions. 2. The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time. Example: The first edition was soon sold. 3. An instance of the first or second sense. Example: What he had found was a particularly valuable first edition. 4. A particular instance of an event. Example: The 2014 edition of the Tour de France started in Leeds, Yorkshire.
Word: test firing Part of Speech: noun 1. A launch of a rocket or missile, or a firing of a gun, in order to investigate its performance, handling characteristics etc.
Word: Hippocrates Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Hippocratēs, from Ancient Greek Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrátēs). Compare Middle English Ypocras. Pronunciation: /hɪˈpɒkɹəˌtiːz/ 1. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrátēs), notably borne by Hippocrates of Cos, an Ancient Greek physician, circa 5th century BC, sometimes called the "father of medicine". Example: The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates promoted wine for various purposes, including reducing fevers and dressing wounds.
Word: Ionian Sea Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /aɪˈəʊ.ni.ən ˈsiː/ 1. A sea in the central and east central part of the Mediterranean.
Word: fully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English fully, fulliche, volliche, from Old English fullīċe (“fully”), equivalent to full + -ly. Compare German völlig (“fully”), Swedish fullt (“fully”). Pronunciation: /ˈfʊli/, /ˈfɵlɪj/, /ˈfʉle/, /-lɪ/, /-li/ 1. In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely. Example: He is fully capable of meeting his responsibilities. Example: As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once. 2. Used as an intensifier for a quantity. Example: it was fully four hours before we arrived home. Example: At this time in 2008, even as the global economy veered toward collapse, optimism about Washington ran surprisingly high. In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial. 3. Exactly, equally. Example: It is fully as shocking as it is meant to be. You step into a pitch black chamber, treading on what feels like a perilous cattle grid, which seems to trigger the crackling circle of white light that starts into life above you. 4. So as to be full (not hungry); to satiation. Labels: rare Example: to eat fully 5. Used as a general intensifier; actually, really, literally. Labels: colloquial Example: I fully woke up at like 12 p.m. yesterday. Example: When Ms. Dunham was given a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder, a therapist asked her to picture a soothing location. "I fully just imagined Eloise's home at the Plaza," she said.
Word: fully Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A reference to the phrase "the prisoner was fully committed for trial". Pronunciation: /ˈfʊli/, /ˈfɵlɪj/, /ˈfʉle/, /-lɪ/, /-li/ 1. To commit or send someone to trial. Labels: obsolete, slang, transitive Example: So I got run in, and was tried at Marylebone and remanded for a week, and then fullied (fully committed for trial), and got this stretch and a half. Example: He made the same reply when he was asked if he had anything to say before being committed; and straightway was "fullied." He lurched serenely out of the dock, waving his cap […]
Word: proof of concept Part of Speech: noun 1. A short and/or incomplete realization of a certain method or idea to demonstrate its feasibility. 2. A proof of technology or pilot project.
Word: etymologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *set-? Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós)der.? Ancient Greek ἔτυμος (étumos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek -λογος (-logos) Ancient Greek ἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ (etŭmologĭ́ā)bor. Latin etymologiader. Old French ethimologiebor. Middle English ethymologie English etymology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English etymologist From etymology + -ist. 1. A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words). Example: This was the first time that James had met with one of the bogus etymologists common at that period, who believed that the derivation of a word could be solved by finding any foreign word that sounded something like it.
Word: removal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove English -al English removal From remove + -al. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/, /ɹɪˈmu.vəl/, /ɹəˈmuː.vəl/, /ɹɪˈmʉː.vəl/ 1. The process of removing or the fact of being removed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At the same time, there have been significant grubbings of these pears, especially in Tasmania where removals have been assisted by the Fruit Growing Reconstruction Scheme. Example: Mr. Homan has been the agency’s executive associate director of enforcement and removal operations, the division that carries out the removals. 2. The relocation of a business etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The dismissal of someone from office. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The board decided the removal of the branch manager was the best option after his misbehaviour. 4. An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased. Labels: Ireland, countable, uncountable 5. Murder. Labels: countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable
Word: mankind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mankynde, alteration (due to kynde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankyn, from Old English mancynn. Equivalent to man + kin, and/or man + -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin. Pronunciation: /mænˈkaɪnd/ 1. The human race in its entirety. Labels: uncountable Example: One small step for a man can be a giant leap for mankind. Example: The examples of all ages shew us that mankind in general desire power only to do harm, and, when they obtain it, use it for no other purpose. 2. Men collectively, as opposed to all women. Labels: uncountable Example: Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. Example: “[...] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.” 3. Human feelings; humanity. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: And they are two strong ties upon mankind. Justice is the virtue that innocence rejoiċeth in
Word: pave the way Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the idea that once a paved path has been laid, travel on the route is easier and smoother for others. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪv ðə ˈweɪ/ 1. To make future progress or development easier. Labels: idiomatic Example: Germany's development of rocket weapons paved the way for human controlled spaceflight. Example: A perverting of this Firſt and Original Chriſtian Principle, by Political and Aſpiring Church-Guides, […] did not only pave the way for Popery, but both laid the Foundation thereof and finiſh'd its Superſtructure: […]
Word: easier Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈiː.zi.ə/, /ˈi.zi.ɚ/, [ˈɪi.zi.ə], [ˈɪ̈i.zɪ.ə] 1. comparative form of easy: more easy Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: easier Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈiː.zi.ə/, /ˈi.zi.ɚ/, [ˈɪi.zi.ə], [ˈɪ̈i.zɪ.ə] 1. comparative form of easy: more easy Labels: comparative, form-of Example: Easier said than done! 2. more easily
Word: lee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lee, from Old English hlēo, hlēow (“shelter, protection”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw (whence also Proto-Slavic *xlěvъ), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz (compare German Lee (“lee”), Swedish lä, Danish læ, Norwegian le, Old Norse hlé, Dutch lij), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (compare Welsh clyd (“warm, cozy”), Latin calēre (“to warm up”), Lithuanian šiltas (“warm, pleasant”), Sanskrit शरद् (śarad, “autumn”)). Pronunciation: /liː/ 1. A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind. 2. The side of the ship away from the wind. 3. A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection. Example: the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship Example: We lurked under lee. 4. Calm, peace.
Word: lee Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English lee, from Old English hlēo, hlēow (“shelter, protection”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw (whence also Proto-Slavic *xlěvъ), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz (compare German Lee (“lee”), Swedish lä, Danish læ, Norwegian le, Old Norse hlé, Dutch lij), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (compare Welsh clyd (“warm, cozy”), Latin calēre (“to warm up”), Lithuanian šiltas (“warm, pleasant”), Sanskrit शरद् (śarad, “autumn”)). Pronunciation: /liː/ 1. Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air. Labels: not-comparable Example: lee side, lee shore, lee helm
Word: lee Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /liː/ 1. Lees; dregs. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: A thousand demons lurk within the lee.
Word: lee Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /liː/ 1. Obsolete form of li (“traditional Chinese unit of distance”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Here, after little less than a month's protracted journey over a distance, by the Chinese itinerary, of 950 lees, and by our own calculation 280 miles, from the canal, we quitted the magnificent Keang to cross the lake […]
Word: destroyed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹɔɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of destroy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: destroyed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹɔɪd/ 1. Damaged beyond repair; ruined; wrecked; obliterated. Labels: not-comparable Example: The dragon from under-earth, the nightmarish destroyer, lay destroyed as well, utterly without life. 2. (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill. Labels: Ireland, informal, not-comparable
Word: programming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From program /programme + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ/, /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ/ 1. The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio or television program/programme. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The network changed its programming to mess with DVRs again. 2. The design and scheduling of a performance such as ballet. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Now it has become a regular part of City Ballet's programming this season. 3. The act of writing a computer program. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Management wanted to know how much programming the project would need. 4. The software that controls a machine, or the logic expressed in such software; operating instructions. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: A robot's programming doesn't allow for love. 5. Brain-washing. Labels: uncountable, usually 6. A conditioned response. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Together with this is the influence of an infinite number of neurotransmitters, neurohormones, environmental hazards, and accidental programmings.
Word: programming Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From program /programme + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ/, /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of program Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. present participle and gerund of programme Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: I was programming a new module for the software package. Example: He was programming the VCR.
Word: prints Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹɪnts/ 1. plural of print Labels: form-of, plural
Word: prints Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹɪnts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of print Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: can of worms Part of Speech: noun 1. A complex, troublesome situation, which produces (or whose resolution will produce) many problems. Labels: idiomatic Example: If someone gets a promotion that might not be deserved, it could open up a whole can of worms with the other employees. Example: Questioning the decision would definitely open a can of worms. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see can, worm.
Word: synophrys Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σύνοφρυς (súnophrus, “with meeting eyebrows”). 1. The condition in which the eyebrows grow together.
Word: fighter-bomber Part of Speech: noun 1. A military aircraft designed to operate in combined roles of attacking enemy aircraft and bombing targets; usually faster and more maneuverable than a traditional bomber.
Word: obvious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: 16th century, from Latin obvius (“being in the way so as to meet, meeting, easy to access, at hand, ready, obvious”) + -ous, from ob- (“before”) + via (“way”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑb.vi.əs/, /ˈɑ.vi.əs/, /ˈɒ.vɪəs/, /ˈɒb.vɪəs/, /ˈɒv.jəs/ 1. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory. Example: Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed. Example: During the first year or so of British Railways, some of the simpler and more obvious inter-regional transfers of outlying sections were effected, such as those of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway from the London Midland Region to the Eastern Region; the South Wales lines of the former L.M.S.R. to the Western Region; the Carlisle-Silloth branch (an L.N.E.R. legacy of a North British "border raid") to the London Midland, and so on.
Word: evoke Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French évoquer, from Latin ēvocō (“to call out, summon”), from ex (“out”) and vocō (“call”). Akin to voice. Pronunciation: /ɪˈvəʊk/, /ɪˈvoʊk/ 1. To call out; to draw out or bring forth. Labels: transitive 2. To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination. Labels: transitive Example: Being here evokes long forgotten memories. Example: Seeing this happen equally evokes fear and anger in me. 3. To elicit a response. Labels: transitive Example: The outstanding train on the L.M.S. route was the 6.20 p.m. from Birmingham, which reached Euston in two hours after intermediate stops at Coventry, Rugby and Watford Junction, and evoked some sparkling performances from "Patriot" and "Jubilee" 4-6-0s.
Word: oblivious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English oblivious, from Latin oblīviōsus (“forgetful, oblivious”), formed from oblīvium (“forgetfulness, oblivion”) + -ōsus (“full of, overly, prone to”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”). Pronunciation: /əˈblɪviəs/ 1. Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of. Labels: usually Example: Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings. 2. Forgetful. Labels: dated, usually, with-of Example: He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.
Word: oblivion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”). Pronunciation: /əˈblɪviːən/ 1. The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: He regularly drank himself into oblivion. Example: Only the oblivion of sleep can heal the greatest traumas. 2. The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Due to modern technology, many more people and much more information will not slip into oblivion, contrary to what happened throughout history until now. Example: They tried to bomb them into oblivion. 3. A form of purgatory. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Amnesty. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: oblivion Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”). Pronunciation: /əˈblɪviːən/ 1. To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly. Labels: transitive
Word: hendeca- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἕνδεκα (héndeka, “eleven”). 1. eleven Labels: morpheme
Word: Arthur Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Middle Welsh arth (“bear”). Other suggestions include Old Welsh arth (“bear”) and ur (“man”), or a Latinized (Romano-British) name; compare Latin Artorius, itself possibly of Etruscan origin, or more likely Messapic-Illyrian related to Proto-Albanian *artsa (“bear”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːθə/, /ˈɑɹθɚ/, /ˈɑːɹtəɹ/ 1. A male given name from the Celtic languages. Example: Young Arthur is alive: this hand of mine / Is yet a maiden and an innocent hand, / Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. Example: "Is his name Arthur?" "Arthur James." "It’s quite an old-fashioned name." "We’re an old-fashioned family. His mother was fond of Tennyson." 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A former rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, now part of the municipality of Two Borders. 16. A community in Wellington North township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Word: Arthur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Arthur Guinness, a famous brewer. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːθə/, /ˈɑɹθɚ/, /ˈɑːɹtəɹ/ 1. Guinness stout. Labels: Ireland, informal, uncountable
Word: mournful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mourn + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔɹnfəl/, /ˈmɔːnfəl/, /ˈmo(ː)ɹnfəl/, /ˈmoənfəl/ 1. Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns. 2. Fit to inspire mourning; tragic. Example: Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region of horror, we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin, and looked upon the face of the tenant.
Word: mourner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mourner, mornere, equivalent to mourn + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔɹnɚ/, /ˈmɔːnə/, /ˈmo(ː)ɹnɚ/, /ˈmoənə/, /ˈmʊɹnɚ/ 1. Someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns. Example: Disuniter of all affection—awful seal to life's nothingness—warning and witness of power and judgment—Death has always enow of terror and sorrow, even when there are many to comfort the mourner, when the path has been smoothed for the sufferer, and life offers all its best and brightest to soothe the survivor; […] Example: I stood close to heartsick mourners and worried that I would not sustain the enormousness of their spiritual weight. 2. A person attending a funeral or otherwise participating in rituals related to bereavement. 3. In certain cultures, a person hired to participate in funerary rituals, sometimes by making a conspicuous and/or conventional show of grief; hired mourner. 4. Any of a number of suboscine birds in the related familes Tityridae and Tyrannidae.
Word: drastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δρᾶσῐς (drâsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek δρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós)der. English drastic From Ancient Greek δραστικός (drastikós, “active, efficient”), from δρᾶσις (drâsis, “strength, efficacy”), itself from δράω (dráō, “to do”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɹæs.tɪk/, /ˈdrɑːstɪk/ 1. Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe. Example: If our third attempt fails, we may need drastic ideas. Example: Mister Crowley, won't you ride my white horse? Mister Crowley, it's symbolic of course Approaching a time that is classic I hear that maiden's call Approaching a time that is drastic Standing with their backs to the wall 2. Acting rapidly or violently. Example: Great statesmen err, and why not small medical men? Mr. Wrench did not neglect sending the usual white parcels, which this time had black and drastic contents. Their effect was not alleviating to poor Fred [...]
Word: drastic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek δρᾶσῐς (drâsĭs) ▲ Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek δρᾱστῐκός (drāstĭkós)der. English drastic From Ancient Greek δραστικός (drastikós, “active, efficient”), from δρᾶσις (drâsis, “strength, efficacy”), itself from δράω (dráō, “to do”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɹæs.tɪk/, /ˈdrɑːstɪk/ 1. A powerful, fast-acting purgative medicine.
Word: critical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *krinyétider. Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós)bor. Latin criticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English critical From Latin criticus + English -al. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kəl/, [ˈkɹɪɾ.ɪ.kəl] 1. A critical value, factor, etc. Example: The second undamped system criticals show a greater percentage depression than the first. Example: Finally, criticals are high-risk, high-value items that give the final product a competitive advantage in the marketplace […] Criticals, in part, determine the customer's ultimate cost of using the finished product — in our example, the computer. 2. critical hit 3. In breakdancing, a kind of airflare move in which the dancer hops from one hand to the other.
Word: alimentary canal Part of Speech: noun 1. The organs of a human or other animal through which food passes; the digestive tract. Example: The mouth, oesophagus, stomach, and intestines are part of the human alimentary canal.
Word: defecate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēfaecātus, the perfect passive participle of dēfaecō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also faeces; cognate with French déféquer. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛfɪkeɪt/ 1. To excrete feces from one's bowels. Labels: intransitive 2. To pass (something) as excrement; to purge. Labels: archaic, transitive 3. To clean (something) of dregs, impurities, etc.; to purify. Labels: also, archaic, figuratively, transitive Example: [I]f vve defæcate the notion from materiality, […] it vvill be as hard to apprehend, as that an empty vviſh ſhould remove Mountains: a ſuppoſition vvhich if realized, vvould relieve Siſyphus. Example: […] I ſhall add, that proſecuting a hint a happened to meet with in the diſcourſe of a wandering chymiſt, I practiſed a way ſo to defecate the dark and muddy oil of amber drawn per ſe, that a pretty proportion of it would come over ſo tranſparent and finely coloured, that the experiment did not a little pleaſe thoſe I ſhewed it to.
Word: defecate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēfaecātus, the perfect passive participle of dēfaecō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also faeces; cognate with French déféquer. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛfɪkət/ 1. Freed from pollutants, dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified. Labels: obsolete Example: Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense.
Word: brain-washing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of brainwashing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: brainwashing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Chinese 洗腦 /洗脑 (xǐnǎo, literally “wash brain”). First use appears c. 1950. 1. A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So it came about, through Pavlov's work, that the Soviets developed and perfected the 'brain-washing' technique seen to be so effective in the state trials of the 1930s. An amazed world witnessed the sight of intelligent and renowned figures genuinely confessing to criminal acts against the state, or voicing ideological dogma in a total reversal of their previously held values. Example: All new prisoners were assigned to "study groups" or "introductory teams" that were responsible for applying a variety of brain-washing techniques designed to break down all old beliefs and attitudes and replace them with Communist-Socialist thoughts.
Word: brainwashing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Calque of Chinese 洗腦 /洗脑 (xǐnǎo, literally “wash brain”). First use appears c. 1950. 1. present participle and gerund of brainwash Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: grand slam Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: [ɡɹɛəːnd slɛəːm] 1. The bid and winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand. 2. The winning of all available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season. Example: SWR has more than its fair share of major national events. As well as the [Queen's] funeral and the coronation in the past 12 months, annual events include racing at Ascot, grand slam tennis at Wimbledon, and rugby internationals at Twickenham. 3. The hitting of a home run with the bases loaded. 4. The situation in which the jammer laps the opposing team's jammer, scoring five points. 5. The situation in which a racer starts from pole position, then wins first place while leading during the entire race, while also recording the fastest lap of the race.
Word: Grand Slam Part of Speech: name 1. winning in each of the three UEFA cups - UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and Cup Winners' Cup (defunct). Labels: UK 2. The four biggest competitions of the year: Wimbledon, the French Open, Australian Open and the US Open 3. Victory in every game in the Six Nations competition between England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy 4. Victory by a Southern Hemisphere national team over all of the Home Nations—England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—in a single tour 5. The four (or five) biggest competitions of the year; see Grand Slam (golf) on Wikipedia. 6. A ten-tonne earthquake bomb used by the Royal Air Force in World War II; see Grand Slam (bomb) on Wikipedia. 7. winning in each of the three Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) tournaments, each called locally a conference, in a season; see Grand Slam (PBA) on Wikipedia. Labels: Philippines
Word: viaticum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin viāticum (“travelling-money, provisions for a journey”), from viāticus (“of a road or journey”), from via (“road”). Doublet of voyage. Pronunciation: /vʌɪˈatɪkəm/ 1. The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death. Labels: especially Example: […]from Anglo-Saxon times there had been a deep conviction that to receive the viaticum was a virtual death sentence which would make subsequent recovery impossible. 2. Provisions, money, or other supplies given to someone setting off on a long journey. Labels: figuratively, often Example: Towards night-fall he entered a town called Sa’adiyah where he alighted and took out somewhat of his viaticum and ate. Example: That viaticum I had been made to drink had undoubtedly been spiked with cantharides or something. 3. A portable altar.
Word: Carolina Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Carolus (“Charles”) + -ina (feminine diminutive suffix). The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England. Pronunciation: /ˌkæɹəˈlaɪnə/, /ˌkaɹəˈlɑjnə/, /ˌkɛɹəˈlaɪnə/, [kæəˈlaːnə], /ˌkaɾəˈlʌɪnə/ 1. A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English. Labels: countable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I drove all the way from Florida to Carolina. Example: These first English migrants to Jamestown endured terrible disease and arrived during a period of drought and colder-than-normal winters. The migrants to Roanoke on the outer banks of Carolina, where the English had gone in the 1580s, disappeared. And a brief effort to settle the coast of Maine in 1607 and 1608 failed because of an unusually bitter winter. 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Labels: uncountable
Word: devote Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēvōtus, past participle of Latin dēvoveō (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly”). Doublet of devow; see also devout. Displaced native Middle English ēstful, from Old English ēstful. Pronunciation: /dɪˈvəʊt/, /dɪˈvoʊt/, /dɪˈvəʉt/, /dɪˈvɐʉt/, /ɖᵻˈvoʈ/ 1. to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate. Example: They devoted their lives to following Jesus Christ. Example: I devoted this afternoon to repainting my study, and nothing will get in my way. 2. to consign over; to doom Example: to devote one to destruction Example: The city was devoted to the flames. 3. to execrate; to curse
Word: devote Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēvōtus, past participle of Latin dēvoveō (“dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise solemnly”). Doublet of devow; see also devout. Displaced native Middle English ēstful, from Old English ēstful. Pronunciation: /dɪˈvəʊt/, /dɪˈvoʊt/, /dɪˈvəʉt/, /dɪˈvɐʉt/, /ɖᵻˈvoʈ/ 1. devoted; addicted; devout Labels: obsolete Example: A world devote to universal wrack
Word: devour Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English devouren, from Old French devorer (Modern French dévorer), from Latin dēvorō, from vorō. Pronunciation: /dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/, /dɪˈvaʊɚ/ 1. To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. Labels: transitive Example: Once constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future. 2. To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: The fire was devouring the building. Example: If ye refuse[…]ye shall be devoured with the sword. 3. To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: She intended to devour the book. Example: Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence. She devoured with more avidity than she had her food those pretentiously phrased chronicles of the snobocracy—[…]—distilling therefrom an acid envy that robbed her napoleon of all its flavor. 4. To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief. 5. Synonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay. Labels: Internet, intransitive Example: She devoured! She left no crumbs!
Word: operate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin operātus, perfect passive participle of operor (“to work, labor, toil, have effect”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɒpəɹeɪt/, /ˈɑpəɹeɪt/ 1. To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Could someone explain how this meeting operates? Example: In this town, the garbage removal staff operate between six o'clock at midnight. 2. To produce an effect. Labels: intransitive Example: We live our lives in three dimensions for our threescore and ten allotted years. Yet every branch of contemporary science, from statistics to cosmology, alludes to processes that operate on scales outside of human experience: the millisecond and the nanometer, the eon and the light-year. 3. To produce an effect. Labels: intransitive Example: The drug operates by facilitating the negative neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), resulting in the blocking of neural long-term potentiation. 4. To produce an effect. Labels: intransitive Example: The Virtues of private Perſons, how Bright and Exemplary ſoever, operate but on Few; on thoſe only who are near enough to obſerve, and inclin'd to imitate them: their ſphere of Action is narrow, and their Influence is confin'd to it. Example: A plain, convincing reason operates on the mind both of a learned and ignorant hearer as long as they live. 5. To bring about as an effect; to cause. Labels: transitive Example: Strictures upon style, which are for the most part good, but time has operated a change in many respects even since he wrote. Example: It is supposed that western Europe was overpopulated and that the crusades operated a beneficial reduction of numbers. 6. To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: The surgeon had to operate on her heart. Example: I'm being operated tomorrow. 7. To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits. Labels: intransitive, transitive 8. To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work. Labels: transitive Example: to operate a machine Example: to operate a system
Word: Min Min light Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the small settlement of Min Min, located between the outback towns of Boulia and Winton, where the light was observed by a stockman in 1918. 1. An unexplained light reportedly appearing in the sky in remote parts of Australia, especially northwest Queensland, possibly caused by reflections of distant light in the dry air conditions. Labels: Australia Example: Min-min lights are usually seen during the winter, for example, when cold-air inversions abound. This, and his artificial min-min, seemed to confirm the theory. Example: Then, once a man was talking about his outdoor work, he got around to speaking about the mysteries of the min-min light and who saw it where.
Word: netsuke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 根付 (netsuke). Literally 根 (ne, “root”) + 付け (tsuke, “attach”). Pronunciation: /nɛtˈsu.ki/, /nɛtˈsu.keɪ/, /ˈnɛt.skeɪ/, /ˈnɛt.ski/ 1. A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し (himotōshi)), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.