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Word: trinket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The origin of the noun is unknown; the word is possibly related to Old French tryncle (“piece of jewellery”). The following have also been suggested: * From Middle English trenket, trynket (“small knife, specifically, a cordwainer’s knife”). * From trick (“plaything, toy; trifle”, noun) or trick (verb). However, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, there is insufficient evidence of any shift of meaning from these words to the current meanings of trinket. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪŋkɪt/, /ˈtɹɪŋkət/ 1. A small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery. Example: That little trinket around her neck must have cost a bundle. Example: [H]e's an old man, / A good old man, they ſay too: I dare ſvveare / Full many a yeare ago, he left theſe gambols: / Here, take your trinkets. 2. A thing of little practical and/or monetary value; a toy, a trifle. Labels: figuratively Example: It’s only a little trinket, but it reminds her of him. Example: There is no art about the Eiffel Tower. In no way can it be said to have contributed to the real beauty of the Exhibition. Men flocked to see it and ascended it as it was a novelty and of unique dimensions. It was the toy of the Exhibition. So long as we are children we are attracted by toys, and the Tower was a good demonstration of the fact that we are all children attracted by trinkets. That may be claimed to be the purpose served by the Eiffel Tower. 3. A small item of food; a small dainty. Labels: obsolete Example: [L]et Tim send the ale and the sack, and the nipperkin of double-distilled, with a bit of diet-loaf, or some such trinket, and score it to the new comer. 4. A small item forming part of a set of equipment; an accessory, an accoutrement. Labels: in-plural, obsolete Example: Good huſbandes that laye, to ſaue all thing vpright: / for Tumbrels and cartes, haue a ſhed redy dight. / A ſtore houſe for trinkets, kept cloſe as a iayle: / that nothing be wanting, the worthe of a nayle. Example: [T]he poorer ſort of common ſouldiers haue euery man his leather bag or ſachell well ſowen together, wherin he packs vp all his trinkets, and ſtrongly truſſing it vp hangs it at his horſes tayle, and ſo paſſeth ouer, in manner aforeſaid. 5. An item used in a religious rite (also, a religious rite, belief, etc.) regarded as superfluous or trivial. Labels: derogatory, figuratively, obsolete Example: [T]he ſame teachers with Chriſts doctrine mingled Jewiſhnes and ſuperſticious Philoſophie, obſeruing and keping certain poyntes of the lawe, ſuperſticiously alſo honouring the Sunne, the Moone, and ſtarres, with ſuch other trinkettes of this world, hearing the Coloſſiãs [Colossians] in hand that thei were alſo bound to do the ſame. Example: The Duke of Somerſet vvas religious himſelf, a lover of all ſuch as vvere ſo, and a great Promoter of Reformation. Valiant, fortunate, vvitneſſe his victory in Muſleborrough field, vvhen the Scots filled many carts vvith emptineſſe, and loaded them vvith vvhat vvas lighter than vanity it ſelf, Popiſh Images, and other Trinkets, vvherein they placed the confidence of their Conqueſt.
Word: trinket Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The origin of the noun is unknown; the word is possibly related to Old French tryncle (“piece of jewellery”). The following have also been suggested: * From Middle English trenket, trynket (“small knife, specifically, a cordwainer’s knife”). * From trick (“plaything, toy; trifle”, noun) or trick (verb). However, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, there is insufficient evidence of any shift of meaning from these words to the current meanings of trinket. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪŋkɪt/, /ˈtɹɪŋkət/ 1. Often followed by out: to adorn (someone or something) with trinkets (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1). Labels: rare, transitive Example: Oh! those were good Dame Nature’s times! / How memories sweet o’er-swarm us, / Ere wasp-like forms were girt around / With ‘bustles’ so enormous; / When modest arms were never bared / And trinketed for show, / Nor ever left their hiding-place, / Save to be hid in dough! Example: The Girls for sale are apparelled in a sumptuous manner, bathed, perfumed, and trinketed out for their [rich persons'] Private View; and their Captors seek to render 'em docile by giving 'em plenty of Sweetmeats. As if the intolerable pangs of Slavery were to be allayed by Lollipops!
Word: trinket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From trink (“(UK, dialectal, especially Scotland) channel, watercourse; trench”) + -et (diminutive suffix); compare Scots trink. Trink is possibly derived from Occitan trencque, trenque (Picardy), from Old French trenche, tranche (“trench”) (modern French tranche), from trenchier (“to cut”); further etymology uncertain, possibly: * from Latin truncāre, the present active infinitive of truncō (“to maim or mutilate by cutting off pieces; to truncate”), from truncus (“tree trunk; piece cut off”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- (“to carve; to cut off, trim”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs); or * from Vulgar Latin *trinicāre (“to cut into three parts”), from Latin tri- (prefix meaning ‘three’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”)) + duplicāre (“to double by dividing, split in two, tear”); possibly also influenced by Gaulish *trincare (“to cut off (the head)”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪŋkɪt/, /ˈtɹɪŋkət/ 1. A narrow or small watercourse. Labels: Ireland, Northern-Ireland, Scotland Example: It must have been about the same moment that a smack drew through the fine mist in the Firth [of Forth], and, sailing up the trinket, landed Provost Trail on the east pier-head.
Word: trinket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin uncertain, possibly: * from trinket (“small, showy ornament; thing of little value”) (see etymology 1); or * borrowed from Welsh trànked. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪŋkɪt/, /ˈtɹɪŋkət/ 1. A small vessel for drinking from; a cup, a mug, a porringer. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete Example: Mrs. Bargrave asked her, vvhether ſhe vvould not drink ſome Tea. Says Mrs. Veal, I do not care if I do: But I'le VVarrant this Mad Fellovv (meaning Mrs. Bargraves Husband,) has broke all your Trinckets.
Word: trinket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *tréyes Probably from French trinquet (“foremast; sail attached to a foremast”), from Italian trinchetto (“small sail, especially a foresail”), possibly from Latin triquetrus (“three-cornered, triangular”) (referring to a three-cornered sail), from tri- (prefix meaning ‘three’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”)) + Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁d- (“sharp”). Cognates * Catalan trinquet, triquete * French trinquet, trinquette * Italian trinchetto * Portuguese traquete * Spanish trinquete, trinquetilla Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪŋkɪt/, /ˈtɹɪŋkət/ 1. A small sail, specifically, a three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard. Labels: obsolete Example: [H]ee ſet up the trinkets or ſmall ſailes, meaning to make vvay into the deepe, commanding them that follovved ſtill, to make head, and direct their provvs againſt the right vving neere the land. Example: And the farther we went, the more the winds increaſed, ſo that they put vs to great diſtreſſe, ſayling alwayes with the ſheates of maineſaile and trinket warily in our hands, and with great diligence we looſed the ties of all the ſailes, to ſaue them the better, that the wind might not charge them too vehemently.
Word: trinket Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly borrowed from Scots trinket, trincket; further origin unknown, possibly related to: * trinket (“item used in a religious rite (also, a religious rite, belief, etc.) regarded as superfluous or trivial”) (see etymology 1); or * trick (noun) or trick (verb). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪŋkɪt/, /ˈtɹɪŋkət/ 1. To act in a secret, and often dishonest, way; to have secret, and often dishonest, dealings; to intrigue, to scheme. Labels: Scotland, intransitive, obsolete Example: And if any one aſkes me, hovv? and if I be of their Cabinet Council? I ſhall onely ſmile, perceiving they doe not knovv me. I am far from that, or having ever to doe vvith Kings or States in that kind, or pragmatically trinketing vvith State affaires, it being a Rule vvhich I live by, never to aſke great men mercy. Example: [T]he Pharisees were men of business, and that in a very eminent manner, as appears by their behaviour both in the court of Queen [Salome] Alexandra, and afterwards in the court of Herod [the Great]; where by their tricks and trinketing between party and party, and their intriguing it with courtiers and court-ladies, they had upon the matter set the whole court together by the ears; […]
Word: jewelry Part of Speech: noun 1. US standard spelling of jewellery. Labels: US, alt-of, standard, uncountable, usually Example: “The Global Africa Project” at the Museum of Arts & Design tries to survey this pervasiveness, in terms of contemporary visual endeavors of all kinds: jewelry, fashion, architecture, basketry, ceramics, painting, utilitarian design.
Word: jewelry Part of Speech: verb 1. To make jewelry. Labels: intransitive, rare Example: He was using all the arts of barbering, livery stabling, jewelrying, oratorying, and tailoring. Example: The members of this family have an honest and honorable record in their dealings and relations in every way, preferring the peaceful calling of farming, poultrying, and jewelrying; with a home of many comforts and enjoyments. 2. To adorn with jewelry or make into jewelry. Labels: intransitive, rare Example: The large UNESCO hall, where she exhibited, held them all in full space and light — the early paintings, the hand-woven textures and colors in wool, the brilliance of enamels and glass, jewelried silver and gold, and the structured clay metal and stone pieces.
Word: morrow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English morwe, apocopic form of morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz; compare Dutch morgen and German Morgen. Doublet of morgen and morn. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒɹəʊ/, /ˈmɔɹəw/, /ˈmɑɹoʊ/, /ˈmɔɹoʊ/, /ˈmɔɹo/ 1. The next or following day. Labels: archaic, poetic Example: Two men were walking in the street; one said to the other: “Upon the morrow I will sup with thee.” And the Pestilence grinned a grin that none beheld, baring his dripping teeth, and crept away to see whether upon the morrow those men should sup together. Example: The balance of the day and evening was filled with preparation for a great hunt—spears were overhauled, quivers were replenished, bows were restrung; and all the while the village witch doctor passed through the busy throngs disposing of various charms and amulets designed to protect the possessor from hurt, or bring him good fortune in the morrow’s hunt. 2. Morning. Labels: archaic Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:morrow.
Word: morrow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English morwe, apocopic form of morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz; compare Dutch morgen and German Morgen. Doublet of morgen and morn. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒɹəʊ/, /ˈmɔɹəw/, /ˈmɑɹoʊ/, /ˈmɔɹoʊ/, /ˈmɔɹo/ 1. To dawn Labels: intransitive Example: […] he did her bidding but hardly touched food; after which he lay at full length on his bed all the night through in cogitation deep until morning morrowed.
Word: grange Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English graunge, borrowed from Old French grange (“granary; barn; small farm”), from Vulgar Latin *grānica, from Latin grānum (“grain”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ 1. A granary. Labels: archaic Example: […] the loose unleter'd Hinds, / When for their teeming Flocks, and granges full / In wanton dance they praise the bounteous Pan. 2. A farm, with its associated buildings; a farmhouse, particularly one associated with a monastic order, or manor. Labels: UK Example: What tell'st thou me of robbing? / This is Venice. My house is not a grange. 3. A lodge of the Patrons of Husbandry, a fraternal organization. Labels: US
Word: standing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English standynge, stondynge, standende, stondinde, standande, stondande, from Old English standende, stondende, from Proto-Germanic *standandz (“standing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), equivalent to stand + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈstændɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of stand Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
Word: standing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English standynge, stondynge, standende, stondinde, standande, stondande, from Old English standende, stondende, from Proto-Germanic *standandz (“standing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), equivalent to stand + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈstændɪŋ/ 1. Erect, not cut down. Labels: not-comparable 2. Performed from an erect position. Labels: not-comparable Example: standing ovation 3. Remaining in force or status; ongoing. Labels: not-comparable Example: standing committee 4. Stagnant; not moving or flowing. Labels: not-comparable Example: standing water 5. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting. Labels: not-comparable Example: a standing colour 6. Not movable; fixed. Labels: not-comparable Example: a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed Example: the standing rigging of a ship
Word: standing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English standyng, stonding, stondung, from Old English *standung, equivalent to stand + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈstændɪŋ/ 1. Position or reputation in society or a profession. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: He does not have much of a standing as a chemist. Example: The males constantly test their standing, looking to move up in the hierarchy. 2. Duration. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a member of long standing 3. The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Tech[elles]. I heare them come, ſhall wee encounter them? Tam[burlaine]. Keep all your ſtandings, and not ſtir a foot, Myſelfe will bide the danger of the brunt. Example: I sinke in deepe mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deepe waters, where the flouds ouerflow me. 4. The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After their last win, their standing went up three places. 5. Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house." Example: "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing, and waste." 6. The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: to have standing Example: He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him. 7. The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates. Labels: UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
Word: interview Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-der. Old French entre- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Old French veoir Old French entreveoir Old French entreveue English interview From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view. Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/, /ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/, /ˈɪn.tə.vjʉː/ 1. An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures. Labels: obsolete Example: To be present at an interview, as that famous of Henry the Eighth and Francis the First, so much renowned all over Europe[…], no age ever saw the like. 2. Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature. Example: (Aaron Burr narrating): It was at about this time that I learned exactly what it was that Hamilton had said of me, and knew that this world was far too narrow a place to contain the two of us. Hamilton's friend made one further attempt to get him off the hook but only further impaled the slanderer by remarking that should Colonel Burr wish to enquire of any other conversation of Hamilton concerning Burr, a prompt and frank avowal or denial would be given. This was too much. I told Van Ness to set a time and place for an interview [referring to a duel with pistols]. 3. A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc. Example: The reporter gave the witness an interview. Example: He has a job interview on Saturday. 4. A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant. Example: It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job. 5. An audition. 6. A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.
Word: interview Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-der. Old French entre- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Old French veoir Old French entreveoir Old French entreveue English interview From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view. Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/, /ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/, /ˈɪn.tə.vjʉː/ 1. To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview. Labels: transitive Example: He interviewed the witness. Example: A very famous journalist interviewed him. 2. To be interviewed; to attend an interview. Labels: intransitive Example: She always interviews well. Example: When she interviewed with Microsoft in August, she overlooked a small cut in salary and asked about long-term career opportunities — and quality of life.
Word: intention Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English entencioun, intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō, intentiōnem. Compare intent. Equivalent to intent + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/ 1. A course of action that a person intends to follow. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My intention was to marry a wealthy widow. Example: It’s easy to promise anything when you have no intention of fulfilling any of it. 2. The goal or purpose. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The intention of this legislation is to boost the economy. Example: Though most of the cases here cover European encounters with non-Europeans, it is not the intention of the book to give the impression that genocide is a function of European colonialism and imperialism alone. 3. Tension; straining, stretching. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: cold in those inner parts, cold belly, and hot liver, causeth crudity, and intention proceeds from perturbations […]. 4. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or a purpose (an intent); closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: it is attention: when the mind with great earnestness, and of choice, fixes its view on any idea, considers it on all sides, and will not be called off by the ordinary solicitation of other ideas, it is that we call intention or study 5. The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: In a Word, the most part of chronical Distempers proceed from Laxity of Fibres; in which Case the principal Intention is to restore the Tone of the solid Parts; […]. 6. Any mental apprehension of an object. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 7. The process of the healing of a wound. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When healing occurs by primary intention, the wound is basically closed with all areas of the wound connecting and healing simultaneously.
Word: intention Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English entencioun, intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō, intentiōnem. Compare intent. Equivalent to intent + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/ 1. To intend.
Word: Qantas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Acronym of Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒntəs/ 1. The national airline of Australia.
Word: black box Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * Since c. 1945 in both main senses (that is, event recorders and objects with unknown innards), which are historically related to each other; for details, see black box § History and flight recorder § Terminology. * (a type of theater): Such theaters are often painted black. Pronunciation: /ˈblæk.bɒx/ 1. A flight recorder; the brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident. Labels: informal Example: scrutinizing all utterances recorded by the black box 2. Any similar device on motor vehicles, such as rail event recorders and ship trip recorders. Labels: broadly Example: the pilothouse's analogue of an airliner's black box 3. A theoretical construct or device with known input and output characteristics but unknown method of operation. Example: The authentication method and its details can be treated as a black box for purposes of this security architecture overview. 4. A device used in phreaking that prevents the calling party from being billed for the call placed. 5. A type of theater characterized by a lack of decoration or complex mechanisms. Labels: attributive 6. Synonym of football (“the leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans which is always near the US President”)
Word: black box Part of Speech: verb Etymology: * Since c. 1945 in both main senses (that is, event recorders and objects with unknown innards), which are historically related to each other; for details, see black box § History and flight recorder § Terminology. * (a type of theater): Such theaters are often painted black. Pronunciation: /ˈblæk.bɒx/ 1. To focus on the inputs and outputs without worrying about the internal complexity. Labels: transitive
Word: Herodotus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Hērodotus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος (Hēródotos). Pronunciation: /həˈɹɒdətəs/, /həˈɹɑdətəs/ 1. An ancient Greek historian who lived from 484 to 425 BCE.
Word: descent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English and Anglo-Norman descente, from Anglo-Norman descendre (“to descend”); see descend. Compare ascent, ascend. Doublet of desant. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛnt/, /dəˈsɛnt/, /diˈsɛnt/ 1. An instance of descending; act of coming down. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier. Example: The descent continues, still more steeply to Dundee (Tay Bridge), and approaching from the bridge itself this sharp descent gives the curious appearance that the station is below the level of the firth. 2. A way down. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We had difficulty in finding the correct descent. 3. A sloping passage or incline. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery. 4. Lineage or hereditary derivation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Our guide was of Welsh descent. 5. A drop to a lower status or condition; decline. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After that, the holiday went into a steep descent. 6. A falling upon or invasion. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A particular extension of the idea of gluing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: irate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin īrātus (“angered, angry”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from īrāscor (“to be angry”), from īra (“anger, wrath”). Pronunciation: /aɪˈɹeɪt/, /ˈaɪɹeɪt/ 1. Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged. Example: feel irate Example: sound irate
Word: Samos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάμος (Sámos). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.mɒs/ 1. An island belonging to the Sporades and a city on it, in the Aegean. 2. A modern Greek prefecture in the eastern part of the Aegean that includes the island along with the islands of Icaria and Fourni.
Word: phonetic alphabet Part of Speech: noun 1. A writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech. Example: International Phonetic Alphabet 2. A spelling alphabet: a set of code words used to substitute the names of the letters of the alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words. Example: NATO phonetic alphabet
Word: shaping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English schapynge, equivalent to shape + -ing. 1. The action of the verb to shape. Example: In contrast to the (to be sure, productive) shapings and constrainings of human identities in the sociotechnical network, here we have an expansion of identity. 2. The action of the verb to shape. Example: In general, it's a good idea to know ahead of time what your shaping steps will be and try to get 80% to 100% correct trials during the shaping steps and repeat each step for only 5 to 10 trials in a row. 3. The action of the verb to shape.
Word: shaping Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English shapinge, shapende, schapende, schappande, from Old English sċyppende, sċeppende, from Proto-West Germanic *skappjandī, from Proto-Germanic *skapjandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *skapjaną (“to form, shape, create”), equivalent to shape + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of shape Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: operant conditioning Part of Speech: noun 1. A technique of behavior modification through positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment. Labels: uncountable Example: With operant conditioning, the animal repeats behaviors that have desired consequences and avoids behaviors that lead to undesirable consequences (Figure 5-5).
Word: GWM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of gay white male. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: SO's affection for cats is important, but not nearly as important as not being allergic! It's really irritating to date a person who stops breathing whenever he's in your apartment. "GWM, 26, ISO G/BiM, must be kind to animals and have no allergies to pets..." Example: GWM, grn, brn, 41, looking for asian or hispanic that wants to piss all over or in me. Do you live in the San Jose, CA area. Email me. Looking for fun.
Word: Skinner box Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Burrhus Frederick Skinner (1904-1990), its inventor. 1. A box or cage in which a subject (usually an animal) may be isolated from outside influences and studied; used in operant conditioning experiments where the subject can operate a lever to obtain a reward or avoid a painful shock.
Word: GSOH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of good sense of humor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Felix got flustered again. ‘We got a lot in common, like . . . just a lot of things.’ ‘Long walks in the country, red wine, the operas of Verdi, GSOH . . .’ Annie held her arms wide and put her fingers together as in a yogic chant.
Word: resin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)bor. Latin rēsīnader. Old French résinebor. Middle English resyn English resin From Middle English resyn, resyne, from Old French résine, from Latin resīna. Doublet of rosin. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛzɪn/ 1. A viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Pine trees produce a sticky resin. Example: But those who attack violists shouldn't throw resin. Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune? 2. Any synthetic compound of similar properties. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The artist used synthetic resin in her sculptures.
Word: resin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)bor. Latin rēsīnader. Old French résinebor. Middle English resyn English resin From Middle English resyn, resyne, from Old French résine, from Latin resīna. Doublet of rosin. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛzɪn/ 1. To apply resin to. Labels: transitive
Word: good-looking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From good + looking. Compare Dutch goeduitziend (“good-looking”), German gutaussehend (“good-looking”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡʊdˈlʊk.ɪŋ/ 1. Physically attractive (of a person). Example: The princesses were, it is true, sufficiently good-looking, yet neither their persons nor their garments had that appearance of freshness and cleanliness without which no other charms can be contemplated with pleasure. Everything had a dingy and faded appearance, very disagreeable and unroyal to a European eye. Example: When one of us sees a good-looking guy, we nudge the other one and smile. One guy had the most gorgeous face I had ever seen. Every time we go to the mall we look around for 'that guy' just in case.
Word: polycyclic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English polycyclic From poly- + cyclic. 1. Involving more than one cycle. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having the members of a series, such as a calyx or corolla, in several circles. Labels: not-comparable
Word: polycyclic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English polycyclic From poly- + cyclic. 1. A polycyclic compound.
Word: monocyclic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English monocyclic From mono- + cyclic. 1. Having a single cycle of development or activity. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a single ring of atoms in the molecule; such as benzene or cyclopropane. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monocyclic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English monocyclic From mono- + cyclic. 1. Any monocyclic compound.
Word: bicyclic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English bicyclic From bi- + cyclic. 1. Having two cycles. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused, as in naphthalene, or separate, as in biphenyl. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] substitution of a carboxylate would be expected to destabilize the dritterionic mesomer that contributes to the singlet valence bond description as the benzyne geometry becomes more bicyclic. Example: These geometries are almost reversed in the triplets. The 1,3-borazyne (III) shows more bicyclic character than the corresponding m-benzyne
Word: bicyclic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English bicyclic From bi- + cyclic. 1. A bicyclic compound. Labels: physical
Word: straight-acting Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the appearance, mannerisms, etc., of a stereotypical heterosexual of the same gender rather than those stereotypically associated with gay men or lesbians.
Word: tricyclic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English tricyclic From tri- + cyclic. 1. Having three rings of atoms in the molecule. Labels: not-comparable Example: a tricyclic antidepressant Example: Anthracene is tricyclic. 2. Of a flower: composed of three whorls or organs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tricyclic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English tricyclic From tri- + cyclic. 1. Any tricyclic compound.
Word: CP Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of copy-protected. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: CP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cyberpunk. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of corporal punishment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of custodial parent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of crease pattern. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of county primary or community primary (school). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of child pornography. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, euphemistic, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of child pornography. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, euphemistic, humorous, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of cerebral palsy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of college prep; college preparatory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Initialism of complementizer phrase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Initialism of command post. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 12. Initialism of center of pressure. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 13. Initialism of charge-parity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 14. Initialism of critical point. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 15. Initialism of colored people. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, initialism, uncountable 16. Initialism of civil parish (used on OS 1:25 000 scale Explorer maps). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 17. Initialism of containment perimeter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 18. Initialism of capsid protein. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 19. Initialism of codepage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 20. Initialism of computer player. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 21. Initialism of cellphone. Labels: Internet, Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 22. Initialism of contract package. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 23. Initialism of command paper. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Canadian Press. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Canadian Pacific. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Communist Party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: 121 Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From one-to-one, with to replaced by the homophone two, with the words then replaced by numbers. 1. One-to-one. Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: one-to-one Part of Speech: adj 1. Matching each member of one set with exactly one member of another set. Example: There is a one-to-one relationship between days with large cash shortages and his workdays. 2. Involving direct communication between two people. Labels: UK Example: a one-to-one discussion Example: a one-to-one teaching session 3. Injective, being an injection: having the property that no two elements of the domain are mapped to the same image.
Word: one-to-one Part of Speech: noun 1. A personal relationship between two people. 2. A direct match or equivalent. Example: And though [Jesse] Armstrong[…] continues his avoidance of easy one-to-ones, there’s more than a whiff of Elon Musk to Venis […].
Word: WS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of watersports (sexual practice). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: GWM 25 would like to meet gay men bet 20-40 who are into W/S and light S&M. 2. Initialism of Web service. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of wrong side. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: with yarn in front, slip stitch purlwise on WS 4. Initialism of writer to the signet. Labels: Scotland, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of wavetable synthesis; a method used to generate sound by a digital music synthesizer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of World Series, a best of seven game series played annually to determine the championship of United States professional baseball. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of Writer to the Signet Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: WS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Western Samoa. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Washington State (“the State of Washington”). Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: WS Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of work-safe. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncommon Example: Having WS content does not "increase the diversity".
Word: elder Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation. Pronunciation: /ˈeldə/, /ˈɛldə/, /ˈɛldɚ/, /ˈɛldəɹ/ 1. comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority. Labels: comparative, form-of Example: It's typical for elder married couples to live in retirement homes. Example: The elder of the two was also an elder statesman. 2. Closer to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others. Example: The deal fell to Copling and the automaton therefore had the first "elder hand," with the advantage of a discard of five cards against its opponent's three.
Word: elder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation. Pronunciation: /ˈeldə/, /ˈɛldə/, /ˈɛldɚ/, /ˈɛldəɹ/ 1. A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role. Example: We were presented to the village elder. Example: At the friendship centre, you can arrange to meet with a social worker or an elder. 2. An old person. Labels: US Example: Treating illness among society’s elders is challenging since board-certified geriatricians (physicians trained, knowledgeable and certified in treating older patients) are in short supply, here in El Paso and throughout the country. 3. One who is older than another. Labels: in-plural, relational Example: Respect your elders. 4. One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor. Example: Carry your Head[…] as your Elders have done. 5. An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities. 6. A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments. Example: a travelling elder 7. A priest. Labels: obsolete 8. One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood. Labels: Mormonism, US Example: After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder. Example: Jack had been an elder for only a few days when he received a new calling. 9. A male missionary. Labels: Mormonism, US Example: The elders are coming over for dinner tonight. 10. Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority. Labels: Mormonism, capitalized, often Example: One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer. 11. A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess. Labels: Germanic
Word: elder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation. Pronunciation: /ˈeldə/, /ˈɛldə/, /ˈɛldɚ/, /ˈɛldəɹ/ 1. To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting. Labels: Quakerism Example: I was eldered for directly responding to someone else's message in meeting for worship.
Word: elder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ] From Middle English eldre, eller, ellern, from Old English ellærn, from Proto-Germanic *elernaz, *eldernaz (compare Low German Elhorn, Elloorn). Pronunciation: /ˈeldə/, /ˈɛldə/, /ˈɛldɚ/, /ˈɛldəɹ/ 1. A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries. Example: Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper. 2. Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white and yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
Word: elder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *aliþro (“udder”), from *alaną (“to nourish”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch elder (“udder”). Pronunciation: /ˈeldə/, /ˈɛldə/, /ˈɛldɚ/, /ˈɛldəɹ/ 1. A cow's udder, especially used as food.
Word: berries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of berry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: berries Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of berry Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: watersports Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of watersport Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watersports Part of Speech: noun 1. Any sexual activity involving urine or urination; pissplay. Labels: euphemistic, informal, uncountable
Word: responsibility Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From responsible + -ity. Although the components are of French origin, the compound appears to have been formed in English. Later-attested French responsabilité is modeled on the English word, and Italian responsabilità is in turn modeled on the French. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi], /ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] 1. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Responsibility is a heavy burden. 2. The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After all, it is undeniable that the B.R. standard coach scored highly in comparative trials with other European railway vehicles on the Continent a few years ago, so that B.R. civil engineers must share responsibility for any defects in its behaviour over here. Example: The vast majority of American Jews not only greatly dislike President Trump but also believe he has made them less safe: according to a May 2019 poll, nearly three-quarters of Jewish voters believe American Jews are less secure under Trump than they were before, 71 percent disapprove of Trump’s overall job performance, and nearly 60 percent believe that he bears at least some responsibility for the synagogue shootings carried out by white nationalists in Pittsburgh and Poway. 3. A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility! Example: The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world 4. A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: French franc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Retronym for franc to refer to the franc used in France and avoid confusion with francs used in other countries. 1. The former currency of France and its territories, now superseded by the euro. Symbol: FF
Word: fist-fuck Part of Speech: noun 1. Sexual practice in which a (fisted) hand is inserted and moved in or around the vagina or rectum. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: fist-fuck Part of Speech: verb 1. To insert and remove and move a (fisted) hand in someone's vagina or rectum. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: HIV could be transmitted if a person with a cut on their hand fistfucked their partner and caused bleeding in their rectum or vagina.
Word: irenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek εἰρηνικός (eirēnikós, “characterized by peace, peaceful”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’). Εἰρηνικός (Eirēnikós) is derived from εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, “peace”) (possibly from εἴρω (eírō, “to fasten together”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“(verb) to bind, tie together; (noun) thread”)), or εἴρω (eírō, “to say, speak”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to say, speak”))) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’). Pronunciation: /aɪˈɹiːnɪk/, /-ˈɹɛ-/, /aɪˈɹinɪk/ 1. Promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful. Example: Plato and the Athenians must have felt almost as uncomfortable with Xenophon's irenic intervention as one feels at times in an argument when—just as the point in dispute, precisely by being brought to a head, begins to be interesting—a helpful third party kindly takes it upon himself to reconcile the disputants, to take the whole matter back to a triviality Example: The idea that the Jews of the region are not genetically distinct from other peoples of the area should be an irenic insight.