nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Shakespearean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Shakespeare + -ean. Pronunciation: /ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/, /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived. Example: […]there were those who had them set far over back—wide-awake men, who wanted a clear prospect; while careless men, who did not know, or care, how their hats sat, had them shaking about in all directions. The various hats, in fact, were quite a Shakespearean study. Example: The boisterous Bulmer playfully made a pass at him with his drawn sword, going forward with the lunge in the proper fencing fashion, and making a somewhat too familiar Shakespearean quotation about a rodent and a Venetian coin. 2. Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship. 3. Composed of Shakespearean sonnets.
Word: Shakespearean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Shakespeare + -ean. Pronunciation: /ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/, /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/ 1. A scholar of the works of Shakespeare. Example: Another lawyer and well-known Shakespearian, Richard Grant White, says: "No dramatist of the time, not even [Francis] Beaumont, who was the younger son of a judge of the Common Pleas, and who after studying in the Inns of Court abandoned law for the drama, used legal phrases with Shakespeare's readiness and exactness.[…]" 2. A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays.
Word: Shakespearean Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Shakespeare + -ean. Pronunciation: /ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/, /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/ 1. Shakespearean English. Example: I have had no one to talk to for ages. There’s Ma, who only talks in Shakespearean. And it took me ages to learn that and I still don’t understand the whole thing. Example: Honorable Corps Commander, I am one of your seven personal robots at your residence, and I assure you I am the best. […] I can speak Shakespearean, Hoch Deutch, Urdu, and three other dead languages.
Word: natural son Part of Speech: noun 1. A male biological offspring, whether legitimate or illegitimate, as opposed to one adopted. Example: They have two children: a natural son and an adopted daughter. 2. An illegitimate son.
Word: Shakespearean sonnet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564–1616) and strongly associated with his authorship. 1. A sonnet comprising three quatrains and a final couplet, in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.
Word: Elizabethan sonnet Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Shakespearean sonnet.
Word: English sonnet Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Shakespearean sonnet.
Word: Spenserian sonnet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English poet Edmund Spenser (1552/1553–1599) and associated with his authorship. 1. A sonnet comprising three quatrains with the latter rhyme part being carried over from one quatrain to the next, and a concluding couplet, therefore comprising a rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee.
Word: feeble Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō (“to weep, cry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-. Doublet of foible. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːbəl/ 1. Deficient in physical strength. Example: Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball. Example: Pent up in Utica he vainly forms A poor Epitome of Roman Greatneſs, And, cover’d with Numidian Guards, directs A feeble Army, and an empty Senate, Remnants of mighty Battels fought in vain. 2. Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint. Example: That was a feeble excuse for an example.
Word: feeble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō (“to weep, cry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-. Doublet of foible. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːbəl/ 1. To make feeble; to enfeeble. Labels: obsolete
Word: feeling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/, /ˈfi.lɪŋ/ 1. Emotionally sensitive. Example: Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling. 2. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility. Example: He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.
Word: feeling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/, /ˈfi.lɪŋ/ 1. Sensation, particularly through the skin. Example: The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling. 2. Emotion; impression. Example: The house gave me a feeling of dread. Example: Part of the 'western arcade' (as it's known) is lined with delis, cafes and other shops, giving it the feeling of a bazaar. 3. Emotional state or well-being. Example: You really hurt my feelings when you said that. 4. Emotional attraction or desire. Labels: plural-normally Example: Many people still have feelings for their first love. Example: You can kiss a hundred boys in bars Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling You can say it's just the way you are Make a new excuse, another stupid reason 5. Intuition. Example: He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition. Example: I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work. 6. An opinion, an attitude. Example: When you are tempted to speculate in cocoa, lie down until the feeling goes away.
Word: feeling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/, /ˈfi.lɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of feel Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: archabbot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi-bor. Old English arċe- Middle English arch- English arch- Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab- Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- Aramaic אַבָּאbor. Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba) Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs)der. Latin abbās Latin abbātembor. Old English abbod English abbot English archabbot From arch- + abbot. 1. In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
Word: hanging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/, /ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɪŋ/, /ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hang Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: This is done by a set screw which works in a slot in the incline, so that without altering the hanging of the door, it can be raised to any required height.
Word: hanging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/, /ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɪŋ/, /ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɪŋ/ 1. Suspended. Labels: not-comparable Example: The hanging vines made the house look older than it was. 2. Unprotected and exposed to capture. Labels: not-comparable 3. Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: hanging breaking ball Example: hanging slider 4. Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting. Labels: UK, not-comparable, slang Example: MUGSEY: Yeah. You fancy ‘im don’ you. LEANNE: No I don’t. Shut yer mouth. MUGSEY: Your mum said he’s gonna end up just like his dad. LEANNE: She don’ even know Bingo. Anyway, I don’t fancy ‘im, ‘e’s hanging. 5. Extending beyond the margins of a page. Labels: not-comparable Example: hanging punctuation
Word: hanging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang + -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”). Pronunciation: /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/, /ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɪŋ/, /ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɪŋ/ 1. The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there. Example: The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village. 2. Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters). Labels: countable Example: The various hangings on that Christmas tree look nice. 3. The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged. Labels: uncountable Example: I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.
Word: yell Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”). Pronunciation: /jɛl/ 1. To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement. Labels: intransitive 2. To convey by shouting. Labels: transitive Example: He yelled directions to the party from the car. 3. To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner. Labels: informal, usually Example: If I come home late again, my dad is gonna yell at me. Example: They sent another email yelling at us to get our reports in on time. (or) They sent another email yelling about how we had to get our reports in on time.
Word: yell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”). Pronunciation: /jɛl/ 1. A shout. 2. A phrase to be shouted. Example: After the dinner a general reception was held in the spacious parlors of the hotel during which the occasion was very much enlivened with the old college songs and old college yells, which transported us all in mind and feelings[…]
Word: yell Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Scots yeld (“ceasing to give milk”). Pronunciation: /jɛl/ 1. dry (of cow) Labels: Ulster, not-comparable
Word: load Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Acronym of living online all day. 1. A person that spends all day online. The term was originally used in the late 1980s to describe users on free Q-Link (later America Online) accounts who never signed off the system at great expense to the company. Labels: Internet, obsolete Example: She never logs off; she is a real LOAD!
Word: wishbone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wish + bone. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪʃˌboʊn/ 1. A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries. 2. A spar in two parts, between which a sail is hoisted, the wishbone extending its clew. 3. Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone. 4. A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation. 5. A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone.
Word: wishbone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wish + bone. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪʃˌboʊn/ 1. To form into a wishbone-like shape; to fork. Labels: transitive
Word: aperitif Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of apéritif. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: love-struck Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From love + struck. 1. struck by (usually romantic) love; smitten. Example: Fay Wray was hoisted into the air by the love-struck ape.
Word: 4x4 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From its dimensions (4 inches by 4 inches); the 'x' is a substitute for the multiplication symbol ×. Pronunciation: /ˌfɔː(ɹ)baɪˈfɔː(ɹ)/ 1. A piece of timber with a cross section of 4 inches square.
Word: 4x4 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From various combinations of having four-wheel drive, having four wheels, and/or having a four-speed transmission. Pronunciation: /ˌfɔː(ɹ)baɪˈfɔː(ɹ)/ 1. A four-wheel vehicle with four-wheel drive. 2. A four-wheel-drive vehicle with a four-speed transmission. 3. Any vehicle with four-wheel drive. Labels: broadly
Word: noman Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Middle English noman, interpreted as no + man. 1. Nobody. Labels: obsolete Example: Let noman deceaue you by ony meanes. Example: Which ſeing it is ſo, let noman wonder, that I, not miſtruſting anie whit the vniuerſal cauſe of the Catholiks, but miſdoubting mine own wit, and the ſhameleſſe ſhifts of our aduerſaries, haue chosen to dedicate this work to yͤ myſteri of thy glorious body and blood (Lord Ieſu Chriſt,)[…]
Word: Great Galactic Ghoul Part of Speech: name 1. A notional space monster invoked to explain the high failure rate of probes sent to Mars. Labels: humorous Example: Considering the billions of dollars worth of spacecraft that the Great Galactic Ghoul has eaten in the past, the UK’s Beagle 2, at about $70 million, must have seemed like an insignificant little morsel—like eating a couple of grapes, when one really wants to have a T-bone steak.
Word: aphorism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from Late Middle English amphorisme, from Middle French aphorisme, afforisme (modern French aphorisme), from Medieval Latin aphorismus, aforismus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (ăphorĭsmós, “limitation; distinction, separation; definition; aphorism”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “to mark off a boundary; to define, determine; to distinguish, separate; etc.”) + -μός (-mós, suffix forming abstract nouns). Ἀφορίζω (Aphorízō) is from ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-, prefix meaning ‘away; from; off’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“away; off”)) + ὁρίζω (horízō, “to delimit; to define; to determine; to divide, separate; etc.”) (from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary, limit; definition, term; etc.”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werw- (“to draw; to mark out”)) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, “suffix forming similative verbs”)). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈæfəɹɪz(ə)m/, /ˈæfəˌɹɪzəm/ 1. A concise expression of a principle in an area of knowledge; an axiom, a precept. Example: [K]novvledge, vvhile it is in Aphoriſmes and obſeruations, it is in grovveth [growth]; but vvhen it once is comprehended in exact Methodes; it may perchance be further polliſhed and illuſtrate, and accommodated for vſe and practiſe; but it encreaſeth no more in bulke and ſubſtance. 2. A concise or pithy, and memorable, expression of a general truth; a maxim, a saying. Example: Is not thy common talke ſound Aphoriſmes? Example: '[T]is an old Aphoriſme, Oderunt omnes, quem metuunt [Everyone hates the one they fear]. 3. The essence or heart of something. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: VVe are novv to annexe the concluſion of the ſong, […] The partes are three. […] 3. A ſentence of acclamation, the aphoriſme and iuice of the vvhole ſonge, […]
Word: aphorism Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from Late Middle English amphorisme, from Middle French aphorisme, afforisme (modern French aphorisme), from Medieval Latin aphorismus, aforismus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (ăphorĭsmós, “limitation; distinction, separation; definition; aphorism”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “to mark off a boundary; to define, determine; to distinguish, separate; etc.”) + -μός (-mós, suffix forming abstract nouns). Ἀφορίζω (Aphorízō) is from ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-, prefix meaning ‘away; from; off’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“away; off”)) + ὁρίζω (horízō, “to delimit; to define; to determine; to divide, separate; etc.”) (from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary, limit; definition, term; etc.”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werw- (“to draw; to mark out”)) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, “suffix forming similative verbs”)). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈæfəɹɪz(ə)m/, /ˈæfəˌɹɪzəm/ 1. To speak or write one or more aphorisms (noun sense 2). Labels: intransitive Example: Theſe paſſages diſcours'd and Aphoriſm'd at large in the Houſe; at the private Committee, divers fouler ſuſpitions and aggravations are treated vvith a greater freedom; vvhich being again vvith their ſeveral proofs reported before the vvhole Body, by the general doom he is pronounced guilty. Example: [T]here is no art that hath bin more canker'd in her principles, more ſoyl'd, and ſlubber'd vvith aphoriſming pedantry then the art of policie; […]
Word: pouch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puhô Frankish *pokōbor. Old French puche Old Northern French pouchebor. Middle English pouche English pouch From Middle English pouche, poche, borrowed from Old Northern French pouche, from Old French poche, puche (whence French poche; compare also the Anglo-Norman variant poke), of Germanic origin: from Frankish *poka (“pouch”) (compare Middle Dutch poke, Old English pohha, dialectal German Pfoch). Doublet of poke; compare pocket. Pronunciation: /paʊt͡ʃ/ 1. A small bag usually closed with a drawstring. 2. An organic pocket in which a marsupial carries its young. 3. Any pocket or bag-shaped object, such as a cheek pouch. 4. A protuberant belly; a paunch. Labels: dated, derogatory, slang 5. A cyst or sac containing fluid. Example: […]form a large Pouch or Cyst 6. A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse. 7. A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain etc. from shifting.
Word: pouch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puhô Frankish *pokōbor. Old French puche Old Northern French pouchebor. Middle English pouche English pouch From Middle English pouche, poche, borrowed from Old Northern French pouche, from Old French poche, puche (whence French poche; compare also the Anglo-Norman variant poke), of Germanic origin: from Frankish *poka (“pouch”) (compare Middle Dutch poke, Old English pohha, dialectal German Pfoch). Doublet of poke; compare pocket. Pronunciation: /paʊt͡ʃ/ 1. To enclose within a pouch. Labels: transitive Example: The beggar pouched the coin. 2. To transport within a pouch, especially a diplomatic pouch. Labels: transitive Example: We pouched the encryption device to our embassy in Beijing. 3. To swallow. Example: And, to name no more, the common Heron hath its most remarkable Parts adapted to this Service; long Legs for wading; and a long Neck answerable thereto to reach Prey; a wide, extensive Throat to pouch it; long Toes, with strong hooked Talons […] Example: […] but if they shake the line and move, after they have remained still three or four minutes, you may conclude the fish has pouched the bait and feels the hooks, then wind up your slack and strike, but not violently, and always mind to keep the point of your rod a little raised while you are playing and killing your fish […] 4. To pout. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: He pouched his mouth, and reared himself up and swelled; but answered me not. 5. To pocket; to put up with. Labels: obsolete Example: And for the value of the gowden piece , it shall never be said I pouched her siller
Word: lugubrious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lūgubris (“mournful; gloomy”), with the suffix -ious. Pronunciation: /luːˈɡ(j)uː.bɹi.əs/, /lʊˈɡ(j)uː.bɹi.əs/, /ləˈɡ(j)u.bɹi.əs/ 1. Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree. Example: His client’s lugubrious expression tipped off the detective that something lurked beneath her optimistic words. Example: The exaggeration with darkness imparted to the glooms of this region impressed Henchard more than he had expected. The lugubrious harmony of the spot with his domestic situation was too perfect for him, impatient of effects, scenes, and adumbrations.
Word: harbor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English herberwe, herber, from Old English herebeorg (“shelter, lodgings, quarters”), from Proto-West Germanic *harjabergu (“army shelter, refuge”), from *harjaz (“army”) + *bergō (“protection”), equivalent to Old English here (“army, host”) + beorg (“defense, protection, refuge”). The final syllable was subsequently altered by analogy with the Anglo‐Norman and Old French suffix -or (as seen in loanwords like honour and labour). Doublet of albergo and auberge. See also borrow, bury, harbinger, harry and here. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːbə/, /ˈhɑɹbɚ/ 1. Any place of shelter. Labels: US, countable Example: The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves. 2. A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading. Labels: US, countable Example: [T]here aboutes dwelt greate multitudes of people half wilde, hiding thẽſelues in caues of the grounde, of ſmall ſtature, and very fearefull, for as ſoone as they ſawe them they fled into their holes, and that there was a great riuer and very good harborough. Example: A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world and has something to give in return. 3. A mixing box for materials. Labels: US, countable 4. A house of the zodiac, or the mansion of a heavenly body. Labels: US, countable, obsolete 5. Shelter, refuge. Labels: US, obsolete, uncountable
Word: harbor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English herberwen, herbere (later harboure), from Old English herebeorgian (“to take up one's quarters, lodge”), from the noun (see above). Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːbə/, /ˈhɑɹbɚ/ 1. To provide a harbor or safe place for. Labels: US, transitive Example: The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves. Example: Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents. 2. To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water. Labels: US, intransitive Example: The fleet harbored in the south. 3. To drive (a hunted stag) to covert. Labels: US, transitive Example: This is the time that the horseman are flung out, not having the cry to lead them to the death. When quadruped animals of the venery or hunting kind are at rest, the stag is said to be harboured, the buck lodged, the fox kennelled, the badger earthed, the otter vented or watched, the hare formed, and the rabbit set. 4. To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind. Labels: US, transitive Example: She harbors a conviction that her husband has a secret, criminal past. Example: He said, “I am full of anger and bitterness at those people, but I will go to an AA meeting today and try to divest myself of these resentments, because if I hang on to resentments, I will drink again.” It occurred to me that this man was fortunate in being aware that harboring resentments is destructive.
Word: hearing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈhɪː.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/, /ˈhiː.ɹɪŋ/ 1. Able to hear, as opposed to deaf. Example: Deaf people often must deal with hearing people.
Word: hearing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈhɪː.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/, /ˈhiː.ɹɪŋ/ 1. The sense used to perceive sound. Labels: uncountable Example: My hearing isn't what it used to be, but I still heard that noise. 2. The distance or physical region within which something may be heard; earshot. Labels: uncountable Example: She moved out of hearing and I lost the end of the sentence. Example: When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper. 3. Something heard; a report or piece of news. Labels: countable Example: More evidence followed. Evidence as to the financial difficulties in which the prisoner had found himself at the end of July. Evidence as to his intrigue with Mrs. Raikes—poor Mary, that must have been bitter hearing for a woman of her pride. 4. The act by which something is heard; the act of perceiving by sound or the auditory sense. Labels: countable Example: To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […] 5. A proceeding at which discussions are heard. Labels: uncountable Example: There will be a public hearing to discuss the new traffic light. Example: All I want is for my views to get a fair hearing. 6. A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing. Labels: countable Example: Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time. The hearing will be unprecedented in its remit, but at its core will be a simple issue: should Reggie Clemons live or die? 7. A scolding. Labels: countable, dated, informal, uncountable
Word: hearing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English herynge, equivalent to hear + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈhɪː.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/, /ˈhiː.ɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hear Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: scrap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep- (“to engrave”). Cf. Swedish skräp (“garbage”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæp/ 1. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole. Example: I have no materials — not a scrap. 2. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I don't care a scrap. Example: “I don't mind anything. I don't mind your being technically German a scrap. All I think is that it was a little—well, perhaps a little excessive to marry another German when you had done it once already. […]” 3. Leftover food. Labels: countable, plural-normally, uncountable Example: Give the scraps to the animals: any meat to the dogs, and the rest to the hogs. 4. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: pork scraps 5. Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk. Labels: uncountable Example: That car isn't good for anything but scrap. Example: “We need a set of wheels to carry out this plan of yours.” “Queenie?” “We need her now more than ever.” “Will she still be in the field where we left her?” “No, no, no. The fuzz will have towed her away by now.” “Where will she be, then?” “They will have sold the old girl off for scrap.” 6. A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips. Labels: UK, countable, in-plural, uncountable 7. Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, such as sweepings left over from handling higher grades. Labels: uncountable 8. A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Sureno gang. Labels: countable, ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable 9. A snare for catching birds. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: scrap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep- (“to engrave”). Cf. Swedish skräp (“garbage”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæp/ 1. To discard; to get rid of. Labels: transitive Example: The party plans to scrap the military-drafted constitution, and bring the army's many business interests under the Ministry of Finance. Example: "The wire is probably at the station." "True; you said 10.45. Well, what do you propose doing now?" "Scrapping all our arrangements and recovering the papers without arresting Slater." 2. To stop working on (a project or plan) indefinitely. Labels: transitive 3. To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks. Labels: intransitive 4. To dispose of at a scrapyard. Labels: transitive Example: Northern made much of the scrapping of the first of the Pacers (142005), and to date 35 of its Class 142s have been scrapped, with a further 11 off-lease at Gascoigne Wood. 5. To make into scrap. Labels: transitive Example: Standing on the mountain above Caerphilly, one may reflect upon the gap where once stood Llanbradach Viaduct, and look near at hand upon the restored ruins of Caerphilly Castle; man labours to rebuild the mediaeval whilst he ruthlessly scraps the modern.
Word: scrap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from the obsolete colloquial meaning "sinister plot, scheme, villainy", or a dialectal variant of scrape. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæp/ 1. A fight, tussle, skirmish. Example: We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.
Word: scrap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps from the obsolete colloquial meaning "sinister plot, scheme, villainy", or a dialectal variant of scrape. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæp/ 1. to fight Example: Oh yeah! Keep it spicy! You know I love a good tussle, Gonzales! Keep on scrappin', son! 'Course, it ain't gonna do you much good in the end.
Word: karoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originates from the Khoikhoi word karo (meaning dry, and hard) Pronunciation: /kəˈru/ 1. Any vast prairie bordering a desert. 2. Any of the composite bushes typical of the Karoo. Labels: South-Africa Example: The herd is kept in an enclosure with wire fence about 7 feet high[…] They eat grass and karoo, but prefer bush of every kind, even eating the bitter aloe.
Word: metro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Clipping of metropolitan. Pronunciation: /mɛtɹo/ 1. metropolitan: of or relating to the city. Labels: morpheme Example: metro-link, metro-bus, metro-rail
Word: metro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From metra, medical English, via New Latin, via Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra), "uterus". Pronunciation: /miːtɹo/ 1. Uterus; uterine. Labels: morpheme
Word: metro- Part of Speech: prefix 1. poetry; meter Labels: morpheme 2. relating to measurements Labels: morpheme
Word: nipper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nip Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English nipper From nip + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪpə(ɹ)/ 1. One who, or that which, nips. Example: Watt saw the little movements of the stuff, the little bulgings and crumplings, and the sudden indrawings, where it was nipped, between forefinger and thumb probably, for those are the nippers. 2. Any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping. Labels: plural-normally 3. A child. Labels: UK, informal Example: Heard what I was saying, and nipped off to the patrols the very next day. Pretty smart for a nipper of seven, eh? Example: No, this is not a creche: nippers should not be running around, fighting under the pool table or generally creating havoc (this applies to dogs, too). 4. A child aged from 5 to 13 in the Australian surf life-saving clubs. Labels: Australia Example: SLSA has become a multi-million dollar enterprise comprising 262 clubs located around the Australian coastline, with 100000 members, which included thousands of juniors or ‘nippers’, as they were more commonly known. Example: It is the first day of training for a group of ten ‘little nippers’ (novice surf life-savers). An assortment of children expectantly hover in the clubhouse. 5. A boy working as a navvies' assistant. Labels: historical 6. A mosquito. Labels: Canada, Newfoundland, slang 7. One of four foreteeth in a horse. Labels: archaic 8. A satirist. Labels: obsolete Example: […] ready backbiters, sore nippers, and spiteful reporters privily of good men. 9. A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. Labels: obsolete, slang 10. A fish, the cunner. 11. A European crab (Polybius henslowii). Labels: archaic 12. The claws of a crab or lobster. 13. A young bluefish. 14. A machine used by a ticket inspector to stamp passengers' tickets. Labels: dated Example: The railway ticket nipper has the identification number of the conductor on it […] 15. One of a pair of automatically locking handcuffs. 16. One of the gloves or mittens worn by fishermen to protect their hands from cold and abrasion. Labels: historical Example: Suddenly the line flashed through his hand, stinging even through the "nippers," the woolen circlets supposed to protect it. Example: Today, there are new synthetic materials to protect the hands, but until recently, fishermen wore nippers—thick rubber gloves with cotton lining.
Word: nipper Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English nip Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English nipper From nip + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪpə(ɹ)/ 1. To seize (two ropes) together. Labels: transitive
Word: tot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Scots tot, a shortened form of totum (“small child; tot”), of uncertain origin, perhaps shortened from totter (“to move in an unsteady way”), Compare tottle, also Old Norse tottr (“name of a dwarf”), Swedish tutte (“small child”), Danish tommeltot (“little child”). Pronunciation: /tɒt/, /tɑt/ 1. A small child. Example: He learned to run when he was just a tot. Example: When I was but a tiny tot, I knocked the neighbors cold / For I became to walk when I was scarcely one year old 2. A small amount of liquor, (particularly) a small measure of rum. Example: Then I give them a tot of rum apiece, as they sit huddled in their blankets. Example: And tot of rum to send him warm to sleep. 3. Ellipsis of tater tot. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 4. A small cup, usually made of tin. Labels: Barbados 5. A foolish fellow. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete Example: Whoe answeared like a toute, or a maddman, as he was, that he was for the Kinge.
Word: tot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of total (“to sum”). Pronunciation: /tɒt/, /tɑt/ 1. To sum or total. Example: There are, of course, many ways to proceed from here, the most likely being that you, as an experienced tradesman, would simply know what these amounts come to (in terms of groups of ten) and can tot them up in your head. 2. To mark (a debt) with the word tot (Latin for "so much"), indicating that it was good or collectible for the amount specified. Labels: UK, historical Example: a totted debt
Word: tot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of total (“to sum”). Pronunciation: /tɒt/, /tɑt/ 1. A total, an addition of a long column of figures.
Word: ineluctable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French inéluctable (whence in- + e- and -able), from Latin inēlūctābilis, from in- + ēlūctor (“struggle out”) + -bilis. Pronunciation: /ɪn.ɪˈlʌk.tə.bəl/ 1. Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible. Example: God indeed (if it please him) can by his absolute power over his Creature, make him act this thing, or take that thing, by ineluctable Necessity, and whether he will or no. Example: They have come under the yoke of ineluctable slavery.
Word: denial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deny + -al. Pronunciation: /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ 1. An assertion of untruth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The singer has issued a sweeping denial of all the rumors. 2. The negation in logic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The denial of "There might be X" is the null, "False, there is no X." 3. A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The denial of medical treatment to those who cannot afford to pay is scandalous. Example: I cannot understand the bank's denial of my loan application. 4. Refusal to believe that a problem exists. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We couldn't break through his denial about being alcoholic. Example: Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures. 5. Refusal to admit responsibility for wrongdoing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Denial is the first act when the perpetrator refutes the very nature of the planned measures, explaining the steps as justified and legitimate actions to cope with the identified problem. The denial then lives on during the different stages of the genocide and is invoked continuously by the perpetrator whenever its actions are criticized or labeled as atrocities and unlawful. At the end, once the practical stages have had their course, all that remains and thrives is the denial. 6. Negationism, denialism of historical facts or accepted interpretation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The sheer length of the list demonstrates the hold denial wields over states and societies, a power that may be best understood empirically by delving further into the two best-documented cases of Holocaust and Armenian [genocide] denial. Example: However, just as genocide is understood by some—including Raphael Lemkin—as a kind of radical, perverse act of creation, so too, denial does not aim only at a negation of reality but also at the creation of a new reality. 7. A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He is in denial that he has a drinking problem. Example: "Denial" came out of the therapyspeak prevalent in the middle of the 20th century, especially as it was applied to confronting the reality of mortality. It was popularized as the first stage of grief, and quickly expanded to include refusal to confront any bad news or disturbing ideas. 8. A disownment or disavowal Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The denial of Jesus by Peter.
Word: sanitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sanitary + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/ 1. The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To lovers of Victoriana it will not be necessary to enlarge on the original beauty of many [old stations], but to the modern traveller romantic nostalgia will not compensate for bleak, draughty waiting rooms, ancient sanitation, uncomfortable grimy seats and gas lighting; he is likely to prefer the comforts of a modern car on a winter's morning. 2. The policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: diopter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dioptra, from Ancient Greek διόπτρα (dióptra). 1. A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters. 2. The dioptre adjustment mechanism of a pair of binoculars or of a camera viewfinder. 3. A lens element attached to the front of a photographic lens to shorten the lens's minimum focus distance; also called a "close-up filter". Labels: dated 4. Any lens system, such as a telescope. Labels: obsolete 5. A theodolite or similar surveyor’s angle measuring device. Labels: obsolete 6. An alidade. Labels: obsolete 7. A surgical speculum. Labels: obsolete 8. An instrument for drawing the skull by projections. Labels: obsolete
Word: parenteral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From par- + enteral; early 20th century. 1. Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection. Labels: not-comparable Example: Terbinafine is available in 250 mg tablets and in a topical 1% ointment. There is no parenteral form available.
Word: subcutaneous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin subcutāneus, from sub- + cutis (“skin”) + adjectival suffix -āneus. Pronunciation: /sʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/ 1. Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.
Word: intramuscular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin intramuscularis, from prefix intra-, "within", + musculum, "muscle". 1. Inside a muscle or the muscles. Labels: not-comparable
Word: intravenous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English venous English intravenous From intra- + venous. Pronunciation: /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/ 1. Inside the veins. Labels: not-comparable Example: Ikenna had typhoid and had been admitted at the hospital, receiving intravenous injections. Example: The inside of the vehicle is pretty sparse and there are no oxygen tanks, intravenous drips or machines that go "ping."
Word: intravenous Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English venous English intravenous From intra- + venous. Pronunciation: /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/ 1. A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein. Labels: uncountable Example: Get his morphine intravenous started stat!
Word: mundane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English mondeyne, from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundānus, from Latin mundus (“world”). Compare Danish mondæn. (ordinary): Compare typologically Russian несусве́тный (nesusvétnyj) (<~ не- (ne-) + (rare) сусве́тный (susvétnyj) < свет (svet)). Pronunciation: /mʌnˈdeɪn/, /mən-/, [mʌnˈdeɪn], [mɐnˈdeɪn], [mʌnˈdɛjn] 1. Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly. 2. Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world. Example: Amongst mundane bodies, six there are that do perpetually move, and they are the six Planets; of the rest, that is, of the Earth, Sun, and fixed Stars, it is disputable which of them moveth, and which stands still. 3. Ordinary; not new. 4. Tedious; repetitive and boring.
Word: mundane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mondeyne, from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundānus, from Latin mundus (“world”). Compare Danish mondæn. (ordinary): Compare typologically Russian несусве́тный (nesusvétnyj) (<~ не- (ne-) + (rare) сусве́тный (susvétnyj) < свет (svet)). Pronunciation: /mʌnˈdeɪn/, /mən-/, [mʌnˈdeɪn], [mɐnˈdeɪn], [mʌnˈdɛjn] 1. An unremarkable, ordinary human being. 2. A person considered to be "normal", part of the mainstream culture, outside the subculture, not part of the elite group. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: THE LIVERPOOL PARTY at Pat and Frank Milnes’ celebrated both the Gunpowder Plot and the Liverpool Club’s 400th and something meeting. Two mundane and non-fan friends of the hosts - women, too - played brag all night and Norman Weedall disappeared at 3 a.m. Example: The Demon Barber and I played Shock the Mundanes. The door would open up and we would start a sentence in mid-imaginary conversation, like—‘Of course, they never found the body.’ 3. A person who is not a Satanist. Labels: derogatory 4. The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world. Labels: slang Example: Long famed in fandom, Mr. Bloch skyrocketed to prominence in the mundane when his autobiographical novel, PSYCHO, was made into a hit motion picture.
Word: milieu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *me Borrowed from French milieu (“physical or social environment; group of people with a common point of view”), from Middle French milieu, meilleu, mileu, from Old French milliu, meillieu, mileu (“middle”), from mi- (prefix meaning ‘half’) (from Latin medius (“half; middle”)) + lieu, leu (“place”) (from Latin locus (“place; spot (specific location)”)). Pronunciation: /ˈmiːljɜː/, /mɪlˈjɜː/, /-ˈju/, /-ˈjʊ/, /mɪlˈju/ 1. An environment or setting; a medium; environs Example: Australian cinema is a messy affair. It is a messiness not only in our ways of knowing, reading, consuming and producing films and the larger film-making milieu of which they are a part, but also a messiness among the films themselves […] Example: In the electronic milieu, accuracy is accomplished by the technology, and the appropriate strategy for judgment is likely to entail ensuring coherence within and across electronic and naturalistic components of the ecology. 2. A social environment or setting. Labels: specifically Example: The distinction between the constituents in, and the conditions of, the integral life-career of person is well brought out in contrasting the attitudes of attention which persons normally develop with the milieux or social media which serve as the theater for their exercise. […] The assertive attitude of challenge finds its milieux in the domains of sport, art, exercise, industry, etc., to which the conception of gestalt may well be extended. Example: Confronted by the multiplicity of the milieus that could influence curriculum activity, we need some way of deciding not only what kinds of milieus should claim our attention, but also what kinds of knowledge about them we should attend to. 3. A group of people with a common point of view; a social class or group. Example: It's not easy to find someone whom one has mislaid for years in London, particularly if she belongs to the sort of milieu that Anna belonged to, but clearly the first thing to do is look in the telephone book.
Word: rank Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English rank (“strong, proud”), from Old English ranc (“proud, haughty, arrogant, insolent, forward, overbearing, showy, ostentatious, splendid, bold, valiant, noble, brave, strong, full-grown, mature”), from Proto-West Germanic *rank, from Proto-Germanic *rankaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Dutch rank (“slender, slim”), Low German rank (“slender, projecting, lank”), Danish rank (“straight, erect, slender”), Swedish rank (“slender, shaky, wonky”), Icelandic rakkur (“straight, slender, bold, valiant”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæŋk/, [ˈɹʷæŋk], /ˈɹeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈɹʷeɪ̯ŋk], /ˈɹɛ̃ŋk/ 1. Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong. Labels: obsolete Example: rank grass Example: rank weeds 2. Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong. Labels: obsolete Example: rank land Example: fow Sprat or Fullum Barley, which is the best for rank Land, because it doth not run ſo much to Straw 3. Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong. Labels: obsolete Example: The moon had spread over everything a thin layer of silver—over the rank grass, over the mud, upon the wall of matted vegetation standing higher than the wall of a temple […] 4. Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong. Labels: obsolete 5. Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong. Labels: informal, obsolete 6. Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong. Labels: obsolete Example: If Safford happens to be driving a "rank" horse, one that insists on getting away fast, he goes along with the rest, […] 7. Having a very strong, bad taste or odor. Example: Your gym clothes are rank, bro – when'd you last wash 'em? Example: Divers sea fowls taste rank of the fish on which they ordinarily feed. 8. complete, unmitigated, utter. Labels: emphatic, intensifier, negative Example: rank treason Example: rank nonsense 9. lustful; lascivious Labels: obsolete Example: the ewes being rank, In end of autumn turned to the rams