nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: plus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs Proto-Italic *plēōs Old Latin plousder. Latin plūsbor. English plus Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”). Pronunciation: /ˈplʌs/, /ˈplɜs/, [ˈplɘ̞s], /ˈplɐs/, [ˈpläs] 1. A positive quantity. Example: But the pluses far outweigh the criticisms. 2. An asset or useful addition. Example: He is a real plus to the team. Example: Look at Trife. He's got two felonies. That means he's finished in society. But he can rap. His two felonies, in rap, man, that's a plus. 3. A plus sign: +. 4. Abbreviation of LGBT+ Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: plus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs Proto-Italic *plēōs Old Latin plousder. Latin plūsbor. English plus Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”). Pronunciation: /ˈplʌs/, /ˈplɜs/, [ˈplɘ̞s], /ˈplɐs/, [ˈpläs] 1. Being positive rather than negative or zero. Labels: not-comparable Example: −2 * −2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four") 2. Positive, or involving advantage. Labels: not-comparable Example: He is a plus factor. 3. Electrically positive. Labels: not-comparable Example: A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole. 4. (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards. Labels: informal, not-comparable, postpositional Example: The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48. 5. And more. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Have you been to Brazil, Bhutan, or Botswana? Well, I haven't and I'm reday ^([sic]) to go ― almost anywhere interesting actually. Warm, wise world traveler seeks equally exciting, self-sufficient soul for adventures plus.
Word: STD Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of std (“standard”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: STD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of sexually transmitted disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Some studies estimate that as many as one out of every two people might contract an STD at some point in their lives. Example: Avoiding STDs in 1990s Manhattan, Trump memorably clarified, was “my personal Vietnam … I feel like a great and very brave soldier”. 2. Initialism of subscriber trunk dialling or subscriber toll dialing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of short-term disability. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of save the date. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, humorous, initialism, rare, sometimes, uncountable
Word: apathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French apathie, from Latin apathīa, from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια (apátheia, “impassibility”, “insensibility”, “freedom from emotion”), from ἀπαθής (apathḗs, “not suffering or having suffered”, “without experience of”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πάθος (páthos, “anything that befalls one”, “incident”, “emotion”, “passion”). Doublet of apatheia, which was borrowed directly from Ancient Greek. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.pə.θi/ 1. Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I opened it with apathy; the theory which he attempts to demonstrate and the wonderful facts which he relates soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm.
Word: Filipino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe + -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred to a male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent, synonym to Spanish insular (“islander”) (plural insulares) in the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines, before it was applied as a nationality for every citizen of the Philippines from the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution. Pronunciation: /filiˈpino/, /piliˈpino/, /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/ 1. A citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such. 2. Specifically the male equivalent of Filipina. 3. A male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent. Labels: historical, obsolete
Word: Filipino Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe + -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred to a male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent, synonym to Spanish insular (“islander”) (plural insulares) in the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines, before it was applied as a nationality for every citizen of the Philippines from the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution. Pronunciation: /filiˈpino/, /piliˈpino/, /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/ 1. The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog. Labels: uncountable
Word: Filipino Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe + -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred to a male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent, synonym to Spanish insular (“islander”) (plural insulares) in the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines, before it was applied as a nationality for every citizen of the Philippines from the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution. Pronunciation: /filiˈpino/, /piliˈpino/, /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its peoples, languages, and cultures. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the basis of the national language of the Philippines. Labels: not-comparable
Word: deface Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English defacen, from Old French defacier, desfacier (“to mutilate, destroy, disfigure”), from des- (“away from”) (see dis-) + Late Latin facia. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfeɪs/, /diːˈfeɪs/ 1. To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner. Example: 1869: George Eliot, The Legend of Jubal That wondrous frame where melody began / Lay as a tomb defaced that no eye cared to scan. Example: After the painting was defaced a decade ago, it went viral and has been a tourist attraction ever since. 2. To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value of. Example: He defaced the I.O.U. notes by scrawling "void" over them. Example: 1776: Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations One-and-twenty worn and defaced shillings, however, were considered as equivalent to a guinea, which perhaps, indeed, was worn and defaced too, but seldom so much so. 3. To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it. Example: You get the Finnish state flag by defacing the national flag with the state coat of arms placed in the middle of the cross.
Word: opening Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English openynge, openande, openand, from Old English openiende, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, from Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, present participle of *upanōną (“to open”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian iepenjend, Dutch openend, German öffnend, Swedish öppnande, Icelandic opnandi. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/, /ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/, /ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of open Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: opening Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English openynge, openande, openand, from Old English openiende, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, from Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, present participle of *upanōną (“to open”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian iepenjend, Dutch openend, German öffnend, Swedish öppnande, Icelandic opnandi. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/, /ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/, /ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/ 1. Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events. Labels: not-comparable Example: The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music. Example: The opening act of the battle for Fort Sumter was the firing of a single 10-inch mortar round from Fort Johnson at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, by Lt. Henry S. Farley, who acted upon the command of Capt. George S. James, which round exploded over Fort Sumter as a signal to open the general bombardment from 43 guns and mortars at Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson, the floating battery, and Cummings Point. 2. Of the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of the batsman who opens the innings or of a bowler who opens the attack. Labels: not-comparable
Word: opening Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English openyng, openynge, openunge, from Old English openung (“an opening”), from Proto-West Germanic *opanungu, from Proto-Germanic *upanungō (“an opening”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Eepenge, Epenge (“an opening”), West Frisian iepening (“an opening”), Dutch opening (“an opening”), German Öffnung (“an opening”), Danish åbning (“an opening”), Swedish öppning (“an opening”). Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/, /ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/, /ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/ 1. An act or instance of making or becoming open. Example: The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name. Example: He remembered fondly the Christmas morning opening of presents. 2. A gap permitting passage through. Example: A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks. Example: He slipped through an opening in the crowd. 3. An act or instance of beginning. Example: There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately. Example: Their opening of the concert with Brass in Pocket always fires up the crowd. 4. Something that is a beginning. Example: They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread. 5. Something that is a beginning. Example: The French openings decided that satin gowns, suits, wraps and even hats were to be in first fashion this autumn. 6. Something that is a beginning. 7. Something that is a beginning. Example: John spends two hours a day studying chess openings, and another two hours studying endgames. 8. A vacant position, especially in an array. Example: Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years? 9. A vacant position, especially in an array. Example: If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock. Example: The only two-hour openings for the hockey rink are between 1AM and 5AM. 10. A vacant position, especially in an array. Example: We have an opening in our marketing department. 11. An opportunity, as in a competitive activity. Example: The Reds carved the first opening of the second period as Glen Johnson's pull-back found David Ngog but the Frenchman hooked wide from six yards. 12. In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
Word: spank Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly imitative, or perhaps a special use of Etymology 2 (below) in the sense of a horse stamping its foot against the ground. There is no evidence of a relation with Portuguese espancar (“to batter, strike”). Pronunciation: /ˈspæŋk/, [ˈspæŋk], /ˈspeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈspeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈspɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈspɛ̃ŋk] 1. To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification. Labels: transitive 2. To soundly defeat, to trounce. Labels: transitive 3. To hit very hard. Labels: transitive Example: Spurs had a free-kick on the edge of the Liverpool box. Érik Lamela spanked it low into the wall, got the ball back, played it out to Christian Eriksen.
Word: spank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly imitative, or perhaps a special use of Etymology 2 (below) in the sense of a horse stamping its foot against the ground. There is no evidence of a relation with Portuguese espancar (“to batter, strike”). Pronunciation: /ˈspæŋk/, [ˈspæŋk], /ˈspeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈspeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈspɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈspɛ̃ŋk] 1. An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap. Example: Three men were about a foot behind my left shoulder trading off spanks on each others butts. 2. A slapping sound, as produced by spanking. 3. An instance of masturbation. Labels: euphemistic, slang Example: spank bank Example: to have a quick spank
Word: spank Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain. Likely of Dutch or Low German origin. Compare North Frisian spanke (“to step with pride”), Saterland Frisian spankje (“to splash”), dialectal Dutch spanken (“to limp, hobble”), Dutch spankeren (“to run away quickly, gallop off”), German Low German spenkern (“to burst, explode, shatter, splash, spray”), Danish spanke (“to strut”), Swedish spånka (“to strut proudly”); originally, equivalent to span + -k. Compare also dialectal English spang (“to leap, bound; shoot out, fling”). Pronunciation: /ˈspæŋk/, [ˈspæŋk], /ˈspeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈspeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈspɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈspɛ̃ŋk] 1. To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace. Labels: intransitive 2. To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship. Labels: intransitive Example: The ship was really spanking along. 3. To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: spank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Likely of Dutch or Low German origin. Compare North Frisian spanke (“to step with pride”), Saterland Frisian spankje (“to splash”), dialectal Dutch spanken (“to limp, hobble”), Dutch spankeren (“to run away quickly, gallop off”), German Low German spenkern (“to burst, explode, shatter, splash, spray”), Danish spanke (“to strut”), Swedish spånka (“to strut proudly”); originally, equivalent to span + -k. Compare also dialectal English spang (“to leap, bound; shoot out, fling”). Pronunciation: /ˈspæŋk/, [ˈspæŋk], /ˈspeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈspeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈspɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈspɛ̃ŋk] 1. A leap or bound. Labels: dialectal
Word: singular value decomposition Part of Speech: noun 1. A particular type of factorisation of a matrix into a product of three matrices, of which the second is a diagonal matrix that has as the entries on its diagonal the singular values of the original matrix.
Word: nomenclature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nōmenclātūra (“a calling by name, list of names”), from nōmen (“name”) + calāre (“call”). Doublet of nomenklatura. Pronunciation: /nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋ.klət͡ʃə/, /-ˈmɛn-/, /ˈnəʊmɪn.klət͡ʃə/, /ˈnəʊmɛn.klət͡ʃə/, /ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪt͡ʃɚ/ 1. A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms—as divorced from their study as living entities. Example: The existence of a systematic nomenclature for the unknown elements does not deny the right of 'discoverers' of new elements to suggest other names to the Commission after their discovery has been established beyond all doubt in the general scientific community. 2. A set of names or terms. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I'll try to educate ya / Gonna familiarize you with the nomenclature Example: Another major defect of the current literature dealing with the nomenclature of hybrid forms of English is the scant attention paid to the question of frequency. 3. A name. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: usages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of usage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jerry Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹi/ 1. A diminutive of the male given names Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jared, Jerome, Jermaine, Jerrold, or similar male given names. Example: We stated in our last that the award in this class was sent to Fowler & Vannatta’s Jerry, but this was a mistake which arose from the fact that there were two Jerrys in this class and both of them grade Herefords, one from Benton County, Ind., and one shown by Wallace Libby & Co., Ottawa, Ill. When the awards were made it was announced that Mr. Vannatta’s Jerry was the winner, and that breeder left for his home congratulating himself on the fact of having a winner on the block; […] Example: ..."I, incidentally, am Jeremy Wilson, and anyone who abbreviates that to 'Jerry' does so at unspeakable peril." "Oh really?" Kay asked. "Why?" "Well, just a wartime hangover. We used to call the Germans 'Jerries'." "I don't know much about the German war." 2. A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine or Jerilyn. 3. An unincorporated community in Asotin County, Washington, United States; named for early rancher Jerry McGuire.
Word: Jerry Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹi/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of jerry (“a chamber pot”). Labels: alt-of
Word: Jerry Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of German + -y. Popularized during World War I. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹi/ 1. A personification of the German people. Labels: UK, US, dated, ethnic, slur Example: Phipps went on: “One of our chaps, out on a reccy over the Bulgarian front, thought he saw something in the snow. Something fishy. He dropped down to have a dekko and nearly had kittens. What d'you think? Jerry's got a mass of stuff there—tanks, guns, lorries, every sort of heavy armament. All camouflaged. White.” Example: […] chucking your towel on the sunbed and making sure Jerry doesn't get there first.
Word: Jerry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of German + -y. Popularized during World War I. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛɹi/ 1. A German, particularly a male German. Labels: UK, US, dated, ethnic, slur Example: But Robert had been cheeriness itself, had told them to buck up and think of England, reminding them that moaning wasn’t going to beat the Jerries.
Word: poltergeists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of poltergeist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Reddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi). Pronunciation: /rɛɖ.ɖi/, /ɹɛdi/ 1. A member of a Telugu caste, mostly from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Word: Reddy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi). Pronunciation: /rɛɖ.ɖi/, /ɹɛdi/ 1. A surname from Telugu.
Word: Reddy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Ó Rodaigh. Pronunciation: /rɛɖ.ɖi/, /ɹɛdi/ 1. A surname of Irish origin.
Word: cavea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cavea. Doublet of cage. 1. The seating section of a Greek or Roman theatre or amphitheatre. Example: Vitruvius, in writing that colonnades are desirable above theatres, is thinking of late Asiatic and Roman caveas; […] Example: Between (1) and the foot of the Cavea (7), there was built a rectangular Podium (5), situated right in the middle of the orchestra, which effectively rules out any possibility that the Hellenistic and Roman caveas could have been used for theatrical performances.
Word: icing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Gerund of the verb to ice. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪsɪŋ/ 1. A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: THICK FLUFFY ICING At the present time there is a demand for very light fluffy icing that may be piled high on a cake. For beating many of the icings of this variety an electric beater is used, and the syrup is added very slowly. 2. A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Conditions conducive to the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Cessna pilots reported that moderate icing was present between 13,000 and 4,000 feet in the cloud layers.
Word: icing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the verb to ice. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of ice Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Bambara Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɑmˈbɑɹ.ə/, /-ɑ/ 1. A member of a Mandé ethnic group native to much of West Africa. 2. The Bambara groundnut, Vigna subterranea.
Word: Bambara Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bɑmˈbɑɹ.ə/, /-ɑ/ 1. A West Sudanic language spoken mainly in Mali by as many as six million people, and by smaller numbers of people in Senegal Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Gambia.
Word: effulgence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ex- (“out of, from”) and fulgere (“to shine”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ence. Pronunciation: /ɪˈfʌl.d͡ʒəns/ 1. A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the clear effulgence of the stars by night […] Example: He stood for a moment taking in the effulgence.
Word: bereave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English bireven, from Old English berēafian (“to bereave, deprive of, take away, seize, rob, despoil”), from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną, and Old English berēofan (“to bereave, deprive, rob of”); both equivalent to be- + reave. Cognate with Dutch beroven (“to rob, deprive, bereave”), German berauben (“to deprive, rob, bereave”), Danish berøve (“to deprive of”), Norwegian berøve (“to deprive”), Swedish beröva (“to rob”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 (biraubōn). Pronunciation: /bɪˈɹiːv/ 1. To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip. Labels: transitive Example: Madam, you have bereft me of all words, Example: bereft of him who taught me how to sing 2. To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: All your interest in those territories / Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. Example: […] shall move you to bereave my life. 3. To deprive of power; prevent. Labels: transitive 4. To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive. Labels: transitive Example: Death bereaved him of his wife. Example: The family has been recently bereaved. 5. To destroy life; cut off. Labels: intransitive, rare
Word: love bite Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlʌv baɪt/ 1. A bruise on the skin caused by someone sucking or biting it, usually with sexual intent. Labels: UK Example: Then the turtle-billing kisses, and the poignant painless love bites, which they both exchang'd in a rage of delight, all conspiring towards the melting period Example: And when my teeth the poignant love-bite try, / Thine should return the painless poignancy.
Word: post Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin postisbor. Old English post Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”). Pronunciation: /pəʊst/, /poʊst/, [poːst] 1. A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. Example: ram a post into the ground 2. A stud; a two-by-four. 3. A pole in a battery. 4. A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown. 5. A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes. 6. A printing paper size measuring 19.25 inches x 15.5 inches. 7. A goalpost. Example: But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post. 8. A location on a basketball court near the basket. 9. The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt. Labels: obsolete Example: when God ſends coyne, I will diſcharge your poaſt 10. The vertical part of a crochet stitch.
Word: post Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin postisbor. Old English post Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”). Pronunciation: /pəʊst/, /poʊst/, [poːst] 1. To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review. Labels: transitive Example: Post no bills. Example: Martin Luther posted his ninety five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg. 2. To announce publicly; to publish. Labels: broadly, transitive Example: The company posted record profits this quarter. Example: Although New York City preceded many large cities in posting a drop in homicides and other violent offenses in the early 1990s, by the end of the decade it also seemed to be at the forefront of a possible cyclical rebound. 3. To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation. Example: to post someone for cowardice Example: On Pain of being posted to your Sorrow Fail not, at Four, to meet me here To-morrow. 4. To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger. Example: You have not poſted your Books theſe Ten years; hovv is it poſſible for a Man of Buſineſs to keep his Affairs even in the VVorld at this rate? 5. To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up. Example: thoroughly posted up in the politics and literature of the day 6. To deposit a payment that may or may not be returned. Labels: transitive Example: Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand. 7. To deposit a payment that may or may not be returned. Labels: transitive Example: to post bail Example: For example, if the police or court sets bail at $1,000, and a suspect owns a fancy watch worth at least that amount, the defendant may be able to use the watch to post bail.
Word: post Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der. Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Old Latin *poznō Latin pōnō Latin posita Italian postader. Middle French postebor. English post Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”). Pronunciation: /pəʊst/, /poʊst/, [poːst] 1. To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier. Example: Beyond Cologne we descended to the plain of Holland; and we resolved to post the remainder of our way […]. 2. To travel quickly; to hurry. Example: Post speedily to my lord your husband. Example: thousand at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait. 3. To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. Labels: Australia, India, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK Example: Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day. 4. To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting. 5. To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc. Labels: Internet Example: I couldn't figure it out, so I posted a question on the mailing list.
Word: post Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der. Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Old Latin *poznō Latin pōnō Latin posita Italian postader. Middle French postebor. English post Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”). Pronunciation: /pəʊst/, /poʊst/, [poːst] 1. With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly. Labels: not-comparable Example: His highness comes post from Marseilles, Example: In this posture were affairs at the inn when a gentleman arrived there post. 2. Sent via the postal service. Labels: not-comparable
Word: post Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from French poste. Pronunciation: /pəʊst/, /poʊst/, [poːst] 1. An assigned station; a guard post. Example: From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away. 2. An appointed position in an organization, job. Example: As hard as this may seem for some people to understand, my adamant stand in favor of President Clinton leaving his post was not personal. Example: She was Nicolas Sarkozy's pin-up for diversity, the first Muslim woman with north African parents to hold a major French government post. But Rachida Dati has now turned on her own party elite with such ferocity that some have suggested she should be expelled from the president's ruling party.
Word: post Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from French poste. Pronunciation: /pəʊst/, /poʊst/, [poːst] 1. To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc. 2. To assign to a station; to set; to place. Example: Post a sentinel in front of the door. Example: [I]t might be to obtain a ship for a lieutenant that had passed as master and commander, or to get him "posted"— […]
Word: post Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin postbor. English post Borrowed from Latin post. Pronunciation: /pəʊst/, /poʊst/, [poːst] 1. After; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications. Example: One of the most appealing things for me about Barack Obama has always been that he comes post the post-60s generation. Example: Lew reckons he had three options for the cash-cow which was Premier post the Coles sale.
Word: post Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of post-production. Pronunciation: /pəʊst/, /poʊst/, [poːst] 1. Post-production. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: We'll fix it in post. Example: Admittedly many of these can be fixed in post, but this may limit your flexibility in other areas.
Word: post Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of post mortem. Pronunciation: /pəʊst/, /poʊst/, [poːst] 1. A post mortem (an investigation of a body's cause of death). Labels: informal Example: I gotta run. Yes, send the kid to the morgue. We'll do a post on Monday.
Word: POST Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /poʊst/ 1. Acronym of power-on self-test. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: POST Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /poʊst/ 1. To successfully perform a power-on self-test. Example: The computer had a bunch of strange components, but it still POSTed so I assumed everything worked.
Word: caduceus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Via Latin cādūceus, cādūceum, adaptation of Doric Ancient Greek καρύκειον (karúkeion, “herald’s wand or staff”). This and Attic Greek κηρύκειον (kērúkeion) are derived from κῆρυξ (kêrux, “herald, public messenger”). Related to κηρύσσω (kērússō, “to announce”). Pronunciation: /kəˈdu.si.əs/, /kəˈdjuː.si.əs/ 1. The official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger of the gods, usually represented with two snakes twined around it. Example: Caduceus the rod of Mercury, / With which he wonts the Stygian realmes inuade […] 2. A symbol (☤) representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it, used to indicate merchants and messengers. It is also sometimes incorrectly substituted for the rod of Asclepius as a symbol of medicine. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:caduceus.
Word: casket Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette. Pronunciation: /ˈkæs.kɪt/, /ˈkɑː.skɪt/ 1. A little box, e.g. for jewellery. Example: They will be here at five, take merely the clothes necessary for the journey and her jewel-casket. The Hunt for the Red Casked 2. An urn. Labels: UK 3. A coffin. Labels: Canada, US 4. A gasket.
Word: casket Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from Norman cassette. Possibly reformed by analogy with cask, thus analyzable as cask + -et. Doublet of cassette. Pronunciation: /ˈkæs.kɪt/, /ˈkɑː.skɪt/ 1. To put into, or preserve in, a casket. Labels: poetic, transitive Example: I have […] casketed my treasure.
Word: exercise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-der. Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise From Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium. Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/, /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/, /ˈek.sə.sɑez/, /ˈek.sə.saɪz/ 1. Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. Labels: countable Example: The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay. Example: Where noyse of armes, or vew of martiall guize / Might not reuiue desire of knightly exercize. 2. Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I like to do my exercises every morning before breakfast. I do calisthenics for physical exercise, and I do crosswords for mental exercise. Example: Regular mental exercise keeps the circuits of the brain active and healthy and reduces the risk of dementia. 3. Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Swimming is good exercise. Example: She does stomach exercises every day. 4. Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Such exercises as puzzles and chess can help keep the mind sharp as we age. 5. A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights. Example: We urge the exercise of patience and restraint. 6. The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I assisted the ailing vicar in the exercise of his parish duties. Example: Lewis[…] refused even those of the church of England[…]the public exercise of their religion. 7. That which gives practice; a trial; a test. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: But patience is more oft the exerciſe / Of Saints, the trial of thir fortitude,
Word: exercise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-der. Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise From Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium. Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/, /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/, /ˈek.sə.sɑez/, /ˈek.sə.saɪz/ 1. To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop. Example: to exercise troops or horses; to exercise one's brain with a puzzle 2. To perform physical activity for health or training. Labels: intransitive Example: I exercise at the gym every day. 3. To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice. Labels: transitive Example: exercise caution Example: The tenant exercised his option to renew the tenancy. 4. To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious. Example: exercised with pain Example: It is not a question that has exercised me greatly in the past. 5. To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to. Labels: obsolete Example: And herein doe I exercise my selfe to haue alwayes a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. Example: Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.
Word: crania Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cranium. Labels: form-of, plural Example: They used advanced CT scanning and digital construction to correct the compression and distortions in the crania, which revealed a mix of previously unknown traits.
Word: onymous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from anonymous. Pronunciation: /ˈɒn.ɪ.məs/, /ˈɑn.ɪ.məs/ 1. Having a name. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Roumania Part of Speech: name 1. Dated form of Romania. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: Rumania Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɹʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹuˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ 1. Dated form of Romania. Labels: alt-of, dated Example: Yugoslavia is as free as Iran, freer than Rumania, less free than Morocco.
Word: perspicuous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin perspicuus, in turn from perspiciō (“see through”). Pronunciation: /pəˈspɪkjuːəs/, /pərˈspɪkjəwəs/, /pɚˈspɪkjuːəs/ 1. Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid. Example: I am always willing to run some hazard of being tedious in order to be sure that I am perspicuous […] 2. (Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out. 3. That can be seen through clearly; that lets light through. Labels: rare
Word: homograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From homo- + -graph. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒməɡɹɑːf/, /ˈhəʊməɡɹæf/, /ˈhɑːməɡɹæf/, /ˈhoʊməɡɹæf/ 1. A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology. 2. A text character or string that looks identical to another when rendered.
Word: cobbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English cobeler, cobelere (“mender of shoes, cobbler”) [and other forms]; further origin unknown. The word appears to be derived from an early form of cobble (“to mend roughly, patch; (specifically) to mend shoes, especially roughly”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns), but is attested much earlier than the verb which suggests that the verb may be a back-formation from cobbler. Sense 2 (“sheep left to the end to be sheared”) is a pun on cobbler’s last (“tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes”); while sense 3 (“clumsy workman”) is derived from cobble + -er: see above. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒblə/, /ˈkɒbələ/, /ˈkɑblɚ/, /ˈkɑbəlɚ/ 1. A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes. Example: This honest Cobler has done what he might: / That Statesmen in their Shoes might walk upright. / But rotten Shoes of Spannish running-leather: / No Coblers skill, can stitch them strong together. Example: [W]hat would they think of a French cobler cutting ſhoes for ſeveral of his fellow-ſubjects out of an old apple-tree? 2. A sheep left to the end to be sheared (for example, because its wool is filthy, or because it is difficult to catch). Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang 3. A person who cobbles (“to assemble or mend in an improvised or rough way”); a clumsy workman. Labels: obsolete Example: Truely Sir, in reſpect of a fine Workman, / I am but as you would ſay, a Cobler.
Word: cobbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain; it has been suggested that the word derives from cobbler’s punch (“warm drink made of beer with added spirit, sugar, and spices”), or because the drink patches up (“repairs; makes better”) the drinker. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒblə/, /ˈkɒbələ/, /ˈkɑblɚ/, /ˈkɑbəlɚ/ 1. An (iced) alcoholic drink containing spirit or wine, with lemon juice and sugar. Labels: US Example: [H]e produced a very large tumbler, piled up to the brim with little blocks of clear transparent ice, through which one or two thin slices of lemon, and a golden liquid of delicious appearance, appeared from the still depths below, to the loving eye of the spectator. […] "This wonderful invention, sir," said Mark, tenderly patting the empty glass, "is called a cobbler. Sherry cobbler when you name it long; cobbler, when you name it short.[…]" Example: In the creed of Asirvadam the Brahmin, the drinker of strong drink is a Pariah, and the eater of cow's flesh is damned already. If, then, he can tell a cocktail from a cobbler, and scientifically discriminate between a julep and a gin-sling, it must be because the Vedas are unclasped to him; for in the Vedas all things are taught.
Word: cobbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cobble (“rounded stone used for paving roads, cobblestone”) + -er (occupational suffix). Cobble is from Late Middle English, from cobbe (“head or leader; gangleader; bully (?); male swan, cob; the head; something rounded or in the form of a lump”) + -le, -el (suffix forming diminutives). The further etymology of cobbe is uncertain; it is perhaps a variant of cop (“the top of something (a house, tower, mountain, tree, etc.); crown or top of the head; the head”), from Old English cop, copp (“summit, top; cup, vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“round object, orb; knoll; hilltop, summit; crown or top of the head; head; skull; bowl; container, vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object; knoll”), from *gew- (“to bend, curve; an arch, vault”). However, this is doubted by the Oxford English Dictionary. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒblə/, /ˈkɒbələ/, /ˈkɑblɚ/, /ˈkɑbəlɚ/ 1. A roadworker who lays cobbles.
Word: cobbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a variant of or related to cob, cobb (“stony fruit kernel; nut used in the game of conkers, conker; game of conkers”), perhaps from Middle English cobbe (“head or leader; gangleader; bully (?); male swan, cob; the head; something rounded or in the form of a lump”): see further at etymology 3. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒblə/, /ˈkɒbələ/, /ˈkɑblɚ/, /ˈkɑbəlɚ/ 1. The shiny, hard seed of the horse chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum), especially when used in the game of the same name (sense 1.2); a conker, a horse chestnut. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: ["A]n' 'e was mad, an' so he snatched my cobbler an' run off with it. An' so I run after 'im, an' when I was gettin' hold of him, 'e dodged, an' it ripped 'is collar. But I got my cobbler—" He pulled from his pocket a black old horse-chestnut hanging on a string. This old cobbler had "cobbled"—hit and smashed—seventeen other cobblers on similar strings. So this boy was proud of his veteran. 2. Synonym of conkers (“a game for two players in which the participants each have a horse-chestnut (known as a cobbler (sense 1.1) or conker) suspended from a length of string, and take turns to strike their opponent's conker with their own with the object of destroying the opponent's conker before their own is destroyed”). Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: cobbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin unknown. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒblə/, /ˈkɒbələ/, /ˈkɑblɚ/, /ˈkɑbəlɚ/ 1. Used as a name for various animals. Labels: Australia Example: Fished for cobblers in the evening. The warbler sings its night-song. 2. Used as a name for various animals. Labels: Australia 3. Used as a name for various animals. Labels: UK 4. Used as a name for various animals. Labels: UK 5. Used as a name for various animals. Labels: US 6. A police officer. Labels: plural-normally, slang Example: Look out: it’s the cobblers!
Word: cobbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. First attested in 1859; various suggested etymologies include: * the top having the appearance of cobblestone rather than smooth rolled-out pastry; * Middle English cobeler, some type of wooden bowl, dish, or vessel (mentioned in a 1385 list of wooden vessels) * the dish having been cobbled together, as it is suggested it may have originated in the British colonies in America among settlers who lacked ingredients and tools to make make things like traditional suet pudding and so fit together pieces of other pastry-topping materials. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒblə/, /ˈkɒbələ/, /ˈkɑblɚ/, /ˈkɑbəlɚ/ 1. Often preceded by a descriptive word as in apple cobbler, peach cobbler, etc.: a kind of pie, usually filled with fruit, originally having a crust at the base but nowadays generally lacking this and instead topped with a thick, cake-like pastry layer. Labels: US Example: I have selected a few dishes, and made out a little bill of fare, which will go home in the steamer that precedes me, and be hot when I arrive—as follows: […] Apple puffs, Southern style. Peach cobbler, Southern style. Peach pie. American mince pie. Example: The Al Qaeda online magazine 'Inspire' has a recipe for a homemade bomb. They also have a recipe for a pretty darn good peach cobbler.
Word: cobbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cobbler's awls as rhyming slang for balls. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒblə/, /ˈkɒbələ/, /ˈkɑblɚ/, /ˈkɑbəlɚ/ 1. A testicle. Labels: Cockney, in-plural, slang 2. Nonsense. Labels: Cockney, figuratively, in-plural, slang
Word: imitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French imitable, from Latin imitābilis. See imitate. Pronunciation: /ˈɪmɪtəbəl/ 1. Capable of being imitated or copied. Example: The characters of man placed in lower stations of life are more usefull, as being imitable by great numbers. 2. Worthy of imitation. Example: otherwise how were it possible, that the most base men, and separate from all imitable qualities, could so often attain to honour and riches, but by such an observant slavish course ?
Word: acquaintant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English acquaint Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English acquaintant From acquaint + -ant. Pronunciation: /əˈkweɪntənt/ 1. An acquaintance. Labels: rare Example: By the time that an author hath written out a book, he and his readers are become old acquaintants
Word: polyeidism Part of Speech: noun 1. The quality or state of being polyeidic. Labels: uncountable
Word: movement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old French movoir Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Old French movementbor. Middle English mevement English movement From Middle English mevement, from Old French movement (modern French mouvement), from movoir + -ment; cf. also Medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere (“move”). Doublet of moment and momentum. In this sense, displaced native Old English styring, which led to Modern English stirring. Morphologically move + -ment. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːv.mənt/ 1. Physical motion between points in space. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I saw a movement in that grass on the hill. 2. A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: social movement Example: The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947. 5. A large division of a larger composition. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Beethoven's movements 6. Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last year. 8. The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The movement on his cutter was devastating. 9. A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. Ellipsis of bowel movement (“an act of emptying the bowels”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: when after a movement feces are streaked with blood and the patient suffers from sphincter algia, a fissure should be suspected, 11. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable