nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: wore Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɔː/, /wɔɹ/, /wo(ː)ɹ/, /woə/ 1. simple past of wear Labels: form-of, past 2. past participle of wear Labels: colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past Example: Crim. No, though I loſe that Head which I before / Deſign'd ſhould the Morocco-Crown have wore[…] Example: Some of the greatest scholars, politicians, and wits, that ever Europe produced, have wore the habit of an abbé[…] 3. simple past of ware ("bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern") Labels: form-of, past
Word: worn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear. Pronunciation: /wɔːn/, /wɔɹn/, /wo(ː)ɹn/, /woən/ 1. Damaged and shabby as a result of much use. Example: Upon this, an unhappy-looking woman, in a sort of mourning, neat, but sadly worn, hid her face behind a meagre bundle, and was heard to sob. 2. Worn out; exhausted. Example: Preëminently is the Lake District suited for the jaded and worn, who seek in solitude and amidst scenery unmoiled and unsullied by human artifice, refreshment alike of body and spirit.
Word: worn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear. Pronunciation: /wɔːn/, /wɔɹn/, /wo(ː)ɹn/, /woən/ 1. past participle of wear Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wedden, weddien, from Old English weddian (“to pledge; wed”), from Proto-West Germanic *waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną (“to pledge”), from *wadją (“pledge”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to pledge”). Cognate with Scots wed, wod, wad (“to wed”), Saterland Frisian wädje (“to bet, wager”), West Frisian wedzje (“to bet, wager”), Low German and Dutch wedden (“to bet”), German wetten (“to bet”), Danish vædde (“to bet”), Swedish vädja (“to appeal”), Icelandic veðja (“to bet”); more distantly, to Sanskrit वधू (vadhū́, “bride”). Related also to gage, engage, and wage. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛd/ 1. To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony. Labels: transitive Example: The priest wed the couple. Example: And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her. 2. To take as one's spouse. Labels: transitive Example: She wed her first love. Example: In 1989, he wed Playmate Kimberley Conrad, a marriage that ended in 2010. In 2013, he married his younger girlfriend, Crystal Harris, with whom he was still wed at the time of his death. 3. To take a spouse. Labels: intransitive 4. To take each other as a spouse. Labels: reciprocal Example: They will wed in the summer. Example: On the rock above was an inscription in three words. Ayesha translated it. It was `Wedded in Death.' What was the life-story of these two, who, of a truth, were beautiful in their lives, and in their death were not divided? 5. To join or commit to, more or less permanently, as if in marriage. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: I'm not wedded to this proposal; suggest an alternative. Example: Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity. 6. To take to oneself and support; to espouse. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: They positively and concernedly wedded his cause. 7. To wager, stake, bet, place a bet, make a wager. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland Example: I'd wed my head on that.
Word: wedded Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈwɛdəd/ 1. Joined in marriage. Labels: not-comparable 2. Joined as if in a marriage. Labels: not-comparable Example: She was too wedded to the first thought that came into her mind to see that her second idea was better. Example: The future policy of the Bundesbahn in diesel traction is firmly wedded to high-speed engines with hydraulic transmissions, and has standardised on four—possibly five—types.
Word: wedded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɛdəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of wed Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: 15th c., [1997], Thomas Malory, Eugène Vinaver ed. And kynge Lott of Lowthean and of Orkenay thenne wedded Margawse that was Gaweyns moder, and kynge Nentres of the land of Garlot wedded Elayne: al this was done at the request of kynge Uther. Example: Ross the Red, it is said, wedded a Danaan woman, Maga, daughter of Angus Ōg.
Word: weep Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan (“to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over, deplore”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, from Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną (“to weep”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂b- (“to call, cry, complain”). Cognate with Scots weep (“to weep”), Saterland Frisian wapia (“to cry, complain”), Icelandic æpa (“to yell, shout”), Proto-Slavic *vъpiti (“to weep”). Pronunciation: /wiːp/ 1. To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy. Example: They wept together in silence. 2. To lament; to complain. Example: They weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. 3. To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation. 4. To give off moisture in small quantities, e.g. due to condensation. Example: a weeping spring, which discharges water slowly Example: The blood weeps from my heart. 5. To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to droop; said of a plant or its branches. Example: The willows weep and the moonbeams sleep / On the mariner's silent grave. 6. To weep over; to bewail. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Fair Venus wept the sad disaster Of having lost her favorite dove. Example: […] Which weep a loss for ever new, ⁠A void where heart on heart reposed; ⁠And, where warm hands have prest and closed, Silence, till I be silent too.
Word: weep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan (“to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over, deplore”), from Proto-West Germanic *wōpijan, from Proto-Germanic *wōpijaną (“to weep”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂b- (“to call, cry, complain”). Cognate with Scots weep (“to weep”), Saterland Frisian wapia (“to cry, complain”), Icelandic æpa (“to yell, shout”), Proto-Slavic *vъpiti (“to weep”). Pronunciation: /wiːp/ 1. A session of crying. Example: Sometimes you just have to have a good weep. 2. A sob. Example: He's coming, too, and we both want to mingle our weeps over the wine-cup[.] 3. A red or reddish liquid that seeps out from raw muscular meat during storage, consisting mostly of water and protein; "meat juice".
Word: weep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative of its cry. Pronunciation: /wiːp/ 1. A lapwing; wipe, especially, a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
Word: wept Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From weep + -t. Pronunciation: /wɛpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of weep Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wet (“wet, moistened”), wett, wette, past participle of Middle English weten (“to wet”), from Old English wǣtan (“to wet, moisten, water”), from Proto-West Germanic *wātijan, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną (“to wet, make wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”) (also the source of water). Cognate with Scots weit, wete (“to wet”), Saterland Frisian wäitje (“to wet; drench”), Icelandic væta (“to wet”). Compare also Middle English weet (“wet”), from Old English wǣt (“wet, moist, rainy”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāt, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz (“wet, moist”), related to Scots weit, weet, wat (“wet”), North Frisian wiat, weet, wäit (“wet”), Saterland Frisian wäit (“wet”), West Frisian wiet (“wet”), Middle Dutch wet (“wet, damp, watery”), Swedish and Norwegian våt (“wet”), Danish våd (“wet”), Faroese vátur (“wet”), Icelandic votur (“wet”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɛt/, [ˈwɛt], /ˈwet/, [ˈwet] 1. Liquid or moisture. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Now the sun, with more effectual beams, / Had cheered the face of earth, and dried the wet / From drooping plant. 2. Rainy weather. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Don't go out in the wet. 3. Rainy season. (often capitalized) Labels: Australia, countable, uncountable Example: They'll be in the camp […] before the Wet's out, mark my words. Example: Once the wet kicks in up north, you can be stranded for months waiting for swollen rivers to subside to a crossable depth[.] 4. A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. Labels: UK, countable, derogatory, uncountable 5. An alcoholic drink. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: ‘A pity,’ said Jim, ‘I thought we was going to have a free wet.’ 6. One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition. Labels: US, colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: The drys were as unhappy with the second part of the speech as the wets were with the first half. 7. A tyre for use in wet weather. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: Wets, designed to channel water away from underneath the tyres, maximise grip and minimise the chance of aquaplaning. 8. A weak or sentimental person; a wimp or softie. Labels: colloquial, countable, derogatory, uncountable Example: Above all, he [Nigel Molesworth] is his own man, resolutely committed to a view of life that divides his fellow pupils into 'sissies', 'wets', 'swots' and 'old lags'. Example: Rimmer had never been terribly good at sports. In fact, he'd been one of the group of 'wets, weirdos and fatties' who stood by the touchline at ball games, worrying about their chapped legs, and fleeing whenever the ball came near them. 9. Alternative form of wat (“stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: wet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wet (“wet, moistened”), wett, wette, past participle of Middle English weten (“to wet”), from Old English wǣtan (“to wet, moisten, water”), from Proto-West Germanic *wātijan, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną (“to wet, make wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”) (also the source of water). Cognate with Scots weit, wete (“to wet”), Saterland Frisian wäitje (“to wet; drench”), Icelandic væta (“to wet”). Compare also Middle English weet (“wet”), from Old English wǣt (“wet, moist, rainy”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāt, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz (“wet, moist”), related to Scots weit, weet, wat (“wet”), North Frisian wiat, weet, wäit (“wet”), Saterland Frisian wäit (“wet”), West Frisian wiet (“wet”), Middle Dutch wet (“wet, damp, watery”), Swedish and Norwegian våt (“wet”), Danish våd (“wet”), Faroese vátur (“wet”), Icelandic votur (“wet”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɛt/, [ˈwɛt], /ˈwet/, [ˈwet] 1. To cover or impregnate with liquid. Labels: transitive Example: There is scanty room for a railway, and in many places the rails are wetted by the spray from the Illecillewaet, which is the Indian word for a raging torrent. Example: 'Mr Kelly's Car Wash' was a toy made by Remco where a toy car could be automatically wetted, scrubbed and dried. 2. To make or become wet. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: I try to show emotion, but my eyes won't seem to wet 3. To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination. Labels: transitive Example: Johnny wets the bed several times a week. Example: She was laughing so hard she wet her pants. 4. To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate. Labels: transitive 5. To celebrate by drinking alcohol. Labels: informal, transitive Example: to wet the baby’s head Example: [He] invited some officers and other gentlemen to dine with him at the Dolphin tavern in Tower street, June 17, 1706, in order to wet his commission […] 6. To kill or seriously injure. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, US, slang Example: I'm coming to get ya, I'm coming to get ya / Spitting out lyrics, homie, I'll wet ya 7. Misspelling of whet. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: wetted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɛtəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of wet Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The ironbark trees are "rung" at a certain height top and bottom, and the bark detached in one sheet; it is then wetted, and laid out flat on the ground, huge stones being placed to keep it from rolling up again.
Word: won Part of Speech: verb Etymology: * Past participle of win, from Old English winnan. Pronunciation: /wʌn/ 1. simple past and past participle of win Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: won Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old English wunian, from Proto-Germanic *wunāną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Cognate with Dutch wonen, German wohnen. Pronunciation: /wɒn/ 1. To live, remain. Labels: archaic, obsolete, regional Example: I long'd to leave this wand'ring pilgrimage, / And in my native soil again to won. 2. To be accustomed to do something. Labels: archaic, obsolete, regional
Word: won Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 원(圓) (won), from Sinitic 圓 /圆 (“circle” > “round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Doublet of yuan and yen. Pronunciation: /wɒn/, /wɑn/ 1. The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea.
Word: wind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wynd, wind, from Old English wind (“wind”), from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos (“wind”), from earlier *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”), derived from the present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognates Cognate with Yola weend, wyeene (“wind”), North Frisian win, winj (“wind”), Saterland Frisian Wíend (“wind”), West Frisian wyn (“wind”), Alemannic German wend, wind, winn, wénn (“wind”), Bavarian bint, Wind (“wind”), Cimbrian and Mòcheno bint (“wind”), Dutch wind (“wind”), German and German Low German Wind (“wind”), Luxembourgish Wand (“wind”), Yiddish ווינט (vint, “wind”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vind (“wind”), Faroese and Icelandic vindur (“wind”), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds, “wind”), Latin ventus (“wind”), Welsh gwynt (“wind”), Sanskrit वात (vā́ta, “wind”), Russian ве́тер (véter, “wind”), perhaps Albanian bundë (“strong damp wind”). Doublet of athlete, vent, weather and nirvana. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪnd/, /ˈwaɪ̯nd/ 1. To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound. Labels: transitive Example: Earl Walter winds his bugle horn; / To horſe, to horſe, halloo, halloo! / His fiery courſer ſnuffs the morn, / And thronging ſerfs their Lord purſue. Example: Something higher must lie at the back of that eager response to pack-music and winded horn — something born of the smell of the good earth 2. To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc. Labels: transitive Example: The boxer was winded during round two. 3. To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed. Labels: UK, transitive 4. To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side. Labels: UK, transitive 5. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate. Labels: transitive 6. To perceive or follow by scent. Labels: transitive Example: The hounds winded the game. 7. To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe. Labels: transitive 8. To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind. Labels: transitive
Word: wind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wynden, from Old English windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną. Compare West Frisian wine, Low German winden, Dutch winden, German winden, Danish vinde, Walloon windea. See also the related term wend. Pronunciation: /waɪnd/ 1. To turn coils (of a cord or something similar) around something. Labels: transitive Example: to wind thread on a spool or into a ball Example: Whether to wind / The woodbine round this arbour. 2. To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism. Labels: transitive Example: Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock. 3. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle. Labels: transitive Example: Sleep, and I will wind thee in arms. 4. To travel or follow a path with numerous curves. Labels: intransitive Example: Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain. Example: He therefore turned him to the steep and rocky path which[…]winded through the thickets of wild boxwood and other low aromatic shrubs. 5. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter at will; to regulate; to govern. Labels: transitive Example: to turn and wind a fiery Pegasus Example: Gifts blind the vviſe, and bribes do pleaſe, / And vvinde all other witneſſes: […] 6. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate. Labels: transitive Example: You have contrived[…]to wind / Yourself into a power tyrannical. Example: 'Tis pleasant to see what little arts and dexterities they have to wind in such things into discourse 7. To cover or surround with something coiled about. Labels: transitive Example: to wind a rope with twine 8. To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist as by a winch. Labels: transitive Example: Quickly she slammed the door shut and panicking wound the window up as fast as her slippery fingers would allow. 9. To turn (a ship) around, end for end. Labels: transitive
Word: wind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wynden, from Old English windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną. Compare West Frisian wine, Low German winden, Dutch winden, German winden, Danish vinde, Walloon windea. See also the related term wend. Pronunciation: /waɪnd/ 1. The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
Word: withdraw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English withdrawe (“act of stopping a judicial proceeding”), from withdrawen, withdrauen (verb): see etymology 1. Pronunciation: /wɪðˈdɹɔː/, /wɪθˈdɹɔː/, /wɪðˈdɹɔ/, /wɪθˈdɹɔ/, /wɪðˈdɹɑ/ 1. An act of drawing back or removing; a removal, a withdrawal or withdrawing. Labels: obsolete Example: Indeed one of theſe VVitneſſes vvas over perſvvaded by ſome Perſons, to be out of the vvay, upon G. B.’s Trial; but he came aftervvards, vvith ſorrovv for his vvithdravv, and gave in his Teſtimony: […] 2. Synonym of withdraught (“a dismissal of a lawsuit with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit; a retraxit; also, a fine imposed on a plaintiff for such a dismissal”). Labels: obsolete
Word: withdrew Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɪðˈdɹuː/, /wɪθˈdɹuː/ 1. simple past of withdraw Labels: form-of, past
Word: withdrawn Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /wɪðˈdɹɔːn/, /wɪθˈdɹɔːn/, /wɪðˈdɹɔn/, /wɪθˈdɹɔn/, /wɪðˈdɹɑn/ 1. Removed from circulation. Example: a withdrawn library book 2. Introverted; not inclined to interact with other people. Example: a withdrawn child
Word: withdrawn Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɪðˈdɹɔːn/, /wɪθˈdɹɔːn/, /wɪðˈdɹɔn/, /wɪθˈdɹɔn/, /wɪðˈdɹɑn/ 1. past participle of withdraw Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: era Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin aera. Pronunciation: /ˈɪə.ɹə/, [ˈɪə̯.ɹə ~ ˈɪː.ɹə], /iə.ɹə/, [ˈi̞ə̯.ɹə ~ ˈiː.ɹə], /ˈi.ɾə/ 1. A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year. Example: Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white. Example: In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance. 2. A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods. 3. An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest. Labels: informal
Word: charm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen (“song, incantation”). Pronunciation: /tʃɑːm/, /t͡ʃɑɹm/ 1. An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a charm against evil Example: It works like a charm. 2. The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration. Labels: countable, in-plural, often, uncountable Example: He had great personal charm. Example: She tried to win him over with her charms. 3. A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist. 4. The collective noun for a group of goldfinches. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks. Labels: countable, particle, uncountable Example: In trying to understand the long life of the psi particle, physicists postulated the notion of “charm.” Charm, they say, prevents the “easy” decay of particles and thus prolongs their lifetimes. U particles, Dr. Pert said, may carry the property of charm. Example: Mesons which combine the charmed quark with the up or down antiquarks are denoted the D mesons. These mesons carry explicit charm (i.e. have a non-zero charm quantum number), just as the K mesons carry strangeness. 6. A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. An icon providing quick access to a command or setting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Undoubtedly one of the most important pieces to navigating Windows 8, charms are actually not visible until a command to show them is given.
Word: charm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen (“song, incantation”). Pronunciation: /tʃɑːm/, /t͡ʃɑɹm/ 1. To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something. Example: He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor. Example: […]they, on thir mirth & dance / Intent, with jocond Muſic charm his ear; 2. To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on. Labels: transitive Example: After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed. Example: Nor no witch-craft charme thee. 3. To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences. Example: She led a charmed life. Example: I, in mine owne woe charm’d, / Could not finde death,[…] 4. To make music upon. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: But ah my corage cooles ere it be warme, / For thy, content vs in thys humble ſhade: / Where no ſuch troublous tydes han vs aſſayde, / Here we our ſlender pipes may ſafely charme. 5. To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe. Example: Music the fierceſt griefs can charm, / And fate's ſevereſt rage diſarm: […]
Word: charm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Synchronically a variant of chirm, but reflects Middle English charme (or unattested *charm), from Old English ċearm (“cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karm, masculine variant of *karmi f, from Proto-Germanic *karmiz, *karm(j)az (“cry, lament, calling sound”). Near-doublet of chirm, which is from the feminine counterpart. Pronunciation: /tʃɑːm/, /t͡ʃɑɹm/ 1. The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children. Example: […]Free libertie to chaunt our charmes at will:[…] Example: Sweet is the breath of morn, her riſing ſweet, With charm of earlieſt Birds; 2. A flock, group (especially of finches). Example: A charm of finches flew overhead, singing into the vivid afternoon sky.
Word: incorporate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”), from in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”). Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/, /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.eɪt/, /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɹeɪt/, /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.e(ɪ)t/, /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɹe(ɪ)t/ 1. To include (something) as a part. Labels: transitive Example: The design of his house incorporates a spiral staircase. Example: to incorporate another's ideas into one's work 2. To mix (something in) as an ingredient; to blend Labels: transitive Example: Incorporate air into the mixture by whisking. 3. To admit as a member of a company Labels: transitive 4. To form into a legal company. Labels: transitive Example: The company was incorporated in 1980. Example: In last week's primary election, more than 90% of voters approved incorporating the community of Mountain House in San Joaquin County, creating the first new city in California in over a decade. […] Now, amid another building boom, Mountain House is set to become a city, the first new California city since Jurupa Valley became incorporated in Riverside County in 2011. 5. To include (another clause or guarantee of the US constitution) as a part (of the Fourteenth Amendment, such that the clause binds not only the federal government but also state governments). Labels: US 6. To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients, into one consistent mass. Example: By your leaves, you shall not stay alone, / Till holy church incorporate two in one. 7. To unite with a material body; to give a material form to; to embody. Example: do not deny , that there was such an Opinion among the Heathens , that Spirits might possess Images , and be incorporated with them
Word: incorporate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English, from Late Latin incorporātus, perfect passive participle of incorporō (“to embody, to incorporate”), from in- (“in”) + corpus, corporis (“body”). Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹət/, /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.ət/ 1. Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied. Labels: obsolete Example: As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds / Had been incorporate. Example: a fifteenth part of silver incorporate with gold
Word: incorporate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From in- (“not”) + corporate. Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈkɔɹpɚət/, /ɪŋˈkɔː(ɹ).pəɹ.ət/ 1. Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual. Labels: not-comparable Example: Moses forbore to speak of angels, and of things invisible, and incorporate. Example: The air vibrated at a white-hot temperature, the stones seemed to be trembling silently, ready to flow, and in the distance, at a curve of the road, the files of men, guns and horses seemed detached from the earth, and trembled like a mass of jelly in their onward progress, and it seemed to me that they were not living people that I saw before me, but an army of incorporate shadows. 2. Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation. Labels: not-comparable Example: an incorporate banking association
Word: ipso facto Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ipsō factō (“by the fact itself”). Pronunciation: /ˌɪpsəʊ ˈfæktəʊ/ 1. By that very fact itself; actually. Labels: not-comparable Example: Cope was not long in feeling him as operating on the unconscious assumption—unconscious, and therefore all the more damnable—that the young man in business constituted, ipso facto, a kind of norm by which other young men in other fields of endeavor were to be gauged: […] Example: For [Ludwig von] Mises or [Murray] Rothbard, it is simply confused to posit latent preferences; if two individuals fail to make an exchange, then this ipso facto demonstrates that at that moment at least one of them would not have benefited from the exchange.
Word: ipso facto Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ipsō factō (“by the fact itself”). Pronunciation: /ˌɪpsəʊ ˈfæktəʊ/ 1. Being such by itself, or by its own definition; inherent. Labels: not-comparable Example: Is not the reading of another's diary an ipso facto act of voyeurism?
Word: ipse dixit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ipse dīxit (“he himself said it”), calque of Ancient Greek αὐτὸς ἔφα (autòs épha). Originally used by the followers of Pythagoreanism, who claimed this or that proposition to be uttered by Pythagoras himself. Extended during the Middle Ages to the statements of Aristotle, and more famously used in such contexts. Pronunciation: /ˌɪpseɪ ˈdɪksɪt/, /ˌɪpsiː ˈdɪksɪt/, /ˌɪpsi ˈdɪksɪt/ 1. A dogmatic and unproved proposition or dictum that is accepted solely on the authority of someone who is known to have asserted it. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: To, avoid, therefore, all Imputation of laying down a Rule for Poſterity, founded only on the Authority of ipſe dixit; for which, to ſay the Truth, we have not the profoundeſt Veneration; […] Example: Mr. Lincoln has not character enough for integrity and truth, merely on his own ipse dixit, to arraign President Buchanan, President Pierce, and nine Judges of the Supreme Court, not one of whom would be complimented by being put on an equality with him. There is an unpardonable presumption in a man putting himself up before thousands of people, and pretending that his ipse dixit, without proof, without fact, and without truth, is enough to bring down and destroy the purest and best of living men. 2. An authority who makes such an assertion. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: droit de seigneur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Error for or alteration of French droit du seigneur (“lord's right”) (with du becoming de). 1. The supposed right of the feudal lord to deflower the maiden bride of one of his subjects. Labels: uncountable
Word: pendente lite Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Latin pendente līte (“awaiting the litigation”). 1. Pending a legal suit in court.
Word: wildlife Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wild + life. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ 1. undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild. Labels: attributive, often, uncountable Example: This town offers wildlife tours where you can go and watch the bears, deer, wild rabbits and other creatures in their natural habitats. 2. Living undomesticated organisms of all kinds. Labels: uncountable
Word: zucchetto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian zucchetto, ultimately a diminutive of zucca (“gourd, squash”), due to the shape. Compare zucchini. Pronunciation: /tsʊˈkɛtəʊ/, /(t)sʊˈkɛtoʊ/ 1. A small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy (the Pope's is white, a cardinal's red, a bishop's purple, and a priest's black), Anglican clergy, and Syriac or Malankara Orthodox clergy
Word: begum Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English gum English begum From be- + gum. Pronunciation: /bəˈɡʌm/ 1. To daub or cover with gum. Labels: transitive
Word: begum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum), from East Turkic begüm, from beg (a title of nobility in Iran, Central Asia and South Asia) + -um (feminine suffix for titles of nobility). Compare Classical Persian خانم (xānum). Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪɡəm/, /ˈbɛɡəm/ 1. a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in South Asia Example: He went to India with his capital, and there, according to a wild legend in our family, he was once seen riding on an elephant, in company with a Baboon; but I think it must have been a Baboo—or a Begum. Example: She was the daughter of an English officer, who having fallen in love with an Indian Begum gave up home, country, and friends, and married her. 2. the form of address for such a woman Example: It was a known fact that an envoy from an Indian Prince, a Colonel Altamont, the Nawaub of Lucknow’s prime favourite, an extraordinary man, who had, it was said, embraced Mahometanism, and undergone a thousand wild and perilous adventures was at present in this country, trying to negotiate with the Begum Clavering, the sale of the Nawaub’s celebrated nose-ring diamond, ‘the light of the Dewan.’
Word: coven Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English covent, from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventum, from conveniō, from cum (“with”) and venio (“to come”). Doublet of convent. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌv.ən/ 1. A nunnery, a convent. 2. A confederacy or band of people. Labels: obsolete 3. A formal group or assembly of witches. Example: A coven of witches is traditionally composed of thirteen members of either sex, with one of them acting as officer or priest. 4. In fantasy fiction, a family, group or assembly of vampires. 5. A clique that shares common interests or activities. Example: “This is a very African area”, he said as they maneuvered their way among the covens of menacing children gathered in the halls.
Word: limo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of limousine. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪ.məʊ/, /ˈlɪ.moʊ/ 1. Clipping of limousine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: He is believed to be a patron of certain brothels and élite “home delivery” services specializing in celebrity look-alikes. On one occasion he was actually caught in flagrante with a counterfeit Vina in the back of a super-stretch, but when the sharp-eyed cop who saw the hooker responding to a signal and entering the limo understood what was going on, […] Example: There were no limos or extravagances at this point, because we all wanted to make as much money as possible. We played it cheap. No huge catering bills, no wild parties, not even upgraded hotel rooms. Whenever we arrived at an airport Robin would be there to meet us in a rented SUV or big sedan, and we'd head to the gig on our own.
Word: chancel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French chancel. Doublet of cancellus. Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɑːnsəl/, /ˈt͡ʃænsəl/ 1. The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen. Example: Holonyms: church, cathedral Example: Near-synonyms: presbytery, sanctuary, apse (all broadly synonymous) 2. The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen. Labels: broadly Example: Meronyms: presbytery, sanctuary, apse, ambulatory 3. The space around the altar in a church or cathedral, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
Word: gussy up Part of Speech: verb 1. To don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments. Labels: US, informal, intransitive Example: You bet she'll gussy up for the party. Example: Not trusting filmgoers to catch the drift, Ms. Coppola underscores the women’s attempts to gussy up with snippets of arch dialogue. 2. To make fancy or attractive, as by artificial or contrived means. Labels: US, informal, transitive Example: You can have plain green beans, or gussie them up with a bit of cheese and onion. Example: WWE and WCW gussied up the ritual with a lot of shock-and-awe pyrotechnics and the most innovative use of video graphics this side of MTV. Not so Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Word: concern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”). Pronunciation: /kənˈsɝn/, /kənˈsɜːn/ 1. That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mark’s health was of great concern to Connie. Example: We drove back to the office with some concern on my part at the prospect of so large a case. Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines. 2. The placement of interest or worry on a subject. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Most people in Australia have no concern for the recent events in London. 3. A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about the document. Example: The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.[…]who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications. 4. The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Judy's eyes filled with concern as she listened to the news report. Example: Appleby […] rose from his seat when Morales came in. He shook hands urbanely, unbuckled his sword, and laid his kepi on the table, and then sat down with an expression of concern in his olive face which Appleby fancied was assumed. 5. A business, firm or enterprise; a company. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The employees’ attitude is really hurting the concern. Example: a going concern 6. Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At the programming level, an aspect is a modular unit that implements a concern.
Word: concern Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”). Pronunciation: /kənˈsɝn/, /kənˈsɜːn/ 1. To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to. Labels: transitive Example: Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ. Example: our wars with France have always affected us in our most tender interests, and concerned us more than those we have had with any other nation 2. To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest. Labels: transitive Example: A good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects. Example: They think themselves out the reach of Providence, and no longer concerned to solicit his favour. 3. To make somebody worried. Labels: transitive Example: I’m concerned that she’s becoming an alcoholic.
Word: shape Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gaskap Old English ġesċeap Proto-Germanic *skapą Proto-West Germanic *skap Old English sċeap Middle English schap English shape From Middle English schap, schape, from Old English ġesceap (“shape, form, created being, creature, creation, dispensation, fate, condition, sex, gender, genitalia”), from Proto-West Germanic *ga- + *skap, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). The verb is from Middle English shapen, schapen, from Old English scieppan (“to shape, form, make, create, assign, arrange, destine, order, adjudge”), from Proto-West Germanic *skappjan, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną (“to create”), from the noun. The noun is cognate with Middle Dutch schap (“form”), Middle High German geschaf (“creature”), Icelandic skap (“state, condition, temper, mood”). The verb is cognate with Dutch scheppen, German schaffen, Swedish skapa (“create, make”), Norwegian Bokmål skape (“create”). Doublet of -ship. Pronunciation: /ˈʃeɪ̯p/, [ˈʃeɪ̯p] 1. To create or make. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, rare Example: Earth was shapen by God for God's folk. Example: 1685, Satan's Invisible World Discoveredː Which the mighty God of heaven shope. 2. To give something a shape and definition. Labels: transitive Example: Shape the dough into a pretzel. For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl. Example: The professor never pretended to the academic prerogative of forcing his students into his own channels of reasoning; he entered into and helped shape the discussion but above all he made his men learn to think for themselves and rely upon their own intellectual judgments. 3. To form or manipulate something into a certain shape. Example: Mature the Virgin was of Egypt's Race: / Grace ſhap'd her Limbs; and Beauty deck'd her Face: […] Example: Bendtner's goal-bound shot was well saved by goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi but fell to Arsahvin on the edge of the area and the Russian swivelled, shaped his body and angled a sumptuous volley into the corner. 4. To give influence to. Labels: person 5. To suit; to be adjusted or conformable. Example: The more of you 'twas felt, the more it shap'd / Unto my end of stealing them 6. To imagine; to conceive. Labels: obsolete Example: Oft my jealousy / Shapes faults that are not.
Word: b-word Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various vulgar words beginning with the letter B, particularly bitch and bastard. Labels: euphemistic Example: Although some women may casually use the term among friends or as a sign of empowerment, the b-word is still widely considered a particularly aggressive and demeaning insult when hurled at a woman, especially if it comes from a man. 2. Any word beginning with the letter B, considered (often humorously) to be taboo in its context. Labels: humorous, usually Example: After years of Labour downplaying the B-word [Brexit], it was a marked shift, drawing it into the framing of her tax and spending plans.
Word: threaten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English thretenen, from Old English þrēatnian (“to urge, force, compel”), equivalent to threat + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, [ˈθɹɛt.n̩], [ˈθɹɛʔ.n̩] 1. To make a threat against someone; to use threats. Example: No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts. Example: "Taiwanese are very enthusiastic and love freedom and democracy, so many good international friends have come to Taiwan to support us. This is a normal and good thing, but China threatens and intimidates Taiwan," she said. "However, I would like to reassure everyone that both our government and the military are prepared, and I will definitely take care of Taiwan." 2. To menace, or be dangerous. Example: The rocks threatened the ship's survival. 3. To portend, or give a warning of. Example: The black clouds threatened heavy rain. 4. To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge. Example: The new information threatened our original hypothesis. 5. To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge. Labels: figuratively Example: The player quickly surmised that things weren't kosher and the suddenly wiser ballplayer threatened the world record for the fifty-yard dash as he sought safety. As Reynolds dived into the van, Dietz and the other players rolled with laughter.
Word: Cornish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Corn(wall) + -ish, from Cornish Kernewek, Kernowek. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/, /ˈkɔɹ.nɪʃ/, /ˈkɔː(r).nɪʃ/ 1. Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England. Labels: not-comparable 2. Native to Cornwall. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or pertaining to the Cornish language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Cornish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Corn(wall) + -ish, from Cornish Kernewek, Kernowek. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/, /ˈkɔɹ.nɪʃ/, /ˈkɔː(r).nɪʃ/ 1. The inhabitants of Cornwall, especially native-born. Labels: collective, plural, plural-only
Word: Cornish Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Corn(wall) + -ish, from Cornish Kernewek, Kernowek. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.nɪʃ/, /ˈkɔɹ.nɪʃ/, /ˈkɔː(r).nɪʃ/ 1. The Celtic language of Cornwall, related to Welsh and Breton. Labels: uncountable Example: There is a movement to revive Cornish. 2. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A habitational surname from Old English [in turn originating as an ethnonym], referring to someone from Cornwall. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: w/ Part of Speech: prep 1. Abbreviation of with. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: round Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊ̯nd/, /ɹʊnd/, /ɹuːnd/, /ˈɹæʊ̯nd/, /ˈɹaːnd/ 1. Of shape: Labels: physical Example: We sat at a round table to make conversation easier. Example: The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians^([sic]) trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows. 2. Of shape: Labels: physical Example: The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat. 3. Of shape: Labels: physical Example: a round belly Example: a round face 4. Of shape: Labels: physical Example: Our child's bed has round corners for safety. 5. Of shape: Labels: physical Example: He was tall and thin but his wife was short and round. 6. Complete, whole, not lacking. Example: The baker sold us a round dozen. Example: Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon: / A stranger meeting them had surely thought, / They rode so slowly and they look'd so pale, / That each had suffer'd some exceeding wrong. 7. Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero. Example: One hundred is a nice round number. 8. Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded. Example: "Supposing somebody sees you, with all those flowers too? Supposing somebody writes him a letter? Ooooh!" (a pure round open Tamil O.) 9. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing words. Example: a round answer Example: a round oath 10. Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style. Example: In his satires Horace is quick, round, and[…]pleasant. 11. Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct. Labels: obsolete Example: Round dealing is the honour of man's nature. 12. Large in magnitude. Example: I have a good banker in this city, but I would not wish to draw upon the house until the time when I shall draw for a round sum. Example: By raising turkeys the farmers were able the more surely to pay their rents. Young girls often acquired a very sufficient dowry, and towns-folk who wished to eat them had to pay round prices for them. 13. Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person. 14. Vaulted. 15. Returning to its starting point. Example: round trip, round journey, round walk
Word: round Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊ̯nd/, /ɹʊnd/, /ɹuːnd/, /ˈɹæʊ̯nd/, /ˈɹaːnd/ 1. Alternative form of around. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: I look round the room quickly to make sure it's neat. Example: The serpent Error twines round human hearts. 2. Alternative form of around. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare Example: The farmer fed his cow hay all the year round.