nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: steam Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English steem, stem, from Old English stēam (“steam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which emits vapour; blood”), from Proto-Germanic *staumaz (“steam, vapour, breath”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to whirl, waft, stink, shake; steam, haze, smoke”). Cognate with Scots stem, steam (“steam”), West Frisian steam (“steam, vapour”), Dutch stoom (“steam, vapour”), Low German stom (“steam”), Swedish dialectal stimma (“steam, fog”), Latin fūmus (“smoke, steam”). Pronunciation: /stiːm/ 1. To cook with steam. Labels: transitive Example: The best way to cook artichokes is to steam them. 2. To be cooked with steam. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: The artichokes are steaming in the pot. Example: I'm steaming in this coat. 3. To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing. Labels: transitive Example: to steam wood or cloth 4. To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive. Labels: transitive Example: Until recently the mainstay of the line were four 2-8-2 + 2-8-2 Garratts, built for its opening. One is still steamed regularly, and there is no intention of breaking up the others, but the line has now been dieselised. Example: "We will give 198 a full exam. Then steam her, and operate her for the rest of the season. 5. To produce or vent steam. Labels: intransitive Example: See, ſee, my Brother's Ghoſt hangs hovering there, / O're his vvarm Blood, that ſteems into the Air, / Revenge, Revenge it cries. Example: I found that the Chapelon steamed almost too freely, because on a strange locomotive and road one usually tends to overfire a little through a natural lack of confidence. 6. To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour. Labels: intransitive Example: Our breath steamed in the cold winter air. Example: [T]he diſſolved Amber vvas plainly diſcernable ſvvimming like a thin film upon the ſurface of the Liquor, vvhence little by little it ſteamed avvay into the air. 7. To become angry; to fume; to be incensed. Labels: figuratively, intransitive 8. To make angry. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: It really steams me to see her treat him like that. 9. To cover with condensed water vapor. Labels: transitive Example: With all the heavy breathing going on the windows were quickly steamed in the car. Example: A strong sirocco was blowing the spray from the waves as far as the little café, whose glass doors were shut. The café reeked of brewing sage and human beings whose breath steamed the windows because of the cold outside. 10. To travel by means of steam power. Labels: intransitive Example: We steamed around the Mediterranean. Example: The ship steamed out of the harbour. 11. To move with great or excessive purposefulness. Labels: figuratively, literally Example: If he heard of anyone picking the fruit he would steam off and lecture them. Example: The No on 35 drive garnered the support of Black, Asian, and progressive church communities, and steamed to victory with 58 percent of the vote on Nov. 6. 12. To exhale. Labels: obsolete Example: like inward fire that outward smoke had steemd
Word: steam Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English steem, stem, from Old English stēam (“steam, hot exhalation, hot breath; that which emits vapour; blood”), from Proto-Germanic *staumaz (“steam, vapour, breath”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to whirl, waft, stink, shake; steam, haze, smoke”). Cognate with Scots stem, steam (“steam”), West Frisian steam (“steam, vapour”), Dutch stoom (“steam, vapour”), Low German stom (“steam”), Swedish dialectal stimma (“steam, fog”), Latin fūmus (“smoke, steam”). Pronunciation: /stiːm/ 1. Old-fashioned; from before the digital age. Labels: not-comparable Example: Tom Earle, a CBC radio veteran now compiling audio archives in Ottawa, used to refer to the medium in which he worked as "steam radio" Example: Unlike the Web, old-fashioned steam television must be viewed in sequence in order to pick out those rare bits of useful information.
Word: mech. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of mechanical. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of mechanized. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: mech. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of mechanic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of mechanics. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: mechanics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusbor. English mechanics From Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine, tool”). Pronunciation: /məˈkænɪks/ 1. The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass. Labels: uncountable 2. The design and construction of machines. Labels: uncountable 3. Spelling and punctuation. Labels: uncountable 4. Operation in general; workings. Labels: uncountable Example: the mechanics of a board game Example: It was anticipated that children who encountered difficulty with the mechanics of word processing could turn to the coach for help rather than interrupt Margaret's work with a reading group.
Word: mechanics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /məˈkænɪks/ 1. plural of mechanic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chassis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French châssis, from châsse, from Latin capsa (“case”). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæsi/, /ˈʃæsi/, /ˈt͡ʃasɪj/, /ˈʃasɪj/, /ˈʃæzi/ 1. The base frame of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle. Example: Coordinate term: coachwork Example: Near-synonym: undercarriage 2. A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer. 3. A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward. 4. A woman's buttocks. Labels: slang
Word: electronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English electron ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English electronic From electron + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ˌɛl.ɪkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/, /ˌi.lɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons. Labels: not-comparable 2. Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors. Labels: not-comparable Example: electronic timer 3. Generated or transmitted by an electronic device. Labels: not-comparable Example: electronic music 4. Of or pertaining to digital or computer technology. Labels: not-comparable 5. Denoting a method analogous to the named non-electronic object or practice Labels: not-comparable Example: electronic mail Example: electronic signature 6. Of or pertaining to the Internet. Labels: not-comparable Example: In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result.
Word: electronic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English electron ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English electronic From electron + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ˌɛl.ɪkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/, /ˌi.lɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/ 1. A device which runs on electricity.
Word: circuit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus (“a going round”), from circuire (“go round”), from circum (“around”) + ire. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː.kɪt/, /ˈsɝ.kɪt/, /ˈsɜ(ɾ).kɪʈ/, /sə(ɾ)ˈkjuʈ/ 1. To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: perpetual Motion keep, / Quick circuiting ; nor dare they close their Eyes 2. To travel around. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Having circuited the air.
Word: circuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A calque of Chinese 道 (dào) or 路 (lù). Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː.kɪt/, /ˈsɝ.kɪt/, /ˈsɜ(ɾ).kɪʈ/, /sə(ɾ)ˈkjuʈ/ 1. Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including: Labels: historical 2. Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including: Labels: historical 3. Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including: Labels: historical
Word: lever Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lever, levore, levour, from Old French leveor, leveur (“a lifter, lever (also Old French and French levier)”), from Latin levātor (“a lifter”), from levō (“to raise”). Doublet of levator. Pronunciation: /ˈliː.və/, /ˈlɛv.ɚ/, /ˈli.vɚ/ 1. A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. 2. A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. Example: Retractable steps and handrails are provided on each side of the cars. The steps, which are under the control of the guard, are operated by hand levers in the entrance vestibule. 3. A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a switch or a button). 4. A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it. Example: A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. 5. An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it. 6. A crowbar. Labels: obsolete Example: My lord, I brained him with a lever my neighbour lent me, and he stood by and cried, ‘Strike home, old boy!’
Word: lever Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English lever, levore, levour, from Old French leveor, leveur (“a lifter, lever (also Old French and French levier)”), from Latin levātor (“a lifter”), from levō (“to raise”). Doublet of levator. Pronunciation: /ˈliː.və/, /ˈlɛv.ɚ/, /ˈli.vɚ/ 1. To move with a lever. Labels: transitive Example: With great effort and a big crowbar I managed to lever the beam off the floor. Example: Someone found a pick and levered a burst plank out of the floor, and in a few minutes we had got a fire alight and our drenched clothes were steaming. 2. To use, operate or move (something) like a lever (physically). Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Sullen now, with stultified spleen, Mrs Dibble grappled her crutches and levered herself upright after an ungainly struggle. Example: Suddenly he had levered himself up from the sofa, rocking the lame man violently, and was walking towards the receptionist. 3. To use (something) like a lever (in an abstract sense). Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: He was a man who levered his way from small-time communist hack to political power by tapping into the most potent vein of historical juice in the Balkans: nationalism. Example: Credited with pioneering the detective novel, Collins has attracted many biographers over the years, drawn to his extraordinary life and work in the hope of levering open a new understanding of the Victorian psyche. 4. To increase the share of debt in the capitalization of a business. Labels: UK Example: "The equity holders want you to 'lever up,' use as much debt as you can," said David Stanley, chairman of Kansas City-based Payless Cashways,
Word: lever Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English lever, comparative of leve, leef (“dear, beloved, lief”), equivalent to lief + -er. Related to German lieber (“rather”). Pronunciation: /ˈliː.və/, /ˈlɛv.ɚ/, /ˈli.vɚ/ 1. Rather. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Now therfore take my life from me / for I had leuer dye then liue. Example: The wolde ſome mayſter perhappes clowt ye / But as for me ye nede nat doute ye / For I had leuer be without ye / Then haue ſuche beſyneſſe aboute ye.
Word: lever Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French lever. Pronunciation: /ˈliː.və/, /ˈlɛv.ɚ/, /ˈli.vɚ/ 1. A levee. Labels: rare Example: We do not appear at Phœbus's Levér. Example: Louis XIV’s day began with a lever at 9 and ended (officially) at around midnight.
Word: Angelopoulos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Greek Αγγελόπουλος (Angelópoulos). 1. A transliteration of the Greek surname Αγγελόπουλος (Angelópoulos).
Word: Angelopoulou Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Greek Αγγελόπουλου (Angelópoulou). 1. A transliteration of the Greek surname Αγγελόπουλου (Angelópoulou).
Word: labor Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ 1. Alternative spelling of labour. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: labor Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ 1. Alternative spelling of labour. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: salary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English salarie, from Anglo-Norman salarie, from Old French salaire, from Latin salārium (“wages”), the neuter form of the adjective salārius (“related to salt”), from sal (“salt”). There have been various attempts to explain how the Latin term for “wages” came from the adjective “related to salt”. It is generally assumed that salārium was an abbreviation of salārium argentum (“salt money”), though that phrase is not attested. A commonly cited theory states that the phrase meant “money consisting of salt”, because, supposedly, Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt, but there is no evidence for either of these claims from ancient sources. Another is that the phrase meant “money used to buy salt [and other miscellaneous items]”. Pronunciation: /ˈsæləɹi/, /ˈsaləɹɪj/, /ˈsaləɾe/, /-ɾɪ/, /-ɾi/ 1. A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy. Example: This is hire and salary, not revenge. Example: Andrew Houſtoun and Adam Muſhet, being Tackſmen of the Excize, did Imploy Thomas Rue to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound Sterling for a year.
Word: salary Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English salarie, from Anglo-Norman salarie, from Old French salaire, from Latin salārium (“wages”), the neuter form of the adjective salārius (“related to salt”), from sal (“salt”). There have been various attempts to explain how the Latin term for “wages” came from the adjective “related to salt”. It is generally assumed that salārium was an abbreviation of salārium argentum (“salt money”), though that phrase is not attested. A commonly cited theory states that the phrase meant “money consisting of salt”, because, supposedly, Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt, but there is no evidence for either of these claims from ancient sources. Another is that the phrase meant “money used to buy salt [and other miscellaneous items]”. Pronunciation: /ˈsæləɹi/, /ˈsaləɹɪj/, /ˈsaləɾe/, /-ɾɪ/, /-ɾi/ 1. To pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.
Word: salary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English salarie, from Anglo-Norman salarie, from Old French salaire, from Latin salārium (“wages”), the neuter form of the adjective salārius (“related to salt”), from sal (“salt”). There have been various attempts to explain how the Latin term for “wages” came from the adjective “related to salt”. It is generally assumed that salārium was an abbreviation of salārium argentum (“salt money”), though that phrase is not attested. A commonly cited theory states that the phrase meant “money consisting of salt”, because, supposedly, Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt, but there is no evidence for either of these claims from ancient sources. Another is that the phrase meant “money used to buy salt [and other miscellaneous items]”. Pronunciation: /ˈsæləɹi/, /ˈsaləɹɪj/, /ˈsaləɾe/, /-ɾɪ/, /-ɾi/ 1. Saline. Labels: obsolete
Word: punish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English punischen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French puniss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of punir, from Latin puniō (“to inflict punishment upon”), from poena (“punishment, penalty”); see pain. Displaced Old English wītnian and (mostly, in this sense) wrecan. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ 1. To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer). Labels: transitive Example: If a prince violates the law, then he must be punished like an ordinary person. Example: It was not from the want of proper laws that dangerous principles had been disseminated, and had assumed a threatening aspect, but because those laws had not been employed by the executive power to remedy the evil, and to punish the offenders. 2. To treat harshly and unfairly. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: But each effort that Anna makes —and she has attempted many— meets with obstacles from a welfare bureaucracy that punishes single mothers for initiative and partial economic self-sufficiency. Example: Homer, moreover, gives the impression that the Sun punished Odysseus's men; but we are later told that the Sun cannot punish individual men […] 3. To handle or beat severely; to maul. Labels: colloquial, transitive 4. To consume a large quantity of. Labels: colloquial, transitive Example: A few moments later, we were all sitting around the veranda of the hunters' dining hall, punishing the gin, as usual.
Word: punishment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English punishement, from Old French punissement, from punir (“to punish”). Equivalent to punish + -ment. Displaced native Old English wīte. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/, [ˈpʰʌnɪʃmənt] ~ [ˈpʰʌnɪʃmn̩t] 1. The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The naughty children were given a punishment by their teachers. 2. A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a light punishment Example: a harsh punishment 3. A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment
Word: Michael Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִי (mí) Biblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-) Proto-Semitic *ʔil- Biblical Hebrew אֵל (él) Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor. Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor. Latin Michāēl Old French Michelbor. ▲ Latin Michāēl Latin Michāhēlbor. Old English Michahel Middle English Michael English Michael From Middle English Michael, from Old French Michel, Old English Michahel, from their source Latin Michaēl, Michāhēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”). Doublet of Miguel and Mikhail. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪkəl/, [ˈmɐɪ.kɫ̩], /ˈmaɪɡəl/, [ˈmɐɪ.ɡɫ̩], /ˈmaɪɡō/ 1. A male given name from Hebrew. Labels: countable Example: Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel or Michael, giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality. Example: He works in the steelworks, the boyfriend, on the factory floor. I'd say that was quite unusual, he's called Michael. Insists on that, he does, not being called Mike or Micky or Mick, pretends not to hear you, then, "No, my name's actually Michael." 2. An archangel associated with defending the faithful in the tribulation. Labels: Judaism, countable, uncountable Example: And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people. Example: And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. 3. A surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A parish and sheading of the Isle of Man. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bonnie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Originally an American nickname from Scottish bonnie (“fine, beautiful”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɒni/ 1. A female given name from English. Example: Rhett leaning over the child had said: 'Her eyes are going to be pea-green.' 'Indeed they are not,' cried Melanie indignantly, forgetting that Scarlett's eyes were almost that shade. 'They are going to be blue, like Mr O'Hara's eyes, as blue as - as blue as the bonnie blue flag.' 'Bonnie Blue Butler,' laughed Rhett, taking the child from her and peering more closely into the small eyes. And Bonnie she became until even her parents did not recall that she had been named for two queens.
Word: slope field Part of Speech: noun 1. A field of plotted slopes of a differentiable function.
Word: kerosine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of kerosene. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: semiconductor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English conductor English semiconductor From semi- + conductor. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktə/, /ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktɚ/, /ˌsemikənˈdɐktə/, /ˌsemikənˈdaktə/ 1. A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator. Example: Holonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit Example: Integrated circuits are made from semiconductors, especially silicon. 2. Ellipsis of semiconductor device. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, metonymically Example: Near-synonyms: chip, microchip, integrated circuit Example: The company supplies semiconductors to laptop, server, and smartphone manufacturers.
Word: insulator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From insulate + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.s(j)ə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/ 1. A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator). 2. A non-conductive structure, coating or device that does not transmit sound, heat or electricity (see image) Example: To isolate electrical wires from the pylons supporting them, one often uses glass insulators. 3. A person who installs insulation. Example: Alan Vasen worked as an insulator at this site from September 1968 through mid-April 1969. Mr. Vasen installed thousands of lineal feet of asbestos pipe covering and thousands of square feet of asbestos block insulation throughout the operating units of the Benicia refinery.
Word: resistor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English resist Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English resistor From resist + -or. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɪstə/, /ɹɪˈzɪstɚ/ 1. One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army. 2. An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it. Example: The resistor limits the current and prevents damage to the LED. […] It is possible to pick resistors and capacitors that will make the pitch higher than humans can hear.
Word: currant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French raisin de Corinthe (literally “grapes of Corinth, the city in Greece”). Cognate with Dutch krent. Doublet of Corinth. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌɹənt/, /ˈkʊɹənt/, /ˈkɐɹənt/, /ˈkʌɹɪnt/, /ˈkɜɹɪnt/ 1. A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape. 2. The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red. 3. A shrub bearing such fruit.
Word: Neapolitan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis, literally “new city”), a Greek city in modern Naples. Doublet of naporitan. Pronunciation: /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/, /ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/, /ˌniːəˈpɑlətən/ 1. Of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city. Labels: not-comparable 2. Designating an ice cream combination of the flavours chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry in order. (Until the mid-20th century the flavours were pistachio, vanilla, and strawberry, giving the colours of the Italian flag.) Labels: not-comparable 3. Describing a variety of ice cream made with eggs as well as cream. Labels: dated, not-comparable
Word: Neapolitan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis, literally “new city”), a Greek city in modern Naples. Doublet of naporitan. Pronunciation: /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/, /ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/, /ˌniːəˈpɑlətən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city. 2. An individually wrapped piece of chocolate, sold in assortments of various flavours such as coffee and orange.
Word: Neapolitan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis, literally “new city”), a Greek city in modern Naples. Doublet of naporitan. Pronunciation: /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/, /ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/, /ˌniːəˈpɑlətən/ 1. A language spoken in South Italy, approximately in the area of the former Kingdom of Naples. Labels: uncountable Example: It was a while before someone told him they were speaking Neapolitan, which in his understanding wasn’t quite Italian but wasn’t quite not Italian either.
Word: 1st Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /fɝst/, /fɜːst/ 1. Abbreviation of first. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: Venetian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Venetianus (“Venetic; Venetian”), from Venetia (“lands of the Veneti; Venice, Veneto; Armorica”) + -anus (“-ian”), from Veneti + -ia. In the case of the Veneti of northern Brittany, derived from Gaulish Uenetoi (“the friendly ones, the kinsmen”), from Proto-Celtic *wenet, a derivation from *wenyā (“kindred”). In the case of the Veneti of northeastern Italy, of uncertain origin but presumably taken from a Venetic endonym, possibly Illyrian or Celtic. Equivalent to Veneto or Venetia + -ian. Pronunciation: /vəˈniʃən/, /vɪˈniːʃən/ 1. Of, from or relating to the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Its old town rises out of the Aegean Sea towards a clifftop Venetian castle in a jumble of white-washed narrow streets, flat rooftops and balconies that provide a perfect, obstacle-filled arena for parkour. 2. Of or related to the former republic of Venice and its colonial empire around the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean Seas. Labels: historical, not-comparable 3. Of or related to Venetan, the language spoken in Veneto, or more specifically the Venetian dialect spoken in the city itself. Labels: not-comparable 4. Synonym of Venetic, of or related to Veneto, the Italian region around the city. Labels: not-comparable, uncommon 5. Synonym of Venetic, of or related to the Veneti, either of two unrelated tribes of ancient Europe. Labels: historical, not-comparable, uncommon 6. Synonym of Venusian, of or relating to the planet Venus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Venetian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Venetianus (“Venetic; Venetian”), from Venetia (“lands of the Veneti; Venice, Veneto; Armorica”) + -anus (“-ian”), from Veneti + -ia. In the case of the Veneti of northern Brittany, derived from Gaulish Uenetoi (“the friendly ones, the kinsmen”), from Proto-Celtic *wenet, a derivation from *wenyā (“kindred”). In the case of the Veneti of northeastern Italy, of uncertain origin but presumably taken from a Venetic endonym, possibly Illyrian or Celtic. Equivalent to Veneto or Venetia + -ian. Pronunciation: /vəˈniʃən/, /vɪˈniːʃən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy. 2. A native or inhabitant of the surrounding region of Veneto. 3. A Venetian blind. Labels: colloquial Example: Ladies are usually conveyed about Calcutta, or any where for short distances, in a kind of palanquin, called a boҫhah... Its deep shape, and its seat, much resemble the [English sedan chair]; but having two doors, one on each side, with one window in front, as well as a small one behind, all furnished with Venetians and glasses, give it, in those respects, some claim to alliance with the [chariot]. Example: We never saw her ladyship, but the attendants told us, that the Venetians of her apartments were not impenetrably opaque from within, and that the old lady had seen us, and was concerned for our welfare. 4. Galligaskins. Labels: in-plural, obsolete 5. Synonym of sequin (“type of gold coin”). Labels: obsolete
Word: Venetian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Venetianus (“Venetic; Venetian”), from Venetia (“lands of the Veneti; Venice, Veneto; Armorica”) + -anus (“-ian”), from Veneti + -ia. In the case of the Veneti of northern Brittany, derived from Gaulish Uenetoi (“the friendly ones, the kinsmen”), from Proto-Celtic *wenet, a derivation from *wenyā (“kindred”). In the case of the Veneti of northeastern Italy, of uncertain origin but presumably taken from a Venetic endonym, possibly Illyrian or Celtic. Equivalent to Veneto or Venetia + -ian. Pronunciation: /vəˈniʃən/, /vɪˈniːʃən/ 1. The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. 2. The form of this language spoken in Venice.
Word: accommodate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodusnom. Latin commodum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin commodō Latin accommodō Latin accommodātusbor. English accommodate First use appears c. the 1530s, borrowed from Latin accommodātus, perfect passive participle of accommodō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“to provide, lend; to make fit, accommodate”), from con- + modus (“measure, proportion, limit”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix) (see English mode). Pronunciation: /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/, [əˈkʰɒməˌdeɪt], /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/, [əˈkʰɑməˌdeɪt], /əˈkɔməˌdæɪt/ 1. To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt. Labels: often, reflexive, transitive Example: to accommodate ourselves to circumstances Example: IT is an old Obſervation, which has been made of Politicians who would rather ingratiate themſelves with their Sovereign, than promote his real Service, that they accommodate their Counſels to his Inclinations, and adviſe him to ſuch Actions only as his Heart is naturally ſet upon. 2. To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile. Labels: transitive Example: to accommodate differences 3. To provide housing for. Labels: transitive Example: to accommodate an old friend for a week 4. To provide sufficient space for. Labels: transitive Example: My next stop is Oxford, which has also grown with the addition of new platforms to accommodate the Chiltern Railways service to London via Bicester - although, short sightedly, the planned electrification from Paddington was canned. 5. To contain comfortably; to have space for. Labels: transitive Example: This venue accommodates three hundred people. 6. To provide with something desired, needed, or convenient. Labels: transitive Example: to accommodate a friend with a loan 7. To do a favor or service for; to oblige. Labels: transitive 8. To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc. Labels: transitive Example: to accommodate prophecy to events 9. To give consideration to; to allow for. Labels: transitive 10. To adapt oneself; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted. Labels: intransitive, rare 11. Of an eye, to change focal length in order to focus at a different distance. Labels: intransitive
Word: accommodate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodusnom. Latin commodum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin commodō Latin accommodō Latin accommodātusbor. English accommodate First use appears c. the 1530s, borrowed from Latin accommodātus, perfect passive participle of accommodō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“to provide, lend; to make fit, accommodate”), from con- + modus (“measure, proportion, limit”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix) (see English mode). Pronunciation: /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/, [əˈkʰɒməˌdeɪt], /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/, [əˈkʰɑməˌdeɪt], /əˈkɔməˌdæɪt/ 1. Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end. Labels: obsolete Example: God did not primarily intend to appoint this way of Worſhip, and to impoſe it upon them as that which was moſt proper and agreeable to him ; but that he condeſcended to it, as moſt accommodate to their preſent ſtate and inclination.
Word: accommodableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English accommodable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English accommodableness From accommodable + -ness. Pronunciation: /əˈkɒ.mə.də.bəl.nəs/ 1. The quality or condition of being accommodable Labels: rare, uncountable Example: a poor Idiot, […][who]had so little of this Accommodableness, as to be quite outrageous
Word: accomodator Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of accommodator. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: accompanable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English accompany Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English accompanable From accompany + -able. Pronunciation: /əˈkʌmp.nə.bəl/, /əˈkʌmp.ən.ə.bəl/ 1. sociable Labels: Early, Modern, obsolete Example: As for the houses of the country (for many other houses came vnder their eye) they were all scattered, no two being one by th’ other, & yet not so far off as that it barred mutuall succor: a shew, as it were, of an accompanable solitarines, & of a ciuil wildnes.
Word: accompanier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From accompany + -er. Pronunciation: /əˈkʌmp(ə)nɪə/ 1. Someone or something that accompanies.
Word: accompanist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1833. From accompany + -ist. Pronunciation: /əˈkʌmp(ə)nɪst/ 1. The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
Word: accompletive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin accompletivus. 1. Tending to accomplish. Labels: rare
Word: accompliceship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English accomplice Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English accompliceship From accomplice + -ship. 1. The state of being an accomplice. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: How say'st thou that he lied? Sirs, it is true I with this craven beggarly companion — Of whose accompliceship to do the deed, And not the deed itself, I speak with shame — I with this caitiff truly did conspire, For good and ample reasons, to remove Sir Walter D'Arlon from this troublesome world.
Word: accomplicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English accomplice Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English accomplicity From accomplice + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.kɔmˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/ 1. The act or state of being an accomplice. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: lavaret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French lavaret, from Late Latin levaricinus. Pronunciation: /ˈlæv.ə.ɹɪt/ 1. A European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, and in the archipelago in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: lava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian, from Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from Latin lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”); compare lābīna (“landslide”). A supposed relation with lavare (“to wash”) is now widely discredited, nor is there probably any relation with Arabic لابة (lāba, “black volcanic rock”). Alternatively, the Romance words are connected with Provençal lavo, lauvo (“flat stone”), from a Vulgar Latin source borrowed from a Celtic language such as Gaulish *lawā, but ultimately of obscure origin; see Proto-Celtic *līwos for details. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑːvə/, /ˈlɑvə/, /ˈlɐːvə/, /ˈlævə/, /ˈlavə/ 1. The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Marine iguanas line the shores of the islands, and are usually seen sprawled over lava rocks near the sea. 2. A body of lava. Labels: countable 3. Magma. Labels: countable, informal, proscribed, uncountable 4. A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Hot water. Labels: colloquial, countable, figuratively, uncountable
Word: laurone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lauric German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English laurone From lauric + -one. 1. The ketone of lauric acid.
Word: laurite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Laura R. Joy, wife of American chemist C. A. Joy. Named in 1866. Pronunciation: /ˈlɔɹ.aɪt/ 1. A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon, with the chemical formula RuS₂. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: laurinol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From laurin + -ol; so called in allusion to the family name Lauraceae of the camphor trees. 1. Ordinary camphor. Labels: uncountable
Word: laurin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French laurine. Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːɹɪn/ 1. A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids. Labels: uncountable
Word: lauriferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin laurifer, from laurus (“laurel”) + ferō (“to bear”). See also laurel. Pronunciation: /lɔːˈɹɪfəɹəs/ 1. Producing, or bringing, laurel Labels: not-comparable
Word: lauric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin laurus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English lauric From Latin laurus (“laurel”) + English -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɹɪk/, /ˈlɔːɹɪk/, /ˈlɔɹɪk/ 1. Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis)
Word: laurustine Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɹəstiːn/ 1. Alternative form of laurestine. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: laurestina Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌlɒɹəsˈtiːnə/ 1. Synonym of laurestine.
Word: laurestine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin laurustinus, Latin laurus (“laurel”) + tīnus (“Viburnum tinus”). See laurel. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɹ.əs.tiːn/, /ˈlɔːɹ.əs.tiːn/ 1. The Viburnum tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter months.
Word: Laurentian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Laurentius (“Laurence”) + -ian, after the Saint Lawrence River. Piecewise doublet of Laurencian and Lawrentian; compare also lawrencium. Pronunciation: /ləˈɹɛnʃən/, /lɒˈɹɛnʃən/, /lɒˈɹɛnʃi.ən/, /lɑˈɹɛnʃən/ 1. Relating to a Precambrian geological region in eastern Canada, or the period of its formation. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the Laurentian Mountains. Labels: not-comparable 3. Pertaining to, or near, the Saint Lawrence River. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the Laurentian hills. 4. Of or pertaining to Canada as a whole. Labels: broadly, nonstandard, not-comparable
Word: Laurentian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Laurentius (“Laurence”) + -ian, after the Saint Lawrence River. Piecewise doublet of Laurencian and Lawrentian; compare also lawrencium. Pronunciation: /ləˈɹɛnʃən/, /lɒˈɹɛnʃən/, /lɒˈɹɛnʃi.ən/, /lɑˈɹɛnʃən/ 1. A resident of Saint Laurent. 2. A resident of the Saint Lawrence Valley. 3. A resident of the Laurentian Mountains.
Word: Laurentian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Laurentius (“Laurence”) + -ian, after the Saint Lawrence River. Piecewise doublet of Laurencian and Lawrentian; compare also lawrencium. Pronunciation: /ləˈɹɛnʃən/, /lɒˈɹɛnʃən/, /lɒˈɹɛnʃi.ən/, /lɑˈɹɛnʃən/ 1. An extinct Iroquoian language of Canada. 2. The Laurentian period.
Word: Laurentian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Laurentius (“Laurence”) + -ian, after the Latinized name of Lorenzo de' Medici. Pronunciation: /ləˈɹɛnʃən/, /lɒˈɹɛnʃən/, /lɒˈɹɛnʃi.ən/, /lɑˈɹɛnʃən/ 1. Relating to Lorenzo de' Medici, or to the Laurentian Library in Florence named after him. Labels: not-comparable
Word: laureled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From laurel + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɹəld/, /ˈlɔɹəld/ 1. simple past and past participle of laurel Labels: US, form-of, participle, past
Word: laureled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From laurel + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɹəld/, /ˈlɔɹəld/ 1. Alternative form of laurelled. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Where the widow wails, in her nameless woe, And the soldiers pace, with the sword and gun, Where the comrade sleeps, with the laureled brow.
Word: laurelled Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From laurel + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɹəld/, /ˈlɔːɹəld/ 1. simple past and past participle of laurel Labels: UK, form-of, participle, past
Word: laurelled Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From laurel + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɹəld/, /ˈlɔːɹəld/ 1. Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate. Example: The laurelled head of Macrious, with the usual peculiarities, and the lorica strapped over his shoulders. 2. Highly honored Example: A heavily laurelled Irish bard – no, not the one you're thinking of: another one, with less talent – was reading a purportedly humorous poem to the usual sporadic titters, and I heard a recognizable Scots voice in the crowd near me growl, 'I don't think that's funny. Why does anyone think that's funny. I don't think that's funny.' Example: Her most laurelled novels, which make up The Wonderland Quartet, include the National Book Award–winning Them, and charts the decline of working-class America in the 1960s.
Word: prescience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English prescience, from Old French prescience, from Latin praescientia. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛsɪ.əns/, /ˈpɹɛʃəns/, /ˈpɹɛsi.əns/, /ˈpɹɛʃiəns/, /ˈpɹi-/ 1. Knowledge of events before they take place. Labels: especially, uncountable, usually Example: God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents Example: O thou, who thus the eye hast veil'd, The book of fate so slowly given, I thank thee, that thou hast conceal'd From man the prescience of heaven. 2. Knowledge of events before they take place. Labels: sometimes, uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonym: forethought Example: With prescience, the Barlows designed them to withstand a third more weight than they would be expected to bear in normal conditions - future proofing the bridge for the weight of trains we see using it today.
Word: thanks Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank. Pronunciation: /ˈθæŋks/, [ˈθæŋks], /ˈfæŋks/, [ˈfæŋks], /ˈðæŋks/ 1. Used to express appreciation or gratitude. Example: Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks. —Have you got enough now? —Yes, thanks. Example: Would you like some potatoes? — Thanks. —How many?
Word: thanks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank. Pronunciation: /ˈθæŋks/, [ˈθæŋks], /ˈfæŋks/, [ˈfæŋks], /ˈðæŋks/ 1. An expression of appreciation or gratitude. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is the thanks I get? 2. Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness. Labels: plural, plural-normally
Word: thanks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank. Pronunciation: /ˈθæŋks/, [ˈθæŋks], /ˈfæŋks/, [ˈfæŋks], /ˈðæŋks/ 1. plural of thank Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: thanks Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank. Pronunciation: /ˈθæŋks/, [ˈθæŋks], /ˈfæŋks/, [ˈfæŋks], /ˈðæŋks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thank Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person