nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Bell Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bɛl/ 1. A surname of Scottish and northern English origin for a bell ringer, bellmaker, or from someone who lived "at the Bell (inn)." Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “As far as I’m concerned, wives come and go, but Weezers are forever. And if Rivers [Cuomo] doesn’t realize that, then maybe he just doesn’t understand what being a Weezer is all about.” At press time, an increasingly frustrated Bell had reportedly announced plans to split off from the group and pursue projects as a solo Weezer. 2. The Bell telephone company (after Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.) Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A female given name, variant of Belle; mostly used as a middle name in the 19th century. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Here, Isabel, here is the good gentleman’s handkerchief; keep it for him now, till he comes to see little Bell again. Example: […] I found that her Christian name was Isabella, which they shortened into Bell, and that the name of the deceased non-commissioned officer was Tott. Being the kind of neat little woman it was natural to make a toy of—I never saw a woman so like a toy in my life—she had got the plaything name of Belltott. In short, she had no other name on the island. 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A village in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A village in the City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A rural town in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A municipality of Mayen-Koblenz district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A municipality of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bell Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɛl/ 1. a telephone utility; a Baby Bell. Labels: Canada, US
Word: Bella Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian: a diminutive of Isabella and Arabella, by folk etymology interpreted as bella (“beautiful”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛlə/ 1. A female given name from Italian.
Word: Belle Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French belle (“beauty, beautiful”), from Latin bella. Pronunciation: /bɛl/ 1. A female given name from French. Example: All the miniature Cinderellas, Belles, and Ariels who fill the streets every Halloween are essentially paying homage to characters that will slowly and inevitably chip away at their sense of worth in years to come. 2. A surname from French
Word: Belle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle. Pronunciation: /bɛl/ 1. A female given name from English.
Word: Ben Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. A shortening of the male given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict. Example: Ben wolved down a digestive biscuit, then stretched out on his stomach on the flagstones beside them. Example: After a moment of comfortable silence, with Ben tenderly rubbing his thumb gently over the back of her hand, he asked, “So what do you want to do now that you’re all stuffed full of waffley goodness?”
Word: Ben Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money. Labels: US, slang
Word: Ben Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. The capital city of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. 2. A county of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.
Word: Ben Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. Alternative form of Beng (“Mande language of Ivory Coast”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Benedict Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Saint Benedict, founder of the Benedictine Order, from Late Latin benedictus (“blessed, well spoken of”), from Latin benedīcō (“to bless, to speak well of”). Doublet of Bennett, Benoit, and Benito. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnədɪkt/ 1. A male given name from Latin, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes. Labels: countable 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Benjamin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right/south or son of days”). Authorities differ on the meaning of the original Hebrew. Philo of Alexandria, the Samaritan Pentateuch The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs and Midrash Leḳaḥ-Ṭob understand יָמִין to mean "days" (a meaning attested in Daniel 12:13) understanding the name to mean "son of days (i.e. old age)" (compare to the direct translations into Arabic بِنْ يَومِين (bin yawmīn) "son of the days" and Arabic بِنْ يَمِين (bin yamīn) "son of the right hand"), a formula paraphrased in Genesis 40:22 where Benjamin is described as a child of Jacob's old age. Rashi in his commentary on Genesis also gives this as a possible meaning but favors an understanding of יָמִין to mean "right" in the sense of "the south", noting that Benjamin was the only son of Jacob born in the south. Jerome understood the name to mean "son of the right hand" and Gesenius speculated that this expression might have meant "son of good fortune". Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn/, /ˈbɛnd͡ʒɚmɪn/, /ˈbɪnd͡ʒəmɪn/, /ˈbɪnd͡ʒɚmɪn/, /ˈbend͡ʒəmɪn/ 1. The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. Example: What about the youngest child - the Benjamin - the child of its parents' mature strength and charity, always better treated than the unfortunate eldest children of their youthful ignorance and wilfulness? 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Well, who the hell ever thinks some boy with a name like Benjamin is going to kill someone?" I said. "It's like someone named Winnie the Pooh taking hostages!" Example: For it would surely improve the domestic standing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an unbudgeable hawk, and thereby indefinitely delay peace on that Middle Eastern front. 3. A small city, the county seat of Knox County, Texas, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Benjamin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right/south or son of days”). Authorities differ on the meaning of the original Hebrew. Philo of Alexandria, the Samaritan Pentateuch The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs and Midrash Leḳaḥ-Ṭob understand יָמִין to mean "days" (a meaning attested in Daniel 12:13) understanding the name to mean "son of days (i.e. old age)" (compare to the direct translations into Arabic بِنْ يَومِين (bin yawmīn) "son of the days" and Arabic بِنْ يَمِين (bin yamīn) "son of the right hand"), a formula paraphrased in Genesis 40:22 where Benjamin is described as a child of Jacob's old age. Rashi in his commentary on Genesis also gives this as a possible meaning but favors an understanding of יָמִין to mean "right" in the sense of "the south", noting that Benjamin was the only son of Jacob born in the south. Jerome understood the name to mean "son of the right hand" and Gesenius speculated that this expression might have meant "son of good fortune". Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn/, /ˈbɛnd͡ʒɚmɪn/, /ˈbɪnd͡ʒəmɪn/, /ˈbɪnd͡ʒɚmɪn/, /ˈbend͡ʒəmɪn/ 1. A $100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Labels: US, in-plural, often, slang Example: Fuck the past, let's dwell on the 500SL, the E&J and ginger ale / The way my pockets swell to the rims with Benjamins Example: Swimmin' in women wit they own condominiums / Five plus fives, who drive millenniums / It's all about the Benjamins, what?
Word: Benny Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Benjamin + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛni/ 1. A nickname for a man named Benjamin.
Word: Benny Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Bernice or Bernadette. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛni/ 1. A nickname for a woman named Bernice or Bernadette.
Word: Benny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of a dull-witted character, Benny Hawkins, in the British soap opera Crossroads. As a nickname for a Falkland Islander, possibly from their preference for woolly hats similar to those worn by the character. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛni/ 1. A stupid or dull-witted person. Labels: UK, slang 2. A temper tantrum. Labels: UK, slang 3. A native of the Falkland Islands. Labels: UK, slang
Word: Benny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of Benjamin Franklin, whose portrait is on the bill. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛni/ 1. A one-hundred-dollar bill. Labels: US, slang Example: Money coming in plenty / Twenties, fifties and Bennies
Word: Benny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of eggs Benedict. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛni/ 1. Synonym of eggs Benedict. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: This special version of eggs Benedict will win the hearts of all the Benny fans out there. Example: This would definitely be a Becca-approved Benedict, which sings high praise. The girl knows her Bennys.
Word: Benny Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbɛni/ 1. A surname. 2. A community in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada, named after W. W. Benny.
Word: Benny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain, with myriad competing theories, some quite fanciful. Compare other mainly-Jersey Shore slang shoobie (“awkward beach tourist”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛni/ 1. A beach tourist; especially an irritating or gaudy one from Northern New Jersey, New York, or other states. Labels: New-Jersey, Southern, slang
Word: Bent Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: Berg Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Berg or Swedish berg, either term meaning hill or mountain. 1. A place name, notably of: 2. A place name, notably of: 3. A place name, notably of: 4. A surname from German common in the US, associated with German or Scandinavian ancestry.
Word: Bergen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːɡən/, /ˈbəɹɡən/ 1. A port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland. Example: Bergen, in Vestland county, is Norway's second-largest city. 2. A Catholic diocese named after the above see. 3. A city and hamlet in North Dakota. 4. A surname from Norwegian. Example: “Let Them All Talk” is as breezy as an ocean cruise (pre-Covid), and mostly a welcome excuse to enjoy its three septuagenarian leads – Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest – as they banter their way across the Atlantic.
Word: Bergen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Bergen, from Middle Dutch bergen. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːɡən/, /ˈbəɹɡən/ 1. A municipality and village in Limburg province, Netherlands. 2. A municipality and town in North Holland province, Netherlands. 3. A town and village in Genesee County, New York, United States. 4. An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. 5. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin. 6. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin. 7. A part of New Netherland, the name survives in Bergen County. Labels: historical 8. A surname from Dutch.
Word: Berk Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Dutch, Czech, and Polish surname, from a Germanic personal name stemming from Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”). Also see Bernhard. * As a Dutch and north German surname, from the word for birch tree, from Proto-West Germanic *berku. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Berg. 1. A surname.
Word: Beryl Part of Speech: name Etymology: From beryl or an anglicization of Yiddish בערל (berl, literally “little bear”). 1. A female given name from English derived from the gem beryl. 2. A male given name from Yiddish, meaning “little bear”. Labels: rare 3. A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Besser Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the German surname, from Middle High German bezzerære, agent noun from Old High German bezzern (“to collect fines”). 1. A surname.
Word: Beta Part of Speech: name 1. Clipping of Betamax Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: The digital revolution is changing these rules, but as of this writing, generally you submit your music video to the network for review on Beta tape.
Word: Beta Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of Generation Beta. Example: With an estimated 90% of all online content expected to be generated in some way shape or form by AI by as early as 2026, theorists predict Betas will grow up in a world heavily fraught by deepfake content, truth will no longer be a fixed concept, and they will spend their lives searching for reality. Example: For the Betas, AI and robots will be a normal part of life for them.
Word: Beth Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bɛθ/ 1. A diminutive of the female given names Elizabeth or Bethany. Example: Ogles, an entrepreneur, will defeat state House Speaker Beth Harwell and retired Brig. Gen. Kurt Winstead.
Word: Betty Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbɛti/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth. Example: People in the last century weren't afraid of homely names; now we are all so smart and fine: no more "Lady Bettys" now. Example: But Mrs. Betty Carver respects tradition, and this, I'm afraid, is ours. - - - She smells like expensive soap and her teeth are shiny-white. She does not in any way look like her name. It's not her fault that she was born in a time when people believed in names like Wanda, Dottie and Betty. She's more of a Vanessa or Paulina.
Word: Betty Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɛti/ 1. A girl who hangs out with skateboarders or surfers. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: Bianca Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Bianca, equivalent of English Blanche. Pronunciation: /biˈæŋkə/, /biˈɑŋkə/ 1. A female given name from Italian. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sweet Bianca! Happy man be his dole! He that runs fastest gets the ring. Example: The bodies of 19-year-old best friends Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones were returned to Australia on Tuesday night. 2. A surname from Italian. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A moon of Uranus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bible Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English bible, from Medieval Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material). Old English used biblioþēce (from βιβλιοθήκη) and ġewritu (whence English writs) for "the Scriptures". Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪbəl/ 1. Either of two major versions of the main religious text in the Judeo-Christian group of traditions. Example: Meronyms: Old Testament, New Testament Example: In my religion class we learn about the Bible, as well as religious texts of other religions. 2. Either of two major versions of the main religious text in the Judeo-Christian group of traditions. Example: Near-synonym: Old Testament (loosely synonymous) Example: She's Jewish, but she doesn't read the Bible because she's not religious. 3. The analogous holy book of another religion or belief system. Example: He conveys to his foreign students the importance of the Qur'an by explaining that it is the Bible of Islam. Example: The cult's ideological substance was the popular digest dubbed by foreigners the Little Red Book or the Bible of Maoism. 4. The principal important document of some area of skill or expertise. Labels: broadly Example: This technical handbook is the Bible of our trade.
Word: Bible Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bible, from Medieval Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material). Old English used biblioþēce (from βιβλιοθήκη) and ġewritu (whence English writs) for "the Scriptures". Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪbəl/ 1. A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned texts. Example: He had just become able to read, with much effort, short sentences in his Bible, and was constantly engaged during his leisure hours in studying its pages. Example: An American imprisoned for nearly six months in North Korea has admitted that he deliberately left a Bible in a nightclub, in one of his first major interviews since his release.[…]“I felt once I left the Bible somewhere that God would take it the rest of the way into the hands of some kind of Christian organisation, and I’d be able to waltz out of country fat, dumb and happy, no problem... But God had other plans.”
Word: Bible Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel. Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪbəl/ 1. A surname originating as a matronymic.
Word: Biblical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of biblical. Labels: alt-of Example: Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
Word: Bikini Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni. Pronunciation: /bɪˈkiː.ni/, /bɪˈki.ni/ 1. Bikini atoll.
Word: Bill Part of Speech: name Etymology: Hypocorism of William. It is unclear how the initial W became a B; this could have been part of the medieval trend of swapping letters, similar to Dick for Rick. Pronunciation: /bɪl/, [bɪɫ] 1. A diminutive of the male given name William. Example: "My other name's Bill," he said. "I was christened Bill but Mr Thursgood calls me William." / "Bill, eh. The unpaid Bill. Anyone ever call you that?" / "No, sir." / "Good name, anyway." / "Yes, sir." / "Known a lot of Bills. They've all been good 'uns." Example: One of his neighbours opposite, a nice old guy with a stoop and a horrible little Yorkshire terrier, called him Bill - always had done and presumably always would, right up till the day he died. It actually irritated Will, who was not, he felt, by any stretch of the imagination, a Bill. Bill wouldn't smoke spliffs and listen to Nirvana. So why had he allowed this misapprehension to continue? Why hadn't he just said, four years ago, "Actually my name is Will"? 2. A diminutive of the male given name Bilal. Labels: rare Example: Bill Essayli, Trump’s pick in April to temporarily lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, should have departed the post by July 31 under a 120-day limit imposed by federal law, U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright concluded. 3. A surname. 4. A nickname for the British constabulary. Often called "The Bill" or "Old Bill" Labels: UK, slang
Word: Billy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutive and pet-form; from Bill + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪli/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name William. Example: “By the way,” Jessamy went on, “what’s your other name? You never told me.” “Stubbs,” said Billy, “William Stubbs!”. Example: Then there’s Billy Long, a former auctioneer and Republican congressman who Trump nominated and was confirmed less than two months ago to head the Internal Revenue Service, with “little background in tax policy beyond promoting a fraud-riddled tax credit”. Long has already been fired after clashing with the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent. Long was the sixth person to head the IRS this year. 2. The B-25 twin-engine bomber aircraft used during World War Two, commonly called the "B-25 Mitchell" in honor of U.S. Army General William "Billy" Mitchell. Labels: US Example: Just then a squadron of "Billys" -- twin-engined B-25 Mitchell land-based bombers -- flew overhead ….
Word: Bingo Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name. Example: Bingo! Bingo! Where is the rascal, I wonder. […] ENTER Bingo, r. 2, with glass of cream, […] Example: Our dog, Bingo, was determined not to be left behind; […] 2. Alternative letter-case form of bingo (“game of chance”). Labels: alt-of Example: We like playing Bingo, which is good because Beth is in special ed classes in school now, and they’re teaching her letters and numbers, and Mommy tries to help her by playing Bingo. Example: Help her talk about the simple things she enjoys in life—her favorite television program, donuts on Friday mornings, playing Bingo with her friends.
Word: Bingo Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative letter-case form of bingo. Labels: alt-of Example: The discovery of this woman’s body suddenly threw a complex of apparently unrelated incidents into an integrated whole. You grind away at routine, you collect a vast amount of data ninety-per-cent of which is useless and then—some thing happens and Bingo—the other ten-per-cent sits up like Jacky and Bob’s your uncle. Example: I have this feeling of inadequacy because I can’t have any children. As a little girl, you’re playing with dolls and all this and you’re prepared right from when you are a little one. […] You’re prepared for this whole thing and then Bingo!—you can’t and you have to start thinking differently.
Word: Bio Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of biology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Bit Part of Speech: name 1. An Austroasiatic language spoken in China and Laos.
Word: Bière Part of Speech: name 1. A commune of Vaud canton, Switzerland, located in the district of Aubonne.
Word: Blackamoor Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Blakemor (first recorded use in 1210), from Old English blæc (“black”) + mór (“moor”). 1. A village in Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6925).
Word: Blackamoor Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of blackamoor. Labels: alt-of, archaic, obsolete, offensive Example: highly discontented to understand the great numbers of negars and Blackamoors which (as she is informed) are crept into this realm... who are fostered and relieved [i.e. fed] her to the great annoyance of her own liege people, that want the relief [i.e. food], which those people consume, as also for that the most of them are infidels, having no understanding of Christ or his Gospel. Example: […] Mrs. Milford broke the thread of his soliloquy by desiring he would not talk about nasty Blackamoors any more, for she should dream of them at her bed-side.
Word: Blanc Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from French.
Word: Blanche Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French blanc (“white”). The surname originated as a nickname, or as a matronymic. 1. A female given name from French. 2. A surname from French.
Word: Blase Part of Speech: name Etymology: A rather rare spelling variant of Blaise, from Latin Blasius. 1. A male given name from Latin.
Word: Blau Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: Blessed Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Blessed Part of Speech: adj 1. An epithet indicating that a person has been beatified. 2. Alternative letter-case form of blessed used when referring to an important figure, such as God, or to an important item or event. Labels: alt-of Example: This emendation is echoed in Thekla's reunion with Paul outside the city, where she offers the following prayer of thanksgiving: God, King and Blessed Creator of everything, and Father of your great and only begotten Child, I give you thanks.
Word: Blimp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Colonel Blimp, a comic character created by David Low and first appearing in London's Evening Standard in April 1934. 1. A person considered similar to Colonel Blimp in appearance, thought, or expression, particularly (historical or archaic, derogatory) a reactionary middle-class Englishman during the Interwar Period. Labels: humorous Example: One was the military and imperialist middle class, generally nicknamed the Blimps, and the other the left-wing intelligentsia.
Word: Bliss Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /blɪs/ 1. An English surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname. 2. A unisex given name from English. Labels: rare Example: "Mother doesn't seem to especially like her little granddaughter as it is, even named 'Edna Louise'. D'you think she's going to like her better, named 'Bliss' like some sexpot pop star or some Indian-mystic asshole-charlatan?" Betsey winced. "Bliss" was a beautiful name! 3. a programming language used for systems programming primarily on computers produced by Digital Equipment Corporation. Bliss is a parallel language to C, both being derived from B and BCPL 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States: 7. A place in the United States: 8. A place in the United States: 9. A place in the United States: 10. A place in the United States:
Word: Blitz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Specific use of blitz. The Blitz was in truth not a blitzkrieg, which is a rapid ground offensive based on superior tank forces. However, the word was current at the time for the successful German campaigns in Poland and France, and was transferred to the attacks on Britain, perhaps by association of Blitz (“lightning”) with the bombings. Pronunciation: /blɪts/ 1. The series of air raids launched on various cities in the United Kingdom by the German air force in 1940–41 during World War II. Labels: historical
Word: Block Part of Speech: name Etymology: * A Germanic surname (German, Dutch and English), from German Block and Dutch blok respectively. As an English surname from the same cognate, block. * As a Jewish surname, Americanized from Bloch. Also see Vlach. 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The major themes in Francesca Lia Block's books include the necessity of love and the acceptance of and celebration of racial and sexual difference. Example: Zachary Block chats with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen about their new show, Portlandia, which airs on IFC, Fridays at 10:30. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. An unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. An unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Blood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: When the gang was formed, the term blood, from blood brother, was common street slang, used in the 1960s by young Black and Hispanic men and returning veterans from the Vietnam War to refer to friends. 1. A member of the Los Angeles gang the Bloods, who typically wear red and have an intense and bitter rivalry with the Crips. Example: My union with the neighborhood kids teaches me Bloods don't say or write words starting with c's. This is how Bloods disrespect Crips. They replace all c's with k's or b's and cross out all remaining c's in the word.
Word: Blood Part of Speech: name Etymology: When the gang was formed, the term blood, from blood brother, was common street slang, used in the 1960s by young Black and Hispanic men and returning veterans from the Vietnam War to refer to friends. 1. A surname.
Word: Bloody Mary Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bloody mary. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bloody Mary Part of Speech: name 1. Mary I of England. Labels: derogatory Example: Worse still, the plan for a Spanish marriage, and for setting a Scoto-Spanish queen upon the throne of the Bloody Mary, was now actively prosecuted. Example: Under "Bloody Mary's" watch, we read of persecutions, papal spies, plots; above all, her reign has become synonymous with a moral outrage so unpopular as to seal the fate of Catholicism on this island: the burning at the stake of 280 Protestant martyrs. 2. A ghost, witch or demonic spirit said to appear in a mirror if her name is chanted repeatedly.
Word: Bloom Part of Speech: name Etymology: English and Jewish surname converged from several origins: * Middle English blom (“ingot”), from Old English blōma (“lump of iron”) * Swedish Blom * Dutch Bloem, see bloem (“flower”) * Spelling variant of Blum Pronunciation: /bluːm/ 1. A surname. Example: Jay Bloom described the experience of learning what happened to the Titan as “very surreal”. 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States:
Word: Blower Part of Speech: name Etymology: From blower, an occupational surname for someone who operated a bellows, or alternatively for someone who blew a horn. 1. A surname originating as an occupation.
Word: Blowfish Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbloʊˌfɪʃ/, /ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ/ 1. A symmetric block cipher encryption algorithm used in modern cryptographic software, designed by Bruce Schneier in 1993.
Word: Blue Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate bleu. 1. A surname from German. An anglicization of German Blau. 2. A female given name from English, typically used in conjoined names like Bonnie Blue or Blue Bell. Labels: rare 3. A male nickname, occasionally used as a formal given name. (Australia) Nickname for a person with ginger hair.
Word: Blue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate bleu. 1. A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge. 2. A member of the Royal Horse Guards (which merged with the 1st Dragoons in 1969) Labels: historical Example: Have you heard any news / Of that chap in the Blues / Was it Prosser, or Pyecroft, or Pimm? 3. Synonym of British Blue (“a breed of cat”). Example: This Blue shows the remarkable, sleek bodyline of the breed.
Word: Blues Part of Speech: name Etymology: In reference to the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine racing faction, a calque of Latin venetī (“Sea-Blues”) or factio veneta (“the sea-blue faction”) and Byzantine Greek Βένετοι (Bénetoi, “Blues”). 1. Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly blue, such as: Labels: historical, informal Example: 'Constantinople adopted the follies, though not the virtues of ancient Rome,' wrote Edward Gibbon, 'and the same factions which had agitated the circus raged with redoubled fury in the Hippodrome.' Gibbon's judgment was that what produced the 'redoubled fury' in the Hippodrome was senseless hooliganism, and even though the Blues and Greens could be politicized upon occasion, they had no coherent aims, religious or political. Gibbon's successors had alternative suggestions, the most persistent of which has been that the Blues were supporters of religious orthodoxy and the Greens of Monophysitism. 2. Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly blue, such as: Labels: informal 3. Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly blue, such as: Labels: informal 4. Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly blue, such as: Labels: informal 5. Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly blue, such as: Labels: informal 6. Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly blue, such as: Labels: informal 7. Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly blue, such as: Labels: informal
Word: Blunt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two possible origins: * From Anglo-Norman blunt (“blond”), a nickname for someone with fair hair or a light complexion. * From Middle English blunt (“dull, stupid”), a nickname for a stupid person. 1. A surname transferred from the nickname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A minor city in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Either borrowed from modern Danish Bo or Swedish Bo, or a spelling variant of the male given name Beau. 1. A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s. 2. A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s. 3. A male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s.
Word: Bo Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Sierra Leone. 2. A district (Bo District) in Southern Province, Sierra Leone. Capital: Bo.
Word: Bo Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Bomu (“Gur language”).
Word: Boa Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a Bwa-speaking ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Word: Bob Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably from a medieval hypocorism of Rob. Pronunciation: /bɒb/, /bɑb/, /bɔb/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Robert. Example: Miramax Films cofounders Bob and Harvey Weinstein will end their successful, but often tumultuous, 12-year relationship with The Walt Disney Company to launch their own media company. Example: For the last decade at least, the trend seems to be that more untraditional names are being chosen over the Bobs, the Toms, the Sues and the Marys. 2. The person or system receiving a message or signal from a source conventionally known as Alice. Example: The key that Alice and Bob are to share cannot be transmitted in the clear. Either it must be enciphered when sent, or Alice and Bob must derive it without an exhange of data from which the key can be derived. 3. God. Labels: euphemistic
Word: Bob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from a medieval hypocorism of Rob. Pronunciation: /bɒb/, /bɑb/, /bɔb/ 1. A generic male person. Example: It's so simple, even Bob from accounting could do it.
Word: Bobby Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Bob Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Bobby From Bob + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑbi/, /ˈbɒbi/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Robert. Example: It was a real irritation to Robert's parents to hear Adeline call him Bobby. They tried to intimate their disapproval by pronouncing his name very distinctly when they addressed him. Example: Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack died Friday, Womack’s publicist said. He was 70. 2. A diminutive of the female given name Roberta.
Word: Bobo Part of Speech: noun 1. A people indigenous to Burkina Faso, Africa. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Bobo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of bobo (“a bourgeois-bohemian”). Labels: alt-of
Word: Bobo Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Bobo Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
Word: Bock Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A city in Minnesota.
Word: Bogart Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Dutch surname Bogaert, derived from bogaard, contraction of boomgaard (“orchard”), from boom (“tree”) + gaard (“garden”). Doublet of Baumgart, Bangert, and Bungert, all from German. 1. An English surname from Dutch, most famously borne by American actor Humphrey Bogart.
Word: Bogart Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the Dutch surname Bogaert, derived from bogaard, contraction of boomgaard (“orchard”), from boom (“tree”) + gaard (“garden”). Doublet of Baumgart, Bangert, and Bungert, all from German. 1. To behave in a manner similar to the on-screen characters portrayed by Humphrey Bogart.
Word: Boiler Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Brompton boiler. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Our Patent Museum now forms a portion of "The Boilers," but, although in them, it is not of them. Example: The quadrangle, unlike the Boilers (which were later moved to house the Bethnal Green Museum), still stands as part of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Word: Bois Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Bois. 1. A surname from French, related to Dubois.
Word: Bokmål Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Old Norse bók Danish bog Norwegian Bokmål bok Proto-Germanic *maþlą Old Norse mál Norwegian Bokmål mål Norwegian Bokmål bokmålbor. English Bokmål Borrowed from Norwegian bokmål (literally “book language”). The equivalent Old Norse bókamál was used in this sense as a name for Latin, as it was the primary language used for writing of biblical work in much of the Middle Ages. The modern Icelandic name for Norwegian Bokmål is bókmál. When dialect research in western Norway was pioneered by Ivar Aasen in the 1850s, bogmaal took on the meaning of written standard language, as opposed to spoken dialects and Aasen's synthesized landsmaal. The two Norwegian languages, standardized in 1907, changed names in 1929 from landsmål to nynorsk, and from riksmål to bokmål. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒk.mɔːl/, /ˈboʊk.mɔːl/ 1. One of the two major written standards of Norwegian, literally meaning “book language”. Example: While 85-90% of Norwegians today use Bokmål as their written standard, Nynorsk is only used by about 10-15% of the population. Fosse’s English translator Damion Searls says many Nynorsk speakers see him “as a kind of national hero” for his championing of the language.
Word: Bolt Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun bolt, for a maker of bolts, or a nickname for a short and heavy person. * Also as an English surname, variant of Bold. * As a Dutch, north/Low German and Danish surname, from the old Germanic name Baldo, derived from the adjective bold and related to the above. Compare Boldt. 1. A surname transferred from the nickname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, named after an early postmaster. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An unincorporated community in the town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bomb Part of Speech: noun 1. The atomic bomb; the capacity to launch a nuclear attack. Labels: informal Example: Pakistan and India both have the Bomb now.
Word: Bonbon Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
Word: Bonus Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Boo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Swedish Boo. 1. A community in Nacka, Stockholm, central Sweden. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname from Swedish Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Boo Part of Speech: name 1. The Boko language.
Word: Boo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Malay Boo, from Min Nan 巫 ( Chinese 巫 ). Transliteration of Min Nan 巫. 1. A surname from Chinese
Word: Boo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Korean 부 (bu), from Korean 夫, from Chinese 夫. Transliteration of Korean 부 (bu). 1. A surname from Korean
Word: Boo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch de Boo. 1. A surname from Dutch
Word: Boogeyman Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bogeyman. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Boom Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /boʊm/ 1. A Belgian town and municipality in the southwest of the Flemish province of Antwerp.
Word: Boot Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun boot. * As a Dutch and German surname, from Bote (“messenger”), compare Bode. Also an occupational surname for a boatman, from boot. 1. A surname. 2. A small village in Eskdale parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY1701).
Word: Bor Part of Speech: name 1. A town in the Czech Republic. 2. One of several villages in Russia 3. A town in Serbia. 4. A city in South Sudan. 5. A village in Catalonia, Spain. 6. A village in Sweden. 7. A town in Turkey.
Word: Bora Part of Speech: noun 1. An indigenous tribe of the Peruvian, Colombian and Brazilian Amazon. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Bora Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken in Colombia and Peru.
Word: Bora Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Bohra. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bora Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various origins: * Borrowed from Assamese বৰা (bora), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Romanian Bora, a feminine hypocoristic form of the personal name Boris. * Borrowed from Polish Bora, a pet form of Borzyslaw or Bolebor. * Borrowed from Hungarian Bora, a variant of Bara. 1. A surname.
Word: Borg Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Danish and Norwegian surname, from various places derived from Old Norse borg (“stronghold”). * As a north/Low German surname, this is the Low German form of the surname Burg. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish בורג (burg, “credit”), from Middle High German borgen (“to lend, borrow”), from Old High German borgēn. * As a Maltese surname, from the noun borġ (“tower, stronghold”), distantly related to the first two senses above. Pronunciation: /bɔːɡ/, /bɔɹɡ/ 1. A surname
Word: Borg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Star Trek franchise, in which the Borg are a cyborg race intent on converting all other life into their own kind; apparently a clipping of cyborg, from cybernetic + organism. Pronunciation: /bɔːɡ/, /bɔɹɡ/ 1. One who proselytises or assimilates. Labels: slang Example: Go for the fun of it (yes, I am one of the Borgs) and don't let equipment bother you. Just remember this even when the Borgs assimilate you.
Word: Borg Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the Star Trek franchise, in which the Borg are a cyborg race intent on converting all other life into their own kind; apparently a clipping of cyborg, from cybernetic + organism. Pronunciation: /bɔːɡ/, /bɔɹɡ/ 1. To assimilate rivals, via corporate acquisition or religious proselytisation. Labels: slang Example: The Christians could afford to spend generations converting northern Europe and that's exactly what they did. We have that example from history. We know there are other faiths out there that want to wipe us out, and there are other faiths out there that want to Borg us. The fact that some are still here after decades means we aren't giving in this time, and you're one of the ones here over a decade." 2. To turn into a cyborg, to implant machinery into people with the intent of controlling or assimilating them. Labels: slang Example: We already do it and they tell us they're going to Borg us with fucking stuff into our brains and we won't have to talk to each other. Example: 2001, Rick C. Hodgin, GeekNews Intel wants to Borg us!
Word: Bork Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bɔː(ɹ)k/ 1. A surname.
Word: Bork Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɔː(ɹ)k/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of bork. Labels: alt-of Example: That's the third nominee the Republicans have Borken this season. Example: After an eight-year hiatus, these groups are back on the scene, ready to implement an apparent vicious strategy of Borking any judicial nominee who happens to disagree with their view of how the world should be.
Word: Born Part of Speech: name Etymology: A variant of Bourne. 1. A surname from English.
Word: Borne Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Bosh Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Labels: rare
Word: Bouillon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Bouillon. 1. A city in Luxemburg, Brussels, Belgium.
Word: Boulevard Part of Speech: name 1. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.
Word: Bouquet Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Bouquet. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Bowyer Part of Speech: name 1. A surname originating as an occupation for someone who made bows for archery. Example: Dr. Werthimer recalled that Dr. Bowyer and his wife, Jane Baker Bowyer, an education professor at nearby Mills College, had cultivated a Japanese garden in their backyard, “the most serene place you could imagine,” and also attended Burning Man.
Word: Box Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Example: The 10-inch increase forecast in the new study, which does not give a timeline, could be much higher if temperatures continue to rise, as they almost certainly will, said Jason Box, a glaciologist at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland who was the paper’s lead author. 2. A village in Minchinhampton parish, south of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8600). 3. A village and civil parish near Corsham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8268).
Word: Boxer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named Boxers by the West, since their official title was "The Fist of Righteous Harmony" (義和拳 /义和拳 (Yìhéquán)) and their symbol was a clenched fist. 1. A Chinese anti-imperial and xenophobic rebel of the early 1900s. Labels: historical
Word: Boxer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named Boxers by the West, since their official title was "The Fist of Righteous Harmony" (義和拳 /义和拳 (Yìhéquán)) and their symbol was a clenched fist. 1. A surname.
Word: Brad Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping. Pronunciation: /bɹæd/ 1. A diminutive of the male given names Bradley, Bradly, or Bradford, also used as a formal given name. Example: […] Brad Schimel wants to make sure women don’t have the right to make their own health care decisions. If he wins, that right is gone,” Crawford says in the ad. Example: As journalist Brad Polumbo pointed out, Kirk previously wrote on X: "Hate speech does not exist legally in America. There's ugly speech. There's gross speech. There's evil speech. And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment. Keep America free." 2. A city in Hunedoara County, Romania.
Word: Brand Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English, Scottish, north German, Dutch, French, and North Germanic surname, from a Germanic personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“sword, firebrand, torch”), as in the second element of Hildebrand. * Also as a German surname, variant of Brandt. * As a Swedish and Danish surname, from brand (“fire”). * As a Jewish surname, from German Brand (“fire”). Pronunciation: /brænd/, [bɹænd] 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A municipality in Bludenz district, Vorarlberg, Austria. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A municipality in Tirschenreuth district, Bavaria, Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A borough of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A hamlet in Beekdaelen municipality, Limburg province, Netherlands. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Brandy Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbɹændi/ 1. A female given name from English derived from brandy, an alcoholic liquor. Mostly seen in American usage during the 1970s and 1980s. Example: Last month, Brandy Bottone of Plano, Texas, was pulled over by a Dallas sheriff’s deputy and given a ticket for driving alone in a high-occupancy vehicle lane.
Word: Bratanek Part of Speech: name 1. A surname of Slovak origin. Labels: rare
Word: Braun Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Braun. Doublet of Brown. Pronunciation: /bɹɒːn/, /bɹɑːn/ 1. A surname from German.
Word: Bravo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Bravo. 1. A surname from Spanish.