nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: ounce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”), by false division (the l was thought to be the article), from Italian lonza, ultimately from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of onza and lynx. Pronunciation: /aʊns/ 1. A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar. Labels: archaic Example: The Ounce or the vvilde Cat, is as big as a mungrell dog, this creature is by nature feirce, and more dangerous to bee met vvithall than any other creature, not fearing eyther dogge or man; […] Example: Halloa! another prey, The nimble Antelope! The ounce is freed; one spring, And his talons are sheath’d in her shoulders, And his teeth are red in her gore. 2. Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia. 3. Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore. Example: The ounce, a leopard-like creature, is dreaded for its depredations by the Indians of Brazil.
Word: prioritize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From priority + -ize. First attested in 1967 as U.S. government jargon, becoming more widespread through the 1970s and ’80s, but still denounced as officialese by purists into the 1990s. Pronunciation: /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, [pɹaɪˈɒɹ.taɪz], /pɹaɪˈoɹ.ə.taɪz/, [pɹaɪˈoɹ.taɪz], /pɹɑeˈɔɹ.ə.tɑez/ 1. To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things. Labels: transitive Example: When I don't have time to buy everything at the store, I prioritize fresh fruit and vegetables over foods like rice or noodles. Example: Boeing's article stressed prioritizing roll control during recovery from nose-down bank upsets unless the airplane was in a stall condition; if the airplane was stalled, Boeing recommended recovering from the stall before recovering from the upset. The article described the nose-down upset recovery technique as follows: "Reduce angle of attack. This unloads the wing, allows the airplane to accelerate, which reduces rudder deflection and improves lateral control ability. […]" 2. To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance. Labels: intransitive, transitive 3. To rank something as having high priority. Labels: transitive
Word: LART Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Acronym of luser attitude readjustment tool. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑː(ɹ)t/ 1. A luser attitude readjustment tool; something with which a clueless person is struck. Labels: slang
Word: LART Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Acronym of luser attitude readjustment tool. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑː(ɹ)t/ 1. To strike with a LART. Labels: slang, transitive
Word: prioritization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prioritize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English prioritization From prioritize + -ation. Pronunciation: /prʌɪˌɒrətʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. The process of assigning priorities to things or tasks. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Many autistic individuals without a PTSD diagnosis may actually meet criteria for PTSD but have not received an official diagnosis, potentially due to stronger prioritization of the primary diagnosis of autism.
Word: eucharistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Eucharist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English eucharistic From Eucharist + -ic. 1. Of or relating to the Eucharist. Example: The eucharistic sacrament. 2. Giving thanks; expressing thankfulness; rejoicing. Labels: obsolete Example: The eucharistical part of our daily devotions.
Word: eucharistical Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of eucharistic. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: sacrifices […] distinguished into expiatory, euctical, and eucharistical
Word: Xena Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly a variant of Xenia, from Latin Xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”), the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”). Pronunciation: /ˈziː.nə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
Word: Xena Part of Speech: name Etymology: The lead character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001) was the inspiration for the dwarf planet's nickname and for comparisons to the character. Pronunciation: /ˈziː.nə/ 1. Eris (dwarf planet) Labels: informal, obsolete
Word: Xena Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The lead character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001) was the inspiration for the dwarf planet's nickname and for comparisons to the character. Pronunciation: /ˈziː.nə/ 1. A tough, physical, confident woman. Example: I am raising a little Xena, a water warrior. Fierce, sure of herself. Example: How do I drill self-confidence into the illogical half of my brain. or train my logical half to become my inner Xena and shout it down?
Word: Elizabeth Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔil- Biblical Hebrew אֵל (el) Biblical Hebrew נִשְׁבַּע (nishbá) Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet)der. Middle English Elizabeth English Elizabeth From Middle English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (ʔĕlîšeḇaʕ, “my God is an oath”). See El and שבועה. Doublet of Elisheba and Isabel. Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/ 1. A female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Most happy letters! framed by skilful trade, / With which that happy name was first designed, - - - / Ye three Elizabeths! for ever live, / That three such graces did unto me give. Example: "Because if you say it over and over to yourself, darling, it really is a quite strange-sounding name, isn't it? It's just as strange as any other from the Old Testament, Mehetabel or Hepsibah or Shulamith, and any of them might have got to be as fashionable as Elizabeth if a queen had been called by them. 2. A surname originating as a matronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A suburb of Adelaide, Australia; named for Elizabeth II. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A locale in the United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 14. Places in the Philippines: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. Places in the Philippines: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. Places in the Philippines: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: foster Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English foster, from Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”). Cognate with Middle Dutch voester (“nursemaid”), Middle Low German vôster (“food”), Old Norse fóstr (“nurturing, education, alimony, child support”), Danish foster (“fetus”), Swedish foster (“fetus”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɒs.tə/, /ˈfɔ.stɚ/, /ˈfɑ.stɚ/, /ˈfɔs.tə/, [ˈfɔ̟s.tə] 1. Providing parental care to children not related to oneself. Labels: not-comparable Example: foster parents 2. Receiving such care. Labels: not-comparable Example: a foster child 3. Related by such care. Labels: not-comparable Example: We are a foster family.
Word: foster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English foster, from Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”). Cognate with Middle Dutch voester (“nursemaid”), Middle Low German vôster (“food”), Old Norse fóstr (“nurturing, education, alimony, child support”), Danish foster (“fetus”), Swedish foster (“fetus”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɒs.tə/, /ˈfɔ.stɚ/, /ˈfɑ.stɚ/, /ˈfɔs.tə/, [ˈfɔ̟s.tə] 1. A foster parent. Labels: countable, informal Example: Some fosters end up adopting. 2. The care given to another; guardianship. Labels: uncountable
Word: foster Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English foster, from Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”). Cognate with Middle Dutch voester (“nursemaid”), Middle Low German vôster (“food”), Old Norse fóstr (“nurturing, education, alimony, child support”), Danish foster (“fetus”), Swedish foster (“fetus”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɒs.tə/, /ˈfɔ.stɚ/, /ˈfɑ.stɚ/, /ˈfɔs.tə/, [ˈfɔ̟s.tə] 1. To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child. Labels: transitive Example: Some ſay that Rauens foſter forlorne children, / The whilſt their owne birds famiſh in their neſts: / Oh be to me though thy hard hart ſay no, / Nothing ſo kinde but ſomething pittiful. 2. To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing. Labels: transitive Example: Our company fosters an appreciation for the arts. Example: ⁠A flower beat with rain and wind, Which once she foster’d up with care 3. To nurse or cherish something. Labels: transitive 4. To be nurtured or trained up together. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: There Florimell, in her first ages flowre, And passing beautie did eftsoones reveale, Was fostered by those Graces
Word: foster Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɒs.tə/, /ˈfɔ.stɚ/, /ˈfɑ.stɚ/, /ˈfɔs.tə/, [ˈfɔ̟s.tə] 1. A forester. Labels: obsolete Example: A griesly Foster forth did rush.
Word: flasher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flash Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English flasher From flash + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈflæʃɚ/ 1. Anything that flashes, especially a device that switches a light on and off. 2. An indicator or turn signal. Example: Look here, look at this fire truck! It has flashers and sirens, and if you push the button at the bottom, it moves by itself. 3. Someone of great accomplishments, or brilliant appearance. Labels: obsolete Example: Mr Yorke of D'Affrenalli has been introduced to me as a Wit & a Flasher: it was supposed that we were to admire one another's Abilities,—but I fancy the Project failed on both Sides […]. 4. Someone who exposes themselves indecently; someone who ‘flashes’ their genitals. Labels: slang Example: The only diversions I recall were a pair of Avocets flying over, and a young lady who regularly each afternoon furtively crept into the dunes [...] and crouched down for a clandestine wee! Either that, or she was a very shy flasher.
Word: Sindhi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Sindhi سِنْڌِي (sindhī). By surface analysis, Sindh + -i. Distant doublet of Hindi. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪndi/, /ˈsɪnd̪ʱi/ 1. Of or pertaining to Sindh, the Sindhi language or the Sindhi people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sindhi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sindhi سِنْڌِي (sindhī). By surface analysis, Sindh + -i. Distant doublet of Hindi. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪndi/, /ˈsɪnd̪ʱi/ 1. A Sindhi-speaking person from or residing in Sindh.
Word: Sindhi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sindhi سِنْڌِي (sindhī). By surface analysis, Sindh + -i. Distant doublet of Hindi. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪndi/, /ˈsɪnd̪ʱi/ 1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken in four main dialects in Pakistan and India.
Word: Singhalese Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌsɪŋɡəˈliːz/ 1. Archaic spelling of Sinhalese. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Singhalese Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌsɪŋɡəˈliːz/ 1. Archaic spelling of Sinhalese. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: Singhalese Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌsɪŋɡəˈliːz/ 1. Archaic spelling of Sinhalese. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: slog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a variation of slug (“to hit very hard”) or slough. Possibly related to slag, seen in the North Germanic languages, in association with the third verb and second noun definition. Pronunciation: /slɒɡ/, /slɑɡ/ 1. A long, tedious walk or march. Labels: Australia, Canada, UK, countable, uncountable 2. A hard, persistent effort, session of work, or period. Labels: Australia, Canada, UK, broadly, countable, uncountable Example: It is as if Mr. Faulks had bled his own prose white, draining it of emotion in order to capture the endless enervating slog of war. Example: England's experimental line-up will have realised early on that this would be a long, hard slog against the multi-talented Brazilians with great strength in their starting line-up and on the bench. 3. A book or other media that is difficult to get through due to dullness, density, or lack of narrative momentum. Labels: countable 4. An aggressive shot played with little skill. Labels: countable
Word: slog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably a variation of slug (“to hit very hard”) or slough. Possibly related to slag, seen in the North Germanic languages, in association with the third verb and second noun definition. Pronunciation: /slɒɡ/, /slɑɡ/ 1. To walk slowly or doggedly, encountering resistance. Labels: intransitive Example: The leading engine was one of the Class Y6 2-8-8-2 compound articulateds, [...] The stack noise of one of these great brutes slogging up a grade was quite unforgettable. Example: 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text A miraculous desert rain. We slog, dripping, into As Safi, Jordan. We drive the sodden mules through wet streets. To the town’s only landmark. To the “Museum at the Lowest Place on Earth.” 2. To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task. Labels: broadly, intransitive 3. To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat. Example: It was like being slogged by a heavyweight boxer.
Word: wreak havoc Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹiːk ˈhæv.ək/ 1. To cause damage, disruption, or destruction. Example: The storm wreaked havoc on his garden.
Word: lithography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Lithographie, from λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”). Originally the printing surface was a flat piece of limestone that was treated with grease to form a surface that would selectively transfer ink to the paper; the stone has now been replaced, in general, with a metal plate. By surface analysis, litho- + -graphy. Pronunciation: /lɪθˈɒɡɹəfi/ 1. The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: robustify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin rōbus Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin rōbustuslbor. English robust Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English robustify From robust + -ify. 1. To make robust, especially (software, statistics) to make more tolerant of unexpected events. Example: The UI looks nice, but you'll need to robustify it before it goes into production. Example: To robustify the Mincer and Zarnowitz (1969) test against instabilities, Rossi and Sekhposyan (2016) propose a fluctuation test constructed over rolling windows[.]
Word: evert Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Late Latin ēvertere (“to turn (an item of clothing) inside out”), Latin ēvertere, present active infinitive of ēvertō (“to turn upside down; to overturn; to reverse”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’)) + vertō (“to reverse; to revolve, turn; to turn around”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)). Pronunciation: /ɪˈvɜːt/, /iˈvɝt/, /ə-/ 1. To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards. Labels: often, transitive Example: But if the conjunctiva be not diseased or very firmly united to the tumour, we had better operate without everting the eyelid, and this is possible without leaving an observable scar on the eyelid. Example: The brachial artery may be exposed and tied in any part of its course, the border of the biceps and coraco-brachialis serving as a guide to its situation. When the arm is drawn away from the side, and slightly everted, the hand being supinated, the seat of the operation is fairly brought into view. 2. To move (someone or something) out of the way. Labels: obsolete, transitive 3. To turn upside down; to overturn. Labels: also, figuratively, obsolete, transitive Example: [A]s to the confession contained in the act of court, the same being only subscribed by the alleged court clerk, and not by the party, or a notary for him, cannot be of force to derogate to his prior right, which cannot be taken away, but either by oath of party, or as great a solemnity in writ, as is the writ which is desired to be everted thereby; [...] Example: [E]very Ray ſtreaming out of a viſible point, is propagated in a direct line; ſo that the Object is everted, if the Rays do not ſuffer an Interſection, either before or behind the hole, which would not happen, if the Rays were not carried in right Lines, but refracted; [...] 4. To disrupt; to overthrow. Labels: also, ambitransitive, figuratively, obsolete Example: And incaſe his Majeſtie or his Commiſſioner be not preſent for the time in the town where the Aſsembly is holden, it ſhall be leaſome to the ſaid generall Aſsembly by themſelves to appoint the time and place of the next. But this declaration not only leaves all indefinit, but totally everts that power and liberty competent to them by law and cuſtome. Example: That is not to be admitted which overturneth the order eſtabliſhed by Chriſt of commanding, and obeying, and which everteth the integrall members and parts of a viſible politike miniſteriall body of Chriſt, but to give the power of the keyes to all, and every one, overturneth this order of Chriſts, [...]
Word: kindred Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English kyndrede, from older kynrede (“kindred”), from Old English *cynrēd, *cynrǣden (“kindred, family, stock”), from cynn (“kind, kin, lineage”) + -rǣden (“condition, state”). Equivalent to kin + -red, see these. The -d- is epenthetic between a nasal and a liquid (as e.g. in spindle). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪndɹɪd/, /ˈkɪndɹəd/ 1. Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin. Labels: countable, often, plural, plural-only, uncountable 2. People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren. Labels: countable, often, plural, plural-only, uncountable Example: *Behold he commeth with clouds, and euery eye ſhal ſee him,and they alſo which pearced him: and all kinreds of the earth ſhall waıle becauſe of him: euen ſo. Amen. 3. A grouping of relatives. Labels: countable Example: Cla. By heauen, I thinke there is no man ſecure / But the Queenes Kindred, and night-walking Heralds,[…] 4. Blood relationship. Labels: uncountable Example: He that is in Distress tho' a stranger has a right to claim kindred with the wealthy— 5. Affinity, likeness. Labels: uncountable 6. One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman. Labels: countable Example: And what I wouldn't give to find a soulmate?/Someone else to catch this drift/And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred? 7. A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú. Labels: Germanic, countable Example: We talked with Jonina about our kindred, Heathenry in the United States, Asatru in Iceland, and the details of our religious practice.[…] Example: Your chosen kindred or other group is a Venn circle that contains you, but it may not be the same circle as your family.
Word: kindred Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English kyndrede, from older kynrede (“kindred”), from Old English *cynrēd, *cynrǣden (“kindred, family, stock”), from cynn (“kind, kin, lineage”) + -rǣden (“condition, state”). Equivalent to kin + -red, see these. The -d- is epenthetic between a nasal and a liquid (as e.g. in spindle). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪndɹɪd/, /ˈkɪndɹəd/ 1. Of the same nature, or of similar character. Labels: not-comparable Example: the kindred relationship between neuroscience and neurology Example: 1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1. We have said in the Ethics what the difference is between art and science and the other kindred faculties; 2. Connected, related, cognate, akin. Labels: not-comparable Example: kindred tongues
Word: suine Part of Speech: noun 1. (strictly) An even-toed ungulate belonging to the taxonomic subfamily Suinae, which is comprised of modern pigs (genus Sus) and their close relatives, both living and extinct. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Primitive suines appeared in the Eocene. 2. (loosely) An even-toed ungulate belonging to the suborder Suina. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A buttery substitute usually made of suet or lard. Labels: rare, uncountable
Word: bell curve Part of Speech: noun 1. The bell-shaped curve that is typical of the normal distribution. Example: Holonym: graph Example: All this is enhanced by well-chosen illustrations: the bell curve of Galton and similar frequency-curves,[…]
Word: snowbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snow + bird. Pronunciation: /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/, /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/ 1. A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco. 2. A migratory bird seen primarily in the winter time. 3. The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis). 4. A person, usually one who is retired, who travels from a cold climate to a warmer one in the winter; one who overwinters elsewhere. 5. One who enlists in fall to desert after winter. Labels: US, slang 6. Someone who uses cocaine illicitly. Labels: slang
Word: Duncan Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from Donnchadh, a name composed of donn (“brown”) + cath (“battle”). Also spelled as Donagh and Donaghue, Donahue. * Also as an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Duinnchinn, from donn (“brown”) + ceann (“head”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʌŋkən/, [ˈdʌŋkʰən] ~ [ˈdʌŋkʰn̩] 1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh; the name of two early saints and of two kings of Scotland. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For them the gracious Duncan I have murder'd Example: "Country?" replied Cuddie; "ou, the country's weel eneugh, and it werena that dour deevil, Calver'se, ( they ca' him Dundee now) that's stirring about yet in the Highlands, they say, with a' the Donalds, and Duncans, and Dugalds, that ever wore bottomless breeks, driving about wi' him, to set things asteer again, - - - 2. A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname from Irish, a variant of Dinkin. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An Irish surname, a variant of Donegan. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An Irish surname, a variant of Dunican. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Donnchadha (whence Donoghue). Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A locality in Kangaroo Island council area, South Australia; named for politician John Duncan. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A city in the Regional District of Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada; named for early settler William Chalmers Duncan. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A river in British Columbia, Canada; running 206 km near Mount Dawson into the Kootenay Lake; named for prospector John Duncan. Labels: countable, uncountable 24. A short river in the Southern Alps, West Coast Region, New Zealand. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Oliver Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Olīvārius, but probably representing an Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr (“ancestral + relic”) (modern Danish Olaf and Swedish Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all”) + *wēraz (“true”) (modern Swedish allvar). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Pronunciation: /ˈɑlɪvɚ/, /ˈɒlɪvə/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Froyſard, a Countreyman of ours, records, / England all Oliuers and Rowlands breed, / During the time Edward the third did raigne: […] Example: "My name is Oliver, sir," replied the little invalid with a look of great astonishment. "Oliver," said Mr. Brownlow; "Oliver what? Oliver White,—eh?" "No, sir, Twist,—Oliver Twist." "Queer name," said the old gentleman. What made you tell the magistrate your name was White?" 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “I appreciate your curiosity,” Oliver answers in hurried monotone without inflection or pauses for punctuation. 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A placename Labels: countable, dated, slang, uncountable Example: Now Oliver puts his blank nightcap on,¶ And every star its glim is hiding,¶ And forth to the heath is the scampsman gone,¶ His matchless cherry-black prancer riding; 19. Alternative form of oliver. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The last device, the Oliver, was an innovative alternative to the various forms of small tilt hammers recorded and illustrated by Agricola.
Word: Oliver Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Olīvārius, but probably representing an Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr (“ancestral + relic”) (modern Danish Olaf and Swedish Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all”) + *wēraz (“true”) (modern Swedish allvar). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Pronunciation: /ˈɑlɪvɚ/, /ˈɒlɪvə/ 1. Drunk, pissed. Labels: Cockney, slang
Word: Nammu Part of Speech: name 1. The goddess of the primeval sea that gave rise to heaven and earth.
Word: papist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French papiste, from Latin pāpa (“pope”). Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/ 1. A Roman Catholic, especially one whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome. Labels: slur
Word: papist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French papiste, from Latin pāpa (“pope”). Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/ 1. Roman Catholic. Labels: slur Example: However, Menem promptly surprised many observers (and most of his voters) by forming an alliance with Alsogaray, and becoming more papist than the Pope in economic orthodoxy.
Word: patricide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīdium. Equivalent to patri- + -cide. Pronunciation: /ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/ 1. The murder of one's father. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: patricide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīda. Equivalent to patri- + -cide. Pronunciation: /ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/ 1. One who has murdered their father.
Word: ungulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin ungulātus, from Latin ungula (“hoof”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was substantivized from the adjective through the associated taxon's name (Ungulata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt/, /ˈʌŋɡjʊleɪt/ 1. Having hooves. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: When Owen wrote his description there was no evidence to determine the character of the extremities, whether they were ungulate, unguiculate, or pinnate, while the structure of the nostrils suggested Example: Unlike the serial manus and pes of the edentata the carpus and tarsus are here diplarthrous in structure or displaced upon each other. While the Condylarthra are ungulate with an unguiculate carpus and tarsus, […] 2. Shaped like a hoof. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: […] areolet of only moderate size; first abscissa of the radius slightly more ungulate than in other varieties.
Word: ungulate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin ungulātus, from Latin ungula (“hoof”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was substantivized from the adjective through the associated taxon's name (Ungulata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt/, /ˈʌŋɡjʊleɪt/ 1. An ungulate animal; a hooved mammal of the clade Euungulata. Example: The majority of large land mammals are ungulates. 2. A member of the now obsolete clade Ungulata. Labels: especially
Word: equestrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Ultimately from Latin equester (“of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry”) + -ianus (“-ian, related to”, adjective marker), from equus (“horse”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/ 1. Of horseback riding or horseback riders. Example: They were an equestrian people. Example: After his death an equestrian statue was erected. 2. Of or relating to the ancient Roman class of equites. Labels: historical
Word: equestrian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Latin equester (“of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry”) + -ianus (“-ian, related to”, adjective marker), from equus (“horse”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/ 1. One who rides a horse. 2. Synonym of eques. Labels: historical
Word: intarweb Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.tɑɹˌwɛb/ 1. Alternative spelling of interweb. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang, uncountable Example: Ha! Ha! I'm using TEH INTARWEB on a mac, cuz imma noob!!!1 Example: 2001, Dave Bett, in alt.fan.elite http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.elite/msg/535aa8cd30903e4b?dmode=source&hl=en Here's a hint - don't have your kid on your lap as your look on this weird, twisted thing known as the intarweb.
Word: gondola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa. Possibly from Byzantine Greek κοντοῦρα (kontoûra, “cutter, kind of ship”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/ 1. A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice. 2. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo. 3. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo. 4. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo. 5. A hanging platform or car for transporting people or cargo. 6. A type of open railway car with low sides, used to carry heavy freight such as crushed rock or steel. Labels: US Example: The railroad track paralleled the road, and along the track we saw lines of burned-out gondolas and freight cars which had been fired and destroyed during the war. 7. A free-standing display unit in a supermarket or other retail store, where goods are shelved or hung on pegs or hooks for sale; An end bay; A parasite display.
Word: gondola Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa. Possibly from Byzantine Greek κοντοῦρα (kontoûra, “cutter, kind of ship”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/ 1. To travel by gondola.
Word: SPE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of solid-phase extraction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of sales process engineering. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of solar particle event. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of special-purpose entity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of single-pair Ethernet. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of seriously painful experience. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SPE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Society of Petroleum Engineers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of The Sound Pattern of English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Struga Poetry Evenings. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IOB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Institute of Biology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: viola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin viola (“violet”). Pronunciation: /ˈviː.ələ/, /ˈvaɪələ/, /vaɪˈoʊlə/, /vɪˈoʊlə/, /ˈvaɪ.ələ/ 1. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
Word: viola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian viola, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin vitula (“stringed instrument”), possibly from Frankish *fiþulā (“violin, fiddle”). Doublet of viol. Also possibly a doublet of fiddle. Pronunciation: /viˈəʊ.lə/, /viˈoʊ.lə/ 1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone. Example: But those who attack violists shouldn't throw resin. Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune? Example: Also in that series, without Mr. Masur's guiding hand, Ms. Phelps and Ms. Young will anchor performances of Bach's Sixth "Brandenburg" Concerto, in which violas carry the upper lines. 2. A person who plays the viola. 3. An organ stop having a similar tone. 4. A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar, used in Brazilian folk music. 5. A berimbau viola, the smallest member of the berimbau used in capoeira music.
Word: viola Part of Speech: intj 1. Misconstruction of voila. Labels: alt-of, humorous, misconstruction, often Example: And viola, Eureka California! I have finished my greatest invention: the worst dog in the world! Example: [...] ; you fill out a form; you write your check; and viola! You're a mutual fund shareholder.
Word: Cheddar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/, /ˈt͡ʃɛdə/, /ˈt͡ʃɛdɑːɹ/ 1. A large village and civil parish, previously in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England, famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them (OS grid ref ST4553). 2. A ghost town in Highlands East municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
Word: Cheddar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old English Ceodre, likely from the word ceodor (“cavity, pouch; ravine”), as there is a gorge near the town. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/, /ˈt͡ʃɛdə/, /ˈt͡ʃɛdɑːɹ/ 1. Cheddar cheese. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: revert war Part of Speech: noun 1. A dispute on a wiki or in a source control repository where two users repeatedly revert one another's changes. Labels: Internet
Word: sagacious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Coined between 1600 and 1610. Borrowed from Latin sagāx, + -acious. Pronunciation: /səˈɡeɪʃəs/ 1. Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd. Labels: formal Example: I resort, once again, to a sagacious adage from Justice Scalia […]
Word: unkempt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From earlier unkembed, unkemmed, from Middle English unkempt (“uncombed”), equivalent to un- + kempt. Compare Old Norse úkembdr (uncombed; unkempt"; whence Icelandic ókembdur), German ungekämmt (“unkempt”), Dutch ongekamd. More at kemb. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈkɛmpt/ 1. uncombed, dishevelled. Example: He was a queer shoot, again, in his unkempt longish hair and slovenly clothes, a sort of very vulgar down-at-heel American in appearance. Example: Men on cycles, lean-faced, unkempt, scorched along every country lane, shouting of unhoped deliverance, shouting to gaunt, staring figures of despair. 2. Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: unkempt bedroom Example: And his egotism and conceit were not to be borne; and then he was both tawdry and dirty in his person; more greasily, mattedly unkempt than even a really successful pianist has any right to be, even in the best society. 3. Rough; unpolished. Labels: figuratively
Word: meh Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Popularized by the American television show The Simpsons; first used on the show in the episode titled "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (1994). Possibly ultimately from Yiddish מע (me, “so-so”). First attested in 1928, with usage as an interjection dated to 1992. Pronunciation: /mɛ/, /me/ 1. Mediocre; lackluster; unexceptional; uninspiring. Example: They redeemed themselves with this show. The first song or two was meh, but they were on fire after that. Example: The voice is excellent as always, but the overall effect was meh until the end, where he became a little bit awesome. 2. Apathetic; unenthusiastic. Example: Both shows left me feeling, meh. Example: I’m a huge Clay fan, love Ruben’s voice, and have become quite a fan of Kelly’s, as well. Fantasia just leaves me feeling meh.
Word: meh Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Popularized by the American television show The Simpsons; first used on the show in the episode titled "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (1994). Possibly ultimately from Yiddish מע (me, “so-so”). First attested in 1928, with usage as an interjection dated to 1992. Pronunciation: /mɛ/, /me/ 1. Expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm. Labels: slang Example: “What do you want for dinner?” — “Meh. I’m not really hungry.” Example: “That film was awesome!” — “Meh. I’ve seen better.”
Word: meh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Popularized by the American television show The Simpsons; first used on the show in the episode titled "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (1994). Possibly ultimately from Yiddish מע (me, “so-so”). First attested in 1928, with usage as an interjection dated to 1992. Pronunciation: /mɛ/, /me/ 1. A judgement marked by indifference; lack of impression. Labels: informal
Word: meh Part of Speech: particle Etymology: From Cantonese 咩 (me¹, final particle used to make doubtful yes–no questions). Pronunciation: /mɛ(ː)˦/, /mɛ(ː)˦˨/ 1. Final question particle expressing skepticism. Labels: Hong-Kong, Manglish, Singlish, interrogative Example: Really meh? Example: This one your one meh?
Word: meh Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. 1. A bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat. Labels: Hong-Kong, Manglish, Singlish Example: 'Mehh,' they say to the ewes, and the ewes answer, ¶ 'Meeehh.' ¶ 'Mheh.' ¶ 'Meh-meh.' Example: Cookie was bouncing around stacks of brightly colored tires, mehhing happily, while Scal stood on one end of a teeter-totter like he was king of the world.
Word: dealer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English delare, from Old English dǣlere, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. By surface analysis, deal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Deeler, West Frisian dieler, Dutch deler, German Teiler, Swedish delare. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/ 1. One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman. Example: That used car dealer gave me a great deal on my 1962 rusted-out Volkswagen bug! 2. A drug dealer, one who peddles illicit drugs. Example: It's true that all the men you knew were dealers Who said they were through with dealing 3. A particular type of stock broker or trader. 4. The person who deals the cards in a card game. 5. One who deals or metes out anything. Example: Dealt a decisive blow, Newman himself becomes a vengeful dealer of blows, perpetuating the repetitive cycle of repression and eruption […]
Word: set theory Part of Speech: noun 1. The mathematical theory of sets. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: We mentioned previously that certain paradoxes in set theory arose shortly after Cantor's works were published. Example: The above argument, known as Russell's Paradox, was discovered by Bertrand Russell in 1901. Set theory itself began a few decades earlier with the work of George Cantor. 2. A systematic approach to describing musical objects and their relationships. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: geometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρίᾱ (-metríā) Ancient Greek γεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)der. Latin geōmetriader. Old French geometriebor. Middle English gemetry English geometry From Middle English gemetry, geometrie, from Old French geometrie (modern French géométrie), from Latin geōmetria, from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry, land-survey”), from γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs, “geometer, land measurer”), from γῆ (gê, “earth, land, country”) + -μετρία (-metría, “measurement”), from μέτρον (métron, “a measure”). By surface analysis, geometer + -y or geo- + -metry. Doublet of gematria. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒɒm.ɪ.tɹi/, /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/, /d͡ʒiːˈɔm.ə.tɹi/ 1. The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships. Labels: uncountable Example: ANY problem in geometry can easily be reduced to such terms that a knowledge of the lengths of certain straight lines is sufficient for its construction. 2. A mathematical system that deals with spatial relationships and that is built on a particular set of axioms; a subbranch of geometry which deals with such a system or systems. Labels: countable Example: 1975 [Addison-Wesley], Eugene F. Krause, Taxicab Geometry, 1986, Dover, page 64, Entire new geometries are also suggested by real-world cities. Example: Finite geometries were developed in the late nineteenth century, in part to demonstrate and test the axiomatic properties of completeness, consistency, and independence. 3. The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc. Labels: countable Example: The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples. They are 4.6 mm long and 0.4 mm wide. Example: Also, certain SCSI controllers need to be told where to find drive geometry in order for Linux to recognize the layout of your drive. 4. A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships. Labels: countable
Word: dome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French dome, domme (modern French dôme), from Italian duomo, from Latin domus (ecclesiae) (literally “house (of the church)”), a calque of Ancient Greek οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησίας (oîkos tês ekklēsías). Doublet of domus and duomo. Pronunciation: /dəʊm/ 1. A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere. Example: geodesic dome 2. Anything shaped like an upset bowl, often used as a cover. Labels: broadly Example: a cake dome Example: lava dome 3. A person's head. Labels: informal Example: Was he in trouble, half a ton of rubble landed on the top of his dome. Example: Trapping ain't dead, the nitty still clucking and ringing my phone Chilling with bro, talking ’bout money, dough to the dome 4. head, oral sex Labels: slang Example: Put your mouth on a dick, give me Georgia Dome. 5. A building; a house; an edifice. Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: pleasure dome Example: Approach the dome, the social banquet share. 6. Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building, such as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber on the top of a boiler, etc. Labels: broadly Example: steam dome 7. A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form. 8. A geological feature consisting of symmetrical anticlines that intersect where each one reaches its apex. 9. A press stud or snap fastener.
Word: dome Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French dome, domme (modern French dôme), from Italian duomo, from Latin domus (ecclesiae) (literally “house (of the church)”), a calque of Ancient Greek οἶκος τῆς ἐκκλησίας (oîkos tês ekklēsías). Doublet of domus and duomo. Pronunciation: /dəʊm/ 1. To give a domed shape to. Labels: transitive Example: The green and laughing world he sees, / Waters, and plains, and waving trees, / The skim of birds, and the blue-doming skies, […] Example: […] the general effect being to dome the cover upward at least 1,000 and probably 2,000 feet, and to metamorphose the limy sediments into hornstones […] 2. To shoot or hit in the head. Labels: colloquial, slang, transitive Example: That guy just got domed! Example: You can get hit with the fifth / Twisted with the biscuit / Blasted with the ratchet / Jacked with the MAC / Bodied with the shotty / Dumped with the pump / Rocked with the Glock / Sprayed with the 'K / Domed with the chrome 3. To perform fellatio on. Labels: US, colloquial, slang, transitive
Word: illness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ill Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 illness From ill + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈɪl.nəs/ 1. An instance (episode) of a disease or poor health. Labels: countable Example: Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness. Example: suffer form a severe illness 2. A state of bad health or disease. Labels: uncountable Example: Many working days this year have been lost through illness. Example: Illness is a wholistic reality, just as health is wholistic, and healing is the process of moving from illness to health.
Word: plus Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs Proto-Italic *plēōs Old Latin plousder. Latin plūsbor. English plus Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”). Pronunciation: /ˈplʌs/, /ˈplɜs/, [ˈplɘ̞s], /ˈplɐs/, [ˈpläs] 1. And; sum of the previous one and the following one. Example: Two plus two equals four. Example: A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen. 2. With; having in addition. Labels: colloquial Example: I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!
Word: plus Part of Speech: conj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs Proto-Italic *plēōs Old Latin plousder. Latin plūsbor. English plus Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”). Pronunciation: /ˈplʌs/, /ˈplɜs/, [ˈplɘ̞s], /ˈplɐs/, [ˈpläs] 1. And also; in addition; besides (which). Example: Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.