nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: spice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Late Latin speciēs Old French espicebor. Anglo-Norman specebor. Middle English spice English spice Inherited from Middle English spice, from Old French espice (modern épice), from Late Latin speciēs (“spice, good, ware”), from Latin speciēs (“kind, sort”). Doublet of species. Pronunciation: /spaɪs/ 1. To add spice or spices to; season. Labels: transitive Example: Madame de Pompadour was fond of chocolates spiced with vanilla and amber. 2. To spice up. Labels: transitive Example: City Men is pretty much the same kind of sentimental comedy spiced with wisecracks as The Women, a disappointingly familiar genre.
Word: spice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed by analogy with lice and mice as the plurals of louse and mouse. First attested use Christopher Morley in “Morley's Magnum” (1935). Made popular by Robert A. Heinlein in Time Enough for Love (1973). Pronunciation: /spaɪs/ 1. plural of spouse Labels: form-of, humorous, nonce-word, plural, usually
Word: libido Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin libīdō (“lust, desire”). Used originally in psychoanalytic contexts. Pronunciation: /lɪˈbiː.dəʊ/, /ləˈbi.doʊ/, /lɪˈ-/ 1. Sexual urges or drives. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Good grief man, control your libido! 2. Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For Freudians, libido means the desire to "unite and bind" with objects in the world. Example: The ego as an organ which seeks to synthesize thoughts in the psyche is said to be driven by libido or eros. 3. Synonym of albedo in terms of a planet's, such as that of Mars, average surface spectral reflectivity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mano (“hand”). Doublet of manus. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːnəʊ/ 1. A stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate.
Word: placebo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English placebo, borrowed from Latin placēbō (“I will please”), the first-person singular future active indicative of placeō (“to please”). Pronunciation: /pləˈsiː.bəʊ/, /pləˈsi.boʊ/, /pləˈsiː.bəʉ/, /pləˈsiː.bɐʉ/ 1. A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment. Example: The acid test, I thought, was whether homeopathic remedies behave differently from placebos when submitted to clinical trials. Example: The trials overall showed some but limited effectiveness, and in one of the largest and longest trials, the placebo performed better in treating spasticity, pain and bladder dysfunction, Dr. Bowling wrote. 2. The vespers sung in the office for the dead. Example: There the placebo, the office for the dead, was sung, and a vigil kept throughout the night.
Word: herb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English herbe, erbe, from Old French erbe (French herbe), from Latin herba. Initial h was restored to the spelling in the 15th century on the basis of Latin, but it remained mute until the 19th century and still is for many speakers. Doublet of yerba. Pronunciation: /hɜːb/, /(h)ɝb/ 1. A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season. Labels: countable 2. Grass; herbage. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: flocks grazing the tender herb 3. Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food. Labels: countable 4. A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine. Labels: countable Example: If any medicinal herbs used by witches were supposedly evil, then how come people from at least the past benefited from the healing properties of such herbs? Example: For twenty-five years he has done all sorts of odd jobs: digging ginseng (a herb) in the Long White Mountains, fishing in the Black River, and washing gold dust at Hailanpao. Without this education, he would never have become an undaunted revolutionary. 5. Cannabis. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: The room was thick and sour with the smell of herb. Example: You think he's got any herb? 6. (always with pronounced /h/) A lame or uncool person. Labels: US, countable, slang Example: George (AO) describes the tie between fighting and respect: 'Cause some people could come up to you and say, “Ah, he's a herb, he can't fight. He's nothing.”
Word: Tzotzil Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an indigenous Maya people of Southern Mexico.
Word: Tzotzil Part of Speech: name 1. A Mayan language of Chiapas, Mexico.
Word: Tzeltal Part of Speech: name 1. A Mayan language of Chiapas, Mexico. 2. A Maya people of Mexico.
Word: Zucker Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Italian zuccherobor. Middle High German zucker German Zuckerbor. English Zucker Borrowed from German Zucker. Pronunciation: /ˈzʌ.kə/, /ˈzʌ.kəɹ/ 1. A surname from German.
Word: Zucker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Italian zuccherobor. Middle High German zucker German Zuckerbor. English Zucker Borrowed from German Zucker. Pronunciation: /ˈzʌ.kə/, /ˈzʌ.kəɹ/ 1. Ellipsis of Zucker rat. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Obese Zuckers, compared to leans, consumed more food under free-feeding conditions.
Word: parentheses Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, par- + en- + theses. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹɛnθəsiːz/ 1. plural of parenthesis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Khmer Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the French romanization of Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae). Pronunciation: /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈkmɛə(ɹ)/ 1. The national language of Cambodia, part of the Mon-Khmer language family. Example: Despite my mother speaking Khmer to us at home, I hadn’t retained it through my formative years. 2. An abugida used to write the Khmer language and sometimes Pali.
Word: Khmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the French romanization of Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae). Pronunciation: /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈkmɛə(ɹ)/ 1. A member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia.
Word: Khmer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the French romanization of Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae). Pronunciation: /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈkmɛə(ɹ)/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language.
Word: Phnom Penh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Khmer ភ្នំពេញ (phnum pɨñ, literally “Penh’s hill”). Pronunciation: /pəˈnɔːm ˈpɛn/, /ˈnɒm ˈpɛn/, /(pə)ˈnɑm ˈpɛn/ 1. The capital city of Cambodia.
Word: Kampuchea Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Khmer កម្ពុជា (kampuciə). Doublet of Cambodia and gamboge. Pronunciation: /kæmpəˈt͡ʃiːə/ 1. Former name of Cambodia: a country in Southeast Asia, used from 1975 to 1989. Labels: historical
Word: hierophant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἱεροφάντης (hierophántēs, from ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I show, make known”)). Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪəɹəˌfænt/, /ˈhaɪɹəˌfænt/ 1. An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Example: The exhibition of ancient statues, relics, and symbols, concealed from daily adoration (as in the Catholic festivals of this day), probably, made a main duty of the Hierophant. Example: If books are as provocative as you suggest, one would expect every librarian to utter the shrill screams of a hierophant, to clash ecstatic castanets in his silent alcoves! 2. An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge. Example: Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration; the mirrors of the gigantic shadows which futurity casts upon the present; the words which express what they understand not; the trumpets which sing to battle and feel not what they inspire; the influence which is moved not, but moves. Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. Example: Thus I became the hierophant of those three worthy and talented men, who, in spite of their literary accomplishments, were not wise, since they were infatuated with occult and fabulous sciences, and believed in the existence of phenomena impossible in the moral as well as in the physical order of things. 3. One who explains or makes a commentary.
Word: tsarina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Via Italian czarina or Spanish czarina, from German Czarin, Zarin, feminine form of Czar, Zar. By surface analysis, tsar + -ina. Pronunciation: /tsaˈɹiːnə/, /zaˈɹiːnə/ 1. An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar. Labels: historical Example: The biggest Russian czarina was Catherine the Great, a German, who incidentally made Crimea part of Russia.
Word: tartan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The noun is an unadapted borrowing from Scots tartan, from Old Scots tartane, tertane, probably from Old French tertaine, tiretaine (“cloth of wool mixed with cotton or linen”), probably from tiret (“kind of precious cloth”) + -aine modelled after futaine (“woven cloth made from cotton mixed with linen or silk”). Tiret is derived from tire (“kind of silk cloth”), from Medieval Latin tyrium (“cloth dyed with Tyrian purple”), a noun use of Latin tyrium, an inflection of tyrius (“of Tyre, Tyrian”), from Latin Tyrus (“Phoenician city of Tyre (in modern Lebanon)”) (from Ancient Greek Τῠ́ρος (Tŭ́ros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr)) + -ius (suffix forming adjectives). Another suggestion is that the Scots noun is from Middle English tartaryn (“rich cloth (probably silk) imported from the East, probably from China through Tartary”), from Old French (drap) tartarin (literally “cloth of Tartary”), from Medieval Latin Tartarīnus (“of Tartary or the Tatars”), from Latin Tartarus, Tatarus (“Tatar person”) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). However, the Oxford English Dictionary notes that tartarin referred to a more expensive fabric. Noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.2 (“type of fly used in fly fishing”) may refer to its use in Scotland: see the 1837 quotation. Etymology 1, noun sense 2.3 (“young person who is a member of a Protestant gang in Northern Ireland”) is from the fact that they were traditionally supporters of Rangers Football Club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun, while the verb is also derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːt(ə)n/, /ˈtɑɹtn̩/, [-ɾn̩], /ˈtɑɹt(ə)n/, /ˈtæɹ-/ 1. Made of tartan (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1), or having a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles like a that of a tartan. Example: Her tartan petticoat ſhe'll kilt, / An' durk an' piſtol at her belt, / She'll tak the ſtreets, / An' rin her vvhittle to the hilt, / I' th' firſt ſhe meets! Example: [M]y pupils leave off their thick shoes and tight old tartan pelisses, and wear silk stockings and muslin frocks, as fashionable baronets' daughters should. 2. Of or relating to Scotland, its culture, or people; Scottish. Labels: figuratively, humorous, sometimes
Word: tartan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French tartane, from Italian tartana; further origin uncertain, said to be from Arabic طَرِيدَة (ṭarīda, “type of fast ship”) but according to the Oxford English Dictionary there is insufficient evidence for this. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːt(ə)n/, /ˈtɑɹtn̩/, [-ɾn̩], /ˈtɑɹt(ə)n/, /ˈtæɹ-/ 1. A type of one-masted vessel with a lateen sail and a foresail, used in the Mediterranean. Labels: transitive Example: [W]e met Captain VVright, vvho came thither the day before; and had taken a Spaniſh Tartan, vvherein vvere 30 men, all vvell armed: […] VVe that came over Land out of the South Seas being vveary of living among the French, deſired Captain VVright to fit up his Prize the Tartan, and make a Man of VVar of her for us, […] Example: Nearly the whole of his time, however, he informed Captain Servadac, had been spent upon the sea, his real business being that of a merchant trading at all the ports of the Mediterranean. A tartan, a small vessel of two hundred tons burden, conveyed his entire stock of merchandise, and, to say the truth, was a sort of floating emporium, conveying nearly every possible article of commerce, from a lucifer match to the radiant fabrics of Frankfort and Epinal.
Word: darf Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɑː(ɹ)f/ 1. Alternative form of tharf. Labels: alt-of, alternative, no-past-participle
Word: dein Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdiːɪn/ 1. present participle of de Labels: form-of, participle, present
Word: dem Part of Speech: pron Pronunciation: /dɛm/ 1. Nonstandard form of them. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard Example: Go tell dem natty dreadlocks no wear handcuff,” advises Damian Marley, his guest star and younger brother, who accuses the officers of jealousy.
Word: dem Part of Speech: det Pronunciation: /dɛm/ 1. Nonstandard form of them, in the sense of "those". Labels: alt-of, nonstandard Example: What are dem fings doing ’ere? 2. (clitic, suffix) A group of. Labels: Caribbean, Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, slang Example: Love tenderness is what the woman dem want Example: Chillin' wiv da man dem Jammin' wiv da man dem It's all good in the hood wiv da man dem
Word: wag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English waggen, probably from Old English wagian (“to wag, wave, shake”) with reinforcement from Old Norse vaga (“to wag, waddle”); both from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to wag”). Related to English way. The verb may be regarded as an iterative or emphatic form of waw (verb), which is often nearly synonymous; it was used, e.g., of a loose tooth. Parallel formations from the same root are the Old Norse vagga feminine, cradle (Swedish vagga, Danish vugge), Swedish vagga (“to rock a cradle”), vugge (“to rock a cradle”), Dutch wagen (“to move”), early modern German waggen (dialectal German wacken) to waver, totter. Compare waggle, verb Pronunciation: /wæɡ/ 1. To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief. Labels: ambitransitive Example: No discerner durst wag his tongue in censure. Example: Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head. 2. To play truant from school. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang Example: "My misfortunes all began in wagging, Sir; but what could I do, exceptin' wag?" "Excepting what?" said Mr. Carker. "Wag, Sir. Wagging from school." "Do you mean pretending to go there, and not going?" said Mr. Carker. "Yes, Sir, that's wagging, Sir." Example: They had "wagged it" from school, as they termed it, which..meant truancy in all its forms. 3. To go; to proceed; to move; to progress. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: "Thus we may see," quoth he, "how the world wags." 4. To move continually, especially in gossip; said of the tongue. Example: She's a real gossip: her tongue is always wagging. 5. To leave; to depart. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: I will provoke him to 't, or let him wag. 6. Of the tail (lower order of the batting lineup): to score more runs than expected. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: The tail wagged.
Word: wag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English waggen, probably from Old English wagian (“to wag, wave, shake”) with reinforcement from Old Norse vaga (“to wag, waddle”); both from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to wag”). Related to English way. The verb may be regarded as an iterative or emphatic form of waw (verb), which is often nearly synonymous; it was used, e.g., of a loose tooth. Parallel formations from the same root are the Old Norse vagga feminine, cradle (Swedish vagga, Danish vugge), Swedish vagga (“to rock a cradle”), vugge (“to rock a cradle”), Dutch wagen (“to move”), early modern German waggen (dialectal German wacken) to waver, totter. Compare waggle, verb Pronunciation: /wæɡ/ 1. An oscillating movement. Example: The wag of my dog's tail expresses happiness. 2. A witty person. Example: Was not my Lord The veryer Wag o'th' two? Example: But being a bit of a wag, and relishing a good joke amazingly, he concluded to have a little fun, and at the same time learn his friend a lesson concerning his negligent custom.
Word: suitcase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From suit + case. Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs/, /ˈsutkeɪs/ 1. A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling. Example: My suitcase is stowed in the luggage rack. Example: A stocky cabwoman removed a large wheeled suitcase. 2. In the Classic Mac OS operating system, a file containing fonts, icons, sounds, and other resources.
Word: suitcase Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From suit + case. Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs/, /ˈsutkeɪs/ 1. To trade using samples in a suitcase. 2. To smuggle in one's rectum. Labels: slang
Word: clothes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English clothes, cloþes, plural of cloth, cloþ (“cloth, garment”), from Old English clāþas (“clothes”), plural of clāþ (“cloth”), equivalent to cloth + -es. Cognate with Scots clathes, claes (“clothes”), Danish klæder, Norwegian Bokmål klær, Norwegian Nynorsk klede, German Kleider. Pronunciation: /kləʊ(ð)z/, /kloʊ(ð)z/, /klo(ð)z/, /kloː(ð)z/ 1. Items of clothing; apparel. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: suit of clothes. Example: Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white. 2. plural of cloth. Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural, plural-only 3. The covering of a bed; bedclothes. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: She turned each way her frighted head, / Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. 4. Laundry (hung on a clothesline). Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: clothes Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /kləʊðz/, /kloʊðz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clothe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: bare Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bare, bar, from Old English bær (“bare, naked, open”), from Proto-West Germanic *baʀ, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare, naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós, from *bʰos- (“bare, barefoot”). Cognate with Scots bare, bair (“bare”), Saterland Frisian bar (“bare”), West Frisian baar (“bare”), Dutch bar (“bare”), German bar (“bare”), Swedish bar (“bare”), Icelandic ber (“bare”), Lithuanian basas (“barefoot, bare”), Polish bosy (“barefoot”). Pronunciation: /bɛə/, /bɛː/, /bɛɚ/, /beː/, [beː~bɛː] 1. Minimal; that is or are just sufficient. Example: a bare majority Example: Nature indeed furnishes us with the bare necessaries of life, but traffic gives us a great variety of what is useful 2. Naked, uncovered. Example: "I refuse to show myself out of doors in my bare feet," the Centipede said. "I have to get my boots on again first." 3. Having no supplies. Example: a room bare of furniture Example: The cupboard was bare. 4. Having no decoration. Example: The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them? 5. Having had what usually covers (something) removed. Example: The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves. 6. A lot or lots of. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, Yorkshire, not-comparable, slang Example: It's taking bare time. Example: The phone would answer, we'd go round the corner, pass something to someone, go back and we'd have bare dough, we'd have bare money in our pocket. 7. With head uncovered; bareheaded. Example: When once thy foot enters the church, be bare. / God is more there, then thou: for thou art there / Onely by his permiſſion. 8. Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed. Example: Bare in thy guilt how foul muſt thou appear? 9. Mere; without embellishment. Labels: figuratively Example: bare essentials; bare necessities Example: Those who lent him money lent it on no security but his bare word. 10. Threadbare, very worn. Example: for it appears, by their bare liveries, that they live by your bare words. 11. Not insured. Example: Before the company was formed, the firm went bare for about three months in 1985, but it now has prior acts coverage for that time. Example: That a firm chooses to go bare has no effect on whether it gets sued or not.
Word: bare Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English bare, bar, from Old English bær (“bare, naked, open”), from Proto-West Germanic *baʀ, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare, naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós, from *bʰos- (“bare, barefoot”). Cognate with Scots bare, bair (“bare”), Saterland Frisian bar (“bare”), West Frisian baar (“bare”), Dutch bar (“bare”), German bar (“bare”), Swedish bar (“bare”), Icelandic ber (“bare”), Lithuanian basas (“barefoot, bare”), Polish bosy (“barefoot”). Pronunciation: /bɛə/, /bɛː/, /bɛɚ/, /beː/, [beː~bɛː] 1. Barely. Labels: dialectal Example: The fiend had bare departed when Ailie came over the threshold to find the auld carline glunching over the fire. Example: He finally came back to himself and asked why the furor. "Why," Lucy said, "because this is Christmas Eve. We have bare enough time to get ready for the ball, after dinner, as it is." 2. Very; significantly. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, slang Example: That pissed me off bare. Example: That's bare stupid. 3. Without a condom. Labels: slang Example: While none of the participants had complete confidence in condoms, they continued to use them as a better alternative than “going in bare". Example: It would be fine to have these women bare, without condoms.
Word: bare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bare, bar, from Old English bær (“bare, naked, open”), from Proto-West Germanic *baʀ, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare, naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós, from *bʰos- (“bare, barefoot”). Cognate with Scots bare, bair (“bare”), Saterland Frisian bar (“bare”), West Frisian baar (“bare”), Dutch bar (“bare”), German bar (“bare”), Swedish bar (“bare”), Icelandic ber (“bare”), Lithuanian basas (“barefoot, bare”), Polish bosy (“barefoot”). Pronunciation: /bɛə/, /bɛː/, /bɛɚ/, /beː/, [beː~bɛː] 1. The surface, the (bare) skin. Example: In sad good earnest, sir, you have toucht the very bare of naked truth [...] Example: Vancha clasped the bare of my neck and squeezed amiably. 2. Surface; body; substance. Example: You have touched the very bare of naked truth. 3. That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
Word: bare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English baren, from Old English barian, from Proto-Germanic *bazōną (“to bare, make bare”). Pronunciation: /bɛə/, /bɛː/, /bɛɚ/, /beː/, [beː~bɛː] 1. To uncover; to reveal. Labels: figuratively, sometimes, transitive Example: She bared her teeth at him. Example: The tabloid newspaper promised to bare all.
Word: bare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inflected forms. Pronunciation: /bɛə/, /bɛː/, /bɛɚ/, /beː/, [beː~bɛː] 1. simple past of bear Labels: form-of, obsolete, past Example: And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon Example: And so I put thee on my shoulder and bare thee back, and here thou art in David's room, and shalt find board and bed with me as long as thou hast mind to
Word: naked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /neɪkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of nake Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of tun (“cask”), influenced by Old French tonne (“ton”). Pronunciation: /tʌn/, /tʊn/ 1. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun 2. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun 3. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun 4. Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun 5. Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun 6. Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything. Labels: figuratively Example: I’ve got a ton of work to do. Example: I've got tons of work to do. 7. A unit of thermal power equal to 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.5 kW), approximating the idealized rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of 1 short ton of ice per day at 0°C. Example: Their main problem is that they somehow believe that a 12-ton unit can handle this entire building. 8. Synonym of hundred Labels: UK, colloquial 9. Synonym of hundred Labels: UK, colloquial, usually 10. Synonym of hundred Labels: UK, colloquial 11. Synonym of hundred Labels: UK, colloquial Example: Speed along the lane / Do a ton or a ton and twenty-five Example: So the old Rocker gets out his bike To make a ton before he takes his leave.
Word: ton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French ton (“manner”), from Latin tonus. Doublet of tone, tune, and tonus. Pronunciation: /tɔ̃/, /tɒn/ 1. Fashion, the current style, the vogue. Labels: uncountable Example: A clergyman cannot be high in state or fashion. He must not head mobs, or set the ton in dress. Example: If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish. 2. Fashionable society; those in style. Labels: uncountable Example: [S]he thought herself incapable of being flattered by the attentions of a man she despised, because he was the reigning idol of the ton […]. Example: The party might consist of thirty three Of highest caste—the Brahmins of the ton.
Word: ton Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of tunny, particularly the common tunny or horse mackerel.
Word: mph Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɛmpiˈeɪt͡ʃ/ 1. Initialism of mile(s) per hour. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Toyota spokesman Paul Hogard said the automaker wants speedometers to be easy to read, so there’s value in placing the typical operating speed of American cars, 45 mph to 70 mph, he said, at the top of the speedometer, which is the easiest place on the speedometer for the driver to read.
Word: whereby Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From where + by. Pronunciation: /wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/ 1. By what, in which direction; how. Labels: interrogative, not-comparable, obsolete Example: Whereby goest thou? 2. By which. Labels: not-comparable Example: Shylock: Nay, take my life and all; pardon not that: You take my house when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house; you take my life When you do take the means whereby I live. Example: M. Sawrey […] devised a mechanical method whereby theatrical scenes could be changed in a simple way. 3. Where, wherein, in which. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable Example: Because COBOL does not have a date type, some implementations rely instead on a system whereby all dates are coded to a reference point. The most commonly used is May 20, 1875, as this was the date of an international standards-setting conference held in Paris, known as the Convention du Mètre.
Word: nudism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French nudisme. By surface analysis, nude + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈnjuːdɪzəm/, /ˈnudɪzəm/ 1. The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: nudist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nude Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nudist From nude + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈnudɪst/, /ˈnjuːdɪst/ 1. A person who practices nudism. 2. An artist who makes nudes: nude paintings, sculptures, photographs, etc. Labels: rare
Word: nudist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English nude Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nudist From nude + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈnudɪst/, /ˈnjuːdɪst/ 1. Relating to, or reserved for, nudists and nudism. Labels: attributive, not-comparable, usually Example: nudist beach Example: nudist camp
Word: naturist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁-sḱé-ti Proto-Italic *gnāskōrder. Latin nāscor Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin nātūralbor. Old French naturebor. Middle English nature English nature Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English naturist From nature + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈneɪt͡ʃəɹɪst/ 1. One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns. 2. One who believes in the doctrine of naturism, which attributes everything to nature. Example: I have thought fit to lay dovvn the tvvo foregoing limitations, […] partly becauſe they contain ſomething, that may be added to vvhat hath been lately repreſented on behalf of the divine providence (as it falls under the naturiſt’s conſideration.)
Word: naturist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁-sḱé-ti Proto-Italic *gnāskōrder. Latin nāscor Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin nātūralbor. Old French naturebor. Middle English nature English nature Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English naturist From nature + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈneɪt͡ʃəɹɪst/ 1. Of or relating to naturism, the philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of health, ecology, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns. 2. Relating to or believing in the doctrine of naturism, which attributes everything to nature.
Word: naturism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French naturisme. By surface analysis, natur(e) + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈneɪ.t͡ʃəɹˌɪz.əm/ 1. The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The worship of the powers of nature. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: czarina Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tsarina. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tzarina Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tsarina. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: whole Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-West Germanic *hail Old English hāl Middle English hol English whole From Middle English whol, hol, hole (“healthy, unhurt, whole”), from Old English hāl (“healthy, safe”), from Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”). The spelling with wh-, attested since ca. 1400, represents an excrescent /w/, which developed in words with initial /(h)ɔː/, /(h)oː/ in southwestern dialects of Middle English. While this pronunciation did not establish itself in the standard language (except in one), the spelling survived in whole and whore, in the former case likely reinforced by a desire to disambiguate from hole. Cognates Compare West Frisian hiel, Low German heel/heil, Dutch heel, German heil, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hel, Norwegian Nynorsk heil; also Welsh coel (“omen”), Breton kel (“omen, mention”), Old Prussian kails (“healthy”), Old Church Slavonic цѣлъ (cělŭ, “healthy, unhurt”). Related to hale, health, hail, hallow, heal, and holy. False cognate of Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos). Pronunciation: /həʊl/, [hɜʊ̯ɫ], [hɒʊ̯ɫ], [-.ɫ̩], /hɔw/ 1. Entire, undivided. Example: I ate a whole fish. Example: During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…] 2. Entire, undivided. Example: I brought a whole lot of balloons for the party. She ate a whole bunch of french fries. Example: There, a huge blue heron stands sentry like a statue, eye on the surface, waiting for his next meal to wriggle by. A lone grassy hill overlooks it all, well above the flood line, big enough to pitch a whole mess of tents [on]. 3. Sound, uninjured, healthy. Example: He is of whole mind, but the same cannot be said about his physical state. Example: Here, with one balm for many fevers found, / Whole of an ancient evil, I sleep sound. 4. From which none of its constituents has been removed. Example: whole wheat; whole milk 5. As yet unworked.
Word: whole Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-West Germanic *hail Old English hāl Middle English hol English whole From Middle English whol, hol, hole (“healthy, unhurt, whole”), from Old English hāl (“healthy, safe”), from Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”). The spelling with wh-, attested since ca. 1400, represents an excrescent /w/, which developed in words with initial /(h)ɔː/, /(h)oː/ in southwestern dialects of Middle English. While this pronunciation did not establish itself in the standard language (except in one), the spelling survived in whole and whore, in the former case likely reinforced by a desire to disambiguate from hole. Cognates Compare West Frisian hiel, Low German heel/heil, Dutch heel, German heil, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hel, Norwegian Nynorsk heil; also Welsh coel (“omen”), Breton kel (“omen, mention”), Old Prussian kails (“healthy”), Old Church Slavonic цѣлъ (cělŭ, “healthy, unhurt”). Related to hale, health, hail, hallow, heal, and holy. False cognate of Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos). Pronunciation: /həʊl/, [hɜʊ̯ɫ], [hɒʊ̯ɫ], [-.ɫ̩], /hɔw/ 1. In entirety; entirely; wholly. Labels: colloquial Example: I ate a fish whole! Example: That’s a whole other story.
Word: whole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-West Germanic *hail Old English hāl Middle English hol English whole From Middle English whol, hol, hole (“healthy, unhurt, whole”), from Old English hāl (“healthy, safe”), from Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”). The spelling with wh-, attested since ca. 1400, represents an excrescent /w/, which developed in words with initial /(h)ɔː/, /(h)oː/ in southwestern dialects of Middle English. While this pronunciation did not establish itself in the standard language (except in one), the spelling survived in whole and whore, in the former case likely reinforced by a desire to disambiguate from hole. Cognates Compare West Frisian hiel, Low German heel/heil, Dutch heel, German heil, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hel, Norwegian Nynorsk heil; also Welsh coel (“omen”), Breton kel (“omen, mention”), Old Prussian kails (“healthy”), Old Church Slavonic цѣлъ (cělŭ, “healthy, unhurt”). Related to hale, health, hail, hallow, heal, and holy. False cognate of Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos). Pronunciation: /həʊl/, [hɜʊ̯ɫ], [hɒʊ̯ɫ], [-.ɫ̩], /hɔw/ 1. Something complete, without any parts missing. Example: This variety of fascinating details didn't fall together into an enjoyable, coherent whole. 2. An entirety.
Word: neger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French nègre, from Spanish and Portuguese negro, ultimately from Latin niger. Doublet of negro and noir. Pronunciation: /ˈniːɡə/, /ˈniɡɚ/, /ˈniːɡʌ/, /ˈneːɡʌ/ 1. Synonym of negro or nigger. Labels: Caribbean, derogatory, usually Example: The Parson still more eager, / Than lustful Turk or Neger, / Took up her lower Garment, / And said there was no harm in't, / According to the Text.
Word: neu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The name of this oncogene is abbreviated from a neuroglioblastoma cell line, from which it was originally isolated in rats. 1. Abbreviation of neuroglioblastoma cell line. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: neu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The name of this oncogene is abbreviated from a neuroglioblastoma cell line, from which it was originally isolated in rats. 1. Synonym of HER-2. Labels: uncountable
Word: nymphe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of nymph. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic, rare
Word: nur Part of Speech: noun 1. Pronunciation spelling of knur. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: anecdote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late 17ᵗʰ c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”). Virtually identical cognates in other European languages – French anecdote, German Anekdote, Spanish anécdota, among others. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt/, [ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʉt], [ˈɛn.əkˌdɐʉt], /ˈæn.ɪkˌdoʊt/, [ˈɛən.ɪkˌdoʊt] 1. A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: tell an anecdote Example: relate a short anecdote 2. An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A previously untold secret account of an incident. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: anecdote Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Late 17ᵗʰ c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”). Virtually identical cognates in other European languages – French anecdote, German Anekdote, Spanish anécdota, among others. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʊt/, [ˈæn.ɪkˌdəʉt], [ˈɛn.əkˌdɐʉt], /ˈæn.ɪkˌdoʊt/, [ˈɛən.ɪkˌdoʊt] 1. To tell anecdotes (about). Labels: ambitransitive Example: They were all men of the same set, knowing one another intimately, and knowing the same people; so they fell to talking and anecdoting in such pleasant wise that dinner-time approached […] Example: Bob anecdoted the circus he and Jimmy had seen that afternoon.
Word: polytonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic English polytonic From poly- + tonic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɑliˈtɑnɪk/, /ˌpɒliˈtɒnɪk/ 1. Having several tones. 2. Having several tones.
Word: value Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English valew, value, from Old French value, feminine past participle of valoir, from Latin valēre (“be strong, be worth”), from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Pronunciation: /ˈvæljuː/, [ˈvæljʊu̯] 1. To determine or estimate the value of; to judge the worth of. Example: I will have the family jewels valued by a professional. Example: The property has been valued at six million pounds. 2. To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon. Example: Gold was valued highly among the Romans. Example: I value his advice. 3. To hold dear; to cherish. Example: I value these old photographs.
Word: vehicle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehō, vehere (“to carry”). Pronunciation: /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/, /ˈvɪə̯.kəl/, /ˈvɪjɪk(ə)l/, /ˈvɪjək(ə)l/, /ˈvɪːk(ə)l/ 1. A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals. Example: But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts. Example: Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge. 2. A guided or aimed mobile object or apparatus, especially if intended or used as a weapon. Example: kinetic kill vehicle Example: In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way. 3. A medium for expression of talent or views. Example: supporting actors in a Steven Spielberg vehicle 4. A liquid content (e.g., oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. 5. The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug. Example: an ointment with a petrolatum vehicle 6. An entity to achieve an end. Example: mission service as a vehicle for development of better-rounded worldviews 7. A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana. 8. An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits. Labels: Hinduism
Word: vehicle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehō, vehere (“to carry”). Pronunciation: /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/, /ˈvɪə̯.kəl/, /ˈvɪjɪk(ə)l/, /ˈvɪjək(ə)l/, /ˈvɪːk(ə)l/ 1. To transport in a vehicle, or as if in a vehicle. 2. To travel in a vehicle.
Word: Persia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/)bor. Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs)bor. Latin Persēs/Persa Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Persiabor. English Persia Borrowed from Latin Persia, itself derived from Persēs/Persa (“Persian man”) + -ia (suffix forming country names), literally “land of the Persians”, with the first element borrowed by Latin from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), itself borrowed from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/). Pronunciation: /ˈpɜː.ʒə/, /ˈpɝʒə/, /ˈpɜː(ɹ)ʃə/ 1. Iran, a country in West Asia. Labels: historical 2. Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ethnic Persians, corresponding to the modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran. 3. The territories of any of the various Persian Empires or other polities ruled by dynasties from Persis. Labels: historical
Word: rude Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English rude, from Old French rude, ruide, from Latin rudis (“rough, raw, rude, wild, untilled”). Pronunciation: /ɹuːd/, /ɹud/, /ɹʉːd/ 1. Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous. Example: This girl was so rude towards the cashier by screaming at him for no apparent reason. Example: Karen broke up with Fred because he was often rude to her. 2. Lacking refinement or skill; untaught; ignorant; raw. Example: But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge Example: Though not as shee with Bow and Quiver armd, But with such Gardning Tools as Are yet rude, Guiltless of fire had formd, or Angels brought […] 3. Violent; abrupt; turbulent. Example: a rude awakening Example: The Air attrite to Fire, as late the Clouds Justling or pusht with Winds rude in thir shock 4. Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive. Example: a rude film Example: rude language 5. Undeveloped, unskilled, inelegant. 6. Hearty, vigorous; found particularly in the phrase rude health. Example: A comfortable house for a rude and hardy race, that lived mostly out of doors, was once made here almost entirely of such materials as Nature furnished ready to their hands. 7. Crudely made; primitive. Example: For a while, purple-robed, heel-dangling, I sat on the edge of one of the rude tables, under the wooshing pines. 8. Good, awesome. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, slang 9. Sexy, hot, overtly attractive. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, slang Example: Now the girl's rude, I know she's rude/But she's screwed right through you, you'll be on your knees soon
Word: batman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to bear, carry, lift”). Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.mən/ 1. A servant or valet to a military officer. Example: “Private McLean,” he called to his batman who, for one-and-six a week, cared for his belongings, “tak' chairge o' the dog, wull ye, an' fetch 'im to the non-com mess when ye come to put ma kit i' gude order.” Example: Having left that soldier who was evidently drunk, Rostóv stopped the horse of a batman or groom of some important personage and began to question him. 2. A personal assistant or supporter. Labels: broadly, informal Example: He became my retainer, my batman, the solution to my ever-growing need for an extra pair of hands. Example: Thank you to a special Carer, Thank you for being my nurse, My housemaid, and my cook, My batman and my chauffeur, And my eyes when I forget to look!
Word: batman Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to bear, carry, lift”). Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.mən/ 1. To act as a batman, wait on an officer. Example: Batmanning was voluntary. McPherson was a bit incensed about the loss of his batman, but he made do with somebody else. Example: OK, I batmanned. Give me an Xterm.
Word: batman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish بطمان (batman). Cognate with Chagatai [script needed] (bātmān). Pronunciation: /batˈman/ 1. A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg. 2. A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg). Labels: historical Example: Euery bateman [in Bagdad] maketh 7. pound and 5. ounces English waight. Example: A Batman is fiue and fiftie pound weight English.
Word: batman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to the superhero Batman. Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.mæn/ 1. Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.
Word: batman Part of Speech: verb Etymology: In reference to the superhero Batman. Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.mæn/ 1. To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does). Labels: slang Example: At 16,200 feet I batmanned madly down the fixed ropes, stopping constantly to catch my breath, not sure how much longer I could continue. Example: Instead, they batmanned effortlessly hand-over-hand up the rope like kids pulling in perch.
Word: outfox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz Old English fox Middle English fox English fox English outfox From out- + fox. Pronunciation: /ˌaʊtˈfɒks/, /ˌaʊtˈfɑks/ 1. To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart. Labels: transitive Example: You can win games in two ways. You either outtalent and outmuscle your opponent because you have all the big, fast studs, or you outfox, outplot, and outmaneuver your opponent because you have a system that your opponents can't prepare for in one week.