nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Tanzanian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Tanzania Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tanzanian From Tanzania + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌtænzəˈniən/ 1. A person from Tanzania or of Tanzanian descent.
Word: Tanzanian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Tanzania Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tanzanian From Tanzania + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌtænzəˈniən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Tanzania, the Tanzanian people or language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Wallachia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romanian Valahia. Related to Vlach. Pronunciation: /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ə/ 1. A historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, now part of southern Romania. 2. A cultural region in northeast Moravia, in the Czech Republic; in full, Moravian Wallachia.
Word: Wallachian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Wallachia + -an. Pronunciation: /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ən/ 1. A person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent.
Word: Wallachian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Wallachia + -an. Pronunciation: /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ən/ 1. Of or pertaining to Wallachia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Wallachian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Wallachia + -an. Pronunciation: /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ən/ 1. The language of the Wallachians; Romanian.
Word: Dominican Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of the Dominican Republic, itself a calque of Spanish República Dominicana; corresponding to Spanish dominicano. Pronunciation: /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic or a descendant thereof. Example: More than 40% of Dominicans are economically vulnerable and are at risk of falling into poverty due to climate-related impacts and economic crises, according to the World Bank.
Word: Dominican Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the name of the Dominican Republic, itself a calque of Spanish República Dominicana; corresponding to Spanish dominicano. Pronunciation: /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people. Example: And while the Dominican economy grew by 4.9% last year, high inflation rates in both 2022 (8.8%) and 2023 (4.8%) have taken a toll on the population’s quality of life.
Word: Dominican Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dominica + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌdɒ.mɪˈniː.kən/, /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/, /ˌdɑ.mɪˈni.kən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Dominica or a descendant thereof.
Word: Dominican Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dominica + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌdɒ.mɪˈniː.kən/, /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/, /ˌdɑ.mɪˈni.kən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Dominica, or its people.
Word: Dominican Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin dominicānus. By surface analysis, Dominic + -an. Pronunciation: /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/ 1. A member of the religious order founded by Saint Dominic. Example: The first night, I did nothing more than have a glass of wine at Faust Wine Cellar, located under the Dominican cloister that houses the Hilton Budapest Hotel in the Buda Castle complex.
Word: Dominican Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin dominicānus. By surface analysis, Dominic + -an. Pronunciation: /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/ 1. Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order. Example: The first night, I did nothing more than have a glass of wine at Faust Wine Cellar, located under the Dominican cloister that houses the Hilton Budapest Hotel in the Buda Castle complex.
Word: what's your name Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of what is your name. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: I'm fine, thank you Part of Speech: phrase 1. The expected, polite response to how are you?
Word: my name is Part of Speech: phrase 1. A common way to identify oneself.
Word: where is the toilet Part of Speech: phrase 1. Direct me to the restroom (US) or WC (British). Labels: UK
Word: what time is it Part of Speech: phrase 1. What is the time of day? (used to request for the current hour and approximate number of minutes after the hour)
Word: many thanks Part of Speech: intj 1. An expression of gratitude, expressing greater gratitude than thank you or thanks.
Word: Toki Pona Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Toki Pona toki pona (literally “good language”), formed from toki (“language”) (from Tok Pisin tok, from English talk) + pona (“good”) (from Esperanto bona (“good”), ultimately from Latin bonus). Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊki ˈpəʊnə/, /ˈtoʊki ˈpoʊnə/ 1. A minimalist constructed language with creole-like elements designed by the Canadian Sonja Lang. Example: While it’s true that these days your best hope for getting a community to take up your invented language is to attach it to a blockbuster movie, there have been some limited successes in other realms. Toki Pona was invented to promote positive thinking. Example: In contrast to the hundreds or thousands of study hours required to attain fluency in other languages, a general consensus among Toki Pona speakers is that it takes about 30 hours to master.
Word: limb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lyme, lim, from Old English lim (“limb, branch”), from Proto-West Germanic *limu, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”). Cognate with Old Norse limr (“limb”). The spelling with the silent unetymological -b first arose in the late 1500s. Compare crumb. Pronunciation: /lɪm/ 1. A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing). Example: UUhoſe hands are made to gripe a warlike Lance— Their ſhoulders broad, for complet armour fit, Their lims more large and of a bigger ſize Than all the brats yſprong from Typhons loins: Example: Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed, comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, with […] on one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust from which gnarled and rusty stalks thrust themselves up like withered elfin limbs. 2. A branch of a tree. 3. The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip. 4. An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock. 5. A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else. Example: That little limb of the devil has cheated the gallows. 6. Ellipsis of limb of Satan (“a wicked or mischievous child”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: limb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English lyme, lim, from Old English lim (“limb, branch”), from Proto-West Germanic *limu, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”). Cognate with Old Norse limr (“limb”). The spelling with the silent unetymological -b first arose in the late 1500s. Compare crumb. Pronunciation: /lɪm/ 1. To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree). Labels: transitive Example: They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs. 2. To supply with limbs. Labels: transitive Example: Innumerous living creatures , perfect forms , Limb'd and full grown: out of the ground uprose Example: Man was not made so large limbed and robust but that he must seek to narrow his world and wall in a space such as fitted him. 3. To thoroughly defeat an opponent in fisticuffs Labels: transitive Example: Brian limbed Roger over at the Beahive last night.
Word: limb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin limbus (“border”). Pronunciation: /lɪm/ 1. The apparent visual edge of a celestial body. Example: the solar limb Example: At 4h 57m 9s by my chronometer, (see Schedule B,) I observed with my telescope a small black speck on the preceding limb of the sun's disk, at the precise point to which I had been for some minutes directing my attention. 2. The graduated edge of a circle or arc. 3. The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade. Example: The corolla limb of the moonvine Calonyction aculeatum is normally undivided.
Word: Micronesian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Micronesia + -an. 1. A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent. Example: The researchers also concluded that the genetic data showed that the Polynesians and Micronesians were most closely related to Taiwan Aborigines and East Asians.
Word: Micronesian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Micronesia + -an. 1. Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people. Labels: not-comparable Example: He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.
Word: Montserratian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Montserrat Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Montserratian From Montserrat + -ian. 1. A person from Montserrat or of Montserratian descent.
Word: Montserratian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Montserrat Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Montserratian From Montserrat + -ian. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Montserrat, the Montserratian people or language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: New Caledonian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Caledonia + -an. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia (any sense), its people or language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: New Caledonian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Caledonia + -an. 1. A person from New Caledonia (any sense) or of New Caledonian descent.
Word: Reunionese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Reunion Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Reunionese From Reunion + -ese. 1. A person from Réunion or of Reunionese descent. Example: The majority of the 400,000 Reunionese live along the island’s 129‐mile coastline.
Word: Reunionese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Reunion Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Reunionese From Reunion + -ese. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Réunion, the Reunionese people or language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Rwandan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi -anda Rwanda-Rundi u Rwāndabor. English Rwanda Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Rwandan From Rwanda + -an. 1. A person from Rwanda or of Rwandan descent. Example: But for so many, this city remains tied to the genocide, which saw between 800,000 and one million Rwandans murdered in a brutal tribal conflict in 1994.
Word: Rwandan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi -anda Rwanda-Rundi u Rwāndabor. English Rwanda Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Rwandan From Rwanda + -an. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Rwanda, the Rwandan people or language. Example: This is known as Umuganda, which translates as “coming together in common purpose.” It’s an old Rwandan concept, which was officially revived in its current, compulsory form in 2009. Example: Rwanda is in the early stages of talks to receive immigrants deported from the United States, Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on television late on Sunday.
Word: Rwandan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi -anda Rwanda-Rundi u Rwāndabor. English Rwanda Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Rwandan From Rwanda + -an. 1. Kinyarwanda
Word: Rwandese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi -anda Rwanda-Rundi u Rwāndabor. English Rwanda Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Rwandese From Rwanda + -ese. Pronunciation: /ɹə.wænˈdiːz/ 1. A person from Rwanda or of Rwandese descent.
Word: Rwandese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi -anda Rwanda-Rundi u Rwāndabor. English Rwanda Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Rwandese From Rwanda + -ese. Pronunciation: /ɹə.wænˈdiːz/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Rwanda, the Rwandese people or language. See: Rwandan. Example: In 2003, Rwanda changed its official name from "Rwandese Republic" to "Republic of Rwanda". Example: ‘I’ve told her I am Rwandese,’ he smiled.
Word: registered trademark Part of Speech: noun 1. A trademark that has been officially registered with the government by its owner, indicated by the symbol ®.
Word: what is your name Part of Speech: phrase 1. Used to ask the name of a person. Example: What is your name? — My name is Mary. — A pretty name. — It is my mother's name. — Indeed!
Word: hole up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hole + up. Attested from the 19th century. 1. To go into a hole, to shelter in a hole. Labels: intransitive Example: In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan bears enter winter dens in October; in the South, later; even in Florida bears “hole up” during the coldest weather. 2. To hide. Labels: intransitive Example: The guerrillas holed up in a small cave. Example: The battle ended a two-day siege of an apartment block, where the suspects were holed up.
Word: insula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin īnsula (“island”). Doublet of isle. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnsjuːlə/, /ˈɪnsulə/ 1. A block of buildings in a Roman town. Labels: historical 2. A structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus. Example: All mammals have insulas that read their body condition, Dr. Craig said. Example: The insula registers our physical gut feelings, including the sensation of a distended stomach and other inner states like nausea, warmth, a full bladder, and a pounding heart.
Word: Mahorais Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French Mahorais. 1. A person from Mayotte or of Mahoran descent.
Word: Mahoran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French mahorais / Mahorais (with the ending replaced with -an). 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Mayotte or its people or language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Mahoran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mahorais / Mahorais (with the ending replaced with -an). 1. A native or inhabitant of Mayotte.
Word: Reggio Part of Speech: name 1. Either of Reggio Emilia or Reggio Calabria in Italy.
Word: Ostia Part of Speech: name Etymology: * (Roman Empire): Latin Ostia * (Italy): Italian Ostia, from Latin Ostia 1. A port and town on the Tiber in Italia, Roman Empire, the harbour of ancient Rome. Labels: historical 2. A modern refounding of the ancient town at the mouth of the Tiber, now a frazione in Rome, Italy.
Word: Ostia Antica Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Ostia Antica (literally “ancient Ostia”). 1. Synonym of (historical) Ostia. 2. A district of Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Word: Niuean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Niue Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Niuean From Niue + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈnjuːeɪən/ 1. A person from Niue or of Niuean descent.
Word: Niuean Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Niue Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Niuean From Niue + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈnjuːeɪən/ 1. A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken mainly in Niue.
Word: Niuean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Niue Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Niuean From Niue + -an. Pronunciation: /ˈnjuːeɪən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Niue, the Niuean people or their Polynesian language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: New Zealander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Zealand + -er. Pronunciation: /ˌnjuː ˈziːləndə(ɹ)/ 1. A person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent. Example: There was a directional driller who I regularly ran into, a New Zealander by the name of Maurice. Example: The rate of arrivals fluctuates with the relative economic fortunes of each country, but since the late 1960s, faster growth, higher wages, greater job opportunities and a stronger dollar have been an economic magnet drawing New Zealanders across the ditch.
Word: Norfolk Islander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Norfolk Island + -er. 1. A person from Norfolk Island or of its descent.
Word: bunion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alteration of earlier bunny (“lump, swelling”), from Middle English bony, boni (“bunion, swelling”), perhaps Italian bubbone (augmented form of bugno (“beehive”)), or more likely from Lombard bugnon (“bunyon”), all three from Old French bugne, buigne, bune (“bump, knob, swelling”), from Old Norse bunga (“an elevation, bulge”) or Frankish *bungjō (“a swelling, lump, bump”), both from Proto-Germanic *bungô, *bunkô (“lump, clump, heap, crowd”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick, dense, fat”). Cognate with Dutch bonk (“lump, clump”), German Bunge (“swelling, tuber”). Pronunciation: /ˈbʌnjən/ 1. A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin. 2. Hallux valgus, deviation of the big toe from its normal position towards the other toes, the prime cause for the swelling of its first joint. Labels: broadly, colloquial
Word: Falkland Islander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Falkland Islands + -er. 1. A person from the Falkland Islands or of descent of the Falkland Islands. Example: "Chief Secretary" under the Argentine occu­pation Carlos Bloomer Reive said to at least one Falkland Islander "why were you so surprised? Your people knew of the invasion at least a month in advance.”
Word: Cook Islander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cook Islands + -er. 1. A person from the Cook Islands or of descent of the Cook Islands.
Word: Adrianopolitan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Hadriānopolītānus. 1. Of or pertaining to Adrianople (modern-day Edirne). Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: Adrianopolitan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Hadriānopolītānus. 1. A native or inhabitant of Adrianople (modern-day Edirne). Labels: historical
Word: Constantinopolitan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Italic *komstaēō Latin cōnstō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ans Latin cōnstānsder. Latin Cōnstāns /Cōnstantius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin Cōnstantīnusbor. Ancient Greek Κωνστᾰντῑ́νου (Kōnstăntī́nou) Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) Koine Greek Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς (Kōnstăntīnoúpolĭs)bor. Latin Cōnstantīnopolis Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -īt(ēs) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -ītānus Latin Cōnstantīnopolītānuslbor. English Constantinopolitan Learned borrowing from Latin Cōnstantīnopolītānus. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒnˌstæn.tɪ.nəˈpɒ.lɪ.tən/, /ˌkɒnˌstæn.tɪ.nəʊˈpɒ.lɪ.tən/, /ˌkɑnˌstæn.tɪ.nəˈpɑ.lɪ.tən/, /ˌkɑnˌstæn.tɪ.noʊˈpɑ.lɪ.tən/ 1. Relating to Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). Labels: not-comparable
Word: Constantinopolitan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Proto-Italic *komstaēō Latin cōnstō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ans Latin cōnstānsder. Latin Cōnstāns /Cōnstantius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin Cōnstantīnusbor. Ancient Greek Κωνστᾰντῑ́νου (Kōnstăntī́nou) Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) Koine Greek Κωνστᾰντῑνούπολῐς (Kōnstăntīnoúpolĭs)bor. Latin Cōnstantīnopolis Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -īt(ēs) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -ītānus Latin Cōnstantīnopolītānuslbor. English Constantinopolitan Learned borrowing from Latin Cōnstantīnopolītānus. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒnˌstæn.tɪ.nəˈpɒ.lɪ.tən/, /ˌkɒnˌstæn.tɪ.nəʊˈpɒ.lɪ.tən/, /ˌkɑnˌstæn.tɪ.nəˈpɑ.lɪ.tən/, /ˌkɑnˌstæn.tɪ.noʊˈpɑ.lɪ.tən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). Labels: historical
Word: Cocos Islander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Cocos Islands + -er. 1. A person from the Cocos Islands or of descent of the Cocos Islands.
Word: Byzantine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-der. Thracian *būzasder. Ancient Greek Βῡ́ζᾱς (Bū́zās) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon)bor. Latin Bȳzantium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Late Latin bȳzantīnusder. English Byzantine Borrowed from Late Latin bȳzantīnus, from Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion). The figurative senses evoke the reputation for palace intrigue of the Byzantine imperial court. Pronunciation: /bɪˈzæntaɪn/, /baɪˈzæntaɪn/, /ˈbɪzəntiːn/, /ˈbɪzəntaɪn/ 1. Of or pertaining to Byzantium. 2. Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman Empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul. 3. Of a style of architecture prevalent in the Eastern Empire down to 1453, marked by the round arch springing from columns or piers, the dome supported upon pendentives, capitals elaborately sculptured, mosaic or other encrustations, etc. 4. Overly complex or intricate, especially of bureaucracy. Labels: figuratively, lowercase, often Example: a Byzantine system of regulations Example: The byzantine, meandering processes of Icann are engineered in a way that avoids any dissent surfacing, all under the reassuring guise of consensus. 5. Devious and stealthy. Labels: figuratively, lowercase, often Example: It’s also important to note that this analysis deals solely with intrinsic failure, or the odds of a conspiracy being exposed intentionally or accidentally by actors involved—extrinsic analysis by non-participants would also increase the odds of detection, rendering such Byzantine cover-ups far more likely to fail. Example: I never went through a time when more people told me not to trust other people on an issue. Perhaps they were all right. The internal politics were byzantine, much of it played out in the media. 6. Of or relating to the Byzantine Rite or any of the many Eastern Orthodox churches and Greek Catholic churches that use this rite for their liturgical celebrations. Example: This was the crowning incident of our visit, and I wondered with what Byzantine ritual the Anointed One fresh from the exercise of his priestly functions would be received among his women.
Word: Byzantine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-der. Thracian *būzasder. Ancient Greek Βῡ́ζᾱς (Bū́zās) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon)bor. Latin Bȳzantium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Late Latin bȳzantīnusder. English Byzantine Borrowed from Late Latin bȳzantīnus, from Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion). The figurative senses evoke the reputation for palace intrigue of the Byzantine imperial court. Pronunciation: /bɪˈzæntaɪn/, /baɪˈzæntaɪn/, /ˈbɪzəntiːn/, /ˈbɪzəntaɪn/ 1. A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) or of the Byzantine empire Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 2. Alternative form of byzantine (coin) Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 3. A dark, metallic shade of violet. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: goal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”), from Old English *gāl (“obstacle, barrier, marker”), from Proto-West Germanic *gailu, from Proto-Germanic *gailō (“crevice, gap”); compare the Old English's derivatives Old English gǣlan (“to hinder, delay”), and hyġegǣls (“hesitating, slow, sluggish”), hyġegǣlsa (“slow one, sluggish one”). Possibly cognate with Lithuanian gãlas (“end”), Latvian gals (“end”), Old Prussian gallan (“death”), Albanian ngalem (“to be limping, lame, paralyzed”), ngel (“to remain, linger, hesitate, get stuck”). Pronunciation: /ɡəʊl/, [ɡɒʊɫ], /ɡɒl/, /ɡoʊl/, [ɡoɫ] 1. A result that one is attempting to achieve. Example: My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie. Example: His goal is to become a YouTuber. 2. To do with sports Example: The racers are approaching the goal. Example: fans behind the goal 3. To do with sports Example: miss a goal Example: concede a goal 4. To do with sports Example: score a goal Example: The former Forest man, who passed a late fitness test, appeared to use Guy Moussi for leverage before nodding in David Fox's free-kick at the far post - his 22nd goal of the season. 5. To do with grammar 6. To do with grammar
Word: goal Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”), from Old English *gāl (“obstacle, barrier, marker”), from Proto-West Germanic *gailu, from Proto-Germanic *gailō (“crevice, gap”); compare the Old English's derivatives Old English gǣlan (“to hinder, delay”), and hyġegǣls (“hesitating, slow, sluggish”), hyġegǣlsa (“slow one, sluggish one”). Possibly cognate with Lithuanian gãlas (“end”), Latvian gals (“end”), Old Prussian gallan (“death”), Albanian ngalem (“to be limping, lame, paralyzed”), ngel (“to remain, linger, hesitate, get stuck”). Pronunciation: /ɡəʊl/, [ɡɒʊɫ], /ɡɒl/, /ɡoʊl/, [ɡoɫ] 1. To score a goal.
Word: Edessa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Edessa, from Ancient Greek Ἔδεσσα (Édessa). Pronunciation: /ɪˈdɛs.ə/ 1. A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia. 2. Synonym of Urfa: a city in southeastern Turkey. Labels: historical
Word: Cilician Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Cilicia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cilician From Cilicia + -an. Pronunciation: /sɪˈlɪsɪən/, /sɪˈlɪʃən/ 1. Pertaining to or originating from Cilicia. Labels: historical, not-comparable Example: The purple Hyacinths, and fresh Costmarie, / And Saffron, sought for in Cilician soyle
Word: Cilician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Cilicia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cilician From Cilicia + -an. Pronunciation: /sɪˈlɪsɪən/, /sɪˈlɪʃən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.
Word: British Virgin Islander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From British Virgin Islands + -er. 1. A person from the British Virgin Islands or of descent of the British Virgin Islands.
Word: score Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Germanic *skurō Old Norse skorder. Old English scoru Middle English score English score From Middle English score, skore, schore, from Old English scoru (“notch; tally; score”), from Old Norse skor, from Proto-Germanic *skurō (“incision; tear; rift”), which is related to *skeraną (“to cut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“cut”). Cognate with Icelandic skora, Swedish skåra, Danish skår. Related to shear. For the sense “twenty”: The mark on a tally made by drovers for every twenty beasts passing through a tollgate. Pronunciation: /skɔː/, /skoɹ/, /sko(ː)ɹ/, /skoə/ 1. An acknowledgement of success. Labels: US, slang
Word: Christmas Islander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Christmas Island + -er. 1. A person from Christmas Island, or having that ancestry.
Word: Nicopolitan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nicopolis + -an. 1. An inhabitant or a resident of Nicopolis.
Word: megalopolitan Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɡ.ə.ləˌpɒl.ɪ.tən/ 1. An inhabitant or a resident of a megalopolis.
Word: megalopolitan Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɡ.ə.ləˌpɒl.ɪ.tən/ 1. of, or relating to a megalopolis
Word: trademark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trade + mark. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/, /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/, /ˈtɹæɪdmɐːk/ 1. A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products. 2. A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products. 3. Any proprietary business, product or service name. Example: Trademark Notice / The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies: […] Google is a trademark of Google Corporation; eBay is a trademark of eBay, Inc. 4. The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.
Word: trademark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From trade + mark. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/, /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/, /ˈtɹæɪdmɐːk/ 1. To register something as a trademark. Labels: proscribed, transitive 2. To so label a product. Labels: proscribed, transitive
Word: trademark Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trade + mark. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/, /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/, /ˈtɹæɪdmɐːk/ 1. Distinctive, characteristic, signature. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Sutho took a pull at his Johnny Walker and Coke and laughed that trademark laugh of his and said: `Okay. I'll pay that all right.' Example: Riise did crash a fantastic, trademark free-kick against the bar from 25 yards but it was the Potters who increasingly posed the greater threat.
Word: Luxembourger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Luxembourg 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 Luxembourger From Luxembourg + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌksəmˌbɝɡɚ/, /ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːɡə/ 1. A person from the independent Grand Duchy of Luxembourg or of Luxembourgish descent. 2. An inhabitant of the former duchy (originally county) of Luxembourg (originally Letzeburg) Labels: historical 3. An inhabitant of the Belgian province of Luxembourg. 4. An inhabitant of the city of Luxembourg, the capital of all the above territories.
Word: Luxembourgish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Luxembourg Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Luxembourgish From Luxembourg + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːɡɪʃ/, /ˈlʌksəmˌbɝɡɪʃ/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or in the language of Luxembourg (derived from the Moselle Franconian group of High German dialects). Labels: not-comparable
Word: Luxembourgish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Luxembourg Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Luxembourgish From Luxembourg + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːɡɪʃ/, /ˈlʌksəmˌbɝɡɪʃ/ 1. A Germanic language spoken in Luxembourg and, traditionally, around the city of Arlon (Belgium); originally included in the Moselle Franconian group of High German dialects, but now usually regarded as a separate language due to its standardisation and official use in the state of Luxembourg.
Word: Liechtensteiner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Liechtensteiner, equivalent to Liechtenstein + -er. 1. A person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent.
Word: brood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”). Pronunciation: /bɹuːd/, /bɹʉwd/, /bɹud/, /bɹʉːd/, /bɾʉd/ 1. The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As a hen doth gather her brood under her wings. 2. The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time. Labels: uncountable 3. The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The children in one family; offspring. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ay, lord, she will become thy bed, I warrant, / And bring thee forth brave brood. Example: Garland Green, the tenth in a brood of eleven, was born on June 24, 1942, in Dunleath, Mississippi. 5. That which is bred or produced; breed; species. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] flocks of the airy brood, Cranes, geese or long-neck'd swans, here, there, proud of their pinions fly […] Example: Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion's paws, And make the earth devour her own sweet brood […] 6. Parentage. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Heavy waste in tin and copper ores. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A large number or crowd of people, animals, or objects. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: brood Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”). Pronunciation: /bɹuːd/, /bɹʉwd/, /bɹud/, /bɹʉːd/, /bɾʉd/ 1. Kept or reared for breeding. Labels: not-comparable Example: brood ducks Example: a brood mare
Word: brood Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”). Pronunciation: /bɹuːd/, /bɹʉwd/, /bɹud/, /bɹʉːd/, /bɾʉd/ 1. To keep an egg warm to make it hatch. Labels: transitive Example: In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs. 2. To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster. Labels: transitive Example: Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs. 3. (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon one's thoughts moodily and at length, mainly alone. Labels: intransitive Example: He sat brooding over the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome. Example: As when with downcast eyes we muse and brood 4. To be bred. Labels: intransitive
Word: Northern Mariana Islander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Northern Mariana Islands + -er. 1. A person from the Northern Marianas or of descent of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Word: Saudi Arabian Part of Speech: noun 1. A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.
Word: Saudi Arabian Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language.
Word: Saudi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)., equivalent to Saud + -i. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊdi/, /ˈsɔːdi/ 1. A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent. Example: The agal he wore on his head gave him away as a Saudi. Example: It was in that moment I connected with what Saudis had been feeling in the months since Mohammed bin Salman or MBS, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, stripped these morality guardians of their power.
Word: Saudi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)., equivalent to Saud + -i. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊdi/, /ˈsɔːdi/ 1. From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud. Example: Yet none of these has affected me as much as the moment I felt Saudi change.
Word: Saudi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)., equivalent to Saud + -i. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊdi/, /ˈsɔːdi/ 1. Ellipsis of Saudi Arabia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Word: Somali Part of Speech: name Etymology: From or akin to Somali Soomaali. Pronunciation: /səˈmɑːli/, /soʊˈmɑːli/ 1. A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and eastern Kenya. Labels: uncountable Example: Somali is the primary language of Somalia 2. Somali language and literature as an object of study. Labels: uncountable Example: I'm learning Somali.
Word: Somali Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From or akin to Somali Soomaali. Pronunciation: /səˈmɑːli/, /soʊˈmɑːli/ 1. An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis. Labels: collective, countable Example: Historically, Somalis were a nomadic people herding camels, goats, and sheep. Nowadays, many if not most Somalis are urbanized people. Example: Authorized by the court to engage in racial profiling, masked federal agents continue to descend upon “Democrat-run” cities, subjecting Latinos and now Somalis to ongoing abuse. 2. The Somali ethnic group as a whole; the Somali. Labels: collective, in-plural, uncountable Example: The Somali are an ethnic group of Cushitic origin indigenous to the Somali Peninsula. Their language is called Somali. 3. A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. Labels: collective, countable 4. A person from a Somali-majority republic, state, or region, including but not limited to: the Republic of Somaliland, the Somali region of Ethiopia (often called the Ogaden, but more neutrally the Somali region), or autonomous states within Somalia's federal system such as Puntland. Labels: collective, countable 5. A domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Somali Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From or akin to Somali Soomaali. Pronunciation: /səˈmɑːli/, /soʊˈmɑːli/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Somalian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Somalia + -an. 1. Pertaining to the Republic of Somalia in a civic or governmental context. 2. Synonym of Somali Labels: nonstandard, offensive, sometimes
Word: Somalian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Somalia + -an. 1. A citizen from the country of Somalia. Labels: collective, countable Example: A Han Chinese man who is a citizen of Somalia is a Somalian but not an ethnic Somali. One can be a Somalian and not a Somali at the same time. 2. Synonym of Somali Labels: nonstandard, offensive, sometimes
Word: Bermudian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Bermuda Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Bermudian From Bermuda + -ian. Pronunciation: /bə(ɹ)ˈmjuːdiən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people. Labels: not-comparable 2. Personal legal status equivalent to citizenship for the country of Bermuda. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Bermudian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Bermuda Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Bermudian From Bermuda + -ian. Pronunciation: /bə(ɹ)ˈmjuːdiən/ 1. A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent 2. Bermuda sloop
Word: Salvadoran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus 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 salvō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin salvātōrem Old Spanish salvador Spanish salvador Spanish Salvadorbor. ▲ Latin salvātōrem Old Galician-Portuguese salvador Portuguese salvador Portuguese Salvadorbor. English Salvador Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Salvadoran From Salvador + -an. 1. A person from El Salvador or of Salvadoran descent. Example: Under Biden, a Trump-era decision to end TPS for Salvadorans was rescinded after a group of Latino officials pleaded with the outgoing president to continue TPS for people from those countries with “meritorious cases,” citing “horrific levels of violence that surged in recent years” in Ecuador, along with the oppression of the Ortega regime that has controlled Nicaragua for decades and “political and environmental conditions” in El Salvador.
Word: Salvadoran Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus 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 salvō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin salvātōrem Old Spanish salvador Spanish salvador Spanish Salvadorbor. ▲ Latin salvātōrem Old Galician-Portuguese salvador Portuguese salvador Portuguese Salvadorbor. English Salvador Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Salvadoran From Salvador + -an. 1. Of, from, or pertaining to El Salvador or the Salvadoran people. Example: People will fill the plazas of the country tumultuously, like a river in the rainy season, to pay tribute to these brothers of ours who died for the sake of peace, to these brothers who were born in Spain but were more Salvadoran than their assassins, that pack of criminals with no patriotism in their hearts. Example: I’d been pushing some shopping carts around the grocery store’s parking lot with a coworker, a guy named Rafa, a big Salvadoran dude.
Word: abacinating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of abacinate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: red-hot Part of Speech: adj 1. Heated to the point that it glows with a visible red color. Example: The smith's apprentice was still wary of manipulating the red-hot metal. Example: The Iron of it ſelfe, though heate red hot, / Approaching neere theſe eyes, would drinke my teares, / And quench this fierie indignation, / Euen in the matter of mine innocence. 2. Very hot. Labels: excessive Example: That curry was red-hot. 3. Emotionally charged, especially with anger or enthusiasm. Labels: informal Example: He really delivered a red-hot speech today. 4. Having very strong sex appeal. Labels: informal Example: Did you see that red-hot bikini model in today's paper? 5. Very fresh, exciting, and up-to-date. Labels: informal Example: Tune in at ten to catch this red-hot story! Example: She sits at the intersection of start-up investing and the fast-growing ecosystem of online creators, both of which are red hot.
Word: red-hot Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of red hot. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, dated
Word: hackneyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hackney + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈhæk.nid/, [ˈhæknɪi̯d] 1. Repeated too often. Example: The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes. Example: It was a great success, that Irish stew. I don’t think I ever enjoyed a meal more. There was something so fresh and piquant about it. One's palate gets so tired of the old hackneyed things: here was a dish with a new flavour, with a taste like nothing else on earth. 2. Let out for hire. Labels: dated
Word: hackneyed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hackney + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈhæk.nid/, [ˈhæknɪi̯d] 1. simple past and past participle of hackney Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pauper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin pauper (“poor”). Originally a legal term. Doublet of poor. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːpə/, /ˈpoːpə/, /ˈpɔ.pɚ/, /ˈpɑ.pɚ/, /ˈpɒ.pɚ/ 1. One who is extremely poor. Example: He has hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank, and he lives like a pauper! 2. One living on or eligible for public charity.
Word: pauper Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin pauper (“poor”). Originally a legal term. Doublet of poor. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːpə/, /ˈpoːpə/, /ˈpɔ.pɚ/, /ˈpɑ.pɚ/, /ˈpɒ.pɚ/ 1. To make a pauper of; to drive into poverty. Labels: transitive Example: “There’s no sense in you paupering yourself because you’re too stubborn to take my money.” ¶ “I’m not paupering myself.”
Word: sievert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swedish Sievert. Named after the Swedish radiologist Rolf Sievert. Pronunciation: /ˈsiː.vət/, /ˈsiː.vɚt/ 1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose: the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure, which in its biological effects corresponds to several different quantities: equivalent dose, effective dose, and committed dose.
Word: tesla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla, from Serbo-Croatian Tesla /Тесла. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛslə/, /ˈtɛzlə/ 1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity. Example: In a draft paper, REBCO wiring has been reported to produce magnetic fields over 35 Tesla; the ARC design only needs 20T fields.
Word: volt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta. Pronunciation: /vəʊlt/, /vɒlt/, /voʊlt/, /ˈvəʉlt/, /ˈvɐʉlt/ 1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V Example: If the volt, ampere and ohm were taken as the absolute units, the practical units would be the ampere, begohm and begavolt, names just as convenient as ampere, coulomb and farad. Example: The system voltage is 630 volts d.c. and the supply to the trains is by top-contact third rail with running rail return. 2. A bright yellow-green colour often used in Nike products. 3. A bright yellow-green colour often used in Nike products. volt:
Word: volt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French volte. Pronunciation: /vəʊlt/, /vɒlt/, /voʊlt/, /ˈvəʉlt/, /ˈvɐʉlt/ 1. A circular movement in which the horse goes round in a small circle. Labels: archaic 2. A sudden movement to avoid a thrust; a parry. Labels: archaic
Word: volt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French volte. Pronunciation: /vəʊlt/, /vɒlt/, /voʊlt/, /ˈvəʉlt/, /ˈvɐʉlt/ 1. To perform this movement. Labels: archaic 2. To perform this movement. Labels: archaic
Word: watt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Scottish engineer James Watt. For the surname, see Watt. Pronunciation: /wɒt/, /wɑt/ 1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second.
Word: weber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the German physicist Wilhelm Eduard Weber Pronunciation: /ˈwɛbə/, /ˈveɪbə/, /ˈwɛbɚ/, /ˈveɪbɚ/ 1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.