nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Budapest Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hungarian Budapest, from Buda + Pest. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːdəpɛst/, /ˌbuːdəˈpɛst/, /ˈbʊdəpɛst/, /ˈbjuːdəpɛst/, /ˌbjuːdəˈpɛst/ 1. The capital and the most populous city of Hungary. Example: A week later, Orbán was discussing the theory with American allies at a special meeting of the Conservative Political Action Committee (Cpac), a rightwing American group, in Budapest. Cpac’s chairman, Matt Schlapp, even suggested outlawing abortion as a solution: “If you’re worried about this ‘replacement’, why don’t we start there? Start with allowing our own people to live.” 2. The Hungarian government. Labels: metonymically Example: After information about the secret proceedings between Berlin and Budapest leaked, Rome approached Budapest to get details on the concessions granted with the envisaged German–Hungarian commercial contract.
Word: psycho Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of psychotic or psychopath + -o (“person with characteristic”). Compare sicko. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/, /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/ 1. Psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane. Labels: colloquial, derogatory Example: That psycho jawn had snuck a pistol into the gym while we was practicing and started shooting shit up like she was some kinda hot female action hero. Example: Oh, she's sweet but a psycho / A little bit psycho / At night she's screamin' / "I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"
Word: psycho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of psychotic or psychopath + -o (“person with characteristic”). Compare sicko. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/, /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/ 1. A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos. Example: Oh, she's hot but a psycho / So left but she's right, though / At night she's screamin' / "I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind" 2. A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner. Labels: broadly, derogatory, slang Example: She complained that he was a psycho for driving at such a high speed in heavy traffic.
Word: psycho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of psychology. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/, /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/ 1. A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: I've got anthro, socio, lunch, and psycho.
Word: mozzarella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian mozzarella, from mozzare (“to cut off”), from Latin mutilare. The meaning of money derives from the early Bay Area hip-hop scene since early and is found for various food terms, including cheddar and cheese. Pronunciation: /mɒt.səˈɹɛl.ə/, /mɑt.səˈɹɛl.ə/, /mʌt.səˈɹɛl.ə/, /mut.səˈɹɛl.ə/ 1. Soft Italian or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Money. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Ooh, yeah, stack that mozzarella, check a big bag / Smack it for an hour, off a thirty, let a bitch bad Example: Me no rat, I get hella cheddar, I get mozzarella / Take two hundred thousand out the bank ’cause I fucked the teller
Word: sextillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Classical Latin sextus (“sixth”) + -illion; originally the sixth power of a million, 10³⁶. Compare slightly earlier quintillion, Middle French sixlion (1484) and French sextillion (1765). First attested in 1689 in John Locke’s An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (see the quotation). Pronunciation: /sɛksˈtɪljən/ 1. A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 10²¹. Labels: Australia, UK, US 2. A million quintillion: 1 followed by 36 zeros, 10³⁶. Labels: Australia, UK, dated Example: [W]e take now to name them by Millions of Millions of Millions, it is hard to go beyond eighteen, or at moſt four and twenty decimal Progreſſions, without confuſion. But to ſhew how much diſtinct Names conduce to our well reckoning, or having uſeful Ideas of Numbers, let us ſet all these following Figures in one continued Line, as the Marks of one Number: v. g. Nonilions. 857324. Octilions. 162486. Septilions. 345896. Sextilions. 437916. Quintilions. 423147. Quatrilions. 248106. Trilions. 235421. Bilions. 261734. Milions. 368149. Vnites. 623137.
Word: septillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From French septillion, from sept- (“seven”) + -illion. By surface analysis, sept- + -illion. Pronunciation: /sɛpˈtɪljən/ 1. A trillion trillion: 1 followed by 24 zeros, 10²⁴. Labels: US 2. A billion quintillion: 1 followed by 42 zeros, 10⁴².
Word: infinity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinité, from Latin īnfīnitās (“unlimitedness”), from negative prefix in- (“not”), + fīnis (“end”), + noun of state suffix -tās. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/, [ɪnˈfɪnɪɾi] 1. endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size. Labels: uncountable Example: concept of infinity Example: The desert stretched out toward the horizon as if into infinity. 2. A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted. Labels: countable Example: Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories. 3. An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound. Labels: countable 4. A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further. Labels: uncountable 5. The symbol ∞. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: way Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English way, wey, from Old English weġ, from Proto-West Germanic *weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Doublet of voe and possibly via. Cognates Cognate with North Frisian wai, wäi (“way”), Saterland Frisian Wai (“way”), West Frisian wei (“road; way”), Central Franconian Wääch (“way”), Cimbrian bege, bèg (“way”), Dutch weg (“way”), German, Low German Weg (“way”), Limburgish waeg (“way”), Luxembourgish Wee (“way”), Mòcheno be (“way”), Yiddish וועג (veg, “way”), Danish vej (“way”), Faroese and Icelandic vegur (“way”), Norwegian Bokmål veg, vei (“way”), Norwegian Nynorsk veg (“way”), Swedish väg (“way”), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs, “path; road”). Pronunciation: /weɪ/, [weː], [weɪ], [wɛj], [wæɪ] 1. Yes; it is true; it is possible. Labels: slang Example: - We searched the vehicle. It was clean, so we did the body cavity searches. - No way. - Way! Example: We repeated this ritual of “no way - way, no way - way” over the years.
Word: way Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English way, wey, from Old English weġ, from Proto-West Germanic *weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Doublet of voe and possibly via. Cognates Cognate with North Frisian wai, wäi (“way”), Saterland Frisian Wai (“way”), West Frisian wei (“road; way”), Central Franconian Wääch (“way”), Cimbrian bege, bèg (“way”), Dutch weg (“way”), German, Low German Weg (“way”), Limburgish waeg (“way”), Luxembourgish Wee (“way”), Mòcheno be (“way”), Yiddish וועג (veg, “way”), Danish vej (“way”), Faroese and Icelandic vegur (“way”), Norwegian Bokmål veg, vei (“way”), Norwegian Nynorsk veg (“way”), Swedish väg (“way”), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs, “path; road”). Pronunciation: /weɪ/, [weː], [weɪ], [wɛj], [wæɪ] 1. To travel. Labels: obsolete Example: on a time as they together way'd, / He made him open chalenge[…]. Example: Laötze says, “The Name that can be named is not the Eternal Name. The Way that can be wayed, is not the Eternal Way.” Infinite wisdom is beyond the human power to understand.
Word: way Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Apheresis of away. Pronunciation: /weɪ/, [weː], [weɪ], [wɛj], [wæɪ] 1. Far. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: I used to live way over there. Example: The farmhouse is way down the bottom of the hill. 2. Much, far, by a great degree. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: I'm a way better singer than Emma. Example: I'm way too tired to do that. 3. Very. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: I'm way tired. Example: String theory is way cool, except for the math.
Word: way Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Apheresis of away. Pronunciation: /weɪ/, [weː], [weɪ], [wɛj], [wæɪ] 1. Extreme, far Labels: attributive, informal, not-comparable Example: Sitting in the way back of the bus Example: some day in the way future me and @HowdyDuda are gonna have to come for a visit…
Word: way Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apheresis of away. Pronunciation: /weɪ/, [weː], [weɪ], [wɛj], [wæɪ] 1. A seventeenth-century unit of Rhenish glass containing 60 bunches. Labels: obsolete
Word: way Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the sound it represents, by analogy with other (velar) letters such as kay and gay. Pronunciation: /weɪ/, [weː], [weɪ], [wɛj], [wæɪ] 1. The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.
Word: will Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English willen, from Old English willian (“to will”), from Proto-West Germanic *willjōn (“to will”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”). Cognate with German Low German willen, German willen. The verb is not always distinguishable from Etymology 1, above. Pronunciation: /wɪl/, [wɪɫ], [wɪo̯], [wɪʊ̯] 1. To instruct (that something be done) in one's will. Labels: intransitive, transitive 2. To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document). Labels: transitive Example: He willed his stamp collection to the local museum. 3. To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something. Labels: transitive Example: All the fans were willing their team to win the game. Example: Her parents were watching her run, willing her on.
Word: shall Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English schal (infinitive schulen), from Old English sċeal (infinitive sċulan (“should, must”)), from Proto-West Germanic *skulan, from Proto-Germanic *skal (infinitive *skulaną), from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to owe, be under obligation”). Cognate with Scots sall, sal (“shall”), North Frisian skal, schal, Saterland Frisian skäl, schäl, schal (infinitive skälle, schälle), West Frisian sil (infinitive sille (“shall”)), Dutch zal (infinitive zullen (“shall”)), Low German schall (infinitive schölen (“shall”)), German soll (infinitive sollen (“ought to”)), Danish skal (infinitive skulle (“shall”)), Icelandic skal (infinitive skulu (“shall”)), Afrikaans sal, Swedish skall (“shall”) (infinitive skola). Pronunciation: /ʃæl/, /ʃal/, /ʃɛl/, /ʃəl/, /ʃ(ə)/ 1. Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: I shall sing in the choir tomorrow. Example: I hope that we shall win the game. 2. Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural. Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: (determination): You shall go to the ball!; He shall be given a fair trial. Example: (obligation): Citizens shall provide proof of identity. 3. Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action. Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: What shall I do? Shall I give you a hand? Example: Shall we go out later? 4. To owe. Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, obsolete Example: I thee shall a hundred golden coins; th'amount thou shalt the Queen is much higher. Example: He should þe Princess his Life, for she had deliver'd him from þe Poison deadly.
Word: should Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English scholde, from Old English sċolde, first and third person preterite form of sċulan (“should,” “have to,” “to owe”), the ancestor of English shall. By surface analysis, shall + -ed. Cognate with German sollte, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (skulda), Swedish skulle. Related to Middle English shild and shildy. The loss of /l/ in this word is probably due to weak stress, as in would and could (though in the latter, the /l/ was due to the analogy of the former two). Pronunciation: /ʃəd/, /ʃʊd/, /ʃɵd/, /ʃʉd/, /ʃʊ(l)d/ 1. simple past of shall Labels: form-of, past Example: I told him that I should be busy tomorrow. Example: I was astonished at this polite offer, which my modesty induced me to ascribe more to my uniform than to my own merits, and, as I felt no inclination to refuse the compliment, I said that I should be most happy.
Word: should Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English scholde, from Old English sċolde, first and third person preterite form of sċulan (“should,” “have to,” “to owe”), the ancestor of English shall. By surface analysis, shall + -ed. Cognate with German sollte, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (skulda), Swedish skulle. Related to Middle English shild and shildy. The loss of /l/ in this word is probably due to weak stress, as in would and could (though in the latter, the /l/ was due to the analogy of the former two). Pronunciation: /ʃəd/, /ʃʊd/, /ʃɵd/, /ʃʉd/, /ʃʊ(l)d/ 1. To suggest (that someone ought to do something, or that something ought to be the case) by, or as if by, using the word should. Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal Example: I'd prefer that she stop shoulding me. I prefer that I stop shoulding me. I prefer that I stop shoulding her. Example: […] for her to be kind to herself and less susceptible to others shoulding her.
Word: should Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English scholde, from Old English sċolde, first and third person preterite form of sċulan (“should,” “have to,” “to owe”), the ancestor of English shall. By surface analysis, shall + -ed. Cognate with German sollte, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (skulda), Swedish skulle. Related to Middle English shild and shildy. The loss of /l/ in this word is probably due to weak stress, as in would and could (though in the latter, the /l/ was due to the analogy of the former two). Pronunciation: /ʃəd/, /ʃʊd/, /ʃɵd/, /ʃʉd/, /ʃʊ(l)d/ 1. Something that ought to be the case as opposed to already being the case. Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal Example: When the golf ball is there, the whole self-interference package — the hopes, worries, and fears; the thoughts on how-to and how-not-to; the woulds, the coulds, and the shoulds — is there too. Example: However, we can address maladaptive shoulds by examining the differences between prior events, causes, proximate causes, and moral responsibility.
Word: might Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English maught, might, miȝt, myght, from Old English maht, meaht, meht, mieht, miht, mæht (“ability, power; strength; virtue”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (“ability, power; force, strength”), from Proto-Indo-European *(me)mógʰe (“to be able to, to have power”), from *megʰ- (“to be able”), corresponding to Germanic *maganą (“to be able, may”) + *-þiz. Equivalent to may + -th. Cognates Cognate with Scots micht (“might”), Yola mought (“might”), Dutch macht (“might, power”), German Macht (“might, power”), Luxembourgish Muecht (“authority, might, power”), Yiddish מאַכט (makht, “might, power”), Faroese and Icelandic máttur (“might, strength”), Danish magt (“power; force”), Norwegian Bokmål makt (“power”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish makt (“power; force”), mått (“might, power”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts, “ability, might, power”), and further to Irish smacht (“ordinance, regulation, rule; dominion, sway; control, discipline, restraint; fine, penalty”), Greek μάγος (mágos, “magician; sorcerer, wizard”), Lithuanian mėgti (“to like”), Belarusian моц (moc, “might, power”), Bulgarian мощ (mošt, “might, power”), Czech and Polish moc (“might, power”), Macedonian моќ (moḱ, “might, power”), Russian мочь (močʹ, “power, might”) and мощь (moščʹ, “force, strength”), Serbo-Croatian мо̑ћ, mȏć (“power; strength; potency; authority”), Slovene moč (“power; strength”), Ukrainian міч (mič) and міць (micʹ, “might, power”), Armenian մոգ (mog, “magus; fire-worshiper, Zoroastrian; astrologer; diviner, enchanter, sorcerer, wizard”), Persian مغ (moġ, “magus”), Sanskrit मघ (magha, “power, wealth; bounty, gift, reward”). See more at may. Pronunciation: /maɪt/, [maɪt], [mɐɪt], [mɑjt], [məjt] 1. Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […]ſtrengthed with all myght, thꝛough his gloꝛious power, unto all pacience and long ſufferyng with ioifulneſſe[…] Example: This is the richest, the most powerful country which ever occupied this globe. The might of past empires is little compared to ours. But I do not want to be the president who built empires or sought grandeur or extended dominion. I want to be the president who educated young children to the wonders of their world. 2. Physical strength or force. Labels: uncountable Example: He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move. 3. The ability to do something. Labels: uncountable
Word: might Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English maught, might, miȝt, myght, from Old English maht, meaht, meht, mieht, miht, mæht (“ability, power; strength; virtue”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (“ability, power; force, strength”), from Proto-Indo-European *(me)mógʰe (“to be able to, to have power”), from *megʰ- (“to be able”), corresponding to Germanic *maganą (“to be able, may”) + *-þiz. Equivalent to may + -th. Cognates Cognate with Scots micht (“might”), Yola mought (“might”), Dutch macht (“might, power”), German Macht (“might, power”), Luxembourgish Muecht (“authority, might, power”), Yiddish מאַכט (makht, “might, power”), Faroese and Icelandic máttur (“might, strength”), Danish magt (“power; force”), Norwegian Bokmål makt (“power”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish makt (“power; force”), mått (“might, power”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts, “ability, might, power”), and further to Irish smacht (“ordinance, regulation, rule; dominion, sway; control, discipline, restraint; fine, penalty”), Greek μάγος (mágos, “magician; sorcerer, wizard”), Lithuanian mėgti (“to like”), Belarusian моц (moc, “might, power”), Bulgarian мощ (mošt, “might, power”), Czech and Polish moc (“might, power”), Macedonian моќ (moḱ, “might, power”), Russian мочь (močʹ, “power, might”) and мощь (moščʹ, “force, strength”), Serbo-Croatian мо̑ћ, mȏć (“power; strength; potency; authority”), Slovene moč (“power; strength”), Ukrainian міч (mič) and міць (micʹ, “might, power”), Armenian մոգ (mog, “magus; fire-worshiper, Zoroastrian; astrologer; diviner, enchanter, sorcerer, wizard”), Persian مغ (moġ, “magus”), Sanskrit मघ (magha, “power, wealth; bounty, gift, reward”). See more at may. Pronunciation: /maɪt/, [maɪt], [mɐɪt], [mɑjt], [məjt] 1. Mighty; powerful. Labels: obsolete 2. Possible. Labels: obsolete
Word: might Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old English meahte and mihte, inflections of magan, whence English may. Pronunciation: /maɪt/, [maɪt], [mɐɪt], [mɑjt], [məjt] 1. simple past of may Labels: auxiliary, form-of, no-past-participle, no-present-participle, past Example: He asked me if he might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet. Example: I thought that I might go the next day. 2. simple past of may Labels: auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: You might have warned me about the thunderstorm. 3. Used to indicate conditional or possible actions; would perhaps/maybe. Labels: auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: Well, I might go to a party, but I haven't decided yet. Example: The characterism of an honest man: He looks not to what he might do, but what he should. 4. Used concessively to admit something before making a more accurate or important statement; although Labels: auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: I might be in a wheelchair, but I still want to be treated as a lady. Example: I might play football, but I do know how to read. 5. Used in polite requests for permission. Labels: auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: "Might I take the last biscuit? I wonder if I might have a little more coffee too." "Yes you may, help yourself.". 6. Used to express certainty. Labels: UK, auxiliary, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: Yeah, I think we might need something a bit sturdier.
Word: could Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English coude, couthe, cuthe, from Old English cūþe, past indicative and past subjunctive form of cunnan (“to be able”) (compare related cūþ, whence English couth). Cognate with German konnte, Swedish kunde. The -l- in the spelling was added in the early 16th century by analogy with should and would; this analogy formerly affected the pronunciation as well and was probably assisted by the tendency for /l/ to be lost in those words (and so not written, leading to shudd, wode, etc). Pronunciation: /kəd/, [kʰəd], /kʊd/, [kʰʊd], /kɵd/ 1. simple past of can Labels: form-of, past Example: Before I was blind, I could see very well. Example: When I was young everybody could easily find a job in a matter of days. 2. conditional of can Example: "If I'd had a paddle I could've spun by that dashed root," Meekins said, feeling some apology due for the mishap. "When I first climbed out of that fool creek I thought my arm had got twisted off, but I guess it ain't." Example: I think he could do it if he really wanted to. 3. conditional of can Example: Could I borrow your coat? 4. conditional of can Example: Could you proofread this email? Example: I wonder, you couldn't loan me the money, could you? 5. conditional of can Example: Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee. Example: We could rearrange the time if you like. 6. conditional of can Example: You could try adding more salt to the soup. 7. past participle of can Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: I haven't could sleep.
Word: could Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English coude, couthe, cuthe, from Old English cūþe, past indicative and past subjunctive form of cunnan (“to be able”) (compare related cūþ, whence English couth). Cognate with German konnte, Swedish kunde. The -l- in the spelling was added in the early 16th century by analogy with should and would; this analogy formerly affected the pronunciation as well and was probably assisted by the tendency for /l/ to be lost in those words (and so not written, leading to shudd, wode, etc). Pronunciation: /kəd/, [kʰəd], /kʊd/, [kʰʊd], /kɵd/ 1. Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality. Example: When the golf ball is there, the whole self-interference package — the hopes, worries, and fears; the thoughts on how-to and how-not-to; the woulds, the coulds, and the shoulds — is there too. Example: Shushona you must learn to rightfully prioritize all the woulds, shoulds and coulds of your life.
Word: must Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English moste ("must", literally, "had to", the past tense of Middle English moten (“to have to”)), from Old English mōste (“had to”), 1st & 3rd person singular past tense of mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, must, may”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with Dutch moest (“had to”), German musste (“had to”), Swedish måste (“must, have to, be obliged to”). More at mote. Pronunciation: /məst/, /məs/, /mʌst/, /mʊst/ 1. To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence. Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: You must arrive in class on time. Example: This door handle must be rotated fully. 2. To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate. Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: If it has rained all day, it must be very wet outside. Example: Where would you have put the keyring? You couldn’t have lost it again! - I must have, because it's nowhere to be found. 3. Used to indicate that something is very likely, probable, or certain to be true. Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal, no-past-participle, no-present-participle Example: The children must be asleep by now. Example: There's the doorbell. It must be Dad.
Word: must Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English moste ("must", literally, "had to", the past tense of Middle English moten (“to have to”)), from Old English mōste (“had to”), 1st & 3rd person singular past tense of mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, must, may”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. Cognate with Dutch moest (“had to”), German musste (“had to”), Swedish måste (“must, have to, be obliged to”). More at mote. Pronunciation: /məst/, /məs/, /mʌst/, /mʊst/ 1. Something that is mandatory, required or recommended. Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal Example: If you're trekking all day, a map is a must. Example: "There are no musts in my life - I'm free, white, and twenty-one."
Word: must Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English must, from Old English must and Old French must, most, both from Latin mustum. Pronunciation: /məst/, /məs/, /mʌst/, /mʊst/ 1. The property of being stale or musty. Labels: auxiliary, countable, defective, modal, uncountable 2. Something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty. Labels: auxiliary, countable, defective, modal, uncountable 3. Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes. Labels: auxiliary, countable, defective, modal, uncountable Example: No sweet grape lies hidden here in the shade of its vine-leaves, No fermenting must fills and o'erflows the deep vats.
Word: must Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English must, from Old English must and Old French must, most, both from Latin mustum. Pronunciation: /məst/, /məs/, /mʌst/, /mʊst/ 1. To make musty. Labels: auxiliary, defective, modal, transitive 2. To become musty. Labels: auxiliary, defective, intransitive, modal
Word: must Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See musth. Pronunciation: /məst/, /məs/, /mʌst/, /mʊst/ 1. Alternative spelling of musth. Labels: alt-of, alternative, auxiliary, countable, defective, modal, uncountable Example: No animal in the world is so dangerous as an elephant in must. Example: Early one morning the sub-inspector at a police station the other end of the town rang me up on the 'phone and said that an elephant was ravaging the bazaar. Would I please come and do something about it? […] It was not, of course, a wild elephant, but a tame one which had gone "must". It had been chained up, as tame elephants always are when their attack of "must" is due, but on the previous night it had broken its chain and escaped.
Word: mission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃ.ən/ 1. A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. Labels: countable 2. A important goal or purpose; an objective. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [She] made it her mission in life to make sure that no one around them would ever know the real truth. But this daughter of hers, she was a loose cannon, she was not someone to be trusted.[…] Example: The first page [of her CV] was a statement of her mission and role in life, which was to add the highest value in everything she undertook. On page two, we listed her primary governing values and operating principles. The third page listed her objectives[…] 3. A missionary expedition. Labels: countable 4. Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable 5. An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme. Labels: countable 6. A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [I]n either of theſe Ships, there ſhould be a Miſsion of three of the Fellowes, or Brethren of Salomons Houſe; [...] 7. Dismissal; discharge from service Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 8. A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Many cities across the Americas grew from Spanish missions. 9. An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission. Labels: Australia, countable, uncountable 10. A drug run. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 11. An ordeal; an difficult, trying task. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: I was thinking like meat, [you could use this wooden device to] tenderize a steak ... but not into a wooden box, 'cause it's gonna be a mission to clean.
Word: mission Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃ.ən/ 1. To send on a mission. Labels: transitive 2. To do missionary work, proselytize. Labels: intransitive 3. To undertake an arduous or long task that requires substantial effort. Labels: transitive
Word: missionary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mission Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English missionary From mission + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ/, /ˈmɪʃ.ən(ə).ɹɪ/ 1. One who is sent on a mission. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: emissary 2. A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A missionary was just trying to convert me to his religion. 3. A religious messenger. Labels: countable, derogatory, uncountable 4. The missionary position for sexual intercourse. Labels: uncountable Example: My boyfriend only cums during missionary. 5. Sexual intercourse in the missionary position. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: missionary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mission Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English missionary From mission + -ary. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ/, /ˈmɪʃ.ən(ə).ɹɪ/ 1. Relating to a (religious) mission. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ministry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mynisterie, borrowed from Old French menistere, in turn borrowed itself from Latin ministerium; equivalent to minister + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnɪstɹi/ 1. Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity Example: She works for the ministry of finance. Example: He works for the ministry of defence. 2. The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister) Example: The premier offered his last ministry's resignation to the monarch, and is asked to form a new one in accordance with the election results. 3. A ministration 4. The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith. 5. The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches. 6. Work of a spiritual or charitable nature. Example: the present ministry of the Holy Spirit
Word: creed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English crede, from Old English crēda, crēdo, from Latin crēdō (“to believe”), from Proto-Italic *krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréd-dʰeh₁-ti (“to trust, believe”, literally “to place one's heart”), a compound phrase of the oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”). Creed is cognate with Old Irish creitid (“to believe”), Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति (śráddadhāti, “to have faith or faithfulness, to have belief or confidence, believe”). Pronunciation: /kɹiːd/, /kɹid/ 1. That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to. Example: Oh! who young Leila's glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed / Which saith, that woman is but dust, / A soulless toy for tyrant's lust? Example: Man, being the child of imitation, has a general tendency in life and in religion to follow the creed and tastes of his fathers, whether in the ways of wisdom or folly—perhaps more readily in the latter. 2. A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive. Labels: specifically Example: A creed is a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs Example: [N]ow ſuch a liue vngodly, vvithout a care of doing the wil of the Lord (though they profeſſe him in their mouths, yea though they beleeue and acknowledge all the Articles of the Creed, yea haue knowledge of the Scripturs) yet if they liue vngodly, they deny God, and therefore ſhal be denied, […] 3. The fact of believing; belief, faith. Labels: rare Example: Oh love! how perfect is thy mystic art, / Strengthening the weak, and trampling on the strong, / How self-deceitful is the sagest part / Of mortals whom thy lure hath led along— / The precipice she stood on was immense, / So was her creed in her own innocence.
Word: creed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English crede, from Old English crēda, crēdo, from Latin crēdō (“to believe”), from Proto-Italic *krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréd-dʰeh₁-ti (“to trust, believe”, literally “to place one's heart”), a compound phrase of the oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”). Creed is cognate with Old Irish creitid (“to believe”), Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति (śráddadhāti, “to have faith or faithfulness, to have belief or confidence, believe”). Pronunciation: /kɹiːd/, /kɹid/ 1. To believe; to credit. Labels: ambitransitive, obsolete Example: Only this I marvelled, and other men have since, whenas I, in a ſubject ſo new to this age, and ſo hazardous to pleaſe, concealed not my name, why this author, defending that part which is ſo creeded by the people, would conceal his. Example: And ſo, no doubt, were his other Preferments as acceptable, which did require ſuch Athanaſsian Subſcriptions, &c. and which he in an Athanaſian Form ſubſcrib'd, creeded, and worſhip'd for till his dying-day. 2. To provide with a creed. Labels: intransitive Example: The poor like Priests—Priests utilise the poor; / High Church the common people feeding / Exclaims—"You Low Church indolents observe / How we go about leavening and creeding!" Example: Especially in the studies of religions less creeded than Christianity scholars have long insisted on the importance in religion of sacred stories.
Word: liturgical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin lītūrgicus + -al. By surface analysis, liturgy + -ical. Pronunciation: /lɪˈtɝd͡ʒɪkəl/ 1. Pertaining to liturgy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Our almost liturgical repetition of the phrase "gay brothers and sisters" too often echoes with a hollow resonance.
Word: liturgy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French liturgie, from Latin liturgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía), from λειτ- (leit-), from λαός (laós, “people”) + -ουργός (-ourgós), from ἔργον (érgon, “work”) (the public work of the people done on behalf of the people). Pronunciation: /ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/, /ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/, /ˈlɪtəɾd͡ʒe/, /-d͡ʒɪ/, /-d͡ʒi/ 1. A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: (book) breviary, missal, portal, portass, psalter 2. An official worship service of the Christian church. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: Eucharist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English eukarist, from Old French, from Ecclesiastical Latin eucharistia, from Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία (eukharistía, “gratitude, giving of thanks”). Displaced native Old English hūsl. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːkəɹɪst/, /ˈjuːkɹɪst/ 1. A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of bread and usually wine which are believed by certain denominations to become Christ himself or to host his spiritual presence. 2. A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted. Labels: broadly 3. The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.
Word: communion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English comunioun, communyoun, from Anglo-Norman comunion or Middle French communion, from Ecclesiastical Latin commūniō (“communion”), from Latin commūnis. Pronunciation: /kəˈmjuːnjən/ 1. A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It would be uplifting to think that the ziggurat was the first expression of Near Eastern civilization, for then one could speak about humanity's fascination with the heavens, of the human quest for communion with the infinite. 2. Holy Communion; the Eucharist. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is with the day of her first communion that this narrative of mine begins. 3. Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sacrament Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sacrament, from Old French sacrement, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentum (“sacrament”), from Latin sacrō (“hallow, consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”), originally sum deposited by parties to a suit. Pronunciation: /ˈsækɹəmənt/ 1. A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ. Example: Priest: I'm sorry, it's Duncan Dirk Dick. I've just done it. / Father: Well, undo it. / Priest: Undo it? / Father: Yes. / Priest: This is a holy sacrament of the Church, not a bleeding hotel reservation. You can't just undo it. 2. The Eucharist. 3. The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread). 4. Anything regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance. Labels: broadly Example: God ſometimes ſent a light of fire, and pillar of a cloud, and the brightneſſe of an Angel, and the luſtre of a ſtar, and the ſacrament of a rainbovve to guide his people thorovv their portion of ſorrovvs, and to lead them through troubles to reſt: […] Example: The dots are easy to connect, because they’re so close together, and because they’re the entry and exit wounds inflicted on US society by the subculture whose sacrament is the gun. 5. The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome; hence, any sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath. Labels: Ancient-Rome Example: I'll take the sacrament on 't.
Word: sacrament Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sacrament, from Old French sacrement, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentum (“sacrament”), from Latin sacrō (“hallow, consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”), originally sum deposited by parties to a suit. Pronunciation: /ˈsækɹəmənt/ 1. To bind by an oath. Labels: transitive
Word: Christianity Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Cristiente, Cristente, borrowed from Old French crestienté, from Medieval Latin stem of Chrīstiānitās, from Latin christianus, Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ, anointed one”) + Latin -anus (“suffix for of, related to”) + one more suffix borrowed from Latin "ity" makes the final Christian + -ity. The term was respelled in the early modern English period to more closely reflect its Latin etymon. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/, /ˌkɹɪst͡ʃiˈænɪti/ 1. An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect. Example: As a result, Christianity developed as a separate religion from Judaism. 2. Protestantism (in contrast to Catholicism) Labels: Hong-Kong, Philippines, uncountable, usually
Word: Christianity Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Cristiente, Cristente, borrowed from Old French crestienté, from Medieval Latin stem of Chrīstiānitās, from Latin christianus, Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ, anointed one”) + Latin -anus (“suffix for of, related to”) + one more suffix borrowed from Latin "ity" makes the final Christian + -ity. The term was respelled in the early modern English period to more closely reflect its Latin etymon. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/, /ˌkɹɪst͡ʃiˈænɪti/ 1. Christendom, the Christian world
Word: consecrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros 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 Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Latin cōnsecrōbor. Middle English consecraten English consecrate First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”), from consecrat(e) (“consecrated”, used as the past participle of consecraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnsecrāre, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/, /ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt/ 1. To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure. Labels: transitive Example: But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. 2. To ordain as a bishop. Labels: specifically, transitive 3. To commit (oneself or one's time) solemnly to some aim or task. Labels: transitive
Word: consecrate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecrat(e) (“consecrated”), used as the past participle of consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”); see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more. Regular participial usage up until Early Modern English. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnsəkɹət/, /ˈkɑnsəkɹət/ 1. Consecrated. Labels: archaic, obsolete Example: Led to the city consecrate to Mars. 2. Consecrated, devoted, dedicated, sacred. Labels: rare Example: And that this body conſecrate to thee, By Ruffian Luſt ſhould be contaminate! Example: They were assembled in that consecrate place.
Word: holy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English ali, aly, hale, halege, hali, halȝe, hayly, holi, holia, holie, holiȝ, holy, hooly, oli, oly, wholy, woly, from Old English hāleġ, hāliġ (“holy, sacred; healthy, sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, sacred”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“healthy; whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“intact, whole; complete; hale, healthy, sound”), equivalent to whole + -y and a doublet of later wholly. Cognates Cognate with Scots halie, haly (“holy”), Yola holly, holy (“holy”), Saterland Frisian helig (“holy”), Alemannic German, Dutch, and German heilig (“holy, sacred”), Cimbrian hòolig (“holy”), Luxembourgish helleg (“holy”), Vilamovian haeliḱ, haliky, hȧlikjy, hǡliḱ (“holy”), Yiddish הייליק (heylik, “holy”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hellig (“holy”), Faroese heilagur (“holy”), Icelandic heilagur, helgur (“holy”), Norwegian Nynorsk heilag, heilag’u (“holy”), Swedish helig (“holy”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (hailags, “holy”); also Latin cael, caelus, caelum, coelus, coelum (“heaven; sky; climate, weather”), Belarusian цэ́лы (cély, “entire, whole”), Bulgarian цял (cjal, “entire, full, intact, whole; real, regular, veritable”), Czech and Slovak celý (“whole”), Macedonian цел (cel, “entire, whole”), Polish cały (“entire, whole”), Russian це́лый (célyj, “entire, whole”), Serbo-Croatian це̏о, ци̏јел, ци̏о, cȅo, cȉjel, cȉo (“entire, whole”), Slovene cel (“whole”), Ukrainian ці́лий (cílyj, “entire, whole”). More at whole. Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊli/, /ˈhoʊli/ 1. Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. Example: I'm planning to visit the holy city of Jerusalem this Christmas. Example: ... where he and Basil read together poems and philosophies, and holier things, or talked low and misopogonistcally of their fellow-student Julian’s bearded boding smile were his happiest days. 2. Revered in a religion. Example: This tree is considered holy in my culture. 3. Morally perfect or flawless, or nearly so. Example: My grandmother is a very holy woman. 4. Separated or set apart from (something unto something or someone else). 5. Set apart or dedicated for a specific purpose, or for use by a single entity or person. 6. Used as an intensifier in various interjections. Labels: slang Example: Holy cow, I can’t believe he actually lost the race! Example: Those children next door are holy terrors!
Word: holy Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English ali, aly, hale, halege, hali, halȝe, hayly, holi, holia, holie, holiȝ, holy, hooly, oli, oly, wholy, woly, from Old English hāleġ, hāliġ (“holy, sacred; healthy, sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, sacred”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“healthy; whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“intact, whole; complete; hale, healthy, sound”), equivalent to whole + -y and a doublet of later wholly. Cognates Cognate with Scots halie, haly (“holy”), Yola holly, holy (“holy”), Saterland Frisian helig (“holy”), Alemannic German, Dutch, and German heilig (“holy, sacred”), Cimbrian hòolig (“holy”), Luxembourgish helleg (“holy”), Vilamovian haeliḱ, haliky, hȧlikjy, hǡliḱ (“holy”), Yiddish הייליק (heylik, “holy”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hellig (“holy”), Faroese heilagur (“holy”), Icelandic heilagur, helgur (“holy”), Norwegian Nynorsk heilag, heilag’u (“holy”), Swedish helig (“holy”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (hailags, “holy”); also Latin cael, caelus, caelum, coelus, coelum (“heaven; sky; climate, weather”), Belarusian цэ́лы (cély, “entire, whole”), Bulgarian цял (cjal, “entire, full, intact, whole; real, regular, veritable”), Czech and Slovak celý (“whole”), Macedonian цел (cel, “entire, whole”), Polish cały (“entire, whole”), Russian це́лый (célyj, “entire, whole”), Serbo-Croatian це̏о, ци̏јел, ци̏о, cȅo, cȉjel, cȉo (“entire, whole”), Slovene cel (“whole”), Ukrainian ці́лий (cílyj, “entire, whole”). More at whole. Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊli/, /ˈhoʊli/ 1. An expression of astonishment and awe. Labels: slang