nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Magnesia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μαγνησία (Magnēsía). 1. A region that is home to the city of Volos, located in the southwestern tip of Thessaly in north central Greece.
Word: Magnus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin magnus (“great”), taken from the title of Carolus Magnus "Charlemagne" by an eleventh century king of Norway, and brought to Scotland in medieval times. Pronunciation: /ˈmæɡnəs/, /ˈmeɪ̯ɡnəs/ 1. A male given name from Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage. Example: Magnus Carlsen versus the young guns at Wijk starts on Saturday, when the opening round (of 13) of the “chess Wimbledon” at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee gets under way at the windswept Dutch village. 2. A surname.
Word: Mai Part of Speech: name Etymology: Chinese surname with several origins: * from Mandarin 麥 /麦 (“wheat”), * from Mandarin and Cantonese 買 /买 (maai⁵, “buy”) * Cantonese form of 米 (see Mi). * Romanized from 马 (mǎ) (see Ma) * Romanized from 梅 (méi) (see Mei) As a German surname, variant of May. 1. A female given name, a rare spelling variant of Mae/May, or borrowed from Scandinavia, with the same ultimate origin. 2. A surname from Chinese of Chinese or German origin.
Word: Maid Part of Speech: name 1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Virgo. Example: Virgo, the Maid, guideth the Womb, Midriff and Guts. Example: The diamond is said to typify innocence, and it is also associated with Virgo, the maid, in the Signs of the Zodiac, whilst the ruby is associated with the sign Aries, the ram. 2. Joan of Arc
Word: Maidenhead Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪdənhɛd/ 1. A town in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8881). Example: A short time since, some friends drinking tea one summer evening at their residence near Maidenhead, with all the windows of the drawing-room open, there suddenly burst in a host of small flies, which covered the table and the furniture […]
Word: Main Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Moenis. 1. A river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine.
Word: Main Part of Speech: name Etymology: From an Mhaing, possibly from Old Irish mang (“fawn”), which is said to be related to Proto-Celtic *makʷos (“son”); also compare Proto-Germanic *maguz. 1. A river in Northern Ireland, flowing into Lough Neagh.
Word: Main Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Scottish surname, reduced from the North Germanic name Magnus. Also from the adjective main. * As a Scottish, English, French and Norman surname, from personal names derived from Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able”), similar to Mein. * As a Scottish, English and Norman surname, from the French province of Maine. Compare Mansell. * As a Scottish, English, and Norman surname, from the Anglo-Norman adjective maine (“great, large”), from Old French magne. * As a Scottish, English, Norman and French surname, from the noun main (“hand”). 1. A surname.
Word: Main Part of Speech: name Etymology: From main. 1. Ellipsis of Main Street, a street named "Main Street". Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Main Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From main. 1. Ellipsis of Main Street (“main street”), a central street of a community. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Maire Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicisation of Irish Máire (“Mary”). 1. A female given name from Irish.
Word: Maire Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Maire. 1. A surname from French.
Word: Mais Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname (Durham), variant of Mayes. * As a German surname, from the obsolete Middle High German meiz (“cleared land”). 1. A surname.
Word: Maj Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of majesty. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of major Alternative form of Maj.. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Majesty Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From an alternative capitalization of English majesty, from Middle English maieste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin māiestās, derived from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ə.sti/, /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.sti/ 1. a term of address for royalty and imperiality Example: His/Her/Your Majesty
Word: Mal Part of Speech: name 1. A short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc. 2. A Mon-Khmer language of Laos and Thailand.
Word: Malaya Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Malay + -ia, Latinization of Malay. Compare English Malaysia. Pronunciation: /məˈleɪ.ə/ 1. A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia constituting the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and several nearby islands, currently forming the western part of Malaysia; now known as West Malaysia or Peninsular Malaysia. Labels: historical 2. A group of former British colonies and protectorates in Southeast Asia, existing on the southern part of the Malay Peninsula from 1826 to 1957, excepting the period of Japanese occupation during World War II; in full, British Malaya. Labels: historical 3. A former colony and later a former independent country in Southeast Asia, existing on the southern part of the Malay Peninsula from 1948 to 1963; independent from 1957 and merged in 1963 with the territories of East Malaysia, forming modern Malaysia; in full, Federation of Malaya. Labels: historical
Word: Male Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Welsh surname, from the personal name Mael, from Middle Welsh mael (“prince”). * As an English surname of Norman origin, contaminated from many Old French sources, such as mail (“hammer”), maille (“chainmail”), maille (“denier”), or esmal (“enamel”). Compare Mailer. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English male (“bag, pouch”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from the source of male (“male, male adult”). * Also as an English surname, from Middle English mele (“meal, flour”) (compare Millman) or from Old Norse melr (“sandhill”). Compare Meil. * As a Slovene surname, from the adjective mal (“small, little”), from Proto-Slavic *malъ. Compare Mal, Mahle. * As a Norwegian surname, from a farm in Romsdal derived from Old Norse mǫl (“layer of pebbles”). Also Americanized from Mæle, Mæhle, itself related to the Norse word melr. Compare Mele. 1. A surname.
Word: Male Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Maale. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: Male Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Maale. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Male Part of Speech: name 1. A Madang language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Malin Part of Speech: name Etymology: The surname is from a Middle English diminutive of the given name Mary. Pronunciation: /ˈmælɪn/ 1. An English surname originating as a matronymic. 2. A sea area, off the north coast of Ireland, centred on Malin Head. 3. A city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
Word: Malina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Mal + Alina. 1. The ship of characters Malyen "Mal" Oretsev and Alina Starkov from Shadow and Bone. Labels: slang Example: Netflix’s popular show Shadow and Bone will finally be a treat for ‘Malina’ fans.
Word: Mallet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from the name of the inventor, Swiss engineer Anatole Mallet. Pronunciation: /ˈmæleɪ/ 1. A type of articulated locomotive having two powered trucks, with the rear truck being rigidly attached to the main body and boiler of the locomotive, while the front powered truck is attached to the rear by a hinge, so that it may swing from side to side, and with the front end of the boiler resting upon a sliding bearing on the swinging front truck. Example: Its 50 H-7 2-8-8-2's (30 of which found their way onto the Union Pacific roster in 1945) were simple mainly because a tunnel in the Alleghenies would not accommodate the low-pressure cylinders of any Mallet larger than a 2-6-6-2. Example: Primarily a coal-hauling road from the mines of the Appalachian coalfield over the mountains to the Atlantic coast, the Norfolk & Western had long maintained that nothing could equal its superbly efficient articulated Mallet locomotives for the haulage of immense weights over mountain grades, and it continued to build steam locomotives in its shops at Roanoke until 1953.
Word: Mallet Part of Speech: name Etymology: Cryptographic scenarios use archetypal characters with standard names chosen to remember their role: Mallet was derived from "malicious" and "man-in-the-middle attack", as well as the tool mallet. 1. The malicious party in examples of threat scenarios. See Alice and Bob. Example: Even if Alice and Bob's public keys are stored on a datavase, this attack will work. Mallet can intercept Alice's database inquiry, and substitute his own public key for Alice's. He can do the same to Bob.
Word: Maltese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē)bor. Latin Melitabor. Arabic مَالْطَا (mālṭā) Maltese Maltabor. Italian Maltabor. English Malta 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 Maltese From Malta + -ese. Pronunciation: /mɑlˈtiz/, /mɒlˈtiːz/, /mɔːlˈtiːz/ 1. Of or pertaining to Malta or its language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Maltese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē)bor. Latin Melitabor. Arabic مَالْطَا (mālṭā) Maltese Maltabor. Italian Maltabor. English Malta 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 Maltese From Malta + -ese. Pronunciation: /mɑlˈtiz/, /mɒlˈtiːz/, /mɔːlˈtiːz/ 1. An inhabitant or a resident of Malta. Labels: in-plural 2. A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.
Word: Maltese Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē)bor. Latin Melitabor. Arabic مَالْطَا (mālṭā) Maltese Maltabor. Italian Maltabor. English Malta 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 Maltese From Malta + -ese. Pronunciation: /mɑlˈtiz/, /mɒlˈtiːz/, /mɔːlˈtiːz/ 1. The Semitic language of Malta.
Word: Mama Part of Speech: name 1. a Bantoid language spoken in Nigeria
Word: Mamba Part of Speech: name 1. a dialect of the Zimba language spoken in the Congo
Word: Man Part of Speech: name Etymology: From man. 1. The genus Homo. 2. Humankind in general. Labels: poetic Example: The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.
Word: Man Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Irish Mana, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”). 1. The Isle of Man; an island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea. Example: And therefore the Bishop and clergy of Man were totally powerless to resist the alteration of doctrinal articles and rites of worship which Earls Edward and Henry, between 1521 and 1594, following the edicts of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Elizabeth, introduced into the Isle of Man.
Word: Man Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Manitoba: a province of Canada. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Man Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 文 (man⁴). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Man Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 萬／万 (maan⁶) or 文 (man⁴). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Man Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Manchester. 1. Abbreviation of Manchester: a city in England (especially in football). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Man Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various other places. 1. A town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. 2. A city and department in the Ivory Coast. 3. A village in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India.
Word: Man Part of Speech: name 1. A surname
Word: Mandarin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque from Chinese 官話／官话 (Guānhuà, “spoken language of the mandarins”). An extension of mandarin (“bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire”) to the language used by the imperial court and sometimes by imperial officials elsewhere. As such, it was adopted as a synonym for Modern Standard Chinese in the 20th century. The term became ambiguous, however, as its use was extended to the various Northern dialects of Chinese. Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.də.ɹɪn/, /mæn.dəˈɹɪn/, /ˈmæn.d(ə).ɹɪn/ 1. Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu. Example: [...]and though the ſame word hath one ſignification in the Mandorines Language, and a contrary in Japan and other places, yet knowing one Speech and their Character, you may Travel not only through the Empire of China, but the adjacent Kingdoms. Example: Far fewer people understood Mandarin in Hotan than anywhere else I'd been in Xinjiang. It made getting around difficult, as not only did the taxi drivers fail to understand what I was saying, but they couldn't read an address either. Most ignored or didn't know the Chinese names given to the streets anyway. 2. A branch of the Chinese languages, consisting of many dialects; Guanhua or Beifanghua. Example: "Two, three, four, five, south! Six, seven, eight, nine, north!" Strange as it may sound, this is the way the people on the Chinese mainland complain about the lack of clothes, food and other necessities. Absent from the phrases are "one" and "ten"—"i" and "shih" in Chinese Mandarin. The words for "clothes" and "food" sound alike. Also missing are "east" and "west." Their Chinese equivalents when put together as "tung-hsi," stand for "things," "objects" or "matters."
Word: Mane Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Manet Part of Speech: name 1. Édouard Manet, French painter.
Word: Manga Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Aringay, La Union, Philippines. 2. A barangay of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
Word: Mango Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Mango Island. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Ellipsis of Mango Township. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Mango Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mango ma21 ŋo21. 1. a language spoken in China
Word: Mango Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mango Mango. 1. a language spoken in Chad
Word: Manhattan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. The name generally understood to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) with another element. According to a report by John Heckewelder, the name is connected to a wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows. Linguist Ives Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of Munsee manaháhtaan (“place for gathering the wood to make bows”) and its related locative form manaháhteenk. This interpretation breaks down the word as a compound of manah- (“gather”) + -aht (“bow”) + -aan (“place”). Pronunciation: /mænˈhætn̩/, [mænˈhæʔn̩], /mənˈhætn̩/, [mn̩ˈhætn̩], [mn̩ˈhæʔɪ̃n̩] 1. An indigenous people of North America who lived in present day New York State. 2. A borough of New York City, New York, United States, mainly on Manhattan Island; in full, Borough of Manhattan. Example: Holonyms: New York < New York < United States < North America < Earth, World Example: Meronyms: Harlem, Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Lower East Side, Madison Avenue, Wall Street, World Trade Center, Battery 3. An island of New York, United States; in full, Manhattan Island. Example: Lo, body and soul—this land, / My own Manhattan with spires, and the sparkling and hurrying tides, and the ships, / The varied and ample land, the South and the North in the light, Ohio’s shores and flashing Missouri, / And ever the far-spreading prairies cover’d with grass and corn. Example: Adam Gopnik has, by many accounts, including his own, a lovely life. A longtime staff writer for the New Yorker and bestselling author, Gopnik lives in Manhattan with his wife, Martha, a film-maker, and their two children, and he moves in the kind of circles that allow him to drop casual lines into conversation such as: “As John Updike once said to me …”, although he has the nervy Jewish self-consciousness to follow that with “… if you’ll forgive the namedrop.” 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Manhattan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the earlier form Manna-hata recorded by Dutch travelers and settlers, from its name in Unami, the local Algonquian language. The name generally understood to be a compound of Unami mënatay (“island”) or Munsee munahan (compare Abenaki manahan) with another element. According to a report by John Heckewelder, the name is connected to a wooded area whose trees were suitable for making bows. Linguist Ives Goddard explains the early forms Manna-hatta(n) and Mannahachtink as spellings of Munsee manaháhtaan (“place for gathering the wood to make bows”) and its related locative form manaháhteenk. This interpretation breaks down the word as a compound of manah- (“gather”) + -aht (“bow”) + -aan (“place”). Pronunciation: /mænˈhætn̩/, [mænˈhæʔn̩], /mənˈhætn̩/, [mn̩ˈhætn̩], [mn̩ˈhæʔɪ̃n̩] 1. A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters. Example: Manhattan. Dry Manhattan on the rocks.
Word: Mann Part of Speech: name Etymology: As a German surname, from the root of man. 1. A surname from German. 2. A surname from Punjabi. 3. Isle of Man 4. A river in the Northern Rivers region, New South Wales, Australia, which joins the Clarence River.
Word: Mann Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Assamese মান (man, “Burmese”). 1. Descendants of Burmese people who settled in Northeast India.
Word: Mano Part of Speech: name 1. Mann language
Word: Manu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit मनु (manu, “man, mankind”). Doublet of man and mann. 1. A title accorded to the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saved mankind from a great global flood. Labels: Hinduism Example: Agni is the one who is introduced by Manu, who is kindled by Manu; one requests him to rule at the present sacrifice, as he had done it for Manu, when he "offered the first oblation, with kindled fire, with his (attentive) heart and soul, along with the seven priests" to the gods (X, 63, 7). 2. The progenitor of the Aryan root-race, which is said to have originated in Atlantis. 3. A male given name from Sanskrit, commonly used in India.
Word: Manu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of Emmanuel. 1. A male given name.
Word: Manual Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erroneous.
Word: Mar Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of March. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Mar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Màrr, probably based on a Brythonic personal name Marsos. 1. An earldom in the Scottish peerage.
Word: Mar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Classical Syriac ܡܪܝ (mār(ī)), the first-person singular possessive form of ܡܪܐ (mārā, “lord, master”). 1. A title of respect in Syriac, given to all saints and also used before the Christian names of bishops.
Word: Mar. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Mar: Abbreviation of March. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, alternative 2. Abbreviation of Mark. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of Master. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Mar. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of maritime. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Marathon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn). Doublet of marathon. Pronunciation: /ˈmæɹəθən/, /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/, /ˈmɛɹəˌθɑn/, /ˈmæɹə(ˌ)θɔn/, /ˈmɛɹə(ˌ)θɔn/ 1. A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians. 2. A place name elsewhere in the world: 3. A place name elsewhere in the world: 4. A place name elsewhere in the world: 5. A place name elsewhere in the world: 6. A place name elsewhere in the world: 7. A place name elsewhere in the world: 8. A place name elsewhere in the world: 9. A place name elsewhere in the world: 10. A place name elsewhere in the world:
Word: Marathon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn). Doublet of marathon. Pronunciation: /ˈmæɹəθən/, /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/, /ˈmɛɹəˌθɑn/, /ˈmæɹə(ˌ)θɔn/, /ˈmɛɹə(ˌ)θɔn/ 1. Former name of Snickers (“chocolate bar brand”).
Word: Marc Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Marc, from Latin Marcus. 1. A male given name from French, equivalent to English Mark.
Word: Marcel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Marcel, from Latin Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus. Doublet of Marcellus. Pronunciation: /mɑɹˈsɛl/, /mɑːˈsɛl/ 1. A male given name from French. 2. A village in North Goa district, Goa, India.
Word: March Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *Māwortis? Proto-Italic *Māmart-? Old Latin Māvors Latin Mārs Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Mārtius Latin mārtius Old French mars Anglo-Norman marchebor. Middle English March English March From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius (“the Martian month”), from earlier Mavors. Pronunciation: /mɑːtʃ/, /mɑɹt͡ʃ/, /mɐːtʃ/, /maɾtʃ/ 1. The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Holonyms: calendar year; year Example: And on March 21, Virginia passed a law banning colorants from school food, effective July 1, 2027. 2. A surname from Middle English for someone born in March, or for someone living near a boundary (marche). Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A male given name from English. Labels: uncommon, uncountable, usually Example: “Kendall told me about a man named March Flack. A radio actor who disappeared years ago. I assumed that was here.” Example: Alexander Garden Jr., the long-serving rector of South Carolina's St. Thomas parish, twice advertised in 1747 to offer a reward for the return of an enslaved Igbo man named March, who had run away from the parsonage house. 4. A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Labels: uncountable, usually 5. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4196). Labels: uncountable, usually 6. A municipality near Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Labels: uncountable, usually 7. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. Labels: uncountable, usually 8. An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, United States, named after the month. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Mare Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given names Mary, Maria, Marianne, or other female names beginning with Mar- , from Hebrew.
Word: Margarita Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from the Latin and Spanish Margarita (“Margaret”). 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: “I didn’t think you loved me so much as this, my Margarita!” he said, in a broken voice. She did not answer, but she clung to him as a child clings to its mother, and the end was, they remained in town together. It seemed as though Fate interposed to prevent the two Margaritas meeting again.
Word: Margarita Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáhder. Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-der.? Ancient Greek μαργᾰρῑ́της (margărī́tēs)der. Latin margarītader. Spanish margaritabor. English Margarita Borrowed from Spanish margarita. 1. Alternative letter-case form of margarita. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Anyway, hope you don’t get this coz you’re off somewhere cool, sipping Margarita and getting over yourself. Example: You: Gray hair, 50-ish, dark red button-up shirt, black pants, sipping Margarita alone at table.
Word: Marge Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /mɑɹd͡ʒ/, /mɑːd͡ʒ/ 1. A diminutive of the female given names Marjorie or Margaret.
Word: Mari Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Akkadian 𒈠𒌷𒆠 (ma-riᵏⁱ), from Mer, an ancient storm/patron deity of Mesopotamia and Syria. Also see Nûr-Mêr. 1. An ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, the modern-day Tell Hariri in Syria. Labels: historical
Word: Mari Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Western Mari мари (mari, “Mari language term for the Mari”). 1. A Volga-Finnic people in the Volga region. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Mari Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Western Mari мари (mari, “Mari language term for the Mari”). 1. A Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Mari people. 2. Meadow Mari; Eastern Mari.
Word: Mari Part of Speech: name 1. An Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Word: Mari Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹi/, /ˈmɑːɹi/ 1. A female given name from Japanese. Example: Our colleague, Mari Takahashi Parker (1993), compared schools in the United States and in Japan. She found that in the United States, principals tended to feel the weight of just about everything on their shoulders. Example: He hopped across and went to lift Mari, but she shook her head and jumped over [by] herself.
Word: Marina Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of an early virgin martyr venerated in the Orthodox Church, Latin Marīna, probably a feminine form of Marīnus, from marīnus (“of the sea”), or a variant of Marīa. Pronunciation: /məˈɹiːnə/ 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: My gentle babe Marina - whom, / for she was born at sea, I have nam'd so - 2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марина (Marina). Example: Marina Ovsyannikova, b. 1978 3. A city in Monterey County, California, United States. 4. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. Example: As the start-up took off, they opened an office in Dogpatch, and moved into a house big enough for their growing family in the Marina, a pricey neighbourhood where pastel-coloured terrace houses look over the Golden Gate.
Word: Marine Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Marine Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a marine corps.
Word: Mariner Part of Speech: noun 1. A player on the team the Seattle Mariners. Example: Jones became a Mariner as the result of a pre-season trade.
Word: Mariner Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Mark Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Mark, from the Latin praenomen (i.e. first name) Mārcus, derived from Mārs, the Roman god of war, originally Māvors, from Proto-Italic *Māwortis. Pronunciation: /maːk/, /mɑː(ɹ)k/, /mɑɹk/ 1. A male given name from Latin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "And your name?" she said, "I suppose it's quite unremarkable?" "Very funny." "Mark. It could stand as a symbol of a man, for men as a category," she reflected, "but I don't suppose that's why your mother gave it to you?" "My mother's motives always were impenetrable to me. I was her only child, she wanted a simple life. So she gave me a simple name to go along with it. --- It wasn't a popular name until the nineteenth century. People were put off by King Mark in the Tristram and Iseult." Example: One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Mark the Evangelist, also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And Barnabas was determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. But Paul thought it not good to take him with them, who departed from them in Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder from the other; and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus. 4. The Gospel of St. Mark, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the second of the four gospels. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST3747). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Mark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Mark, from the Latin praenomen (i.e. first name) Mārcus, derived from Mārs, the Roman god of war, originally Māvors, from Proto-Italic *Māwortis. Pronunciation: /maːk/, /mɑː(ɹ)k/, /mɑɹk/ 1. Abbreviation of Markarian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Marmite Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French marmite (“cooking pot”). The common-noun sense derives from an advertising campaign (1996 and onwards) featuring the slogan love it or hate it. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)maɪt/ 1. A brand of sticky, dark brown, strongly flavored spread based on a yeast extract (a by-product of beer brewing), eaten on toast, in sandwiches, in savory dishes, etc. Labels: Commonwealth Example: Peyró has the grace to acknowledge that Marmite isn’t really a sauce before dismissing it as “filth”, and moving on to mint sauce.
Word: Marmite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French marmite (“cooking pot”). The common-noun sense derives from an advertising campaign (1996 and onwards) featuring the slogan love it or hate it. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)maɪt/ 1. Something which people either love or hate. Labels: UK, countable, informal, uncountable Example: A pink gin is prepared by swirling a few drops of bitters round the glass and throwing any excess away. It's the Marmite of the drinking world. Example: Ah, anchovies - the marmite of the marine world. Personally, I love them, at least on pizzas.
Word: Marmite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French marmite (“cooking pot”). The common-noun sense derives from an advertising campaign (1996 and onwards) featuring the slogan love it or hate it. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)maɪt/ 1. Divisive, such that one either loves or hates it; polarizing. Labels: UK, informal Example: But that 10% gap between fans and detractors leaves room for an interesting concept: is there something more Marmite than Marmite? Example: 'Hangry', fittingly, is very Marmite. For some it is newfangled and unpalatable, but for others it is an essential description of everyday life.
Word: Marmite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French marmite (“cooking pot”). The common-noun sense derives from an advertising campaign (1996 and onwards) featuring the slogan love it or hate it. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)maɪt/ 1. To apply Marmite to. Labels: transitive Example: My toast carefully Marmited, I took a bite and immediately felt as if I’d been hit in the face by an ocean wave, a wave befouled by oil from a sinking tanker, oil that had caused a die-off of marine birds and invertebrates, creatures whose decomposing bodies were adding to the general funkiness that had found its way inside my mouth.
Word: Marocco Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Morocco (“country in north Africa”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Mars Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Mars, from Latin Mārs (“god of war”), from Old Latin Māvors. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːz/, /ˈmɑɹz/ 1. The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂ Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Mars has two moons, Deimos and Phobos. Example: ‘There’s another one. There can’t be two Marses,’ said Phyllis. / And sure enough there was. A smaller red point, a little up from, and to the right of, the first. 2. The Roman god of war. Labels: Roman, uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonym: Ares (Greek counterpart) Example: Mars was the lover of Venus, and together they had a daughter called Harmonia. 3. War, personified. Labels: countable, poetic, usually Example: In the first half of the twentieth century, Mars devastated Europe. Example: Mars rode upon the storm of horror and drank his fill of pain and blood. When the Serbian Army retreated before the foe, four times its own strength, it went backward facing the enemy and fighting every step of the way.
Word: Mars Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Mars, from Latin Mārs (“god of war”), from Old Latin Māvors. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːz/, /ˈmɑɹz/ 1. Gules (red), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: 4. Luna, a Mantle of Estate, Mars doubled Ermine, ouched Sol, garnished with Strings fastned thereunto fretways dependent, and tasselled of the same. [...] These Arms do belong to the Town of Beckbock in Wales. 5. Jupiter, a Mace of Majestry in Bend Sol. [...] 12. Venus, a Staff in Pale Sol, and thereupon a Cross Pattee, Luna surmounted off a Pall of the last, charged with 4. like Crosses fitched Saturn, edged and stringed as the second. This Coat belongs to the Archiepiscopal See of Canterbury, to whose place it appertains to Crown and Inaugurate the Kings of England. Example: George [...] Ist. Mars, three Lions passant guardant in Pale Sol, for the Arms of England, Impal'd with Scotland, i.e. Sol, a Lion rampant within a double Tressure counterflory Mars. 2d. Jupiter, three Fleurs de Lis Sol, for the Arms of France. 3d. Jupiter, an Irish Harp Sol, stringed Luna, for Ireland. 4th. Seme party per Pale, and per Chevron enarche, in the Ist Mars, two Lions passant guardant Sol, for Brunswick. In the 2d Partition Sol, semy of Hearts Mars, and a Lion rampant Jupiter, armed and langued of the First, for Luneburg. The base is Mars, a Horse currant Luna, over these last on an Inescocheon, Constantine's Crown. All within the Garter. Above the whole a Helmet suitable to his Majesty's Royal Jurisdiction, upon the same a rich Mantle of Cloth of Gold, doubled Ermine, a[…] 2. Iron. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: The association of the heavenly bodies with known metals and also with human organs and destinies goes back to ancient Chaldea, the land of astrologers. In Chaucer’s words: ‘The seven bodies eek, lo hear anon. Sol gold is, and Luna silver we declare; Mars yron, Mercurie is quyksilver; Saturnian leed; and Jubitur is tyn, and Venus coper, by my fathers kyn.’ […] Corresponding names were bestowed upon salts of these metals by the alchemists, and some of them have persisted down to the present day. Some examples are lunar caustic (silver nitrate); vitriol of Venus (copper sulphate); sugar of Saturn (lead acetate); and vitriol of Mars, or Martial vitriol (ferrous sulphate).
Word: Mars Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly a variant of Marrs, itself from Marr with post-medieval excrescent -s. The Mars bar was named after Franklin Clarence Mars, who founded the company that produces these chocolate bars. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːz/, /ˈmɑɹz/ 1. A surname. Example: At a luncheon given yesterday at the Park Lane by Andrew H. Mars of Brooklyn for the Misses Marjorie Heather and Miriam Snyder, announcement was made of the engagement of his daughter, Miss Gladys L. Mars, to H. Grell Powers of this city. Example: Florence Mars, a diminutive woman barely five feet tall, seemed an unlikely candidate for the defiant role she assumed. She was born on Jan. 1, 1923, to Adam Longino Mars, a lawyer, and Emily Geneva Johnson Mars, known as Neva. 2. A brand of chocolate bar with caramel and nougat filling. Example: Easily eight foot tall, each was big, brown and glutinous - like giant Mars Bars squeezed and welded into nightmarish sculptures. Example: Meg eyed the five cubicles, each with its curtain drawn. “Which one is he in?” ¶ “Three. Once I’d treated him to a Mars and a bottle of Fanta, he seemed happy enough to wait.”
Word: Mars Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ukrainian Марс (Mars). Pronunciation: /maɹs/, /mɑ˞s/, /ˈmɑːz/, /ˈmɑɹz/ 1. A village in Semenivka urban hromada, Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Mars Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːz/, /ˈmɑɹz/ 1. Alternative form of Mas. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Mart Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the male given name Martin. Example: He looked at me when introduced and said “Mart's boy!” 'I was in fact Martin's grandson, but didn't bother splitting hairs — […] 2. Mars, god of war. Labels: Roman
Word: Martes Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Marte Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Martin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Martin, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː.tɪn/, /ˈmɑɹ.tn̩/, [ˈmɑɹ.ʔn̩] 1. A male given name from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Expect Saint Martin's summer, halcyon days, / Since I have entered into these wars. Example: Luther was not born in the year 1483, but in 84; and not on the 22nd day of October, but on the 10th of November, the eve of Martinmas day, from whence he had the name of Martin. - - - Now you see, brother Toby, he would say, looking up, "that christian names are not such indifferent things;" - Had Luther here been called by any other name but Martin, he would have been damned to all eternity - Not that I look upon Martin, he would add, as a good name - far from it - 'tis something better than a neutral, and but a little - yet little as it is, you see it was of some service to him. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It all started when Nick Farmer bought George R. R. Martin a drink, but the plot really thickened when the linguist met Martin’s then-assistant Ty Franck. 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 24. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 25. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 26. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 27. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable 28. A placename, including: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Mason Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪsən/ 1. A surname originating as an occupation for a stonemason. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: New Zealand registration officials apparently blocked other questionable names in the past, including Fish and Chips and Sex Fruit, but allowed others, such as Number 16 Bus Shelter and Violence. […] I’m fine with the Gavins and the Masons and the Chloes, but the Poppy Honeys and the Banjos and the Sex Fruits simply have to go. 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. Ellipsis of George Mason University Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
Word: Mason Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪsən/ 1. A Freemason.
Word: Mass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English messe, from Old English mæsse and Old French messe, both from Late Latin missa, from Latin mittō (“to send, dismiss”), compare French messe. In the ancient churches, the public services at which the catechumens were permitted to be present were called missa catechumenorum, ending with the reading of the Gospel. Then they were dismissed with the words: "Ite, missa est", the congregation is dismissed. After that the sacrifice proper began. At its close the same words were said to those who remained. So the word gave the name of Mass to the sacrifice in the Catholic Church. Compare Christmas, Lammas, missal. Doublet of missa. Pronunciation: /ˈmæs/ 1. The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A similar ceremony offered by a number of Christian churches. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A musical composition set to portions, or all, of the Mass. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Mass Part of Speech: name Etymology: Short forms. Pronunciation: /ˈmæs/ 1. Abbreviation of Massachusetts. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: the Mass Pike 2. Alternative form of Mas. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Mast Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Dutch surname, from the noun mast (“mast (pole on a ship)”). * Also as a Dutch surname, from the noun mast (“fodder”). * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Mast (“fat”), itself related to the sense of "fodder" above. 1. A surname.
Word: Master Part of Speech: noun 1. Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address. Example: "I'm terribly sorry, Master Luke," apologized the droid. 2. A religious teacher, often as an honorific title. 3. The title of the head of certain colleges and schools. 4. A master's degree. 5. A person holding a master's degree, as a title. 6. The title of the eldest son of a Scots lord. Example: The eldest son of Lord Forbes is known as the Master of Forbes. 7. The owner of a slave, in some literature. 8. Used as the title of a dominant, especially a male one.
Word: Master Part of Speech: name 1. One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca alongside the Father and Sage and representing a boy or a young man. Example: ...and our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage. Example: In respect to our Lord (God), these are the less known Master, Father, and Sage. 2. Mastercard 3. A surname.
Word: Masters Part of Speech: noun 1. A master's degree. 2. A person holding a master's degree, as a title.
Word: Masters Part of Speech: name 1. A surname originating as an occupation Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A ghost town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Mastodon Part of Speech: name Etymology: See mastodon. Pronunciation: /ˈmæs.tə.dɒn/, /ˈmæs.tə.dɑn/, /-dən/ 1. A decentralized microblogging platform, part of the Fediverse. Example: However, the underlying design of platforms within [The Free Network] such as Mastodon, Diaspora and others ... opens the door to security and harassment problems. Example: Since Musk bought the bird app last month, users are looking for ways to access Mastodon, the open source microblogging platform that isn’t quite Twitter but seems to be the closest thing to it, and they’re signing up for its many servers in droves.
Word: Mastodon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See mastodon. Pronunciation: /ˈmæs.tə.dɒn/, /ˈmæs.tə.dɑn/, /-dən/ 1. A nickname for both the 4-8-0 and (though erroneously) the 4-10-0 train configurations.
Word: Mat Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /mæt/, /mat/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Matthew. 2. a Malay man Labels: Singapore, ethnic, slur
Word: Matador Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the Matador Ranch. 1. A town, the county seat of Motley County, Texas, United States.
Word: Mato Part of Speech: name 1. A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Word: Matrix Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the 1984 novel Neuromancer and popularized in the 1999 movie The Matrix. See matrix for further etymology. 1. A simulated reality to which many humans are connected. In some works created by sentient machines to subdue humans. Example: “The matrix has its roots in primitive arcade games,” said the voice-over, “in early graphics programs and military experimentation with cranial jacks.” […] “Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts … A graphic representation of data abstracted from the banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. […]” Example: Now some folks want to claim that we're in the Matrix right now (or that the physical world is an illusion). 2. A social institution or apparatus perceived as largely deceptive or illusory. Labels: figuratively Example: They claimed that Paraguay’s accommodating immigration laws have proved attractive to Germans who want to “escape the matrix” and flee the “deep state and one world order”.
Word: Matt Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /mæt/, [mæʔ(t̚)] 1. A diminutive of the male given name Matthew. Example: During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies. 2. A diminutive of the male given name Matthias. 3. A British surname originating as a patronymic, a rare variant of Matthews. 4. A surname from German. 5. A village in Glarus canton, Switzerland.
Word: Mausoleum Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos, “Mausolus”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, Mausolus + -eum. Pronunciation: /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/, /ˌmɔ.səˈli.əm/, /-.zəˈ-/, /ˌmɑ.-/ 1. The grand tomb built around 353–351 BCE at Halicarnassus for Mausolus, a ruler of Caria and satrap of the Achaemenid Empire; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Example: Phileus, an eminent Ionian architect, built the Mausoleum, in conjunction with Satyrus, and the temple of Athena Polias, at Priene. The date of the erection of the Mausoleum was soon after B.C. 353, the year in which Mausolus died; that of the temple at Priene must have been about 20 years later. Example: Because of its status as a wonder of the world, the Mausoleum was admired by Vitruvius and Strabo and described with measurements by the elder Pliny.