nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: STS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Space Transportation System (a Space Shuttle program run by NASA). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 2. Initialism of SharePoint Team Services (the first name given to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Spring Tool Suite. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: legend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda (“a legend, story, especially the lives of the saints”), from Latin legenda (“things which ought to be read”), from lego (“to read”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/, /ˈliːd͡ʒ.ənd/ 1. To tell or narrate; to recount. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Nor ladie's wanton love , nor wand'ring knight, Legend I out in rymes all richly dight
Word: better Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera (“better”), from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed-rós, from *bʰed- (“good”). Cognate with Dutch beter, German besser, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål bedre, Norwegian Nynorsk betre, Swedish bättre, Faroese and Icelandic betri. Also Sanskrit भ॒द्र (bhadrá, “blessed; fortunate; happy; good”) (from *bʰn̥d-ró-s). Related to best and battle (“getting better; improving; fruitful; fertile”). Compare also Icelandic batna (“to improve”), bót (“improvement”), German besser. More at batten, boot. False cognate of Persian بهتر (behtar). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛt.ə/, [ˈbɛtʰ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ɐ], [ˈbeʔ.ə] 1. comparative degree of good and well Labels: comparative, form-of Example: How are you? ~ A little better, thanks. Example: Badger: You think you're better than other people. Mal: Just the ones I'm better than. 2. Greater in amount or quantity Example: “The air was still with the lonely thrill of 'now the hour is near' And the smell of sweat was better yet than the awful stench of fear.” 3. Greater or lesser (whichever is seen as more advantageous), in reference to value, distance, time, etc. Example: The top electric vehicles have a range of 300 kilometres or better. Example: Only one swimmer finished the race with a time better than two minutes. 4. Healed or recovered from an injury or illness. Example: We can't go to the zoo today because you're sick; let's go when you're all better.
Word: better Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera (“better”), from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed-rós, from *bʰed- (“good”). Cognate with Dutch beter, German besser, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål bedre, Norwegian Nynorsk betre, Swedish bättre, Faroese and Icelandic betri. Also Sanskrit भ॒द्र (bhadrá, “blessed; fortunate; happy; good”) (from *bʰn̥d-ró-s). Related to best and battle (“getting better; improving; fruitful; fertile”). Compare also Icelandic batna (“to improve”), bót (“improvement”), German besser. More at batten, boot. False cognate of Persian بهتر (behtar). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛt.ə/, [ˈbɛtʰ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ɐ], [ˈbeʔ.ə] 1. comparative form of well: more well Labels: comparative, form-of Example: The engine runs better now that I've given it some oil. Example: I could never better stead thee than now.[…]
Word: better Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera (“better”), from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed-rós, from *bʰed- (“good”). Cognate with Dutch beter, German besser, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål bedre, Norwegian Nynorsk betre, Swedish bättre, Faroese and Icelandic betri. Also Sanskrit भ॒द्र (bhadrá, “blessed; fortunate; happy; good”) (from *bʰn̥d-ró-s). Related to best and battle (“getting better; improving; fruitful; fertile”). Compare also Icelandic batna (“to improve”), bót (“improvement”), German besser. More at batten, boot. False cognate of Persian بهتر (behtar). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛt.ə/, [ˈbɛtʰ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ɐ], [ˈbeʔ.ə] 1. An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior. Example: He quickly found Ali his better in the ring. Example: Their betters would hardly be found.
Word: better Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Shortening of had better ('d better). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛt.ə/, [ˈbɛtʰ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ɐ], [ˈbeʔ.ə] 1. Had better. Labels: auxiliary, colloquial, modal Example: It's getting late. You better get on home. Example: Nobody better hurt any of my kids.
Word: better Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English beteren, from Old English beterian, betrian, from Proto-Germanic *batizōną. Cognate with West Frisian betterje (“to better”), Dutch beteren (“to better”), German bessern (“to better”), Danish bedre (“to better”), Swedish bättra (“to better”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛt.ə/, [ˈbɛtʰ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ɐ], [ˈbeʔ.ə] 1. To improve. Labels: transitive Example: This government will better our society. Example: Love betters what is best. 2. To become better; to improve. Labels: intransitive 3. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel. Labels: transitive Example: The works of nature do always aim at that which can not be bettered. 4. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of. Labels: transitive Example: Weapons more violent, when next we meet, / May serve to better us and worse our foes.
Word: better Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alternative spelling of bettor or modern formation from the verb to bet + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛt.ə/, [ˈbɛtʰ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ə], [ˈbeɾ.ɐ], [ˈbeʔ.ə] 1. Alternative spelling of bettor. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: locust Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lek-der.? Latin locusta Anglo-Norman locustebor. Middle English locuste English locust Inherited from Middle English locuste, locust, from Anglo-Norman locuste, Middle French locuste, and their source, Latin locustam (“locust, crustacean, lobster”, accusative of locusta). Doublet of langouste. Noun sense 3 (“kind of tree”), originally referring to the carob (compare locust bean), is based on the resemblance of the trees' beanlike seed pods to the insect and is likely a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ἀκρίς (akrís). Noun sense 5 (“mainlander”) is a semantic loan from Cantonese 蝗蟲 /蝗虫 (wong4 cung4), also meaning "locust". Pronunciation: /ˈləʊ.kəst/, /ˈloʊ.kəst/ 1. Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria). 2. A fruit or pod of a carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua). Labels: historical Example: Among other articles, they brought with them a great quantity of locusts, which are a kind of pulse, sweet and pleasant to the palate, and in shape resembling French beans, but longer. 3. Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree. 4. A cicada. 5. A mainlander. Labels: Hong-Kong, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur 6. A dose of laudanum. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: I took my flogging like a stone. If I had sung, some of the convicts would have given me some lush with a locust in it (laudanum hocussing), and when I was asleep would have given me a crack on the head that would have laid me straight.
Word: locust Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lek-der.? Latin locusta Anglo-Norman locustebor. Middle English locuste English locust Inherited from Middle English locuste, locust, from Anglo-Norman locuste, Middle French locuste, and their source, Latin locustam (“locust, crustacean, lobster”, accusative of locusta). Doublet of langouste. Noun sense 3 (“kind of tree”), originally referring to the carob (compare locust bean), is based on the resemblance of the trees' beanlike seed pods to the insect and is likely a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ἀκρίς (akrís). Noun sense 5 (“mainlander”) is a semantic loan from Cantonese 蝗蟲 /蝗虫 (wong4 cung4), also meaning "locust". Pronunciation: /ˈləʊ.kəst/, /ˈloʊ.kəst/ 1. To come in a swarm. Labels: intransitive Example: This Philip and the black-faced swarms of Spain, The hardest, cruellest people in the world, Come locusting upon us, eat us up, Confiscate lands, goods, money […]
Word: moth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English moth, moththe, motthe, moght, mohþe, mouȝte, from Old English moþþe, mohþe, mohþa (“any destructive insect larva”), from Proto-West Germanic *moþþō, *mottō, from Proto-Germanic *muþþô, *muttô (“moth, worm”), from Proto-Indo-European *mutn-, *mut- (“worm”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Motte (“moth”), West Frisian mot (“moth”), Dutch mot (“moth”), German Low German Motte, Mott (“moth”), German Motte (“moth”), Swedish mott (“moth”) and Norwegian Nynorsk mott (“moth”). Pronunciation: /mɒθ/, /mɔθ/, /mɑθ/ 1. Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. Example: Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. 2. Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. Labels: figuratively
Word: moth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English moth, moththe, motthe, moght, mohþe, mouȝte, from Old English moþþe, mohþe, mohþa (“any destructive insect larva”), from Proto-West Germanic *moþþō, *mottō, from Proto-Germanic *muþþô, *muttô (“moth, worm”), from Proto-Indo-European *mutn-, *mut- (“worm”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Motte (“moth”), West Frisian mot (“moth”), Dutch mot (“moth”), German Low German Motte, Mott (“moth”), German Motte (“moth”), Swedish mott (“moth”) and Norwegian Nynorsk mott (“moth”). Pronunciation: /mɒθ/, /mɔθ/, /mɑθ/ 1. To hunt for moths. Labels: intransitive
Word: moth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi मोठ (moṭh); see moth bean. Pronunciation: /məʊt/, /moʊt/ 1. A moth bean plant (Vigna aconitifolia). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: moth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alternative form of mot (“woman; wife”), likely under influence from Irish maith (“goodness”). 1. A girlfriend. Labels: Ireland, slang
Word: moth Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of mote. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: So that, dear lords, if I be left behind, / A moth of peace, and he go to the war, / The rites for which I love him are bereft me, / And I a heavy interim shall support / By his dear absence. Let me go with him. 2. A liver spot, especially an irregular or feathery one. Labels: dated Example: To remove moth patches, wash the spots with a solution of common bicarbonate of soda and water several times a day, until the patches are removed, which will usually be in forty-eight hours. Example: Craves for sour things, chalks and eggs, fatty people with light brown spots on the face or liver spots, moth patches on forehead and cheek.
Word: mot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mot. Doublet of motto. Pronunciation: /məʊ/ 1. A witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot. Example: Here and there turns up a […] savage mot. Example: ‘He comes from Montreal, in Canada.’ ‘Why?’ she said, repeating Dr Johnson's mot with a forced sneer. 2. A word or a motto; a device. Labels: obsolete Example: 1597–1598, Joseph Hall, Virgidemiarum With his big title, an Italian mot Example: Tarquin's eye may read the mot afar. 3. A note or brief strain on a bugle. Labels: obsolete Example: Comrades, mark these three mots — it is the call of the Knight of the Fetterlock
Word: mot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Dutch mot (“a sow, a lecherous woman”). See also mort (“woman”) and moth (“girlfriend”). Pronunciation: /mɒt/ 1. A woman; a wife. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang Example: Come wed, my dear, and let's agree, / Then of the booze-ken you'll be free; / No sneer from cully, mot, or froe / Dare then reproach my Bess for Joe; / For he's the kiddy rum and queer, / That all St. Giles's boys do fear. Example: And we shall caper a-heel-and-toeing, / A Newgate hornpipe some fine day; / With the mots, their ogles throwing, / Tol lol, &c. / And old Cotton humming his pray. 2. A prostitute. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang 3. A landlady. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang Example: After some altercation with the "mot" of the "ken" (mistress of the lodging-house) about the cleanliness of a knife or fork, my new acquaintance began to arrange "ground," &c., for the night's work.
Word: Czechia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Czech Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Czechia From Czech + -ia. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛk.i.ə/, /ˈt͡ʃɛk.jə/ 1. A country in Central Europe. Official name: Czech Republic. Capital and largest city: Prague. Example: “Kłodzko Land,” as the basin is also called, forms a rectangular jut into Czechia that is sealed at its southwestern back by a fifty-kilometer-long ridge known as the Orlické (Eagle) Mountains […] Example: Earlier, the co-hosts scored three second-half goals at the Estadio Azteca to eliminate Czechia from the World Cup and end the group phase with maximum points.
Word: soleil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French soleil. 1. sun Labels: Polari Example: Divine. ... Disporting yourself on the sable plage getting your lallies all bronzed - your riah getting bleached by the soleil.
Word: missense Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English missense From mis- + sense. 1. A damaged DNA sequence that is meaningful but has an incorrect meaning, with the result that its products do not do what they are supposed to do. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: missense Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English missense From mis- + sense. 1. To sense incorrectly. Example: One possibility is that if G6PT is a G6P sensor, it may be missensing the intracellular concentrations and misdirecting further accumulation.
Word: prequel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pre- (“before”) + quel, by analogy with sequel. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːkwəl/ 1. In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel. Example: 'Prequels' are sequels that relate the story that preceded the original film. Example: Set in 1935, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom probably has to be called a pre-sequel, or prequel, to Raiders of the Lost Ark, which was set in 1936, but it isn’t pulpy in the way that Raiders was.
Word: sequel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sequele, sequelle, sequile, from Middle French sequele, sequelle and its etymon, Latin sequēla, from sequī (“to follow”). Doublet of sequela. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːkwəl/ 1. The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath. Labels: dated Example: Now here Chriſtian was worſe put to it then in his fight with Apollyon, as by the ſequel you ſhall ſee. Example: In its sixty-year history here, some 4,170 engines of the 4-6-0 type have been constructed. This is the vast sequel of that bold experimental step of the Highland Railway in 1894. 2. A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own. 3. A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own. 4. Any text that continues on from another text. Example: It greatly resembles the Rabbinical account of the origin of the Mazckeen, which the reader will meet in the sequel. 5. The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel". Example: In the sequel we restrict ourselves to “nice” cases without going into details about the nicety conditions which have to be fulfilled (see, e.g., Freudenthal [1]). 6. Thirlage. Labels: Scotland, historical 7. A person's descendants. Labels: obsolete
Word: intermission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin intermittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin intermissiōder. English intermission Derived from Latin intermissiō, from intermittō (“interrupt, omit”) + -tiō. Pronunciation: /ɪntɚˈmɪʃən/ 1. A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly. Example: We ordered some drinks for the intermission. Example: The line turns a sharp right-angle to the north to circumvent the town, and then plunges straight into the 1 in 50, which lasts for nearly 20 miles with few intermissions, and some pitches of 1 in 40.
Word: interquel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From inter- (“between”) + quel, by analogy with prequel. 1. An installment in a series of works set chronologically between two of its predecessors. 2. Any middle sequel with an earlier and a later installment. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:interquel.
Word: arbor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English arbour, erbour, from Old French erbier (“field, meadow, kitchen garden”), from erbe (“grass, herb”), from Latin herba (“grass, herb”) (English herb). (Compare Late Latin herbārium, although erbier is possibly an independent formation.) The spelling was influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːbə/, /ˈɑɹbɚ/, /ˈaːbə/ 1. A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation. Example: Our tacit treaty with Miss Maudie was that we could play on her lawn, eat her scuppernongs if we didn’t jump on the arbor, and explore her vast back lot, Example: Children swung from the branches of the banyan tree, teenagers climbed into the arbours of orchids and gourds into which the abandoned cars had been transformed. 2. A grove of trees.
Word: arbor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French arbre (“tree, axis”), spelling influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːbə/, /ˈɑɹbɚ/, /ˈaːbə/ 1. An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe. 2. A bar for supporting cutting tools. 3. A spindle of a wheel.
Word: moo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /muː/ 1. The characteristic lowing sound made by cattle. Labels: onomatopoeic 2. A foolish woman. Labels: UK, derogatory, mildly, slang Example: You silly moo! What did you do that for? Example: 'Aurora House does not expel,' said the sanctimonious moo, 'but you will be medicated, if your behaviour warrants it, for your own protection.'
Word: moo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /muː/ 1. Of a cow or bull, to make its characteristic lowing sound. Labels: intransitive
Word: moo Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /muː/ 1. The characteristic sound made by a cow or bull. Example: The cow says moo.
Word: flor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish flor. Doublet of fleur, flour, and flower. 1. A film of yeast that develops on the surface of some wines during fermentation, induced deliberately during the production of sherry. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fleur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An ellipsis of fleur-de-lis from French fleur (“flower”). Doublet of flor, flour, and flower. 1. fleur-de-lis
Word: dunch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English dunchen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from the noun (see below); or of North Germanic origin, related to Old Swedish diunga (“to hit, knock”), dialectal Swedish dunka (“to beat”); or from Middle English dengen, from Old English denġan, denċġan (“to knock, ding”), from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to bang, knock”). Compare English dinge. Pronunciation: /dʌnt͡ʃ/ 1. To knock against; to hit, punch Labels: Geordie 2. To crash into; to bump into. Labels: Geordie 3. To gore with the horns, as a bull. Labels: Scotland 4. To push, jog, or nudge, especially with the elbow. Labels: UK
Word: dunch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dunche, perhaps from Old English *dynċ, from Proto-Germanic *dunkiz. Compare Old Norse dykr, dynkr (“a crashing noise”), Danish dunk (“a blow”), Swedish dunk (“a thump, clap”), Norwegian dunk (“a knock, bump”). Pronunciation: /dʌnt͡ʃ/ 1. A push; knock; bump. Labels: dialectal Example: And just at the same time the tide caught the brig, and threw the wind out of her sails. She came round into the wind like a top, and the next moment struck the reef with such a dunch as threw us all flat upon the deck, and came near to shake Mr. Riach from his place upon the mast. 2. A fat hit from a claggy lie.
Word: dunch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of dinner + lunch, probably in imitation of brunch. Pronunciation: /dʌnt͡ʃ/ 1. A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner. Labels: informal, rare Example: I have a lunchtime meeting tomorrow, so let's have dunch together instead.
Word: musique Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of music. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually
Word: Buch Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: colore Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of color. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: Euyll men ſeke many tymys to thꝛowe downe good men into the bꝛyꝛis hedlynge: whyle they reherſe falſe thynges vnder the name and coloꝛe of good playne foꝛthrightnes. Example: And ther ſhalbe an hole for the heed in the myddes of it [the tunicle], ãd let there be a bonde of wouen worke rounde aboute the colore of it: as it were the colore of a partlet, that it rent not.
Word: couleur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French couleur. Doublet of color. 1. A suit of cards, in certain French card games.
Word: cor Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A minced oath or dialectal variant of God. Pronunciation: /kɔɹ/, /kɔː/ 1. Expression of surprise. Labels: Cockney, UK Example: […] She perused it with an interested eye and having mastered its contents said, “Cor chase my Aunt Fanny up a gum tree,” adding that you never knew what was going to happen next these days.
Word: cor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כֹּר (kōr). Pronunciation: /kɔɹ/, /kɔː/ 1. Any of various former units of volume Labels: historical 2. Any of various former units of volume Labels: historical 3. Any of various former units of volume Labels: historical
Word: honing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊnɪŋ/, /ˈhəʊnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hone Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: honing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊnɪŋ/, /ˈhəʊnɪŋ/ 1. The process by which something is honed. Example: In future honings, you'll assume the tip is touching the stone on the back when it is, in fact, above the stone's surface.
Word: alpha Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha)bor. English alpha From the Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), the first letter of the Greek alphabet, from the Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, “aleph”). Doublet of alif and aleph. Pronunciation: /ˈæl.fə/, [ˈæɫ.fə], /ˈæːl.fɑː/, /ˈɑːl.fɑː/, /ˈəl.fɑː/ 1. Designates the first in an order of precedence. Labels: not-comparable Example: I am the alpha male. 2. Exhibiting characteristics of the alpha male/female archetype. Labels: not-comparable Example: And thank you. Seriously. I'll call you later. You better. I'm feeling pretty alpha now. Yes, you are. 3. Designates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of a constellation. Labels: not-comparable Example: When interstellar travel becomes feasible, I plan to visit Alpha Centauri. 4. Clipping of alphabetical. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable Example: Sort the list in alpha order.
Word: beta Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă)bor. English beta Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă). Doublet of beth. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːtə/, /ˈbeɪtə/, [ˈbeɪɾə], /ˈbiʈɑ/, /ˈbeʈɑ/ 1. Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound. Labels: not-comparable 2. Designates the second in an order of precedence. Labels: not-comparable 3. Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing. Labels: not-comparable 4. Associated with the beta male/female archetype. Labels: not-comparable
Word: beta Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă)bor. English beta Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă). Doublet of beth. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːtə/, /ˈbeɪtə/, [ˈbeɪɾə], /ˈbiʈɑ/, /ˈbeʈɑ/ 1. To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release. 2. To beta-read a text. Labels: Internet Example: 1999, sqira a., in alt.tv.x-files.creative http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.x-files.creative/msg/29d32d27e61755f2?dmode=source My thanks to Heather; who read it and betaed it. Thank you. Example: 2000, Elizabeth Durack, quoted in Angelina I. Karpovich, “The Audience as Editor: The Role of Beta Readers in Online Fan Fiction Communities” (essay), in Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse (editors), Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet, McFarland (2006), →ISBN, page 180, Beta’ing is time-consuming, so asking a lot of people to give you a detailed analysis isn’t the most polite thing to do.
Word: beta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝 (biṭṭa) Middle Hindi بیٿا (byṭa) Hindi बेटा (beṭā)bor. English beta Borrowed from Hindi बेटा (beṭā). Pronunciation: /ˈbiːtə/, /ˈbeɪtə/, [ˈbeɪɾə], /ˈbiʈɑ/, /ˈbeʈɑ/ 1. a term of endearment, used towards someone of equal or lower standing such as a friend or child, similar to brother or son Labels: Hinglish, India, North, Pakistan, colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: Don't pick that up, beta, it's dirty.
Word: gamma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæ.mə/ 1. The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The letter Ɣɣ, used in the alphabets of several African languages, and in lowercase form in the IPA to represent a voiced velar fricative. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A gamma ray or gamma-ray photon. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A constant approximately equal to 0.57721566, symbolized by γ (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant). Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A non-SI unit of measure of magnetic flux density, equal to 1 nT. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A non-SI unit of measure of mass, equal to 1 microgramme. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. Flight path angle; the angle by which an aircraft's flight path deviates from the horizontal plane. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change in delta with respect to changes in the underlying asset price. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. Synonym of gamma correction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Chinese 胡 (hú). Doublet of Wu. For less common variants, see Hu. Pronunciation: /hu/ 1. A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation. Example: At the center of it all was Hu Shuo-Chieh, a decorated Taiwanese superstar who soon followed up his standout moment (his team would fall short in the finals) with an even more surprising move. In November, Mr. Hu, known in gaming as SwordArt, announced that he was leaving his base in China, […]
Word: Hu Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /hu/ 1. Any of several peoples of China, for example the Tatars of northwestern China, whom the Chinese considered barbarians. Labels: historical
Word: Hu Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /hu/ 1. The god of the creation word in Egyptian mythology.
Word: Hu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic هُو (hū), from the town's ancient name, Egyptian ḥwt-sḫm. Pronunciation: /hu/ 1. A town in Egypt, located on the Nile, which in more ancient times was the capital of the seventh nome of Upper Egypt. Example: [...] portion of a dagger-blade(?) of flint, finely-worked and delicately serrated, prehistoric, Hu, Egypt; pottery table of offerings to the dead, Diospolis Parva. The following of the prehistoric period, Egypt: small curved flint knife, worked along one[…] Example: The Cemeteries of Abadiyeh and Hu, Egypt Exploration Fund
Word: half and half Part of Speech: adj 1. In equal parts; half Labels: not-comparable
Word: half and half Part of Speech: adv 1. In two equal parts. Labels: not-comparable Example: She ordered her coffee with cream and a splash of half and half. Example: They went half and half on the cost of dinner.
Word: half and half Part of Speech: noun 1. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 2. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. Labels: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable 6. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 7. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 8. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 9. A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions. Labels: Canada, Western, countable, uncountable
Word: coke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The origin is not certain. The OED says it is first attested in 1669. The MED has an earlier attestation in the related sense of "charcoal" in 1430: Middle English coke. This may be the same word as colk (“core”) (perhaps from the notion that coke is the core of the material left after it burning), from Old English *colc (“hole, well”), from Proto-West Germanic *kolk, from Proto-Germanic *kulukaz (“a hollow, depression”), from Proto-Indo-European *g(ʷ)el- (“to swallow, devour; gullet”). If so, cognate with Saterland Frisian Kolk (“maelstrom, depression, whirlpool”), West Frisian kolk (“maelstrom, whirlpool”), Dutch kolk (“maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool”), German Kolk (“pothole”). Pronunciation: /kəʊk/, /koʊk/, /koʉk/ 1. Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel. Labels: uncountable Example: The plant should produce approximately 550,000 tons of screened blast furnace coke per year. Example: This Messrs. Greener and Straite allege they have effected by taking a quantity of lampblack or powdered charcoal, or of powdered coke, and which has been purified, by the action of electricity from sulphur and any other mixtures, and digesting the same in diluted nitro-muriatic acid.
Word: coke Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The origin is not certain. The OED says it is first attested in 1669. The MED has an earlier attestation in the related sense of "charcoal" in 1430: Middle English coke. This may be the same word as colk (“core”) (perhaps from the notion that coke is the core of the material left after it burning), from Old English *colc (“hole, well”), from Proto-West Germanic *kolk, from Proto-Germanic *kulukaz (“a hollow, depression”), from Proto-Indo-European *g(ʷ)el- (“to swallow, devour; gullet”). If so, cognate with Saterland Frisian Kolk (“maelstrom, depression, whirlpool”), West Frisian kolk (“maelstrom, whirlpool”), Dutch kolk (“maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool”), German Kolk (“pothole”). Pronunciation: /kəʊk/, /koʊk/, /koʉk/ 1. To produce coke from coal. Labels: transitive 2. To turn into coke. Labels: intransitive 3. To add deleterious carbon deposits as a byproduct of combustion. Labels: especially Example: In kerolox engines, some of the fuel flow cokes in the engine's cooling passages over time, requiring thorough cleaning prior to reuse.
Word: coke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Aymarader. Quechua kukabor. Aymara kukabor. Spanish cocabor. English coca Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English cocaineclip. English coke Originated circa 1908 in American English as a clipping of cocaine. Pronunciation: /kəʊk/, /koʊk/, /koʉk/ 1. Cocaine. Labels: informal, slang, uncountable
Word: coke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1909, from the name of the American company Coca-Cola and the beverage it produced; the drink was named for two of its original ingredients, coca leaves and cola nut. Pronunciation: /kəʊk/, /koʊk/, /koʉk/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Coke (cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola). Labels: alt-of, informal, uncountable 2. Alternative letter-case form of Coke (a serving of cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola). Labels: alt-of, countable, informal 3. Alternative letter-case form of Coke (any soft drink, regardless of type). Labels: Southern-US, US, alt-of, informal
Word: download Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From down- + load. Verbal form first appears c. 1962 in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times. Nominal form first appears c. 1977 in Scientific American. Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/, /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ 1. A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection. Example: The download took longer than I expected. 2. A file that has been or is intended to be transferred in this way. Example: I got the download but it wouldn't work on my computer. Example: The blue sites will be blocked on all school computers, and no email or instant messaging will be set up or permitted. These student computers would strictly be for school use. Teachers will be able to request downloads from students' jumpdrives.
Word: download Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From down- + load. Verbal form first appears c. 1962 in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times. Nominal form first appears c. 1977 in Scientific American. Pronunciation: /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/, /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ 1. To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network. Labels: transitive Example: You can download a trial version of the program for thirty days to determine whether you want to purchase the full version. Example: You can download Google's deskbar for free […] 2. Synonym of upload: to send data from a given computer to a remote one. Labels: nonstandard, transitive 3. Synonym of copy: to transfer data to or from removable media. Labels: nonstandard, transitive Example: When I was your age, there were no flash drives. I needed to download photos to a CD-ROM. 4. Synonym of install: to load software forced. Labels: nonstandard, transitive 5. To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load. Labels: transitive 6. To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a lower level of government. Labels: Canada, transitive Example: In 1997, The Harris government also downloaded a number of social services to municipal governments, including affordable housing.
Word: annex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2. See also an-. Pronunciation: /ˈænɛks/ 1. An addition, an extension. Labels: US Example: 6.2.3.2.2. For aircraft having pressurized cabins, the disinsection of cabins and annexes, cockpit and annexes, is to be carried out after the embarkation of passengers and crew and the closing of the doors and windscreen[.] 2. An appendix to a book or document. Labels: US 3. An addition or extension to a building. Labels: US 4. An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force. Labels: US
Word: annex Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English annexen, anexen, from Old French annexer (“to join”), from Medieval Latin annexāre, infinitive of annexō, frequentative of Latin annectō (“bind to”), from ad (“to”) + nectō (“tie, bind”). Compare the rare annect. Doublet of adnex. Pronunciation: /ˈænɛks/, /əˈnɛks/ 1. To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate. Labels: US Example: The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome. Example: In 1910, he returned to Korea, which had by this time been annexed by Japan. 2. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc. Labels: US Example: to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt Example: Annexed to my feeling of guilt was a sense of having let my familiy down. 3. To join; to be united. Labels: US, intransitive 4. To take something without permission (informal) Labels: US Example: I returned to resume my place but my assistant had already annexed my chair.
Word: annexation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin annexation-, stem of annexatio (“action of annexing”), from past participle of annecto. 1. Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A legal merging of a territory into another body. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: astronomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English astronomie, astronemy, from Old French astronomie, equivalent to astro- + -nomy. Displaced native Old English tungolcræft. Pronunciation: /əˈstɹɑn.ə.mi/, /æsˈtɹɑn.ə.mi/, /asʈro.nɔmi/, /əsˈʈrɔnəmi/ 1. The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The fact is, dark energy is the biggest mystery in science. It has driven a huge amount of research in the past decade, and was a key driver in last year’s “New Worlds, New Horizons” report from the National Academies of Science, which prioritized future astronomy and astrophysics projects. 2. Astrology. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck; And yet methinks I have astronomy […]
Word: giraffe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.? Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā) Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts Proto-Iranian *pā́dah Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d) Classical Persian پَا (pā) Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor. Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor. Italian giraffabor. Middle French giraffebor. English giraffe From Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā, literally “flute-leg”). Displaced camelopard. Pronunciation: /dʒɪˈɹɑːf/, /dʒɪˈɹaf/, /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/ 1. A ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of a network, and two or more horn-like projections called ossicones; the tallest living animal. Example: A group of giraffes is called a tower. 2. A giraffe unicycle. 3. A laugh. Labels: Cockney, slang Example: Are you having a giraffe?! 4. A very tall individual. Labels: Internet, uncommon
Word: con Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Old English cunnan Middle English connen English con Inherited from Middle English connen, inherited from Old English cunnan (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan (“recognize, know how”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know, know how”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”) Doublet of can. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart. Labels: rare Example: For Caſſius is a-weary of the World: / Hated by one he loues, brau'd by his Brother, / Check'd like a bondman, all his faults obſeru'd, / Set in a Note-booke, learn'd, and con'd by roate / To caſt into my Teeth. Example: At length, himself unsettling, he the pond / Stirred with his staff, and fixedly did look / Upon the muddy water, which he conned, / As if he had been reading in a book 2. To know; understand; acknowledge. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: Of Muses Hobbinol, I conne no skill
Word: con Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of Latin contrā (“against”). Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros). Example: pros and cons
Word: con Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of convict. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. A convicted criminal, a convict. Labels: slang
Word: con Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From con trick, shortened from confidence trick. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain. Labels: informal Example: My heart is breaking for my sister And the con that she called "love" Example: Leavers will be attracted to that story because it spares them the discomfort of admitting that they voted for a con, and then made a prime minister of the con artist.
Word: con Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From con trick, shortened from confidence trick. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals [title] Example: Taiwan man soaks feet in dry ice for 10 hours to con insurance firms, causing amputation […] A man in Taiwan shocked the internet after attempting to defraud five insurance companies by immersing his feet in a bucket of dry ice for 10 hours, resulting in the amputation of both feet.
Word: con Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From earlier cond; see conn. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. Alternative form of conn (“direct a ship”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: con Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier cond; see conn. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. Alternative form of conn (“navigational direction of a ship”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: con Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of convention or conference. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress. Labels: informal Example: I can't speak for Faye as ed of FHAPA, but it would be really swell of someone could send us a set of Intersection daily newszines, plus any con flyers or other fannish papers that were there to had for the picking up: fannish things, you know, not including media, gaming, filking or costuming, fine fun but not my cup of blog, thank you.
Word: con Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of conversion. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. The conversion of part of a building. Labels: informal Example: We're getting a loft con done next year.
Word: con Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of consumption. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis. Labels: informal, obsolete, uncountable
Word: con Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a clipping of Middle English acquerne, aquerne, ocquerne, okerne (“squirrel”), from Old English ācweorna, āqueorna, āquorna, ācurna (“squirrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô (“squirrel”); or from its Old Norse cognate íkorni (“squirrel”), from the same ultimate source. Cognate with West Frisian iikhoarn (“squirrel”), Dutch eekhoorn (“squirrel”), German Eichhorn (“squirrel”), Icelandic íkorni (“squirrel”). Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. Squirrel, particularly the red squirrel. Labels: dialectal, obsolete 2. A squirrel's nest. Labels: Northern-England, obsolete
Word: con Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of conservative; compare lib. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. A political conservative. Labels: abbreviation Example: own the cons
Word: con Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of consolidation or consolidated. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. Abbreviation of consolidation: only used in naming. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural
Word: con Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of consolidation or consolidated. Pronunciation: /kɒn/, /kɑn/ 1. Abbreviation of consolidated: only used in naming. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: cloudless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English cloudeles, equivalent to cloud + -less. 1. Without any clouds. Example: a cloudless day Example: a cloudless sky
Word: test Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English test, teste, from Old French test, teste (“an earthen vessel, especially a pot in which metals were tried”), from Latin testum (“the lid of an earthen vessel, an earthen vessel, an earthen pot”), from *terstus, past participle of the root *tersa (“dry land”). See terra, thirst. The examination sense came via metaphor of the metallurgical sense: the way a metallurgist puts to the test his gold, a teacher may put to the test her students' knowledge. Displaced Old English afandung. Pronunciation: /tɛst/, [tʰɛst], [tʰest] 1. A challenge, trial. Example: Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know. 2. A challenge, trial. 3. A challenge, trial. Example: It's Christmas at ground zero / The button has been pressed / The radio / Just let us know / That this is not a test 4. A challenge, trial. Example: aptitude test Example: Test Theory 5. A challenge, trial. 6. The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins; testa. 7. A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement. 8. Testa; seed coat. 9. Judgment; distinction; discrimination. Labels: obsolete Example: Who would excel, when few can make a test / Betwixt indifferent writing and the best?