nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: oxymoron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in the 17th century, noun use of 5th century Latin oxymōrum (adjective), neut. nom. form of oxymōrus (adjective), from Ancient Greek ὀξύμωρος (oxúmōros), compound of ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, keen, pointed”) (English oxy-, as in oxygen) + μωρός (mōrós, “dull, stupid, foolish”) (English moron (“stupid person”)). Literally "sharp-dull", "keen-stupid", or "pointed-foolish" – itself an oxymoron, hence autological; compare sophomore (literally “wise fool”), influenced by similar analysis. The compound form ὀξύμωρον (oxúmōron) is not found in the extant Ancient Greek sources. Pronunciation: /ɒksɪˈmɔːɹɒn/, /ˌɑksiˈmɔɹɑn/, /ɑksɪˈmɔɹɑn/ 1. A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect. Labels: rhetoric Example: In Oxymoron jarring phrases join And terms opposed in harmony combine. Example: For Theodor Adorno and his colleagues at the Frankfurt School who coined the term, "culture industry" was an oxymoron, intended to set up a critical contrast between the exploitative, repetitive mode of industrial mass production under capitalism and the associations of transformative power and aesthetico-moral transcendence that the concept of culture carried in the 1940s, when it still meant "high" culture. 2. A contradiction in terms. Labels: broadly, proscribed, sometimes Example: During the past few years, some 200 class-action suits have been filed against food manufacturers, charging them with misuse of the adjective in marketing such edible oxymorons as “natural” Cheetos Puffs, “all-natural” Sun Chips, “all-natural” Naked Juice, “100 percent all-natural” Tyson chicken nuggets and so forth. Example: “Stable inflation is an oxymoron because it means it’s not stable,” Shelton told CNN in a recent interview.
Word: numeral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: As an adjective, from Middle English numeral, numerall, from Latin numerālis (“pertaining to a number”), from numerus (“a number”). As a noun, via Middle French numeral. Pronunciation: /ˈnjuːməɹəl/, /ˈnjuːmɹəl/, /ˈnuməɹəl/, /ˈnumɹəl/ 1. A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L. 2. A representation of a number composed of such symbols. Example: Compare the numeral for the product with the original decimal numeral. 3. A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language. Example: We use the term numeral for linguistic expressions and number for meanings. For example, five is a numeral expressing the number "5" - and fifteen hundred and one thousand five hundred are different numerals expressing the same number, "1,500". 4. A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1). Example: Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals.
Word: numeral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: As an adjective, from Middle English numeral, numerall, from Latin numerālis (“pertaining to a number”), from numerus (“a number”). As a noun, via Middle French numeral. Pronunciation: /ˈnjuːməɹəl/, /ˈnjuːmɹəl/, /ˈnuməɹəl/, /ˈnumɹəl/ 1. Of or relating to numbers; numerical. Labels: not-comparable Example: A long train of numeral progressions.
Word: ASCII Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈæski/ 1. Acronym of American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: Thus, to translate an EBCDIC message into an ASCII one we need a table with 256 one-byte entries. In each position we put the ASCII code that corresponds to that EBCDIC entry. Example: In 1960 American Standard Code for Information Exchange (ASCII) was developed from telegraphic codes.
Word: LDP Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛldiˈpi/ 1. Initialism of limited driving privilege. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LDP Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɛldiˈpi/ 1. Initialism of Linux Documentation Project. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Liberal Democratic Party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Japan's keiretsu—or families of firms in large scratch-each-other's back networks—supported this or that faction in the LDP, producing a highly successful, structurally corrupt model of economic development that showed remarkable resilience through Japan's high growth economic period. Example: Major parties have long relied on large-scale campaign contributions, and the LDP was only recently mired in an illegal fundraising scandal. Sanseito drew its support from smaller, individual donations. 3. Initialism of Label Distribution Protocol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Lingwa de planeta, a constructed international auxiliary language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: bureaucrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Latin burra Old French *bure Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Old French burel French bureau Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)lbor. French -cratie French bureaucratie French bureaucratebor. English bureaucrat From French bureaucrate, equivalent to bureau + -crat. Pronunciation: /ˈbjʊəɹəkɹæt/, /ˈbjʊɹəkɹæt/ 1. An official who is part of a bureaucracy. Example: Coristine, who had signed onto the telemeeting using a non-government email address, gave the bureaucrats swift marching orders, telling them he needed access to the federal department’s contract and payment systems before reportedly making them justify their jobs at the $1 billion-budget administration. Example: At the Oval Office signing ceremony, Musk responded to critiques that he’s become the very thing he claims to be fighting — an unelected bureaucrat with enormous power — by pointing to the 2024 results: “You couldn’t ask for a stronger mandate from the public.” 2. A user on a wiki with the right to change user access levels. Example: One of three major processes is generally used: a bureaucrat review, a broader community review, or an approvals group review. As only local bureaucrats or Wikimedia stewards can grant the bot flag necessary to operate an authorized bot, the simplest method is to appeal directly to these individuals.
Word: alphabet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)der. Classical Latin alphabētumbor. Middle English alphabete English alphabet From Middle English alphabete, borrowed from Classical Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from ἄλφα (álpha) and βῆτα (bêta), the names of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, Α (A) and Β (B), lowercase forms α and β. The Greek names derived from aleph, the name of the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʾ, “ox”) and beth, the name of the letter 𐤁 (b, “house”), so called because they were pictograms of those objects, having developed from the Egyptian hieroglyphs F1 (𓃾) and pr (𓉐). Doublet of alfabeto. Pronunciation: /ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/, /ˈæl.fə.bɪt/ 1. The set of letters used when writing in a language. Example: The Greek alphabet has only twenty-four letters. Example: In the first year of school, pupils are taught to recite the alphabet. 2. A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.) 3. A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.) 4. A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols. Example: Let L be a regular language over the alphabet #92;Sigma. 5. An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character. Labels: Hong-Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, dialectal, nonstandard Example: The notes are named with the first seven alphabets. Example: We realize the fact that the alphabet A has been used in many world scripts as a vowel with the others AEIOU. 6. The simplest rudiments; elements. Example: The very alphabet of our law. 7. An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency. Labels: Internet
Word: alphabet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)der. Classical Latin alphabētumbor. Middle English alphabete English alphabet From Middle English alphabete, borrowed from Classical Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from ἄλφα (álpha) and βῆτα (bêta), the names of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, Α (A) and Β (B), lowercase forms α and β. The Greek names derived from aleph, the name of the Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʾ, “ox”) and beth, the name of the letter 𐤁 (b, “house”), so called because they were pictograms of those objects, having developed from the Egyptian hieroglyphs F1 (𓃾) and pr (𓉐). Doublet of alfabeto. Pronunciation: /ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/, /ˈæl.fə.bɪt/ 1. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. Labels: rare
Word: achievement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French achevement (compare Modern French achèvement), from Old French achevement, from the verb achever, achiever (“to finish”); equivalent to achieve + -ment. The heraldic sense may be influenced by hatchment. Pronunciation: /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/, [əˈt͡ʃʰiːv.mɪ̈nt̚] 1. The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement. Example: As to the type of seat preferred, the views were so varied that it was considered wisely that the ideal design was beyond achievement! 2. A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [The exploits] of the ancient saints ; they do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes. Example: […]the English genius was effecting in science a revolution which will, to the end of time, be reckoned among the highest achievements of the human intellect. 3. An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The narrow Gothic windows were filled, not with glass that admitted the light, but with glass painted with the achievements of the family […]. 4. An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Finishing the game does not give you a 100% score until you have unlocked all of the achievements. 5. The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […]distinctions among states of affairs are reflected to a striking degree in distinctions among Aktionsart types. That is, situations are expressed by state verbs or predicates, events by achievement verbs or predicates, and actions by activity verbs or predicates. 6. The successful completion of a socially defined goal or task, highlighting individual or group accomplishment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Achilles tendon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of New Latin tendo Achillis, in reference to the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx. Its coinage has been attributed to Dutch anatomist Philip Verheyden in 1693, but the term is first attested in 1684. Pronunciation: /əˈkɪliːz tɛndən/ 1. The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, and inserted into the bone of the heel. Example: Superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who ruptured his left Achilles tendon just four snaps into his New York Jets career, has written off this season as a “lost year,” though he feels he can “play more years” in the NFL.
Word: achronic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English chronic English achronic From a- + chronic. Pronunciation: /eɪˈkɹɒnɪk/ 1. Timeless. Example: Enlightenment quarrels between pro-Frankish and pro-Gaulish factions were now a political curio, and only ancient Rome and Greece – so far removed in time and space that they seemed both utopian and achronic – provided any sort of positive historical referent. 2. Happening at sunset (of the rise or fall of a star; opposed to cosmic). Labels: not-comparable
Word: achroous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄχροος (ákhroos) (from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “color”)) + -ous. Pronunciation: /eɪˈkɹoʊ.əs/, /eɪˈkɹəʊ.əs/ 1. Colorless; achromatic.
Word: achylous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English chyle Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English achylous From a- + chyle + -ous. 1. Without chyle.
Word: achymous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English chyme Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English achymous From a- + chyme + -ous. 1. Without chyme.
Word: acicula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin acicula (“pin for a head-dress”) 1. One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
Word: acid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid From French acide, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”), from aceō (“to be sour”). Doublet of agita. Pronunciation: /ˈæsɪd/ 1. Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. Example: acid fruits or liquors 2. Sour-tempered. Labels: figuratively Example: His response was harsh and acid. Example: His voice was as stern and his face as acid as ever. 3. Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic. Example: acid soils Example: Like other nyssas, it is in nature a creature of swampy places and looks loveliest where massed close to water and reflected in it, but justifies itself elsewhere if the soil is moist and acid, succeeding in wet clay. 4. Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.
Word: acid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid From French acide, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”), from aceō (“to be sour”). Doublet of agita. Pronunciation: /ˈæsɪd/ 1. A sour substance. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: SE onset depends on a complex network of interactions among plant growth regulators, mainly auxins and cytokinins, during the proembryogenic early stages, and ethylene and gibberellic and abscisic acids later in the development of somatic embryos. 3. Any compound that easily donates protons to a base; a Brønsted acid. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any compound that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond; a Lewis acid. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Any corrosive substance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You are in error. / This is terror. / This is your banishment. This land is mine. / This is what you earn. / This is the Law of No Return. / This is the sour dough, this the sweet wine. / This is my history, this my race / And this unhappy man threw acid in my face. 6. LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: In the end, though, there is one sure way to distinguish a real hippie from his assorted sympathizers: hippies drop acid. That is, real hippies frequently, if irregularly, ingest LSD.
Word: tachygraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek ταχυγράφος (takhugráphos). By surface analysis, tachy- (“fast”) + -graphy (“writing”). Pronunciation: /tæˈkɪɡɹəfi/, /tə-/ 1. The art and practice of rapid writing. Labels: uncountable 2. Stenography or shorthand as done in ancient and medieval times. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Tiro, the favourite freedman of Cicero, greatly increased the number, and brought this sort of tachygraphy to its greatest perfection among the Romans.
Word: polytheistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English theistic English polytheistic From poly- + theistic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɒlɪθiːˈɪstɪk/ 1. Of or relating to polytheism. Example: The mystic is one to whom the unitive, pantheistic, or at least the panentheistic, aspects of the divinity are as congenial as the deistic, polytheistic, and anthropomorphic aspects are to the institutional mind. Example: The horse stood still till he had finished the hymn, which Jude repeated under the sway of a polytheistic fancy that he would never have thought of humouring in broad daylight.
Word: lightspeed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From light + speed. 1. The speed of light (in vacuum unless another medium is specified). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If we're going to a world a hundred light-years from here at near lightspeed, we spend according to our own perceptions, only a few minutes doing so and arrive only a few minutes older. Example: He paused, then finished, “with the drive from the Linz, he can do over 500 lightspeeds to meet us. 2. An extremely fast speed. Labels: colloquial, countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: In recent years, other activist terms have followed light-speed trajectories. The term “Latinx” overtook academic institutions and briefly became fashionable in the media, still prevalent in some influential publications, like The New Yorker, even though only 3 percent of Hispanics (or Latinos, if you prefer) use it.
Word: Trekkie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Trek + -ie. From Star Trek, as in groupie. (1970). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛki/ 1. A (usually major) fan of the TV science fiction series Star Trek. Labels: slang Example: Not all Trekkies go around speaking Klingon and making endless references to the original Star Trek series. Example: 1992 StarTrek VI is a fast-moving, vigorous book that will not disappoint the legions of Trekkies who avidly follow the adventure of their heroes. — Review of Star Trek - The Undiscovered Country in Amiga User International, author unknown, December 1992, HHL Publishing (UK), page 90.
Word: teleport Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from teleportation. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/ 1. To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points. Labels: intransitive Example: I teleported home one night With Ron and Sid and Meg. Ron stole Meggie's heart away And I got Sidney's leg. 2. To move (an object) in this fashion, as by telekinesis. Labels: transitive
Word: teleport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from teleportation. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/ 1. Synonym of teleporter (“science fiction device”).
Word: teleport Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English port English teleport From tele- + port. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/ 1. A satellite ground station. Example: Teleports provide access to multiple satellites and other media as well. Independently owned teleports may also provide competitive access to different satellite systems.
Word: growth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old Frisian grēd ("meadow, pasture"; > North Frisian greyde (“growth, pasture”)), Middle High German gruote, gruot (“greens, fresh growth, shoot”), Old Norse gróðr ("growth, crop"; > Faroese grøði, Danish grøde (“fruits”), Swedish gröda (“crop, harvest”)). More at grow. Pronunciation: /ɡɹoʊθ/, /ɡɹəʊθ/, /ɡɹʌot/ 1. An increase in size, number, value, or strength. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It may be that a free society as we have known it carries in itself the forces of its own destruction, that once freedom has been achieved it is taken for granted and ceases to be valued, and that the free growth of ideas which is the essence of a free society will bring about the destruction of the foundations on which it depends. 2. Ellipsis of economic growth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China. Example: Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today. 3. An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Struggle, disappointment, and criticism all contribute to a person's growth. 4. The act of growing, getting bigger or higher. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Something that grows or has grown. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Scary-looking rabbits were hopping around Fort Collins. These weren’t your standard cute, fluffy bunnies; they had horn-like growths protruding from their faces and bodies. 6. An abnormal mass such as a tumor. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quarter Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier. Pronunciation: /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/, /ˈk(w)oːtə/, /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/, [ˈk(w)ɔɹ.ɾɚ], /ˈk(w)ɔɾtəɾ/ 1. Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter. Labels: not-comparable 2. Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (¹⁄₄, 25%). Labels: not-comparable Example: a quarter hour; a quarter century; a quarter note; a quarter pound 3. Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year. Labels: not-comparable Example: A quarter day is one terminating a quarter of the year. Example: A quarter session is one held quarterly at the end of a quarter.
Word: quarter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier. Pronunciation: /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/, /ˈk(w)oːtə/, /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/, [ˈk(w)ɔɹ.ɾɚ], /ˈk(w)ɔɾtəɾ/ 1. To divide into quarters; to divide by four. Labels: transitive 2. To provide housing for (usually military personnel or equipment). Labels: transitive Example: Quarter the horses in the third stable. Example: I thought that I might as well quarter myself on you for a couple of days. 3. To lodge; to have a temporary residence. Labels: intransitive 4. To quartersaw. Labels: transitive Example: But there is, as in other woods, a great deal of difference between this and the quartered timber. 5. To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions. Labels: historical, transitive 6. To display different coats of arms in the quarters of a shield. Example: It [the Central London Railway] assumed a modest and entirely heraldic device, quartering the arms of the City of London, the parishes of St. George's, Holborn (St. George and the dragon) and St. Marylebone (the Virgin and Child between two lilies […]), and the county of Middlesex, surmounted by the dragon's wing from the City's crest. 7. To range to and fro over an area; to move from point to point. Labels: transitive
Word: quarter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French cartayer. Pronunciation: /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/, /ˈk(w)oːtə/, /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/, [ˈk(w)ɔɹ.ɾɚ], /ˈk(w)ɔɾtəɾ/ 1. To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels. Labels: obsolete Example: Every creature that met us would rely upon us for quartering
Word: NAFTA Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈnæftə/ 1. Acronym of North American Free Trade Agreement Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: But given the size of the three countries’ economies, and the fact that NAFTA already eliminated most tariffs and trade barriers between them, “the impact of the agreement on the US economy is likely to be moderate,” the ITC report said. Example: The Brits have been uniquely incompetent in wallowing in narcissistic irrelevance ever since the Brexit vote. They’ve refused to admit that the only path forward for them is a crippling deal with the United States that will give them access to the NAFTA system but at the cost of any kind of economic sovereignty.
Word: tadago-pie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Cornish? 1. A special meat pie from Cornwall, made from aborted miscarried pigs. Labels: archaic
Word: parole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French parole (“word, formal promise”), from Old French parole, from Late Latin parabola (“speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parabola, parable, and palaver. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹəʊl/, [p(ʰ)əˈɹəʊɫ], /pəˈɹoʊl/, [pʰəˈɹʷoʊɫ], [pʰɹ̩ˈoʊɫ] 1. Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour. Labels: uncountable, usually, with-on Example: He will be on parole for nearly two more years. Example: He was released on parole. 2. Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: A Minnesota woman who killed her 6-year-old son will now spend the rest of her life in prison without the possibility of parole. 3. A word of honor, especially given by a prisoner of war, to not engage in combat if released. Labels: historical, uncountable, usually Example: This man had forfeited his military parole. Example: In hospital he gave his parole, and was enlarged after paying for the torn blanket. 4. A watchword or code phrase; (military) a password given only to officers, distinguished from the countersign, which is given to all guards. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually Example: ‘Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.’ Example: […] their parole or watchword, which is orange, distinguishes them from the rebels in any action, to prevent disagreeable mistakes. 5. Language in use, as opposed to language as a system. Labels: uncountable, usually 6. The permission for a foreigner who does not meet the technical requirements for a visa to be allowed to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds. Labels: US, uncountable, usually 7. Alternative form of parol. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: parole Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French parole (“word, formal promise”), from Old French parole, from Late Latin parabola (“speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parabola, parable, and palaver. Pronunciation: /pəˈɹəʊl/, [p(ʰ)əˈɹəʊɫ], /pəˈɹoʊl/, [pʰəˈɹʷoʊɫ], [pʰɹ̩ˈoʊɫ] 1. To release (a prisoner) on the understanding that s/he checks in regularly and obeys the law. Labels: transitive Example: Whitelaw was allowed to continue to San Francisco. There, INS officials assigned Whitelaw a temporary status for "deferred examination," and "paroled" him into the U.S., permitting him to stay for his planned five-week vacation. 2. To be released on parole. Labels: intransitive Example: I am a gay guy that likes S&M, and am looking for a master out on the streets to write me in here. I would like to parole to NYC some day if I can.
Word: Frankenstein complex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1947 in his novelette Little Lost Robot. From Victor Frankenstein, the title character of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (1818). 1. The fear that an artificial intelligence will turn against humans. Example: I'll admit that this Frankenstein Complex you're exhibiting has a certain justification—hence the First Law in the first place. Example: Mr. Graf, you're still disturbed. You sure you're not harboring just a little of the old Frankenstein complex about all this? It's all right to admit it to me—in fact, I want you to talk about it.
Word: shapeshift Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably a back-formation from shapeshifter. Pronunciation: /ˈʃeɪp.ʃɪft/ 1. To change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical means, normally applied only to living beings. Labels: intransitive Example: For it was by shape-shifting and magic art, as poets tell, that Paris first beguiled Fair Helen. Example: Journey in exactly the same way as you did to shapeshift into your power animal except, this time, set your intention to shapeshift into a named ancestor. 2. To undergo a noticeable change (in character for example), to metamorphosize. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: While Chelsea Wolfe has often shapeshifted in terms of how she presents her music, one thing remains constant: her big mood.
Word: bug-eyed monster Part of Speech: noun 1. An extraterrestrial. Labels: derogatory Example: Speaking of The SPWSSTFM, the cover inspired me to organize the SFTPOBEMOTCOSFP. (Society For The Prevention Of Bug-Eyed Monsters On The Covers Of Science-Fiction Publications.)
Word: everywhen Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiwder. Old English ā Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-West Germanic *in Old English in Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pérkus Proto-Germanic *ferhuzder.? Proto-Germanic *ferhwą Proto-West Germanic *ferh Old English feorh ? Old English ǣfre Proto-West Germanic *aiwgahwalīk Old English ǣġhwelċ Old English ǣlċ Middle English every English every English when English everywhen From every + when. 1. Always, at all times. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: Everywhere and everywhen a man has to ‘pay with his life;’ to do his work, as a soldier does, at the expense of life.
Word: futurism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English future Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English futurism From future + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːt͡ʃəɹɪzəm/ 1. An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Suffice it to say that Futurism has a gratifying dislike both of Liberal politics and Christian morals; I say gratifying because, however unfortunately the cross and the cap of liberty have quarrelled, they are always united in the feeble hatred of such silly megalomaniacs as these. [… 2. The study and prediction of possible futures. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The Jewish expectation of the messiah in the future. Labels: Judaism, countable, uncountable 4. Eschatological interpretations associating some Biblical prophecies with future events yet to be fulfilled, including the Second Coming. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: deep sleep Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deep, sleep. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. stage 3 of non-rapid eye movement sleep Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Artificially induced hibernation in humans for the purpose of long distance space travel. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: Donnchadh and Gwalcmai, along with the other fourteen teams selected for planetary infiltration, had been put into deep sleep shortly after liftoff from their planet. Example: The Kironian had remained in deep sleep until alerted by a high-pitched squeaky sound. When the Kironian woke, everything seemed as though it had just left Kiron.
Word: dies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /daɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of die Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /daɪz/ 1. plural of die (when used in the sense of a pattern / of obsolete spelling of dye) Labels: form-of, plural
Word: German Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Germānus, Germānī (“the peoples of Germānia”), as distinct from Gauls (in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus), and of uncertain ultimate origin (possibly Celtic/Gaulish). Not related to german (“closely related”) or germane (from the Latin adjective germānus, through Old French). Attested since at least 1520. Replaced the older terms Almain and Dutch (from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz) in English. Besides cognates of German, Almain, and Dutch, two other categories of words for the Germans in other languages are cognates of Saxon and descendants of Proto-Slavic *němьcь; see those entries for more. The surname is generally from the noun, though sometimes confused with Herman, Hermann under Russian influence. As a German surname, Americanized from Germann. Compare Germán, Germain, Jerman. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/, /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/ 1. A citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany. Labels: countable 2. A person of a West Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe, comprising the ethnic majority of Germany. Labels: countable Example: The holiday evolved over centuries as it was observed by different groups, from the Celts to Germans to the Pennsylvania Dutch and eventually, by those in other parts of the US. 3. A member of a Germanic tribe. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed. 4. A German wine. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] tie them tightly in a thickly floured cloth, and boil them for three hours and a half. We can recommend this as a remarkably light small rich pudding : it may be served with German, wine, or punch sauce. Example: The wine list harbours some great bottles, mature clarets and Burgundies as well as a clutch of fine Germans (gold-dust these days in restaurants) […] 5. A size of type between American and Saxon, 1+¹⁄₂-point type. Labels: US, dated, rare, uncountable 6. A Germany-produced car, a “German whip”. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, countable, slang, uncountable Example: In my German, they calling me a baller (skrr) Got me feeling like Özil 7. A prison warder. Labels: UK, countable, slang, uncountable Example: There are some 32 different terms for prison officers, from the humorously affectionate kanga(rhyming slang:kangaroo = screw) and the variants Scooby-Doo and Dr. Who via the mildly confrontational German (as if still the enemy over 50 years after World War II!) to the outright abuse of shit-parcel.
Word: German Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Germānus, Germānī (“the peoples of Germānia”), as distinct from Gauls (in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus), and of uncertain ultimate origin (possibly Celtic/Gaulish). Not related to german (“closely related”) or germane (from the Latin adjective germānus, through Old French). Attested since at least 1520. Replaced the older terms Almain and Dutch (from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz) in English. Besides cognates of German, Almain, and Dutch, two other categories of words for the Germans in other languages are cognates of Saxon and descendants of Proto-Slavic *němьcь; see those entries for more. The surname is generally from the noun, though sometimes confused with Herman, Hermann under Russian influence. As a German surname, Americanized from Germann. Compare Germán, Germain, Jerman. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/, /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/ 1. An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium. Labels: uncountable Example: Meronyms: Low German (Plattdeutsch), High German Example: German has three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter. 2. A surname. 3. A male given name from Russian. 4. A number of townships in the United States, listed under German Township. 5. A parish of the sheading of Glenfaba, Isle of Man.
Word: German Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Germānus, Germānī (“the peoples of Germānia”), as distinct from Gauls (in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus), and of uncertain ultimate origin (possibly Celtic/Gaulish). Not related to german (“closely related”) or germane (from the Latin adjective germānus, through Old French). Attested since at least 1520. Replaced the older terms Almain and Dutch (from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz) in English. Besides cognates of German, Almain, and Dutch, two other categories of words for the Germans in other languages are cognates of Saxon and descendants of Proto-Slavic *němьcь; see those entries for more. The surname is generally from the noun, though sometimes confused with Herman, Hermann under Russian influence. As a German surname, Americanized from Germann. Compare Germán, Germain, Jerman. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/, /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/ 1. Of or relating to the nation of Germany. Example: In Prussia, always the most progressive of the German states during the Weimar years and a stronghold of the two parties, Jews could be found in virtually all administrative departments […]. Example: The vote in the Bundestag (parliament) on Thursday makes defiling foreign flags equal to the crime of defiling the German flag. 2. Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures. Example: Her German husband has blond hair. Example: Goths, a German tribe, 9; allied with other tribes against Rome, 39; … 3. Of, in or relating to the German language. Example: Because the instructions were German, Yves couldn't read them. Example: In this manner there existed, about the time of the Reformation, three grand divisions of the German language, viz. the Upper German (Ober Deutsch), the Low German (Nieder Deutsch, or Platt Deutsch), and lastly the High German (Hoch Deutsch).
Word: Tagliacotian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Eponymous for the Italian surgeon Gasparo Tagliacozzi (1546–1599) who developed the surgery. 1. Pertaining to surgically reconstructed noses. Labels: not-comparable
Word: rain dogs and cats Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of rain cats and dogs. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated, idiomatic, rare Example: The Pedlars of our age have business yet, / And gladly would against the Fayr-day fit / Themselves with such a Roofe, that can secure / Their Wares from Dogs and Cats rain'd in showre. Example: Where e're I went on Land or water / Hee'd make a shift to follow after. / Neither had he flincht a foot, had fates / Made it rain down dogs and cats
Word: slushpile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slush + pile. Pronunciation: /ˈslʌʃpaɪ̯əl/ 1. A collection of rejected or unsolicited manuscripts. Labels: colloquial
Word: holophrastic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌhɑ.loʊˈfɹæs.tɪk/, /ˌhɒləˈfɹæstɪk/ 1. Consisting of a single word, such as "Go." or "Whatever." Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to the stage of language development where a child produces simple one-word utterances. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pre-Columbian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English Columbian English pre-Columbian From pre- + Columbian. 1. Before the voyages of Christopher Columbus of the 1490s which introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas. Labels: historical, not-comparable Example: since pre-Columbian times Example: unknown in Europe in pre-Columbian times 2. Referring to the cultures of the Americas before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus. Labels: not-comparable Example: pre-Columbian cultures Example: pre-Columbian civilizations
Word: FAQ Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of frequently asked questions. Pronunciation: /ˌɛf.eɪ̯ˈkjuː/, /fæk/, /ˈfʌk.ju/ 1. A list of questions said to be frequently asked, and their answers. Labels: Internet Example: This site's FAQ says you should log in to access some pages. Example: The most obvious difficulty with an FAQ page is being able to identify the right questions. Government can struggle to identify the real problems people encounter when using its services. 2. A document that details how to play and win a video game; a strategy guide.
Word: FTP Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/ 1. free-to-play Labels: not-comparable
Word: FTP Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/ 1. An instance of sending files via FTP (the File Transfer Protocol). Example: Each batch is an FTP. The log tracking them is on the dashboard. 2. Initialism of free trade port, a port that is a free trade zone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Chinese officials gush about their decision to turn the tropical island of Hainan into the world’s largest free-trade port (FTP). They describe the move, which took effect in December, as a “substantial leap” in the country’s opening to foreigners seeking to tap China’s vast markets. […] When China’s leader, Xi Jinping, first announced the free-trade plan for Hainan in 2018, some observers wondered whether he intended to build a new Hong Kong—a free-trade hub that plays a vital role for foreigners as a gateway to China’s markets and as a China-linked financial centre. For now, Hainan’s ambitions are more modest, even though the area covered by the FTP is huge: the island is nearly the size of Taiwan and 30 times bigger than Hong Kong. But it is taking a leap. The new FTP means that 74% of goods can now enter the island without tariffs. They can be shipped to the mainland on the same zero-levy terms as long as they undergo processing in Hainan that adds at least 30% to their value. To lure investors and talent, taxes on firms in strategic sectors and on high earners will be capped at 15%. That compares with 35% and 45%, respectively, on the mainland. 3. Initialism of Future Time Perspective (a scale developed by Carstensen and Frieder Lang). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FTP Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/ 1. Initialism of File Transfer Protocol (a technology for transferring files over the Internet). Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FTP Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/ 1. To transfer using File Transfer Protocol. Labels: transitive Example: We FTP the whole dataset to the customer after we've scanned it to ensure that no restricted data is left inside it. Example: Just as newsgroups have certain rules to live by, there are several courtesies to remember when FTPing and telneting to remote sites […]
Word: FTP Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˌɛf tiː ˈpiː/ 1. Initialism of fuck the police. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: "Fuck the police" emerged as the unofficial motto of the 1992 riots in Los Angeles[…]Following the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, street signs and businesses were frequently tagged with FTP. Example: As nationwide protests continue to grow, demanding justice for George Floyd and the black community as a whole, YG has shared a new protest song titled "FTP (F--- the Police)."
Word: Mexico Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl Mēxihcobor. Spanish Méxicobor. English Mexico Borrowed from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco, a place-name referring to the Mēxihcah (Mexica/Aztecs). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/, /ˈmɛ.hi.kəʊ/, /ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/, /ˈmɛ.hi.koʊ/, /ˈmek.sɪ.kəʉ/ 1. A country in North America, located south of the United States, and northwest of Guatemala and Belize from Central America. Official name: United Mexican States. Example: While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering ceiling tiles. Example: The path to approval has been bumpiest in Washington, where Democrats in Congress have raised concerns over Mexico’s enforcement of labor rights and environmental law — and smoothest in Mexico, where the president has described the accord as a guarantee of stability for his country’s economy. 2. Ellipsis of Mexico City: the capital city of Mexico. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, rare 3. Ellipsis of the State of Mexico: a state of Mexico. Capital: Toluca. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 4. A municipality of the province of Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines. 5. A census-designated place in Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States. 6. An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. 7. A town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. 8. An unincorporated community in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. 9. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. 10. A city, the county seat of Audrain County, Missouri, United States. 11. A town and village in Oswego County, New York, United States. 12. An unincorporated community in Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. 13. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Walker Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. 14. An unincorporated community in Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States. 15. A former unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States, now submerged under Lake Tawakoni.