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Word: topsy-turvy Part of Speech: adv Etymology: The origin of the adverb and adjective are uncertain. Topsy is probably derived from top or tops, though this does not explain the -sy ending; it has been suggested that the latter comes from so (thus, top so) or from top-set or top-side, modified to match the -y ending of turvy. The term topside-turvy is mentioned in the Anglo-Irish writer Laurence Sterne’s novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759–1767).Turvy is probably derived from a rare (scarcely attested) obsolete English word terve, turve (“to be thrown down; to fall; to dash down; to cast, throw; to turn back or down; to fold or roll over”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of; inclined to’), with turve inherited from Middle English terven (“to throw (something) down; to throw (something) into confusion; to level; to resort or turn (to something); to go, move; to turn; to collapse, fall”) […], perhaps from Old English *tierfan (compare Old English tearflian (“to roll over, wallow”)) or from Old English torfian (“to launch, throw; to shoot missiles at; to stone; to be tossed”), from Proto-Germanic *turbōną (“to fling, hurl”), *turbijaną (“to turn, twist”) (whence Old English ġetyrfian (“to assail with missiles; to assault, attack”)), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“to spin, twist”). Thus, the term as a whole may literally mean “having the top side thrown or turned down”. The noun and verb are probably derived from the adverb and adjective. Pronunciation: /ˌtɒpsɪˈtəːvi/, /ˌtɑpsiˈtɚvi/ 1. Backwards or upside down; also, having been overturned or upset. Example: Thou toyl'ſt in perrill, and the vvindie ſtorme, / Doth topſide-turuey toſſe thee as thou floteſt. Example: If we without his helpe can make a head / To puſh againſt a kingdome, with his helpe / We ſhal oreturne it topsie turuy down, [...] 2. Not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner; chaotically. Labels: figuratively Example: Diuilliſh it is to deſtroy a cittie, but more then diuilliſhe, to euert citties, to betraye countreies, to cause ſeruaunts to kyll their maiſters, parentes theyr children, children their parentes, wiues their huſbandes, and to turne all things topſy turuy, and yet it doth ſo, as ſhalbe declared.
Word: topsy-turvy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The origin of the adverb and adjective are uncertain. Topsy is probably derived from top or tops, though this does not explain the -sy ending; it has been suggested that the latter comes from so (thus, top so) or from top-set or top-side, modified to match the -y ending of turvy. The term topside-turvy is mentioned in the Anglo-Irish writer Laurence Sterne’s novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759–1767).Turvy is probably derived from a rare (scarcely attested) obsolete English word terve, turve (“to be thrown down; to fall; to dash down; to cast, throw; to turn back or down; to fold or roll over”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of; inclined to’), with turve inherited from Middle English terven (“to throw (something) down; to throw (something) into confusion; to level; to resort or turn (to something); to go, move; to turn; to collapse, fall”) […], perhaps from Old English *tierfan (compare Old English tearflian (“to roll over, wallow”)) or from Old English torfian (“to launch, throw; to shoot missiles at; to stone; to be tossed”), from Proto-Germanic *turbōną (“to fling, hurl”), *turbijaną (“to turn, twist”) (whence Old English ġetyrfian (“to assail with missiles; to assault, attack”)), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“to spin, twist”). Thus, the term as a whole may literally mean “having the top side thrown or turned down”. The noun and verb are probably derived from the adverb and adjective. Pronunciation: /ˌtɒpsɪˈtəːvi/, /ˌtɑpsiˈtɚvi/ 1. Backwards or upside down. Example: If I travel Aunt, I touch at your Antipodes—your Antipodes are a good raſcally ſort of topſy turvy Fellows—If I had a Bumper I'd ſtand upon my Head and drink a Health to ’em— [...] Example: This argument, vaguely political in nature, took place as often as the two men met. It was a topsy-turvy affair, for the Englishman was bitterly anti-English and the Indian fanatically loyal. 2. Chaotic; disorderly. Labels: figuratively Example: [John] Chrysostom saith, An Oath came in when Evils increased, when men appeared unfaithful, when all things became Topsy Turvy. Example: You have not kept her comfortable-easy. Something has turned her poor little mind topsy-turvies.
Word: topsy-turvy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The origin of the adverb and adjective are uncertain. Topsy is probably derived from top or tops, though this does not explain the -sy ending; it has been suggested that the latter comes from so (thus, top so) or from top-set or top-side, modified to match the -y ending of turvy. The term topside-turvy is mentioned in the Anglo-Irish writer Laurence Sterne’s novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759–1767).Turvy is probably derived from a rare (scarcely attested) obsolete English word terve, turve (“to be thrown down; to fall; to dash down; to cast, throw; to turn back or down; to fold or roll over”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of; inclined to’), with turve inherited from Middle English terven (“to throw (something) down; to throw (something) into confusion; to level; to resort or turn (to something); to go, move; to turn; to collapse, fall”) […], perhaps from Old English *tierfan (compare Old English tearflian (“to roll over, wallow”)) or from Old English torfian (“to launch, throw; to shoot missiles at; to stone; to be tossed”), from Proto-Germanic *turbōną (“to fling, hurl”), *turbijaną (“to turn, twist”) (whence Old English ġetyrfian (“to assail with missiles; to assault, attack”)), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“to spin, twist”). Thus, the term as a whole may literally mean “having the top side thrown or turned down”. The noun and verb are probably derived from the adverb and adjective. Pronunciation: /ˌtɒpsɪˈtəːvi/, /ˌtɑpsiˈtɚvi/ 1. An act of turning something backwards or upside down, or the situation that something is in after this has happened. Labels: countable Example: Perhaps he was at a loss for the points of compass, as is often the case in tumbles and topsy-turvies. 2. A situation where the natural order of things has been upset. Labels: countable, figuratively Example: [I ...] has seed a heap of scatterments and topsyturvies: here's hoping dat you all may swim smoofly along the briny waves of sacrificin' time, and ford the Jordan of destructive equinoxes, while fiery billows roll beneath! Example: The best-known examples of children’s nonsense language play, and their ‘topsy turvies’, or inversion of reality, are in Chukovsky, who asserts that such topsy turvies ‘strengthen (not weaken) the child’s awareness of reality’ [...]. 3. Chaos, confusion, disorder. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: Why should we [...] use it [our sense of the ludicrous] to degrade the healthy appetites and affections of our nature as they are seen to be degraded in insane patients whose system, all out of joint, finds matter for screaming laughter in mere topsy-turvy, [...?]
Word: topsy-turvy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The origin of the adverb and adjective are uncertain. Topsy is probably derived from top or tops, though this does not explain the -sy ending; it has been suggested that the latter comes from so (thus, top so) or from top-set or top-side, modified to match the -y ending of turvy. The term topside-turvy is mentioned in the Anglo-Irish writer Laurence Sterne’s novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759–1767).Turvy is probably derived from a rare (scarcely attested) obsolete English word terve, turve (“to be thrown down; to fall; to dash down; to cast, throw; to turn back or down; to fold or roll over”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of; inclined to’), with turve inherited from Middle English terven (“to throw (something) down; to throw (something) into confusion; to level; to resort or turn (to something); to go, move; to turn; to collapse, fall”) […], perhaps from Old English *tierfan (compare Old English tearflian (“to roll over, wallow”)) or from Old English torfian (“to launch, throw; to shoot missiles at; to stone; to be tossed”), from Proto-Germanic *turbōną (“to fling, hurl”), *turbijaną (“to turn, twist”) (whence Old English ġetyrfian (“to assail with missiles; to assault, attack”)), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“to spin, twist”). Thus, the term as a whole may literally mean “having the top side thrown or turned down”. The noun and verb are probably derived from the adverb and adjective. Pronunciation: /ˌtɒpsɪˈtəːvi/, /ˌtɑpsiˈtɚvi/ 1. To turn topsy-turvy or upside down; to invert. Labels: transitive Example: Mr. [George] Eliot's descriptions of scenery are perfect: [...] and so are his descriptions of children. [...] We forbear (though with regret) the introduction to our readers of Totty's bald doll, ignominously ‘topsy turvied’ by her insulting brother. Example: The already lithified/hardened late Early/early Middle Oxfordian chunks/slabs of the oolitic limestones fragmented and rotated, even topsy-turvied upside down in the repetitive violent/explosive shake ups. 2. To throw into chaos or disorder; to upset. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: [...] Mrs. Sykes said, ‘her man was the wust she ever knowed when he got topsy-turveyed.’ And as now, he began to get topsy-turveyed pretty regularly before he had finished his daily business with the retiring host of the Holly Bush, there was not much peace at home. Example: Has not a diluent expletive been interjected to fill up a line? has not a plain proposition been topsy-turvied, till subject and object are miserably confused, because of accent?
Word: make-work Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From make + work. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪkwəːk/ 1. An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need. Labels: US, uncountable Example: I once described this rather vulgarly as a Euro-wanking make-work project and I do not resile from that. Example: They are more sympathetic to immigration, free markets, and free trade, and less sympathetic to protectionism, make-work policies, and government intervention in business.
Word: makework Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of make-work. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: brush up Part of Speech: verb 1. To paint, or make clean or bright with a brush. Example: April 10, 1706, Alexander Pope, letter to William Wycherley You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I have done my best to brush you up like your neighbours. 2. To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill. Labels: idiomatic Example: I'll need to brush up (on) my Greek before my trip to Athens. Example: How many will be rich enough to travel in style is difficult to know—but already 30% of the guests at the very expensive Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong are from mainland China. Reception staff around the world had better start brushing up their Mandarin language skills. 3. To beat up, annoy or insult (someone). Labels: slang, transitive
Word: gravitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/ 1. To move under the force of gravity. Labels: intransitive Example: Theſe, who have nature's ſteps with care purſued, That matter is with active force endued, That all its parts magnetic power exert, And to each other gravitate, aſſert. 2. To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Children naturally gravitate to such a big, friendly man. Example: The guests slowly gravitated to the kitchen.
Word: crack down Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɹæk ˈdaʊn/ 1. To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before. Labels: idiomatic, often Example: The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays. Example: At this point they're hoping that the government will crack down and will put an end to deceptive rental offerings.
Word: equatorial Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/ 1. Of, near, or relating to the equator. Example: That plant is best suited to equatorial climates. 2. Relating to the midline of any approximately spherical object. 3. of a bond, lying approximately in the plane of a ring, perpendicular to its axis
Word: equatorial Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/ 1. A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.
Word: pier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English pere (“bridge pillar, breakwater”), from either Anglo-Norman pere (“stone”, from Latin petra) or Old French *piere (Old Northern French pire, from either Late Latin *petricus or pēra "satchel"); compare Medieval Latin pira. Pronunciation: /pɪə/, /pɪː/, /pɪjə/, /pɪɹ/, /piɾ/ 1. A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty. Example: Your boat is docked at the pier. 2. A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment. Example: There is a gaming arcade on the pier. Example: A fresh breeze comes off the water and down the pier. 3. A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge. Example: The force of the explosion demolished one pair of piers and two spans of the bridge crashed down into the river on top of the barges. 4. A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate. 5. A long corridor-like building with multiple gates extending from an airport terminal. Example: The new £216m pier will be used by all airlines currently operating out of T2, with more and more flights gradually moving over to the new pier once it becomes fully operational.
Word: pliable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French ploiable, from ploiier (“to fold”). By surface analysis, ply + -able. Compare pliant. Pronunciation: /ˈplaɪəbəl/ 1. Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded. Example: You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays moist. 2. Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.
Word: confection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from confectus, past participle of conficere (“prepare”), from com- (“with”) + facere (“to make, do”). Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500s. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛkʃən/ 1. A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake. Example: The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections. 2. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something. 3. The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction. Example: The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police. 4. An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature. Labels: dated 5. Something, such as a garment or a decoration, that is very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also impractical or non-utilitarian. Labels: dated Example: She found a sexy, lacy confection in a lingerie drawer and quickly slipped into it. 6. A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary. Labels: obsolete 7. A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary. Labels: obsolete Example: Was it not a goodly poison that he gave! Why, he's as well now as he was before. It shuld have been some fine confection That might have given the broth some dainty taste
Word: confection Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from confectus, past participle of conficere (“prepare”), from com- (“with”) + facere (“to make, do”). Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500s. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛkʃən/ 1. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
Word: dawn on Part of Speech: verb 1. To occur to somebody; to be realized by. Labels: idiomatic Example: It finally dawned on him that he could automate the process instead of doing it by hand each time. Example: Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.
Word: centers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.(t)ɚz/ 1. plural of center Labels: form-of, plural
Word: centers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.(t)ɚz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of center Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: stayed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /steɪd/, /steːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of stay Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: saints Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /seɪnts/ 1. plural of saint Labels: form-of, plural
Word: saints Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /seɪnts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of saint Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mentioning Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ/ 1. The act of briefly referring to someone or something in speech or writing, usually without giving much detail. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mentioning Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of mention Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Rather, they issue forth as fragmented commentary, casual mentionings, and sporadic allusions to aspects of the lives and times of universally known characters who have come to represent archetypes, moral types, and object lessons.
Word: interpreted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tɪd/, /ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪ.tɪd/, /ənˈtøː.pɹə.təd/ 1. simple past and past participle of interpret Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: interpreted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tɪd/, /ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪ.tɪd/, /ənˈtøː.pɹə.təd/ 1. Executed directly, rather than via a compiled binary representation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interpret Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English interpreten, from Old French enterpreter, (French interpréter), from Latin interpretor (“to explain, expound, interpret”), past participle interpretatus, from interpres (“an agent, broker, explainer, interpreter, negotiator”), from inter (“between”) + -pres, probably the root of pretium (“price”); -pres is probably connected with Ancient Greek φράζειν (phrázein, “to point out, show, explain, declare, speak”), from which φραδή (phradḗ, “understanding”), φράσις (phrásis, “speech”); see phrase. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/, /ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪt/, [ɛnˈtɝ.pɹɛt], /ənˈtøː.pɹət/, /ˈin.tɚ.pɹɛt/ 1. To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation. 2. To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc. Example: to interpret an Indian speech Example: The Holy Bible, Matthew i. 23. Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 3. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation. Example: The actor interpreted the character of Hamlet with great skill. Example: The way the musician interpreted a sonata was quite special. 4. To convey what a user of one language is saying or signing, in real time or shortly after that person has finished communicating, to a user of a different language. Labels: intransitive Example: He interpreted at the meeting between the Chinese and French associates. 5. To analyse or execute (a program) by reading the instructions as they are encountered, rather than compiling in advance. Labels: transitive
Word: asterism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀστερισμός (asterismós, “a group of stars”), from ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”). Analyzable as aster- + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈas.təˌɹɪz.əm/, /ˈæs.təˌrɪz.əm/ 1. An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern). Example: The Big Dipper, Summer Triangle, and Orion's Belt are asterisms. Example: Of the constellations, or asterisms. [...] It therefore became necessary to adopt a more general method of distinguishing them. This was accomplished by portioning out the heavens into imaginary figures, of men, birds, fishes, &c. called Constellations or Asterisms. 2. A rarely used typographical symbol of three asterisks arranged in a triangle, ⁂, used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book. Distinct from a dinkus which also uses asterisks to separate. 3. A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).
Word: presence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Through Old French presence, from Latin praesentia (“a being present”), from praesentem. Displaced native Old English andweardnes. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛzəns/, [ˈpɹɛzn̩s], /ˈpɹezəns/, [ˈpɹezn̩s] 1. The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Any painter can benefit from the presence of a live model from which to draw. Example: Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed. 2. The part of space within one's immediate vicinity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Bob never said anything about it in my presence. 3. A quality of poise and effectiveness that enables a performer to achieve a close relationship with their audience. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A quality that sets an individual out from others; a quality that makes them noticed and/or admired even if they are not speaking or performing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Despite being less than five foot, she filled up the theatre with her stage presence. Example: Perrin Ferris succeeds in his equally demanding task of maintaining some semblance of presence while sharing the stage with a chronic upstager. 5. Something (as a spirit) felt or believed to be present. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I'm convinced that there was a presence in that building that I can't explain, which led to my heroic actions. 6. A company's business activity in a particular market. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. An assembly of great persons. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 8. The state of being closely focused on the here and now, not distracted by irrelevant thoughts. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. Synonym of room tone. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. Ellipsis of presence chamber. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: presence Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Through Old French presence, from Latin praesentia (“a being present”), from praesentem. Displaced native Old English andweardnes. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛzəns/, [ˈpɹɛzn̩s], /ˈpɹezəns/, [ˈpɹezn̩s] 1. To make or become present. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Presence means: the constant abiding that approaches man, reaches him, is extended to him. But what is this source of this extending reach to which the present belongs as presencing, insofar as there is presence? True, man always remains approached by the presencing of something actually present without explicitly heeding presencing itself. Example: Within a completely neutral horizon, the primordial continuous stream of experience is presenced without interruption. As this time, the past and future have no meaning apart from the now in which they are presenced.
Word: Midianite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Midian Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Midianite From Midian + -ite. 1. A member of an ancient northern Arabian people.
Word: maisonette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French maisonnette. Doublet of mansionette. Pronunciation: /meɪ.zəˈnɛt/ 1. A small house. 2. An apartment, often on two floors.
Word: coulis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French coulis. Pronunciation: /ˈkuːli/, /kuːˈliː/, /ˈkuːliz/, /kuːˈliːz/ 1. A thick sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Just then the desserts, mere bonnes bouches in foot-wide puddles of pink coulis, were set in front of them.
Word: ventre Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of venture (“to hazard, risk”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: coulisse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French coulisse. Pronunciation: /kuːˈliːs/ 1. A piece of timber having a groove in which something glides. 2. A fluting in a sword blade. 3. A side scene of the stage in a theater or the space between the side scenes.
Word: groove Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English grov, grove, groof, grofe (“cave; pit; mining shaft”), probably from Old Norse gróf (“pit”) or from Middle Dutch groeve (“furrow, ditch”), both from Proto-West Germanic *grōbu, from Proto-Germanic *grōbō (“groove, furrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to dig, scrape, bury”). Cognate with Cimbrian gruuba (“gorge, ravine”), Dutch groef, groeve (“groove; pit, grave”), German Grube (“ditch, pit”), Luxembourgish Grouf (“pit, mine”), Mòcheno gruab (“mine”), Icelandic gróf (“pit, hollow”), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰 (grōba, “foxhole”), Serbo-Croatian grèbati (“scratch, dig”). Related to Old English grafan (“to dig”). More at grave. Pronunciation: /ɡɹuːv/, /ɡɹuv/ 1. A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression. 2. A fixed routine. Example: Through these distresses, the Odd Girl was cheerful and exemplary. But within four hours after dark we had got into a supernatural groove, and the Odd Girl had seen “Eyes,” and was in hysterics. Example: The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove. 3. The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit. 4. A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm. Example: Now, what you hear is not a test, I'm rapping to the beat / And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet Example: Let the music play / He won't get away / This groove he can't ignore 5. A good feeling (often as in the groove). Labels: dated, informal Example: You can't hide forever, just decide to make it better / Turn it into something good / Remember, you can choose not to lose / Find your groove and be a winner Example: How could he be expected to make music that put the audience in a groove, he reasoned, if he wasn't grooving himself? 6. A shaft or excavation. 7. The optimal route around the track, or any of several such routes.
Word: groove Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English grov, grove, groof, grofe (“cave; pit; mining shaft”), probably from Old Norse gróf (“pit”) or from Middle Dutch groeve (“furrow, ditch”), both from Proto-West Germanic *grōbu, from Proto-Germanic *grōbō (“groove, furrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to dig, scrape, bury”). Cognate with Cimbrian gruuba (“gorge, ravine”), Dutch groef, groeve (“groove; pit, grave”), German Grube (“ditch, pit”), Luxembourgish Grouf (“pit, mine”), Mòcheno gruab (“mine”), Icelandic gróf (“pit, hollow”), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰 (grōba, “foxhole”), Serbo-Croatian grèbati (“scratch, dig”). Related to Old English grafan (“to dig”). More at grave. Pronunciation: /ɡɹuːv/, /ɡɹuv/ 1. To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow. Labels: transitive Example: The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run. 2. To perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music. Labels: intransitive Example: I was just starting to groove to the band when we had to leave. Example: Well, I got my way of groovin' / Sitting down right in my seat / I get soul satisfaction / Yeah, without jumpin' up and down on my feet
Word: engineers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪɹz/, /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪəz/ 1. plural of engineer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: engineers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪɹz/, /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of engineer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ensheathe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English sheathe English ensheathe From en- + sheathe. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈʃiːð/ 1. To cover with or as if with a sheath. Labels: transitive Example: Each filament of combustible pulp is ensheathed in an isolating tube, and these tubes are then bound into cable-like trunks.
Word: meets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /miːts/ 1. plural of meet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: meets Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /miːts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of meet Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: meets Part of Speech: prep Pronunciation: /miːts/ 1. Forming a combination or nexus of. Example: The taste of an eggplant could be described as pepper meets tomato. Example: The concept of the movie was Fantastic Voyage meets The Devil Wears Prada.
Word: saving Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save English -ing English saving From save + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/, /ˈsæɪ.vɪŋ/ 1. A reduction in cost or expenditure. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent. Example: This new yard will replace a group of out-of-date yards, and there will be an estimated net saving of £150,000 a year. 2. Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future. Labels: countable, plural-normally Example: I invested all my savings in gold. Example: The collapse of Enron wiped out the life savings of many people, leaving them poor in their retirement. 3. The action of the verb to save. Labels: uncountable 4. Exception; reservation. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: saving and transitional provisions Example: Tis Good Advice not to Contend with Thoſe that are too Strong for us, but ſtill with a ſaving to Honeſty and Juſtice, for the Integrity of the Mind must be ſupported againſt All Violence and Hazzards whatſoever.
Word: saving Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save English -ing English saving From save + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/, /ˈsæɪ.vɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of save Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: saving Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save English -ing English saving From save + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/, /ˈsæɪ.vɪŋ/ 1. That saves someone from damnation; redemptive. 2. Preserving; rescuing. Example: He is the saving strength of his anointed. 3. Thrifty; frugal. Example: Hutchins has been a saving man all his life, and he has received good wages. Among his class he is regarded as wealthy. I daresay that he has five hundred pounds in the bank. Example: Three of her bairns were drowned at sea, fishing off the Bervie braes they had been, but the fourth, the boy Cospatric, him that died the same day as the Old Queen, he was douce and saving and sensible, and set putting the estate to rights. 4. Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful. Example: a saving bargain Example: The ship has made a saving voyage. 5. Making reservation or exception. Example: a saving clause 6. Relating to making a saving. Labels: in-compounds Example: labour-saving Example: energy-saving light bulbs
Word: saving Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós Proto-Italic *salawos Latin salvus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save English -ing English saving From save + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/, /ˈsæɪ.vɪŋ/ 1. Synonym of save (“except for”) Example: And in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. 2. Without disrespect to. Example: I should be ruled by the fiend, who, saving your reverence, is the devil himself. Example: Saving your presence.
Word: developments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of development Labels: form-of, plural
Word: developments Part of Speech: noun 1. A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: exposed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspoʊzd/ 1. Open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible). Labels: usually, with-to Example: exposed to light; exposed to water; exposed to abuse; exposed to danger Example: an exposed path (trail, etc) up the mountain (one with a drop-off on one or both sides)
Word: exposed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspoʊzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of expose Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The film was not exposed to sufficient light. Example: Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.[…]Nowadays workers are exposed to far lower doses and manganism is rare.
Word: beeline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bee + line, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, originally an Americanism. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːlaɪn/ 1. A very direct or quick path or trip. Example: to make / strike a beeline for / to something Example: The children made a beeline to the swimming pool. 2. A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate. Labels: historical
Word: beeline Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bee + line, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, originally an Americanism. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːlaɪn/ 1. To travel in a straight line, ignoring established paths of travel. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: A uniformed policeman came off the elevator and beelined for the nurse's station. I beelined into the stairwell. I wasn't in the mood for chatting with the police. Example: Suddenly, a woman beelines to the president, climbs to join him on his platform, there’s no security around to stop her and leans in for a kiss.
Word: second-hand Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of secondhand. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Her youth had passed in intrigues and vanities, and she still lived among them at second-hand: she now talked what she formerly did.
Word: resolved Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɑlvd/, /ɹɪˈzɒlvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of resolve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: resolved Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɑlvd/, /ɹɪˈzɒlvd/ 1. Determined; fixed in one's purpose.
Word: religions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ənz/, /ɹəˈləd͡ʒ.ənz/ 1. plural of religion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: religions Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ənz/, /ɹəˈləd͡ʒ.ənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of religion Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cough up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English coughen up, equivalent to cough + up. Sense 2.1 was perhaps influenced by coffers of money. (to lose by one's own mistakes): Compare typologically Russian проду́ть (prodútʹ), профу́кать (profúkatʹ). 1. To expel from the lungs, throat, stomach, etc. by coughing. Labels: transitive Example: He was coughing up blood. Example: He was coughing up a lung. 2. To reluctantly or unwillingly give. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: Do you think he'll be able to cough up the three grand by Tuesday? Example: Thanks to Jeeves I was not going to be called on to cough up several thousand quid. 3. To reluctantly or unwillingly give. Labels: idiomatic, informal, transitive Example: By the time you get back the men will all be striking out for the fire, and we ’ll break for the house and collar the dollars. Everybody cough up what matches he ’s got. Example: “Let me have the report by four o’clock.” “Nothing for us, I suppose?” said the elder woman, with a smile. “You wait, my dear. If we get twenty-five pounds fine it has got to go somewhere—Police Fund, of course, but there may be something over. Anyhow, you go and cough it up and then we shall see.” 4. To reluctantly or unwillingly give. Labels: idiomatic, informal, intransitive, slang, transitive 5. To lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest. Labels: idiomatic Example: That team had the game won, but they coughed it up in the end. 6. To spill, to fumble. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: England had never before come back to win from a margin of more than 12 points, and the errors continued to come thick and fast as Tom Croft became the latest to cough up the ball.
Word: decent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French décent, or its source, Latin decēns, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”) (compare Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “to appear, seem, think”), δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to accept”); Sanskrit दशस्यति (daśasyáti, “shows honor, is gracious”), दाशति (dāśati, “makes offerings, bestows”)). Meaning ‘kind, pleasant’ is from 1902. Pronunciation: /ˈdiː.sənt/, /ˈdi.sənt/, [ˈdɪi.sənt], [ˈdɪ̈i.sənt] 1. Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances. 2. Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness. 3. Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen. Labels: informal Example: Are you decent? May I come in? 4. Fair; acceptable; okay. Example: He's a decent saxophonist, but probably not good enough to make a career of it. Example: A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe. 5. Significant; substantial. Example: There are a decent number of references out there, if you can find them. 6. Conforming to perceived standards of good taste. Example: I had a cup of tea - the last decent cup of tea for many days; and in a room that most soothingly looked just as you would expect a lady’s drawing-room to look, we had a long quiet chat by the fireside. 7. Comely; shapely; well-formed. Labels: obsolete Example: And ſable ſtole of Cipres Lawn, Over thy decent ſhoulders drawn.
Word: decent Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of descent. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: landed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English londed, from Old English ġelandod. By surface analysis, land + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈlænd.ɪd/ 1. In possession of land. Labels: not-comparable Example: landed gentry 2. Consisting of land, especially with a single owner. Labels: not-comparable Example: a landed estate
Word: landed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈlænd.ɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of land Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sized Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From size + -ed. 1. Having a certain size. Usually used in combination with an adverb or a noun. Labels: not-comparable Example: A badly-sized pair of shoes. Example: A pea-sized creature.
Word: sized Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From size + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of size Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stages Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪz/ 1. plural of stage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stages Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stage Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: manteau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French manteau (“mantle”). In the Iranian context, borrowed from Persian مانتو (mânto), originating in the Qajar period. Doublet of mantle and mantel. Pronunciation: /ˈmæntəʊ/ 1. A cloak or gown, especially of a kind popular with women in the 17th and 18th centuries. Example: Not to mention the need to keep her manteau from becoming a sort of anti-parachute which sought to lift her free of the pavement. 2. A long, loose-fitting coat worn by Iranian Muslim women based off the trenchcoat, originally worn with a square Arabic-style hijab and in plain colours, and often associated with liberal politics. Example: As a result of this politics of personal appearance, Iranians have come to refer to three types of woman, defining their politics by the clothes they wear: the chadory, the manteauy, and the maghna'eh-poosh. […] In contrast, the manteauy woman wears the loose-fitting manteau, often fashionably with a colorful, loosely tied head scarf. She generally supports both political and social reform.
Word: manteaux Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of manteau Labels: form-of, plural
Word: koko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Cf. Burmese ကုက္ကို (kukkui). 1. The tree Albizia lebbeck.
Word: koko Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of koku. Labels: Malaysia, alt-of, alternative
Word: missions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃənz/ 1. plural of mission Labels: form-of, plural
Word: missions Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mission Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: red letter day Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An allusion to the practice, dating to classical antiquity, of marking important days in red on calendars. 1. A day marked in red on calendars; a church feast day. Example: The only red-letter day occurring in July, is the twenty-fifth, called St James's Day. Example: But the monsters who interrupt men in the middle of a sentence are to be found everywhere; and they are always practising. Red-letter days or black-letter days, festival or fast, makes no difference to them. 2. A particularly significant day; a day of personal or sectarian celebration. Labels: idiomatic Example: Monday was a red letter day for her. She accomplished a lot and had fun doing it. Example: We saw losses for days in a row, but Black Tuesday was the worst red letter day of them all.
Word: astroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “a star”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). Pronunciation: /ˈæstɹɔɪd/ 1. A hypocycloid with four cusps.
Word: hypocycloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English cycloid English hypocycloid From hypo- (“below or inside”) + cycloid. 1. Synonym of epicycloid.
Word: transsexuality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trans- + sexuality or transsexual + -ity. 1. The state, condition, or properties of being transsexual. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The psychological diagnosis of gender identity disorder. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sex reassignment surgery Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɛks.ɹɪəˈsaɪnmənt ˈsɚ.d͡ʒɚ.i/ 1. Surgical procedure that alters a person's sexual characteristics to conform to what would be typical for their identified gender, particularly for transgender people, or to conform to societal standards for intersex people to present in a dyadic fashion, the latter often done without consent. Labels: countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable
Word: cycloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cyclo- + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪklɔɪd/ 1. The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line. Example: In the firſt Courſe there was a Shoulder of Mutton, cut into an Æquilateral Triangle, a Piece of Beef into a Rhomboides, and a Pudding into a Cycloid. 2. A fish having cycloid scales.
Word: cycloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cyclo- + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪklɔɪd/ 1. Resembling a circle; cycloidal. Labels: not-comparable 2. Thin and rounded, with smooth edges. Labels: not-comparable 3. characterized by alternating high and low moods. Labels: not-comparable
Word: epicycloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- English cycloid English epicycloid From epi- (“above or outside”) + cycloid. 1. The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.
Word: spirograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sper- Proto-Indo-European *sper-yeh₂- Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra)der. Latin spīra Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English spiro- English graph English spirograph From spiro- + graph. 1. an instrument for measuring and recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements
Word: LAMPP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl: an interoperable group of open-source software for serving websites. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: rebuttal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rebut + -al. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/, /ɹiˈbʌt.əl/, [ɹiˈbʌɾ.əl], /ɹɪˈbat.əl/, [ɹɪˈbaɾ.əl] 1. The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence. Example: For those who imagine the capital flows with milk and honey, or avocado and sourdough, Edmonton is your rebuttal. Once full of light industry, today it has some of the most deprived areas in England. 2. A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents. 3. A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.