nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: dyspeptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + πέπτω (péptō, “to digest”). Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpɛp.tɪk/ 1. Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion. Labels: not-comparable Example: ...but Lady Anne could not be deceived—in five years' time he would become dyspeptic, be surrounded by physicians, consigned to all the Badens in Germany, and think much more of a renovating draught than a beautiful young wife. 2. Irritable or morose. Labels: comparable, figuratively Example: He was a sallow, dyspeptic man, with a premature shock of grey hair, attached to the stage as an occupation but not a vocation. His only passion was gambling on the race-course, which was attended with perpetual bad luck, though that appeared to act as a stimulus rather than to dampen his fervour. Example: Sir Maurice made a rough, dyspeptic sound, as if chewing a mint.
Word: dyspeptic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + πέπτω (péptō, “to digest”). Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpɛp.tɪk/ 1. A dyspeptic person. Example: Medical management of peptic ulcers is employed along with psychotherapy to greater advantage than the multitude of operations employed twenty years ago for the unfortunate dyspeptic. Example: There is, for example, the hamburg-steak, of which the alliaceousness can seduce all but saints and the worst of dyspeptics.
Word: oligosynthetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- English synthetic English oligosynthetic From oligo- + synthetic. 1. Using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words. Example: Talking of which, the grammar of oligosynthetic languages is not always particularly well explained – the designers sometimes seem to have been too focused on the vocabulary.
Word: oligo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ligos (“poor, miserable”). 1. few, several Labels: morpheme
Word: oligochaete Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɒlɪɡəˈkiːt/ 1. Any of various hermaphroditic aquatic and terrestrial annelid worms, of the subclass Oligochaeta, that have single bristles along the body.
Word: oligodendroglia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) English dendr- English dendro- English glia English oligodendroglia From oligo- + dendro- + glia. 1. tissue (neuroglia) consisting of glial cells that are smaller than astrocytes and form the myelin sheath
Word: oligophagous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oligo- + -phagous. 1. that feed on a restricted range of food
Word: oligophagy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oligo- + -phagy. 1. Feeding on few specific types of food (e.g. a single plant genus or family). Labels: uncountable
Word: oligopoly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *h₃ligos From oligo- (prefix meaning ‘few; several’) + -poly (suffix meaning ‘pertaining to the number of sellers in a market’), by analogy with monopoly. Pronunciation: /ɒlɪˈɡɒpəli/, /ɒlɪˈɡɒpli/, /ˌɑləˈɡɑpəli/, /ˌoʊ-/ 1. An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Because of the ease of collusion, particularly price fixing, duopolies and oligopolies easily produce outcomes as bad for the general public as outright monopolies. Example: For the sheep are falling into few and powerful hands; and these, if they have not a monopoly, have at least an oligopoly, and can keep up the price.
Word: oligopolies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oligopoly Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oligopsony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + ὀψωνία (opsōnía, “purchase”). 1. An economic condition in which a small number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
Word: oligopsonies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oligopsony Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oligotrophic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From oligo- + -trophic. 1. deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment) 2. being poor in nutrients and minerals 3. deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus.
Word: oligotrophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From oligo- (“few”) + -trophy (“nutrition”). 1. the quality of having a low level of nutrients and minerals Labels: uncountable
Word: top hand Part of Speech: noun 1. The batsman's hand that is further up the handle; used for control rather than power. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see top, hand.
Word: top order Part of Speech: noun 1. The batsmen who bat in the first few positions.
Word: top-spinner Part of Speech: noun 1. a type of ball, bowled by a leg spin bowler, that spins forward and, when bouncing off the pitch, bounces higher than expected and slows down
Word: tour match Part of Speech: noun 1. a cricket match played between a touring side and a local side
Word: touring side Part of Speech: noun 1. the visiting side on a tour
Word: touring squad Part of Speech: noun 1. the group of players who go on a tour as a pool from which teams are selected for individual matches
Word: triple century Part of Speech: noun 1. A total of three hundred runs scored by a single batsman in one innings, or by two batsmen in a partnership.
Word: Miller Part of Speech: name Etymology: English surname, capitalization of miller. Doublet of Muller. Also compare Milner, Millward, Müller, Mueller, Mulder, Molenaar, Muenier, Molinaro, Molinero, Molnár, Mlinar, Mlynarczyk. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlɚ/, /ˈmɪlə(ɹ)/ 1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a miller. Labels: countable Example: Ewan McGregor is back as the lead character, Renton, perhaps best remembered for his visit in the first film to the “Worst Toilet in Scotland.” Robert Carlyle appears as Begbie, who starts brawls with almost anyone who crosses his path; Ewen Bremner returns as the dimwitted Spud, who, in the first movie, has a memorable job interview while high on speed; and Jonny Lee Miller is back as Sick Boy, now known as Simon. Example: By 2025, of course, Trump and Miller were back in the White House, pursuing a campaign promise to “remigrate” millions of everyday people out of America. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A suburb in the City of Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: miller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English myllere, mellere, from earlier mylnere, possibly from an Old English *mylnere, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnārī (“miller”), equivalent to mill + -er; cf. also Late Latin molīnārius (“miller”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Muller, Dutch mulder, molenaar, German Low German Möller, German Müller, Müllner, Danish møller, Norwegian Bokmål møller, Norwegian Nynorsk mylnar, møllar, Swedish mjölnare, Icelandic mylnari. Compare also Middle English milward, mulward (“miller”), from Old English mylenweard (“miller”, literally “mill-keeper”) (> English Millward (surname)). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪləː/, [ˈmɪləː], /ˈmɪlɚ/, [ˈmɪlɚ] ~ [ˈmɪlɹ̩] 1. A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill. Example: Constable's father, a wealthy miller, operated the mill at Flatford, which still stands 1 mile south of the village. 2. A milling machine. Labels: dated Example: Besides the usual run of machines, planers, millers, automatics, centre lathes, cranes, etc., there were several power stations, the rolling mills for strip material and for 60 ft. rails, and all the steel furnaces with their complicated systems of flues. If variety is the spice of life, then there was plenty here. 3. Any of several moths that have powdery wings, especially Acronicta leporina and moths of the genus Agrotis. 4. A floury-smelling mushroom, Clitopilus prunulus. 5. A rat. Labels: UK, archaic, slang 6. A moth. Labels: Appalachia, informal
Word: wtfpwn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From WTF + pwn. 1. To dominate or defeat thoroughly (as in a video game). Labels: Internet Example: Up until the point where some uninvited guests show up to act as assholes and wtfpwn them.... during the wake. Example: Either way if your gear is good 400+ resil, you should be able to live at least for 60s, ample time for a mage to wtfpwn both of them.
Word: Murphy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Ó Murchadha (“descendant of Murrough”), Mac Murchaidh (“Son of Murrough”), etc. See Muircath. Pronunciation: /ˈmɜɹfi/, /ˈmɜːfi/ 1. A common surname from Irish, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha Example: After a long talk between these two, and a little broken English from the Frenchmen, our visitors took leave; but Father Murphy had hardly gone a dozen rods when back he came, inquiring whether we were in want of anything. Example: A Granite Bay home previously owned by actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is back on the market for $12 million. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage. Example: Sonja made me promise I would go to college. She said she'd wanted her daughter, Murphy, to go. She'd named her baby Murphy because it could never be a stripper name. But her daughter had changed her name to London. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
Word: Murphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Irish Ó Murchadha (“descendant of Murrough”), Mac Murchaidh (“Son of Murrough”), etc. See Muircath. Pronunciation: /ˈmɜɹfi/, /ˈmɜːfi/ 1. Ellipsis of Murphy game (“type of confidence trick”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang
Word: Murphy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Irish Ó Murchadha (“descendant of Murrough”), Mac Murchaidh (“Son of Murrough”), etc. See Muircath. Pronunciation: /ˈmɜɹfi/, /ˈmɜːfi/ 1. To swindle by means of the Murphy game confidence trick. Labels: slang, transitive
Word: enthusiastically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English enthusiastic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English enthusiastically From enthusiastic + -ally. 1. In an enthusiastic manner. Example: When God presented Lilith to Adam, Adam was overjoyed and enthusiastically set her on the ground and tried to mount her after the fashion of the animals; but Lilith protested and said: "Why should I be on the bottom and you on the top?" Example: The new sea wall may stop the waves from the sea, but not from the children who enthusiastically greet our train as it passes. It's great to see this ages-old habit is still going strong.
Word: Saint Valentine's Day Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌseɪntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/, /ˌsəntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/ 1. A holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love. Example: Tomorrow is S. Valentines day, all in the morning betime, / And I a Maid at your Window, to be your Valentine.
Word: St. Valentine's Day Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Saint Valentine's Day. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Valentine's Day Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/ 1. Synonym of Saint Valentine's Day. Example: On the long time line of the so-human search for a profound and lasting happiness, many of us will still have our romances. Of the senses and the mind. We will have our spring dances, our candlelight dinners, our Valentine’s Days, our ear when we need to talk, our moonlit hand-holdings, our horizon gazings. our car rides in sensual silence. Example: Valentine’s Day is a time for love and affection. I do not know anyone who wants to spend Valentine’s Day alone. I love to spend my Valentine’s Days with the person I am dating or my family. I love buying and giving gifts during this holiday but the most important thing is being with the people I care about and love. [F, Diary] 2. Fourteen.
Word: Simpson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Sympson, equivalent to Sim, the short form of Simon, + -son. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmp.sən/ 1. A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places in Devon. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A suburban village in Simpson and Ashland parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8836). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A hamlet in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8818). Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A village in the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek, No. 281, Saskatchewan, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A locality in the south of the Northern Territory, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A town mostly in Corangamite Shire, in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A character from the TV series The Simpsons. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Each of his family members reminded me of a Simpson in some way: his sister was a bit like Lisa and his dad was a bit like Homer.
Word: Sim Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon. Pronunciation: /sɪm/ 1. A male given name, diminutive of Simeon and Simon. Example: The other [witness] was one Sim Doolittle, the fish hawker from Allerfoot, jogging home in his fish cart from Gledsmuir fair. 2. A Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.
Word: Sim Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 沈 (Sím) or Teochew 沈 (sim2). Pronunciation: /sɪm/ 1. A surname from Hokkien.
Word: Sim Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 심(沈) (Sim). Pronunciation: /sɪm/ 1. A surname from Korean.
Word: Sim Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɪm/ 1. A Simeonite (follower of Charles Simeon). 2. A person with Methodist tendencies. Labels: broadly
Word: Sim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the title of The Sims, which most likely came from clipping of simulation, as The Sims, SimCity, and related franchises are simulation games; compare sim (“simulator, simulation”). Pronunciation: /sɪm/ 1. Any of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment. 2. Someone who is, or is accused of, acting like a bumbling fool. Labels: derogatory, often Example: Near-synonym: NPC
Word: Anderson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Ander (“Andrew”) + -son, after Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization of Danish and Norwegian Andersen or Swedish Andersson. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.dɚ.sən/ 1. A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable Example: "It's almost too realistic, too digital and computery," complains Alexis Vogel, a veteran celebrity makeup artist who recently worked on "Stacked," a high-def show starring Pamela Anderson. Example: Starbucks’ store leadership have advised their employees on how to work around the outage manually, and the company will make sure everyone gets paid for all hours worked, according to Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson. 2. A male given name. Labels: countable 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 24. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Anderson Part of Speech: name Etymology: From earlier Anderston, from Middle English Andreuston, equivalent to Andrew + -s- + -ton. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.dɚ.sən/ 1. A small village and civil parish (served by Lower Winterborne Parish Council) in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY8797).
Word: Ellis Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Elis, an Old French form of Elias. Compare Elijah, Lias, Ely. Also sometimes from the Elice, a pet form of Elizabeth. * As a Welsh surname, shortened from the personal name Elisse, Elisedd, from the archaic elus (“benevolent, kind”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛ.lɪs/, /ˈɛ.ləs/ 1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Trump campaign adviser Jenna Ellis intentionally misgendered Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman, on Twitter early Monday morning. 2. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] and A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A locale in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Wilkinson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Wilkin Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Wilkinson From Wilkin + -son. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪlkɪnsən/, /ˈwɪlkənsən/ 1. An English surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Wilkin Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Wilkin, a pet form of William. * As a north/Low German surname, variant of Wilken. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪlkɪn/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Ahmed Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːmɛd/, /ɑːˈmɛd/, /ˈɑːχ.mɛd/ 1. Alternate name of rasul Muhammad 2. A male given name from Arabic, variant of Ahmad. Example: Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Nemanja Matic and Le Havre striker Ahmed Hassan have each been handed two-game bans with a further two matches suspended after they concealed Ligue 1’s anti-homophobia insignia on their shirts, the French top-flight said. 3. A surname from Arabic.
Word: Forster Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun forester. * Also as an English surname, borrowed from French fustrier (“blockmaker”), from fustre (“baulk of timber”). * As a French and Norman surname, from Old French forcetier (“cutter”), from forcettes (“scissors”). * As a German surname, spelling variant of Förster and Först (both related to Forst (“forest”)). 1. An occupational or topographic surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked or lived in a forest. 2. A coastal town in MidCoast council area, Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Powell Part of Speech: name Etymology: The anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel (“son of Hywel”). Related to Howell and Huell. Sometimes also associated with Paul by folk etymology. Pronunciation: /paʊl/, /pəʊl/, /ˈpaʊ.(w)əl/ 1. An English and Welsh surname from Welsh. Labels: countable Example: President Donald Trump said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is no longer being considered as a replacement for Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair. 2. A male given name. Labels: countable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Hywel Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh Hywel. 1. A male given name. 2. A surname.
Word: Chapman Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English chapman, chepman, meaning merchant or trader; equivalent to cheap (noun) + man. Doublet of Kaufman and Koopman. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæpmən/ 1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a merchant. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chapman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chapman, chepman, from Old English ċēapmann (“dealer, merchant”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann, equivalent to cheap (noun) + man. Cognate with synonymous West Frisian keapman, Dutch koopman, German Low German Koopmann, German Kaufmann, Swedish köpman. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæpmən/ 1. A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one. Labels: obsolete Example: Done. They are gone: the sum is here in bank, my Face. I would we knew another chapman now would buy 'em outright. Example: When chapmen billies leave the street, / And drouthy neibors, neibors meet, / As market days are wearing late, / An' folk begin to tak the gate 2. A purchaser. Labels: obsolete
Word: Singh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hindi सिंघ (siṅgh, “lion”) or Punjabi ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh, “lion”). Doublet of Sinha. Pronunciation: /sɪŋ/ 1. A surname from Punjabi. 2. A surname common in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India
Word: Webb Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /wɛb/ 1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a weaver. Example: The 1.2-meter-diameter (4-foot-diameter) telescope has set off on a monthlong journey to its orbital destination of the sun-Earth Lagrange point L2, which is nearly 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away from Earth and also home to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Euclid will keep pace with Earth as our planet orbits the sun. 2. A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Webb No. 138. 3. A village in Saskatchewan within the rural municipality. 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Rogers Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Roger + -s, equivalent to Rogerson. Doublet of Rutgers. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒd͡ʒəz/, /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚz/ 1. A surname; an English patronymic surname. Labels: countable Example: The first paper plane from the stands was cheered onto the fringes of the pitch in the 19th minute and it was certainly a sleepy start, despite the best efforts of Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers to inject a bit of tempo. 2. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: What was the least expensive of the 153 ZIP codes? 72758 (Benton County, Ark.), with a median price of $408,403. The area includes Rogers, a growing metro and home to the first Walmart store. 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Rogers Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒd͡ʒəz/, /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚz/ 1. plural of Roger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Rogerson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Roger Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone Middle English -son English -son English Rogerson From Roger + -son. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒd͡ʒəsən/, /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚsən/ 1. An English surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Machen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Occupational surname for a stonemason, from Anglo-Norman machun, dialectal Norman variant of Old French maçon. Compare Mason. 1. An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].
Word: Machen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Welsh ma (“place (of)”) + the personal name Cein. 1. A village in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).
Word: welt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English welten, from Old English weltan, wieltan, from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”). Cognate with German wälzen, Danish vælte, Swedish välta, Icelandic velta. Pronunciation: /wɛlt/ 1. To roll; revolve. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: welt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1425, a shoemaker's term. Perhaps related to Middle English welten (“to overturn, roll over”), from Old Norse velta (“to roll”). Meaning "ridge on the skin from a wound" first recorded 1800. Pronunciation: /wɛlt/ 1. A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow. Example: When she saw, on the back and shoulders of the child, great welts and calloused spots, ineffaceable marks of the system under which she had grown up thus far, her heart became pitiful within her. Example: […] I am sure of one thing,—scars are plenty enough in Germany, among the young men; and very grim ones they are, too. They criss-cross the face in angry red welts, and are permanent and ineffaceable. 2. A strip, especially one around the edge of something (for example, in some old heraldry). Example: … round about a border of Purple Veluet, with Floure de luces of Gold, embrodred to the full, with a welt and bordure of Ermines foure fingers broad. / Vpon the last named cloath or Couerlet of St / … Example: Therefore this may be taken for an Observation, that an edg, or hem, or welt, only runs on the sides of the Ordinary; but the Border invirons, or goeth clear round the same, […] 3. A strip, especially one around the edge of something (for example, in some old heraldry). 4. A strip, especially one around the edge of something (for example, in some old heraldry). Example: [The] Mantle of this Order was of Skie-coloured Damask, having broad welt of Gold embroidered on the Collar, and [...] Example: […] surmounted of another Azure: but in my Judgment, it rather represents a Hem, or Welt of a Belt, or an Edg of Silver, than two Belts one upon another; which the Bend properly signifie […] 5. A strip, especially one around the edge of something (for example, in some old heraldry). 6. A strip, especially one around the edge of something (for example, in some old heraldry). 7. A strip, especially one around the edge of something (for example, in some old heraldry). 8. A shoe made with a welt (strip of leather set into the seam). Labels: obsolete Example: Previous to the fifties, most of the shoes made were welts, or spring heels, and later most of the work changed to turns or "runrounds" as they were called. Example: Nathan D. Chase, a well-to-do boss who accumulated enough wealth to retire in 1850 at middle age, observed that the prices for making shoes remained low from 1837 to 1842: 4 cents for red-bottomed cacks, 8 cents for women's turned slippers, 10 cents for thick-heeled runrounds, 12 cents for set heels, 20 cents for welts.
Word: welt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First use appears c. 1425, a shoemaker's term. Perhaps related to Middle English welten (“to overturn, roll over”), from Old Norse velta (“to roll”). Meaning "ridge on the skin from a wound" first recorded 1800. Pronunciation: /wɛlt/ 1. To cause to have welts; to beat. Labels: transitive Example: Well, gentlemen, I was standing with her just inside the window, in all innocence, as God is my judge, when he rushed like a madman into the room, called her the vilest name that a man could use to a woman, and welted her across the face with the stick he had in his hand. Example: "Cover your scut, or I'll welt the skin off it." 2. To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce. Labels: transitive
Word: welt Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɛlt/ 1. To decay. Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal, intransitive 2. To become stringy. Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal, intransitive
Word: glitterati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of glitter + literati. 1. Celebrities or people with a lot of money; the smart set. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: Fifty Seven Fifty Seven—The country's entertainment-industry glitterati make themselves right at home at I. M. Pei's monumental dining room. Example: “Where can we find a celebrity, and fast?” “Well, this is Staten Island, which is a veritable playground for the glitterati.”
Word: umbonic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to an umbo.
Word: unhygienic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English hygienic English unhygienic From un- + hygienic. 1. Lacking hygiene; unclean.
Word: uneconomic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English economic English uneconomic From un- + economic. 1. Financially inefficient, costly, wasteful, or loss-making. Example: Since the modernisation plan was launched, the policy of withdrawing uneconomic services has been continued. Example: Barker believed that evidence was emerging that a "solid proportion" of operations were "grossly uneconomic", and that no amount of improvement in equipment would make them viable. He suggested that "while the superstructure of the report is correct, the foundations require radical re-examination".
Word: Tariq Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic طَارِق (ṭāriq, “messenger, nocturnal visitor, or morning star”), from طَرَقَ (ṭaraqa, “to knock, to rap”). Pronunciation: /tæɹɪk/ 1. The 86th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. 2. A male given name from Arabic.
Word: tautologic Part of Speech: adj 1. tautological
Word: facebook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From face + book, likely modelled after namebook. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪsˌbʊk/ 1. A reference book or electronic directory containing the photographs and names of various individuals. Example: He had gotten the call from the casino-a client who had recognized them from the facebook-and had flown down to the Bahamas to teach them a lesson. 2. A college publication distributed at the start of the academic year by university administrations with the intention of helping students become acquainted with each other. Example: The shipment of facebooks will be distributed to the freshmen during orientation and move-in-week. Example: In the last month, since he’d embarked on projects like digitally scanning Melissa Paquette’s face from a freshman facebook and suturing her head to obscene downloaded images and tinkering with these images pixel by pixel (and the hours did fly by when you were tinkering with pixels), he’d read no books at all.
Word: facebook Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From face + book, likely modelled after namebook. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪsˌbʊk/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Facebook. Labels: alt-of Example: A less subtle way of navigating the relationship between the public and the obscure is found in subtweeting or vaguebooking (vague facebooking), the art of posting elliptically about a social situation without naming names.
Word: tautological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tautology + -ical. 1. Of, relating to, or using tautology. 2. Using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary.
Word: teleologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English teleology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English teleologic From teleology + -ic. 1. of, or relating to teleology; teleological
Word: tetradic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek τετρᾰδῐκός (tetrădĭkós). 1. Of or relating to a tetrad. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having four-fold symmetry; used especially of the digits 0, 1 and 8. Labels: not-comparable
Word: theologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English theology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English theologic From theology + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to theology. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thermic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Mid 19th century, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈθɜː(ɹ)mɪk/ 1. Of, related to, or associated with heat; thermal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: theriomorphic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From therio- (“beast, wild animal”) + -morphic. Originating from Ancient Greek. Pronunciation: /θɪəɹ.i.əˈmɔɹ.fɪk/ 1. Having the form of a beast. Labels: not-comparable Example: Io, of the myth, beloved in bovine form by Zeus, is in reality only ‘ox-eyed’ Hera herself, the great goddess of the Argolic plain. Io, the priestess in the service of the spouse of Zeus, was in fact evolved by the myth out of the theriomorphic Hera and at a time when the old-time belief in animal deities had lost its force.
Word: thermogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From thermo- + -genic. 1. Relating to thermogenesis
Word: Thomæan Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of an early Christian church supposedly founded by the Apostle Thomas on the Malabar coast of India.
Word: Thomean Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Thomæan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thoric Part of Speech: adj 1. relating to, or containing thorium Labels: not-comparable
Word: tippet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tippet, Old English tæppet, from Latin tapete (“cloth”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɪpɪt/ 1. A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front. Example: Drygoods shops did not have much that was Christmassy to display except red flannel and rabbit fur baby coats and muffs and tippets. Example: In practice, this "sunshine roof" did not prove so attractive, since a correspondent wrote to the Railway Times on September 4, 1839, recording that a third-class lady passenger "had her tippet set on fire, and, in extinguishing the same, severely burnt her hand. 2. A stole worn by Anglican ministers or other clergymen. Example: […] so this Iesuitical sect is descrired by their long [i]ackets, their course stockinges, their thicke cobled shoes, their long clokes with claspe vnder the chin, their sorbonical tippet […] 3. A piece of mail armor protecting the shoulders and neck; a camail. Labels: historical Example: We are inclined to think this warrior wears his camail over the upper part of the surcoat, which would account for the sudden disappearance of the shield strap or guige when it reaches the mail tippet. Example: Taking the place of the mail coif is the “camail” or mail tippet, which is fastened to the edge of the bascinet. His arm defences show circular plates or “palettes,” which guard the inside of the arm at pit and elbow. 4. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fishing line. Labels: Scotland, obsolete 5. A handful of straw bound together at one end, used for thatching. Labels: Scotland, obsolete Example: The school constituency[…]provded “tippets” of straw to repair the thatch 6. In fly fishing, the part of the leader that attaches to the fly. 7. A bird's ruffle. 8. One of the patagia, or pieces at the side of the pronotum of a moth.
Word: Tonkinese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Tonkin Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Tonkinese From Tonkin + -ese. 1. Of or relating to Tonkin, the northern part of Vietnam. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tonkinese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Tonkin Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Tonkinese From Tonkin + -ese. 1. A person from Tonkin. Labels: in-plural Example: The Occidental who lives in that splendid house on the Phù-Cam is married to a Tonkinese. It's more than ten years ago he brought her here. He has never had any second wives. He gave his father-in-law a teakwood coffin. Example: A great number of Legionaires had married Tonkineses and had children by them. According to French law, a child born on French soil is a citizen of France, whether the father and mother are French or not, so also in Indo-China[…] 2. A domestic cat of a breed that is a cross between the Siamese and Burmese. Labels: countable Example: Do not consider bringing home a Tonkinese unless you have time in your life for games[…]
Word: Tonkinese Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Tonkin Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Tonkinese From Tonkin + -ese. 1. The language of Tonkin; northern Vietnamese.
Word: tonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origins are unknown, but definitely predate the use of metal flashlights, contrary to the most quoted description of origin. It is probable that the origin relates to Chinese immigration, as the first law to restrict immigration from a particular country was enacted in 1882 to limit the numbers of Chinese coming to the United States. It is said that many of the illegal immigrants made their way to the US via the Gulf of Tonkin area of what is now Vietnam. It is also possible that the term is related to the Chinese "tong" mob. 1. An illegal immigrant of any country. Labels: US, derogatory, slang Example: 1990: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee - An agent, Larry Moy, when asked to define the derivation of the term “tonk,” replied: “...it's the sound of flashlight hitting somebody's head, tonk". [This "derivation" is incorrect - see Etymology] Example: 1998: Cirenio Rodriguez & Enrique T Trueba, Leadership, education and political action, in Ethnic Identity and Power: Cultural Contexts of Political Action in School and Society - "Catch as many tonks as you guys can. Safely. An alien is not worth busting a leg."
Word: tonk Part of Speech: noun 1. An item or items of value, or of perceived value, especially for sale. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: How much tonk have we got to shift?
Word: tonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Tagalog tong-its, Ilocano tong-it, Pangasinan tung-it. 1. A matching card game, combining features of knock rummy and conquian. Labels: uncountable Example: It has big deep-down chairs and a card table by the window covered with jade, dracena and doctor plants until they want to have card games or play tonk between themselves.
Word: tonk Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic. 1. Representing a sound produced by knocking on something hollow. Example: In one of those stampings into the yard he suddenly rushed at the tank and tapped it. Tonk, tonk, tonk, tab. One rung left. Only one rung; about a week's supply of water.
Word: tonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic. 1. A sound produced by knocking on something hollow. 2. A resounding strike of the ball; a powerful hit of the ball with the bat. Labels: colloquial
Word: tonk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeic. 1. To knock or strike (a ball) so that it flies through the air. Labels: colloquial, transitive Example: Then your dad would step up and spend 45 minutes repeatedly tonking the ball over the shower block […] Example: Moments later, Sehwag tonked the ball and it travelled some distance.
Word: tonk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of tank. 1. A tank. Labels: slang
Word: tonk Part of Speech: adj 1. Big, muscular, massive. Labels: UK, slang Example: In this new paradigm of masculine excellence, anyone can achieve physical perfection if they put in the hours. It is an aspirational narrative, accompanied by a specific vernacular. Men are hench, wammo or tonk. […] Whereas the vest-wearing action stars of the 80s needed physical strength to hoik themselves into lift shafts and avert terrorism, today’s uber-tonk males wear their six-packs like beautiful, pointless feathers: this is a cosmetic muscularity, rather than a functional one.
Word: lawyers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːjəz/, /ˈlɔɪ.əz/, /ˈlɔɪ.ɚz/, /ˈlɔ.jɚz/ 1. plural of lawyer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: lawyers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːjəz/, /ˈlɔɪ.əz/, /ˈlɔɪ.ɚz/, /ˈlɔ.jɚz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lawyer Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: topologic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English topology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English topologic From topology + -ic. 1. Of or relating to topology; topological. Labels: not-comparable
Word: culpa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin culpa. Pronunciation: /ˈkʊlpə/, /ˈkʌlpə/ 1. Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart. Labels: Ancient-Rome Example: Every actual delict presupposes a dolus or culpa, with the concomitant consciousness and prepense
Word: topological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English topology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English topological From topology + -ical. 1. Of or relating to topology. Labels: not-comparable Example: 2013, Johnston, Adrian, "Jacques Lacan", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2013 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.) Jacques Lacan in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy By the 1970s, with his meditations on the topological figure of the Borromean knot—this knotting of three rings, pictured on the coat of arms of the Borromeo family, is arranged such that if one ring is broken, all three are set free in disconnection—Lacan emphasizes the mutual dependence of the registers on one another. Hence, loosely speaking, the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real can be thought of as the three fundamental dimensions of psychical subjectivity à la Lacan. 2. Equipped with a topology that is typically required to be compatible with the underlying structure in some way. Labels: not-comparable Example: topological group
Word: toxicogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From toxico- + -genic. 1. Producing poison or toxins