nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Spa Part of Speech: name Etymology: The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”). 1. A city in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.
Word: SPAM Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of spam (“tinned meat product”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: During World War II, of course, I ate my share of SPAM along with millions of other soldiers.
Word: Span Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Slovene surname, from župan (“head of a district”), from župa (“district”); compare Zupan. * As a German surname, variant of Spahn; also Spann. * As a Jewish surname from Span (“chip”) (probably through Yiddish). 1. A surname.
Word: Speck Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a German surname, from the noun Speck (“bacon”). * As an English surname, variant of Speake, and perhaps a variant of Peck with an initial -s. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Speed Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from Middle English sped (“good fortune”, literally “assistance, aid”). Also from the noun speed. * As an Irish surname, translated from Ó Fuada, from fuad (“haste, hurriedness”). See Foody. * As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized and translated from Schnell. * Most place names seem to taken from the surname. 1. A surname transferred from the nickname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A town in the Shire of Yarriambiack, Victoria, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Sphinx Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Spynx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx), perhaps from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “bind tightly, to strangle”). The appurtenance of Egyptian Szp:p-A53 (šzp, “image, statue, sphinx”) or Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “living image”) remains unclear. Pronunciation: /ˈsfɪŋks/ 1. An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids. 2. One of the many offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a winged lion-like creature with a woman's face, who dwelt near the city of Thebes in Boeotia and terrorized travelers by posing riddles, killing those who failed to answer correctly; after Oedipus solved her riddle, she committed suicide out of frustration. Labels: Greek
Word: Sphinx Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Spynx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx), perhaps from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “bind tightly, to strangle”). The appurtenance of Egyptian Szp:p-A53 (šzp, “image, statue, sphinx”) or Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “living image”) remains unclear. Pronunciation: /ˈsfɪŋks/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of sphinx (“a sculpture representing the Theban Sphinx”) Labels: alt-of Example: In the third, which leadeth to the fonts and walkes, are two Sphinges very curiouſly carued in braſſe […]
Word: Spica Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin spīca virginis (“Virgo's ear of grain”). 1. A binary star in the constellation Virgo; alpha (α) Virginis. Example: The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which α, the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude.
Word: Spiffy Part of Speech: noun 1. A spring-wire collar stay, worn by men. Example: The only neat thing about him was his collar. It was held down by a Spiffy wire stay.
Word: Spike Part of Speech: name Etymology: From spike, variously from having spiky hair, being thin (like a railroad spike), etc. 1. A male nickname. Example: This book contains mostly humorous animal poems by poets such as Spike Milligan, Theodore Roethke, and Rudyard Kipling. Example: He was meant to be called Benjamin, but he arrived with a little tuft of hair on top of his head, like a spike, and they called him Spike for three days, and then recalled a romantic, childless afternoon, years earlier, spent watching a matinee revival of She's Gotta Have It.
Word: Spike Part of Speech: name Etymology: From spike, perhaps a nickname for a tall, thin person. 1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
Word: Spirit Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Holy Spirit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Around us the history of the land has centred for thrice a hundred years; out of the nation's heart we have called all that was best to throttle and subdue all that was worst; fire and blood, prayer and sacrifice, have billowed over this people, and they have found peace only in the altars of the God of Right. Nor has our gift of the Spirit been merely passive.
Word: Spirograph Part of Speech: noun 1. A geometric drawing toy consisting of a set of plastic gears and toothed rings.
Word: Spitz Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Spitz Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of spitz (“dog”) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Split Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Splȉt, from Italian Spalato, from Latin Spalatum, from Ancient Greek Σπάλαθος (Spálathos) and Ἀσπάλαθος (Aspálathos), from ἀσπάλαθος (aspálathos, “spiny broom”), a common shrub in the area. Pronunciation: /splɪt/ 1. A port city in Croatia.
Word: Spot Part of Speech: name Etymology: From spot. 1. A popular given name for a dog
Word: Spree Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Spree. Pronunciation: /ʃpɹeɪ/, /spɹeɪ/ 1. A river in Germany that flows through Lusatia and into Berlin, where it flows into the Havel.
Word: Springbok Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of South Africa's national rugby union team ("the Springboks"). Labels: countable 2. A town in Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A locality in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Spruce Part of Speech: name Etymology: For Prussia, an alteration of Pruce; see that entry and spruce for more. 1. Prussia. Labels: obsolete 2. A surname. 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:
Word: Spur Part of Speech: name Etymology: English surname, variant of Spurr. Compare the noun spur. 1. An occupational surname from Middle English
Word: Spur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: English surname, variant of Spurr. Compare the noun spur. 1. someone connected with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Word: Sr. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of senior A title used after a father's name when his son is given the same name. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: John Doe Sr. Example: Ronaldo Sr., who is the record goalscorer in men’s international soccer with 136 goals for Portugal, congratulated his son on his Instagram Stories by posting a picture of his name on the squad list, saying: “Proud of you, son!”
Word: Sr. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Sister The title for religious sisters in Christianity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Sr. Josaphata
Word: St. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of street (in names of specific streets, not as a common noun) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Saint (always capitalized). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Example: After years of debate, hundreds of United Methodists from all over the world gathered in St. Louis last week to settle the denomination’s stance on LGBT clergy and same-sex weddings. 3. Abbreviation of state (pertaining to US states) Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Staffs Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Staffordshire. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Stan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Stanley. Pronunciation: /stæn/ 1. A municipality in southeast Slovenia. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A diminutive of the male given name Stanley. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Stan Jessop taught at a different school now but lived in the same small 1930s semi-detached as he had done ten years ago. Stan made him sound like an old allotment guy but he was only thirty-six. Example: Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary. 3. A diminutive of the male given name Stanislav. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname from Romanian. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Stan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Stanley. Pronunciation: /stæn/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of stan (a type of superfan) Labels: alt-of
Word: Stan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـِستَانbor. English -stan English Stan From -stan. Pronunciation: /stæn/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of stan (country whose name ends with -stan) Labels: alt-of
Word: Standard Part of Speech: name 1. Denoting the name of a universal language in various works. Example: "I felt that I had to come," she said, as if she could tell from my face that I still wasn't getting it. She spoke Standard, with no real accent. She was dressed in pragmatic, sexless human clothes; if we hadn't been face-to-face, she could have passed for a human.
Word: Star Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a German and Jewish surname, from Star (“starling”). * Also as a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Stern (“star”). * As a Dutch surname, from star (“stiff, rigid”). * As a Slovene surname, from star (“old”). * As an English given name, from star, sometimes originating as a nickname. 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A female given name from English. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Emily Byrd Starr — Starr should be your first name. You look like a star—you have a radiant sort of personality shining through you— ... I think I shall call you Star. Example: Stella was always an original. I don't think she went on to university but I'm sure she's doing something interesting with her life. She calls herself Star now. 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. Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: Stare Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /stɛə(ɹ)/ 1. A surname 2. A surname
Word: Stare Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Polish Stare and Ukrainian Старе́ (Staré), both neuter substantives of adjectives — Polish stary and Ukrainian стари́й (starýj) — meaning “old”, both of which ultimately descend from Proto-Slavic *stàrъ. Compare Staroye. Pronunciation: /ˈstaɹeɪ/, /stəˈɹeɪ/ 1. A village in the Gmina of Rogoźno, Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. 2. A village in the Gmina of Wysoka, Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. 3. A hamlet in the Gmina of Kaźmierz, Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. 4. A former village in the former Irkliiv Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, founded before 1750, destroyed in 1959–60 by the flooding of the Kremenchuk Reservoir 5. A village in Voronkiv rural hromada, Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1455. 6. A village in Zghurivka settlement hromada, Brovary Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1910. 7. A rural settlement in Kadiivka urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1930, controlled by the Luhansk People’s Republic since 2014.
Word: Starling Part of Speech: name 1. An English surname transferred from the nickname from a nickname for a gregarious person. Example: When we had all laughed and applauded till we were faint, Starling, not to be outdone, favoured us with a more modern saltatory entertainment in the Lancashire clog manner — to the best of my belief, the longest dance ever performed […] 2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
Word: Stars Part of Speech: name 1. The 53rd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Word: Start Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb start, with initial uppercase letter. 1. A typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option.
Word: Start Part of Speech: name Etymology: Topographic surname, from Old English steort (“tail, promontory”). 1. A surname from Old English.
Word: Start Part of Speech: name 1. The city of London, England. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: It is true that certain kinds of documents, especially sham hawkers’ licenses, may be had in the provinces, at prices suited to the importance of their contents, or to the probable gains of their circulation; but all the ‘regular bang-up fakes’ are manufactured in the ‘Start’ (metropolis), and sent into the country to order, carefully packed up, and free from observation.
Word: State Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Capitalization of state. 1. A political entity that regulates society and the population within a definite territory. 2. The current governing political entity in which the speaker lives. Labels: often, with-definite-article
Word: State Part of Speech: name Etymology: Capitalization of state. 1. State University, as the shortened form of a public university name. Example: State begins fouling and UCLA misses a couple of front-end free throws on one-and-ones. Example: The Pack’s average seed in the mountain of NCAA tourney predictions out there is 10, and even the most optimistic takes on State’s situation have the team as an eight-seed.
Word: Steen Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a general Germanic surname, from Dutch Steen, West Flemish van der steen, Danish Steen, Swedish Steen, Norwegian Steen. Doublet of Stone and Stein. Compare Staines. * As a Scottish surname, shortened from Stephen. * As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from mac Stiamhna (“son of Stephen”), usually Anglicized as McStephen, McStein. 1. A surname from Germanic, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)
Word: Steen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Early Afrikaans, elliptically from steendruiven (“stone grapes”), from steen (“stone”) + druiven (“grapes”), plural of druif. 1. Chenin blanc, a variety of white wine. Labels: South-Africa, countable, uncountable
Word: Stein Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen. 1. A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname from German Stein. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J. Rabbi Yaacov Love is to officiate. Example: “Sunlight tends to make it a little better,” Stein said. “When people are more covered up in clothing like they are in the fall and the winter, some people’s psoriasis gets worse.” 3. A male given name from Norwegian. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place in Switzerland: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place in Switzerland: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place in Switzerland: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A place in Switzerland: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Stella Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin stēlla (“star”). Noun sense 2 is after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛlə/ 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star, 2. Ellipsis of Stella Artois, a brand of beer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Sheila goes out with her mate Stella / It gets poured all over her fella 3. A town in South Africa. 4. A village in Missouri. 5. A village in Nebraska. 6. A town in Oneida County, Wisconsin. 7. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ1763). 8. A gold coin with a face value of $4.00 proposed for use in the United States in the 19th century. Labels: US
Word: Stella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin stēlla (“star”). Noun sense 2 is after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛlə/ 1. A serving of Stella Artois, a brand of beer. Example: I'm going to have a few Stellas tonight. 2. A black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist. Labels: Jamaica, derogatory, slang Example: They often come thinking that Jamaican women are not going to like them, because they have heard from others in the United States that Jamaican women have a bad attitude and are upset that these “Stellas” are taking all of their men.
Word: Sten Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Acronym of Shepherd, Turpin, Enfield. From the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield. 1. The Sten gun, a family of British 9-millimeter submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts.
Word: Sten Part of Speech: name Etymology: From North Germanic (Danish Sten, Swedish Sten, Norwegian Sten). 1. A surname from the North Germanic languages, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)
Word: Stern Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a German and Jewish surname, from the noun Stern (“star”). This was also borrowed into various Slavic languages such as Serbo-Crotian and Slovenian. * As an English surname, from the adjective stern. 1. A surname.
Word: Stew Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /stu/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Stewart.
Word: Steward Part of Speech: name Etymology: From steward. 1. An English surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Stewart. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Stick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The Officials were known as the "Stickies" because they sold stick-on lilies to commemorate the Easter Rising. This was used to contrast from the nickname for the Provisionals, the pinnies (pejoratively pinheads), who used pinned-on lilies, though the latter nickname disappeared. 1. A member of the Official IRA. Labels: Ireland
Word: Stick Part of Speech: name 1. The Chapman Stick, an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman.
Word: Stigmata Part of Speech: name 1. bodily marks or sores, corresponding in location to the crucifixion wounds of Christ; supposed to occur during states of religious ecstasy or hysteria, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically
Word: Stock Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun stock (“stock, tree stump”). This sense is also found respectively in Dutch and German, and Slavic borrowings of them. Compare Stocker. * Also as an English surname, variant of Stoker. * (Stockton): Clipping of Stockton. 1. A village and civil parish in Chelmsford district, Essex, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ6998). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Speaking on the John Solomon Reports podcast this week, conservative activist and RiftTV contributor Sarah Stock attributed some of the divide to a generational split in how conservatives consume information. 3. Diminutive of Stockton (“personal name”). Labels: countable, diminutive, form-of, uncountable
Word: Stoic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of stoic. Labels: alt-of
Word: Stoic Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of stoic. Labels: alt-of
Word: Stoic Part of Speech: noun 1. A student of Stowe School, England.
Word: Stoke Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English stoc (“place”). 1. Ellipsis of Stoke-on-Trent, a city in Staffordshire, England. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: The main line of the L.N.W.R. passed to the west of the Potteries, and it is recorded that in August, 1846, two trains were run from Whitmore (the nearest station to Stoke) to Liverpool for the benefit of excursionists. 2. A former civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, now merged into Stoke and Hurleston civil parish. 3. A village on Hayling Island, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7102). 4. A village and civil parish in Medway borough, Kent, England; the parish includes Lower Stoke and Middle Stoke (OS grid ref TQ8275). 5. An eastern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands, England (there are a few places in Coventry with other affixes of Stoke) (OS grid ref SP3679). 6. A civil parish in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England. 7. An outer suburb of Nelson, New Zealand, not far from Richmond, named after Stoke-by-Nayland in England.
Word: Stones Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. The Rolling Stones, a very successful British rock band formed in the 1960s, still together in the 21st century Example: 2008, March 22, Exile On Main St: A Season in Hell with the Rolling Stones, by Robert Greenfield, review in The Guardian, by Steven Poole And so the Stones somehow make Exile On Main St there, in a rigged-up studio in the basement.
Word: Strand Part of Speech: name Etymology: So called after the north strand (i.e. shore) of the river Thames. Pronunciation: /stɹænd/, /stɹand/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A street in Westminster running from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An area surrounding the street in central London, Greater London, England. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A municipality of Rogaland, Norway. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Student Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the pen-name of Irish statistician William Sealy Gosset. 1. Clipping of Student's. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Word: Su Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping. Pronunciation: /suː/, /su/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of its variant forms. Example: "I am sure nobody would mind," said Susan; "it isn't as if we wanted to take them out of the house; we shan't take them even out of the wardrobe." "I never thought of that, Su," said Peter.
Word: Su Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 蘇／苏 (sū). Pronunciation: /suː/, /su/ 1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
Word: Su Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /suː/, /su/ 1. Abbreviation of Sunday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Sue Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping. Pronunciation: /suː/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of related female given names; popular as a middle name. Example: For the last decade at least, the trend seems to be that more untraditional names are being chosen over the Bobs, the Toms, the Sues and the Marys.
Word: Sue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping. Pronunciation: /suː/ 1. Synonym of Mary Sue (“type of character in fiction”). Labels: informal
Word: Sul Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Sul Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortenings 1. Diminutive of Sully. Labels: diminutive, form-of 2. Diminutive of Sullivan. Labels: diminutive, form-of
Word: Summer Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English of modern usage, from summer, the name of the season, often given to girls born in summer. Labels: countable 2. A surname. Labels: countable 3. Alternative letter-case form of summer. Labels: alt-of, archaic, poetic Example: I am very prodigall of cappings, namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men ſoever, but I giue them as good and as many as they bring, except he be ſome ſervant of mine. Example: Notwithstanding the tristness of the town, there are many visitors during the Summer who come for quiet and economy.
Word: Sumo Part of Speech: name 1. A Misumalpan language of Nicaragua.
Word: Sun Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English sunne, from Old English sunna, sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wén-, oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun; the Sun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sunne, West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Old Dutch sunna, German Low German Sünn, Old Saxon sunna, German Sonne, Old High German sunna, Faroese sunna, Icelandic sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō). More at sun. Pronunciation: /sʌn/ 1. The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉. 2. The 91st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. 3. An English tabloid newspaper.
Word: Sun Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Sunday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Sun Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 孫／孙 (Sūn), Wade-Giles romanization: Sun¹. 1. A surname.
Word: Suomi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Suomi. Pronunciation: /ˈswɔːmɪ/, /ˈswɔmi/ 1. Finland (a country in Northern Europe). 2. The Finnish language. Example: Suomi occupies the greater part of Finland Example: The Finnic languages show that the primitive people were clad only in the skins of animals since the skin or hide of an animal is kut in Wotiak, ked in Mordwin and kete in Suomi. 3. A surname from Finnish. Example: What Suomi has that Harlow did not have is technology.
Word: Suomi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Suomi. Pronunciation: /ˈswɔːmɪ/, /ˈswɔmi/ 1. The Finns. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Over and above the 1,800,000 odd they number in Finland, the Suomi come in for about 250,000 more in the population of the adjacent Russian governments. Example: 1963, Francis Peabody Magoun Jr. (trans.), The Kalevala: Or, Poems of the Kaleva District the original homeland of the Suomi tribe (suomalaiset).
Word: Suomi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Suomi. Pronunciation: /ˈswɔːmɪ/, /ˈswɔmi/ 1. A freeform variation of psytrance music said to originate in Finland, where it is called suomisaundi. Labels: uncountable
Word: Super Part of Speech: name Etymology: Proper name capitalized from ellided forms with super and super-. 1. In any of various contexts, a specifically named instance of a super, such as a particular superintendent, supervisor, or super-weapon. Example: You better call the Super if you want your repairs done [the specific superintendent in the implicit context of a specific apartment building; parallel with "President" versus "president"] Example: Teller and Oppenheimer discussing the feasibility of the Super [super atomic bomb, i.e., as later known, the hydrogen bomb]
Word: Superman Part of Speech: name Etymology: From super- + man. The character, created by Jerry Siegel (1914–1996) and Joe Shuster (1914–1992), first appeared in DC Comics’ Action Comics #1 dated June 1938. The ice-cream flavor is named in reference to the red, yellow and blue of the superhero's costume. Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)uːpə(ɹ)mæn/, /ˈsupɚmæn/ 1. A fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] hoping against hope that she, with something like Superman's X-ray vision, might see through the photograph and behind it to the truth about Harris's architecture. Example: But here's the big question: can this rip-snorting derivative lay 210 bhp down through its front wheels without forcing you to maintain Superman levels of grip on the steering wheel? Yes.
Word: Superman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + man. The character, created by Jerry Siegel (1914–1996) and Joe Shuster (1914–1992), first appeared in DC Comics’ Action Comics #1 dated June 1938. The ice-cream flavor is named in reference to the red, yellow and blue of the superhero's costume. Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)uːpə(ɹ)mæn/, /ˈsupɚmæn/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of superman: a man of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. A stunt in which the rider releases both hands from the handlebars in mid-air. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [page 77] Riders should adapt their own style when doing Supermans, and shouldn't get hung up trying to do it the same way that someone else does. […] [page 79] An extension of the Superman is a trick called the Superman Seat Grab. Even more impressive than the Superman itself, this trick was again brought over from the BMX world, […] During the Superman Seat Grab, […] the rider lets go of the left side of the bars and grabs either a cutout in the rear number plate or a grab handle that has been previously installed. With his body moved toward the back of the bike, the rider is able to extend the bike way out in front of himself, almost floating behind the machine. […] Whichever way they are done, the Superman and its variations are some of the most impressive and difficult tricks out there. Example: I'm still trying to do the tricks Nicknack, Superman, and Bar hop. […] Superman is where you grab the handlebars and let your feet and body free. 3. An exercise in which one lies prone and lifts one's arms and legs, with only the abdomen touching the ground. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A flavor of ice cream that is a mixture of blue moon ice cream, and other ice cream flavors that are colored red and yellow. Labels: uncountable
Word: Surat Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈsʊˌɹət/, /ˈsʊˌɹæt/ 1. A large city in Gujarat, India. 2. A district of Gujarat, India.
Word: Surat Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsʊˌɹət/, /ˈsʊˌɹæt/ 1. A coarse uncoloured cotton made at Surat in India. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable
Word: Sushi Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who typifies a mixture of Shiism and Sunnism Labels: informal Example: Then there are the "Sushi" neighborhoods and towns - a mixture of some Sunni, some Shia, hence Sushi Example: ... particularly from the Sunnis you talked to, and the Shias were always angry. (Ali calls himself Sushi so it's kind of a mixture.)
Word: Sutra Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sutra. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Svan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Georgian სვანი (svani). 1. A South Caucasian language of Caucasian Georgia, related to Georgian, Laz, and Mingrelian.
Word: Svan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Georgian სვანი (svani). 1. A person from Svaneti, or a descendant of Svan people.
Word: Swadesh list Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the American linguist Morris Swadesh. 1. A list of vocabulary with universal test meanings and concepts.
Word: Swan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From swan, the bird. * (surname): An English nickname from the swan bird. 1. someone connected with the Sydney Swans, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
Word: Swan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From swan, the bird. * (surname): An English nickname from the swan bird. 1. A surname transferred from the nickname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, 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 local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Swan. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Swan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Swansea. 1. someone connected with Swansea City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc. Example: The Swans will doubtless recover, but they will head home this evening knowing that they didn't do themselves justice in a game that means so much to supporters.
Word: Swastika Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वस्तिका (svastikā). 1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: Swede Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle Low German Swêde, from a Germanic word akin to Old Norse Svíþjóð, Old English Swēoþēod (“Sweden”, literally “Swede nation”), itself from Swēo (“Swede”), from Proto-Germanic *swihô (“Swede”). Cognate with Dutch Zweed, German Schwede. Doublet of suede. Pronunciation: /swiːd/ 1. A person of a North Germanic ethnic group native to Scandinavia, comprising the ethnic majority of Sweden. 2. A member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited central Sweden. Labels: historical
Word: Swedophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Swedo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English Swedophone From Swedo- + -phone. 1. Swedish-speaking. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Swedophone part of the population (approximately 13 percent in 1900) Example: Over half the population are Swedophone in Jakobstad (Finnish: Pietarsaari), one of the most distinctive and enchanting spots on this part of the Finnish west coast known as parallelsverige (parallel Sweden).
Word: Swedophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Swedo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English Swedophone From Swedo- + -phone. 1. A speaker of Swedish. Example: Swedophones may turn to the works of Christian Palme and Bo Pellnäs. Example: These people would then have been forced to abandon their language and become Swedophones.
Word: Sweet Sixteen Part of Speech: name 1. The sixteen teams participating in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Division I tournament, one of whom will become the national champion. Labels: US, informal 2. The round of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament where all but 16 teams have been eliminated. Labels: US, informal 3. An appearance in the Sweet Sixteen. Labels: US, informal Example: The new coach has just led the Nimrods to their first Sweet Sixteen.
Word: Swift Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *kswéybʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *swībaną Old English swīfan Old English swift Middle English swift English swiftder. English Swift Derived from swift, from Middle English swift, from Old English swift, from swīfan, from Proto-Germanic *swībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kswéybʰ-e-ti, from *ksweybʰ-. Pronunciation: /swɪft/ 1. A surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a swift or quick person. Example: Taylor Swift has countless Grammys and American Music Awards, but this new honor will be a first for the global pop star. 2. A general-purpose multi-paradigm compiled programming language introduced by Apple Inc. in 2014. Example: If anyone outside Apple saw Swift coming, they certainly weren't making any public predictions. Example: Apple has made its Swift programming tools open source, Google opened up its TensorFlow machine-learning software, and IBM did the same with its SystemML. 3. Alternative letter-case form of SWIFT (“Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication”). Labels: alt-of Example: That year [2012], Iran was cut off from the Swift global payment system. 4. A place name: 5. A place name: 6. A place name: 7. A place name: 8. A place name: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Sy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /saɪ/ 1. Abbreviation of Seyfert galaxy, a type of AGN class of active galaxy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Sy Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /saɪ/ 1. Alternative form of Si. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Sy, from Hokkien 施 (Si). Doublet of See, Sze, Siy, and Shi. Pronunciation: /ˈsi/ 1. A Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish
Word: Sylva Part of Speech: name 1. An incorporated town, the county seat of Jackson County, North Carolina, United States.
Word: Synoptic Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the first three Gospels of the New Testament — Matthew, Mark, and Luke — which are similar in style and content. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Synoptic Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the Synoptic Gospels.
Word: T Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /tiː/, /t/, [tʰ], [t], [t̬] 1. The twentieth letter of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, uppercase Example: Both EE and SSBE feature glottal stops – unvoiced Ts – but in EE it can happen in the middle of words – eg “wa’er for “water” – whereas in SSBE it happens only at the end of words.
Word: T Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /tiː/, /t/, [tʰ], [t], [t̬] 1. The twentieth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script. Labels: uppercase
Word: T Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /tiː/ 1. Abbreviation of teen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of taxable. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 3. Abbreviation of twentieth, a book size range (12.5–15 cm in height). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 4. Abbreviation of transgender or transsexual. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 5. Abbreviation of true. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: T Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /tiː/ 1. Ellipsis of T-shirt. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Example: "I'm telling you, every good thing that has happened to me is because of this lucky T." Carrie had an extensive list going of all the positive moments that occurred after she got the T-shirt. She wore the lucky T to varsity basketball tryouts […] 2. Abbreviation of Tuesday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Abbreviation of Thursday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 4. Abbreviation of tenor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 5. Ellipsis of Model T. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 6. Abbreviation of trailer (“trailer car”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 7. Abbreviation of ties (statistic). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 8. Abbreviation of technical foul. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 9. Abbreviation of testosterone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: But the ongoing dip they describe is far more modest than people fearmongering about a T crisis make it out to be, and likely due to lifestyle factors like sedentariness and environmental pollutants messing with our bodies. Example: Living in a van with a stray dog and picking up casual work, Rothko imagines a tentative future in which they might earn enough to “go private … Start on T” (testosterone). 10. Ellipsis of T wave. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: The symmetry of the negative Ts in II, III, and avF (210) may have that significance, or it may mean coronary insufficiency in a patient with an old infarct, or may be a stable part of an old lesion. 11. Ellipsis of T cell. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: Mind your Bs and Ts The other prong comes in the form of “T” lymphocytes (which mature in the thymus). These recognise and kill infected body cells. 12. Ellipsis of T-beam. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 13. Abbreviation of temperance, marked in the ship's books when a sailor chose money instead of the daily rum ration. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, uncountable
Word: T Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /tiː/ 1. AT&T. 2. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA; specifically, the subway or train. Labels: informal Example: I'm going to take the T. 3. The roughly T-shaped rural part of Pennsylvania, located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Labels: informal Example: The candidate needs to win the T to take the state.
Word: TS Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of transsexual. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: To want such genitals is to want the genitals of a TS man and not those of a genetic man. What is offered by the surgeons as a compromise instead of a fully functioning penis becomes for some FTMs an instance of transgender pride […] Example: Just like any other form of prejudice and discrimination, if some non-transsexual women are threatening the safety of a TS woman because she is a transsexual, it should be dealt with immediately and efficiently. 2. Initialism of top secret. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: TS Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of transsexual. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of transcript. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. Initialism of tough shit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: BART: I need $100 for a comic. […] Dad, I want this more than anything. HOMER: Well, T.S. 4. Initialism of tropical storm. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of technical standard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of technical specification. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of Tourette syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: One mother of a TS boy with encopresis reported It came on suddenly, lasted two weeks and went away just as suddenly, almost like a tic, […] Example: We report (1) […]; (2) TS boys showed thinner cortex relative to TS girls […] 8. Initialism of Turner syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of turbine ship, a ship powered by a gas turbine or steam turbine engine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Initialism of total station. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Initialism of telesync. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 12. Initialism of this shit. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: TS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Telangana State: a state of India. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Transylvanian Saxon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: […] a beautiful, internationally based folk etymology in Transylvanian Saxon: the French formula de haute volée, "of high rank" […] became Håt-voll-lei, literally "hat full of lei" ( = "rich person") in the TS popular usage. […] The Romanian family name […] is Radu, to which the TS feminine marker -an (HG -in) is attached. 3. Initialism of Taylor Swift. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of TypeScript. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Tabasco Part of Speech: name Etymology: Of unclear origin. The first definition listed in the 1994 Diccionario enciclopédico de Tabasco was from the Nahuatl name of the area, tlapalco meaning "(place of) damp earth"; wetlands are still extensive in the Mexican state of Tabasco. Other opinions listed were Mayan word tab-uaxac-koh, meaning "(our) lord of eight lions"; others suggest it derives from a Nahuatl word: tla-uashka-ko meaning "place that has an owner", or tlapachtli. The tabasco pepper was popular in the Mexican state and is named for it; a hot sauce made from that pepper was eaten in the state since the 1650s, and a version was popularized in the United States and elsewhere by the McIlhenny Company of Avery Island, Louisiana, beginning in the 1870s. Pronunciation: /təˈbæskəʊ/ 1. A state of Mexico. 2. A surname.
Word: Tabasco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of unclear origin. The first definition listed in the 1994 Diccionario enciclopédico de Tabasco was from the Nahuatl name of the area, tlapalco meaning "(place of) damp earth"; wetlands are still extensive in the Mexican state of Tabasco. Other opinions listed were Mayan word tab-uaxac-koh, meaning "(our) lord of eight lions"; others suggest it derives from a Nahuatl word: tla-uashka-ko meaning "place that has an owner", or tlapachtli. The tabasco pepper was popular in the Mexican state and is named for it; a hot sauce made from that pepper was eaten in the state since the 1650s, and a version was popularized in the United States and elsewhere by the McIlhenny Company of Avery Island, Louisiana, beginning in the 1870s. Pronunciation: /təˈbæskəʊ/ 1. A spicy pepper sauce made from tabasco pepper (a chili pepper) with the addition of vinegar and salt. Labels: uncountable
Word: Tad Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the male given name Thaddeus or Thaddaeus.
Word: Tad Part of Speech: name 1. Tadcaster. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: There's a new pub opening in Tad next week.
Word: Taff Part of Speech: name Etymology: * The name of the river is derived from Welsh Taf. * As an Irish and Welsh surname, a variant of Taaffe. 1. A river in southern Wales, flowing through Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough and the city of Cardiff to Cardiff Bay. 2. A surname.
Word: Taffy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Welsh Dafydd (“David”), a common Welsh name. Doublet of David. Or else from Welsh Taf, a river-name in South Wales. Pronunciation: /ˈtæfi/ 1. A Welshman. Labels: derogatory, slang, sometimes
Word: Tai Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /taɪ/ 1. A local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria. 2. A female given name from Chinese. 3. A branch of the Tai-Kadai language family, including Thai, Lao, Shan, and Zhuang.
Word: Tai Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /taɪ/ 1. A descendant of speakers of a common proto-Tai language, including subpopulations which no longer speak a Tai language. Example: The Tais first appeared in history in Yunnan, and from thence they migrated into Upper Burma. The earliest swarms appear to have entered that tract about two thousand years ago, and were small in number.
Word: Tai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 邰 (Tái) and 斄 /𭤎 (Tái). 1. An ancient city and former polity under the Xia dynasty in present-day Wugong, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China. Labels: historical Example: The first ancestor of Zhou tribe was Hou Ji who originally lived in Tai (today's Wugong of Shaanxi), and duke of Liu, his successor, moved to Bin (today's Bin county of Shaanxi), and then passed down to the lord of Dan.[…] Qi later settled down in Tai (southwest of Wugong county of today's Shaanxi), which was located the center of the fertile land of Weibei Plain.[…] The poem Duke Liu, which only has 6 sections and 234 Chinese characters in total, vividly narrates duke Liu's moving from Tai (today's Wugong county, Shaanxi province) to Bin (today's Binxian county, Shaanxi province) and big events regarding him in a very organized structure. 2. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Tai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 代 (dài). 1. Alternative form of Dai. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Five short stories concern land reform, elections in the border region, and anti-Japanese activities:[...] e) “Feng-pao Tai-hsien-chʻeng” 風暴代縣城 (Storms in Tai County). A twenty-year-old anti-Japanese hero does not surrender even when he is captured and executed. Example: Kuang-wu 廣武 lay in the southwestern part of today's Tai County 代縣, Shansi; Wu and Lu, 93.3392n.