nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: vertebra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowing from Latin vertebra (“a joint”), from vertō (“to turn”) + -bra (instrumental nominal suffix). Having multiple vertebrae (plural of vertebra) in one's backbone instead of having a single bone or solid spine, allows for the movement of the body with bends and turns. Hence meaning 1. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː.tɪb.ɹə/, /ˈvɝ.təb.ɹə/, /ˈvɝ.təˌbɹeɪ/ 1. Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord. Example: Already I seemed to hear the water rippling against the desiccated bones and rattling them together, rolling my skull against Mahomed's, and his against mine, till at last Mahomed's stood straight up upon its vertebræ, and glared at me through its empty eyeholes, and cursed me with its grinning jaws, because I, a dog of a Christian, disturbed the last sleep of a true believer.
Word: bronze Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below). Pronunciation: /bɹɒnz/, /bɹɑnz/ 1. A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals. Labels: uncountable Example: How little gives thee joy or pain; A print, a bronze, a flower, a root. 2. A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze. 3. A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture. Labels: countable Example: "This is very good," he continued, addressing himself to the bronze again. "How ever did he do it?" "With his hands." "Naturally. But, I mean, how did he study his model?" Example: On the mantelshelf either side of the clock stood two lacquered bronzes of horse and tamer. 4. A bronze medal; third place. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She wanted to win the tournament, but had to settle for the bronze after being beaten in the semi-finals. 5. Boldness; impudence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Embrown'd with native bronze, lo! Henley stands.
Word: bronze Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below). Pronunciation: /bɹɒnz/, /bɹɑnz/ 1. Made of bronze metal. Example: The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door. 2. Having a reddish-brown colour. 3. Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun. Example: That girl was dynamite. Dark hair with killer blue eyes, bronze skin, and an exquisite full-figured body.
Word: bronze Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below). Pronunciation: /bɹɒnz/, /bɹɑnz/ 1. To plate with bronze. Labels: transitive Example: My mother bronzed my first pair of baby shoes. 2. To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan. Labels: transitive Example: The sun was so low that its level rays shot through the tunnels of the forest and bronzed its ceiling of woven leaves when Bess returned to the clearing. Example: North is the bay of Acre, lovely in shape, and, far, far beyond, the cloudy vision of Hermon, its huge landscape now only attainable with a police pass—beautifully solitary except for good-looking young men of the police patrols, all fit and bronzed. 3. To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun. Labels: intransitive Example: His skin began to bronze as he worked in our garden each day. 4. To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen. Labels: transitive Example: the lawyer who bronzes his bosom instead of his forehead 5. To finish in third place; to win a bronze medal. Labels: intransitive Example: Louganis' runner-up count was 822.09, and Boggs bronzed at 783.78. Example: Her speedskating teammate, Leah Poulos, captured a 1000m silver in 1976, behind Tatiana Averina of the Soviet Union, who also took the gold in the 3000m and bronzed in the 500m and the 1500m.
Word: unutterable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable. Pronunciation: /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌtɹəbl̩/, /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/, [ˌʌnˈʌɾɚ.ɪ̈bl̩] 1. Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable. 2. Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible. Example: unutterable anguish Example: [H]e is Sir / The moſt vnutterable covvard, that ere nature / Bleſt vvith hard ſhoulders, vvhich vvere only giuen him, / To the ruine of baſtinados. 3. Not allowed to be spoken; taboo, unspeakable. Example: Hovv oft the humble Scholar came, / And to your Songs he rais'd his Ears / To learn the Unutterable Name, / To view the Eternal Baſe that bears / The Nevv Creations Frame. 4. Extremely bad or objectionable; unspeakable. Labels: figuratively Example: These unutterable people upon the telephone have already ruined my morning's work, so that a little more can hardly matter.
Word: unutterable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + utterable. Pronunciation: /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌtɹəbl̩/, /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/, [ˌʌnˈʌɾɚ.ɪ̈bl̩] 1. Something which is unutterable (incapable of being physically spoken, incapable of being articulated or expressed, etc.).
Word: backbone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bakbon, bakebon, bac-bon; equivalent to back + bone. Compare the semantically analogous English ridgebone. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌbəʊn/, /ˈbækˌboʊn/ 1. The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals. Labels: countable 2. Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure. Labels: countable, figuratively Example: Before automobiles, railroads were a backbone of commerce. Example: Undoubtedly it can be said that the humble 0-6-0 has been the backbone for general service, or general utility on British railways right from their earliest days, and is likely to remain so. 3. Courage, fortitude, or strength. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: He would make a good manager, if he had a little more backbone. Example: His appearance was certainly that of a hairdresser's dummy; but in the great demoralization of the land he kept up his appearance. That's backbone. His starched collars and got-up shirt-fronts were achievements of character. He had been out nearly three years; and, later, I could not help asking him how he managed to sport such linen.
Word: alligator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ] From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”). Pronunciation: /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/, /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/, /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡæɪ.tə/ 1. Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively. Example: All you could see of the alligator were two eyes above the water, then suddenly it snatched up and caught the poor bird with strong jaws full of sharp teeth. Example: Alligators and crocodiles look extremely alike. The main distinguishing feature is the teeth. In a crocodile the teeth in its upper and lower jaws are in line, but in an alligator, when its mouth is shut, the upper teeth lie outside the lower ones. 2. A crocodilian of the subfamily Alligatorinae. 3. A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) Labels: Nigeria 4. A crocodile of any species. Labels: dated Example: Alligators were very numerous, in fact the harbour was infested by them. 5. Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator. 6. Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator. 7. Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator. 8. Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure. 9. An alligator-skin shoe. Labels: plural-normally 10. A swing music fan or performer, especially one who is white. Labels: US, dated, slang
Word: alligator Part of Speech: verb Etymology: ] From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”). Pronunciation: /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/, /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/, /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡæɪ.tə/ 1. To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin. Labels: intransitive Example: Alligatoring is a result of the sun making the top surface of the asphalt brittle. Example: Sealing an area that is alligatoring is a temporary solution that may delay having to replace the asphalt for several years. A more permanent repair would be to replace the alligatored section.
Word: alligator Part of Speech: intj Etymology: ] From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”). Pronunciation: /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/, /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/, /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡæɪ.tə/ 1. Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one. Example: The same way people will count the seconds between lightning and thunder, I counted the seconds between coughs. One-alligator, two-alligator, three-alligator.
Word: uppish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up English up Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English uppish From up + -ish. 1. Having plenty of money. Example: 1699, B.E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew in its Several Tribes of Gypsies, Beggers, Thieves, Cheats &c., London: W. Hawes et al., Uppish, rampant, crowing, full of Money. He is very Uppish, well lined in the Fob […] 2. proud; arrogant; assuming Labels: colloquial Example: “Heah that John is livenin’ things up at the darky school,” volunteered the postmaster, after a pause. “What now?” asked the Judge, sharply. “Oh, nothin’ in particulah,—just his almighty air and uppish ways. […]” Example: When the other animals came back to luncheon, very boisterous and breezy after a morning on the river, the Mole, whose conscience had been pricking him, looked doubtfully at Toad, expecting to find him sulky or depressed. Instead, he was so uppish and inflated that the Mole began to suspect something; while the Rat and the Badger exchanged significant glances. 3. In which the ball is hit into the air, with the chance of being caught. Example: Six runs were still required, and an uppish stroke by the new arrival secured two of them. Example: All the coaching he had received had been aimed at keeping the ball down. An ‘uppish’ stroke was to be deplored. But everything had to be uppish on this pitch.
Word: antler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English auntelere, hauntelere, from Old French antoillier (“antler, horn”), from ante- (“in front of”) + oillier (oil (“eye”) + -ier (a suffix indicating location)), possibly from an unattested Latin *anteocularis (“before the eye”). Pronunciation: /ˈænt.lə/, /ˈænt.lɚ/, /ˈænʔ.lɚ/, /ˈænʔ.ɫɚ/ 1. A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year. Example: While hiking in the woods, I found an antler from a deer.
Word: comet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English comete, partly from Old English comēta and partly from Old French comete, both from Latin comētēs, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), short for ἀστὴρ κομήτης ([astēr] komētēs, "longhaired [star])" and referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”). Compare English faxed star and Latin crīnīta stēlla (“comet”, literally “(long) haired star”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmɪt/, /ˈkɑmət/ 1. A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail. Example: And They made by the lifting of Their hands, each god according to his sign, the Bright One with the flaring tail to seek from the end of the Worlds to the end of them again, to return again after a hundred years. Man, when thou seest the comet, know that another seeketh besides thee nor ever findeth out. 2. A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body. Example: Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, And in his eies the furies of his heart, That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng, And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks. 3. Any of several species of hummingbird found in the Andes.
Word: hobby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from hobby-horse, from Middle English hoby, hobyn, hobin (“small horse, pony”), from Old French hobi, *haubi, haubby, hobin ("a nag, hobby"; > Modern French aubin, Italian ubino), of Germanic origin: from Old French hober, ober (“to stir, move”), from Old Dutch hobben (“to toss, move up and down”); or from North Germanic origin related to Danish hoppe (“a mare”), Old Swedish hoppa (“a young mare”), North Frisian hoppe (“horse”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend; a bend, joint”). More at hop, hobble. The meaning of hobby-horse shifted from "small horse, pony" to "child's toy riding horse" to "favorite pastime or avocation" with the connecting notion being "activity that doesn't go anywhere". Possibly originally from a proper name for a horse, a diminutive of Robert or Robin (compare dobbin). Pronunciation: /ˈhɒ.bi/, /ˈhɑ.bi/ 1. An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. Example: I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby. Example: take up a hobby 2. An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby. Example: I was out a-hunting to-day, and I got away to a place in the wood I’d never seen before. And there was an old chalk-pit. And I heard a kind of a sort of humming. So I got off my hobby, and I went right quiet to the pit, and I looked down. 3. Synonym of hobby horse (“a favorite topic”). Example: "Well, I think East is right," said Arthur; "I can't see but what it's right to do the best you can, though it mayn't be the best absolutely. Every man isn't born to be a martyr." "Of course, of course," said East; "but he's on one of his pet hobbies. — How often have I told you, Tom, that you must drive a nail where it'll go."
Word: hobby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hoby, hobeye, from Old French hobé, hobei, hobet, from Medieval Latin hopētus, diminutive of harpe. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒ.bi/, /ˈhɑ.bi/ 1. Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo. Example: He hawked – from nearby Esher, Richard Fox sent a servant with a hobby, which Henry received enthusiastically – and hunted, sending a present of freshly slaughtered deer to Princess Mary.
Word: tadpole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tadpolle, taddepol, equivalent to toad + poll (“head”). Pronunciation: /ˈtædpoʊl/ 1. A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills. 2. The aquatic larva of any amphibian. Labels: broadly Example: salamander tadpole 3. A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back. 4. A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the body and limbs. 5. A small child. Labels: informal Example: Shouldn't you tadpoles be in bed? 6. An insignificant person. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: Woman's voice: You impudent imp! You tadpole! You shrimp! Example: “[H]ere's this Tooralooral tadpole of a Mayor shovin' his nose into the business and arrestin' our Puddin' without rhyme or reason.”
Word: pajamas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पाजामा (pājāmā) / Urdu پاجامہ (pājāma)), from Classical Persian پَاجَامَه (pājāma, “trousers, drawers”), from پَا (pā, “leg”) + جَامَه (jāma, “garment”). Pronunciation: /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/, /pəˈd͡ʒæ.məz/, /pəˈd͡ʒaː.məs/, /pəˈd͡ʒæː.məs/, /pə(j).dʒɑ.mɑs/ 1. Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: She put on a coat over her new pair of pajamas. Example: But I'm not two hundred years old. Why can't I sleep in pajamas? 2. Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India. Labels: plural, plural-only 3. The coloured uniform worn by players in professional limited overs matches. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang
Word: coral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French coral (French corail), from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”). Probably ultimately of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew גּוֹרָל (goral, “small pebble”), Arabic جَرَل (jaral, “small stone”), originally referring to the red variety found in the Mediterranean. Since ancient times, a common folk etymology, accepted by some earlier scholars, connected the word instead to Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē) (referring to Medusa). Beekes mentions both theories and considers the Semitic one convincing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹəl/, /ˈkɔɹəl/ 1. Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species. Labels: countable 2. A hard substance made of the skeletons of these organisms. Labels: uncountable 3. A somewhat yellowish orange-pink color; the color of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem. Labels: countable Example: The coral faded even from her lips, till they were as white as Leo's face, and quivered pitifully. 4. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their color. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: On the very chair which I used to occupy when I was at work Marian was sitting now, with the child industriously sucking his coral upon her lap.
Word: coral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French coral (French corail), from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”). Probably ultimately of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew גּוֹרָל (goral, “small pebble”), Arabic جَرَل (jaral, “small stone”), originally referring to the red variety found in the Mediterranean. Since ancient times, a common folk etymology, accepted by some earlier scholars, connected the word instead to Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē) (referring to Medusa). Beekes mentions both theories and considers the Semitic one convincing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹəl/, /ˈkɔɹəl/ 1. Made of coral. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having the orange-pink color of coral. Labels: not-comparable
Word: coral Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of corral. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: coral Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of corral. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ebony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian hbnjbor. Ancient Greek ἕβενος (hébenos)bor. Latin hebenus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin ebeniusder. Middle English ebenif English heben, hebeny English ebony From earlier heben, hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3 Pronunciation: /ˈɛb.ən.i/ 1. A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A tree that yields such wood. Labels: countable, usually Example: “You live up the road past the ebony tree, right?” he asked, looking past me. 3. A deep, dark black colour. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually Example: Near-synonyms: onyx, raven 4. Dark skin colour. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: At dawn the hunters were off. There were fifty sleek, black warriors, and in their midst, lithe and active as a young forest god, strode Tarzan of the Apes, his brown skin contrasting oddly with the ebony of his companions. Except for color he was one of them. 5. A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument (as opposed to ivory). Labels: countable, usually Example: Ebony and ivory / Live together in perfect harmony / Side by side on my piano keyboard / Oh lord, why don't we? Example: Tony had gone into the storage room and gotten two more standing lamps, one placed near the ebonies and ivories.
Word: ebony Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian hbnjbor. Ancient Greek ἕβενος (hébenos)bor. Latin hebenus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin ebeniusder. Middle English ebenif English heben, hebeny English ebony From earlier heben, hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3 Pronunciation: /ˈɛb.ən.i/ 1. Made of ebony wood. 2. A deep, dark black colour. Example: Near-synonyms: onyx, raven Example: Seats are trimmed in a grey and blue moquette and tables are finished with grey Vyanide tops, gilt edging and ebony legs. 3. Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans. Example: He called the ebony mistress of the establishment to him, and speaking to her kindly and winningly, as any dutiful husband should, told her to make the change, which she did. Example: No attempt was made in her new home to discontinue or even to conceal the presence of an ebony mistress and a thriving family of little mulattoes...
Word: lavender Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Medieval Latin lavendulader. Old French lavendrebor. Middle English lavendre English lavender From Middle English lavendre, from Anglo-Norman lavendre (French lavande), from Medieval Latin lavendula, possibly from Latin lividus (“bluish”), but influenced by lavō (“to wash”) due to the use of lavender in washing clothes. Pronunciation: /ˈlæv.ən.dəː/, [ˈlæv.ən.dəː] ~ [ˈlæv.n̩.dəː], /ˈlæv.ən.dɚ/, [ˈlæv.ən.dɚ] ~ [ˈlæv.n̩.dɹ̩] 1. Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A pale bluish purple colour, like that of the lavender flower. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A kind of film stock used for creating positive prints from negatives as part of the process of duplicating the negatives. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: lavender Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Medieval Latin lavendulader. Old French lavendrebor. Middle English lavendre English lavender From Middle English lavendre, from Anglo-Norman lavendre (French lavande), from Medieval Latin lavendula, possibly from Latin lividus (“bluish”), but influenced by lavō (“to wash”) due to the use of lavender in washing clothes. Pronunciation: /ˈlæv.ən.dəː/, [ˈlæv.ən.dəː] ~ [ˈlæv.n̩.dəː], /ˈlæv.ən.dɚ/, [ˈlæv.ən.dɚ] ~ [ˈlæv.n̩.dɹ̩] 1. Having a pale purple colour. 2. Pertaining to LGBT people and rights. Example: “Now in here,” their guide, sweating dark tentacles into his tab collar, briefed them, “you are going to see the members of the third sex, the lavender crowd this city by the Bay is so justly famous for. Example: My sother (significant other) and I have been together almost nineteen years. Exactly half of the usual wedding vows taken traditionally by non-lavender couples — for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, — have been characteristic of our relationship. 3. Pertaining to lesbian feminism; opposing heterosexism.
Word: lavender Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Medieval Latin lavendulader. Old French lavendrebor. Middle English lavendre English lavender From Middle English lavendre, from Anglo-Norman lavendre (French lavande), from Medieval Latin lavendula, possibly from Latin lividus (“bluish”), but influenced by lavō (“to wash”) due to the use of lavender in washing clothes. Pronunciation: /ˈlæv.ən.dəː/, [ˈlæv.ən.dəː] ~ [ˈlæv.n̩.dəː], /ˈlæv.ən.dɚ/, [ˈlæv.ən.dɚ] ~ [ˈlæv.n̩.dɹ̩] 1. To decorate or perfume with lavender. Labels: transitive Example: Short shafts of dying sunlight mingled with the deepening grey, lavendering the horizon, and all nature seemed to hush as though waiting to welcome the night.
Word: recipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French récipé, from Latin recipe, second person singular imperative of Latin recipiō (“receive”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛsɪpi/, /ˈɹɛsəpi/, /ˈɹesəpi/, /ˈɾɛsɪpe/, /-pɪ/ 1. A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions. Labels: archaic Example: As the world's drug habit shows, governments are failing in their quest to monitor every London window-box and Andean hillside for banned plants. But even that Sisyphean task looks easy next to the fight against synthetic drugs. No sooner has a drug been blacklisted than chemists adjust their recipe and start churning out a subtly different one. 2. Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. Example: [Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes. The truth is that Newton was very much a product of his time. 3. A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription. Labels: broadly Example: His new approach is definitely a recipe for success. 4. Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes. 5. A set of conditions and parameters of an industrial process to obtain a given result. Example: Stepper recipes.
Word: kebbuck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 15th century, from Scottish Gaelic càbaig. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛbək/ 1. A whole wheel or ball of cheese. Labels: Scotland Example: Syne draws her kebbuck an’ her knife Example: They refused us a han'fu' in our greatest need, but now it wull be our turn to ha' fou sacks and baith cakes and kebbucks at command, while their aumery is bare
Word: suffix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌfɪks/ 1. A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning. Example: The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable". Example: The praenomen and nomen for the most part consisted of simple stems with the suffix -us or -ius, […] 2. A subscript. 3. A final segment of a string of characters. Example: The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".
Word: suffix Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌfɪks/, /səˈfɪks/ 1. To append (something) to the end of something else. Labels: transitive
Word: teddy bear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Morris Michtom, the owner of a candy store in Brooklyn N.Y., who made the first “Teddy Bear” in the year 1902 in honor of then American President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt when he had heard that he had refused to shoot a bear cub on one of his hunting trips. 1. A plush toy in the shape of a bear. Example: 1988, Michael Weikath, "Rise and Fall", Helloween, Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II. The king of Los Angeles / Bought himself a teddy bear / And the queen became shameless / She did it with a chair Example: The origin of Paddington (the bear, not the station) dates to 1956 when author Michael Bond (1926-2017) spotted a lonesome teddy bear on the shelf of a store near the station. It was Christmas Eve, so he bought the solitary bear for his wife. 2. A lovable, endearing, large, strong, hairy, or sweet man, particularly one who is gentle in spite of a burly or gruff appearance. Example: I'd like to mt you if you're a bearded ‘Teddy Bear,’ husky build, under 34 & share a career orientation. Example: ...the sexy "teddy bear" frontman of the '80s rap group Heavy D and the Boyz.
Word: tide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old English tīd Middle English tyde English tide Inherited from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis, from *deh₂y- + *-tis. Related to time. Cognate with Dutch tijd (“time”), German Zeit (“time”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish tid (“time”), Faroese and Icelandic tíð (“time”). Pronunciation: /taɪd/, [tʰaːd], [tʰɑe̯d] 1. The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun. Example: The Bristol Channel has some of the world's largest tides. 2. The associated flow of water. Example: A lot of driftwood was brought in on the tide. 3. Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body. Example: As well as sea tides, there are much smaller land tides. Example: By far the largest tides on Europa are those caused by the gravitational attraction of Jupiter. 4. A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood. Example: The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties. Example: A tide of people crossed over the border. 5. The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current. Labels: figuratively Example: The tide of public opinion has turned. Example: There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune […] 6. Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast. Labels: obsolete Example: [...] and rest their weary limbs a tide. Example: Which, at th'appointed tyde, / Each one did make his Bryde 7. A time. Labels: archaic, regional Example: The doctor's no good this tide. 8. A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier. Labels: archaic, in-compounds, regional Example: Eventide, noontide, morrowtide, nighttide, moontide, harvesttide, wintertide, summertide, springtide, autumntide etc. 9. The period of twelve hours.
Word: tide Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old English tīd Middle English tyde English tide Inherited from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis, from *deh₂y- + *-tis. Related to time. Cognate with Dutch tijd (“time”), German Zeit (“time”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish tid (“time”), Faroese and Icelandic tíð (“time”). Pronunciation: /taɪd/, [tʰaːd], [tʰɑe̯d] 1. To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream. Labels: transitive Example: They are tided down the stream. 2. To carry over or through a problem or difficulty. Labels: broadly 3. To pour a tide or flood. Labels: intransitive, rare Example: The ocean tided most impressively. 4. To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse. Labels: intransitive
Word: tide Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tiden, tide, from Old English tīdan (“to happen”). Pronunciation: /taɪd/, [tʰaːd], [tʰɑe̯d] 1. To happen, occur. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: I wit not what may tide us here
Word: travel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From Middle English travelen (“to make a laborious journey, travel”) from Middle Scots travailen (“to toil, work, travel”), alteration of Middle English travaillen (“to toil, work”), from Old French travailler (“to trouble, suffer, be worn out”). See the doublets travail and travois. Compare typologically routine << Latin rupta via. Note the inverse semantic vectors: travel moves from a subjective state (toil) to an objective action (journey), while routine moves from an objective object (beaten path) to a subjective pattern (habit). Largely displaced native fare, from Old English faran (“to go [a long distance], to travel”). More at fare. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹævəl/ 1. To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another. Labels: intransitive Example: John seems to spend as much time travelling as he does in the office. Example: Snakes do not travel well. 2. To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit. Labels: intransitive Example: Soundwaves can travel through water. Example: The supposedly secret news of Mary's engagement travelled quickly through her group of friends. 3. To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball. Labels: intransitive 4. To travel throughout (a place). Labels: transitive Example: I’ve travelled the world. 5. To force to journey. Labels: transitive Example: They shall not be travailed forth of their own franchises. 6. To labour; to travail. Labels: obsolete Example: Necessity will make men fare hard, and work hard, and travel hard, go bare, and suffer much; yea it will even cut off a leg or arm to save their lives; Example: We labour sore, and travel hard, and much Study is a Weariness to our Flesh; and of making many Books there is no End.
Word: travel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English travail, travell, from Old French travail, travaille, travaillie, traval, travalle, traveaul, traveil, traveille, travel. Doublet of travail. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹævəl/ 1. The act of traveling; passage from place to place. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I like travel, but it’s always too tiring. Example: space travel 2. A series of journeys. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: I’m off on my travels around France again. Example: But overall, I think the railway delivered very well on my travels. I'd give it 9/10 - there are just a few little rough edges that need smoothing off. 3. An account of one's travels. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: He released his travels in 1900, two years after returning from Africa. Example: CALUAT, s. This in some old travels is used for Ar. khilwat, 'privacy, a private interview' (C. P. Brown, MS.). 4. The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There was a lot of travel in the handle, because the tool was out of adjustment. Example: My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches. 6. Labour; parturition; travail. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Hard Labour is when more vehement Pains and dangerous Symptomes happen to Women in Travel, and continue a longer time. 7. Distance that a keyboard's key moves vertically when depressed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The keys have great travel.
Word: orchid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”) (ostensibly from the shape of the roots). Supplanted Middle English ballokwort (literally “testicle plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.kɪd/, /ˈɔɹ.kɪd/ 1. A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. 2. A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour.
Word: orchid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin Orchideae, Orchidaceae, an irregular formation from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “orchid, testicle”) (ostensibly from the shape of the roots). Supplanted Middle English ballokwort (literally “testicle plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.kɪd/, /ˈɔɹ.kɪd/ 1. Having a light purple colour. Labels: not-comparable
Word: olive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English olyve, from Old French olive (“olive, olive tree”), from Latin olīva (“olive”), itself from either Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva), Proto-Hellenic *elaíwā (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa), Ancient Greek ἐλαίᾱ (elaíā)), or the same source as those two. In any case, ultimately from a Mediterranean Pre-Greek source, possibly Proto-Berber *wlw (“wild olive”). More questionably, maybe from Proto-Indo-European *loiwom (compare Old Church Slavonic лои (loi, “tallow”), Old Armenian եւղ (ewł, “oil”)). Doublet of oliva and oil. Displaced native Old English eleberġe, literally "oil berry." Pronunciation: /ˈɒ.lɪv/, /ˈɑ.lɪv/ 1. A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. 2. The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green). Example: Trevor, like an Aussie outbacker, eats snacks and a pickup meal of bread, cantaloupe, olives, mangoes, and melon. 3. The wood of the olive tree. 4. A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive. 5. An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata. 6. A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal. 7. A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked. Example: a beef olive Example: olives of veal 8. Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape. 9. An oystercatcher, a shore bird of genus Haematopus. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: olive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English olyve, from Old French olive (“olive, olive tree”), from Latin olīva (“olive”), itself from either Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva), Proto-Hellenic *elaíwā (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa), Ancient Greek ἐλαίᾱ (elaíā)), or the same source as those two. In any case, ultimately from a Mediterranean Pre-Greek source, possibly Proto-Berber *wlw (“wild olive”). More questionably, maybe from Proto-Indo-European *loiwom (compare Old Church Slavonic лои (loi, “tallow”), Old Armenian եւղ (ewł, “oil”)). Doublet of oliva and oil. Displaced native Old English eleberġe, literally "oil berry." Pronunciation: /ˈɒ.lɪv/, /ˈɑ.lɪv/ 1. Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive. Example: Appleby[…]rose from his seat when Morales came in. He shook hands urbanely, unbuckled his sword, and laid his kepi on the table, and then sat down with an expression of concern in his olive face which Appleby fancied was assumed. Example: The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
Word: plum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Anatolianbor. Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon)bor. Latin prūnum Vulgar Latin *prūmabor. Proto-West Germanic *plūmā Old English plūme Middle English plomme English plum From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune. Pronunciation: /plʌm/, /plʊm/ 1. The fruit and its tree. 2. The fruit and its tree. 3. The fruit and its tree. 4. The fruit and its tree. 5. The fruit and its tree. 6. The fruit and its tree. 7. The fruit and its tree. 8. The fruit and its tree. 9. The fruit and its tree. 10. The fruit and its tree. 11. The fruit and its tree. 12. The fruit and its tree. 13. The fruit and its tree. 14. The fruit and its tree. 15. The fruit and its tree. Labels: archaic Example: “Bright boy! here’s a plum for you,” and Polly threw a plump raisin into his mouth. Example: Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie; he put in his thumb, and he took out a plum, and said, “What a good boy am I!” 16. Extended senses. Labels: archaic Example: He […] acquired a plentiful fortune, tho', to his infinite regret, he died before it amounted to a Plum […]. 17. Extended senses. Example: The mayor rewarded his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for handsome pay. Example: Such chances as this do not fall to a man's lot twice; but Edmond Werdet relates a story very similar indeed, and where also the "plums" fell into the lap of a London dealer. 18. Extended senses. 19. Extended senses. Labels: plural-normally, slang, vulgar 20. Extended senses. Labels: UK, derogatory
Word: plum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Anatolianbor. Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon)bor. Latin prūnum Vulgar Latin *prūmabor. Proto-West Germanic *plūmā Old English plūme Middle English plomme English plum From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune. Pronunciation: /plʌm/, /plʊm/ 1. Of a dark bluish-red colour. Labels: comparable 2. Choice; especially lavish or preferred. Labels: not-comparable Example: She landed a plum position as an executive for the firm. Example: It is obviously a "plum" job, one distinction being that its motormen are granted an allowance of about 6s. [six shillings] towards the cost of Wagons-Lits food in the crew quarters of the train, [...]. Additionally, by the way, each man is allowed a quarter of a bottle of wine "on the house" per trip!
Word: plum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Phonetically based spelling of plumb. Pronunciation: /plʌm/, /plʊm/ 1. Plumb.
Word: plum Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Phonetically based spelling of plumb. Pronunciation: /plʌm/, /plʊm/ 1. Completely; utterly. Labels: not-comparable Example: You're going to think I'm plum crazy for this, but I want to adopt all seven kittens.
Word: plum Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Phonetically based spelling of plumb. Pronunciation: /plʌm/, /plʊm/ 1. To plumb. Labels: transitive
Word: saffron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Aramaic צפרder. Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān)bor. Medieval Latin safranumbor. Old French safranbor. Middle English saffron English saffron Inherited from Middle English saffron, borrowed from Old French safran, borrowed from Medieval Latin safranum, borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), from Aramaic צפר. Pronunciation: /ˈsæfɹən/, /ˈsæfɹɒn/, /ˈsæfɹɑn/, /ˈsæfəɹn/ 1. A plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, spikenard and saffron […] Example: 2009, D. H. Sanaeinejad, S. N. Hosseini, Regression Models for Saffron Yields in Iran, Daoliang Li, Chunjiang Zhao (editors), Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture II, Volume 1, page 510, Usually the maximum temperature for October, November and December in the southern parts of Khorassan–the main saffron growing area of the Iran-does not exceed 20°C, while the minimum temperature reaches 0°C. 2. A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I must have saffron to colour the warden pies […] Example: 1658, Thomas Muffet, The Theatre of Insects, [1634, Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum], quoted in 2008, Anna Suranyi, The Genius of the English Nation: Travel Writing and National Identity in Early Modern England, page 117-118, The Irish and Ireland people (who are frequently troubled with lice, and such as will fly, as they say, in summer) anoint their shirts with saffron, and to very good purpose, to drive away the lice, but after six months they wash their shirts again, putting fresh saffron into the lye. 3. An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] The stately Ram Shone thro’ the Mead, in native Purple clad, Or milder Saffron […] Example: […] the girls locked up Echo Lodge again and went away in the perfect half hour that follows the rose and saffron of a winter sunset.
Word: saffron Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Aramaic צפרder. Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān)bor. Medieval Latin safranumbor. Old French safranbor. Middle English saffron English saffron Inherited from Middle English saffron, borrowed from Old French safran, borrowed from Medieval Latin safranum, borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), from Aramaic צפר. Pronunciation: /ˈsæfɹən/, /ˈsæfɹɒn/, /ˈsæfɹɑn/, /ˈsæfəɹn/ 1. Having an orange-yellow colour. Example: For ioyfull thoughts, vse funerall deedes Example: 1794, Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, London: G.G. & J. Robinson, Volume 1, Chapter 9, p. 256, The sun was now set; but, under the dark branches of the almond trees, was seen the saffron glow of the west, spreading beyond the twilight of middle air. 2. Associated with Hinduism, Hindus or Hindu nationalism. Example: Saffron voters will certainly respond to the Sena chief’s call to support this alliance. Example: That is when he decided it was time to turn saffron, though it took him another ten years to formally join the BJP in 2014.
Word: saffron Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Aramaic צפרder. Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān)bor. Medieval Latin safranumbor. Old French safranbor. Middle English saffron English saffron Inherited from Middle English saffron, borrowed from Old French safran, borrowed from Medieval Latin safranum, borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), from Aramaic צפר. Pronunciation: /ˈsæfɹən/, /ˈsæfɹɒn/, /ˈsæfɹɑn/, /ˈsæfəɹn/ 1. To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc. Example: saffroned water, saffroned rice Example: Saffrond wyne bryngeth mirthe, and taketh away Melancholines […] 2. To give a saffron colour to (something). Example: My dreadful thoughts been drawen vpon my face, In blotted lines with ages iron pen, The lothlie morpheu saffroned the place, Where beuties damaske daz’d the eies of men. Example: Or like the twifold-twynned Geminy, In their star-gilded gyrdle strongly tyed, Chayn’d by their saffrond tresses in the sky, Standing to guard the sun-coche in his pride. 3. To give a saffron colour to (something). Example: The other part Northern, & ful of mountaines, a very rude and homely kinde of people doth inhabite, which are called the redshankes or wilde Scottes. They be clothed with a mantel and shyrte saffroned, after the Irishe manner, going bare legged to the knée. Example: Thee next day foloing lustring Aurora lay shymring, Her saffrond mattresse leauing to her bedfelo Tithon. 4. To give a saffron colour to (something). Example: His horse was harnished with leaden chaines, hauing the out-side guilt, or at least saffrond in stead of guilt, to decypher a holie or golden pretence of a couetous purpose […] Example: And like vile stones lying in saffrond tinne, 5. To embellish. Labels: figuratively Example: Saffroning the rest of the account are several other regionalisms: agin for against, hit for the expletive it, knowed as a preterite, and no use to say not bin' (a fascinating doubling of the negative). Example: He saffrons his speech with Latin which he knows all by rote.