nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hexose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English hex- Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English hexose From hex- + -ose. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛk.səʊs/, /-səʊz/, /ˈhɛkˌsoʊs/ 1. A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
Word: heptose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English heptose From hepta- + -ose. 1. A sugar or saccharide containing seven carbon atoms.
Word: polysaccharide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English polysaccharide From poly- + saccharide. 1. A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds. Example: Meronym: saccharide Example: Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.
Word: ketose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From keto- + -ose. 1. A saccharide containing a ketone functional group. Example: The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.
Word: flog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *floggen (suggested by flogge (“hammer, sledge”), from Old English *floggian, a stem variant of Proto-Germanic *flukkōną (“to beat”), itself a secondary zero-grade iterative with unetymological -u-, derived from *flōkaną. The original zero-grade iterative *flakkōną had been misinterpreted as an o-grade. See flack (“to beat”), also as a dialectal noun "a blow, slap". Cognate with Scots flog (“a blow, stripe, flogging”, noun), Scots flog (“thin strip of wood”), Norwegian flak (“a piece torn off, strip”). Alternatively, a back-formation from flogger, from Low German flogger (“a flail”). Pronunciation: /flɒɡ/, /flɑɡ/ 1. To whip or scourge as punishment. Labels: transitive 2. To use something to extreme; to abuse. Labels: transitive Example: I did seven laps of Fyshwick with the mechanic today. I was turning lots of heads on the last few, people must of thought I was nuts, flogging the car then stopping, then driving slow then flogging it again. 3. To sell. Labels: UK, slang, transitive Example: And then there's my part time job at Telstra Bigpond flogging their cable network for just $67.55/month long term cost, a BARGAIN, and the other part time job flogging Foxtel at something like $50/month. Example: Flanders was able to flog his piece of land, for which he had originally paid £4,000, to one of the largest gold-mining corporations for something like a couple of million smackers. 4. To steal something. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, transitive 5. To defeat easily or convincingly. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, transitive Example: The Swannies got on a real roll over rounds 16/17 & 18 of 1987. In consecutive SCG matches, they flogged the Eags 30.21 to 10.11, followed that with a 36.20 to 11.7 demolition of the Dons and finally a 31.12 to 15.17 thrashing of Richmond. Example: Anyone with cable watch this on ESPN "History of Cricket" last night? Australia got flogged by an innings in the fourth test. 6. To overexploit (land), as by overgrazing, overstocking, etc. Labels: Australia, transitive Example: The environment is paying dearly as producers flog their land. Sustainable agriculture needs a new generation of energised science and technology-trained farmers 7. To beat away charcoal dust etc. using a flogger.
Word: flog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *floggen (suggested by flogge (“hammer, sledge”), from Old English *floggian, a stem variant of Proto-Germanic *flukkōną (“to beat”), itself a secondary zero-grade iterative with unetymological -u-, derived from *flōkaną. The original zero-grade iterative *flakkōną had been misinterpreted as an o-grade. See flack (“to beat”), also as a dialectal noun "a blow, slap". Cognate with Scots flog (“a blow, stripe, flogging”, noun), Scots flog (“thin strip of wood”), Norwegian flak (“a piece torn off, strip”). Alternatively, a back-formation from flogger, from Low German flogger (“a flail”). Pronunciation: /flɒɡ/, /flɑɡ/ 1. A contemptible, often arrogant person; a wanker. Labels: Australia, derogatory, informal Example: It follows the ejection of a supporter who allegedly ran towards umpire Mathew Nicholls while calling him a "bald-headed flog" at half-time of the Carlton-Brisbane Lions match last Saturday.
Word: flog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fake + blog. Pronunciation: /flɒɡ/, /flɑɡ/ 1. A weblog designed to look authentic, but actually developed as part of a commercial marketing strategy to promote some product or service. Labels: Internet Example: Though a handful of viral videos and flogs have captured significant interest, the vast majority hardly register with consumers. Example: An element more problematic […] in the move of corporate communications and practices online is the sometimes masked nature of such initiatives, for example through blogola and flogs.
Word: insuperable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin insuperabilis. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsup(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/ 1. Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated. Example: Regular services for passengers and goods were maintained for almost 50 years, but the speed limit of 16 m.p.h., imposed by the Board of Trade, proved an insuperable handicap after the introduction of competitive motor bus services. Example: While Indian English may not have a uniform standard form throughout the country, this in itself is not an insuperable obstacle for lexicography. 2. Overwhelming or insurmountable. Example: For the first time I steadily reviewed the obstacles—and to consider them was at once to see they were insuperable.
Word: cloaca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cloāca (“sewer”), related to cluō (“cleanse; purge”), but the derivation is uncertain. Pronunciation: /kləʊ̯ˈeɪ̯.kə/, /kloʊ̯ˈeɪ̯.kə/, /kləʉ̯ˈæɪ̯.kə/, /klɐʉ̯ˈæɪ̯.kə/, /kloˈe.kə/ 1. A sewer. Labels: figuratively, sometimes Example: The Thames, polluted with the filthy effusions of the cloacae. 2. The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum. Example: In birds the rectum, at the termination of its canal, forms an oval or elongated pouch […] and then expands into a cavity, which has been named cloaca. 3. An outhouse or lavatory. Example: To every house […] a cloaca. Example: Only think of that cloaca being supplied daily with such dainty bibliographical treasures! 4. A duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body. Example: Across this shell [sc. of bone] small holes are eaten, by which the matter escapes, and which are called cloacae (Weidmann). 5. Structure in the embryo during the development of the reproductive and urinary systems.
Word: mufti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مفتی (müfti), from Arabic مُفْتِي (muftī, “fatwa-deliverer”, literally “deliverer of formal opinion”). Pronunciation: /ˈmʌfti/, /ˈmʊfti/ 1. A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa. Labels: countable Example: Mujtahidd's online claims have prompted an aggressive backlash against social media from the Saudi religious establishment. The grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul-Aziz al-Sheikh, said in January that Twitter was a platform for "promoting lies" and a "dangerous practice" that should be avoided by Muslims. Commentators have described the phenomenon as symbolic of the growing political debate about use of Twitter in Saudi Arabia. 2. A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military or the police, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, uncountable Example: He had a suit of summer mufti, and a broad-brimmed blue beaver hat looped with leaves broken from the hedgerows in the lanes, and a Leander scarf tucked full of flowers: loosestrife, meadowrue, orchis, ragged-robin. Example: The innate reluctance of the Englishman to make himself conspicuous has stood him here in good stead. Except on special occasions, the British officers are almost always in mufti.
Word: sharia Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of shari'a. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: As such judgments were in entire opposition to the sharia (or Moslem religious law) as taught, the Mahdi strictly forbade the study of theology, and ordered all books of this description to be burnt; […] Example: After all, Usamah had served the sadist Zangi and, if read in full, his account presents a picture of Islamic violence no less shocking to modern sensibilities: the collecting of Christian heads, the crucifying and bisections of their own soldiers and heretics, the severe punishments of Islamic sharia – and the story of how his father, in a rage, lopped off the arm of his page.
Word: sharia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic شَارِع (šāriʕ). 1. A street in Arabic-speaking countries. Example: No little of Cairo’s popularity as a winter-resort is due to its many excellent Hotels: the chief being—Grand Continental, on the west side of the Esbekia between the Sharia Bulak and Sharia El-Moghrabi, with large terrace looking directly across the Sharia Kamel-Pasha (the chief modern thoroughfare) at the Gardens; Savoy (same management) at the Rond-point intersection of the Sharias Kasr-en-Nil and Suleiman-Pasha; D’Angleterre (also same management) quieter in Sharia El-Moghrabi, prettily situated […] Example: The principal Sharias, as they call their streets, and the ancient Muski Bazaars, have shed their Oriental grandeur where once were displayed rich Egyptian and Persian carpets and shawls from Baghdad; […]
Word: FOT Part of Speech: name 1. The station code of Fo Tan in Hong Kong.
Word: FOT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of field operational test. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FOT Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of free on truck. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable 2. Initialism of fell off a truck; stolen. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: fall off the back of a lorry Part of Speech: verb 1. Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally. Labels: UK, euphemistic, idiomatic
Word: luminous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin lūminōsus. Pronunciation: /ˈluːmɪnəs/ 1. Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining. Example: The moon, which had been slowly ascending, now shone through an open space between the trees; and the rippling waters of the brook gave back her light in luminous vibrations. Example: The bonfire in his heart made luminous the rose-tan in his cheek. 2. Brightly illuminated. 3. Clear; enlightening; easy to understand. Example: a luminous explanation
Word: causer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cause Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English causer From cause + -er. 1. someone or something that causes or produces an effect.
Word: aux Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɔks/, /ˈɑks/, /ˈɔːks/ 1. Abbreviation of auxiliary. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: Each aux out is connected to an effects unit and the signal is then returned into the desk.
Word: aux Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɔks/, /ˈɑks/, /ˈɔːks/ 1. The auxiliary audio connector of a sound system. Labels: slang Example: Hey, pass the aux. I'll play some music from my phone. Example: BE AWARE, reverbs should be in the end of your chain, as sends to auxes. Setting them first doesn’t mean they will be first in the chain. You just set up the auxes, then get back to the vocal channel to add EQs, compressors, etc.
Word: eggnog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: American English c. 1775 (although drinks like it are attested far earlier, e.g. posset, of which a monastic Christmas recipe used eggs), from egg + nog. The second element is uncertain and long-debated; prominent claims include Norfolk dialect nog (“strong ale”), or a clipping of noggin (“small, carved wooden mug used to serve alcohol”) (q.v.). Another hypothesis is that it is a variant of grog (“rum-and-water cocktail”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛɡˈnɒɡ/, /ˈɛɡ.nɒɡ/, /ˈɛɡ.nɑɡ/ 1. A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: boiled egg Part of Speech: noun 1. An egg which has been cooked in the shell in boiling water. It can be hard-boiled or soft-boiled.
Word: dowdy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman," formed from doue, "poorly dressed woman". Possibly also related to the Scots dow, meaning to "fade". Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊdi/ 1. Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. 2. Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby. Example: [...she was] a perfect saint amongst women, but so dreadfully dowdy that she reminded one of a badly bound hymn-book. Example: Miss Marina Thompson, a distant cousin of my husband's. She's rather dowdy, is she not?
Word: dowdy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman," formed from doue, "poorly dressed woman". Possibly also related to the Scots dow, meaning to "fade". Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊdi/ 1. A plain or shabby person. Example: Besides these, however, and the determined dowdies, women who either do not understand dress, or who will not be troubled with it, there are certainly many who, while always anxious to appear to the best advantage, are not wealthy enough to do so […] Example: “I knew there were women-dowdies in Bengal. They come up here sometimes. But I didn't know that there were men-dowds, too.”
Word: dowdy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First appears c. 1581. Origin uncertain, probably literally "little poorly dressed woman," formed from doue, "poorly dressed woman". Possibly also related to the Scots dow, meaning to "fade". Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊdi/ 1. To press the crust into the filling during baking, to allow the juices to caramelize on top. Labels: transitive Example: Topping the apples with squares of dough allowed steam to escape during baking, preventing the apples from overcooking. Dowdying the crust partway through created the dessert's sweet finish.
Word: floating Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, float + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/, /ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ 1. That floats or float. Labels: not-comparable Example: floating buoys 2. Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift. Labels: not-comparable Example: The outcome of the forthcoming election is still unclear due to the large number of floating voters. Example: In China, the large floating population has tended to gravitate to cities. 3. that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme. Labels: not-comparable
Word: floating Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, float + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/, /ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of float Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: floating Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, float + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/, /ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ 1. The motion of something that floats. 2. Material that floats in a liquid. Labels: in-plural Example: Plastic mud, brownish tinted, rich in floatings. 3. The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls. 4. A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.
Word: cast adrift Part of Speech: verb 1. To abandon a ship at sea Labels: transitive Example: We cast adrift the burning sloop to await its fate. 2. To place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave them Labels: transitive Example: Captain Bligh and some loyal crewmen were cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific.
Word: Molotov cocktail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Finnish Molotovin koktaili. Coined in Finland during the Winter War of 1939–40 between Finland and the Soviet Union, and named after then-Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986), who claimed the bombs the Soviet Union dropped on Finland were airborne humanitarian food deliveries prompting Finns to say their firebombs were Molotov cocktails (drinks to go with his food deliveries). Pronunciation: /ˈmɒ.ləˌtɒf ˈkɒk.teɪl/, /ˈmɔ.ləˌtɔv ˈkɑk.teɪl/ 1. A crude incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle, either filled with a flammable liquid such as petroleum and supplied with a rag for a fuse that is lit just before being hurled, or filled with such a mix of flammable liquids that it ignites itself when it is smashed and its contents are exposed to air. Example: The site, which appears in the wake of anti-Elon Musk protests across the country, displays names, addresses, and phone numbers of Tesla owners on an interactive map and uses an image of a Molotov cocktail as its cursor. […] In one incident in Las Vegas, an individual dressed in black used Molotov cocktails to ignite five Tesla vehicles at a service center.
Word: all hands on deck Part of Speech: intj 1. An order, on board ship, for all seamen of all watches to muster on deck immediately; normally shortened to "All hands" Example: As soon as the boche and his guard were aboard again, I called all hands on deck, including von Schoenvorts, and there I explained to them that the time had come for us to enter into some sort of an agreement among ourselves that would relieve us of the annoyance and embarrassment of being divided into two antagonistic parts--prisoners and captors. 2. A call for everyone to participate in something. Labels: broadly Example: It was all hands to the deck in the Swindon penalty box. Example: Summer, with its good weather and accompanying onslaught of tourists, was the time when they made most of their money for the year, and so it was all hands on deck.
Word: amidships Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From amid + ships. Pronunciation: /əˈmɪd.ʃɪps/ 1. In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: [The U-boat captain] waited until the crosshairs lay directly amidships. Example: Two more torpedoes were fired; one ran erratic; the second hit amidships. 2. Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501). Labels: not-comparable, usually 3. On the flank, at a vulnerable place. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable, usually Example: In stating that the Woosters never give up, I was in error. These words caught me amidships and took all the fighting spirit out of me, leaving me a spent force.
Word: amidships Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From amid + ships. Pronunciation: /əˈmɪd.ʃɪps/ 1. A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
Word: ashore Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From a- + shore; see also onshore. Pronunciation: /əˈʃɔː/, /əˈʃɔɹ/, /əˈʃo(ː)ɹ/, /əˈʃoə/ 1. On the land as opposed to onboard. Labels: not-comparable Example: I shall no more to sea, to sea, / Here shall I die ashore—[…] 2. On, or towards the shore. Labels: not-comparable Example: The canoe sailed ashore. Example: Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I'll be sworn.
Word: onboard Part of Speech: adj Etymology: on + board, from on board (“phrase”), equivalent to on- + board. Pronunciation: /ɒnˈbɔːd/, /ɔnˈboːd/, /ɑnˈbɔɹd/, /ɔnˈbɔɹd/, /ɒnˈboəd/ 1. Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel. Labels: not-comparable Example: “We are aware that there has been an unauthorized release of video footage from flight deck cameras onboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) of the F-35C Lightning II crash that occurred Jan. 24, in the South China Sea. There is an ongoing investigation into both the crash and the unauthorized release of the shipboard video footage,” Cmdr. Zach Harrell, spokesperson for Commander, Naval Air Forces, said in an email. Example: Swinging onto the Treherbert branch under the new OLE, the train's onboard Passenger Information Screens announce we have entered a 'no alcohol' zone. That doesn't seem to help, as some of the passengers who joined us earlier seem 'well oiled' already. 2. Being a part of, being included in, participating in. Labels: broadly, figuratively, not-comparable Example: When it comes to security, everybody seems to be as onboard as I am. Example: James is onboard as a production manager.
Word: onboard Part of Speech: adv Etymology: on + board, from on board (“phrase”), equivalent to on- + board. Pronunciation: /ɒnˈbɔːd/, /ɔnˈboːd/, /ɑnˈbɔɹd/, /ɔnˈbɔɹd/, /ɒnˈboəd/ 1. On or in a vehicle or vessel; aboard; on board. Labels: not-comparable
Word: onboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: on + board, from on board (“phrase”), equivalent to on- + board. Pronunciation: /ɒnˈbɔːd/, /ɔnˈboːd/, /ɑnˈbɔɹd/, /ɔnˈbɔɹd/, /ɒnˈboəd/ 1. To become a part of a group; (transitive) to incorporate (someone) into a group. Labels: figuratively Example: It's easiest to onboard and offboard employees if you have a checklist to follow. 2. To begin to use a product or service; to take (someone) on as a new customer of a product or service. Labels: figuratively
Word: onboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: on + board, from on board (“phrase”), equivalent to on- + board. Pronunciation: /ɒnˈbɔːd/, /ɔnˈboːd/, /ɑnˈbɔɹd/, /ɔnˈbɔɹd/, /ɒnˈboəd/ 1. A feed, video, image, etc., taken of a vehicle's situation, from a position that is on the vehicle.
Word: on board Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Originally a literal reference to the wooden boards of the deck of a boat or ship. 1. On or in (a means of transportation). Example: On board his boat were various firearms but not much food. Example: Even when I am on board the plane, I can never feel secure that my luggage is, too.
Word: on board Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originally a literal reference to the wooden boards of the deck of a boat or ship. 1. Joining in or participating. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Is that new teammate properly on board yet? 2. Agreeing or supporting. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: It's a good idea, but let's see if we can get a few more of the management team on board. Example: Without management on board, the project has little chance of success. 3. Into itself or oneself. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Soccer players certainly tend not to take fluids on board.
Word: on board Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Originally a literal reference to the wooden boards of the deck of a boat or ship. 1. The stereotypical cry of pirates when boarding a ship for close quarters combat.
Word: ville Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French ville. Doublet of vill and villa. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪl/ 1. A Vietnamese village. Labels: US, historical Example: Once we fanned over a little ville that had just been airstruck and the words of a song by Wingy Manone that I’d heard when I was a few years old snapped into my head, “Stop the War, These Cats Is^([sic]) Killing Themselves.” Example: The fighting holes and trenches scattered in and around each ville indicate battle after battle - some only planned, others fought. We move toward a tree-lined ville. 2. A town or village. Labels: rare Example: Abᵗ 12, We left Sᵗ Malo & came to Hedé that night 9 Leagues (bayting onely at Sᵗ Pierre a pretty Ville) where we were well lodged & found Mʳ Macartie (Irlandois) the Curé. Example: Found my classmate Means at Amherst [Mass.]. . . . Amherst is a very pleasant little ville, but still and inactive. There is some very good land around it. There is no academic school in the place.
Word: joining in Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of join in Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: join in Part of Speech: verb 1. To participate, take part or get involved in something. Labels: intransitive Example: join in on something Example: In a distant forest a wolf howled, felt embarrassed when no one joined in, and stopped.
Word: astern Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From a- (“towards”) + stern (“rear part of a vessel”). Pronunciation: /əˈstɝn/, /əˈstɜːn/ 1. Behind (a vessel); in the rear. Example: After we had row'd, or rather driven about a League and a Half, as we reckon'd it, a raging Wave, Mountain-like, came rowling a-stern of us, and plainly bad us expect the Coup-de-Grace. 2. In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear. 3. At or toward the rear of a vessel. Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: astern Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a- (“towards”) + stern (“rear part of a vessel”). Pronunciation: /əˈstɝn/, /əˈstɜːn/ 1. Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead. Labels: not-comparable Example: If one ship is following another, the first is astern of the second. Example: When we first espied the Dutch fleet sailing towards us, our whole blue squadron was astern much farther from us, so that Prince Rupert thought it absolutely necessary to slacken sail that they might have time to join us.
Word: athwart Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Late Middle English athwert, athirt, from a- (prefix meaning ‘in the direction of, toward’) + thwert (“crosswise; (cooking) across the grain”, adverb). Thwert is derived from thwert (“crosswise, transverse; counter, opposing; contrary, obstinate, stubborn”, adjective), borrowed from Old Norse þvert (“across, athwart”), originally the neuter form of þverr (“across, transverse”), from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (“cross; adverse”) (altered or influenced by Proto-Germanic *þweraną (“to stir; to swirl; to turn”)), from Proto-Germanic *þerh-, probably from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to spin; to turn”). The English word is analysable as a- (prefix meaning ‘in the direction of, toward’) + thwart (“placed or situated across something else”). Cognates * Scots athort (“athwart”) Pronunciation: /əˈθwɔːt/, /əˈθwɔɹt/ 1. From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over. Example: Above, the stars appeared to move slowly athwart. Example: We placed one log on the ground, and another athwart, forming a crude cross. 2. Across the path of something, so as to impede progress. Example: a fleet standing athwart our course Example: [W]ith his ſpear / Advanced athvvart puſh'd back the Trojan van, / And all ſtood faſt. 3. Against the anticipated or appropriate course of something; improperly, perversely, wrongly. Labels: figuratively Example: [A]ll athvvart there came / A poſt from VVales, loden vvith heauy nevves, […] Example: The Baby beates the Nurſe, and quite athvvart / Goes all decorum.
Word: athwart Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Late Middle English athwert, athirt, from a- (prefix meaning ‘in the direction of, toward’) + thwert (“crosswise; (cooking) across the grain”, adverb). Thwert is derived from thwert (“crosswise, transverse; counter, opposing; contrary, obstinate, stubborn”, adjective), borrowed from Old Norse þvert (“across, athwart”), originally the neuter form of þverr (“across, transverse”), from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (“cross; adverse”) (altered or influenced by Proto-Germanic *þweraną (“to stir; to swirl; to turn”)), from Proto-Germanic *þerh-, probably from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to spin; to turn”). The English word is analysable as a- (prefix meaning ‘in the direction of, toward’) + thwart (“placed or situated across something else”). Cognates * Scots athort (“athwart”) Pronunciation: /əˈθwɔːt/, /əˈθwɔɹt/ 1. From one side to the other side of; across. Example: The stars moved slowly athwart the sky. Example: Knit vvith a golden bauldricke, vvhich forelay / Athvvart her ſnovvy breſt, and did diuide / Her daintie paps; […] 2. Across the course or path of, so as to meet; hence (figuratively), to the attention of. Example: For here our ſouls hath but one eye (the Apoſtle ſaith, vve knovv in part) be not proud if that chance to come athvvart thy ſeeing ſide, vvhich meets with the blind ſide of another. Example: O Years! the blest preeminence of Saints! / Ye sweep athwart my gaze, so heavenly-bright, […] 3. Across the course or path of, so as to oppose. Example: VVhence and vvhat art thou, execrable ſhape, / That dar'ſt, though grim and terrible, advance / Thy miſcreated Front athvvart my vvay / To yonder Gates? Example: Lookée, you lubberly ſon of a vv——e, if you come athvvart me, 'vvare your ginger-bread-vvork. 4. Across; through. Labels: figuratively Example: And novv, athvvart the Terrors that thy Vovv / Has planted round thee, thou appear'ſt more fair, / More amiable, and riſeſt in thy Charms. Example: About three in the Afternoon he came up vvith us, and bringing too by Miſtake, juſt athvvart our Quarter, inſtead of athvvart our Stern, as he intended, vve brought 8 of our Guns to bear on that Side, and pour'd in a Broadſide upon him, vvhich made him ſheer off again, after returning our Fire, and pouring in alſo his ſmall Shot from near 200 Men vvhich he had on Board. 5. Opposed to. Labels: figuratively Example: I have ſeen this preſent vvork, and finde nothing athvvart the Catholick faith and good manners: […] Example: [S]he, athwart many impediments, An ardent rider, often on horseback, at paces furiously swift; her beautiful face tanned by the weather. Very devout too; honest to be bone, athwart all her prejudices. 6. Across the line of a ship's course, or across its deck. Example: The damaged mainmast fell athwart the deck, destroying the ship’s boat. Example: [H]e [a boat] come right athwart the steamer's bows and she cut him in two.
Word: aye aye, sir Part of Speech: phrase 1. The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy and US Navy ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order." Labels: idiomatic Example: “I fear that there is something more serious than accident here, Mr. Brently,” said the captain. “I wish that you would make a personal and very careful examination of Mr. Caldwell’s effects, to ascertain if there is any clew to a motive either for suicide or murder—sift the thing to the bottom.” “Aye, aye, sir!” responded Mr. Brently, and left to commence his investigation.
Word: seamanlike Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English seaman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English seamanlike From seaman + -like. 1. Befitting a seaman. 2. indicating competent seamanship.
Word: befitting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪˈfɪt.ɪŋ/, [bɪˈfɪɾ.ɪŋ] 1. present participle and gerund of befit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: But these are not thoughts befitting me; I will endeavour to resign myself cheerfully to death and will indulge a hope of meeting you in another world. Example: Emmanuel Macron joined heady celebrations in the France dressing room, dabbing alongside star midfielder Paul Pogba and delivering a rousing speech to the team after they won the World Cup in a final befitting a thrilling month-long tournament.
Word: befitting Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /bɪˈfɪt.ɪŋ/, [bɪˈfɪɾ.ɪŋ] 1. Appropriate, becoming. Example: He moved with a befitting grace. Example: At a time when the old have never been more vulnerable and, in many cases, lonely, here is a befitting reminder that the frail souls you see sitting in a semi-circle in a day room on the TV news, their eyes distant and their hair like candy floss, do not necessarily feel as you think they look.
Word: offing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From off + -ing. Attested since before 1600. Early texts also spell the term offin and offen. Pronunciation: /ˈɒfɪŋ/, /ˈɔfɪŋ/, /ˈɑfɪŋ/ 1. The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground. Example: to see (a ship) in the offing Example: I came to an Anchor in seven fathomes water in the offing to Sea. 2. The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land, often because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards; a position at a distance from shore. Example: […] till I ſaw the Land tun out a great Length into the Sea, at about the Diſtance of four or five Leagues before me, and the Sea being very calm I kept a large, offing to make this Point; […] Example: However, what with the help of this Ebb, and our Boats, we by Noon had got an Offing of 1 1/2 or 2 Miles, yet we could hardly flatter ourselves with hopes of getting Clear […] 3. The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing. Labels: figuratively
Word: offing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From off + -ing. Attested since before 1600. Early texts also spell the term offin and offen. Pronunciation: /ˈɒfɪŋ/, /ˈɔfɪŋ/, /ˈɑfɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of off Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: in the offing Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Within the area of the sea known as the offing; at a considerable distance from land, but visible from shore, often in reference to an approaching ship. Labels: literally, usually Example: They could see that the ship was waiting in the offing. Example: There were several small islands in the offing. 2. Soon to come; likely to happen; in the foreseeable future; projected to occur; on the horizon; in the wind. Labels: figuratively Example: We have known wives to forget that they had husbands,[…] especially when they supposed that a tax bill or a notification to do military duty might be in the offing! Example: The Ship of the Spring in the offing at last! / Oh, rude blew the hindering gales, / But perfumes entrancing, the danger o'erpast, / Are wafted afar, from her sails! 3. At a distance, but visible. Labels: idiomatic Example: The moment I saw the man standing there, registering respectful attention, a weight seemed to roll off my mind. I felt like a lost child who spots his father in the offing. There was something about him that gave me confidence.
Word: heads Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Plural of head. Pronunciation: /hɛdz/ 1. A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads; heads-up.
Word: heads Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Plural of head. Pronunciation: /hɛdz/ 1. plural of head. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: heads Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Plural of head. Pronunciation: /hɛdz/ 1. The part of older sailing ships forward of the forecastle and around the beak, used by the crew as their lavatory; still used as the word for toilets on a ship. 2. One side of a coin Example: Heads, I win. 3. One side of a coin: Labels: usually 4. One side of a coin: Labels: Ireland, sometimes 5. Clipping of headphones. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: Pass me the heads, I wanna listen. 6. The draft scheme of a bill before it is formally introduced to a parliament. Labels: Ireland Example: Until the session of 1782 bills could only (under Poynings’ Law) begin in the Irish privy council. However, informal legislative initiatives, known as ‘heads of bills’, began regularly in the houses of parliament. Example: The Heads of the Bill are being published to enable consultation with relevant sectors on the proposed changes prior to the detailed drafting of the Bill. 7. Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
Word: heads Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /hɛdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of head Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heads Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head (from the notion that it gives a head high) + -s (possibly either genitive or plural). Pronunciation: /hɛdz/ 1. High-grade marijuana. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: % Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Back-formation from any% or low%, in which the “%” was a literal indicator of the percentage completion the player would achieve in order to qualify for the given leaderboard category. The suffix was then broadened to form category names in general, where the suffixed term specified some condition about the category, e.g. what score must be obtained, items used, etc., in order to qualify. Pronunciation: /pəˈsɛnt/, /pɚˈsɛnt/ 1. Suffix forming speedrunning categories requiring a given percentage to qualify. Labels: morpheme Example: 100% Example: any% 2. Suffix forming speedrunning categories related to the suffixed element, or subject to constraints based on it. Labels: morpheme Example: P% Example: Gears%
Word: crew-served weapon Part of Speech: noun 1. Any weapon system that requires a crew or more than one individual to function due to its high operational complexity. Example: A heavy machine gun, anti-materiel rifle, or rocket launcher might be a crew-served weapon.
Word: Vulcan cannon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally coined by General Electric for their electric gatling guns. 1. Any electric Gatling gun. Labels: slang
Word: ~ Part of Speech: character Etymology: (indicating emotion): Perhaps borrowed from Japanese ~, 〜, 〰, emphatic form of ー (long vowel mark). 1. Written on a letter, usually a vowel, in place of an omitted n or m. Labels: diacritic, obsolete Example: cõtempt — contempt Example: The begyñyng off the Goſpell of Ieſu Chriſt the ſonne off God / as yt ys written in the prophettꝭ[…]
Word: ~ Part of Speech: symbol Etymology: (indicating emotion): Perhaps borrowed from Japanese ~, 〜, 〰, emphatic form of ー (long vowel mark). 1. Approximately. Labels: Internet, obsolete Example: She brought ~10 shirts for a two-day trip. Example: In case you hadn’t heard, we have another Bravolebrity breakup on our hands. And by that, I mean The Valley stars Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright are getting divorced ~six months after announcing their separation. 2. Indicating joy, elation, excitement, or a playful tone. Labels: Internet, obsolete Example: Awesome~ I hope you enjoy your trip! Example: “Bufh! Y-Y-You can leave everything to us, Miss Horn!” “We’ll keep your luggage safe!” “Oh god, my nose won’t stop bleeding…” “Please, misters! And thanksies~” Horn exclaimed enthusiastically as she got away from them.
Word: ^ Part of Speech: prep Etymology: The symbol resembles an arrowhead pointing upward. 1. up (in any sense) Labels: Internet Example: its ^ in d attic luv — It's up in the attic, love. 2. Replacing the letter sequence 'up' within a word. Labels: Internet
Word: ' Part of Speech: symbol 1. See ’
Word: ' Part of Speech: particle 1. See -'.
Word: economize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English economy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English economize From economy + -ize. Pronunciation: /iˈkɑnəmaɪz/, /iˈkɒnəmaɪz/ 1. To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance). Labels: intransitive 2. To use frugally. Labels: transitive
Word: moisten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From moist + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔɪsən/ 1. To make moist or moister. Labels: transitive Example: She put on some lip balm to moisten her lips. 2. To become moist or moister. Labels: intransitive Example: His eyes began to moisten as he held back tears.
Word: contadino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian contadino. 1. An Italian peasant. Example: Afar the Contadino’s song is heard, / Rude, but made sweet by distance;— […] Example: By 1910, about 31 Italian families were living in or near Nichols and working at the General Chemical Company. Many of them were contadinos sponsored by family.
Word: extravagance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French extravagance, from Medieval Latin extra + vagor (“to wander”). Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstɹævəɡən(t)s/, /ɛkˈstɹævəɡən(t)s/ 1. Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Prodigality, as of anger, love, expression, imagination, or demands. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The visions of romance were over. Catherine was completely awakened. Henry’s address, short as it had been, had more thoroughly opened her eyes to the extravagance of her late fancies than all their several disappointments had done. Example: A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair. 3. Something extravagant; something done out of extravagance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That luxury car is an extravagance you can't afford. Example: There were no limos or extravagances at this point, because we all wanted to make as much money as possible. We played it cheap. No huge catering bills, no wild parties, not even upgraded hotel rooms. Whenever we arrived at an airport Robin would be there to meet us in a rented SUV or big sedan, and we'd head to the gig on our own.
Word: websurfer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Web + surfer. 1. Someone who surfs the World Wide Web.
Word: addon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from add on. 1. Alternative form of add-on. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bloatware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bloat + -ware, originally in the sense “unwieldy software”. The sense “pre-installed software” has become predominant since the 2010s. 1. Software that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy; software that is inefficiently designed and occupies an excessive amount of memory or disk space. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Today’s software development cycle does not allow time to optimize and refine products, and that leads to bloatware. Example: That’s not really a surprise, considering that writing efficient software takes more time than writing wasteful code. “Bloatware” makes economic sense for software developers, if not for consumers! 2. Unwanted pre-installed software, especially on a smartphone. Labels: uncountable Example: If consumers didn't like the bloatware that came with their phones, other manufacturers wouldn't include it, the bad actors would lose customers, and everyone would have to adjust. Example: The problem is especially bad with Android and Windows phones sold through third-party carriers, which like to preinstall all sorts of bloatware.
Word: ◌̀ Part of Speech: character 1. Used to indicate that the suffix -ed is pronounced with a schwa: lookèd (IPA /ˈlʊkəd/); past-tense learned vs adjective learnèd. Often used for metrical reasons. Labels: diacritic, poetic 2. Sometimes used for secondary stress in glossaries that use ◌́ for primary stress when full pronunciations are not given. Labels: diacritic 3. Retained in foreign (mostly French) loan words, particularly when unassimilated: à la carte, crème brûlée, pièce de résistance, pied-à-terre, tête-à-tête, vis-à-vis. Labels: diacritic 4. An affectation in some proper names: e.g. Ketèlbey. Labels: diacritic, rare
Word: Belinda Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Belle + -inda, base from various Romance sources such as French belle, Italian bella (“beautiful”), suffix Latinate form of German linde (“soft”) (English linden, lithe). Popularised by Alexander Pope in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1714). The moon is named after a character in Pope's poem. Pronunciation: /bəˈlɪndə/ 1. A female given name originating as a coinage. Example: 1714 Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock, Canto V, final verse, This Lock, the Muse shall consecrate to Fame, And 'midst the Stars inscribe Belinda’s Name. Example: "Good-by, my dear Belinda; I leave you to ruminate sweet and bitter thoughts; to think of the last speech and confession of Lady Delacour, or, what will interest you much more, the first speech and confession of—Clarence Harvey." 2. The ninth satellite of Uranus. Example: This moon's orbit is nearly identical to that of Belinda, about 47,000 miles (75,000 km) from Uranus. Example: It belongs to the Portia group, made up of Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Cupid, Belinda and Perdita; these satellites have similar orbits and photometric characteristics.
Word: brothel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for brothel-house (“house of prostitution”), from brothel (“a wretch; scoundrel; lecher; harlot; prostitute”) + house, influenced by bordel. For more on brothel (“a wretch”), see below. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔθəl/, /ˈbɹɔðəl/, /ˈbɹɒθəl/, /ˈbɹɒðəl/, /ˈbɹɑθəl/ 1. A house of prostitution. Example: Thus, during the last four years, I have visited brothels about every ten days or two weeks. Only seldom does coitus fail; for I have learned my peculiarities, and in the choice of a prostitute know immediately whether she will excite me or have no effect. Example: Only women already existing in the social margins became actresses.²⁶ For example, celebrated tragedienne Elizabeth Barry was an orphan, Nell Gwynn a barmaid raised in a brothel, Moll Davis the illegitimate daughter of a Colonel. Other actresses were the wives and daughters of male actors, as for example Mary Saunderson (Mrs Betterton) and (in a later period) Mrses Kean, Kemble and Siddons.
Word: brothel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English brothel, brodel, brodelle, brethel (“a wretch, a depraved man or woman”) (compare also Middle English bretheling (“a wretch”)), apparently from an unrecorded Old English *brēoþel (“degenerative, corruptive”), related to Old English ābrēoþan (“to unsettle, degrade, ruin, frustrate, degenerate, deteriorate, fall away”); Old English ābroþen (“degenerate, base, trifling”); both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *breuþaną (“to fall apart; crumble”). The expected modern English form would be *broddle (see fiddle); the failure of the change from /ðl/ to /dl/ may be because of the intervening schwa in the word's uninflected forms, influence from the verb, or most likely, a dialectal development (compare stathel besides staddle). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔθəl/, /ˈbɹɔðəl/, /ˈbɹɒθəl/, /ˈbɹɒðəl/, /ˈbɹɑθəl/ 1. A wretch; a depraved or lewd person. Labels: obsolete
Word: supported Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /səˈpɔɹtɪd/, /səˈpɔːtɪd/, /səˈpo(ː)ɹtɪd/, /səˈpoətɪd/ 1. Held in position, especially from below. 2. Furnished with corroborating evidence. Example: At first his mother treated his theories as the wild ravings of inexperience. But they were so systematically arranged, and his arguments so well supported, that though still in appearance incredulous, she began to fear him. 3. Helped or aided. 4. Having supporters.
Word: supported Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səˈpɔɹtɪd/, /səˈpɔːtɪd/, /səˈpo(ː)ɹtɪd/, /səˈpoətɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of support Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: snatching Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsnæt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of snatch Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: snatching Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsnæt͡ʃɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something is snatched. Example: Three purse snatchings in the park were reported this week.
Word: Cúchulainn Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Cú Chulainn. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ulster Cycle Part of Speech: name 1. A large body of prose and verse centering around the traditional heroes of Ulaid and the reign of Conchobar mac Nessa. One of the four major cycles of Irish Mythology.