nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: blowfly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From blow (“to infest with maggots by depositing eggs upon flesh”) + fly. Pronunciation: /ˈbloʊˌflaɪ/ 1. Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds. Example: The flies that troubled me most were a large kind of blue-bottle or blow-fly. These settled in swarms on my bird skins when first put out to dry, filling their plumage with masses of eggs, which, if neglected, the next day produced maggots. Example: The blowfly was her next victim, but an unexciting one. Pulling off its legs, she placed it with the hornet, and both lay side by side unprotestingly.
Word: misanthrope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”); compare miser. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹəʊp/, /ˈmɪz.ənˌθɹəʊp/, /ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹoʊp/, /ˈmɪz.ənˌθɹoʊp/ 1. One who has a negative view of the entire human race. Example: Alas, poor Dean! his only scope Was to be held a misanthrope. Example: I cannot love evergreens—they are the misanthropes of nature. To them the spring brings no promise, the autumn no decline; they are cut off from the sweetest of all ties with their kind—sympathy. 2. Someone who distrusts or avoids other people.
Word: derisively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From derisive + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹaɪsɪvli/, /dɪˈɹɪzɪvli/ 1. In a derisive manner; demeaningly, mockingly. Example: As ſometimes, with us, a queſtion is put deriſively, in the form of an aſſertion, when the propoſer conceives, as ſeems to have happened here, ſome abſurdity in the thing, I thought it beſt, after the example of ſo many Lat[in] interpreters, to adopt the equivocal, or rather the oblique, form of the original expreſſion. The ambiguity is not real, but apparent. Example: In the personal bearing of Gustavus Adolphus [of Sweden], more distinctly than in his high aims, it now became evident that he deemed himself free from the obligations of deference to others, and regarded his own aspirations as his sole standard of action; he expressed himself to the Marquis as disapproving of the French King's course because he did not set himself up as the reformer of his Church, and he spoke derisively of the Pope.
Word: goolie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of gooly. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: headbutt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + butt. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdbʌt/ 1. A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into an opponent or object, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.
Word: headbutt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From head + butt. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdbʌt/ 1. To deliver a sharp blow by driving the head into an opponent or object. Labels: transitive Example: Then he got down on his hands and knees and pretended to headbutt the cat: 'Come on, come on, little ram! Let's see your horns!'
Word: fudge factor Part of Speech: noun 1. A quantity introduced to compensate for uncertainty. Labels: idiomatic Example: We don't know exactly how much the load will weigh, so we'll add in a fudge factor to make sure we don't underestimate. 2. Any padding or compensation built into a guess or estimate. Labels: idiomatic 3. variant of "pucker factor", meaning something is/was frightening. Labels: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic
Word: surprise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English surprise, borrowed from Middle French surprise (“an overtake”), nominal use of the past participle of Old French sorprendre (“to overtake”), from sor- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin super- + Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere (“to grasp, seize”). Doublet of suppli. Pronunciation: /sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/, /sɚˈpɹaɪ̯z/, /səˈpɹaɪ̯z/, /sɚˈpɹaːz/, /səˈpɹaːz/ 1. Something unexpected. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought. Example: It came as a surprise when he succeed. 2. Something unexpected. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After the housecleaners drove off, the cat left a surprise for us on the carpet. 3. The feeling that something unexpected has happened. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did. Example: The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man’s private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.
Word: surprise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English surprise, borrowed from Middle French surprise (“an overtake”), nominal use of the past participle of Old French sorprendre (“to overtake”), from sor- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin super- + Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere (“to grasp, seize”). Doublet of suppli. Pronunciation: /sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/, /sɚˈpɹaɪ̯z/, /səˈpɹaɪ̯z/, /sɚˈpɹaːz/, /səˈpɹaːz/ 1. To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected. Labels: transitive Example: It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did. 2. To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise. Labels: transitive Example: He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him. 3. To undergo or witness something unexpected. Labels: intransitive Example: He doesn’t surprise easily. 4. To cause surprise. Labels: intransitive 5. To attack unexpectedly. Labels: transitive 6. To take unawares. Labels: transitive Example: "You were right," replied Isabella, "and I should not have surprised your confidence, had I not had something I wished to say. I know what you mean to do with Mr. Glentworth's gift—a marriage would scarcely be one without wedding-dresses—he has been equally generous to me, and you must keep the money till it is wanted, which, I hope, will be soon."
Word: surprise Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English surprise, borrowed from Middle French surprise (“an overtake”), nominal use of the past participle of Old French sorprendre (“to overtake”), from sor- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin super- + Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere (“to grasp, seize”). Doublet of suppli. Pronunciation: /sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/, /sɚˈpɹaɪ̯z/, /səˈpɹaɪ̯z/, /sɚˈpɹaːz/, /səˈpɹaːz/ 1. Drawing attention to a surprising action by oneself. Example: "Surprise!" we shouted as we jumped out from the cupboard. "Happy birthday!" 2. Drawing attention to something that should have been obvious. Labels: sarcastic Example: When we add code modules, we will have an additional folder called (surprise!) Modules.
Word: Karelian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old Swedish Karelender. Finnish Karjalader. Medieval Latin Carēliabor. English Karelia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Karelian From Karelia + -an. 1. Of, from or relating to the region of Karelia, politically split between the administrative regions of North Karelia and South Karelia, Finland and the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Karelian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old Swedish Karelender. Finnish Karjalader. Medieval Latin Carēliabor. English Karelia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Karelian From Karelia + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of the region of Karelia.
Word: Karelian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Old Swedish Karelender. Finnish Karjalader. Medieval Latin Carēliabor. English Karelia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Karelian From Karelia + -an. 1. A language closely related to Finnish, spoken in Karelia, Russia and Finland.
Word: support Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English supporten, from Old French supporter, from Latin supportō. Pronunciation: /səˈpɔːt/, [səˈpʰɔːt], /səˈpoɹt/, [səˈpʰo̞ɹt], /səˈpo(ː)ɹt/ 1. To help keep from falling. Labels: transitive Example: Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform. Example: He staggered away from the accident site, supported by one friend on each side. 2. To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid Labels: transitive Example: I support France in the World Cup. 3. To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood. Labels: transitive Example: Mars does not currently support human habitation. Example: A grain, which in England is generally given to horſes, but which in Scotland ſupports the people. 4. To help, particularly financially; to subsidize. Labels: transitive Example: The government supports the arts in several ways. Example: I said I shouldn’t support anything that deceives people. 5. To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to. Labels: transitive Example: The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges. Example: The evidence will not support the statements or allegations. 6. To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to. Labels: transitive Example: The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force. 7. To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for. Labels: transitive Example: I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization. Example: I don't make decisions, but I support those who do. 8. To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold. Labels: transitive Example: Sure they sell the product, but do they support it? 9. To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.). Labels: transitive, usually Example: Early personal computers did not support voice-recognition hardware or software. 10. To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; tolerate. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: This fierce demeanour and his insolence / The patience of a god could not support. Example: For a strong affection such moments are worth supporting, and they will end well; for your advocate is in your lover's heart and speaks her own language[…] 11. To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer). Labels: transitive Example: to support the character of King Lear Example: And the award for best supporting actress goes to...
Word: support Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English support, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French support. Displaced Old English wraþu. Pronunciation: /səˈpɔːt/, [səˈpʰɔːt], /səˈpoɹt/, [səˈpʰo̞ɹt], /səˈpo(ː)ɹt/ 1. Something which supports. Labels: attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable Example: Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform. 2. Financial or other help. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The government provides support to the arts in several ways. Example: Kim was educated at the newly founded university in Pyongyang, named after his father, graduating in 1964. The 1960s and early 1970s were the golden years for the DPRK. It undertook rapid industrialisation, economically outstripped its southern competitor, and enjoyed the support of both the People's Republic of China, and the Soviet Union. 3. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support? 4. in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set. 6. The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted operatorname SuppM Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Evidence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The new research provides further support for our theory. 8. Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This game has no mouse support. 9. An actor playing a subordinate part with a star. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. An accompaniment in music. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. Clipping of support position. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Example: Dip down as far as you are able, aiming to descend to the bottom of your sternum. Press back up to a support. 12. Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: loden Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Loden. Pronunciation: /ˈləʊdən/ 1. A thick waterproof cloth used for garments. Example: The first thing that caught my eye on this excursion was the number of grey, brown and green loden coats and hats, and how well and sensibly everyone was dressed in general, how remarkably solid were the shoes of the pedestrians of Nuremberg. 2. A dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.
Word: loden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from German Loden. Pronunciation: /ˈləʊdən/ 1. Of a dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.
Word: population Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin populatio (“a people, multitude”), as if a noun of action from Classical Latin populus, equivalent to populate + -ion. Doublet of poblacion. Pronunciation: /ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˌpɒp.juːˈleɪ.ʃən/, /ˌpɑ.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ 1. The people living within a political or geographical boundary. Example: The population of New Jersey will not stand for this! Example: “Panicology” considers the evidence on both sides of a large number of worries that have beset the industrialized world in modern times, including the “population crisis” (now one of underpopulation that threatens the wealth and health of aging populations in countries like Italy and Russia)[…] 2. The people with a given characteristic. Labels: broadly Example: India has the third-largest population of English-speakers in the world. 3. A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world. Example: The town’s population is only 243. Example: population explosion; population growth 4. A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world. Example: This is one of several known "sawtooth" patterns, in which the population is unbounded but does not tend to infinity. Example: Since unoccupied cells never send a message they never access their neighbors and so if the population of the arena is, say, 20% of the total area then 80% of time no neighbor cells need to be accessed at all leading 1/9th as many array accesses and computation speeds up to 9 times faster per generation. 5. A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area. Example: A seasonal migration annually changes the populations in two or more biotopes drastically, many twice in opposite senses. Example: Within and among populations of grindelias, some morphologic traits appear to vary more from plant to plant than in most genera of composites. 6. A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn. Example: […]it is possible it [the Anglo-Saxon race] might stand second to the Scandinavian countries [in average height] if a fair sample of their population were obtained. 7. The act of filling initially empty items in a collection. Example: John clicked the Search button and waited for the population of the list to complete. 8. General population. Example: I would like to say something about the place I am doing time at. When I was placed in population, I met another woman and we immediately became good friends.
Word: skullcap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English skull Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap English skullcap From skull + cap. Pronunciation: /ˈskʌlkæp/ 1. A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck. Example: He was a short man with a long hooked nose. A blue skull-cap with a red border scarcely covered his head of bristly grey hair, and a short-bodied but long Ringerike coat of dark grey frieze with worn velvet borders served to make the roundness and crookedness of his back still more conspicuous. Example: “I call on all citizens of Berlin and across Germany to wear the yarmulke (as the skullcap is known in Yiddish) next Saturday if there are new, intolerable attacks targeting Israel and Jews on the occasion of Al-Quds Day in Berlin,” said Felix Klein in a statement. 2. A yarmulke-like hat. 3. The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain. 4. Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family. 5. A torture device for compressing the skull. Labels: historical
Word: echo poem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After a technique developed by Aurélien Dauguet in 1972. 1. A poem constructed by the surrealist technique of alternately writing a stanza and then "mirroring" it in some fashion to create the following stanza.
Word: resident Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”), equivalent to reside + -ent, from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“to sit”). Doublet of resiant and rezident. The espionage sense is a semantic loan from Russian резиде́нт (rezidént). (physician): So called because in the 19th century they resided in the hospital dormitories. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/, [ˈɹɛzɪdənt] ~ [ˈɹɛzɪdn̩t] 1. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area. Example: The tiger is a resident of the Lower Amoor, and ranges as high as 53° north latitude. In winter he roams through the same forests with the reindeer, and occasionally dines upon venison of his own catching. Example: Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda. 2. A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year. 3. A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic. Example: She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General. 4. A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador. Example: After much inquiry I determined to visit the district of Maros, about thirty miles north of Macassar, where Mr. Jacob Mesman, a brother of my friend, resided, who had kindly offered to find me house-room and give me assistance should I feel inclined to visit him. I accordingly obtained a pass from the Resident, and having hired a boat set off one evening for Maros. 5. A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency. 6. Alternative form of rezident. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: resident Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”), equivalent to reside + -ent, from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“to sit”). Doublet of resiant and rezident. The espionage sense is a semantic loan from Russian резиде́нт (rezidént). (physician): So called because in the 19th century they resided in the hospital dormitories. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/, [ˈɹɛzɪdənt] ~ [ˈɹɛzɪdn̩t] 1. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate. Example: resident in the city or in the country 2. Based in a particular place; on hand; local. Example: He is our resident computer expert. Example: Across the country, around 180 Class 08/09s are still registered with main line operators and spot hire companies as well as at various industrial sites, while around 70 more are resident at heritage railways. 3. Fixed; stable; certain. Labels: obsolete Example: stable and resident like a rock Example: one there still resident as day and night 4. Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
Word: U.S.A. Part of Speech: name 1. Dated spelling of USA.
Word: united Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English united From unite + -ed. Pronunciation: /juːˈnaɪtɪd/, /jʊˈnaɪtɪd/, /juˈnaɪtɪd/, [juˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d], [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] 1. simple past and past participle of unite Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: united Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English united From unite + -ed. Pronunciation: /juːˈnaɪtɪd/, /jʊˈnaɪtɪd/, /juˈnaɪtɪd/, [juˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d], [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] 1. Joined into a single entity. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: combined, integrated Example: Learn this, Thomas, And thou shalt prove a shelter to thy friends, A hoop of gold to bind thy brothers in, That the united vessel of their blood, Mingled with venom of suggestion— As, force perforce, the age will pour it in— Shall never leak [...] 2. Involving the joint activity of multiple agents. Labels: not-comparable Example: The two parties stood united against the proposal. Example: A united effort is needed to solve the problem.
Word: store Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *steh₂u-ro- Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin īnstaurō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin īnstaurāreder. Anglo-Norman storbor. Middle English store English store Inherited from Middle English store, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stor, from Latin īnstaurāre, from īnstaurō + -āre. Pronunciation: /stɔː/, /stɔɹ/, /sto(ː)ɹ/, /stoə/ 1. A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept. Example: Near-synonyms: storeroom, stockroom, warehouse, magazine (archaic) Example: This building used to be a store for old tires. 2. A supply held in storage. Example: Near-synonyms: stock, supply; cache, stash Example: They keep a store of canned goods in their basement. 3. A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased. Labels: North-American, mainly Example: Dad went to the store to get milk and bread. Example: There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].” 4. Memory. Labels: dated Example: The main store of 1000 36-bit words seemed large at the time. 5. A great quantity or number; abundance. Example: I make my love engrafted to this store. Example: With store of Ladies, whose bright eies Rain influence, and judge the prise Of Wit, or Arms, while both contend To win her Grace, whom all commend. 6. Ellipsis of store cattle beast: a head of store cattle (feeder cattle to be sold to others for finishing). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: heifers and stores Example: She saw that there were cattle grazing on two of the fields between her and the river. Whether they were the fields next to the bank she could not be sure, because she could not see the river itself, but from the distance and the fences she thought they must be. If they were a milking herd, it meant that twice a day someone would have to come from Calton and call them in and count heads and open gates for them, but she could not see from here if they were. At this time of the year the heifers and stores looked grown beasts at this distance. There was no one with them now.
Word: store Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *steh₂u-ro- Proto-Italic *stauros Latin *staurō Latin īnstaurō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin īnstaurāreder. Anglo-Norman storbor. Middle English store English store Inherited from Middle English store, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stor, from Latin īnstaurāre, from īnstaurō + -āre. Pronunciation: /stɔː/, /stɔɹ/, /sto(ː)ɹ/, /stoə/ 1. To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose. Labels: transitive Example: I'll store these books in the attic. Example: The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise. 2. To contain. Example: The cabinets store all the food the mice would like. 3. Have the capacity and capability to contain. Example: They sell boxes that store 24 mason jars. 4. To write (something) into memory or registers. Labels: transitive Example: This operation stores the result on the stack. 5. To stock, to fill (a container, repository, etc.) with things. Labels: transitive Example: ON the Weſt of Tebeth lies the Province of Kaindu ᵈ, under its own Kings, till conquered by the Khân. It contains many Cities ; the Capital is of the ſame Name, and ſtands in the Entrance of the Province. Here is a great Salt-Lake, ſtored with Fiſh, and ſo affluent in Pearls, that they would be of no Value, if carried-away at Pleaſure. Example: His great passion was for hearing stories, and whenever he met any one who was well stored, he never let him go till he had heard them all.
Word: foxes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: foxes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fox Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: excited Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From excite + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/ 1. Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy. Example: He was very excited about his promotion. Example: Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday / Today i-is Friday, Friday / We-we-we so excited / We so excited / We gonna have a ball today 2. Being in a state of higher energy. Example: The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state. 3. Having an erection; erect. 4. Sexually aroused. Example: When you lick my neck like that, I get really excited, baby!
Word: excited Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From excite + -ed. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of excite Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sealed system Part of Speech: noun 1. Any device with inner workings obscured. Example: There are many types of sealed systems, for example an audio speaker, a printing machine, a heating system, or a grain storage system.
Word: seal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sel, from an inflectional form of Old English seolh, from Proto-West Germanic *selh, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz (compare Scots selch,selkie, North Frisian selich, Middle Dutch seel, zēle, Old High German selah, Danish sæl, Middle Low German sale, Icelandic selur), either from Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to pull”) (compare dialectal English sullow (“plough”)) or from early Proto-Finnic *šülkeš (later *hülgeh, compare dialectal Finnish hylki, standard hylje, Estonian hüljes). Pronunciation: /siːl/, /siː.əl/ 1. A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal. Example: The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.
Word: seal Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sel, from an inflectional form of Old English seolh, from Proto-West Germanic *selh, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz (compare Scots selch,selkie, North Frisian selich, Middle Dutch seel, zēle, Old High German selah, Danish sæl, Middle Low German sale, Icelandic selur), either from Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to pull”) (compare dialectal English sullow (“plough”)) or from early Proto-Finnic *šülkeš (later *hülgeh, compare dialectal Finnish hylki, standard hylje, Estonian hüljes). Pronunciation: /siːl/, /siː.əl/ 1. To hunt seals. Labels: intransitive Example: They're organizing a protest against sealing.
Word: seal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal Inherited from Middle English sel, sele, from Anglo-Norman seel, from Latin sigillum, a diminutive of signum (“sign”). Doublet of sigil and sigillum. Pronunciation: /siːl/, /siː.əl/ 1. A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax. Example: She [Nature] carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die. 2. An impression of such stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing. 3. A facsimile of an impression of such stamp that is a mark or symbol of an office or organisation. Example: The front of the podium bore the presidential seal. Example: So the matter rested until the Cranbrook & Paddock Wood Company was incorporated on August 8, 1877, appropriately displaying a bunch of hops on its seal, for these had become the principal cash crop in the area. 4. Anything that secures or authenticates. 5. Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design. Example: The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken. Example: Seals were placed on the papal apartment on the third floor of the Apostolic Palace and on the apartment on the second floor of the Casa Santa Marta, where Pope Francis lived. 6. Confirmation or approval, or an indication of this. Labels: figuratively Example: Her clothes always had her mom's seal of approval. 7. Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint. Example: The canister is leaking. I think the main seal needs to be replaced. 8. A tight closure, secure against leakage. Example: Close the lid tightly to get a good seal. 9. A chakra.
Word: seal Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *selen (suggested by Middle English sele (“harness; hame”)), perhaps from Old English sǣlan (“to bind”). Pronunciation: /siːl/, /siː.əl/ 1. To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls. Labels: dialectal
Word: badian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French badiane, from Persian بادیان (bâdiyân). 1. Star anise. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: apocalypse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) Ancient Greek καλύπτω (kalúptō) Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ποκᾰ́λῠψῐς (ăpokắlŭpsĭs)der. Latin apocalypsisbor. Middle English apocalips English apocalypse From Middle English apocalips, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”, literally “uncovering”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal”), from ἀπό (apó, “back, away from”) + καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”), + -σις (-sis, suffix forming nouns). The sense evolution to "catastrophe, end of the world" stems from the depiction of such events in the biblical Book of Revelation, also called the Apocalypse of (i.e. Revelation to) John. The verb is from the noun and, in sense 1, a semantic loan from the etymonic Ancient Greek verb ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal”). Pronunciation: /əˈpɒkəlɪps/, /əˈpɑkəlɪps/ 1. A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events. Example: The early development of Perl 6 was punctuated by a series of apocalypses by Larry Wall. 2. A huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale. Example: Near-synonyms: cataclysm, catastrophe, holocaust; armageddon, doomsday, end times, eschaton, judgement day, judgment day Example: A nuclear apocalypse would have been possible if tensions went out of control during the Cuban Missile Crisis. 3. The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. Example: Meronyms: Final Judgment, Judgment Day, judgement day, judgment day Example: Near-synonym: Ragnarok 4. The Book of Revelation.
Word: Petrarchan sonnet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Italian scholar, poet and humanist Francesco Petrarca (1304–1374), who did not invent but made large use of this form in his authorship. 1. A sonnet comprising an octave and a closing sestet, following the rhyme scheme of either abba abba cde cde or abba abba cd cd cd or abba abba cce dde or abba abba cdd cee.
Word: venue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English venu, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of the verb venir (to come). Doublet of veny. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛnjuː/ 1. A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events. 2. A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid, or the district from which a jury comes. Example: The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of the same venue where the demand is made. 3. A bout; a hit; a turn. Labels: obsolete 4. A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held. Example: With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets. 5. The place where something happens; especially, one formally recognized as an appropriate one for that occurrence. Labels: broadly Example: Near-synonym: setting Example: The metalworking forum is not the venue for this discussion about politics.
Word: venew Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvɛnjuː/ 1. Archaic spelling of venue. Labels: alt-of, archaic 2. A bout, or turn, as at fencing Labels: obsolete Example: a quick venew of wit
Word: veney Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvɛneɪ/ 1. A bout; a thrust; a venew. Labels: obsolete Example: I bruised my shin th’ other day with playing at sword and dagger with a master of fence; three veneys for a dish of stewed prunes; and, by my troth, I cannot abide the smell of hot meat since.
Word: neighborhood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an alteration of earlier neighborred (“neighborhood”), from Middle English neȝeburredde, neheborreden, equivalent to neighbor + -red; the term being interpreted as neighbor + -hood. For change in suffix (-red to -hood), compare brotherhood. Cognates Cognate with Scots nichbourheid (“neighbourhood”). Compare also Dutch naburigheid (“neighbourhood”). Pronunciation: /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/, /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/ 1. The residential area near one's home. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: He lives in my neighborhood. Example: I know the shadiest breeziest spots, hidden tables surrounded by trees that have lived longer than the neighborhoods around them. […] I simply remembered a great little park in a neighborhood where I used to teach at the elementary school up the road. 2. The inhabitants of a residential area. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: The fire alarmed the neighborhood. 3. A formal or informal division of a municipality or region. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: We have just moved to a pleasant neighborhood. 4. An approximate amount. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: He must be making in the neighborhood of $200,000 per year. 5. The quality of physical proximity. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: The slums and the palace were in awful neighborhood. 6. The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each other; proximity. Labels: US, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings. Example: 1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 243-245, […] if you do any thing for charity, helpe me; if for neighborhood or brotherhood, helpe me […] 7. Close proximity; nearness. Labels: US, countable, dated, uncountable Example: At first he was partly hidden among the latschen, then his hind-quarters, quite black, emerged from the dark green bushes, as he slowly moved on, perfectly unconscious of our neighbourhood. 8. The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will. Labels: US, countable, obsolete, uncountable 9. Within a topological space: Labels: US, countable, uncountable 10. Within a topological space: Labels: US, countable, uncountable 11. Within a metric space: Labels: US, countable, uncountable 12. Within a metric space: Labels: US, countable, uncountable 13. The infinitesimal open set of all points that may be reached directly from a given point. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 14. The set of all the vertices adjacent to a given vertex. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 15. The set of all the vertices adjacent to a given vertex. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: In fact, it looks at the number of states and the neighborhood of the rule (determined by the filename), and decides whether to make it a lookup-table, or a "computed-function" rule. Example: Universal: Is able to simulate other CA, the neighborhood size may be limited but the number of cell value should be unlimited (big neighborhoods can be transformed into multivalued cells).
Word: exploiter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English exploit 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 exploiter From exploit + -er. 1. One who exploits. Example: And then came others, possessing weaponry and a sophisticated support before which tribes in dense jungles had no recourse: European concessionaires and feckless traders, brutish exploiters and enslavers.
Word: exploiter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Irregular adoption of French exploiter. 1. To make use of (something). Labels: transitive Example: Not only must she receive unheard-of personal favors and spiritual graces from her Saviour, but she must immediately write about them and exploiter them professionally, and use her expertness to give instruction to those less privileged.
Word: dr. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Dr (debitor) Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Abbreviation of drachm (“dram”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Dr Part of Speech: noun 1. Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe) Example: The defenders, Drs Smith and Lowe, ought not to have detained the pursuer in their said asylum. 2. drive, used in street names 3. debit 4. debitor 5. Abbreviation of drums (of a rock band) Labels: Japan, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Mr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister, magistrum Old French maistrebor. ▲ Latin magisterder. Old English mǣġester Middle English maister English master English mister English Misterabbr. English Mr Abbreviation of Mister. 1. Abbreviation of Mister. Labels: British, abbreviation, alt-of, especially Example: [...] Patrick lord Ruthven, Sir John Maxwell of Teregles, knight, William Maitland of Lethington younger, John Wiseheart of Pittarrow, and Mr Henry Balnaves of Hallhill, in name and behalf a noble and mighty prince James, duke of Chatelherault, second person of the realm of Scotland, and the remanent lords of his part, joined with him in this cause [...] Example: In recent months Mr Balaji had publicly spoken out against artificial intelligence company OpenAI's practices, which has been fighting a number of lawsuits relating to its data-gathering practices. 2. Abbreviation of March. Labels: British, abbreviation, alt-of, especially
Word: toccer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of tennis + soccer. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒk.ə/, /ˈtɑk.ɚ/ 1. A sport in which two teams of eight players contend to get a ball resembling a tennis ball into the other team's goal, defended by a player with a racquet. Labels: uncountable
Word: Ms Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Found since the 1600s as an abbreviation of mistress (whence also Miss and Mrs), a title which initially did not indicate marital status. Suggestions that the term be revived began in 1901, and referenced the fact that dialects such as Southern US English already made no distinction between Miss and Mrs (/ˈmɪz/) in speech. With the founding of the magazine Ms. in 1971, the term quickly became widespread as an alternative to Miss and Mrs., which require knowing (and publicizing) the referent's marital status. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪz/, /ˈmɪs/, /məz/ 1. Title used before an adult woman's name or surname, especially when it is not desired or possible to indicate her marital status with Miss or Mrs. Example: Ms Jane Doe, Ms. Roe
Word: Ms Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ɛmz/ 1. plural of M Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ms Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a shortening of its name. 1. Abbreviation of mesyl. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Jr Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation of junior. 1. A title used after a son's name when his father has the same name. Labels: UK
Word: Sgt Part of Speech: noun 1. A title added before the name of a sergeant. Labels: abbreviation
Word: Pres Part of Speech: adj 1. President (used as a title written before a president's name)
Word: Pres Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of preserve. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of preservation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: clambake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clam + bake. Pronunciation: /ˈklæmˌbeɪk/ 1. An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals. Labels: New-England Example: In Newport, R. I., the clambake is more than just a way to pass a summer afternoon; it’s a beloved New England tradition that locals take very seriously. […] Traditionally, a clambake involves building a fire pit, coating the hot rocks and coals with seaweed and cooking a mélange of treats — lobsters, clams, sausage, potatoes, corn on the cob — topped with a wet tarp. 2. An instance of smoking (usually marijuana) in an enclosed space. Labels: California, Northwestern, US, slang 3. A meeting of predominantly females. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: clambake Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clam + bake. Pronunciation: /ˈklæmˌbeɪk/ 1. Informal, makeshift, sloppy. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: 2004, New Yorker, 9-16 August not in their Ivy privilege or clambake geography
Word: clambake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From clam + bake. Pronunciation: /ˈklæmˌbeɪk/ 1. To smoke marijuana in an enclosed space such as a car with the windows up. Labels: California, Northwestern, US, intransitive, slang Example: When I was 16, I used to clambake with these two friends almost every day on the way to school Example: i love clmabaking..it's been so long since ive done it though..i remember once my friends and i were clambaking at the forest preserve in the car and this ranger comes along so we roll all the windows down and there was like a huge cloud floating over the car. 2. To enclose something and fill it with smoke by smoking (usually marijuana) inside it. Labels: California, Northwestern, US, slang, transitive Example: We clambaked the car last night!
Word: eric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Irish éiric. Pronunciation: /ˈɛɹɪk/ 1. A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes. Labels: historical Example: The court-poets of Wales […] could demand an eric of ‘nine cows, and nine-score pence of money besides’.
Word: testudinate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin testūdin- + -ate, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa. 1. Of, like or relating to a tortoise. Example: 2003: Fans of the testudinate pace and art-house vibe of writer-director Sally Potter — editorial review of the DVD The Man Who Cried, http://amazon.com 2. Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; arched; vaulted.
Word: testudinate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent toLatin testūdin- + -ate, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa. 1. A turtle. Example: Cope..enumerates.. 13 sea-saurians, 48 testudinates, and 50 sea serpents.
Word: Ragnarok Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse ragnarǫk (modern Icelandic ragnarök), from regin (“gods”) + rǫk (“fate, judgment”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɒk/, /ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɔk/, /ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɑk/ 1. A series of future events culminating in a battle, fought between the Æsir and the einherjar on one side, and the forces of Surtr, Loki, and Loki's children on the other, in which all of creation is burned down and almost all life is extinguished. Labels: Norse Example: Wilhelmina weeps, now and then, with her good Sonsfeld; hopes nevertheless there will be some dawn to this ragnarök, or general ‘twilight of the gods.’ Example: And all that is before them and the whole civilised world, would be long centuries of anarchy such as the world has not seen for ages—a true Ragnarok, a twilight of the very gods, an age such as the wise woman foretold in the old Voluspà.
Word: homestretch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of home stretch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Enigma machine Part of Speech: noun 1. A small portable electro-mechanical rotor machine used to encrypt and decrypt secret messages, made famous by Germany in WWII. Labels: historical 2. Something which decrypts or makes understandable something enigmatic. Labels: figuratively Example: No one needed an Enigma machine to figure out why Jimmy Carter was recalling his days aboard a nuclear submarine.
Word: quaich Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots quaich, from Scottish Gaelic cuach (“bowl, goblet”), from Old Irish cuäch (“goblet”), from Proto-Celtic *kaɸukos (“cup, bowl, vessel”). Pronunciation: /kweɪx/, /kweɪk/, /kwex/ 1. A traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship, originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor. Labels: Scotland, historical Example: The quaighs were deep, the liquor strong, / And on the tale the yeoman throng, / Had made a comment sage and long, [...] Example: Every evening through all the summer Lampusa put out for them before her rock-hewn kitchen a silver quaich of milk; then she summoned the creatures with a low call. 2. Any two-handled drinking vessel or trophy. Labels: Scotland, broadly
Word: quaigh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of quaich. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The quaighs were deep, the liquor strong, / And on the tale the yeoman throng, / Had made a comment sage and long, [...]