nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: prayer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: pray + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹeɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈpɹeɪəɹ/ 1. One who prays. Example: If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar / A hope-er^([sic]), a pray-er^([sic]), a magic bean buyer… Example: Out of the 37 respondents, seven are infrequent prayers who prefer to leave the precise details of their prayer life ambiguous.
Word: vocabulary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin voc(ā) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bulum Latin vocābulum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -ārium Medieval Latin vocābulāriumlbor. English vocabulary Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin vocābulārium. Doublet of vocabularium. Pronunciation: /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, /vəʊ-/, /-jʊ-/, /vəˈkabjələɹɪj/, /vəw-/ 1. A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The collection of words a person knows and uses. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My Russian vocabulary is very limited. 3. The stock of words used in a particular field. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people. 4. The words of a language collectively; lexis. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures. Example: Vocabulary provides a foundation from which grammar, phonology, and morphology emerge, and in a subject area it provides access to conceptual knowledge. Vocabulary selection for pedagogical purposes is therefore crucial. 5. A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable
Word: communicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Adapted borrowing of Latin commūnicāt- (past participial stem of commūnicō (“share, impart; make common”)) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from commūnis (“common”) + -icō. Compare French communiquer and its older (and now obsolete) English cognate from Middle French, communique. Pronunciation: /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ 1. To impart. Labels: transitive Example: It is vital that I communicate this information to you. 2. To impart. Labels: transitive Example: to communicate motion by means of a crank Example: Did ye not knovv that I ought to be ib my fathers houſe? that is, there vvhere God is vvorſhipped, vvhere he communicates his bleſſing and holy influences, there and there only vve are ſure to meet our deareſt Lord. 3. To impart. Labels: transitive Example: The disease was mainly communicated via rats and other vermin. 4. To share Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: We shall now consider those functions of intelligence which man communicates with the higher beasts. Example: thousands that communicate our loss 5. To share Labels: intransitive Example: It seems that now [the Devil] was driving Alison hard. She had been remiss of late—fewer souls sent to hell, less zeal in quenching the Spirit, and, above all, the crowning offense that her bairn had communicated in Christ's kirk. Example: The ‘better sort’ might communicate on a separate day; and in some parishes even the quality of the communion wine varied with the social quality of the recipients. 6. To share Labels: transitive Example: [W]hen ſhe [the church] can underſtand that ſuch an emendation is made, and the man is really reformed, ſhe can pronounce him pardon'd, or vvhich is all one, ſhe may communicate him. 7. To share Labels: intransitive Example: Many deaf people communicate with sign language. Example: I feel I hardly know him; I just wish he'd communicate with me a little more. 8. To share Labels: intransitive Example: The living room communicates with the back garden by these French windows. Example: There was a door in the kitchen, communicating with the forge; […]
Word: communicate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English communicate, an adapted borrowing of Latin commūnicātus (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), perfect passive participle of commūnicō (“to make commune”). 1. Communicated, (made) commune, joined. Labels: obsolete Example: The property of the manhood is communicate with the other nature. Example: Art..gives a natural scope, and lasting experience, to Genius. Artists are men of a communicate genius.
Word: alphabetize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)der. Classical Latin alphabētumbor. Middle English alphabete English alphabet(ical) 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 alphabetize From alphabet(ical) + -ize. 1. To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet. Labels: Canada, US, transitive Example: It was almost impossible to locate specific books in the library until we had alphabetized them by the authors' surnames.
Word: comic strip Part of Speech: noun 1. A series of drawings, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature; more specifically, a single work consisting of a short row of such drawings. 2. An ongoing series of comics published in strip form, whether or not containing a continuing narrative. Example: Calvin and Hobbes was one of the most significant American comic strips of the 1980s and 1990s.
Word: chantey Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shanty (sailor's song). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Then we had a mouth-organ solo or two, which naturally led on to songs. My turn came. I struck up the first verse of a sailor chantey as possessing at least the interest of novelty. Oh once we were a-sailing, a-sailing were we; Blow high, blow low, what care we; And we were a-sailing to see what we could see, Down on the coast of the High Barbaree.
Word: chanty Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of shanty (“song”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”
Word: turnup Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from turn up. 1. Alternative form of turn-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: woods Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wʊdz/, /wɵdz/, /wʉdz/ 1. plural of wood Labels: form-of, plural
Word: woods Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wʊdz/, /wɵdz/, /wʉdz/ 1. A dense collection of trees, usually one covering a relatively small area; usually smaller than a forest. Labels: plural, sometimes, usually Example: These woods are part of the Campbell property. Example: This woods is part of the Campbell property. (uncommon) 2. For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests). Labels: attributive, plural
Word: woods Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wʊdz/, /wɵdz/, /wʉdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wood Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: abreaction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partial calque of German Abreagierung, from ab (“away from”) + Reagierung (“reaction”). Pronunciation: /ˌæb.ɹiˈæk.ʃn̩/ 1. The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
Word: cufflink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cuff + link. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌflɪŋk/ 1. A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together. Example: Every gentleman needs at least one pair of cufflinks.
Word: hairy eyeball Part of Speech: noun 1. A look askance at someone; a look of disdain or skepticism. Labels: slang Example: He was giving me the hairy eyeball. 2. A fond look at someone while batting one's eyelashes. Labels: slang Example: He was telling me about a girl looking at him and he said, "She gave me the hairy eyeball." That meant she liked him. Example: (Second variation as first used and described on television, in the TV show Hazel 4/6/1962).
Word: turnip greens Part of Speech: noun 1. The edible leaves of the turnip plant (Brassica rapa). Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: meronymy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mero- + -onymy (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)); compare meronym. Pronunciation: /mɪˈrɒ.nɪ.mɪ/ 1. The relationship of being a constituent part or member of something; a system of meronyms. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This relationship of meronymy is controversial for various reasons. First, there are several types of meronymy, such as functional meronymy, where one concept is a functional part of another (e.g. FINGER-HAND) or more general part-whole relations, where the part and the whole exist as a continuous entity (e.g. FLAME-FIRE). Secondly, there are diverging opinions as to whether meronymy should be treated as a semantic primitive in the sense of s[yn]onymy, antonymy, and hyponymy. Example: But whereas hyponymy is a member–class relation, reflecting a taxonomy or conceptual hierarchy, meronymy is a part–whole relation, reflecting the existence of complex structures in concrete reality.
Word: Pollyanna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Polly + Anna. Pronunciation: /ˌpɒliˈænə/ 1. A female given name from Hebrew derived from Polly and Anna; rare in the real world. Example: Pollyanna Pocket was small, with long floppy ears and a tail that coiled upwards in a little ringlet. She was a bouncy, happy young dog, who frolicked all day
Word: Pollyanna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of the protagonist in the 1913 novel Pollyanna, by Eleanor Porter. Pronunciation: /ˌpɒliˈænə/ 1. One who is persistently cheerful and optimistic, even when given cause not to be so. Example: You call her an optimist, but I call her an obnoxious Pollyanna. Example: I never wanna hear / From any cheerful Pollyannas / Who tell you Fate supplies a mate / It's all bananas
Word: Pollyanna Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpɒliˈænə/ 1. A secret Santa gift exchange. Labels: Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, Southeastern, US, colloquial
Word: danger area Part of Speech: noun 1. an airspace within which it is dangerous for aircraft to fly. 2. A rectangular protected area of the pitch on which bowlers may not run in their follow through so as to avoid damage.
Word: airspace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + space. 1. A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Holonym: aerospace (not synonymous) Example: Various European countries transferred the aviation control of their adjoining airspace to Eurocontrol, while each retaining legal jurisdiction. 2. That part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Space (i.e. a few neighboring frequencies) available for broadcasting within a particular frequency band. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The legalisation of free radios caused a bitter fight for airspace. 4. The portion of an enclosed area which contains air, especially breathable air. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The cavity in a cavity wall containing air for insulation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: air traffic control Part of Speech: noun 1. A system designed to give assistance to aircraft, to prevent collisions and to manage aircraft flow. Labels: uncountable
Word: verbify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English verb Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English verbify From verb + -ify. 1. To use a noun as a verb via anthimeria. Labels: nonstandard, transitive 2. To derive a verb from a pre-existing noun. Labels: nonstandard, slang, transitive Example: One way to verbify quickly is by adding the suffix -ize to a word. Numerous examples are cited where verbified words have come into common usage.
Word: verbification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From verb + -ification. 1. The use of a noun as though it were a verb; conversion into a verb. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dead ball Part of Speech: noun 1. The ball when dead and out of play.
Word: Nigel Part of Speech: name Etymology: English form of Latin Nigellus, from nigellus (“slightly black”), diminutive of niger (“black”), used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Norman Néel and Old Irish Níall, from which the former is derived via Old Norse Njáll. Compare Neil. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl/ 1. A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage. Example: 'I thought, sir,' answered Nigel, with as much haughtiness as was consistent with the cool distance he desired to preserve, 'I thought I had told you, my name was Nigel Grahame.' His eminence of Whitefriars on this burst into a loud, chuckling, impudent laugh, repeating the word, till his voice was almost inarticulate, - 'Niggle Green - Niggle Green - Niggle Green! why, my lord, you would be queered in the drinking of a penny pot of Malmsey, if you cry before you are touched.' Example: It might come as some small comfort to Nigel Farage to discover that it’s not just those on his side of the Brexit debate who have fallen victim to potential ‘debanking’. 2. A small mining town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng province, South Africa.
Word: Nigel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: English form of Latin Nigellus, from nigellus (“slightly black”), diminutive of niger (“black”), used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Norman Néel and Old Irish Níall, from which the former is derived via Old Norse Njáll. Compare Neil. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl/ 1. Synonym of dweeb (“boring or socially inept person”). Labels: Australia, derogatory Example: He's such a Nigel, hanging around in the library all day by himself. 2. An Englishman. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: dead bat Part of Speech: noun 1. The bat when held with a light grip such that it gives when the ball strikes it, and the ball loses momentum and falls to the ground.
Word: dead bat Part of Speech: verb 1. To play (the ball) with a dead bat. Labels: transitive Example: Known for his innovative and unpredictable strokeplay, Dhoni had dead-batted this doosra straight back to the bowler.
Word: momentum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin mōmentum. Doublet of moment and movement. Pronunciation: /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/, /ˌmoʊˈmɛntəm/, /ˌməʉˈmentəm/, /ˌmɐʉˈmentəm/ 1. Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its masses and velocities. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Strength or force gained by motion or movement. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The travellers swarm forth from the cars. All are full of the momentum which they have caught from their mode of conveyance. Example: Their intention to become husband and wife, at first halting and timorous, had accumulated momentum with the lapse of hours, till it now bore down every obstacle in its course. 4. The surmise of an accelerated price trend in the analysis (technical or fundamental) of an asset. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Simon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Simon, Symond, Symounde, from Anglo-Norman Simon, Simond, Simund, a conflation of two unrelated names: one from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”), doublet of Simeon; the other from Old Norse Sigmundr or Old English Siġemund, both from Proto-Germanic *Sigimunduz (literally “Protector of victory”), whence also Sigmund and Siegmund. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪmən/ 1. Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter. Example: Now the names of the twelue Apoſtles are theſe: The firſt, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames the ſonne of Zebedee, and Iohn his brother: Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the Publicane, Iames the ſonne of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whoſe ſurname was Thaddeus: Simon the Canaanite, and Iudas Iſcariot, who alſo betrayed him. 2. A male given name from Hebrew. Example: His first name is Simon. I wonder why his mother named him that, or it may have been his father. My own father never bothered with the naming of us, it was up to Mother and Aunt Pauline. There is Simon Peter the Apostle, of course, who was made a fisher of men by our Lord. But there is also Simple Simon. Met a pie man, going to the fair. 3. A surname originating as a patronymic. Example: Western musicians such as Peter Gabriel, Sting, Paul Simon and David Byrne
Word: Simon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Simon, Symond, Symounde, from Anglo-Norman Simon, Simond, Simund, a conflation of two unrelated names: one from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening”), doublet of Simeon; the other from Old Norse Sigmundr or Old English Siġemund, both from Proto-Germanic *Sigimunduz (literally “Protector of victory”), whence also Sigmund and Siegmund. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪmən/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of simon (“sixpence coin”). Labels: alt-of Example: […] I ovve Crop the Lender a Brace, and if I have a ſingle Simon to pay him, rot me: […]
Word: declare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English declaren, from Old French declarer, from Latin dēclārō (“to make clear”), from dē- + clārus (“clear”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈklɛə/, /dɪˈklɛɚ/, /dəˈklɛɚ/ 1. To make clear, explain, interpret. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare unto us thys parable. Example: To declare this a little, vve muſt aſſume, that the Surfaces of all ſuch Bodies, […] are exactly ſmooth only in a popular, or at moſt in a Phyſical ſenſe, but not in a ſtrict and rigid ſenſe. 2. To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: He declared him innocent. Example: declare bankruptcy 3. To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes. Labels: transitive Example: The prosecution has introduced evidence, including canceled checks, to show that the judge failed to declare part of his income. 4. To show one's cards in order to score. 5. For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result Labels: intransitive Example: Houghton and Sunderland South was the first constituency to declare in the 2015 general election. 6. The decision of the captain to let the bowling side bat in test cricket to save time without being all out. Example: He declared at 689-7. 7. To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content. Labels: transitive Example: The counter "i" was declared as an integer. 8. To declare war. Labels: slang Example: France declared on me, I'm finished! 9. To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request. Example: He prayed to God "please heal my sister", while she declared "I am healed in Jesus' name".
Word: simony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English simonie, symonye, from Old French simonie, from Late Latin simonia, named after Simon Magus (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʻôn, “Simon”)), with reference to Acts 8:18–20. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.mə.ni/, /ˈsɪ.mə.ni/ 1. The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To his eyes it had no attraction; it savoured of simony, and was likely to bring down upon him harder and more deserved strictures than any he had yet received: he positively declined to become vicar of Puddingdale under any circumstances. Example: ‘There are those two,’ he then said, ‘who were recently arraigned on a charge of high simony. Fancying a monstrance and stealing it and proposing to sell it. They pleaded the usual pagan ignorance.’
Word: Tyson Part of Speech: name Etymology: * A variant of Tison. A nickname from Old French tison (“firebrand”). * A patronymic English surname, variant of Dyson, from Dennis + -son. * In the US, adopted by a German family who came to America (Germantown, PA) in 1683, originally named German Teisen "son of Theiss", which was short for Matthias. Original spellings were Theisen, Theissen, Teisen, Teison. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪsən/ 1. A surname. Example: Democrats called for investigation, not resignation, after Vanessa Tyson accused Justin Fairfax of sexual assault earlier this week. 2. A surname. 3. A surname. 4. A surname. 5. A male given name transferred from the surname.
Word: abbozzo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian abbozzo. Pronunciation: /əˈbɔtˌsoʊ/ 1. A rough drawing or model. Example: We speak of a typical instance. Now what is typical? It is derived from the Greek τύπος, the name which Greek artists used of their first sketches, the abozzi of the Italians. Example: But as regards the first six, might they not be mistaken for an abbozzo or first sketch of the Bill which was presented to Parliament in April 1886, one hundred and one years later?
Word: Kashmir Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-? Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaćyápas Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मीर (mīra) Sanskrit कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip. ▲ Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मेरु (meru) Sanskrit कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip. Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr)bor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)bor. Classical Persian کشمیرbor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Urdu کشمیرbor. English Kashmir Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra). Pronunciation: /ˈkæʃ.miɹ/, /kæʃˈmiɹ/ 1. A contested geographic region of South Asia in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) India, Pakistan and China. Example: The picturesque Himalayan region of Kashmir is dangerously contested territory, parts of it claimed by India, Pakistan and China. While the three nuclear armed nations have gone to war over territorial disputes over the past seven decades, the rights of Kashmiris and their dreams of self-determination have been systematically sacrificed, like lambs to slaughter for the Muslim festival. Example: Pakistan has claimed Kashmir since the partition of India in 1947 and the countries have fought two wars over the region, which is also partially claimed by China. 2. An intermontane valley situated between Pir Panjal Range and Himadri.
Word: Kashmir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-? Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaćyápas Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मीर (mīra) Sanskrit कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip. ▲ Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मेरु (meru) Sanskrit कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip. Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr)bor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)bor. Classical Persian کشمیرbor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Urdu کشمیرbor. English Kashmir Borrowed from Hindustani कश्मीर / کشمیر (kaśmīr, “Kashmir”), from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra). Pronunciation: /ˈkæʃ.miɹ/, /kæʃˈmiɹ/ 1. Alternative form of Cashmere (“type of goat”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: northern Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-West Germanic *norþrōnī, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz. Cognate with Old High German nordrōni and Old Norse norrœnn. Morphologically north + -ern. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔː.ðən/, [ˈnɔːðn̩], /ˈnɒ.ðə(ɹ)n/, /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn/, /ˈnoː.ðən/ 1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly. Example: Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Example: Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31. 2. Blowing from the north; northerly. 3. Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised) Labels: UK Example: Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.
Word: northern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-West Germanic *norþrōnī, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz. Cognate with Old High German nordrōni and Old Norse norrœnn. Morphologically north + -ern. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔː.ðən/, [ˈnɔːðn̩], /ˈnɒ.ðə(ɹ)n/, /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn/, /ˈnoː.ðən/ 1. An inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner. 2. The northern pike. Example: As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards. 3. A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist.
Word: eastern Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English esturne, esterne, from Old English ēasterne (“eastern”), from Proto-Germanic *austrōnijaz (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ro- (“eastern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“dawn, east”). Cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German ōstrōni (“eastern”), Old Norse austrœnn (“eastern”). Morphologically east + -ern. Pronunciation: /ˈiː.stən/, /ˈi.stɚn/ 1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east. Example: While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Example: The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶ 2. Blowing from the east; easterly. 3. Oriental. Labels: broadly
Word: subcontinent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sub- + continent. Pronunciation: /ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/ 1. A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the Indian subcontinent).
Word: subcontinent Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ellipsis of Indian subcontinent. Pronunciation: /ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/ 1. The Indian subcontinent, South Asia. Example: The Turks had acquired the culture of power of Persia and implemented its political and administrative traditions in the subcontinent. Example: The terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore could lead to Dubai and Abu Dhabi becoming the "home" venues for the subcontinent’s cricket-playing countries for the forseeable future, according to leading officials in England and worldwide.
Word: landmass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From land + mass. Pronunciation: /ˈlænd.mæs/ 1. A large, continuous area of land surrounded by sea or contiguous with another landmass.
Word: I and I Part of Speech: pron 1. You and I; we. Labels: Rastafari 2. Jah (God) and I. Labels: Rastafari
Word: Rastafarianism Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Rastafarian + -ism, from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ (ras täfäri, from ራስ (ras, “chief, head”) + ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”)), a title of Haile Selassie. 1. A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations.
Word: prophecy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “prophecy”), from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “speaker of a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītgung. Doublet of prophesy. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒfɪsi/, /ˈpɹɑfɪsi/ 1. A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: French writer Nostradamus made a prophecy in his book. Example: But Nature, prevoyant, tingled into his heart an inarticulate thrill of prophecy. 2. The public interpretation of Scripture. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: prophecy Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of prophesy. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated Example: […] think of the kind pains you took to reason and persuade me out of my fears, convince me that I should like it after a little while, and feel how right you proved to be, I am inclined to hope you may always prophecy as well. Example: The manipulation of these tremendous beneficent energies helped the world so well that the vast majority of these prophecied catastrophies did not happen.
Word: prediction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/ 1. A statement of what will happen in the future. Example: make predictions about something Example: correct prediction 2. A probability estimation based on statistical methods.
Word: square bracket Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of a pair of symbols, [ ], used for various purposes, e.g. to enclose text inserted or replaced by an editor, and to indicate various mathematical operations. Example: We must, in short, employ a special bracket for operative relations ; and the square bracket is the most convenient. Hence [a + bβ] x denotes that a + bβ operates on x, and [φ]ⁿ denotes that φ operates on itself n - 1 times.
Word: Bedfordshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Bedefordschire, from Old English Bedanfordsċīr, equivalent to Bedford + shire. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. 2. Bed. Labels: UK, slang Example: I'll be up to Bedfordshire if you two don't mind. I'm on early shift in the morning so I'll have to be up and out by five. Example: Now come along young lady, up to Bedfordshire.
Word: Berkshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Barrokschire, Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocsċīr. The first element is possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” (compare *barros (“hill, peak, top”)) + Old English sċīr (“shire, county”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːk.ʃə/, /-ˌʃɪə/, /ˈbɜɹk.ʃəɹ/, /ˈbɑɹk-/, /-ˌʃɪəɹ/ 1. An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire. Example: My convention diary is unusually disjointed, since I was mingily commuting from Berkshire rather than pay £65 per night for a single room. 2. Numerous places in the United States: 3. Numerous places in the United States: 4. Numerous places in the United States: 5. Numerous places in the United States:
Word: Berkshire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Barrokschire, Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocsċīr. The first element is possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” (compare *barros (“hill, peak, top”)) + Old English sċīr (“shire, county”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːk.ʃə/, /-ˌʃɪə/, /ˈbɜɹk.ʃəɹ/, /ˈbɑɹk-/, /-ˌʃɪəɹ/ 1. A breed of pig from Berkshire county. 2. A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement. Example: Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization …
Word: Cheshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Cheschire, late form of Chestreschire, from Old English Ċeastersċīr, from Ceaster (“Chester”, from ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”)) + scīr (“district, shire”). Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɛʃər/, /ˈtʃɛʃəɪr/ 1. A northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire. 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States: 7. A place in the United States:
Word: Cornwall Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Cornwaile, Cornwayle, a modification of Cornwale (after Old French Cornuaille), from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”), from Proto-Celtic *kornu (“horn”) + Old English wealh (“stranger, foreigner”). Compare Wales/Welsh, Walloon, Gaul. Doublet of Cornouaille. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːn.wɔːl/, /ˈkɔːn.wəl/, /ˈkɔɹn.wɔl/, /ˈkɔɹn.wɑl/ 1. A peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east. 2. The country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England belonging to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch, and consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly. 3. The westernmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the east; named for the English county. 4. A city, the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. 5. A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. 6. A place in the United States: 7. A place in the United States: 8. A place in the United States: 9. A place in the United States: 10. A place in the United States: 11. A place in the United States: 12. A rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. 13. A rural locality in Break O'Day council area, Tasmania, Australia. 14. A surname.
Word: Cumberland Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Cumberland, from Old English Cumberland. Pronunciation: /ˈkʊm.bə.lənd/, /ˈkʌm.bə.lənd/ 1. A maritime historic border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria. 2. A unitary authority in Cumbria, England, created on 1 April 2023, replacing Allerdale borough and Copeland borough, and the city of Carlisle district, with a similar area to the historic county Cumberland. 3. A place in the United States, including: 4. A place in the United States, including: 5. A place in the United States, including: 6. A place in the United States, including: 7. A place in the United States, including: 8. A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. 9. A local government area in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, Cumberland City Council. 10. A surname.
Word: Dorset Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the county town of Dorchester. The Old English name was Dornwaraceaster, composed of the British Latin name Durnovaria and the common suffix -ceaster; the word was eventually reduced to Dornsǣte, Dorsǣte, a reduction of the original name + the suffix -sǣte (“people, dwellers”), whence Middle English Dorsete. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔː.sɪt/ 1. A maritime county of England, bounded by Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Devon and the English Channel. 2. A unitary authority of England, which includes all of the traditional county except Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, a separate unitary authority. 3. A place name elsewhere: 4. A place name elsewhere: 5. A place name elsewhere: 6. A place name elsewhere: 7. A place name elsewhere:
Word: County Durham Part of Speech: name 1. A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.
Word: Essex Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Old English Ēastseaxan (literally “East Saxons”), which stood for both Essex and the people of Essex. Pronunciation: /ˈɛs.ɪks/, [ˈes.iks] 1. A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary. 2. A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A surname.
Word: Gloucestershire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Gloucestreschire; equivalent to Gloucester + -shire. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɒstəʃə/, /ˈɡlɒstəʃɪə/, /ˈɡlɔstəʃə/, /ˈɡlɔstəɹʃəɹ/, /ˈɡlɑstɚʃaɪɹ/ 1. A south western county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire. Example: Professor Anne Goodenough, an applied ecologist at the University of Gloucestershire who led the research, said: ‘It appears murmuration has become the norm – a general way for the starlings to stay safe from predators.’
Word: Hampshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Hampteschire, from Old English Hāmtūnsċīr, from Hāmtūn (“Southampton”) + sċīr (“shire”). For the development of epenthetic /p/, compare Thompson. The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire. Pronunciation: /ˈhæmpʃɪə/, /ˈhæmpʃə/, /ˈhæmpʃɪɹ/, /ˈhæmpʃəɹ/ 1. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”. 2. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 5. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Hampshire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Hampteschire, from Old English Hāmtūnsċīr, from Hāmtūn (“Southampton”) + sċīr (“shire”). For the development of epenthetic /p/, compare Thompson. The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire. Pronunciation: /ˈhæmpʃɪə/, /ˈhæmpʃə/, /ˈhæmpʃɪɹ/, /ˈhæmpʃəɹ/ 1. A pig of a domestic breed characterized by erect ears, a black body, and a white band around the middle, covering the front legs.
Word: Herefordshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Herefordschire, from late Old English Herefordsċīr; equivalent to Hereford + -shire. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛ.ɹə.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. A ceremonial county and unitary authority in the West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire.
Word: Hertfordshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Hertfordschire; equivalent to Hertford + -shire. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑː(ɹ)t.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. An inland county of south-east England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Essex, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
Word: Huntingdonshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Huntingdon + -shire. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌn.tɪŋ.dɵn.ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. A former inland county of Eastern England, now absorbed into Cambridgeshire. 2. A local government district in Cambridgeshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Huntingdon.
Word: Kent Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Kent, from Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)), from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”). Pronunciation: /kɛnt/ 1. A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel. 2. A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into Morecambe Bay at Arnside. 3. A hamlet in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1310). 4. A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada. 5. A coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone. 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A number of places in the United States: 23. A surname from Old English derived from the place name. 24. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage. Example: Kent Syler, a professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University, told Newsweek in an interview Tuesday evening that the "aggressive" gerrymandering will make it "very, very difficult" for Democrats to hold the seat in the 2022 midterms. 25. A royal dukedom.
Word: Lancashire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Lancastreschire, from Lancastre (“Lancaster”) + schire (“shire, county”). By surface analysis, Lanca(ster) + -shire. Pronunciation: /ˈlæŋkəʃə/, /ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə/ 1. A maritime county in the north-west of England bordered by the Irish Sea, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Merseyside. Example: The 27-year-old got a bat today , sticking around while Sajid Mahmood was salvaging the Lancashire second innings with 55 not out, but how much bowling and what good it will do him ahead of England's first Test against Bangladesh next Thursday is open to doubt. 2. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. 3. A surname.
Word: Lancashire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Lancastreschire, from Lancastre (“Lancaster”) + schire (“shire, county”). By surface analysis, Lanca(ster) + -shire. Pronunciation: /ˈlæŋkəʃə/, /ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə/ 1. A type of cheese made in Lancashire, England. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Leicestershire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Lægreċeastresċīr. The middle and last element are ceaster (“town, city”) and scir (“district”), common in placenames. The first element is probably from the former name of the river Soar, *Ligora, *Ligera, of Celtic/Brythonic origin, from Proto-Celtic *legyā (“sediment”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”), similar to the French river Loire. By surface analysis, Leicester + -shire. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛs.tə(ɹ).ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. An inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire. Example: Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices.
Word: Lincolnshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Lincolneschire, Lincolnschire, from late Old English Lincolnesċīr (first recorded in the 11th century); equivalent to Lincoln + -shire. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə/, /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃə/, /ˈlɪŋkənʃəɹ/, [ˈliŋkʰə̆nʃɚ], /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪɹ/ 1. A county of eastern England bordered by South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and the North Sea. Example: The king experienced his first attack in autumn 1788, and as his condition worsened and the physicians-in-ordinary proved unable to cope or cure, the Reverend Dr Francis Willis (1717–1807), a clergyman doctor who ran a madhouse in Lincolnshire, was called in. Example: On the surface, the film is a globe-trotting gross-out caper in which Nobby, who's from a hellish version of the titular Lincolnshire town ("twinned with Chernobyl"), is reunited with his long-lost brother Sebastian (Mark Strong), who has become a spy for the British secret services.
Word: Middlesex Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Middelseaxan (literally “Middle Saxons”), which stood for both Middlesex and its people. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdl̩.sɛks/ 1. A former inland county of England, partly absorbed into the erstwhile County of London in 1889; finally abolished in 1965 and absorbed mainly into Greater London, the south-west corner of the county becoming Spelthorne Borough and included in Surrey. The whole county, in whatever form, had the Thames as its southern boundary. Example: A station on the Middlesex bank [of the Thames] was provided to serve Hampton Wick. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. The central of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the counties of Cornwall in the west and Surrey in the east; named for the English county. 10. A locality in Central Coast council area, Kentish council area and the Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia. 11. A rural locality in the Shire of Manjimup, South West region, Western Australia. 12. Ellipsis of Middlesex County. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Norfolk Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”). As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/, /ˈnɔː(ɹ).foʊk/ 1. A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea. Example: Holonyms: East Anglia < East of England < England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World Example: The shoreline – a mass of seals and their white pups – is one of Britain’s greatest wildlife success stories: a grey seal colony on the east Norfolk coast. 2. An English dukedom. 3. A surname. 4. A place in the United States, including: 5. A place in the United States, including: 6. A place in the United States, including: Example: Resendiz was last seen on May 29 in her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk, according to a missing person’s alert issued by Virginia State Police on June 3. 7. Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a county of Massachusetts. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 8. Ellipsis of Norfolk County: a former county of Virginia, United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical 9. An island of Australia; in full, Norfolk Island. 10. A territory of Australia, including the island; in full, Norfolk Island. 11. A language spoken on Norfolk Island. 12. Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. Labels: historical