nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Sandwich Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The family name is from Old English Sandwīċ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich. 1. Obsolete form of sandwich. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: I dined at the Cocoa Tree […] That reſpectable body, of which I have the honour of being a member, affords every evening a ſight truly English. Twenty or thirty, perhaps, of the firſt men in the kingdom, in point of faſhion and fortune, ſupping at little tables covered with a napkin, in the middle of a coffee-room, upon a bit of cold meat, or a Sandwich, and drinking a glaſs of punch. Example: Sir Ch[ristopher]. Not a morſel, Tom, if you would give me the univerſe. / Rack[et]. Pooh, man, only a Sandwich or ſo.
Word: Sandy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From clippings + -y Pronunciation: /ˈsæn.di/ 1. A unisex given name from diminutives 2. A unisex given name from diminutives
Word: Sandy Part of Speech: name Etymology: * (Bedfordshire): Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”). Doublet of Sanday. * (Carmarthenshire): From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”) * (Tyneside (Geordie)): sand + -y Pronunciation: /ˈsæn.di/ 1. A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649). 2. A settlement in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales, just west of Llanelli town (OS grid ref SN4900). 3. A city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.
Word: Sandy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (Bedfordshire): Recorded as Sandeie in the Domesday Book, the town is named with Old English sand (“sand”) + īeġ (“island”). Doublet of Sanday. * (Carmarthenshire): From Welsh sant + dŷ (“house of the saint”) * (Tyneside (Geordie)): sand + -y Pronunciation: /ˈsæn.di/ 1. Diminutive of Sand Dancer Labels: Geordie, derogatory, diminutive, form-of
Word: Sandy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsæn.di/ 1. A Scotsman. Labels: slang 2. The callsign of an aircraft participating in CAS (close air support) Labels: US 3. The callsign of an aircraft participating in CAS (close air support) Labels: US
Word: Sango Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sango Sängö. 1. The primary language spoken in the Central African Republic. Example: Sango has 5 million second-language speakers, but only 400,000 native speakers, mainly in the towns.
Word: Sapphire Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English from the precious stone. Example: I asked her once how a little girl who didn't have blue eyes ended up being called Sapphire. She pursed her lips for a few seconds, clearly wondering how she could get away with not telling me. 'My older brother is called Mistral,' she said in the end. 'My younger sister is Blaze. I'd say I was the lucky one.' As I say, hippy parents. 2. A locality in the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Sapphire Part of Speech: noun 1. A stereotype of an aggressive and domineering black woman. Example: When black women speak up about indignities, they are Sapphires. When black women stand up for their rights, they are Sapphires. Example: Described as feisty wenches, seductive Jezebels, or loud and angry Sapphires, Black women's public persona has long been dominated by these images.
Word: Sarge Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of sarge, sergeant. Labels: alt-of
Word: Sat Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Saturday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Savanna Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, variant of Savannah. 2. A city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States, across the Mississippi from Iowa.
Word: Savannah Part of Speech: name Etymology: The cities are named after the Savannah River, possibly derived from Shawnee or Algonquian. Pronunciation: /səˈvænə/ 1. A locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. 2. The name of a river and several cities in the United States:. 3. The name of a river and several cities in the United States:. 4. The name of a river and several cities in the United States:. 5. The name of a river and several cities in the United States:. 6. The name of a river and several cities in the United States:. 7. The name of a river and several cities in the United States:. 8. The name of a river and several cities in the United States:. 9. The name of a river and several cities in the United States:. 10. The name of a river and several cities in the United States:. 11. A female given name transferred from the place name. 12. A female given name, from the word savannah. Example: "I kind of like Bianca. And Chelsea. And Courtney." Elise gave it some thought. " Those are nice names." She nodded. "What do you think about Savannah?" Audrey asked. " Then I could be Savannah from Savannah."
Word: Savannah Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /səˈvænə/ 1. A Savannah cat. 2. The Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis). Labels: informal
Word: Scheme Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /skiːm/ 1. A programming language, one of the two major dialects of Lisp.
Word: Schmuck Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: Schmutz Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: Schwarz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Schwarz. Doublet of swart. 1. A surname from German. 2. A municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Word: Scone Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Scots Scone. Pronunciation: /skuːn/ 1. A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651 Example: ROSS: Will you to Scone? MACDUFF: No, cousin, I'll to Fife. 2. A town in the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia
Word: scoptophilia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of scopophilia. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: Scorpion Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the animal scorpion, from Latin scorpio (“scorpion”). 1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpius. Example: And now thir way to Earth they had descri'd, / To Paradise first tending, when behold / Satan in likeness of an Angel bright / Betwixt the Centaure and the Scorpion stearing / His Zenith, while the Sun in Aries rose […] Example: The Scorpion keepeth the Bladder, Buttocks, and other privatives [sic] of Man or Woman.
Word: Scorpion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the animal scorpion, from Latin scorpio (“scorpion”). 1. Someone with the Scorpio star sign. Example: No racketting around and cocktail parties for those born under the influence of the Water-carrier and the Archer. No nylons for Scorpions.
Word: Scorpion Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the animal scorpion, from Latin scorpio (“scorpion”). 1. Of or relating to the Scorpio star sign. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Scorpius Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin scorpius (“scorpion”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɔːpɪəs/, /ˈskɔːɹpɪəs/ 1. A constellation of the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a scorpion. Its brightest star is the red giant Antares. 2. Scorpio
Word: Scotch Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English *Scoche (attested in Scocheman, whence Scotchman), a contraction of Scottich, whence Scottish. The chess opening is supposedly named after a correspondence game between Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England. Pronunciation: /skɒt͡ʃ/, /skɑt͡ʃ/ 1. The Scots language. Labels: dated Example: But Rob was just saying what a shame it was that folk should be shamed nowadays to speak Scotch – or they called it Scots if they did, the split-tongued sourocks! 2. The Scottish dialect of English. Labels: dated 3. The people of Scotland. Labels: dated Example: The Scotch are a hardy bunch. 4. The opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4. Labels: informal Example: Karpov played the Scotch against Anand.
Word: Scotch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *Scoche (attested in Scocheman, whence Scotchman), a contraction of Scottich, whence Scottish. The chess opening is supposedly named after a correspondence game between Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England. Pronunciation: /skɒt͡ʃ/, /skɑt͡ʃ/ 1. Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley. Labels: uncountable Example: Paul has drunk a lot of Scotch. 2. Any variety of Scotch. Labels: countable Example: My favorite Scotches are Glenlivet and Laphroaig. 3. A glass of Scotch. Labels: countable Example: Gimme a Scotch.
Word: Scotch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *Scoche (attested in Scocheman, whence Scotchman), a contraction of Scottich, whence Scottish. The chess opening is supposedly named after a correspondence game between Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England. Pronunciation: /skɒt͡ʃ/, /skɑt͡ʃ/ 1. Of or from Scotland; Scottish. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: Behind all his assumed unsocialism there lay a true warm heart; nor could anything be kindlier than the welcome which, whenever they did come to him, any of his Scotch relatives received. Example: our landlord informed us, with a sort of apologetic tone, that there was a Scotch gentleman to dine with us.
Word: Scrabble Part of Speech: name Etymology: A brand name, from the verb scrabble, James Brunot's rebranding (1948) of Alfred Butts's game Criss-Crosswords (1938). Pronunciation: /ˈskɹæ.bəl/ 1. A board game in which players draw letter tiles and take turns to make interlocking words like a crossword, scoring points according to the letters played and their positions on the board. Example: So that's what's in the forbidden room! Scrabble! I want to laugh, shriek with laughter, fall off my chair. This was once the game of old women, old men, in the summers or in retirement villas, to be played when there was nothing good on television. Or of adolescents, once, long long ago. […] Now of course it's something different. Now it's forbidden, for us. Example: Start by asking students if they ever watch Wheel of Fortune, or play games like Hangman or Scrabble.® Ask whether they have ever noticed any patterns in the frequency with which letters appear.
Word: Scrooge Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /skɹuːd͡ʒ/ 1. The fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge.
Word: Scunner Part of Speech: noun 1. The NATO reporting name of the R-1 ballistic missile built by the Soviet Union.
Word: Scutum Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687, from Latin scūtum (“shield”). The original name given was Scutum Sobiescianum (Sobieski's Shield) in commemoration of the victory of the Polish, Austrian, and German forces led by the Polish king Jan III Sobieski at the battle of Vienna. 1. A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens.
Word: Sean Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicised form of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of John, Jack, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Jean, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Shaun, Shane, and Giovanni. Pronunciation: /ʃɔːn/, /ʃoːn/, /ʃɔn/, /ʃɑn/, /ʃɒːn/ 1. A male given name from Irish. Example: They sit by the fire smoking and talking about names. Mam says she likes the names Kevin and Sean but Bridey says, Ah no, there's too many of them in Limerick. Jesus, Angela, if you stuck your head out of the door and called, Kevin or Sean, come in for your tea, you'd have half o' Limerick running to your door. Example: In some ways, it’s a pragmatic practice: Fox anchors such as Sean Hannity and, at one point, Tucker Carlson routinely attack Milley – and during the Trump years, there was also a reasonable expectation that the president would be talking to the hosts of those shows.
Word: See Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of see. Labels: alt-of
Word: See Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A surname. 3. A surname.
Word: Sees Part of Speech: name 1. plural of See Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Seine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Seine. Pronunciation: /sɛn/, /seɪn/ 1. A river in northern France that flows through Paris for about 772 km (480 mi) to the English Channel near Le Havre. 2. A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.
Word: Sel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Selena. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Selena.
Word: Sela Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew סֶּלַע (Sela‛, “rock”); compare Arabic السَّلَع (as-salaʕ). 1. The capital of Edom, near Mount Hor; also known as Joktheel and Petra. Labels: historical Example: Selah, the capital of Idumea, built on an elevated plain, was situated in a deep valley, the entrance to which is by a lengthened defile, in some places not more than eight feet wide, which, in some parts, rising from 400 to 700 feet, nearly meet over head, about ninety miles to the south-east of Jerusalem. Mount Hor, celebrated in Scripture, overlooks the ruins of this ancient capital. It was called by the name of Petra from its rocky position; and by one of the prophets it is denominated "the Rock": it is also said, that Amaziah slew of Edom in the valley of Salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called of it the name of Joktheel unto this day. (Jer. xlix. 16, 2 Kings xiv. 7) 2. A village in modern-day Jordan near the location of historical Sela.
Word: Sellotape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Brand name, from cellophane tape. The first letter was changed to avoid infringing the then-extant trademark on cellophane. 1. A brand of adhesive tape (and similar products) similar to Scotch tape (US). Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, uncountable, usually
Word: Sellotape Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Brand name, from cellophane tape. The first letter was changed to avoid infringing the then-extant trademark on cellophane. 1. Alternative letter-case form of sellotape. Labels: alt-of Example: On one car he Sellotaped the ticket over the windscreen wiper. Example: He stood on his bed then Sellotaped the mermaid picture on to his wall so she would be the first thing he would see when he woke up.
Word: Sem Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of Semitic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Senate Part of Speech: name 1. Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.) 2. The council that governed the ancient Roman Republic. Labels: historical 3. The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate". Labels: Canada 4. The United States Senate. Labels: US 5. The upper legislative body of many of the states of the United States. Labels: US 6. The upper house of the Philippine Congress. Labels: Philippines
Word: Senator Part of Speech: noun 1. The title for someone who is elected to be a senator. Example: The legislation, sponsored by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Lee, and Murphy, required the president to withdraw all forces from Yemen (except those participating in antiterrorism operations against AQAP) within 30 days of enactment.
Word: Senior Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Sens Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Ottawa Senators. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only
Word: Sens Part of Speech: name 1. A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, previously in Burgundy.
Word: Sep. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Sep: Abbreviation of September. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, alternative
Word: Sept. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Sep: Abbreviation of September. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, alternative Example: Note: In April, “no opinion” was provided as an option. It was not provided in Feb. or Sept. Totals may not equal 100% because of rounding. 2. Abbreviation of Septuagint. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Septic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short form of Australian rhyming slang septic tank (“Yank”). 1. Alternative form of septic; an American. Labels: Australia, Cockney, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, slang Example: Not only didn′t he want to tour he didn′t even want “Septics” (“Septic Tanks,″ meaning Yanks) to buy his records.
Word: Serene Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English. A rare variant of Serena. Example: The Prince according to the former token, / Which faire Serene to him delivered had, […]
Word: Serenity Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English in general use since the 1990s.
Word: Serpentine Part of Speech: name 1. A lake in Hyde Park, London.
Word: Serpentine Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Alaska. 2. A river in Australia. 3. A river in Canada. 4. A minor river in Tasman district and the city of Nelson, New Zealand. 5. A town in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Western Australia.
Word: Service Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Missouri, United States.
Word: Set Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲏⲧ (sēt), from Egyptian s-t:X (stẖ). Pronunciation: /ˈsɛt/ 1. An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction. Labels: Egyptian
Word: Sextant Part of Speech: name 1. The constellation Sextans.
Word: Sh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Sh. Abbreviation of Shri. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, alternative
Word: Shah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Persian شاه (“shah, king”), a Persian surname which is widespread in Iran and in the subcontinent. * Borrowed from Gujarati સાહ (sāh, “merchant”), an occupational surname from Sanskrit साधु (sādhu, “merchant; jeweller; money-lender”). 1. A surname.
Word: Shaker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shake + -er, from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship. 1. One of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry.
Word: Shaker Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shake + -er, from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship. 1. Pertaining to a distinctive style of furniture developed by the Shakers, characterised by functionality and minimalist designs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Shaker Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic. 1. A surname.
Word: Shanghai Part of Speech: name Etymology: c. 1840, likely from an English-derived romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of Chinese 上海 (Shànghǎi), reinforced by Wade–Giles, Postal Romanization, and Hanyu Pinyin. Pronunciation: /ʃæŋˈhaɪ/, /ˈʃæŋ.haɪ/, /ˈʃɛŋˈhaɪ/, /ʃaŋˈhaɪ/, /ʃæŋˈhɑe/ 1. A major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China. Example: SHANGHAI (the emporium of Nanking) is the first town of any importance on the coast of Kiangnan province.[…]If, however, these difficulties were surmounted, and suitable precautions taken against existing dangers, the embouchure of this river would be one of the most eligible points for the establishment of British commerce in the whole empire. Be this as it may, however, certain it is that even now Shanghai carries on the greatest native trade of any port on the coast.[…] The city of Shanghai is built on the left bank, some distance from the mouth. It is laid out with sufficient elegance, and numerous temples. Example: In January 1901, we reached Japan where Mrs. Hoover remained for the winter while I went to Shanghai in search of a method of reaching North China. The Port of Taku being frozen and there being then no railway connection between Shanghai and the north, all communication had been suspended for the winter. 2. A major international port including the eastern coast of Shanghai Municipality and the northeastern islands of Zhejiang Province.
Word: Shanghai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: c. 1840, likely from an English-derived romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of Chinese 上海 (Shànghǎi), reinforced by Wade–Giles, Postal Romanization, and Hanyu Pinyin. Pronunciation: /ʃæŋˈhaɪ/, /ˈʃæŋ.haɪ/, /ˈʃɛŋˈhaɪ/, /ʃaŋˈhaɪ/, /ʃæŋˈhɑe/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of shanghai in its various senses derived from the Chinese city. Labels: alt-of
Word: Sharia Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ʃəˈɹiː.ə/, /ʃəˈɹi.ə/ 1. Alternative form of shari'a. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The existence of another system of law is now accepted side by side with the Sharia; this law is the Kanoun, and consists of those laws which have been made by the temporal sovereign. Example: The Sharia, alone of all the unwritten laws in the Sudan, is not subjected to the test of whether or not it is repugnant to justice, equity and good conscience, since a law laid down by God cannot be treated as unjust.
Word: Shaw Part of Speech: name Etymology: From shaw. 1. An English topographic surname for someone who lived by a small wood or copse. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Shay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Shea, from Irish Ó Séaghdha. 1. A surname from Irish. 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. 3. A diminutive of the male given name Seamus.
Word: Shay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of Shea, from Irish Ó Séaghdha. 1. A geared steam locomotive, patented by Ephraim Shay.
Word: Sheila Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized spelling of Irish Síle, equivalent to Cecilia. Doublet of Cecilia. 1. A female given name from Irish, popular in the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s; variant forms Shelagh, Sheelagh, Sheilagh, Sheela, Sile. Example: Were English girls not good enough for him that he must needs come up and take away Sheila Mackenzie, and keep her there in the South. Example: What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star, / And Sylvia like a rustling tree, / And Lola like a melody, / And Flora like a flowery morn, / And Sheila like a field of corn,
Word: Sheila Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hindi शीला (śīlā), from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “character, good conduct”). 1. Alternative form of Sheela. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Shell Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ʃɛl/ 1. A surname.
Word: Shell Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ʃɛl/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Michelle or Shelly.
Word: Sherry Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English, from the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri. Example: Sherry Turkle, a psychologist and an M.I.T. professor who worked with Weizenbaum, coined the term the “Eliza Effect” to describe people convincing themselves that a technology that seemed human was more intelligent, perceptive and complex than it actually was. 2. A surname.
Word: Shin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic abhainn Sin. 1. A river in Scotland, in the Highlands
Word: Shylock Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly derived from Hebrew שלח (Šélaḥ, the grandson of Shem), or Old Saxon skīr-lokk (“white-haired”), referring to goldsmiths and scriveners. It may also be derived from Michael Lok and an archaic meaning of shy (“untrustworthy”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃaɪlɑk/, /ˈʃaɪlɒk/ 1. A moneylender (Jewish stereotype) in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
Word: Shylock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly derived from Hebrew שלח (Šélaḥ, the grandson of Shem), or Old Saxon skīr-lokk (“white-haired”), referring to goldsmiths and scriveners. It may also be derived from Michael Lok and an archaic meaning of shy (“untrustworthy”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃaɪlɑk/, /ˈʃaɪlɒk/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of shylock. Labels: alt-of
Word: Si Part of Speech: name Etymology: From clipping of various words beginning with the syllable /saɪ/. Pronunciation: /saɪ/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Simon. 2. A diminutive of the female given name Simone. 3. A diminutive of the male given name Silas.
Word: Si Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of Chinese 泗 (Sì), 肆 (Sì), and 姒 (Sì, “a surname, older brother's wife”). Pronunciation: /sɪ/, /sə/ 1. A river in Shandong, China. 2. A county of Suzhou, Anhui, China. Example: Dong Xuefeng, head of the Huangwei Township Central School in Sixian County, Anhui province, told a school gathering on Monday that Christmas was a disgrace to the Chinese people because of past humiliations inflicted on the nation by mostly Christian invaders. Example: Si county in Anhui province locked down its 760,000 residents and suspended public traffic as it reported 288 cases on Saturday. 3. Various prefectures of imperial China. Labels: historical 4. A surname from Mandarin. Labels: historical
Word: Si Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Xi. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian sjꜣ (“Sia, perception”). 1. An ancient Egyptian god, the personification of perception. Labels: Egyptian
Word: Sia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 謝 /谢 (Siā). 1. A surname from Hokkien Labels: Philippines
Word: Sia Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: Sibyl Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latin Sibylla, Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla, “sibyl”), name of ancient Greek prophetesses. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪ.bəl/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: Be she as foul as Florentius' love, / As old as Sibyl, and as curst and shrewd / As Socrates' Xanthippe, or worse, / She moves me not. 2. Alternative letter-case form of sibyl. Labels: alt-of
Word: Sicilian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Sicilia + -an. By surface analysis, Sicily + -an. Pronunciation: /sɪˈsɪlɪən/, /sɪˈsɪljən/ 1. Of, from or relating to Sicily, Italy. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sorry, I’m Italian, and let’s say I see that Sicilian policemen arrest less people in Sicily. This could be for two reasons, one is that everybody else overarrests, or the Sicilian policemen underarrest. And can you tell those two things apart?
Word: Sicilian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Sicilia + -an. By surface analysis, Sicily + -an. Pronunciation: /sɪˈsɪlɪən/, /sɪˈsɪljən/ 1. The language of Sicily. 2. A sub-age from 0.781 to 0.26 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.
Word: Sicilian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Sicilia + -an. By surface analysis, Sicily + -an. Pronunciation: /sɪˈsɪlɪən/, /sɪˈsɪljən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Sicily, <. Example: The picture of devastated Palermo which he draws fills up the measure of the dastardly oppression which has now passed away; more disgraceful excesses than those committed by the Bavarese, as the Sicilians called the royal troops, were [...] 2. Any chess opening that starts 1 e4 c5. Example: Palmgren was playing white and had opened the Sicilian quite correctly.
Word: Sienna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the colour sienna. 1. A female given name from English of modern usage.
Word: Sierra Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name of modern American usage, from the Spanish noun, confused with Ciara and Sarah. 2. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Sierra Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Sierra Nevada: a mountain range in the Western United States. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: I am going to the Sierra next weekend. Example: Most flocks in the Sierra and the Rocky Mountains live above the timber-line and at an altitude of twelve thousand feet.
Word: Silver Part of Speech: name Etymology: As a surname, anglicised from the German Jewish ornamental surname Silber. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlvɚ/ 1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a silversmith or a rich man, or for someone having silvery gray hair or living by a silvery brook. 2. A surname from German. 3. A unisex given name from English from the metal, or transferred from the surname. Example: " - - - I'll level with you, Mr. Cummings." "Silver", he corrected. "Sounds like the Lone Ranger's horse," she said. Example: "Silver here, my darling wife, insists on the services of a particular yacht upholsterer. - - - " From the way he said the woman's metal name Quayle thought it was changed from a stodgier "Alice" or "Bernice".
Word: Simba Part of Speech: name 1. The Western Bolivian Guaraní language, ISO language code gnw. 2. A male given name from Swahili.
Word: Sin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Akkadian 𒀭𒂗𒍪 (Sîn). 1. The god of the moon.
Word: Sin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 單 /单 (sin6) or 冼 (sin2). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Sin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew סִין. 1. A desert mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, situated between Elim and Mount Sinai. Example: And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
Word: Singer Part of Speech: name Etymology: From singer. * (sewing machines): Named after American inventor and businessman I. M. Singer, the company founder of Singer Sewing Machines * (motorcars): Named after British entrepreneur and businessman George Singer, the company founder of Singer & Co. 1. A surname originating as an occupation. Example: Nick Reiner is “responsible” for the deaths of his parents, legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles police said. 2. A railway station in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, named after the Singer sewing machine factory that formerly existed there (OS grid ref NS4970).
Word: Singer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From singer. * (sewing machines): Named after American inventor and businessman I. M. Singer, the company founder of Singer Sewing Machines * (motorcars): Named after British entrepreneur and businessman George Singer, the company founder of Singer & Co. 1. A sewing machine of the Singer brand. Example: They were ancient industrial Singers, made of iron and brass and strung with heavy cotton binding thread that fed like spider webs from spools perched on tall twin spindles. 2. A motorcar from a former make of British motor car. Labels: UK
Word: Single Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English sengel (“brushwood; burnt clearing”), a topographic surname for someone who lived by a brushwood. 1. A surname from Old English.
Word: Sinophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sino- + -phile. 1. A person who loves the country, culture, or people of China.
Word: Sir Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of sir. Labels: alt-of Example: “Every minute,” continued M. Krempe with warmth, “every instant that you have wasted on those books is utterly and entirely lost. You have burdened your memory with exploded systems, and useless names. Good God! in what desert land have you lived, where no one was kind enough to inform you that these fancies, which you have so greedily imbibed, are a thousand years old, and as musty as they are ancient? I little expected in this enlightened and scientific age to find a disciple of Albertus Magnus and Paracelsus. My dear Sir, you must begin your studies entirely anew.” Example: The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself. 2. The titular prefix given to a knight or baronet. Labels: UK 3. A respectful term of address or reference to a man of higher rank or position before the man's given name or nickname. Labels: Philippines, colloquial, informal
Word: Sir Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Syr. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Kara-tau, or "Black Mountain," the last spur of the Tian-shan towards the north-west, seldom exceeds 6,500 feet in height, but is geographically of great importance, as forming the water-parting between the Sir and Chu basins. It also abounds most in coal, iron, copper, and argentiferous lead.
Word: Siren Part of Speech: name Etymology: The name was intended to be Syren, from Swedish syren (“lilac”), but this was "corrected" by the US Post Office to Siren, who thought the name applied for was a misspelling. 1. A village, the county seat of Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States. 2. A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States, surrounding the village of the same name.
Word: Sirrah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic سُرَّة (surra, “navel”). 1. Synonym of Alpheratz.
Word: Sisko Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Šiško or Slovene Šiško. 1. A surname.
Word: Sissy Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Cecilia. Example: ‘Sissy is not a name,’ said Mr. Gradgrind. ‘Don’t call yourself Sissy. Call yourself Cecilia.’ ‘It’s father as calls me Sissy, sir,’ returned the young girl in a trembling voice, and with another curtsey. Example: “He'd give the store away if Sissy and I let him,” said Dreama.
Word: Sitar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Slovene Sitar, Czech Sitař and Slovak Sitár, occupational surname from síto (“sieve, net”). 1. A surname.
Word: situations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌsɪt͡ʃuˈeɪʃənz/ 1. plural of situation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Skala Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Czech Skála and Polish Skała. 1. A surname.
Word: Slav Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Medieval Latin Sclāvusbor. Middle English Sclave English Slav From Middle English Sclave, borrowed from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry for more. Doublet of slave and ciao. Displaced native Old English Wined. Pronunciation: /slɑːv/ 1. A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages. 2. The Slavonian grebe. Labels: UK
Word: Slav Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Medieval Latin Sclāvusbor. Middle English Sclave English Slav From Middle English Sclave, borrowed from Medieval Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry for more. Doublet of slave and ciao. Displaced native Old English Wined. Pronunciation: /slɑːv/ 1. Synonym of Slavic. Example: Arising out of her intercourse with the Slavs of the interior, Dubrovnik became a very Slav city, both in manners and in sympathy. Example: If black Persian is what you want, there’s a very Slav coat, full-length, with fuchsia wool lining and with pockets sticking out on either hip, and there’s a three-quarter affair with a small, rolled collar, a narrow tuxedo front bound with silk braid, and a full, loose back.
Word: Slick Part of Speech: name 1. A term of address, generally applied to males, possibly including strangers, implying that the person addressed is slick in the sense of "sophisticated", but often used sarcastically. Example: That was a great move locking your keys in the car, Slick. Example: Don't you look good tonight, Slick!
Word: Slinky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The term was coined in 1943 by Betty James which means sleek and graceful Pronunciation: /ˈslɪŋki/ 1. A toy in the form of a loose metal (originally) or plastic spring that can be made to "walk" down stairs as its coils separate and close up.
Word: Slough Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Slo, perhaps related to the noun slough (“marsh”) (referring to the land) or to sloe (referring to bushes). Pronunciation: /slaʊ/ 1. A town in east Berkshire, England (formerly Buckinghamshire), close to Heathrow Airport. 2. A unitary authority and borough of Berkshire, the Slough Borough Council.
Word: smart-alecky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From smart aleck + -y. 1. Having the quality of a smart aleck; rude, disrespectful. Example: The Katzenjammer Kids were fun because they made the adults look stupid. But they were a little too smart-alecky for my taste.
Word: smart alec Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of smart aleck. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Smith Part of Speech: name Etymology: From smith or Middle English Smith (“a surname”), alternative form of Smyth, itself from smyth (“smith”). Doublet of Schmidt, Smid, and Smit. Pronunciation: /smɪθ/ 1. An English surname originating as an occupation (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Patingham selmonger, who, as it was reported, reneuced the Arians opinion before he dyed. The xvi. daye were burned [at the stake], at Staines. Robert Smith[,] painter, who in the tyme of his imprisonment, wrate byuers thinges in Metre, which were after put in print. At Stortford Stephan Harwoode Alebruer. And at Ware Thomas Fuſſe Jerkenmaker. Example: This ſyſtem, as it was much eſteemed by many antient fathers of the chriſtian church, ſo after the reformation it was adopted by feveral divines of the moſt eminent piety and learning and of the moſt amiable manners; particularly, by Dr. Ralph Cudworth, by Dr. Henry More, and by Mr. John Smith of Cambridge. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, northern Alberta, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. Several rivers: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. Several rivers: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. Several rivers: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. Several rivers: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. Several rivers: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. Several rivers: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. Several rivers: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. Several rivers: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. Smith College (a women's college in Massachusetts, U.S.) Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Smithereens Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Smithereen Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Sn Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Sunday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Snark Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by Lewis Carroll as a nonce word in The Hunting of the Snark (1874). According to Beatrice Hatch, Carroll created this word as a blend of snail + shark. Pronunciation: /snɑː(ɹ)k/ 1. A fictional animal in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark. 2. A ketch built by Jack London named after Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark
Word: So Part of Speech: noun 1. A Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: So Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of So.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: So Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cantonese 蘇／苏 (sou1). Pronunciation: /soʊ/ 1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
Word: Socialist Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, belonging to, or constituting a party or political group that advocates socialism. Labels: not-comparable Example: An intelligent Socialist movement will use their patriotism, instead of merely insulting it, as hitherto.
Word: Socialist Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of a party or political group that advocates socialism.
Word: Sol Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Sōl. Pronunciation: /sɒl/, /soʊl/ 1. The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth. Labels: poetic 2. The sun god; equivalent of the Greek Helios. Brother of Luna and Aurora. Labels: Roman 3. The sun goddess. Labels: Norse 4. A male given name Labels: nonce-word Example: Sol (named after the solar eclipse on the day of his birth) was born in March 2015 with an undetected clot in his upper left arm.
Word: Sol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Sōl. Pronunciation: /sɒl/, /soʊl/ 1. Or (gold), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: 4. Luna, a Mantle of Estate, Mars doubled Ermine, ouched Sol, garnished with Strings fastned thereunto fretways dependent, and tasselled of the same. [...] These Arms do belong to the Town of Beckbock in Wales. 5. Jupiter, a Mace of Majestry in Bend Sol. Example: George [...] Ist. Mars, three Lions passant guardant in Pale Sol, for the Arms of England, Impal'd with Scotland, i.e. Sol, a Lion rampant within a double Tressure counterflory Mars. 2d. Jupiter, three Fleurs de Lis Sol, for the Arms of France. 3d. Jupiter, an Irish Harp Sol, stringed Luna, for Ireland. 4th. Seme party per Pale, and per Chevron enarche, in the Ist Mars, two Lions passant guardant Sol, for Brunswick. In the 2d Partition Sol, semy of Hearts Mars, and a Lion rampant Jupiter, armed and langued of the First, for Luneburg. 2. Gold. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: Sol Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /sɒl/, /soʊl/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Solomon. Example: “Chock full o’ science,” said the radiant Captain, “as ever he was! Sol Gills, Sol Gills, what have you been up to, for this many a long day, my ould boy?”
Word: Sola Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Sola Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian Sola. 1. A municipality of Rogaland, Norway.
Word: Sole Part of Speech: name 1. A sea area, corresponding to the Sole Bank, to the north of FitzRoy
Word: Solidarity Part of Speech: name 1. A political movement begun in the labor unions of Poland that contributed to the fall of Communism in that country. Labels: historical
Word: Solon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn). Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊlən/, /ˈsoʊlən/ 1. An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC). Example: Now if your Majesty would have our bristles To bind your mortar with, or fill our colons With rich blood, or make brawn out of our gristles, In policy—ask else your royal Solons— You ought to give us hog-wash and clean straw, And sties well thatched; besides it is the law! Example: [T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon. 2. A city in Iowa. 3. A town in Somerset County, Maine. 4. A town in New York. 5. A city in Ohio.
Word: Som Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Khmer សោម (saom), a surname of unclear origin. * Borrowed from Bengali সোম (śōm), a Hindu surname from Sanskrit सोम (soma, “moon”). 1. A surname.
Word: Soma Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit सोम (sóma). Doublet of Haoma. 1. The soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form. Labels: Hinduism 2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: Son Part of Speech: name Etymology: From son (“male offspring”). 1. One of the three persons of the Trinity, believed to have become incarnated as Jesus Christ.
Word: Son Part of Speech: name Etymology: As a surname, from: *Korean 손 (son) *Khmer ស៊ន (sɔɔn) or Khmer សឺន (səɨn) 1. A surname.
Word: Sonde Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language 2. A dialect of Kikongo language
Word: Sonne Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Danish and German Sonne. 1. A surname.
Word: Sooner Part of Speech: noun 1. A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma Labels: informal 2. A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma Labels: informal 3. One who crossed into Indian territory before the official opening of settlement in the Oklahoma land rush, in order to obtain land sooner. Labels: historical Example: Some skunk of a Sooner, sneaking in ahead of the Run, had set the blaze to keep the Boomers off, saving the land for himself.
Word: Sora Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Soram (“surname of Meitei origin”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Sora Part of Speech: noun 1. A Munda ethnic group from eastern India. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Sora Part of Speech: name 1. An Austroasiatic language spoken in eastern India. 2. A male given name. 3. A female given name. Labels: rare
Word: Sorb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Sorbe, from Lower Sorbian Serb, the self-appointed name. Doublet of Serb. 1. A member of a Slavic people living in Lusatia in eastern Germany.
Word: Sound Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the common noun sound (“strait, inlet”). Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊnd/ 1. The strait that separates Zealand (an island of Denmark) from Scania (part of Sweden); also sometimes called by the Danish name, Øresund. 2. Synonym of Plymouth Sound, Devon, England.
Word: South Part of Speech: name Etymology: By proprialization from south. 1. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: Holonyms: United States, United States of America, U.S., US, USA < North America < Earth < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way < Local Group < Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe Example: Meronyms: Upper South, Deep South, Old South, Southeast 2. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Holonyms: England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way < Local Group < Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe 3. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: India, countable, uncountable 4. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: Over three weeks in 2019, Kaefer spent time at three English-speaking Antarctic stations observing and gathering data from workers based on what the US station refers to as “The Ice”, or the British call the “South”. 6. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Ellipsis of South College, Durham. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
Word: Southern Part of Speech: adj Etymology: English surname, from the adjective southern. Often used as a northern English nickname for someone from the south of the country, or as a Scottish nickname for an Englishman. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌð.ən/, /ˈsʌð.ɚn/ 1. From or pertaining to the southern part of any region. 2. From or pertaining to the South, the south-eastern states of the United States, southern portions of some other states (e.g., Southern California), or to the inhabitants or culture of that region. Labels: US Example: But although Southern cooking makes use of a cornucopia of vegetables, it also typically includes generous portions of meat and fried chicken. Even vegetable dishes and breads are often cooked with animal fat: Greens are fried in bacon grease […] Example: Southern cooking makes its presence felt throughout the northern half of the state. Vegetables such as okra, collard greens, black-eyed peas, fried green tomatoes, and fried eggplant are added to staples such as fried chicken, roast beef, and hogjaw — meat from the mouth of a pig.
Word: Southern Part of Speech: name Etymology: English surname, from the adjective southern. Often used as a northern English nickname for someone from the south of the country, or as a Scottish nickname for an Englishman. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌð.ən/, /ˈsʌð.ɚn/ 1. A surname. 2. Ellipsis of Southern Comfort. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis