nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: lawlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *lagą Old Norse lag Old Norse lǫgbor. Old English lagu Middle English lawe Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les Middle English laweles English lawless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lawlessness From lawless + -ness. 1. A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: Wild West, free-for-all 2. Defiance of the law; outlawry, exorbitant levels of crime. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Houseless and Homeless. The estimate of the New York Housing Conference Secretary, Mr. Edward P. Doyle, that it will take half a billion dollars to overcome the present housing shortage, is probably not an exaggerated presentation of the plight New York is in in this respect. Furthermore, the housing-shortage conditions of New York reflect, proportionately, the conditions prevalent in almost every large city in the country. We seem to be threatened with widespread houselessness and homelessness, for the pitiable makeshifts to which so many are driven by house shortage, and the consequent exorbitant rents, are appalling travesties of what American homes should be. Just what Mr. Walter Stabler, Comptroller of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, meant when he said that "unless radical action is taken something drastic will happen," is not quite clear. "Something drastic" is a pretty vague term. Mr. Stabler could hardly mean riotous invasions of the premises of the "ins" by infuriated mobs of the "outs." Houselessness is undoubtedly a breeder of lawlessness, but it is not open to direct-action remedies of the bread riot variety which sheer hunger not infrequently precipitates. If people have not a place to lay their heads at night, not because they are penniless but because there are no roofs to shelter them, about the only thing they can do is to camp in parks and suburban fields. It has even come to that in Newark, and it may come to that elsewhere unless there is relief of some sort. Example: The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, created in the 1950s to break the mob’s grip on the docks, became its own bastion of corruption and lawlessnesses, according to a scathing report from the released on Tuesday after a nearly two-year investigation by the state inspector general’s office.
Word: Big5 Part of Speech: name Etymology: Defined by collaboration among five major computer companies in Taiwan. Pronunciation: /bɪɡ faɪv/ 1. A character encoding method for Traditional Chinese characters.
Word: mod. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mod. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mod. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of modern. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: FU Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of follow-up. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FU Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of fine used (in stamp descriptions). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: FU Part of Speech: phrase 1. Abbreviation of fuck you. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, vulgar Example: Rodney’s English was pretty basic that first year, but, according to Elesin, their face said FU, no translation needed.
Word: ores Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɔːz/, /ɔɹz/ 1. plural of ore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oars Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɔːz/, /ɔɹz/ 1. plural of oar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oars Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɔːz/, /ɔɹz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of oar Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: white phosphorus Part of Speech: noun 1. The most common allotrope of phosphorus; a yellow-white waxy solid that is insoluble in water and spontaneously combusts on exposure to air to form clouds of phosphorus pentoxide; used as a military smokescreen and as an incendiary weapon. Labels: uncountable Example: The IDF spokesperson provided no comment on whether it had halted the practice, or the reported use of white phosphorus in Gaza, a densely populated area and home to more than 2 million people.
Word: yellow phosphorus Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of white phosphorus. Labels: uncountable
Word: red phosphorus Part of Speech: noun 1. A stable allotrope of phosphorus, used in the manufacture of safety matches, pesticides, etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: black phosphorus Part of Speech: noun 1. The least reactive of the allotropes of phosphorus; it has no significant commercial use. Labels: uncountable
Word: violet phosphorus Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of phosphorus that can be produced by day-long annealing of red phosphorus above 550 °C. Labels: uncountable
Word: phosphorus pentoxide Part of Speech: noun 1. the compound, P₂O₅, formed by the spontaneous combustion of white phosphorus in air; it reacts violently with water to form phosphoric acid and is used as a powerful desiccating agent Labels: uncountable
Word: Claude glass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after French painter Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682). 1. A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, once used by artists to view landscapes and produce works similar to those of Claude Lorrain.
Word: snare drum Part of Speech: noun 1. A tubular drum with skins stretched over the top and bottom, and having a set of chains that can be applied to the bottom skin to create a rattling sound.
Word: bass drum Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪsˌdɹʌm/ 1. a large drum with a low pitch
Word: drum roll Part of Speech: noun 1. A sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly and rhythmically over short intervals.
Word: drumstick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drum + stick. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹʌmˌstɪk/ 1. A stick used to play drums. 2. The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food. 3. The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods. Labels: Myanmar, South-Asia Example: She could imagine the taste of the tender drumstick seeds on her tongue. 4. A person's leg. Labels: in-plural, slang Example: At a given signal, from the boss of the hack, who stands door in hand, the young lady gathers her clothes well up her drumsticks, and would you believe, two steps or springs only, like those of a kangaroo, take her into the house.
Word: curtsey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of courtesy (1525) (from court + -esy), from Middle English curteisie, curtesie, from Anglo-Norman curtesie, from Old French curteisie, cortoisie. Pronunciation: /ˈkɝtsɪ/, /ˈkɜːtsɪ/, /ˈkʌɾtsɪ/ 1. A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in deference. Example: I refused to make so much as a curtsey for the passing nobles, as I am a staunch egalitarian. Example: Wid. I take my leaue with many thouſand thankes. / Rich. The Match is made, ſhee ſeales it with a Curſie.
Word: curtsey Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of courtesy (1525) (from court + -esy), from Middle English curteisie, curtesie, from Anglo-Norman curtesie, from Old French curteisie, cortoisie. Pronunciation: /ˈkɝtsɪ/, /ˈkɜːtsɪ/, /ˈkʌɾtsɪ/ 1. To make a curtsey. Example: The hotel's staff never curtsied, nodded, or bowed to the owner as she passed, as they were staunch egalitarians. Example: "I’m sure you’ll excuse me, sir," said Mrs Varden, rising and curtseying.
Word: hamfisted Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of ham-fisted. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "God damn and blast all you hamfisted yokels!" he was saying. "And you, sir, down there. Take that grin off your face and be more careful, or I'll have you clapped under hatches to sail with us today. Easy, there, easy! Christ, rum at seven guineas an anker isn't meant to be dropped like pig iron!" Example: In 1973, Sonia Orwell broke David Bowie's heart by refusing him permission to adapt her late husband [George Orwell]'s final novel into a rock musical. She had rebuffed every request since the hamfisted 1956 movie version starring Edmond O'Brien, and was never likely to make an exception for a glam-rock dandy, but he was sorely aggrieved.
Word: hamfisted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hamfist Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: enlargement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English enlarge Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enlargement From enlarge + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ.mənt/, /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ.mənt/, /ɪnˈlaːd͡ʒ.mənt/ 1. An act or instance of making something larger. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Rick was ashamed about the size of his penis, so he had a penis enlargement. 2. A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: Bathsheba underwent the enlargement of her husband's absence from hours to days with a slight feeling of surprise, and a slight feeling of relief; yet neither sensation rose at any time far above the level commonly designated as indifference. 3. An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Freedom from confinement; liberty. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Go, tenderness of years; take this key, give enlargement to the swain, bring him festinately hither. 5. Diffuseness of speech or writing; a speaking at length. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Briefly, a discourse generally consists in some prefatory remarks which pave the way as it were for the enlargement upon which a speaker usually enters when he speaks to any purpose. Example: He could discover very little further interest in his breakfast and turned to the other papers for possible enlargement of the details.
Word: FDDI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Fiber Distributed Data Interface. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: inferno Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian inferno (“hell”), from Latin infernus (“of the lower regions”), inferna (“the lower regions”); see infernal. The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/ 1. A place or situation resembling Hell. Example: At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater]. Example: When Jurgis had first inspected the packing plants with Szedvilas, he […] found that each one of these lesser industries was a separate little inferno, in its way as horrible as the killing beds, the source and fountain of them all[, and t]he workers in each of them had their own peculiar diseases. 2. A large fire; a conflagration. Example: The inferno ripped through the forest, destroying anything in its path. Example: Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.
Word: UDC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Universal Decimal Classification. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of United Daughters of the Confederacy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of University of the District of Columbia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: ‘My cousin gave me Their Eyes Were Watching God. She had it in a class. She goes to UDC. I liked that book.’ 4. Initialism of Umbrella for Democratic Change. Labels: Botswana, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: UDC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of universal data connector: a type of hermaphroditic connector. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of underwater data center. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of urban district council. Labels: England, Ireland, Northern-Ireland, Wales, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: hoses Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊzɪz/, /ˈhoʊzɪz/ 1. plural of hose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hoses Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊzɪz/, /ˈhoʊzɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hose Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: shoes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʃuːz/, /ʃʲuz/ 1. plural of shoe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: shoes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ʃuːz/, /ʃʲuz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shoe Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: lexicologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -logist. 1. an expert at lexicology
Word: linden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪn.dən/ 1. Made of lime-wood. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: linden Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪn.dən/ 1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The linden or lime tree is the favourite haunt of the Elves and cognate beings; and it is not safe to be near it after sunset. 2. The soft wood of such trees. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: lawman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English laweman, laȝaman (as a man's name, Laȝamon, Layamon), from Old English lahmann, borrowed from Old Norse lǫgmaðr. In present use as a law-enforcement officer, law + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːmæn/, /ˈlɔːmən/, /ˈlɔmæn/, /ˈlɔmən/ 1. A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law. Labels: historical 2. One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households. Labels: historical 3. The presiding justice of the supreme court. Labels: Orkney, Shetland Example: From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish 'lawrightmen', who adjudicated and negotiated the collection of customary taxes and fines on behalf of the local population. 4. A man of the law: a lawyer. Labels: rare 5. An officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer. Labels: informal Example: "Fill your hand, you sonuvabitch," the old lawman cries, clamping the reins of his horse between his teeth and filling his own hands with six-gun and repeater. Example: The two lawmen punched his ticket with four well-aimed rifle shots.
Word: lawmen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lawman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ley line Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ley (“meadow”) + line. Coined by archaeologist Alfred Watkins, who believed that the toponyms ley, lea and leigh indicated Neolithic paths. 1. A supposed alignment of ancient sacred sites, such as megalith structures, along straight lines of mystical power. Example: Glastonbury had long been associated with myths of ancient kings, witchcraft, ley-lines and wart curing[.]
Word: lineament Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French linéament, from Latin lineamentum, from linea (“line”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɪ.ni.ə.mənt/ 1. Any distinctive shape or line, etc. Example: In consequence, many places never saw an engine or train of unaccustomed hue or lineaments, except on such special occasions as the movement of troops or lines being blocked. Example: East-trending lineaments, some as long as 400 miles, are clearly discernible on the aeromagnetic maps. These lineaments may be associated with large fractures in the earth's crust. 2. A distinctive feature that characterizes something, especially the parts of a person’s face. Example: Fortune reigns in gifts of the world, not in the lineaments of Nature. Example: […] onely remember, that so soone as thy eyelids be unglewd, thy first exercise must be (either sitting upright on thy pillow, or rarely loling at thy bodies whole length) to yawne, to stretch, and to gape wider then any oyster-wife : for thereby thou doest not onely send out the lively spirits (like vaunt-curers) to fortifie and make good the uttermost borders of the body ; but also (as a cunning painter) thy goodly lineaments are drawne out in their fairest proportion.
Word: layette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French layette. Pronunciation: /leɪˈ(j)ɛt/ 1. A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby. 2. A tray for carrying the powder in a powder mill. 3. A bin for storing equipment parts prior to their use. Labels: US
Word: at death's door Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. About to die; in a life-threatening state of health. Labels: idiomatic Example: The minstrel woman who left the Castle yesterday has spread the report everywhere, that the Duke of Rothsay is murdered, or at death's door. Example: One of my Polynesian sailors lay at death's door with blackwater fever.
Word: loathsome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English lothsum, from Old English *lāþsum, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþasam, equivalent to loath + -some. Cognate with Middle Low German lêtsam (“arduous”), German leidsam (“sad, sorry”). Pronunciation: /ˈləʊð.səm/, /ˈləʊθ.səm/, /ˈloʊð.səm/, /ˈloʊθ.səm/ 1. Highly offensive; abominable, sickening. Example: Come on my Lords the better foot before, / Straight vvill I bring you to the lothſome pit, / VVhere I eſpied the Panther faſt a ſleepe. Example: That grave but yesterday received one who was to have been his bride—his betrothed from childhood for whose sake he had been to far lands and gathered much wealth, but who had pined in his absence and died. He flung himself on the loathsome place, and the night-wind bore around the ravings of his despair.
Word: leaderette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leader + -ette. 1. A short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial. Example: "You got a black eye out of him, and that's for publication. We can't have this reign of terror, Mr. Malone. We must bring the man to his bearings. I'll have a leaderette on him to-morrow that will raise a blister."
Word: liberal arts Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin artēs līberālēs. 1. The academic course of instruction intended to provide general knowledge and usually comprising the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, as opposed to professional or technical subjects. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. The trivium and the quadrivium. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: lecher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lechour, from Old French lecheor (“glutton, sensualist, libertine”) , from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *likkōn (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”). More at lick. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ 1. A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery. Example: The comedies work in very obvious ways to feminize this socially-ominous triad of young fops, old lechers, and greedy businessmen.
Word: lecher Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English lechour, from Old French lecheor (“glutton, sensualist, libertine”) , from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *likkōn (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”). More at lick. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ 1. To practice lewdness.
Word: looped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /luːpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of loop Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: looped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /luːpt/ 1. having loops 2. formed into a loop 3. whorled 4. drunk Labels: slang
Word: lobbyist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lobby Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English lobbyist From lobby + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/, /ˈlɒ.bi.ɪst/ 1. A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result. Example: Banning President Trump from Twitter didn't just cut his personal communications channel but curbed a cottage industry of lobbyists and consultants who monetized their ability to get clients into his Twitterverse. […] One lobbyist told Axios his firm paid another consulting shop to generate earned media for clients, including tweets from prominent MAGA personalities such as Charlie Kirk, the founder of the pro-Trump student group Turning Point USA.
Word: lovebird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From love + bird. 1. Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other. 2. One of the members of an openly affectionate couple. Labels: figuratively, plural-normally Example: Okay, all right, whew! What do you say we all clear out of here and let these two lovebirds get back down to business?
Word: lovebird Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From love + bird. 1. To express romantic affection openly. Labels: intransitive
Word: lectern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 15th century partial re-Latinization of early 14th century Middle English lettorne, lettron, from Old French leitrun, from Medieval Latin lectrinum, from Late Latin lectrum, from lectus (from whence also lecture), form of Latin legō (“to read”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɛktə(ɹ)n/ 1. A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service. 2. A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.
Word: scuttles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scuttle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: scuttles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of scuttle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: liberating Part of Speech: adj 1. That serves to liberate, especially to free the mind to accept new ideas. Example: a liberating experience
Word: liberating Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of liberating; liberation.
Word: liberating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of liberate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: left back Part of Speech: noun 1. A defender who normally plays on the left side of the field.
Word: dumbfounded Part of Speech: adj 1. Shocked and speechless.
Word: dumbfounded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of dumbfound Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lifespan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From life + span. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪf.spæn/ 1. The length of time for which an organism lives. Example: Meronym: healthspan Example: Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings. 2. The length of time for which something exists or is current, valid, or usable. Labels: broadly Example: The virtual enterprise forum developed several "classical" management functions for which resources were available throughout its lifespan. Example: The reactor, located in the city of Fuqing city in China’s southeastern Fujian province, was designed to have a 60-year lifespan, with its core equipment domestically produced.
Word: ligature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-der. Latin ligō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Late Latin ligātūrabor. Middle French ligaturebor. Middle English ligature English ligature From Middle English ligature, from Middle French ligature, from Late Latin ligātūra, from Latin ligātus, past participle of ligāre (“to tie, bind”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɪɡət͡ʃɚ/ 1. The act of tying or binding something. Labels: uncountable 2. A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct. Labels: countable Example: anti-ligature clothing Example: I likewiſe felt ſeveral ſlender Ligatures acroſs my Body, from my Armpits to my Thighs. I could only look upwards, the Sun began to grow hot, and the Light offended mine Eyes. 3. A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the ligature of a joint 5. A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ĳ; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature. Labels: countable 6. A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase. Labels: countable 7. A curve or line connecting notes; a slur. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A piece used to hold a reed to the mouthpiece on woodwind instruments. Labels: countable 9. Any binding, uniting, or restraining principle or agency. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A spell or charm that induces sexual impotence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Roman epic poet Vergil refers to the incapacitating effects of ligatures, while Ovid, the erotic poet, admits the power of such spell-bindings.
Word: ligature Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ-der. Latin ligō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Late Latin ligātūrabor. Middle French ligaturebor. Middle English ligature English ligature From Middle English ligature, from Middle French ligature, from Late Latin ligātūra, from Latin ligātus, past participle of ligāre (“to tie, bind”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɪɡət͡ʃɚ/ 1. To ligate; to tie.
Word: tying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tiȝing, teing, from Old English *tīgung, tīging (“connection”), from Proto-Germanic *taugungō, from *taugijaną from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to tug, draw”). Equivalent to tie + -ing. Present participle from Old English tīgende, from tīgan, tīegan. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. Action of the verb to tie; ligature. Example: It cost us several tyings and untyings before her ladyship was pleased with her own foot. 2. The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.
Word: tying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tiȝing, teing, from Old English *tīgung, tīging (“connection”), from Proto-Germanic *taugungō, from *taugijaną from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to tug, draw”). Equivalent to tie + -ing. Present participle from Old English tīgende, from tīgan, tīegan. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of tie Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: lightness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lightnes, lightnesse, from Old English līhtnes, lȳhtnys (“enlightening, illumination”), from Proto-West Germanic *liuhtinassī; equivalent to light (“to make bright, illuminate”, verb) + -ness (suffix forming nouns). Cognate with Old High German liuhtnissi (“illumination, enlightening”). Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪtnəs/ 1. the condition of being illuminated Labels: uncountable Example: Well, darkness has a hunger that's insatiable and lightness has a call that's hard to hear. 2. the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour Labels: uncountable 3. The product of being illuminated. Labels: countable
Word: lightness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lightnes, lightnesse, from Old English *lēohtnes (“lightness”) (compare Old English lēohtmōdnes (“lightness”, literally “light-moodedness”), līhtingnes (“lightness, alleviation”)); equivalent to light (“not heavy”, adjective) + -ness (suffix forming nouns). Cognate with Middle Low German luchtnisse, lüchtnisse (“lightness, frivolity, joyfulness”). Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪtnəs/ 1. The state of having little (or less) weight, or little force. Labels: uncountable Example: The unique chassis design is largely the secret of the lightness of the locomotive. 2. Agility of movement. Labels: uncountable 3. Freedom from worry. Labels: uncountable Example: In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road. 4. Levity, frivolity; inconsistency. Labels: uncountable Example: Seneca […] accounts it a filthy lightness in men, every day to lay new foundations of their life, but who doth otherwise? Example: And if the sudden and unannounced arrival of Miss Melhuish at "The Turrets" contained any element of surprise for him, his habitual imperturbability enabled him to pass it off with disarming lightness.
Word: ligneous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin ligneus; compare Latin lignōsus; equivalent to lign- + -eous. 1. Of, or resembling wood; woody. 2. Containing lignin or xylem.
Word: lignin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lignum (“wood”) + -in. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪɡ.nɪn/ 1. A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: logographic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English logo- English graph English logograph Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English logographic From logograph + -ic. 1. Of, related to, or composed of logographs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: logograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From logo- + graph. 1. Synonym of logogram.
Word: logogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From logo- + -gram. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɡ.əˌɡɹæm/, /ˈlɔː.ɡəˌɡɹæm/, /ˈlɑɡ.əˌɡɹæm/ 1. A character or symbol (usually nonalphanumeric) that represents a word or phrase. Example: Near-synonyms: (polysemic, sometimes synonymous) lexigram; lexigraph 2. A kind of word puzzle: a logogriph.
Word: longiloquent Part of Speech: adj 1. long-winded
Word: love-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From love + -in, modelled after sit-in. 1. An activists' social gathering to promote love and feelings of well-being. Example: Sara Davidson traces the varying paths she and two friends followed from their undergraduate years at Berkeley through sit-ins and love-ins; grass and acid; the Kennedys and the Beatles; the sexual revolution and the woman's movement. 2. A situation characterized by (possibly insincere) friendship and affection. Labels: broadly, colloquial Example: The summer in between wasn't a total love-in of hugs and sweet family times, for us and other families.
Word: lumpenproletariat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Lumpenproletariat. Pronunciation: /ˌlʊm.pənˌpɹəʊ.ləˈtɛː.ɹi.ət/, /ˌlʌm.-/ 1. The lowest stratum of the proletariat, whose mental and physical health, mores and morale have deteriorated, through exploitation by the bourgeoisie, to a degree where they cannot build class consciousness and hence cannot be mobilized for the revolution. Labels: Marxism Example: I hadn't quite figured her out yet: rude snob or lumpenproletariat? 2. A social underclass; the riffraff.
Word: misc Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of miscellaneous. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: cactuses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cactus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Playboy Part of Speech: name 1. A brand of adult magazines introduced in the United States.
Word: Playboy Part of Speech: noun 1. A Playboy magazine.
Word: Playboy Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to a hedonistic philosophy and idealized women with exaggerated sexual characteristics. Example: "More Playboy than us." Salli giggled. "I know. Only joking. I've been on Playboy's cover three times. They adore me." She giggled again. Example: And when you take a Playboy interview, where they pump sound bites into the media, it all sounds much harsher than you intended.
Word: Capeverdean Crioulo Part of Speech: name 1. A creole language spoken in Cape Verde and divided into Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Sal, Boa Vista, Maio, Santiago, Fogo and Brava creoles.
Word: puppies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpʌpiz/ 1. plural of puppy Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of puppie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: puppies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpʌpiz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of puppy Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːɹeɪ/, /ˈkoɹeɪ/, /ˈkoʊɹeɪ/, /ˈkoɹi/, /ˈkoʊɹi/ 1. An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle. Example: Mus. No 685: Archaic kore of island marble (500-490 B. C.) 4 ft high. Attic work. This kore is not wearing the Ionian smile, but a look of solemn gravity. She does not gather up her robes with the left hand like the other kores,[…]. Example: Ducat believes that all the kore plastic vessels wearing transverse himatia ending in stepped folds over the abdomen originate in Rhodes (1966: 72).
Word: circumstances Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɝkəmstænsɪz/, /ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)nsɪz/, /ˈsɜːkəmstɑːnsɪz/ 1. plural of circumstance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: girls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɝlz/, /ɡɜːlz/ 1. plural of girl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: girls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɝlz/, /ɡɜːlz/ 1. A woman's breasts. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: Talk about lucky stripes: This push-up top features pads to provide oomph and make sure the girls stay sunny-side up.
Word: girls Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɝlz/, /ɡɜːlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of girl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: officers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɒf.ɪ.səz/, /ˈɒf.ə.səz/, /ˈɔ.fɪ.sɚz/, /ˈɔ.fə.sɚz/, /ˈɑ.fɪ.sɚz/ 1. plural of officer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soldiers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚz/, /ˈsəʊld͡ʒəz/, /ˈsɒld͡ʒəz/ 1. plural of soldier Labels: form-of, plural
Word: soldiers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚz/, /ˈsəʊld͡ʒəz/, /ˈsɒld͡ʒəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of soldier Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: matters Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmæt.əz/, /ˈmæt.ɚz/, [ˈmæɾ.ɚz], [ˈmæɾ.əz], /ˈmɛt.əz/ 1. plural of matter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: matters Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmæt.əz/, /ˈmæt.ɚz/, [ˈmæɾ.ɚz], [ˈmæɾ.əz], /ˈmɛt.əz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of matter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: Nothing really matters. Example: But it matters to me.
Word: affairs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈfɛɹz/, /əˈfɛəz/, /əˈfeːz/, /əˈfeəz/, /əˈfiəz/ 1. plural of affair Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ideas Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /aɪˈdɪəz/, /aɪ̯ˈdi.əz/, /aːˈdɪɹz/, /aɪˈdiːz/, /ˈaɪdiz/ 1. plural of idea Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mountains Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊn.tn̩z/ 1. plural of mountain Labels: form-of, plural 2. mountain range
Word: members Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛmbəz/, /ˈmɛmbɚz/ 1. plural of member Labels: form-of, plural
Word: weeks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wiːks/ 1. plural of week Labels: form-of, plural
Word: events Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪˈvɛnts/, /i-/, /əˈvɛnts/, /əˈvents/ 1. plural of event Labels: form-of, plural
Word: events Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪˈvɛnts/, /i-/, /əˈvɛnts/, /əˈvents/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of event Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dollars Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɒl.əz/, /ˈdɔː.ləz/, /ˈdɑ.lɚz/ 1. plural of dollar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: birds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɜːdz/, /bɜɹdz/, /bɜɪdz/ 1. plural of bird Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hills Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hɪlz/ 1. plural of hill Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hills Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hɪlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hill Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: facts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfækts/, /ˈfæks/ 1. plural of fact Labels: form-of, plural
Word: facts Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˈfækts/, /ˈfæks/ 1. Used to express agreement. Labels: Internet
Word: streets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stɹiːts/, [ʃt͡ʃɹit͡s] 1. plural of street Labels: form-of, plural
Word: streets Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɹiːts/, [ʃt͡ʃɹit͡s] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of street Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: characters Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɛɹəktɚz/, /ˈkʰæɹəktɚz/, /ˈkæɹəktəz/ 1. plural of character Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈneɪʃənz/ 1. plural of nation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: animals Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/, /ˈæn.ə.məlz/ 1. plural of animal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: principles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪnsəpəlz/, [ˈpɹɪnsəpl̩z], /ˈpɹɪnsɪpəlz/, [ˈpɹɪnsɪpl̩z] 1. plural of principle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: principles Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪnsəpəlz/, [ˈpɹɪnsəpl̩z], /ˈpɹɪnsɪpəlz/, [ˈpɹɪnsɪpl̩z] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of principle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: inhabitants Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪnˈhæbɪtənts/ 1. plural of inhabitant Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feelings Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.lɪŋz/, /ˈfi.lɪŋz/ 1. plural of feeling Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jennifer Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Cornish Gweniver, from Middle Cornish Gwynnever (cognate with Welsh Gwenhwyfar), from Proto-Brythonic *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Doublet of Guinevere. Compare Irish Fionnabhair, which may be cognate. The /d͡ʒ/ consonantism is due to Anglo-Norman influence; compare Old French Genievre /d͡ʒəˈniɛ̯vɾə/, /d͡ʒəˈnjɛvɾə/. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪfɚ/, /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪfə/ 1. A female given name from Cornish. Example: RIDGEON. Thats a wonderful drawing. Why is it called Jennifer? MRS DUBEDAT. My name is Jennifer. RIDGEON. A strange name. MRS DUBEDAT. Not in Cornwall. I am Cornish. It's only what you call Guinevere. Example: "Most people's sisters have decent names like Jennifer or Jane or something. What did you say hers was?"
Word: debase Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + base, from Old French bas, from Latin bassus. Cognate with Spanish debajo (“under, beneath, below”). Compare abase. Pronunciation: /dɪˈbeɪs/ 1. To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade. Labels: transitive Example: And just as history will decide whether the leaders of today's world employed the atom to destroy the world or rebuild it for mankind's benefit, so will history decide whether today's broadcasters employed their powerful voice to enrich the people or to debase them. 2. To lower in position or rank. Labels: archaic, transitive 3. To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins. Labels: transitive
Word: strategus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin strategus, from Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós, “general”). See stratagem. 1. The leader or commander of an army; a general.
Word: debarment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English debar Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English debarment From debar + -ment. Pronunciation: /dɪˈbɑːmənt/, /di-ˈbär-mənt/ 1. The act or an instance of debarring. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. In the United States Food and Drugs Act, a penalty imposed on persons or companies that commit crimes in connection with applications for approval of drugs, in which such persons are barred from submitting or assisting in the submission of such an application. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: debar Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Anglo-Norman debarrer. Pronunciation: /dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)/ 1. To exclude or shut out; to bar. Labels: transitive Example: As for the guides, they were debarred from the pleasure of discourse, the one being placed in the van, and the other obliged to bring up the rear. Example: The Minister of Transport has debarred BR workshops from seeking orders for private owners' wagons like this [...]. 2. To hinder or prevent. Labels: transitive Example: How can I then return in happy plight, That am debarr'd the benefit of rest? Example: She had also been so long debarred from any interchange of feelings and sentiments—so surrounded by strangers, that it was a true enjoyment to meet with one, who, if she did not enter into many of the emotions connected with it, was yet able and ready to talk of the past. 3. To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program. Labels: US, transitive
Word: asseverate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin assevērāre, from assevērō (“to assert”). Pronunciation: /əˈsɛvəɹeɪt/ 1. To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently Labels: transitive Example: Whereas Your Maiesty hath received true information of great sums of Money endeavoured to be borrowed of Your City of London, by directions proceeding from both Houses of Parliament […] (I Your Maiesties faithfull Subiect) doe conceive, and dare asseverate, that it is intended upon no other pretence then for the Honour and defence of Your Maiesty, Example: I will myself asseverate and bind it by an Oath, that the Muff thou bearest in thy Hand belonged unto Madam Sophia;
Word: footle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably variant of footer (“to screw around”), from obsolete fouter (“an act of sexual intercourse”), from French foutre (“to have sexual intercourse”), from Latin futuere. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːtəl/ 1. To waste time; to trifle. Example: Curtis says that he works like any other journalist: people and ideas grab him; he wastes time on TikTok, which he adores; he footles about in libraries. 2. To talk nonsense. 3. To have sex. Labels: archaic, vulgar
Word: footle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably variant of footer (“to screw around”), from obsolete fouter (“an act of sexual intercourse”), from French foutre (“to have sexual intercourse”), from Latin futuere. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːtəl/ 1. nonsense; foolishness. Labels: uncountable
Word: DK Part of Speech: phrase 1. Abbreviation of don't know. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: DK Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of double knitting. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: DK Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Donkey Kong. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Dorling Kindersley. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: wards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ward Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wards Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ward Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rimes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rime Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rimes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rime Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: furs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɝz/, /fɜːz/ 1. plural of fur Labels: form-of, plural
Word: furs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɝz/, /fɜːz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fur Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: surfs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of surf Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: surfs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of surf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: serfs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of serf Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown; first attested in 1894. A connection to Yiddish as some propose is unlikely. Suggested origins include: * German Fink (“finch; frivolous or dissolute person; informer”) as finches are notoriously chatty birds in groups. If so, then Doublet of finch. Compare canary (“informer”). * Partly from the German theory, a fanciful association by students with the freedom of wild birds as opposed to caged ones. * The slang name pink for Pinkerton agents and their use as strikebreakers in the 1892 Homestead strike. If the term is from the corporate name, then it is of Scots origin, Pinkerton being from a place near Dunbar, which is from an unrecognized first element (possibly ultimately pre-Celtic substrate) and Old English tūn (“enclosure, homestead, etc.”). Pronunciation: /fɪŋk/ 1. A contemptible person. Labels: US, slang Example: Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:jerk, Thesaurus:idiot 2. An informer. Labels: US, slang 3. A strikebreaker. Labels: US, slang
Word: fink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown; first attested in 1894. A connection to Yiddish as some propose is unlikely. Suggested origins include: * German Fink (“finch; frivolous or dissolute person; informer”) as finches are notoriously chatty birds in groups. If so, then Doublet of finch. Compare canary (“informer”). * Partly from the German theory, a fanciful association by students with the freedom of wild birds as opposed to caged ones. * The slang name pink for Pinkerton agents and their use as strikebreakers in the 1892 Homestead strike. If the term is from the corporate name, then it is of Scots origin, Pinkerton being from a place near Dunbar, which is from an unrecognized first element (possibly ultimately pre-Celtic substrate) and Old English tūn (“enclosure, homestead, etc.”). Pronunciation: /fɪŋk/ 1. To betray a trust; to inform on. Labels: US, slang Example: “I move that we determine through a thorough investigation whether the new worker is a fink or no; and if he is a fink, let us discover who heʼs finking for!”
Word: fink Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fɪŋk/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of think. Labels: US, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling, slang
Word: fink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans vink. Pronunciation: /fɪŋk/ 1. Any of several birds in the family Ploceidae native to southern Africa. Labels: South-Africa, US, slang
Word: moonraker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moon + raker. (someone from Wiltshire): After a story in which some Wiltshire peasants, seeing the reflection of the moon in a shallow pool, tried to rake it out. Pronunciation: /ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kə/, /ˈmuːn.ɹeɪ.kɚ/ 1. Someone from Wiltshire. Labels: colloquial 2. A small, light sail located high on a mast (above the skysail) and used for speed.