nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: self-expression Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English expression English self-expression From self- + expression. 1. The means by which one's personal characteristics are displayed; showing one's internal beliefs or character by means of external actions/changes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Medical culture constrains stimming through strict clinical designations and pathologizing definitions, referring to it as stereotypies or "self-stimulatory behaviours." Autistic people, however, often define stimming more broadly as repetitive sensory practices used to regulate emotional states, to cope with external sensory stimuli, or for purposes of self-expression.
Word: rescuer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rescue + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛskjuːə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who rescues someone or something. Example: As Tarzan’s heavy hand fell upon his shoulder the priest dropped his victim, and turned upon her would-be rescuer. Example: […] an opportunistic relative masquerading as his rescuer, […]
Word: confessor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English confessor, confessour, from Anglo-Norman confessour, and its source, Latin cōnfessor, from cōnfiteor (“confess, admit, acknowledge”). By surface analysis, confess + -or. Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛsə/, /ˈkɒnfɛsə/, /ˈkɒnfɛsɔː/, /kənˈfɛsɚ/ 1. One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred. Example: Long before Edward I, the English had a King Edward who they considered a martyr and a King Edward who they considered a confessor. Example: Confessors provided the troubled Church with an alternative sort of authority based on their sufferings, particularly when arguments began about how and how much to forgive those Christians who had given way to imperial orders – the so-called ‘lapsed’. 2. One who confesses to having done something wrong. Example: Near-synonym: confessant 3. A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution. 4. Someone who acts as listener and helper. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: They do not feel connected to any gay/lesbian communities. Nor do they feel able to establish relationships with anyone who can support them. Thus an inexperienced but sincere young heterosexual actor can find himself playing not only role model but also confessor and phantom friend to people in great need.
Word: twin-engine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From twin + engine. 1. powered by two engines, one in each wing Labels: not-comparable
Word: twinkle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English twinclen, twynclen, from Old English twinclian (“to twinkle”), equivalent to twink (“to wink; blink; twinkle”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare German zwinkern (“to wink; twinkle”). Pronunciation: /ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/ 1. To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer. Example: We could see the lights of the village twinkling in the distance. Example: These stars do not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures. 2. To be bright with delight. Example: His shrewd little eyes twinkled roguishly. 3. To bat, blink or wink the eyes. Example: She smiled and gave a little nod and twinkled her eyes[…] Example: The Owl Fell a Moping and Twinkling. 4. To flit to and fro. Example: A butterfly twinkled among the vines[…]
Word: twinkle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English twinclen, twynclen, from Old English twinclian (“to twinkle”), equivalent to twink (“to wink; blink; twinkle”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare German zwinkern (“to wink; twinkle”). Pronunciation: /ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/ 1. A sparkle or glimmer of light. Example: Soon the rocket was out of sight, and the flame was only seen as a tiny twinkle of light. 2. A sparkle of delight in the eyes. Example: He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye. Example: One of thoſe archers cloſely I did ſpy, / ayming his arrovv at my very hart: / vvhen ſuddenly vvith tvvincle of her eye, / the Damzell broke his miſintended dart. 3. A flitting movement. Example: I saw the twinkle of white feet, 4. A brief moment; a twinkling. Labels: colloquial 5. The female genitalia. Labels: childish Example: The popular Swedish cartoon song about genitals was translated as "Willie and Twinkle".
Word: two by four Part of Speech: noun 1. A length of sawn wood of cross section nominally 2 inches by 4 inches (actual dimensions 1½ × 3½ in modern use), most often employed as structural framing lumber (dimensional lumber). Labels: Canada, US Example: Well, Moses stood on the Red Sea shore, And smote the water with a two by four Example: Moses stood on the Red Sea shore, smotin' that water with a two by four 2. A small, modest building. Labels: Canada, US, dated Example: He'll plan a two by four / But not for me. 3. Synonym of Tijuana Bible (“kind of pornographic comic book”). Labels: slang Example: […] the movie plot of Superman II, in which Superman and Lois Lane work up to a sexual liaison (which was seen before 1960 only in “two by fours” and similar pornographic comic strips.).
Word: 2x4 Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of two by four. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: two by two Part of Speech: adv 1. in pairs, especially one of each sex Labels: not-comparable
Word: two-edged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From two + edged. 1. having two cutting edges Labels: not-comparable 2. having two, often contrasting, meanings or interpretations Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: Then there's that term 'gay'. Does that still mean all homosexual people? For some folks, as mentioned earlier, yes. For others, no. It is in reality a two-edged term. On the hand meaning all sisters and brothers, yet on the other hand sisters in the political, social, economic liberation movement, called Gay Liberation. It implies a political stand.
Word: two-way Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From two + way. Compare Old English twiweġ (“an intersection, a junction of two roads”). Pronunciation: /ˈtu.weɪ/ 1. Of a highway, allowing traffic in two directions. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of traffic or visibility, moving or occurring in opposite directions. Labels: not-comparable 3. Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving. Labels: not-comparable Example: The inner power cars are brake second class compartment coaches; the guard has means of both bell and two-way telephone communication with the driving compartment. 4. Of a project, treaty, etc., involving the mutual action or participation of two parties. Labels: not-comparable 5. Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways. Labels: not-comparable Example: There are increasing examples of Indigenous-led research, and "two-way" collaborative research between scientists and Indigenous land custodians. 6. Playing both offense and defense in the same game. Labels: not-comparable 7. Of a table, etc., having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate. Labels: not-comparable Example: A two-way chart; a two-way table.
Word: two-way Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From two + way. Compare Old English twiweġ (“an intersection, a junction of two roads”). Pronunciation: /ˈtu.weɪ/ 1. A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti. Labels: Cincinnati
Word: two-way communication Part of Speech: noun 1. Any form of communication between two parties, both of whom can send and receive messages. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sonny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *suHnús Proto-Germanic *sunuz Proto-West Germanic *sunu Old English sunu Middle English sone English son Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sonny From son + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌni/ 1. A familiar form of address for a boy. Labels: dated 2. Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc. Labels: colloquial, dated, derogatory
Word: Sonny Part of Speech: name 1. A nickname for a male child. 2. A male given name from English. Example: 'I was christened "Sonny"', the boy said with a protective formality which was clearly of some years' growth. ' It seems to have been all right then. Fashionable, you know. Now, of course, it's ghastly. Everyone calls me Sinclair, even Mother.' Example: Sonny had had to change his mind about so many things, as his life changed, as the very meaning of his ridiculous name changed - first a hangover from sentimental parents, then a nickname to reassure the crowds at rallies that he was one of them, then an addendum to his full names in a prison dossier: 'also known as Sonny'. A common criminal with aliases. 3. A diminutive of the female given name Sonia. Example: Sonia was hired and quickly persuaded everyone to call her “Sonny.” Josie recalls, “For some reason, she did not care for her first name, but I thought it was beautiful. I was surprised that she spelled her nickname 'Sonny' rather than 'Sunny', but I suppose it was because of the letter 'o' in Sonia. Example: She couldn't believe Irina had said that so openly. Then Sonny gasped before she could stop herself. “What is it?” Irina looked down at herself. “What's the matter?” “Nothing.” Sonny shook her head and took up her notes as if to discuss them.
Word: would've Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ˈwʊdəv/ 1. Contraction of would + have, indicating a non-occurring action or state that was conditional on another non-occurring event in the past. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: We would've been warmer if you had closed the window. Example: I would've gone if it hadn't rained.
Word: tympanum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tympanum (“a drum, timbrel, tambourine; the eardrum”). Doublet of timbre, timpani, timbal, and tymbal. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪm.pən.əm/ 1. A drum. Labels: archaic 2. Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head: Example: When he came around, the star sound was gone. The ringing it left in his tympana was a great confusion. 3. Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head: 4. Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head: 5. Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head: 6. Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head: 7. A vertical recessed triangular space between the sides of a pediment, typically decorated. 8. A vertical recessed triangular space between the sides of a pediment, typically decorated. Example: It was a black-and-white picture of a Romanesque doorway, with flanking saints and a lively Last Judgement in the tympanum […]. 9. A drum-shaped wheel with spirally curved partitions by which water is raised to the axis when the wheel revolves with the lower part of the circumference submerged; used for raising water, as for irrigation.
Word: timpanum Part of Speech: noun 1. The eardrum. 2. The middle ear. 3. The diaphragm of a telephone. Labels: broadly 4. An external hearing organ in some insects. 5. An ornamental panel in any triangular space. 6. A kettledrum.
Word: repartee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French repartie, a deverbal of repartir (“to retort”). Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛpɑɹˈteɪ/, /ˌɹɛpɑːˈtiː/ 1. A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Many persons must laugh when a great person or an acknowledged wit says a clever thing, such as a smart repartee, or a really good pun. Example: Yet habit—strange thing! what cannot habit accomplish?—Gayer sallies, more merry mirth, better jokes, and brighter repartees, you never heard over your mahogany[…] 2. A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A skill in replying swiftly and wittily. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition. Example: Another millstone around the NDP’s neck was the relative lack of seasoned parliamentarians in the government front bench who were skilled enough at repartee to take on the Tory veterans across the floor.
Word: repartee Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French repartie, a deverbal of repartir (“to retort”). Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛpɑɹˈteɪ/, /ˌɹɛpɑːˈtiː/ 1. To reply with a repartee. Labels: transitive Example: Aubrey speaks of him as 'incomparable at reparteeing, the bull that was bayted, his witt beinge most sparkling, when most set on and provoked.' 2. To have a repartee (a conversation marked by witty retorts or replies). Labels: transitive Example: To see them together, friendly, reparteeing, chummy, would turn your stomach--Barbara so exquisite and high-born, and the man, his eyes full of evil fires, sitting like a great toad on the model's chair.
Word: timestamp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From time + stamp (noun); the verb sense derives from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪmˌstæmp/ 1. A variable containing the date and time at which an event occurred, often included in a log to track the sequence of events. Labels: especially 2. The time at which something in a video occurs. Labels: Internet
Word: timestamp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From time + stamp (noun); the verb sense derives from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪmˌstæmp/ 1. To record the date and time of (an event, etc). Labels: especially, transitive
Word: discours Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of discourse. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: A SHORT DISCOURS Of the excellent Doctour and Knight,maiſter Leonardo phioravanti bolognese vppon Chirurgerie. Example: IOHN HVIGHEN VAN LINSCHOTEN. his Diſcours of Voyages into yͤ Easte & West Indies.
Word: vaut Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /vɔːt/ 1. A vault; a leap. Labels: obsolete Example: Lyke an huge cave hewne out of rocky clifte, From whose rough vaut the ragged breaches hong
Word: vaut Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /vɔːt/ 1. To vault; to leap. Labels: obsolete Example: Like to thicke clouds that threat a stormy showre , And vauted all within like to the skye
Word: idée Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French idée (“idea”). Doublet of idea. Pronunciation: /iːˈdeɪ/ 1. Idea, occurring only in certain set phrases which are borrowings from French
Word: typeset Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From type + set. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪpˌsɛt/ 1. to set or compose written material into type Labels: transitive 2. to be set or composed into type Labels: intransitive Example: ASCII does not conform to an expanded character set that includes Classic Greek letters, so you will please understand if the μ does not typeset correctly.
Word: typeset Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From type + set. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪpˌsɛt/ 1. Set in type. Labels: not-comparable
Word: typesetting Part of Speech: noun 1. The setting of written material into type. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: typesetting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of typeset Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: snow day Part of Speech: noun 1. A day when a school or other workplace is closed due to bad winter weather, especially snow. 2. A day when a school or other workplace is closed due to bad winter weather, especially snow. Labels: broadly 3. A day set aside on a school calendar in certain climates, assuming a closure will occur during a given time period. Labels: US 4. A day on which a fall of snow is observed. 5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snow, day.
Word: plumbagineous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Plumbaginaceae + -ous 1. Pertaining to the family (Plumbaginaceae) of gamopetalous herbs, of which plumbago is the type. The family includes also statice, the thrift, and a few other genera.
Word: eccentricity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin eccentricitās. By surface analysis, eccentric + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌɛk.sɛnˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti/, [ˌɛk.sənˈtɹɪs.ə.ɾi] 1. The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited. 2. The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For an ellipse, the eccentricity is the ratio of the distance from the center to a focus divided by the length of the semi-major axis. 3. The eccentricity of the conic section (usually an ellipse) defined by the orbit of a given object around a reference object (such as that of a planet around the sun). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The farthest distance from a vertex to any other vertex. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bestir Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)twr̥H-yé-ti? Proto-Germanic *sturjaną Proto-West Germanic *sturjan Old English styrian Old English bestyrian Middle English bestyrien English bestir From Middle English bestyrien, bestirien, from Old English bestyrian (“to heap up, pile up”), equivalent to be- + stir. Pronunciation: /bɪˈstɜː/, /bɪˈstɝ/, /biˈstɝ/, /bəˈstɝ/ 1. To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor. Labels: transitive Example: Notwithstanding all the various temptations to bad temper, pride, greediness, adultery and so forth, the enemy really has but one temptation, and that is, to bestir the saints. 2. To make active; to rouse oneself. Labels: reflexive Example: Like the knocking at the door in Macbeth, or the cry of the watchman in the Tour de Nesle, they show that the horrible cæsura is over and the nightmares have fled away, because the day is breaking and the ordinary life of men is beginning to bestir itself among the streets. Example: The old man and his wife bestirred themselves to make every thing ready for the unexpected guests, […]
Word: freethinker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From free + thinker, since 1692. 1. A person who has formed their opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion. 2. A person with no religion. Labels: Malaysia, Singapore Example: The report projected that in the Asia-Pacific region, the proportion of freethinkers is projected to decline from 21 per cent in 2010 to 17 per cent in 2050.
Word: typewriting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From type + writing. 1. The act, or the skill, of using a typewriter. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The material produced by a typewriter; typescript. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Older typewriters produced typewritings in which the horizontal space allocated for each character was precisely the same.
Word: typewriting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From typewrite + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of typewrite Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: typewritten Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From type + written. 1. written using a typewriter Labels: not-comparable Example: Here the typewritten account ended, but at the foot of the last page Carrados had pasted a newspaper cutting.
Word: typewritten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From type + written. 1. past participle of typewrite Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: peckerwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inversion of woodpecker. Application to white people is due to the perception that the woodpecker is a symbol of whites, whereas the crow or blackbird is a symbol of blacks. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛkɚwʊd/, /ˈpɛkəwʊd/ 1. A woodpecker. Labels: Appalachia, Southern-US, slang Example: On the morning of the next, one of Mr. White's daughters came into the house to inform me that there was a "peckerwood" in a tree in the yard. I immediately took my gun and went out to investigate thinking that perhaps it was a Pileolated Woodpecker, a bird I wanted to obtain. Example: When I was a boy, I rooted over an old dead sourwood to get some peckerwood eggs. 2. A peckerwood sawmill. Labels: Appalachia, Southern-US Example: Throughout this territory are mills of every variety and size, from the small "peckerwood" tractor mill capable of cutting only a few thousand feet of lumber per day to the world's largest pine lumber mill with a capacity of more than one million feet per day. Example: The Langdale Company's new centralized sawmill and debarker in 1958 constituted a tremendous advance over the old peckerwood technology. 3. A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted. Labels: US, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Example: All the time I was stretched out on the infirmary cot I kept looking at the blank walls and seeing the mean, murdering faces of those Southern peckerwoods when they went after Big Six and the others with their knives. Example: Just as prejudiced as a Mississippi peckerwood when it comes to colored people. 4. A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang. Labels: slang
Word: billycock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently an alteration of earlier bully-cocked. 1. A felt hat with a rounded crown, similar to a bowler. Labels: dated Example: a young man with a billycock hat on the back of his head tumbled up the steps in his eagerness. Example: All this blazed up and showed faces far back, round, pale, smooth, bearded, some with billycock hats [...].
Word: federate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Ultimately from Latin, compare foedus. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛdəɹət/ 1. Federated, united in an alliance or federation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: federate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Latin, compare foedus. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛdəɹət/ 1. A member of a federation. Example: But I do not admit that there is an opportunity for such a choice (whatever Baldus and Romanus may do) against one of two federates to the advantage of the other. 'If he cannot aid one without injury to the other, it is better not to help the one than to do harm to the other', as the words of Ambrose run; and that is the sense of the law and the rule which rates the avoidance of harm above the consideration of gain. What if, in order to benefit one federate, it is necessary to wrong the other doubly ? If two brothers who are lords of a feudal subject wage war upon each other, the vassal is bound to aid neither of them, since they mutually oppose each other, says Baldus. And allies mutually interfere with one another, as happens in other cases, which Romanus notes. 2. Anglicised form of Latin foederatus. Labels: Anglicised, alt-of 3. a system participating in a collective simulation, particularly within the context of the HLA (High Level Architecture) standard. Example: A Federate (Application) can be defined as an application that implements or conforms to the HLA standard.
Word: federate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Ultimately from Latin, compare foedus. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛdəɹeɪt/ 1. To unite in a federation.
Word: an' Part of Speech: conj Pronunciation: /æn/, /ən/, [n̩] 1. Contraction of and. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: She'll be ridin' an' comin' up soon. Example: The smart girl an' the silly boy.
Word: Calvin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latinization of Norman-Picard Cauvin, a nickname for a chauve (“bald”) person. Pronunciation: /ˈkælvɪn/ 1. A surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: US Example: Marty McFly: Calvin? Wh… Why do you keep calling me Calvin? Lorraine Baines: Well, that is your name, isn't it? Calvin Klein? It's written all over your underwear. Example: As Fire Island’s reputation grew, so did the fame of its residents. In 1977, after divorcing his first wife, Calvin Klein bought one of Gifford’s beachfront homes.
Word: Madeline Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized from French Madeleine, from Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ). Doublet of Madeleine and Magdalene. Pronunciation: /ˈmæd(ə)lɪn/, /ˈmædəlaɪn/ 1. A female given name from French.
Word: zero deflection Part of Speech: noun 1. The adjustment of a sight, exactly parallel to the axis of the bore of the gun to which it is attached. Labels: uncountable
Word: Osiris Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Osīris, derived from Ancient Greek Ὄσῑρῐς (Ósīrĭs), derived from Egyptian wsjr. Pronunciation: /əʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/, /oʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/, /əʉˈsɑɪ.ɹɪs/, /ɐʉˈsaɪ.ɹəs/, /oˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/ 1. The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld. Labels: Egyptian 2. An exoplanet in the Pegasus constellation, HD 209458 b.
Word: deflection change Part of Speech: noun 1. A change in azimuth setting applying to all guns in a battery when the target moves, or when a shift is made from one target to another. A deflection change does not include the deflection difference which allows for the difference in positions of the various guns firing at the same target.
Word: deflection difference Part of Speech: noun 1. The amount that a piece in a battery is traversed toward or away from a given piece (usually the base piece) to vary the width of the sheaf.
Word: azimuth circle Part of Speech: noun 1. Instrument for measuring azimuths. It is a graduated circle on a sight, gun carriage, searchlight, etc.
Word: prowess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English prowesse, prouwesse, proues, prouesce, prouesse (“bravery in battle; act of bravery; excellence; nobility of character; intelligence”), from Old French proeche, proesce, proeësche (“goodness; excellence; bravery”), from Old French preu, prou, prouz, proz, pruz (“good; excellent; brave”). Compare English proud. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaʊɪs/, /ˈpɹaʊəs/, /ˈpraʊ(w)əs/, /ˈpɹæɔəs/, [ˈpɹæɔɜs] 1. Skillfulness or extraordinary ability in a particular area of expertise; dexterity, mastery, or proficiency. Labels: uncountable Example: When in liquor he would make foolish wagers. On one of these too frequent occasions he was boasting of his prowess as a pedestrian and athlete, and the outcome was a match against nature. For a stake of one sovereign he undertook to run all the way to Coventry and back, a distance of something more than forty miles. Example: There is such a sense of inferiority sometimes when it comes to facing Germany, with all their World Cups, their penalty prowess and easy sophistication, it might come as a surprise to learn that, in head-to-head encounters, England actually match their opponents. 2. Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism. Labels: uncountable Example: That libertie Poets of late in their invectives have exceeded: they have borne their ſword up where it is not lawfull for a poynado, that is but the page of proweſſe, to intermeddle. Example: […] But, wroth because this man in full assembly, / Came and reviled thee, thou wouldst shew thy prowess, / The prowess that attends thee, that henceforth / Not e'er a man might think to scorn thy prowess, […] 3. An act of prowess. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I recollect hearing […] of his [Sir William Hamilton's] simple, independent, meditative habits, ruggedly athletic modes of exercise, fondness for his big dog, etc. etc.: […] I did not witness, much less share in, any of the swimming or other athletic prowesses. Example: As the Middle Ages drew to a close and the Renaissance rose like a new sun, knowledge of philosophy and the sciences became objects of interest to a nobility that had once held only skill in battle as a prowess worth attaining. 4. An act of prowess. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thenne the batails approuched and ſhoue and ſhowted on bothe ſydes / many men ouerthrowen / hurte / & ſlayn and grete valyaunces / proweſſes and appertyces of werre were that day ſhewed […] Example: If it is deemed of so much importance, why has no attention been paid to the effects of general friendship, such as certain military prowesses, in which you see a portion of a regiment sacrifice itself in support of another portion?
Word: heder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew חֶדֶר (khéder, “room”). 1. An elementary school in which students are taught to read Hebrew texts.
Word: caterer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cater Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English caterer From cater + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪtəɹɚ/ 1. A person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food. Example: 1821 June 19, ”Peregrine,” The Traveller: Letter IV, in The Kaleidoscope; Or, Literary and Scientific Mirror, page 401, It was in vain that I petitioned, appealing to our caterer, if proofs of appetite were wanting; for sick men seldom have occasion for that important person′s services. Example: “I say, Mr. Cribbage,” cried an old master′s-mate, to the caterer, who had entered shortly after the tea-kettles, and assumed his place at the end of the table, “what sort of stuff do you call this?” 2. A person or company hired to provide and serve food, usually for a large group and at a location separate from where the food is prepared. Example: If so, you will probably sign a contract with a caterer months, maybe years, in advance and make a substantial down payment. Example: 1994, John N. Ingham, Lynne B. Feldman, Dutrieuille, Peter Albert (1838—1916) and Albert E. Dutrieuille (July 26, 1877—April 25, 1974), entry in African-American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary, page 225, From a family of French West African descent, Albert Dutrieuille was the last of the great African-American caterers in Philadelphia.
Word: bygones Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Plural of bygone (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz/ 1. Things that happened in the past. Labels: plural, plural-normally Example: […] if you spare me, bygones are bygones, and when you fellows are in court for piracy, I'll save you all I can.
Word: ascii Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin asciī, plural of ascius, from Ancient Greek ἄσκῐος (áskĭos, “shadowless”). 1. ascians Labels: obsolete, plural, plural-only
Word: ascii Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of ASCII. Labels: alt-of, uncommon Example: The input text arrives as a sequence of ascii characters, which can be of any length.
Word: downright Part of Speech: adv Etymology: The adverb is derived from Middle English dounright, dounriȝt (“right down, straight down; face down; vertically; used for emphasis: outright, downright”), and then either: * possibly an aphetic form of adounright (“straight down; directly, immediately (?)”), from adoun (“downward”, adverb) (from Old English adūn, adūne (“down, downward”, adverb), ultimately from dūn (“hill, mountain”), from Proto-West Germanic *dūnā, *dūnu (“hill; sand dune”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“haze, mist; smoke”)) + right (“direct; straight; etc.”, adjective) (from Old English riht (“straight; etc.”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten”)); or * from doun (“down, downward; etc.”, adverb) (from Old English dūne (“down”), ultimately from dūn (“hill, mountain”): see above) + right. By surface analysis, down (adverb) + right (adjective). The adjective and noun are derived from the adverb. Noun sense 1 (“low grade of wool”) may be from the obsolete adjective sense 2.2 (“in its most basic form; ordinary”). Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnɹaɪt/, /ˌdaʊnˈɹaɪt/, /ˈdaʊnˌɹaɪt/ 1. Completely, wholly. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: He wasn’t just cool to me, he was downright rude. Example: VVe vvere deſcried, theyle mock vs novv dounright. 2. Of acts or speech: directly and unambiguously; clearly, plainly. Labels: archaic, figuratively, not-comparable Example: Ros[alind]. Not true in loue? / Cel[ia]. Yes, vvhen he is in, but I thinke he is not in. / Ros. You haue heard him ſvveare dovvnright he vvas. Example: VVell, 'tis not my Buſineſs to quarrel vvith her dovvn[-]right. 3. Straight down; perpendicularly. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Cedentes capilli, heares [hairs] hanging down ryght. Example: [Y]et there bee other difficulties that impeach their vvorke: for othervvhiles they meet vvith rocks of flint and rags, as vvell in undermining forvvard, as in ſinking pits dovvne right; vvhich they are driven to pierce and cleave through vvith fire and vinegre. 4. Immediately at that place and time; without delay; altogether, at once, then and there. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable, obsolete Example: This is the ſoul that I vvith preſſer quill / Muſt novv purſue and fall upon dovvn-right, […] Example: The reading of this Paper put Mrs. Bull in ſuch a Paſſion, that ſhe fell dovvnright into a Fit, and they vvere forc’d to give her a good quantity of the Spirit of Hartſhorn before ſhe recover’d.
Word: downright Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adverb is derived from Middle English dounright, dounriȝt (“right down, straight down; face down; vertically; used for emphasis: outright, downright”), and then either: * possibly an aphetic form of adounright (“straight down; directly, immediately (?)”), from adoun (“downward”, adverb) (from Old English adūn, adūne (“down, downward”, adverb), ultimately from dūn (“hill, mountain”), from Proto-West Germanic *dūnā, *dūnu (“hill; sand dune”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“haze, mist; smoke”)) + right (“direct; straight; etc.”, adjective) (from Old English riht (“straight; etc.”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten”)); or * from doun (“down, downward; etc.”, adverb) (from Old English dūne (“down”), ultimately from dūn (“hill, mountain”): see above) + right. By surface analysis, down (adverb) + right (adjective). The adjective and noun are derived from the adverb. Noun sense 1 (“low grade of wool”) may be from the obsolete adjective sense 2.2 (“in its most basic form; ordinary”). Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnɹaɪt/, /ˌdaʊnˈɹaɪt/, /ˈdaʊnˌɹaɪt/ 1. Absolute, complete. Labels: figuratively Example: For although in that ancient and diffuſed adoration of IdolLs, unto the Prieſts and ſubtiler heads, the vvorſhip perhaps might be ſymbolicall, and as thoſe Images ſome vvay related unto their deities, yet vvas the Idolatry direct and dovvne-right in the people, vvhoſe credulity is illimitable, vvho may be made believe that any thing is God, and may be made believe there is no God at all. Example: 'I ſee his Deſign,' ſaid ſhe, 'for he made dovvnright Love to me Yeſterday Morning; but as I am reſolved never to admit it, I beg your Ladyſhip not to leave us alone together any more,[…]' 2. Of a person or their behaviour: direct, plain, straightforward; also, of speech: direct and unambiguous; blunt, to the point. Labels: figuratively Example: The ſay this Angelo vvas not made by Man and VVoman, after this dovvne-right vvay of Creation: is it true, thinke you? Example: [Y]our dovvne right Captain ſtill Ile lieve, and ſerve you, […] 3. Coming straight down; directed vertically. Labels: obsolete Example: Downeright ſtroke […] taille Example: Thoſe perſones, […] be auouched to bee like vnto trees, growyng on the edges or brinkes of clieffes and rockes of a downright pitche, or a ſtiepe down fall: the fruites of whiche trees no man could euer geat a taſte of, but theſame were from time to time, deuoured by the crowes and the rauens. 4. Chiefly in downright money: in its most basic form; ordinary. Labels: figuratively, obsolete Example: [T]he merchant's wife, next to her who abounds in plenty, is not to have downright money, but the mercenary part of her mind is engaged with a present of plate, and a little ambition.
Word: downright Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adverb is derived from Middle English dounright, dounriȝt (“right down, straight down; face down; vertically; used for emphasis: outright, downright”), and then either: * possibly an aphetic form of adounright (“straight down; directly, immediately (?)”), from adoun (“downward”, adverb) (from Old English adūn, adūne (“down, downward”, adverb), ultimately from dūn (“hill, mountain”), from Proto-West Germanic *dūnā, *dūnu (“hill; sand dune”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“haze, mist; smoke”)) + right (“direct; straight; etc.”, adjective) (from Old English riht (“straight; etc.”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten”)); or * from doun (“down, downward; etc.”, adverb) (from Old English dūne (“down”), ultimately from dūn (“hill, mountain”): see above) + right. By surface analysis, down (adverb) + right (adjective). The adjective and noun are derived from the adverb. Noun sense 1 (“low grade of wool”) may be from the obsolete adjective sense 2.2 (“in its most basic form; ordinary”). Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnɹaɪt/, /ˌdaʊnˈɹaɪt/, /ˈdaʊnˌɹaɪt/ 1. A low grade of wool from the lower parts of the sides of a fleece. Labels: in-plural, obsolete Example: It is ſaid, there are nine Sorts of VVool contained in one good Fleece, vvhich to make out, they ſay, that there are five Sorts for making Cloth, and four for Combings; a ſuperfine VVool, a head VVool, Dovvnrights, Seconds, and Livery. 2. A vertical line; a perpendicular, a vertical. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: [T]he middle of it [i.e., the thigh, is] the prop or thiller, the body the vveight, and the leg the povver; either of vvhich being brought by a ſharp angle to a dovvnright or perpendicular or more, vvith the thiller, vvill by ſo much leſſen the vveight, from the yielded aſſumption in that mechanick povver, That the point, vvhich is toucht by a perpendicular from the centre of heavineſs, is one of the terms: […]
Word: helen Part of Speech: noun 1. Either of a pair of curved, spine-like appendages on some hyoliths.
Word: caesar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By extension from personal name Caesar. Pronunciation: /ˈsizɚ/, /ˈsiːzə/ 1. An emperor of Ancient Rome. 2. Any emperor, ruler, or dictator. 3. Alternative form of Caesar. Labels: alt-of, alternative 4. Any agaric mushroom of the genus Amanita, section Amanita sect. Caesareae.
Word: oxford Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑksfɚd/, /ˈɒksfəd/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (cloth) Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: The other evening I was doing a very grown-up thing, ironing an oxford cloth shirt for work[…]. 2. Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (shoe) Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: suspiciously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English suspicious Middle English -ly English -ly English suspiciously From suspicious + -ly. 1. In a way suggesting suspicion. Example: The police officer looked at her suspiciously. 2. In a way that arouses suspicion. Example: She was behaving very suspiciously. 3. Causing suspicion. Example: Suspiciously, he had taken out an insurance policy on his wife just months earlier. 4. To a degree that makes one suspect something. Example: It looked suspiciously like a molding-compound repair of a dent. Example: Her paper was suspiciously well-written.
Word: lucy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lūcius. 1. The northern pike (a kind of fish). Labels: archaic Example: That a lucy or luce is the mature pike, every piscatorial schoolboy knows.
Word: prosecutor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1542, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/ 1. A prosecuting attorney. Example: Annie Jay was the Wisconsin government prosecutor in the trial of a man for forging his client's signature. Example: The evidence disclosed that the three prisoners were in a public-house together with the prosecutor, Abraham Rhodes, and that in concert with the other two prisoners, the prisoner John Dewhirst placed a pencase on the table in the room where they were assembled, and left the room to get writing-paper. 2. A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding. Example: The prosecutor got the witness to admit he was lying.
Word: perceptive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin perceptīvus. Pronunciation: /pəˈsɛptɪv/, /pɚˈsɛptɪv/ 1. Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition. Example: He is so perceptive when it comes to other people's feelings.
Word: perceptive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin perceptīvus. Pronunciation: /pəˈsɛptɪv/, /pɚˈsɛptɪv/ 1. A supposed organ of the brain, dealing with concrete observations of reality. Example: Then why not subdivide the reflectives and perceptives into distinct organs having special relations to external objects, as well as divide the intellect into a reflective and a perceptive portion?
Word: birdie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English birdie From bird + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː.di/, /ˈbɝ.di/, [ˈbɚɾi], [ˈbɜːɾi] 1. A bird; especially, a small and cute one. Labels: childish, often Example: Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdling, birb, cocky Example: Aw, that's a cute little birdie. Is it a budgie? 2. The completion of a hole one stroke below par. Example: He scored ten birdies during the tournament. Example: The heat brought one blessing. It baked the 7,053-yard par 35-35—70 course to concrete hardness and gave some added roll to the drives. Birdie, which have been at a premium, came easier. 3. A shuttlecock. 4. A penis. Labels: Philippines, slang 5. An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device. 6. A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger. 7. A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.
Word: birdie Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English birdie From bird + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː.di/, /ˈbɝ.di/, [ˈbɚɾi], [ˈbɜːɾi] 1. To score a birdie. Labels: intransitive Example: Sörenstam birdied to take the lead. 2. To score a birdie at (a hole). Labels: transitive Example: Sörenstam birdied the seventeenth hole to take the lead.
Word: Stanford Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various placenames from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”). * (The university): Named after the son of railroad magnate Leland Stanford. Pronunciation: /ˈstænfəɹd/ 1. A habitational surname from Old English. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 3. A private university in Santa Clara County, California. Example: A contingent of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs have spurred a rightward shift, leading to the rise of the “Liberaltarian” — a term coined by two Stanford political economists to describe the tech industry’s proclivity toward trumpeting liberalism in some social issues but maintaining antigovernment posturing in regulating businesses. 4. A place in England: 5. A place in England: 6. A place in England: 7. A place in England: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A small village in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
Word: Naskh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic نَسْخ (nasḵ, literally “copy, transcription”). Pronunciation: /næsk/ 1. The cursive style of calligraphy most commonly used to write Arabic.
Word: timberline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From timber + line. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪmbɚˌlaɪn/ 1. The height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or Arctic regions. Example: Most flocks in the Sierra and the Rocky Mountains live above the timber-line and at an altitude of twelve thousand feet.
Word: lifeline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From life + line. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/ 1. A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling. 2. A source of salvation in a crisis. Labels: broadly Example: The girls, of course, were my lifeline during this time. Example: Slowly I began to fill up some of the emptiness inside—writing had become my lifeline. 3. A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies. Example: Planners did not see the access routes as west Berlin's sole lifeline, which now seems instinctive to us. Example: It is no real surprise that half the UK's stations and 5,000 miles of route were recommended to close. Nevertheless, some great mistakes were made in Marples' devil-may-care purge that left commuters stranded and seaside resorts without a lifeline. 4. A system or structure of vital importance to a community. 5. On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas. 6. A line from the diver to a tender at the surface control point. 7. A particular crease in the palm.
Word: tatters Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Cognate with Old English tættec, tætteca. Pronunciation: /ˈtætəz/, /ˈtætɚz/ 1. Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The universe is finished; the copestone is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago. Poor Lazarus there, chattering his teeth against the curbstone for his pillow, and shaking off his tatters with his shiverings, he might plug up both ears with rags, and put a corn-cob into his mouth, and yet that would not keep out the tempestuous Euroclydon.
Word: tatters Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Cognate with Old English tættec, tætteca. Pronunciation: /ˈtætəz/, /ˈtætɚz/ 1. plural of tatter Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tatters Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Cognate with Old English tættec, tætteca. Pronunciation: /ˈtætəz/, /ˈtætɚz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tatter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: homonyms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of homonym Labels: form-of, plural
Word: briefcase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From brief + case. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiːfˌkeɪs/ 1. A case used for carrying documents, especially for business. 2. In Microsoft Windows, a folder that supports file synchronization between itself and another folder. Example: You create a briefcase called Files where you store all your important documents. The briefcase is stored on your Tablet PC's C: drive, and the source files reside on your server.
Word: MP4 player Part of Speech: noun 1. An electronic device for playing digital video files in the MP4 format (and, in many cases, also files in other formats).