nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Gabon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese gabão (“cloak”), referring to the Komo estuary. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈbɒn/ 1. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Gabonese Republic. Capital: Libreville.
Word: Gabon Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Calasiao, Pangasinan, Philippines. 2. A barangay of Abucay, Bataan, Philippines. 3. A barangay of Polangui, Albay, Philippines. 4. A barangay of Talisay, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
Word: Ghana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the Ghana Empire by J. B. Danquah, from Soninke gajanŋa. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːnə/, /ˈɡɑnə/, /ˈɡænə/ 1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana.
Word: Gambia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of the Gambia River. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæm.bi.ə/ 1. A river in West Africa. 2. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of The Gambia.
Word: epidemic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French épidémique, from épidémie, from Medieval Latin epidēmia, reanalysis of plural Late Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). By surface analysis, epi- (“on”) + demic (“of the people”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/ 1. A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population. Example: At that time, the city [Christiania, now Oslo] was in the grip of a cholera epidemic, and victims were dying at the rate of 60 a day. Bradshaw contracted the disease, and died on September 6 [1853]. 2. An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence. 3. A heightened occurrence of anything harmful. Labels: broadly, colloquial Example: Even before the pandemic, the United States surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, said the country was experiencing an “epidemic of loneliness,” driven by the accelerated pace of life and the spread of technology into all of our social interactions. Example: People are holding coordinated protests across UK towns and cities this weekend against what they call a “climate of fear” on the roads, and an “epidemic” of careless and dangerous driving that is curbing children’s freedoms and putting lives at risk. 4. The spreading of an idea or belief amongst a population. Labels: figuratively Example: Lord Avonleigh was at once liberated from his imprisonment, well prepared to be considered, and to consider himself, a martyr to the cause of loyalty; and as the services of the rich nobleman,...his claims to notice and favour were most graciously acknowledged. Accordingly, he returned to his seat in a little fever of royal devotedness—it was the fashionable epidemic; and who coming from Whitehall could be without it?
Word: epidemic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French épidémique, from épidémie, from Medieval Latin epidēmia, reanalysis of plural Late Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). By surface analysis, epi- (“on”) + demic (“of the people”). Pronunciation: /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/ 1. Of, related to, or being an epidemic: a widespread outbreak of disease in humans. Example: The tetany that was epidemic among slaved children was actually the result of severe calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D deficiency caused by chronic malnutrition. 2. Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way. Labels: figuratively Example: Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection. Example: [In] May, there was, at London and in its neighbourhood, a disease very epidemic, though not fatal, which had some time before been very prevalent both in Italy and Germany.
Word: Equatorial Guinea Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl ˈɡɪni/ 1. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Capital: Ciudad de la Paz. Example: Equatorial Guinea is one of Africa’s smallest countries, with just over 850,000 residents. Bata is one of the country’s two cities with populations of more than 30,000, the other being the island-based capital Malabo.
Word: Guatemala Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Guatemala (originally the name of Iximche, the location of Guatemala's first capital), from Classical Nahuatl Cuauhtēmallān, from cuauhtēmalli (“woodpile”) + -tlān (“place”). Pronunciation: /ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lə/ 1. A country in northern Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala. Capital and largest city: Guatemala City. Example: Foreign nationals who arrive in Guatemala through deportation flights will be repatriated to their home countries, Arévalo said, adding that the US and Guatemala would continue to have talks on how the process would work and how the US would cooperate. 2. A department of Guatemala.
Word: Guyana Part of Speech: name Etymology: From an indigenous native American language, probably Cariban or Lokono, said to be a word referring to the land's waters. Pronunciation: /ɡaɪˈɑː.nə/, /ɡaɪˈæn.ə/ 1. A country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.
Word: Honduras Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish honduras (“depths”, referring to the deep waters off the northern coast). It may also come from the alleged Columbus quote, "Gracias a Dios que hemos salido de esas honduras" ("Thank god we have departed from those depths"), said during his fourth and final voyage in 1502. Pronunciation: /hɒnˈdjʊə.ɹəs/, /-dʒʊə-/, /hɔnˈdʒɵːɹəs/, /-djɵː-/, /hɑnˈdʊɹ.əs/ 1. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa. Example: In the Atlanta suburb of Lilburn, ICE agents arrested Walter Valladares, a 53-year-old undocumented immigrant from Honduras, according to family members who spoke with CNN. Example: Three children who are US citizens, including a 4-year-old receiving treatment for metastatic cancer, were taken to Honduras with their mothers, who were deported last week, according to the families’ attorneys and civil rights and immigration advocacy organizations.
Word: Haiti Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Taíno hayiti (“land of lofty barrows or mountains”), which was the native name given to the whole island of Hispaniola. Pronunciation: /ˈheɪ.ti/ 1. A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti. Example: Both groups have recently started testing their first prototypes. Matternet ran a series of successful field tests of its prototype UAVs in the Dominican Republic and Haiti in September, and met local groups to sell the idea. Example: The first exhibition of 320 Vodou objects from Haiti opens in Taiwan and will run through June 16 at the Museum of World Religions in Yonghe, New Taipei City. Vodou is a religion, made up of influences from many other religions. Prof.Rachel Beauvoir Dominique, a Vodou priestess and a professor of anthropology at the University of Haiti, said Vodou is a way of life and an important part in the day-to-day lives of many Haitians. 2. Synonym of Hispaniola. Labels: obsolete
Word: Hungary Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Hungary, Hungrye, Hungry, from Old English Hungerie from Medieval Latin Hungaria. Doublet of Hungaria. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌŋɡ(ə)ɹi/, /ˈhʊŋɡ(ə)ɹi/, /ˈhʌŋɡ(ə)ɾe/, /-ɾɪ/, /-ɾi/ 1. A country in Central Europe. Capital and largest city: Budapest. Example: Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.
Word: Indonesia Part of Speech: name Etymology: (late nineteenth century) Attested circa 1850, composed of Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indian”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”); initially, in competition with Insulinde, of the same meaning, lexically constructed on a Latin basis, or in reference to the East Indies archipelago. Pronunciation: /ˌɪndəˈniːʒə/, /-zi.ə/, /ˌɪndəˈniʒə/, /-doʊ-/, /ˌɪn̪.d̪oˈn̪iː.ʃɐ/ 1. A country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia (since 1950). Capital: Jakarta. Example: Nearly 80% of people in Indonesia are connected to the internet and people aged 16 to 64 spend an average of more than three hours a day on social media, according to the We Are Social 2023 Digital Report, which provides global social media insights.
Word: Ireland Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *ɸīweriyū Proto-Celtic *Φīweriyū? Old Irish Ériuder. Old English Īras Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Old English Īrland Middle English Irlond English Ireland From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland, from Old Irish Ériu + land. See Irish. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/, [ˈɑɪɚlənd], [ˈʌɪɚlənd], [ˈəɪɚlənd], [ˈɑɚlənd] 1. A large island in northwestern Europe. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The crux of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit issue lies in the fact it is a British territory on the island of Ireland, meaning it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland, an EU member. 2. A country in northwestern Europe. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 'I am of Ireland, / And the Holy Land of Ireland, / And time runs on,' cried she. / 'Come out of charity, / Come dance with me in Ireland.' 3. A surname. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Other places named Ireland: Labels: uncountable, usually 5. Other places named Ireland: Labels: uncountable, usually 6. Other places named Ireland: Labels: uncountable, usually 7. Other places named Ireland: Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: India Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ (síndhu)bor. Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía)bor. Latin Indiabor. Old English Indea English India Inherited from Old English India, Indea, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus river”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”). Compare Middle English Inde and Ynde from Old French Ynde (original form started to prevail in the 16th century), Classical Persian هند (hind, “India”), Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”). Doublet of Indus, Sindhu, Hindu, and Sindh. Pronunciation: /ˈɪndiːə/, /ˈɪndi.ə/ 1. A country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi. Example: The demolition of two mosques in India within days of each other has highlighted the deep religious divide in the country, months before voters head to the polls for a nationwide election that is expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi a rare third term in power. 2. A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent. Labels: historical, proscribed 3. A territory of the British Empire, chiefly comprising the modern day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma. Labels: historical 4. A female given name.
Word: Iran Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Iranian Persian ایران (irân), from Classical Persian ایران (ērān), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾērān, “of the Aryans”), which see for word formation, further etymology and cognates. The name of the political entity is a 3rd-century development that derives from the indigenous ethnolinguistic name of the Iranian peoples, i.e. the great variety of Iranian tribes that spoke an Iranian language. Doublet of Arya and Aryan. Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹɑːn/, /ɪˈɹæn/, /iːɹɑːn/, /iːɹæn/, /ɪˈɹan/ 1. A country in West Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran. Example: The Persians, in naming their country, make use of one word, which they indifferently pronounce Iroun, and Iran. Example: Light was happiness; and the people of Iran, the land of light, were the favourites of heaven; while those of Turan, the gloomy region beyond the mountains to the north, were its enemies. 2. The regions inhabited by the Iranian peoples. Labels: literary Example: "Kavi means a king, but it is particularly used of the kings belonging to the second and most celebrated of the two mythical dynasties of Iran." "One certain fact is the occurrence of geographical names [Bactria, Sogdiana, etc] in Vendidad I, which are obviously intended to describe the earliest homes of the Iranian races whose lore was the Avesta." Example: "Zoroaster of Iran. — Zoroaster, it is believed, sprang up in the seventh century before the Christian era, somewhere in the land between the Indus and the Tigris."
Word: Italy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú)bor.? Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā)der. Latin Italiabor. Old English Italia English Italy Inherited from Old English Italia. Usually explained as a cognate of vitulus (“calf”), thus meaning "land of young bulls" in Oscan. In that case, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). According to some ancient Greek authors, named after a king Italus or Italos, whose kingdom was on the peninsula. Doublet of Italia. Pronunciation: /ˈɪtəli/, [ˈɪ.ɾə.li], [ˈɪʔ.li], [ˈɪ.tə.lɪj], [ˈi.tɐ.li] 1. A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome. Example: Rome is the heart of Italy [...]. She was, is, and must ever be, her capital. Example: Italy and her invaders 2. Synonym of Apennine Peninsula.
Word: Jamaica Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”), from Taíno maca (“wood”). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/, /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/, /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/ 1. An island and country in the Caribbean. Example: Thomas says the saga resulting in him being stranded and homeless in Jamaica started in February, when he was evicted from the apartment he shared with friends in Killeen, Texas, about an hour north of Austin.
Word: Jamaica Part of Speech: name Etymology: After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/, /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/, /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/ 1. Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Word: Jamaica Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Massachusett word for “beaver”, tummunk. Compare next etymology. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 4. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/, /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/, /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/ 1. A town in Vermont. See Jamaica, Vermont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Word: Jamaica Part of Speech: name Etymology: From earlier Jamaco, Jemaco, Jameco, borrowed from Munsee amoxkw (“beaver”), or another Lenape language. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 3. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/, /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/, /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/ 1. A neighborhood of Queens, New York. See Jamaica, Queens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Word: Kenya Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of Mount Kenya, about which several theories exist, including * from Kikuyu kere nyaga (“white mountain”) (because it is snow-capped) * from Kamba kii nyaa (“ostrich mountain”) * from Kikuyu kĩrĩma (“mountain”) Pronunciation: /ˈkɛn.jə/, /ˈkiːn.jə/, [ˈkɛ.ɲa] 1. A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya. Example: The object of the builders was to push on to Uganda as quickly as possible; one result was that Kenya was "discovered" on the way. Example: Thomas was born in 1986, at a US military hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, to a mother born in Kenya and a US citizen father who eventually spent more than a decade in the military, where he repaired Army helicopters.
Word: Cambodia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Cambodge and Portuguese Camboja. Doublet of Kampuchea and gamboge. Pronunciation: /kæmˈbəʊdi.ə/, /kamˈbəwdɪjə/, /kæmˈboʊdi.ə/, /kæmˈbəʉdi.ə/, /kɛmˈbɐʉdi.ə/ 1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh.
Word: Kiribati Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Gilbertese Kiribati, from English Gilberts adapted to Gilbertese phonotactics, a shortening of Gilbert Islands. First entry in the Dictionnaire gilbertin-français of Ernest Sabatier (1954). "Kiribati" was chosen as the republic's name by Chief Minister Sir Ieremia Tabai and his cabinet to represent his country's modernisation and extent beyond the Gilbert Islands, which are natively known as Tungaru. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪrəbɑːti/, /ˈkɪrəbæs/, /ˈkiː.ɹɪ.bæs/, /kiː.ɹɪˈbæs/, /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑs/ 1. A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Kiribati. Capital and largest city: South Tarawa. 2. The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.
Word: Comoros Part of Speech: name Etymology: Likely borrowed via French Comores, from Arabic جُزُر الْقُمُر (juzur al-qumur). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒm.ə.ɹoʊz/ 1. A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. Official name: Union of the Comoros. 2. An archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte.
Word: comma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma), from κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmə/, /ˈkɔmə/, [ˈkɑ.mə ~ ˈkɑ.mʌ], /ˈkɔmɑ/, /kəˈmɑ/ 1. The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. Example: No points were used by the ancient printers, excepting the colon and the period; but, after some time, a short oblique stroke, called a virgil, was introduced, which answered to the modern comma. In the fifteenth century this punctuation was improved by the famous Aldus Manutius with the typographical art in general; when he gave a better shape to the comma, added the semicolon, and assigned to the former points more proper places. 2. A similar-looking subscript diacritical mark. Labels: Romanian 3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having a comma-shaped white mark on the underwings, especially Polygonia c-album and Polygonia c-aureum of North Africa, Europe, and Asia. Example: Commas (Polygonia comma) and Question Marks (Polygonia interrogationis) occur from the Gulf Coast to Canada and west to the Rockies. [...] Question Marks and Commas are handsome butterflies with burnt orange and black markings. [...] On the underside of each hind wing of the Comma is a small, distinctive silver hook that resembles a comma. Example: Other members of this genus that are frequently encountered in the park are the eastern comma (P. comma) and question mark (P. interrogationis). 4. A difference in the calculation of nearly identical intervals by different ways. 5. A delimiting marker between items in a genetic sequence. 6. In Ancient Greek rhetoric, a short clause, something less than a colon, originally denoted by comma marks. In antiquity it was defined as a combination of words having no more than eight syllables in all. It was later applied to longer phrases, e.g. the Johannine comma. Labels: rhetoric 7. A brief interval. Labels: figuratively
Word: comma Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma), from κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmə/, /ˈkɔmə/, [ˈkɑ.mə ~ ˈkɑ.mʌ], /ˈkɔmɑ/, /kəˈmɑ/ 1. To place a comma or commas within text; to follow, precede, or surround a portion of text with commas. Labels: rare, transitive
Word: colon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cōlon (“a member of a verse of poem”), from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “a member, limb, clause, part of a verse”). Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊ.lən/, /ˈkəʊ.lɒn/, /ˈkoʊ.lən/, /ˈkɔ.lən/, [ˈkʰɔ.ɫn̩] 1. The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩. Example: A colon tells the reader that what follows is closely related to the preceding clause. 2. The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon). Labels: rare 3. A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete. Labels: rhetoric 4. A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.
Word: colon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cŏlon (“large intestine”), from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon, “the large intestine, also food, meat, fodder”). Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊ.lən/, /ˈkəʊ.lɒn/, /ˈkoʊ.lən/, /ˈkɔ.lən/, [ˈkʰɔ.ɫn̩] 1. Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.) Example: Colorectal cancer refers to colon cancer, which starts in the colon, and rectal cancer, which starts in the rectum.
Word: colon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French colon. Pronunciation: /kəˈlɒn/, /kəˈloʊn/, /ˈkəʊ.lən/, /ˈkəʊ.lɒn/, /ˈkoʊ.lən/ 1. A husbandman. Labels: obsolete 2. A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony. Example: The reaction of the European colons, a mixture of shock and fear, was to demand further draconian measures and to suspend any suggestion of new reforms.
Word: full stop Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/ 1. The punctuation mark ⟨.⟩ (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation). Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK 2. A decisive end to something. Labels: figuratively Example: [S]pielberg was keen to stress that The Fabelmans is not a full stop: “It is not because I decided to retire, and this is my swan song, don’t believe that.” 3. A complete stop. Example: The train moved slowly, very slowly, but at least it was moving, and the customers were grateful even for indecisive motion going their way. Just outside the Nassau border, in Queens, the train came to a full stop. Example: What’s more, Mr Samek did not even wake up after the car had come to a full stop: officers were forced to wake hm up by knocking on the window, according to a police report that indicated the autopilot feature was likely on “considering the vehicle’s ability to slow to a stop when Samek was asleep.”
Word: full stop Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/ 1. Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate. Labels: colloquial Example: We need more people to join IRC, full stop.
Word: full stop Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/ 1. Alternative form of full-stop. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The instructor didn't call the tower to let them know that a newbie was going out, so I told them myself that it was my first solo and to be REAL NICE TO ME. They were, and the controller congratulated me when I full stopped (the controller I got was the one I can always understand the best, which was good). Example: "The night lives on" from W.Lord reports that Titanic engines weren't full stopped after collision as seen in the movie, but were first ran full astern (just slowing down when Titanic hit the berg, and NOT yet running full astern), then stopped, then after few minutes ran half ahead and then half astern for such few minutes.
Word: early Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English erly, erlich, earlich, from Old English ǣrlīċ (“early”, adjective), equivalent to ere + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɜːli/, /ˈɝli/, /ɚ̞li/ 1. At a time in advance of the usual or expected event. Example: at eleven, we went for an early lunch; she began reading at an early age; his mother suffered an early death Example: Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge. 2. Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time. Example: You're early today! I don't usually see you before nine o'clock. Example: The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes. 3. After but close to the start of a period of time. Example: The play "Two Gentlemen of Verona" is one of Shakespeare's early works. Example: Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. The main opponent locked up only 31 seats. 4. In the starting hours of the day. Example: It's too early for this sort of thing. I'm not awake yet. 5. Having begun to occur; in its early stages. Example: early cancer Example: harvesting early peaches 6. Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
Word: early Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English erly, erlich, earlich, from Old English ǣrlīċ (“early”, adjective), equivalent to ere + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɜːli/, /ˈɝli/, /ɚ̞li/ 1. A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day. Labels: informal Example: On my first day on the watch after leaving the shoplifting squad I paraded on earlies but had completely forgotten to take my ear ring off.
Word: early Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-eri Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyeri Proto-Germanic *airi Proto-Germanic *airiz Old English ǣr Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Old English ǣrlīċe Middle English erly English early From Middle English erly, orely, arely, erliche, arliche, from Old English ǣrlīċe, ārlīċe (“early; early in the morning”, adverb), equivalent to ere + -ly. Cognate with Old Norse árliga, árla ( > Danish årle, Swedish arla, Norwegian årle, Faroese árla). Pronunciation: /ˈɜːli/, /ˈɝli/, /ɚ̞li/ 1. At a time before expected; sooner than usual. Example: We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early. Example: I had children too early (in life), so my first baby arrived early. 2. Soon; in good time; seasonably. Example: [T]thoſe that ſeeke me early, ſhall find me. Example: You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; / Tomorrow 'ill be the happiest time of all the blythe Newyear; […]
Word: welcome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wished-for guest”; compare also wilcume (“welcome!”, interjection)), from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a wished-for arrival or guest”), possibly from *wiljakwemaną (“to be welcome”), equivalent to will (“desire”) + come (“comer, arrival”). The component wil- was replaced by wel- when the sense “guest” of the second component was no longer understood, likely under influence from the adverb well. Cognates Cognate with Scots walcome, Yola welcome, welkome, North Frisian welkimen, Saterland Frisian wilkemen, wäilkeemen, wülkemen, West Frisian wolkom, Alemannic German wol chomne, wolgcheemen, woul chemne, wéllkòmm, Cimbrian bóolkhèmm, Dutch welkom (earlier willecome), German willkommen, German Low German willkamen, Limburgish welkom, wéllekemm, Luxembourgish wëllkomm, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål velkommen, Elfdalian welkumin, Faroese vælkomin, Icelandic velkominn, Norwegian Nynorsk velkomen, Swedish välkommen, and Old French wilecome (whence Middle French willecomme (“welcome”)), from Germanic. The verb is from Middle English welcomen, wolcumen, wilcumen, from Old English wellcumian, wylcumian, wilcumian (“to welcome, receive gladly”). Similar constructions are found in Modern Greek καλώς ορίσατε (kalós orísate), South Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian добре́ дошъ́л (dobré došǎ́l), Serbo-Croatian dobrodošao, and also in Romance languages, such as Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, French bienvenu, Catalan benvingut, Portuguese bem-vindo and Romanian bun venit, meaning “[may you have fared] well [in] coming [here]”. These Romance terms do not derive from a Classical Latin root, as no similar construction in Latin is found to exist, but are instead presumed (considering the ruling elite of the Germanic kingdoms which succeeded the Western Roman Empire) to be the result of a calque from a Germanic language into Proto-Romance (Vulgar Latin; see Latin *bene venūtus, and compare perdōnō and compāniō for similar historical calques). Pronunciation: /ˈwɛl.kəm/ 1. Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company. Example: a welcome visitor Example: Refugees are welcome in our city! 2. Producing gladness. Example: a welcome turn of events; welcome news Example: “A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. […]” 3. Followed by to: free to have or enjoy gratuitously. Example: You are welcome to the use of my library. Example: As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
Word: welcome Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wished-for guest”; compare also wilcume (“welcome!”, interjection)), from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a wished-for arrival or guest”), possibly from *wiljakwemaną (“to be welcome”), equivalent to will (“desire”) + come (“comer, arrival”). The component wil- was replaced by wel- when the sense “guest” of the second component was no longer understood, likely under influence from the adverb well. Cognates Cognate with Scots walcome, Yola welcome, welkome, North Frisian welkimen, Saterland Frisian wilkemen, wäilkeemen, wülkemen, West Frisian wolkom, Alemannic German wol chomne, wolgcheemen, woul chemne, wéllkòmm, Cimbrian bóolkhèmm, Dutch welkom (earlier willecome), German willkommen, German Low German willkamen, Limburgish welkom, wéllekemm, Luxembourgish wëllkomm, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål velkommen, Elfdalian welkumin, Faroese vælkomin, Icelandic velkominn, Norwegian Nynorsk velkomen, Swedish välkommen, and Old French wilecome (whence Middle French willecomme (“welcome”)), from Germanic. The verb is from Middle English welcomen, wolcumen, wilcumen, from Old English wellcumian, wylcumian, wilcumian (“to welcome, receive gladly”). Similar constructions are found in Modern Greek καλώς ορίσατε (kalós orísate), South Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian добре́ дошъ́л (dobré došǎ́l), Serbo-Croatian dobrodošao, and also in Romance languages, such as Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, French bienvenu, Catalan benvingut, Portuguese bem-vindo and Romanian bun venit, meaning “[may you have fared] well [in] coming [here]”. These Romance terms do not derive from a Classical Latin root, as no similar construction in Latin is found to exist, but are instead presumed (considering the ruling elite of the Germanic kingdoms which succeeded the Western Roman Empire) to be the result of a calque from a Germanic language into Proto-Romance (Vulgar Latin; see Latin *bene venūtus, and compare perdōnō and compāniō for similar historical calques). Pronunciation: /ˈwɛl.kəm/ 1. Greeting given upon someone's arrival. Example: Welcome to the life of Electra Heart! 2. Ellipsis of you're welcome.. Labels: Southern-US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, especially, nonstandard
Word: welcome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wished-for guest”; compare also wilcume (“welcome!”, interjection)), from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a wished-for arrival or guest”), possibly from *wiljakwemaną (“to be welcome”), equivalent to will (“desire”) + come (“comer, arrival”). The component wil- was replaced by wel- when the sense “guest” of the second component was no longer understood, likely under influence from the adverb well. Cognates Cognate with Scots walcome, Yola welcome, welkome, North Frisian welkimen, Saterland Frisian wilkemen, wäilkeemen, wülkemen, West Frisian wolkom, Alemannic German wol chomne, wolgcheemen, woul chemne, wéllkòmm, Cimbrian bóolkhèmm, Dutch welkom (earlier willecome), German willkommen, German Low German willkamen, Limburgish welkom, wéllekemm, Luxembourgish wëllkomm, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål velkommen, Elfdalian welkumin, Faroese vælkomin, Icelandic velkominn, Norwegian Nynorsk velkomen, Swedish välkommen, and Old French wilecome (whence Middle French willecomme (“welcome”)), from Germanic. The verb is from Middle English welcomen, wolcumen, wilcumen, from Old English wellcumian, wylcumian, wilcumian (“to welcome, receive gladly”). Similar constructions are found in Modern Greek καλώς ορίσατε (kalós orísate), South Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian добре́ дошъ́л (dobré došǎ́l), Serbo-Croatian dobrodošao, and also in Romance languages, such as Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, French bienvenu, Catalan benvingut, Portuguese bem-vindo and Romanian bun venit, meaning “[may you have fared] well [in] coming [here]”. These Romance terms do not derive from a Classical Latin root, as no similar construction in Latin is found to exist, but are instead presumed (considering the ruling elite of the Germanic kingdoms which succeeded the Western Roman Empire) to be the result of a calque from a Germanic language into Proto-Romance (Vulgar Latin; see Latin *bene venūtus, and compare perdōnō and compāniō for similar historical calques). Pronunciation: /ˈwɛl.kəm/ 1. The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception. 2. The utterance of such a greeting. 3. Kind reception of a guest or newcomer. Example: We entered the house and found a ready welcome. Example: Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too. 4. The state of being a welcome guest; a feeling of one's presence and comfort being desired. Example: The townspeople crossed freely from bank to bank, and it stayed that way until breakup in March or April or, in years when winter outstayed its welcome, maybe even May.
Word: welcome Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wished-for guest”; compare also wilcume (“welcome!”, interjection)), from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a wished-for arrival or guest”), possibly from *wiljakwemaną (“to be welcome”), equivalent to will (“desire”) + come (“comer, arrival”). The component wil- was replaced by wel- when the sense “guest” of the second component was no longer understood, likely under influence from the adverb well. Cognates Cognate with Scots walcome, Yola welcome, welkome, North Frisian welkimen, Saterland Frisian wilkemen, wäilkeemen, wülkemen, West Frisian wolkom, Alemannic German wol chomne, wolgcheemen, woul chemne, wéllkòmm, Cimbrian bóolkhèmm, Dutch welkom (earlier willecome), German willkommen, German Low German willkamen, Limburgish welkom, wéllekemm, Luxembourgish wëllkomm, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål velkommen, Elfdalian welkumin, Faroese vælkomin, Icelandic velkominn, Norwegian Nynorsk velkomen, Swedish välkommen, and Old French wilecome (whence Middle French willecomme (“welcome”)), from Germanic. The verb is from Middle English welcomen, wolcumen, wilcumen, from Old English wellcumian, wylcumian, wilcumian (“to welcome, receive gladly”). Similar constructions are found in Modern Greek καλώς ορίσατε (kalós orísate), South Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian добре́ дошъ́л (dobré došǎ́l), Serbo-Croatian dobrodošao, and also in Romance languages, such as Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, French bienvenu, Catalan benvingut, Portuguese bem-vindo and Romanian bun venit, meaning “[may you have fared] well [in] coming [here]”. These Romance terms do not derive from a Classical Latin root, as no similar construction in Latin is found to exist, but are instead presumed (considering the ruling elite of the Germanic kingdoms which succeeded the Western Roman Empire) to be the result of a calque from a Germanic language into Proto-Romance (Vulgar Latin; see Latin *bene venūtus, and compare perdōnō and compāniō for similar historical calques). Pronunciation: /ˈwɛl.kəm/ 1. To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!". Example: But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,[…]. By the time we reached the house we were thanking our stars she had come. Mrs. Cooke came out from under the port-cochere to welcome her. Example: Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family. 2. To accept something willingly or gladly. Example: We welcome suggestions for improvement. Example: CPS MerseyCheshire welcomes the jailing of Helen Dove who conned her friend into giving up her job for a dream post that never existed. Kimberley McDonnell lost around £50,000 because of the fraudster.
Word: new Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English neowe, neue, new, newe, nywe, from Old English nēowe, nīewe, nīowe, nīwe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, *néwyos (“new”). Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo, novuss, and neo-. Cognates Cognate with Scots new (“new”), North Frisian nai, nei, nii (“new”), Saterland Frisian näi (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Alemannic German nöi, nüüw (“new”), Bavarian neich (“new”), Cimbrian naüge (“new”), Dutch nieuw, nij (“new”), Dutch Low Saxon nij (“new”), German neu, new, neuw (“new”), Low German nee, neei (“new”), Luxembourgish nei (“new”), Vilamovian noj, noü (“new”), Yiddish נײַ (nay, “new”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ny (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis, “new”); also Breton nevez (“new”), Cornish nowydh, nowyth (“fresh, new”), Irish nua, nuadh (“new”), Manx noa (“fresh, new”), Scottish Gaelic nuadh (“fresh, new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Latin novus (“new”), Greek νέος (néos, “young, youthful; modern, new”), Lithuanian naũjas (“new”), Belarusian но́вы (nóvy, “new”), Bulgarian and Macedonian нов (nov, “new”), Czech and Slovak nový (“new”), Polish nowy (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Serbo-Croatian но̏в, nȍv (“new”), Slovene nov (“new”), Ukrainian нови́й (novýj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Baluchi نوک (nok, “new”), Central Kurdish نوێ (nwê, “new”), Ossetian нӕуӕг (næwæg), ног (nog, “fresh, new; young”), Persian نو (naw / now, “new”), Mazanderani نو (nu, “new”), Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Pashto نوی (nëway, “new”), Zazaki newe (“new”), Kamkata-viri nuy, nuyĩ (“new”), Prasuni unü (“new”), Hittite 𒉋𒀸 (nēwas, “fresh, new”), Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒌑𒉿𒋾 (nāúwati, “new”), Tocharian A ñu (“new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”), Sanskrit नव (nava, “fresh, modern, new”), नव्य (navya, “new”). Pronunciation: /n(j)ɵw/, /njuː/, /nju/, /nu/, [nɪu̯] 1. Synonym of newly, especially in composition. Example: Near-synonym: recently Example: new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown hay, new-laid eggs 2. As new; from scratch. Example: They are scraping the site clean to build new.
Word: new Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English neowe, neue, new, newe, nywe, from Old English nēowe, nīewe, nīowe, nīwe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, *néwyos (“new”). Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo, novuss, and neo-. Cognates Cognate with Scots new (“new”), North Frisian nai, nei, nii (“new”), Saterland Frisian näi (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Alemannic German nöi, nüüw (“new”), Bavarian neich (“new”), Cimbrian naüge (“new”), Dutch nieuw, nij (“new”), Dutch Low Saxon nij (“new”), German neu, new, neuw (“new”), Low German nee, neei (“new”), Luxembourgish nei (“new”), Vilamovian noj, noü (“new”), Yiddish נײַ (nay, “new”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ny (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis, “new”); also Breton nevez (“new”), Cornish nowydh, nowyth (“fresh, new”), Irish nua, nuadh (“new”), Manx noa (“fresh, new”), Scottish Gaelic nuadh (“fresh, new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Latin novus (“new”), Greek νέος (néos, “young, youthful; modern, new”), Lithuanian naũjas (“new”), Belarusian но́вы (nóvy, “new”), Bulgarian and Macedonian нов (nov, “new”), Czech and Slovak nový (“new”), Polish nowy (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Serbo-Croatian но̏в, nȍv (“new”), Slovene nov (“new”), Ukrainian нови́й (novýj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Baluchi نوک (nok, “new”), Central Kurdish نوێ (nwê, “new”), Ossetian нӕуӕг (næwæg), ног (nog, “fresh, new; young”), Persian نو (naw / now, “new”), Mazanderani نو (nu, “new”), Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Pashto نوی (nëway, “new”), Zazaki newe (“new”), Kamkata-viri nuy, nuyĩ (“new”), Prasuni unü (“new”), Hittite 𒉋𒀸 (nēwas, “fresh, new”), Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒌑𒉿𒋾 (nāúwati, “new”), Tocharian A ñu (“new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”), Sanskrit नव (nava, “fresh, modern, new”), नव्य (navya, “new”). Pronunciation: /n(j)ɵw/, /njuː/, /nju/, /nu/, [nɪu̯] 1. Things that are new. Labels: countable, invariable, plural, plural-only, uncountable Example: Out with the old, in with the new. 2. A typically light-coloured lager brewed by the bottom-fermentation method. Labels: Australia, uncountable 3. A naval cadet who has just embarked on training. Labels: UK, countable, slang Example: In the Britannia "news" were worms, to be trodden on […]
Word: new Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English neowe, neue, new, newe, nywe, from Old English nēowe, nīewe, nīowe, nīwe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, *néwyos (“new”). Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo, novuss, and neo-. Cognates Cognate with Scots new (“new”), North Frisian nai, nei, nii (“new”), Saterland Frisian näi (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Alemannic German nöi, nüüw (“new”), Bavarian neich (“new”), Cimbrian naüge (“new”), Dutch nieuw, nij (“new”), Dutch Low Saxon nij (“new”), German neu, new, neuw (“new”), Low German nee, neei (“new”), Luxembourgish nei (“new”), Vilamovian noj, noü (“new”), Yiddish נײַ (nay, “new”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ny (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis, “new”); also Breton nevez (“new”), Cornish nowydh, nowyth (“fresh, new”), Irish nua, nuadh (“new”), Manx noa (“fresh, new”), Scottish Gaelic nuadh (“fresh, new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Latin novus (“new”), Greek νέος (néos, “young, youthful; modern, new”), Lithuanian naũjas (“new”), Belarusian но́вы (nóvy, “new”), Bulgarian and Macedonian нов (nov, “new”), Czech and Slovak nový (“new”), Polish nowy (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Serbo-Croatian но̏в, nȍv (“new”), Slovene nov (“new”), Ukrainian нови́й (novýj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Baluchi نوک (nok, “new”), Central Kurdish نوێ (nwê, “new”), Ossetian нӕуӕг (næwæg), ног (nog, “fresh, new; young”), Persian نو (naw / now, “new”), Mazanderani نو (nu, “new”), Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Pashto نوی (nëway, “new”), Zazaki newe (“new”), Kamkata-viri nuy, nuyĩ (“new”), Prasuni unü (“new”), Hittite 𒉋𒀸 (nēwas, “fresh, new”), Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒌑𒉿𒋾 (nāúwati, “new”), Tocharian A ñu (“new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”), Sanskrit नव (nava, “fresh, modern, new”), नव्य (navya, “new”). Pronunciation: /n(j)ɵw/, /njuː/, /nju/, /nu/, [nɪu̯] 1. Synonym of new up. 2. To make new; to recreate; to renew. Labels: obsolete
Word: gas Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Borrowed from Dutch gas, coined by chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont in Ortus Medicinae. Derived from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void, empty space”); perhaps also inspired by geest (“breath, vapour, spirit”). Doublet of chaos. First attested in 1648. Pronunciation: /ɡæs/, /ɡɛəs/, /ɡæz/, /ɡɛəz/ 1. To attack or kill with poison gas. Labels: transitive Example: The Nazis gassed millions of Jews during the Holocaust. Example: He never fully recovered after he was gassed on the Western Front. 2. To use poison gas in (a volume or area) to attack or kill someone or something. Labels: transitive Example: "He's been waiting to jump my brain-bones since I left R&E. I could feel him hammering on the door." She trotted to the nearest wall and knocked on it for emphasis. "But whatever it is that makes us remember the good old days, it also makes us impossible to possess now. That's why Willie and I both woke up, and why Noè never got taken out by Mukami. So all I had to do was open my mind up to the guy, invite him in, then... gas the foyer, as it were." 3. To talk in a boastful or vapid way; to chatter. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: […] (it was the town's humour to be always gassing of phantom investors who were likely to come any moment and pay a thousand prices for everything) — “[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make no bad breaks with their money. […]” Example: "Well don't keep on gassing about it," said Digory. 4. To impose upon by talking boastfully. Labels: slang, transitive Example: I went shop and the boss man said "Don't pay me it's fine" and I said ...(whaaat): "You ain't gotta gas, I'm gas fam" ( don't gas me), "You ain't gotta gas, I'm gas fam". 5. To emit gas. Labels: intransitive Example: The battery cell was gassing. 6. To impregnate with gas. Labels: transitive Example: to gas lime with chlorine in the manufacture of bleaching powder 7. To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers. Labels: transitive Example: to gas thread
Word: gas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of gasoline. Slang forms popularized on TikTok by Gen Z. Pronunciation: /ɡæs/, /ɡɛəs/, /ɡæz/, /ɡɛəz/ 1. Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel. Labels: Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US, uncountable Example: Saturday’s tariffs are unlikely to be Trump’s last. The president said himself said in the Oval Office that additional tariffs could come by mid-February on chips, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminum, copper, oil and gas imports – along with tariffs on the European Union – all threats that few would discount given his willingness to follow through on the North American and China tariffs on Saturday. 2. Ellipsis of gas pedal; accelerator, throttle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, ellipsis, uncountable 3. An internal virtual currency used in Ethereum to pay for certain operations, such as blockchain transactions. Labels: uncountable Example: gas fee Example: Gas is the fuel of Ethereum. Gas is not ether–it's a separate virtual currency with its own exchange rate against ether. Ethereum uses gas to control the amount of resources that transactions can use[…] 4. Marijuana, typically of high quality. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: gas Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of gasoline. Slang forms popularized on TikTok by Gen Z. Pronunciation: /ɡæs/, /ɡɛəs/, /ɡæz/, /ɡɛəz/ 1. To increase the fuel flow to a vehicle's engine in order to accelerate it. Labels: US Example: The cops are coming. Gas it! 2. To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel. Labels: US Example: Between 0945 and 1020 six definite explosions were reported in the hangar. Explosions at 0945 and 1006 were described as minor while those at 1002, 1003 and 1005 were classed as major explosions and the explosion at 1020 was described as a heavy explosion but less severe than some previous ones. The cause of these explosions was not reported and can only be estimated from the damage sustained by the ship and the known condition of loading. Each of the six torpedo planes spotted in the hangar was armed with one Mark 13, torpex-loaded torpedo and was fully gassed, including auxiliary wing tanks. Explosions in the hangar therefore might have been either detonations of torpedoes or gasoline vapor explosions.
Word: gas Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of gasoline. Slang forms popularized on TikTok by Gen Z. Pronunciation: /ɡæs/, /ɡɛəs/, /ɡæz/, /ɡɛəz/ 1. Of high quality. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: This food is gas.
Word: gas Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compare the slang usage of "a gas", above. Pronunciation: /ɡæs/, /ɡɛəs/, /ɡæz/, /ɡɛəz/ 1. Comical, zany; fun, amusing. Labels: slang Example: Mary's new boyfriend is a gas man. Example: It was gas when the bird flew into the classroom.