nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Indian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind + -ian or India + -an. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies (hence also the designation of Caribbean islands as the West Indies). Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.dɪ.ən/, /ˈɪn.di.ən/, /ˈɪnɖ(ɪ)jən/ 1. Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. Example: An IAF representative told an Indian parliamentary committee that due to the Ukraine war a “major delivery” from Moscow “is not going to take place.” 2. Eastern; Oriental. Labels: obsolete Example: The morrow next apprear'd with purple hayre / Yet dropping fresh out of the Indian fount, / And bringing light into the heavens fayre […]. 3. Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Labels: proscribed Example: The hardships of bark-collecting in the primeval forests of South America are of the severest kind, and undergone only by the half-civilized Indians and people of mixed race, in the pay of speculators or companies located in the towns. 4. Made with Indian corn or maize. Labels: Canada, US, proscribed Example: Indian bread Example: Indian meal 5. Designating any of various chess openings now characterised by black's attempt to control the board through knights and fianchettoed bishops rather than with a central pawn advance.
Word: Indian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind + -ian or India + -an. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies (hence also the designation of Caribbean islands as the West Indies). Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.dɪ.ən/, /ˈɪn.di.ən/, /ˈɪnɖ(ɪ)jən/ 1. A person from India. Labels: countable Example: [A]ll personnel are to be hereby ordered to refer to her as a "Kumiho," and not a "Kitsune." Personnel asking what the difference is are to be reminded of the difference between a Cherokee Indian and a New Delhi Indian. Example: Young Indians looking for work opportunities have made up a sizeable portion of undocumented migrants in the US, many after making the dangerous trek through Latin America to reach the US southern border. 2. An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, and Yupik). Labels: countable, proscribed Example: We stigmatize the Indians, also, as cowardly and treacherous, because they use stratagem in warfare in preference to open force; but in this they are fully justified by their rude code of honor. Example: High Jack had been drinking too much rum ever since we landed in Boca. You know how an Indian is—the palefaces fixed his clock when they introduced him to firewater. 3. An indigenous inhabitant of Australia, New Zealand or the Pacific islands. Labels: countable, obsolete 4. Ellipsis of Indian cuisine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Example: Have you ever tried Indian? 5. Ellipsis of Indian meal (“meal consisting of Indian cuisine”). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis Example: We're going out tonight for an Indian. 6. Ellipsis of Indian restaurant (“restaurant serving Indian cuisine”). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis Example: We're going down to the Indian for a curry—wanna join us? 7. Ellipsis of Mardi Gras Indian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis 8. A kind of marble (spherical toy) with colored bands on an opaque black base. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Indian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien, Middle French indien, corresponding to Ind + -ian or India + -an. Applied to inhabitants of the Americas due to an early misconception that the Americas were the eastern end of Asia / the Indies (hence also the designation of Caribbean islands as the West Indies). Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.dɪ.ən/, /ˈɪn.di.ən/, /ˈɪnɖ(ɪ)jən/ 1. Any of the (unrelated) languages spoken by American Indians. Labels: nonstandard 2. Any language spoken by natives of India, especially Hindi. Labels: nonstandard, rare Example: [They said] 'Mutton can speak Indian', 'Mutton can see Kanchinjunga out of his bedroom window'[.]
Word: o'clock Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Shortened form of "of the clock", from Middle English of the clokke [from late 14th c.]. Pronunciation: /əˈklɒk/, /əʊˈklɒk/, /əˈklɑk/, /oʊˈklɑk/ 1. In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral, i.e., at the hour. Labels: not-comparable Example: We are expected to be there at six o'clock in the morning! Example: It is two o'clock. 2. Used to indicate that it is time to do a specific action, or time for a specific action to occur. Labels: humorous, informal, not-comparable Example: I'm feeling peckish; I think it must be nearly dinner o'clock. Example: We're here at Waffle House, and it's waffles o'clock! 3. In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the direction, relative to the speaker or a vehicle, especially an aircraft, corresponding to the direction the hour hand is pointing at the time corresponding to the numeral, with twelve representing directly ahead on a horizontal plane, or directly up on a vertical plane, and three being to the right on either. Labels: not-comparable, with-numeral Example: It's at nine o'clock about two feet in from the edge of the branch. You need to know your "o'clocks" (nondigital) to spot birds. Example: Without moving your head, move your gaze upward to look at twelve o’clock. Now look down at six o’clock. Repeat three times, then blink several times, and rest with your eyes closed.
Word: gismu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Lojban gismu. Pronunciation: /ˈɡiːs.muː/ 1. A brivla that is a basic Lojban root, rather than being derived through compounding or borrowing. Labels: Lojban Example: When two gismu are adjacent, the first one modifies the second, and the selbri takes its place structure from the rightmost word. Example: There are over 1,300 root gismu in the Lojban vocabulary, and these structures form a very interesting ontology of their own.
Word: mither Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Late 17th century, of unknown origin; * Possibly related to Middle English bemothered (“confused, perplexed”), itself probably related to Old English mēþe (“exhausting, troublesome”), Old Norse móðr (“angry, frustrated”), Middle Dutch moeden (“to tire, exhaust, disturb, trouble”). * Possibly allied to Welsh moedro (“to worry or bother”), though according to the GPC, the latter is borrowed from English. * Alternatively, possibly tied to Welsh meidda (“to beg for whey”), from maidd (“whey”). * Perhaps from Welsh meiddio (“to dare or venture”), a variant of beiddio (“to dare”). The "dd" in Welsh corresponds in sound to the "th" in mither, and English also has moider and moither. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪðə(ɹ)/ 1. To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother. Labels: Northern-England, intransitive Example: The European Commission is pondering how to compel phone companies to come up with a universal plug for their chargers. Apple, which uses its own design for its charger cables, is mithering about the change. 2. To pester or irritate someone. Labels: Northern-England, transitive Example: "Every night after work I'd mither [pester] my dad to take me out into the field and practise. There were definitely times when he didn't want to do it, but he never said no.
Word: mither Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant from Middle English muther, muthir, from Old English mōdor (“mother”). More at mother. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪðə(ɹ)/ 1. mother Labels: Northern-England, Scotland
Word: create Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape). Pronunciation: /kɹiːˈeɪt/ 1. To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) Labels: transitive Example: You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red. Example: … God created man a moral agent. 2. To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) Labels: especially, transitive Example: In the beginning God created yᵉ heauen and the earth. And the earth was without forme & voyde, and darkenes was vpon the depe, & the Spirit of God moued vpon the waters. 3. To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) Labels: transitive Example: Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele. Example: From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip. 4. To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion. Labels: transitive Example: crop failures created food shortages and high prices; his stubbornness created many difficulties Example: A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam. 5. To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute. Labels: transitive Example: Henry VIII created him a Duke. Last month, the queen created two barons. Example: Under the concordate with Belgium, at least one Belgian clergyman must be created cardinal; by tradition, every archbishop of Mechelen is thus created a cardinal. 6. To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative. Labels: intransitive Example: Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use! 7. In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character. Labels: transitive 8. To make a fuss, complain; to shout. Labels: UK, colloquial, intransitive Example: 'What's the time?' she said. 'I must fly. Miss'll start creating.'
Word: create Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape). Pronunciation: /kɹiːˈeɪt/ 1. Created, resulting from creation. Labels: obsolete Example: Hearts create of duty and zeal. Example: Before me things create were none, save things / Eternal, and eternal I endure. / All hope abandon ye who enter here. [Inscription on the gate of Hell.]
Word: Aaronical Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /æɹ.ɑˈnɪ.kəl/, /ɛː.ɹɑˈnɪ.kəl/, /ɛ.ɹɑˈnɪ.kəl/ 1. Alternative form of Aaronic Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Pontifical.
Word: abscissin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abscission + -in. Pronunciation: /ˈæb.sə.sən/, /æbˈsɪs.ən/ 1. A plant hormone controlling the dropping off or abscission of certain plant parts, notably the leaves of trees in autumn or cotton bolls. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually
Word: maskin Part of Speech: noun 1. A molecule that binds to CPE (cytoplasmic polyadenylation element) and thus affects the translation of mRNA in dictyate. Labels: uncountable
Word: insusurration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin insūsurrātiō, insūsurrātiōnem (whence -ation), from īnsusurrātus, past participle of īnsusurrō (“to whisper into”), from susurrus (“whisper, murmur”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˌsuːsəˈɹeɪʃən/ 1. The act of whispering into something. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: outdoors Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From out + doors (plural of door), probably as a shortening of out of doors. Alternatively, from outdoor (adjective) + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Pronunciation: /aʊtˈdɔː(ɹ)z/ 1. Not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air. Labels: not-comparable Example: They went outdoors to light up their cigarettes.
Word: outdoors Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From out + doors (plural of door), probably as a shortening of out of doors. Alternatively, from outdoor (adjective) + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Pronunciation: /aʊtˈdɔː(ɹ)z/ 1. The environment outside of enclosed structures. Labels: uncountable Example: He won't leave his house: he's afraid of the outdoors. 2. The natural environment in the open air, countryside away from cities and buildings. Labels: uncountable Example: She loves the outdoors, for its freedom and fresh air.
Word: outdoors Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /aʊtˈdɔː(ɹ)z/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of outdoor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: phillumenist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phil- (“love of”) + Latin lumen (“light”) + -ist. Pronunciation: /fɪˈluːmənɪst/ 1. A person who collects match-related items, like matchbox labels, matchboxes, matchbooks, or matchbook covers. Example: There is a new and happy breed, the Phillumenists, better known as Match-box Label collectors. Example: To be a real phillumenist, however, requires that one take his assorted books and "shuck" them, "press" them, and then categorize them according to subject, era, size, and maker.
Word: efficacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French efficace, from Late Latin efficācia (“efficacy”) (whence -acy), from efficāx (“efficacious”); see efficacious. Pronunciation: /ˈɛf.ɪ.kə.si/, /ˈef.ɪ.kə.si/, [ˈef.ɪ.kə.sɪi], /ˈef.ə.kə.si/ 1. The ability to produce a desired effect under ideal testing conditions. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: […]and this hath even made me ſuſpect the efficacy of reliques, to examine the bones, queſtion the habits and appurtenances of Saints, and even of Chriſt himſelf. Example: No method of verification known to science is applicable to the efficacy of prayer. […] If, then, the efficacy of prayer eludes the test of science, and if even uncertainty may rest upon the connection between an event asked in prayer, and the prayer that sought it, is there any evidence by which the efficacy of prayer may be tested and known? 2. A degree of ability to produce a desired effect; effectiveness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Toothbrush with improved efficacy
Word: toddick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots [Term?]. 1. A dish upon which the miller's share was measured as compensation for milling the farmer's meal. 2. A very small quantity of something.
Word: baglo Part of Speech: noun 1. A two-masted trading boat.
Word: baggala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic بَغْلَة (baḡla, literally “she-mule”). 1. A traditional two-masted sailing vessel, used in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf. Example: A baghla was among the largest Arab ocean-going vessels and displayed some traces of European design.
Word: couch potato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From couch + potato; coined by Tom Iacino in 1976 as a pun on boob tuber (from boob tube (“television”) and tuber (“potato”)); trademarked by Robert Armstrong from 1976–91. Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ/, [ˈkʰäʊ̯t͡ʃ pʰəˌtʰeɪ̯ɾoʊ̯], /ˈkæɔtʃ pəˌtæɪtəʉ/ 1. A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. Labels: derogatory, idiomatic Example: Being a couch potato won't let you help achieve your goals. Example: Bah! What lesson can a couch potato father teach his kids!
Word: dilettante Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”). Pronunciation: /dɪlɪˈtænti/, /dɪləˈtɒnti/, /ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt/, /ˈdɪlɪˌtænt/, /ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnt/ 1. An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest. 2. A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge. Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: A comment like "The author is a self-important dilettante." is really nothing more than a pretentious version of "u r a fag." Example: “Call me Zack Ransom.” “And I'm Gilbert Manhandle, literary dilettante with a gambling addiction.” “Nobody's going to remember that. You can be Zandy Billups.” “Fine. But I'm still a gambling addict.”
Word: dilettante Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian dilettante, present participle of dilettare (“to delight”), from Latin dēlectāre (“to delight”). Pronunciation: /dɪlɪˈtænti/, /dɪləˈtɒnti/, /ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt/, /ˈdɪlɪˌtænt/, /ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnt/ 1. Pertaining to or like a dilettante.
Word: kill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English killen, kyllen, cüllen (“to strike, beat, cut”), of obscure origin. Cognate with Scots kele, keil (“to kill”). * Perhaps from unattested Old English *cyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwulljan, from Proto-Germanic *kwuljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to throw, hit, hurt by throwing”). * Or, possibly a variant of Old English cwellan (“to kill, murder, execute”) (see quell). * Or, from Old Norse kolla (“to hit on the head, harm”), related to Norwegian kylla (“to poll”), Middle Dutch kollen (“to knock down”), Icelandic kollur (“top, head”); see also coll, cole). Compare also Saterland Frisian källe (“to hurt”), Middle Dutch kellen (“to kill, hurt”), Middle Low German kellen, killen (“to ache strongly, cause one great pain”) (whence German Low German kellen, killen (“to hurt, injure, torment, vex”)), Middle High German kellen (“to torment; torture”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɪl/, [ˈkʰɪɫ], /ˈkɪʊ̯/, [ˈkʰɪʊ̯], /ˈkɪɤ̯/ 1. The act of killing. Example: The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives. Example: The blonde women were in a frenzy of excitement, their faces transformed from dull moronity to living evil; they shouted like wild animals at the kill. 2. Specifically, the death blow. Example: The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head. 3. The result of killing; that which has been killed. Example: The fox dragged its kill back to its den. Example: If ye plunder his kill from a weaker, devour not all in thy pride. 4. An instance of killing; a score on the tally of enemy personnel or vehicles killed or destroyed. Labels: countable Example: confirmed kills Example: A flying ace is usually one with five or more confirmed kills. 5. The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally. Example: As a senior in 1993, Turner had a kill percentage of 40.8, which was a school record at the time and the best in the SAC. Turner concluded her volleyball career with 1,349 kills, ranking fifth all-time at Catawba.
Word: kill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵi(H)-l-der. Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ Proto-West Germanic *killjā Old Dutch *killa Middle Dutch kille Dutch kilbor. English kill Borrowing from Dutch kil (formerly spelled kill), from Middle Dutch kille, from Old Dutch *killa, from Proto-West Germanic *killjā, from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ (“fissure, slit; a type of stream, creek, channel”). Doublet of Kiel. Most place names with kill were derived entirely in Dutch, but many have been subsequently calqued into English or anglicized by folk etymology; for example, Motherkill and Murderkill both likely derive from Dutch *Modderkil (“Mud Creek”) (better preserved in Mudder Kill and Muddy Kill), originally having nothing to do with mothership or murder. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪl/, [ˈkʰɪɫ], /ˈkɪʊ̯/, [ˈkʰɪʊ̯], /ˈkɪɤ̯/ 1. A creek or stream; (more loosely) any watercourse, such as a channel or arm of the sea. Labels: New-York, Northeastern, US, archaic, dialectal Example: The channel beyond Staten Island, which connects Newark Bay with Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills. 2. A creek or stream; (more loosely) any watercourse, such as a channel or arm of the sea. Labels: New-York, Northeastern, US, archaic, dialectal Example: We're gonna go flyfishing over in the kill.
Word: kill Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɪl/, [ˈkʰɪɫ], /ˈkɪʊ̯/, [ˈkʰɪʊ̯], /ˈkɪɤ̯/ 1. Alternative form of kiln. Labels: New-York, Northeastern, US, alt-of, alternative, rare Example: This very curious and valuable record is as follows, in the handwriting of Conyers and the accompanying engraving is carefully reduced (see Fig. 138 ) from Conyers' own drawing:—“This kill was full of the coarser sorts of potts or cullings, so that few were saved whole, viz., lamps, bottles, urnes, dishes. Example: The stack of one of the pottery kills is still a visible land mark of this once thriving industry.
Word: buy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English byen, from Old English bycġan (“to buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom, procure, get done, sell”), from Proto-West Germanic *buggjan, from Proto-Germanic *bugjaną (“to buy”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūgʰ- (“to bend”), or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (“to take away, deliver”). Cognate with Scots buy (“to buy, purchase”), obsolete Dutch beugen (“to buy”), Old Saxon buggian, buggean (“to buy”), Old Norse byggja (“to build, settle”), Gothic 𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bugjan, “to buy”). The spelling with “u” is from the Southwest, while the pronunciation with /aɪ/ is from the East Midlands. Pronunciation: /baɪ/, [baɪ], [bɑj], [bəj], [bɑɪ] 1. To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods. Labels: ditransitive, transitive Example: Who'd Father buy the car for? He bought it for me, not for you. Example: Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou wilt sell thy necessaries. 2. To obtain, especially by some sacrifice. Labels: ditransitive, transitive Example: I've bought material comfort by foregoing my dreams. Example: You just bought yourself an assault charge! 3. To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done). Labels: archaic, transitive Example: VVhat villaine, doſt ſtrike me? I ſweare by the rood, As I am Iacke Strawe, thou ſhalt buy it with thy blood. 4. To bribe. Labels: transitive Example: He tried to buy me with gifts, but I wouldn't give up my beliefs. Example: After Bongino reiterated that Epstein killed himself, he was flooded with responses of disbelief. "WHO has bought the both of you?" one X user asked of Bongino and Patel, referencing the Fox News interview. 5. To be equivalent to in value. Labels: transitive Example: The dollar doesn't buy as much as it used to. 6. to accept as true; to believe Labels: informal, transitive Example: I'm not going to buy your stupid excuses anymore! Example: People like to say that dead people look asleep, and maybe she would have bought that under different circumstances. 7. To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a drink, meal or gift) Labels: intransitive Example: She buys for Federated. Example: Let's go out for dinner. I'm buying. 8. To make a bluff, usually a large one. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Smith tried to buy the pot on the river with a huge bluff.
Word: buy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English byen, from Old English bycġan (“to buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom, procure, get done, sell”), from Proto-West Germanic *buggjan, from Proto-Germanic *bugjaną (“to buy”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūgʰ- (“to bend”), or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (“to take away, deliver”). Cognate with Scots buy (“to buy, purchase”), obsolete Dutch beugen (“to buy”), Old Saxon buggian, buggean (“to buy”), Old Norse byggja (“to build, settle”), Gothic 𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bugjan, “to buy”). The spelling with “u” is from the Southwest, while the pronunciation with /aɪ/ is from the East Midlands. Pronunciation: /baɪ/, [baɪ], [bɑj], [bəj], [bɑɪ] 1. Something which is bought; a purchase. Example: At only $30, the second-hand kitchen table was a great buy. Example: PEARS ARE GOOD FRUIT BUY FOR QUICK, EASY DESSERTS
Word: drug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English drogge (“medicine”), from Middle French drogue, drocque (“tincture, pharmaceutical product”) (c. 1462), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German droge, as in droge vate (“dry vats, dry barrels”), mistaking droge for the contents, which were usually dried herbs, plants or wares. Droge comes from Middle Dutch drōghe (“dry”), from Old Dutch drōgi (“dry”), from Proto-Germanic *draugiz (“dry, hard”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard or solid”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, hold fast, support”). Cognate with English dry, Dutch droog (“dry”), German trocken (“dry”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɹʌɡ/, [ˈdɹ̝ʷʌɡ], [ˈd̠ɹ̠˔ʷʌɡ], /dɹɐɡ/, /dɹʊɡ/ 1. A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. Example: Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature. Example: The revenues from both brand-name drugs and generic drugs have increased. 2. A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine. Example: We took drugs and partied all night. Example: They're on drugs. 3. Anything, such as a substance, emotion, or action, to which one is addicted. Labels: broadly Example: Oh, get that buzz / Love is the drug / I'm thinking of Example: Inspiration is my drug. Such things as spirituality, booze, travel, psychedelics, contemplation, music, dance, laughter, wilderness, and ribaldry — these have simply been the different forms of the drug of inspiration for which I have had great need […] 4. Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand. Example: And virtue shall a drug become. Example: […] Sermons are mere Drugs. The Trade is ſo vaſtly ſtocked vvith them, that really unleſs they come out vvith the Name of VVhitfield [i.e, George Whitefield] or VVeſtley [John Wesley], or ſome other ſuch great Man, as a Biſhop, or thoſe ſort of People, I don't care to touch, […] 5. Ellipsis of drugstore. Labels: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal Example: “I’ll go this far,” I answered him. “We’ll try going over to the drug. You, me, Ollie if he wants to go, one or two others. Then we’ll talk it over again.”
Word: drug Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English drogge (“medicine”), from Middle French drogue, drocque (“tincture, pharmaceutical product”) (c. 1462), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German droge, as in droge vate (“dry vats, dry barrels”), mistaking droge for the contents, which were usually dried herbs, plants or wares. Droge comes from Middle Dutch drōghe (“dry”), from Old Dutch drōgi (“dry”), from Proto-Germanic *draugiz (“dry, hard”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard or solid”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, hold fast, support”). Cognate with English dry, Dutch droog (“dry”), German trocken (“dry”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɹʌɡ/, [ˈdɹ̝ʷʌɡ], [ˈd̠ɹ̠˔ʷʌɡ], /dɹɐɡ/, /dɹʊɡ/ 1. To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent. Labels: transitive Example: She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged. 2. To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone. Labels: transitive Example: She suddenly felt strange. She realized her drink must have been drugged. 3. To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines. Labels: intransitive Example: Past all the doses of your drugging doctors 4. To use intoxicating drugs. Labels: intransitive, rare Example: To soften the blow from working in such unfamiliar territory, I drank and drugged at the end of the day.
Word: drug Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Germanic ablaut formation. If old, a doublet of drew, from Middle English drug, drog, drugh, drogh, from Old English drōg, from Proto-Germanic *drōg; compare Dutch droeg, German trug, Swedish drog. If secondary, probably formed by analogy with dug. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹʌɡ/, [ˈdɹ̝ʷʌɡ], [ˈd̠ɹ̠˔ʷʌɡ], /dɹɐɡ/, /dɹʊɡ/ 1. simple past and past participle of drag Labels: US, dialectal, form-of, participle, past Example: You look like someone drug you behind a horse for half a mile. Example: look what the cat drug in
Word: drug Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɹʌɡ/, [ˈdɹ̝ʷʌɡ], [ˈd̠ɹ̠˔ʷʌɡ], /dɹɐɡ/, /dɹʊɡ/ 1. A drudge. Labels: obsolete Example: Hadst thou, like us from our first swath, proceeded / The sweet degrees that this brief world affords / To such as may the passive drugs of it / Freely command, thou wouldst have plunged thyself / In general riot
Word: after Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epoteros (“further behind, further away”), from *h₂epo (“off, away”). Cognate with Scots efter (“after”), North Frisian efter (“after, behind”), West Frisian after, achter, efter (“behind; after”), Low German and Dutch achter (“behind”), German after- (“after-”), Danish and Swedish efter (“after”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk etter (“after”), Faroese and Icelandic eftir (“after”). The Irish usage to indicate recent completion of an activity is a calque of the Irish collocation Táim tar éis... (“I have just...”, literally “I am after...”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːftə/, /ˈaftə(ɹ)/, /ˈæftəɹ/, [ˈäftɚ], /ˈɐːftə/ 1. Behind; later in time; following. Labels: not-comparable Example: I left the room, and the dog bounded after. Example: They lived happily ever after.
Word: after Part of Speech: conj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epoteros (“further behind, further away”), from *h₂epo (“off, away”). Cognate with Scots efter (“after”), North Frisian efter (“after, behind”), West Frisian after, achter, efter (“behind; after”), Low German and Dutch achter (“behind”), German after- (“after-”), Danish and Swedish efter (“after”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk etter (“after”), Faroese and Icelandic eftir (“after”). The Irish usage to indicate recent completion of an activity is a calque of the Irish collocation Táim tar éis... (“I have just...”, literally “I am after...”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːftə/, /ˈaftə(ɹ)/, /ˈæftəɹ/, [ˈäftɚ], /ˈɐːftə/ 1. Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause. Example: The show ends after the fat lady sings. Example: After we had decided to call it a day, I went home.
Word: after Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epoteros (“further behind, further away”), from *h₂epo (“off, away”). Cognate with Scots efter (“after”), North Frisian efter (“after, behind”), West Frisian after, achter, efter (“behind; after”), Low German and Dutch achter (“behind”), German after- (“after-”), Danish and Swedish efter (“after”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk etter (“after”), Faroese and Icelandic eftir (“after”). The Irish usage to indicate recent completion of an activity is a calque of the Irish collocation Táim tar éis... (“I have just...”, literally “I am after...”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːftə/, /ˈaftə(ɹ)/, /ˈæftəɹ/, [ˈäftɚ], /ˈɐːftə/ 1. Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent Labels: dated Example: I did verily believe in my own mind, that I couldn't fight in that way at all; but my after experience convinced me that this was all a notion. Example: The amends he had made in after life were lost sight of in the dramatic glare of the original act. 2. At or towards the stern of a ship or the rear of an aircraft. Example: The after gun is mounted aft. Example: The after gun is abaft the forward gun.
Word: after Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epoteros (“further behind, further away”), from *h₂epo (“off, away”). Cognate with Scots efter (“after”), North Frisian efter (“after, behind”), West Frisian after, achter, efter (“behind; after”), Low German and Dutch achter (“behind”), German after- (“after-”), Danish and Swedish efter (“after”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk etter (“after”), Faroese and Icelandic eftir (“after”). The Irish usage to indicate recent completion of an activity is a calque of the Irish collocation Táim tar éis... (“I have just...”, literally “I am after...”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːftə/, /ˈaftə(ɹ)/, /ˈæftəɹ/, [ˈäftɚ], /ˈɐːftə/ 1. Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference after a specified treatment. Example: In the ‘before’ shots, she’ll look like an ordinary suburban housewife; but we know she acts in community theater musicals sometimes, so the ‘afters’ will give her a glamorous starlet image, starting with a very revealing bathing suit shot. Example: Did any of the before pictures remind you of yourself, and did any of the afters show what you hoped your results might be?
Word: here Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér. Also related to the English pronoun he (“this/that person”), and the words hither (“to this place”) and hence (“from this place”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɪə̯/, /ˈhɪː/, /ˈhɪjə/, /ˈhɪɚ̯/, [ˈhɪɹ̩] 1. In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. Labels: not-comparable Example: You wait here while I fetch my coat. Example: Ms. Doe is not here at the moment. 2. In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. Labels: abstract, not-comparable Example: I've had enough of peeling potatoes. I'm stopping here. Example: Here endeth the lesson. 3. In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. Labels: abstract, not-comparable Example: You say that all men are born equal, but here I must disagree with you. 4. In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. Labels: not-comparable Example: Flu season is here. Example: Christmas will soon be here. 5. In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. Labels: abstract, not-comparable Example: Derivatives can refer to anything that is derived from something else, but here they refer specifically to functions that give the slope of the tangent line to a curve. Example: The two great generalizations which the veteran Belgian astronomer has brought to bear on physiological and mental science, and which it is proposed to describe popularly here, may be briefly defined: 6. In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Jim here has been with the company for twenty years. 7. In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there. Labels: dialectal, informal, not-comparable Example: This here orange is too sour. Example: Both 'ere buckets 'ave 'oles in 'em. 8. To this place; used in place of the literary or archaic hither. Labels: not-comparable Example: Please come here. Example: He said we came here solely on my account, that I was to have perfect rest and all the air I could get.
Word: here Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér. Also related to the English pronoun he (“this/that person”), and the words hither (“to this place”) and hence (“from this place”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɪə̯/, /ˈhɪː/, /ˈhɪjə/, /ˈhɪɚ̯/, [ˈhɪɹ̩] 1. Alive Labels: not-comparable Example: I'm not dead yet! I'm still here!
Word: here Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér. Also related to the English pronoun he (“this/that person”), and the words hither (“to this place”) and hence (“from this place”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɪə̯/, /ˈhɪː/, /ˈhɪjə/, /ˈhɪɚ̯/, [ˈhɪɹ̩] 1. This place; this location. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago. Example: An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives. 2. This place; this location. Labels: figuratively, uncountable, usually Example: I'd like to continue my story, but here is where I must stop. Example: I've done as much as I can; you'll have to take it from here. 3. This time, the present situation. Labels: abstract, uncountable, usually
Word: here Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér. Also related to the English pronoun he (“this/that person”), and the words hither (“to this place”) and hence (“from this place”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɪə̯/, /ˈhɪː/, /ˈhɪjə/, /ˈhɪɚ̯/, [ˈhɪɹ̩] 1. Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener. Labels: slang Example: Here, now I'm giving it to you. 2. Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang Example: Here, I'm tired and I want a drink. 3. Used to attract someone's attention, often in a hostile way. Labels: informal Example: Here! You! Stop doing that! 4. Said in response to one's name being called during a roll call, indicating that one is present. Example: Smith ... Here! ... Jones ... Here! ... Walters ... ... Anyone seen Walters? 5. Said to command a person or higher animal to come to the speaker. Example: "Fido! Here!" — "Woof! Woof!"
Word: next Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English nexte, nexste, nixte, from Old English nīehsta, nīehste, etc., inflected forms of nīehst (“nearest, next”), superlative form of nēah (“nigh”) (the comparative would become near), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”); equivalent to nigh + -est. Cognate with Saterland Frisian naist (“next”), Dutch naast (“next to”), German nächster (“next”), Yiddish נעקסט (nekst, “next”), Danish næste (“next”), Elfdalian nest (“by, near”), Icelandic næst (“next”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk neste (“next”), Swedish näst, nästa (“next”), Persian نزد (nazd, “near, with”). Compare typologically Latin proximus (“nearest, next”). Pronunciation: /nɛkst/ 1. Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining. Labels: not-comparable Example: The man in the next bunk kept me awake all night with his snoring. Example: She lives a mile or two away, in the next village. 2. Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: A prophet I, Madam; and I speak the truth the next way: […] Example: The road to resolution, lies by doubt: "The next way home's the farthest way about." 3. Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order. Labels: not-comparable Example: Please turn to the next page. Example: On Wednesday next, I'm going to Spain. 4. Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.) Labels: not-comparable Example: next friend Example: And if a man purchase land in fee simple and die without issue, he which is his next cousin collaterall of the whole blood, how farre so ever he be from him in degree, (de quel pluis long degree qu'il soit), may inherite and have the land ...
Word: next Part of Speech: det Etymology: From Middle English nexte, nexste, nixte, from Old English nīehsta, nīehste, etc., inflected forms of nīehst (“nearest, next”), superlative form of nēah (“nigh”) (the comparative would become near), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”); equivalent to nigh + -est. Cognate with Saterland Frisian naist (“next”), Dutch naast (“next to”), German nächster (“next”), Yiddish נעקסט (nekst, “next”), Danish næste (“next”), Elfdalian nest (“by, near”), Icelandic næst (“next”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk neste (“next”), Swedish näst, nästa (“next”), Persian نزد (nazd, “near, with”). Compare typologically Latin proximus (“nearest, next”). Pronunciation: /nɛkst/ 1. Denotes the one immediately following the current or most recent one. Example: Next week would be a good time to meet. Example: I'll know better next time. 2. Closest in the future, or closest but one if the closest is very soon; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) in the future. Example: The party is next Tuesday; that is, not tomorrow, but eight days from now. Example: When you say next Thursday, do you mean Thursday this week or Thursday next week?
Word: next Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English nexte, nexste, nixte, from Old English nīehsta, nīehste, etc., inflected forms of nīehst (“nearest, next”), superlative form of nēah (“nigh”) (the comparative would become near), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”); equivalent to nigh + -est. Cognate with Saterland Frisian naist (“next”), Dutch naast (“next to”), German nächster (“next”), Yiddish נעקסט (nekst, “next”), Danish næste (“next”), Elfdalian nest (“by, near”), Icelandic næst (“next”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk neste (“next”), Swedish näst, nästa (“next”), Persian نزد (nazd, “near, with”). Compare typologically Latin proximus (“nearest, next”). Pronunciation: /nɛkst/ 1. In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following. Labels: not-comparable Example: They live in the next closest house. Example: It's the next best thing to ice cream. 2. In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following. Labels: conjunctive, not-comparable Example: First we removed all the handles; next, we stripped off the old paint. 3. On the first subsequent occasion. Labels: not-comparable Example: Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next? Example: When we next meet, you'll be married.
Word: next Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English nexte, nexste, nixte, from Old English nīehsta, nīehste, etc., inflected forms of nīehst (“nearest, next”), superlative form of nēah (“nigh”) (the comparative would become near), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”); equivalent to nigh + -est. Cognate with Saterland Frisian naist (“next”), Dutch naast (“next to”), German nächster (“next”), Yiddish נעקסט (nekst, “next”), Danish næste (“next”), Elfdalian nest (“by, near”), Icelandic næst (“next”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk neste (“next”), Swedish näst, nästa (“next”), Persian نزد (nazd, “near, with”). Compare typologically Latin proximus (“nearest, next”). Pronunciation: /nɛkst/ 1. On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to. Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: D is so dainty a letter, that she admits no other consonant next her but R:[…] Example: All persons, in walking the streets, whose right sides are next the wall, are intitled to take the wall.
Word: next Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nexte, nexste, nixte, from Old English nīehsta, nīehste, etc., inflected forms of nīehst (“nearest, next”), superlative form of nēah (“nigh”) (the comparative would become near), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *nēhwist (“nearest, closest”); equivalent to nigh + -est. Cognate with Saterland Frisian naist (“next”), Dutch naast (“next to”), German nächster (“next”), Yiddish נעקסט (nekst, “next”), Danish næste (“next”), Elfdalian nest (“by, near”), Icelandic næst (“next”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk neste (“next”), Swedish näst, nästa (“next”), Persian نزد (nazd, “near, with”). Compare typologically Latin proximus (“nearest, next”). Pronunciation: /nɛkst/ 1. The one that follows after this one. Labels: uncountable Example: Next, please, don't hold up the queue! Example: There is no time for lunch, hauling myself from one place to the next. 2. Next match Labels: uncountable Example: gg team, Wanna play next?
Word: ao Part of Speech: adv 1. Initialism of amongst/among/and others. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: ao Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 青(あお) (ao). 1. grue ("blue or green", considered as one color) Labels: uncountable
Word: defer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally a variant of (and hence a doublet of) differ; from Middle English differren (“to postpone”), from Old French differer, from Latin differō. Doublet of differ and dilate. See also infer, collate and confer, delate and defer, relate and refer as well as prelate and prefer among others. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɜː/, /dɪˈfeː/, /dɪˈfɛː/, /dɪˈfɜː(ɹ)/, /dɪˈfɛr/ 1. To delay or postpone. Labels: transitive Example: We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts. Example: Deferre the ſpoile of the Citie vntill night: 2. To delay or postpone. Labels: common, especially, transitive 3. After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half). 4. To delay, to wait. Labels: intransitive Example: God […] will not long defer / To vindicate the glory of his name
Word: defer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From late Middle English differren (“to refer for judgement”), from Middle French déférer, from Latin dēferō. Doublet of delate. See also infer, collate and confer, relate and refer, as well as prelate and prefer among others. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɜː/, /dɪˈfeː/, /dɪˈfɛː/, /dɪˈfɜː(ɹ)/, /dɪˈfɛr/ 1. To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Hereupon the commissioners […] deferred the matter to the Earl of Northumberland. Example: "Defer/Defer/To the Lord High Executioner." 2. To render, to offer. Example: worship deferred to the Virgin