nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Betelgeuse Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from an alteration of the Arabic يَد الجَوْزَاء (yad al-jawzāʔ, “hand of the central one (i.e., Orion)”), from يَد (yad, “hand”) + جَوْزَاء (jawzāʔ, “central one”). Jawzā, ‘the central one’, initially referred to Gemini among the Arabs, but the name was later transferred to Orion. During the Middle Ages the first character of the name, yā’ (ي, with two underdots), was misread as a bā’ (ب, with one underdot) when transliterating into Latin, thus *Yedalgeuze became Bedalgeuze. This was then misinterpreted during the Renaissance as deriving from a corruption of an original Arabic form إِبْط الجَوْزَاء (ʔibṭ al-jawzāʔ, “armpit of the central one”). Pronunciation: /ˈbiːtldʒuːz/, /ˈbiːtldʒuːs/, /ˈbidlˌdʒus/, /ˈbɛdlˌdʒus/, /ˈbidlˌdʒuz/ 1. A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known. Example: Even if you don’t know it by name, the red supergiant star Betelgeuse is one of the most familiar sights in the heavens above—a gleaming ruddy dot at the shoulder of the constellation Orion. Although already quite difficult to overlook, Betelgeuse has become even more eye-catching across the past few years because of major changes in its appearance—unexpected fluctuations in its brightness that remain poorly understood.
Word: Danophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Dano- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English Danophone From Dano- + -phone. 1. One who speaks the Danish language either natively or by adoption.
Word: Danophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Dano- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English Danophone From Dano- + -phone. 1. Speaking Danish. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Dutchophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Dutch Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English Dutchophone From Dutch + -o- + -phone. 1. Able to speak Dutch (of a person) Labels: not-comparable 2. In which the majority of the population speaks Dutch (of a place) Labels: not-comparable
Word: Dutchophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Dutch Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English Dutchophone From Dutch + -o- + -phone. 1. Someone who speaks Dutch.
Word: Finnophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Finno- + -phone. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪnɒfəʊn/ 1. Finnish-speaking; speaking the Finnish language, either natively or by adoption. Labels: not-comparable, rare
Word: Finnophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Finno- + -phone. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪnɒfəʊn/ 1. A Finnish-speaker; a person who speaks Finnish. Labels: rare
Word: germanophone Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Germanophone. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: germanophone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Germanophone. Labels: alt-of
Word: Lusophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Portuguese lusófono (“Portuguese-speaking”), from Lusitania (“the Roman province in what is now Portugal”), in the form of Luso- + -phone. Pronunciation: /ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/, /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/ 1. Portuguese-speaking. Labels: not-comparable 2. Portuguese-speaking. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Lusophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese lusófono (“Portuguese-speaking”), from Lusitania (“the Roman province in what is now Portugal”), in the form of Luso- + -phone. Pronunciation: /ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/, /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/ 1. A Portuguese speaker.
Word: prompter's box Part of Speech: noun 1. The raised box in the apron of a stage, opening towards the actors. The prompter sits inside with the prompter's book, ready to give cues for missed or forgotten lines.
Word: Russophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Russo- + -phone. 1. Russian-speaking.
Word: Russophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Russo- + -phone. 1. A person who speaks Russian.
Word: Sinophone Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Sino- + -phone. 1. Speaking one or more Sinitic or Chinese language(s), Chinese-speaking. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sinophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sino- + -phone. 1. A person who speaks one or more of the Sinitic or Chinese language(s), usually natively; a Chinese-speaking person.
Word: winter rat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Believed to have originated in or around Syracuse, New York. 1. An old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season. Labels: US, colloquial, idiomatic
Word: repetition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin repetitionem (accusative singular of repetitio; cf. French répétition). Doublet of repetitio. By surface analysis, repeat + -ition. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, [ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.n̩] 1. The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: How we hope and believe each day will be our last of anxious waiting! The post comes in, and there is no letter for us. How bitter is the disappointment! and on every repetition it grows more acute. Example: Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed. 2. The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion. A group of repetitions is a set. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: repetition Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin petītiōnembor. Old French peticiunbor. Middle English English petition English repetition From re- + petition. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːpəˈtɪʃən/ 1. To petition again. Example: The group went through several rounds at different courts, petitioning and repetitioning, losing again and again.
Word: boondocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of boondock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: summit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *upó The noun is derived from Late Middle English somet, somete (“head, top”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sumet and Middle French sommet (masculine), somete, sommette (“top of a thing; highest point of a mountain”) (feminine) (modern French sommet), from Old French somet, sommette, from som, sum (“highest point, summit”) + -et (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns), -ete, -ette (suffix forming diminutive feminine nouns). Som, sum are derived from Latin summum (“top, summit”), a noun use of the neuter of summus (“greatest, highest; top, uppermost”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over”) + *-m̥mos, *-tm̥mos (“suffix forming superlative adjectives”)). The modern English spelling was influenced by summity (“height or top of a thing; utmost degree, perfection”) (obsolete). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmɪt/, /ˈsʌmət/ 1. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. Example: In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta. Example: How can I crawl up to reach those heights / And run? / The venom is what keeps me alive / The venom is what keeps me alive / Up to the summit at night / Desperate to find that beating heart of mine that always makes me run 2. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. 3. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. 4. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. Labels: obsolete 5. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. Labels: obsolete, rare 6. The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached; the acme, the pinnacle. Labels: figuratively Example: Learning from others as from himself, he reached the summit of his development with his latest work. 7. The highest level of political leadership. Labels: archaic, figuratively 8. An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely), an important or high-level gathering or meeting. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: They met for an international summit on environmental issues.
Word: summit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *upó The noun is derived from Late Middle English somet, somete (“head, top”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sumet and Middle French sommet (masculine), somete, sommette (“top of a thing; highest point of a mountain”) (feminine) (modern French sommet), from Old French somet, sommette, from som, sum (“highest point, summit”) + -et (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns), -ete, -ette (suffix forming diminutive feminine nouns). Som, sum are derived from Latin summum (“top, summit”), a noun use of the neuter of summus (“greatest, highest; top, uppermost”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over”) + *-m̥mos, *-tm̥mos (“suffix forming superlative adjectives”)). The modern English spelling was influenced by summity (“height or top of a thing; utmost degree, perfection”) (obsolete). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmɪt/, /ˈsʌmət/ 1. To reach the summit (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1) of (a mountain). Labels: informal, transitive Example: Of the range's 12 peaks, Mount Saskatchewan is the only one that has yet to be summited. 2. To reach the summit of a mountain. Labels: informal, intransitive 3. To attend a summit (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.2.2). Labels: intransitive Example: If the Soviet leaders could go on summiting with the US while bombs poured on North Vietnam and yet claim that they had nothing but the best interests of the Vietnamese revolution in mind, there seems precious little reason to cry wolf at Peking-Bonn relations. Example: […] what the North Vietnamese would do while Richard Nixon was summiting in Moscow. […]
Word: summit Part of Speech: pron Etymology: A variant of summat. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmɪt/, /ˈsʊ-/ 1. Alternative spelling of summat (“something”). Labels: England, Yorkshire, alt-of, alternative, informal Example: I need to get summit to eat.
Word: gathering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gadering, from Old English gaderung (“gathering, assembly”), equivalent to gather + -ing (verbal noun ending). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/ 1. A meeting or get-together; a party or social function. Example: I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists. 2. A group of people or things. Example: a gathering of Catholics 3. A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half. Example: This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation. 4. A charitable contribution; a collection. 5. The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature. Labels: uncountable Example: The Neolithic culture from 8000 to 6000 B.C., however, was a brilliant period of the revival of crafts, the transformation of gathering into gardening, the growth of a cross-cultural obsidian trade, and the rise of towns. 6. A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
Word: gathering Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gaderynge, equivalent to gather + -ing (present participle ending). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of gather Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gathering Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gaderynge, equivalent to gather + -ing (present participle ending). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/ 1. That gathers together. Labels: not-comparable Example: She was worried by the gathering stormclouds. Example: On once more we swung, bumping uneasily along in the antique narrow-gauge coach, with gloomy woods and gathering night outside, shouts and songs (and quacks) inside—this was not at all the sort of train ordained by the logical strategists in Paris—then grinding to a stop at a mysterious halt which was no more than a nameboard in the pinewoods, without even a footpath leading to it, but nevertheless with a solitary passenger stolidly waiting.
Word: get-together Part of Speech: noun 1. A meeting or gathering. Labels: informal 2. A party or social function. Labels: informal Example: I am planning a get-together with some friends next Saturday.
Word: get-together Part of Speech: adj 1. Preferring or favoring cooperation or social interaction. Labels: informal
Word: get together Part of Speech: verb 1. To meet, to gather together, to congregate. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: In fact, she doesn't mention the fact that I've obviously been avoiding her, just sounds genuinely thrilled to hear from me, and as soon as I mention getting together she suggests Monday, which is rather keen, even for Portia. Example: 2001, Karen S Smith, Up To No Good, 2004, Black Lace, London, unnumbered page, This was what a hen night should be: just a group of good friends getting together to enjoy unpretentious fun away from other people’s eyes. 2. To accumulate, to gather. Labels: intransitive, transitive 3. To agree. Labels: intransitive 4. To start dating; to start being a couple. Labels: idiomatic, reciprocal, transitive 5. To have sex Labels: intransitive Example: Several Loki fans shared their horror over the idea of Loki and Sylvie getting together, as it would be an example of selfcest. 6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, together.
Word: fanware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fānāticuslbor. French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic English fancyinflu. English fan Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English fanware From fan + -ware. 1. software or collected media written by or for fans of something, e.g. tools for tracking sports statistics Labels: uncountable 2. Misspelling of fanwear. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, uncountable
Word: Chewa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Chichewa Mcheŵáder. Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Chichewa chi- Chichewa Chi- Chichewa -cheŵa Chichewa Chicheŵáder. English Chewa From Chichewa Mcheŵa and Chicheŵa. 1. A member of an African people inhabiting central Malawi and adjoining areas of Zambia and Mozambique.
Word: Chewa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Chichewa Mcheŵáder. Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Chichewa chi- Chichewa Chi- Chichewa -cheŵa Chichewa Chicheŵáder. English Chewa From Chichewa Mcheŵa and Chicheŵa. 1. The Chichewa language.
Word: Chewa Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Chichewa Mcheŵáder. Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Chichewa chi- Chichewa Chi- Chichewa -cheŵa Chichewa Chicheŵáder. English Chewa From Chichewa Mcheŵa and Chicheŵa. 1. Of or relating to the Chewa or their language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fanwear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fānāticuslbor. French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic English fancyinflu. English fan Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English -wear English fanwear From fan + -wear. 1. apparel or accessories worn by fans of something, e.g. a sports team Labels: uncountable Example: He has a wide selection of fanwear, all emblazoned with the Lions' mascot.
Word: constantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From constant + -ly. Displaced native Old English singallīċe. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnstəntli/, /ˈkɑnstənʔli/ 1. With steadfastness; with resolve; in loyalty, faithfully. Labels: archaic Example: Agrippa and the rest of his weeping friends earnestly besought him […] not to offer violence unto himself, ‘with a settled resolution he desired again they would approve of his good intent, and not seek to dehort him from it’; and so constantly died. 2. In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently. Example: For most people, this sacrifice is made easily and instinctively. Not so for otroverts, who are neither willing nor able to passively adopt the social scripts that others do. To the otrovert, who is constantly engaged with the choices and consequences of their individual life, social norms follow a circular logic: […] 3. Recurring regularly. Example: I find that I am constantly reminding you to feed your pets. Example: Japanese retail stores have strove to, and have succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order to keep up with the competition. 4. In an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case.
Word: celebrated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪ.tɪd/, /ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪ.tɪd/, [ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪ.ɾɪd], /ˈsel.ə.bɹæɪ.tɪd/, [ˈsel.ə.bɹæɪ.ɾɪd] 1. famous or widely praised Example: She became a celebrated actress, but never won any major awards.
Word: celebrated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪ.tɪd/, /ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪ.tɪd/, [ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪ.ɾɪd], /ˈsel.ə.bɹæɪ.tɪd/, [ˈsel.ə.bɹæɪ.ɾɪd] 1. simple past and past participle of celebrate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: retirement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/ 1. An act of retiring; withdrawal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After dinner there was the peaceful pipe that Tulloch had forecast, and mutual reminiscences until the long clock in the corner, striking the smallest hour of the morning, prompted Tulloch to suggest retirement. 2. The state of being retired; seclusion. Labels: uncountable Example: The heir to the throne of Bogota […] had to undergo a rigorous training from his infancy: he lived in complete retirement in a temple, where he might not see the sun nor eat salt nor converse with a woman: he was surrounded by guards who observed his conduct and noted all his actions. 3. A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: When her mother frowned, and her friend looked cool, she would steal to this retirement, where human foot seldom trod […]. 4. The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "I tried retirement ten years ago. Didn't think much of it. Complete waste of time. So I gave it up after two weeks." Example: A.I. is described as the new electricity. It’s even bigger than fire. Don’t bother saving money for retirement because everyone will be rich rich rich. 5. The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Chelsea captain was a virtual spectator as he was treated to his side's biggest win for almost two years as Stamford Bridge serenaded him with chants of "there's only one England captain," some 48 hours after he announced his retirement from international football.
Word: clarify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English clarifien, from Old French clarifiier, from Latin clārificō, clārificāre; clārus (“clear”) + faciō, facere (“make”). Semantically clear + -ify. Pronunciation: /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/, /ˈklæɹ.ə.faɪ/, /ˈklɛɹ.ɪ.faɪ/, /ˈklɛɹ.ə.faɪ/, /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.fɑɪ/ 1. To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity. Labels: ergative Example: What's the best way to clarify cooking oil? Example: Leave the wine for 24 hours and it will clarify. 2. To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity. Labels: broadly Example: Please clarify what you mean by this. Example: Over time, the situation gradually clarified. 3. To glorify. Labels: obsolete
Word: -some Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some From Middle English -som, -sum, from Old English -sum (“same as; -some”), from Proto-West Germanic *-sam, from Proto-Germanic *-samaz, from Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same”). Akin to Saterland Frisian -soam (“-some”), West Frisian -sum (“-some”), Dutch -zaam (“-some”), German Low German -saam (“-some”), German -sam (“-some”), Danish -som, Swedish -sam, Icelandic -samur (“-some”), Gothic -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐍃 (-sams), -𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰 (-sama). Cognate with Albanian -shëm (“-some”). More at same, some. Pronunciation: /səm/ 1. Characterized by some specific condition or quality, usually to a considerable degree. Labels: morpheme Example: Elsewhere the blingsome silver-beveled mirrors, butterfly and lotus blossom motifs, and the occasional chaise longue make the opulence a touch on the show-off side for me, but the expenses were obviously 5-star and it's undoubtedly bespoke.
Word: -some Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle English -som, from a specialized use of Old English sum (“some, one”) coming after a genitive plural (e.g. hē wæs fēowertiga sum --"he was one of forty", literally "he was forties' some[one]"; sixa sum --"one of six, sixsome"). Pronunciation: /səm/ 1. Denoting a group with a certain number of members. Labels: morpheme
Word: -some Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)lbor. English -some Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”). Pronunciation: /soʊm/ 1. Body. Labels: in-compounds, morpheme, noun
Word: -some Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From previous sense “body” (from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”)), by analogy with chromosome. Pronunciation: /soʊm/ 1. Chromosome. Labels: in-compounds, morpheme, noun
Word: -some Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From some in its "approximately" sense; more at some § Etymology. Pronunciation: /səm/ 1. Plus some indeterminate fraction not amounting to the next higher round number or significant digit; and change; -odd. Labels: morpheme Example: twenty-some identifiable factors affecting the outcome Example: one-hundred-and-fifty-some spectators in the bleachers
Word: fired Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English -ed English fired From fire + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ̯əd/, /ˈfaɪ̯ɚd/, /ˈfaɪ̯ɹ̩d/ 1. dismissed, terminated from employment. 2. Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
Word: fired Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English -ed English fired From fire + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ̯əd/, /ˈfaɪ̯ɚd/, /ˈfaɪ̯ɹ̩d/ 1. simple past and past participle of fire Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tourism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Old French torner Old French tourder. English tour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English tourism From tour + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈtʊəɹɪzəm/, /ˈtɔːɹɪzəm/, /ˈtoːɹɪzəm/, /ˈtɵːɹɪzəm/, /ˈtʊɹɪzəm/ 1. The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Mass tourism damaged the beach. Example: The state treats Jeju tourism as ideological contraband. […] By criminalizing tourism, the state criminalizes faith. 2. The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Tourism brings a lot of tax revenue to the area. 3. The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose. Labels: figuratively, uncountable, usually Example: libel tourism; suicide tourism; sex tourism
Word: legislation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/, /ˌlɛd͡ʒəˈsleɪʃən/, [ˌlɛd͡ʒˈsleɪʃən], /ˌled͡ʒɪˈslæɪʃən/, /ˌled͡ʒəˈslæɪʃən/ 1. The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: pass legislation Example: There is a lack of legislation about human cloning. 2. A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […] Example: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness.
Word: freely Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English frely, freelich, from Old English frēolīc (“free, freeborn, glorious, stately, magnificent, noble, beautiful, charming”), equivalent to free + -ly. Compare Middle Low German vrilik, vrigelik (“free”), Middle High German vrīlich (“free”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːli/, /ˈfɹili/ 1. Free; frank. 2. Generous; noble; excellent; beautiful; lovely.
Word: freely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English frely, freliche, from Old English frēolīċe (“freely, readily, as a festival”), equivalent to free + -ly. Compare Dutch vrijelijk (“freely”), German freilich (“certainly, of course”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːli/, /ˈfɹili/ 1. In a free manner. Example: Wine was flowing freely. 2. Without interference or restriction. Example: talk freely Example: I found that the Chapelon steamed almost too freely, because on a strange locomotive and road one usually tends to overfire a little through a natural lack of confidence. 3. Of one's own free will. Example: I will freely help you.
Word: Wilhelm Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Wilhelm. Doublet of William. 1. A male given name from German, equivalent to English William. Example: As it happened, also, the particular Friedrichs and Wilhelms whom he meant to see and confer with were out of town, or had moved their habitats, so that he could not easily find them. Example: The dour Friedrich Wilhelm I, never out of uniform, accumulating tax income from a dozen different unconstitutional sources, takes time out from drilling his grenadiers to smash an inefficient postillion over the head with his cane. The sleepless Friedrich der Grosse, an atheist Calvin, rises at 6 a.m. to write the day’s orders to his bureaucrats, a shining example to the world of “enlightened despotism.” Even the feckless Friedrich Wilhelm III, defeated by a French revolutionary army, appoints a minister to tell him “Your majesty must do from above what the French have done from below.” […] When the king contemplated (God forbid) his abdication on the issue, Bismarck threw himself into the breach, accepted the office of Chancellor, defied the parliament, and collected the tax, just as the Friedrichs and Wilhelms had done before the French Revolution interrupted the course of progress. 2. A surname from German.
Word: ama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese ama (“female nurse”), from Medieval Latin amma (“wet nurse, amma”), perhaps an alteration of mamma, of imitative origin, or from Ancient Greek. Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.mə/, /ˈɑː.mɑ/ 1. Alternative spelling of amah. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Not only does the baby have a jewel then, or some handsome gift, but his ama (nurse) is remembered with a bright gold doubloon (sixteen dollars). Example: Again as with Juan, shortly after the religious rite the children would be transferred to the care of wet nurses, or amas, who would take them into their individual homes.
Word: ama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese あま. Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.mə/, /ˈɑː.mɑ/ 1. A traditional Japanese pearl diver, usually female, who mainly dives for seafood, typically without any tool for breathing.
Word: ama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Polynesian. Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.mə/, /ˈɑː.mɑ/ 1. The float on the outrigger of a proa or trimaran.
Word: ama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit अम (ama, “disease”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.mə/, /ˈɑː.mɑ/ 1. A toxic byproduct of improper or incomplete digestion. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: ama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.mə/, /ˈɑː.mɑ/ 1. Fabric made from the hair of a camel or goat.
Word: ama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hokkien 阿媽 /阿妈 (a-má, “paternal grandmother”). See also Hokkien 俺媽 /俺妈 (án-má), Portuguese Templo de A-Má. Pronunciation: /ʔɐˈma/, /ˈɑː.mə/, /ˈɑː.mɑ/ 1. paternal grandmother; paternal grandma Labels: Philippines, colloquial Example: "Perhaps," her grandmother had said. She was nearing death at that point, Mia's ama. Her body was wracked with arthritis, rheumatism, Parkinson's, osteoporosis and more. The maids said she was crazy with pain, and perhaps too far gone to even think properly. 2. term of address for one's paternal grandmother Labels: Philippines, colloquial Example: There would always be some food offerrings there, and every morning, Amma would burn some incense. More elaborate offerings were made on the anniversaries of his birth and death, and the Chinese festivals for the dead such as Qingming in April and the Hungry Ghosts on the seventh lunar month.
Word: ama Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Initialism. Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.mə/, /ˈɑː.mɑ/ 1. Alternative form of AMA (“against medical advice”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: expedition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio. Pronunciation: /ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ 1. A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Once established in their capital at Nanking, occupied March, 1853, and renamed “Heavenly Capital” (T’ien-ching), the Taipings sent out an expedition to take Peking which again made striking gains initially, but was eventually slowed, isolated, and defeated. 2. An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a naval expedition Example: a scientific expedition 4. The group of people making such excursion. Labels: collective, countable, uncountable 5. The process or activities of performing expediter tasks. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: one of them began to come nearer our boat than at first I expected; but I lay ready for him, for I had loaded my gun with all possible expedition […]. Example: he presently exerted his utmost agility, and with surprizing expedition ascended the hill. 7. The act of expediting something; prompt execution. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: My Lord the great Commander of the worlde, […] Hath now in armes ten thouſand Ianiſaries, […] And for the expedition of this war, If he thinke good, can from his garriſons, UUithdraw as many more to follow him.
Word: expedition Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French expédition, and its source, Latin expeditio. Pronunciation: /ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ 1. To take part in a trip or expedition; to travel. Labels: intransitive Example: The attendance was given color by the ISO women who graced some of the sessions, attended the social events and expeditioned around the famous spots in Washington and its periphery area. Example: I feel uprooted from the vital connections to Salley, to home, stranded with only the mountain and my fellow madmen as company. These thoughts appear like a mirage, a hallucination, a symptom of the schizophrenia of expeditioning.
Word: compound word Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From compound + word. 1. A word composed of two or more stems. Example: A Compound Word, is that which is Compounded of two or more Words; as a Book-Seller, Compounded of Book and Seller; a Watch-man, of Watch and Man. Example: A word is a compound word when it is made up of two or more parts, each of which is a significant word by itself; as, apple-tree, tea-spoon, spend-thrift.
Word: closed compound Part of Speech: noun 1. A compound word without spaces in it.
Word: ringgit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Malay ringgit (literally “jagged”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪŋɡɪt/ 1. The currency of Malaysia Example: […] Malays at the famous Night Market speak with awe about the Chinese tourists who spend “a thousand ringgits a week just eating fish.”
Word: trampoline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936, but attested since 1798. Pronunciation: /ˌtɹæmpəˈliːn/, /ˈtɹæmpəˌliːn/ 1. A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: No man was ever known to poſſeſs ſuch wonderful activity as Mr. Ireland, the flying Phœnomenon, at the Royal Circus; he poſitively leaps over a large tilted waggon and four horſes, and performs a number of other feats equally aſtoniſhing; he is a young man of about 23 years of age, 6 feet and an inch high, and does not make uſe of a ſpring board or trampoline. Example: Though the name of the Four Cleos may not be familiar, their pranks are. They perform on that apparatus resembling a spring mattress, which has been dubbed the “trampoline,” owing to some confusion with the Anglicised form of tremplin (springboard). 2. A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline. Labels: uncountable 3. Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of a variety of indirection techniques in specific programming languages. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: trampoline Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936, but attested since 1798. Pronunciation: /ˌtɹæmpəˈliːn/, /ˈtɹæmpəˌliːn/ 1. To jump (as if) on a trampoline. Labels: intransitive Example: My heart trampolined into my throat as I watched Lonnie's grip tighten on the stock of his own shotgun […] Example: It would be helpful if data collected on sporting-related activities more clearly identified if the injuries occurred in organized sport or recreational activity. For example, children trampolining unsupervised in the garden may be at a higher risk than those in a supervised class but the relative degrees of risk are not known. 2. To rewrite (computer code) to use trampoline instructions. Labels: transitive Example: trampolined code
Word: open compound Part of Speech: noun 1. A compound word with spaces in it, for example, high school, school bus, or science fiction. Example: Two-word compounds--named open compounds in Edward N. Teall's Meet Mr. Hyphen--are in fact very common. Example: Thus such words, to give only a very few examples, as pismire, baise-mains, favonian, hearstling, happenstance, chanticleer, and open compounds like guardhouse lawyer,sidewalk superintendent and slush fund are registered without any kind of status label ...
Word: age-old Part of Speech: adj 1. Very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established. Labels: not-comparable Example: They still make pottery by hand, in the age-old tradition. Example: It is a striking fact that it seems to be an age-old tradition amongst locomotive designers that a 0-6-0 tender engine must have inside cylinders.
Word: Indo-Iranian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Indo- English Iran Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Iranian English Indo-Iranian From Indo- + Iranian. 1. A branch of the Indo-European language family, including the Indic and Iranian languages.
Word: Indo-Iranian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Indo- English Iran Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Iranian English Indo-Iranian From Indo- + Iranian. 1. A member of any peoples speaking such a language.
Word: Indo-Iranian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Indo- English Iran Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Iranian English Indo-Iranian From Indo- + Iranian. 1. Of or relating to such a language or member. Labels: not-comparable
Word: asking for it Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ask for it Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: pony up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally often poney. US early 19th century. According to Michael Quinion, probably not from the monetary sense of pony and instead from Latin "Legem pone mihi Domine viam iustificationum tuarum" (“Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes”), a line from Psalm 119, verses of which are traditionally used in prayer in Anglican churches on the 25th of the month, becoming associated particularly with March 25th, a traditional day of debt settlement. This etymology has been accepted by the American Heritage Dictionary. 1. To pay (usually a bill, debt or due). Labels: intransitive, slang, transitive Example: Every man, save Silvy, vociferously swore that he had ponied up his "quarter:" whereupon the landlady observed that Silvy the less had not paid his reckoning. Example: Know what I'd do with that dough ... if I'd the luck to have it?¶ I'd buy War Bonds—and, God, would I hang onto them! (Bonds buy guns—and give you four bucks for your three) ... I'd pony up for taxes cheerfully (knowing they're the cheapest way to pay for this war) ... I'd sock some in the savings bank, while I could ... I'd lift a load off my mind with more life insurance.
Word: capeesh Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of capisce. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: transcendental function Part of Speech: noun 1. Any function that is algebraically independent of its variable(s); a function which does not satisfy a polynomial equation whose coefficients are themselves polynomials. Example: An analytic function is transcendental (i.e., is a transcendental function) if and only if its Riemann surface is noncompact. 2. A meromorphic function on the complex plane that is not a rational function. Labels: specifically
Word: transcendental meditation Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of mantra meditation introduced worldwide in 1957 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917–2008). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see transcendental, meditation. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: rain buckets Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From figurative sense of pouring from buckets. 1. To rain heavily Labels: idiomatic Example: After lunching, Caesar went out to post some cards, and as it was raining buckets, he took refuge in the arcades of the Piazza Esedra Example: It was still raining buckets when he stepped into his house, even though the worst seemed almost over.
Word: couscous Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French couscous, from Arabic كُسْكُس (kuskus), from a Berber language. First use appears c. 1593. Pronunciation: /ˈkʊs.kʊs/, /ˈkuːs.kuːs/, /ˈkus.kus/ 1. A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Karou took the plate of couscous and vegetables.
Word: discourse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English discours, borrowed from Middle French discours (“conversation, speech”), from Latin discursus (“the act of running about”), from Latin discurrō (“run about”), from dis- (“apart”) + currō (“run”). Spelling modified by influence of Middle French cours (“course”). Doublet of discursus. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkɔːs/, /dɪsˈkɔːɹs/, /dɪsˈkoː(ɹ)s/ 1. To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse. Labels: intransitive 2. To write or speak formally and at length. Labels: intransitive 3. To debate. Labels: obsolete, transitive 4. To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason. Example: While he discours'd on heaven's mysterious The world's original, and nature's cause 5. To produce or emit (musical sounds). Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Hamlet. […] Will you play upon this pipe? […] It is as easy as lying. Govern these ventages with your fingers and thumbs, give it breath with your mouth, and it will discourse most eloquent music. Example: Music discoursed on that melodious instrument, a Jew's harp, keeps the elfin women away from the hunter, because the tongue of the instrument is of steel.
Word: bear hug Part of Speech: noun 1. Any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly and especially given by a male. Example: Granddad scooped up the child in a big bear hug. Example: Challenger kissed us all in her emotion, before she finally threw herself into the bear-hug of her husband. 2. A hostile takeover effort in which one firm offers to buy the other firm at a share price too high to refuse. 3. A hold with the arms around the opponent.
Word: small potatoes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A specialization of a sense of potato meaning a thing of little value, and a comment on the low value of a small potato in particular, appearing in its modern form in North America in the mid-19th century (see 1855 quotation). 1. One or more persons or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: My paycheck is small potatoes compared to hers. Example: He no longer works for individuals, since they are small potatoes compared to his corporate clients.
Word: small-potatoes Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of small potatoes. Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: bear-hug Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bear hug. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bear-hug Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of bearhug. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: greasy spoon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: American English, 1920s. 1. An inexpensive diner or other informal restaurant, especially one specializing in frying or grilling. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: We found a good little greasy spoon down a side street. Example: I find that most gay men love to cook for others but would rather visit any greasy spoon than eat by themselves.
Word: scratchpad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scratch + pad. 1. A pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc. 2. A piece of temporary memory to hold details of a current conversation, usually scratchpad memory.
Word: tzigane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Hungarian cigány via French tzigane, from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος (athínganos, “untouchable”). Cognate to Italian zigano, zingano and zingaro, Spanish cíngaro, German Zigeuner, Dutch zigeuner, Afrikaans sigeuner, Portuguese cigano, Romanian țigan, Polish Cygan, Czech Cikán, Serbo-Croatian cigan, Russian цыган (cygan), Turkish Çingene. Doublet of zingaro. The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Rom (words related to the Romani people's autonyms) and cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt); see those entries for more information. Pronunciation: /tsɪˈɡɑːn/ 1. A Hungarian Gypsy (Romani person). Labels: offensive, sometimes
Word: the end of one's rope Part of Speech: noun 1. The limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer cope. Labels: idiomatic Example: come to the end of one's rope; reach the end of one's rope; at the end of one's rope 2. The point at which one has run out of options or the ability to delay. Labels: idiomatic Example: come to the end of one's rope; reach the end of one's rope; at the end of one's rope Example: Have you reached the end of your rope? Are all your options closed?
Word: tyrannicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tyrannicide, from Middle French tyrannicide, from Latin tyrannicīda. Equivalent to tyrant + -cide. Pronunciation: /taɪˈɹænɪsaɪd/ 1. The killing of a tyrant. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tyrannicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tyrannicide, from Middle French tyrannicide, from Latin tyrannicīdium. Equivalent to tyrant + -cide. Pronunciation: /taɪˈɹænɪsaɪd/ 1. Someone who kills a tyrant. Example: Princip had even found time to learn by heart the entirety of The Mountain Wreath, Petrović-Njegos's stirring epic celebration of the selfless tyrannicide Miloš Obilić.
Word: skillet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɪl.ɪt/ 1. A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long handle designed for heating food in a fireplace. Labels: UK, historical 2. A pan for frying, generally large and heavy. Labels: US Example: Heat some oil in a cast-iron skillet and add the onions. Example: Inside this paper plane Note my words are Navy sealed So here and I quote Taboo and I are in the same boat What's said from Pennywise I guess we all float Sky is the limit, I could die in a minute Got my mind in a skillet Suicide not a mission See the vibe very timid I'm timid and very sad Translated my thoughts and feelings I pivot into the pad 3. A dish or meal cooked in such a pan. Labels: US, attributive, sometimes Example: This is an easy skillet with potatoes and bacon. Example: Can you make up a quick skillet hash?
Word: skillet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɪl.ɪt/ 1. To cook in a skillet. Labels: US Example: Now that the season has arrived in many parts of the country for the nimrods to load their trusty Thirty-Thirties and go forth in quest of the elusive deer, it seems an appropriate time to say a word about the skilleting of venison — which can be a pretty tough and dry proposition if not properly handled. Example: That said, Danton in manhood is probed and skilleted, admired and reviled in a multitude of memoirs written by contemporaries who love him, loathe him or simply stand and watch as the Danton tempest roars past.
Word: flip the bird Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a rude or obscene gesture (at somebody); particularly, to extend the middle finger. Labels: ambitransitive, colloquial, idiomatic Example: I accidentally bumped into him, and he flipped me the bird. Example: He held his right hand up in front of his face and flipped the bird. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flip, bird.
Word: flip off Part of Speech: verb 1. To make a rude or obscene gesture at someone. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Would you believe he flipped me off over that comment? Example: He was so pissed he flipped off the policeman. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flip, off.