nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: stepson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stepsone, stepsune, from Old English stēopsunu (“stepson”), from Proto-Germanic *steupasunuz (“stepson”), equivalent to step- + son. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifsuun (“stepson”), West Frisian styfsoan (“stepson”), Dutch stiefzoon (“stepson”), German Low German Steevsöhn (“stepson”), German Stiefsohn (“stepson”), Danish stedsøn (“stepson”), Swedish styvson (“stepson”), Icelandic stjúpsonur (“stepson”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛpsʌn/ 1. The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
Word: stepdaughter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stepdoughter, stepdoghter, steopdohter, from Old English stēopdohtor (“stepdaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *steupaduhtēr (“stepdaughter”), equivalent to step- + daughter. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifdochter (“stepdaughter”), West Frisian styfdochter (“stepdaughter”), Dutch stiefdochter (“stepdaughter”), German Low German Steevdochter (“stepdaughter”), German Stieftochter (“stepdaughter”), Danish steddatter (“stepdaughter”), Swedish styvdotter (“stepdaughter”), Icelandic stjúpdóttir (“stepdaughter”). 1. The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship. Example: Shannon Spann had an infant, Jake, to care for and two stepdaughters to suddenly raise by herself. Example: ICE agents then took his stepdaughter in to get her prints, Edward said, and neither returned. The pair were initially transported to a Rio Grande detention facility, before being transferred to Dilley.
Word: meniscus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s Proto-Hellenic *méns Ancient Greek μείς (meís) Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos) Ancient Greek μηνῐ́σκος (mēnĭ́skos) English meniscus From Ancient Greek μηνίσκος (mēnískos, “crescent”), from μήνη (mḗnē, “moon”). Piecewise doublet of moonish. Pronunciation: /məˈnɪs.kəs/, /mɛˈnɪs.kəs/ 1. A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it. Example: And from Crabbe's own forehead sweat dripped or gathered into a kind of meniscus to be scooped off. Example: He opened wide both casements; they gave on a parking place four floors below; the thin meniscus overhead was too wan to illumine the roofs of the houses descending toward the invisible lake [...]. 2. A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section. 3. The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. 4. Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion.
Word: salubrious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin salūbris (“healthy”) + -ous. Pronunciation: /səˈl(j)uː.bɹi.əs/, /səˈlu.bɹi.əs/ 1. Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially relating to food or air. Example: Ireland has a mild, genial and salubrious climate, I remember from my geography lessons. Salubrious, my foot! Unless you take salubrious to mean a regular downpour the whole year round, with, in between, a penetrating dampness[…]
Word: panacea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”). Pronunciation: /ˌpænəˈsiːə/, /ˌpænəˈsɪə/, /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/ 1. A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all. 2. A solution to all problems. Example: A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes. Example: When busy he was better, and appeared to think perpetual motion a panacea for his unnamed and un-nameable complaint; and so much were they hurried from place to place, after their arrival at Genoa, that both sisters were thankful when they embarked again, as the sea appeared a resting-place... 3. The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills. Labels: obsolete Example: There, whether it diuine Tobacco were, / Or Panachæa, or Polygony, / She found, and brought it to her patient deare […]
Word: gift horse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the economics of horse ownership, in which an aging horse of declining value continues to require feeding and stabling. Possibly influenced by the proverb don't look a gift horse in the mouth. 1. An apparent gift, that has substantial associated costs or drawbacks, especially a gift that does not fit perfectly with the recipient's wants or needs. Labels: idiomatic Example: Having now, as he thought, balanced this little account of friendship, the captain was about to shift his saddle to this noble gift-horse when the affectionate patriarch plucked him by the sleeve, and introduced to him a whimpering, whining, leathern-skinned old squaw, that might have passed for an Egyptian mummy, without drying. "This," said he, "is my wife; she is a good wife--I love her very much.--She loves the horse--she loves him a great deal--she will cry very much at losing him.--I do not know how I shall comfort her--and that makes my heart very sore." Example: To human beings, on the other hand, each meme vehicle is a potential friend or foe, bearing a gift that will enhance our powers or a gift horse that will distract us, burden our memories, derange our judgment.
Word: Gaul Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Gaule (“Gaul”), from Middle French Gaule (“Gaul”), from Old French Gaule, Waulle (“Gaul”, a term used to translate unrelated Latin Gallia (“Gaul”)), from Frankish *Walha(land) (“Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners”), from Proto-West Germanic *walh (“foreigner, Roman, Celt”), from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“an outlander, foreigner, Celt”), probably of Celtic origin, from the same source as Latin Volcae (name of a Celtic tribe in South Germany, which later emigrated to Gaul). Akin to Old High German Walh, Walah (“a Celt, Roman, Gaul”), Old English wealh (“a non-Germanic foreigner, Celt/Briton/Welshman”), Old Norse Valir (“Gauls, Frenchmen”). More at Wales/Welsh, Cornwall, Walloon, and Vlach/Wallachia. Despite their similar appearance, Latin Gallia is not the origin of French Gaule. During the evolution from Latin to French, stressed initial /ˈɡa-/ yielded /dʒa/ > /ʒa/ (cf. Latin gamba > French jambe), while unstressed final /-lia/ yielded /ʎə/ > /j/ (cf. Latin filia > French fille). Thus, the regular outcome of Latin Gallia is /ʒaj/ ⟨Jaille⟩, which is attested in several French toponyms: La Jaille-Yvon, Saint-Mars-la-Jaille, etc. Pronunciation: /ɡɔːl/, /ɡɑl/ 1. A historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine. Labels: historical
Word: Gaul Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Gall, from Latin Gallus. The change in spelling is due to the influence of the place-name Gaul, which is thought to be etymologically unrelated (see above). 1. A native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France. Example: […] Gauls used the suffix -acus, Etruscans -nas or -na, Umbrians -enus, -ienus.
Word: axes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈæksəz/, /ˈæksɪz/ 1. plural of ax Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of axe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: axes Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ax (all etymologies and senses) Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person 2. third-person singular simple present indicative of axe (all etymologies and senses) Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: axes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin axēs. Pronunciation: /ˈæksiːz/, /ˈæksiz/ 1. plural of axis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ax Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æks/ 1. US standard spelling of axe. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: ax Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /æks/ 1. US standard spelling of axe. Labels: US, alt-of, standard
Word: ax Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English axen, aksen, axien, from Old English ācsian and āxian, showing metathesis from āscian. Ax/aks was common in literary works until about 1600. Pronunciation: /æks/ 1. Alternative form of ask. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, nonstandard Example: When they were come togedder, they axed off hym, sayinge: Master wilt thou at this tyme restore agayne the kyngdom of israhel? Example: Dolly: And if so be, why did you ax me to keep you company? Housekeeper wants me below to pick raisins.
Word: flightless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-West Germanic *-þi Proto-West Germanic *fluhti Old English flyht Middle English flight English flight Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English flightless From flight + -less. 1. Unable to fly. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: Near-synonyms: apterous, wingless Example: The indigenous fauna of Australia and New Zealand featured an especially interesting array of flightless birds. 2. Unable to fly. Labels: not-comparable, uncommon Example: The animal shelter has a flightless sparrow named Shiny, who seems to make up for his disability by being an avid runner. 3. Unable to fly. Labels: humorous, not-comparable, uncommon Example: Oh great, some wind is blowing in Chicago, so now I'm flightless in Seattle, because this airline can't cope!
Word: castrato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian castrato, from Latin castrō (“to castrate”), likely from caedō (“to cut”). Pronunciation: /kæsˈtɹɑː.təʊ/ 1. A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice. Example: A castrato stepped forward, a slender / young man with earnest grey eyes. 2. A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer. Example: As contexts shift, so does generational taste. Just ask the castrati – the high-voiced boy singers displaced when Enlightenment liberalism restored female performers to the stage.
Word: castrato Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Italian castrato, from Latin castrō (“to castrate”), likely from caedō (“to cut”). Pronunciation: /kæsˈtɹɑː.təʊ/ 1. Castrated; especially castrated prepubescently. Labels: literally, not-comparable 2. Having, using or containing the voice of a castrato (noun). Labels: not-comparable 3. Originally composed for a castrato. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nowadays, either women or countertenors take the castrato roles.
Word: reptile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English reptil, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”), from Latin rēpō (“to creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *rep- (“to creep, slink”) (Pokorny; Watkins, 1969). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛp.taɪl/, /ˈɹɛp.tɑj(ə)l/, /ˈɹɛp.taɪəl/, /ˈɹep.tɑel/, /ˈɹep.tɑe.əl/ 1. A (typically scaly and egg-laying) cold-blooded vertebrate tetrapod animal, of the class Reptilia (excluding birds), such as a lizard, turtle, snake, crocodile, alligator, etc. 2. Any member of the class Reptilia, including birds. 3. Any creeping or crawling animal, one that moves along close to the ground on its belly or on short legs, such as a lizard, snake, salamander, frog, toad, or scorpion. Labels: dated 4. An animal belonging to either the class Reptilia or the class Amphibia. Labels: dated 5. An ectothermic, scaly animal, whether sauropsid or synapsid, of the clade Amniota. Labels: dated, proscribed Example: Prior to the 1990s, the non-mammalian synapsids were considered true reptiles. Example: mammal-like reptile 6. An abject, grovelling, loathsome or repulsive person. Labels: dated, figuratively Example: This work may, indeed, be considered as a great creation of our own; and for a little reptile of a critic to presume to find fault with any of its parts, without knowing the manner in which the whole is connected, and before he comes to the final catastrophe, is a most presumptuous absurdity. Example: "That reptile," whispered Pott, catching Mr. Pickwick by the arm, and pointing towards the stranger. "That reptile — Slurk, of the Independent!"
Word: reptile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English reptil, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”), from Latin rēpō (“to creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *rep- (“to creep, slink”) (Pokorny; Watkins, 1969). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛp.taɪl/, /ˈɹɛp.tɑj(ə)l/, /ˈɹɛp.taɪəl/, /ˈɹep.tɑel/, /ˈɹep.tɑe.əl/ 1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and short legs. Labels: not-comparable 2. Grovelling; low; vulgar. Labels: not-comparable Example: a reptile race or crew reptile vices Example: There is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution, but of fear.
Word: herpetology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from French herpétologie, from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “reptile”) + -logie (suffix indicating a field of study or work), equivalent to herpet- + -logy. Pronunciation: /ˌhɜː.pɪˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ 1. The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia). Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: countertenor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin contrātenor. By surface analysis, counter- + tenor. 1. An adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range. 2. A male singing voice far higher than the typical male vocal range. Example: The term countertenor first appeared in England during the mid 17th century. However, the style of singing originated in Elizabethan cathedral choirs, eventually falling out of favour during the Romantic period. 3. A part or section performing a countermelody against the tenor or main part. Labels: historical
Word: electronic game Part of Speech: noun 1. A game played on an electronic device.
Word: kingfisher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally king's fisher, from Middle English kyngys fyschare; equivalent to king + fisher. So named for obscure reasons. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/ 1. Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish. 2. Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
Word: blacksmithing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of blacksmith Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blacksmithing Part of Speech: noun 1. the business of a blacksmith Labels: uncountable Example: The pigs had set aside the harness-room as a headquarters for themselves. Here, in the evenings, they studied blacksmithing […]
Word: bovine spongiform encephalopathy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊ̯.vaɪ̯n ˈspʌn.d͡ʒɪ.fɔːm ɛn.sə.fəˈlɒ.pə.θɪ/ 1. A fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which is transmissible to humans through misshaped prion proteins, caused by eating infected tissues. Labels: uncountable Example: The outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) have limited some traditional uses of cattle for food, for example the eating of brains or spinal cords.
Word: jersey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a typical fisherman's sweater used on the island of Jersey. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/, /ˈd͡ʒɝzi/, /ˈd͡ʒɛrze/, /ˈd͡ʒɛrzɪ/, /ˈd͡ʒɛrzi/ 1. A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body. Labels: countable 2. A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype. Labels: US, countable Example: A young boy was wearing a Manchester City Erling Haaland jersey. 3. A type of fabric knit. Labels: uncountable
Word: Alderney Part of Speech: name Etymology: Of obscure origin, see Wikipedia. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːldə(ɹ)ni/ 1. The third-largest island of the Channel Islands.
Word: Alderney Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of obscure origin, see Wikipedia. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːldə(ɹ)ni/ 1. A type of milk cow from Alderney.
Word: Sark Part of Speech: name Etymology: Channel Island: Unknown, see Sercq and Wikipedia for more. River between Scotland and England: Probably derived from Proto-Brythonic *serx, of uncertain meaning and etymology but associated with "circularity". Pronunciation: /sɑːk/, /sɑɹk/ 1. One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe. 2. A minor river in Dumfries and Galloway council area and Cumbria, forming part of the border between Scotland and England, which flows into the tidal Esk at Gretna; in full, the River Sark. Example: I have often been amused by travellers pointing out, first the Eden, just north of the station, and then the Esk, which young Lochinvar swam, as the Border; the real boundary is, of course, the little river Sark, just south of the Caledonian station at Gretna; […].
Word: Herm Part of Speech: name Etymology: Perhaps from Old Norse armr (“arm”), because of its shape. 1. One of the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. 2. A commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.
Word: Saint Helier Part of Speech: name 1. A town, the capital of Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom.
Word: Saint Peter Port Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Peter + port, referring to Saint Peter the Apostle. 1. A town, the capital of Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom.
Word: Saaremaa Part of Speech: name 1. The largest island of Estonia, and Saare County which contains it. 2. Historical Estonian eldership.
Word: Hebrides Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Hebudes or Haebudes, with u likely turned to ri by scribal error. Earlier origin unknown, potentially Pre-Celtic or Proto-Celtic *boudi. Compare Ancient Greek Ἕβουδαι (Héboudai), islands mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny, likely the Hebrides. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛbɹədiːz/ 1. The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides. 2. A sea area that is centred on these islands.
Word: graphite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -itebor. German -it German Graphitbor. English graphite Borrowed from German Graphit (A. G. Werner 1789), from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæfaɪt/ 1. An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […] 2. Graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for lightweight strength and stiffness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Modern tennis racquets are made of graphite, fibreglass and other man-made materials. 3. A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: graphite Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -itebor. German -it German Graphitbor. English graphite Borrowed from German Graphit (A. G. Werner 1789), from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæfaɪt/ 1. To apply graphite to. Labels: transitive
Word: Inner Hebrides Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌɪnəɹ ˈhɛbɹɪdiz/, /ˌɪnə ˈhɛbɹɪdiːz/ 1. The islands of the Hebrides along the west coast of Scotland, separated from the Outer Hebrides by the Little Minch.
Word: Outer Hebrides Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌʌʊtəɹ ˈhɛbɹɪdiz/, /ˌaʊtə ˈhɛbɹɪdiːz/ 1. An archipelago of the Hebrides in Scotland, separated from the Inner Hebrides by the Little Minch.
Word: Orkney Islands Part of Speech: name 1. An island group off north-east Scotland, Great Britain island. Example: This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”. This month it was suggested that the Orkney Islands might like to secede from Britain and become a self-governing territory of Norway. 2. A region of Scotland, British Isles comprising these islands. 3. A council area of Scotland, United Kingdom.
Word: Shetland Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Shetland. 1. An archipelago and council area of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands; the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom.
Word: Zetland Part of Speech: name Etymology: Spelling pronunciation of Middle Scots Ȝetland with the letter ⟨ȝ⟩ confused with ⟨z⟩. 1. Until 1974, the official name for the Shetland Islands. Labels: historical Example: That long, narrow, and irregular island, usually called the Main-Land of Zetland, because it is by far the largest of that Archipelago, terminates, as is well known to the mariners who navigate the stormy seas which surround the Thule of the ancients, in a cliff of tremendous height, entitled Sumburgh-Head, which presents its bare scalp and naked sides to the weight of a tremendous surge, and forms the extreme point of the isle to the south-east. 2. An inner southern suburb of the City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, named after Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland.
Word: Scilly Islands Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈsɪli ˈaɪləndz/ 1. Alternative form of Isles of Scilly. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: rhombus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”). Doublet of rhomb and rhumb. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒmbəs/, /ˈɹɑːmbəs/ 1. A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. 2. A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. 3. In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer. Example: The Greeks also used an instrument called a rhombus, or witches' wheel. As the wheel spun round, it was thought that influence was gained over certain people or circumstances. 4. Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus. Labels: archaic Example: the greedy Tuberon or Shark arm'd with a double row of venemous teeth pursues them, directed by a little Rhombus, Musculus or pilot-fish that scuds to and fro to bring intelligence [...]. 5. Snails, now in genus Conus or family Conidae. Labels: archaic
Word: monitoring Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From monitor + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑnɪtɚɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of monitor Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: monitoring Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monitor + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑnɪtɚɪŋ/ 1. The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: NR is already 'on the case' here - its man in Inverness was trained some time ago (at his request, incidentally - good man!) in drone monitoring, which enables much longer aerial patrols than are possible on foot.
Word: tyre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested in the sense “rim of a wheel” since ca. 1500. Generally considered to be a use of Middle English tir(e), a clipped byform of atir (“equipment, furnishings, ornament”), whence modern attire. A less accepted theory derives it from the verb to tie. The spelling tyre was predominant in the 16th century, but largely gave way to tire in the 17th and 18th, before it was revived again outside North America in the 19th century. Pronunciation: /taɪə(ɹ)/ 1. The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid. Example: pneumatic tyres Example: runflat tyres 2. The metal rim, or metal covering on a rim, of a (wooden or metal) wheel, usually of steel or formerly wrought iron, as found on (horse-drawn or railway) carriages and wagons and on locomotives. Example: iron tyres for the coach and iron shoes for the horse Example: tyres and rails of steel, and every axle with roller bearings
Word: tyre Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Attested in the sense “rim of a wheel” since ca. 1500. Generally considered to be a use of Middle English tir(e), a clipped byform of atir (“equipment, furnishings, ornament”), whence modern attire. A less accepted theory derives it from the verb to tie. The spelling tyre was predominant in the 16th century, but largely gave way to tire in the 17th and 18th, before it was revived again outside North America in the 19th century. Pronunciation: /taɪə(ɹ)/ 1. To fit tyres to (a vehicle). Labels: transitive Example: The circular iron platform over there is used in the task of tyring the wheels, a warm job, too, by the way.
Word: tyre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil தயிர் (tayir), itself from Sanskrit दधि (dádhi). Doublet of dahi. 1. Curdled milk. Labels: India, uncountable Example: The boiled milk, that the family has not used, is allowed to cool in the same vessel; and a little of the former days tyre, or curdled milk, is added to promote its coagulation, and the acid fermentation. Next morning it has become tyre, or coagulated acid milk.
Word: tyre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a shortening of attire; or metathetically from a tire, with the 'a' viewed as indefinite article a. 1. Attire. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: And feeble nature cloth'd with fleshly tyre Example: But for a dreſſing for her head I thinke for her I haue a Tyer, That all Fayryes ſhall admyre.
Word: tyre Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly a shortening of attire; or metathetically from a tire, with the 'a' viewed as indefinite article a. 1. To adorn. Labels: obsolete
Word: operating time Part of Speech: noun 1. The time interval between the instant of the occurrence of a specified input condition to a system and the instant of completion of a specified operation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The time interval between the instant a request for service is received from a user and the instant of final release of all facilities by the user or either of two users. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. In conference calls, the time interval between the instant a request for service is received from one of a group of concurrent users and the instant all but one of the users have released all facilities. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: operational service period Part of Speech: noun 1. A period during which a telecommunications service remains in an operational state. 2. A performance measurement period, or succession of performance measurement periods, during which a telecommunications service remains in an operational service state.
Word: tire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tiren, tirien, teorien, from Old English tȳrian, tēorian (“to fail, cease, become weary, be tired, exhausted; tire, weary, exhaust”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn (“to cease”), which is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews- (“to fail, be behind, lag”). Compare Ancient Greek δεύομαι (deúomai, “to lack”), Sanskrit दोष (dóṣa, “crime, fault, vice, deficiency”). Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/, /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/, [ˈtʰaɪ̯ɚ], /ˈtɑːɚ/, /ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/ 1. To become sleepy or weary. Labels: intransitive Example: As Moldova understandably tired after a night of ball chasing, Everton left-back Baines scored his first international goal as his deflected free-kick totally wrong-footed Namasco. 2. To make sleepy or weary. Labels: transitive 3. To become bored or impatient (with). Labels: intransitive Example: I tire of this book. 4. To bore. Labels: transitive
Word: tire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Middle English tir(e) (“equipment, furnshings, ornament”). See the details at tyre. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/, /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/, [ˈtʰaɪ̯ɚ], /ˈtɑːɚ/, /ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/ 1. Alternative spelling of tyre: The rubber covering on a wheel. Labels: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative spelling of tyre: The metal rim of a wheel, especially that of a railroad locomotive. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative 3. A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier. 4. Accoutrements, accessories. Labels: obsolete Example: the tire of war 5. Dress, clothes, attire. Labels: obsolete Example: Ne spared they to strip her naked all. / Then when they had despoild her tire and call, / Such as she was, their eyes might her behold. Example: men like apes follow the fashions in tires, gestures, actions: if the king laugh, all laugh […]. 6. A covering for the head; a headdress. Example: And on her head she wore a tyre of gold,
Word: tire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from Middle English tir(e) (“equipment, furnshings, ornament”). See the details at tyre. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/, /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/, [ˈtʰaɪ̯ɚ], /ˈtɑːɚ/, /ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/ 1. To dress or adorn. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: [Jezebel] painted her face, and tired her head.
Word: tire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tire, from Old French tirer (“to draw or pull”), akin to English tear (“to rend”). Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/, /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/, [ˈtʰaɪ̯ɚ], /ˈtɑːɚ/, /ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/ 1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. Labels: obsolete Example: Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast, / Tires with her beak on feathers, flesh, and bone. Example: I grieve myself / To think, when thou shalt be disedged by her / That now thou tirest on, how thy memory / Will then be pang'd by me. 2. To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything. Labels: obsolete Example: and now doth gaſtly death With greedie talients gripe my bleeding hart, And like a Harpye tires on my life. Example: Thus made she her remove, / And left wrath tyring on her son.
Word: tire Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/, /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/, [ˈtʰaɪ̯ɚ], /ˈtɑːɚ/, /ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/ 1. A tier, row, or rank. Example: In posture to displode their second tire / Of thunder.
Word: output rating Part of Speech: noun 1. The expression of the stated power available at the output terminals of a transmitter when connected to the normal load or its equivalent. 2. Under specified ambient conditions, the expression of the power that can be delivered by a device over a long period of time without overheating.
Word: record communication Part of Speech: noun 1. A telecommunications process that produces an electronic message that is transmitted, received, stored or archived, and may be retrieved. 2. A telecommunications process that produces a hard copy record of the transmission, such as a teletypewriter printout or a facsimile printout.
Word: Espoo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Swedish Esbobor. Finnish Espoobor. English Espoo Borrowed from Finnish Espoo. 1. A city and municipality of Uusimaa, Finland.
Word: Oulu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Oulu. 1. A municipality, the capital city of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. 2. A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Oulu in Finland. 3. A lake in northern Finland.
Word: Vaasa Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality, the capital city of the region of Ostrobothnia, Finland.
Word: Pori Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Pori. 1. A municipality, the capital city of the region of Satakunta, Finland.
Word: Turku Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Finnish Turku, from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ, “market place”). 1. A municipality, the capital city of the region of Southwest Finland.
Word: Tampere Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Finnish Tampere. 1. A municipality, the capital city of the region of Pirkanmaa, Finland.
Word: sunspot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sun + spot. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnspɒt/, /ˈsʌnspɑt/ 1. A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity. 2. A random shock in the foreign exchange currency market.
Word: Aegadian Islands Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /iˈɡeɪdiən ˈaɪləndz/ 1. Alternative name for the Egadi Islands. Labels: alt-of, alternative, name Example: In the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas lie several archipelagos of small Italian islands, some measuring only a few hundred meters across: the Pontine Islands, southwest of Rome; the Aeolian Islands, north of Messina; the Aegadian Islands, west of Sicily; the Pelagie archipelago, some two hundred miles south of Sicily, closer to the shores of Tunisia; and, finally, the Tremiti Islands, off the coast of northern Puglia in the Adriatic.
Word: Lipari Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of the largest island, Lipari. 1. Synonym of Aeolian Islands
Word: Aeolian Islands Part of Speech: name 1. An archipelago of Italy, off the north coast of Sicily, comprising seven significant islands: Lipari, Vulcano, Salina, Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi and Panarea.
Word: waylaid Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌweɪˈleɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of waylay Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: I have a jest to execute that I cannot manage alone. Falstaff, Bardolph, Peto, and Gadshill shall rob those men that we have already 'waylaid – yourself and I will not be there. And when they have the booty, if you and I do not rob them – cut this head off from my shoulders. Example: My beloved reader has no doubt in the course of his experience been waylaid by many such a luckless companion
Word: Pelagian Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Latin Īnsulae Pelagiae. 1. A group of three islands (Lampedusa, Lampione, and Linosa) belonging to Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, south of Sicily. Example: This cannot be said of Linosa, an island with four volcanic peaks to the west of Malta, and still less of the Pelagian Islands.
Word: Baden-Württemberg Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌbɑːdən ˈvɜː(ɹ)təmbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ 1. A state in southwest Germany.
Word: Brandenburg Part of Speech: name Etymology: * From German Brandenburg. * (city in Kentucky): Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹændənbɜːɡ/, /ˈbɹændənbɚɡ/, /ˈbɹændɪnbɚɡ/ 1. A state in the northeast of Germany. 2. Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town. 3. The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946. Labels: historical Example: Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conſiſt of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, Weſtphalia, Heſſe, Brunſwic, Miſnia, Luſatia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania. 4. A home rule city, the county seat of Meade County, Kentucky, United States.
Word: Brandenburg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * From German Brandenburg. * (city in Kentucky): Named after Solomon Brandenburg, a land owner. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹændənbɜːɡ/, /ˈbɹændənbɚɡ/, /ˈbɹændɪnbɚɡ/ 1. A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe. Example: He wore a coat […] trimmed with Brandenburgs.
Word: panda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French panda, of unclear ultimate origin but probably from the second element of nigálya-pónya, a local name for the red panda recorded in Nepal and Sikkim by Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800 or 1801 – 1894), an ethnologist, naturalist and the British Resident of Nepal, possibly from Nepali निँगाले (nĩgāle, “relating to a certain species of bamboo”) (the adjectival form of निँगालो (nĩgālo), a variant of निङालो (niṅālo, “Drepanostachyum intermedium, a species of bamboo”)) + a regional Tibetan name for the animal (compare regional Tibetan ཕོ་ཉ (pho nya, “messenger”)). Attributive uses of sense 2 (“a giant panda”) generally refer to that animal’s distinctive black and white coat colour. Pronunciation: /ˈpændə/, [ˈpʰeə̯ndə] ~ [ˈpʰɛə̯ndə], /ˈpandə/, /ˈpæːndə/, [ˈpʰæːndə] 1. The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail. Labels: archaic Example: The red panda's history in zoos begins some 40 years after its discovery. The first one to be seen outside of its natural range arrived at London Zoo on 22nd May 1869, [...] On arrival at the zoo, the last surviving panda was given into the care of Abraham Bartlett, the superintendent of the zoo. [...] The feeding instructions that came with the panda said it should be given milk, a little rice and grass each day. [...] Bartlett felt that the suggested diet was not adequate and set out to find what the animal would accept; [...] Unfortunately, although it ate well, this first zoo red panda was not destined for a long life, it died suddenly during the night of 12 December 1869, a little over 6 months after its arrival. 2. Ellipsis of giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”). Labels: abbreviation, also, alt-of, attributive, colloquial, ellipsis 3. Ellipsis of panda car (“a black-and-white police car”). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis Example: Before the confrontation, the youth sighted a police personnel carrier, two dog patrol vans, a motorway style car, at least two pandas and one unmarked police car.
Word: panda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पंडा (paṇḍā) and Punjabi ਪਾਂਡਾ (pāṇḍā), both from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “learned, wise; learned man, pundit, scholar, teacher; Hindu Brahmin who has memorized a substantial proportion of the Vedas”). Doublet of pundit. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌndə/, /ˈpæn-/, /ˈpɑndə/ 1. A brahmin who acts as the hereditary superintendent of a particular ghat or temple, and is regarded as knowledgeable in matters of genealogy and ritual. Labels: Hinduism Example: There are therefore in this district no Varna or degraded Brahmans nor are those at all disgraced who officiate in any temple as Pandas. Example: PANDA: PUNDA. Hind[i] and Beng[ali]. The proprietary or presiding priest of a Hindoo temple of Siva usually though not invariably a Brahman. The office is hereditary, and in some places, as at Benares, the Panda officiates only on particular occasions, the duties of daily worship being performed by inferior priests or Pujaris in his employ. The term is also applied to a priest who is stationary at any particular place or shrine.
Word: climber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English clymbere, clymber (“one who climbs, climber”), from climben (“to climb; to ascend, fly upward, rise; to slope upwards; to approach God in prayer; to advance; to overcome, triumph; to aspire; to be presumptuous”) + -er, -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). The English word is analysable as climb (verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈklaɪmə/, [ˈkʰl̥aɪ̯mə], /ˈklaɪmɚ/, [ˈkʰl̥aɪ̯mɚ] ~ [ˈkʰl̥aɪ̯mɹ̩] 1. Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber). Example: Police said evidence, including footprints, was found where they believe the climbers had begun to traverse the slopes beneath Zurbriggen Ridge. Example: Lots of pockets help with a commute, a storm hood is great if you get caught in a storm on a hike, weight and packability are essential for backpackers and if you’re a climber or biker, you’ll want a helmet-compatible hood. 2. Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber). 3. Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber). 4. Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber). Labels: derogatory, figuratively Example: His mother was a climber, determined that her children should attend the right schools and generally succeed in what was still very much a WASP world. 5. Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber). 6. Something that is used for climbing. Labels: Canada Example: If his greatest hits are museum climbers that complement the subject matter in surrounding exhibits, then "the mall jobs," he says, which are more about color and composition, "are little ditties." Example: Regardless of the design, the playground will include a traditional climber with a ramp, an upper-level climber, multiple climbing and balance opportunities, junior slides, two senior slides, a wheelchair accessible bouncing glider, a pull along slide, activity panels, a freestanding climber and swings. 7. Something that is used for climbing.
Word: climber Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From climb + -er (frequentative suffix); or a blend of climb + clamber. Pronunciation: /ˈklaɪmə/, [ˈkʰl̥aɪ̯mə], /ˈklaɪmɚ/, [ˈkʰl̥aɪ̯mɚ] ~ [ˈkʰl̥aɪ̯mɹ̩] 1. To ascend or mount with effort; to clamber, to climb. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Stick plentie of bows among runciuall pease / to climber thereon, and to branch at their ease.
Word: BSE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Bombay Stock Exchange. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BSE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Bachelor of Science in Economics. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of breast self-examination. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of backscattered electrons. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ESRB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Entertainment Software Rating Board. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: MPAA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Motion Picture Association of America (Motion Picture Association since September 2019). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: One could argue, of course, that most comedies about the risqué misadventures of teenagers are actually pretty wholesome. Horny hits like American Pie and last year's Blockers are, at heart, sweet coming-of-age stories, secretly reassuring everyone that the kids are all right—that no matter how many f-bombs they drop, no matter how raunchy their MPAA-antagonizing hijinks get, they're really just fumbling their inexperienced way through normal rites of passage.
Word: IEEE Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /aɪ ˈtɹɪp.(ə)l iː/ 1. Initialism of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NAACP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Dahl insisted there was no racist intent behind the Oompa Loompas but also said he found himself sympathising with the NAACP. Example: Criminal justice reform has become a national topic of discussion given recent police killings of Black men, and Jones points out that he's been a longtime activist on this issue, with his experience in Palo Alto and as an NAACP youth organizer. Also, he notes, as a Black man, "People like me are overpoliced, overarrested, overprosecuted."
Word: maestoso Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian maestoso. 1. majestically
Word: maestoso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian maestoso. 1. A passage to be played majestically.
Word: miasma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1665. From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain; pollution”). Pronunciation: /miˈæzmə/, /maɪˈæzmə/ 1. A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease. Example: There was an earthy smell, as of some dry miasma, which came through the fouler air. 2. A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment. Labels: figuratively Example: In 1883, the contract came up for renewal, the L.N.W.R. received it, and the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company was set aside. But there was a certain miasma of secrecy about the affair, so that many, especially in Ireland, looked for information and insisted on getting it. Example: It was into this lossy compression miasma that aptX was born.
Word: miasmas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of miasma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: miasmata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek μιάσματα (miásmata), plural of μίασμα (míasma). 1. plural of miasma Labels: form-of, plural Example: With their nights’ growths of beard, matted hair, bloodshot eyes, miasmata of foul breath, DeCoverley and Joaquin are wasted gods urging on a tardy glacier.
Word: pizzicato Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pizzicato, past participle of pizzicare (“to pluck”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtoʊ/ 1. To be played by plucking the strings instead of using the bow. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pizzicato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pizzicato, past participle of pizzicare (“to pluck”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtoʊ/ 1. A note that is played pizzicato Example: The music is weaving / Haunting notes, pizzicato strings Example: “Trapeze” begins with pizzicatos that plunge into a circuslike cacophony with rapid trills, busy, clashing textures and motion in every direction.
Word: pizz. Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of pizzicato. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of