nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: pig Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pigge (“pig, piglet”) (originally a term for a young pig, with adult pigs being swyn (“swine”)), from Old English *picga, *pycga (attested in picgbrēad (“mast, pig-fodder”)), perhaps a diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *puk, *pūk (“pig”), which also gave rise to Middle Low German pûke, puyke (“pig, piglet”). Pokorny suggests this root might be somehow related to *bū-, *bew- (“to blow; swell”), which could account for the alternation between "pig" and "big". Compare Middle Dutch pogge, puggen, pigge, pegsken (> dialectal Dutch pogge (“piglet”)), Middle Low German pugge (> Westphalian German Low German Pogge, Pugge, Püggsken (“pig, piglet”)). A connection to early modern Dutch bigge (modern Dutch big (“piglet”)), West Frisian bigge (“piglet”), German Low German Bigge, Bigg (“piglet”), and Saterland Frisian Bikkie (“piggy”) is sometimes proposed, "but the phonology is difficult". Some sources say the words are "almost certainly not" related, others consider a relation "probable, but not certain". The slang sense of "police officer" is attested since at least 1785. Pronunciation: /pɪɡ/, [pʰɪɡ] 1. To give birth. Example: The black sow pigged at seven this morning. 2. To greedily consume (especially food). Labels: intransitive Example: They were pigging on the free food at the bar. Example: "Wow, Doc. That's heavy." Denis sat there pigging on the joint as usual. 3. To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed. Labels: intransitive 4. To live together in a crowded filthy manner. Labels: intransitive 5. To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device). Labels: transitive
Word: pig Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a transferred use of pig, because the vessel was thought to resemble the animal. 1. An earthenware pot or jar Labels: Scotland 2. An earthenware pot or jar Labels: Scotland, specifically
Word: wild boar Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪld ˈboɹ/, /ˈwaɪld ˈbɔː/ 1. A wild swine native to Eurasia and North Africa (Sus scrofa), now widely distributed elsewhere and ancestor of most domestic pig breeds. Example: The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.
Word: mole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mole, mool, from Old English māl (“a mole, spot, mark, blemish”), from Proto-West Germanic *mail, from Proto-Germanic *mailą (“spot, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *mel-, *melw- (“dark, dirty”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey-, *my- (“to soil, sully”). Cognate with Scots mail (“spot, stain”), Saterland Frisian Moal (“scar”), German dialectal Meil (“spot, stain, blemish”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌻 (mail, “spot, blemish”). Pronunciation: /məʊl/, /mɔʊl/, /mɒʊl/, /mol/, /moʊl/ 1. A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.
Word: mole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English molle, molde, mole (“mole”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mol(h), from Proto-Germanic *mulaz, *mulhaz (“mole, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *molg-, *molk- (“slug, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melw- (“to grind, crush, beat”). Cognate with North Frisian mull (“mole”), Saterland Frisian Molle (“mole”), Dutch mol (“mole”), German Low German Mol, Mul, Mull (“mole”), German Molch (“salamander, newt”), Old Russian смолжь (smolžʹ, “snail”), Czech mlž (“clam”). Derivation as an abbreviation of Middle English molewarpe, a variation of moldewarpe, moldwerp (“mole”) in Middle English is unexplained and probably unlikely due to the simultaneous occurrence of both words. See mouldwarp. Pronunciation: /məʊl/, /mɒʊl/, /mol/, /moʊl/ 1. Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae. 2. Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole-rats. 3. An internal spy; a person who involves themself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within. 4. A kind of self-propelled excavator used to form underground drains, or to clear underground pipelines. 5. A type of underground drain used in farm fields, in which a mole plow creates an unlined channel through clay subsoil.
Word: mole Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English molle, molde, mole (“mole”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mol(h), from Proto-Germanic *mulaz, *mulhaz (“mole, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *molg-, *molk- (“slug, salamander”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melw- (“to grind, crush, beat”). Cognate with North Frisian mull (“mole”), Saterland Frisian Molle (“mole”), Dutch mol (“mole”), German Low German Mol, Mul, Mull (“mole”), German Molch (“salamander, newt”), Old Russian смолжь (smolžʹ, “snail”), Czech mlž (“clam”). Derivation as an abbreviation of Middle English molewarpe, a variation of moldewarpe, moldwerp (“mole”) in Middle English is unexplained and probably unlikely due to the simultaneous occurrence of both words. See mouldwarp. Pronunciation: /məʊl/, /mɒʊl/, /mol/, /moʊl/ 1. To create a network of channels in (waterlogged soil) to improve drainage. Labels: transitive
Word: mole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From moll (from Moll, an archaic nickname for Mary), influenced by the spelling of the word mole (“an internal spy”), and due to /mɒl/ and /məʊl/ merging as [ˈmɔʊɫ] in the Australian accent. Pronunciation: /məʉl/, [ˈmɔʊɫ] 1. A moll, a bitch, a slut. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, derogatory, slang
Word: mole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French môle or Latin mōles (“mass, heap, rock”). Pronunciation: /məʊl/, /mol/, /moʊl/ 1. A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water. Example: [Alexander the Great] then conceived the stupendous idea of constructing a mole, which should at once connect [Tyre] with the main land; and this was actually accomplished by driving piles and pouring in incalculable quantities of soil and fragments of rock; and it is generally believed, partly on the authority of ancient authors, that the whole ruins of Old Tyre were absorbed in this vast enterprize, and buried in the depths of the sea [...] Example: Its extreme downtown is the battery, where that noble mole is washed by waves, and cooled by breezes, which a few hours previous were out of sight of land. 2. A haven or harbour, protected with such a breakwater. Labels: rare 3. An Ancient Roman mausoleum. Labels: historical
Word: mole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calqued from German Mol; spelled as if it had come directly from molecule or Latin moles (the ultimate source of Mol and molecule in any event). Pronunciation: /məʊl/, /mol/, /moʊl/ 1. In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×10²³ elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number.
Word: mole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In English since before the 20th century. From French môle f, from Latin mola (“millstone”), because it is a hardened mass. Pronunciation: /məʊl/, /mol/, /moʊl/ 1. A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum.
Word: mole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish mole, from Classical Nahuatl mōlli (“sauce; stew; something ground”). Pronunciation: /ˈmoʊleɪ/, /ˈmoʊli/ 1. Any of several spicy sauces typical of the cuisine of Mexico and neighboring Central America countries, especially one that contains chocolate and is used in cooking main dishes, not desserts. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fox Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz Old English fox Middle English fox English fox From Middle English fox, from Old English fox (“fox”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”), possibly from *puḱ- (“tail”). Cognate with Scots fox (“fox”), North Frisian foos, fos (“fox”), Saterland Frisian Foaks (“fox”), West Frisian foks (“fox”), Dutch vos (“fox”), Low German vos (“fox”), German Fuchs (“fox”), Icelandic fóa (“fox”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowrie”), Russian пух (pux, “down, fluff”), Sanskrit पुच्छ (púccha) (whence Torwali پوش (pūš, “fox”), Hindi पूंछ (pūñch, “tail”)). Philosophical sense from the 1953 essay The Hedgehog and the Fox by Isaiah Berlin. Military aviation sense from the pre-NATO military spelling alphabet where Fox represented F and was short for 'to fire'. Pronunciation: /fɒks/, /fɔks/, /fɑks/, [fɔ̟ks] 1. To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity. Labels: transitive Example: I see a number of gallants every where, whoſe incomes come in yearely by ſet numbers, but runne out daily, ſans number. […] And when I ſee them often foxed, me thinke the Proverbe ſutes thoſe ſutes, what is the fox but his caſe? I ſhould thinke them to be Eutrapelus his enemies, whom he cloathed richly to make them ſpend freely, and grow deboſhed. 2. To confuse or baffle (someone). Labels: transitive Example: This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me. 3. To act slyly or craftily. Labels: intransitive 4. To cheat or rob. Labels: dated, transitive Example: Have you any news of Miriam? As I have had no reply to my delicately worded epistle, I can only presume that you foxed me with the wrong address, and that you are yourself already engaged to be married to her. 5. To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.) Labels: intransitive Example: The pages of the book show distinct foxing. 6. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment. Labels: transitive 7. To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting. Labels: intransitive 8. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. Labels: transitive Example: I drank […] so much wine that I was almost foxed. 9. To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of. Labels: transitive
Word: shrew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *schrewe, from Old English sċrēawa (“shrew”), from Proto-Germanic *skrawwaz (“thin; meagre; frail”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut; shorten; skimp”). Cognates include Old High German scrawaz (“dwarf”), Norwegian skrugg (“dwarf”). Pronunciation: /ʃɹuː/, /ʃɹɪu̯/ 1. Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae. 2. Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews. 3. An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold. Labels: derogatory Example: The clerk had, I'm afraid, a shrew of a wife—shrill, vehement, and fluent. 'Rogue,' 'old miser,' 'old sneak,' and a great many worse names, she called him. Example: His wife was a shrew with warts on her face and she spoke to him sharply when others were present, but Simcha did not complain.
Word: shrew Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English schrewen (“to make evil; curse”), from Middle English schrewe, schrowe, screwe (“wicked; evil; an evil person”), from Old English *scrēawa (“wicked person”, literally “biter”). Perhaps ultimately from the same word as Etymology 1 above. Pronunciation: /ʃɹuː/, /ʃɹɪu̯/ 1. To beshrew; to curse. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: I shrew myself.
Word: CSS Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /siː ɛs ˈɛs/, /ˌsi ˌɛs ˈɛs/ 1. Initialism of change segment status, a GDS code used on older types of airline keyboards. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Content Scramble System, a DRM and encryption system for DVDs. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The CSS has found its most productive use in DVDs containing motion pictures, and the movie industry invested heavily in the technology employed to produce CSSs in order to avoid the kind of mass copying that became prevalent with regard to music CDs in the late 1990s. 3. Initialism of Churg-Strauss syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of Coffin-Siris syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of Chinese surface-to-surface (missile), a NATO prefix-code for systems developed by the People's Republic of China. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of Confederate States Ship (the designation for a commissioned warship operated by the Confederate States Navy). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of Canadian Survey Ship (the designation for a survey ship operated by the Canadian Hydrographic Service). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of cascading style sheet. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: One needs only to decide upon a series of rules to define the functionality of a CSS and then to decide how to implement that sheet, either directly within their HTML document, or by using an externally linked file. Example: A marked-up document can have a CSS linked to it, but a user may have a CSS on their machine that will override it, which can cause problems sometimes and can need checking where publishers need to be sure the content is accurately presented. 9. Initialism of control stick steering, a method of Space Shuttle flight control. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Initialism of critical swim speed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Initialism of chromosome substitution strain. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Recently, the construction of CSS has been reported for the mapping of a susceptibility locus for testicular cancer on mouse chromosome 19. Example: However, the gender of the mice, and, hence, the “direction” of the cross, is important to ensure that the X and Y chromosomes and the mitochondria are derived from the host strain in autosomal CSSs.
Word: CSS Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /siː ɛs ˈɛs/, /ˌsi ˌɛs ˈɛs/ 1. Initialism of Cascading Style Sheets, a style sheet language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Central Superior Services. Labels: Pakistan, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CSS Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /siː ɛs ˈɛs/, /ˌsi ˌɛs ˈɛs/ 1. Initialism of can't see shit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “I don't know. I just don't know. What is it? I suffer from CSS—that's Can't See Shit—but I don't think I could hold a cane in my hand.” Example: Lake Michigan was out there, but invisible. We could see nothing around us but fog. “A CSS day,” Jeff said. “What's that?” “Can't see shit.”
Word: GNU Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒiːˌɛnˈjuː/ 1. Abbreviation of government of national unity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: This scenario would hark back to the post-apartheid era when South Africa operated under a GNU to oversee the new constitution, led by Mandela as president and FW de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki as deputy presidents, between April 1994 and February 1997.
Word: GNU Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree ▲ English GNU Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-West Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiw univ. Proto-West Germanic *naiw Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.? Proto-Germanic *wihtą Proto-West Germanic *wiht Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht Old English nāwiht Old English *nōht Middle English nought Middle English not English not Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplexed Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Latin putus 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 putō Latin computō Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English computing Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin servitiumbor. Old French servisebor. Old English serfis Middle English servise English service English Multiplexed Information and Computing Service English Multics ▲ English eunuchinflu. English Unix English gnuinflu. English GNU's not Unixacronym English GNU Coined by Richard Stallman in 1983 as a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix”, following convention of naming programs similar to or inspired by existing programs as “(New Name) Is Not (Old Name)”; compare Xinu. Specifically influenced by lack of English words of form ?nu (“?NU is Not Unix”), that gnu is the alphabetically first (and in fact only) English word of the form ?nu (“?’s Not Unix”), that gnu was perceived as a humorous word, and the existence of the song “The Gnu”. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈn(j)uː/, /ˈd͡ʒiːˌɛnˈjuː/ 1. The Free Software Foundation's project to develop a free UNIX-like operating system, including the legal framework, such as the source code and documentation licenses.
Word: US Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of United States. Pronunciation: /juː.ɛs/ 1. Initialism of the United States: a country in North America. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: ICANN is based in the US. Example: legal residents of the contiguous US
Word: US Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of unconditioned stimulus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of ultrasonography or ultrasound. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: US Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of undersize. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of unserviceable. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: The radio is US.
Word: US Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of Upper Sorbian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: USA Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /juː ɛs ˈeɪ/, /ˌju ˌɛs ˈeɪ/ 1. Initialism of the United States of America: a country in North America. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The BBC refused to be drawn by arguments that more facilities for television would result in more televisors being sold, which would be in the interests of Britain and the British Empire, or by comparisons with the situation in USA, and also in Germany, where the Baird company was already fairly comfortably entrenched. Example: Donning a tracksuit in the colors of the American flag and a Team USA shirt that paid respect to the late NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, Snoop Dogg laced up for a 200-meter exhibition race against Trinidadian former Olympic medalist Ato Boldon and two-time NCAA outdoor 200m champion Wallace Spearmon. 2. Initialism of United States Army. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The Defense Distinguished Service Medal was awarded to GEN Martin Dempsey, USA. 3. Initialism of Union of South Africa. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, nonstandard 4. Initialism of United Sabah Alliance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: USA Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /juː ɛs ˈeɪ/, /ˌju ˌɛs ˈeɪ/ 1. Abbreviation of United States Attorney. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: URL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: https://en.wiktionary.org/ is the URL of English Wiktionary. 2. Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource. Labels: metonymically Example: Google itself has even been accused of profiting from the work of cybersquatters who buy URLs that are near to famous ones, but which often get mistyped–a practice known as typosquatting. Example: This illegal activity involves buying a URL that’s a misspelling of a popular kids site, e.g. bobthebiulder.com, and then serving hardcore porn ads. 3. Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource. Labels: Internet 4. Initialism of unrestricted line officer. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of upper reference limit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: UN Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /juːˈɛn/ 1. Initialism of United Nations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: UK Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /juːˈkeɪ/ 1. Initialism of United Kingdom Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Delivered anywhere in UK before X-mas Day! Example: The sprinkles had the red food coloring E127, or erythrosine. E127 is only permitted for use in cocktail cherries and candied cherries in the UK and the EU, according to a statement from West Yorkshire Trading Standards sent to CNN Thursday. 2. Initialism of University of Kentucky Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: UK Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /juːˈkeɪ/ 1. Initialism of Uttarakhand. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: XML Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Extensible Markup Language, a flexible text format for creating structured computer documents in machine-readable form. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: 'XmL_3rr0R~/?$-HELP.i.am.trapped.in.the.newsbar!.^'
Word: XHTML Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Extensible Hypertext Markup Language, a reformulation of HTML as an XML application. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EMP Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of extremely metal-poor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: EMP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electromagnetic pulse. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of enamel matrix protein. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: laser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English stimulated Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittō ▲ Latin -tiō Latin ēmissiōlbor. Middle French émissionbor. English emission Latin radius ▲ Latin -ō Latin radiō ▲ Latin -tiō Latin radiatiolbor. English radiation English LASER English laser From LASER, acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Coined by American physicist Gordon Gould in 1957. Originally called an optical maser. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪz.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈleɪzɚ/ 1. A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A beam of light produced by such a device; a laser beam. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A laser printer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The bad news is that nearly every color laser is too big to share a desk with comfortably. 4. Ellipsis of laser hair removal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Example: I've still got a few more sessions of laser to get rid of the rest of my facial hair.
Word: laser Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English stimulated Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittō ▲ Latin -tiō Latin ēmissiōlbor. Middle French émissionbor. English emission Latin radius ▲ Latin -ō Latin radiō ▲ Latin -tiō Latin radiatiolbor. English radiation English LASER English laser From LASER, acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Coined by American physicist Gordon Gould in 1957. Originally called an optical maser. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪz.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈleɪzɚ/ 1. To cut, destroy or treat with a laser. Labels: transitive Example: I'm having my eyes lasered to correct my astigmatism. 2. To throw or kick with laser-like precision. Labels: informal, transitive Example: None was any more sensational than No.6, a fantastic 27-23 last-gasp win over the Arizona Cardinals, cemented by a brilliant toe-sticking TD catch by Santonio Holmes in the back of the end zone with 35 seconds remaining on a pass lasered by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. 3. To point a laser at an aircraft, potentially disorienting the pilot or pilots.
Word: laser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin laser. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪs.ə(ɹ)/ 1. A gum resin obtained from certain umbelliferous plants. 2. Such a plant.
Word: AOL Part of Speech: name Etymology: Initialism of its original name, America Online. 1. An American web portal and former online service provider. Example: Other sites in the AOL network are also getting "updated experiences," according to Wilson, "including greater AOL attribution presence and consistency." Example: (Mad Pierre had showered her with his customary praise as well, exclaiming on IRC that she made him behave “like a testosteronal teenager in an AOL chat room”—a line that Shiksaa was quick to appropriate for use in her Usenet signature.)
Word: AOL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of aspect-oriented language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AOL Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From the propensity of AOL users for making unnecessary "me too" posts in Usenet discussions. 1. Me too, I agree. Labels: Internet, humorous Example: >Now Black Velvet by Alannah Miles^([sic]) has always sent shivers down my spine, something about her voice. AOL! I've heard that one being karaoke'd, by someone with a pretty good voice, but it really needs Alannah Miles's vocals to do it justice.
Word: AOL Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the propensity of AOL users for making unnecessary "me too" posts in Usenet discussions. 1. To plainly agree or support, such as by saying a simple phrase, namely me too, I agree, or posting a simple message experssing one’s agreement or support. Labels: Internet, humorous, intransitive, rare Example: It was to this that I AOLed. I have no intent to suggest that I do not appreciate physical beauty, either in the oppostie^([sic]) gender or in fact in my own, which has given several girls of my acquaintance a nasty shock an^([sic]) caused some extreme allegations to be made regarding my personal sexual preferences (all right, I was at a boarding school at the time). Example: It's also an acronym which implies "I agree", referring to the AOLers' habit, when AOL first gave them access to usenet,^([sic]) of quoting whole, and lengthy posts, just to add the words 'me too' at the end. In other words, I agree totally with whatever I AOLed.
Word: JS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of JavaScript. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: JS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Japanese ship (a ship of Japan from the Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), since 2008) (a ship prefix). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Joubert syndrome Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of JavaScript. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, initialism Example: However a credit card validation can be done with a JS and you can download cgi^([sic]) to process any purchases. Example: any way^([sic]) i need two JSs but i can't find them any where^([sic]) […] if any one has or knows where i can get a either redirection or fowarding JS(one where you click on one link or goto^([sic]) one URL but it redirects you to another) and a JS the^([sic]) when you click a button it sets that page as your home page on your browser...
Word: JS Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative letter-case form of js (“just saying”). Labels: alt-of
Word: SGML Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Standard Generalized Markup Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: […] a navigator pane can be established using either markup from the stylesheet or the hierarchical SGML file structure.
Word: ROM Part of Speech: name Etymology: In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy. Pronunciation: /ɹɒm/, /ɹɑm/ 1. Abbreviation of Romania. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ROM Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy. Pronunciation: /ɹɒm/, /ɹɑm/ 1. Acronym of read-only memory. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The nonvolatile internal storage, often a solid-state drive, on a mobile device or computer. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 4. Initialism of range of motion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Acronym of rupture of membranes. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable 6. Initialism of return on margin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of rough order of magnitude: An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of run of month. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: modem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of modulator-demodulator. Pronunciation: /ˈməʊdəm/, /ˈməʊdɛm/, /ˈmoʊdəm/, /ˈmoʊdɛm/ 1. A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line. Example: Choose and rent, over PC and modem and fiber-optic line, from tens of thousands of second-run films, documentaries, the occasional sport, old beloved non—‘Happy Days’ programs, wholly new programs, cultural stuff, and c.[…]
Word: modem Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of modulator-demodulator. Pronunciation: /ˈməʊdəm/, /ˈməʊdɛm/, /ˈmoʊdəm/, /ˈmoʊdɛm/ 1. To transmit by modem. Example: Personal modeming is most prevalent in the U.S., where a modem generally doesn't have huge taxes slapped on it, and after-tax income is comparatively high. Example: “Books” can even be faxed or modemed to you!
Word: ram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ram, rom, ramme, from Old English ramm (“ram”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“ram”), possibly from *rammaz (“strong”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rom (“ram”), Dutch ram (“a male sheep”), German Ramm, Ramme (“ram”). Possibly akin also to Danish ram (“sharp; acrid; rank”), Swedish ram (“strong; perfect”), Faroese ramur (“strong; competent”), Icelandic rammur (“strong; sturdy”). Pronunciation: /ɹæm/, /ɹam/, /ɾam/, [ɹæm], [ɹeə̯m] ~ [ɹɛə̯m] 1. A male sheep, typically uncastrated. 2. A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors. Example: The solid oak door—he fingered it again—was as though made to resist a ram, the walls built to withstand a siege, and every stone and brick in wall, bench, or floor was as immovable as the face of a rock. 3. A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them. Labels: historical Example: About a couple of miles out lay an ironclad very low in the water, almost, to my brother's perception, like a water-logged ship. This was the ram Thunder Child. 4. A reinforced section of the bow of a warship, intended to be used for ramming other ships. Labels: historical 5. A piston powered by hydraulic pressure. 6. An act of ramming. 7. A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, steam hammer, or stamp mill. Example: He describes the operation thus: "The heavy ram employed to impart the finishing strokes, hoisted up with double purchase and snail's pace to the summit of the Piling Engine, and then falling down like a thunderbolt on the head of the devoted timber, driving it perhaps a single half inch in to the stratum below, is well calculated to put to the test the virtue of patience, while it illustrates the old adage of—slow and sure."
Word: ram Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English rammen, from the noun (see above). Compare Old High German rammen. Pronunciation: /ɹæm/, /ɹam/, /ɾam/, [ɹæm], [ɹeə̯m] ~ [ɹɛə̯m] 1. To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The man, driving an SUV, then rammed the gate, according to police. Example: A large stone rammed her head 2. To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement. Labels: transitive Example: To build a sturdy fence, you have to ram the posts deep into the ground. 3. To seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking. Labels: transitive Example: After placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod. 4. To force, cram or thrust (someone or something) into or through something. Labels: also, figuratively, transitive Example: I quickly rammed another charge down the barrel and took aim. Example: Again: great to take lessons in ethics from a guy currently trying to ram through a policy of freighting refugees off to cuddly Rwandan president Paul Kagame. 5. To fill or compact by pounding or driving. Labels: transitive Example: They rammed the earth walls to make them more compact 6. To thrust during sexual intercourse. Labels: slang Example: 1999, Mr.Web, Size Matters review by mr. web review Group: rec.arts.movies.erotica like feel a soft butt against their pelvis or ram a girl really hard with piston-like speed while she begs and screams for more
Word: ram Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Likely from Old Norse ramr, rammr (“strong, rank, bitter”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“strong, overbearing; acrid, rank”), perhaps ultimately related to Etymology 1 above. Compare Scots ram (“a rank odour”). Compare also Middle English rammish (“rank, offensive in smell”). Pronunciation: /ɹæm/, /ɹam/, /ɾam/, [ɹæm], [ɹeə̯m] ~ [ɹɛə̯m] 1. Rancid; offensive in smell or taste. Labels: Northern-England
Word: ram Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹæm/, /ɹam/, /ɾam/, [ɹæm], [ɹeə̯m] ~ [ɹɛə̯m] 1. Alternative form of rambo. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: kritik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Kritik. 1. In formal debating, an argument that challenges a certain mindset or assumption made by the opposing team, often from the perspective of critical theory, rather than dealing directly with the topic under debate. Example: Too much debate theory is based on power rather than reason. Kritiks are used as big sticks to avoid one of the duties closely associated with debating — research. Example: You can make most theory answers without cards, but some cards do exist which specifically criticize kritiks on a theoretical basis.
Word: Christian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Cristien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós), from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ, anointed [one]”) + Latin suffix -ānus. The older form is Christen. Doublet of cretin. By surface analysis, Christ + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən/, /ˈkɹɪstiən/, /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/ 1. A believer in Christianity. Example: Shyl.... If a Iewe wrong a Christian, what is his humillity, reuenge? If a Christian wrong a Iewe, what should his sufferance be by Christian example, why reuenge? The villanie you teach me I will execute, and it shall goe hard but I will better the instruction. Example: The whole life of a good Christian is nothing else but a state of holy desire (sanctum desiderium). 2. A believer in Christianity. Labels: nonstandard Example: On the contrary, many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Christians and Catholics, including heterosexual allies of lesbians and gay Christians, of them, have voiced their opinions on the complicated issues of religion and sexuality. Example: In South Korea, the Mingjung Theology inspired Christians and Catholics to question the legitimacy of the authoritarian regime. 3. A person who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ. Example: Ye lyfe of euery christian, is as a pilgremage. Example: The very word ‘Christianity’ is a misunderstanding—at bottom there was only one Christian, and he died on the cross. 4. A European, especially though not necessarily of the Christian religion. Labels: England, obsolete
Word: Christian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Cristien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós), from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ, anointed [one]”) + Latin suffix -ānus. The older form is Christen. Doublet of cretin. By surface analysis, Christ + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən/, /ˈkɹɪstiən/, /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek found in England since the twelfth century. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Roughly 40 to 45 percent of Signature’s gynecomastia patients, says co-founder Christian Gotti, are users of Image- and Performance-Enhancing Drugs (IPEDs). 2. A female given name from Ancient Greek of medieval usage, rare today. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Christian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English Cristien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós), from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ, anointed [one]”) + Latin suffix -ānus. The older form is Christen. Doublet of cretin. By surface analysis, Christ + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən/, /ˈkɹɪstiən/, /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/ 1. Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable Example: While Christian churches allow lay believers in Jesus to do exorcism, Catholics limit the practice to selected priests. Example: This is not to say that there is no discord within Christian and Catholic congregations on this issue. 3. Of, like or relating to Jesus Christ. Labels: not-comparable 4. Kind, charitable; moral; a term of approbation. Example: That’s very Christian of you. Example: I cannot help thinking there are people in the world who are very tiresome, very impertinent, and very disagreeable; yet, I don’t think it would be a very Christian act were I to tell them so.
Word: bet exchange Part of Speech: noun 1. A website that acts as a broker between parties that want to place bets with each other, working on similar principles to a stock market.
Word: dairy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English deyerie (“dairy, dairy farm”), from Anglo-Norman deyerie (“dairy”), from deye (“dairymaid”) + -erie (“-ery”); by surface analysis, dey (“dairymaid”) + -ry. Cognate with Scots dery, dyrie. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛə.ɹi/, /ˈdɛɚ.i/, /ˈdɛɹ.i/, /ˈdeːɹi/, /ˈdeəɹi/ 1. (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk. Labels: uncountable Example: My routine changed in February because I stopped alcohol, caffeine and dairy. Normally, I would have drunk a strong beer before I went to bed and made an espresso in the morning. It’s boring now but healthier. 2. A place that produces, processes, or sells such products: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Go and fetch the butter from the dairy. 3. A place that produces, processes, or sells such products: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place that produces, processes, or sells such products: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Can you go and buy some yoghurt and blue cheese from the dairy? 5. A corner store, superette or minimart. Labels: New-Zealand, countable, uncountable 6. A woman's breast. Labels: countable, in-plural, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: Her dairies as Wallop had called them were on display, or at least as much of them as she and Ruth could not contrive to cover.
Word: dairy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English deyerie (“dairy, dairy farm”), from Anglo-Norman deyerie (“dairy”), from deye (“dairymaid”) + -erie (“-ery”); by surface analysis, dey (“dairymaid”) + -ry. Cognate with Scots dery, dyrie. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛə.ɹi/, /ˈdɛɚ.i/, /ˈdɛɹ.i/, /ˈdeːɹi/, /ˈdeəɹi/ 1. Referring to products produced from milk. Labels: not-comparable 2. Referring to products produced from milk. Labels: not-comparable, specifically Example: Is this milk dairy or soy? 3. Referring to the milk production and processing industries. Labels: not-comparable 4. On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream). Labels: UK, not-comparable
Word: Occitan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French occitan; see there for more. Pronunciation: /ˈɒksɪˌtæn/, /ˈɒksəˌtæn/, /ˈɑksɪˌtæn/, /ˈɑksəˌtæn/ 1. A Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy. Example: In Occitan a stroll, una passejada, is close to the Italian passeggiata, and a reminder of what a public business it is to amble these streets.
Word: Occitan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French occitan; see there for more. Pronunciation: /ˈɒksɪˌtæn/, /ˈɒksəˌtæn/, /ˈɑksɪˌtæn/, /ˈɑksəˌtæn/ 1. Someone of the regional culture that speaks this language; an inhabitant of Occitania.
Word: Occitan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French occitan; see there for more. Pronunciation: /ˈɒksɪˌtæn/, /ˈɒksəˌtæn/, /ˈɑksɪˌtæn/, /ˈɑksəˌtæn/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Romance language Occitan, or the regional culture of the people who speak it.
Word: bil Part of Speech: num 1. Abbreviation of billion. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: nin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”). Pronunciation: /nɪn/ 1. Affectionate name for a grandmother. Labels: dialectal
Word: nit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian gli̇̀nda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)). Pronunciation: /nɪt/ 1. The egg of a louse. 2. A young louse. 3. A head louse regardless of its age. Labels: Ireland, UK, broadly 4. A fool, a nitwit. Labels: UK, slang 5. A minor shortcoming; the object of a nitpick. 6. A nitpicker.
Word: nit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian gli̇̀nda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)). Pronunciation: /nɪt/ 1. To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty. Labels: Multicultural-London-English Example: Can’t miss no dots Every shot let caused I’m hittin Used to bag it up in the toilet My mumsie thought I was shittin Ever seen a junky fittin? Ever stepped in a room full of needles? No I ain’t doin no nittin
Word: nit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin nitēre (“to shine”). Pronunciation: /nɪt/ 1. A candela per square metre. Example: This brightness of this LCD screen is between 900 and 1000 nits.
Word: nit Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nɪt/ 1. Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”).
Word: nit Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nɪt/ 1. A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style.
Word: goggles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from goggle, from the appearance it gives the wearer. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/ 1. Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Goggles must be worn in the swimming pool. Example: We had to put on our goggles as it was snowing outside. 2. Any safety glasses. Labels: broadly, plural, plural-only 3. Blinds for shying horses. Labels: plural, plural-only 4. Any glasses (spectacles). Labels: broadly, plural, plural-only, slang
Word: goggles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/ 1. plural of goggle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goggles Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of goggle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old English rima Middle English rim English rim From Middle English rim, rym, rime, from Old English rima (“rim, edge, border, bank, coast”), from Proto-Germanic *rimô, *rembô (“edge, border”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *rem-, *remə- (“to rest, support, be based”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rim (“plank, wooden cross, trellis”), Old Saxon rimi (“edge; border; trim”), Icelandic rimi (“a strip of land”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪm/, [ˈɹʷɪm], /ɹəm/, [ˈɹʷəm], /ɾɪm/ 1. An edge around something, especially when circular. Example: That's... our galaxy. We're beyond the rim. 2. A wheelrim. Example: About an hour later, she noticed an all black Phantom with tints and chrome rims riding slowly through the car lot. 3. A semicircular copydesk. Example: COPY READER — Journeyman, experienced makeup, now slot man on metropolitan midwest daily. Will travel for good rim job on large paper. Example: A copy chief with poor people skills makes life miserable for copy editors on the rim; […] 4. The narrow surface of wine that meets the glass when it is tilted, used in identifying the age, body, etc.