nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: particle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French particule, and its source, Latin particula (“small part, particle”), diminutive of pars (“part, piece”). Semantically displaced native Old English grot whence modern English groat. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːtɪkl̩/, /ˈpɑɹtək(ə)l/, [-ɾə-] 1. A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. Example: Be content with the knowledge that, ere the voyage had ended, both she and I were desperately and unreasoningly in love with one another. Heaven knows that I can make the admission now without one particle of vanity. Example: Not every exasperated petty bourgeois could have become Hitler, but a particle of Hitler is lodged in every exasperated petty bourgeois. 2. Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. Example: What, he asked himself, does quantum theory have to say about the familiar properties of particles such as position? Example: The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier. 3. A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm). Example: In English there is no grammatical device to differentiate predicational judgments from nonpredicational descriptions. This distinction does cast a shadow on the grammatical sphere to some extent, but recognition of it must generally be made in semantic terms. It is maintained here that in Japanese, on the other hand, the distinction is grammatically realized through the use of the two particles wa and ga. Example: Traditional grammar typically recognises a number of further categories: for example, in his Reference Book of Terms in Traditional Grammar for Language Students, Simpson (1982) posits two additional word-level categories which he refers to as Particle, and Conjunction. Particles include the italicised words {...} / (a) He put his hat on / (b) If you pull too hard, the handle will come off / (c) He was leaning too far over the side, and fell out / (d) He went up to see the manager 4. A part of speech which cannot be inflected. Example: 322. The parts of speech which are neither declined nor conjugated, are called by the general name of particles. 323. They are adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Example: The Parts of Speech are the Noun (Substantive and Adjective), the Pronoun, the Verb, and the Particles (Adverb, Preposition, and Conjunction)[.] 5. In the Roman Catholic church, a crumb of consecrated bread; also the smaller breads used in the communion of the laity. 6. A little bit. Example: "That doesn't make a particle of difference", replied Charlotte. "Not a particle."
Word: invariable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English variable English invariable From in- + variable. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/, /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩/, /ɪnˈvɛɚbl̩/ 1. Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value. Labels: not-comparable Example: Physical laws which are invariable. Example: “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. 2. Constant. Labels: not-comparable 3. That cannot undergo inflection, conjugation or declension. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: The French adjective marron ‘brown’ is invariable: it does not take the usual s in the plural.
Word: invariable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English variable English invariable From in- + variable. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/, /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩/, /ɪnˈvɛɚbl̩/ 1. Something that does not vary; a constant.
Word: rodent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin rōdēns, rōdent- (“gnawer; one who gnaws”), present participle of rōdō (“to gnaw”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊdənt/ 1. A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing. Example: Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents. 2. A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer. Labels: Internet, Leet, dated, derogatory, slang
Word: rodent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin rōdēns, rōdent- (“gnawer; one who gnaws”), present participle of rōdō (“to gnaw”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊdənt/ 1. Gnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer. Labels: not-comparable
Word: magician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien. Pronunciation: /məˈd͡ʒɪʃən/, [məˈd͡ʒɪʃən] ~ [məˈd͡ʒɪʃn̩] 1. A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic. 2. A spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts. Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: The truth is that [Isaac] Newton was very much a product of his time. The colossus of science was not the first king of reason, Keynes wrote after reading Newton’s unpublished manuscripts. Instead “he was the last of the magicians”. 3. A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist. 4. An amazingly talented craftsman or scientist. 5. A person who astounds; an enigma.
Word: yous Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you English -s English yous From you + -s (plural suffix). Pronunciation: /juːz/, /jəz/, /jɪz/, /iːz/ 1. You. Labels: dialectal, in-plural Example: What are yous up to tonight? Example: "How could anyone get hurted so simple as that? I'd be the last in the world to speak of such a thing in that case! But if yous are afraid of doing it..." 2. You. Labels: colloquial, dialectal, singular Example: ‘Dere ain't no use for me dis side, Mr. Chames,’ he said. ‘New York's de spot. Youse don't want none of me, now you're married.’ Example: ‘Yous will meet us here outside this pub,’ Harry Curniskey said.
Word: yous Part of Speech: det Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you English -s English yous From you + -s (plural suffix). Pronunciation: /juːz/, /jəz/, /jɪz/, /iːz/ 1. The group spoken or written to. Labels: dialectal Example: What are yous kids doin? Example: "Go and find out who did it, before you come blaming me for it." "It's only youse crowd wot comes makin' a pigsty of the place," said Melons conclusively.
Word: yous Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you English -s English yous From you + -s (plural suffix). Pronunciation: /juːz/, /jəz/, /jɪz/, /iːz/ 1. plural of you Labels: dialectal, form-of, plural Example: Most of your life after babyhood has been played out by the several yous. Example: There are two yous — the visible you and the real you. The visible you is the you that is known by others.
Word: yous Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you English -s English yous From you + -s (plural suffix). Pronunciation: /juːz/, /jəz/, /jɪz/, /iːz/ 1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of you. Labels: dialectal, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dank Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English danke (“wet, damp; dampness, moisture”), probably from North Germanic, related to Swedish dank (“marshy spot”), Icelandic dökk (“pool”), Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). However, some trace it to a West Germanic source such as Dutch damp (“vapor”) or Middle High German damph, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dampaz (“smoke, steam, vapor”). Modern slang senses derived from the drug sense; compare based (“awesome, especially in a right-wing context online”) from drug terminology freebased. Pronunciation: /ˈdæŋk/, [ˈdæŋk], /ˈdeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈdeɪ̯ŋk], /ˈdɛ̃ŋk/ 1. Dark, damp and humid. Example: The dank cave was chilly and spooky. Example: Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire. 2. Moist and sticky, (by extension) highly potent. Labels: figuratively Example: That was dank bud. 3. Great, awesome. Labels: Internet, ironic, often 4. Expounding right-wing views in a cool way; based. Example: His house organ Breitbart and a host of Trump-right websites and news outlets sang praises to his dank genius. Example: One thing that always brings me joy at this time of year is to spot a really dank meme. Or seeing the number of plays on my Jordan Peterson podcast, or beholding one of my mutuals get traction on X with a thread on Cultural Marxism and Gender Ideology[…]
Word: dank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English danke (“wet, damp; dampness, moisture”), probably from North Germanic, related to Swedish dank (“marshy spot”), Icelandic dökk (“pool”), Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). However, some trace it to a West Germanic source such as Dutch damp (“vapor”) or Middle High German damph, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dampaz (“smoke, steam, vapor”). Modern slang senses derived from the drug sense; compare based (“awesome, especially in a right-wing context online”) from drug terminology freebased. Pronunciation: /ˈdæŋk/, [ˈdæŋk], /ˈdeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈdeɪ̯ŋk], /ˈdɛ̃ŋk/ 1. Moisture; humidity; water. Labels: uncountable Example: The ravviſh danke of clumzie vvinter ramps / The fluent ſummers vaine: and drizling ſleete / Chilleth the vvan bleak cheek of the numd earth, / VVhilſt ſnarling guſts nibble the iuyceles leaues, / From the nak't ſhuddring branch; […] Example: Yet oft they quit | The dank, and rising on siff pennons, tow'r | the mid aerial sky 2. Dankness; a dark, moist and usually unpleasant atmosphere. Labels: uncountable Example: You ain't thinking of getting rid of the dank, are you, Moe? Example: Out of curiosity I follow him down into the dank of the basement. 3. Strong, high-quality cannabis. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: I got more growin' pains than Maggie / 'Cause homies nag me to take the dank out of the baggie Example: Smoking mids will get you about three times higher than shwag, and same for dank—it'll be about six times higher than smoking some mids.
Word: dank Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English danken, from the adjective (see above). Pronunciation: /ˈdæŋk/, [ˈdæŋk], /ˈdeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈdeɪ̯ŋk], /ˈdɛ̃ŋk/ 1. To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: dank Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdæŋk/, [ˈdæŋk], /ˈdeɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈdeɪ̯ŋk], /ˈdɛ̃ŋk/ 1. A small silver coin formerly used in Persia. Labels: historical
Word: palpable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French palpable and its source, Latin palpābilis, which is from palpō (“to touch softly”) + -bilis. Pronunciation: /ˈpælpəbəl/ 1. Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible. Example: Osric: A hit, a very palpable hit. Example: The imagination shuns to reveal its workings, unless it can clothe them in some lovely and palpable shape, and create into existence the high romance, the mournful song, the animated canvass, or the carved marble;... 2. Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable. Labels: figuratively Example: Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,[…]. It was with a palpable relief that he heard the first warning notes of the figure. Example: Her voice, her palpable agitation, prepared us for something extraordinary. 3. That can be detected by palpation.
Word: indolent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French indolent or directly from Late Latin indolēns, from in- (“not”) + dolēns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”). The later sense of “living easily, slothful” perhaps developed in French. Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.də.lənt/ 1. Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor. Example: The indolent girl resisted doing her homework. Example: Mr. Churchill has pride; but his pride is nothing to his wife’s: his is a quiet, indolent, gentlemanlike sort of pride that would harm nobody, and only make himself a little helpless and tiresome; but her pride is arrogance and insolence! 2. Inducing laziness. Example: indolent comfort 3. Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.). 4. Healing slowly.
Word: brier Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of briar. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Adeline thought little about it at the time; but often—oh! how often—did her memory dwell upon those accents, and recal that beloved voice, when after-events came thickening like briers in her path of life.
Word: Jehovist Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Jehovah Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Jehovist From Jehovah + -ist. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈhəʊvɪst/, /d͡ʒəˈhoʊvɪst/ 1. The writer of the passages of the Old Testament, especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is styled Jehovah. See Elohist. Example: The characteristic manner of the Jehovist differs from that of his predecessor [the Elohist]. He is fuller and freer in his descriptions; more reflective in his assignment of motives and causes; more artificial in mode of narration.
Word: Jehovist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Jehovah Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Jehovist From Jehovah + -ist. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈhəʊvɪst/, /d͡ʒəˈhoʊvɪst/ 1. One who maintains that the vowel points of the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; opposed to adonist. 2. A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Labels: derogatory 3. Anyone who uses the word "Jehovah" as the name of God in worship.
Word: Jehovistic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˌhoʊˈvɪs.tɪk/, /d͡ʒiˌhoʊˈvɪs.tɪk/ 1. Relating to, or containing, Jehovah, as a name of God; said of certain parts of the Old Testament, especially of the Pentateuch, in which Jehovah appears as the name of the Deity. Labels: not-comparable
Word: jehu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: England from 17th century, from Jehu. The Bible says of Jehu (son of Nimshi) that "he driveth furiously" (2 Kings 9:20). He was commander of chariots for the king of Israel before later leading a revolt and becoming king himself. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒiːhjuː/, /ˈd͡ʒi.hju/ 1. A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously. Labels: colloquial, dated Example: Among those who seemed disposed to join in this opinion was the Jehu of the Warwickshire coach, who expressed his conviction to our hero, that "he wos a young gent as had much himproved hisself since he tooled him up to the Warsity with his guvnor."
Word: jeg Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jig. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jeffersonite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jefferson + -ite, after Thomas Jefferson. 1. A zinc-containing variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into brown. Labels: uncountable
Word: drag Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English draggen (“to drag”), early Middle English dragen (“to draw, carry”), confluence of Old English dragan (“to drag, draw, draw oneself, go, protract”) and Old Norse draga (“to draw, attract”); both from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw, drag”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to draw, drag”). Verb sense influenced due to association with the noun drag (“that which is hauled or dragged”), related to Low German dragge (“a drag-anchor, grapnel”). Cognate with Danish drægge (“to dredge”), Danish drage (“to draw, attract”), Swedish dragga (“to drag, drag anchor, sweep”), Swedish draga (“to draw, go”), Icelandic draga (“to drag, pull”). Doublet of draw. Pronunciation: /dɹæɡ/, [ˈdɹʷæɡ], [d͡ʒɹʷæɡ], /dɹaɡ/, [ˈdɹʷaɡ] 1. Dragged on; unnecessary or superfluous, especially for an already settled issue; too much. Labels: Australia, slang Example: Wallah, the task is so drag.
Word: drag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from English drag (“to pull along a surface”) because of the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor, or from Yiddish טראָגן (trogn, “to wear”) Pronunciation: /dɹæɡ/, [ˈdɹʷæɡ], [d͡ʒɹʷæɡ], /dɹaɡ/, [ˈdɹʷaɡ] 1. A performance art form associated with the LGBTQ+ community, that features a stylized and exaggerated portrayal of femininity or, at times, masculinity, often playing with gender stereotypes. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Clothing, accessories, and makeup used in this art form, especially: Labels: slang, uncountable, usually Example: He performed in drag. Example: I know what "in drag" means; it is the slang for going about in women's clothes. 3. Clothing, accessories, and makeup used in this art form, especially: Labels: slang, uncountable, usually 4. A men's party attended in women's clothing. Labels: countable, slang, usually Example: A heterosexual person cannot really break into their [homosexuals'] inner circles. They have parties or "drags" to which only homosexuals are admitted, and at these some generally appear in female dress. Example: This freedom of speech of hers was a kind of masquerade of sexuality, like the rubber breasts homosexuals put on for drags, [...] 5. A drag king or drag queen. Labels: countable, slang, usually Example: 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure That Mich drag Loretta sent me about 10 pictures of her so I wouldn't think her a "decrepit old lady." But too bad—she looked like someone's biddy aunt. Example: To sublet in comfy fag hsehold for Jun, July, Aug. […] Drags & Dykes welcome. 6. Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture. Labels: slang, uncountable, usually Example: corporate drag Example: As the album soared to the top of the charts, straight discos picked up on it. […] The Village People performed at 2001, the same disco that provides setting for much of Saturday Night Fever. Dressed in butch gay drag, the men in the group couldn't keep the women away.
Word: drag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly from English drag (“to pull along a surface”) because of the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor, or from Yiddish טראָגן (trogn, “to wear”) Pronunciation: /dɹæɡ/, [ˈdɹʷæɡ], [d͡ʒɹʷæɡ], /dɹaɡ/, [ˈdɹʷaɡ] 1. To perform as a drag queen or drag king. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: drag Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɹæɡ/, [ˈdɹʷæɡ], [d͡ʒɹʷæɡ], /dɹaɡ/, [ˈdɹʷaɡ] 1. Clipping of dragon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncommon Example: the dragon gets a first shot off! although, afterwards, they attack at same speed, but trust me, drags attack first. Rayn ps. I'd rather gryphs than drags. Example: > 2 catacomb dragons > 3 volcanic dragons Lose 3 of the drags: 5 is too many
Word: Palestine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Palaestinus, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστινὸς (Palaistinòs). Cognate with Middle French palestin, Palestin. Pronunciation: /ˈpæləˌstaɪn/, /ˈpæləˌstiːn/ 1. A Philistine. Labels: archaic, obsolete Example: The Paleſtines aſſailing the Hebrewes, are overcome by them in battell. Example: […] Iſaac went to Abimelech king of the Paleſtines to Gerara.
Word: Britain Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Celticder. Ancient Greek Βρεττᾰνός (Brettănós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Βρεττανία (Brettanía)bor. Latin Britannia Anglo-Norman Britainebor. Middle English Britayne English Britain From Middle English Britayne, Breteyn, from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne, Bretaine, from Latin Brittannia, variant of Latin Britannia, from Britannī; reinforced by native Old English Breten, from the same Latin source. Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Prɨdėn (“Britain”) from *Pritanī (also compare *Prɨdɨn (“Picts”) from *Pritenī), attested to in Ancient Greek as Πρεττανική (Prettanikḗ), compare Welsh Prydain. Doublet of Britannia and Brittany. More at Britto. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪt.ən/, [ˈbɹɪt.n̩], [ˈbɹɪɾ.ᵊn̩], [ˈbɹɪʔ.ᵊn̩] 1. The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: With the eclipse of Empire, and the emergence of America and Russia, it was inevitable that we would lose comparative power and influence—and to be sure we have been in relative economic decline since the middle of the nineteenth century (when we were still producing two thirds of the world's energy, and half its iron and cotton cloth and when per capita income in Britain was over twice that in Germany and one third greater than in France). 2. Great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. England, Scotland and Wales in combination. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Brittany. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 5. The British Isles. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable 6. The British state and its dominions and holdings; the British Empire. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 7. The British Empire. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: The name of 'Britain' […] ought to answer every purpose, or if that be thought too condensed, it may be pluralized into ‘The Britains’.
Word: Britain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English brytayn, from Latin Britannus (adjective and noun, plural Britannī), apparently from Brythonic (compare Old Welsh Priten). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪt.ən/, [ˈbɹɪt.n̩], [ˈbɹɪɾ.ᵊn̩], [ˈbɹɪʔ.ᵊn̩] 1. An ancient Briton. Labels: archaic, historical Example: The Britains’ struggles with the Scots and Picts [...] led to the Britains asking the Romans for help in constructing a great wall.
Word: Britain Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English brytayn, from Latin Britannus (adjective and noun, plural Britannī), apparently from Brythonic (compare Old Welsh Priten). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪt.ən/, [ˈbɹɪt.n̩], [ˈbɹɪɾ.ᵊn̩], [ˈbɹɪʔ.ᵊn̩] 1. Briton; British. Labels: obsolete Example: [M]ightie Albion, father of the bold / And warlike people which the Britaine Iſlands hold.
Word: neurula Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin neurula, diminutive in -ula of Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”). 1. An embryo of vertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed.
Word: neurotomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English neurotomy From neuro- + -tomy. Pronunciation: /njʊəˈɹɒtəmi/, /nʊəˈɹɑtəmi/, /nəˈɹɑtəmi/, /njʊəˈɹɑtəmi/ 1. The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system. 2. The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes.
Word: neurotomist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English neurotomy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English neurotomist From neurotomy + -ist. 1. One who is skilled in or practices neurotomy.
Word: neurotomical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English neurotomy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English neurotomical From neurotomy + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to neurotomy.
Word: neurotome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English -tome English neurotome From neuro- + -tome. 1. An instrument for cutting or dissecting nerves. 2. A neuromere.
Word: abietine Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of abietin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: upflow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up- + flow. Pronunciation: /ʌpˈfləʊ/ 1. To flow or stream upwards. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: No eye beheld the spring Of that up-flowing Flame
Word: upflow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up- + flow. Pronunciation: /ˈʌpfləʊ/ 1. A flowing upward.
Word: upflung Part of Speech: adj 1. Flung or thrown up.
Word: upgather Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up- + gather. Pronunciation: /ʌpˈɡæðə(ɹ)/ 1. To gather up; to contract; to draw together. Labels: obsolete Example: Himself he close upgatherd more and more.
Word: upgaze Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up- + gaze. 1. The act of looking upward.
Word: upgaze Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up- + gaze. 1. To gaze upward. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: upgive Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up- + give. Cognate with German aufgeben (“to abandon, give up, quit”). 1. To give up or yield up. Labels: poetic, transitive Example: […] we hereby resign, surrender, upgive, overgive and deliver, ALL and WHOLE — (here the lands were described) — together with all right, title and interest whatever […] Example: Then, too, are Jersey's sons all resolute, / Repairing to the camp in numbers great, / Their sufferings to avenge upon the foe, / Which all must cease should Jersey be upgiven.
Word: Hawaii Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Borrowed from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”). Pronunciation: /həˈwaɪ.i/, /həˈwɑ.i/, /həˈwɔ.i/, [hʊ̈ˈwaɪ̯(j)i], [hʊ̈ˈwɑ(j)i] 1. An insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu. Example: I've learned a lot by watching my Democratic colleague from Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye. He’s a man of uncommon decency. I’ve never seen him demand political loyalty because of party or friendship, and I’ve never known him to go back on his word. Example: The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried. 2. An archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania. 3. An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands. Labels: specifically 4. A former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean. Labels: historical
Word: biology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology Borrowed from New Latin biologia (1766), itself from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “bio-, life”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”). By surface analysis, bio- + -logy. In English, first attested in the modern meaning in the work of English physician Thomas Beddoes in 1799. The term is also recorded in the sense of a biographical history in the work of Dudley Loftus in 1686, but this is considered by the Oxford English Dictionary to be an isolated use. The modern Greek βιολογία (viología) is borrowed from the English term and French biologie via international scientific vocabulary. Piecewise doublet of zoology. Pronunciation: /baɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/, /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, /baɪˌɑl(ə)ˈd͡ʒi/, /baj(ɵ)ˈlɔdʒi/, /baˈjɔlədʒi/ 1. The study of all life or living matter. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: life science, life sciences; see also Thesaurus:biology Example: As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds. 2. The living organisms of a particular region. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The object of these prizes is to stimulate and encourage original investigation by the aid of the microscope in the biology of North America, and, while the competition is open to all, it is especially commended to advanced students in biology in such of our universities and colleges as furnish opportunity for suitable work. 3. The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the biology of the whale 4. A biographical history. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: That a Town has a biology of its own has been, since Freeman and Green, a familiar idea to us. But it was not in England, with its old established central governments, that the idea was likely to arise; and we know what the local history of our old antiquaries was like.
Word: sunset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ 1. The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: at sunset Example: ’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun. 2. The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The final period of the life of a person or thing. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: one's sunset years Example: 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore. 4. A set termination date. Labels: attributive, countable, uncountable Example: The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring. 5. The region where the sun sets; the west. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sunset Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ 1. To phase out. Labels: transitive Example: We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter. Example: Last December, Yahoo announced plans to “sunset” more well-known services, including the pioneering social bookmarking service del.icio.us.
Word: bribe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bribe, from Old French briber (“go begging”), from the noun bribe (“a gift”). Pronunciation: /bɹaɪb/ 1. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law. Example: c. 1613-1625, Henry Hobart, Yardly v. Ellill Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe. Example: The bribes I took did not influence me to become evil. I was evil from the beginning and the bribes were merely a bonus 2. The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery. 3. That which seduces; seduction; allurement. Example: Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets. Example: Remy, this was a bribe! Our whole marriage has been nothing but a series of bribes!
Word: bribe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bribe, from Old French briber (“go begging”), from the noun bribe (“a gift”). Pronunciation: /bɹaɪb/ 1. To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble. Labels: transitive Example: She was accused of trying to bribe the jury into making false statements. Example: October 23, 1848, Frederick William Robertson, an address delivered at the Opening of The Working Men's Institute Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience. 2. To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe. Labels: transitive Example: to bribe somebody's compliance
Word: Faeroese Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of Faroese. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Faeroese Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Faroese. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: South Dakota Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the Dakota Territory, which is named after the Dakota people. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊθ dəˈkoʊ.tə/ 1. A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Pierre. Largest city: Sioux Falls. Example: Between 2000 and 2019, North Dakota and South Dakota both experienced a rapid increase in the Asian American population, said Minnesota State University Moorhead marketing professor Hyun Sang An.
Word: Laura Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Late Latin saint's name Laura, from the feminine form of laurus (“laurel tree”). A post-classical name made famous by Petrarch's sonnets to Laura in the fourteenth century. Pronunciation: /lɑːɹə/, /lɔːɹə/, /ˈlɔːɹə/ 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: Now is he for the numbers that Petrarch flowed in; Laura to his lady was but a kitchen-wench; marry, she had a better love to be-rime her; Example: Laura was saying something. A mellifluous name, he thought. I wish she were far away, so I could call her.
Word: magnesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English magnesia, from Late Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía), a name of several cities (in Thessaly, Lydia, and Asia Minor). Doublet of Magnesia, magnesium, and manganese, and related to magnet. Pronunciation: /ˌmæɡˈniʒə/ 1. magnesium oxide Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Four of the earths, namely, lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possess alkaline properties to a considerable extent, and are hence called alkaline earths. Example: The apocrenates of iron and manganese are slightly soluble; those of lime, magnesia and alumina are insoluble.
Word: cycle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English cicle (“fixed length period of years”), from Late Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”), from Proto-Hellenic *kúklos, *kʷókʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”). Doublet of chakra, chakram, charkha, chukker, cyclus, kike, and wheel (see there for more). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.kəl/, [ˈsaɪ.kɫ̩], [ˈsʌɪ.kəl], /ˈsɑe.kəl/, [ˈsɑe.kɫ̩] 1. To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle. Example: When my wife and I heard a plaintive whinny from our laundry room the other day, we knew that our old dryer had cycled its last load. 2. To turn power off and back on Example: Avoid cycling the device unnecessarily. 3. To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal Example: They have their cycling game going tonight.
Word: cycle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From -cycle (in bicycle, monocycle, and tricycle), perhaps associated with etymology 1. Compare French cycle in the same sense. The verb is either from the noun or a clipping of bicycle (verb). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.kəl/, [ˈsaɪ.kɫ̩], [ˈsʌɪ.kəl], /ˈsɑe.kəl/, [ˈsɑe.kɫ̩] 1. A pedal-powered vehicle, such as a unicycle, bicycle, or tricycle, or a motorized vehicle that has either two or three wheels. 2. A pedal-powered vehicle, such as a unicycle, bicycle, or tricycle, or a motorized vehicle that has either two or three wheels. Labels: specifically, usually
Word: cycle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From -cycle (in bicycle, monocycle, and tricycle), perhaps associated with etymology 1. Compare French cycle in the same sense. The verb is either from the noun or a clipping of bicycle (verb). Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.kəl/, [ˈsaɪ.kɫ̩], [ˈsʌɪ.kəl], /ˈsɑe.kəl/, [ˈsɑe.kɫ̩] 1. To ride a bicycle or other cycle. Example: Sometimes I would cycle over to Beckenham to watch the boat trains and Kent Coast expresses of the London, Chatham & Dover Railway, which seemed very superior to its future partner. Example: I cycled the three miles each morning between hedges draped with spangled cobwebs and berried bryony.
Word: crema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian crema. Doublet of cream, second-etymology crema, and crème. 1. The light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: crema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish crema. Doublet of cream, first-etymology crema, and crème. 1. A Mexican foodstuff, the Mexican version of crème fraîche or sour cream. Its fat content is usually higher than that of sour cream, and it is thinner and less sour. Labels: uncountable
Word: laundryman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavo Latin lavareder. Latin lavandarium Latin lavandaria Old French lavanderiebor. Middle English lavendrie English laundry Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English laundryman From laundry + -man. 1. A man who is in the business of laundering.
Word: laundress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English launder Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English launderer English ess English laundress From launderer + ess. 1. Synonym of washerwoman. Example: I tell thee ſhameleſſe girle, Thou ſhalt be Landreſſe to my waiting maide:
Word: laundress Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English launder Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English launderer English ess English laundress From launderer + ess. 1. To act as a laundress. Labels: historical, obsolete Example: ‘Sir,’ said Mrs. Crupp, in a tone approaching to severity, ‘I’ve laundressed other young gentlemen besides yourself. […]’ Example: And oh, my dears, real washing is very different work from the dolls’ laundressing—standing round a wash-hand basin placed on a nursery chair, and wasting ever so much beautiful honey-soap in nice clean hot water […]
Word: laundering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of launder Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: laundering Part of Speech: noun 1. The act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and ironing. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Amsterdam Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Amsterdam. Pronunciation: /ˈæmstədæm/, /ˌæmstəˈdæm/, /ˈamstədam/, /ˌamstəˈdam/, /ˈamstəɾdam/ 1. A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands. Example: The Dutch seat of government is not the metropolis of Amsterdam but The Hague. Example: While Amsterdam is the largest city in the province of Noord-Holland, Haarlem is the province capital. 2. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city: 3. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city: 4. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city: 5. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city: 6. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city: 7. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city: 8. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city: 9. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city: 10. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city: 11. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city: 12. A number of places in the United States, most being named after the Dutch city: 13. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Buchanan, Saskatchewan, Canada. 14. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
Word: localization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From localize + -ation; compare French localisation. Pronunciation: /ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌloʊkəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The act of localizing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of localizing. Labels: Hong-Kong, countable, specifically, uncountable Example: James has been responsible for the government works programme. He is the last expatriate senior official left in the administration, apart from the Attorney General, Jeremy Mathews. It has been a remarkably swift and comprehensive process of localization, and the competence of government in Hong Kong has not suffered an iota. His departure is a significant day for Hong Kong. 3. The act, process, or result of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The act, process, or result of adapting translated text to fit a local culture; domestication. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The state of being localized. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A systematic method of adding multiplicative inverses to a ring. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 3) Geometric interpretation of the localization. Let V be an irreducible algebraic variety. Then P = J(V) is a prime ideal of #92;mathbb#123;C#125;#91;X#95;1,...,X#95;n#93; and so #92;mathbb#123;C#125;#91;V#93;#61;#92;mathbb#123;C#125;#91;X#95;1,...,X#95;n#93;#47;J(V) is an integral domain. The localization #92;mathbb#123;C#125;#91;X#95;1,...,X#95;n#93;#95;P is a subring of #92;mathbb#123;C#125;(X#95;1,...,X#95;n) consisting of rational functions #92;#123;f#47;g#58;f,g#92;in#92;mathbb#123;C#125;#91;X#95;1,...,X#95;n#93;,g#92;notinP#92;#125; which are defined on a nonempty subset of V. If V = {x} is a point, then P is maximal and #92;mathbb#123;C#125;#91;X#95;1,...,X#95;n#93;#95;P#61;#92;#123;f#47;g#58;f,g#92;in#92;mathbb#123;C#125;#91;X#95;1,...,X#95;n#93;,g(x)#92;ne 0#92;#125; consists of rational functions which are defined at x.
Word: localize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From local + -ize. Compare French localiser. Pronunciation: /ˈləʊkəlaɪz/, /ˈloʊkəlaɪz/ 1. To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place. Labels: transitive Example: The intent of the aphorism "think globally, act locally" was to spur action by localizing the challenge. Example: Out of her early struggles well inspired To localize heroic acts 2. To adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc. Labels: transitive Example: We need to localize our software for the Japanese market. 3. To adapt translated text to fit a local culture; to domesticate. Example: the ethical dilemma faced when to localize is to self-censor 4. To be located in or confined to; to fix upon or sequester in a locality. Labels: intransitive, often Example: After a brief systemic phase defeated by the immune system, the infection localized to certain areas where it went dormant. 5. To determine where something takes place or is to be found. Labels: proscribed, sometimes, transitive Example: After exploratory surgery, the extent of the problem was localized to the left lower quadrant. 6. To produce (from a ring and an ideal in that ring) the ring of fractions, where the set of allowed denominators is the compliment of the given ideal. Labels: transitive
Word: locally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English local Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English locally From local + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈləʊkəli/ 1. With respect to place; in place. Example: These things are locally separated. 2. In or from the local area. Example: We live locally. Example: In this shop we only sell products farmed locally. 3. In a restricted part of the body. Example: To be applied locally Example: Puri et al demonstrated that intravesically administered apaziquone is well tolerated locally and systemically, and it has ablative activity for superficial bladder cancer marker lesions. 4. Within a sufficiently small sphere (or circle or interval) around a given point (sometimes, around any point). Example: locally Euclidean
Word: locate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin locātus, perfect passive participle of locō (“to place”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from locus (“place”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French louer; see also local and lieu. Pronunciation: /lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt/, /ˈloʊˌkeɪt/, /loʊˈkeɪt/, /lɵˈkeʈ/ 1. To place; to set in a particular spot or position. Labels: transitive Example: The captives and emigrants whom he brought with him were located in the trans-Tiberine quarter. Example: The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies. 2. To find out where something is located. Labels: transitive Example: I really can't locate the sever files. Example: In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter. Their densities range from that of styrofoam to iron. 3. To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.) Labels: transitive Example: The council must locate the new hospital. Example: to locate a mining claim 4. To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle. Labels: colloquial, intransitive
Word: acolyth Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæk.ə.laɪθ/ 1. Obsolete form of acolyte. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: acolythist Part of Speech: noun 1. An acolyte. Labels: obsolete
Word: acolothist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of acolythist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: acolyctine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Aconitum lycoctonum + -ine. 1. An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum. Labels: uncountable
Word: han Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English han, contraction of haven. Pronunciation: /hæn/, /heɪn/, /hən/ 1. plural simple present of have Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural, present Example: They han the fleece, and eke the flesh; Example: Since that ye han had my virginitie,
Word: han Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Korean 한(恨) (han), from Middle Chinese 恨 (MC honH). 1. Sorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity. Labels: uncountable