nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: plant Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English plante, from Old English plante (“young tree or shrub, herb newly planted”), from Proto-West Germanic *plantu, from Latin planta (“sprout, shoot, cutting”). Broader sense of "any vegetable life, vegetation generally" is from Old French plante. Doublet of clan (borrowed through Celtic languages) and planta (directly from Latin). The verb is from Middle English planten, from Old English plantian (“to plant”), from Latin plantāre, later influenced by Old French planter. Compare also Dutch planten (“to plant”), German pflanzen (“to plant”), Swedish plantera (“to plant”), Icelandic planta (“to plant”). The factory and machinery senses comes from the Latin sense of "any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species," which refers to something that produces. Pronunciation: /plɑːnt/, [pʰl̥ɑːnt], /plɐːnt/, [pʰl̥ɐ̞ːnt], /plant/ 1. To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow. Labels: ambitransitive 2. To furnish or supply with plants. Labels: transitive Example: to plant a garden, an orchard, or a forest Example: His father had given him a little square bed in a corner of the garden, which he had planted with corn two days before. 3. To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit. Labels: transitive Example: That gun’s not mine! It was planted there by the real murderer! Example: Not only that, I thought, but cynics would now theorise that the interview piece was a PR exercise, a planted story designed as damage-limitation in the event that some probing journalist revealed all about the love nest. 4. To place or set something firmly or with conviction. Labels: transitive Example: to plant cannon against a fort; to plant a flag; to plant one’s feet on solid ground Example: Plant your feet firmly and give the rope a good tug. 5. To place in the ground. Labels: transitive Example: God moves in a myſterious way, / His wonders to perform; / He plants his footſteps in the ſea, / And rides upon the ſtorm. Example: Sarah, she kissed each of her grandparents on the forehead. They were planted in a graveyard behind the church. 6. To engender; to generate; to set the germ of. Labels: transitive Example: It engenders choler, planteth anger. 7. To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish. Labels: transitive Example: to plant a colony Example: planting of countries like planting of woods 8. To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of. Labels: transitive Example: to plant Christianity among the heathen 9. To set up; to install; to instate. Labels: transitive Example: We will plant some other in the throne.
Word: absinthe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (wormwood; figuratively bitterness, sorrow): From Middle English absinthe. * (liquor): From Modern French absinthe. Both from Middle French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Doublet of absinthium. Pronunciation: /ˈæb.sɪnθ/, /ˈæb.sænθ/, /ˈæb.sæ̃θ/ 1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Bitterness; sorrow. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable 3. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Let us go out and drink to the very good health of Monsieur Tarzan in some of old Plancon’s unparalleled absinth; not forgetting that the Count de Coude is one of the best swordsmen in Paris, and by far the best shot in all France. Example: Absinthe ads like to trade on artists like Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec, as if the history of the green fairy began in the Pigalle neighborhood of 1870s Paris, but wormwood-infused drinks have been around for thousands of years. 4. A moderate yellow green. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A moderate yellow green. absinthe green: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Sagebrush. Labels: US, countable, uncountable
Word: Finnish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Finn Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Finnish From Finn + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/, /fɪnnɪʃ/ 1. Of or pertaining to Finland or the Finns; Finlandic, Finlandish. Labels: not-comparable Example: The law would allow Finnish border guards to reject migrant asylum applications at crossing points under certain circumstances. 2. Of or pertaining to the Finnish language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Finnish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Finn Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Finnish From Finn + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/, /fɪnnɪʃ/ 1. The Finno-Ugric language spoken by the majority of the people living in Finland, one of the two official languages of the country (the other is Swedish). Labels: uncountable
Word: stylus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin stylus (“a stake or pale”). Probably not directly related to Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “a pillar”). Doublet of style. Pronunciation: /ˈstaɪ.ləs/ 1. An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them. Example: [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD. Example: But that tactic may have older roots than we thought; archaeologists have discovered an iron stylus in London, complete with an inscribed joke, that dates back nearly 2,000 years. Of 200 styluses found at a site under Bloomberg’s new European headquarters, only one – dating back to around 70 A.D. – had a message inscribed onto it. 2. An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them. 3. An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them. Example: Use the stylus to scroll up and down the list or flip through the pages left and right. Example: It’s the cheapest stylus Apple’s released yet, but you’ll need a USB-C iPad to use it. 4. A hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a mimeograph machine. 5. A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction. 6. A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction. 7. A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand. 8. Synonym of style.
Word: Catalan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Catalane, from French Catalan, from Catalan català. Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.təˌlæn/, /ˈkæ.tə.lən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain. Example: Even if he draws back from a declaration, many Catalans – including Mossos and civil servants – may decide to not to obey orders from Madrid, and tens of thousands of people could take to the streets to protect key regional government institutions.
Word: Catalan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Catalane, from French Catalan, from Catalan català. Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.təˌlæn/, /ˈkæ.tə.lən/ 1. The Romance language of Catalonia, an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain, also spoken in the Valencian autonomous region (where the language is officially named valencià), the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Roussillon in France, and the Sardinian city of Alghero. Example: By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon. Example: Websites on the .cat domain are required to have content in the Catalan language. 2. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Catalan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English Catalane, from French Catalan, from Catalan català. Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.təˌlæn/, /ˈkæ.tə.lən/ 1. Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain. Labels: not-comparable Example: The PSOE leader, who once promised to bring Puigdemont back to Spain to face justice, risked considerable political capital two years ago by pardoning nine of the Catalan leaders behind the drive for secession.
Word: dar Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɑː(ɹ)/ 1. A fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: Besides these peculiarities, our river abounds with the usual fresh water fish, such as the roach, dar, flounders, carp, chub, trout, &c.
Word: dar Part of Speech: adv 1. African-American Vernacular form of there. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dar Part of Speech: noun 1. African-American Vernacular form of there. Labels: uncountable
Word: dar Part of Speech: pron 1. African-American Vernacular form of there.
Word: give Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English given, yeven, yiven, ȝiven, from merger of Old English ġefan, ġeofan, ġiefan, ġifan, ġiofan, ġyfan (“to give”) and Old Norse gefa (“to give”), from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- (“to give; to take”). Displaced yive, from Middle English yiven, of the same origin, from influence of Old Norse gefa. Cognates Cognate with Yola gee, ye, yie, yive (“to give”), Scots gie (“to give”), North Frisian gjiuwe, iiv, jiiw, jiw, jeewe (“to give”), West Frisian jaan (“to give”), Alemannic German gë (“to give”), Bavarian gebn (“to give”), Central Franconian jevve (“to give”), Cimbrian gem, ghèban (“to give”), Dutch geven (“to give”), German geben (“to give”), Luxembourgish ginn (“to give”), Vilamovian gaon (“to give”), Yiddish געבן (gebn, “to give”), Danish give (“to give”), Elfdalian djävå (“to give”), Faroese geva (“to give”), Icelandic gefa (“to give”), Norwegian Bokmål gi (“to give”), Norwegian Nynorsk gi, giva, gje, gjeva, gjeve (“to give”), Swedish ge, gifva, giva (“to give”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (giban, “to give”); also Greek κεφάλι (kefáli), κεφαλή (kefalí, “head”), Lithuanian gobti (“cover up; to grab, snatch”), Polish gabać (“to touch; to tap; to accost”), Serbo-Croatian ха̏бати, hȁbati (“to abrade, wear out”), Sanskrit गभस्ति (gabhasti, “shining”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪv/, [ˈɡɪv] 1. The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience. Labels: uncountable Example: This chair doesn't have much give. Example: There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs.
Word: give Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gyve. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: donner Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Afrikaans donder (“thrash”), from Dutch donder (“thunder”). Doublet of thunder. 1. To beat up; clobber; thrash. Labels: South-Africa, slang Example: Ag pleez Deddy won't you take us to the wrestling / We wanna see an ou called Sky High Lee / When he fights Willie Liebenberg / There's gonna be a murder / 'Cos Willie's gonna donner that blerrie yankee Example: They went into the pub and started a fight. One that was just bad enough for someone to call the boere. When the gattas arrived they got donnered for their trouble.
Word: donner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From don + -er. 1. One who dons (something). Example: O sweet little wearers of round hats. O dainty donners of Mauve silks and sprigged muslins—I hear a voice saying—there was a time when all the ladies of Rome, with perfumes and fans, went daily to the Colosseum to see gigantic slaves chop each other to pieces; […] Example: “Gathered in circle, / With clangour of armour, / Our youth struck the mighty / Donners of armlets: / Limbs dead and bloody / Glutted the death-birds. / Who shall avenge now / The mighty belt-wearer?”
Word: dare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English durren, from Old English durran, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną (“to dare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰórse (“to dare”), reduplicated stative of the root *dʰers- (“to be bold, to dare”), an *-s- extension of *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). Cognates Cognate with Low German dören, Dutch durven, German thüren, Sanskrit दधर्ष (dadhárṣa), but also with Ancient Greek θρασύς (thrasús), Albanian nder, Lithuanian drįsti, Russian дерза́ть (derzátʹ). Pronunciation: /dɛə/, /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ 1. To have enough courage (to do something). Labels: intransitive Example: I wouldn't dare (to) argue with my boss. Example: No one dares (to) criticize his decisions. 2. To defy or challenge (someone to do something). Labels: transitive Example: I dare you to kiss that girl. Example: Don't back away just yet / From destinations set / I dare you to be proud / To dare to shout aloud / For convictions that you feel / Like sound from bells to peal 3. To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to. Labels: transitive Example: Will you dare death to reach your goal? Example: To wrest it from barbarism, to dare its solitudes. 4. To terrify; to daunt. Labels: transitive Example: For I have done those follies, those mad mischiefs, Would dare a woman. 5. To drive larks to the ground by scaring them (for instance, with mirrors or hawks) so they can be caught in nets. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: I have an hobby can make larks to dare Example: dare us, like larks
Word: dare Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English durren, from Old English durran, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną (“to dare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰórse (“to dare”), reduplicated stative of the root *dʰers- (“to be bold, to dare”), an *-s- extension of *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). Cognates Cognate with Low German dören, Dutch durven, German thüren, Sanskrit दधर्ष (dadhárṣa), but also with Ancient Greek θρασύς (thrasús), Albanian nder, Lithuanian drįsti, Russian дерза́ть (derzátʹ). Pronunciation: /dɛə/, /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ 1. A challenge to prove courage. Example: I did it just for a dare. 2. The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness. Example: It lends a lustre […] / A large dare to our great enterprise. 3. Defiance; challenge. Example: Childish, unworthy dares / Are not enough to part our powers. Example: Sextus Pompeius / Hath given the dare to Caesar. 4. In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players. Example: When asked truth or dare, she picked dare.
Word: dare Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English daren, from Old English darian. Pronunciation: /dɛə/, /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ 1. To stare stupidly or vacantly; to gaze as though amazed or terrified. Labels: obsolete 2. To lie or crouch down in fear. Labels: obsolete
Word: dare Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɛə/, /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ 1. A small fish, the dace Example: The Dare is not unlike a Chub, but proportionably less; his Body is more white and flatter, and his Tail more forked.
Word: banana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, derived from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. Specific derivation is unclear. Possible ancestor or cognate languages include Wolof banaana, Eastern Maninkakan banana, and Vai ꕒꘌꕯ (ɓaana) or ꕒꕌꕯ (ɓaana), possibly from Arabic بَنَان (banān, “fingertip, banana”). However, Ay Baati Wolof (Munro & Gaye, 1997) posits that Wolof banaana is itself derived from Portuguese banana. The racial slur derives from the notion that they are “Yellow (East-Asian) on the outside, but White (Westernized) on the inside”. Pronunciation: /bəˈnɑː.nə/, /bəˈnæ.nə/, /bəˈna.na/, [bɐ.näː.näˑ] 1. An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Jimmy had a banana for breakfast. Example: I'll need a few things. I'll need some mayonnaise and a silver tin of sardines, a banana. 2. An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. Labels: Canada, Ireland, UK, US, countable, uncountable 3. The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A yellow color, like that of a banana's skin. Labels: uncountable 5. A person of East or Southeast Asian descent, considered to be overly assimilated and subservient to white authority. Labels: countable, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable 6. A person of Chinese descent who cannot speak Mandarin or any Chinese dialect Labels: Malaysia, Singapore, countable, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable 7. The penis. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: The fact that the cop bought O'Brien a beer after feeling of his banana suggests that it must have been a promising one Example: His you-know-what turned soft .. his eight o'clock class was the last thing on his mind five minutes ago, when his banana wasn't overripe. 8. A banana kick. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A banana equivalent dose. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation). Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable 11. An incorrectly held handstand, often seen in beginners. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: banana Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, derived from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. Specific derivation is unclear. Possible ancestor or cognate languages include Wolof banaana, Eastern Maninkakan banana, and Vai ꕒꘌꕯ (ɓaana) or ꕒꕌꕯ (ɓaana), possibly from Arabic بَنَان (banān, “fingertip, banana”). However, Ay Baati Wolof (Munro & Gaye, 1997) posits that Wolof banaana is itself derived from Portuguese banana. The racial slur derives from the notion that they are “Yellow (East-Asian) on the outside, but White (Westernized) on the inside”. Pronunciation: /bəˈnɑː.nə/, /bəˈnæ.nə/, /bəˈna.na/, [bɐ.näː.näˑ] 1. Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight. Labels: not-comparable Example: Even the lowly banana ball, the bane of so many weekenders, sometimes can be exactly right, as in this case. Example: He played the fading, low-banana shot as planned, and the ball whistled left of the oak tree and between the pines.
Word: paralipsis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek παράλειψις (paráleipsis, “omission”), from παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I pass over”), from παρά (pará, “by, near”) + λείπω (leípō, “I leave”). Pronunciation: /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪp.sɪs/ 1. A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: These negatives are a paraleipsis: what cannot be done to the soul can be done to the body. Example: Oxenberg tells us twice that she does not talk about the sister who died. She fools no one with this paralipsis […].
Word: paraskavedekatriaphobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Greek Παρασκευή (Paraskeví, “Friday”) + Greek δεκατρία (dekatría, “thirteen”) + -phobia. 1. The fear of Friday the thirteenth. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:paraskavedekatriaphobia.
Word: deoxyribonucleic acid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/, /di.ɔk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/ 1. A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Meronym: nucleotide
Word: tiger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the mascot of Princeton (a tiger), which led to early cheerleaders calling out "Tiger" at the end of a cheer for the Princeton team. 1. A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer. Example: He spoke with a very strong Scotch accent, and is by no means a graceful orator, but he produced througout a most favourable impression upon all his hearers, and especially upon the students, one of whom shouted as the speaker closed, 'Long Live PRESIDENT M'COSH!' and then proposed three cheers, which were given with a will, followed by the usual tiger and ' rocket.' Example: . . . every blue coat in the audience sprang to his feet, with three times three and a tiger.
Word: protester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English protest 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 protester From protest + -er. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/, /ˈpɹoʊtɛstəɹ/ 1. One who protests, either alone or in a public display of group feeling. Example: The protesters thronged Trafalgar Square and sang anti-war songs. Example: The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners. 2. One who protests a bill of exchange, or note. Example: The protester must also draw up an affidavit containing the literal reproduction of the bill with its acceptance, endorsements, guarantee by endorsement ("aval"), and anything else contained in the note […]
Word: eleven Part of Speech: num Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībaną Proto-Germanic *-lif Proto-Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalifun Old English endleofan Middle English elleven English eleven From Middle English elleven, enleven, eleven, from Old English endleofan; from Proto-Germanic *ainalif (“one left”) (i.e., one left over after having already counted to ten), a compound of *ainaz and *-lif, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”). Compare West Frisian alve, Low German ölven, Dutch elf, German elf, Icelandic ellefu, Danish and Norwegian elleve. Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛv.ən/, /əˈlɛv.ən/, /i-/, [ɪˈlɛbm̩] 1. The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. Example: It was a thunderstormy morning, eleven o'clock, with great dashes of rain pounding against the windows. Example: I know most girls say that they've known their bezzies since they started primary school together, bonding over handmade Mother's Day cards or a hatred of the egg-and-spoon race, but I've only known Taryn since I was eleven[…]
Word: eleven Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībaną Proto-Germanic *-lif Proto-Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalif Proto-West Germanic *ainalifun Old English endleofan Middle English elleven English eleven From Middle English elleven, enleven, eleven, from Old English endleofan; from Proto-Germanic *ainalif (“one left”) (i.e., one left over after having already counted to ten), a compound of *ainaz and *-lif, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”). Compare West Frisian alve, Low German ölven, Dutch elf, German elf, Icelandic ellefu, Danish and Norwegian elleve. Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛv.ən/, /əˈlɛv.ən/, /i-/, [ɪˈlɛbm̩] 1. A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc. 2. A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup. Example: Sneeze is well known by all followers of U. of D. athletics for his great work at halfback on the Flyers' eleven for the past four seasons [...] 3. Deliberate misspelling of !!, used to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points. Labels: Internet, alt-of, deliberate, misspelling, sarcastic, slang Example: A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?! Example: B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1! 4. A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten. Labels: US, countable, slang 5. A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten. Labels: US, countable, slang
Word: twelve Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Middle English twelve, from Old English twelf (“twelve”), from Proto-Germanic *twalif, an old compound of *twa- (“two”) and *-lif (“left over”) (i.e., two left over after having already counted to ten), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian tweelf, tweelif, tweelich (“twelve”), West Frisian tolve (“twelve”), Dutch twaalf (“twelve”), German Low German twalf, twalv (“twelve”), German zwölf (“twelve”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian tolv (“twelve”), Icelandic tólf (“twelve”). Pronunciation: /twɛlv/, [tʰw̥ɛɫv], /twɜːlv/ [tʰw̥əːɫv], /twəlv/ [tʰw̥əɫv], /twelv/ [tʰw̥eɫv] 1. The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII. Example: There are twelve months in a year. Example: Hopper points out that duodecads have been prominent in every ancient civilization and cites as examples twelve spokes in the wheel of the Hindu Rta, the twelve gates of hell where Egyptian Ra must spend the twelve hours of night, the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve labors of Hercules, [...]
Word: twelve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English twelve, from Old English twelf (“twelve”), from Proto-Germanic *twalif, an old compound of *twa- (“two”) and *-lif (“left over”) (i.e., two left over after having already counted to ten), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian tweelf, tweelif, tweelich (“twelve”), West Frisian tolve (“twelve”), Dutch twaalf (“twelve”), German Low German twalf, twalv (“twelve”), German zwölf (“twelve”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian tolv (“twelve”), Icelandic tólf (“twelve”). Pronunciation: /twɛlv/, [tʰw̥ɛɫv], /twɜːlv/ [tʰw̥əːɫv], /twəlv/ [tʰw̥əɫv], /twelv/ [tʰw̥eɫv] 1. A group of twelve items. Example: Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves. 2. A twelve-bore gun. Example: In this way Von Esslin ‘inherited’ two fine hammerless twelves which he used once or twice for duck on the Camargue. 3. A jury (normally composed of twelve persons). Labels: colloquial 4. The police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer. Labels: slang 5. Front (front side of something, position in front of something). Labels: slang Example: watch your twelve Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:twelve.
Word: tigre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of tiger. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: bomb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”), imitative of the sound itself. Doublet of bombe. Compare boom. Pronunciation: /bɒm/, /bɑm/, /bʌm/, /bɔm/ 1. To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: 2000, Canadian Peace Research Institute, Canadian Peace Research and Education Association, Peace Research, Volumes 32-33, page 65, 15 May: US jets bombed air-defence sites north of Mosul, as the Russian Foreign Ministry accused the US and Britain of intentionally bombing civilian targets. (AP) Example: Italy had bombed cities in the Ethiopian war; Italy and Germany had bombed civilians in the Spanish Civil War; at the start of World War II German planes dropped bombs on Rotterdam in Holland, Coventry in England, and elsewhere. 2. To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard. Labels: figuratively, intransitive, often, transitive Example: School days have been missed or cut short many times to accommodate soccer travel through the years, but this return felt different. Photos posted on his social media documenting the experience were seen by classmates, many of whom bombed him with questions about his future in the sport. 3. To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, in order to maximise the resulting splash. Labels: informal 4. To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly. Labels: informal 5. To move at high speed. Labels: especially, informal Example: I was bombing down the road on my motorbike. 6. To make oneself drunk. Labels: reflexive, slang Example: The calendar was selling Moctezuma beer, so I had one of them in her honor while Murray bombed himself with the mezcal. Example: TED: The champagne you ordered, sir. MAN: No time for this. Leave it on ice. WIFE: But I want some now... MAN: There'll be plenty for you at the party, baby, you can bomb yourself all you want at the party. 7. To cover an area in many graffiti tags. Labels: slang Example: It is often used to collect other writer's tags, and future plans for bombing and piecing. 8. To fail dismally. Labels: ambitransitive, slang Example: I totally bombed that exam. Example: The nondiscrimination measures bombed at the polls, losing 18 percent to 82 percent. One gay activist in the city told GCN, "We got whupped." 9. To crash. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: When things weren't going Alison's way at work — some editor wanted something changed or her computer bombed again — she'd cuss and yell at whoever happened to be in the way. 10. To make a smelly mess in (a toilet). Labels: slang, transitive 11. To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound. Labels: obsolete Example: What over-charged piece of melancholie / Is this, breakes in betweene my wishes thus, / With bombing sighs? 12. Synonym of parachute (“wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them”). Labels: slang
Word: bomb Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”), imitative of the sound itself. Doublet of bombe. Compare boom. Pronunciation: /bɒm/, /bɑm/, /bʌm/, /bɔm/ 1. Great, awesome. Labels: slang Example: Have you tried the new tacos from that restaurant? They're pretty bomb!
Word: henna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), the name of the tree used to make the dye, probably from Middle Persian [script needed] (*hannāy-, “to smear, anoint”). Pronunciation: /hɛnə/ 1. A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers. Labels: countable 2. A flower of this plant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The aroma given off by flowers has an aphrodisiac effect, especially on women. This is so particularly in the case of lilies of the valley, gardenia, frangipani, and henna. 3. A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Among Arabs, it is believed that henna rubbed on the fingers, skull, and feet produces an aphrodisiac effect. 4. A rich reddish-brown colour. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: henna Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), the name of the tree used to make the dye, probably from Middle Persian [script needed] (*hannāy-, “to smear, anoint”). Pronunciation: /hɛnə/ 1. Of a rich reddish-brown colour. Labels: not-comparable
Word: henna Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ), the name of the tree used to make the dye, probably from Middle Persian [script needed] (*hannāy-, “to smear, anoint”). Pronunciation: /hɛnə/ 1. To dye or tattoo with henna. Labels: transitive
Word: Brazilian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *brasa Old Galician-Portuguese brasa Portuguese brasa Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlislbor. Portuguese -il Portuguese brasilder. Portuguese Terra do Brasilellip. Portuguese Brasilder. Portuguese Brazilbor. English Brazil Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Brazilian From Brazil + -ian. Pronunciation: /bɹəˈzɪ.lɪ.ən/, /bɹəˈzɪl.jən/ 1. A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent. Example: The world descended on Rio de Janeiro for the XXXI Olympiad in 2016, but Brazilians have been ready anytime to help the world take a load off and experience something missing for a while: fun. 2. Ellipsis of Brazilian wax (“style of pubic hair removal”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal Example: So why get a Brazilian? There are several levels of reasoning beyond what I mentioned in the foreword, but let's discuss the most obvious. Getting a Brazilian wax will make you feel cleaner down there and improve your sex life.
Word: Brazilian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *brasa Old Galician-Portuguese brasa Portuguese brasa Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -īlislbor. Portuguese -il Portuguese brasilder. Portuguese Terra do Brasilellip. Portuguese Brasilder. Portuguese Brazilbor. English Brazil Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Brazilian From Brazil + -ian. Pronunciation: /bɹəˈzɪ.lɪ.ən/, /bɹəˈzɪl.jən/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people. Labels: not-comparable Example: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also floated the idea, despite rebuffs from Venezuela's ruling party and its opposition which both claim victory in the July 28 contest. 2. Pertaining to full removal of pubic hair. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Catalonia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Catalan Catalunya. Further origins disputed. One theory would make it related to Gotland. Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈləʊniə/, /ˌkætəˈloʊniə/ 1. An autonomous community in northeast Spain. 2. The Catalan Countries: A cultural area in northeast Spain, southern France and Andorra where Catalan is or historically was spoken, including the autonomous communities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, part of the autonomous community of Valencia, the Aragon Strip, the Carche in Murcia and the region of Northern Catalonia in France. 3. A former principality in modern northeast Spain, approximately coincident with the current autonomous community of Catalonia but including Northern Catalonia in modern France. Labels: historical
Word: Cayman Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Caymanes, variant of earlier Spanish Lagartos in reference to the early prevalence of marine and freshwater crocodiles on the islands. Spanish caimán and Portuguese caimão are of uncertain etymology, being variously attributed to Taíno kaimán, Kari'na acayouman, and Kongo. 1. Three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea. 2. Offshore bank accounts based in the Cayman Islands. Labels: metonymically 3. Tax havens. Labels: broadly, figuratively
Word: England Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *angliz Old English Engle Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Old English Engla land Middle English Engelond English England From Middle English Engelond, England, from Old English Engla land (literally “land of the Angles”), from genitive of Engle (“the Angles”) + land (“land”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋɡ.lənd/, /ˈɪŋ.ɡə.lənd/, /ˈɪŋ.lənd/, /ˈɪŋɡ.læːnɖ/ 1. The largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom; established in southern Britain by Aethelstan of Wessex in 927. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Holonyms: Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World Example: We thoroughly enjoyed our vacation in Britain. We visited England, Wales, and Scotland. 2. The territory of the Angles and (later) Anglo-Saxons in Britain at any given time before the founding of the Kingdom of England, or the territory of the English people at any given time, in either the Kingdom of England or the United Kingdom. Labels: historical, uncountable, usually 3. Synonym of England and Wales. Labels: archaic, historical, uncountable, usually 4. Synonym of Great Britain or United Kingdom. Labels: dated, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable, usually Example: England expects that every man will do his duty. Example: There is a very near analogy between the position of the President of the United States and that of the Prime Minister of England, and both are paid at much the same rate — the income of a second-class professional man. 5. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: uncountable, usually 6. A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fy Part of Speech: intj 1. Archaic form of fie. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: "O fy, Andrew, how can ye say sae? How can ye doubt that it was in the Almighty's name?"
Word: Jacobian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Jacobi + -an, after Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, a German mathematician of the 19th century. Pronunciation: /jɑːˈkəʊ.bi.ən/, /d͡ʒəˈkoʊ.bi.ən/ 1. Used to specify certain mathematical objects named in honour of C. G. J. Jacobi. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Jacobian matrix has partial derivatives as its entries.
Word: Jacobian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jacobi + -an, after Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, a German mathematician of the 19th century. Pronunciation: /jɑːˈkəʊ.bi.ən/, /d͡ʒəˈkoʊ.bi.ən/ 1. A Jacobian matrix or its associated operator. Example: As a demonstration, we first establish the correctness of the Jacobian matrices for kinetic models of hydrogen, methane, ethylene, and isopentanol oxidation, then demonstrate the performance achievable on CPUs and GPUs using pyJac via matrix evaluation timing comparisons.. 2. The determinant of such a matrix. Example: In terms of per-bit security, elliptic curves and Jacobians of genus 2 curves appear to be roughly equivalent. However, when it comes to efficient and side-channel-aware implementations, we see a curious divergence.
Word: Jacobian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Jacob Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Jacobian From Jacob + -ian. 1. Of or relating to the biblical Jacob.
Word: BID Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bis in diē. 1. twice a day, two times per day Labels: not-comparable Example: It has been repeatedly documented that moving patients from a TID dosing regimen to BID or OD vastly improves compliance, and thus the medicine's effectiveness.
Word: BID Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of business improvement district. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: kindling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kindle + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ/ 1. Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire. Example: Go and collect some kindling. Example: When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped ; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs kneeling on the hearth and heaping kindling on the coals, and her pretty little Alsatian maid beside her, laying a log across the andirons. 2. The act by which something is kindled. Example: December 14, 1784, Hester Rogers, letter to the Rev. Mr. Fletcher The kindlings of love which had been felt before, now became a flame in every believing soul; and when fallen on our knees, the power of God descended of a truth […]
Word: kindling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From kindle + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ/ 1. Illuminated, lit. Example: The morning o'er the gilded grove Bright on the kindling landscape fell, I sought her where she oft did rove In want and sorrow's lonely cell;—
Word: kindling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From kindle + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of kindle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Despite the damp wood, he had no trouble kindling a fire.
Word: pulpit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pulpit, from Old French pulpite and Latin pulpitum (“platform”). Doublet of pulpitum and polypus. Piecewise doublet of polypod. Pronunciation: /ˈpʊlpɪt/, /ˈpʌlpɪt/, /ˈpʉlpɪt/ 1. A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform. Labels: countable Example: Always, whether in the pulpit or on the platform, as in private conversation, there is an absolute simplicity about the man and his words; a simplicity, an earnestness, a complete honesty. Example: [H]is `Amens' were ejected at the pulpit with the severity of a reprimand. 2. Activity associated with or usually performed from a church pulpit; preaching, sermons, religious teaching. Labels: metonymically, uncountable 3. The preaching profession, office, or role in general; the pastorate, the priesthood, the ministry. Labels: metonymically, uncountable 4. Preachers collectively; clergy; the priesthood. Labels: metonymically, uncountable 5. An individual or particular preaching position or role; a pastorate. Labels: countable, metonymically Example: He seems like too timid a man to fill the pulpit at such a large church. 6. Bully pulpit. Labels: broadly 7. Any lectern, podium, dais, or platform for an orator or public speaker. Labels: countable 8. The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck; also called bow pulpit. The railing at the stern is sometimes called the stern pulpit or the pushpit. Labels: countable 9. A bow platform for harpooning. Labels: countable Example: [Hooper:] Will you just please go to the end of the pulpit! [Brody:] What for? [Hooper:] I need to have something in the foreground to give it some scale. [Brody:] Foreground, my ass! 10. A plane's cockpit. Labels: UK, dated, slang Example: In the slang of the Royal Air Force man, the cockpit of his plane is the ‘pulpit’ or ‘office’, the glass covering over it the ‘greenhouse’.
Word: church Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, an early borrowing of Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón), neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”), from κύριος (kúrios, “ruler, lord”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail”). Doublet of kirk. Additional etymological information For vowel evolution, see bury. Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón) was used of houses of Christian worship since circa 300 CE, especially in the East, though it was less common in this sense than ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”) or βασιλική (basilikḗ, “royal thing”). An example of the direct Greek-to-Germanic progress of many Christian words, possibly via the Goths; it was probably used by West Germanic people in their pre-Christian period. Cognate with Scots kirk (“church”), West Frisian tsjerke (“church”), Saterland Frisian Säärke (“church”), Dutch kerk (“church”), German Kirche (“church”), Danish kirke (“church”), Swedish kyrka (“church”), Norwegian Bokmål kirke, Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkje (“church”), and Faroese and Icelandic kirkja (“church”). Also picked up by Slavic, via Old High German chirihha (compare Old Church Slavonic црькꙑ (crĭky), Bulgarian църква (cǎrkva), Russian це́рковь (cérkovʹ)). Romance and Celtic languages use descendants of Latin ecclēsia. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/, /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/, /ˈt͡ʃøːt͡ʃ/, /ˈt͡ʃʌɾt͡ʃ/, /ˈt͡ʃeːt͡ʃ/ 1. To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple). Labels: historical, transitive Example: Thenne after this lady was delyuerd and chirched / there came a knyghte vnto her / his name was sire Bromel la pleche / the whiche was a grete lord and he hadde loued that lady longe / and he euermore desyred her to wedde her / and soo by no meane she coude putte hym of Example: Nor did it [the Church] accept that the woman should stay indoors until she had been churched. 2. To educate someone religiously, as in a church. Labels: transitive Example: “we’re mighty glad to have you all here. Don’t pay no ‘tention to Lula, she’s contentious because Reverend Sykes threatened to church her. She’s a troublemaker from way back, got fancy ideas an’ haughty ways—we’re mighty glad to have you all.”
Word: church Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, an early borrowing of Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón), neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”), from κύριος (kúrios, “ruler, lord”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail”). Doublet of kirk. Additional etymological information For vowel evolution, see bury. Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón) was used of houses of Christian worship since circa 300 CE, especially in the East, though it was less common in this sense than ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”) or βασιλική (basilikḗ, “royal thing”). An example of the direct Greek-to-Germanic progress of many Christian words, possibly via the Goths; it was probably used by West Germanic people in their pre-Christian period. Cognate with Scots kirk (“church”), West Frisian tsjerke (“church”), Saterland Frisian Säärke (“church”), Dutch kerk (“church”), German Kirche (“church”), Danish kirke (“church”), Swedish kyrka (“church”), Norwegian Bokmål kirke, Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkje (“church”), and Faroese and Icelandic kirkja (“church”). Also picked up by Slavic, via Old High German chirihha (compare Old Church Slavonic црькꙑ (crĭky), Bulgarian църква (cǎrkva), Russian це́рковь (cérkovʹ)). Romance and Celtic languages use descendants of Latin ecclēsia. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/, /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/, /ˈt͡ʃøːt͡ʃ/, /ˈt͡ʃʌɾt͡ʃ/, /ˈt͡ʃeːt͡ʃ/ 1. Used to express strong agreement. Labels: slang Example: – These burritos are the best! – Church!