nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: murk Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English merke, mirke, from Old English mirce, myrce (“dark, gloomy, evil”) and Old Norse myrkr (“dark, murky”), both from Proto-Germanic *merkuz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (“to flicker; to darken; to be dark”). Cognate Danish mørk (“dark”), Norwegian mørk (“dark”), Swedish mörk (“dark”), Icelandic myrkur (“dark”), as also Albanian murg (“dark”), Proto-Slavic *morkъ (“darkness”), Lithuanian márgas (“multicolored”), murzinas (“dirty, spoiled”), Ancient Greek ἀμορβός (amorbós, “dark”). Pronunciation: /mɝk/, /mɜːk/ 1. Dark, murky. Example: He cannot see through the mantle murk.
Word: murk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mirke, merke, from Old English mirce, myrce (“darkness, gloom”) and Old Norse myrkr (“darkness, gloom”), both from Proto-Germanic *merkwą, *mirkwiz (“darkness”), Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (“to flicker; to darken; to be dark”). Pronunciation: /mɝk/, /mɜːk/ 1. Darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment. Labels: uncountable Example: […]in murk and occidental damp Example: O great star disappear’d—O the black murk that hides the star!
Word: murk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mirken, probably from Old Norse myrkja, myrkva (“to make dark, darken”), from Proto-Germanic *mirkwijaną, *mirkwajaną (“to make dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (“to flicker; to darken; to be dark”). Pronunciation: /mɝk/, /mɜːk/ 1. To make murky or be murky; to cloud or obscure, or to be clouded or obscured. Labels: intransitive Example: Dawn had been murking through the smoky windows, growing stronger for half an hour...
Word: murk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly an alteration of merc, from clipping of mercenary. First attested in the 1990s. Pronunciation: /mɝk/, /mɜːk/ 1. To kill or eliminate. Labels: ambitransitive, slang Example: That's why he was able to catch Crush out there sleeping and why he murked him before he could ask him any questions. Example: that 1 fag in there got my pistol confiscated, I got plenty of other guns but I want to murk that cocksucker 2. To beat up; to injure. Labels: ambitransitive, slang Example: cause we be murkin from the boogie And shittin on the crowds 'cause they jive fakin woody. Example: He clowned Sticks, and Sticks murked him for no reason. And I don't know for sure, but I think he murked Trail. 3. To eliminate; to defeat overwhelmingly. Labels: ambitransitive, slang Example: POV: You're about to get murked by two of Philly's finest on the court. | @myteamtoyota
Word: suspense Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English suspense, suspence, from Anglo-Norman suspens (as in en suspens) and Old French suspens, from Latin suspēnsus. Pronunciation: /səˈspɛns/ 1. The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: For thee the Fates, severely kind, ordain / A cool suspense from pleasure and from pain; / Thy life a long dead calm of fix'd repose; / No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows. 2. The pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Ten days the prophet in suspense remain'd. Example: I believe that, to the young, suspense is the most intolerable suffering. Active misery always brings with it its own power of endurance. 4. A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent. Labels: uncountable, usually 5. A deadline. Labels: US, uncountable, usually Example: She sent us that assignment with a suspense of noon tomorrow.
Word: suspense Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English suspense, suspence, from Anglo-Norman suspens (as in en suspens) and Old French suspens, from Latin suspēnsus. Pronunciation: /səˈspɛns/ 1. Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: [The great light of day] suspens in heav'n. 2. Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Expectation held his look suspense.
Word: tant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of tantalum capacitor. 1. A tantalum capacitor. Labels: slang Example: Note that like 'tants' these are polarized and must be connected to the circuit the right way round, the lead marked 'H' to the positive side of the circuit; failure to do so can lead to a small explosion!
Word: Gordian knot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the name of a legendary knot tied to a pole near the temple of Zeus in Gordium. It was prophesied that whoever loosed the knot would become ruler of all Asia. Alexander the Great solved the puzzle by slicing through the knot and took it as a sign of Zeus' favor. He then proceeded to conquer much of the known world. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔːdɪən ˈnɒt/, /ˈɡoʊɹdɪən ˈnɑt/ 1. The legendary knot tied to a pole near the temple of Zeus in Gordium. Labels: Greek 2. Any intricate and complex problem having a simple solution. Labels: broadly Example: List his discourse of war, and you shall hear A fearful battle rend'red you in music; Turn him to any cause of policy, The Gordian knot of it he will unloose. Example: The knot which you thought a Gordian one, will untie itself before you.
Word: wolves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwʊlvz/, /ˈwʊvz/ 1. plural of wolf Labels: form-of, plural 2. genitive of wolf Labels: form-of, genitive, obsolete Example: Lŭpātus, a, um, Bridled with a ſharp bit, Sharp like a Wolves teeth. Example: Fab[le]. CLV. A Shepherd and a Wolves Whelp. A Shepherd took a Sucking Whelp of a Wolfe, and Train’d it up with his Dogs.
Word: wolves Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwʊlvz/, /ˈwʊvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wolve Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deepest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈdiːpɪst/ 1. superlative form of deep: most deep. Labels: form-of, superlative Example: Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.
Word: eldest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɛldɪst/ 1. superlative form of old: most old; greatest in age or seniority. Labels: form-of, superlative Example: The eldest son was usually given the name of his paternal grandfather, later children those of other relatives. 2. (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players. 3. (of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards. Example: Each player draws a card, and the lowest becomes eldest hand.
Word: eldest Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛldɪst/ 1. The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
Word: effet Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of eft (“a newt”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He had been cutting grass in the churchyard, and an effet ran at him, and bit him on the thumb.
Word: discouraged Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒd/, /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/ 1. Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened. Example: deeply discouraged Example: easily discouraged 2. unrecommended; unprescribed.
Word: discouraged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒd/, /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of discourage Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rustle up Part of Speech: verb 1. To forage for, or (figuratively) to quickly prepare, something. Labels: idiomatic Example: I'll see if I can rustle up a meal before the guests start arriving in 30 minutes.
Word: back issue Part of Speech: noun 1. An edition of a magazine, etc, that was published earlier than the current edition.
Word: rarefied Part of Speech: adj 1. Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select. Example: Philosophical debates can be quite rarefied. Example: The country gentry of old time lived in a rarefied social air: dotted apart on their stations up the mountain they looked down with imperfect discrimination on the belts of thicker life below. 2. Elevated in style or nature, sublime; of high intellectual or moral value. 3. Less dense than usual; thin. Example: The air at high altitudes at the top of mountains is rarefied.
Word: rarefied Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rarefy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rationalise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French rationaliser. By surface analysis, rational + -ise. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæʃ.ə.nə.laɪz/, /ˈɹæʃ.ə.nə.lɑɪz/ 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: The eastern bore became disused in 1972-73, when its rails were lifted as part of a British Rail scheme to rationalise trackwork in and around King's Cross.
Word: penance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English penaunce, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French peneance, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”). Doublet of penitence. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛn.əns/ 1. A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Quoth he, "The man hath penance done, / And penance more will do." 2. A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any instrument of self-punishment. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. repentance Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 5. pain; sorrow; suffering Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: penance Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English penaunce, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French peneance, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”). Doublet of penitence. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛn.əns/ 1. To impose penance; to punish. Example: She seem'd, at once, some penanced lady elf, / Some demon mistress, or the demon's self.
Word: locusts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of locust Labels: form-of, plural
Word: locusts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of locust Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: broadest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔːd.ɪst/, /ˈbɹɔd.ɪst/ 1. superlative form of broad: most broad Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: lecherous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement (“lecherously”)), from Old French lecherie, licherie (“gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery”), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *lekkōn, *likkōn (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”), equivalent to lecher + -ous. More at lick. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛtʃ.ə.ɹəs/, /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ɚ.əs/ 1. Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery. Example: Adam was a perfectly satisfactory dinner companion, if not a bit damp and blandly lecherous (he revealed he had looked at my Instagram before we met and “really liked the photos of me in a bathing suit.”) And now, standing on the street corner, it was unclear how I was going to walk away from this without an awkward shutdown.
Word: deviant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English devyaunt (“deviating, different”), from Late Latin dēviāns, present participle of dēviō (“to stray, deviate or detour”). The noun is from the adjective, possibly attested in Middle English with the meaning “one who goes astray”. * (DeviantArt member): So called because the website was originally for people who modified (deviated) computer applications. Pronunciation: /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/ 1. Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard. Example: At the trial, the extent of his deviant behaviour became clear. Example: He’s like more successful but equally morally abhorrent right-wing undercover operative James O’Keefe’s non-union Mexican equivalent, a dunce whose one move involves incompetently attempting to frame figures of seemingly unimpeachable moral integrity, like Robert Mueller or good old Mayor Pete, as deviant sex criminals like Wohl’s God Donald Trump by unsuccessfully trying to get people to come forward with bogus sexual assault allegations.
Word: deviant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English devyaunt (“deviating, different”), from Late Latin dēviāns, present participle of dēviō (“to stray, deviate or detour”). The noun is from the adjective, possibly attested in Middle English with the meaning “one who goes astray”. * (DeviantArt member): So called because the website was originally for people who modified (deviated) computer applications. Pronunciation: /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/ 1. A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior. Example: He was branded as a deviant and ostracized. 2. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern. Example: As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant. 3. A member of the online art community DeviantArt. Labels: Internet Example: In contrast to Flickr, deviantArt offers a broad range of user affordances, enabling both synchronous and asynchronous interpersonal and group communication, as well as networking with other deviants and the surveillance of the work of others (through the deviantWATCH affordance). Example: While I myself have no problems as far as favoriting instead of commenting is concerned, since a lot of deviants are like this, I thought it was right to tell people how to comment correctly.
Word: levitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1673; borrowed from New Latin levitātus, perfect passive participle of levitō (“to levitate; to have one's motion directed upward, as opposed to the downward motion induced by gravity”) (first attested c. 1670), modeled on gravitō (“to gravitate”) (← Latin gravis (“heavy”)), from levis (“light”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/ 1. To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity. Labels: transitive Example: The magician levitated the woman. 2. To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity. Labels: intransitive Example: The guru claimed that he could levitate.
Word: meanwhile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English menewhile, equivalent to mean (“intermediate”) + while. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the mean while, noun being conventionally written as one word after the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˈmiːnwaɪl/, /ˈmiːnhwaɪl/ 1. The time between two events. Example: In the meanwhile, the surveyors carried the line three miles, which was no contemptible day's work, considering how cruelly they were entangled with briers and gallbushes.
Word: meanwhile Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English menewhile, equivalent to mean (“intermediate”) + while. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the mean while, noun being conventionally written as one word after the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˈmiːnwaɪl/, /ˈmiːnhwaɪl/ 1. During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place. Labels: not-comparable Example: There was a party going on downstairs. Meanwhile, I was reading a book. Example: Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him. 2. During an intervening time; from now until a future time. Labels: not-comparable Example: We’re going on holiday next month; meanwhile, keep working on the project. Example: The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable tormented generations to march forth triumphant from the hideous epoch in which we have to dwell. Meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair. 3. In contrast to aspects previously mentioned. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some songs on the album are beautiful. Meanwhile, others are quite forgettable. Example: When you are in the studio you don’t have anybody to feed off of, meanwhile when you are playing live you interact with people and you feel the energy in the room.
Word: obviously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English obvious Middle English -ly English -ly English obviously From obvious + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/, /ˈɒ(b).vɪəs.li/, /ˈɒ(b).vjəs.li/, /ˈɑ(b).vi(.)əs.li/, /ˈɔ(b).vi.ɘs.li/ 1. In an obvious or clearly apparent manner. Example: She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset. Example: She'd obviously not gone to sleep yet: her eyes were bloodshot with sleepiness. 2. Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious. Labels: colloquial Example: You weren't to know, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ...
Word: horsemen Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɔɹsmən/, /ˈhɔːsmən/ 1. plural of horseman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: newborn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjaz Proto-West Germanic *niwi Old English nīewe Middle English newe English new Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *buranaz Proto-West Germanic *boran Old English boren, ġeboren Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne English born English newborn From new + born. 1. Recently born. Example: newborn baby Example: newborn child 2. Born anew, reborn.
Word: newborn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjaz Proto-West Germanic *niwi Old English nīewe Middle English newe English new Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *buranaz Proto-West Germanic *boran Old English boren, ġeboren Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne English born English newborn From new + born. 1. A recently born baby. Example: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel on Friday rolled back a decadeslong recommendation that all newborns get a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.
Word: harmed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hɑɹmd/, /hɑːmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of harm Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: destroyer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English destroyour, destroyere; By surface analysis, destroy + -er. Designating a warship, it is ellipsis of torpedo-boat destroyer, the longer term appearing at the end of the 19th century and the shorter form early in the 20th. Pronunciation: /dəˈstɹɔɪ.ɚ/ 1. That which destroys something. Example: But it is as a destroyer of grasshoppers that the dickcissel excels. Example: These temple destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and, instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar. 2. A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate. Labels: historical 3. A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser. 4. A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser. Labels: broadly
Word: demolish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Attested since the 16th century; from Middle French demoliss-, the stem of some conjugated forms of the verb demolir (“to destroy”, “to tear down”), from Latin dēmōlior (“to tear down”). Displaced native Old English tōweorpan (literally “to throw apart”). Pronunciation: /dᵻˈmɒl.ɪʃ/ 1. To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion. Labels: literally, transitive Example: They demolished the old mill and put up four townhouses. Example: The station did not have a long life, as it was demolished between 1884 and 1888 to make room for a new and larger station which forms part of the present Liverpool Exchange Station. 2. To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent). Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: The Captain folded his brow into a look of intense perplexity. 'You seem exceedingly spry for a man who demolished an entire bottle of brandy and better part of an ounce of shag in a single evening.' 'And very nice too,' said the tramp. 'Now as to breakfast?' Example: Andrew Johnson scored a hat-trick as Fulham demolished London rivals Queens Park Rangers to win their Premier League fixture of the season. 3. To devour; to eat up Labels: transitive Example: “Thanks, Raj.” Frank was too hungry to worry about Raj’s gob gloop on the bar, and happily demolished it in seconds.
Word: demolished Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of demolish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: manmade Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of man-made. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: gastroenterology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”) + Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, gastro- + enterology. Pronunciation: /ˌɡæstɹɔ.entəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi/, [ˌɡæst͡ʃʰɹɔʊ.enəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi] 1. The study of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus, which may also include the study of accessory organs: pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts. Labels: uncountable Example: One insurance company, UnitedHealthcare, has announced that starting in June, members with commercial plans seeking gastroenterology endoscopy services – including colonoscopies – will be required to have “prior authorizations” for those services.
Word: ignored Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈnɔːd/, /ɪɡˈnoɹd/, /ɪɡˈnoː/, /əɡˈnoː/, /ɪɡˈno(ː)ɹd/ 1. simple past and past participle of ignore Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reasonably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English resonably, equivalent to reasonable + -ly. Piecewise doublet of rationably. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/, /ˈɹiːz.nə.bli/ 1. In accordance with reason. Example: They were able handle their disagreements reasonably. Example: Nineteen Eighty-Four was written in 1949. Its nightmarish fictional world is now 37 years in the past, so one might reasonably conclude that Orwell was far too pessimistic, but his great book was less a prediction than a warning, and above all an analysis of the totalitarian mentality. 2. Fairly; satisfactorily; not extremely. Example: The shoes were reasonably priced. Example: Fanny said she would drive to Center Campobello, but Dubin in his laryngitic voice told her he was reasonably sure he could make it to her after another week. 3. Quite; to some extent. Example: That car goes reasonably fast.
Word: hereupon Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From here + upon. Spelled as two words before the 16th century. 1. Immediately afterwards; at this. Labels: not-comparable Example: Laſtly, One way more there may be of miſtake, at that not unuſuall among us, grounded upon a double compute of the year; the one beginning from the 25 of March, the other from the day of our birth unto the ſame again, which is the naturall account. Now hereupon many men frequently miſcaſt their daies; for in their age they diduce the account not from the day of their birth, but the year of our Lord, wherein they were born. Example: Again, be it that some nocive or hurtful thing be towards us, must Fear of necessity follow hereupon?
Word: transgressed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of transgress Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fittest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of fit: most fit Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fittest Part of Speech: verb 1. second-person singular simple present indicative of fit Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Word: invested Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛstɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of invest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: invested Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛstɪd/ 1. Involved, having a personal interest. Example: How invested are you in this idea?
Word: seafood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sea Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdô Old English fōda Middle English fode English food English seafood From sea + food. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːfuːd/ 1. Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, seaweed, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: But most of all, they were jealous because these strangers feasted daily on great turtle, albacore and sail-fish, the sweetest of all seafoods. Example: Write about radiation levels in seafood, “safe” pollution limits set by pollutors, government policy auctioned for campaign donations and Seaboard's ex juris police force, and you'll raise the temperature of public awareness, fractionally, towards its ignition point. 2. Food from any aquatic source, including not only salt water but also fresh water. Labels: broadly, uncountable, usually Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:seafood.
Word: leden Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English leden, leoden, from Old English lēoden (“national or popular language”). More at leid and leed. 1. Language; speech. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: he was expert in prophecies, / And could the ledden of the gods unfold […]
Word: pared Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɛəd/, /pɛɹd/, /peːd/, /peəd/, /piəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of pare Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: goon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Germanic *gumô Proto-West Germanic *gumō Old English guma Middle English gone? English gooney English goon Shortened from gooney, from obsolete gony (“simpleton”), used circa 1580, of unknown origin. Perhaps a familiar term derived from Middle English gone, a variant of gome (“man, person”). Gony was applied by sailors to the albatross and similar big, clumsy birds (circa 1839). The term goon first carried the meaning "stupid person" (circa 1921). Compare Scots goni, guni (“a bogey, bugbear, hobgoblin”), dialectal Swedish gonnar (“elves, goblins”, plural). * Etymology 1, noun sense 1 ("hired thug"; circa 1938) is largely influenced by the comic strip character Alice the Goon from the Popeye series. * Etymology 1, noun sense 3 ("fool") was reinforced by the popular radio program, The Goon Show, starring Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. * Etymology 1, noun sense 5 ("guard") was influenced by both etymology 1, noun sense 1 and etymology 1, noun sense 3, though not by The Goon Show reference, which arose about 10 years after WWII. Pronunciation: /ˈɡuːn/ 1. To act like a goon; to act in an intimidating or aggressive way towards opponents. Labels: slang, transitive Example: In the mid-week game against the Czech republic, the Czech team speared, slashed, tripped, gooned, and in more cases than I recall, crosschecked Canadian players in the teeth. Example: Imagine losing to a team that gooned it up and attempted to take out your best players with heavy hits? 2. To legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility. Labels: neologism Example: Owen Jenney, Ms. Hamburger's son, got gooned, though he said his goons turned out to be "really nice guys, actually." He is 19 now, a freshman in college, and he remembers arriving in the wilderness frightened and confused, angrily convinced that sending him across the country to Oregon was "way out of proportion" to the situation. Example: Some described being "gooned" in the middle of the night by strongmen hired by their family to forcibly transport them to camp.
Word: goon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Germanic *gumô Proto-West Germanic *gumō Old English guma Middle English gone? English gooney English goon? English goon Possibly derived from etymology 1, from etymology 1, noun sense 3 ("a fool; a stupid person"), or from etymology 1, noun sense 1 ("a thug"). Pronunciation: /ˈɡuːn/ 1. To masturbate for long periods of time without reaching a climax. Labels: Internet, intransitive, slang Example: Dirt bike riding is the pursuit of skill and technique in a challenging environment. To me, its not about gooning before friends to be the baddest one on the block. Leave that for other stuff. Example: Surfing meaning to surf decently most normal surfspots in the world, no gooning out. 2. To masturbate for long periods of time without reaching a climax. Labels: Internet, broadly, intransitive
Word: goon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps diminutive slang for flagon or from Aboriginal English goom. Pronunciation: /ˈɡuːn/ 1. A wine flagon or cask. Labels: Australia, Internet, countable, informal, intransitive Example: We drank goons of cheap wine. 2. Cheap or inferior cask wine. Labels: Australia, Internet, informal, intransitive, uncountable Example: ‘On the night of our school graduation he stole a flagon of goon wine and disappeared into the woods. The police found him the next day asleep on the creek.[…]’ Example: With these instructions, we take turns sipping the wine directly from the bottle on the beach. It′s not the classiest thing to do but the fact that it′s in a bottle already makes it classier than all the boxes of goon we′ve consumed this trip.
Word: goon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 呉音 (goon). Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊˌɒn/, /ˈɡoʊˌɑn/ 1. A Sino-Japanese kanji pronunciation layer, considered the first Sino-Japanese kanji reading type used in Japan. Labels: Internet, intransitive, uncountable Example: The Buddhist term 権化 is read as gonge, using the kanji's goon readings.
Word: inexistence 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 existence English inexistence From in- + existence. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstəns/ 1. The state of not being, not existing, or not being perceptible. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Our inexistence indeed was a condition, wherein nothing in us was capable of being a motive of God's love; but our enmity proceeded further, and made us worthy of his detestation; […] Example: In order to prove the inexistence of God, he challenged Him to strike him down in five minutes while timing himself with a watch. 2. The state of existing in something Labels: uncountable, usually Example: that there is a mutual inexistence of one in all, and all in one; […] Example: She distinguished as to this, the inexistence in God from eternity, and the figurative manifestation in time. 3. That which exists within; a constituent. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 1768-1777, Abraham Tucker, The Light of Nature Pursued where could they find such receptacle for their inexistence
Word: metempsychosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Latin metempsychosis, from Koine Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis). Pronunciation: /mɛtəmsʌɪˈkəʊsɪs/ 1. Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Pythagoras borrowed Metempsychosis of the Ægyptians, but since, it hath been received of divers Nations, and especially of our Druides[…]. Example: The Fates that are so careful to shut the doors of each successive life behind us had, in this case, been neglectful, and Charlie was looking, though that he did not know, where never man had been permitted to look with full knowledge since Time began. Above all he was absolutely ignorant of the knowledge sold to me for five pounds; and he would retain that ignorance, for bank-clerks do not understand metempsychosis, and a sound commercial education does not include Greek.
Word: charitable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French charitable. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæɹɪtəbəl/, /ˈt͡ʃæɹətəbəl/, [ˈt͡ʃæɹ(ə)ɾəbɫ̩], /ˈt͡ʃɛɹətəbəl/, [ˈt͡ʃɛɹ(ə)ɾəbɫ̩] 1. Pertaining to charity. 2. Kind, generous. Example: St. Martin [of Tours] looks round, first, deliberately;—becomes aware of a tatterdemalion and thirsty-looking soul of a beggar at his chair side, who has managed to get his cup filled somehow, also—by a charitable lacquey. St. Martin turns his back on the Empress, and hobnobs with him! Example: Pakistan can sometimes be a cruel environment, its residents caught between the dual pressures of poverty and violence. Yet it is also a place of great kindness, with a strong culture of charitable giving. 3. Having a purpose or character of a charity.
Word: winds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɪndz/ 1. plural of wind Labels: form-of, plural
Word: winds Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /waɪndz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wind Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: throwing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/, /ˈθɹəʊ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of throw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: throwing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/, /ˈθɹəʊ.ɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something is thrown. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] it looked like a house where they played charades, where there would be long streamers of evergreen and dozens of wreaths of holly at Christmas-time, where there were tearful, happy weddings and great throwings of rice after little brides […] 2. The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: strongest Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English strongeste, strengeste (“stronger”), from Old English strongesta, strengesta (“strongest”), from Proto-Germanic *strangistô (“*stronger”), superlative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”). More at strong. Pronunciation: /ˈstɹɒŋɡəst/, /ˈstɹɒŋɡɪst/, /ˈstɹɔŋɡəst/, /ˈstɹɑŋɡəst/ 1. superlative form of strong: most strong Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: widest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪdəst/ 1. superlative form of wide: most wide Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: noblest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈnoʊbl̩ɪst/, /ˈnoʊblɪst/, /ˈnəʊbl̩ɪst/, /ˈnəʊblɪst/ 1. superlative form of noble: most noble Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: sweetest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈswiːtəst/ 1. superlative form of sweet: most sweet Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: happiest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈhæp.i.ɪst/ 1. superlative form of happy: most happy Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: fairest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹɪst/, /ˈfɛəɹɪst/ 1. superlative form of fair: most fair Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: astrophilately Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- English philately English astrophilately From astro- + philately. 1. The branch of philately dealing with space flight and similar subjects. Labels: uncountable
Word: UKWMO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation: a United Kingdom defence organisation (1957 to 1992). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ROC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Republic of China (all senses). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Near-synonym: China 2. Initialism of Republic of China (all senses). Example: Former U.S. Senator George McGovern said that during his one-week visit to the ROC he met many friendly, optimistic and energetic people, and called the Republic of China an "energetic" country. He said he hopes his visit will help to promote understanding between the ROC and liberals in the United States. Example: This book suggests that the gradual increase of transactions and communications between the two Chinas since 1987 should contribute to the ‘normalization’ of relations between the two Chinas. Nevertheless, these transactions and communications are not expected to lead to the political reunification of the two Chinas in the foreseeable future due to four main obstacles: the PRC’s intention to localize and isolate the ROC internationally; the PRC’s refusal to exclude the use of military force against the ROC; the difference between the two Chinas’ living standards and political philosophies; and the Taiwan Independence Movement. 3. Initialism of Republic of China (all senses). 4. The "Rest of Canada", i.e. Canada excluding the province of Quebec. Labels: Canada Example: [T]he old and tired purveyors of separatism in Québec continue to harp on what they contend Québec is not—essentially, “not the ROC”—in order to peddle their snake oil. Example: If Quebeckers believe that voting PQ means putting a knife to Canada’s throat, they should think again. The ROC is fed up with these threats. 5. Abbreviation of Republic of (the) Congo, Congo-Brazzaville. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 6. Abbreviation of Russia(n) Olympic Committee. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 7. Abbreviation of Race of Champions. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 8. Abbreviation of Russian Orthodox Church. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 9. The Royal Observer Corps, a former United Kingdom defence organization (1925 to 1992). Labels: UK, historical
Word: ROC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of region of convergence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of receiver operating characteristic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: exhibitioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exhibition + -er. 1. A student at secondary school or university who has been awarded an exhibition. The exhibition usually involves a financial prize and may include the right to wear a distinctive gown, especially at the University of Oxford. Labels: UK
Word: VBBA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Vintage Baseball Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: base ball Part of Speech: noun 1. baseball Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: 1823, National Advocate, April 25, 1823. p. 2, col. 4. I was last Saturday much pleased in witnessing a company of active young men playing the manly and athletic game of “base ball” at the Retreat in Broadway (Jones’) Example: 1823, New-York Gazette & General Advertiser, Apr. 25, 1823, p. 2, col. 2. We have received a communication in favor of the manly exercise of base ball;
Word: SHHH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of self-help for the hard of hearing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: shhh Part of Speech: intj 1. Elongated form of shh.
Word: phobophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) + -phobia, equivalent to phobo- + -phobia. 1. The fear of fear; the fear of developing a phobia. Labels: uncountable Example: When Franklin Delano Roosevelt said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," he was describing phobophobia -- the fear of being afraid. Example: In particular, the rulemakers – here judges who craft free speech doctrine – may themselves display a pathological fear of succumbing to pathological fear, a kind of phobophobia.
Word: POS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of proof of service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of peripheral oxygen saturation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of part of speech. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Eight POSs are defined in traditional English grammar: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. Example: To include part-of-speech (POS) information, the corpus was tagged using the CLAWS tagger. 4. Initialism of point of sale or point of service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of proprietary operating system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of position and orientation system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of piece of shit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable, vulgar Example: Unlimited technology from the whole universe, and we cruise 'round in a Ford P.O.S. Example: Everything you lost was because you are a P.O.S,^([sic]) […] 8. Initialism of Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: POS Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of parent over shoulder (i.e. observing the young user's conversation). Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Hang on, POS ... can you tell me about it later?
Word: Canuck Part of Speech: name Etymology: Origin uncertain, often hypothesized to derive from the name or speech of an early Canadian minority, later broadened to denote all Canadians: * Since 1975, many scholars have come to think the name is from Hawaiian kanaka (“man”), a self-appellation of indentured colonial canoemen and Hawaiian sailors working off the Pacific Northwest, Arctic, and New England coasts, from French canaque (“indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia, Kanak”); or, more likely, American whalers’ pidgin, then re-interpreted as Can(adian) + a suffix. (More below on that [specific] putative suffix.) Compare English Kanak and German Kanake. * Some dictionaries suggest it is derived from the first syllable of Canada, or its etymon Laurentian kanata (“village”), or a related word kanuchsa meaning “villager” in either Laurentian or another Iroquoian language; with the second syllable connected to Inuktitut inuk (“man; person”), from Chinook (“Aboriginal people of the U.S. Pacific Northwest”), or another First-Nation language ending like -oc, -uc, or -uq. * Fanciful and unlikely suggestions include German genug von Canada (literally “enough of Canada”) (allegedly uttered by German mercenaries during the American War of Independence), French quelle canule (“what a bore”) (allegedly uttered by the French during a siege of Quebec), or the surname Connaught /ˈkɑ.nəxt/ (supposedly a French-Canadian nickname for the Irish). Pronunciation: /kəˈnʌk/, /kəˈnʊk/ 1. Synonym of Canadian French (“the French language as spoken by Francophones in Canada”). Labels: historical, rare Example: "Oh, monsieur, monsieur, ayez pitie de moi; je suis honnète et vous paierai dix fois autant." / "You blasted scoundrel that you are, I want none of your impertinence and Canuck lingo; go hunt up your dirty trash of hungry humbugs, that you shouldered upon me last evening.[…]" Example: On the deacon-seat in the leapin' heat / With the corn-cobs drawin' cool and sweet, / And timin' the fiddle with tunkin' feet, / A hundred men and a chorus. / "Roule, roulant, ma boule roulant," / It 's all Canuck but a good old song; / Lift it up then, good and strong, / For a cozy night 's before us. 2. Synonym of Canadian English (“the variety of the English language used in Canada”). Labels: slang Example: "It is one ver' gran' night," I said in my dialect of the rude Canuck; for I did not wish him, or any one, to know me.
Word: Canuck Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Origin uncertain, often hypothesized to derive from the name or speech of an early Canadian minority, later broadened to denote all Canadians: * Since 1975, many scholars have come to think the name is from Hawaiian kanaka (“man”), a self-appellation of indentured colonial canoemen and Hawaiian sailors working off the Pacific Northwest, Arctic, and New England coasts, from French canaque (“indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia, Kanak”); or, more likely, American whalers’ pidgin, then re-interpreted as Can(adian) + a suffix. (More below on that [specific] putative suffix.) Compare English Kanak and German Kanake. * Some dictionaries suggest it is derived from the first syllable of Canada, or its etymon Laurentian kanata (“village”), or a related word kanuchsa meaning “villager” in either Laurentian or another Iroquoian language; with the second syllable connected to Inuktitut inuk (“man; person”), from Chinook (“Aboriginal people of the U.S. Pacific Northwest”), or another First-Nation language ending like -oc, -uc, or -uq. * Fanciful and unlikely suggestions include German genug von Canada (literally “enough of Canada”) (allegedly uttered by German mercenaries during the American War of Independence), French quelle canule (“what a bore”) (allegedly uttered by the French during a siege of Quebec), or the surname Connaught /ˈkɑ.nəxt/ (supposedly a French-Canadian nickname for the Irish). Pronunciation: /kəˈnʌk/, /kəˈnʊk/ 1. Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people; Canadian. Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: "I want none of your d—— peasoup excuses, or promises," and, calling upon the hostler, a fat-blooded Englishman, he ordered him to stable the horse immediately, and keep a sharp "look out" to that Canuck Frenchman. Example: It is well known that Canada, by the adoption of a protective tariff, shut out many of our American articles from the Canuck markets. 2. Of or relating to the Vancouver Canucks professional ice hockey team belonging to the National Hockey League.
Word: space elevator Part of Speech: noun 1. A hypothetical cable, connecting the ground with space, which includes an elevator used to lift payloads or people into orbit.
Word: begging the question Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɡɪŋ ðə ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/, /-jən/ 1. A logical fallacy in which a premise of an argument contains a direct or indirect assumption that the conclusion is true; offering a circular argument; circular reasoning. Labels: uncountable Example: It is an instance of begging the question to argue that God can only do good deeds because God is good. Example: But the thing which is called begging the question, is the making use of the very point, that is the thing in debate, or the thing to be proved, as an argument to prove itself. […] It is called begging the question, because it is a depending as it were on the courtesy of the other side, to grant me the point in question, without offering any argument as the price of it.
Word: begging the question Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɡɪŋ ðə ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/, /-jən/ 1. present participle and gerund of beg the question. Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: petitio principii Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin petītiō prīncipiī (literally “an assumption from the beginning”), calque of Ancient Greek τὸ ἐν ἀρχῇ αἰτεῖσθαι (tò en arkhēî aiteîsthai, “to assume from the beginning”). Pronunciation: /pɪˈtɪʃiˌəʊ prɪnˈkɪpiˌaɪ/, /pəˈtɪʃiˌoʊ prɪnˈsɪpiˌaɪ/ 1. The logical fallacy of begging the question (i.e., "assuming the conclusion"). Labels: uncountable 2. A particular argument which commits the fallacy of begging the question; a circular argument. Labels: countable Example: A somewhat similar objection has been made by Locke and others, to the effect that the ordinary demonstrative syllogism is a petitio principii. Example: The Streitberg-Michels Theory is evidently a petitio principii. To explain ē in gēbum, it is from the outset taken for granted, for inadequate reasons of method, that the form must be a perfect. [italics original]
Word: welfare parasite Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who is seen as living off the welfare of others. Labels: derogatory
Word: begging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English begging, beggyng, beggynge, equivalent to beg + -ing (gerund ending). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who begs. Example: The Brahmans were very annoying in their beggings for money […] 2. Money or goods acquired by begging. Labels: in-plural Example: Then a thin old hag […] moaned out, "Twopence for two ounces!" and had to go out of the shop unmeated, since her earnings — or her beggings — had not brought her enough to have that small price to spare.
Word: begging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English beggin, beggyn, beggyng, (also beggand), present participle of beggen (“to beg”), equivalent to beg + -ing (participle ending). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of beg Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present