nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: aberrancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aberrance + -y. Pronunciation: /æˈbɛɹ.n̩.si/, /ˈæ.bɛɹ.n̩.sɪ/ 1. The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Thus they commonly affect no man any further than he deserts his reason, or complies with their aberrancies. 2. The deviation of a curve from circular form. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: prepositional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin praepositiō (“a setting before, a preposition”), a calque of Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis, “a setting before, preposition (grammar)”) + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition. Labels: not-comparable Example: Although we have concentrated on Prepositions which take zero Complements, NP Complements, or clausal Complements in our discussion above, there seems no reason in principle to exclude the possibility of Prepositions taking prepositional Complements. And it may well be that items such as those italicised below are Prepositions which subcategorise a PP Complement headed by of: (80) (a) He stayed at home because [of the strike] (80) (b) He fell out [of the window] (80) (c) Few people outside [of the immediate family] know (80) (d) %It fell off [of the table] (dialectal) 2. Of the prepositional case. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prepositional Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin praepositiō (“a setting before, a preposition”), a calque of Ancient Greek πρόθεσις (próthesis, “a setting before, preposition (grammar)”) + -al. 1. The prepositional case.
Word: prepose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French préposer; prefix pré- (Latin prae before) with poser. See pose. Pronunciation: /pɹiːˈpəʊz/ 1. To place or set (something) before; to prefix. Labels: transitive Example: It vvere preſumption in me to diſturb this method of [listing the] Maſters, agreed on my Dr. Caius, Mʳ. Parker and others. Othervviſe I vvould prepoſe Millington (firſt Provoſt aftervvards of Kings in the reign of King Henry the ſixth) before VVilflete Maſter under King Richard the third.
Word: preponderation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin praepondero (“outweigh, turn the scale”). 1. The act or state of preponderating; preponderance. Example: But where the reasons on both sides are very near of equal weight, there suspension or doubt is our duty, unless in cases wherein present determination or practice is required, and there we must act according to the present appearing preponderation of reasons.
Word: preponderatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English preponderating Middle English -ly English -ly English preponderatingly From preponderating + -ly. 1. In a preponderating manner; preponderantly.
Word: quiet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound". Pronunciation: /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/, [ˈkʰw̥aɪ̯.ət] 1. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. Example: I can't hear the music; it is too quiet. Example: On the light streets, better streetcleaners, more trees, more police, and quieter buses were the most popular improvements, followed by cutting down the number of cars and improving children's play space. 2. Having little motion or activity; calm. Example: the sea was quiet Example: a quiet night at home 3. Not busy, of low quantity. Example: The traffic was quiet for a Monday morning. Example: Business was quiet for the season. 4. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved. Example: He's a very quiet man usually, but is very chatty after a few beers. 5. Not showy; undemonstrative. Example: a quiet dress Example: quiet colours 6. Requiring little or no interaction. Example: a quiet install
Word: quiet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound". Pronunciation: /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/, [ˈkʰw̥aɪ̯.ət] 1. To cause (someone or something) to become quiet. Labels: transitive Example: Can you quiet your child? He’s making lots of noise. Example: The umpire quieted the crowd so the game could continue in peace. 2. To become quiet or calm. Labels: intransitive Example: When you quiet, we can start talking.
Word: quiet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound". Pronunciation: /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/, [ˈkʰw̥aɪ̯.ət] 1. The absence of sound; quietness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There was a strange quiet in the normally very lively plaza. Example: We need a bit of quiet before we can start the show. 2. The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The King & his Nobles thinke they may ſleepe in quiet, Now they haue giuen vs a little holy water at the Court, But thers no ſuch matter, we be no ſuch fooles, To be bobd out with words and after come to hanging: […]
Word: quiet Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound". Pronunciation: /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/, [ˈkʰw̥aɪ̯.ət] 1. Be quiet. Example: Quiet! The children are sleeping.
Word: hamulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English hamule Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English hamulate From hamule (“a small hook”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). 1. Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped.
Word: hamule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin hamulus 1. A little hook.
Word: hamulose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin hamulus, diminutive of hāmus (“hook”) Pronunciation: /ˈhæmjʊləʊz/ 1. Bearing a small hook at the end Labels: not-comparable
Word: hamulus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin hamulus (“a little hook”). 1. A hook, or hook-like process. 2. A hooked barbicel of a feather.
Word: hamuli Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hamulus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hamular Part of Speech: adj 1. Hooked; hooklike; hamate. Example: the hamular process of the sphenoid bone
Word: mayonnaise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French mayonnaise, possibly named after the city of Maó (Mahón in Spanish), Minorca, whence the recipe was brought back to France. Compare Spanish mahonesa. Alternative suggested origins include the city of Bayonne (bayonnaise); the Duke of Mayenne and the words manier (“to handle”) in French or moyeu (“eye yolk”) in Old French. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/, /ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/, /ˈmeɪ.əˌneɪz/, /ˈmæn.eɪz/, [ˈmɛən-] 1. A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, and seasoning, used on salads, with french fries, in sandwiches etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There are 250 foods, including mayonnaise, cheese and cocoa, that don't list ingredients at all. Example: The FDA's original intent for foods included under "standards of identity" ensured that terms like "mayonnaise" or "ice cream” would guarantee the same basic ingredients required in the government-established recipe no matter who manufactured it. 2. Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We served a lobster mayonnaise as a starter. 3. Any cream, for example for moisturizing the face or conditioning the hair, for which the base is egg yolks and oil. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: hair mayonnaise Example: facial mayonnaise 4. Exaggeration. Labels: Australia, countable, informal, uncountable Example: Rancey and our coach, Damien Hardwick, still both joke that "Dimma" tried to off-load him for a sixpack of beers and a bucket of chips in his first few years, but I think they both put some mayonnaise on the story these days. Example: If he had a reputation among supporters of playing for free kicks he wasn't aware of it and no one from the AFL or coaches spoke to him specifically about changing his style. But he admits, he would "put some mayonnaise" on top of what defenders had done to him to ensure the umpires were aware of what was happening.
Word: mayonnaise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French mayonnaise, possibly named after the city of Maó (Mahón in Spanish), Minorca, whence the recipe was brought back to France. Compare Spanish mahonesa. Alternative suggested origins include the city of Bayonne (bayonnaise); the Duke of Mayenne and the words manier (“to handle”) in French or moyeu (“eye yolk”) in Old French. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/, /ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/, /ˈmeɪ.əˌneɪz/, /ˈmæn.eɪz/, [ˈmɛən-] 1. To cover or season with mayonnaise. Labels: transitive Example: Jones himself presided in the kitchen, mincing truffles, mayonnaising lobster, booting waiters out the door with tray after tray of steaming savories and teeth-numbing sweets, […] Example: I thought of mayonnaising her racket handle or substituting it for sunblock, but decided against it.
Word: nadir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt), composed of نَظِير (naẓīr, “counterpart, corresponding to”) and السَّمْت (as-samt, “the zenith”). Pronunciation: /ˈneɪˌdɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈnæd.ɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈneɪ.də(ɹ)/, /neɪˈdɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈneɪˌdɪɚ/ 1. The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation. Example: […] when we are Nadyr to the Sunne, we have no ſhadow […] 2. The lowest point; time of greatest depression. Labels: figuratively Example: Near-synonym: dead Example: […] the seventh century is the nadir of the human mind in Europe […] 3. The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down. Example: The nadir of the sun is the axis of the shadow projected by the Earth. 4. An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey. Labels: archaic
Word: nadir Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt), composed of نَظِير (naẓīr, “counterpart, corresponding to”) and السَّمْت (as-samt, “the zenith”). Pronunciation: /ˈneɪˌdɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈnæd.ɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈneɪ.də(ɹ)/, /neɪˈdɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈneɪˌdɪɚ/ 1. To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base. Labels: transitive
Word: masculinity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French masculinité, from Old French, equivalent to masculine + -ity. Earlier in same sense was masculineness. Pronunciation: /ˌmæskjəˈlɪnɪti/ 1. The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Over time, society's ideas of masculinity has greatly broadened. Example: Of the six homosexual patients, three men finally overcame the underlying vaginaphobia, increased their heterosexual activities, and enhanced their masculinity.
Word: mase Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from maser as if mase + agentive -er. Compare lase from laser. Pronunciation: /meɪz/ 1. To act as a maser; to emit or subject to maser radiation.
Word: mase Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /meɪz/ 1. Obsolete form of maze. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: maser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From MASER, acronym of microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪzɚ/ 1. a device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation (especially of microwave frequency) by the use of excitation energy in resonant atomic or molecular systems 2. Any celestial object that generates microwaves using the same method
Word: maser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See mazer. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪzɚ/ 1. Obsolete spelling of mazer. Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: mash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mash, from Old English mǣsċ, māsċ, māx, from Proto-Germanic *maiskaz, *maiskō (“mixture, mash”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ-, *meyḱ- (“to mix”). Akin to German Meisch, Maische (“mash”), (compare meischen, maischen (“to mash, wash”)), Swedish mäsk (“mash”), and to Old English miscian (“to mix”). See mix. Pronunciation: /mæʃ/ 1. A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state. Labels: uncountable 2. Ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Mashed potatoes. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 4. A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A mess; trouble. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: For your vows and oaths, Or I doubt mainly, I shall be i' the mash " too
Word: mash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mashen, maschen, meshen, from Old English *māsċan, *mǣsċan, from Proto-Germanic *maiskijaną. Cognate with German maischen. Compare also Middle Low German meskewert, mēschewert (“beerwort”). Pronunciation: /mæʃ/ 1. To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure Labels: transitive Example: We had fun mashing apples in a mill. Example: The potatoes need to be mashed. 2. In brewing, to convert (for example malt, or malt and meal) into the mash which makes wort, by mixing it with hot water. Labels: transitive 3. To prepare a cup of tea in a teapot; to brew (tea). Labels: Northern-England, UK, Yorkshire, transitive Example: He took the kettle off the fire and mashed the tea. 4. To press down hard (on). Labels: ambitransitive Example: to mash on a bicycle pedal 5. To press. Labels: Southern-US, informal, transitive 6. To act violently. Labels: archaic, intransitive 7. To press (a button) rapidly and repeatedly. Labels: informal, transitive
Word: mash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See mesh. Pronunciation: /mæʃ/ 1. A mesh. Labels: obsolete
Word: mash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Either by analogy with mash (“to press, to soften”), or more likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”). Originally used in theater, and recorded in US in 1870s. Either originally used as mash, or a backformation from masher, from masha. Leland writes of the etymology: : It was introduced by the well-known gypsy family of actors, C., among whom Romany was habitually spoken. The word “masher” or “mash” means in that tongue to allure, delude, or entice. It was doubtless much aided in its popularity by its quasi-identity with the English word. But there can be no doubt as to the gypsy origin of “mash” as used on the stage. I am indebted for this information to the late well-known impresario [Albert Marshall] Palmer of New York, and I made a note of it years before the term had become at all popular. Pronunciation: /mæʃ/ 1. To flirt, to make eyes, to make romantic advances. Example: “What's the yarn about your mashing a Miss Haverley up there? Not serious, I hope?”
Word: mash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either by analogy with mash (“to press, to soften”), or more likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”). Originally used in theater, and recorded in US in 1870s. Either originally used as mash, or a backformation from masher, from masha. Leland writes of the etymology: : It was introduced by the well-known gypsy family of actors, C., among whom Romany was habitually spoken. The word “masher” or “mash” means in that tongue to allure, delude, or entice. It was doubtless much aided in its popularity by its quasi-identity with the English word. But there can be no doubt as to the gypsy origin of “mash” as used on the stage. I am indebted for this information to the late well-known impresario [Albert Marshall] Palmer of New York, and I made a note of it years before the term had become at all popular. Pronunciation: /mæʃ/ 1. An infatuation, a crush, a fancy. Labels: obsolete 2. A dandy, a masher. Labels: obsolete 3. The object of one’s affections (regardless of sex). Labels: obsolete
Word: mash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Mostly clipping of machine gun, but also for imitative reasons, compare the gun-names mop and broom; intentionally chosen around 2000 due to its homonymy and obscurity for legal reasons. Pronunciation: [maʃ], [mæʃ], /mæʃ/ 1. A gun. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, countable, slang Example: This mash works but I don't know about yours […] Better hope your mash don't jam, bare ping ping like a BB […] I see a boy run with his mash, I see a boy run with his jooka […] Don't talk about mashes, we've lost about ten I know about cookers Example: Rise that heater, tap that mash They don't come outside their flats Decamp, decamp, aim this toolie at your hat They piss us off on Snap, so we rise up and load them straps
Word: mash Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mæʃ/ 1. Alternative form of maash (“a mung bean”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: masher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mash + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈmæʃə(ɹ)/ 1. One who, or that which, mashes. 2. A machine for making mash.
Word: masher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Either by analogy with masher (“one who presses, softens”), or more likely from Romani masha (“a fascinator, an enticer”), mashdva (“fascination, enticement”). Originally used in theater, and recorded in US in 1870s. Either originally borrowed as masher, from masha, or from mash + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈmæʃə(ɹ)/ 1. A fashionable man. Labels: dated, informal Example: For in this quality of “clubbable,” and the value now put upon it, lies the whole secret of change in our fast men, mashers, and men about town. 2. A man who makes often unwelcome advances to women, as in a subway. Labels: Australia, Canada, US, dated Example: "Oh, gee!" remarked the Girl from Sieber-Mason's, glancing up with the most capable coolness. "Ain't there any way to ever get rid of you mashers? I've tried everything from eating onions to using hatpins. Be on your way, Freddie." Example: "Mama! Do you think that I'd allow a common masher-- Now, really Mama! I have my standards where men are concerned..."
Word: mashlin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of maslin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mashy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mash + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmæʃi/ 1. Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash. Example: […] the pot of strawberry jam was of the mashiest, stickiest description; […]
Word: mashy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmæʃi/ 1. Alternative form of mashie (“golf club”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mask Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French masque (“a covering to hide or protect the face”), from Italian maschera (“mask, disguise”), from (a byform of, see it for more) Medieval Latin masca, mascha, a borrowing of Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from which English mesh and mask (“mesh”) (below at Etymology 2) are inherited. Doublet of mascara, masque, and mesh. Replaced Old English grīma (“mask”), whence grime, and displaced non-native Middle English viser (“visor, mask”) borrowed from Old French viser, visier. Pronunciation: /mɑːsk/, /mask/, /mæsk/ 1. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. Example: a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask Example: Just a few days ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—the CDC—issued new mask guidelines. Under these new guidelines, most Americans in most of the country can now be mask free. And based on the projections, more of the country will reach that point across the next couple of weeks. 2. That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge. Example: Grouchy and wary and tender, he’s a sozzled hedonist seemingly out for himself—though his party-animal facade is just a mask for his bottomless generosity. 3. Appearance, likeness. Labels: poetic Example: Come then, pure hands, and bear the head ⁠That sleeps or wears the mask of sleep, ⁠And come, whatever loves to weep, And hear the ritual of the dead. 4. A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade. Example: This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask. 5. A person wearing a mask. Example: the mask that has the arm of the Indian queen Example: Jones, now taking the mask by the hand, fell to entreating her in the most earnest manner, to acquaint him where he might find Sophia; and when he could obtain no direct answer, he began to upbraid her gently […] 6. A dramatic performance in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters. Labels: obsolete 7. A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like. 8. In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere. 9. A screen for a battery. 10. The lower lip of the larva of a dragonfly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ. 11. A flat covering used to block off an unwanted portion of a scene or image. 12. A pattern of bits used in bitwise operations; bitmask. 13. A two-color (black and white) bitmap generated from an image, used to create transparency in the image. 14. The head of a fox, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
Word: mask Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English maske, from Old English max, masċ (“net”), from Proto-West Germanic *maskā (“mesh, netting, mask”). Doublet of mesh and mask above. Pronunciation: /mɑːsk/, /mask/, /mæsk/ 1. Mesh. 2. The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal
Word: mask Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *mask, masch, from Old English māx, māsc (“mash”). Doublet of mash. Pronunciation: /mɑːsk/, /mask/, /mæsk/ 1. Mash. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: mask Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *mask, masch, from Old English māx, māsc (“mash”). Doublet of mash. Pronunciation: /mɑːsk/, /mask/, /mæsk/ 1. To mash. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive 2. (brewing) To mix malt with hot water to yield wort. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive 3. To be infused or steeped. Labels: Cumbria, Durham, Geordie, Northumbria, Scotland, dialectal, transitive 4. To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew. Labels: Cumbria, Durham, Geordie, Northumbria, Scotland, UK, dialectal 5. To prepare (to storm). Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, rare Example: I saw the storm was masking fast, That soon wad fa' on me;[…] Example: ... mirky cluds in the south-wast / Are masking up a blashy blast, ...
Word: mask Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English masken, short for *maskeren, malskren (“to bewilder; be confused, wander”). More at masker. Pronunciation: /mɑːsk/, /mask/, /mæsk/ 1. To bewilder; confuse. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive
Word: masked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English mask Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English masked From mask + -ed. Pronunciation: /mɑːskt/, /mæskt/ 1. simple past and past participle of mask Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: masked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mask Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English masked From mask + -ed. Pronunciation: /mɑːskt/, /mæskt/ 1. Wearing a mask or masks. Example: As the Superintendent of Austin, TX, schools I have mandated that our kids must be masked when they start school on Tuesday. 2. Characterized by masks. 3. Concealed; hidden. 4. Personate. 5. Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage.
Word: masker Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *maskeren, malskren (“to bewilder”) (compare Middle English bimalscren (“to bewitch”)), from Old English *malscrian (attested in derivative malscrung (“enchantment, charm”)), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *malskaz (“haughty”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to beat, crush, grind”). Cognate with Middle Dutch malsch (“headstrong, zealous”). More at mask. Pronunciation: /ˈmæskə(ɹ)/, /ˈmɑːskə(ɹ)/ 1. To render giddy or senseless Labels: dialectal, transitive Example: To masker their troubled heads the more, hee assaileth them with a great shout and maine violence. Example: He is so, for he is not one that sets forth to the wars with great resolutions and hopes, and returns with maskered fears, and despairs; neither is he like those that take more care, and are more industrious to get gay clothes, and fine feathers, [...] 2. To be bewildered. Labels: dialectal, intransitive 3. To choke; stifle. Labels: dialectal, transitive 4. To decay; rust. Labels: dialectal, transitive
Word: masker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mask + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈmæskə(ɹ)/, /ˈmɑːskə(ɹ)/ 1. One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade or wears a mask in a ritual. Example: But to the chamber which lies most westwardly of the seven, there are now none of the maskers who venture; for the night is waning away […]. Example: Like the men's society, the corporate consciousness of women and their respected place in the political body is represented by a masked spirit. This sowei (masker), like all the officials of the society, represents the corporate body of women and retains the authority to levy fines and punish women and men or the community as a whole. The ndoli Jowei (dancing sowei) is a masker whose figure is completely covered with black raffia, topped by the sowei mask. 2. That which masks (noise in a signal, etc.).
Word: maskery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mask Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English maskery From mask + -ery. 1. The dress or disguise of a maske; a masquerade. Labels: obsolete Example: And Celſo, prethee let it be thy care to night / To haue ſome pretty ſhew, to ſolemnize / Our high inſtalement, ſome muſike maſkerie: / Weele giue faire entertaine vnto Maria […]
Word: maskinonge Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of muskellunge. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: mask shell Part of Speech: noun 1. Any member of the genus Persona (now Distorsio) of spiral marine shell, having a curiously twisted aperture.
Word: maslach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Arabic مَسْلُوق (maslūq): compare French masloc. Pronunciation: /ˈmæslək/ 1. An excitant containing opium, much used historically by the Turks. Labels: uncountable
Word: maslin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English missellane, misceline, miscelin, meslin, from Old English mæstling, mæsling, mæslen. See also miscellane. Pronunciation: /ˈmæzlɪn/ 1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A mixture composed of different materials; especially: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Now for this fallow field it must euer be made where the yéere before you did reape your Pease, in case you haue but thrée fields, or where you did reape your Wheate, Rye, and Maslin, in case you haue foure fields, according to the manner of the blacke clay.
Word: maslin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English missellane, misceline, miscelin, meslin, from Old English mæstling, mæsling, mæslen. See also miscellane. Pronunciation: /ˈmæzlɪn/ 1. Composed of different sorts. Labels: not-comparable Example: Maslin bread is made of rye mixed with a little wheat.
Word: mason Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”). Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪsən/ 1. A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick. 2. One who prepares stone for building purposes. 3. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
Word: mason Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maciō (“carpenter, bricklayer”). Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪsən/ 1. To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons Labels: transitive Example: to mason up a well or terrace Example: to mason in a kettle or boiler
Word: Masonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Mason Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Masonic From Mason (“Freemason”) + -ic. Pronunciation: /məˈsɑnɪk/, /meɪˈsɑnɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries. Labels: not-comparable
Word: masonry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English masonry, masonrie, partly from Old French maçonerie and partly from mason + -ry. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪsənɹi/ 1. The art or occupation of a mason. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He studied masonry for five years. 2. The work or performance of a mason. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The masonry was exquisite. 3. That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The masonry was cracked. Example: Many houses built between the Civil War and 1940 have masonry walls, usually of brick, with the inside surfaces covered by a layer of plaster. 4. The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; Freemasonry. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: masoola boat Part of Speech: noun 1. A masula.
Word: Masorah Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew מָסוֹרָה (masorá), variant of מסורת / מָסֹרֶת (masóret). 1. The collection of marginal notes on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the 8th-9th centuries CE.
Word: masoret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew מסורת / מָסֹרֶת (masóret). Pronunciation: /məˈzɔːɹɪt/ 1. An unwritten tradition orally passed down as law by the Hebrews. Example: The rough correspondence between these concepts and “native” Jewish ideas such as masoret (authoritative tradition) and galut (exile) further helps to explain their enduring status in the field. Example: From the above, it would seem that Rabban Gamliel had a different masoret from R' Yehoshua, one that was a very well-kept secret.
Word: Masoretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Hebrew מָסֹרֶת (masóret) + -ic. Pronunciation: /mæsəˈɹɛtɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the Masorah, or to its authors. Labels: not-comparable Example: Masoretic points and accents are the vowel points and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first mention is in the Masora.
Word: Masorete Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from Masoretic. 1. One of the writers of the Masorah.
Word: masque Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French masque. Doublet of mask and mesh. Pronunciation: /mæsk/, /mɑːsk/, /mask/ 1. A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song. Labels: historical Example: "I think," said Anne to Madame de Mercœur, "we must obtain your protégée's services for our intended masque; however, I shall leave that to you young people to settle," turning to Louis as she spoke. 2. Words and music written for a masque. Example: Over six sections – a prologue, a life-story, a dream-quest, a dirge, a masque and an epilogue – they meditate on their lives, their hopes, their losses, and on the human condition. 3. A masquerade. Example: The game of pretence is enhanced by dressing-up, and it is natural for a child to copy some grown-up hero. The game was also played by all those people who have attended masques and fancy-dress parties and by Marie-Antoinette when she played at being a milkmaid, it is only the fashion which had altered. 4. Obsolete spelling of mask. Labels: alt-of, obsolete 5. A facial mask. Example: mud masque; clay masque
Word: masque Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French masque. Doublet of mask and mesh. Pronunciation: /mæsk/, /mɑːsk/, /mask/ 1. Archaic spelling of mask. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: It is even masqued by that sort of good-humoured air that at heart he resents his impressment.
Word: masquerader Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English masquerade 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 masquerader From masquerade + -er. 1. One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask or disguise. Example: Streetlife serenader Never sang on stages Needs no orchestration Melody comes easy Midnight masquerader Shopping center heroes Child of Eisenhower New world celebrator […] Midnight masqueraders Working hard for wages Need no vast arrangements To do their harmonizing Example: The man dressed in red with the white mask and the little house on his head processed through the estate, blowing his conch, and the masqueraders danced, the singing exploded, much rum was taken, and it didn’t end till the sun came up[.]
Word: massacre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1580, from Middle French massacre, from Old French macacre, marcacre, macecre, macecle (“slaughterhouse, butchery”), usually thought to be deverbal from Old French macecrer, macecler (“to slaughter”), though the noun seems to be attested somewhat earlier. It is also found in Medieval Latin mazacrium (“massacre, slaughter, killing”, also “the head of a newly killed stag”). Further origin disputed: * From Latin macellum (“butcher shop”). * From Vulgar Latin *matteuculāre, from *matteuca (cf. massue), from Late Latin mattea, mattia, from Latin mateola. * From Middle Low German *matskelen (“to massacre”) (compare German metzeln (“massacre”)), frequentative of matsken, matzgen (“to cut, hew”), from Proto-West Germanic *maitan, from Proto-Germanic *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”). Akin to Old High German meizan (“to cut”) among others. * Note also Arabic مَجْزَرَة (majzara), originally “spot where animals are slaughtered”, now also “massacre”, and in Maghrebi Arabic “slaughterhouse”. Derived from جَزَرَ (jazara, “to cut, slaughter”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/ 1. The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre Example: Massacres of Diyarbekir 2. Murder. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The tyrannous and bloody act is done,— The most arch deed of piteous massacre That ever yet this land was guilty of. 3. Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Word: massacre Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1580, from Middle French massacre, from Old French macacre, marcacre, macecre, macecle (“slaughterhouse, butchery”), usually thought to be deverbal from Old French macecrer, macecler (“to slaughter”), though the noun seems to be attested somewhat earlier. It is also found in Medieval Latin mazacrium (“massacre, slaughter, killing”, also “the head of a newly killed stag”). Further origin disputed: * From Latin macellum (“butcher shop”). * From Vulgar Latin *matteuculāre, from *matteuca (cf. massue), from Late Latin mattea, mattia, from Latin mateola. * From Middle Low German *matskelen (“to massacre”) (compare German metzeln (“massacre”)), frequentative of matsken, matzgen (“to cut, hew”), from Proto-West Germanic *maitan, from Proto-Germanic *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”). Akin to Old High German meizan (“to cut”) among others. * Note also Arabic مَجْزَرَة (majzara), originally “spot where animals are slaughtered”, now also “massacre”, and in Maghrebi Arabic “slaughterhouse”. Derived from جَزَرَ (jazara, “to cut, slaughter”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/ 1. To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.) Labels: transitive Example: If James should be pleased to massacre them all, as Maximilian had massacred the Theban legion 2. To win against (an opponent) very decisively. Labels: figuratively, transitive 3. To perform (a work, such as a musical piece or a play) very poorly. Labels: figuratively, transitive 4. To kill with great force or brutality. Labels: proscribed, transitive Example: Look how they massacred my boy.
Word: massacrer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From massacre + -er. 1. One who massacres.
Word: massage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French massage (noun), from masser (“to massage”) (borrowed around the end of the 18th century from Arabic مَسَّ (massa, “feel, touch”), or from Portuguese amassar) + -age. Cognate to German massieren. Pronunciation: /ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/, /məˈsɑː(d)ʒ/, /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/ 1. The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Having a massage can have many beneficial effects. Example: During the long lapses in work common with on-location productions, Marilyn would silently meditate as Roberts provided a shoulder massage. 2. The action of rubbing or kneading anything. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The baker gave the dough one final massage.
Word: massage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French massage (noun), from masser (“to massage”) (borrowed around the end of the 18th century from Arabic مَسَّ (massa, “feel, touch”), or from Portuguese amassar) + -age. Cognate to German massieren. Pronunciation: /ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/, /məˈsɑː(d)ʒ/, /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/ 1. To rub and knead (someone's body or body part), to perform a massage on (somebody). Labels: transitive Example: My neck doesn't hurt as much as it did last night since my wife massaged me after I got back from the concert. Example: So after massaging a nude woman while being nude or nearly nude myself, sex is a natural way to end things. 2. To rub or knead anything. Labels: transitive Example: Massage the kale to soften it before making the salad. 3. To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with. Labels: transitive Example: News relating to public disturbances was systematically massaged [...]. Example: The Conservatives have massaged expectations down by saying they would be delighted with a majority of 1,000 […] 4. To falsify (data or accounts). Labels: transitive
Word: massasauga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from the Mississagi River (Ontario, Canada), from French Mississague, Missisague (also Oumisagai, Michisaguek), from Ojibwe misiza:gi: (“inhabitant of the great river mouth, that is, the Mississagi River”). Doublet of Mississauga. Pronunciation: /ˌmasəˈsɔːɡə/, /ˌmæsəˈsɔɡə/, /-ˈsɑ-/ 1. The rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus (formerly Crotalinus catenatus) in the family Viperidae, found in three subspecies. Example: I hope in this paper to contribute something to the knowledge of the Prairie Rattlesnake, or Massasauga (Caudisona tergemina). Example: The Massasauga is emphatically a species of the prairies and their swamps and marshes.
Word: massé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French massé. 1. A stroke made with the cue held vertically that causes a billiard ball to move in an arc.
Word: masser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mass + -er. 1. A priest who celebrates Mass Labels: obsolete
Word: masseter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin massētēr. Compare French masséter. Pronunciation: /maˈsiː.tə/, /məˈsi.tɚ/, /mæˈsi.tɚ/ 1. The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.
Word: masseteric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English masseter Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English masseteric From masseter + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌmas.ɪˈtɛ.ɹɪk/, /ˌmæs.əˈtɛɹ.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the masseter. Labels: not-comparable, relational
Word: masseterine Part of Speech: adj 1. masseteric Labels: not-comparable
Word: masseur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French masseur. Pronunciation: /məˈsɜː/, /məˈsʊɹ/, /məˈsɝ/ 1. A person (especially male) who performs massage. Example: You each get a regular massage by a naked masseur. 2. An instrument used in the performance of massage.
Word: masseuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French masseuse, feminine of masseur. Pronunciation: /maˈsɜːz/, /məˈsuːs/, /məˈsʊz/ 1. A woman who performs massage; a female masseur. Example: Oh! I'm a masseuse. I give people massages and stuff. 2. A masseur; a man who performs massage. Labels: nonstandard Example: He was a great masseuse. Example: He was a good masseuse, and could always make Jez relax.
Word: massicot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French massicot; English masticot is a corruption. Pronunciation: /ˈmæsɪkəʊ/ 1. lead monoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment; also, lead oxide yellow, as opposed to red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb₃O₄. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Besides orpiment, already referred to, one occasionally gets mention of massicot, a yellow lead paint.
Word: massiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English massy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English massiness From massy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness Labels: uncountable
Word: acarpellous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: a-("without") + carpel + -ous (“full of”) Pronunciation: /ˌeɪˈkɑɹ.pə.ləs/ 1. Having no carpels. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acarpous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄκαρπος (ákarpos, “fruitless”), from privative ἀ- (a-) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”). Pronunciation: /eɪˈkɑɹ.pəs/ 1. Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile. Labels: not-comparable
Word: updive Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up- + dive. Pronunciation: /ʌpˈdaɪv/ 1. To spring upward; to rise Labels: archaic, intransitive, rare Example: make thy fame vp-dive
Word: updraw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English updrawen, updrauen, equivalent to up- + draw. Compare Dutch opdragen, German auftragen, Swedish uppdraga. 1. To draw up Labels: rare, transitive Example: Forthwith the huge portcullis high updrew
Word: updraw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English updrawen, updrauen, equivalent to up- + draw. Compare Dutch opdragen, German auftragen, Swedish uppdraga. 1. An act of drawing up; an upward draw, pull, or attraction Example: The porch mood is the condition from which there is an updraw or a downdraw. Example: Wow, you're quick on the updraw!
Word: upend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up- + end. Pronunciation: /ʌpˈɛnd/ 1. To end up; to set on end. Labels: transitive 2. To tip or turn over. Labels: transitive Example: When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both. Example: upend the box and empty the contents 3. To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: The scientific evidence upended the popular myth. Example: James Meredith's forced admission was a milestone in upending the old order in America's most segregated state, a kind of race relations ground zero. 4. To affect or upset drastically. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: By the middle of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic upended normal life for virtually all Americans. Example: Coral, another company trying to upend the salon industry, obtained $4.3 million in venture funding around the same time. But Bradley Leong, the company’s chief executive and co-founder, said that because they could not get the device’s price as low as they had hoped in its current iteration, they were making it semirobotic to decrease the cost.
Word: upeygan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Shona [Term?]. 1. A borele or two-horned black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).
Word: upfill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English upfillen, equivalent to up- + fill. 1. To fill up. Labels: poetic, transitive