nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Moldova Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unclear; see Romanian Moldova for theories. Pronunciation: /mɒlˈdəʊ.və/, /ˈmɒl.də.və/, /mɑlˈdoʊ.və/, /mɔl-/, /mɔlˈdo.və/ 1. A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Moldova. Capital and largest city: Chișinău. Example: Romania has been downgraded to a "hybrid regime" in the 2024 Democracy Index published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Thursday, February 27. Its score dropped from 6.45 to 5.99, pushing it out of the "flawed democracy" category and down 12 places to rank 72nd globally, between Moldova and Papua New Guinea, Agerpres reported. 2. A region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova. 3. A river in Romania.
Word: Puerto Rico Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Puerto Rico (literally “Rich Port”). In US English, the name is commonly pronounced and was formerly spelled Porto Rico; many other Spanish Puerto placenames were formerly also anglicized to Porto. Pronunciation: /ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/, [ˌpɔɚɾəˈɹikoʊ], /ˌpwɛɹtoʊˈɹikoʊ/, /ˌpwɜː(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/, /ˌpwɛə(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/ 1. A self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean. Example: He also added, “I love Puerto Rico and vacation there. I made fun of everyone… watch the whole set.” 2. The island comprising most of that territory. Example: The indigenous Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico was 'Borikén', which literally means "Homeland of the People".
Word: Myanmar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed, initially into British English, from Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma), the formal Burmese name of the main ethnic group in Myanmar; ဗမာ (ba.ma), from which Burma is derived, is the informal name. Both Burmese terms are also adjectives meaning "Burmese" (related to Myanmar/Burma, its, people, language, etc). Like the r in the word Burma, the r at the end of Myanmar was not originally pronounced (and is not present in the Burmese term), it is a vowel-lengthening device used by non-rhotic dialects; compare gorm. Pronunciation: /ˈmjɑnˌmɑɹ/, /ˌmjɑnˈmɑɹ/, /ˈmjænˌmɑɹ/, /mjænˈmɑː/, /ˈmjæn.mɑː/ 1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Example: The watchdog group Global Witness recently found that Chinese companies with links to Myanmar rare-earth supplies have listed as customers Ford Motor, Hyundai Motor, Siemens, Tesla, Vestas Wind Systems, Volkswagen and others. 2. The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country of Myanmar. 3. The script in which the Myanmar language is written.
Word: Myanmar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed, initially into British English, from Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma), the formal Burmese name of the main ethnic group in Myanmar; ဗမာ (ba.ma), from which Burma is derived, is the informal name. Both Burmese terms are also adjectives meaning "Burmese" (related to Myanmar/Burma, its, people, language, etc). Like the r in the word Burma, the r at the end of Myanmar was not originally pronounced (and is not present in the Burmese term), it is a vowel-lengthening device used by non-rhotic dialects; compare gorm. Pronunciation: /ˈmjɑnˌmɑɹ/, /ˌmjɑnˈmɑɹ/, /ˈmjænˌmɑɹ/, /mjænˈmɑː/, /ˈmjæn.mɑː/ 1. Of or relating to Myanmar, Burmese. Labels: not-comparable Example: Myanmar harp
Word: Burma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed, initially into British English, from Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma); see Myanmar for more. The r in Burma was not originally pronounced (and is not present in the Burmese term), the -ur- (alternatively also -ir-, though the spelling Birma is obsolete in English) is a device used by non-rhotic dialects to represent the schwa found in the pronunciation of the Burmese colloquial form. Pronunciation: /ˈbɝmə/, /ˈbɜːmə/, /ˈbʌɾmə/, /ˈbøːmə/, /ˈbeːmə/ 1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar. Example: The province of Yunnan lies in the extreme southwest of the Empire, its southern and western borders forming the northern frontiers of Tongking and Burma respectively. On the north it is bordered by Szechuan, and on the east by Kweichau and Kwangsi. It is the third largest province of the Empire, its area measuring 122,000 square miles, but, as elsewhere remarked, owing to the devastatations^([sic – meaning devastations]) of the Mohammedan rebellion and ensuing plague, its population has been greatly reduced, and now is not more than 6,000,000. Yet its mineral wealth is greater and more varied than that of any other province. Its capital is Yunnan, between which town and Burma a considerable trade is carried on.
Word: Western Sahara Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈwɛstɚn səˈhɛəɹə/, /ˈwɛstən səˈhɑːɹə/ 1. A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa; about 70% is occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory as its Southern Provinces, while 30% is governed by its native inhabitants as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Word: baby Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English baby English baby From Middle English baby, babie (“baby”), a diminutive form of babe (“babe, baby”), equivalent to babe + -y/-ie (“endearing and diminutive suffix”). Perhaps ultimately imitative of baby talk (compare babble). Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪ.bi/, /ˈbɛj.bɪj/, /ˈbæɪ.bi/, /ˈbeːbi/, /ˈbe.be/ 1. Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes). Labels: usually 2. Newest (overall, or in some group or state); most inexperienced. Example: Mrs. Paull held out her hand to the babyest of the quartette, as they tiptoed up to the bed. “Lift her up, please, Marie!” she said, motioning to the place enclosed by her arm. When the rosy cheek touched hers upon the pillow, she asked ... Example: That evening, we grouped about the fire in the parlor, a wide circle that left room for the babyest of the party to disport themselves upon the rug, in the glow of the grate piled with cannel coal. 3. Like or pertaining to a baby, in size or youth; small, young. Example: Spider. Here let us begin at the beginning, at the babyest of books for Edith's nursery. Example: She let it drop out of her sleeve, and it was two Chings — the dearest, littlest, babyest, tiny Chings — little balls of fur! And she ran away, and daddy's father picked them up, and put them in his pockets, and brought them home, […]
Word: baby Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English baby English baby From Middle English baby, babie (“baby”), a diminutive form of babe (“babe, baby”), equivalent to babe + -y/-ie (“endearing and diminutive suffix”). Perhaps ultimately imitative of baby talk (compare babble). Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪ.bi/, /ˈbɛj.bɪj/, /ˈbæɪ.bi/, /ˈbeːbi/, /ˈbe.be/ 1. To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant. Labels: transitive Example: […] though he tried to be gruff and mature, he yielded to her and was glad to be babied. Example: Then the man effected measles and stayed off the job for six weeks, babying himself at home, though he lived just round the corner from my half-built house. 2. To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over. Labels: transitive Example: In the past 27 years, "Mr. Mac," as he is known to his 46,000 teammates, has built and babied his McDonnell Co. from nothing into a $1 billion-a-year corporation. Example: 1912, Linda Craig, interviewed by Theresa Forte, "Tree and Twig farm — a treasure chest of heirloom tomatoes," Welland Tribune, 25 May, 2012, https://web.archive.org/web/20171205052150/http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2012/05/23/tree-and-twig-farm--a-treasure-chest-of-heirloom-tomatoes I have grown them for years and although some years are better than others, I have always had loads of tomatoes by not babying them, going easy on the water, and fertilizing with compost in the planting hole.
Word: Jan Mayen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Norwegian Jan Mayen, from Dutch Jan Mayen. Named after Dutch explorer Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout. Pronunciation: /jɑn ˈmaɪən/ 1. An island, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean.
Word: Svalbard Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse Svalbarð n probably through Norwegian. From svalr (“cool”) + barð (“edge, brim”), thus roughly meaning “cold shore”, probably alluding to the treeless landscape mostly covered with grass. The name was first attested in annales referring to year 1194, but it’s uncertain whether it referred to the modern archipelago. Cognate with Faroese Svalbarð, Icelandic Svalbarði and Norwegian Svalbard. Pronunciation: /ˈsvɑlbɑɹ/, /ˈsvɑlbɑɹd/, /ˈsvælbɑː/, /ˈsvælbɑːd/ 1. An archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean. Example: Together with Vitterso, she devised a ‘winter mindset questionnaire’ to assess people’s attitudes to winter in Tromso, the Svalbard archipelago and the Oslo area.
Word: yes Part of Speech: particle Etymology: From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”). Pronunciation: /jɛs/ 1. Used to show agreement or acceptance. Example: Yes, you are correct. Example: Yes, you may go play outside now. 2. Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement. Example: It was not my fault we lost the race. Oh, yes, it was! 3. Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct. Labels: humorous Example: Do you like cake, or pie? Yes.
Word: yes Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”). Pronunciation: /jɛs/ 1. An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point. Example: Our second goal of the match! Yes! 2. Response that confirms that the user is paying attention. 3. Used to ask for more information with a request. Labels: interrogative Example: I need some help. Yes?
Word: yes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”). Pronunciation: /jɛs/ 1. An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance. Example: Was that a yes? Example: Yet a woman’s “yes” would have bound him to that other life forever, and made the thought of this savage existence repulsive. 2. A vote of support or in favor of something. Example: The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
Word: yes Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”). Pronunciation: /jɛs/ 1. To agree with, affirm, approve. Labels: colloquial, transitive Example: Did he yes the veto? Example: "That's really what you wanted?" I yessed both; ... 2. To say “yes”. Labels: colloquial, intransitive Example: The next day another writer asked us: “Didja hear about So-and-So? Got two hundred and fifty bucks for an idea!” We “yessed” and went our way. Example: “Heaven knows why a woman ‘Noes’!” / Clarrie nodded glumly. “And why she ‘Yesses’ in the end.” 3. To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing Labels: slang
Word: yes Part of Speech: det Etymology: From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea. Compare Faroese júsá (“yes, indeed, certainly”). Pronunciation: /jɛs/ 1. Countering a statement using the determiner no: Labels: humorous Example: Have you heard this before? "Nintendo 64 has no games!" Well, I did a little researching, and here's what I found: […] Example: [Message header:] No water... YES WATER! / We have water again! 2. Countering a statement using the determiner no: Labels: humorous Example: When our family left graduate school, it was in a cocoon of our own feelings, with college life behind us and the boys excitedly talking about what was “behead of us,” and our car avoiding no parking signs but aiming for “yes parking.” Example: I lived in a no-pets apartment in a house. And my boyfriend and I broke up (that's another installment, too!), and I grabbed the dog, who was always mine, anyway. And my landlord agreed that it was a yes-pets apartment shortly afterward.
Word: Saint Pierre and Miquelon Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌsæ̃ piˈɛə(ɹ)ənd ˈmɪ.kə.lɒn/, /ˌseɪnt piˈɛə(ɹ)ənd ˈmɪ.kə.lɒn/ 1. An overseas territory of France off the eastern coast of Canada.
Word: Saint Lucia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse. Legend says that the French sailors were shipwrecked on the island on the feast of Saint Lucy (13 December) of 1502. Pronunciation: /seɪnt ˈluː.ʃə/, /seɪnt ˈlu.ʃə/ 1. An island and country in the Caribbean. Capital: Castries. Example: Dr. Lewis also praised Taiwan’s technological prowess, calling it a “world leader” in the tech industry. He said Saint Lucia has sought closer cooperation with Taiwan to improve digital literacy in its schools.
Word: New Caledonia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of French Nouvelle-Calédonie. Pronunciation: /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/, /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.ɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/, /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdəʊ.ni.ə/, /ˈnu ˌkæl.ɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/, /ˈnu ˌkæl.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ 1. An archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies. 2. A district of the west coast of British North America traded by the Hudson's Bay Company, which became the colony of British Columbia in 1858. Labels: historical 3. A short-lived (1698–1700) Scottish colony in Panama, around Darien (which was renamed New Edinburgh as its capital). Labels: historical
Word: Wallis and Futuna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the names of the territory's two largest islands, Wallis and Futuna. Wallis is named after Captain Samuel Wallis while Futuna is borrowed from East Futuna. Pronunciation: /ˈwɒlɪs ən(d)fuːˈtuːnə/ 1. An archipelago and overseas collectivity of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.
Word: Samoa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Samoan Sāmoa. See there for more. Pronunciation: /səˈmoʊ.ə/, /ˈsaːˌmaʉ̯.ə/, /saː.mo.a/, /səˈməʊ.ə/ 1. A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa. Capital and largest city: Apia. Formerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct from American Samoa. 2. A census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
Word: Samoa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Samoan Sāmoa. See there for more. Pronunciation: /səˈmoʊ.ə/, /ˈsaːˌmaʉ̯.ə/, /saː.mo.a/, /səˈməʊ.ə/ 1. A kind of cookie with coconut flavoring, often sold by Girl Scouts. Labels: US
Word: American Samoa Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən səˈməʊ.ə/, /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən səˈmoʊ.ə/ 1. An archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of American Samoa. It is distinct from Samoa (formerly: Western Samoa). Example: SECRETARY James G. Blaine, on April 11, 1889, instructed the American Samoa commissioners at Berlin that the plan of governing natives without their consent was "not in harmony with the established policy of this government." Example: In a decision citing American Samoa cultural traditions, those born in the U.S. territory shouldn’t have citizenship automatically forced on them, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.[…] American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.[…] Drawing on the views of the American Samoa people is one of the more gratifying aspects of the ruling, said Michael Williams, an attorney representing the American Samoa government, which intervened to oppose the lawsuit. “It is also vindication for the principle that the people of American Samoa should determine their own status in accordance with Samoan culture and traditions,” he said.
Word: Bermuda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after Spanish navigator Juan de Bermúdez (1450–c. 1520). See more at Bermúdez. Pronunciation: /bəˈmjuː.də/, /bəɹˈmjuː.də/ 1. An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Example: Sir Thomas Gates was appointed Lieutenant Generall ; Sir George Sommers Admirall of Virginia and were ſent to reſide there as Gouernours of the Colonie. But the Sea Venture, wherein the two Knights, and Captaine Newport, with a hundred and fiftie perſons ſayled, after long conflict with the two angrie Elements, was ſent to be impriſoned in Bermuda, where betweene two Rocks the Ship ſplit, the people eſcaping to Land. Example: An ultra-marathoner’s attempt to “run” from Florida to Bermuda in an inflatable bubble was cut short when the Coast Guard towed him back to land – for the second time.
Word: Bermuda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Spanish navigator Juan de Bermúdez (1450–c. 1520). See more at Bermúdez. Pronunciation: /bəˈmjuː.də/, /bəɹˈmjuː.də/ 1. A pale, slightly blue shade of green Labels: uncountable
Word: French Guiana Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛntʃ ɡaɪˈɑːnə/, /- ɡaɪˈænə/, /- ɡiˈɑːnə/ 1. An overseas department and administrative region of France in South America. Official name: Department of French Guiana.
Word: translationary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English translation Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English translationary From translation + -ary. 1. Pertaining to the translation of language. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to the shifting of coordinate axes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: queachy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English queach Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English queachy From queach + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkwiːt͡ʃi/ 1. Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving. Example: the queachy fens Example: queachy sands 2. Like a queach or thicket; thick, bushy. Labels: obsolete
Word: skirmish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English skirmish (as a verb), from Old French escarmouche (“skirmish”), from Italian scaramuccia, earlier schermugio. Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramouche, and Scaramucci. Pronunciation: /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/, /ˈskɝmɪʃ/ 1. A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war. Example: On 2 March, Chinese border guards with the help of regular PLA forces skillfully ambushed Strelnikov's unit on the ice near Chen Pao, killing him and 30 Soviets in the subsequent skirmish. Example: The walls are slitted with embrasures through which bowmen could fire, indicating that the belfry also served as a stronghold during border skirmishes. 2. Any minor dispute. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Three people were arrested after a skirmish in a bar. Example: Fires which have heretofore been one‐alarm skirmishes are now multialarm small wars. 3. A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.
Word: skirmish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English skirmish (as a verb), from Old French escarmouche (“skirmish”), from Italian scaramuccia, earlier schermugio. Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramouche, and Scaramucci. Pronunciation: /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/, /ˈskɝmɪʃ/ 1. To engage in a minor battle or dispute. Labels: intransitive Example: The deer and the pig and the nilghai were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius, while the Eaters of Flesh skirmished round its edge. Example: Other historians might also remark that […] they have persisted all this time, constantly wrestling and skirmishing and yet never destroying themselves.
Word: lost with all hands Part of Speech: adj 1. Destroyed or sunk, with all passengers and crew having died in the process. Labels: not-comparable Example: On the other hand, HMS Colossus takes multiple hits from several battleships at once, having drifted closer to the German fleet than the rest of her squadron. She explodes as multiple magazine detonations rip the ship apart, and is lost with all hands.
Word: scrimmage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A corruption of skirmish. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈskɹɪməd͡ʒ/ 1. A rough fight. Example: get caught up in a scrimmage Example: There was an instant of complete silence, but when Tough Bill threw himself on Strickland the lust of battle seized them all, and in a moment there was a confused scrimmage. Tables were overturned, glasses crashed to the ground. 2. In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record. Labels: US Example: Merchandise sales surged. The spring scrimmage, usually a yawn of an afterthought at Colorado, was packed. 3. In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage.
Word: scrimmage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A corruption of skirmish. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈskɹɪməd͡ʒ/ 1. To have, or be involved in, a scrimmage. Example: We scrimmaged a few times and then settled into boring drills. Example: Elwood caught sight of a football field where some boys scrimmaged and yelped.
Word: stand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stand, stande, stond, stonde, stoonde, probably from Middle Dutch stande, from Old Dutch *standan (“to stand”), from Frankish *standan. Forms with -o- may show influence of stonden (“stand”, verb). Pronunciation: /ˈstænd/, [ˈstænd], /ˈstand/, [ˈstand], [ˈständ] 1. A container which stands upright, such as a barrel or cask. Labels: Scotland, US, dated Example: Item, for a ſtande of small ale - ii s. Example: […]one gialfatte, 3 stannes 3s.,[…] 2. A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch. Labels: obsolete
Word: Mayotte Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Mayotte, from Arabic مَيِّت (mayyit, “dead”). Pronunciation: /maɪˈɒt/ 1. An archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, formerly an overseas territorial collectivity, located between Africa's mainland and Madagascar. Example: At least several hundred people are feared to have been killed after the worst cyclone in almost a century ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, uprooting trees, tearing houses apart and pounding the impoverished archipelago’s already weak infrastructure.
Word: Micronesia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek μικρόνησος (mikrónēsos, “small island”, from μικρός (mikrós, “small, minimum”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”)) + -ia. Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.zi.ə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʒə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʃə/, /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.ʒə/ 1. A continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of around 2,000 small islands. 2. The Federated States of Micronesia (a country consisting of about 700 islands in the Micronesia region).
Word: Montserrat Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Catalan Montserrat. The island was named after the Virgin of Montserrat. Pronunciation: /mɒn(t)səˈɹæt/, /mɒn(t)səˈɹɒt/, /ˈmɒntsəɹæt/, /mɑntsəˈɹæt/ 1. An island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean. Official name: Montserrat. 2. A mountain range in Catalonia, Spain, near Barcelona, the site of a monastery.
Word: Guam Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish, from Chamorro Guåhan, meaning "a place that has" or "a place of resources". Pronunciation: /ɡwɑm/, /ɡwæm/, /ɡwɑːm/, /ɡwɒm/ 1. An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Guam. Example: But to proceed with our Voyage : The Iſland Guam or Guahon, (as the Native Indians pronounce it) is one of the Ladrone Iſlands, belongs to the Spaniards , who have a ſmall Fort with ſix Guns in it, with a Governour, and 20 or 30 Soldiers. Example: It had been the intention of the Navy Department to fortify Guam with a view to turning it into a first-class naval base. The fact that America has been willing to forgo this intention must be taken as evidence of a genuine desire to preserve the peace with Japan. 2. A barangay of San Guillermo, Isabela, Philippines.
Word: Grenada Part of Speech: name Etymology: From anglicization/latinization of French Grenade upon the island's cession to the United Kingdom under the terms of the 1763 Treaty of Paris ending the Seven Years' War, from Spanish Granada and Los Granadillos on Spanish maps from at least the 1520s, from Granada in Spain, from Arabic غَرْنَاطَة (Ḡarnāṭa), originally a suburb of the city. Doublet of Granada. Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˈneɪdə/ 1. An island and country in the Caribbean. 2. A census-designated place in Siskiyou County, California, United States. 3. A city, the county seat of Grenada County, Mississippi, United States.
Word: Faroe Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Norse Færeyjar (“Faroe Islands”, literally “Sheep Islands”), a compound of fær (“sheep”) and eyjar (“islands”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛəɹəʊ ˌaɪləndz/ 1. An archipelago and self-governing autonomous territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland.
Word: Faeroe Islands Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Faroe Islands. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Falkland Islands Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name taken from the Falkland Sound, which was named for Viscount Falkland by John Strong, who landed on the islands in 1690. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːlklənd ˌaɪləndz/, /ˈfɔːklənd ˌaɪləndz/, /ˈfɒlklənd ˌaɪləndz/ 1. An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic. Example: No trees have grown on the windswept Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean for tens of thousands of years — just shrubs and other low-lying vegetation. That’s why a recent arboreal discovery nearly 20 feet (6 meters) beneath the ground caught researchers’ attention.
Word: Norfolk Island Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the duchy of Norfolk in England, q.v. As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke. Pronunciation: /ˈnɔː.fək ˈaɪ.lənd/, /ˈnɔɹ.fɔk ˈaɪ.lənd/ 1. An external territory consisting of three islands of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, the main island of which is also named Norfolk Island. 2. Former name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. Labels: historical
Word: Saint Kitts and Nevis Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /se(ɪ)nt ˌkɪts ən ˈniː.vɪs/ 1. A country comprising the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean. Official name: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis. Example: The Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH) announced in a press release on Monday that its medical team participated in the 2024 Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) in Saint Kitts and Nevis this March, embarking on a 10-day mission to provide community medical services at the local hospital. The hospital stated that this cross-national medical cooperation has proven successful and received high praise.[…] Taiwan's ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Michel Lin (林昭宏), expressed gratitude for TVGH's contributions to diplomatic relations. He emphasized that the medical mission has significantly bolstered medical cooperation between the two nations, establishing a strong foundation for expanded collaboration across various fields in the future.
Word: emoticon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin ēmoveō Vulgar Latin *exmovēre Old French esmovoir Middle French esmouvoir Middle French emotionbor. English emotion Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn)der. Latin īcōnbor. English icon blend English emoticon Blend of emotion + icon. Unrelated to emoji. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmoʊtəˌkɑn/, /əˈmoʊtəˌkɑn/, /ɪˈməʊtɪˌkɒn/ 1. A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication. Example: A remark intended humorously is often indicated by the letter G in parentheses, for "grin," or by a sideways happy face built from punctuation marks. Such symbols are known as emoticons. Example: In a 4 by 2 experimental procedure, :) ;) :( or no emoticon were inserted alternately in simulated e-mail message mock-ups 2. A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication. Example: In addition to placing emoticons by clicking icons in the pop-up panel shown in Figure 4-2, you can enter the text representation in your text chat window. For example, to show the image of the emoticon with sunglasses, you enter (cool).
Word: bunk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Sense of sleeping berth possibly from Scottish Scottish English bunker (“seat, bench”), the origin of which is uncertain but possibly Scandinavian (North Germanic); compare Old Swedish bunke (“boards used to protect the cargo of a ship”). Possibly related to bunch. Pronunciation: /bʌŋk/ 1. One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers. Example: Jane sleeps in the top bunk, and her little sister Lauren takes the bottom bunk. Example: The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […] 2. A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other. 3. A cot. 4. A bed in a prison, worksite or similar location. Labels: informal 5. A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night. Labels: US 6. A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers. Labels: US, dialectal 7. A dormitory or bunkroom where soldiers sleep. Labels: Singapore, broadly Example: Don’t leave your bunk unlocked. Example: Then, we can train in the bunk. Right, Vinod? We can train anywhere. Today you help the Armskote.
Word: bunk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Sense of sleeping berth possibly from Scottish Scottish English bunker (“seat, bench”), the origin of which is uncertain but possibly Scandinavian (North Germanic); compare Old Swedish bunke (“boards used to protect the cargo of a ship”). Possibly related to bunch. Pronunciation: /bʌŋk/ 1. To occupy a bunk. Example: Due to bed shortages, Jeff and Paul had to bunk together. 2. To provide a bunk.
Word: bunk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from bunkum, a variant of buncombe, from Buncombe County, North Carolina. See bunkum for more. Pronunciation: /bʌŋk/ 1. Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense. Labels: dated, slang, uncountable Example: What she said about me was total bunk. Don't believe a word. Example: “You can’t pull any bunk like that on us!” roared Quelch. “We’ve had enough of this flapdoodlery! Take your money, Mrs. Clinton, and sign the deed.” 2. In early use often in the form the bunk. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: This knife-throwing act is the bunk 3. A specimen of a recreational drug with insufficient active ingredient. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: I still can get off with a pound of bunk and pretend it's some Runtz
Word: bunk Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Shortened from bunkum, a variant of buncombe, from Buncombe County, North Carolina. See bunkum for more. Pronunciation: /bʌŋk/ 1. Defective, broken, not functioning properly. Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: bunk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 19th century, of uncertain origin; perhaps from previous "to occupy a bunk" meaning, with connotations of a hurried departure, as if on a ship. Pronunciation: /bʌŋk/ 1. To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually 'to bunk off'). Labels: India, UK, slang Example: The naughty boys decided to bunk school and visit the comic shop. 2. To expel from a school. Labels: UK, dated, slang Example: She was bunked from the convent last term. I don't quite know what for. 3. To depart; scram. Labels: slang Example: "They're moving off," he said. "[…] [T]he funny little man with the beard like a goat is going a different way from everyone else — the gardeners will have to head him off. I don't see Mademoiselle, though. The rest of you had better bunk. […]"
Word: bunk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 19th century, of uncertain origin; perhaps from previous "to occupy a bunk" meaning, with connotations of a hurried departure, as if on a ship. Pronunciation: /bʌŋk/ 1. A hasty departure. Labels: slang Example: You may well say chance it, lad. From what I see and what I hear it seems to be getting a pretty near thing which side touches down first, but the old geezer's dead set on going through whatever turns up, and God knows that if it comes to a general bunk he's bound to be the hindmost.
Word: it Part of Speech: det Etymology: From Middle English it, hit ( > dialectal English hit (“it”)), from Old English hit (“it”), from Proto-West Germanic *hit, from Proto-Germanic *hit (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe (“here; here”). Cognates Cognate with Yola it, t', yt (“it”), North Frisian at, et, 't (“it”), Saterland Frisian et (“it”), West Frisian it (“it”), Dutch het (“it”), Luxembourgish hatt (“her, it, she”), Elfdalian eð (“it”); also Primitive Irish ᚕᚑᚔ (koi, “here”), Latin cis (“short of; before”), hic (“this”), Greek εκείνος (ekeínos, “that; those”). Compare Cimbrian es, is, 's, 'z (“it”), German es, 's (“it, there”), Mòcheno and Vilamovian s (“it”), Yiddish עס (es, “it”), Faroese ið (“that, which, who”), Gothic 𐌹𐍄𐌰 (ita, “it”), which instead descends from Proto-Germanic *it (“it”). More at he. Pronunciation: /ɪt/, /ɘt/, [ɪ̈t], [ɪt], /ət/ 1. Its. Labels: obsolete Example: That which groweth of it owne accord of thy haruest, thou ſhalt not reape, neither gather the grapes of thy Uine vndreſſed: for it is a yeere of reſt vnto the land.
Word: it Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English it, hit ( > dialectal English hit (“it”)), from Old English hit (“it”), from Proto-West Germanic *hit, from Proto-Germanic *hit (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe (“here; here”). Cognates Cognate with Yola it, t', yt (“it”), North Frisian at, et, 't (“it”), Saterland Frisian et (“it”), West Frisian it (“it”), Dutch het (“it”), Luxembourgish hatt (“her, it, she”), Elfdalian eð (“it”); also Primitive Irish ᚕᚑᚔ (koi, “here”), Latin cis (“short of; before”), hic (“this”), Greek εκείνος (ekeínos, “that; those”). Compare Cimbrian es, is, 's, 'z (“it”), German es, 's (“it, there”), Mòcheno and Vilamovian s (“it”), Yiddish עס (es, “it”), Faroese ið (“that, which, who”), Gothic 𐌹𐍄𐌰 (ita, “it”), which instead descends from Proto-Germanic *it (“it”). More at he. Pronunciation: /ɪt/, /ɘt/, [ɪ̈t], [ɪt], /ət/ 1. One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being. Example: His master glanced up quickly, and removed the letter from his hands. "I'm surprised at you, James," he remarked severely. "A secretary should control itself. Don't forget that the perfect secretary is an it: an automatic machine—a thing incapable of feeling.…" Example: Too often, children become an "it" in their homes and their humanness is devalued. 2. The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag. Example: In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it… Example: Tag, you're it! 3. A game of tag. Labels: UK Example: Let's play it at breaktime. 4. A desirable characteristic, as being fashionable. Labels: informal Example: Man, he's really got it. Example: She's the it girl, at least for this Fall. 5. Something desirable or suitable. Labels: informal Example: Bro, that shirt is not it. 6. Sexual intercourse. Labels: informal Example: OMG, they were doing it in the storage room. 7. Sex appeal. Labels: informal Example: She really has it going on. 8. Alternative letter-case form of It (“force in the vitalist approach of Georg Groddeck”). Labels: alt-of Example: For Groddeck, the it is given, unknowable, and he does not try to conceptualize drives or forces. Early life and sexuality permeate […] 9. Alternative letter-case form of It (“the id”). Labels: alt-of Example: […] thus reversing the roles of the I and the it, the former now occupying the place of the latter and vice versa. An awareness of our bisubjective nature (it and me) requires thus an I as a third term that slides between […]
Word: it Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English it, hit ( > dialectal English hit (“it”)), from Old English hit (“it”), from Proto-West Germanic *hit, from Proto-Germanic *hit (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe (“here; here”). Cognates Cognate with Yola it, t', yt (“it”), North Frisian at, et, 't (“it”), Saterland Frisian et (“it”), West Frisian it (“it”), Dutch het (“it”), Luxembourgish hatt (“her, it, she”), Elfdalian eð (“it”); also Primitive Irish ᚕᚑᚔ (koi, “here”), Latin cis (“short of; before”), hic (“this”), Greek εκείνος (ekeínos, “that; those”). Compare Cimbrian es, is, 's, 'z (“it”), German es, 's (“it, there”), Mòcheno and Vilamovian s (“it”), Yiddish עס (es, “it”), Faroese ið (“that, which, who”), Gothic 𐌹𐍄𐌰 (ita, “it”), which instead descends from Proto-Germanic *it (“it”). More at he. Pronunciation: /ɪt/, /ɘt/, [ɪ̈t], [ɪt], /ət/ 1. Most fashionable, popular, or in vogue. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: Going away for the weekend and feel the need to profile en route? This is the "it" bag. Example: With Hit Girl, Moretz is this year's It Girl, alternately sweet, savage and scary.
Word: pronunciation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, pronunciation, from Latin prōnūntiātiō, noun of action from perfect passive participle prōnūntiātus, from verb prōnūntiāre (“proclaim”), from prō- (“for”) + nūntiāre (“announce”). Doublet of pronuntiatio. Pronunciation: /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, [pʰɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃn̩], /pɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, /pɹəˌnʌn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, /pɹəˌnʌn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃʌn/ 1. The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken. Labels: countable Example: What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"? Example: ☞ This word [earth] is liable to a coarſe vulgar pronunciation, as if written Urth;[…] 2. The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking. Labels: uncountable Example: His Italian pronunciation is terrible. Example: He, that would write exactly, muſt avoid a Barbarous Pronunciation, and conſider for facility, or thorow miſtake, many words are not ſounded after the beſt dialect. Such as […] Wun, one. 3. The act of pronouncing or uttering a vocable. Labels: countable Example: The second part is the sentence, which is the judge's pronunciation upon a cause depending between two in controversy.
Word: derivative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French dérivatif, from Latin dērīvātus, perfect passive participle of dērīvō (“to derive”). Related to derive; by surface analysis, derive + -ative. Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/ 1. Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental. Example: a derivative conveyance Example: a derivative word 2. Imitative of the work of someone else. Example: No, I really felt it was very derivative. To me it it looked like it was straight out of Diane Arbus, but it had none of the wit. 3. Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions. 4. Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.
Word: derivative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French dérivatif, from Latin dērīvātus, perfect passive participle of dērīvō (“to derive”). Related to derive; by surface analysis, derive + -ative. Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/ 1. Something derived. 2. A word formed by derivation, such as stylish from style. 3. A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc. 4. A chemical derived from another. 5. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function. Example: The derivative of x² is 2x; if f(x)#61;x², then f'(x)#61;2x 6. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function. Example: The derivative of f(x)#61;x³ at x#61;2 is 12. 7. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function. 8. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.
Word: abominable snowman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1921. Calque of Tibetan མི་སྡུག་གངས་མི (mi sdug gangs mi), from མི་སྡུག (mi sdug, “repulsive, unlovely, ugly, hideous”) and གངས་མི (gangs mi, “snowman”). Pronunciation: /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn/, /əˈbɑm.nə.bl̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ 1. A humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas. Labels: capitalized, often Example: The Abominable Snowman – existing and not existing, flickering at the edges of blizzards, apelike man or manlike ape, stealthy, elusive, known only through rumours and through its backward-pointing footprints.
Word: yeti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan གཡའ་དྲེད (g.ya' dred, “wildman, yeti”), compound of གཡའ (g.ya', “dirt, rust, slate”) and དྲེད (dred, “bear”). Attested since 1937. Pronunciation: /ˈjɛ.ti/, [ˈjɛ.ɾi] 1. An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas. Example: The Sherpas had no hesitation in pronouncing them to be those of a Snowman or "Yeti" (not "mirka" as Mr.Smythe's Tibetans had it), and they thought he was the smaller man-eating variety and not his larger yak-eating brother.[…]They may even have been our friend ursus arctoc pruinosus, but they were no more like the tracks of our "Yeti" than those of a two-toed anteater or an armadillo. Example: There is no doubt that the Sherpas accept the fact that the Yeti really exists. But then they believe just as confidently that their gods live in comfort on the summit of Mount Everest. We found it quite impossible to divorce the Yeti from the supernatural.
Word: Bigfoot Part of Speech: name Etymology: August/September 1958, originally Big Foot, big + foot, relating to the large size of its supposed footprints relative to human footprints. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡˌfʊt/ 1. A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar to the yeti, said to live in the wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest. Example: This imprint was made either Wednesday night or early Thursday morning by "Big Foot". Example: Stories of “Bigfoot,” an eight-foot denizen of the forest in Northern California’s wild Trinity County, are among the main topics of conversation in that area. He is supposedly an Indian or half-breed who has reverted to an animal existence. A footprint believed to be his was measured by a Redding shoe store owner and found to be size 24!
Word: Bigfoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: August/September 1958, originally Big Foot, big + foot, relating to the large size of its supposed footprints relative to human footprints. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡˌfʊt/ 1. An individual creature of this type. Example: My answer to those who believe that all Bigfoot are just huge cuddly Ewoks is to remind them that there is plenty of evidence that every member of the great apes family […] has exhibited hostility […]. Example: The striking news on the appearance of a Bigfoot on Taibai Mountain in Xi'an, Shaanxi Provnice^([sic – meaning Province]) recently spread among local residents of Mei County located near the foot of Taibai Mountain. Is Taibai Mountain really home to a Bigfoot? Who encountered the Bigfoot on Taibai Mountain? Reporters interviewed many residents of Mei County, and their accounts varied.
Word: Bigfoot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: August/September 1958, originally Big Foot, big + foot, relating to the large size of its supposed footprints relative to human footprints. Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡˌfʊt/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of bigfoot. Labels: alt-of
Word: sasquatch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Halkomelem sásq’ets (“hairy man”). Pronunciation: /ˈsæskwɒt͡ʃ/, /ˈsæskwæt͡ʃ/, /ˈsæskwɑt͡ʃ/ 1. A large hairy humanoid creature of western North America. Example: [Riley] Keough plays one of the family of four sasquatches (the mythical creature also known as bigfoot) that the film follows over the course of a year as the primitive, grunting ape-like creatures lumber through the forests of the Pacific north-west of America. […] At first, there’s something almost disconcertingly crude about the sasquatch skins.
Word: yowie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Gamilaraay yuwi (“dream spirit”). Pronunciation: /ˈjaʊwi/ 1. An ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern Australia. Labels: Australia Example: The white population claimed that an escaped panther from a travelling circus was the culprit; others thought that a Yowie was responsible.
Word: AANT Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /eɪ eɪ ɛn ˈtiː/ 1. Initialism of Automobile Association of the Northern Territory, a member of the Australian Automobile Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NRMA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Roads and Motorists' Association. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RAA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Automobile Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RACQ Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Automobile Club of Queensland. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RACT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RACV Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Automobile Club of Victoria. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RACWA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: touring Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtʊəɹɪŋ/, /ˈtɔːɹɪŋ/ 1. Working for a short time in different places. Labels: not-comparable Example: a touring company 2. Intended for a journey through a country or a region, related to tourism. Labels: not-comparable Example: If you are not using a touring-specific bike and you have large feet, you could have problems with your heels striking your rear panniers. This is one of the very reasons why a touring bike has long chainstays (435mm minimum).
Word: touring Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtʊəɹɪŋ/, /ˈtɔːɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of tour Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: touring Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtʊəɹɪŋ/, /ˈtɔːɹɪŋ/ 1. A touring car. Labels: informal Example: Finally, there was the 40-hp machine from the previous year, on the 120-inch wheelbase and listed in four body styles, tourings and roadsters.
Word: RFDS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal Flying Doctor Service (of Australia). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Early medical and RFDS memorabilia is on display inside.