nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: heavy Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English hevy, heviȝ, from Old English hefiġ, hefeġ, hæfiġ (“heavy; important, grave, severe, serious; oppressive, grievous; slow, dull”), from Proto-West Germanic *habīg (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to take, grasp, hold”). Equivalent to heave + -y. Related to have. Cognate with Scots hevy, havy, heavy (“heavy”), Saterland Frisian heeuwich, häwich (“violent, angry”), West Frisian hevich (“violent”), Dutch hevig (“violent, severe, intense, acute”), German Low German hevig (“violent, fierce, intense, angry”), German hebig (compare heftig (“fierce, severe, intense, violent, heavy”)), Icelandic höfugur (“heavy, weighty, important”), Latin capāx (“large, wide, roomy, spacious, capacious, capable, apt”). Compare typologically Russian объёмный (obʺjómnyj), ёмкий (jómkij) (akin to име́ть (imétʹ), взять (vzjatʹ)). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛv.i/, /ˈhev.i/ 1. In a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely. Example: Heavy-laden with their sins, time hung heavy 2. To a great degree; greatly. Labels: colloquial, nonstandard Example: Olive: What was it - booze? Barney: Yeh. Been hitting it pretty heavy. 3. very Labels: India, colloquial
Word: heavy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hevy, heviȝ, from Old English hefiġ, hefeġ, hæfiġ (“heavy; important, grave, severe, serious; oppressive, grievous; slow, dull”), from Proto-West Germanic *habīg (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to take, grasp, hold”). Equivalent to heave + -y. Related to have. Cognate with Scots hevy, havy, heavy (“heavy”), Saterland Frisian heeuwich, häwich (“violent, angry”), West Frisian hevich (“violent”), Dutch hevig (“violent, severe, intense, acute”), German Low German hevig (“violent, fierce, intense, angry”), German hebig (compare heftig (“fierce, severe, intense, violent, heavy”)), Icelandic höfugur (“heavy, weighty, important”), Latin capāx (“large, wide, roomy, spacious, capacious, capable, apt”). Compare typologically Russian объёмный (obʺjómnyj), ёмкий (jómkij) (akin to име́ть (imétʹ), взять (vzjatʹ)). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛv.i/, /ˈhev.i/ 1. A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts. Labels: slang Example: With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films. 2. A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard. Labels: slang Example: A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it. 3. A prominent figure; a "major player". Example: A collection of topical themes and love songs, featuring session work by women's music "heavies" Holly Near, Mary Watkins, Linda Tillery, Robin Flower, and others. 4. A newspaper of the quality press. Labels: in-plural, slang Example: The comment may be offered here that the 'heavies' have been the Design Award's principal scorers, both in the overall bronze plaque days and, since, in the Daily/Sunday Class 1. Example: Reviewers in the heavies aim to impress with the depth of their knowledge and appreciation. 5. A relatively large multi-engined aircraft. Example: I read five heavies, maybe transports or tankers...could be bombers. Example: A 76 Squadron pilot who later completed a second tour on Mosquitoes said that his colleagues on the light bombers “simply could never understand how awful being on heavies was.” 6. A serious theatrical role. Labels: archaic, slang Example: Payton boasted his range included "leading parts or genteel heavies, character old men, dialect parts, old women and, on occasion, soubrettes and leading ladies"; however, he was most at ease in light comedy roles. 7. A member of the heavy cavalry. Labels: historical Example: Cavalry […] is divided into mediums, heavies, and light cavalry. The mediums consist of 13 regiments; the heavies of 2 regiments; and the light of 13.
Word: heavy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hevy, heviȝ, from Old English hefiġ, hefeġ, hæfiġ (“heavy; important, grave, severe, serious; oppressive, grievous; slow, dull”), from Proto-West Germanic *habīg (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to take, grasp, hold”). Equivalent to heave + -y. Related to have. Cognate with Scots hevy, havy, heavy (“heavy”), Saterland Frisian heeuwich, häwich (“violent, angry”), West Frisian hevich (“violent”), Dutch hevig (“violent, severe, intense, acute”), German Low German hevig (“violent, fierce, intense, angry”), German hebig (compare heftig (“fierce, severe, intense, violent, heavy”)), Icelandic höfugur (“heavy, weighty, important”), Latin capāx (“large, wide, roomy, spacious, capacious, capable, apt”). Compare typologically Russian объёмный (obʺjómnyj), ёмкий (jómkij) (akin to име́ть (imétʹ), взять (vzjatʹ)). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛv.i/, /ˈhev.i/ 1. To make heavier. Labels: often Example: They piled their goods on the donkey's back, heavying up an already backbreaking load. 2. To sadden. 3. To use power or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, informal Example: The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses. Example: […]the Prime Minister sought to evade the simple fact that he heavied Mr Reid to get rid of Dr Armstrong.
Word: heavy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English hebban Middle English heven English heave English -y English heavy From heave + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈhiːvi/ 1. Having the heaves. Example: a heavy horse
Word: liver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lyvere, lyver, from Old English lifer (“liver”), from Proto-West Germanic *libru, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smear, smudge, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Líeuwer, Lieuwer (“liver”),German Leber (“liver”), Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish, and West Frisian lever (“liver”), Faroese livur (“liver”), Icelandic lifur (“liver”). Related to live. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪvə/, /ˈlɪvɚ/ 1. A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Steve Jobs is a famous liver transplant recipient. 2. This organ, as taken from animals used as food. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I'd like some goose liver pate. Example: You could fry up some chicken livers for a tasty treat. — Nah, I don't like chicken liver. 3. A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of various chemical compounds—particularly sulfides—thought to resemble livers in color. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: He gave his horse some liver of antimony.
Word: liver Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English lyvere, lyver, from Old English lifer (“liver”), from Proto-West Germanic *libru, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smear, smudge, stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Líeuwer, Lieuwer (“liver”),German Leber (“liver”), Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish, and West Frisian lever (“liver”), Faroese livur (“liver”), Icelandic lifur (“liver”). Related to live. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪvə/, /ˈlɪvɚ/ 1. Of the colour of liver (dark brown, tinted with red and gray). Labels: not-comparable Example: His friend Rothwell, who had the use of the best Laveracks for breeding purposes, wrote him that one of his puppies was liver and white.
Word: liver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lyvere, livere, equivalent to live + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪvə(ɹ)/ 1. Someone who lives (usually in a specified way). Labels: uncommon Example: Ephori of Sparta, hearing a dissolute liver propose a very beneficial advise unto the people, commaunded him to hold his peace, and desired an honest man to assume the invention of it unto himselfe and to propound it. Example: a wicked liver may be reclaimed, and prove an honest man[…]. 2. Someone who lives (usually in a specified way). Labels: uncommon Example: When as the wandring Scots and Picthts King Marius had subdude, He gave the Liuers dwellings. Example: Thou king of heaven, which […] Dost see the secret of each livers heart. 3. Someone who lives (usually in a specified way). Labels: uncommon Example: They must instantly have been detected by the present Livers that were upon the place. Example: One, John Powle, a Liver on Sasquehanna River.
Word: liver Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English live Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -(e)r English liver From live (adjective) + -(e)r. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪvə(ɹ)/ 1. comparative form of live: more live Labels: comparative, form-of Example: Seeing things on a big screen somehow makes them seem liver. Example: […]manslaughter, liver than camcorder
Word: far Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai Pronunciation: /fɑː/, /fɑɹ/, /fɐː/, /faː/, /faɹ/ 1. Distant; remote in space. Example: He went to a far land. Example: And they went to Ioshua vnto the campe at Gilgal, and said vnto him, and to the men of Israel, Wee be come from a farre countrey: Now therefore make ye a league with vs. 2. Remote in time. Example: the far far future 3. Long. Example: I have such a long way to go but yet I have come such a far piece already 4. More remote of two. Example: At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook. Example: See those two mountains? The ogre lives on the far one. 5. Extreme, as measured from some central or neutral position. Example: They are on the far right on this issue. Example: He was withdrawn to such a far degree that it required of Piers and Jude a good deal of occasional conferencing between the two of them, in private. 6. Extreme, as a difference in nature or quality. Example: As sensible maketh a man differ from a stone, in a far difference; for other Species, as Beasts, have the same difference, but reasonable is the nearest, whereby he differeth from a stone, beasts, and all other things. Example: Is there not a far difference between asking it up and urging it, Mr. Secretary? 7. Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture. Labels: not-comparable Example: far heap; far memory; far pointer
Word: far Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai Pronunciation: /fɑː/, /fɑɹ/, /fɐː/, /faː/, /faɹ/ 1. To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent. Example: You have all come far and you will go further. Example: He built a time machine and travelled far into the future. 2. Very much; by a great amount. Example: He was far richer than we'd thought. Example: The expense far exceeds what I expected.
Word: far Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai Pronunciation: /fɑː/, /fɑɹ/, /fɐː/, /faː/, /faɹ/ 1. To send far away. Labels: rare, transitive Example: But I wish he'd been farred before he ever came near this house, with his “Please Betty” this, and “Please Betty” that, and drinking up our new milk as if he'd been a cat. I hate such beguiling ways. Example: […] so Joe come to me and he uz sore as a boil and said you goddam prevert, I don't want no twenny-two-year-old mechanic who still pulls his pood in the toilet, and farred me.
Word: far Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin far. Doublet of farro. Pronunciation: /fɑː/, /fɑɹ/, /fɐː/, /faː/, /faɹ/ 1. Emmer (a type of wheat), especially in the context of Roman use of it. Labels: uncountable Example: A cataplasm made from any meal is heating, whether it be of wheat, or of far, or barley, or bitter vetch, ... Example: Almost all the rustic writers agree in this, that far is most proper for wet clay land, and triticum for dry land. 'In wet red clays,' says Cato, 'sow far; and in dry, clean, and open lands, sow triticum.'
Word: far Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɑː/, /fɑɹ/, /fɐː/, /faː/, /faɹ/ 1. A litter of piglets; a farrow. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: near Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English nere, ner, from Old English nēar (“nearer”, comparative of nēah (“nigh”), the superlative would become next), influenced by Old Norse nær (“near”), both originating from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz (“nearer”), comparative of the adverb *nēhw (“near”), from the adjective *nēhwaz, ultimately from Pre-Proto-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, a lengthened-grade adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian nai, noi, näi (“close, near”), Saterland Frisian nai (“close, near”), Dutch na (“close”), naar (“to, towards”), Dutch Low Saxon nao (“after”), German nach (“after”), nahe (“near”), näher (“nearer”), German Low German nao, nå (“towards”), Luxembourgish no (“after”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nær (“close, near”), Swedish när, nära (“close, near”), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ, “close, near”). See also nigh. Near appears to be derived from (or at the very least influenced by) the North Germanic languages; as opposed to nigh, which continues the inherited West Germanic adjective. Both, however, are ultimately derived from the same Proto-Germanic root: *nēhw (“near, close”). Pronunciation: /nɪə/, [nɪə̯], /nɪː/, /nɪj.ə/, /nɛː/ 1. Physically close. Example: I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses. Example: Stay near at all times. 2. Close in time. Example: The end is near. Example: We're getting near to Christmas. 3. Closely connected or related. Example: The deceased man had no near relatives. Example: she is thy fathers neere kinswoman. 4. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear. Example: It is a matter of near consequence to me. Example: a near friend 5. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling. Example: a version near to the original 6. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow. Example: a near escape 7. Approximate, almost. Example: The two words are near synonyms. 8. On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left). Labels: UK Example: The near front wheel came loose. 9. Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team. Labels: dated Example: the near ox; the near leg 10. Immediate; direct; close; short. Labels: obsolete Example: Toward ſolid good what leads the neareſt way; 11. Stingy; parsimonious. Labels: archaic Example: Don't be near with your pocketbook. Example: [T]o let you know, Miss, he's so near, it's partly a wonder how he lives at all: and yet he's worth a power of money, too. 12. Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture. Labels: not-comparable Example: a near pointer
Word: near Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English nere, ner, from Old English nēar (“nearer”, comparative of nēah (“nigh”), the superlative would become next), influenced by Old Norse nær (“near”), both originating from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz (“nearer”), comparative of the adverb *nēhw (“near”), from the adjective *nēhwaz, ultimately from Pre-Proto-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, a lengthened-grade adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian nai, noi, näi (“close, near”), Saterland Frisian nai (“close, near”), Dutch na (“close”), naar (“to, towards”), Dutch Low Saxon nao (“after”), German nach (“after”), nahe (“near”), näher (“nearer”), German Low German nao, nå (“towards”), Luxembourgish no (“after”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nær (“close, near”), Swedish när, nära (“close, near”), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ, “close, near”). See also nigh. Near appears to be derived from (or at the very least influenced by) the North Germanic languages; as opposed to nigh, which continues the inherited West Germanic adjective. Both, however, are ultimately derived from the same Proto-Germanic root: *nēhw (“near, close”). Pronunciation: /nɪə/, [nɪə̯], /nɪː/, /nɪj.ə/, /nɛː/ 1. At or towards a position close in space or time. 2. Nearly; almost. Example: He was near unconscious when I found him. Example: I jumped into the near-freezing water.
Word: near Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English nere, ner, from Old English nēar (“nearer”, comparative of nēah (“nigh”), the superlative would become next), influenced by Old Norse nær (“near”), both originating from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz (“nearer”), comparative of the adverb *nēhw (“near”), from the adjective *nēhwaz, ultimately from Pre-Proto-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, a lengthened-grade adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian nai, noi, näi (“close, near”), Saterland Frisian nai (“close, near”), Dutch na (“close”), naar (“to, towards”), Dutch Low Saxon nao (“after”), German nach (“after”), nahe (“near”), näher (“nearer”), German Low German nao, nå (“towards”), Luxembourgish no (“after”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nær (“close, near”), Swedish när, nära (“close, near”), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ, “close, near”). See also nigh. Near appears to be derived from (or at the very least influenced by) the North Germanic languages; as opposed to nigh, which continues the inherited West Germanic adjective. Both, however, are ultimately derived from the same Proto-Germanic root: *nēhw (“near, close”). Pronunciation: /nɪə/, [nɪə̯], /nɪː/, /nɪj.ə/, /nɛː/ 1. Physically close to, in close proximity to. Example: There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun. Example: Ts'ai Ch'ien 蔡乾 was born in 1908 in Changhua near Taichung, Taiwan (Formosa). 2. Close to in time. Example: The voyage was near completion. 3. Close to in nature or degree. Example: His opinions are near the limit of what is acceptable. Example: There was no way Brín felt anything anywhere near what I felt for him. He saw me as a friend.
Word: near Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English nere, ner, from Old English nēar (“nearer”, comparative of nēah (“nigh”), the superlative would become next), influenced by Old Norse nær (“near”), both originating from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz (“nearer”), comparative of the adverb *nēhw (“near”), from the adjective *nēhwaz, ultimately from Pre-Proto-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, a lengthened-grade adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian nai, noi, näi (“close, near”), Saterland Frisian nai (“close, near”), Dutch na (“close”), naar (“to, towards”), Dutch Low Saxon nao (“after”), German nach (“after”), nahe (“near”), näher (“nearer”), German Low German nao, nå (“towards”), Luxembourgish no (“after”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nær (“close, near”), Swedish när, nära (“close, near”), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ, “close, near”). See also nigh. Near appears to be derived from (or at the very least influenced by) the North Germanic languages; as opposed to nigh, which continues the inherited West Germanic adjective. Both, however, are ultimately derived from the same Proto-Germanic root: *nēhw (“near, close”). Pronunciation: /nɪə/, [nɪə̯], /nɪː/, /nɪj.ə/, /nɛː/ 1. To come closer to; to approach. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The ship nears the land. Example: We started back in the same conditions, and for part of the journey ran through semi-darkness, but the sun appeared once again as we neared London.
Word: near Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nere, ner, from Old English nēar (“nearer”, comparative of nēah (“nigh”), the superlative would become next), influenced by Old Norse nær (“near”), both originating from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz (“nearer”), comparative of the adverb *nēhw (“near”), from the adjective *nēhwaz, ultimately from Pre-Proto-Germanic *h₂nḗḱwos, a lengthened-grade adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian nai, noi, näi (“close, near”), Saterland Frisian nai (“close, near”), Dutch na (“close”), naar (“to, towards”), Dutch Low Saxon nao (“after”), German nach (“after”), nahe (“near”), näher (“nearer”), German Low German nao, nå (“towards”), Luxembourgish no (“after”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nær (“close, near”), Swedish när, nära (“close, near”), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ, “close, near”). See also nigh. Near appears to be derived from (or at the very least influenced by) the North Germanic languages; as opposed to nigh, which continues the inherited West Germanic adjective. Both, however, are ultimately derived from the same Proto-Germanic root: *nēhw (“near, close”). Pronunciation: /nɪə/, [nɪə̯], /nɪː/, /nɪj.ə/, /nɛː/ 1. The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
Word: near Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nēre, neere (“kidney, abdomen; (pl.) seat of emotions”), probably from unattested Old English *nēora, *nīora, from Proto-West Germanic *neurō, from Proto-Germanic *neurô; but alternatively borrowed from Middle Low German nêre. Cognate with Scots nere, neir, German Niere, Dutch nier, Norwegian nyre, Icelandic nýra, and more distantly Latin nefronēs pl (Praeneste dialect), Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós), all meaning both “kidney” and “testicle”. In most English dialects, this word survived only as a fossil in the second syllable of kidney (earlier kide-nēre), wherein the original r was apparently replaced with y. Pronunciation: /nɪə/, [nɪə̯], /nɪː/, /nɪj.ə/, /nɛː/ 1. Kidney. Labels: Derbyshire, dialectal, rare
Word: sharp Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with West Frisian skerp, Low German scherp, scharp, schaarp, Dutch scherp, German scharf, Danish skarp. Compare Irish cearb (“keen; cutting”), Latin acerbus (“tart, bitter”), Tocharian B kärpye (“rough”), Latvian skârbs (“sharp, rough”), Russian щерба (ščerba, “notch”), Polish szczerba (“gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch”), Albanian harb (“rudeness”). More at shear. Pronunciation: /ʃɑːp/, /ʃɑɹp/, /ʃɐːp/, /ʃaɾp/ 1. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses. 2. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses. Example: The iron plates rang sharp, but turn'd the spear 3. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses. Example: You bite so sharp at reasons. 4. In a sharp manner: a less usual alternative to sharply in certain senses. Example: South of the city the river turns sharp to the east. Example: sharp left, sharp right 5. Exactly. Labels: not-comparable Example: I'll see you at twelve o'clock sharp. 6. In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable. Example: I didn't enjoy the concert much because the soprano sang sharp on all the high notes. Example: 1867, Dutton Cook, Hobson's Choice, Chapter 8, “Music Hath Charms”, p. 72 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Hobson_s_Choice/hwhhEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Matilda+Milner+frequently+sang+sharp%22&pg=PA72&printsec=frontcover Whereas Matilda Milner frequently sang sharp, in spite of the efforts of Miss Brown, who played the accompaniment, to give her the right note and keep her in tune.
Word: sharp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with West Frisian skerp, Low German scherp, scharp, schaarp, Dutch scherp, German scharf, Danish skarp. Compare Irish cearb (“keen; cutting”), Latin acerbus (“tart, bitter”), Tocharian B kärpye (“rough”), Latvian skârbs (“sharp, rough”), Russian щерба (ščerba, “notch”), Polish szczerba (“gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch”), Albanian harb (“rudeness”). More at shear. Pronunciation: /ʃɑːp/, /ʃɑɹp/, /ʃɐːp/, /ʃaɾp/ 1. The symbol ⟨♯⟩, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher. Example: The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp). Example: Transposition frequently is harder to read because of all the sharps and flats on the staff. 2. A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ⟨♯⟩. 3. A note that is sharp in a particular key. Example: The piece was difficult to read after it had been transposed, since in the new key many notes were sharps. 4. The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic. Example: Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is written in C♯ minor (C sharp minor). 5. Something that is sharp. Labels: plural-normally Example: Place sharps in the specially marked red container for safe disposal. Example: If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs. 6. Something that is sharp. Labels: plural-normally 7. Something that is sharp. Labels: dated, plural-normally 8. Something that is sharp. Labels: plural-normally 9. A dishonest person; a cheater. Example: The billiard sharp whom anyone catches / His doom's extremely hard— [...] Example: The casino kept in the break room a set of pictures of known sharps for the bouncers to see. 10. Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly. Example: here are good fish to be picked out of sharps and stop-holes into the water-tables 11. A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between. 12. Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings. Labels: in-plural Example: While he worked he talked to his ducks, who were waddling about hopefully, as it was almost time for the red bucket to be filled with sharps and potato-peelings. 13. An expert. Labels: dated, slang 14. A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s). Example: The Circle was one of the few dances the older sharps frequented; mostly they were to be found in pubs, pool-halls or at the track. 15. Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sharp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with West Frisian skerp, Low German scherp, scharp, schaarp, Dutch scherp, German scharf, Danish skarp. Compare Irish cearb (“keen; cutting”), Latin acerbus (“tart, bitter”), Tocharian B kärpye (“rough”), Latvian skârbs (“sharp, rough”), Russian щерба (ščerba, “notch”), Polish szczerba (“gap, dent, jag, chip, nick, notch”), Albanian harb (“rudeness”). More at shear. Pronunciation: /ʃɑːp/, /ʃɑɹp/, /ʃɐːp/, /ʃaɾp/ 1. To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp. Example: That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song! 2. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. Example: he made a shift yet to pick up a Sorry Living upon the Rook ; and not by Sharping alone , but now and then by downright Stealing 3. To sharpen. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: dull Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English dull, dul (also dyll, dill, dwal), from Old English dol (“dull, foolish, erring, heretical; foolish, silly; presumptuous”), from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic *dulaz, from earlier *dwulaz, a variant of *dwalaz (“stunned, mad, foolish, misled”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-, *dʰewel- (“to dim, dull, cloud, make obscure, swirl, whirl”). Cognate with Scots dull, doll (“slow to understand or hear, deaf, dull”), North Frisian dol (“rash, unthinking, giddy, flippant”), Dutch dol (“crazy, mad, insane”), Low German dul, dol (“mad, silly, stupid, fatuous”), German toll (“crazy, mad, wild, fantastic”), Danish dval (“foolish, absurd”), Icelandic dulur (“secretive, silent”), West-Flemish dul (angry, furious). Pronunciation: /dʌl/, /dʊl/ 1. Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. Example: All these knives are dull. 2. Boring; not exciting or interesting. Example: He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake. Example: "You are very dull this morning, Sheriff," said the youngest daughter of the house, who, being the baby and pretty, had grown pettishly privileged in speech. 3. Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness. Example: Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints. Example: a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror 4. Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding. Example: She is not bred so dull but she can learn. Example: dull at classical learning 5. Sluggish, listless. Example: This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing. Example: O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue. 6. Bored, depressed, down. Example: I felt dull all day. 7. Cloudy, overcast. Example: It's a dull day. 8. Insensible; unfeeling. Example: Think me not / So dull a devil to forget the loss / Of such a matchless wife. 9. Heavy; lifeless; inert. Example: the dull earth Example: c. 1857', Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Table-Talk As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so changes of study a dull brain. 10. Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly. Example: Pressing on the bruise produces a dull pain. 11. Not clear, muffled. (of a noise or sound)
Word: dull Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English dull, dul (also dyll, dill, dwal), from Old English dol (“dull, foolish, erring, heretical; foolish, silly; presumptuous”), from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic *dulaz, from earlier *dwulaz, a variant of *dwalaz (“stunned, mad, foolish, misled”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-, *dʰewel- (“to dim, dull, cloud, make obscure, swirl, whirl”). Cognate with Scots dull, doll (“slow to understand or hear, deaf, dull”), North Frisian dol (“rash, unthinking, giddy, flippant”), Dutch dol (“crazy, mad, insane”), Low German dul, dol (“mad, silly, stupid, fatuous”), German toll (“crazy, mad, wild, fantastic”), Danish dval (“foolish, absurd”), Icelandic dulur (“secretive, silent”), West-Flemish dul (angry, furious). Pronunciation: /dʌl/, /dʊl/ 1. To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp. Labels: transitive Example: Years of misuse have dulled the tools. Example: This […] dulled their swords. 2. To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy. Labels: transitive Example: He drinks to dull the pain. Example: Those [drugs] she has / Will stupefy and dull the sense a while. 3. To lose a sharp edge; to become dull. Labels: intransitive Example: A razor will dull with use. 4. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
Word: dull Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Irish dul, dol (“loop, noose, snare”). Pronunciation: /dʌl/, /dul/ 1. A noose of string, metal wire, or hair used to snare an animal, especially a fish. Labels: Ireland, Southern-US, archaic, obsolete Example: Play fair, boys. No dynamite nor "dulling." The deadly "dull," or wire noose, is a fatal weapon against a trout. Example: A horse with long, stiff hair in the tail was selected. […] a quick jerk [...] secured the material for a "dull." […] Then the "dull" was ready for use. […] the noose [was] slipped over the head to the gills and then with a quick jerk the sucker was dulled and pulled out of the water. Generally the dull held the fish and it was loosened and dropped on the bank but sometimes it was thrown out of the water but then slipped loose from the dull and fell on one of the banks or, worse luck, into the water. […]
Word: dull Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from Irish dul, dol (“loop, noose, snare”). Pronunciation: /dʌl/, /dul/ 1. To fish (or snare an animal, especially a fish) with such a noose. Labels: Ireland, Southern-US, archaic, obsolete Example: I hope that the barbarous practice called dulling has gone out of fashion. Example: Play fair, boys. No dynamite nor "dulling." The deadly "dull," or wire noose, is a fatal weapon against a trout.
Word: old Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English old, oold, from Old English ald, eald (“old, aged, ancient, antique, primeval”), from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), originally a participle form, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown, tall, big”). Cognates Cognate with Scots aald, auld (“old”), Yola yola, yolaw, yold, yole (“old”), North Frisian ool, ual, uuil, uul, üülj (“old”), Saterland Frisian oold (“old”), West Frisian âld (“old”), Alemannic German altu, oalt, oalts, olt, àltà (“old”), Bavarian oid (“old”), Central Franconian alt, aod, auw, oot (“old”), Cimbrian and German alt (“old”), Dutch oud (“old”), German Low German old, oolt (“old”), Luxembourgish al (“old”), Mòcheno òlt (“old”), Vilamovian aołd (“old”), Yiddish אַלט (alt, “old”), Danish ældre (“elderly”), Faroese eldri (“elder, older”), Icelandic aldinn (“old”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk eldre (“elderly”), Swedish äldre (“elderly”), Crimean Gothic alt (“old”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (alþeis, “old”), Latin altus (“high, tall, grown big, lofty”). Related to eld. Pronunciation: /əʊld/, [ɒʊɫd], /əwld/, [ɔw(ɫ)d], /ˈɔld/ 1. People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group. Labels: countable, invariable, plural, plural-only, uncountable Example: A civilised society should always look after the old in the community. 2. A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: geezer, oldie, oldster; see also Thesaurus:old person Example: I'm not letting an old wreck my good time today. 3. One's parents. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library. 4. A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method. Labels: Australia, uncountable Example: We crossed to the pub on the corner of Carlisle Street and I ordered two schooners of old for him and one of light for me.
Word: smooth Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Old English smōþ Middle English smothe Proto-West Germanic *smanþī Old English smēþe Middle English smethe English smooth From Middle English smothe, smethe, from Old English smēþe, smōþ, both from Proto-West Germanic *smanþī, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots smuith (“smooth”), Saterland Frisian smoud (“smooth”), Low German smood and smödig (“smooth, malleable, ductile”), Dutch smeuïg (“smooth”) (from earlier smeudig). Pronunciation: /smuːð/ 1. Smoothly. Example: smooth-running, smooth-tongued, smooth-spoken Example: The paths true love never ran smooth(ly).
Word: smooth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old English smōþ Middle English smothe Proto-West Germanic *smanþī Old English smēþe Middle English smethe English smooth From Middle English smothe, smethe, from Old English smēþe, smōþ, both from Proto-West Germanic *smanþī, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots smuith (“smooth”), Saterland Frisian smoud (“smooth”), Low German smood and smödig (“smooth, malleable, ductile”), Dutch smeuïg (“smooth”) (from earlier smeudig). Pronunciation: /smuːð/ 1. Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily. Example: The smooth of his neck. Example: I think you and I will take the ups and the downs , the roughs and the smooths of this daily existence and conversation 2. A smoothing action. Example: She brushes down her hair with a little bit of spit and a smooth of her hand and opens the bright green door, walking a few metres, squinting. 3. A domestic animal having a smooth coat. Example: In the 4-toe stock there is a wide gap between the lowest rough and the smooths which come from the same parents. 4. A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain. Example: By the early 1970s, skinhead culture began to mutate into the variant ‘white ethnic’ styles of the suedeheads and smooths. 5. The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure. Example: A smooth of the potato data set has already been given in Figure 1.2.
Word: smooth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Old English smōþ Middle English smothe Proto-West Germanic *smanþī Old English smēþe Middle English smethe English smooth From Middle English smothe, smethe, from Old English smēþe, smōþ, both from Proto-West Germanic *smanþī, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots smuith (“smooth”), Saterland Frisian smoud (“smooth”), Low German smood and smödig (“smooth, malleable, ductile”), Dutch smeuïg (“smooth”) (from earlier smeudig). Pronunciation: /smuːð/ 1. To make smooth or even. Labels: transitive Example: She smooths her skirt, looking as composed and ladylike as possible. 2. To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten. Labels: transitive Example: to smooth cloth with a smoothing iron 3. To make straightforward or easy. Labels: transitive Example: Caracas can be a tough place but the tremendously good-natured caraqueños smoothed my passage every step of the way. 4. To calm or palliate. Labels: transitive Example: to smooth a person's temper 5. To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise. Example: […] the 7-month moving averages provide better smoothing of the data in this case than do the 3-month moving averages. 6. To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur. Labels: West-Country Example: Can I smooth your cat?
Word: rough Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English rough, roughe, roȝe, row, rou, ru, ruȝ, ruh, from Old English rūg, rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz. Cognate with Scots ruch, rouch (“rough”), Saterland Frisian ruuch, rouch (“rough”), West Frisian rûch (“rough”), Low German ruuch (“rough”), Dutch ruig (“rough”), German rau(h) (“rough”), Danish ru (“uneven on the surface, "rough", "rugged"”). Pronunciation: /ɹʌf/, /ɹɐf/, /ɹʊf/, /ɾʌf/ 1. Not smooth; uneven. Example: rough hands Example: rough stone 2. Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished. Example: a rough copy Example: a rough estimate 3. Turbulent. Example: rough sea Example: rough water 4. Difficult; trying. Example: Being a teenager nowadays can be rough. 5. Crude; unrefined. Example: His manners are a bit rough, but he means well. 6. Worn; shabby; weather-beaten. Example: "You find us a bit rough," apologized the young man, with something of contempt towards his surroundings. "We weren't expecting visitors." 7. Having socio-economic problems, hence possibly dangerous. Example: the rough bit of town 8. Violent; not careful or subtle. Example: rough words Example: This box has been through some rough handling. 9. Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating. Example: a rough tone Example: a rough voice 10. Not polished; uncut. Example: a rough diamond 11. Harsh-tasting. Example: rough wine Example: the wine, rough as it is, more wholesome than the half-melted ices, flavored with unholy essences. 12. Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition. Labels: Ireland, UK, colloquial, slang 13. Unwell due to alcohol; hungover. Labels: Ireland, UK, colloquial, slang 14. Of or relating to the rough breathing in the Greek language.
Word: rough Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rough, roughe, roȝe, row, rou, ru, ruȝ, ruh, from Old English rūg, rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz. Cognate with Scots ruch, rouch (“rough”), Saterland Frisian ruuch, rouch (“rough”), West Frisian rûch (“rough”), Low German ruuch (“rough”), Dutch ruig (“rough”), German rau(h) (“rough”), Danish ru (“uneven on the surface, "rough", "rugged"”). Pronunciation: /ɹʌf/, /ɹɐf/, /ɹʊf/, /ɾʌf/ 1. The unmowed part of a golf course. 2. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy. Example: In Wellington Street my brother met a couple of sturdy roughs, who had just rushed out of Fleet Street with still wet newspapers and staring placards. "Dreadful catastrophe!" they bawled one to the other down Wellington Street. "Fighting at Weybridge!" 3. A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce. 4. The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created. 5. A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming. 6. Boisterous weather. Labels: obsolete Example: In calms you fish; in roughs use songs and dances. 7. A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
Word: rough Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English rough, roughe, roȝe, row, rou, ru, ruȝ, ruh, from Old English rūg, rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz. Cognate with Scots ruch, rouch (“rough”), Saterland Frisian ruuch, rouch (“rough”), West Frisian rûch (“rough”), Low German ruuch (“rough”), Dutch ruig (“rough”), German rau(h) (“rough”), Danish ru (“uneven on the surface, "rough", "rugged"”). Pronunciation: /ɹʌf/, /ɹɐf/, /ɹʊf/, /ɾʌf/ 1. To create in an approximate form. Example: Rough in the shape first, then polish the details. Example: On the floor, one beside the other, stood two amphoræ of veined marble-like limestone; one a huge vase 2 feet high and more than 6 feet round, finished and perfect, with two splendid spiral bands; and the other a smaller vase, of the same type, but only just roughed out of the block. 2. To break the rules by being excessively violent. Labels: intransitive Example: […] roughing is not a part of the sport, and will not be tolerated. Referees will not permit unfair practices that may cause injury to a contestant, and are held strictly responsible for enforcing these rules. 3. To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player. 4. To render rough; to roughen. 5. To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes. Example: To Rough Horses, a word in familiar use among the dragoons to signify the act of breaking in horses, so as to adapt them to military purposes. 6. To endure primitive conditions. Example: to rough it Example: “[…]Oh, but my husband is never so happy as when he is travelling. He likes roughing it. . . . My husband. . . . My husband. . . .” 7. To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping. Labels: transitive
Word: rough Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English rough, roughe, roȝe, row, rou, ru, ruȝ, ruh, from Old English rūg, rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz. Cognate with Scots ruch, rouch (“rough”), Saterland Frisian ruuch, rouch (“rough”), West Frisian rûch (“rough”), Low German ruuch (“rough”), Dutch ruig (“rough”), German rau(h) (“rough”), Danish ru (“uneven on the surface, "rough", "rugged"”). Pronunciation: /ɹʌf/, /ɹɐf/, /ɹʊf/, /ɾʌf/ 1. In a rough manner; rudely; roughly. Example: I will warrant they prove such roaring boys as I knew when I served under Lumford and Goring, [...] —sleeping rough on the trenches, and dying stubbornly in their boats. Ah! those merry days are gone.
Word: river Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ryver, from Anglo-Norman rivere, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria (“littoral, riverbank”), from Latin rīpārius (“of a riverbank”), from Latin rīpa (“river bank”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to scratch, tear, cut”). Unrelated to Latin rīvus (“stream”) (whence rival, derive). Doublet of riviera and rivière. Displaced native Old English ēa. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪvəː/, [ˈɹʷɪvəː], /ˈɾɪvəː/, [ˈɾɪvəː], /ˈɹɘvɘː/ 1. A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea. Example: Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods. Example: By the side of the river he trotted as one trots, when very small, by the side of a man who holds one spell-bound by exciting stories; and when tired at last, he sat on the bank, while the river still chattered on to him, a babbling procession of the best stories in the world, sent from the heart of the earth to be told at last to the insatiable sea. 2. Any large flow of a liquid in a single body. Example: a river of blood 3. The last card dealt in a hand. Example: He called instantly but was too ashamed to show until the river. 4. A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.
Word: river Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ryver, from Anglo-Norman rivere, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria (“littoral, riverbank”), from Latin rīpārius (“of a riverbank”), from Latin rīpa (“river bank”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to scratch, tear, cut”). Unrelated to Latin rīvus (“stream”) (whence rival, derive). Doublet of riviera and rivière. Displaced native Old English ēa. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪvəː/, [ˈɹʷɪvəː], /ˈɾɪvəː/, [ˈɾɪvəː], /ˈɹɘvɘː/ 1. To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game. Example: Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.
Word: river Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rive + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪvə/, /ˈɹaɪvɚ/ 1. One who rives or splits.