nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Lucerne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Lucerne, known in Swiss German as Lozärn, from Medieval Latin Lucernense, Luciaria, Lucerna, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Latin lūcĭus (“pike”) with the suffix -ārĭa, as in "place with a large number of pike." Popular etymology associated it with lucerna (“lantern”), though both words are related to lux (“light”). Also compare Leodegar, Burgundian bishop of Autun. Pronunciation: /luːˈsɜːn/ 1. A canton of Switzerland. 2. The capital city of Lucerne canton, Switzerland. 3. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne): 4. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne): 5. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne): 6. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne): 7. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne): 8. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne): 9. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne): 10. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne): 11. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne): 12. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne): 13. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne):
Word: Neuchâtel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Neuchâtel. Pronunciation: /ˌnɜːʃæˈtɛl/, /ˌnɜːʃɑːˈtɛl/, /ˌnjuːʃəˈtɛl/ 1. A canton of Switzerland. 2. The capital city of Neuchâtel canton, Switzerland.
Word: Nidwalden Part of Speech: name 1. A canton of Switzerland.
Word: Obwalden Part of Speech: name 1. A canton of Switzerland.
Word: Schaffhausen Part of Speech: name 1. A canton of Switzerland. 2. The capital city of Schaffhausen canton, Switzerland.
Word: Schwyz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Schwyz. 1. A canton of Switzerland. 2. A town, the capital of Schwyz canton, Switzerland.
Word: Solothurn Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Roman name, Latin Salodurum. 1. A canton of Switzerland. 2. The capital city of Solothurn canton, Switzerland.
Word: St. Gallen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Gallus (“Gallic; Gaul”). 1. A canton of Switzerland. 2. The capital city of St. Gallen canton, Switzerland.
Word: Thurgau Part of Speech: name 1. A canton of Switzerland.
Word: Thurgovia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicised version of the German name. 1. Thurgau (a canton of Switzerland).
Word: Ticino Part of Speech: name 1. A canton of Switzerland. 2. A left tributary of the Po in Switzerland and Italy.
Word: finite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is derived from Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“to finish; to terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”). The word displaced Old English ġeendodlīċ. The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/, /ˈfaɪ.nɪt/, [ˈfaɪ.nʌɪt], /ˈfɑe.nɑet/, [ˈfɑe̯.nɑe̯t] 1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number. 2. Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number. 3. finitely generated (as a module).
Word: finite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is derived from Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“to finish; to terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”). The word displaced Old English ġeendodlīċ. The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/, /ˈfaɪ.nɪt/, [ˈfaɪ.nʌɪt], /ˈfɑe.nɑet/, [ˈfɑe̯.nɑe̯t] 1. A thing which has an end or limit. Example: Diſagreement in Subſtance or Eſſence […] may be called Diſproportion, as, there is a Diſproportion betvveen Finites and Infinites, i.e. there is no Proportion betvveen them.
Word: Uri Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Medieval Latin Uronia, possibly from Latin ora (“edge, brim”), or from the pre-Roman substrate hydronym *wer (“water”) + the Latin suffix -n-. More at Uri. Pronunciation: /ˈuːɹi/ 1. A canton of Switzerland. 2. A city in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Word: Uri Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אוּרִי (úri, “light”). Pronunciation: /ˈuːɹi/, /ˈjuːɹi/ 1. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Word: infinite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinit and its etymon Latin īnfīnītus, from in- (“not”) + fīnis (“end”) + the perfect passive participle ending -ītus. By surface analysis, in- + finite. Doublet of infinito. Displaced native Old English unġeendodlīċ. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/, /ˈɪnfənɪt/ 1. Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense. Example: The number is so infinite, that verily it would be an easier matter for me to reckon up those that have feared the same. Example: Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no comparative relation with infinity; for whatever is less than infinite is still infinitely distant from infinity; and lower than infinite distance the lowest or least cannot sink. 2. Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable. Example: Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite. 3. Infinitely many. Example: Huxley's theory says that if you provide infinite monkeys with infinite typewriters, some monkey somewhere will eventually create a masterpiece – a play by Shakespeare, a Platonic dialogue, or an economic treatise by Adam Smith. 4. Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless. 5. Having infinitely many elements. Example: For any infinite set, there is a 1-1 correspondence between it and at least one of its proper subsets. For example, there is a 1-1 correspondence between the set of natural numbers and the set of squares of natural numbers, which is a proper subset of the set of natural numbers. 6. Not limited by person or number. 7. Capable of endless repetition; said of certain forms of the canon, also called perpetual fugues, constructed so that their ends lead to their beginnings.
Word: infinite Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinit and its etymon Latin īnfīnītus, from in- (“not”) + fīnis (“end”) + the perfect passive participle ending -ītus. By surface analysis, in- + finite. Doublet of infinito. Displaced native Old English unġeendodlīċ. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/, /ˈɪnfənɪt/ 1. Infinitely many.
Word: infinite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinit and its etymon Latin īnfīnītus, from in- (“not”) + fīnis (“end”) + the perfect passive participle ending -ītus. By surface analysis, in- + finite. Doublet of infinito. Displaced native Old English unġeendodlīċ. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/, /ˈɪnfənɪt/ 1. Something that is infinite in nature. Example: Sooner Earth / Might go round Heaven, and the strait girth of Time / Inswathe the fulness of Eternity, / Than language grasp the infinite of Love. Example: Cautiously, Hobbes avoided asserting the equality of these infinites, and explicitly characterized the relation between them as non-inequality. 2. A combo that can be used repeatedly without interruption. Example: […] prevents overpowered combos and infinites […]
Word: Valais Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Valais. Pronunciation: /væˈleɪ/, /ˈvæleɪ/ 1. A canton of Switzerland (the French name)
Word: Wallis Part of Speech: name Etymology: * (surname): The surname is an Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Old French waleis (“foreign”). The Welsh hamlet may be derived from this. Pronunciation: /ˈwɒlɪs/ 1. An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Welsh ancestry. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A female given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An unincorporated community in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A city in Austin County, Texas, United States, named after railroad director J. E. Wallis. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A hamlet in Ambleston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0125). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Wallis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Wallis. Pronunciation: /ˈwɒlɪs/ 1. A canton of Switzerland (the German name)
Word: Vaud Part of Speech: name Etymology: Through German Waadt or French Vaud, named after the Waldense sect. 1. A canton of Switzerland.
Word: Zug Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Zug. 1. A canton of Switzerland. 2. The capital city of Zug canton, Switzerland.
Word: Zürich Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Zurich (“largest city in Switzerland”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of Zurich (“canton of Switzerland”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: FOSS Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɒs/ 1. Initialism of Free and Open Source Software. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: New Year's resolution Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnjuː jɪəz ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/, /ˈn(j)u jɪɹz ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/ 1. A vow that one makes on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day for the coming year. Example: He made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking. Example: Felt that I had reason, from the stupidity of my heart, to fear that my New-Year's resolutions were made too much in my own strength.
Word: feral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin fera (“wild beast”, noun) + -al or Latin ferus (“wild; savage; cruel”, adjective) + -al. Alternatively, borrowed from Middle French féral or Late Latin ferālis. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹəl/, [ˈfɛɹəl] ~ [ˈfɛɹl̩], /ˈfɪəɹəl/, [ˈfɪɹəl] ~ [ˈfɪɹl̩] 1. Wild; untamed. Example: 1876 Statistical, Descriptive, And Historical Account Of The North-Western Provinces Of India. Allahabad: North-Western Provinces' Government Press 1876. p XIV, Agra Division The spotted deer, in a truly feral state, has very much the same distribution in Bundelkhand as the sambar, but it is more numerous. Example: Among the ensemble’s strange, outmoded, “original” instruments — the feral horns, sour violins, wooden flutes, cellos without endpins — she seemed right at home, despite her Broadway provenance. 2. Wild; untamed. Example: In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse. Example: This subject has been ably treated by several authors, and I shall, in my future work, discuss some of the checks at considerable length, more especially in regard to the feral animals of South America. 3. Wild; untamed. Example: There were about fifty tables and the customers were packed in like black olives in a jar. It was hot and the air was thick with smoke and the sweet, feral smell of two hundred negro bodies. 4. Wild; untamed. Example: This consideration doth afford us no small light in conceiving and judging the manners and qualifications of persons, as hath been observed, that those that have impressions of grapes, or signals of vines on their bodies, are addicted to drunkenness, those who have resemblance on their bodies, or in their countenances of a boar, or any feral creature, participate in the same feral, wild and unmannerly deportment; those having any similitude of a hare, are fearful; of a fox, are cunning; of a wolf, cruel; and so of all other resemblances: and, as from these resemblances, the manners are conjectured, so likewise future events, and fortune good or bad, as shall be noted in due place. Nature is strange in many of her operations; but this is most certain, the party retains the qualities of that animal or thing to which he hath a resemblance. Example: Palmistry . . .The figure of a semicircle in the quadrangle of the hand, notes a feral shedder of human blood, an implacable merciless spirit.... Little puncts disorderly in the natural line, shew the worst of manners, and a feral beast-like nature. 5. Wild; untamed. Labels: Internet Example: Miners fans have been going absolutely feral over you, [and] you're also disgustingly talented. People want you to play for them! You had Canadians bitching about you being American born the first time you played for Team USA. 6. Wild; untamed. Labels: not-comparable, slang
Word: feral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin fera (“wild beast”, noun) + -al or Latin ferus (“wild; savage; cruel”, adjective) + -al. Alternatively, borrowed from Middle French féral or Late Latin ferālis. Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹəl/, [ˈfɛɹəl] ~ [ˈfɛɹl̩], /ˈfɪəɹəl/, [ˈfɪɹəl] ~ [ˈfɪɹl̩] 1. A domesticated (non-human) animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans. Example: Although it is not difficult to induce domestic pigeons to nest in boxes fixed to trees, London′s ferals are not yet acclimatized to arboreal holes. Example: Traffic, abuse, inhumane traps, and accidental poisoning are other hazards ferals must face.[…]In England one gamekeeper claimed to have killed over three hundred ferals, while another brought home pelts to his wife so that she could design rugs from cat skins as a source of secondary income. 2. A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly. Labels: Australia, colloquial 3. A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle. Labels: Australia, colloquial Example: The intolerance which was directed towards us during the early years has now shifted to ‘the ferals’ who embrace a new version of nonconformist behaviour that even some of us in their parent′s generation — the Aquarian settlers — don′t like. The ferals are the scapegoats for the drug problems here, and are highly visible since many of them have nowhere to live. Example: A pod of ferals was moving towards the exit, a half-dozen soap-shy, low-tech, bush-dwelling hippies. 4. A furry character in art or literature which has the appearance of a regular animal (typically quadrupedal), that may or may not be able to communicate with humans or "anthros". Labels: slang Example: The story is about a group of ferals which have to explore the ruins of society after the humans die out.
Word: feral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin fērālis (“funereal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, sacred place”). 1. Deadly, fatal. 2. Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal.
Word: feral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Homophone. 1. Misspelling of ferrule. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: neo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- From Ancient Greek prefix νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”). Pronunciation: /ˈniːəʊ/, /ˈnioʊ/ 1. Combining form of new. Labels: form-of, in-compounds, morpheme 2. contemporary Labels: morpheme 3. Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group Labels: morpheme 4. Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound Labels: morpheme 5. surgically created Labels: especially, morpheme Example: neo- + penis → neopenis Example: neo- + labia → neolabia
Word: naso- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh₂sder. Proto-Italic *nāssos Latin nāsus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naso- From Latin nāsus (“nose”) + English -o-. Pronunciation: /neɪ.zə(ʊ)/, /neɪ.zoʊ/, /neɪ.zə/ 1. Relating to the nose. Labels: morpheme
Word: necro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der. Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der. English necro- From Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “dead body”), from the Proto-Indo-European suffixed full-grade *nekro- of *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”); see also Middle Welsh angheu (“death”), Breton ankou, Old Irish éc, Latin noxius (“harmful”), nocēo (“to hurt, harm”), nex (“murder, violent death”) (as opposed to mors), Old Persian 𐎻𐎴𐎰𐎹𐎫𐎹 (vi-n-θ-y-t-y /⁠vi-nathayatiy⁠/, “he injures”), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (nasiieⁱti, “disappears”), 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬎- (nasu-, “corpse”), Sanskrit नश्यति (naśyati, “disappear, perish”). By surface analysis, necr- + -o-. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛk.ɹəʊ/ 1. Death or dead tissue. Labels: morpheme
Word: hypno- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɪp.nəʊ-/, /ˈhɪp.noʊ-/ 1. Related to sleep. Labels: morpheme 2. Related to hypnosis, often in the form of hypnotherapy. Labels: morpheme Example: IN HYPNO-VISION
Word: geo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- From Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-), combining form of γῆ (gê, “earth”). By surface analysis, ge- (“earth”) + -o-. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒiː.əʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒi.oʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒiː.əʉ/ 1. earth Labels: morpheme 2. geography Labels: morpheme
Word: biblio- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “paper, document, tablet, small book”) or its descendant Latin Biblia (“the Bible”). 1. book Labels: morpheme 2. the Bible Labels: morpheme
Word: aero- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros), the genitive singular of ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Pronunciation: /ɛː.ɹə/, /ɛː.ɹəʊ/ 1. air or aircraft Labels: morpheme
Word: political prisoner Part of Speech: noun 1. A person imprisoned for their political views or political activism. Example: Section 2 directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of War to furnish to the judges of the circuit and district courts of the United States and of the District of Columbia, a list of the names of all persons, citizens of loyal States, held as State or political prisoners of the United States, in any for, arsenal, or other place […] Example: The political prisoner, however, undergoes cross-examination, as do all other prisoners, at the hands of the Court on the threshold of the trial, before any evidence on the part of the prosecution or the defense has been adduced.
Word: concentration camp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From concentration + camp. In later use partly after German Konzentrationslager, itself a calque of the English term. 1. A camp where troops are assembled, prior to combat or transport. Example: A concentration camp is a place, near the scene of intended operations or near an embarkation point, where troops are assembled for immediate use against the enemy or for transport to an over-sea theater of operations. Example: 1930, Winston S. Churchill, My Early Life, Chapter XIV The 21st Lancers… …journey forward by nine days' march to the advanced concentration camp just north of the Shabluka Cataract. 2. A camp where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners, prisoners of war, refugees etc., are detained for the purpose of confining them in one place, typically with inadequate or inhumane facilities. Example: All Cubans (men, women, and children) were ordered to move into garrisoned Spanish towns or concentration camps. Example: In 1945, overseen by Alfred Hitchcock, a crack team of British film-makers went to Germany to document the horror of the concentration camps. 3. A situation of overcrowding and extremely harsh conditions. Labels: figuratively Example: The UN inspector stated that the Australian government's migrant detention facilities were in effect concentration camps.
Word: astro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- From Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “celestial body”). 1. celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc.; space; astronomy Labels: morpheme 2. Combining form of star. Labels: form-of, in-compounds, morpheme Example: astro- + centric → astrocentric
Word: aqua- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua 1. water Labels: morpheme
Word: an- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English an-, from Old English an-, on- (“on-”), from Proto-West Germanic *ana-, from Proto-Germanic *ana- (“on”). More at on. 1. Alternative form of on-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Example: ancome, aneal, anent
Word: an- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-). Doublet of un- and in-. 1. not; used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. Used with stems that begin with vowels and "h". Labels: morpheme 2. Without, lacking. Labels: morpheme Example: anoxia (without oxygen), anandrous (without male parts)
Word: an- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-), from ἀνά (aná, “on, up, above, throughout”). Doublet of on-. 1. Alternative form of ana-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: an- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Assimilated form of ad- before n. From Latin ad-. 1. Alternative form of ad- (“to, toward”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: black magic Part of Speech: noun 1. Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm. Labels: uncountable Example: Witches are often accused of the same sort of Devil worship as the Black Magic followers. 2. A technology, process, etc., that is mysterious, esoteric; anything which appears to be almost magic to those who do not understand it. Labels: broadly, figuratively, uncountable Example: This is the fact of a new and vitally interesting experiment in the realm of physics, psychology, and art. There is no trick to this, as tricks go, except the mathematical magic of simple physics. Of course, simple physics for one man is black magic for another. Example: The NCFLI will provide a step-by-step explanation of the processes involved. This should be done in order to dispel, to the extent possible, the notion that computerized production of legal texts and reports is "black magic," or that a hard copy of the processed text is something quite mysterious.
Word: picture-perfect Part of Speech: adj 1. Perfect in appearance as with the subjects in paintings or photographs, without the common imperfections of real life. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable, usually Example: With Swift, Spice, Lively and Avignone hugging each other, it was a picture-perfect visual summery^([sic]) of Swift’s brand: manufactured empowerment, a celebration of pop feminist girl power.
Word: whisky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh (compare obsolete whiskybae), from Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (“water of life”), calque of Medieval Latin aqua vitae. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, and water of life from the same source. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪski/, /ˈʍɪski/ 1. Alternative form of whiskey, an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain, usually aged in oak barrels, (particularly) Scotch; a drink of this liquor. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Scotland, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired. Example: Thereafter the route of the original line was followed to the harbour, beyond which an extension, a third of a mile long, led to the salt pans and a newly constructed inn, the "Stafford Arms", where Lady Stafford tried unsuccessfully to educate the locals to drink beer instead of a strong whisky.
Word: whisky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English whisk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English whisky From whisk + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪski/, /ˈʍɪski/ 1. Alternative form of whiskey (“a light gig or carriage”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical Example: 1768, Ignatius Sancho, letter to Mr. M—, in Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, London: J. Nichols, 3rd edition, 1784, pp. 7-8, Look into old age, you will see avarice joined to poverty—letchery, gout, impotency, like three monkeys, or London bucks, in a one-horse whisky, driving to the Devil. Example: At the appointed time Mr. Kettering’s one-horse chaise, or rather whisky, drove up to the door; for, as it was principally intended for him to visit his patients, when disinclined to mount his horse, it was built in the lightest manner, and without a head, that it might move with the greater expedition.
Word: whiskey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥der. Proto-Celtic *udenskyos Old Irish uisce Irish uisce Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Celtic *biwos Proto-Celtic *-tūts Proto-Celtic *biwotūts Old Irish bethu Irish beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Irish uisce beathabor. ▲ Old Irish uisce Scottish Gaelic uisge ▲ Old Irish bethu Scottish Gaelic beatha Medieval Latin aqua vītaecalq. Scottish Gaelic uisge-beathabor. English usquebaugh English usque English whiskey Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh, from Irish uisce beatha, calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae (“water of life”). Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, and water of life from the same source and vodka from a Russian diminutive for water in reference to the dilution of pure grain spirits. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪski/, /ˈʍɪski/ 1. A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley). Labels: England, Ireland, US, countable, uncountable Example: The exceſſive drinking of ſpirituous liquours, eſpecially whiſkey, is now become ſo common, that more people are killed by them, than by ſmall-pox, fevers, broken limbs, accidents, and all other diſtempers put together. And we are credibly informed, that in one dram ſhop only in this town, there are 120 gallons of that accurſed ſpirit, whiſkey, ſold. 2. A drink of whiskey. Labels: England, Ireland, US, countable, uncountable 3. Alternative letter-case form of Whiskey from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: whiskey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From whisk + ey. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪski/, /ˈʍɪski/ 1. A light gig or carriage drawn by one horse. Labels: historical Example: Ye Ladies of Lapland who beesoms bestride, Or, pair’d in Witch Whiskeys, aslant the Moon slide;
Word: -ly Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle English -ly, -li, -lik, -lich, -like, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-West Germanic *-līk, from Proto-Germanic *-līkaz (“having the body or form of”), from *līką (“body”) (whence lich). In form, probably influenced by Old Norse -ligr (“-ly”) (Norwegian Bokmål -lig, Faroese -ligur, Icelandic -legur). Cognate with Dutch -lijk, German -lich, Danish -lig and Swedish -lig. Doublet of -like, more at like. Pronunciation: /li/, [liː], [lɪ], [li], [ɫiː] 1. Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun" Similar in meaning to -like but most often paired with animate nouns. Labels: morpheme Example: man + -ly → manly Example: comrade + -ly → comradely 2. Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "appearing like, resembling, or having the likeness of what is denoted by the noun". Labels: morpheme Example: bloom + -ly → bloomly Example: muscle + -ly → muscly 3. Used to form adjectives from nouns specifying time intervals, the adjectives having the sense of "occurring at such intervals". Labels: morpheme Example: month + -ly → monthly Example: day + -ly → daily
Word: -ly Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly From Middle English -ly, -li, -liche, from Old English -līċe. Pronunciation: /li/, [liː], [lɪ], [li], [ɫiː] 1. Used to form adverbs from adjectives and nouns. Labels: morpheme Example: sudden + -ly → suddenly Example: eerie + -ly → eerily 2. Used to form company or brand names. Labels: morpheme Example: book + -ly → Bookly Example: musical + -ly → Musical.ly
Word: -ing Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Inherited from Middle English -ing, -yng, -ynge, from Old English -ing, -ung (“-ing”, suffix forming nouns from verbs), from Proto-West Germanic *-ingu, *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō (“-ing”). Cognates Cognate with Scots -in, -in', -ing (“-ing”), Yola -een (“-ing”), Saterland Frisian -enge (“-ing”), Dutch -ing (“-ing”), German and Luxembourgish -ung (“-ing”), Danish -ing, -ning (“-ing”), Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish -ing (“-ing”), French -ange (“-ing”). Unrelated to Brahui -اِنْگ (-iṅg, “a suffix used to form infinitive or verbal noun from the base verb; -ing”). Pronunciation: /ɪŋ/, /ɪn/, /ən/, /ɪŋɡ/, /ɪŋk/ 1. Used to form nouns or noun-like words (or elements of noun phrases) from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action. Labels: morpheme Example: My hearing is not good. Example: I have had several meetings with him. 2. Used to form nouns or noun-like words (or elements of noun phrases) from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action. Labels: morpheme Example: Smoking marijuana cigarettes daily is bad for your health. Example: She has a habit of sleeping late. 3. Used to form nouns denoting materials or systems of objects which are used or employed in an action, or considered collectively. Labels: morpheme Example: Roofing is material that is used to roof. Example: Clothing is material with which one is clothed.
Word: -ing Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle English -inge, -ynge, alteration of earlier -inde, -ende, -and (see -and), from Old English -ende (present participle ending), from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic *-andz (present participle ending), from Proto-Indo-European *-onts. Cognate with West Frisian -end, Dutch -end, Afrikaans -ende, German -end, Low German -end, Danish -ende, Swedish -ande, Icelandic -andi, Gothic -𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (-ands), -𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (-ōnds), Latin -ans, -ant-, Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn), Sanskrit -अन्त् (-ant), Polish -ący, -ąc, Czech -oucí, Ukrainian -учий (-učyj), Serbo-Croatian -ući/-ући. More at -and. Pronunciation: /ɪŋ/, /ɪn/, /ən/, /ɪŋɡ/, /ɪŋk/ 1. Used to form present participles of verbs. Labels: morpheme Example: Rolling stones gather no moss. Example: My new cabin, which is going to look over the lake, is getting a brand new roof this winter.
Word: -ing Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle English -ynge, from Old English -ing, from Proto-West Germanic *-ing, from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz. Akin to Old Norse -ingr. Pronunciation: /ɪŋ/, /ɪn/, /ən/, /ɪŋɡ/, /ɪŋk/ 1. Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: Ealing, Dorking, Reading, Worthing Example: Browning, Channing, Ewing 2. Forming nouns having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of Labels: morpheme Example: sweet + -ing → sweeting Example: white + -ing → whiting
Word: oxen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn Proto-Germanic *uhsô Proto-West Germanic *ohsō Old English oxa Old English oxan Middle English oxen English oxen From Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, from Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, nominative and accusative plural of *uhsô (“ox”), equivalent to ox + -en (plural ending). Pronunciation: /ˈɑksən/, /ˈɒksən/ 1. plural of ox Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oxen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn Proto-Germanic *uhsô Proto-West Germanic *ohsō Old English oxa Old English oxan Middle English oxen English oxen From Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, from Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, nominative and accusative plural of *uhsô (“ox”), equivalent to ox + -en (plural ending). Pronunciation: /ˈɑksən/, /ˈɒksən/ 1. Of, relating to, or resembling an ox; oxlike Labels: not-comparable Example: These included the adze, saws of different sizes with, very likely, different size teeth or cutting edges, axe, chisels of various sizes, drills with various size drill bits, a square, plumb line, hammer, maul, and awl, plus a sharpening stone of slate and an oxen horn used as an oil flask. Example: He also had a tail like an oxen tail only with a razor sharp bard that he used in conflict to stab or slice his victims.
Word: geese Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡiːs/ 1. plural of goose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: light year Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪt.jɪə/, /ˈlaɪt.jɪɹ/, /ˈläːt.jøː/, /ˈlaɪt.jɜː/ 1. A unit of length used to measure extremely large distances, equal to approximately 9.46 trillion kilometres 10 trillion kilometres (10¹⁶ metres), equivalent to the distance light travels in one Julian year. Example: We live our lives in three dimensions for our threescore and ten allotted years. Yet every branch of contemporary science, from statistics to cosmology, alludes to processes that operate on scales outside of human experience: the millisecond and the nanometer, the eon and the light-year. 2. A very long way. Labels: figuratively, in-plural, informal Example: The marathon runner in the lead is light years ahead of the one at the back. Example: Now that they've graduated, they'll have to make some mature decisions in their future. One of which? Settling on their signature scent that is lightyears away from the $10 body spray they had throughout school. 3. A very long time. Labels: figuratively, in-plural, informal Example: Some of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions were light years ahead of their time.
Word: clockwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English clock Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English clockwise From clock + -wise. Pronunciation: /ˈklɒkwaɪz/ 1. In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock. Labels: not-comparable Example: Turn the handle clockwise to open it. Example: The main — or cooking — kitchen is an inhumanly immaculate expanse of burner rings and countertops where, according to tradition, the stations move clockwise from canapé to entremetier.
Word: clockwise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English clock Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English clockwise From clock + -wise. Pronunciation: /ˈklɒkwaɪz/ 1. Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock. Labels: not-comparable Example: In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise. Example: The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards […]
Word: anticlockwise Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English clock Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English clockwise English anticlockwise From anti- + clockwise. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/, /ˌæn.tɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/, /ˌæn.tiˈklɑkˌwaɪz/, /ˌænˌtaɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/, /ˌæn.tiˈklɔk.wɑɪz/ 1. In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable Example: The bidirectional drift excursion for the beam-column joint is applied in the anticlockwise direction as per the numbering sequence illustrated in Figs. 8a and 8b.
Word: anticlockwise Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English clock Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English clockwise English anticlockwise From anti- + clockwise. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/, /ˌæn.tɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/, /ˌæn.tiˈklɑkˌwaɪz/, /ˌænˌtaɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/, /ˌæn.tiˈklɔk.wɑɪz/ 1. In an anticlockwise fashion. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable
Word: parsec Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of parallax second. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑɹ.sɛk/, /ˈpɑː.sɛk/ 1. Syllabic abbreviation of parallax second. Example: Han Solo: Fast ship? You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon? Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi: Should I have? Han Solo: It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. I've outrun Imperial starships. Not the local bulk cruisers mind you, I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now. She's fast enough for you old man.
Word: counter-clockwise Part of Speech: adj 1. Counterclockwise; anticlockwise. Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: counter-clockwise Part of Speech: adv 1. Counterclockwise; anticlockwise. Labels: US
Word: counter clockwise Part of Speech: adv 1. Alternative form of counterclockwise. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: counter clockwise Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of counter-clockwise. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Thor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Representing Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Old English Þunor, Swedish Tor. Pronunciation: /θɔː/, /θoː/, /θoɹ/, /θɔɾ/ 1. A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind. Labels: Norse Example: So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished. Example: There’s the Thor fly in tribute of the God of Thunder, played in Marvel by Chris Hemsworth. Its scientific name is “Daptolestes bronteflavus,” which is derived from Latin like most scientific names – and translates to “blond thunder.” 2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia. 3. A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada.
Word: overgrowth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English growth English overgrowth From over- + growth. 1. A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In desolate places where dank moisture breeds / The pipy Hemlock to strange overgrowth 3. An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: microfortnight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + fortnight. 1. A period of time equal to one millionth of a fortnight, or exactly 1.2096 seconds. Labels: humorous Example: DWORD (big-endian) microfortnights between pings Example: A microfortnight is treated as equivalent to a second.
Word: battle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English batel, batell, batelle, batayle, bataylle, borrowed from Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fighting and fencing exercises”) from Latin battuō (“to strike, hit, beat, fight”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Gaulish or Proto-Germanic root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to stab, dig”), related to Old English beado (“battle”); or possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit, strike, beat”). Doublet of battalia and battel. Displaced native Old English ġefeoht, beado, camp, and wīg (“battle”), among others. Pronunciation: /ˈbætl̩/, [ˈbatʰɫ̩], [ˈbæɾɫ̩], [bætɫ̩] 1. A contest, a struggle. Example: the battle of life Example: I returned, and saw vnder the Sunne, That the race is not to the swift, nor the battell to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of vnderstanding, nor yet fauour to men of skil; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 2. A contest, a struggle. 3. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement. 4. A division of an army; a battalion. Labels: archaic Example: Thenne kyng Arthur made redy his hooſt in x batails and Nero was redy in the felde afore the caſtel Tarabil with a grete hooſt / & he had x batails with many mo peple than Arthur had […] Example: They ſay, that the King diuided his Armie into three Battailes; whereof the Vant-guard onely well ſtrengthened with wings, came to fight. 5. The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia. Labels: obsolete Example: Iohn Duke of Norfolke, Thomas Earle of Surrey, Shall haue the leading of the Foot and Horſe. They thus directed, we will fllow ^([sic]) In the maine Battell, whose puiſſance on either ſide Shall be well-winged with our cheefeſt Horſe: This, and Saint George to boote. Example: hovering aloofe in the fields he suffered Wyat his Van and main Battell (cutting off some of the Reare) to march undisturbed save with one shot, from Knights-Bridge to Charing Chrosse. 6. Clipping of battle buddy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: battle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English batel, batell, batelle, batayle, bataylle, borrowed from Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fighting and fencing exercises”) from Latin battuō (“to strike, hit, beat, fight”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Gaulish or Proto-Germanic root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to stab, dig”), related to Old English beado (“battle”); or possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit, strike, beat”). Doublet of battalia and battel. Displaced native Old English ġefeoht, beado, camp, and wīg (“battle”), among others. Pronunciation: /ˈbætl̩/, [ˈbatʰɫ̩], [ˈbæɾɫ̩], [bætɫ̩] 1. To join in battle; to contend in fight Labels: intransitive Example: Scientists always battle over theories. Example: She has been battling against cancer for years. 2. To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with. Labels: transitive Example: She has been battling cancer for years.
Word: battle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Early Modern English batell, probably from Middle English *batel (“flourishing”), from Old English *batol (“improving, tending to be good”), from batian (“to get better, improve”) + -ol ( + -le). Pronunciation: /ˈbætl̩/, [ˈbatʰɫ̩], [ˈbæɾɫ̩], [bætɫ̩] 1. Of grass or pasture: nutritious to cattle or sheep; fattening, nourishing. Example: battle grass battle pasture 2. Of land (originally pastureland) or soil: fertile, fruitful. Labels: broadly Example: battle land battle soil
Word: battle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Early Modern English batell, probably from Middle English *batel (“flourishing”), from Old English *batol (“improving, tending to be good”), from batian (“to get better, improve”) + -ol ( + -le). Pronunciation: /ˈbætl̩/, [ˈbatʰɫ̩], [ˈbæɾɫ̩], [bætɫ̩] 1. To feed or nourish (someone or something). Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive 2. To render (land, soil, etc.) fertile or fruitful. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive Example: To Devonſhire or Denſhire land. That is, to pare off the ſurface or top turf thereof, and to lay it upon heaps and burn it; vvhich aſhes are a marvelous improvement to battle barren land, by reaſon of the fixt ſalt vvhich they contain.
Word: anastylosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek αναστήλωσις (anastḗlōsis). 1. The reassembly of ruined monuments or other artifacts from remaining fragments in an archeologically responsible way (with use of modern materials when needed). Labels: uncountable
Word: refugee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French réfugié, past participle of réfugier (“to take refuge, to seek refuge”), from Old French refuge (“hiding place”) from Latin refugium (“a place of refuge, place to flee back to”), originally describing French Huguenots fleeing religious persecution after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Noun sense 1 was "one seeking asylum" until 1914, when it evolved to mean more generally "one fleeing home" (first applied in this sense to civilians in Flanders heading west to escape fighting in World War I). By surface analysis, refuge + -ee. Displaced native Old English flīema. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/, /ɹɛfjʊˈd͡ʒiː/ 1. A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. Labels: also, attributive, figuratively Example: In 1962 a special law had to be passed to permit the immigration of several thousand Chinese refugees who had escaped from Communist China to Hong Kong. Example: The eight military bases being used to house Afghan refugees have a total capacity of 50,000 to house evacuees. […] The nine refugee resettlement agencies who work in coordination with the federal government will ultimately determine where Afghans are relocated, based on whether they have US ties or where their local affiliates have capacity to take them in. 2. A person who is fleeing from justice, punishment deemed righteous, etc.; a runaway, a fugitive. Labels: broadly, derogatory
Word: refugee Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French réfugié, past participle of réfugier (“to take refuge, to seek refuge”), from Old French refuge (“hiding place”) from Latin refugium (“a place of refuge, place to flee back to”), originally describing French Huguenots fleeing religious persecution after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Noun sense 1 was "one seeking asylum" until 1914, when it evolved to mean more generally "one fleeing home" (first applied in this sense to civilians in Flanders heading west to escape fighting in World War I). By surface analysis, refuge + -ee. Displaced native Old English flīema. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/, /ɹɛfjʊˈd͡ʒiː/ 1. To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces. Labels: US, historical, transitive
Word: home country Part of Speech: noun 1. The country in which a person was born and usually raised, regardless of the present country of residence and citizenship.