nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: glad rags Part of Speech: noun Etymology: US origin, late 19th c. 1. Formal attire, dress clothes. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: 1896, Henry M. Blossom, Jr., Checkers: A Hard-luck Story, Grosset & Dunlap, page 39, “But say, you wouldn’t have known me if you’d seen me here with my wife that time—my glad rags on, a stove-pipe lid, patent leather kicks and a stone on my front. […] Example: 1897 April, W. H. Carruth and Paul Wilkinson, "Dialect Word-List.—No. 4", in Kansas University Quarterly, Series B:—Philology and History, Volume VI, Number 2, University of Kansas, page 88, glad rags: “Sunday-go-to-meeting” clothes.—General. 2. Stylish clothing. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: 1969, Iceberg Slim, Mama Black Widow: A Story of the South’s Black Underworld, Holloway House Publishing (2004), →ISBN, page 183, Lock Jaw said, “Bessie, how would you like to get dressed up in a grand worth of glad rags and go to a fancy blowout with me?” Example: 2002, Judith Clarke, Wolf on the Fold, Front Street, →ISBN, pages 41–42, ‘She might forget,’ said Clightie. ‘You know how she does. While she's in there putting her glad rags on; she might come out, all dressed up, and not remember what she’s dressed up for.’
Word: covering Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Present participle or participial adjective from cover (verb) + -ing; or, from Middle English coverynge, participle form of coveren, keveren (“to cover”). Pronunciation: /ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of cover Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: covering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English coverynge, -inge, keverynge, -inge [verbal noun of coveren, keveren (“to cover”)]; or, verbal noun from cover (verb) + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/ 1. That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another. Labels: countable Example: Face covering is also mentioned: "There are some circumstances when wearing a face covering may be marginally beneficial as a precautionary measure. The evidence suggests that wearing a face covering does not protect you, but it may protect others if you are infected but have not yet developed symptoms. [...] If you can, wear a face covering if you need to use public transport." 2. Action of the verb to cover. Labels: uncountable 3. A collection of sets U_i such that their union contains U; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is open; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is contained in U. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A special kind of map that establishes a relationship between two topological spaces in the sense that, under the action of the map, the one looks locally like several copies of the second: Formally, a continuous map π:E→X between topological spaces such that there exists, for every point x in X, a discrete space D_x and an open neighborhood U of x such that π⁻¹(U)= displaystyle ⨆_(d∈D_x)V_d and π|_(V_d):V_d→U is a homeomorphism for every d∈D_x. See Covering space on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: arachnid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē) Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -idēsbor. Middle French -ide French -ide French arachnidebor. English arachnid From international scientific vocabulary, from French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”) with the suffix -id. By surface analysis, arachn- + -id. Pronunciation: /əˈɹæknɪd/ 1. Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.
Word: differential medium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: differential + medium 1. growth medium that allows two or more organisms to be distinguished from one another by some parameter, such as growth vs. no-growth, distinguishing colors, distinguishing morphologies, etc.
Word: terrific Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin terrificusder. French terrifiqueder. English terrific From French terrifique, and its source, Latin terrificus (“terrifying”), from terrēre (“to frighten, terrify”) + -ficus, related to facere (“to make”). By surface analysis, terrify + -ic. The sense of excellent or amazing is an ameliorative semantic shift from the original sense of terrifying. Compare similar semantic development in sick and wicked. 1. Causing terror; terrifying. Labels: archaic Example: [T]he diſmal ſhrieks of demoniac rage […] rouſed phantoms of horror in her mind, far more terrific than all that dreaming ſuperſtition ever drew. Example: Think of wandering amid sepulchral ruins, of stumbling over the bones of the dead, of encountering what I cannot describe,—the horror of being among those who are neither the living or the dead;—those dark and shadowless things that sport themselves with the reliques of the dead, and feast and love amid corruption,—ghastly, mocking, and terrific. 2. Very strong or intense; excessive, tremendous. Example: The car came round the bend at a terrific speed. Example: I've got a terrific hangover this morning. 3. Extremely good; excellent, amazing. Example: I say! She's a terrific tennis player.
Word: Kevin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “dear birth/person”). It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛvɪn/, /ˈkɛvən/ 1. A male given name from Irish. Example: “My message to Kevin McCarthy is, take all of her committee assignments away … also, don’t support her when she runs for re-election again and try to get her primaried. If you say this is not your party, actually call it out and hold her accountable,” Hogg told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on “New Day.” 2. A working-class male. Labels: UK, derogatory, slang
Word: televize Part of Speech: verb 1. Nonstandard spelling of televise. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: personally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English personally, personely, personallich, personaliche, equivalent to personal + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/, /ˈpɜːs.nə.li/, /ˈpɜː.sən.li/, /ˈpɝ.sə.nə.li/, /ˈpɝs.nə.li/ 1. In a personal manner. 2. In person. Example: Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets. Example: 'There's a boy here who wants to speak to Miss Clara personally,' he announced. 3. Concerning oneself. Example: I'm really annoyed with her, personally. Example: Personally I felt shy and uncomfortable at this obsequious adoration, and I read the same feeling in the faces of Roxton and Summerlee, but Challenger expanded like a flower in the sun. 4. As a person. Example: I like you personally, but as a colleague you have yet to do well.
Word: heavily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English hevely, hevyliche, from Old English hefiġlīċe (“heavily; grievously”), equivalent to heavy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛvɪli/ 1. With a great weight. Example: heavily burdened Example: She fell heavily into bed. 2. To a considerable degree, to a great extent. Example: He relied heavily on the data collected by the others. Example: Your advice still weighs heavily with me. 3. In a manner designed for heavy duty. Example: heavily armed soldiers; heavily armoured tanks; heavily reinforced walls Example: Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime. 4. So as to be thick or heavy. Example: heavily built young men; his heavily muscled arms 5. In a laboured manner. Example: he breathed heavily
Word: essentially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin essentiālisbor. English essential Middle English -ly English -ly English essentially From essential + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ 1. In an essential way. Example: Near-synonyms: actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, fundamentally, characteristically, centrally, substantially; see also Thesaurus:fundamentally Example: The beaver is a social creature, not just occasionally but essentially. 2. In an essential way. Labels: broadly Example: A: So you're saying, in other words, that he's greedy? B: Essentially, yes, that's what I'm saying.
Word: Francisco Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Franciscus. Doublet of Francis. * (given name): From Romance Francisco (Portuguese Francisco, Spanish Francisco) * (moon of Uranus): From the naming pattern established for moons of Uranus, being references to the works of William Shakespeare. From being a character in the play The Tempest Pronunciation: /ˌfɹænˈsɪskəʊ̯/, [ˌfɹʷænˈsɪskəʊ̯], /ˌfɹænˈsɪskoʊ̯/, [ˌfɹʷænˈsɪskoʊ̯], /ˌfɹeə̯nˈsɪskoʊ̯/ 1. A moon in Uranus, Solar System. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Francis. Labels: countable Example: Julian Zatarian, 21, and Francisco Medina, 29, were appointed to advisory commissions this week even though they are undocumented immigrants, becoming what the sponsoring councilman calls among the first for local governments nationwide. 3. A surname from Spanish or from Portuguese [in turn transferred from the given name]. Labels: countable
Word: captured Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkæp.ʃɚd/, /ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚd/ 1. That has been captured.
Word: captured Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkæp.ʃɚd/, /ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of capture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: capturing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of capture Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: distinction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English distinccioun, from Old French distinction (attested from the 12th century), borrowed from Latin distinctiōnem, action noun of distinguō (“separate, distinguish”). By surface analysis, distinct (“to distinguish”) + -ion. Attested in English from the late 14th century. Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/ 1. That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The proper course for me, gentlemen of the jury, is to deal first with the earliest charges that have been falsely brought against me, and with my earliest accursers; and then with the later ones. I make this distinction because […] 2. The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There is a distinction to be made between resting and slacking. Example: We must always make a distinction that right versus wrong is different from legal and illegal. 3. A feature that causes someone or something to stand out from others of its type. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Gedeon Van Rompay had the dubious distinction of being the only Site employee personally hired by Edwin Falkirk, former All Sections Chief and perennial piece of human trash. Lillian had found it easy not to hold this against the man, but only because there were so many other odious things about him to choose from. He was misogynist, he was chauvinistic, he was boorish, he was violent. Just about the only metric on which she rated Van Rompay higher than Falkirk was transphobia; the big man made no distinction between varieties of womanhood, feeling superior to all of them equally. 4. A feature that causes someone or something to stand out from others of its type. Labels: countable, specifically, uncountable Example: She had the distinction of meeting the Queen. Example: Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.
Word: honkey Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of honky. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: VIN Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of vehicle identification number. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. Acronym of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: SAS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Special Air Service. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The SAS are absolutely charming. Ruthless trained killers are just a phone call away. Example: He was the last original member of the SAS, whose exploits were dramatised in the BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022), based on the 2016 book of the same name by Ben Macintyre. 2. Initialism of Scandinavian Airlines System; a joint Swedish, Norwegian and Danish airline company. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Serial Attached SCSI, a computer bus standard for mainly connecting hard drives, but also used for other devices, derived from the SCSI and SATA standards. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of San Antonio Spurs, American basketball club. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SAS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of stability augmentation system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of special assistance school. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of secure attention sequence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of space adaptation syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SBS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of sick building syndrome, health effects experienced by building occupants that appear to be linked to time spent in a building. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of shaken baby syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of short bowel syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of styrene-butadiene-styrene. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of Sack-Barabas syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: SBS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Singapore Bus Service. Labels: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Special Broadcasting Service. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Seoul Broadcasting System. Labels: South-Korea, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Special Boat Service, an elite unit of the British Royal Marines, similar to the SAS but operating in a naval environment. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: cockatiel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch kaketielje, possibly a diminutive of kaketoe (“cockatoo”) or derived in Dutch from a diminutive of Portuguese cacatua (“cockatoo”) such as cacatilho or cacatelho. Attested in English since the mid nineteenth century. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒk.əˈtil/ 1. Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied. Example: The smaller parrakeets, such as budgerigars, turquoisines, and love birds, delight In going in and out of the cocoa nuts, but I never saw a cockatiel enter one, nor do I see how they could do so without detriment to their long tails.
Word: cabaret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati Proto-Iranian *kamarāder. Ancient Greek καμάρᾱ (kamárā)bor. Latin camerader. Old Northern French cambereteder. Old French cambre Picard Old French camberetder. Middle Dutch cambretder. Middle French cabaret French cabaretbor. English cabaret Borrowed from French cabaret. Pronunciation: /kæbəˈɹeɪ/ 1. Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The nightclub or restaurant where such entertainment is held. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A strip club. Labels: Philippines, countable, uncountable
Word: cactus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From taxonomic name Cactus, a name given in 1752 by Linnaeus for a genus of cacti (now superseded by the genus name Mammillaria), from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin. Pronunciation: /ˈkæktəs/, /ˈkæktʌs/ 1. Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate. Example: On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns. Example: This was another experimental garden started under Dr. Berry as a ‘Nopalry’ or place for the rearing of the cochineal insect on cacti, which however, became a sort of experimental garden where exotic plants were received as they arrived in the Port of Madras and were nursed and looked after until they could be despatched to the interior stations. 2. Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.
Word: cactus Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From taxonomic name Cactus, a name given in 1752 by Linnaeus for a genus of cacti (now superseded by the genus name Mammillaria), from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin. Pronunciation: /ˈkæktəs/, /ˈkæktʌs/ 1. Non-functional, broken, exhausted, dead. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, not-comparable, slang Example: I wouldn't mind throwing it away if it's cactus except for the VCR part which works fine, so then I'd be up for a new VCR as well. Example: I would say it's cactus. Water conducts & destroys components & PCBs very easily. Hence the water-resistant phones.
Word: cacti Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkæktaɪ/ 1. plural of cactus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Akan ɔware. Pronunciation: /əˈwɑːri/ 1. A board game of the mancala family which originated in Africa, and is reputedly the oldest game in the world. Labels: uncountable
Word: shredder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shred Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English shredder From shred + -er. Pronunciation: /ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/ 1. One who shreds or tears something. 2. A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder. 3. A program that overwrites deleted data to prevent recovery. 4. Someone who snowboards; a snowboarder. Labels: slang 5. One who shreds, or plays (especially the guitar) very fast.
Word: off the hook Part of Speech: adj Etymology: An allusion to a fish caught on the hook of a fishing line. 1. Relieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: When the boss assigned the project to Tom, the rest of us were relieved to be off the hook. Example: Without any evidence, the police had to let the suspect off the hook.
Word: off the hook Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Referring to the candlestick phone, which in order to hang up, the receiver must be hung on a hook. Leaving the receiver off the hook would prevent it from being able to receive calls. 1. Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up. Labels: not-comparable Example: I think he left the phone off the hook so that nobody would call him. 2. Of a telephone, ringing frequently. Labels: not-comparable Example: The phone was ringing off the hook all night.
Word: off the hook Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unknown. 1. Performing extraordinarily well. Labels: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable Example: That's five three-pointers in a row! Smith is off the hook! 2. Fresh, cool, trendy, excellent, incredible. Labels: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable, slang Example: That party was off the hook!
Word: spoiler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin spolium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin spoliāre Old French espoillierbor. Middle English spoilen English spoil Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English spoiler From spoil + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈspɔɪ.lə/, /ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/ 1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler. 2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless. 3. A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a video game, etc. Example: Good netiquette dictates that one warn of spoilers before discussing them, so that readers who wish to do so may experience the surprises for themselves. Example: Devotees of ‘expanded universe’ books say they will publish spoilers of latest film online unless Disney studio agrees to film their favourite stories 4. A device to reduce lift and increase drag. 5. A device to reduce lift and increase downforce. 6. A competitor, unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another’s victory. Labels: US Example: The optimism at the opening of the talks could not be dampened even by a few spoilers. Example: Several experts do not believe Jorgensen was a Trump “spoiler” in 2020.
Word: spoiler Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Latin spolium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin spoliāre Old French espoillierbor. Middle English spoilen English spoil Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English spoiler From spoil + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈspɔɪ.lə/, /ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/ 1. To mark (a document or message) with a spoiler warning, to prevent readers from accidentally learning details they would prefer not to know. Labels: slang, transitive 2. To tell (a person) details of how a story ends etc. Labels: slang, transitive Example: I've been spoilered, so I doubt I'll be able to enjoy the final episode.
Word: reverse domestic violence Part of Speech: noun 1. Violence committed by one member of a family or household against another where the abuser is considered weaker than the victim. Labels: uncountable
Word: domestic violence Part of Speech: noun 1. Violence between members of a household, such as spouses. Labels: uncountable
Word: dum dum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Dum Dum arsenal in Calcutta, India. 1. A soft point or hollow point bullet, designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more serious damage. Labels: informal
Word: dum dum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reduplication of dumb, spelled dumbly. 1. Alternative form of dumdum. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: inductee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From induct + -ee. 1. One who, or that which, is inducted. Example: In certain families one can find several “inductees” grouped around one influential “inductor.” I have observed the case of a forever complaining old lady, living with her married daughter, who attracted and shut everybody, mother, father, and two daughters, into the closed circle of their mutual and reciprocal lamentations. Example: The vertices of the induced graph (called inductees) are a subset of the vertices of the original graph. The induction can be limited to common neighbors in a certain subset of vertices of the original graph, called the subset of inductors. Each inductor induces edges between the inductees. 2. One who, or that which, is inducted. 3. One who, or that which, is inducted.
Word: soft point Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a bullet: having an exposed lead point, designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more damage. Labels: not-comparable
Word: soft point Part of Speech: noun 1. A bullet with such a tip.
Word: hollow point Part of Speech: noun 1. A bullet with a small hole drilled or molded in the tip (nose), designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more damage.
Word: superphylum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English phylum English superphylum From super- + phylum. 1. A taxonomic category above phylum and below subkingdom
Word: subkingdom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *kuningaz Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz Proto-West Germanic *kuningadōm Old English cyningdōm Middle English kingdom English kingdom English subkingdom From sub- + kingdom. 1. A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum. 2. A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking. Labels: uncommon
Word: suborder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English order English suborder From sub- + order. 1. A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder. 2. A secondary or subsidiary order (purchase request). 3. Synonym of subordering.
Word: suborder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English order English suborder From sub- + order. 1. To arrange in a secondary order. Labels: transitive Example: The customers were sorted by name and then subordered by number of purchases.
Word: infra-order Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of infraorder. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: beadle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bedel, bidel, from Old English bydel (“warrant officer, apparitor”), from Proto-West Germanic *budil, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz (“herald”), equivalent to bid + -le. Cognate with Dutch beul, German Büttel. More at bid. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːdəl/, [ˈbɪi̯dəl] ~ [ˈbɪi̯dl̩], /ˈbiːɾəl/, [ˈbɪi̯ɾəl] ~ [ˈbɪi̯ɾl̩] 1. A parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order. Example: Twas on a holy Thursday, their innocent faces clean, The children walking two and two in red and blue and green: Grey-headed beadles walked before, with wands as white as snow, Till into the high dome of Paul's they like Thames waters flow. Example: The beadle […] generally understood in the neighbourhood to be a ridiculous institution […] The policeman considers him an imbecile civilian, a remnant of the barbarous watchmen times, but gives him admission as something that must be borne with until government shall abolish him. 2. An attendant to the minister. Labels: Scotland 3. A warrant officer.
Word: Mbabaram Part of Speech: name 1. An extinct ergative Australian aboriginal language of the Southern Pama branch of the large Pama-Nyungan family of languages. Example: Four years later, when I was spending a year at Harvard and first met Ken Hale, he pointed out that the e and o had developed in Mbabaram in the same sort of way as in some languages he had worked on from further up the Cape York Peninsula.
Word: taboo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tongan tapu (“prohibited, sacred”), from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Doublet of kapu. First attested in c. 1777. The p in the Tongan source was misheard as b. Pronunciation: /təˈbuː/, /tæˈbuː/, /ˈʈæ.bu/, /ʈəˈbu/ 1. An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is true indeed that a taboo - in order to be a proper taboo - must not rest in the general mind on argument or reason. Example: So among the Alfoors of the island of Buru it is taboo to mention the names of parents and parents-in-law, or even to speak of common objects by words which resemble these names in sound. 2. Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: taboo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Tongan tapu (“prohibited, sacred”), from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Doublet of kapu. First attested in c. 1777. The p in the Tongan source was misheard as b. Pronunciation: /təˈbuː/, /tæˈbuː/, /ˈʈæ.bu/, /ʈəˈbu/ 1. Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention. Example: Incest is a taboo subject in most soap operas. Example: Sweets and fats are strictly taboo in my home. 2. Culturally forbidden.
Word: taboo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Tongan tapu (“prohibited, sacred”), from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Doublet of kapu. First attested in c. 1777. The p in the Tongan source was misheard as b. Pronunciation: /təˈbuː/, /tæˈbuː/, /ˈʈæ.bu/, /ʈəˈbu/ 1. To mark as taboo. Labels: transitive 2. To ban or prohibit. Labels: transitive Example: They lunched, but if the subject of Carrados had been tabooed the meal would have been a silent one. 3. To avoid. Labels: transitive
Word: tabu Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of taboo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tabu Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of taboo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: acrimonious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From acrimony + -ous; compare French acrimonieux (“acrimonious”), from Latin ācrimōniōsus (“acrimonious”), from ācrimōnia (“pungency, sharpness; acrimony, austerity”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning “full of; prone to”, forming adjectives from nouns) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-went- or *-wont- + *-to-). Ācrimōnia is derived from Latin ācer (“sharp; bitter, sour”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós (“sharp”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *-rós (suffix forming adjectives from Caland system roots)) + Latin -mōnia (the feminine form of -mōnium (suffix forming collective nouns and nouns designating legal status or obligation), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-mō (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs)). Pronunciation: /ˌæk.ɹɪˈməʊ.nɪ.əs/, /ˌæk.ɹɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/, /-ɹə-/ 1. Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent. Labels: archaic Example: The old man […] began to suffer in the body as well as the mind. He had formed the determination of setting out in person for Dumfriesshire, when, after having been dogged, peevish, and snappish to his clerks and domestics, to an unusual and almost intolerable degree, the acrimonious humours settled in a hissing-hot fit of the gout, which is a well-known tamer of the most froward spirits, […] Example: [I]t is sufficiently evident from the physiology of man, that boils and eruptions cannot be produced in perfectly healthy persons through the action of water, since water is a matter the most conceivably mild, and since boils produce a feeling always painful, and more or less acrimonious and corrosive, which can only be caused by acrid corrosive matters, or by biting animalculae which form the boil. 2. Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. Labels: figuratively Example: Theſe points are diſcuſſed with the ability and learning which diſtinguiſh the Right Reverend Author's [Samuel Horsley's] publications, but not without acrimonious expreſſions of contempt and indignation againſt his opponent [Joseph Priestley]. Example: Lord Aberdeen is indignant that he is described as the tool of Russia, and to prove his independence, vows that he has, when Secretary of State, written very "acrimonious" despatches against that Power. Secretaries of State ought never to write "acrimonious" despatches. […] If the letters of Lord Aberdeen to the "foreign conspirators," who are his correspondents at Paris and elsewhere, had been a little more acrimonious as regards Russia, affairs might have been better, […]
Word: Tatar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Turkic language. More at Tatars. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːtə(ɹ)/, /ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/, /ˈtɑtɚ/ 1. An agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. 2. Tartary. Labels: obsolete Example: Sweeter than the muſk of Tatar, the morning breeze from the navel of every flower raviſhed perfume.
Word: Tatar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Turkic language. More at Tatars. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːtə(ɹ)/, /ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/, /ˈtɑtɚ/ 1. A person belonging to one of several Turkic ethnic groups identified or identifying as "Tatar" in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. 2. A person belonging to one of several Turkic ethnic groups identified or identifying as "Tatar" in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. Labels: specifically
Word: Tatar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a Turkic language. More at Tatars. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːtə(ɹ)/, /ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/, /ˈtɑtɚ/ 1. Of or relating to the people or culture of Tatars. Example: Tatar customs
Word: Tatar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Polish Tatar and Hungarian Tatár, an ethnic surname for a Tatar person. 1. A surname.
Word: sheesh Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A euphemism for Jesus. Pronunciation: /ʃiːʃ/ 1. An expression of disbelief or exasperation. Labels: euphemistic
Word: copper-bottomed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the copper sheathing applied to the bottom of a wooden ship to prevent damage from marine organisms. In literal sense 18th century, in figurative sense attested since at least 1807. The British idiomatic use comes from the fact that with Britain being a major naval power, there was always a ready market for copper in ship construction, making it a reliable commodity to invest in. 1. Having lower parts made of or covered by copper. Labels: especially Example: According to Robert Hulse, 'It's half worm, half mollusc, and there are more dead men at the bottom of the sea as a result of those things [shipworms] than all the naval battles put together. They're the reason you had copper-bottomed ships'. 2. Thoroughly reliable; secure. Labels: UK, idiomatic Example: The copper-bottomed angel at Messrs. Paff’s in Broadway.
Word: faff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally imitative of wind or puffs of air (see verb senses "to blow in puffs", "to move with a puff of air"). The noun is formed from the verb by conversion. Pronunciation: /fæf/ 1. An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Example: Adjusting this television is a bit of a faff. Example: God it must be a faff having to get nigh-on naked every time your bladder runneth over, and imagine how much worse it must be if you only have a 20-second break to run off stage to the loo. 2. A state of confused or frantic activity. Example: She's in a total faff about tonight's dinner party. Example: I knew May would be in a faff, and I was right. […] Half an hour later (still with plenty of time because I’d known there would be this fuss) we left with May clad in black. 3. A puff of smoke; a gust of wind. Labels: UK, obsolete Example: “Shut t’ door, wilt-tu,” said Widow Goggin sharply; “thou’rt letting in faffs o’ wind. And tak’ thi shawl off.”
Word: faff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally imitative of wind or puffs of air (see verb senses "to blow in puffs", "to move with a puff of air"). The noun is formed from the verb by conversion. Pronunciation: /fæf/ 1. To blow in puffs, blow gently. Labels: colloquial, intransitive 2. To move (something) with a puff of air, to blow away. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Time wi’ his scythe hed mawn t’crop on his heead, An’ then fafft it away wi’ his wing. 3. To waste time on an unproductive activity. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, intransitive Example: Stop Faffing And Just Do It Example: Frontier knows you're going to be spending a lot of time building coasters and faffing with scenery, so it doesn't want you fighting fires constantly.
Word: obituary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *h₁epi Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin obituārius (“obituary”) + English -ary (suffix denoting something relating to another thing or used in a place). Obituārius is derived from Latin obitus (“act of approaching or going toward, an approach; act of going down, setting; of the sun: sunset; death; destruction, downfall, ruin”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); while obitus is a noun use of the perfect passive participle of obeō (“to go to meet, go towards; (figurative) to die, pass away, perish; (astronomy) to set”), from ob- (prefix meaning ‘toward’) + eō (“to go, move”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”). Pronunciation: /əˈbɪt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹi/, /əˈbɪt͡ʃɹi/, /əˈbɪtjʊ(ə)ɹi/, /əʊ-/, /əˈbɪt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/ 1. A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete), the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published. Example: [N]ot one in fifty of the actual disasters and deaths by casualties in the fishery, ever finds a public record at home, however transient and immediately forgotten that record. Do you suppose that that poor fellow there, who this moment perhaps caught by the whale-line off the coast of New Guinea, is being carried down to the bottom of the sea by the sounding leviathan—do you suppose that that poor fellow's name will appear in the newspaper obituary you will read to-morrow at your breakfast? Example: The newspaper came in, as usual, after breakfast. I looked it over, and discovered this memorable entry, among the obituary announcements of the day:— "On the 29th inst., at Brighton, Michael Vanstone, Esq., formerly of Zurich, aged 77." 2. A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast. Labels: broadly Example: You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries. They only asked one question after a man died: "Did he have passion?" Example: Obituary editors are confronted daily with the need to make delicate hermeneutic interpretations of the social meaning of individuals' deaths and to express these powerfully to their readership. […] [I draw] attention to a discrepancy that appears to exist between, on the one hand, the editors' subjective avowals about the openness of the obituary columns and, on the other hand, the objectively highly restricted origins and trajectories of the obituary subjects. 3. An announcement or description of the end of something. Labels: figuratively Example: Mouths were agape on the announcement of England's starting lineup, the return of Keira Walsh appearing miraculous 10 days after she left the pitch on a stretcher in agony. Walsh’s World Cup obituaries were written; she was England's most valuable player, irreplaceable. 4. A register of deaths, especially one maintained by a religious institution; a necrology. Labels: historical
Word: obituary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *h₁epi Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin obituārius (“obituary”) + English -ary (suffix denoting something relating to another thing or used in a place). Obituārius is derived from Latin obitus (“act of approaching or going toward, an approach; act of going down, setting; of the sun: sunset; death; destruction, downfall, ruin”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); while obitus is a noun use of the perfect passive participle of obeō (“to go to meet, go towards; (figurative) to die, pass away, perish; (astronomy) to set”), from ob- (prefix meaning ‘toward’) + eō (“to go, move”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”). Pronunciation: /əˈbɪt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹi/, /əˈbɪt͡ʃɹi/, /əˈbɪtjʊ(ə)ɹi/, /əʊ-/, /əˈbɪt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/ 1. Relating to obituaries. Example: He is the paper's obituary editor.
Word: objectionable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English objection Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English objectionable From objection + -able. 1. Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection; offensive. Example: Before removing objectionable material, you'll have to decide what will offend people. Example: The L.C.C. [London County Council] considers viaducts in London objectionable and a hindrance to town planning and would like to abolish all the Southern Railway lines on viaducts in South London. [Nothing much happened, they still exist.]
Word: arousing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈɹaʊzɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of arouse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: arousing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈɹaʊzɪŋ/ 1. Causing arousal. Example: I am having very arousing thoughts about my gym trainer when he's in his tight shorts.
Word: arousing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈɹaʊzɪŋ/ 1. An act or occurrence in which something is aroused Labels: rare Example: There is a mob in every drama--poor mob that always loses, of untimely arousings, mere bewildered strength in the wiles of strategy. Example: These excursions of the soul into the realm of matter, thus made by and through the offices of clairvoyants and seers, the repeated arousings of the ego from its contented sleep are finally highly educational, and result in resurrecting the forces of the enfranchised being, and setting them in motion on the lines of useful work for humanity.
Word: objectivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English objective Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English objectivity From objective + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˌɒbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/, /ˌɑbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/, [ˌɑbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪɾi] 1. The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: maintain objectivity Example: sense of objectivity 2. The world as it really is; reality. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: objector Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from Latin obiector and partly from object + -or. Pronunciation: /əbˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/, /ˌɑbˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/ 1. A person who objects to something. Example: "It would be amusing, sir, to shut these various objectors up in a room and let them settle it among themselves." Example: The Fife County Council, and other objectors, were successful in July [1950] in obtaining an interim interdict against this decision, but the Court of Session withdrew the interdict in January, and it was then stated that a civil court had no jurisdiction in the matter.
Word: oblige Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English obligen, from Old French obligier, obliger, from Latin obligō, obligāre, from ob- + ligō. Doublet of obligate, taken straight from Latin. Pronunciation: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/, /əˈbliːd͡ʒ/, /ɒˈbliːd͡ʒ/ 1. To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means. Labels: transitive Example: Your carelessness obliges firmness on my part. Example: I am obliged to report to the police station every week. 2. To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation). Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: He obliged me by not parking his car in the drive. Example: The singer obliged(us) with an encore. 3. To cause somebody to feel indebted. Labels: transitive Example: I am much obliged to you for your recent help.
Word: obliged Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See oblige. Compare obligated. Pronunciation: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/ 1. Under an obligation to do something. Example: All employees are obliged to complete a tax return every year. 2. Grateful or indebted because of a favor done. Example: I'm greatly obliged for your help with this problem.
Word: obliged Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See oblige. Compare obligated. Pronunciation: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of oblige Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: obliging Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. Happy and ready to do favours for others.
Word: obliging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of oblige Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: obliging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. The imposition of an obligation. Example: Many were the finings, and excommunications, and the obligings to do penances, that took place at this time.
Word: obliteration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English obliterate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English obliteration From obliterate + -ion. 1. The total destruction of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This illustration depicts exoplanet Kepler-1658b (left), doomed to eventual obliteration by its aging host star. Example: Stark before-and-after images reveal the obliteration of Bakhmut [title] 2. The concealing or covering of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Winter, in coming to the country hereabout, advanced in well-marked stages, wherein might have been successively observed the retreat of the snakes, the transformation of the ferns, the filling of the pools, a rising of fogs, the embrowning by frost, the collapse of the fungi, and an obliteration by snow. 3. The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Whitman did censor himself often enough, changing pronouns in some passages, excising others, learning, in short, the "strategies of concealment" forced on him by the nineteenth century. None of these obliterations, however, can excuse the endeavors of literary critics, who have tried to deny the importance of "sexuality" in the poetry by focusing on its "mystical" or its "universal" aspects. Example: Because he refused to protect his brother's name from obliteration, he acquires a derogatory nickname. 4. The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis). Labels: countable, uncountable