nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: vlog Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog blend English vlog Blend of video + blog, itself a rebracketing of weblog. Pronunciation: /ˈvlɒɡ/, /ˈviːˌlɒɡ/, /ˈvlɑɡ/, /ˈviːˌlɑɡ/ 1. To contribute to a video weblog. Labels: Internet, intransitive Example: I like to take walks when I'm having my breaks at work, and then I vlog my walks and put them online. I can just ramble on about philosophy, or whatever. 2. To post (something) to a video weblog. Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: emirate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English emir Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English emirate From emir + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it). Pronunciation: /ˈɛməɹət/ 1. A country ruled by an emir. 2. The office of an emir.
Word: faqir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr). Pronunciation: /fəˈkɪə(ɹ)/ 1. Alternative spelling of fakir. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: vlogger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog blend English vlog 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 vlogger From vlog + -er. 1. A contributor to a vlog. 2. A content creator, regardless of whether or not they make vlogs. Labels: Philippines, broadly
Word: fakir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فَقِير (faqīr, “poor man”). Pronunciation: /fəˈkiɹ/, /fəˈkɪəɹ/, /fɑˈkiɹ/, /ˈfeɪkəɹ/ 1. A religious mendicant who owns no personal property. 2. An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. Labels: Hinduism Example: The preposterous altruism too![…]Resist not evil. It is an insane immolation of self—as bad intrinsically as fakirs stabbing themselves or anchorites warping their spines in caves scarcely large enough for a fair-sized dog. 3. Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature. Labels: derogatory Example: He denounces no one until he has all the damaging facts in hand, very frequently backed up with affidavits. He 'Lawsonized' certain stock jobbers and financial fakirs of London before the Boston advertising man was heard of. Example: "But a stranger who had come up to the group just at this point, when they were pronouncing the soup delicious, laughed aloud. "'What a set of fools you all are!' he cried. 'This tramp is just a fakir. That stone had nothing to do with the soup."
Word: mendicant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English mendicant, from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcō (“beg”). Compare French mendiant. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/ 1. Depending on alms for a living. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to a beggar. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mendicant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mendicant, from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcō (“beg”). Compare French mendiant. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/ 1. A pauper who lives by begging. Example: I made £150 by Alton Locke, and never lost a farthing; and I got, not in spite of, but by the rows, a name and a standing with many a one who would never have heard of me otherwise, and I should have been a stercoraceous mendicant if I had hollowed when I got a facer, while I was winning by the cross, though I didn't mean to fight one. Example: Across Ukraine, the initial shock over the confrontation, which culminated in President Donald Trump summarily dismissing Mr. Zelenskyy from the White House as if he were some ungrateful mendicant, has subsided. 2. A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.
Word: Fatima Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima). The name Fatima is from the Arabic root f-t-m (lit. 'to wean') and signifies the Shia belief that she, her progeny, and her adherents (Shi'a) have been spared from hellfire. Alternatively, the word Fatima is associated in Shia sources with Fatir (lit. 'creator', a name of God) as the earthly symbol of the divine creative power. Pronunciation: /ˈfɑ.ti.mə/ 1. A daughter of the prophet Muhammad, the wife of Ali. 2. A female given name from Arabic, of Muslim and Catholic usage, in the latter case in honor of Our Lady of Fátima.
Word: gothic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From goth + -ic, see Gothic. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/, /ˈɡɑ.θɪk/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Gothic. Labels: alt-of Example: Frant and Etchingham [station buildings] are more flamboyantly gothic and are built of ragstone. Example: By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats.
Word: fiqh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فِقْه (fiqh, “intelligence, knowledge”). Pronunciation: /fiːk/, /fɪk/, /fik/ 1. Jurisprudence in the Islamic law, shari'a. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Various fiqhs (schools of jurisprudence) of Islam have different punishment for blasphemy, […]
Word: shari'a Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa, literally “path, way”). Pronunciation: /ʃəˈɹiːə/ 1. A body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith. Labels: uncountable Example: The legislation of shari'a here is very strict.
Word: fitnah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fitna. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: fitra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فِطْرَة (fiṭra). Pronunciation: [ˈfɪtˤɾa], [ˈfɪtɾa] 1. The original innocent state of humans after being created by Allah. Labels: uncountable
Word: gnostic Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic. Labels: alt-of Example: Maggie (as she is usually called) says she is constantly amazed at Kast's "almost gnostic outlook" on life. 2. knowing; wise; shrewd Labels: archaic, slang Example: I said you were a d—d gnostic fellow.
Word: gnostic Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic. Labels: alt-of
Word: pound-force Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pound + force, to differentiate from the unit of mass. 1. A unit of force equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity), of a mass of one avoirdupois pound, equal to about 4.44822 newtons. Symbol lbf or lb_f. Example: The slug is defined as the mass which would accelerate at a rate of 1 ft/s² under a force of one pound-force (lbf). Since 1 lbf is the force exerted on a mass of one pound by a standard gravitational field (of exactly 9.80665 meters per square second), a slug is thus exactly equal to 196133/6096 pounds (about 32.1740485564 lb or 14.593902937206 kg).
Word: laid-off Part of Speech: adj 1. Bet with another bookmaker to reduce risk. Labels: not-comparable 2. Made unemployed or redundant. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hadith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ, “Prophetic tradition”), from حَدَّثَ (ḥaddaṯa, “to tell, relate, report”). Pronunciation: [həˈdiːθ] 1. An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran. Labels: countable Example: In addition to the Quran, Muslims also look to the hadiths for moral and spiritual guidance in their daily lives. Example: There are four main Shia books of hadith and six main Sunni books of hadith. 2. A particular accepted collection of such accounts, as from a single source or within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence. Labels: countable, in-plural
Word: Little Boy Part of Speech: name Etymology: A military code name. 1. The nuclear bomb dropped over Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. Example: Enola Gay / Is mother proud of Little Boy today?
Word: Sunna Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sunnah. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Sunnah Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of sunnah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Fat Man Part of Speech: name Etymology: A military code name. 1. The nuclear bomb dropped over Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.
Word: Perú Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Peru (“country in South America”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There is no question, as pointed out by Dr. Chapman (1931, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., LXIII, pp. 88-91), that the dark, sharp-tailed albigularis of eastern Ecuador and eastern Perú is quite distinct from albescens josephinae of the Roraima and Duida regions (which ranges eastward into Dutch Guiana). Example: This coat of arms was given to Mr. Danciger by Mr. Claudio Fernández Concha, Mayor of Lima, Perú, during a ceremony wherein the city fathers expressed to Mr. Danciger their appreciation for his good works on behalf of the citizens of Perú.
Word: Panamá Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Panama Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hajib Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The court title derives from Arabic الحَاجِب (al-ḥājib, “chamberlain”). Use of the word to designate a headscarf derives from Arabic حَاجِب (ḥājib, “concealing, covering, eyebrow”), from حَجَبَ (ḥajaba, “to veil, to cover, to screen”) (whence also hijab). 1. An official of a Muslim court, of varied importance, initially controlling access to the caliph, but later very powerful; a chamberlain. Labels: historical Example: The hajib was always a man of consequence; being close to the caliph he was always in a position to give messages and ask favours and, most of all, he controlled access to his master. Example: By our period — the mid-ninth century — the office of hajib doubled with that of the head of the palace guard, which signifies, inter alia, that he was one of the Turkish amirs. 2. Alternative form of hijab. Labels: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard
Word: hijab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb, “veil”). Pronunciation: /hɪˈd͡ʒɑːb/, /hɪˈd͡ʒæb/ 1. A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck. Labels: countable Example: “When I’m dressed like this, they know,” says Lufta Islam, touching her hijab and long dress. ” ‘OK, she’s a Muslim girl.’ “ 2. The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related (non-family) adult males. Labels: uncountable Example: The belief that Muslim females observe hijab because men force them to do so insults some Muslim females who have based their decision on their understanding of Islam.
Word: lint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lynet, linet, from Old French linette (“grain of flax”), diminutive of lin (“flax”); or, from Medieval Latin linteum, from Latin līnum (“flax”). Pronunciation: /lɪnt/ 1. Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Clean the lint out of the vacuum cleaner's filter. 2. A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Raw cotton ready for baling. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: lint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the lint Unix utility, written in 1979, which analyses programs written in the C language, itself named after the undesirable bits of fiber and fluff found in sheep's wool (see etymology 1). 1. To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors. Labels: transitive Example: You should lint your JavaScript code before committing it.
Word: muhajir Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مُهَاجِر (muhājir, literally “emigrant”). Sense 2 is from its Urdu derivative مُہَاجِر (muhājir). Pronunciation: /muːˈhɑːdʒɪə(ɹ)/, /muˈhɑdʒɪɹ/, /mʊˈɦɑː.d͡ʒɪɾ/ 1. A person who accompanied Muhammad during his migration from Mecca to Medina in 622. 2. A person who migrated to Pakistan after the Partition of India in August 1947, or one of the descendants.
Word: hanif Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf); see Hanif. 1. Any person, from before the time of Muhammad, who followed a non-pagan monotheistic religion.
Word: Hanif Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf, “true believer, righteous (person)”). 1. A male given name from Arabic. 2. A surname from Arabic.
Word: Hanif Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf, “true believer, righteous (person)”). 1. Alternative letter-case form of hanif. Labels: alt-of
Word: Hashshashin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish smokers”), from حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hashish”) 1. A religious group who used hashish to create mystic visions; they later became associated with the assassination of invading Christian leaders during the Crusades; their descendants are the Khojas. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: hawala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla, “transfer, trust”). Pronunciation: /həˈwɑːlə/ 1. A long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hawaladar Part of Speech: noun 1. A hawala broker.
Word: hazzan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hebrew חַזָּן (khazán). 1. A Jewish cantor in a synagogue. Labels: Judaism
Word: azan Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈzɑːn/ 1. Alternative spelling of adhan. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: azan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. 1. A staining technique involving azocarmine and aniline dyes. Labels: uncountable
Word: ICE Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /aɪs/, /aɪ siː iː/ 1. Abbreviation of Iceland. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of Institution of Civil Engineers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of International Cultural Exchange. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Acronym of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“law-enforcement agency responsible for immigration and customs matters of the United States Federal government”). Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: Mr. Schlossberg’s rant angered activists for immigrant rights, who said it reinforced stereotypes that Spanish speakers are not citizens. And they worried that it perpetuated fear within immigrant communities of ICE’s aggressive tactics to deport those who are undocumented. Example: ICE agents were joined Sunday by officials from multiple Justice Department agencies as they targeted what they said are public safety and national security threats. 5. Initialism of Intercity-Express (“German high speed train”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ICE Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /aɪs/, /aɪ siː iː/ 1. Acronym of internal combustion engine. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: “ICE-ing is EV owner-speak for when an internal combustion engine (ICE) car blocks or parks in a charging point space. On EV internet forums, stories of drivers being ICEd abound. But rather than scuffles breaking out, if stories are to be believed, British EV drivers resort to leaving notes and icy stares when the offending ICE driver returns. Example: “The ICE tail is now fatter and longer than anybody ever thought it was going to be,” GM's chief financial officer Paul Jacobson said at a recent conference, even as the company continued to invest in new EVs. […] Ford last year posted a $5bn operative loss on its EV business but made $5.3bn from its ICE division. 2. Initialism of internal compiler error. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of in-circuit emulator/emulation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of in-car entertainment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Acronym of ice, compress, elevation (first-aid). Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, mnemonic, uncountable 6. Initialism of intercontinental exchange. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: But ICE says futures trading in a variety of carbon-linked financial instruments -- where the bulk of trading activity occurs -- would continue apace. That includes trading in futures and options contracts for EUAs and the carbon offsets credits issued by U.N. organizations, the Certified Emission Reduction futures and options and Emission Reduction Unit futures. 7. Acronym of iridocorneal endothelial syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: ICE Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /aɪs/, /aɪ siː iː/ 1. Initialism of in case of emergency, used in mobile phones followed by the number to call if the phone’s owner is injured. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ICE Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /aɪs/, /aɪ siː iː/ 1. To occupy a reserved electric car parking space (especially one equipped with a charger) with a traditional car equipped with an internal combustion engine. Labels: slang Example: “We do get charge rage if someone ICEs your bay. And people don’t like it if someone parks a Tesla to charge for two hours. When your car has finished charging, our message is: move it.” ICE-ing is EV owner-speak for when an internal combustion engine (ICE) car blocks or parks in a charging point space. On EV internet forums, stories of drivers being ICEd abound. Example: Clearer signs for electric vehicle charge points are needed to prevent drivers of petrol and diesel cars blocking access, the government has been told. […] It was claimed that the blocking of charge points by internal combustion engine cars — known as spaces being “iced” out — was a serious problem. 2. To apprehend or deport by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Labels: neologism, slang, transitive, uncommon 3. To kill (in reference to and hypothetically by Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Labels: neologism, slang, transitive, uncommon
Word: ICE Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /aɪs/, /aɪ siː iː/ 1. Initialism of isolated, confined, extreme. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Antarctica, like outer-space, is known as an ICE environment – isolated, confined and extreme – meaning unlike other isolated communities, the rate of change for its vocabulary can be slower.
Word: DID Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of direct inward dialing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of dissociative identity disorder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of damsel in distress. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of digital input device. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of densely inhabited districts. Labels: Japan, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: POA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of power of attorney. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of place of articulation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: POA Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of price on application. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: POA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Prison Officers Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DPOA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of durable power of attorney. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: hegira Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “exodus; emigration”). Doublet of hijra. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪɹə/ 1. A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus. Example: By all odds the most remarkable westward migration before the California gold rush of 1849 was the Mormon hegira to the Great Salt Lake basin.
Word: shitty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shit + -y. Cognate with German Low German schittig (“dirty, shitty”), German scheißig (“shitty”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪti/, [ˈʃɪɾi] 1. Very bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: The television I bought there was so shitty that I will never shop there again. Example: I'm feeling shitty today; I don't want to go out. 2. Under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol; drunk; high. Labels: US, not-comparable, slang, vulgar 3. Annoyed. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang, vulgar Example: Don't get shitty with me! 4. Covered in feces; feculent. Labels: literally, slang, vulgar 5. Low-quality; inferior; not up to par, or failing one's expectations. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: “She's a shitty teacher, but Ault was in a bind.” But she hadn't been a shitty teacher when she'd been hired. She'd never taught before. And who was Aspeth to decide she was shitty now? She was still inexperienced.
Word: shitty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From shit + -y. Cognate with German Low German schittig (“dirty, shitty”), German scheißig (“shitty”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪti/, [ˈʃɪɾi] 1. The western striped grunter, Helotes octolineatus. Labels: Australia, slang, vulgar
Word: MOW Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of meals on wheels. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Hegira Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Medieval Latin hegira, from Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “Hijra; emigration”), from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “to emigrate; to abandon”). Doublet of Hijra, directly from Arabic. 1. Alternative form of Hijra. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: FD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of fire department. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of floppy disk. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of floppy drive. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of flight director. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of foundation degree. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: PD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Progressive Democrats, a former political party disbanded in 2008. Labels: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Port Dickson: a town and district of Malaysia. Labels: Malaysia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: This qualitative approach was used in re-vitalising Port Dickson (PD) as a leading beach tourism destination for Malaysia. PD was a top beach resort tourism destination in her glory days of 1990s. Example: ""Isa has widespread grassroot support in his native Negeri Sembilan, among all the candidates, he is a local PD boy. The others all came out of nowhere," 3. Abbreviation of Southwest Papua: a province of Indonesia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: PD Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of position doubtful. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DPS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of damage per second; a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The phrase, “tank meta”, is one that carries a lot of weight when it comes to MOBAs. These metas are generally characterized by tanky, unkillable behemoths dominating the meta and leaving any character that isn’t focused around raw DPS in the dust. 2. Initialism of damage per second; a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 3. Initialism of delivery point sequence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of designated premises supervisor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of disintegration per second. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of double page spread. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of Doege-Potter syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: DPS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Department of Public Safety. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: New, previously registered vehicles purchased in Texas or another state would be required to pay an initial inspection program replacement fee of $16.75 to cover two years, according to [Texas] DPS. 2. Initialism of Division for Planetary Sciences. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FSA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of flexible spending account or flexible spending arrangement. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: This section allows employees, at the employer’s discretion, to convert FSA and HRA balances into an HSA contribution upon enrolling in an HDHP-HSA. The conversion amount is capped at the annual FSA contribution limit ($3,300 in 2025). 2. Initialism of forward sortation area (postal system code). Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of finite-state automaton. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of firm-specific advantage. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of Florida State Assessment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FSA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Financial Services Authority. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Example: The FSA believed in ‘market discipline’ and failed to get its message across. The PRA will be different, its boss promises[.] 2. Initialism of Foreign Service Assignment. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Federal Student Aid. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: For most student loan issues, borrowers work with loan servicers hired by the department rather than directly with FSA staff.
Word: Hejaz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz). Pronunciation: /hɪˈdʒɑːz/ 1. A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places. 2. A former kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia, existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia. Labels: historical 3. A maqam equivalent to Phrygian dominant. Labels: Arabic Example: The tune starts in minor and modulates to Hedjaz on the same scale.
Word: AAMGA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Association of Managing General Agents. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Assoc Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of associate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: DCH Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Department of Community Health. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DCH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Diploma in Child Health. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of dedicated channel (in UMTS). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DOC Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several controlled designations of origin for wine, cheese, or other products Example: Near-synonym: AOC 2. Any of several controlled designations of origin for wine, cheese, or other products: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Any of several controlled designations of origin for wine, cheese, or other products: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Any of several controlled designations of origin for wine, cheese, or other products: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of drug of choice. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of Department of Corrections. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of dissolved organic carbon. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DOC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Department of Commerce. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Once the scoping meeting has been held and after the public comment period closes, the Commissioner of the DOC will issue a scoping decision describing the issues and alternatives that will be evaluated in the EA.
Word: LPN Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of licensed practical nurse. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Marjorie had heard the other LPNs at the nursing home where Esther worked talk like this. 2. Initialism of low-power network. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FW Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of forward. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of fuck with. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FW Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of firewall. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of firmware. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Initialism of flash warning. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang 4. Initialism of fall/winter; often followed by a year. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: FW23 collection
Word: NHS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Health Service. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Thank god for the NHS, because if I had to pay for these sessions myself I wouldnʼt get close to halfway to recovery before bankrupting myself. Example: The NHS is essentially a system of mutual medical aid with state funding, paid for by income tax – the more you earn, the more you contribute – which means it is firmly rooted in the socialist principle “from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”. 2. Initialism of National Highway System. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of National Honor Society. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NHS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of National Historic Site. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of national high school. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: twp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of township. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: twp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh twp. Pronunciation: /tʊp/ 1. A fool. Labels: Wales Example: This is what he said: "Christ is not a twp. He does not want money. He wants no more than your heart and He has got mine." Example: He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal.
Word: twp Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh twp. Pronunciation: /tʊp/ 1. Foolish. Labels: Wales Example: He said if there was a twp more twp than me he would rather be Son Prodigal. Example: As I wrote at the time, Terry is the epitome of a 'twp Taffy' and many would argue that this is the only kind of Welsh representation regularly available […]
Word: CU Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of control unit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of corporate university. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of credit union. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of close-up. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of cinematic universe Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CU Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of Christian Union (bodies of Christian students in schools, colleges, and universities). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Chittagong University (Bangladesh). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Chulalongkorn University (Thailand). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of University of Colorado (United States of America). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CU Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of cubic, in a variety of English customary units (examples: cubic inch, cubic foot). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: CU Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of commercially used (used in stamp descriptions). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Phonetic abbreviation of see you. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, phonetic
Word: DST Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of daylight saving time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: FHA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Federal Housing Administration. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: White residents used Federal Housing Administration-insured loans to buy their way out of the projects and to move to shiny new middle-class subdivisions. […] The F.H.A.’s explicitly racist underwriting standards, which rated black and integrated neighborhoods as uninsurable, made federally insured home loans largely unavailable to black home seekers.
Word: DEQ Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of department of environmental quality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Delivered Ex Quay. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FDIC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: I just don't see how you can look at the 1930s and name the FDIC as the decade's biggest financial problem.
Word: touche Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of touché. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: RV Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Revised Version. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RV Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of recreational vehicle. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Mostly old and pensioned, theyʼd troll the streets in their out-of-state license-plated RVs looking for the last link to their youths. Example: According to Outdoorsy, an R.V. share app, millennial R.V. rental bookings went up 70 percent from 2019 to 2020. 2. Initialism of reentry vehicle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of return vehicle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of research vessel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Abbreviation of rendezvous, a position where units are to meet. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: RV point Example: Once all mounted up, the two multiples sped off to the emergency RV point. 6. Initialism of raw vegan. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of residual volume. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Initialism of right ventricle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 9. Initialism of rectal varicosity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 10. Initialism of registered voter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 11. Initialism of random variable. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 12. Abbreviation of rhinovirus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 13. Initialism of rabies virus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: RV Part of Speech: verb 1. To travel in a recreational vehicle. 2. To rendezvous. Example: We'll RV at the crossroads in Brandon at twenty hundred.
Word: TOS Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tiː əʊ ɛs/, /tɔs/ 1. Initialism of terms of service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of thoracic outlet syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: TOS Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tiː əʊ ɛs/, /tɔs/ 1. To report another user for a real or imagined terms of service violation. Labels: Internet, dated, transitive Example: If you want to join this riot, we urge you to! You wont have to worry about being TOSed or reported because there will be no Guides online! So do whatever you want—punt, scroll, tos, just turn AOL into a war zone!
Word: TOS Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /tiː əʊ ɛs/, /tɔs/ 1. Initialism of taken on strength. Labels: Commonwealth, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: TOS Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /tiː əʊ ɛs/, /tɔs/ 1. Initialism of the old series or the original series. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, retronym, slang Example: Star Trek: TOS; Battlestar Galactica: TOS
Word: SIS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Secret Intelligence Service. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Schengen Information System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SIS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of second impact syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of snow immersion suffocation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of student information system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of supervised injection site. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Acronym of share-in-savings. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 6. Abbreviation of supplementary international search. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: argh Part of Speech: intj Etymology: In imitation of a cry. Used since at least the 18th century. Compare ah, of which it could be a lengthened form. Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)(ɡ)/, [ɑɹɣ], [ɑːɣː] 1. Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration. Labels: onomatopoeic Example: Argh! It's already 7:15! We're never gonna make it!
Word: argh Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English argh, from Old English earg (“inert; weak; timid; cowardly”), from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Scots ergh, argh, arch, erf (“timid; reluctant; unwilling”). Doublet of eerie. 1. Timid; cowardly. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
Word: FOP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of form of payment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of freedom of panorama. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of flyover people: individuals who reside between the two coasts of the US, with the exception of a few major cities. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, derogatory, initialism, uncountable
Word: FOP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Fraternal Order of Police. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FOP Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of free of payment, delivery of securities with no corresponding payment of funds. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: Hezbollah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حِزْب اللّٰه (ḥizb allāh, literally “party of God”). Pronunciation: /ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/, /ˈhɛz.bə.lə/, /ˌhɛzˈboʊ.lɑ/, /-bɒ-/ 1. A Lebanese Shi'a Islamist political party and paramilitary group. Example: There are fears of another war between Hezbollah and Israel as border clashes continue. Example: The Hariri-Aoun agreement has shown that Hezbollah can bring the national political system to a halt. This happened in the past several years, and it worsened conditions in sectors such as foreign debt, electricity output, rubbish collection, water delivery, and other essential services, to the discomfort of the majority of Lebanese who have spoken out intermittently against the oligarchy of sectarian leaders who rule the country.
Word: Hizbollah Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Hezbollah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Hijri Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic هِجْرِيّ (hijriyy), nisba adjective of هِجْرَة (hijra, “Hijra”). 1. the Islamic lunar calendar; begins with the migration of Muhammad, 16 July 622 AD; months begin at sunset on the day of visual sighting of the new moon
Word: Muharram Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram, “forbidden”), from حَرَّمَ (ḥarrama, “to forbid”). Doublet of marrano. Pronunciation: /muːˈhaɹəm/ 1. The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Muhammad. Example: These, hearing nothing of the Collector-Sahib for some time, and heartily despising the Hindu Sub-Judge, arranged to start a little Mohurrum riot of their own. Example: ‘I don't much believe in this discussing – besides, I'm so dead with all the extra work Mohurram's bringing, if you'll excuse me.’ 2. A Shiite festival held during its first ten days; Ashura. Example: It is now clear that the term Hobson-Jobson was originally a deprecating Anglo-Indian slang term for the Muharram used particularly in the army and merchant navy but also more widely.
Word: Rajab Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic رَجَب (rajab, “respect”). 1. The seventh month of the Islamic calendar. Example: My departure from Tangier, my birthplace, took place on Thursday the 2nd of the month of God, Rajab the Unique, in the year 725 […].
Word: long vowel Part of Speech: noun 1. A vowel which is normally pronounced somewhat longer than other vowels (usually around 1½ to 2½ times the length of a short vowel); represented in the IPA by the addition of a colon-like symbol (ː, triangular colon), such as /aː/. 2. Any of the vowels or diphthongs resulting from the Great Vowel Shift's effect on Middle English's original long vowels, and best exhibited in the names of the vowel letters A, E, I, O, U. In American lexicography their pronunciation is indicated by a macron, as, ē.
Word: quadfurcated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri-clip. English quad- English furcated English quadfurcated From quad- + furcated. 1. Quadrifurcated. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable, rare Example: The gasketed slidewire has a quadfurcated contactor for assuring that at least one or more contacts provide electrical continuity at all times despite the presence of dust or vibrations, it is claimed. Example: A combustion flame is fed by a diverted portion of a process stream and the common end of a bifurcated or quadfurcated fiber-optic light guide is adapted to collect light from the flame.
Word: quadfurcation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri-clip. English quad- English furcation English quadfurcation From quad- + furcation. 1. A forking or division into four branches. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The path length in comparison to the vector length defines a length-tortuosity parameter. Trifurcations and quadfurcations can be expressed as segments without length. Example: Is it possible that architecture can mutate into equal parts GPS, abstract machine, event horizon, and vague placeform, a kind of quadfurcation of the purpose of building?
Word: roomie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH-der. Proto-Germanic *rūmą Proto-West Germanic *rūm Old English rūm Middle English roum English room English -ie English roomie From room + -ie. 1. A roommate. Labels: informal Example: “The bed is amazing,” he said and grinned. “Good night, roomie,” he said and chuckled. Example: “Don't you dare, roomie,” he murmured, moving his lips to her jaw.
Word: up-to-the-minute Part of Speech: adj 1. modern, contemporary Example: She was wearing up-to-the-minute fashion. 2. including the very latest information Example: An up-to-the-minute news report.
Word: spontaneity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin spontaneus (“voluntary”). By surface analysis, spont(aneous) + -aneity. Compare French spontanéité. Pronunciation: /ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/ 1. The quality of being spontaneous. Labels: uncountable Example: In any case, they are not very big on spontaneity. They sit on him for a few minutes before they decide what to do next. Example: The unpredictability of Gemini was then contrasted with examples of human spontaneity, like the splatter technique of Jackson Pollock. 2. Spontaneous behaviour. Labels: countable Example: Romney Leigh, who lives by diagrams, / And crosses out the spontaneities / Of all his individual, personal life / With formal universals. 3. The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or checked by the environment. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful vigour and refreshment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hard-ass Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hard + -ass. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑɹdæs/ 1. Tough, uncompromising and inflexible. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Hopefully you don't take such a hard-ass approach as this.
Word: hard-ass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hard + -ass. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑɹdæs/ 1. A tough and combative person. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: hardass Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hard-ass. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: headcase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + case. 1. A mentally unbalanced, unpredictable person, especially one who displays aggressive behavior. Labels: countable, derogatory, informal Example: "A stockbroker doesn't have 80,000 people sitting behind him just waiting for a mistake," says Jim Fassel, whom fans serenaded with "Fire Fassel!" chants during his final weeks as head coach of the New York Giants last season. "It can drive you crazy." From head coach to head case in three easy steps. 2. A genetic sequence that inhibits terminal branching of the trachea and regulates dendrite pruning. Labels: uncountable Example: Another gene downstream of EcR/Usp is headcase. Screening genes that show genetic interactions with EcR mutants, Loncle and Williams identified headcase as a regulator of dendrite pruning (Loncle and Williams 2012).
Word: head-case Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of headcase. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: head case Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of headcase. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "He's a head case, man. I mean... what is it with him? He's a sado-sicko, gets high on inflicting pain. He really tied you to the cross?" 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see head, case.
Word: gibblets Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of giblets. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: louse around Part of Speech: verb 1. To slack off; to be lazy or a parasite on others. Labels: UK, slang