nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Tucker Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtʌkə(ɹ)/, /ˈtʌkɚ/ 1. A south-western English surname originating as an occupation; equivalent to Fuller. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Jackson Sparks and his brother, Tucker, were both struck. Example: Tucker Carlson (also a jacket and tie guy) picked up on the hoo-ha on his Fox News show, calling the hoodie-jacket combination a “cry for help” and inviting Roger Stone, the disgraced former political operative and author of his own “Best and Worst dressed List,” to comment. 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN. He said he was in the middle of his sermon when he noticed a couple of members of his church escort the man out. 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Tulle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French Tulle, itself borrowed from Occitan Tula, named after Latin Tūtēla, from Latin tūtēla, from Latin tueor. Pronunciation: /ˈtuːl/ 1. A town, the capital of Corrèze department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Word: Tundra Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Romanian.
Word: Tunga Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit तुङ्गा (tuṅgā, “Tunga”). 1. Name of a river in South India, joins with Bhadra forming Tungabhadra.
Word: Tunnel Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in the City of Launceston, northern Tasmania, Australia.
Word: Turkey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Turkye, from Anglo-Norman Turkye, Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian تُرْک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /⁠turk⁠/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥). By surface analysis, Turke + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːki/, /ˈtɝki/, /ˈtøːki/, /ˈtʌɾke/, /-kɪ/ 1. A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara. Example: One Terrorgram user livestreamed himself stabbing five people outside of a mosque in Turkey, she said, and a 19-year-old Slovakian man praised the group in a manifesto before killing two people at an LGBTQ bar in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Example: This isn’t the first time she has hidden a weight-loss management attempt from her husband. “I went to Turkey and had a gastric balloon, and I didn’t tell anyone, not even him,” she says. 2. Synonym of Ottoman Empire, a former empire in Europe, Asia, Africa. Capital: Istanbul. Labels: historical 3. A city in Hall County, Texas, United States.
Word: Turkey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Turkye, from Anglo-Norman Turkye, Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian تُرْک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /⁠turk⁠/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥). By surface analysis, Turke + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːki/, /ˈtɝki/, /ˈtøːki/, /ˈtʌɾke/, /-kɪ/ 1. Synonym of Turkey red (“a vibrant red dye or its color”). Labels: uncountable 2. Synonym of Turkey blue (“a deep indigo dye or its color”). Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: Turkey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English Turkye, from Anglo-Norman Turkye, Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian تُرْک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /⁠turk⁠/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥). By surface analysis, Turke + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːki/, /ˈtɝki/, /ˈtøːki/, /ˈtʌɾke/, /-kɪ/ 1. Synonym of Turkey red (“dyed or colored Turkey red”). 2. Synonym of Turkey blue (“dyed or colored Turkey blue”). Labels: obsolete
Word: Turks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Turk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Turner Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler. Pronunciation: /ˈtɝ.nɚ/, /ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)/ 1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename. Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 17. A placename. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Turner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler. Pronunciation: /ˈtɝ.nɚ/, /ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who has Turner syndrome. Example: […] and that the chromatin-negative Turners are XO with 45 chromosomes. 2. Alternative form of turner (“member of German-American nationalist gymnastic clubs”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tuscan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English Tuscan, from Late Latin Tuscānus (“belonging to the Tusci”), a people of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”). Pronunciation: /ˈtʌs.kən/ 1. Of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy. Labels: not-comparable 2. Belonging to the simplest of the five classical orders of architecture, being a Roman modification of the Doric style, with unfluted columns, and without triglyphs. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tuscan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Tuscan, from Late Latin Tuscānus (“belonging to the Tusci”), a people of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”). Pronunciation: /ˈtʌs.kən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Tuscany, Italy. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A local variety of Italian spoken in Tuscany, on which Standard Italian is largely based. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Tux Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by James Hughes as a short form of Torvalds Unix (after Linus Torvalds), perhaps also influenced by tux, referring to the tuxedo that penguins are sometimes humorously said to be wearing. Pronunciation: /tʌks/ 1. A cuddly cartoon penguin, the official Linux mascot.
Word: Twist Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Ty Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Tyrone, Tyler, Tyson, Tyron, and other male given names beginning with "Ty". Pronunciation: /taɪ/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Tyrone, Tyler, Tyson, Tyron, and other male given names beginning with "Ty". Example: It all started when Nick Farmer bought George R. R. Martin a drink, but the plot really thickened when the linguist met Martin’s then-assistant Ty Franck.
Word: Ty Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /taɪ/ 1. A surname.
Word: Tyke Part of Speech: name Etymology: Perhaps a derogatory nickname from Old Norse tík, 'bitch, female dog' (compare English tyke, Icelandic tík). Less likely to be from Old Norse þýzkr, 'of one's nation' or an Old English cognate (compare German deutsch, Swedish tysk). 1. A dialect, also known as Yorkshire, spoken in the county of Yorkshire.
Word: Tyke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps a derogatory nickname from Old Norse tík, 'bitch, female dog' (compare English tyke, Icelandic tík). Less likely to be from Old Norse þýzkr, 'of one's nation' or an Old English cognate (compare German deutsch, Swedish tysk). 1. a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman; a Yorkshire person Labels: UK, informal 2. someone connected with Barnsley Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc. Labels: slang
Word: Tyre Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr /⁠Ṣur⁠/, “rock”) (), after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. Compare Aramaic טוּרָא / ܛܘܪܐ (ṭūrā, “mountain, high territory”), Akkadian 𒌷𒀫𒊒 (ᵁᴿᵁṣur-ru /⁠Ṣurru⁠/), Tarifit aẓru (“rock”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵥⵔⵓ (aẓru, “stone”), Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣Vrr- (“flint”). Cognate to Arabic صُور (ṣūr), Hebrew צוֹר (Tzor), Tiberian Hebrew צר (Ṣōr), Turkish Sur. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪə(ɹ)/ 1. A city in Lebanon, a major port on the Levantine Sea that was a city-state in Phoenicia in antiquity and the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Middle Ages. 2. An unincorporated community in Austin Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States, named after the biblical Tyre. 3. A town and hamlet therein, in Seneca County, New York, United States, named after Tyre, Lebanon.
Word: Tyre Part of Speech: name 1. A surname 2. A male given name.
Word: Tyrian purple Part of Speech: noun 1. A deep purple dyestuff obtained from the bodies of mollusks of certain species of the family Muricidae, originally certain of those of the eastern Mediterranean, now also other species from elsewhere. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Tyrian purple Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tánaiste Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish tánaiste (“second-in-command, tanist”). Doublet of tanist. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːnɪʃtə/ 1. the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland Labels: Irish Example: On Thursday, the tánaiste, or deputy prime minister, Micheál Martin, described the personal abuse directed at lawmakers and their staff as “absolutely vile” and said some of the behaviour was “fascist-like”, Irish media reported.
Word: Tôkyô Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Tokyo. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It was at all events satisfactory to the Society to know that in the destructive earthquake of 1854, which did so much damage in Tôkyô, the place where they then held their meeting escaped uninjured. Example: "Sensei, what's wrong?!" Gioo asked as he sat down, gazing out the window of his studio apartment in the Shinjuku ward of Tôkyô.
Word: U Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /juː/, /jɪʊ̯/ 1. The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, uppercase 2. Something shaped like the letter U: Labels: letter, uppercase 3. Something shaped like the letter U: Labels: letter, uppercase
Word: U Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An abbreviation of a word or term beginning with the letter U. Adjective sense 1 (“characteristic of the upper classes”) was coined by British linguist Alan S. C. Ross (1907–1980) in a 1954 article, and popularized by the English journalist and writer Nancy Mitford (1904–1973). Pronunciation: /juː/, /jɪʊ̯/ 1. A U-turn. Example: Do a U across the divider and get on back here to the office. 2. Abbreviation of university. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of Sunday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. A film with the film classification U (“universal”). Labels: UK
Word: U Part of Speech: adj Etymology: An abbreviation of a word or term beginning with the letter U. Adjective sense 1 (“characteristic of the upper classes”) was coined by British linguist Alan S. C. Ross (1907–1980) in a 1954 article, and popularized by the English journalist and writer Nancy Mitford (1904–1973). Pronunciation: /juː/, /jɪʊ̯/ 1. Abbreviation of upper class (“characteristic of the upper classes, particularly in the use of language”). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, comparable, dated, not-comparable, usually Example: I may also note here that the U-demarcation is of two types: – (1) a certain U-feature has a different, non-U counterpart as non-U wealthy / U rich; (2) a certain feature is confined to U-speech and it has a counterpart which is not confined to non-U speech e.g. the pronunciations of girl as [ɡɛl], (? [ɡjɛl]), [ɡæl], [ɡɛəl] are U, but many (perhaps most male) U-speakers, like all non-U-speakers, use the pronunciation [ɡəːl]. Example: To TAKE a bath is non-U against U to HAVE one’s bath. 2. Abbreviation of united. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, usually 3. Abbreviation of upper. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, usually 4. Usually in parentheses: abbreviation of unclassified. Labels: not-comparable, usually 5. Abbreviation of universal (“suitable for all ages”), in a film certificate. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, usually
Word: U Part of Speech: prep Etymology: An abbreviation of a word or term beginning with the letter U. Adjective sense 1 (“characteristic of the upper classes”) was coined by British linguist Alan S. C. Ross (1907–1980) in a 1954 article, and popularized by the English journalist and writer Nancy Mitford (1904–1973). Pronunciation: /juː/, /jɪʊ̯/ 1. Abbreviation of under. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: In 1992 Susan Lockhart was Captain of the England U16 Hockey Squad. 2. Abbreviation of up. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: U Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /juː/, /jɪʊ̯/ 1. An Austroasiatic language spoken in China.
Word: U Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Ü. Pronunciation: /juː/, /jɪʊ̯/ 1. Alternative form of Ü (“Tibetan language”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Among the settled communities of Central Tibet, the Tsang dialect as spoken in Shigatse and the U dialect as spoken in Lhasa hold the field.
Word: U Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Burmese ဦး (u:). Pronunciation: /juː/, /jɪʊ̯/ 1. An honorific to a Burmese man Example: U Thant; U Nu
Word: U's Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of U Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of the letter u Labels: form-of, plural
Word: U. S. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of US. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: UNIX Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of Unix. Labels: alt-of Example: The successful candidate will have a BS in Computer Science (MS preferred) and 4–7 years experience with the UNIX development environment using high level tools which UNIX provides.
Word: Udmurt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Udmurt уд (ud) Proto-Indo-European *mer- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tásder. Indo-Iraniander. Proto-Finno-Permic *mertä Proto-Permic *mɔrt Udmurt мурт (murt) Udmurt удмуртъёс (udmurtjos)bor. Russian удму́рт (udmúrt)bor. English Udmurt From Russian удму́рт (udmúrt), from Udmurt удмурт (udmurt). 1. A Finnic language spoken in Udmurtia, a republic of Russia.
Word: Udmurt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Udmurt уд (ud) Proto-Indo-European *mer- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tásder. Indo-Iraniander. Proto-Finno-Permic *mertä Proto-Permic *mɔrt Udmurt мурт (murt) Udmurt удмуртъёс (udmurtjos)bor. Russian удму́рт (udmúrt)bor. English Udmurt From Russian удму́рт (udmúrt), from Udmurt удмурт (udmurt). 1. A member of the people inhabiting Udmurtia or speaking Udmurt.
Word: Udmurt Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Udmurt уд (ud) Proto-Indo-European *mer- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tásder. Indo-Iraniander. Proto-Finno-Permic *mertä Proto-Permic *mɔrt Udmurt мурт (murt) Udmurt удмуртъёс (udmurtjos)bor. Russian удму́рт (udmúrt)bor. English Udmurt From Russian удму́рт (udmúrt), from Udmurt удмурт (udmurt). 1. Of or pertaining to Udmurts, Udmurtia, or the Udmurt language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Ukranian Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Ukrainian. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Ukranian Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of Ukrainian. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Una Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Úna. Doublet of Oona. 1. A female given name from Irish. Example: Who after that he had faire Una lorne, / Through light misdeeming of her loialtie, / And false Duessa in her sted had borne, […]
Word: Una Part of Speech: name 1. A tributary of the Sava, between Bosnia and Croatia
Word: Una Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi ऊना (ūnā). 1. A district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Word: Underground Part of Speech: name 1. The London Underground. Labels: UK Example: Although some of the stations on ' The Branch ' have not, as yet, suffered any considerable structural alterations, all are now equipped with the familiar Underground type name boards, and as a result the imposing titles of G.N. days have been ruthlessly curtailed. Example: Heathrow has a 28% share of passengers arriving by rail, two-thirds of whom come by the Underground.
Word: Underworld Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of underworld. Labels: alt-of Example: In Scandinavian mythology the dragon is the guardian of the Underworld on the Norse sacred tree, which is the realm of departed spirits, elementals, elves and faery folk ruled by the goddesses Hel and Freya. Example: At Imbolc, the goddess is transformed from her aged, winter aspect as the Hag, veiled in black, carrying her black rod of barreness as Hela, guardian of the mysteries of death and the Underworld.
Word: Uni Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the Etruscan goddess of love and fertility, Uni, which begins with the same letter as the provisional designation 2002 UX₂₅. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːnaɪ/ 1. A detached object with one known moon, Tinia.
Word: Uni Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈjuːnaɪ/ 1. The Etruscan goddess of marriage, fertility, family, and women.
Word: Union Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (locomotive): Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.njən/ 1. The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement. 2. The canton of the United States flag: the portion of the flag containing stars on a blue background.
Word: Union Part of Speech: name Etymology: (locomotive): Derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.njən/ 1. The United States of America. Labels: US, dated, especially, obsolete Example: threats to secede from the Union 2. Those of the United States that did not secede at the time of the Civil War (of the United States of America). Labels: US, historical Example: Union troops at Gettysburg 3. The Soviet Union: the proper noun Union is the standard English translation of the proper noun Союз (Sojuz), and All-Union is the standard English translation of всесоюзный (vsesojuznyj). Labels: historical Example: throughout the Union, but nowhere more so than at the Center [Moscow] 4. Alternative form of union. Labels: India, alt-of, alternative 5. Place names: 6. Place names: 7. Place names: 8. Place names: 9. Place names: 10. Place names: 11. Place names: 12. Place names: 13. Place names: 14. Place names: 15. Place names: 16. Place names: 17. Place names: 18. Place names: 19. Place names: 20. Place names: 21. Place names: 22. Place names: 23. Place names: 24. Place names: 25. Place names: 26. Place names: 27. Place names: 28. Place names: 29. Place names: 30. Place names: 31. Place names: 32. Place names: 33. Place names: 34. Place names: 35. Place names: 36. Place names: 37. Place names:
Word: Union Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably a variant spelling of Onion. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.njən/ 1. A surname.
Word: Union Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Oxford Union. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.njən/ 1. The Oxford Union (a debating society); not to be conflated with Oxford University Student Union (a students' union). Labels: informal
Word: United Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /juːˈnaɪtɪd/ 1. any of many football teams formed by the amalgamation of smaller ones Labels: UK
Word: Universe Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English, directly or via Old French univers, from Latin universum. See universe. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/, /ˈjunəˌvɝs/, /ˈjʉːnɪˌvɜːs/, /ˈjʉːnəˌvøːs/, /ˈjʉːnɪˌvɛɾs/ 1. Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself. Example: Powerful telescopes look far back into the distant reaches of the Universe. Example: The Universe will always be more powerful and intelligent than the human beings.
Word: Uno Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian and Spanish uno (“one”); players must call "uno" when down to their last card. Doublet of one. 1. A card game similar to crazy eights, played with specially printed cards that have colours instead of suits. Example: With five kids, I’ve played a lot of Uno over the years, and I’m going to be honest: Uno is less of a card game and more of a test of your fortitude and moral character.
Word: Uno Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 宇野 (Uno) or うの (Uno). 1. A female given name from Japanese. 2. A surname from Japanese.
Word: Ur Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠 (Urim). Pronunciation: /ɝ/ 1. An ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Tell el-Muqayyar.
Word: Ur Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Urkontinent (“original continent”), taking the morpheme ur- (“original”). Pronunciation: /ɝ/ 1. A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago).
Word: Uran Part of Speech: name 1. A town in Raigad district, Konkan, Maharashtra, India.
Word: Urban Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latin Urbānus, name of eight early popes, from urbānus (“of the town or city, urbane”). Doublet of Orban. Pronunciation: /ˈɜːb(ə)n/, /ˈɜɹbən/ 1. A male given name from Latin. Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An early Christian, also Urbane and Urbanus in various versions of the Bible. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Grete wel Vrban, oure helpere in Crist Jhesus, and Stacchen, my derlyng. 4. Ellipsis of Urban Dictionary. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Example: Or my Oxford English Dictionary (OED), do you think I can get Urban to mainstream it for me? Example: You have to go "Urban" to resolve this one......
Word: V Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /viː/ 1. The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, uppercase
Word: V Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /viː/ 1. Abbreviation of vocative case. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of verb. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Vagina. Labels: euphemistic 4. Abbreviation of vowel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: The standard syllable structure of Lang Belta is CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant), but there are also syllables without one or both of these consonants. Therefore, other possible structures are: initial V, initial CV, and VC. For example, V ereluf ‘air’, VC unte ‘and’, CV xalte ‘to stay’, and CVC ereluf ‘air’. 5. Abbreviation of velocity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 6. Viagra. Labels: countable, slang Example: The unfortunate, and quite ironic, side effect of all these chemicals is a penis that refuses to budge. Steven has been handing out the Vs in abundance for as the long as boys have been high in his second-floor flat, two for a fiver. 7. Anything shaped like a V Example: She watched him through the perfect V between the seats for the rest of the journey. 8. Anything shaped like a V 9. A V-sign; by extension, an insult or show of defiance. Labels: Ireland, UK Example: And it's here that life decides to flick a V at me. Example: As Baxter turned and left, muttering under his breath, Winter flicked a V at his retreating bulk and took one last picture of the scene, knowing while he did so that it was a bad idea but doing it anyway. 10. Abbreviation of venturi. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, dated Example: 4V Example: 2V
Word: V Part of Speech: symbol Pronunciation: /viː/ 1. Viscount. 2. Viscountess.
Word: V Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /viː/ 1. Abbreviation of Visa. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Shares of Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) moved slightly higher after the deal was announced.
Word: VAT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of value added tax. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: And neither party is up for imposing a VAT in place of the current income tax system. 2. Initialism of vigilance awareness training. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: Va Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Virginia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Val Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /væl/ 1. A male given name, a short form of Valentine and Valerius. Example: And Publius Valerius became the baby's name, though it afterwards transpired that they had got hold of the inferior Cato. In 1890, however, when little Publius was nearly ten, the word 'chic' went out of fashion, and sobriety came in; Winifred began to have doubts. They were confirmed by little Publius himself, who returned from his first term at school complaining that life was a burden to him - they called him Pubby. Winifred - a woman of real decision - promptly changed his school and his name to Val, the Publius being dropped even as an initial. 2. A female given name, a short form of Valerie and Valmai.
Word: Val Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /væl/ 1. Clipping of Valley girl. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: “Vals are everywhere,” Miss Zappa said the other afternoon in a telephone interview from the Zappas' Hollywood Hills home. She also reported that Vals are “jealous of Brooke Shields and secretly want to go to New York.”
Word: Valence Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Valence. Doublet of Valencia. 1. A city and commune, the capital of the department of Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southeastern France. 2. A village and commune in the department of Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. 3. A town and commune in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitania region, southern France.
Word: Valentine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Valentīnus, a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentinus, Valentino, Valentina, and Valentini. Pronunciation: /ˈvæləntaɪn/ 1. Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Christian martyr. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Synonym of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A unisex given name from Latin. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A unisex given name from Latin. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An English and Scottish surname derived from the male given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Valentine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Valentīnus, a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentinus, Valentino, Valentina, and Valentini. Pronunciation: /ˈvæləntaɪn/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of valentine. Labels: alt-of Example: To morrow is ſaint Valentines day, / All in the morning betime, / And a maide at your window, / To be your Valentine: […] Example: Valentine’s Day means different things for different people. For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again. For Ned, it’s another opportunity to prove his love for his wife. Most germane to the episode, for Lisa, Valentine’s Day means being the only person in her entire class to give Ralph a Valentine after noticing him looking crestfallen and alone at his desk.
Word: Valle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Valle. 1. A department of Honduras.
Word: Van Part of Speech: name Etymology: * In the United States, usually taken from a first name or surname. * In Wales, from Y Fan, see Welsh fan. Pronunciation: /væn/ 1. A place in the United States: 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States: 7. A place in Wales: 8. A place in Wales:
Word: Van Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /væn/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa. 2. A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, or Evan. Example: 'Beautiful idea,' said Van as he helped Ada to heat the tank, fill the old battered bath and warm a couple of towels.
Word: Van Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van). Pronunciation: /væn/ 1. A large saline tectonic lake of the Armenian Highland in eastern Turkey, famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi (syn. Alburnus tarichi) fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island. 2. A province and metropolitan municipality in easternmost Turkey, partly surrounding the lake, with a Kurdish majority. 3. A city, the capital of Van Province, Turkey, on the shore of the lake.
Word: Van Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of Vancouver. Pronunciation: /væn/ 1. Abbreviation of Vancouver. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Van Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Backformed from Van cat and Turkish Van. Pronunciation: /væn/ 1. A Van cat. 2. A Turkish Van cat.
Word: Vandal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-eh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid”). Also related to Old English Wendlas. Pronunciation: /væn.dəl/, /væːn.dəl/ 1. A member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome. Labels: historical
Word: Vandal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-eh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid”). Also related to Old English Wendlas. Pronunciation: /væn.dəl/, /væːn.dəl/ 1. Of or relating to the Vandals. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Vandal Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-eh₂-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid”). Also related to Old English Wendlas. Pronunciation: /væn.dəl/, /væːn.dəl/ 1. An extinct East Germanic language ascribed to have been spoken by the Vandals.
Word: Vandyke brown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: This colour was named for Sir Anthony Van Dyck, a Flemish painter. 1. A medium brown colour, originally a pigment made from peat or soil. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Vandyke brown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: This colour was named for Sir Anthony Van Dyck, a Flemish painter. 1. Of a medium brown colour. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Varna Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of varna. Labels: alt-of
Word: Varna Part of Speech: name 1. A city in northeastern Bulgaria.
Word: Veda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद॑ (véda, “knowledge”). Pronunciation: /ˈveɪdə/, /ˈveɪðə/, /ˈved̪(ə)/, /ˈved̪ɑ/ 1. Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism. Labels: Hinduism Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Veda. 2. A female given name.
Word: Veda Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably originally a trade name, invented circa 1904. Pronunciation: /ˈvidə/ 1. A style of malt loaf bread (sweet, chewy, caramel-colored leavened bread made with malted wheat), traditionally produced across the UK and Ireland but today eaten mainly in Northern Ireland. Example: 'Slip a few slices of Veda in that package you're making up for your Boy. In Damp-Proof Packet . . . the ONLY bread that reaches the Trenches fresh and sweet' Example: One of the best and least known mixtures for filling sandwiches is green butter, and it is particularly good between slices of Veda bread.
Word: Vela Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin vēla (“sails of a ship”), plural of vēlum. Doublet of veil. 1. A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
Word: Venturi tube Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of venturi tube. Labels: alt-of
Word: Ver Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
Word: Vera Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed in the nineteenth century from the Russian virtue name Ве́ра (Véra, “faith”). By folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera (“true”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɪə.ɹə/ 1. A female given name from Russian. Example: Good night, my Vera. Mind, I shall always call you Vera. It sounds so Russian and nice, and is much prettier than Vere. Example: I killed Vera Cross - - - .I had known her for about three months, and never ceased to wonder if her parents, when they gave her a name, had been totally illiterate or wilfully blasphemous.
Word: Vera Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Vespa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Trade name; borrowing from Italian Vespa, from vespa (“wasp”). Doublet of wasp. 1. An Italian motor scooter. Example: Her 40-year-old Vespa was waiting in the yard under a custom-made cover. Example: In 1967, members of the traffic unit provide a funeral escort riding Vespa police model motor scooters. The Vespa scooter had the ability to cruise at speeds from 2 miles per hour to 65 miles per hour.
Word: Vespa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Vespa. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Vespers Part of Speech: name 1. A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening; evensong
Word: Veteran Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Special Area No. 4, eastern Alberta, Canada. 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.
Word: Vi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping. Pronunciation: /vaɪ/ 1. A diminutive of the female given names Violet and Viola. Example: FLO: What do you think of Vi? RU: I see little change. Example: Vi would be home soon. Any minute, really.
Word: Vic. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Victoria: a state of Australia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Victor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Late Latin personal name Victor, borne by several saints, from victor (“conqueror”). Doublet of victor. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/, /ˈvɪk.tɚ/ 1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter V.
Word: Victor Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Late Latin personal name Victor, borne by several saints, from victor (“conqueror”). Doublet of victor. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/, /ˈvɪk.tɚ/ 1. A male given name from Latin. Example: 'Well, it's your mother who chose Victor. I never liked the name. It sounded a bit like boasting. I think it was because you were born on May something or other when we celebrate the day Germans surrendered.' 'I wasn't. I was born in September.' 'Oh, then there must have been another reason. Perhaps she thought to have you at all was her victory. Over me. I wasn't so keen on a child.' Example: But Hong Kong-based cross-media artist Victor Wong didn’t think the painting — which looks like a blurry oil painting of a man — was anything that revolutionary. 2. A number of places in the United States. 3. A number of places in the United States. 4. A number of places in the United States. 5. A number of places in the United States. 6. A number of places in the United States. 7. A number of places in the United States. 8. A number of places in the United States. 9. A number of places in the United States. 10. A number of places in the United States. 11. A number of places in the United States. 12. A number of places in the United States. 13. A number of places in the United States. 14. A number of places in the United States. 15. A number of places in the United States. 16. Placeholder name for the party that verifies a proof.
Word: Vienne Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Vienne, from Classical Latin Vienna, further etymology uncertain. Doublet of Vienna. 1. A town and commune of Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Word: Vienne Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Vienne, possibly from *vig-, with a pre-Celtic suffix -ara (see Vienne (affluent de la Loire)#Étymologie on French Wikipedia). The department was named after the river. 1. A left tributary of the Loire in southwest France, flowing through the departments of Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Indre-et-Loire. Labels: error-lua-exec 2. A department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Capital and largest city: Poitiers. Labels: error-lua-exec
Word: Villa Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Spanish. 2. Aston Villa Football Club, a football club based in Birmingham Example: Olsson and Herd tussled off the ball at a free-kick before Olsson fell to the ground. Assistant referee Darren Cann signalled for a penalty and Dowd sent Herd off to the amazement of the Villa faithful.
Word: Vilnius Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Lithuanian Vi̇̀lnius, after the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɪlni.əs/, /ˈvɪlnjəs/ 1. The capital and largest city of Lithuania. 2. The Lithuanian government. Labels: metonymically Example: Owner David Yeh says his Little-One bar -- a homophone to Lithuania's Mandarin name "Litaowan" -- started getting more attention last year after Vilnius became the first EU government to donate vaccines.
Word: Vin Part of Speech: name 1. Short form of the male given name Vincent.
Word: Vince Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /vɪns/ 1. Short form of the male given name Vincent. 2. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Viola Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin viola (“violet”). Pronunciation: /vaɪˈəʊlə/, /viˈəʊlə/, /ˈvaɪələ/ 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: Were you a woman as the rest goes even, I should my tears let fall upon your cheek, And say, ‘Thrice welcome, drowned Viola!’ 2. A comune in Cuneo province, Piedmont, Italy. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Violet Part of Speech: name Etymology: A 19th century flower name from violet, sometimes as an anglicisation of the earlier French Violette. 1. A female given name from English. Example: It may be as well to say, by way of parenthesis, that her real name was Violante,―at least, such was the name by which her mother had her christened. But her father thought it much too long, and said it was better to call her Violet. Example: Her Pakeha name was Violet, and everybody called her that because her Maori name was too long. And my Nanny, she was just like a violet; shy and small and hiding her face in her petals if the sun blazed too strong. 2. A surname. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A community in Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
Word: Virgin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From virgin, q.v. The sense of Mary, mother of Jesus, comes from the Christian belief in Jesus's virgin birth and Mary's freedom from sin. The river sense derives from the name of Thomas Virgin, a member of the first American party to see the river, led by Jedediah Smith in 1826. The town sense derives from the name of the river, along which it is located. 1. Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”). Example: 'Behold,' said he, showing the picture of the Virgin, 'Behold her who protects us. Fear nothing : we shall reach Chang-hai, and we shall see our bishop.' He spoke truth : shortly they descried a Chinese junk. The master of it, on the promise of a good round sum, undertook to guide them to their destination. 2. The constellation and zodiacal sign Virgo. Example: In Autumpne, whan the sonne in vyrgyne / By radyante hete enryped hath our corne […] Example: When the bright Virgin gives the beauteous Days, / And Libra weighs in equal Scales the Year […]. 3. A surname. Labels: rare 4. A tributary of the Colorado River in the states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona in the United States. 5. A town in Washington County, Utah.
Word: Virgin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From virgin, q.v. The sense of Mary, mother of Jesus, comes from the Christian belief in Jesus's virgin birth and Mary's freedom from sin. The river sense derives from the name of Thomas Virgin, a member of the first American party to see the river, led by Jedediah Smith in 1826. The town sense derives from the name of the river, along which it is located. 1. A representation (picture, statue etc.) of Virgin Mary. Example: Of the forty-five floats presenting Virgins alone, two are preeminent and the subject of such veneration that even the most casual observer must reflect on the fact that Holy Week, which commemorates Christ's passion and death, has become in Spain a celebration in which he plays a secondary role, with his mother becoming the central figure.
Word: Virgo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin; name of constellation”), calque of Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin; name of constellation”), ultimately derived through mythic reinterpretation from ancient Mesopotamian constellations, as Akkadian absinnu (“seed furrow; name of constellation”) and Sumerian 𒀯𒀳 (ᵐᵘˡABSIN₃, “seed furrow; constellation representing fertility/harvest goddess Shala with ear of corn”). Doublet of virgin. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː.ɡəʊ/, /ˈvɝ.ɡoʊ/ 1. A constellation in the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a maiden holding an ear of wheat (represented by the bright binary star Spica). Example: Now, masters, draw. [They shoot.] O, well said, Lucius! Good boy, in Virgo’s lap. Example: Virgo is represented as a woman with a branch in her right hand, and some ears of corn in her left hand. 2. The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology). 3. A large-scale gravitational wave detector located in Pisa, Italy. Example: In February 2016, scientists announced that the first direct observation of gravitational waves had been made using just the two LIGO detectors. That was followed by a second announcement in June 2016. Because Virgo was undergoing an extensive upgrade, it was not operating during these first observations. 4. A surname.
Word: Virgo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin virgō (“maiden, virgin; name of constellation”), calque of Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin; name of constellation”), ultimately derived through mythic reinterpretation from ancient Mesopotamian constellations, as Akkadian absinnu (“seed furrow; name of constellation”) and Sumerian 𒀯𒀳 (ᵐᵘˡABSIN₃, “seed furrow; constellation representing fertility/harvest goddess Shala with ear of corn”). Doublet of virgin. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː.ɡəʊ/, /ˈvɝ.ɡoʊ/ 1. Someone with a Virgo star sign
Word: Visa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined by the company's founder, Dee Hock, who believed that the word was instantly recognizable in many languages and that it denoted universal acceptance. 1. A credit card company. Example: Got PayPal or Visa, whatever'll please ya As long as I've got the dough. Example: Paying with Visa abroad uses the same high-tech, anti-fraud systems as at home, so your payments are safe wherever you are. 2. Alternative spelling of visa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Visa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by the company's founder, Dee Hock, who believed that the word was instantly recognizable in many languages and that it denoted universal acceptance. 1. A credit card issued by the credit card company Visa. 2. A credit card.
Word: Vita Part of Speech: noun 1. PlayStation Vita
Word: Viti Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken in Nigeria.
Word: Vittoria Part of Speech: name 1. A locality in the Bathurst council area and the Cabonne council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Volt Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /vɒlt/, /vəʊlt/ 1. The pan-European party Volt Europa.
Word: Volta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders. Pronunciation: /ˈvoʊltə/ 1. A river in West Africa; in full, Volta River. 2. Ellipsis of Lake Volta: a lake in West Africa. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
Word: Volta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Volta. Pronunciation: /ˈvoʊltə/ 1. A surname from Italian, notably borne by Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta.
Word: Volvo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“to roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product. Pronunciation: /ˈvɒlvəʊ/, /ˈvɔlvəw/, /ˈvɑlvoʊ/, /ˈvoʊlvoʊ/, /ˈvɔlvəʉ/ 1. The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely.
Word: Volvo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“to roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product. Pronunciation: /ˈvɒlvəʊ/, /ˈvɔlvəw/, /ˈvɑlvoʊ/, /ˈvoʊlvoʊ/, /ˈvɔlvəʉ/ 1. A motor car manufactured by Volvo.
Word: Vote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *wagjazbor.? Proto-Baltic [Term?]bor.? Proto-Finnic *vakja Votic vadʹdʹõ? Votic vadʹdʹader. German Wotebor. English Vote From German Wote, ultimately from Votic vadʹdʹa, vadʹdʹalain (“Votian”). Compare Estonian vadjalane. 1. A person from Votia or of Votic descent.
Word: W Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /ˈdʌb(əl)juː/, /ˈdʌbə(l)ju/, /ˈdʌbəlju/ 1. The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double U and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, uppercase
Word: W Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations of various words beginning with W. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌb(əl)juː/, /ˈdʌbə(l)ju/, /ˈdʌbəlju/ 1. Abbreviation of women (sign on toilet door). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, no M or W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema. 2. Abbreviation of west. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 3. Abbreviation of Wednesday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of wins (statistic). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 5. Abbreviation of win. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable Example: You say that like it's not an absolute W. 6. Abbreviation of wicket. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 7. Abbreviation of warrant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of