nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: abode Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English abod, abad, from Old English *ābād, related to ābīdan (“to abide”); see abide. Cognate with Scots abade, abaid (“abode”). For the change of nouns, compare abode, preterite of abide. Pronunciation: /əˈbəʊd/, /əˈboʊd/, [ʔəˈboʊːd̥̚] 1. simple past and past participle of abide Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The fine, soundless pulse of this game was in the air for our young woman while they remained in the shop. While they remained? They remained all day; their presence continued and abode with her, was in everything she did till nightfall....
Word: abode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an alteration (with bode) of Middle English abeden (“to announce”), from Old English ābēodan (“to command, proclaim”), from a- + bēodan (“to command, proclaim”). Superficial analysis is a- + bode (“presage, portend, announce”). Pronunciation: /əˈbəʊd/, /əˈboʊd/, [ʔəˈboʊːd̥̚] 1. An omen; a foretelling. Labels: obsolete Example: High-thundering Juno's husband, stirs my spirit with true abodes.
Word: abode Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From an alteration (with bode) of Middle English abeden (“to announce”), from Old English ābēodan (“to command, proclaim”), from a- + bēodan (“to command, proclaim”). Superficial analysis is a- + bode (“presage, portend, announce”). Pronunciation: /əˈbəʊd/, /əˈboʊd/, [ʔəˈboʊːd̥̚] 1. To bode; to foreshow; to presage. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: The night-crow cried, aboding luckless time 2. To be ominous. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: abodement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English abode Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English abodement From abode + -ment. Pronunciation: /əˈboʊd.mn̩t/ 1. A foreboding; an omen. Labels: obsolete
Word: aboding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a + bode + -ing. Pronunciation: /əˈboʊ.dɪŋ/ 1. A foreboding. Labels: obsolete Example: Why suffer you that ill-aboding vermin To breed so near your bosom?
Word: aboding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From a + bode + -ing. Pronunciation: /əˈboʊ.dɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of abode Labels: form-of, gerund, obsolete, participle, present
Word: abolish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From late Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French aboliss-, extended stem of abolir, from Latin abolēre (“to retard, check the growth of, (and by extension) destroy, abolish”), and inchoative abolēscere (“to wither, vanish, cease”). Pronunciation: /əˈbɒl.ɪʃ/, /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/, /əˈbɑl.əʃ/ 1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. Example: Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century. Example: The abolition of the death penalty in international law 2. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out. Labels: archaic Example: And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot. Example: His quick instinctive hand Caught at the hilt, as to abolish him.
Word: abolishable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From abolish + -able. Compare French abolissable. Pronunciation: /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.ə.bl̩/, /əˈbɑl.əʃ.ə.bl̩/ 1. Capable of being abolished.
Word: abolisher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abolish + -er. Pronunciation: /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.ɚ/, /əˈbɑl.əʃ.ɚ/ 1. Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes. Labels: agent, form-of Example: […] I am not come to bee an abolisher of the lawe. Example: I would not be thought a Reviver of old Rites and Ceremonies to the Burdening of the People, nor an Abolisher of innocent Customs, which are their Pleasures and Recreations […]
Word: abolishment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French abolissement, from aboliss-, stem of some conjugated forms abolir, equivalent to abolish + -ment. Pronunciation: /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.mənt/ 1. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: abolition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti Proto-Italic *oleō ? Latin aboleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abolitiōnemlbor. Old French abolucion Middle French abolitionbor. English abolition Borrowed from Middle French abolition, from Old French abolucion, a learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem. First attested in 1529. Equivalent to abolish + -tion. Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/, /əˈbɔː.lɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. Example: the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes Example: The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history. 2. The state of being abolished. 3. The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. Labels: UK, US, capitalized, historical, often 4. The ending of convict transportation. Labels: Australia, capitalized, historical, often 5. An amnesty; a putting out of memory. Labels: obsolete
Word: abolitionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti Proto-Italic *oleō ? Latin aboleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abolitiōnemlbor. Old French abolucion Middle French abolitionbor. English abolition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English abolitionism From abolition + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩/ 1. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Abolitionism is based on the moral conviction that social life should not and, in fact, cannot be regulated effectively by criminal law …. As a social movement committed to the abolition of the prison or even the entire penal system, abolitionism originated in campaigns for prisoners' rights and penal reform. Example: Abolitionism is still a powerful philosophy among contemporary feminists, both in the West and in the developing world. 2. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ABOLITIONISM Prisons and jails have been condemned, at least by some, for as long as they have existed.[…] In the United States, the most profound statement of support for abolitionism is the document Instead of Prisons […] Abolitionism has also given emphasis to didferent strategies for change, ranging from simply abolishing prisons to abolishing the entire criminal justice apparatus, […] 3. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Abolitionism is a term that refers to a particular ideological and legal approach to prostitution. The approach has its roots in 19th-century feminism and is still a potent force […] Thus abolitionism arose as a movement against the state regulation of prostitution. The leader of the abolitionist movement was Josephine Butler, […] 4. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Support for the abolition of slavery. Labels: US, countable, historical, uncountable
Word: abolitionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1788. abolition + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/, /ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.əst/ 1. In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice. 2. In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice. Labels: historical Example: This case, and others, drove and enlarged the existing abolitionist movement in the country, opposed, of course, by the merchants and plantation owners who were making a massive profit from the slaves held in various colonies.
Word: abolitionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1788. abolition + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/, /ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.əst/ 1. A person favoring or advocating for the abolition of any particular institution or practice. Example: Both feminist and religiously inspired abolitionists have long viewed, and continue to view, male demand for commercial sex as a root cause of prostitution. Example: Furthermore, abolitionists argue that prisons are a form of violence and should be destroyed because they reflect “a social ethos of violence and degradation" [...] Abolitionists argue that prisons should be replaced, or at least decentralized, by democratic community control and community-based treatment that would emphasize "redress" or "restorative justice." 2. A person favoring or advocating for the abolition of any particular institution or practice. Labels: US, especially, historical Example: Among other slave notabilities of the plantation, was one called by everybody Uncle Isaac Copper. It is seldom that a slave gets a surname from anybody in Maryland; and so completely has the south shaped the manners of the north, in this respect, that even abolitionists make very little of the surname of a negro.
Word: abolitionize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English abolition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English abolitionize From abolition + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩ˌaɪz/ 1. To imbue with the principles of abolitionism. Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive Example: It will abolitionize the world. It will remove all objections but such as spring from negro prejudice. Example: The public mind has been naturally excited on the position of the American Tract Society, threatened as it has been for months past by a party of revolutionists, determined to expel its Executive Committee, and abolitionize the institution.
Word: aboma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sranan Tongo aboma, from Fanti Akan aboma (“large constricting snake”), perhaps via French aboma. Pronunciation: /əˈboʊ.mə/ 1. Any of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera.
Word: abomasum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin abomāsum, from ab- (“away from”) + omāsum (“tripe of a bullock”). Pronunciation: /ˌæb.oʊˈmeɪ.səm/ 1. The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum; Example: The abomasa of sheep grazing on natural pastures in the highveld of Zimbabwe were examined at Mt. Hampden abattoir between October 1985 and September 1986 for H. contortus. Of 304 abomasa, 213 (70%) harboured H. contortus. Example: 1996 [1991, Ellis Horwood Limited], R. K. Robinson, A. Y. Tamime, Feta & Related Cheeses, Woodhead Publishing Limited, page 54, Traditionally, coagulation of the milk for Feta cheese manufacture was achieved using rennet produced by cheesemakers themselves from the abomasa of lambs and kids slaughtered before weaning. 2. The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum; the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.
Word: abominable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English abhomynable, from Old French abominable, from Late Latin abōminābilis (“deserving abhorrence”), from abōminor (“abhor, deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab (“from, away from”) + ōminor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ōmen (“sign, token, omen”). Formerly erroneously folk-etymologized as deriving from Latin ab- + homo, literally "away from humankind," and therefore spelled abhominable, abhominal (Hence, Shakespeare puns on this when Hamlet speaks of incompetent actors that "imitate humanity abominably.") Pronunciation: /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/, /əˈbɑm.nə.bl̩/, /ɘˈbɔm.ɘ.nɘ.bɯ/ 1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. Example: abominable crime Example: utterly abominable 2. Excessive, large (used as an intensifier). Labels: obsolete 3. Very bad or inferior. 4. Disagreeable or unpleasant. Example: abominable weather Example: The prisoners were kept in abominable conditions.
Word: abominableness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English abominable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English abominableness From abominable + -ness. Pronunciation: /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩.nəs/, /əˈbɑm.nə.bl̩.nəs/ 1. The characteristic of being abominable; odiousness. Labels: uncountable
Word: abominably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abominable Middle English -ly English -ly English abominably From abominable + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bli/, /əˈbɑm.nə.bli/ 1. In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably. Example: He lit a fire in the dining-room, and the chimney was damp and smoked abominably, so that when he had fed full on tinned meats he was fain to let the fire go out and to sit in his fur-lined overcoat by the becindered grate, now fast growing cold, and smoke pipe after pipe of gloomy reflection.
Word: abominate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1644. Perhaps a back-formation from abomination. Alternatively, perhaps from Late Latin abōminātus, past participle of abōminarī (“to deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab + ominari (“to forebode, presage”), from omen. Pronunciation: /əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/, /əˈbɒm.ɪˌneɪt/, /əˈbɒm.ə.nət/ 1. Abominable; detested. Labels: rare
Word: abominate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1644. Perhaps a back-formation from abomination. Alternatively, perhaps from Late Latin abōminātus, past participle of abōminarī (“to deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab + ominari (“to forebode, presage”), from omen. Pronunciation: /əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/, /əˈbɒm.ɪˌneɪt/ 1. To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. Labels: transitive Example: "Much as I abominate writing, I would not give up Mr. Collins's correspondence for any consideration." 2. To dislike strongly. Labels: colloquial, transitive Example: I absolutely abominate waking up early on weekends.
Word: abomination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin abōminātiō, abōminātiōnem (“abomination”) Doublet of abominatio. Pronunciation: /əˌbɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, /əˌbɑ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, /əˌbɑ.məˈneɪ.ʃən/ 1. An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. Labels: countable Example: Onely th’adulterous Anthony, most large / In his abhominations, turnes you off Example: Religious sodomy was practised by male prostitutes in the Hebrew temple groves, which was one of the abominations of Israel that Josiah cleared away. 2. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred Labels: uncountable 3. A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution. Labels: obsolete, uncountable 4. That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred (often with religious undertones). Labels: countable Example: Appalled by a child she found hideous, Philyra begged the gods to free her from having to rear such an abomination. Example: Elon Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur, has opened a new rift with Donald Trump by denouncing the US president’s tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination”.
Word: aboon Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old English abūfan (“above”). Pronunciation: /əˈbuːn/, /əˈbʏn/ 1. Above. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal
Word: aboon Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old English abūfan (“above”). Pronunciation: /əˈbuːn/, /əˈbʏn/ 1. Above. Labels: Scotland, UK, not-comparable Example: The ceiling fair that rose aboon.
Word: aboon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old English abūfan (“above”). Pronunciation: /əˈbuːn/, /əˈbʏn/ 1. Above. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal, not-comparable Example: The Sun ſhall change, the Moon to change ſhall ceaſe; The Gaits to clim-----the Sheep to yield the Fleece, Ere ought by me be either ſaid or done, Shall do thee Wrang, I ſwear by all aboon. Example: We'll a' meet aboon! We'll a' meet aboon! Oh what a blithe meeting yon meeting aboon!
Word: aboon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English abone, abowne, from abuven, from Old English abūfan (“above”). Pronunciation: /əˈbuːn/, /əˈbʏn/ 1. Above. Labels: Scotland, UK, dialectal, uncountable
Word: aboral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ab- (“away from”) + oral (“the mouth”). Pronunciation: /æbˈɔːɹ.l̩/, /æbˈɔɹ.l̩/ 1. Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.
Word: abord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French abord, from aborder (“to aboard”). Pronunciation: /əˈbɔːd/, /əˈbɔɹd/ 1. The act of approaching or arriving; approach. Labels: obsolete Example: He entered with an air so immensely conceited and affected, and, at the same Time, so uncommonly bold, that I could scarce stand his Abord […]. 2. A road, or means of approach. Labels: rare
Word: abord Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alternative forms. Pronunciation: /əˈbɔːd/, /əˈbɔɹd/ 1. Alternative form of aboard. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Mrs Hurstpierpoint aborded her with a smile.
Word: aboriginal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See Aboriginal. Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/, /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.nəl/ 1. First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. Example: Green in the Church-yard, beautiful and green; / […] / And mantled o'er with aboriginal turf / And everlasting flowers. Example: Tashtego's long, lean, sable hair, his high cheek bones, and black rounding eyes— […] all this sufficiently proclaimed him an inheritor of the unvitiated blood of those proud warrior hunters, who, in quest of the great New England moose, had scoured, bow in hand, the aboriginal forests of the main. 2. Living in a land before colonization by foreigners. Example: Where else but from Nantucket did those aboriginal whalemen, the Red-Men, first sally out in canoes to give chase to the Leviathan? Example: Had a vast knowledge of the aboriginal tribes; was, in spite of his juniority, the greatest authority on the aboriginal Gullals. 3. Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal Labels: alt-of
Word: aboriginal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Aboriginal. Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/, /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.nəl/ 1. An animal or plant native to a region. Example: It may be welldoubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands. 2. Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal Labels: alt-of Example: Every one of the groups of islands in the Pacific, many of them only a few days' sail from Australia, have their own customs, religious, political and social, and yet Australia has none, and the aboriginals have imbibed nothing from their intercourse with other nationalities.
Word: aboriginality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aboriginal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English aboriginality From aboriginal + -ity. Pronunciation: /æb.əˌɹɪd͡ʒ.əˈnæl.ə.ti/, /æb.əˌɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪˈnæl.ə.ti/ 1. The quality of being aboriginal. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: aboriginally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English aboriginal Middle English -ly English -ly English aboriginally From aboriginal + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.ə.li/, /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪn.ə.li/ 1. From or in the earliest known times. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] man has lost that sense of the full awfulness of the sea which aboriginally belongs to it. Example: […] aboriginally the horse must have inhabited countries annually covered with snow, for he long retains the instinct of scraping it away to get at the herbage beneath. 2. In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization). Labels: not-comparable Example: Xaymaca, as the island was aboriginally known, is situated in the Caribbean Sea […] Example: […] in the New World, where pots were never aboriginally shaped by turning, wheeled vehicles also were absent […] 3. By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense). Labels: Canada, not-comparable Example: All land subject to the claim becomes either Crown land or aboriginally-owned land. Example: It appears that lack of funding and control led to the demise of this program, but that with further refinement the idea has merit especially within an Aboriginally-controlled justice system. 4. To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective.) Labels: not-comparable Example: Though his rage against iniquity is aboriginally simple and childlike, and is certainly not always level-headed, it is never divorced from reason […] Example: There is something aboriginally absurd in the idea of the old gentleman staring wild-eyed at his own legs; and half recalling something familiar about them; as if he were revisiting the landscape of his youth.
Word: aborsement Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈbɔː(ɹ)smənt/ 1. Abortment; abortion Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: a direct intention to work an aborsement, whether before or after animation
Word: aborsive Part of Speech: adj 1. abortive from the first. Labels: obsolete Example: Besides, most of these designes were abortive, or aborsive rather, like those untimely miscarriages not honoured with a soul or the shape and lineaments of an infant.
Word: abort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“miscarry”), formed from ab + orior (“to come into being”). Doublet of abortus. Pronunciation: /əˈbɔːt/, /əˈbɔɹt/ 1. An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission. Example: We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches. 2. The function used to abort a process. 3. An event in which a process is aborted. Example: We've had three aborts over the last two days. 4. The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion. Labels: archaic 5. A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion. Labels: obsolete Example: In Japonia 'tis a common thing to stifle their children if they be poor, or to make an abort, which Aristotle commends.
Word: abort Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin abortare, from abortus, from aboriri (“miscarry”), from ab- (“not”) + oriri (“come into being, arise, appear”). Pronunciation: /əˈbɔːt/, /əˈbɔɹt/ 1. To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely. Labels: intransitive, regional Example: Women have aborted, men have committed suicide, and both men and women have been thrown into convulsions during the fearful agony of renal colic. Example: In the study group ll patients aborted spontaneously between the 17th and 20th gestational week and 8 patients aborted after the 21st week. 2. To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: "Of course, you can't abort yourself...I mean you positively can't be allowed to. To begin with it's a crime." 3. To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back. Labels: transitive 4. To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages. Labels: intransitive 5. To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile. Labels: intransitive 6. To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation. Labels: transitive 7. To abandon a mission at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion. Labels: intransitive Example: First he aborts the take-off and now we have a runway incursion! 8. To terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely. Labels: transitive 9. To terminate a process prior to completion. Labels: transitive
Word: aborted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From abort + -ed. Pronunciation: /əˈbɔɹtɪd/ 1. Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger. Labels: not-comparable 2. Brought forth prematurely. Labels: not-comparable 3. Checked in normal development at an early stage. Labels: not-comparable Example: Spines are aborted branches. 4. Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped. Labels: not-comparable Example: The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state.
Word: aborted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From abort + -ed. Pronunciation: /əˈbɔɹtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of abort Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aborticide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abortion + -cide (“killing; killer”). Pronunciation: /əˈbɔɹ.tɪˌsaɪd/, /əˈbɔɹ.təˌsaɪd/ 1. The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As physician I frequently find it helpful to express some of my views regarding prognosis, aborticide, euthanasia, organ transplant, and similar medical exertion of mine, including that of my well-intentioned fellow-man. Example: "From today onwards", he legislated, "a woman's infidelity to her husband shall be a sin tantamount to aborticide, an evil that will engender misery. 2. An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: abortifacient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1875. abort + -facient (“causing an”), from Latin facere (“to make”). Pronunciation: /əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/, /əˌbɔɹ.tɪˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/ 1. Producing miscarriage.
Word: abortifacient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1875. abort + -facient (“causing an”), from Latin facere (“to make”). Pronunciation: /əˌbɔɹ.təˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/, /əˌbɔɹ.tɪˈfeɪ.ʃn̩t/ 1. A drug or an agent that induces an abortion.
Word: abortion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin abortiōnem (“miscarriage, abortion”), from aborior (“to miscarry”). Equivalent to abort + -ion. Displaced native Old English ǣwyrp (literally “throwing out, rejection”). Pronunciation: /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/ 1. The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Swines-bread, so used, doth not onely speed / A tardy labour; but (without great heed) / If over it a Child-great Woman stride, / Instant abortion often doth betide. Example: At any time after impregnation, abortion may take place: it is one of the most common complaints of pregnancy, whence it is a matter of no small consequence that every practitioner should well understand it. 2. The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mary decided to have an abortion because she was too young to raise a baby. Example: It is impossible for an abortion clinic to have a waiting list of more than nine months. 3. An aborted foetus; an abortus. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: ‘It seems too hairy for an abortion, and too small for a mature birth.’ Example: The Fascist poem, one may fear, will be a horrid little abortion such as one sees in a glass jar in the museum of some county town. 4. A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: Insomuch that I do honestly believe, there can be no place in the world, where such intolerable abortions, begotten of the sculptor’s chisel, are to be found in such profusion, as in Rome. Example: His voice was the most pitiable abortion of a voice I had ever heard. 5. Failure or abandonment of a project, promise, goal etc. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: The returning good sense of our country threatens abortion to their hopes, & they believe that any portion of power confided to me, will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. Example: The transfer or loss of the project manager before the project is completed will result in lost continuity and delay or the abortion of the project and/or the report. 6. Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The cessation of an illness or disease at a very early stage. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: abortional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English abortion Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English abortional From abortion + -al. Pronunciation: /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩.l̩/ 1. Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. Labels: rare
Word: abortionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English abortion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English abortionist From abortion + -ist. Pronunciation: /əˈbɔɹ.ʃə.nɪst/ 1. A person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly. Labels: offensive, sometimes Example: Mad. Restell, the celebrated Abortionist [is arrested]. Example: The quack abortionist, with “a little knowledge,” impudently, remorselessly, and secretly employs his craft for filthy lucre’s sake, perpetrating one crime to conceal another, at which science and charity blush. 2. A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion. Labels: derogatory Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:abortionist.
Word: abortive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1382, with the meaning "causing stillbirth or miscarriage". From Middle English abortif, from Old French abortif, from Latin abortīvus (“causing abortion”), from aborior (“miscarry, disappear”), from ab (“amiss”) + orior (“appear, be born, arise”). Pronunciation: /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/, /əˈbɔː.tɪv/ 1. Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural. Labels: obsolete Example: an abortive child Example: Thou elvish-marked, abortive, rooting hog! 2. Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. . Example: an abortive attempt Example: […] and with utter loss of being / Threatens him, plung'd in that abortive gulf. 3. Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile. Example: an abortive organ Example: an abortive stamen 4. Causing abortion; abortifacient. Labels: rare Example: abortive medicines Example: Each country may have a different prevalence of infectious abortive agents. The most common agents of abortion in cattle are Brucella spp., Campylobacter spp., Chlamydiaceae, Coxiella burnetii, Leptospira spp., […] 5. Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease). Example: abortive treatment of typhoid fever Example: Even with prophylaxis, children often experience episodic breakthrough headaches that require abortive treatment. […] Abortive therapies in the ED include dopamine antagonists and anti-inflammatory agents. 6. Having a short and mild progression, without pronounced symptoms. 7. Made from the skin of a still-born animal. Example: abortive vellum
Word: abortive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1382, with the meaning "causing stillbirth or miscarriage". From Middle English abortif, from Old French abortif, from Latin abortīvus (“causing abortion”), from aborior (“miscarry, disappear”), from ab (“amiss”) + orior (“appear, be born, arise”). Pronunciation: /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/, /əˈbɔː.tɪv/ 1. Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. Labels: obsolete 2. A fruitless effort. Labels: obsolete 3. A medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient. Labels: obsolete 4. A medicine or treatment acting to halt or slow the progress of a disease. Labels: obsolete Example: Naphthalin was praised by Rosbach as an abortive in typhoid fever; Kraemer in 1886, Wilcox in 1887, Sehwald in 1889 and Wolff of Philadelphia in 1891 confirmed Rosbach's observations.
Word: abortive Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1382, with the meaning "causing stillbirth or miscarriage". From Middle English abortif, from Old French abortif, from Latin abortīvus (“causing abortion”), from aborior (“miscarry, disappear”), from ab (“amiss”) + orior (“appear, be born, arise”). Pronunciation: /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/, /əˈbɔː.tɪv/ 1. To cause an abortion; to render without fruit. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: abortively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English abortive Middle English -ly English -ly English abortively From abortive + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv.li/ 1. In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
Word: abortiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abortive + -ness. Pronunciation: /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv.nəs/ 1. The quality of being abortive. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The result or product of being abortive. Labels: countable, usually
Word: abortment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin aborior Latin abortō Latin abortareder. English abort Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English abortment From abort + -ment. 1. Abortion. Labels: obsolete
Word: abought Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈbɔːt/ 1. simple past and past participle of aby Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: abound Part of Speech: verb Etymology: * First attested around 1325. * From Middle English abounden, abounde, from Old French abonder, abunder, from Latin abundāre (“overflow”), which comes from ab (“from, down from”) + undō (“surge, swell, rise in waves, move in waves”), from unda (“wave”). Pronunciation: /əˈbaʊnd/ 1. To be full to overflowing; to bristle. Labels: intransitive 2. To be wealthy. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 3. To be highly productive. Labels: intransitive 4. To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful. Labels: intransitive Example: Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim. Example: Moreouer, the Lawe entred, that the offence might abound: but where sinne abounded, grace did much more abound. 5. To revel in. Labels: intransitive 6. To be copiously supplied. Example: The wilderness abounds in traps. Example: This pond abounds with fish.
Word: about Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *ana- Proto-West Germanic *ana- Old English on-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bi Proto-West Germanic *bī Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-West Germanic *ūtō Proto-West Germanic *ūtan Proto-West Germanic *biūtan Old English būtan Old English onbūtan Middle English aboute English about Preposition and adverb from Middle English aboute, abouten, from Old English abūtan, onbūtan, from on (“in, on”) + būtan (“outside of”), itself from be (“by”) + ūtan (“outside”). Cognate with Old Frisian abûta (“outside; except”). Adjective from Middle English about (adverb). Pronunciation: /əˈbaʊ̯t/, /əˈbɐʊ̯t/, /əˈbʌʊ̯t/, /əˈbɜʊ̯t/, /əˈbəʊ̯t/ 1. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. Example: The snake was coiled about his ankle. Example: So look about you; know you any here? 2. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. Example: Rubbish was strewn about the place. Example: The children were running about the room. 3. Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something. 4. Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something. Labels: dialectal, obsolete Example: [It] was held, that the latter requirement was fulfilled by an affidavit declaring that "the defendant was about leaving the State permanently." 5. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. Example: He talked a lot about his childhood. Example: We must do something about this problem. 6. Concerned or occupied with; engaged in; intent on. Example: just going about their business Example: Have you much hay about? 7. Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place. Example: I can’t find my reading glasses, but they must be somewhere about the house. Example: John’s in the garden, probably somewhere about the woodshed. 8. On one’s person; nearby the person. Example: I had no weapon about me but a stick. Example: The policy covers all belongings and other personal things that somebody can carry about them. 9. On or near (one's person); attached as an attribute to; in the makeup of, or at the command of. Labels: figuratively Example: He has his wits about him. Example: There was an air of confidence about the woman.
Word: about Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *ana- Proto-West Germanic *ana- Old English on-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bi Proto-West Germanic *bī Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-West Germanic *ūtō Proto-West Germanic *ūtan Proto-West Germanic *biūtan Old English būtan Old English onbūtan Middle English aboute English about Preposition and adverb from Middle English aboute, abouten, from Old English abūtan, onbūtan, from on (“in, on”) + būtan (“outside of”), itself from be (“by”) + ūtan (“outside”). Cognate with Old Frisian abûta (“outside; except”). Adjective from Middle English about (adverb). Pronunciation: /əˈbaʊ̯t/, /əˈbɐʊ̯t/, /əˈbʌʊ̯t/, /əˈbɜʊ̯t/, /əˈbəʊ̯t/ 1. Moving around or in motion; astir. Labels: not-comparable Example: out and about; up and about Example: After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again. 2. In existence; being in evidence; apparent. Labels: not-comparable Example: This idea has been about for a while but has only recently become fashionable. Example: To my mind, transportation engineering is similar to flying in the 1930s — it has been about for some time but it has taken the present economic jolt to shake it out of its infancy, in the same way that the war started the development of flying to its current stage. 3. Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood. Labels: not-comparable Example: I had my keys just a minute ago, so they must be about somewhere. Example: Watch out, there's a thief about.
Word: about Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *ana- Proto-West Germanic *ana- Old English on-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bi Proto-West Germanic *bī Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-West Germanic *ūtō Proto-West Germanic *ūtan Proto-West Germanic *biūtan Old English būtan Old English onbūtan Middle English aboute English about Preposition and adverb from Middle English aboute, abouten, from Old English abūtan, onbūtan, from on (“in, on”) + būtan (“outside of”), itself from be (“by”) + ūtan (“outside”). Cognate with Old Frisian abûta (“outside; except”). Adjective from Middle English about (adverb). Pronunciation: /əˈbaʊ̯t/, /əˈbɐʊ̯t/, /əˈbʌʊ̯t/, /əˈbɜʊ̯t/, /əˈbəʊ̯t/ 1. To change the course of (a ship) to the other tack; to bring (a ship) about. Labels: uncommon Example: The Channel at Archer's Hope Point lies close by the Shoar, and makes such an Angle there by reason of Hog Island, that going up or down the River, let the Wind be where it will, they must there bring the contrary Tack on Board, and generally when they About the Ship as they call it, they are so nigh the Shoar, that a Man may almost fling a Finger-stone on Board. Example: Mr. Whalen:] they had "abouted ship." They had changed the course to put her into the wind— 2. To about-face (turn 180 degrees, like a soldier). Labels: humorous, possibly, uncommon Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:about.
Word: about-sledge Part of Speech: noun 1. The largest hammer used by smiths.
Word: above Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *-anē Proto-Germanic *ubanē Proto-West Germanic *obanā Proto-West Germanic *biobanā Old English bufan Old English abūfan Middle English aboven English above From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana. The preposition, the adjective, and the noun derive from the adverb. Pronunciation: /əˈbʌv/, /əˈbʊv/ 1. Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing. Example: He always put his coat on above his sweater. 2. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface. Example: And God said, Let the waters bring foorth aboundantly the mouing creature that hath life, and foule that may flie aboue the earth in the open firmament of heauen. Example: Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, […] and the light of the reflector fell full upon her. 3. Farther north than. Example: Idaho is above Utah. 4. Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise. 5. Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts. Labels: figuratively Example: to cut above average Example: Even the chief of police is not above suspicion. 6. Higher in rank, status, or position. Example: to stand head and shoulders above the rest Example: ☞ This word [wrap] is often pronounced wrop, rhyming with top, even by ſpeakers much above the vulgar. 7. In addition to; besides. Labels: Scotland Example: above and beyond the call of duty Example: over and above 8. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than. Example: That amount is way above our asking price. 9. In preference to. 10. Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards. Example: The owner was above taking more than a token salary. 11. Beyond; on the other side. 12. Upstage of.
Word: above Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *-anē Proto-Germanic *ubanē Proto-West Germanic *obanā Proto-West Germanic *biobanā Old English bufan Old English abūfan Middle English aboven English above From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana. The preposition, the adjective, and the noun derive from the adverb. Pronunciation: /əˈbʌv/, /əˈbʊv/ 1. Directly overhead; vertically on top of. Labels: not-comparable Example: Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything. 2. Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nobody has lived in it since the summer of 1879, and it is fast going to pieces. For some three years before the date mentioned above, it was occupied by the family of Charles May Example: That angels are men in the most complete form, and enjoy every sense, may be seen above (n. 73-77); and that the light in heaven is far brighter than the light in the world (n. 126-132). 3. Into or from heaven; in the sky. Labels: not-comparable Example: He’s in a better place now, floating free as the clouds above. 4. In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream. Labels: not-comparable 5. Higher in rank, power, or position. Labels: not-comparable Example: He appealed to the court above. 6. In addition. Labels: archaic, not-comparable 7. More in number. Labels: not-comparable 8. Above zero; above freezing. Labels: not-comparable Example: It was a cold day at only 5 above. 9. On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal. Labels: not-comparable Example: The sparrow I saw was rufous above and off-white below.
Word: above Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *-anē Proto-Germanic *ubanē Proto-West Germanic *obanā Proto-West Germanic *biobanā Old English bufan Old English abūfan Middle English aboven English above From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana. The preposition, the adjective, and the noun derive from the adverb. Pronunciation: /əˈbʌv/, /əˈbʊv/ 1. Of heaven; heavenly. Labels: not-comparable 2. Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page. Labels: not-comparable
Word: above Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *-anē Proto-Germanic *ubanē Proto-West Germanic *obanā Proto-West Germanic *biobanā Old English bufan Old English abūfan Middle English aboven English above From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana. The preposition, the adjective, and the noun derive from the adverb. Pronunciation: /əˈbʌv/, /əˈbʊv/ 1. Heaven. Labels: uncountable Example: A brother from another mother, sent from the above. 2. Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page. Labels: uncountable 3. Higher authority. Labels: uncountable 4. betterment, raised status or condition. Labels: archaic, uncountable Example: Withal they saw of him that he had no doubt but that they should come to their above on the morrow,
Word: aboveboard Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of above-board. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: Facebook, for its part, maintains that the data-collection activity its Research app undertook was aboveboard and not at all duplicitous.
Word: above-cited Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈbʌvˌsaɪt.əd/ 1. Cited before, in the preceding part of a text. Labels: not-comparable
Word: abovedeck Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From above + deck. 1. On deck. Example: Dress warmly so that you can stay abovedeck in the fresh air. Example: Abovedeck the air had been black with wind.