nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: therianthrope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰḗr Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon) Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos) English therianthrope From Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”). Pronunciation: /ˈθɛɹ.i.ənˌθɹoʊp/, /ˈθiːɹ-/, /-æn-/ 1. Any mythical being which is part human, part animal, or is able to shift between human and animal forms. Example: Among the depictions are a black rhinoceros, the body of an antelope covered by a red line, two white animals with black stripes that may be zebras, and a therianthrope. The therianthrope (Figure 9.11) appears to have a feline body with human hind legs that may have been added after the original legs had faded somewhat (Wendt 1974:27). Example: One appears to have a large beak while another has an appendage resembling a tail. In the language of archaeology, these are therianthropes, or characters that embody a mix of human and animal characteristics. […] The otherworldly nature of the therianthropes also raises the possibility that they are mythical beings, or manifestations of “animal spirit helpers” that are common in shamanic beliefs, according to the study. 2. Someone who identifies as a nonhuman animal. Example: Identifying as a therianthrope, Alex felt a deep, instinctive connection to wolves that shaped their sense of self and community. Example: Another is that I myself identify as Otherkin—a wolf therianthrope, to be exact—and I find this particular subculture to be absolutely fascinating.
Word: slammed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of slam Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: He was only a little guy and he got absolutely slammed when I burst through the door like a human battering ram. I sent him flying down the hall, then he continued sliding on his back, already unconscious. 'Knock, knock,' I said[…] Example: But those who were slammed, truly slammed, were those who had more on the stock side of their portfolios than they should have. It happens, and it happens especially after bull markets, as investors saw in the several years prior[…]
Word: slammed Part of Speech: adj 1. Very busy with work. Labels: slang Example: I was just too slammed to intervene. By drink number five he was snapping his fingers to get my attention and his tips were getting smaller and smaller. He was becoming my worst enemy and he could sense it. Example: Or, worse yet, you've been so slammed with working on a massive science project about helium that you haven't stayed caught up in any of your other classes. 2. Drunk. Labels: slang Example: Q. You get very slammed? A. Yes. But if I just go out for social drinks, a couple of pints. A. And how often do you go out and get really slammed? Q. About once a fortnight. But I get stoned [i.e. on cannabis] all the time. It's better. Example: By the time it was my turn, I was more slammed than I had been in a very long time, maybe ever. Especially around that many people. My eyelids felt heavy. […] And everybody as drunk as me. They wouldn't even remember. 3. Packed; crowded; (of a venue) full of would-be customers. Labels: slang Example: Then, one evening in the spring of 2002, the bar was absolutely slammed. It was a Tuesday, ten-cent-hot-wings night, and the local Pagan's Saints gang had the 19th Hole overflowing with leathers, mullets, and ponytails. Example: Lauren was at work the next morning, absolutely slammed, the waiting area filled with people and a crowd outside all waiting to get in because it was Father's Day and everyone wanted to treat their dad. Their wait time was[…]
Word: fiord Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fjord. Labels: New-Zealand, alt-of, alternative, archaic Example: At last one gave a deep groan, and another declared that the spirits of the fiord were against them, and there was no doubt that their boat was now lying twenty fathoms deep, at the bottom of the creek; drawn down by the strong hand of an angry water-spirit. [...] Another said he would not go till he had looked abroad over the fiord, for some chance of seeing the boat. Example: Disenchantment Bay, as the Yakutat Bay inlet is called north of Point Latouche, is bordered on the east by the steep hills of the peninsula and on the west by the main mountain front. Its coast is precipitous and through nearly its entire length it is a true mountain-walled fiord. The two mountain walls approach each other at Point Latouche almost at right angles, and Disenchantment Bay enters between them with a nearly north-south axis.
Word: Lavasan Part of Speech: name 1. A city north east of Tehran, Iran, comprising Lavasan-e-Bozorg (which means "Great Lavasan") and Lavasan-e-Kochak (which means "Little Lavasan").
Word: convertible mark Part of Speech: noun 1. The official currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, abbreviated BAM.
Word: beholds Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of behold Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Gesamtkunstwerk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Gesamtkunstwerk (“total artwork”), synthesis of the arts; used by the composer Richard Wagner. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈsɑmtkʊnstˌvɚk/ 1. Total artwork; an artistic creation such as an operatic performance that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts. Example: Andre Emmerich, Mr. Hockney's longtime New York dealer, said: "There's a nice German word, gesamtkunstwerk. It means the entirety is a work of art." Example: References to the Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art, abound in modernist discourse in the disciplines of art and architectural history ...
Word: muggins Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin unknown. Sense 'fool' originally British slang of 1770s, probably an extension of earlier mug (“fool”). Game senses perhaps from surname Muggins. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌ.ɡɪnz/ 1. A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself). Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: I suppose muggins here will have to do all the work, as usual. Example: "And I thought: if muggins here, a 37-year-old government minister who can look after myself, feels that way, then we need to really think about how we're putting in place a level of protection for women. 2. The act of stealing another player's points because they either mispegged or counted up incorrectly. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum of the two ends of the line some multiple of five. Labels: uncountable 4. A card game based on building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards. Labels: uncountable
Word: daisy chain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from daisy + chain. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪzi t͡ʃeɪn/, /ˈdeɪzi ˌt͡ʃeɪn/ 1. A garland to be worn on the head, made (usually as a pastime) by sewing or otherwise linking the stems of the flowers of daisies (Bellis perennis) into a ring. 2. A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle. Labels: broadly Example: And, for her father, it seemed as if it were a home-like, comfortable thought to him, that her mother had one of her children with her. He called her [his deceased daughter] the first link of his Daisy Chain drawn up out of sight; […] 3. A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle. Labels: broadly 4. A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle. Labels: broadly 5. A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle. Labels: broadly 6. A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle. Labels: broadly 7. A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle. Labels: also, broadly 8. A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle. Labels: also, broadly 9. A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle. Labels: broadly 10. A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle. Labels: broadly 11. A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle. Labels: broadly, slang Example: The whole feeling-and-sensation market has shot up—shock, scandal priced out of range for the average man. You have to do more than take a little gas, or slash the wrists. Pot? Zero! Daisy chains? Nothing! Debauchery? A museum word from prelibidinous times! 12. A sequence of events where each one leads to the next. Labels: figuratively Example: Like Brad Bird's playfully virtuosic Ghost Protocol, the high point of this franchise in more ways than one, Fallout creates an endless daisy chain of spectacle, so that one stunning display of acrobatic nerve is barely over before another begins.
Word: daisy chain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from daisy + chain. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪzi t͡ʃeɪn/, /ˈdeɪzi ˌt͡ʃeɪn/ 1. Alternative form of daisy-chain. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: group sex Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of having sex with multiple partners at the same time. Labels: uncountable
Word: argentous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin argentosus. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing silver. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of certain compounds, containing silver in a higher proportion than in argentic compounds. Labels: not-comparable
Word: argentic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, pertaining to or containing silver. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of certain compounds, containing silver in a lower proportion than in argentous compounds. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bismuthic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bismuth Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English bismuthic From bismuth + -ic. 1. Of, or containing bismuth in its higher valence. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bismuthous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English bismuth Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English bismuthous From bismuth + -ous. 1. Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence. Labels: not-comparable
Word: hydrobromic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English bromic English hydrobromic From hydro- + bromic. 1. Composed of hydrogen and bromine. Labels: not-comparable
Word: oxychloride Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English chloride English oxychloride From oxy- + chloride. 1. A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine.
Word: symbols Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmbəlz/ 1. plural of symbol Labels: form-of, plural
Word: symbols Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmbəlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of symbol Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sexpartite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sex- + partite. 1. In six parts. Labels: not-comparable Example: This rib divided the vault bay into six compartments (of unequal size) rather than four. This is known as a sexpartite vault and is mainly to be seen in French Gothic architecture but occurs also in England at Canterbury Cathedral.
Word: priggish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English prig Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English priggish From prig + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪɡɪʃ/ 1. Like a prig. Example: To ride; to dance; she had adored all that. Or going long walks in the country, talking, about books, what to do with one’s life, for young people were amazingly priggish—oh, the things one had said! Example: When the Voice of Britain is heard at nine o'clock, better far and infinitely less ludicrous to hear aitches honestly dropped than the present priggish, inflated, inhibited, school-ma'amish arch braying of blameless bashful mewing maidens!
Word: parhelion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin parelion, from Ancient Greek παρήλιον (parḗlion), from παρά (pará) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”). Pronunciation: /pɑːˈhiː.lɪ.ən/, /pɑɹˈhi.li.ən/ 1. Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”). 2. An image or reflection. Example: The short (166 lines) Canto One, with all those amusing birds and parhelia, occupies thirteen cards.
Word: parhelia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parhelion Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clandescent Part of Speech: adj 1. secret, clandestine Labels: nonstandard Example: I had no idea she was having a clandescent affair. Example: The neurotic symptom in itself does not have solely the significance of repelling a drive for it also is a means of satisfying a desire in a clandescent manner.
Word: torse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French torse (“wreath”), from Latin torqueō (“to twist”). Doublet of trousse and truss. 1. A twist of cloth or wreath, typically placed underneath and forming part of a crest (as an orle or wreath) and customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on; rarely, it occurs as a charge.
Word: torse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French torse, from Italian torso, from Latin thyrsus. Doublet of thyrse, thyrsus, and torso. 1. The torso. Labels: obsolete Example: To Painters, for the picturing of ſome exquiſit arme, leg, torſe or wreathing of the body, or any other rare poſture, whether ſmooth or forced. Example: One might ſtudy in this city for ages, and ſtill find ſomething new: we went from this to view the cardinal’s ſtatues, which are really very fine; there were three ſpintria executed in a very maſterly manner, all arm in arm: the torſe which I heard you talk ſo much of, is at laſt diſcovered to be a Hercules ſpinning, and not a Cleopatra bathing, as your lordſhip had conjectured: there has been a treatiſe written to prove it.
Word: points classification Part of Speech: noun 1. A competition held as part of a cycling stage race in which the riders are awarded points depending on how high they finish in each of the separate stages. The leader in the competition wears a special points jersey. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: DES Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of diethylstilbestrol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: DES exposure Example: DES was widely prescribed to pregnant women in the 1950s to prevent premature deliveries (although it was of only questionable benefit in this regard). 2. Initialism of Dark Energy Survey, (an astronomy project). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of Deep Ecliptic Survey, (an astronomy project). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of Dry Eye Syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of Diffuse Esophageal Spasm. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of Drug-Eluting Stent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: DES Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Data Encryption Standard. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DES Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of Delivered Ex Ship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: coats of arms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of coat of arms Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Hausfrau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Hausfrau. 1. A traditional housewife. Labels: informal
Word: ooh Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /uː/ 1. An expression of surprise. 2. An expression of awe. 3. A sound made to imitate a ghost. 4. An expression of affection. 5. An expression of pain. 6. An expression of excitement, anticipation, or enthusiastic interest. Example: Ooh, I love that book! Example: Ooh, that looks delicious!
Word: ooh Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /uː/ 1. An exclamation of ooh. Example: In any given performance, their tosses and spins and leaps elicit oohs and ahhs from children and adults. Example: The most underrated component in building a custom gun is the metalsmithing. Stock work immediately attracts attention. Fancy checkering patterns, meticulously executed, are sure to elicit oohs and ahhs.
Word: ooh Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /uː/ 1. To exclaim ooh. Example: In the next few minutes, Molly tossed dress after dress aside, oohing and aahing at the varied fabrics, the elaborate detailing of each one, until she found a dress that was— / Breathtaking.
Word: cops Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɒps/, /kɑps/, /kɔps/ 1. plural of cop Labels: form-of, plural 2. The police, considered as a group entity. Labels: slang Example: "Maybe he'll git the cops after you, Jack." "I'll watch out fer dat, Nick, an' you must watch out too," answered Jack Sagger. Example: I saw them leaving,” he says, and he stops / “One of us had better call up the cops” / And so Patty calls the cops / And they arrive on the scene
Word: cops Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɒps/, /kɑps/, /kɔps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cop Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cops Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɒps/, /kɑps/, /kɔps/ 1. The connecting crook of a harrow. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: It is almost needless to say, that the true point of draught should be exactly in the centre notch of the cops[…]
Word: how'd Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /haʊd/ 1. how did Labels: contraction Example: How'd you find it? 2. how had Labels: contraction Example: Well? How'd he done it? 3. how would Labels: contraction Example: How'd you like a nice swift kick?
Word: could've Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From could + -'ve. Pronunciation: /ˈkʊdəv/, /ˈkʊdə/ 1. Contraction of could + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: We could've missed the bus, but we just caught it.
Word: split personality Part of Speech: noun 1. dissociative identity disorder. Labels: slang
Word: should've Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: From should + -'ve. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʊdəv/ 1. Contraction of should + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: He should've arrived earlier. Example: Mo said should-haves weren't going to do Lolly or me any good.
Word: checked Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛkt/ 1. Marked with a check mark. 2. Having a pattern of checks; checkered. Labels: Canada, US Example: a checked tie Example: At that moment a long, scraggy individual in a checked suit poked his head into the bar, looked around portentously, whistled mysteriously to my informant, and jerked his thumb and head in the direction of the door. 3. Of syllables, having a coda. 4. Of consonants, glottalized. 5. Verified or validated in some way. Example: a computer program using checked arithmetic 6. Delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.), usually during check-in, to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey). 7. Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word.
Word: checked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of check Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: He checked his watch for the third time.
Word: chandler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chaundeler, from Old French chandelier, from Latin candelarius (“a candle-maker; a candlestick”), from the Latin candela (“a candle”); compare the English term candle. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/, /ˈt͡ʃɑːndlɚ/ 1. A person who makes or sells candles. 2. A servant in a large household responsible for providing candles. Labels: historical 3. A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.
Word: movies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of movie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: movies Part of Speech: noun 1. The cinema Labels: Australia, Canada, US, broadly, plural, plural-only Example: We are going to the movies for our anniversary.
Word: interrogative pronoun Part of Speech: noun 1. A pronoun used in a question. In English, the five interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom, and whose (also used as relative pronouns). These require no antecedent. Example: What did you say? Example: Who said that?
Word: goddamn Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From God + damn; originally, and sometimes still, a present subjunctive expression of a wish that God smite someone for their wickedness; compare also antonymous God bless, God bless you, and God love (someone or something). Pronunciation: /ˌɡɒdˈdæm/, /ˈɡɒd.dæm/, /ˈɡɒdæm/ 1. An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration. Labels: colloquial, vulgar Example: Person A: You're not going to believe this: he just did it again, despite your warning. Person B: Goddamn! Example: Person A: You're not going to believe this: he just did it again, despite your warning. Person B: God damn him!
Word: goddamn Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From God + damn; originally, and sometimes still, a present subjunctive expression of a wish that God smite someone for their wickedness; compare also antonymous God bless, God bless you, and God love (someone or something). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒd.dæm/, /ˈɡɒdæm/ 1. Damned by God. Labels: derogatory, not-comparable 2. Used as an intensifier. Labels: not-comparable, offensive, sometimes, vulgar Example: Where's the goddamn cartridge? Example: You were in the background; you were a goddamn extra! That's good enough!
Word: goddamn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From God + damn; originally, and sometimes still, a present subjunctive expression of a wish that God smite someone for their wickedness; compare also antonymous God bless, God bless you, and God love (someone or something). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒd.dæm/, /ˈɡɒdæm/ 1. A more emphatic form of damn. Labels: colloquial, vulgar Example: I don't give a goddamn. 2. Alternative form of goddam (“an English person, from French perspective”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The goddamns (British soldiers) are coming / To steal your children. / Awaken! Awaken! / Acadian men / To save our heritage.
Word: Chandler Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/, /ˈt͡ʃændlə(ɹ)/, /ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/ 1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a chandler (“maker or seller of candles”). 2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Example: Indeed what do the tensomethings, who might be watching the show at that hour, make of jokes like Joey telling Chandler that his uncle Sal has a really big tongue. 3. A locale in Australia: 4. A locale in Australia: 5. A locale in Canada: 6. A locale in Canada: 7. A locale in the United States. 8. A locale in the United States. 9. A locale in the United States. 10. A locale in the United States. 11. A locale in the United States. 12. A locale in the United States. 13. A locale in the United States. 14. A locale in the United States. 15. A locale in the United States. 16. A locale in the United States. 17. A locale in the United States. 18. A locale in the United States. 19. A river. 20. A river. 21. A river.
Word: Chandler Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/, /ˈt͡ʃændlə(ɹ)/, /ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/ 1. A California variety of pomelo with a smoother skin than many other varieties.
Word: deacon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English deken, dekne, from Old English diacon, from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, “servant, minister”). Pronunciation: /ˈdiːkən/ 1. A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6). 2. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination. Labels: broadly 3. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination. Labels: broadly 4. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination. Labels: broadly 5. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination. Labels: broadly 6. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination. Labels: broadly 7. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination. Labels: Mormonism, broadly 8. A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below). Labels: US 9. The chairman of an incorporated company. Labels: Scotland
Word: deacon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English deken, dekne, from Old English diacon, from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, “servant, minister”). Pronunciation: /ˈdiːkən/ 1. To ordain to the diaconate. Labels: transitive Example: He was deaconed on the 23rd May, and priested on the 29th September, 1624, by John, Bishop of Sodar and Man. Example: Chapman was a lay missionary and was not deaconed until 1844 and priested in 1852. 2. For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir. 3. To kill a calf shortly after birth. Labels: US 4. To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath. Labels: US, slang Example: The blanc mange was lumpy, and the strawberries not as ripe as they looked, having been skilfully 'deaconed'. Example: It's like buying a barrel of apples that's been deaconed — after you've found that the deeper you go the meaner and wormier the fruit, you forget all about the layer of big, rosy, wax-finished pippins that was on top. 5. To make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc. Labels: US, slang
Word: Tamazight Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (tamaziɣt). Pronunciation: /ˈtæm.ə.zɪɡt/ 1. The continuum of closely-related Amazigh languages spoken in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and other parts of northern Africa. 2. A specific continuum of mutually intelligible dialects spoken mainly by the Imazighen of the Middle Atlas and High Atlas regions in Morocco.
Word: umm Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of um. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: - How does a plane fly? Example: - Umm, I don't know.
Word: umm Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of um (“to make the umm sound to express confusion or hesitancy”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: someplace Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From some + place. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmˌpleɪs/ 1. Somewhere. Labels: US, informal, not-comparable Example: We can't find the damned thing, but it must be someplace.
Word: someplace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From some + place. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmˌpleɪs/ 1. An unspecified location. Example: And there is a reason for going to Israel: to find a someplace. Example: Thus, "placing readers at the forefront of utopian studies will [...] help us to understand more fully and accurately what the noplaces of Utopia have done, do, and will do to the someplaces of our world" (Roemer 154).
Word: whoo Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /wuː/ 1. An expression of joy and excitement. 2. The wailing of a ghost. Example: "You are mistaken; I am a ghost; whoo!" said I, choking back my rage. Example: Then he held up his hands and let out a weak ghost-howl. "Whoo?" he moaned, in a tiny voice. 3. The cry of an owl.
Word: whoo Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wuː/ 1. A "whoo" sound; the cry of an owl or similar.
Word: whoo Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wuː/ 1. To make a whoo sound, of delight, whistling, or of an owl etc. Example: "Upon my honour!" cried he, "there was never before such a beautiful thing in Nature or Art as you look, 'Cousin' Tess ('Cousin' had a faint ring of mockery). I have been watching you from over the wall—sitting like Im-patience on a monument, and pouting up that pretty red mouth to whistling shape, and whooing and whooing, and privately swearing, and never being able to produce a note. Why, you are quite cross because you can't do it."
Word: Marah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَرَح (maraḥ). Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːɹə/ 1. A female given name from Arabic, from Arabic, which means merriness, cheerfulness.
Word: Marah Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew מָרָה. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːɹə/ 1. A female given name from Hebrew, from Hebrew which means bitterness. Biblical variant: Mara.
Word: where'd Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /wɛəd/, /wɛɹd/, /weːd/, /weəd/, /wiəd/ 1. Contraction of where + had. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction 2. Contraction of where + did. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: Charlie: 'Camouflage or no camouflage, it'll have to get up pretty early in the morning to— Hey! Where'd it go?!' Example: Now where'd he go? 3. Contraction of where + would. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: “Where'd you go? If you had your choice, where'd you go?” No answer.
Word: someone's Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English sum oon English someone English -'s English someone's From someone + -'s. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmwʌnz/ 1. Possessive case of someone.
Word: someone's Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: From someone + 's. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmwʌnz/ 1. Contraction of someone + is. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction 2. Contraction of someone + has. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: screwed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From screw + -ed. * The modern sense of screwed originates in the mid-1600s with a sense of to screw as a means of "exerting pressure or coercion", probably in reference to instruments of torture (e.g. thumbscrews). It quickly gained a wider general sense of "in a bind; in unfortunate inescapable circumstances". When the verb screw gained a sexual connotation in the early 1700s, it joined the long-lasting association of sexual imagery as a metaphor for domination, leading to screwed gaining synonyms like fucked and shagged. On a more general note, this is a prime example of the frequent tendency for verb participles to evolve into participial adjectives. * The sense meaning "intoxicated" is from the early 1800s, and is associated with the term screwy, and the idiom to have a screw loose. 1. Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger. Labels: mildly, slang, vulgar Example: They found out about our betrayal, so now we're screwed. 2. Intoxicated. Labels: UK, dated, slang Example: "[…] Did you know that my husband came home intoxicated?" Mrs. Brown laughed. "Oh, not so bad as that, surely! Only a little 'screwed.' George was 'quisby,' too. But then its Christmas, you know." Example: Besides they were dreadfully afraid that Freddy Malins might turn up screwed. They would not wish for worlds that any of Mary Jane's pupils should see him under the influence; […]
Word: screwed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From screw + -ed. * The modern sense of screwed originates in the mid-1600s with a sense of to screw as a means of "exerting pressure or coercion", probably in reference to instruments of torture (e.g. thumbscrews). It quickly gained a wider general sense of "in a bind; in unfortunate inescapable circumstances". When the verb screw gained a sexual connotation in the early 1700s, it joined the long-lasting association of sexual imagery as a metaphor for domination, leading to screwed gaining synonyms like fucked and shagged. On a more general note, this is a prime example of the frequent tendency for verb participles to evolve into participial adjectives. * The sense meaning "intoxicated" is from the early 1800s, and is associated with the term screwy, and the idiom to have a screw loose. 1. simple past and past participle of screw Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: He screwed the boards together tightly. Example: I got screwed at the swap meet yesterday.
Word: ahh Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of aah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ahh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of aah. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In any given performance, their tosses and spins and leaps elicit oohs and ahhs from children and adults. Example: The most underrated component in building a custom gun is the metalsmithing. Stock work immediately attracts attention. Fancy checkering patterns, meticulously executed, are sure to elicit oohs and ahhs.
Word: ahh Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of aah. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ahh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Respelling of ass representing a pronunciation with elision of the final consonant, which can occur in African-American Vernacular English. Later non-African American Vernacular English uses are perhaps derived from, or influenced by, -ahh (“-ass”). Equivalent to ass + -h. 1. Pronunciation spelling of ass. Labels: Internet, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: Bring your ahh to school nigga Example: I really just fell on my Ahh^([sic]) on this hover board.... I’m over it 😒
Word: ahh Part of Speech: particle Etymology: Respelling of ass representing a pronunciation with elision of the final consonant, which can occur in African-American Vernacular English. Later non-African American Vernacular English uses are perhaps derived from, or influenced by, -ahh (“-ass”). Equivalent to ass + -h. 1. Alternative form of -ahh. Occurs after an adjective or phrase. Labels: Internet, alt-of, alternative
Word: headed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English -ed English headed From head (“noun”) + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdɪd/ 1. Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having a head or brain with specified characteristics. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: a large-headed caricature of a politician Example: a mad-headed young man 3. Having hair of a specified color. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable 4. Having been headed: having had a head formed (by deformation such as die-stamping). Labels: not-comparable
Word: headed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See head (verb). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of head Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Smith headed the team last summer. Example: We headed toward the ocean.
Word: headed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See head (verb). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdɪd/ 1. Heading in a certain direction. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: southward-headed caravans
Word: vegas Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vega Labels: form-of, plural
Word: timing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ 1. An occurrence or event. Labels: countable, obsolete 2. The regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an engine, the delivery of a joke, or the occurrence of a series of events. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The key to telling a good joke is timing. Example: The officials used the latest technology to ensure timing down to the nearest millisecond. 3. The time when something happens. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: perfect timing Example: The timing of the announcement is related to this months's board meeting. 4. The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine. Labels: uncountable 5. An instance of recording the time of something. Labels: countable
Word: timing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of time Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: jeez Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of geez. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:jeez.
Word: moves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /muːvz/ 1. plural of move Labels: form-of, plural
Word: moves Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /muːvz/ 1. A good ability to dance. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Check out the guy on the dancefloor, he's got seriously good moves.
Word: moves Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /muːvz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of move Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: twins Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /twɪnz/ 1. plural of twin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: twins Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /twɪnz/ 1. A woman's breasts. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: Then to make matters worse, you try to squeeze the twins, which seemed to figure out that gravity does work, into a dress or blouse, exposing enough cleavage that forges a valley big enough that John Wayne could drive cattle through it from his movie Red River.
Word: twins Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /twɪnz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of twin Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mickey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Alternative letter-case form of Mickey (noun), from Mickey (“diminutive of the male given name Michael”, proper noun), from Mick (“diminutive of the male given name Michael”) + -ey (a variant of -y (diminutive suffix)). Noun sense 1 (“smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor”) refers to the cartoon character Mickey Mouse. Noun sense 5 (“penis”), noun sense 7.1 (“Irishman”), and noun sense 7.2 (“potato; sweet potato”) refer to the fact that since the 17th century Michael and its diminutives Mick, Mickey, and Mike have been one of the most common names in Ireland, and to the prevalence of potatoes in the Irish diet; compare murphy (“potato”). Noun sense 6.2 (“in take the mickey: (false) pride”) possibly refers to the use of Mickey Bliss as rhyming slang for piss (“act of urinating”); compare take the piss and noun sense 6.1. The adjective is short for Mickey Mouse, which is rhyming slang for grouse (“(Australia, New Zealand, slang) excellent”). The verb is short for mickey-finn, from Mickey Finn; compare noun sense 7.3. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪki/ 1. Short for Mickey Mouse (“excellent, grouse”). Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, informal
Word: mickey Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alternative letter-case form of Mickey (noun), from Mickey (“diminutive of the male given name Michael”, proper noun), from Mick (“diminutive of the male given name Michael”) + -ey (a variant of -y (diminutive suffix)). Noun sense 1 (“smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor”) refers to the cartoon character Mickey Mouse. Noun sense 5 (“penis”), noun sense 7.1 (“Irishman”), and noun sense 7.2 (“potato; sweet potato”) refer to the fact that since the 17th century Michael and its diminutives Mick, Mickey, and Mike have been one of the most common names in Ireland, and to the prevalence of potatoes in the Irish diet; compare murphy (“potato”). Noun sense 6.2 (“in take the mickey: (false) pride”) possibly refers to the use of Mickey Bliss as rhyming slang for piss (“act of urinating”); compare take the piss and noun sense 6.1. The adjective is short for Mickey Mouse, which is rhyming slang for grouse (“(Australia, New Zealand, slang) excellent”). The verb is short for mickey-finn, from Mickey Finn; compare noun sense 7.3. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪki/ 1. Sometimes followed by up: short for mickey-finn (“to drug (someone) with a Mickey Finn (“an alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink deliberately doctored with a drug intended to quickly render the drinker unconscious”); to secretly put a drug into (someone's drink) to render them unconscious”). Labels: transitive Example: Sam said he hadn't mickeyed me. That meant that he had either prepared a mickey at someone else's order, without knowing for whom it was intended, or he had seen someone else do the concocting. Example: You mickeyed my drink, didn't you? […] You know why I don't drink. You know why I don't do dope. And you mickeyed my drink. You son of a bitch.
Word: commissioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin committō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin commissiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Medieval Latin commissiōnāriusder. Anglo-Norman commissionairebor. Middle English commissioner English commissioner From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. By surface analysis, commission + -er. Pronunciation: /kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nə/, /kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nəɹ/ 1. One who commissions something. Example: […] the 'private nature' of commissioned pictures, particularly portraits, was frequently mentioned as the justification for two types of proposal: the ownership of painting copyright by the commissioner, or ownership of painting copyright by the artist […] 2. One commissioned to perform certain duties. 3. A member of a commission. 4. A member of a commission.
Word: hmmm Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /hm̩ː/, [m̥m̩ː˦˨] 1. Elongated form of hmm.
Word: cris Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kris (“dagger”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: oooh Part of Speech: intj 1. Elongated form of ooh.
Word: oooh Part of Speech: verb 1. Elongated form of ooh.
Word: oooh Part of Speech: noun 1. Elongated form of ooh. Example: I tried listening to the radio, but it was making the same "ooohs" and "aaahs," helped out by gentlemanly tones which blathered about this "magnificent spectacle" and "unique phenomenon" until I began to feel that there was a parry for all the world going on, with me as the only person not invited.
Word: ups Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ʌps/ 1. plural of up Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ups Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ʌps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of up Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ups Part of Speech: intj 1. Misspelling of oops. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: ups Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of upz (“outstanding”). Labels: Singapore, alt-of, alternative, colloquial, predicative
Word: smarter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of smart: more smart Labels: comparative, form-of Example: You may be faster and stronger than me, but I'm smarter than you
Word: sis Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɪs/ 1. Clipping of sister. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: big sis Example: My sis is tying the knot. I want you to play for the reception.
Word: sinning Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sin Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sinning Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of committing a sin. Example: High sinnings do greatly dishonour God, wound conscience, reproach religion, stagger the weak, grieve the strong, open the mouths of the wicked, and provoke God to withdraw his gracious presence[…]
Word: aww Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ɔː/, /ɑː/ 1. Elongated form of aw. Example: Aww, that's so sad: he hasn't yet learned to ride a bike. Example: Aww, look at the kitten curled up in her lap!
Word: aww Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɔː/, /ɑː/ 1. To make an aww sound.
Word: carver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kerbaną Proto-West Germanic *kerban Old English ċeorfan Middle English kerven Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English kerver English carver From Middle English carver, karvere, kerver, kervere, equivalent to carve + -er. Cognate with Scots kerver, carver, carvour (“carver”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑɹvɚ/, /ˈkɑːvə/ 1. Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings. 2. A carving knife. Labels: dated 3. A butcher. Labels: dated 4. An armchair as part of a set of dining chairs (originally for the person who is to carve the meat). Example: She began a circuit of the dining room, peering at the baronial fireplace with its andirons the size of torture racks, and heavy oak carvers like gnarled thrones. 5. A ski with curved edges, allowing smooth turns.
Word: payback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from pay back. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪbæk/ 1. An act of revenge. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback. 2. A benefit, reward, a form of recompense. Labels: countable, usually Example: They identify three tangible paybacks. 3. A return on investment. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. A refund; reimbursement. Labels: rare, uncountable, usually
Word: payback Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Deverbal from pay back. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪbæk/ 1. Misspelling of pay back. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: hypothesize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English hypothesis 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 hypothesize From hypothesis + -ize. Pronunciation: /haɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/, /hɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/, /həˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/, /-ə.saɪz/, /haɪˈpɑ.θəˌsaɪz/ 1. To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, ambitransitive Example: When hormones signal breast cells to divide more rapidly, scientists hypothesize, they increase breast cancer risk by causing precancerous or cancerous cells to multiply. Example: Census response is thus a reasonable proxy for civicminded attitudes and cooperation that are hypothesized to improve governmental performance.
Word: beers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɪə(ɹ)z/, /bɪɚz/, /biɹz/, /bɪɹz/ 1. plural of beer Labels: form-of, plural Example: I brought four beers to the game with me. Example: My favorite local beers are Rugged Pine and Nimbostratus.
Word: hypothesise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hypothesis + -ise. Pronunciation: /haɪˈpɒθəsaɪz/ 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of hypothesize. Labels: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Example: One path to salvation is that laid out by Lord May. An atheist, and president of the British Science Association, he hypothesises that religion could in fact be a protective mechanism thrown up by evolutionary processes to terrify people into prudence. Example: He went further, hypothesising that such an entity might devise the modern, psychological conception of possession as a function of the subject's own psyche: "since nothing is more dangerous to a possessor than being seen as a separate invading creature by the host it has invaded".
Word: sorta Part of Speech: adv Etymology: A written form of a reduction of sort of. Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːtə/, /ˈsɔɹtə/, [-ɾə] 1. Contraction of sort of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal, not-comparable Example: The portraits on the wall aren’t that good, but they’re just sorta cool to have around. Example: 'Webb,' he says sorta sorrowful like, 'it looks like a howlin' shame to have a bang-up American girl hooked up to a money-grubbin' member of the British nobility. It don't in no way fit in with my ideas of the speerut of American independence!'