nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: lion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, (accusative: leōnem), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of unclear origin. Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and Lyon. Displaced Old English lēo, from the same Latin source. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪən/ 1. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. Example: Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago. Example: For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pace forth ruſhing from the foreſt nye. 2. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. 3. Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion. Labels: broadly 4. A Chinese foo dog. 5. A person who shows attributes associated with the lion, such as strength, courage, or ferocity. Example: It was said of [Edward Plantaganet] that ‘he was a lion for pride and ferocity but a pard for inconstancy and changeableness, not keeping his word or promise but excusing himself with fair words’. 6. A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity. Example: During this period, we were the lions of the neighbourhood; and, no doubt, strangers from the distant villages were taken to see the "Karhowrees" (white men), in the same way that countrymen, in a city, are gallanted to the Zoological Gardens. Example: Such society was far more enjoyable than that of Edinburgh, for here he was not a lion, but a man. 7. A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion. 8. An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings. Labels: historical
Word: lion Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, (accusative: leōnem), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of unclear origin. Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and Lyon. Displaced Old English lēo, from the same Latin source. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪən/ 1. Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Kiswahili Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Proto-Sabaki *ki- Swahili ki- Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil) Swahili Kiswahilibor. English Kiswahili Borrowed from Swahili Kiswahili, from ki- + Arabic سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil). 1. Swahili, an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. Example: The national language of the Republic is Kiswahili.
Word: mongoose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in the 1690s. Borrowed from Portuguese manguço, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)), from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- (“mongoose”). Spelling altered by folk-etymological association with goose. Displaced native Old English nǣderbita (literally “snake biter”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɒŋ.ɡuːs/, /ˈmɑŋ.ɡus/, /ˈmʌŋ.ɡus/, /ˈmɔŋ.ɡʉːs/, /məŋ.ɡus/ 1. Any of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits. Example: After the mongoose had satisfied its appetite, we proceeded to examine with a pocket lens the wounds he had received from the cobra; and on cleansing one of these places, the lens disclosed the broken fang of the cobra deeply imbedded in the head of the mongoose... We have had the mongoose confined ever since (now four days' time), and it is as healthy and lively as ever. Example: He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits. 2. Any members of family Eupleridae of Malagasy mongooses, only distantly related to the Herpestidae, but resembling them in appearance and habits, with larger ears and ringed tails.
Word: hippopotamus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin and New Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (English hippo-) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”). First attested in the 1560s. Displaced native Old English sǣhenġest, and largely displaced English nicker (from native Old English nicor) and river horse. Pronunciation: /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/, /ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.tə.məs/, [ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.ɾə.məs], /hɪ.poˈpo.ta.mʊs/, /hɪ.po.poˈta.mʊs/ 1. A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae. 2. The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius). Example: These were the first hippopotami that we had ever seen, and, to judge by their insatiable curiosity, I should judge that we were the first white men that they had ever seen.
Word: hyrax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”). Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/ 1. Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.
Word: dassie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”). Pronunciation: /ˈdæs.i/, /ˈdɑs.i/ 1. A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax. Example: The dassie is the closest living relative to the elephant.
Word: warthog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wart + hog. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːtˌhɒɡ/, /ˈwoːtˌhɔɡ/, /ˈwoɹtˌhɔɡ/, /-hɑɡ/, /ˈwoɹtˌhɑɡ/ 1. A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa. 2. A nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II air support warplane Labels: US, slang
Word: water buffalo Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɑtɚˌbʌfəloʊ/, [ˈwɑɾɚˌbʌfəloʊ] 1. A large ungulate, widely used as a domestic animal in Asia, South America. North Africa and Europe: Bubalus bubalis. 2. A water tank mounted on a trailer to be towed by a motor vehicle. Labels: US, colloquial
Word: flag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps from a variant of flack (“to hang loose”), from Middle English flacken; or perhaps from Old Norse. Compare Middle Dutch flaggheren, vlaggheren (“to droop, flag”). Pronunciation: /flæɡ/, /flaɡ/, /flaːɡ/, /flæːɡ/, /fleɪ̯ɡ/ 1. To weaken, become feeble. Labels: intransitive Example: His strength flagged toward the end of the race. Example: He now sees a spirit has been raised against him, and he only watches till it begin to flag. 2. To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp. Example: as loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast 3. To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness. Example: The Thousand Loves , that arm thy potent Eye , Must drop their Quivers , flag their Wings 4. To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of. Example: there is nothing that flags the Spirits, disorders the Blood, and enfeebles the whole Body of Man, as intense Studies.
Word: flag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English flagge, of uncertain origin, perhaps from North Germanic; compare Danish flæg (“yellow iris”). Or, possibly from sense 1, referring to its motion in the wind. Compare also Dutch vlag. Pronunciation: /flæɡ/, /flaɡ/, /flaːɡ/, /flæːɡ/, /fleɪ̯ɡ/ 1. Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus. Example: [T]he ebbed man, ne'er loved till ne'er worth love, Comes deared by being lacked. This common body, Like to a vagabond flag upon the stream, Goes to and back, lackeying the varying tide, To rot itself with motion. Example: Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
Word: flag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English flag, flagge, probably of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; compare Icelandic flag. Pronunciation: /flæɡ/, /flaɡ/, /flaːɡ/, /flæːɡ/, /fleɪ̯ɡ/ 1. A slice of turf; a sod. 2. A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving. Example: “Huliganï,” fumed Pnin, shaking his head—and slipped slightly on a flag of the path that meandered down a turfy slope among the leafless elms. Example: On market days the farmers would come in before going home - Tysons and Lindsays and Birketts and Longmires and Boows and Dawsons - and their dogs would lie in heaps on the flags while they themselves supped Gerald's ale. 3. Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.
Word: flag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English flag, flagge, probably of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; compare Icelandic flag. Pronunciation: /flæɡ/, /flaɡ/, /flaːɡ/, /flæːɡ/, /fleɪ̯ɡ/ 1. To pave with flagstones. Labels: transitive Example: Fred is planning to flag his patio this weekend.
Word: flag Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /flæɡ/, /flaɡ/, /flaːɡ/, /flæːɡ/, /fleɪ̯ɡ/ 1. A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc. 2. A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks. 3. The bushy tail of a dog such as a setter. 4. A hook attached to the stem of a written note that assigns its rhythmic value
Word: Luddite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Ned Ludd, a legendary 18th century example, + -ite. The surname is uncommon and of uncertain origin, but compare Old English hlud (“loud, famous”). Pronunciation: /ˈlʌ.daɪt/, [ˈlʌ.ɾaɪt], [ˈlʌ.ɾʌit] 1. Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood. Labels: historical Example: For instance, the Luddites, so maligned as technology-fearing machine breakers, were a highly sophisticated insurrectionary movement, composed of small, well-disciplined groups who used disguises and watchwords, raised funds and gathered arms, terrorized their opponents, and carried out well-planned, targeted attacks. (And, while it is true the Luddite movement ultimately failed, it was only after Parliament had mobilized twelve thousand troops to put it down – more troops than had fought in the Peninsular War.) 2. Someone who opposes technological change. Labels: broadly, derogatory, often Example: [Benjamin Friedman] added, "How long does it take the Luddites to be wrong — a few years, a decade, a couple of decades?" Perhaps just as important, what happens to the workers who happen to be living during a time when the Luddite argument has some truth to it? 3. One who lives among nature, forsaking technology. Labels: broadly, informal
Word: dynamic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic From French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”). Pronunciation: /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/, [daɪˈnɛəm.ɪk], /dɑeˈnæm.ɪk/, [dɑe̯ˈnɛm.ək] 1. Changing; active; in motion. Example: The environment is dynamic, changing with the years and the seasons. Example: dynamic economy 2. Powerful; energetic. Example: He was a dynamic and engaging speaker. 3. Able to change and adapt. 4. Having to do with the volume of sound. Example: The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte. 5. Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time. Example: dynamic allocation Example: dynamic IP addresses 6. Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects. 7. Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
Word: dynamic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic From French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós, “powerful”), from δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “I am able”). Pronunciation: /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/, [daɪˈnɛəm.ɪk], /dɑeˈnæm.ɪk/, [dɑe̯ˈnɛm.ək] 1. A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior. Example: Watch the dynamic between the husband and wife when they disagree. Example: One of the under-reported dynamics during the coronavirus pandemic has been the collapse of One Nation’s vote. 2. A moving force. Example: The study of fluid dynamics quantifies turbulent and laminar flows. 3. The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness. Example: If you pay attention to the dynamics as you play, it's a very moving piece. 4. A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume. 5. A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
Word: static Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static Modern Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός (statikós), from ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to make stand”). By surface analysis, stasis + -tic. Pronunciation: /ˈstæt.ɪk/, [ˈstæɾ.ɪk] 1. Unchanging; that cannot or does not change. Labels: not-comparable Example: It's important to know that the Earth's crust is in no manner a stable and static place. 2. Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement. Labels: not-comparable 3. Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion. Labels: not-comparable Example: England were ponderous with ball in hand, their runners static when taking the ball and their lines obvious, while their front row struggled badly in the scrum. 4. Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime. Labels: not-comparable Example: A further advantage of static type checking is of course computational efficiency, since run time checks are no longer necessary. Example: A static variable is one whose storage remains allocated for the duration of the entire program. All global variables are static variables. 5. Defined for the class itself, as opposed to instances of it; thus shared between all instances and accessible even without an instance. Labels: not-comparable
Word: static Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static Modern Latin staticus, from Ancient Greek στατικός (statikós), from ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to make stand”). By surface analysis, stasis + -tic. Pronunciation: /ˈstæt.ɪk/, [ˈstæɾ.ɪk] 1. Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: shash, snow Example: The World Series was on, but there was so much static that we could barely even follow the action. 2. Interference or obstruction from people. Labels: broadly, figuratively, uncountable Example: I was getting a lot of static from the bean counters whenever I tried to proceed. 3. Verbal abuse. Labels: US, slang, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: flak Example: Don't you be giving me any static over it. You know the rules. 4. Static electricity. Labels: uncountable Example: This stupid carpet is always giving me a shock from the static. 5. A static caravan. Labels: countable 6. A static variable. Labels: countable Example: Some compilers will allow statics to be inlined, but then incorrectly create multiple instances of the inlined variable at run-time.
Word: agglutinative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English agglutinative From agglutinate + -ive. Pronunciation: /əˈɡluːtɪnətɪv/, [əˈɡɫut̚nəɾɪv] 1. Sticky, tacky, adhesive. 2. Having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning.
Word: agglutinative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English agglutinative From agglutinate + -ive. Pronunciation: /əˈɡluːtɪnətɪv/, [əˈɡɫut̚nəɾɪv] 1. A sticky material; an adhesive. 2. A word formed from the combination of parts, each with a separate meaning.
Word: somatize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós)der. English somatic 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 somatize From somatic + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊmətaɪz/ 1. To express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation). Labels: transitive Example: “[…] I don’t feel anything, naturally, since I’ve somatized the anxiety.”
Word: lioness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English leonesse, lyonesse, from Old French leonesse, lionesse; equivalent to lion + -ess. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ.ə.nɪs/, /ˈlaɪ.ə.nɛs/ 1. A female lion (animal). Example: Residents on the south-western outskirts of Berlin are being urged to stay indoors after overnight sightings of a “loose, dangerous animal”, suspected to be an escaped lioness. 2. A female lion (famous person regarded with interest and curiosity). Labels: figuratively Example: The stories were a tremendous success; she was one of the leading lionesses of London literary society. Example: The Middlesbrough Labour MP, Stuart Bell, a political and personal friend, said: "Mo was a lioness both in terms of the Labour party and politics nationally. She cut to the quick with any issue and proved herself a stateswoman of the highest order when seeking to negotiate the Northern Ireland Good Friday agreement. 3. A female visitor to a student at Oxford, especially during commemoration week. Labels: obsolete Example: When "lionesses" visiting Oxford for the gay doings of commemoration week spend a morning at Merton, they should look out for Antony Wood's mural tablet in the chapel, […] Example: "Now, boys, keep your eyes open, there must be plenty of lionesses about;" and thus warned, the whole load, including the cornopean player, were on the look-out for lady visitors, profanely called lionesses, all the way up the street.
Word: hyaena Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of hyena.
Word: pronghorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From prong + horn. 1. A North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, that resembles an antelope. Example: If historical records are accurate, the current population of about 250 pronghorn in the northern range is less than 15% of that in the early 1900s (YNP 1997) (Figure 4–7). Example: When a pronghorn breaks into an easy, rocking canter (a 30 miles per hour pace that it can keep up indefinitely), the humerus swings back and forth over just a few inches with each stride. Only when a pronghorn stretches into a gallop does the humerus appear to be swinging freely, and then the hoof travels several yards with each stride.
Word: deserter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin desertor (“deserter”), from desero (“to forsake, to abandon”); or from desert + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪˈzɜːtə(ɹ)/, /ˈdəzɚtɚ/ 1. A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving 2. A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving 3. One who is familiar with the desert climate and environment.
Word: scorpion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English scorpioun, skorpioun, schorpion, schorpiun, partly from Old English sċorpio and partly from Anglo-Norman scorpïun, Old French scorpïon, escorpïon; all from Latin scorpiō, ultimately from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos). The cheerleading move is so called because of the resemblance of the raised foot to a scorpion's stinger. Displaced native Old English þrōwend (“scorpion”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɔː.pi.ən/, /-pɪ.ən/, /ˈskɔɹ.pi.ən/ 1. Any of the order Scorpiones of arachnids related to spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting at the end. Example: Who led thee through that great and terrible wildernesse, wherein were fierie serpents, and scorpions, & drought, where there was no water, who brought thee foorth water out of the rocke of flint, Example: I have caught them under my pillow and on my head; while in every box, and under every board which has lain for some days undisturbed, little scorpions are sure to be found snugly ensconced, with their formidable tails quickly turned up ready for attack or defence. 2. An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles. Labels: historical 3. A very spiteful or vindictive person. Labels: figuratively 4. A cheerleading move in which one foot is pulled back and held up with both hands while the performer stands on the other foot. 5. A whip with points like a scorpion's tail. Labels: obsolete Example: And now whereas my father did lade you with a heauy yoke, I wil adde to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whippes, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Word: bull ant Part of Speech: noun 1. Myrmecia brevinoda Example: Occasionally I would see their innards revealed by a gang of men in Jackie Howes with jack-hammers and chinking mattocks picked^([sic]) the sleepers clean of ballast like bull ants cleaning up a fish′s frame.
Word: army ant Part of Speech: noun 1. A tropical nomadic ant, principally in the subfamilies Dorylinae and Leptanillinae, that preys on other insects.
Word: baboon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English babewin, baboin, from Old French babouin, from baboue (“grimace; muzzle”) (whence French babouin), from an imitative origin. According to Oxford English Dictionary, it was an imitative base *bab-, which is in turn from the (reduplicated) syllable ba, characteristic of early infantile vocalization (and expressive of the movement of the lips in speech). French babouin was also borrowed into other European languages. Confer Vulgar Latin babouinus ("a grimace"), Vulgar Latin babuinare ("to paint marginal figures in manuscripts"), Italian babbuino, babuino (“baboon”), Dutch baviaan (“baboon”), German Pavian (“baboon”) For the sense of infant imitation, see English babble (“to blather”), English babe (“darling”), English baby (“infant”). Pronunciation: /bəˈbuːn/, /ˌbæˈbuːn/ 1. An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. Example: Mix swallowed the comment he wanted to make, that the council hall stank like a congress of baboons. But he was in no position to insult his host, nor should he. The man was only expressing the attitude of his time. Example: He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. 2. A foolish, stupid or incompetent person. Labels: colloquial, derogatory 3. A foolish, stupid or incompetent person. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur Example: The 50-year-old steel worker said he had meant to type Sawyers should win the "buffoon d'Or". He claimed a misspelling, of "bafoon", had autocorrected on his device to "baboon". Example: Animalistic dehumanisation, 'simianisation' and the animalising of black bodies through metaphorically likening these individuals to 'baboons,' 'monkeys' or 'apes' reveals racialised animality discourse in South Africa.
Word: bushbaby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bush + baby. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊʃˌbeɪbi/ 1. A small, nocturnal, African primate, similar to a lemur.
Word: monkey Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain: * May be derived from monk + -ey (diminutive suffix), * or borrowed from Middle Low German Moneke, the name of the son of Martin the Ape in Reynard the Fox (which may represent an unattested colloquial Middle Low German *moneke, *moneken), itself of uncertain origin: ** Possibly derived from a Romance term represented by Late Middle French monne (whence Modern French mone (“monkey”)) or earlier Old French monnekin (“monkey”), originally Monnekin, the name of a monkey in Li Dis d'Entendement. Compare also Old French and Middle French monin (“monkey”). *** The French terms may have been borrowed from Italian monna (“monkey”), from Old Spanish mona (“female monkey”), itself a shortening of mamona, variant of maimón, from Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn, “baboon”)). *** However, Old French monnekin may alternatively be unrelated to the other terms, instead being a borrowing of Early Middle Dutch mannekin (a diminutive of man, literally “little human”), and if so monkey is a doublet of mannequin; see modern Dutch manneken. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌŋki/, /ˈmʊŋki/ 1. To meddle; to mess (with). Labels: informal, intransitive Example: Please don't monkey with the controls if you don't know what you're doing. Example: “As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps! […] Why monkey with weak imitations when you can come close to the original?” 2. To mimic; to ape. Labels: transitive Example: He winked at Liza, who monkeyed him, holding her own eye shut.
Word: crocodile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English cocodrill, cokadrill, cokedril, from Old French cocodril (modern French crocodile), from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms. Doublet of krokodil. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/, [ˈkʰɹɑkədaɪɫ], /ˈkɹɒkədaɪl/, /ˈkɹakədo̞ɪl/, /ˈkɹakədəɪl/ 1. Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials. Example: The Roman poet Horace states that the excrement of the crocodile has aphrodisiac virtues. Example: Industrial and rural expansion is shrinking and destroying the Nile crocodile's natural habitat. The Nile crocodiles, in particular, have been a source of highly durable leather for a variety of products which can be crafted and manufactured. 2. A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together. Example: Sometimes the kids from the slap-up boys' schools in Eastbourne used to be led round in crocodiles to hand out fags and peppermint creams to the 'wounded Tommies', as they called us. 3. A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile. Example: We have seen syllogisms, crocodiles, enthymemas, sorites, &c. explained and tried upon a boy of nine or ten years old in playful conversation[…] 4. greedy or corrupt person (especially a politician or any public official) Labels: Philippines, figuratively
Word: crocodile Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Derived from the noun as a calque of Esperanto krokodili. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/, [ˈkʰɹɑkədaɪɫ], /ˈkɹɒkədaɪl/, /ˈkɹakədo̞ɪl/, /ˈkɹakədəɪl/ 1. To speak another language than Esperanto at an Esperanto-language gathering. Labels: intransitive, slang
Word: Python Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ), the early name of Delphi, from πύθω (púthō, “to rot, to decay”). The programming language is named after Monty Python. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪθən/, /ˈpaɪθɑn/, /ˈpaɪθɔn/, /ˈpaitɔn/ 1. The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo. Labels: Greek Example: Here Apollo killed a serpent called the Python, and established a great prophetic shrine. Sometimes it is said that the Titaness Themis had the shrine before him, and this, as well as the killing of the Python, suggests that Apollo took over a place already of religious significance, associated with chthonic (i.e., earth) powers. Example: It would seem, therefore, that what we have on the Phasian phiale is the Python coiled round the omphalos.[…]Paintings on Greek pottery and coins have preserved many an example of gods seated on an omphalos, including those of Apollo, Nike, Asclepius and others.⁴¹³ Python on the omphalos must have carried some symbolic meaning. 2. An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language invented by Guido van Rossum.
Word: Python Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ), the early name of Delphi, from πύθω (púthō, “to rot, to decay”). The programming language is named after Monty Python. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪθən/, /ˈpaɪθɑn/, /ˈpaɪθɔn/, /ˈpaitɔn/ 1. Any member of the comedy troupe Monty Python: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones or Michael Palin. Labels: informal Example: John Cleese is perhaps the best-known of the Pythons. Example: Its cast included eventual co-Goodie Tim Brooke-Taylor and embryo Pythons Graham Chapman and John Cleese.
Word: spitting cobra Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various cobras of the genus Naja that can spit venom.
Word: cobra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, from Latin colubra (“a female snake”). Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊbɹə/, /ˈkɒbɹə/, /ˈkoʊbɹə/ 1. Any of the genus Naja of venomous snakes that can spread their neck ribs into a broad hood when threatened; a true cobra. Example: In the pools, too, was a species of small alligator or enormous iguana, I do not know which, that fed, Billali told me, upon the waterfowl, also large quantities of a hideous black water-snake, of which the bite is very dangerous, though not, I gathered, so deadly as a cobra's or a puff adder's. 2. Certain other snakes of the family Elapidae. 3. Certain other snakes of the family Elapidae. 4. Certain other snakes of the family Elapidae. 5. Certain other snakes of the family Elapidae. 6. Certain other snakes of the family Elapidae. 7. Certain other snakes of the family Elapidae. 8. A false water cobra, Hydrodynastes gigas. 9. A type of lanyard knot, thought to resemble a snake in its shape.
Word: liar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lier, liere, lyere, liȝer, lieȝer, legher, from Old English lēgere, lēogere (“liar, false witness, hypocrite”), from Proto-West Germanic *leugārī, from Proto-Germanic *leugārijaz (“liar”), from *leuganą (“to lie”) + *-ārijaz, equivalent to lie + -ar. More at lie. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ.ə/, /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ 1. Someone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies. Example: He simply said, "We know, the Big Satan is a big liar." Example: She paused and took a defiant breath. ‘If you don't believe me, I can't help it. But I'm not a liar.’ ¶ ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough![…]What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything?[…]’ 2. A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week. Labels: obsolete Example: The Swabber is to keep the Cabbins, and all the Rooms of the Ship clean within board, and the Liar to do the like without board. The Liar holds his Place but for a week; and he that is first taken with a Lie upon a Monday morning, […] for that week he is under the Swabber, and meddles not with making clean the Ship within board, but without. Example: The swabber, perhaps the lowliest position on the ship, was responsible for cleaning the decks. By tradition, each Monday a new crewmember was appointed the liar—the first person caught telling a lie the previous week.
Word: lyre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lire (13th c.), from Old French lire, from Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρᾱ (lúrā, “lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise”). Doublet of lira, lyra, and Lyra. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ.ə/, /lɑə̯ ~ lɑː/, /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/, /laɪɹ/ 1. An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke. 2. An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke. 3. A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical. 4. A composer of lyric poetry. Labels: obsolete
Word: lyre Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English lire (13th c.), from Old French lire, from Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρᾱ (lúrā, “lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise”). Doublet of lira, lyra, and Lyra. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ.ə/, /lɑə̯ ~ lɑː/, /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/, /laɪɹ/ 1. to play the lyre Labels: rare Example: Alas, far times ago / A woman lyred here / In the evenfall; one who fain did so / From year to year; / And, in loneliness bending wistfully, / Would wake each note / In sick sad rote, / None to listen or see!
Word: poisonous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English poisounous, poysonouse. By surface analysis, poison + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪzənəs/, /ˈpɔɪznəs/ 1. Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest. Example: While highly poisonous to dogs, this substance is completely harmless if ingested by humans. Example: Nor taint-worm ſhall infect the yeaning herds / Nor penny-graſs, nor ſpearwort's poiſ'nous leaf. 2. Of an animal such as a snake or spider, or parts of its body: producing a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting poison. Labels: proscribed, sometimes Example: Poisonous snakes should only be handled by experienced professionals. Example: SERPENT … either that which is not poiſonous: or that which is counted poiſonous, having two long, hollow, moveable teeth, … 3. Negative, harmful. Labels: figuratively Example: He didn't want to end up like his grandfather, bitter and intractable, consumed in his hatred like an addict on haze — a poisonous attitude that would possess him all his remaining years.
Word: brioche Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French brioche. Pronunciation: /bɹiːˈaʃ/, /ˈbriːɒʃ/, /briːˈɒʃ/ 1. A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: French brioche dough is especially rich in butter and eggs. It's often retarded […] for 6–18 hours to stiffen it, then rolled out and briefly rested. Example: She sat him at the table in the saloon, then unobtrusively she made him tea and brought him slices of brioche spread with lock keeper’s honey. 2. A knitted cushion for the feet. Labels: countable
Word: toxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɒk.sɪk/, /ˈtɑk.sɪk/ 1. Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities. Example: Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances. Example: If some types of electronic waste aren’t incinerated at a high enough temperature, dioxins, which can cause cancer and developmental problems, infiltrate the food supply. Without proper safeguarding, toxic heavy metals seep into the soil and groundwater. 2. Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems. Example: The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital. 3. Severely negative or harmful. Labels: figuratively Example: a toxic environment that promoted bullying 4. Of a person, hateful or strongly antipathetic. Labels: figuratively Example: It is not good to be around toxic people. Example: Though Twitter is still overrun with toxic anger and fear-based nonsense (now more than ever), it is also, in one crucial way, beginning to play an important role in our response to the pandemic.
Word: toxicity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English toxicity From toxic + -ity. Pronunciation: /tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti/, /tɑkˈsɪs.ə.ti/, [tɑkˈsɪs.ə.ɾi], [tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ɾi], /tɔkˈsɪs.ə.ti/ 1. The quality or degree of being toxic. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The toxicity of the various salts is different for different species of plant and animal life. Example: Thus far, toxicity of nickel to plants has been observed only on acid soils.
Word: toxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English toxin From Latin toxicum, equivalent to toxi- + -in. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒksɪn/, /ˈtɑksɪn/ 1. A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms. Example: The blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata has tetrodotoxin, the deadly toxin it also releases in a bite, in their ink but the concentrations and effect in inking are not known. 2. Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal. Labels: broadly, proscribed, usually
Word: ape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ape, from Old English apa (“ape, monkey”), from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô (“monkey, ape”), possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water”), compare Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”) (hence English place name Avon, Irish abha, Welsh afon), if the word originally referred to a "water sprite". Traditionally assumed to be an ancient loanword instead, ultimately probably from an unidentified non-Indo-European language of regions in Africa or Asia where monkeys are native. Cognate with Scots aip (“ape”), West Frisian aap (“ape”), Dutch aap (“monkey, ape”), Low German Ape (“ape”), German Affe (“monkey, ape”), Swedish apa (“monkey, ape”), Icelandic api (“ape”). Pronunciation: /eɪp/ 1. An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. Example: Of vvhat texte thou proveſt hell / vvill a nother prove purgatory / a nother lymbo patrum / and a nother the aſſumpcion of oure ladi: And a nother ſhall prove of the ſame texte that an Ape hath a tayle. 2. A Hominoidea primate other than a human. 3. An unintelligent or unsophisticated person, especially one who behaves irrationally or in an uncivilised manner. Labels: derogatory 4. An unintelligent or unsophisticated person, especially one who behaves irrationally or in an uncivilised manner. Labels: derogatory, ethnic, slur Example: Animalistic dehumanisation, 'simianisation' and the animalising of black bodies through metaphorically likening these individuals to 'baboons,' 'monkeys' or 'apes' reveals racialised animality discourse in South Africa. Example: But he was worried about Leiter in the hands of those clumsy black apes. 5. One who apes; a foolish imitator. 6. A person who invests in meme stock, especially one who uses subreddits such as /r/wallstreetbets. Labels: Internet Example: I could not think of a better representation of the good in this world, let alone this r***^([sic]) band of apes on Reddit. Example: The tragic consequences of Bed Bath & Beyond's whiplashing fortunes have cast an even darker cloud over Cohen's reputation. But in all likelihood the meme-stock phenomenon is here to stay--even if Cohen and his ilk are profiting off the backs of the "apes" who support them.
Word: ape Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ape, from Old English apa (“ape, monkey”), from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô (“monkey, ape”), possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water”), compare Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”) (hence English place name Avon, Irish abha, Welsh afon), if the word originally referred to a "water sprite". Traditionally assumed to be an ancient loanword instead, ultimately probably from an unidentified non-Indo-European language of regions in Africa or Asia where monkeys are native. Cognate with Scots aip (“ape”), West Frisian aap (“ape”), Dutch aap (“monkey, ape”), Low German Ape (“ape”), German Affe (“monkey, ape”), Swedish apa (“monkey, ape”), Icelandic api (“ape”). Pronunciation: /eɪp/ 1. To behave like an ape. Labels: intransitive 2. To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly. Labels: transitive Example: And well their dignity it ſuits, / To ape the gravity of brutes. Example: But there’s this difference; one is gold put to the use of paving-stones, and the other is tin polished to ape a service of silver.
Word: ape Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of apeshit (“ape-shit (crazy)”). Pronunciation: /eɪp/ 1. Wild; crazy. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: We were ape over the new look. Example: He went ape when he heard the bad news.
Word: TBD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of torpedo boat destroyer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: TBD Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of to be dated. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of to be decided. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of to be declared. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of to be deducted. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of to be defined. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of to be delivered. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of to be derived. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Initialism of to be designed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 9. Initialism of to be destroyed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 10. Initialism of to be determined. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 11. Initialism of to be developed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 12. Initialism of to be disclosed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 13. Initialism of to be discovered. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 14. Initialism of to be discussed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 15. Initialism of to be done. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 16. Initialism of to be documented. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ANZAC Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈænzæk/ 1. Acronym of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: ANZAC Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈænzæk/ 1. A soldier from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (1914-1918). Labels: historical
Word: erase Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin erasus, past participle of eradere (“to scrape, to abrade”), from ex- (“out of”) + radere (“to scrape”). Compare Middle English arasen, aracen (“to eradicate, erase”). Displaced native Old English dilegian. Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹeɪs/, /i-/, /ɪˈɹeɪz/ 1. To remove (markings or information). Labels: transitive Example: I erased that word from the page because it was wrong. 2. To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize. Labels: transitive Example: I'm going to erase this tape. 3. To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite. Labels: transitive Example: I'm going to erase those files. 4. To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play Labels: transitive Example: Jones was erased by a 6-4-3 double play. Example: C.J. Henderson has the speed and anticipation to erase receivers all over the field, and his athleticism is absurd; according to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic, Henderson bench presses 380 pounds and squats 545. 5. To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information). Labels: intransitive Example: The chalkboard erased easily. Example: The files will erase quickly. 6. To disregard (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in society. Labels: transitive Example: I suggest, then, that counterdiscourses, when reductive, tend to emulate the screen discourse that erases gay sociality. Example: As a result, Palestinians are hyperpresent in Israeli media, while Mizrahim are erased from public discourse. 7. To kill; assassinate. Labels: slang, transitive
Word: erase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin erasus, past participle of eradere (“to scrape, to abrade”), from ex- (“out of”) + radere (“to scrape”). Compare Middle English arasen, aracen (“to eradicate, erase”). Displaced native Old English dilegian. Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹeɪs/, /i-/, /ɪˈɹeɪz/ 1. The operation of deleting data. Example: This subsystem is waiting to become Exclusive after having issued an erase.