nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: acephalous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French acéphale, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos, “headless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). By surface analysis, a- + -cephalous. Pronunciation: /əˈsɛfələs/ 1. Having no head. Example: […] Mr. Cruickshank saw a Monster nine Months old, which lived thirty-six Hours after it was born, though it had no Cranium: […] But is this a Reason that we should believe the vital Functions and the Increase of the Body have no dependence on the Brain? I think not: for such acephalous Subjects never live long […] Example: “But tell me, my Dea—my Psyche!— (With your wings outspread as to race With that swift and acephalous Nike Who lost her bean somewhere in Thrace)— 2. Without a distinct head. 3. Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries 4. A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief. Example: an acephalous society / community Example: […] an Oecumenical Council is a whole, and a Body whereof the Pope, or he that presides in it in his place, is the Head[.] For there is no Acephalous Council, as M. Schelstrate speaks, that is to say, without a Head, calling that of Constance so in the Absence of the Pope. 5. Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable. Example: They have acephalous or headless Verses, which commence with a short Syllable instead of a long one: Example: Sometimes verse lines “jump” the first syllable (in anapaestic and dactylic measures the first two syllables) of a regular metre. Such lines are said to be acephalous (headless) or, as acrostic writers would put it, “beheaded.” 6. Lacking the first portion of the text. (of a manuscript) 7. Without a beginning. Labels: rare Example: 1828, Thomas de Quincey, review of Elements of Rhetoric by Richard Whately, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 24, No. 147, December 1828, p. 905, Men wrote eloquently, because they wrote feelingly: they wrote idiomatically, because they wrote naturally, and without affectation: but if a false or acephalous structure of sentence,—if a barbarous idiom—or an exotic word happened to present itself, no writer of the 17th century seems to have had any such scrupulous sense of the dignity belonging to his own language, as should make it a duty to reject it, or worth his while to re-model a line.
Word: acerate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aceric + -ate, see acetic. By surface analysis, Latin acer (“maple tree”) + -ate. Pronunciation: /ˈæsəˌreɪt/ 1. A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.
Word: acerate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin aciēs Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin -ārium Late Latin aciārium Old French acer Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -er Old French aserrer, acherer, assirier French acérer French acérébor. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English acerate From French acéré (“sharp”) + English -ate. Pronunciation: /ˈæsəˌreɪt/ 1. Acerose; needle-shaped; long and pointed.
Word: acerb Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin acerbus, from Latin ācer (“sharp”): compare French acerbe. See acrid. Pronunciation: /əˈsɜːb/, /əˈsɜɹb/ 1. Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit. Labels: archaic Example: If you put Spirit of Sulphur to the Peruvian Bark, it then becomes very acerb. If you mix Mercury with Spirit of Nitre or Oil of Vitriol whilst it boils, it then is very acerb. 2. Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself. Labels: archaic, figuratively Example: As to the somewhat acerb remarks of the member for Jacques Cartier, I may pass them over […]
Word: Charles Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Frankish and Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free man”); compare the English word churl and the German Kerl. In reference to the Ecuadorian island, a clipping of the original name King Charles's Island, granted in honor of Charles II of England. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɑɹlz/, /t͡ʃɑ˞lz/, /t͡ʃɑːlz/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Charles the Great / Subdued the Saxons, and did seat the French / Beyond the river Sala, in the year / Eight hundred five. Example: […] there never was any person named Charles who was not an open, manly, honest, good-natured, and frank-hearted fellow, with a rich, clear, voice, that did you good to hear it, and an eye that looked at you always straight at the face, as much as to say: "I have a clear conscience myself, am afraid of no man, and am altogether above doing a mean action." And thus all the hearty, careless, 'walking gentlemen' of the stage are very certain to be called Charles. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A hamlet in Brayford parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6832). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A neighbourhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Synonym of Floreana: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Christopher Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier, bearer”), from φέρειν (phérein, “to carry, to bear”) + -ος (-os, “-er: forming agent nouns”), from the legend of Saint Christopher carrying the infant Jesus across a river. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/, /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fə/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Example: Am not I Christopher Sly, old Sly's son, of Burtonheath; by birth a pedlar, by education a card-maker, by transmutation a bear-herd, and now by present profession a tinker? Example: - - - a baby, which also happened to fall due, was baptized "Paul" ( for the church ) "Christopher" ( because St. Christopher had to do with rivers and ferries ), the Rector strenuously resisting the parents' desire to call it "Van Weyden Flood". 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Daniel Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel. Pronunciation: /ˈdænjəl/, [ˈdeə̯njəl], [ˈdɛə̯njəl], /ˈdænəl/, /ˈdeɪ̯njɛl/ 1. A book in the Old Testament of the Bible. 2. The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel. Example: Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the denne of Lions: now the king spake and saide vnto Daniel; Thy God, whom thou seruest continually, he will deliuer thee. 3. A male given name from Hebrew in regular use since the Middle Ages. Example: "His name is Daniel Needham," my mother said. Whew! With what relief - down came my grandmother's hands! Needham was a fine old name, a founding fathers sort of name, a name you could trace back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony - if not exactly Gravesend itself. And Daniel was as Daniel as Daniel Webster, which was as good a name as a Wheelwright could wish for. "But he's called Dan," my mother added, bringing a slight frown to my grandmother's countenance. Example: Daniel Hajas is a physics undergraduate at Sussex and has been blind since he was 16. He first heard about Giles and the SSDs when Giles was looking for blind students to test the devices. Daniel found one called the Creole could help him access vast swathes of visual, color-coded data, opening a door back to color that he had previously thought shut. 4. A surname. 5. A surname. 6. A surname. 7. A surname. 8. A village in central Poland. 9. A town in Wasatch County, Utah, United States. 10. A census-designated place in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.
Word: Daniel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel. Pronunciation: /ˈdænjəl/, [ˈdeə̯njəl], [ˈdɛə̯njəl], /ˈdænəl/, /ˈdeɪ̯njɛl/ 1. A wise judge, like the biblical Daniel who ingeniously saved a woman from false accusations of adultery. Example: A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel! / O wise young judge, how I do honour thee!
Word: vegan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *weg-o-der.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woǵéyetider. Proto-Italic *wogeōder.? Latin vegeō Latin vegetus Latin vegetāre, vegetō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin vegetābilisbor. Old French vegetablebor. Middle English vegetable English vegetable Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English vegetarian English vegan Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944. Coined by English vegan activist Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first used in the name of The Vegan News. Pronunciation: /ˈviːɡən/, /ˈveɪɡən/ 1. Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use. Labels: especially, not-comparable Example: He eats a completely vegan diet. Example: This chocolate cake is vegan. 2. Committed to avoiding any product or practice that inherently involves animal use. Labels: not-comparable Example: She is not vegan as she eats eggs and wears leather. 3. Relating to vegans or veganism. Labels: not-comparable Example: Yesterday I went to a vegan party. Example: She is interested in vegan philosophy.
Word: vegan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *weg-o-der.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woǵéyetider. Proto-Italic *wogeōder.? Latin vegeō Latin vegetus Latin vegetāre, vegetō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin vegetābilisbor. Old French vegetablebor. Middle English vegetable English vegetable Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English vegetarian English vegan Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944. Coined by English vegan activist Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first used in the name of The Vegan News. Pronunciation: /ˈviːɡən/, /ˈveɪɡən/ 1. A person who does not eat, drink or otherwise consume any animal products 2. A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism. Example: Our vegan-friendly shaving brush is made with synthetic bristles instead of badger hair.
Word: vegetarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vegetable + -arian; popularized following the foundation of the British Vegetarian Society in 1847. Pronunciation: /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/, /ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ən/, /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ 1. A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. Example: "The sight and smell of raw meat are especially odious to me, and I have often thought that if I had had to be my own cook, I should inevitably become a vegetarian, probably, indeed, return entirely to my green and salad days." Example: Vegetarian Society […] A society […] formed at Manchester in 1847, to promote the use of cereals, pulse, and fruit, as articles of diet; and to induce habits of abstinence from fish, flesh, and fowl, as food. 2. An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.
Word: vegetarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From vegetable + -arian; popularized following the foundation of the British Vegetarian Society in 1847. Pronunciation: /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/, /ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ən/, /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ 1. Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses). Example: Must we not put to death blackbirds and thrushes because they feed on worms, or (if capital punishment offends our humanitarianism) starve them slowly by permanent captivity and vegetarian diet? Example: According to interviews by New York Times correspondents across the country, more and more people—especially the young—are giving up “flesh foods” in favor of a vegetarian way of life. 2. Without meat. 3. Of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat. Example: Is there such a thing as a good tasting vegetarian hot dog? Cuz every one I've tried tasted like smelted tire. 4. That does not eat meat. Example: I have a vegetarian brother
Word: ship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship From Middle English chip, schepe, schip, schup, scip, scippe, ship, shup, ssip, from Old English sċip, sċyp, from Proto-West Germanic *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“ship; tub, vessel”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”). More at shift. Cognates Cognate with North Frisian schap, skap, Skep (“ship”), Saterland Frisian Schip, Skip (“ship”), West Frisian skip (“ship”), Central Franconian Scheff (“ship”), Dutch schip (“ship”), German Schiff (“ship”), Low German Schipp (“ship”), Luxembourgish Schëff (“ship”), Vilamovian śejf, siejft (“ship”), Yiddish שיף (shif, “ship”), Danish skib (“ship”), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk skip (“ship”), Swedish skepp (“ship”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍀 (skip, “ship”). Compare typologically boat, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪp/, [ˈʃʰɪp] 1. A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat. 2. A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship. Labels: in-compounds 3. A spaceship. Labels: in-compounds Example: I don't know if there is another standard method, but the following approach works: Consider the collision of gliders from three rakes that produces a medium spaceship in the _same_ direction as the rake. This ship will follow along to the next collision point, which will not produce a spaceship, but rather some stable garbage, consisting of a block and a beehive. Example: Aside from the one ship in B3/S124 shown above, the only spaceships of this size (with period up to 20) in any of these rules are the Life glider and the three known from B2/ (each of which also is found in some variants of the Life or B2/ rules). 4. A particular still life consisting of an empty cell surrounded by six live cells. Example: But there are no ships, and no natural traffic lights or honey farms. The ship self destructs, and the predecessors to the traffic lights and honey farms self-destruct in spectacular manners. Example: In the case of these "ship" neighborhoods, birth will occur at the center cell, thus deviating from the "overcrowding" rule of Life (HighLife allows such a birth in all neighborhoods containing 6 cells). 5. A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts. Labels: archaic, formal 6. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense. 7. The third card of the Lenormand deck. 8. An aircraft. Labels: dated Example: This means that the landing wheels are not so far forward of the ship's center of gravity ; and that means that ground contact is less likely to produce a bounce. Example: In addition to the four NAA pilots, three Air Force and one RAF pilot, all based at Edwards, flew the ship after first being checked out on the "tether rig."
Word: ship Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of relationship. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪp/, [ˈʃʰɪp] 1. A romantic pairing of two or more characters or real people, especially one imagined by fans. Labels: slang 2. Clipping of relationship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncommon Example: Along the way, I have developed a few rules. When you’re seeing someone, it is only polite to hit pause on these ex-ships, or at least dial them back.
Word: ship Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of relationship. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪp/, [ˈʃʰɪp] 1. To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts. Labels: slang, transitive Example: I ship Kirk and Spock in Star Trek. Example: I ship Peggy and Angie in Marvel's Agent Carter.
Word: textile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin textile, substantive use of textilis (“woven”), from texō (“weave”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛk.staɪl/, /ˈtek.stɑel/, /ˈtek.staɪl/, [ˈtek.stɑe̯l] 1. Any material made of interlacing or matted fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles, woven or nonwoven. Labels: plural-normally Example: Near-synonym: cloth (not always differentiated) 2. A non-nudist.
Word: textile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin textile, substantive use of textilis (“woven”), from texō (“weave”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛk.staɪl/, /ˈtek.stɑel/, /ˈtek.staɪl/, [ˈtek.stɑe̯l] 1. Clothing compulsive. Example: a textile beach
Word: PLC Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌpiː ˌɛl ˈsiː/ 1. Initialism of public limited company. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of programmable logic controller. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Initialism of packet loss concealment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 4. Abbreviation of placebo. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 5. Initialism of phospholipase C. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 6. Initialism of prefecture-level city. Labels: China, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 7. Initialism of power line communication. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 8. Initialism of program-length commercial. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: PLC Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌpiː ˌɛl ˈsiː/ 1. Initialism of Palestinian Legislative Council. Labels: Palestinian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LLC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of limited liability company. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: In the context of LLC formation, your home state is the state where you originally registered (i.e., the domestic LLC). In general, LLCs are governed by the laws of their home states. So, for example, you can refer to your home state’s laws to resolve issues related to the internal affairs of your business. 2. Initialism of logical link control, one of the two functions of a NIC. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Lifetime Learning Credit. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: This provision adds requirements for the student and taxpayer (if filing on behalf of the student) to include their SSN on their tax return in order to receive either the AOTC or LLC under IRC section 25A.
Word: limited liability company Part of Speech: noun 1. A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares, and where the governing rules are set forth in a contract entered into by all of the initial shareholders. The name derives from the fact that regardless of potential losses or even bankruptcy of the corporation, individual shareholders will bear a maximum liability of the price they paid for their shares. Example: Near-synonyms: Ltd, Ltd.
Word: real estate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Estate that is real, in the legal sense of "relating to immovable tangible property". This sense of the word ultimately goes back to Latin, where reālis could be used similarly. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːl əˌsteɪt/ 1. Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground on which they are built. Labels: uncountable Example: They failed to find any investors for the construction of new real estate on the north side. Example: The "Golden Horseshoe", the commercial and industrial end of Lake Ontario, is the most crowded real estate in Canada. 2. Space used for a particular purpose. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: Virtual desktops allow you to stretch your screen real estate well beyond its normal size.
Word: political consumerism Part of Speech: noun 1. The standpoint that consumption decisions are also political or ethical statements and that consumers can collectively influence the world through their decisions. Labels: uncountable
Word: peat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Northern Middle English pete (recorded in Latin text as peta), of uncertain origin; perhaps from a Celtic language such as an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source, in turn possibly from Proto-Brythonic *peθ (“portion, segment, piece”); if so, it would be a doublet of piece. Pronunciation: /piːt/ 1. Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On the return journey the engine ran short of coal, and came to a stand near Penygroes through shortage of steam. Fortunately, there was some peat in a nearby field, which the enginemen dug and the directors helped to carry to the engine. Steam was soon raised and the story had a happy ending!
Word: peat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Middle Dutch pete (“godmother or godfather”) (modern Dutch peet (“godparent, old woman, grandmother; godchild”)), related to dialectal German Pfette, Pfetter (“godfather; godchild”)), German Pate (“godfather, sponsor”), Patin (“godmother”). Or alternatively, related to pet (“a favourite”). 1. A pet, a darling; a woman. Labels: obsolete Example: And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat!
Word: public limited liability company Part of Speech: noun 1. A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares that are publicly tradeable usually in a stock exchange.
Word: trumpeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trumpet + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹʌmpɪtɚ/, /ˈtɹʌmpɪtə/ 1. Someone who plays a trumpet. 2. Any of three species of bird in the genus Psophia from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males. 3. Any of a number of breeds of fancy pigeon (variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia), originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming"). 4. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces. Labels: figuratively Example: These men are good trumpeters. 5. An American swan (Cygnus buccinator) with a very loud honk. Example: The trumpeters' fate seems likely to get tangled with that of the mute swan. Currently there's enough habitat for both species, but that may change if trumpeters flourish and mutes aren't controlled. 6. A perciform fish of the family Latridae, native to Australia, New Zealand and Chile. 7. One who makes a trumpeting sound. Example: Booster is not a loud trumpeter as elephants go.
Word: trumpetress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English trumpeter Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English trumpetress From trumpeter + -ess. 1. A woman who plays the trumpet; a female trumpeter. Labels: rare Example: Fame has for once at least been not a false trumpetress, Miss FANNY KEMBLE's Tragedy of "Francis the First" has proved eminently successful.
Word: Americanism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America Middle English -n English -n English American Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Americanism From American + -ism. Pronunciation: /əˈmɛɹɪkənɪzm/ 1. A custom peculiar to the United States or the Americans. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A word, phrase or linguistic feature originating from or specific to American English usage. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: Mrs. Morton was well known for her Americanisms, her swagger dinner parties, and beautiful Paris gowns. Example: A lot of other supposed Americanisms aren't Americanisms either. It's sometimes thought that "transportation" instead of the good old "transport" is an example of that annoying US habit of bolting on needless extra syllables to perfectly good words, but "transportation" is used in British English from 1540. 3. A preference for the United States and the ideas it represents. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "The most important difference between our plan and that of our opponent is that our plan will put America first," Trump said. "Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo." 4. A putative current of Catholicism in the United States identified and condemned as heretical by Rome in the late 19th century, chiefly characterized by support for secularism and American institutions above Catholic doctrine. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Moreover, the enthusiasm with which Hecker’s ideas had been received among Catholic liberals in France served to increase Leo XIII’s suspicion that Americanism was yet another attempt, not so very different from the Gallicanisms of the past, to assert the independence of a national church from Rome.
Word: Americanize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From American + -ize; first attested in 1797. 1. To render American; to adapt to the custom, culture, or style of the United States of America. Labels: Canada, US 2. To localize a medium for sale or use in the United States. Labels: Canada, US
Word: Aachen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Aachen. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːkən/, /ˈɑkən/, /ˈɑxən/ 1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Word: visa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from French visa, from Latin charta vīsa (“paper that has been seen”) from feminine perfect passive of Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, vista. Pronunciation: /ˈviːzə/, /-sə/, /ˈʋi.zɑ/, /ˈʋɪ.sɑ/ 1. A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited. Example: I came on a six-month tourist visa. Example: Several Sun MySQLers have been denied short stay business visas to Australia - yes, Australia - as they attempted to attend a Linux conference in Hobart, Tasmania. According to a blog post from Kaj Arno, vice president in charge of "database community" at Sun Microsystems, several employees - many of whom worked with MySQL - have been barred from entering Oz.
Word: visa Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From 1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from French visa, from Latin charta vīsa (“paper that has been seen”) from feminine perfect passive of Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, vista. Pronunciation: /ˈviːzə/, /-sə/, /ˈʋi.zɑ/, /ˈʋɪ.sɑ/ 1. To endorse (a passport, etc.). Labels: dated, transitive Example: "Let me tell you that I am going to spit into that coffee! Yes, and if you do not get me my passport visaed this very minute, I shall take it to Monsignor myself.”
Word: smegma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin, borrowed from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma), alternative form of σμῆμα (smêma, “soap, detergent”), from σμάω (smáō, “to wipe, clean”). Pronunciation: /ˈsmɛɡmə/ 1. A whitish sebaceous secretion that collects between the glans penis and foreskin or in the vulva. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I saw Mrs St Cloud wander happily through the flower-filled streets, her belly smeared with smegma, breasts bruised by the hands of boys.
Word: acerbic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁-os Proto-Italic *-iðos Proto-Italic *akriðos Latin acerbusder. English acerbic Attested since the 17th century, from Latin acerbus (“sour, bitter”). Pronunciation: /əˈsɜː(ɹ)bɪk/, /əˈsərbɪk/ 1. Tasting sour or bitter. Example: Those consumers who object to the acerbic taste of garlic can purchase de-odorized garlic or allicin extract. 2. Sharp, harsh, biting. Labels: figuratively Example: Supercompetent, superconfident and supercritical, Schmidt is a gifted orator whose acerbic wit earned him the nickname "Schmidt the Lip." Example: [H]e is one of the most acerbic people in his field, quick to take offense and not shy about telling people with whom he disagrees how much he thinks they have failed in thought and action.
Word: acerbitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin acerbitudo, from acerbus (“bitter, severe”) 1. Sourness and harshness; acerbity. Labels: archaic
Word: jambe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, French jambe. Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jamb. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæm/ 1. A leg, of an animal or person. Example: Lion's jambe, erased, grasping a laurel branch. Example: [Image of a human leg in armor.] Crest - A jambe, unarmed, excepting the spur, quarterly, or and sa. 2. Synonym of jambeau (“a greave”). Labels: in-plural, often Example: […] cuissarts or cuisses were used to shield the thigh, and boots of steel called greaves or jambes were worn upon the leg between the ancle^([sic]) and the knee. We have no doubt that the jambes were found to act well as preserves, but we think at times the shin must have been sadly jammed in them. Example: The spurs are of the goad-form, and the spur-straps are partially covered by the greaves or jambes, which are so formed as to protect the instep and ankle-joints, and are ornamented round the lower edges with a row of studs.
Word: promontorium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A borrowing of Latin promontorium. 1. Synonym of promontory.
Word: jambon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French jambon (“ham”). Doublet of gammon and jamon. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒæmˈbɒn/ 1. A square puff pastry containing ham and cheese. Labels: Ireland, UK
Word: harp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English harpe, from Old English hearpe (“harp”), from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ (“harp”). Cognate with Scots hairp (“harp”), West Frisian harpe, harp (“harp”), Low German Harp (“harp”), Dutch harp (“harp”), German Harfe (“harp”), Danish harpe (“harp”), Swedish harpa (“harp”). Pronunciation: /hɑːp/, /hɑɹp/ 1. A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Example: The Harpe. […] A harper with his wreſt maye tune the harpe wrong / Mys tunying of an Inſtrument ſhal hurt a true ſonge 2. A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body 3. Any musical instrument. Labels: colloquial 4. Any musical instrument. Labels: colloquial 5. A grain sieve. Labels: Scotland 6. The component of a lamp to which one attaches the lampshade, consisting of a lightweight frame that usually surrounds the bulb with an attachment at the top for the finial. Example: Contains charts and instructions for wiring. Shows sockets, wire, harps, glass chimneys and globes, shade holders, bases, finials, and hundreds of items necessary in the building of lamps. Example: Both types of harp have a swiveling shade holder at the top. The threaded stud on the swivel accepts the finial. 7. Ellipsis of harp seal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: More likely, it was the prospect of meat. Curwen was by now craving a juicy roast – 'even seal chop' – and was always loosing off at tickleasses and harps.
Word: harp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English harpe, from Old English hearpe (“harp”), from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ (“harp”). Cognate with Scots hairp (“harp”), West Frisian harpe, harp (“harp”), Low German Harp (“harp”), Dutch harp (“harp”), German Harfe (“harp”), Danish harpe (“harp”), Swedish harpa (“harp”). Pronunciation: /hɑːp/, /hɑɹp/ 1. To repeatedly mention a subject, especially so as to nag or complain. Labels: derogatory, usually, with-on Example: Why do you harp on a single small mistake? Example: Why do you harp on about a single small mistake? 2. To play on (a harp or similar instrument). Labels: transitive 3. To play (a tune) on the harp. Labels: transitive 4. To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Thou harped my fear aright.
Word: grapeshot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grape + shot, named for the resemblance of the bag of shot to a bunch of grapes. 1. A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Labels: historical, uncountable, usually
Word: Amharic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Amhara Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Amharic From Amhara + -ic. Pronunciation: /æmˈhæɹɪk/ 1. A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia. Example: Fifi smiles and nods, then says “yes” in Amharic with that typical Ethiopian inflection that makes it sound less like a word and more like a sharp intake of air.
Word: splinter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English splenter, splinter, from Middle Dutch splinter, equivalent to splint + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈsplɪn.tə/, [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰə], /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/, [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰə] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɐ̝], /ˈsplɪn̆.ə/ 1. A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. 2. A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. 3. A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership. 4. A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit. 5. A fragment of a component word in a blend.
Word: splinter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the noun splinter. Pronunciation: /ˈsplɪn.tə/, [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰə], /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/, [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰə] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɐ̝], /ˈsplɪn̆.ə/ 1. To come apart into long sharp fragments. Labels: intransitive Example: The tall tree splintered during the storm. Example: It was all coming at her now: the fatigue and the fever; pieces of her lung splintering and mixing with her throwup; the calcifications on her bones, where the disease had already spread. 2. To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments. Labels: transitive Example: His third kick splintered the door. Example: After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and […] abandoned the field to the enemy. 3. To break, or cause to break, into factions. Labels: figuratively Example: The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree. Example: The unpopular new policies splintered the company. 4. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. Labels: transitive Example: it will be very hard for Me to Splinter up the broken confuséd Pieces of it.
Word: protagonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs, “a chief actor”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a combatant, pleader, actor”). By surface analysis, prot- (“first”) + agonist (“combatant, participant”). Pronunciation: /pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/, /pɹəʊˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/, /pɹoʊˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/ 1. The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama. 2. A leading person in a contest; a principal performer. 3. An advocate or champion of a cause or course of action. Labels: proscribed Example: It was toward the end of the sixteenth century that the communities in Venice, Mantua, Ferrara, Padua, and Casale Monferrato, inspired by the Renaissance music, wanted to introduce some modernization into the service. The greatest protagonist of the idea was the encyclopedic Jewish scholar Leon of Modena.
Word: epistemology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “science, knowledge”), from ἐπίσταμαι (epístamai, “to know”) + -λογία (-logía, “study or logic of”), from λόγος (lógos, “speech, language”). The term was introduced into English by Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier (1808–1864). Pronunciation: /ɪˌpɪstəˈmɒləd͡ʒi/, /əˌpɪstəˈmɒləd͡ʒi/, /ɪˌpɪstəˈmɑləd͡ʒi/, /əˌpɪstəˈmɑləd͡ʒi/, /ɛˌpɪstəˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ 1. The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on. Labels: uncountable Example: Some thinkers take the view that, beginning with the work of Descartes, epistemology began to replace metaphysics as the most important area of philosophy. Example: [P]hilosophers of the time [early 20th century] were primarily concerned with epistemology and the foundations of the sciences; they often spoke as if we were separated from the real world by a screen of "representations" or "sense-data"; they tended to regard our approach to the world as one of disinterested observation. 2. A particular instance, version, or school thereof; a particular theory of knowledge. Labels: countable Example: In his epistemology, Plato maintains that our knowledge of universal concepts is a kind of recollection. Example: I believe that 'intuitionism' is usually, and rightly, taken to mean Brouwer's epistemology of mathematics, which is unrelated to the origin or content of topos theory.
Word: clairvoyance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French clairvoyance. Pronunciation: /klɛɹˈvɔɪəns/, /klɛəˈvɔɪəns/ 1. The power to see or perceive things, objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Acute intuitive insight or perceptiveness; sagacity. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: android Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, human”)) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, itself from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape, appearance, look”)). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/ 1. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one). 2. An artificial human.
Word: android Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, human”)) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, itself from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape, appearance, look”)). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/ 1. Possessing human qualities. 2. Of the pelvis, having a narrow anterior segment and a heart-shaped brim, typically found in the male. 3. Characteristic of men. Example: an android fat distribution
Word: proctor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English procatour, procutour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator and procurer. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator. Labels: Canada, Philippines, US 2. An official at any of several older universities. Labels: UK 3. A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts. Labels: UK 4. One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden. Labels: obsolete 5. A procurator or manager for another. 6. A representative of the clergy in convocation.
Word: proctor Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English procatour, procutour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator and procurer. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/ 1. to function as a proctor Labels: Canada, Philippines, US 2. to manage as an attorney or agent Labels: transitive Example: All examinations , including self - study examinations and retake examinations , shall be proctored by a representative of the approved sponsor
Word: prorate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: American English derivation from pro rata, from Latin pro (“according to”) + ratus (“calculated”). Pronunciation: /pɹoʊˈɹeɪt/, /ˈpɹoʊ.ɹeɪt/ 1. To divide proportionately, especially by day; to divide pro rata.
Word: birthday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English birthdai, birtheday, from Old English ġebyrddæġ (“birthday”), influenced by Old Norse burðr, equivalent to birth + day. Compare Saterland Frisian Gebuursdai (“birthday”), Dutch geboortedag (“birthday”), Low German Geboortsdag (“birthday”), German Geburtstag (“birthday”), Norwegian bursdag, gebursdag (“birthday”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English nativitee (“birth, nativity, birthday”), from Old French nativité, nativited, from Latin nātīvitas. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/, /ˈbɜːθ.dei/, /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ 1. The anniversary of the day on which someone is born. Example: When's your birthday? Mine's on April 1. Example: I'll be thirty-seven (years old) next birthday. 2. The anniversary of the day on which something is created. 3. The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth. 4. A birthday party. Example: I'd like to invite you all to my birthday.
Word: birthday Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English birthdai, birtheday, from Old English ġebyrddæġ (“birthday”), influenced by Old Norse burðr, equivalent to birth + day. Compare Saterland Frisian Gebuursdai (“birthday”), Dutch geboortedag (“birthday”), Low German Geboortsdag (“birthday”), German Geburtstag (“birthday”), Norwegian bursdag, gebursdag (“birthday”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English nativitee (“birth, nativity, birthday”), from Old French nativité, nativited, from Latin nātīvitas. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/, /ˈbɜːθ.dei/, /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ 1. To celebrate one's birthday. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: aceric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived from Latin acer (“maple”) + -ic. Pronunciation: /əˈsɜɹ.ɪk/ 1. Pertaining to, or obtained from, the maple. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acerose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin acerōsus (“chaffy”), aceris + -ōsus, from root of acus (“chaff”). Pronunciation: /ˈæs.əˌɹoʊs/, /ˈæs.əˌɹoʊz/ 1. Having the nature of chaff; chaffy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acerose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin acer (“sharp, multi-pointed leaf”) + -ose. Compare French acéreux. Pronunciation: /ˈæs.əˌɹoʊs/, /ˈæs.əˌɹoʊz/ 1. needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acerous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See acerose. Pronunciation: /ˈæs.əɹ.əs/ 1. Alternative spelling of acerose. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: acerous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”). Pronunciation: /eɪˈsɪeɹ.əs/ 1. Destitute of tentacles. Labels: not-comparable Example: an acerous mollusk 2. Without antennae. Labels: not-comparable Example: an acerous insect
Word: acerval Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin acervalis, from acervus (“heap”). Pronunciation: /əˈsəː.vəl/, /əˈsɚ.vəl/ 1. Pertaining to a heap. Labels: obsolete
Word: acervate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin acervātus, perfect passive participle of acervō (“heap or pile up”), from acervus (“heap”). Pronunciation: /ˈæs.ə.veɪt/, /ˈæs.ɚ.veɪt/ 1. Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters. Labels: rare Example: Later, the megaspore becomes fully engorged with cytoplasm and accumulates an acervate complex of storage products such as lipids, starch and protein bodies (Fig. 2.4).
Word: acervate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin acervātus, perfect passive participle of acervō (“heap or pile up”), from acervus (“heap”). Pronunciation: /ˈæs.ə.veɪt/, /ˈæs.ɚ.veɪt/ 1. To heap up. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: acervation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin acervatio. Doublet of acervatio. Pronunciation: /æ.sɚˈveɪʃən/ 1. A heaping up; accumulation Labels: obsolete, rare Example: Is it to be doubted that amongst these bodies which both we see and handle, which are either felt or feele, but that there are some compound? These are such by connexion or aceruation, as for example, a rope, corne, or a ship.
Word: LGk Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Late Greek. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: acervative Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈsɝ.və.tɪv/ 1. Heaped up; tending to heap up.
Word: acervuline Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin acervus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English acervuline From Latin acervus (“heap”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix) + English -ine. Pronunciation: /əˈsɝvjəˌlin/, /əˈsɝvjəˌlaɪn/ 1. Resembling little heaps; pertaining to the specific epithet acervulinus Labels: not-comparable
Word: acescence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French acescence. See acescent. Pronunciation: /əˈsɛsəns/ 1. The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I could find no Signs of Corruption in this Liquor, neither Tokens of Acescence, nor Alcalescence, nor a corrupt Smell
Word: acescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin acēscēns, acēscentis, present participle of acēscēre (“to turn sour”), inchoative of acēre (“to be sour”): compare French acescent. Pronunciation: /əˈsiːsənt/ 1. Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour. Example: The fluid was a pale yellow , thick , creamy - looking substance , of uniform consistency . It had a disagreeable acescent odour, something resembling that of putrecsent milk. Example: All kinds of malt liquor contain […] alcohol or spirit. They are of course weaker than wines, and in general more liable to become flat and acescent from this circumstance […]
Word: acescent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin acēscēns, acēscentis, present participle of acēscēre (“to turn sour”), inchoative of acēre (“to be sour”): compare French acescent. Pronunciation: /əˈsiːsənt/ 1. A substance liable to become sour.
Word: acetable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An Anglicisation of the Latin acetabulum. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.sɪ.tə.bəl/ 1. An ancient Roman measure, equivalent to about one eighth of a pint. 2. An acetabulum.
Word: acetabular Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌæsɪˈtæbjʊlə/, /ˌæsɪˈtæbjəlɚ/ 1. Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped. Labels: not-comparable 2. Related to the acetabulum. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acetabuliferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin acetabuliferosa, from acetabulum (“little cup”) + -ferous Pronunciation: /ˌæsɪtæbjuːˈlɪfəɹʊs/ 1. Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc. Labels: not-comparable
Word: acetabuliform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin acetabuliformis, from acetabulum (“saucer”) + -form. Pronunciation: /æsɪˈtæbjuːlɪfɔːm/ 1. Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup. Labels: not-comparable