nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: under Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér (“under”) and *h₁entér (“inside”). Cognate with German unter, Dutch onder, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish under, Faroese and Icelandic undir; also Old High German untar (“under”), Sanskrit अन्तर् (antar, “within”), Latin infrā (“below, beneath”) and inter (“between, among”). Pronunciation: /ˈʌndə/, /ˈʊndə/, /ˈʊndɐ/, /ˈʌndəɾ/, /ˈʌndɚ/ 1. Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by. Example: We found some shade under a tree. Example: Quick, stuff the cash under the mattress! 2. Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by. Example: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants! 3. From one side of to the other, passing beneath. Example: I crawled under the fence. Example: There is a tunnel under the English Channel. 4. Less than. Example: Interest rates are now under 1%. Example: We can get there in under an hour. 5. Subject to. Example: We were constantly under bombardment. Example: I can't live under these circumstances. 6. Subject to. Example: He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley. Example: During the pandemic, we had to live under severe restrictions. 7. Within the category, classification or heading of. Example: I talked Mom into letting me drop out of Girl Scouts and the Marian [redacted]. Let's just put that under "Unsuccessful Challenge." Example: File this under "i" for "ignore". 8. In the face of; in response to (some attacking force). Labels: figuratively Example: England's World Cup dreams fell apart under a French onslaught on a night when their shortcomings were brutally exposed at the quarter-final stage. Example: to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation 9. Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.). Example: J.K. Rowling has written a crime novel called 'The Cuckoo's Calling' under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Example: He writes books under the name John Smith.
Word: under Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér (“under”) and *h₁entér (“inside”). Cognate with German unter, Dutch onder, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish under, Faroese and Icelandic undir; also Old High German untar (“under”), Sanskrit अन्तर् (antar, “within”), Latin infrā (“below, beneath”) and inter (“between, among”). Pronunciation: /ˈʌndə/, /ˈʊndə/, /ˈʊndɐ/, /ˈʌndəɾ/, /ˈʌndɚ/ 1. In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively. Labels: not-comparable Example: pulled under by the currents Example: weighed under by worry 2. So as to pass beneath something. Labels: not-comparable Example: There's quite a gap, so you may be able to sneak under. 3. Less than what is necessary to be adequate or suitable; insufficient. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable, usually Example: The plants were underwatered. Example: Women are under-represented. 4. In or into an unconscious state. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under. 5. Down to defeat, ruin, or death. Labels: not-comparable Example: The COVID-19 epidemic and shutdown took some businesses under. Example: Big-box store and online retailing have driven many specialty and local retail stores under.
Word: under Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér (“under”) and *h₁entér (“inside”). Cognate with German unter, Dutch onder, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish under, Faroese and Icelandic undir; also Old High German untar (“under”), Sanskrit अन्तर् (antar, “within”), Latin infrā (“below, beneath”) and inter (“between, among”). Pronunciation: /ˈʌndə/, /ˈʊndə/, /ˈʊndɐ/, /ˈʌndəɾ/, /ˈʌndɚ/ 1. Lower; beneath something. Example: This treatment protects the under portion of the car from rust. Example: (in compounds) underbelly, underside, undershirt, undersecretary 2. In a state of subordination, submission or defeat. Example: The army could not keep the people under. Example: I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection. 3. Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated. Labels: colloquial Example: Ensure the patient is sufficiently under. Example: To the anesthetist Moynihan said, “Have a look down the hall, will you, and see if the nurse has the bed ready. And leave the doors open when you come back so we can carry him through. Send anybody but the nurse away. Then come back and give us a hand with him. Not that he’s so heavy . . .” And then to Matthew, “He’s so far under I’m going to wait a bit for the hypo.” 4. Having a particular property that is low, especially so as to be insufficient or lacking in a particular respect. Labels: informal Example: This chicken is a bit under. Example: This bag of apples feels under.
Word: under Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér (“under”) and *h₁entér (“inside”). Cognate with German unter, Dutch onder, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish under, Faroese and Icelandic undir; also Old High German untar (“under”), Sanskrit अन्तर् (antar, “within”), Latin infrā (“below, beneath”) and inter (“between, among”). Pronunciation: /ˈʌndə/, /ˈʊndə/, /ˈʊndɐ/, /ˈʌndəɾ/, /ˈʌndɚ/ 1. The amount by which an actual total is less than the expected or required amount. Example: […] standard cash count forms used to record the count and any overs or unders. 2. Something having a particular property that is low or too low. Labels: informal Example: I went fishing but caught nothing but unders. Example: Usually I am at least ten over on that course, but I have shot a couple of unders. 3. A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such as points scored in a game, will be below a certain stated value.
Word: oath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ooth, oth, ath, from Old English āþ (“oath”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiþ (“oath”), from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz (“oath”). Cognate with Scots aith, athe (“oath”), North Frisian ith, iss (“oath”), Saterland Frisian Eed (“oath”), West Frisian eed (“oath”), Dutch eed (“oath”), German Eid (“oath”), Swedish ed (“oath”), Icelandic eið (“oath”), Latin ūtor (“make use of, employ, avail”, verb), Old Irish óeth (“oath”). Pronunciation: /ˈəʊθ/, /ˈoʊθ/ 1. A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. Example: take an oath Example: swear an oath 2. A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge. Example: After taking the oath of office, she became the country's forty-third premier. Example: The generals swore an oath of loyalty to the country. 3. A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity. 4. A curse, a curse word. Example: The farther from the Senator's office, the darker and older the furniture, the freer fly four-letter oaths, the higher the heaps of unfiled and unattended papers culminating in a frenzy of pulp in the press section[…]
Word: oath Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ooth, oth, ath, from Old English āþ (“oath”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiþ (“oath”), from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz (“oath”). Cognate with Scots aith, athe (“oath”), North Frisian ith, iss (“oath”), Saterland Frisian Eed (“oath”), West Frisian eed (“oath”), Dutch eed (“oath”), German Eid (“oath”), Swedish ed (“oath”), Icelandic eið (“oath”), Latin ūtor (“make use of, employ, avail”, verb), Old Irish óeth (“oath”). Pronunciation: /ˈəʊθ/, /ˈoʊθ/ 1. To pledge. Labels: archaic
Word: botany Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1696: Back-formation from botanic. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒt.ə.ni/, /ˈbɒt.ni/, /-nɪ/, /ˈbɑ.tə.ni/, [ˈbɑ.ɾə.ni] 1. A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants. Labels: uncountable 2. The plant life of a geographical area; flora. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the botany of Greenland 3. The properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place. Labels: countable
Word: leafy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English leaf Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English leafy From leaf + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈliːfi/ 1. Covered with leaves. Example: leafy trees Example: leafy vegetables 2. Containing much foliage. Example: a leafy avenue Example: The Earth is facing a climate crisis, but it’s also getting greener and leafier. According to new research, the rise is largely courtesy of China and India. 3. In the form of leaves (of some material). 4. Resembling a leaf. Example: Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them. 5. Wealthy, middle- or upper-class. Example: They live in a beautiful house in a leafy suburb. Example: Those are not necessarily the leafiest areas. From the tenants of Durham, £1,671,546 was used to subsidise people elsewhere. I am not familiar with Durham, it may be a very leafy place in the north-east, but I suspect that there is a need for those funds.
Word: fuckin' A Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of fucking A. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: diluvial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin dīluviālis. Pronunciation: /daɪˈluːvi.əl/ 1. Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge. Labels: not-comparable Example: While stabilized and semistabilized sand dunes prevail in the desert in the Dzungarian Basin, shifting dunes are the rule in this desert, intermittently distributed along both the south and north banks of the O-erh-ch'i-szu Ho [translating 額爾齊斯河 /额尔齐斯河 (É'ěrqísī)] in the northwestern part of the basin. Lying under these dunes are the sloping diluvial terraces and undulating slopes of the mountain bases. Due to its high elevation and its being situated in the river valley between the Sa-wu-erh and A-erh-t'ai mountain ranges, gale force wind penetrates the region in winter and little snow is accumulated. 2. Pertaining to Noah's Flood. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antediluvian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *dwís From ante- (prefix meaning ‘prior to in time’) + Latin dīluvium (“a flood”) + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming agent nouns), referring the story of Noah’s Ark, through which God rescues Noah, his family, and examples of all the world’s animals from the great flood, which is related in Genesis 6–9 of the Bible. Dīluvium is derived from dīluō (“to wash away”) (from dis- (prefix meaning ‘apart, asunder, in two’) + lavō (“to wash”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”))) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The English word is analyzable as ante- + diluvian. Adjective sense 2 (“long extinct”) is from the fact that such animals and plants were originally believed to have perished in the biblical flood referred to above. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tɪ.dɪˈluː.vɪ.ən/, /ˌæn.ti.dəˈlu.vi.ən/, /-tə-/, /ˌæn.tə(ˌ)daɪˈlu.vi.ən/, [-ɾi-] 1. Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies. Example: [P]erhaps ſome perſons might outlive Methuſelah; the Text intending onely the maſculine line of Seth, conduceable unto the Genealogy of our Saviour, and the antediluvian Chronology. Example: For Noah, vvho had no doubt preach'd againſt the Vices of the Antediluvian VVorld, and againſt Drunkenneſs among the reſt, muſt certainly knovv the Uſe of the Vine, and the Abuſe of it too; hovv elſe did he come to plant it at all, and to preſs the Juice out for Drinking it at all? 2. Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric. Labels: broadly Example: Having already described him [the whale] in most of his present habitatory and anatomical peculiarities, it now remains to magnify him in an archæological, fossiliferous, and antediluvian point of view. 3. Of a person or thing: very old; ancient. Labels: excessive, figuratively, humorous Example: [H]is eldest son Bo-bo, […] let some sparks escape into a bundle of straw, which kindling quickly, spread the conflagration over every part of their poor mansion, till it was reduced to ashes. Together with the cottage (a sorry antediluvian make-shift of a building, you may think it), what was of much more importance, a fine litter of new-farrowed pigs, no less than nine in number, perished. Example: On the shore were the remains of an antediluvian forest with ugly black stumps showing, and further up an old stubby deserted lighthouse. 4. Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated. Labels: excessive, figuratively, humorous Example: Those ideas are antediluvian. Example: If, by any miſchance, and in an evil hour, ſome country couſin, not knovving my vvays, or ſome antediluvian prig, not minding them, happen to fall upon me vvith formal ſpeeches, vvhere I can make no eſcape, a fit of yavvning takes me immediately, and I am demoliſhed for the reſt of the day.
Word: antediluvian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *dwís From ante- (prefix meaning ‘prior to in time’) + Latin dīluvium (“a flood”) + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming agent nouns), referring the story of Noah’s Ark, through which God rescues Noah, his family, and examples of all the world’s animals from the great flood, which is related in Genesis 6–9 of the Bible. Dīluvium is derived from dīluō (“to wash away”) (from dis- (prefix meaning ‘apart, asunder, in two’) + lavō (“to wash”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”))) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The English word is analyzable as ante- + diluvian. Adjective sense 2 (“long extinct”) is from the fact that such animals and plants were originally believed to have perished in the biblical flood referred to above. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tɪ.dɪˈluː.vɪ.ən/, /ˌæn.ti.dəˈlu.vi.ən/, /-tə-/, /ˌæn.tə(ˌ)daɪˈlu.vi.ən/, [-ɾi-] 1. A person who lived in the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, especially one of the biblical patriarchs. 2. A very old person. Labels: excessive, figuratively, humorous Example: From what cursed old antediluvian, who lived before the invention of the spinning-jennies, she learned this craft, Heaven only knows; […] Example: He was a boy in form, and an antediluvian in feature. Some thought […] that he was really and truly a Brownie. 3. A person with extremely old-fashioned attitudes, ideas, etc., especially to a laughable extent; a fogey or old fogey. Labels: excessive, figuratively, humorous
Word: ante- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Classical Latin ante-lbor. English ante- From Classical Latin ante-, use as prefix of ante (preposition); akin to Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí), Sanskrit अन्ति (anti), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-) (only in compounds): compare answer, along, English ant-, ent- (in compounds). Doublet of anti-. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tɪ/, /ˌæn.tə/ 1. Prior to in time. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: antebellum Example: The main prefixes in the controlled language include “un-“, “plus-“, “doubleplus-“, “ante-” and “post-“. 2. In front of in space. Labels: idiomatic, morpheme Example: antechamber 3. anterior. Labels: morpheme Example: antecubital
Word: anti- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- From Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-, “against”). Cognate with Old English and- (“against, in return, back, un-”), German ent- (“off, away, un-”). Doublet of ante- and un-. Pronunciation: /ˈænˌti/, /ˈæn.tɪ/, /ˈæn.ti/, [ˈɛə̯n.ti], /ˈænˌtaɪ/ 1. Against, opposed to. Labels: morpheme Example: anti- + abortion → antiabortion Example: anti- + racism → antiracism 2. Counteracting, neutralizing. Labels: morpheme Example: anti- + aircraft → antiaircraft Example: anti- + freeze → antifreeze 3. The opposite of what is typically expected. Labels: morpheme Example: anti- + hero → antihero (“a protagonist who acts in an unheroic manner”) Example: anti- + climax → anticlimax (“a failed or reverse climax”) 4. Physically opposite, reverse in position or direction. Labels: morpheme Example: anti- + clockwise → anticlockwise Example: anti- + Arctic → Antarctic 5. A rival or counterpart to. Labels: morpheme Example: anti- + pope → antipope (“a person who claims to be the real pope”) Example: anti- + Christ → Antichrist 6. Composed of antimatter. Labels: morpheme, particle Example: anti- + electron → antielectron Example: anti- + galaxy → antigalaxy 7. Reacting with immunoglobins found in the specified animal. Labels: morpheme Example: anti- + rabbit → antirabbit Example: anti- + horse → antihorse
Word: anti- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Probably largely from association with etymology 1, either in English or in French, although some early formations (especially antichamber) reflect Italian anti-. Pronunciation: /ˈænˌti/, /ˈæn.tɪ/, /ˈæn.ti/, [ˈɛə̯n.ti], /ˈænˌtaɪ/ 1. Obsolete form of ante-. Labels: alt-of, morpheme, obsolete Example: antichamber, antiport, antiroom Example: A′ntiport.* n[oun] s[ubstantive] [Fr[ench] antiporte, Lat[in] ante and portus.] An outward gate or door. It should be written anteport.
Word: deluge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavō Latin dīluō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin dīluvium Old French delugebor. Middle English deluge English deluge From Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluō (“wash away”). Doublet of diluvium. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛl.juː(d)ʒ/, /ˈdɛl.ju(d)ʒ/, /ˈdɛ.lu(d)ʒ/, /ˈdi.lu(d)ʒ/, /dəˈlu(d)ʒ/ 1. A great flood or rain. Example: The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt. 2. An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction. Labels: figuratively Example: The rock concert was a deluge of sound. Example: A fiery deluge fed / With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed. 3. A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire. Example: deluge system, deluge gun, deluge set Example: 2002, NAVEDTRA, Gunner's Mate 14324A In the event of a restrained firing or canister overtemperature condition, the deluge system sprays cooling water within the canister until the overtemperature condition no longer exists.
Word: deluge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavō Latin dīluō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin dīluvium Old French delugebor. Middle English deluge English deluge From Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluō (“wash away”). Doublet of diluvium. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛl.juː(d)ʒ/, /ˈdɛl.ju(d)ʒ/, /ˈdɛ.lu(d)ʒ/, /ˈdi.lu(d)ʒ/, /dəˈlu(d)ʒ/ 1. To flood with water. Labels: transitive Example: Some areas were deluged with a month's worth of rain in 24 hours. Example: South Yorkshire 2019: The track at Conisbrough is deluged by floodwater. Lines were shut and services were disrupted across Yorkshire and the East Midlands. 2. To overwhelm. Labels: transitive Example: After the announcement, they were deluged with requests for more information. Example: In Women on the Verge all of the characters are deluged by and constantly dealing with the effects and messages of pop culture.
Word: antebellum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ante bellum (literally “before the war”). Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tiˈbɛl.əm/ 1. Of the time period prior to a war. Labels: not-comparable Example: A renewed sense of national pride arose in Hitler's antebellum Germany. 2. Of the time period prior to a war. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: See also: Antebellum South Example: Slavery was an accepted part of antebellum plantation life.
Word: cliff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą. Pronunciation: /klɪf/, [kʰl̥ɪf], /kləf/, [kʰl̥əf] 1. A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. Example: , scar 2. A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc. Labels: figuratively
Word: cliff Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /klɪf/, [kʰl̥ɪf], /kləf/, [kʰl̥əf] 1. Obsolete form of clef. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Suppose a Person hath learnt to sing in the Treble Cliff only, and would sing Notes prick'd in the Tenor Cliff on the middle tine with F# […]
Word: precipice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1598, from Middle French precipice, from Latin praecipitium (“a steep place”), from praeceps (“steep”), from prae + caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”). Distantly related to precept through Latin praecipiō (“to teach”), from prae + capiō (“take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-, *keh₂p- (“to hold; to seize”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛsɪpɪs/, /ˈpɹɛs.ə.pɪs/ 1. A very steep cliff. Example: I resolved to remove my tent from the place where it stood, which was just under the hanging precipice of the hill; and which, if it should be shaken again, would certainly fall upon my tent[…] 2. The brink of a dangerous situation. Labels: figuratively Example: to stand on a precipice Example: In emailed comments supporting the new initiative, the laureate professor Noam Chomsky said: “Humans are marching towards a precipice. When we reach it, unthinkable catastrophe is inevitable. […]” 3. A headlong fall or descent. Labels: obsolete
Word: aright Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English ariȝt, ariht, from Old English āriht (“aright, properly”), from earlier *an riht, on riht (“rightly”), corresponding to a- + right. Pronunciation: /əˈɹaɪt/ 1. Rightly, correctly; in the right way or form. Labels: not-comparable Example: it is not easie we should so often settle our minds in so regular, so reformed, and so devout a seat, where indeed it ought to be, to pray aright and effectually: otherwise our praiers are not only vaine and unprofitable, but vicious. Example: Hear him not; call on the names of William, Justine, Clerval, Elizabeth, my father, and of the wretched Victor, and thrust your sword into his heart. I will hover near and direct the steel aright. 2. To or on the right-hand side. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: Once more away! and now The long descent is seen, A long, long, narrow path. Ice rocks aright, and hills of snow, Aleft the giddy precipice.
Word: aright Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English arighten, arihten (“to raise up”); and Middle English iriȝten, irihten, ȝerihten (“to make right, correct, erect”), from Old English ġerihtan (“to set right”), equivalent to a- + right. Pronunciation: /əˈɹaɪt/ 1. To make right; put right; arrange or treat properly. Labels: transitive Example: But, from working with those who have felt exiled and damned, excoriated and benumbed, and yet have made it back to useful and creative life again, I know there are more sure, albeit intense, ways to aright oneself.
Word: confused Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus + Middle English -ed (past participial suffix), from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō; now equivalent to confuse (a back-formation) + -ed. Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːzd/, /kənˈfjuzd/, /kənˈfjʉːzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of confuse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confused Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originally from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus + Middle English -ed (past participial suffix), from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō; now equivalent to confuse (a back-formation) + -ed. Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːzd/, /kənˈfjuzd/, /kənˈfjʉːzd/ 1. unable to think clearly or understand Example: A new survey suggests that most Americans are confused about what counts as a healthy food choice. 2. disoriented 3. chaotic, jumbled or muddled 4. making no sense; illogical 5. embarrassed
Word: confuse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from confused, from Middle English confused (“frustrated, ruined”), from Anglo-Norman confus, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō. Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːz/, /kənˈfjuz/, /kənˈfjʉːz/ 1. to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand Labels: transitive Example: It confused me when I went to the office and nobody was there, but then I realised it was Sunday. Example: "What confuses me is how other insurance companies knew about it," said Zhang, a 26-year-old government employee from Shandong. 2. To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another). Labels: transitive Example: People who say "hola" to Italians are confusing Italian with Spanish. Example: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Saturday questioned Donald Trump’s mental fitness after he appeared to confuse her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when talking about the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. […] “They’re saying he got confused. That he was talking about something else. That he was talking about Nancy Pelosi. He mentioned me multiples times in that scenario,” the former South Carolina governor added. 3. To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder. Labels: transitive Example: The dense fog utterly confused traffic on the highway. 4. To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass. Labels: dated, transitive 5. To rout; discomfit. Labels: obsolete, transitive 6. To be confused. Labels: intransitive
Word: confuse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English confus, from Old French confus, from Latin cōnfūsus, past participle of cōnfundō. Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːz/, /kənˈfjuz/, /kənˈfjʉːz/ 1. Synonym of confused. Labels: obsolete Example: Moꝛe ouer take away oꝛdre from all thynges / what ſhulde than remayne? certes nothynge finally / except ſome man wolde imagine eftſones / Chaos: whiche of ſome is expounde a cõfuse mixture: […] Example: The 11. article is ſo confuſe that it is harde to bring it into any certeine numbre of demandes.
Word: from scratch Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From the scratch drawn in the ground serving as the starting line of a foot race. A runner “starting from scratch” received no handicap, but started at the beginning of the course. 1. From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation. Labels: idiomatic Example: There were so many errors in the program that the programmer decided to rewrite it from scratch. Example: When the writer finished writing his book, it was stolen and now he has to rewrite it from scratch. 2. From basic materials or raw ingredients. Labels: idiomatic Example: She said she wanted to build a new house from scratch. Example: He was out of pancake mix so he had to make the batter from scratch.
Word: confusing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ 1. difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc. Example: Several sections in that book are really confusing. Example: The Cleveland Clinic’s Sukol thinks the word “healthy” is confusing and should be replaced with the term “nourishing,” as some processed foods have been marketed as “healthy.”
Word: confusing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of confuse Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: caviar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French caviar, from Venetan caviaro (earlier found as Italian caviale), probably by way of Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Classical Persian خَاوْیَار (xāwyār). Doublet of ajvar. Pronunciation: /ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/, /ˈkæv.iˌɑː/ 1. Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something whose flavor is too fine for the vulgar taste. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Word: roe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rowe, rowne, roun, rawne, from Old English *hrogn (“spawn, fish eggs, roe”), from Proto-Germanic *hrugnaz, *hrugną (“spawn, roe”), from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“(frog) spawn”). Cognate with Dutch roge (“roe”), German Low German Rögen (“roe”), German Rogen (“roe”), Danish rogn, ravn (“roe”), Swedish rom (“roe”), Icelandic hrogn (“roe”), Lithuanian kurkulai̇̃ (“frog spawn”), Russian кряк (krjak, “frog spawn”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊ/, /ˈɹoʊ/ 1. Eggs of fish. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: It was quite flavourless, except that, where its innards had been imperfectly removed, silver traces of roe gave it an unpleasant bitterness. Example: Today, some seafood experts say, the cheaper (though mushier) roe feeds 60 percent of the market. 2. Sperm of certain fish. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Ovaries of certain crustaceans. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: roe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ro, roa, from Old English rā, rāha, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, from *róyko-, from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“spotted, streaked”). See also Saterland Frisian Räi, Dutch ree, German Reh; also Irish riabh (“tripe, streak”), Latvian ràibs (“spotted”), Russian рябо́й (rjabój, “mottled fur”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊ/, /ˈɹoʊ/ 1. Ellipsis of roe deer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: And let his foes like flockes of feareful Roes, Purſude by hunters, flie his angry lookes, That I may ſee him iſſue Conquerour. Example: The lofty mountains roſe faint to the ſight and loſt their foreheads in the diſtant ſkies: the little hills, cloathed in darker green and ſkirted with embroidered vales, diſcovered the ſecret haunts of kids and bounding roes. 2. A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.
Word: sturgeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sturgiun, sturjoun, from Old French estorjoun (“sturgeon”), from Frankish *sturjō, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɝd͡ʒən/, /ˈstɜːd͡ʒən/ 1. Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia. Example: The old prince sat in silence, his bright little eyes watching Karenin from one side, and Stepan Arkadyevitch saw that he had already formed a phrase to sum up that politician of whom guests were invited to partake as though he were a sturgeon. Example: The sturgeon is considered to be rich in aphrodisiac elements.
Word: delicacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English delicacie, from Middle English delicat, from Latin delicatus. Equivalent to delic(ate) + -acy. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛlɪkəsi/ 1. The quality of being delicate. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, and the blame will rather lie with its own delicacy than with the carelessness of the crusher. 2. Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a Chinese delicacy 3. Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Frailty of health or fitness. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Refinement in taste or discrimination. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Tact and propriety; the need for such tact. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tobiko Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese とびこ. 1. The roe of flying fish used as food. Labels: uncountable 2. A nigirizushi (hand-formed sushi) made with roe of flying fish. Labels: uncountable
Word: uni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of university. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.ni/ 1. Clipping of university. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: I'm going to uni after I leave school. Example: Turn left when you reach the uni.
Word: uni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 雲丹. Pronunciation: /ˈuː.niː/ 1. Sea urchin eaten as sushi. Labels: uncountable Example: The ikura popped in my mouth, the hotate was buttery soft and the uni was creamy and sweet without a seafood aftertaste, the kind of freshness I was hoping we would encounter when we left Tokyo.
Word: uni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of unicycling or unicycle. 1. Clipping of unicycling. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable 2. Clipping of unicycle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal
Word: uni Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of unicycling or unicycle. 1. Clipping of unicycle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, intransitive Example: This week i had been uni'ing HEAPS on my Nimbus 20 and hadnt used my road bike for about a week - possibly a bit more. Example: I also have a sun flat top classic. The seat sucks and twists, but other than that I have really no problem with it. I don't see why people, never having uni'ed before would shell out $200+ for a uni. But if you can afford it, then that's cool. I just thought the sun was the better choice for me in case I don't like uni'ing...
Word: grime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English grim (“dirt or soot covering the face”), from a specialized use of Old English grīma (“mask”), from Proto-West Germanic *grīmō, from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask”). Likely influenced by dialectal Dutch grijmsel (“grit, grime”), Dutch grijm (“soot, grime”), Middle Dutch gryme (“mask”), Middle Low German greme (“dirt”), compare Danish grime (“a halter”), Danish grimet (“soiled, stripy”), Norwegian Bokmål grimete (“soiled, stripy”), Norwegian Nynorsk grimete (“soiled, stripy”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹaɪm/ 1. Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove. Labels: uncountable Example: Underneath all that soot, dirt and grime is the true beauty of the church in soft shades of sandstone. Example: […] ſhe ſweats a man may go ouer ſhoes in the grime of it. 2. A genre of urban music that emerged in London, England, in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop. Labels: uncountable
Word: grime Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English grim (“dirt or soot covering the face”), from a specialized use of Old English grīma (“mask”), from Proto-West Germanic *grīmō, from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask”). Likely influenced by dialectal Dutch grijmsel (“grit, grime”), Dutch grijm (“soot, grime”), Middle Dutch gryme (“mask”), Middle Low German greme (“dirt”), compare Danish grime (“a halter”), Danish grimet (“soiled, stripy”), Norwegian Bokmål grimete (“soiled, stripy”), Norwegian Nynorsk grimete (“soiled, stripy”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹaɪm/ 1. To begrime; to cake with dirt. Labels: transitive Example: All grimed with coaldust, they swing along the street with their dinner baskets and cans in their hands, chattering merrily. Example: Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.
Word: passive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English passyf, passyve, from Middle French, French passif, from Latin passivus (“serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling”), from passus, past participle of pati (“to suffer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”); compare patient. Pronunciation: /ˈpæs.ɪv/ 1. Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction. 2. Taking no action. Example: He remained passive during the protest. 3. Being in the passive voice. 4. Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one. 5. Not participating in management. 6. Without motive power. Example: a passive balloon Example: a passive aeroplane 7. Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain. 8. Where allowance is made for a possible future event. Example: There would be a shuttle service of four trains an hour from Reading, where the rebuilt station also has passive provision for the trains.
Word: passive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English passyf, passyve, from Middle French, French passif, from Latin passivus (“serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling”), from passus, past participle of pati (“to suffer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”); compare patient. Pronunciation: /ˈpæs.ɪv/ 1. The passive voice of verbs. 2. A form of a verb that is in the passive voice. 3. A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth. Example: If you want to improve your organization's NPS, you need to follow up with your detractors, passives, and promoters to understand why they answered your question as they did and what you can do better in the future. 4. Any component that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain. Example: Reductions In Both Size And Weight Offered By Integrated Passives You may not know it yet, but if you're like most consumers, you want integrated passives. Example: The components include active devices such as logic, memory, processors, etc.; passives such as capacitors, resistors, crystal oscillators, inductances, etc.; […] 5. Ellipsis of passive attack. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 6. A thing whose worth decreases with time.
Word: versatile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin versātilis (“turning easily”), from versātus, past participle of versō (“to turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“to turn”). Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪl/, [ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪɫ], /ˈvɝ.sə.təl/, [ˈvɝ.sə.ɾəl], /ˈvɝ.səˌtaɪl/ 1. Capable of doing many things competently. Example: Ruthanna Boris, a versatile dancer and choreographer who was the first American ballerina to be a star of one of the prestigious Ballets Russes troupes of the ’40s, died Friday at her home in El Cerrito, Calif. She was 88. 2. Having varied uses or many functions. 3. Changeable or inconstant. 4. Capable of moving freely in all directions. Example: The versatile anther is an important step up in flowering plant evolution and it may be the most widespread of all simple anther types. 5. Synonym of vers (“Willing to take either a penetrative or receptive role in anal sex”). Example: Among men who do engage in anal intercourse, about one-quarter are tops, one-quarter are bottoms, and one-half are versatile. 6. Being a switch; capable of taking either a dominant or a submissive role. 7. Capable of being either a dominant or a submissive partner in a sexual relationship. Labels: broadly
Word: Adonis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis). Pronunciation: /əˈdəʊ.nɪs/, /əˈdɒn.ɪs/, /əˈdɑn.ɪs/, /əˈdoʊ.nɪs/ 1. A beautiful young man loved by Aphrodite. Labels: Greek Example: The Phœnician Adonis was identical with Tammūz. Example: 1900, James Frazer, The Golden Bough, Chapter 42: Osiris and the Sun, A strong reason for interpreting the death of Osiris as the decay of vegetation rather than as the sunset is to be found in the general, though not unanimous, voice of antiquity, which classed together the worship and myths of Osiris, Adonis, Attis, Dionysus, and Demeter, as religions of essentially the same type. The consensus of ancient opinion on this subject seems too great to be rejected as a mere fancy. So closely did the rites of Osiris resemble those of Adonis at Byblus that some of the people of Byblus themselves maintained that it was Osiris and not Adonis whose death was mourned by them. 2. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: rare 3. A surname. 4. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri, United States. 5. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.
Word: Adonis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis). Pronunciation: /əˈdəʊ.nɪs/, /əˈdɒn.ɪs/, /əˈdɑn.ɪs/, /əˈdoʊ.nɪs/ 1. A beautiful man.
Word: red ribbon Part of Speech: noun 1. The ribbon of the Order of the Bath. 2. A badge in the form of a short strip of red ribbon crossed over itself, worn to show one's support of the fight against, and of people affected by, HIV and AIDS, or of substance abuse. 3. A red ribbon awarded as a second-place prize.
Word: AIDS ribbon Part of Speech: noun 1. A red ribbon which signifies support for AIDS awareness and treatment research.
Word: algolagnia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Algolagnie, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + λαγνεία (lagneía, “lust”). Equivalent to algo- + -lagnia. Pronunciation: /alɡə(ʊ)ˈlaɡnɪə/ 1. A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones. Labels: uncountable
Word: sadomasochism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sado- + masochism. Pronunciation: /seɪdəʊˈmæsəkɪzəm/ 1. The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Sadism and masochism: the (often sexual) enjoyment by one person of both inflicting and receiving pain. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: sadomasochist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See sadomasochism. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪdəʊˌmæsəkɪst/ 1. A person who enjoys both inflicting and receiving pain for sexual gratification.
Word: sadomasochist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See sadomasochism. Pronunciation: /ˈseɪdəʊˌmæsəkɪst/ 1. Sadomasochistic.
Word: sadomasochistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sadomasochist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sadomasochistic From sadomasochist + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌseɪdəʊmæsəˈkɪstɪk/ 1. Of or relating to sadomasochism or sadomasochists.
Word: ambidextrous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin ambidexter + -ous, the former from ambi- (“both”) + dexter (“right”), thus literally “both hands being like a right hand”. By surface analysis, ambi- (“both”) + dextrous (“skillful; agile”). The Latin word is first attested in the Vetus Latina, calquing Ancient Greek ἀμφοτεροδέξιος (amphoterodéxios) in Judges 3:15 after the Septuagint, itself translating Hebrew אִטֵּר יַד יְמִינוֹ (iṭṭēr yaḏ yəmīnō, literally “bound in his right hand”). This phrase is now generally translated as “left-handed”; the Septuagint translation is either from a variant reading or from a different interpretation. Pronunciation: /ˌæm.biˈdɛk.stɹəs/, /ˌæm.bɪˈdɛk.stɹəs/ 1. Having equal or comparable ability in both hands; in particular, able to write well with both hands. Example: Some are […]ambidextrous or right-handed on both sides; which happeneth only unto strong and athletical bodies, whose heat and spirits are able to afford an ability unto both. 2. Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument). 3. Practising or siding with both parties. Labels: archaic Example: All False, Shuffling, and Ambidextrous Dealings. 4. Of a person, bisexual. Labels: humorous 5. Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc. Example: Michelangelo was a very ambidextrous artist, producing sculptures and frescoes with equal ability. Example: For years, by every possible device, we have been raising the prices of our agricultural products against the foreign buyers […] by every device known to the ambidextrous tradesman and financier. The result is that we have raised up other and unexpected competitors in the markets of the world.
Word: ambi- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Latin ambo (“both”). Doublet of amphi-. Pronunciation: /ˈæmbi/, /ˈæmbɪ/, /ˈæmbə/ 1. Either or both. Labels: morpheme Example: ambidirectional Example: ambipolar 2. On both sides. Labels: morpheme Example: ambifix Example: ambilateral 3. Intermediate between two categories. Labels: morpheme Example: ambisense Example: ambivert 4. Alternating between two categories. Labels: morpheme Example: ambilocal Example: ambivalent
Word: Bloemfontein Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans Bloemfontein, from Dutch Bloemfontein. Pronunciation: /ˈbluːmfɒnˌteɪn/ 1. A major city, the capital of the Free State province, and judicial capital of South Africa.
Word: anal sex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anal + sex. First use appears c. 1970 in the American Sociological Review. 1. A sexual activity involving stimulation of a sexual partner's anus or rectum, especially by penetration with the penis or an object. Labels: uncountable Example: It is a common misconception that anal intercourse is an exclusively homosexual male practice. […] As elsewhere in Africa, little data exist on the role of anal sex in HIV acquisition in women in the general population […] Example: They had sex before either knew the other’s surname. They had anal sex before they had vaginal sex.
Word: vaginal sex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From vaginal + sex. 1. Sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the vagina. Labels: uncountable
Word: penetration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, and its source, Latin penetrātiō, from the participle stem of penetrō (“pierce”, verb). Morphologically penetrate + -ion. Pronunciation: /pɛ.nɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, /pɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of penetrating something. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Any penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense. 3. The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] my observations of her looks and actions became acutely sharpened, and that to a degree, which, notwithstanding my efforts to conceal it, could not escape her penetration. Example: I have no respect for the penetration of any man who can read the report of that conversation, and still call the principal in it insane. 4. The act of progressing or moving forward through or into something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Arsenal lacked urgency and penetration in a lazy, lacklustre opening half, sucked in by Forest's strategy of sitting back in blocks of defence waiting to hit them on the counter. 5. A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The proportion of the target audience who buy or use the specified product or service. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The electrification of the lines radiating from Casablanca originated with the policy of economic penetration and conciliation pursued by Marshal Lyautey for the pacification of Morocco.