nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: isolate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulatus (whence also insulate), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/ 1. To set apart or cut off from others. Labels: transitive Example: By isolating these two main types of relation, hyponymy and incompatibility, we can characterize the relations between a large web of items. Example: Iran could not be happier. The more Israel sinks into the West Bank, the more it is delegitimized and isolated, the more the world focuses on Israel’s colonialism rather than Iran’s nuclear enrichment, the more people call for a single democratic state in all of historic Palestine. 2. To place in quarantine or isolation. Labels: transitive 3. To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture. Labels: transitive Example: To isolate the petroline the condensed oil is distilled again until fifty per cent. of oil has been obtained, and what is left in the still is petroline. 4. To insulate, or make free of external influence. Labels: transitive Example: One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination. 5. To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture. Labels: transitive 6. To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity. Labels: transitive 7. To self-isolate. Labels: intransitive
Word: isolate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulatus (whence also insulate), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ.sə.lət/ 1. Something that has been isolated. Example: We used electropherotypes in order to differentiate the original parental strains or isolates from the finally tumor cell-adapted isolates.
Word: isolate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulatus (whence also insulate), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). 1. isolated. Labels: literary, not-comparable Example: He said in his heart, the day his beard was shaven he was beaten, lost. He identified it with his isolate manhood. Example: Its snaky acid kiss. It petrifies the will. These are the isolate, slow faults That kill, that kill, that kill.
Word: poultry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from poulet, diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pullus (“chick”). By surface analysis, poult + -ry. For the development of Middle English /u/ to modern /oʊ/, /əʊ/ before /lt/, /ld/, /ln/, compare boult, boulder, colter/coulter, poultice, shoulder, won't. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒltɹi/, /ˈpəʊltɹi/, /ˈpoʊltɹi/, /ˈpɔltɹi/, /ˈpəʉltɹi/ 1. Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or both). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: a poultry farmer 2. The meat from a domestic fowl. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: the poultry counter
Word: alchemists Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæl.kə.mɪsts/ 1. plural of alchemist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sippen, of uncertain origin. Compare with Low German sippen (“to sip”). Possibly from a variant of Middle English suppen (“to drink, sip”) (see sup) or perhaps from Old English sipian, sypian (“to take in moisture, soak, macerate”), from Proto-Germanic *sipōną (“to drip, trickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, trickle, leak out”). Compare also Old High German supfen (“to drink, sip”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (“to sip, intake”). Pronunciation: /sɪp/ 1. A small mouthful of drink. Example: So order one more coffee / Have another sip of wine / We can go on talking / Until it's disco closing time 2. An event at which people drink alcohol in small, usually subintoxicating amounts. Example: Earl is always a good time. His appearance at parties, whether it's a smart cocktail sip or a basement gig, is mandatory.
Word: sip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sippen, of uncertain origin. Compare with Low German sippen (“to sip”). Possibly from a variant of Middle English suppen (“to drink, sip”) (see sup) or perhaps from Old English sipian, sypian (“to take in moisture, soak, macerate”), from Proto-Germanic *sipōną (“to drip, trickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, trickle, leak out”). Compare also Old High German supfen (“to drink, sip”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (“to sip, intake”). Pronunciation: /sɪp/ 1. To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time. Labels: transitive Example: He held out to me a bowl of steaming broth, that filled the room with a savour sweeter, ten thousand times, to me than every rose and lily of the world; yet would not let me drink it at a gulp, but made me sip it with a spoon like any baby. Example: A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. 2. To drink a small quantity. Labels: intransitive Example: [She] rais'd it to her mouth with sober grace; / Then, sipping, offered to the next in place. 3. To taste the liquor of; to drink out of. Labels: transitive Example: They skim the floods, and sip the purple flowers. 4. Alternative form of seep. Labels: Scotland, US, alt-of, alternative, dated 5. To consume slowly. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Sales of lightbulbs which sip electricity, and whose increased cost in the shops is easily paid for over their lifetime, used to double every year; in 1990/1991, they leapt sevenfold. Example: It makes a small car, the Chevy Cobalt, which sips petrol in moderation and is therefore selling well.
Word: snuggle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English snug Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English snuggle From snug + -le (frequentative suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/ 1. An affectionate hug. Example: Let's have a snuggle on the sofa. 2. The final remnant left in a liquor bottle.
Word: snuggle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English snug Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English snuggle From snug + -le (frequentative suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/ 1. To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: My girlfriend and I love to snuggle. Example: The last drop of jager snuggled the corner of the pint. 2. To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position. Example: Tired but satisfied, the children snuggled into their sleeping bags. Example: The pet dog snuggles into its new bed.
Word: dosh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Possibly a combination of dough and cash. Pronunciation: /dɒʃ/ 1. Money. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable Example: I'd like to buy a new car, but I'm short on dosh. Example: But left undiscussed is the core question of why Virgin is whoring itself out like this; the law doesn't require it, and passing on letters from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) won't make an ISP more dosh. Or will it?
Word: pick on Part of Speech: verb 1. To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass. Labels: transitive Example: Hey! Quit picking on your brother. Example: Had no friends, picked on 'cause I was weak 2. To select (a person) for a task, etc. Labels: transitive Example: The teacher picked on me to answer the question.
Word: gutted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gutted, gotted, equivalent to gut + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌtɪd/ 1. Eviscerated. Labels: not-comparable Example: The exports, on the whole, in 1815, exceeded those of 1816; but the gutted herrings exported in the latter year exceeded those of the former by 12606½ barrels Example: He was leaning forward, head down, taking one deliberate step after another, both arms behind, dragging his gutted buck by its barely forked antlers. 2. With the most important parts destroyed (often by fire), removed or rendered useless. Example: (referring to the practice of newspapers removing all intermediate vowels from the names of people about whom they were making potentially libelous statements, as eg Fl-r-o, compare 1714 cite of past participle, below) For he to keep him from the vapours, /Subscribed at Hookham's, saw the papers; /Was deep in poet's-corner wit; /Knew what was in italics writ; /Explain'd fictitious names at will, /Each gutted syllable cou'd fill; /There oft, in paragraphs, his name /Gave symptom sweet of growing fame. Example: Viasma on the other hand, presented as dismal a scene as we had any where witnessed. Nearly all the large houses were gutted and burnt. 3. Having a gut or guts. Labels: archaic Example: Having spoke thus, she took the ugliest of her monsters, full gutted from her spleen, and flung it invisibly into his mouth, which, flying straight up into his head, squeezed out his eye-balls, gave him a distorted look, and half overturned his brain. Example: He could tell she wanted to cry. "We've made a pact that we are going to try to get into men's basketball, and we're not going to do any of this crying stuff," he reminded her, and she gutted it out. 4. Deeply disappointed or crushed, as by defeat, failure, or loss; let down. Labels: slang Example: The whole platoon had felt gutted, an attitude rarely reflected in press reporters. Example: Throughout the book he runs the whole gamut of emotion from ‘chuffed' to ‘gutted', while being on the whole (surprisingly, for a fabulously gifted millionaire) more gutted than chuffed, and he cheerfully confesses to a short temper.
Word: gutted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gutted, gotted, equivalent to gut + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of gut Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: energetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin energeticus (16th c.), or its source, Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός (energētikós), from ἐνεργέω (energéō, “to be active”), from ἐνεργός (energós, “active”). By surface analysis, energy + -etic. Pronunciation: /ˌɛn.əˈdʒɛt.ɪk/, /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/, /eˈnər.dʒe.ʈɪk/ 1. Possessing or pertaining to energy. Example: Cosmic rays are energetic particles from outer space. Example: energetic laws 2. Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous, furious. Example: Those kids are so energetic: they want to run around playing all day. Example: They are even now insulted with all the arguments which have been used in favor of energetic governments, ever since the days of Pharaoh: but every one knew, long before our revolution, that an energetic government could be supported […] 3. Having powerful effects; efficacious, potent. Labels: obsolete Example: At these energetic sounds, the sun hid himself beneath a gloomy cloud; and the waters of two little lakes, that were naturally clearer than crystal, became of a colour like blood. 4. Of or relating to certain Arabic verb forms that emphasize or intensify the meaning.
Word: energetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from a clipping of energetic materials. Pronunciation: /ˌɛn.əˈdʒɛt.ɪk/, /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/, /eˈnər.dʒe.ʈɪk/ 1. Any material used for its release of energy, either as an explosive, propellant, or for pyrotechnic effects. Labels: in-plural Example: Unfortunately, conventional nanoporous energetics can have poor long-term storage stability, and can be dangerously unstable, severely limiting their usefulness. Example: Improved energetics can help the Department of Defense build smaller munitions that still pack a punch.
Word: Arizona Part of Speech: name Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from O'odham alĭ ṣonak (literally “small spring”) (traditionally through the Spanish intermediary form Arizonac; compare modern Arizona), a name initially applied to an area around a silver-mining camp in Sonora. Alternatively, perhaps from Basque haritz ona (literally “good oak”), as the area had many Basque herders, and a descendant of them established the ranchería of Arizona (circa 1735) in Sonora. Suggestions of derivation from *arizuma, supposedly a Nahuatl word meaning “silver-bearing”, are considered implausible, and derivation from árida zona (literally “dry zone”) is considered a folk etymology. Pronunciation: /ˌæɹɪˈzoʊnə/, /ˌɛɹɪˈzoʊnə/, /ˌæɹɪˈzəʊnə/ 1. A state in the southwestern United States, established 1912. Capital: Phoenix. Example: A 15-year-old orphan is being forced from the Arizona senior community where he lives with his grandparents after the homeowner’s association said it could face legal issues if he stayed. 2. Ellipsis of University of Arizona. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Videos on social media appear to show Arizona fans chanting “F**k the Mormons” after the 96-95 loss. 3. A territory of the southwest Confederate (1862–1865) and United States of America (1863–1912), with its capitals at Tucson, Prescott, and Phoenix. Labels: historical 4. A department of the northwest Second Mexican Empire (1863–1865), with its capital at Altar. Labels: historical 5. A unisex given name. Labels: rare 6. Arizona Beverage Company, which sells its products under the name AriZona. 7. Several places named for the state or territory. 8. Several places named for the state or territory. 9. Several places named for the state or territory. 10. Several places named for the state or territory. 11. Several places named for the state or territory. 12. Several places named for the state or territory. 13. A surname.
Word: androgen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *anḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English androgen From andro- + -gen. Pronunciation: /ˈændrəd͡ʒən/ 1. Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids. Example: It is known as Hatschek's pit and has been found to react positively to antibodies against substance P, met-enkephalin, cholecystokinin (CCK), mammalian luteinizing hormone (LH), and the enzyme aromatase (P450ₐᵣₒ), which converts certain androgens into estrogens (see Chapter 3). Example: However, high levels of the nonaromatizable androgen dihydrotestosterone and of sex-hormone binding globulin that inhibit fat accumulation in the abdomen might also contribute to reducing the waist.
Word: gelid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū̆ Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin gelidus English gelid First attested in 1630. From Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelu (“frost”). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛl.ɪd/, /ˈd͡ʒɛl.əd/ 1. Very cold; icy or frosty; frigid. Labels: literary Example: Of Cassandra-Marat we have spoken often; yet the most surprising truth remains to be spoken: that he actually does not want sense; but, with croaking gelid throat, croaks out masses of the truth, on several things. Example: Above the gelid source of mountain springs, ⁠A solitary eagle, circling, flies.
Word: lieutenant general Part of Speech: noun 1. A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general. 2. A similar rank in the armed forces of some other countries.
Word: perish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English perishen, borrowed from Old French perir (via the stem periss- used in various conjugations), from Latin perīre (“pass away, perish”), from per (“through”) + īre (“pass, go”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/, /ˈpeɹɪʃ/, /ˈpeɹəʃ/, /ˈpɛɾɪʃ/ 1. To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing. Labels: intransitive Example: 1881, Tarafa, translated by W. A. Clouston, The Poem of Tarafa I consider time as a treasure decreasing every night; and that which every day diminishes soon perishes for ever. 2. To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose Labels: intransitive Example: The difficulty is that fresh foods perish due to the multiplication in them of harmful bacteria. 3. To die; to cease to live. Labels: intransitive Example: When it goeth well with the righteous, the citie reioyceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. Example: […]the ship struck upon a sand, and […] the sea broke over her in such a manner that we expected we should all have perished immediately; and we were immediately driven into our close quarters, to shelter us from the very foam and spray of the sea. 4. To cause to perish. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: that closeness did impair and a little perish his understanding Example: "Leggo my shou'der, I tell you! Leggo!" He struggled with her, and the customers came forward. "Chrise! I'll perish you, if you ain't careful!" He turned suddenly,...
Word: warble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔɹbl̩/, /ˈwɔːbl̩/ 1. To modulate a tone's frequency. Labels: transitive 2. To sing like a bird, especially with trills. Labels: transitive Example: Her voice more sweet than warbling sound, Tho’ sung by nightingale or lark, Her eyes such lustre dart around, Compar’d to them the sun is dark. Example: In the swamp in secluded recesses, / A shy and hidden bird is warbling a song. 3. To cause to quaver or vibrate. Labels: transitive Example: touch the warbled string 4. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously. Labels: intransitive Example: The wailings of a maiden I recite, / A maiden fair, that Sparabella hight. / Such ſtrains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat, / Nor the gay goldfinch chaunts ſo ſweet a note, [...]
Word: warble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔɹbl̩/, /ˈwɔːbl̩/ 1. The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The blackbirds and robins and and^([sic]) tits and finches shout at each other, chups and warbles and chirrups that, loosely translated, mean “Fancy a shag?”, “Get OFF my land” or “I’ve got a great big tonker.” 2. In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrowband noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: warble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English werble (at least for the noun), from Frankish *werbel (mole cricket), cognate to Walloon waerbea. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔɹbl̩/, /ˈwɔːbl̩/ 1. A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma. 2. A small hard swelling on a horse's back, caused by the galling of the saddle.
Word: daredevil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dare + devil; an exocentric compound, "one who dares the devil". Pronunciation: /ˈdɛədɛvəl/, [ˈdɛədɛvəɫ] 1. A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. Example: Even as a youngster, Steven was a bit of a daredevil riding up homemade wooden ramps on his BMX.
Word: daredevil Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dare + devil; an exocentric compound, "one who dares the devil". Pronunciation: /ˈdɛədɛvəl/, [ˈdɛədɛvəɫ] 1. Recklessly bold; adventurous. Example: The climactic scene of “Rebel without a Cause” is the group of very daredevil teens playing chicken. Example: Not only do they glide gracefully with burdens on their heads, they bend to pick money that has been flung at them; dash across roads with cars zooming by and the most daredevil do all this with a child strapped to their back.
Word: daredevil Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dare + devil; an exocentric compound, "one who dares the devil". Pronunciation: /ˈdɛədɛvəl/, [ˈdɛədɛvəɫ] 1. To behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky manner. Labels: intransitive
Word: narcissism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From obsolete German Narzissismus (now Narzissmus by haplology), from Narziss (“Narcissus”) + -ism. By surface analysis, Narciss(us) (“character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈnɑːsəˌsɪzm/, /ˈnɑɹsəˌsɪzm/ 1. A self-centered personality trait in which the person is infatuated with their own characteristics and image that are idealized while others and their differences are devalued in comparison (unless sameness kindles spectacular affinity that forms a rerouting of one's self-love, i.e. the person can see themselves in the other). Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Although the researchers found that, on average, narcissism gradually declined as people aged, “the results show that this decline is not as large as one might hope,” said Ulrich Orth, the lead author of the paper and a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Bern in Switzerland. The declines in narcissism took place over the span of decades. 2. Sexual desire for one's own body. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: black pudding Part of Speech: noun 1. A blood sausage made from minced pork, pork blood, cereal (oats or barley), and spices; eaten at breakfast and combined in starters and salads.
Word: chou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French chou (“cabbage”); compare French pâte à choux (“choux pastry”). Doublet of caulis, cole, and kale. Pronunciation: /ʃuː/ 1. Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet filling. 2. A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament in women's clothing. Example: Medium sized chous, or rosettes of the ribbon finish the trimming at bottom of chest opening, and at the waist points back and front.
Word: handshake Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + shake. See the appendix for the history of the gesture itself. Pronunciation: /ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/ 1. The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement. Example: Eccles' handshake, eager and practiced and hard, seems to symbolize for him an embrace. For an instant Rabbit fears he will never let go. 2. An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.
Word: handshake Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From hand + shake. See the appendix for the history of the gesture itself. Pronunciation: /ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/ 1. To perform a handshake; to shake hands. Labels: intransitive 2. To perform a handshake with another device. Labels: intransitive
Word: pillow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu (“pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *pulwī (“pillow”), from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion”), derived from pulvis (“dust”), for the filler of a pillow. Doublet of pulvinus. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Peel (“pillow”), Alemannic German Pfulme (“pillow”), Dutch peluw (“a long, narrow pillow”), German Pfühl (“a big and soft pillow”), German Low German Pöhl (“pad, pillow, cushion”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪl.əʊ/, /ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞], /ˈpɛl.oʊ/ 1. A soft cushion used to support the head in bed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The appearance of the entire tomb is as if the warrior had seen the vision of Christ in his dying moments, and had fallen back peacefully upon his pillow, with his eyes still turned to it, and his hands clasped in prayer. 2. Any similar head support used for sleep, such as a neck pillow or a hard porcelain pillow. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She slept with her head on the pillow. 3. A pillow lava. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A block under the inner end of a bowsprit. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The socket of a pivot. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A kind of plain, coarse fustian. Labels: uncountable
Word: pillow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu (“pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *pulwī (“pillow”), from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion”), derived from pulvis (“dust”), for the filler of a pillow. Doublet of pulvinus. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Peel (“pillow”), Alemannic German Pfulme (“pillow”), Dutch peluw (“a long, narrow pillow”), German Pfühl (“a big and soft pillow”), German Low German Pöhl (“pad, pillow, cushion”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪl.əʊ/, /ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞], /ˈpɛl.oʊ/ 1. To rest as on a pillow. Labels: transitive Example: ...but Lucy was too thoroughly exhausted to awaken. There she lay, her head pillowed upon her arm, like a child that had cried itself to rest; while Francesca bent over her,... Example: As we stop in front of a tenement to watch one of these groups, a dirty baby in a single brief garment—yet a sweet, human little baby despite its dirt and tatters—tumbles off the lowest step, rolls over once, clutches my leg with unconscious grip, and goes to sleep on the flagstones, its curly head pillowed on my boot.
Word: drainer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From drain (verb) + -er. 1. That which drains. Example: The radical shift in mentality is even more necessary when analysts see Education simply as a drainer of resources. Example: I know that poor form is one of the biggest drainers of energy, so even though I slowed down significantly I made a very conscious effort to maintain good form. 2. A frame or rack for allowing washed crockery etc to dry naturally. 3. A perforated rack on which washed dishes, etc. may be placed in order to dry. 4. Alternative form of Drainer. Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: drainer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *draugiz Proto-Germanic *drauhnōną Proto-West Germanic *drauhnōn Old English drēahnian Middle English *dreinen English drain Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English drainer From drain (noun) + -er. 1. A person who explores drains, tunnels, or sewers. 2. Alternative spelling of Drainer Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: beginning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English biginning, beginninge, beginnunge, equivalent to begin + -ing. Pronunciation: /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/, /ˈbɪ.ɡɪ.nɪŋɡ/ 1. The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states. Labels: uncountable 2. That which is begun; a rudiment or element. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: What was the beginning of the dispute? 4. The initial portion of some extended thing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The author describes the main character’s youth at the beginning of the story. Example: That house is at the beginning of the street.
Word: beginning Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English begynnyng, bygynnynge, From Old English *beginnende (attested only as Old English onginnende), from Proto-Germanic *biginnandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), equivalent to begin + -ing. Pronunciation: /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/, /ˈbɪ.ɡɪ.nɪŋɡ/ 1. present participle and gerund of begin Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: He is beginning to read a new book. Example: The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o’clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers’ barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one’s eyes ache, the men’s voices grated harshly, and the girls’ faces saddened one.
Word: beginning Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English begynnyng, bygynnynge, From Old English *beginnende (attested only as Old English onginnende), from Proto-Germanic *biginnandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), equivalent to begin + -ing. Pronunciation: /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/, /ˈbɪ.ɡɪ.nɪŋɡ/ 1. Being the first portion of some extended thing. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: in the beginning paragraph of the chapter Example: in the beginning section of the course
Word: giggle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Early 16th century, probably of imitative origin. Or, perhaps a frequentative based on dialectal English gig (“to creak”), from Middle English gigen (“to make a creaking sound”) + -le; or perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin: compare Saterland Frisian güüchelje (“to giggle”), West Frisian giechelje (“to giggle”), Dutch giechelen (“to giggle”), German Low German giecheln (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), German gickeln (“to giggle”). All of these words are likely onomatopoeic as well. Also compare Alemannic German Guege (“fiddle”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪɡl̩/ 1. To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner. Example: The jokes had them giggling like little girls all evening. Example: I couldn't resist to giggle a little tee hee.
Word: giggle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Early 16th century, probably of imitative origin. Or, perhaps a frequentative based on dialectal English gig (“to creak”), from Middle English gigen (“to make a creaking sound”) + -le; or perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin: compare Saterland Frisian güüchelje (“to giggle”), West Frisian giechelje (“to giggle”), Dutch giechelen (“to giggle”), German Low German giecheln (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), German gickeln (“to giggle”). All of these words are likely onomatopoeic as well. Also compare Alemannic German Guege (“fiddle”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪɡl̩/ 1. A high-pitched, silly laugh. Example: My audience to this not-too-easy operation was a small group of Scottish school lasses, who seemed (perhaps naturally) to find the proceedings somewhat mysterious, but at any rate amusing. I wished they would go away, but they didn't, so I had to get on with the job to the accompaniment of a background of giggles! 2. Fun; an amusing episode. Labels: informal Example: We put itching powder down his shirt for giggles. Example: The women thought it would be quite a giggle to have a strippergram at the bride's hen party.
Word: Atlantic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós)bor. Latin ā̆tlanticusbor. Middle English Atlantyke English Atlantic From Middle English Atlantyke, from Latin Ā̆tlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós, “Atlantean, of Atlas”), from Ancient Greek Ἄτλᾱς (Átlās), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin. Pronunciation: /ətˈlæn.tɪk/, /ətˈlan.tɪk/, /ætˈlæn.tɪk/, /ætˈlæn.ɪk/, [ætˈlæɾ̃.ɪk] 1. The Atlantic Ocean. 2. A phase of the Holocene epoch in the Blytt–Sernander system, extending from approximately 8,000 to 5,000 years before present.
Word: Atlantic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós)bor. Latin ā̆tlanticusbor. Middle English Atlantyke English Atlantic From Middle English Atlantyke, from Latin Ā̆tlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós, “Atlantean, of Atlas”), from Ancient Greek Ἄτλᾱς (Átlās), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin. Pronunciation: /ətˈlæn.tɪk/, /ətˈlan.tɪk/, /ætˈlæn.tɪk/, /ætˈlæn.ɪk/, [ætˈlæɾ̃.ɪk] 1. A branch of the Niger-Congo languages spoken along the Atlantic coast in West Africa. 2. A city, the county seat of Cass County, Iowa, United States.
Word: Atlantic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós)bor. Latin ā̆tlanticusbor. Middle English Atlantyke English Atlantic From Middle English Atlantyke, from Latin Ā̆tlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós, “Atlantean, of Atlas”), from Ancient Greek Ἄτλᾱς (Átlās), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin. Pronunciation: /ətˈlæn.tɪk/, /ətˈlan.tɪk/, /ætˈlæn.tɪk/, /ætˈlæn.ɪk/, [ætˈlæɾ̃.ɪk] 1. Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States. Labels: not-comparable 3. Pertaining to the legendary island of Atlantis. Labels: not-comparable 4. Pertaining to the Atlantic language family. Labels: not-comparable 5. Descended from the legendary Atlas. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Seav'n Atlantick sisters.
Word: Atlantic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós)bor. Latin ā̆tlanticusbor. Middle English Atlantyke English Atlantic From Middle English Atlantyke, from Latin Ā̆tlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós, “Atlantean, of Atlas”), from Ancient Greek Ἄτλᾱς (Átlās), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin. Pronunciation: /ətˈlæn.tɪk/, /ətˈlan.tɪk/, /ætˈlæn.tɪk/, /ætˈlæn.ɪk/, [ætˈlæɾ̃.ɪk] 1. A steam locomotive of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement. Example: It is equally curious that whereas the first Swindon-built Atlantic began its career as a 4-6-0, the first Great Western 4-cylinder 4-6-0 began its career as an Atlantic. Example: Where these Atlantics fell from acoustic grace, however, was in their feeble screechy little whistle, so different from the N.B.R. mellow standard pattern.
Word: how's tricks Part of Speech: phrase 1. Informal greeting roughly equivalent to How are you? or How's it going? Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: He was smoking a cigar (a most unusual occurrence), and a smile of satisfaction lit up his serene countenance. "How's tricks, Harry my boy?" I asked of that gentleman.
Word: plaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English plaster, plastre, from Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum, shortened from Classical Latin emplastrum (“a plaster, bandage”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plastre. Displaced native Old English clīþa. The verb is from Middle English plastren, from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈplɑːstə/, /ˈplastə/, /ˈplastəɾ/, /ˈplastəɻ/, /ˈplæstɚ/ 1. A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes. Labels: uncountable 2. A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster. Labels: Canada, New-Zealand, UK, countable 3. A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonym: stucco (dedicated term for exterior type in some dialects) 4. A similar material used for exterior walls. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; a plaster cast. Labels: countable 6. Plaster of Paris. Labels: uncountable
Word: plaster Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English plaster, plastre, from Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum, shortened from Classical Latin emplastrum (“a plaster, bandage”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plastre. Displaced native Old English clīþa. The verb is from Middle English plastren, from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈplɑːstə/, /ˈplastə/, /ˈplastəɾ/, /ˈplastəɻ/, /ˈplæstɚ/ 1. To cover or coat something with plaster; to render. Labels: transitive Example: to plaster a wall 2. To apply a plaster to. Labels: transitive Example: to plaster a wound 3. To smear with some viscous or liquid substance. Labels: transitive Example: Her face was plastered with mud. 4. To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly. Labels: transitive Example: The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement. Example: If Euston is not typically English, St. Pancras is. Its façade is a nightmare of improbable Gothic. It is fairly plastered with the aesthetic ideals of 1868, and the only beautiful thing about it is Barlow's roof. It is haunted by the stuffier kind of ghost. Yet there is something about the ordered whole of St. Pancras that would make demolition a terrible pity. 5. To bombard heavily or overwhelmingly; to overwhelm (with weapons fire). Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Yeah, if you think that was bad... having, obviously, here, being people in the modern day and knowing something about the historical tactics used at the Battle of Samar, we did have, at one point, the American battleline sailing itself into a rain squall, staying in the rain squall, using large numbers of destroyers (with, obviously, all their smoke generators) to increase the cover in the rain squall and maintain it when the wet squall seemed to start dying off, and, through that, they just went "Right, activate radar, hello everybody, we can see you, you can't see us", and plastered everything in 14-and-16-inch gunfire until everything was broken, burning, and not able to fire back, and then they popped out for the coup de grâce. 6. To smooth over. Labels: figuratively, transitive
Word: whisper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English whisperen, from Old English hwisprian (“to mutter, murmur, whisper”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwisprōn, from Proto-Germanic *hwisprōną (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Dutch wisperen (“to whisper”), German wispern (“to mumble, whisper”). Related also to Danish hviske (“to whisper”), Icelandic hvískra (“to whisper”), Norwegian Bokmål hviske, kviskre (“to whisper”), Norwegian Nynorsk kviskre, kviskra (“to whisper”), Swedish viska (“to whisper”). More at English whistle. Pronunciation: /ˈ(h)wɪspə/, /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/ 1. The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords; the sound thus produced. Example: I spoke in a near whisper. Example: "Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible. 2. A rumor. Labels: plural-normally Example: There are whispers of rebellion all around. Example: Time can never mend / The careless whispers of a good friend 3. A faint trace or hint (of something). Labels: figuratively Example: The soup had just a whisper of basil. 4. A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves. 5. A private message to an individual in a chat room. Labels: Internet Example: The invisibility of private interactions in the form of whispers resolved an ethical concern in the research but reduced our ability to gauge the volume of interaction […] Example: Anyone logged in to the chat room can click on an individual name, highlighting it, and send a message — a whisper — that will be seen only by the selected person. 6. A projection of intention and influence caused by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means. Example: "Witches feel that anyone who is against them has to be destroyed. The method is to give the victim what we call a whispering. It is similar to the aborigine ceremony in Australia of singing someone to death. The witches gather in a circle and focus their hate on the persons they have in mind. These vibrations from their minds and voices carry whispers to the one who they are working against."
Word: whisper Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English whisperen, from Old English hwisprian (“to mutter, murmur, whisper”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwisprōn, from Proto-Germanic *hwisprōną (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Dutch wisperen (“to whisper”), German wispern (“to mumble, whisper”). Related also to Danish hviske (“to whisper”), Icelandic hvískra (“to whisper”), Norwegian Bokmål hviske, kviskre (“to whisper”), Norwegian Nynorsk kviskre, kviskra (“to whisper”), Swedish viska (“to whisper”). More at English whistle. Pronunciation: /ˈ(h)wɪspə/, /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/ 1. To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. Labels: intransitive Example: I can hear them whisper as we pass by It's a bad sign, bad sign 2. To say (something) softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter (something) without sonant breath, without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. Labels: transitive Example: Whether he whispered sweet nothings to her in Stengelese is not known, but he did call her "the best catch I ever made in my career." 3. To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper. Labels: transitive Example: They might buzz and whisper it one to another. 4. To make a low, sibilant sound. Labels: intransitive Example: the hollow, whispering breeze Example: […] hear thy laurel whisper sweet About the ledges of the hill. 5. To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. Labels: intransitive Example: All that hate me whisper together against me. 6. To address in a whisper, or low voice. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: and whisper one another in the ear Example: where gentlest breezes whisper souls distressed 7. To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: He came to whisper Wolsey. Example: [A] simple youth whispered me that he was an Illuminé, and carried on an intercourse with the invisible world. 8. To send a private message to an individual in a chat room. Labels: Internet 9. To exercise skill in taming or training a creature. 10. To project intention and influence events by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means; to subject someone or something to this influence. Example: "Witches feel that anyone who is against them has to be destroyed. The method is to give the victim what we call a whispering. [...] The most frightening this is to be whispered when you're driving a car - it's nerve-racking."
Word: seaweed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sea Proto-West Germanic *weud Old English wēod Middle English weed English weed English seaweed From sea + weed. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːwiːd/, /ˈsiwid/ 1. Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: We have lingered in the chambers of the sea / By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown / Till human voices wake us, and we drown. Example: The tide was out, and we drew up amid the strong bracing smell of seaweed, with gulls screeching, wheeling around, and gliding on the wind. 2. Any of various fresh water plants and algae. Labels: broadly, uncountable, usually Example: With light penetrating to the lake bottom, beds of seaweed flourished where little had grown before.
Word: polar bear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Thomas Pennant in A Synopsis of Quadrupeds (1771). 1. A white, semi-aquatic, hypercarnivorous species of bear, Ursus maritimus, whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle.
Word: fillet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English filet, vylette, felet, filette, flette, from Old French filet, diminutive of fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪl.ɪt/, /fɪˈleɪ/ 1. A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration. Labels: archaic Example: In secret shadow, farre from all mens sight: From her faire head her fillet she undight, And laid her stole aside. Example: A fillet binds her hair. 2. A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses. 3. A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet. 4. A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges. 5. A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed. Example: Fillet of a Fenny Snake, / In the Cauldron boyle and bake: 6. A premium cut of meat, especially beef, taken from below the lower back of the animal, considered to be lean and tender; also called tenderloin. Labels: UK Example: fillet steak 7. A thin featureless moulding/molding used as separation between broader decorative mouldings. 8. The space between two flutings in a shaft. 9. An ordinary equal in breadth to one quarter of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position. 10. The thread of a screw. 11. A colored or gilded border. Example: Fairer than gods and naked as the moon, The foamy fillets at their ankles strewn Less marble-white than they 12. The raised moulding around the muzzle of a gun. 13. Any scantling smaller than a batten. 14. A fascia; a band of fibres; applied especially to certain bands of white matter in the brain. 15. The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests.
Word: fillet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English filet, vylette, felet, filette, flette, from Old French filet, diminutive of fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪl.ɪt/, /fɪˈleɪ/ 1. To slice, bone or make into fillets. Labels: transitive 2. To apply, create, or specify a rounded or filled corner to. Labels: transitive
Word: garland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English garland, garlaunde, gerland, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlande, guerlande (compare French guirlande), from Frankish *wierlōn, *wieralōn, a frequentative form of Frankish *wierōn (“to adorn, bedeck”), from *wiera (“a gold thread”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *wīraz. Akin to Old High German wieren (“to adorn”), Old High German wiara (“gold thread”). More at wire. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑː.lənd/, /ˈɡɑɹ.lənd/, /ˈɡaː.lənd/ 1. A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration. Example: Bestow a Garland only on a Bier Example: Both brides and grooms in native Hawaiian tradition wear flower garlands as a physical manifestation of their love for one another, and to some, the twining of the stems is reflective of two families now becoming one. A more tourist-friendly version established in the past couple of decades involves winding the leis around the couple’s hands to bind them together. 2. An accolade or mark of honour. 3. A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe. 4. The crown of a monarch. Example: [She] ioyfully receyued and welcommed mee, as the onely type and garland of her noble ſtirpe and linage, […] 5. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology. Labels: dated Example: They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands. 6. The top; the thing most prized. Example: And call him noble that was now your hate, / Him vile that was your garland. 7. A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in. 8. A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.