nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: difficult Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English difficult (ca. 1400), a back-formation from difficulte (whence modern difficulty), from Old French difficulté, from Latin difficultas, from difficul, older form of difficilis (“hard to do, difficult”), from dis- + facilis (“easy”); see difficile. Replaced native Middle English earveþ (“difficult, hard”), from Old English earfoþe (“difficult, laborious, full of hardship”), cognate to German Arbeit (“work”). The verb is from the adjective, partly after Middle French difficulter and its etymon Latin difficultō. Compare difficilitate, difficultate, and Italian difficoltare. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ 1. Hard, not easy, requiring much effort. Example: difficult of accomplishment Example: However, the difficult weather conditions will ensure Yunnan has plenty of freshwater. 2. Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome. Labels: often Example: Stop being difficult and eat your broccoli—you know it's good for you. 3. Unable or unwilling. Labels: obsolete Example: “I hope, madam,” said Jones, “my charming Lady Bellaston will be as difficult to believe anything against one who is so sensible of the many obligations she hath conferred upon him.”
Word: difficult Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English difficult (ca. 1400), a back-formation from difficulte (whence modern difficulty), from Old French difficulté, from Latin difficultas, from difficul, older form of difficilis (“hard to do, difficult”), from dis- + facilis (“easy”); see difficile. Replaced native Middle English earveþ (“difficult, hard”), from Old English earfoþe (“difficult, laborious, full of hardship”), cognate to German Arbeit (“work”). The verb is from the adjective, partly after Middle French difficulter and its etymon Latin difficultō. Compare difficilitate, difficultate, and Italian difficoltare. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ 1. To make difficult, hinder; to impede; to perplex. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: August 9 1678, William Temple, letter to Joseph Williamson their Excellencies having desisted from their pretensions , which had difficulted the peace
Word: circular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English circuler, circuleer, circulere, from Old French circulier (French circulaire), from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus (“ring”). By surface analysis, circle + -ar. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː.kjə.lə/, /ˈsɜɹ.kjə.ləɹ/, /ˈsɪɾ.kjə.ləɾ/ 1. Of or relating to a circle. 2. In the shape of, or moving in, a circle. Example: Near-synonyms: oval; round; toroid, ringlike, round-like Example: Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands. 3. Circuitous or roundabout. 4. Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive. Example: circular reasoning Example: Your dictionary defines "brave" as "courageous", and "courageous" as "brave". That's a circular definition. 5. Distributed to a large number of persons. Example: a proclamation of Henry III., […] doubtless circular throughout England 6. Perfect; complete. Labels: obsolete Example: A man so absolute and circular / In all those wished-for rarities that may take / A virgin captive. 7. Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior. Labels: archaic Example: February 1, 1711, John Dennis, on the Genius and Writings of Shakespeare Had Virgil been a circular poet, and closely adhered to history, how could the Romans have had Dido?
Word: circular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English circuler, circuleer, circulere, from Old French circulier (French circulaire), from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus (“ring”). By surface analysis, circle + -ar. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː.kjə.lə/, /ˈsɜɹ.kjə.ləɹ/, /ˈsɪɾ.kjə.ləɾ/ 1. An advertisement, directive or notice intended for mass circulation. Example: The pigeon-hole was also stuffed with circulars and hand-bills. 2. Ellipsis of circular letter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. Ellipsis of circular file. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 4. A sleeveless cloak cut from a circular pattern. Labels: dated 5. A shuttle bus with a circular route.
Word: circular Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English circuler, circuleer, circulere, from Old French circulier (French circulaire), from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus (“ring”). By surface analysis, circle + -ar. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː.kjə.lə/, /ˈsɜɹ.kjə.ləɹ/, /ˈsɪɾ.kjə.ləɾ/ 1. To distribute circulars to or at. Example: The result of the sending of these notices confirms me in the opinion, that it will be necessary to adopt legal means with the great majority of these parties. The circulars have had little effect. In fact, the parties have been “circulared" into the notion that nothing more formidable will ever be sent to them. Example: It is true, that, to obtain these, some six hundred or more institutions were circulared, and a good many of these a second time. 2. To extend in a circular direction. Example: The theme can be expressed in an architectural analogy. For, of all contriving to encover space, the arch — alone or 'circulared' into the dome — is the most ingenious.
Word: excellent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel + -ent. Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.sə lənt/, /ˈɛk.sɪ.lənt/, /ˈɛks.lənt/, /ˈɛk.sə.lənt/, /ˈek.sə.lənt/ 1. Having excelled, having surpassed. 2. Of higher or the highest quality; splendid. Example: A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. 3. Exceptionally good of its kind. Example: Bill and Ted had an excellent adventure last week in preparation for their history exam. Example: Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that. 4. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality. Example: Elizabeth, therefore, who was an excellent hypocrite Example: Their sorrows are most excellent.
Word: excellent Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel + -ent. Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.sə lənt/, /ˈɛk.sɪ.lənt/, /ˈɛks.lənt/, /ˈɛk.sə.lənt/, /ˈek.sə.lənt/ 1. Excellently. Labels: obsolete Example: Lucian, in his tract de Mercede conductis, hath excellent well deciphered such men's proceedings in his picture of Opulentia […].
Word: swift Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English swift, from Old English swift (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weyp- (“to twist; wind around”). Cognate with Icelandic svipta (“to pull quickly”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”). More at swivel. Pronunciation: /swɪft/ 1. Fast; quick; rapid. Example: swift action Example: swift response 2. Capable of moving at high speeds. 3. Quick-thinking; bright. Labels: informal Example: That's what limos do — advertise, and he should have known that. But, as I told you before, officer, he's not too swift.
Word: swift Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English swift, from Old English swift (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weyp- (“to twist; wind around”). Cognate with Icelandic svipta (“to pull quickly”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”). More at swivel. Pronunciation: /swɪft/ 1. Swiftly. Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: Light boats sail swift, though greater hulks draw deep. Example: Ply swift and strong the oar.
Word: swift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English swift, from Old English swift (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weyp- (“to twist; wind around”). Cognate with Icelandic svipta (“to pull quickly”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”). More at swivel. Pronunciation: /swɪft/ 1. A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight. 2. Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus. Example: As a guide to start your collection we'd suggest either iguanas, tejus, swifts, basilisks, horned toads or alligator lizards. 3. A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth. Example: Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. 4. Any of various fast-flying hesperiid butterflies. 5. A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls. 6. The main cylinder of a carding-machine. 7. The current of a stream. Labels: obsolete
Word: lateral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈlæt(ə)ɹəl/, /ˈlat͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/, /ˈlat(ə)ɹəl/, /ˈlætəɹəl/, [ˈlæɾəɹəɫ] 1. To the side; of or pertaining to the side. Example: The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral. Example: A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line. 2. To the side; of or pertaining to the side. Example: The “Euphoria” and “Grey’s Anatomy” actor announced on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. 3. To the side; of or pertaining to the side. 4. To the side; of or pertaining to the side. Example: Instead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department. Example: lateral hiring 5. Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking; outside the box. Labels: UK 6. (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.
Word: lateral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈlæt(ə)ɹəl/, /ˈlat͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/, /ˈlat(ə)ɹəl/, /ˈlætəɹəl/, [ˈlæɾəɹəɫ] 1. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else. 2. A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral). 3. A lateral pass. 4. An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position. 5. A lateral canal, a canal built alongside an existing stream. Example: […] Canal and laterals, section 4, and the first part of section 5; and Miller Canal and laterals. Example: Two-thirds of the drownings, or 103, occurred along the back of the canal or lateral. […] 4 drownings per year occurred in reaches of canals or laterals protected by fencing.
Word: lateral Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈlæt(ə)ɹəl/, /ˈlat͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/, /ˈlat(ə)ɹəl/, /ˈlætəɹəl/, [ˈlæɾəɹəɫ] 1. To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction. 2. To execute a lateral pass.
Word: rage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin rabiō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Classical Latin rabiēs Late Latin rabia Anglo-Norman ragebor. Middle English rage English rage From Middle English rage, from Anglo-Norman rage, from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs (“anger, fury”). Doublet of rabies. Displaced native Middle English wode, from Old English wōd ("madness, fury, rage"; compare Modern dialectal English wood (“mad, insane, furious, raging”)); and Middle English hotherte (“anger”), from Old English hātheort (“fury, anger, wrath, rage”). Pronunciation: /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ 1. Violent uncontrolled anger. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, / Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman ſcorn'd. Example: They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too. 2. A current fashion or fad. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Miniskirts were all the rage back then. Example: But the rage of travelling is a symptom of a deeper unsoundness affecting the whole intellectual action. 3. An exciting and boisterous party. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US, countable, slang, uncountable Example: That evening, Felix and Trish Homer invited me to the Sundancer for "a bit of a rage." 4. A subgenre of trap music originating in the United States in the 2020s, characterized by 808s and aggressive, distorted synths. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Tripp At Knight feels like a Carti homage, but while it certainly gestures towards the rage sound, Trippie’s imitation of Carti is largely rooted in 2019 rather than 2021. Example: The list of rappers affiliated with rage has exploded in the subsequent 18 months, and several seem poised to break out in 2023. 5. Any vehement passion. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: And your true rights be termed a poet's rage Example: in great rage of pain
Word: rage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ragen, from Old French rager, ragier, from the noun (see above). Displaced native Middle English weden (“to rage with anger”), from Old English wēdan (“to rage”), and Old English iersian, among other synonyms. Pronunciation: /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ 1. To act or speak in heightened anger. Labels: intransitive Example: When a Muslim politician held a 50th birthday party, he [Zaharan Hashim] raged about how Western infidel traditions were poisoning his hometown, Kattankudy. 2. To move with great violence, as a storm etc. Labels: figuratively, sometimes Example: Horrible diſcord, and the madding Wheeles / Of brazen Chariots rag'd; dire was the noiſe / Of conflict; over head the diſmal hiſs / Of fiery Darts in flaming volies flew, / And flying vaulted either Hoſt with fire. Example: The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.[…]Roaring, leaping, pouncing, the tempest raged about the wanderers, drowning and blotting out their forms with sandy spume. 3. To party hard; to have a good time. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, US, slang Example: These events are all about raging hard, getting as fucked up as you can. Not necessarily even about dancing, just being a face in this giant extravaganza. 4. To enrage. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: The King is come, deale mildly with his youth, / For young hot Colts, being rag'd, do rage the more.
Word: examination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English examinacioun, from Old French examinacion, from Latin exāminātiō. Morphologically examine + -ation. Pronunciation: /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, /ɛɡ-/, /ɪɡˌzæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/, [ɪɡˌzɛəm.əˈneɪ.ʃn̩], /ɪɡˌzæm.əˈnæɪ.ʃən/ 1. The act of examining. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In a child with infant dyschezia, physical examination and stool examination are normal. Example: [The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […]. 2. Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: marijuana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguana. First attested in 1874 in the publications of Hubert Howe Bancroft. Altered by influence of a folk etymology involving the proper name María Juana (“Mary Jane”). Pronunciation: /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/, /ˌmæɹ-/, /-ˈhwɑ-/, /ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/ 1. The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies. Example: You could smell tea, weed, I mean marijuana, floating in the air, together with the chili beans and beer. 2. The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: rural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʊəɹəl/, /ˈɹɔːɹəl/, /ˈɹɵːɹəl/, /ˈɹoːɹəl/, /ˈɹʊɹəl/ 1. Relating to the countryside or to agriculture. Example: Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins … . Example: The Australian teens, both from Melbourne, were enjoying a backpacking trip when they became ill after a night out in Vang Vieng. The picturesque rural town in northern Laos has long been a popular backpacking spot.
Word: rural Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʊəɹəl/, /ˈɹɔːɹəl/, /ˈɹɵːɹəl/, /ˈɹoːɹəl/, /ˈɹʊɹəl/ 1. A person from the countryside; a rustic. Labels: obsolete
Word: reverse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, Middle French revers, and their source, Latin reversus, perfect passive participle of reversō, from re- + versō. Doublet of revers. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvɜːs/, /ɹɪˈvɝs/ 1. Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction. Labels: not-comparable Example: We ate the meal in reverse order, starting with dessert and ending with the starter. Example: The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene. 2. Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. Labels: not-comparable Example: He selected reverse gear. 3. To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route. Labels: not-comparable 4. Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. Labels: not-comparable 5. Reversed. Labels: not-comparable Example: a reverse shell 6. In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reverse Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, Middle French revers, and their source, Latin reversus, perfect passive participle of reversō, from re- + versō. Doublet of revers. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvɜːs/, /ɹɪˈvɝs/ 1. In a reverse way or direction; in reverse; upside-down. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: The man was killed to feed his image fat / Within this pictured world that ran reverse, / Where miracles alone were ever plain.
Word: reverse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, Middle French revers, and their source, Latin reversus, perfect passive participle of reversō, from re- + versō. Doublet of revers. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvɜːs/, /ɹɪˈvɝs/ 1. The opposite of something. Example: Division is the reverse of multiplication. Example: The Sun doesn't orbit the Earth—quite the reverse, in fact. 2. The act of going backwards; a reversal. Example: By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich. 3. A piece of misfortune; a setback. Example: And the cold truth such sad reverse did seem As to awake in grief from some delightful dream. Example: Simon Forman was notorious in his day, and was a many of many reverses. 4. The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse. 5. The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side. 6. The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.) Example: I shifted into reverse and was just about to back up when our silly cat walked behind the car! Honk honk, kitty! Get out of there! 7. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke. Example: but first , master see thee pass thy punto , thy stock , thy reverse , thy guest 8. A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed. 9. Synonym of transpose.
Word: reverse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English reversen, from Anglo-Norman reverser, Middle French reverser, and their source, Latin reversō, from re- + versō. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvɜːs/, /ɹɪˈvɝs/ 1. To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence. Labels: transitive Example: to reverse the order of books on a shelf Example: to reverse a portion of video footage 2. To turn something inside out or upside down. Labels: transitive Example: A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if balanced by admirable skill. 3. To transpose the positions of two things. Labels: transitive 4. To change totally; to alter to the opposite. Labels: transitive Example: All trends reverse eventually. Example: Reverse the doom of death. 5. To return, come back. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Bene they all dead, and laide in dolefull herse? / Or doen they onely sleepe, and shall againe reuerse? 6. To turn away; to cause to depart. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: And that old dame said many an idle verse, / Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse. 7. To cause to return; to recall. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: And to his fresh remembrance did reverse / The ugly view of his deformd crimes. 8. To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite. Example: to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree Example: From March 30, LNER was running around 40% of its trains and had suspended its Aberdeen, Inverness and Hull services, although it reversed the latter decision after Hull Trains suspended operations. 9. To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back. Labels: ergative Example: Richardson dropped into the six-foot between the two engines, ran for a few yards, grabbed Mitchell's engine, and swung himself up. Mitchell had got to his feet by this time, but he made no move. Richardson shut off steam, reversed her, and brought her to a stand. Example: Passengers said the train had to reverse from Hsinshih (新市) in Tainan County to Liuchiao (六腳) in Chiayi County before moving forward again. 10. To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa. 11. To place (a set of points) in the reverse position. Labels: transitive 12. To move from the normal position to the reverse position. Labels: intransitive 13. To engage reverse thrust on (an engine). Labels: transitive 14. To overthrow; to subvert. Example: These can divide, and these reverse, the state. Example: Custom […] reverses even the distinctions of good and evil. 15. Ellipsis of reverse-engineer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Reversing is also heavily used in connection with malicious software, on both ends of the fence: […] Example: […] but in some instances where malware is proving to be difficult, reversing is needed.
Word: topic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός (topikós, “pertaining to a place, local, pertaining to a common place, or topic, topical”), from τόπος (tópos, “a place”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɒpɪk/, /ˈtɑpɪk/ 1. topical
Word: topic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός (topikós, “pertaining to a place, local, pertaining to a common place, or topic, topical”), from τόπος (tópos, “a place”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɒpɪk/, /ˈtɑpɪk/ 1. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. Example: A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech. Example: stick to the topic 2. A discussion thread. Labels: Internet Example: If after the update you still run into bugs or odd behavior, please report them in the appropriate Steam Community thread or the relevant Discord channel/topic. 3. A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers. 4. A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre. Example: In Peircean terms, topics are interpretants: signifieds that become new signifiers in the endless semiotic chain of interpretations. 5. An argument or reason. Labels: obsolete Example: contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any principles, whom no topics can work upon 6. An external local application or remedy, such as a plaster, a blister, etc. Labels: obsolete Example: Amongst topics or outward medicines none are more precious than baths.
Word: disk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικέω (dikéō, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos. Pronunciation: /dɪsk/ 1. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. Example: A coin is a disk of metal. 2. A two-dimensional geometric region, the set of points bounded by a circle. 3. Something resembling a disk. Labels: figuratively Example: Venus' disk cut off light from the Sun. 4. An intervertebral disc 5. A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record. Labels: dated Example: Turn the disk over, after it has finished. 6. Ellipsis of floppy disk. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: He still uses disks from 1979. 7. Ellipsis of hard disk. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 8. Ellipsis of optical disk. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, nonstandard Example: She burned some disks yesterday to back up her computer. 9. A type of harrow. 10. A ring- or cup-shaped enlargement of the flower receptacle or ovary that bears nectar or, less commonly, the stamens.
Word: disk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικέω (dikéō, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos. Pronunciation: /dɪsk/ 1. To harrow. Example: That is alkali. Mr. Kochendorfer: I have a ten-year apple orchard that I disked last year and kept it tolerably clean this spring. Example: The next year I plowed and disked the patch of ground and planted potatoes. 2. To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming airstream and maximizing the drag generated by the propeller.
Word: easy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath. Pronunciation: /ˈiːzi/, [ˈɪi̯zɪi̯], /ˈi.ze/, /ˈiː.ze/ 1. Comfortable; at ease. Example: Now that I know it's taken care of, I can rest easy at night. Example: “[…] She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.” 2. Requiring little skill or effort. Example: It's often easy to wake up but hard to get up. Example: The teacher gave an easy test to her students. 3. Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour. Example: Rich people live in easy circumstances, that is, the easy life. Example: an easy chair 4. Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth. Example: easy manners; an easy style Example: the easy vigour of a line 5. Consenting readily to sex. Labels: derogatory, informal, usually Example: She has a reputation for being easy; they say she slept with half the senior class. 6. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant. Example: He gain'd their easy hearts. Example: He is[…] too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. 7. Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to tight. Labels: dated Example: The market is easy.
Word: easy Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath. Pronunciation: /ˈiːzi/, [ˈɪi̯zɪi̯], /ˈi.ze/, /ˈiː.ze/ 1. In a relaxed or casual manner. Example: After his illness, John decided to take it easy. Example: Everything comes easy to her. 2. In a manner without strictness or harshness; gently; softly. Example: Jane went easier on him after he broke his arm. 3. Handily; at the very least. Example: This project will cost 15 million dollars, easy.
Word: easy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath. Pronunciation: /ˈiːzi/, [ˈɪi̯zɪi̯], /ˈi.ze/, /ˈiː.ze/ 1. Something that is easy. Labels: informal, rare Example: Virtually all of the "easies" are the first watermark and the "toughs" are the second. Example: Run past the nasties, kill the easies.
Word: easy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath. Pronunciation: /ˈiːzi/, [ˈɪi̯zɪi̯], /ˈi.ze/, /ˈiː.ze/ 1. Synonym of easy-oar.
Word: easy Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath. Pronunciation: /ˈiːzi/, [ˈɪi̯zɪi̯], /ˈi.ze/, /ˈiː.ze/ 1. Requesting deintensification or a halt. Labels: informal
Word: usual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/, /ˈju.ʒuəl/, /ˈju.ʒ(w)əl/ 1. Most commonly occurring; typical. Example: The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China. Example: It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.
Word: usual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ūsuālis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ūsus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ūtī (“to use”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt- (“to take along, fetch”). Displaced native Old English ġewunelīċ. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/, /ˈju.ʒuəl/, /ˈju.ʒ(w)əl/ 1. The typical state of something, or something that is typical. Labels: uncountable 2. A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders. Labels: colloquial, countable Example: I'll just have the usual. Example: Two usuals, please.
Word: opera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian opera. Doublet of oeuvre, opus, and ure. Pronunciation: /ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/, /ˈɒp.ɹə/, /ˈɑp.ə.ɹə/, /ˈɑ.pɚ.ə/, /ˈɑ.pɹə/ 1. A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The score for such a work. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The genre of such works, the art of composing operas. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…], the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!" 5. A company dedicated to performing such works. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable
Word: opera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin opera, plural of opus. Pronunciation: /ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/, /ˈɒp.ɹə/, /ˈɑp.ə.ɹə/, /ˈɑ.pɚ.ə/, /ˈɑ.pɹə/ 1. plural of opus; a collection of work. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: team Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tem, teem, teme, from Old English tēam (“child-bearing, offspring, brood, set of draught animals”), from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz (“that which draws or pulls”), from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną, *tugōną, *teuhōną, *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull, draw”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with Scots team, teem (“a chain, harness”), Saterland Frisian Toom (“bridle; breeding”), West Frisian team (“bridle, team”), Dutch toom (“bridle, reins, flock of birds”), German Low German Toom (“bridle”), German Zaum (“bridle”), Danish tømme (“rein”), Swedish töm (“leash, rein”). More at teem, tie, tow. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːm/, [ˈtʰɪi̯m] 1. A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage. Example: It happened almost every day that coaches stuck fast, until a team of cattle could be procured from some neighbouring farm to tug them out of the slough. Example: The adjacent alleys were choked with tethered wagons, the teams reversed and nuzzling gnawed corn-ears over the tail-boards. 2. Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work. Example: We need more volunteers for the netball team. Example: The IT manager leads a team of three software developers. 3. A group of animals moving together, especially young ducks. Labels: obsolete Example: she will wonder to have a teeme of ducklings about her Example: a long team of snowy swans on high 4. A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto. Labels: UK, obsolete Example: TEAM, Theam, Tem, Them. Sax. [from tyman, to propagate, to teem.] In old English law. Literally, an offspring, race or generation. A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes and villeins, and their offspring or suit. They who had a jurisdiction of this kind, were said to have a court of Theme... constantly used in the old books in connection with toll, in the expression Toll & Team. 5. A group of people who favor one side of a binary debate that is divided and lacks a well-established clear consensus. Example: As Jan. 1, 2020, approaches, it turns out there is a Team Zero and a Team 1 – those who believe the new decade will begin after midnight on the upcoming New Year's Eve and those who believe the burgeoning celebrations of a new decade (and all the "last decade" retrospectives) are in fact a year early.
Word: team Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tem, teem, teme, from Old English tēam (“child-bearing, offspring, brood, set of draught animals”), from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz (“that which draws or pulls”), from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną, *tugōną, *teuhōną, *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull, draw”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with Scots team, teem (“a chain, harness”), Saterland Frisian Toom (“bridle; breeding”), West Frisian team (“bridle, team”), Dutch toom (“bridle, reins, flock of birds”), German Low German Toom (“bridle”), German Zaum (“bridle”), Danish tømme (“rein”), Swedish töm (“leash, rein”). More at teem, tie, tow. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːm/, [ˈtʰɪi̯m] 1. To form a group, as for sports or work. Labels: intransitive Example: They teamed to complete the project. 2. To go together well; to harmonize. Labels: broadly, intransitive Example: Rich, creamy avocado is cut back by the citrus sharpness of grapefruit in this Israeli-inspired salad. It's brilliant for a brunchy breakfast, and teams well with grilled salmon, tuna, or mackerel for dinner. 3. To convey or haul with a team. Labels: transitive Example: to team lumber Example: the farmer has been all winter teaming wood along the river 4. To form together into a team. Labels: transitive Example: to team oxen 5. To give work to a gang under a subcontractor. Labels: transitive
Word: team Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English tem, teem, teme, from Old English tēam (“child-bearing, offspring, brood, set of draught animals”), from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz (“that which draws or pulls”), from Proto-Germanic *taugijaną, *tugōną, *teuhōną, *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull, draw”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with Scots team, teem (“a chain, harness”), Saterland Frisian Toom (“bridle; breeding”), West Frisian team (“bridle, team”), Dutch toom (“bridle, reins, flock of birds”), German Low German Toom (“bridle”), German Zaum (“bridle”), Danish tømme (“rein”), Swedish töm (“leash, rein”). More at teem, tie, tow. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːm/, [ˈtʰɪi̯m] 1. Used to propose that another player team up with the speaker. Labels: colloquial
Word: team Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtiːm/, [ˈtʰɪi̯m] 1. Misspelling of teem. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: imitation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English imitacioun, from Middle French imitacion, from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio. Pronunciation: /ɪmɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/, [ɪmɪˈtʰeɪ̯ʃən] 1. The act of imitating. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a pale imitation Example: a realistic imitation 2. A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing. Labels: attributive, countable, uncountable Example: imitation leather
Word: tiny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪni/ 1. Very small. Example: Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.
Word: tiny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine. Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪni/ 1. A small child; an infant. Example: ‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny.’ Example: The lessons we saw have been well suited to the age of the children as regards music, singing and moving (and stories about animals for the tinies and more abstract themes for the older children). 2. Anything very small. Example: Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now.
Word: logical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From logic + -al. Displaced native Old English flitcræftlīċ. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/, /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ 1. In agreement with the principles of logic. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: sequacious, sensible Example: To provide convincing arguments, we need to first address the issues of concern, list the facts, and then use logical reasoning to help people have a better understanding of the issue. 2. Reasonable. Example: I won't lie about what I did I cut her head off and threw it in a ditch Why I only kept the body was a logical choice I threw away the head because I hated the sound of her voice 3. Of or pertaining to logic. Labels: not-comparable Example: It's not logical, it's God! 4. Relating to the conceptual model of a system rather than its physical expression Example: Logical memory appears contiguous to an application program, but may well be stored on several physical devices, including in RAM and on hard-disks, as determined by the operating system. Example: It is, of course, vital to restore the logical colours to their normal value at the end of the program[…]
Word: flounder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from Old Northern French flondre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ. Cognate with Danish flynder, German Flunder, Swedish flundra. Pronunciation: /ˈflaʊ̯ndəː/, /ˈflæʊ̯ndəː/, /ˈflaːndəː/, /ˈflaʊ̯ndɚ/, /ˈflæʊ̯ndɚ/ 1. A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus). Example: Water Souchy. Eels, whitings, soles, flounders, and mackerel are generally used. Stew it in clear fish stock, until done, eight minutes will be enough; add cayenne, catsup, an anchovy, and any other flavouring ingredient; let it boil up, skim, and serve hot altogether in a tureen. 2. Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae. Labels: Canada, US Example: Blackfishing from the beach. I've done my research. Hundreds of shipwrecks line the Jersey coast, and many of them are close enough to reach with a long cast on a dead-low tide. These wrecks hold tautog, porgies, sea bass, flounder. 3. A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
Word: flounder Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly from the noun. Probably a blend of flounce + founder or a blend of founder + blunder or from Dutch flodderen (“wade”). See other terms beginning with fl, such as flutter, flitter, float, flap, flub, flip. Pronunciation: /ˈflaʊ̯ndəː/, /ˈflæʊ̯ndəː/, /ˈflaːndəː/, /ˈflaʊ̯ndɚ/, /ˈflæʊ̯ndɚ/ 1. To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered. Labels: intransitive Example: He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well. Example: They have floundered on from blunder to blunder. 2. To flop around as a fish out of water. Labels: intransitive 3. To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance. Labels: intransitive Example: Robert yanked Connie's leg vigorously, causing her to flounder and eventually fall. 4. To be in serious difficulty. Example: Meanwhile bus and tram competition was causing the Central London Railway to flounder after its early success, and as for the City & South London ... that had always floundered.
Word: hobnob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hob and nob, hob or nob (“a phrase spoken when making a toast, possibly meaning ‘give and take’; to take turns toasting or buying rounds of drinks”) (archaic), from dialectal hab nab (“to have or have not, in the sense of an invitation to have a drink”), from Old English habban (“to have, possess”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to grab, seize”)) + nabban (“to not have”) (from ne (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né (“not”)) + habban). Pronunciation: /ˈhɒbnɒb/, /ˈhɑbˌnɑb/ 1. A toast made while touching glasses together. Labels: obsolete Example: With a hob-nob, and a merry go-round, / We'll pull in ere reason fail; / For the stoutest man in the kingdom found, / Must knock under to humming ale. Example: A prologue of cherry bounce,—brandy,—preceded the entertainment, which was enlivened by hob-nobs and joyous toasts. 2. A drinking together. 3. An informal chat. Example: The three friends had a hobnob outside the bar. Example: The American people are largely under the influence of animal magnetism. Whether they are drawn to the levée of a Tom Thumb or to a hobnob with the Russians, the safety-valves of their joyous feelings are sure to be opened when the Stars and Stripes flaunt over their churches, public buildings, and private dwellings.