nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: rob Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English robben, from Anglo-Norman robber, from Late Latin raubāre, from Frankish *raubōn (compare Dutch roven) and Old High German roubōn, raubōn (“to rob, steal, plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reave. Pronunciation: /ɹɔb/, /ɹɒb/, /ɹɑb/ 1. To steal from, especially using force or violence. Labels: transitive Example: He robbed three banks before he was caught. 2. To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud. Labels: transitive Example: The best way to rob a bank is to own one. Example: I never robbed the soldiers of their pay. 3. To deprive (of). Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening. Example: Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence. She devoured with more avidity than she had her food those pretentiously phrased chronicles of the snobocracy—[…]—distilling therefrom an acid envy that robbed her napoleon of all its flavor. 4. To burgle. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Her house was robbed. 5. To steal. Labels: UK, slang, transitive Example: That bloke robbed my phone! 6. To commit robbery. Labels: intransitive 7. To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from. Example: Kevin Mirallas then robbed Bacary Sagna to run into the area and draw another save from Szczesny as the Gunners held on to lead at the break.
Word: rob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Medieval Latin rob, from Arabic ربّ (“thickened fruit juice”). Compare French rob, Spanish rob, Italian rob, robbo, Portuguese robe, arrobe, Persian ربودن (present stem: robâ). Pronunciation: /ɹɔb/, /ɹɒb/, /ɹɑb/ 1. A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes. Labels: uncountable Example: [I]nſtead of Honey, Rob of Elder, Conſerve of Roſes, or Syrup of Violets; Glyſters, Pedilavia of emollient Decoctions with Nitre; or Elder, Vinegar, or Focus's of the ſame, applied with Sponges behind the Ears, to the Armpits, Groins, Hams, &c. or with Barley-water and a little Roſe-vinegar. Example: Also began to make wort from the malt and give it to such people as had symptoms of the scurvy; one of them indeed is highly scorbutick altho he has been taking of the rob for some time past without finding himself benefited therefrom […] .
Word: monotonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “monotone”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), equivalent to monotone + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/, /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk/, /ˌmɔnəˈtɔnɪk/, /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnək/, [ˌmɔ̟nəˈtɔ̟nək] 1. Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases. Labels: not-comparable 3. Uttered in a monotone; monotonous. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Same Spade talk-alike, super-cynical heroine of the piece is named Emma Victor, and there's no end to her rapid-fire, monotonic, street-smart patter.
Word: rhino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪ.nəʊ/, /ˈɹaɪ.noʊ/ 1. Money. Labels: archaic, slang, uncountable Example: When so be as a man has no money, why then, a savin and exceptin your onnur's reverence, a's but a poor dog. But when so be as a man as got the rhino, why then a may begin to hold up his head. Example: There I fell in with Betsy, and as she proved a regular out and outer, I spliced her, and a famous wedding we had of it, as long as the rhino lasted.
Word: rhino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of rhinoceros. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪ.nəʊ/, /ˈɹaɪ.noʊ/ 1. A rhinoceros. Labels: colloquial Example: ‘We were getting a grand shot of a charging rhino when the cameraman got scared and bolted. The fathead!’ Example: This cutting from an East African newspaper caught our eye last month: "The up mail train from Mombasa was held up for an hour at Kibwezi by an angry rhino on Monday night."
Word: doh Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of d'oh (“expression of frustration”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: doh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An anglicised spelling of do. Pronunciation: /doʊ/, /dəʊ/ 1. A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.
Word: fah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An anglicised spelling of fa. 1. Alternative form of fa. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fah Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of faugh. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: He leaned against the fence, pulled a pear from his tunic and bit into it. His face puckered. "No good?" Alypius said. Augustine spat out the pieces. "Fah!" he said.
Word: fah Part of Speech: adv 1. Pronunciation spelling of far. Labels: New-England, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: soh Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /səʊ/, /soʊ/ 1. Alternative form of so. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lah Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An anglicised spelling of la. Pronunciation: /lɑː/ 1. Alternative spelling of la. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sea urchin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + urchin (“hedgehog”), reflecting a similarity in appearance to a hedgehog. Pronunciation: /ˈsi ˌɝtʃɪ̈n/ 1. Any of many marine echinoderms, of the class Echinoidea, commonly found in shallow water, having a complex chewing structure named Aristotle's lantern. Example: 1986, Patrick S. Leahy, Chapter 1: Laboratory Culture of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Adults, Embryos, and Larvae, Thomas E. Schroeder (editor), Methods in Cell Biology, Volume 27: Echinoderm Gametes and Embryos, page 2, Of the many species of sea urchins utilized in biological research today the most widely used in North America is probably the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Example: The pericentriolar radial complex characteristic of the spermatozoa of other echinoderms is lacking in the spermatozoa of all sea urchins.
Word: urchin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English yrchoun, irchoun (“hedgehog; sea urchin”), from Old Northern French irechon, from Vulgar Latin *ērīciōnem, from Latin ērīcius. Compare modern French hérisson, whence the English doublet herisson. Pronunciation: /ˈɜːtʃɪn/, /ˈɜːtʃən/, /ˈɝt͡ʃɪn/, /ˈɝt͡ʃən/ 1. A hedgehog. Labels: archaic, dialectal 2. A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form of a hedgehog. Labels: obsolete Example: We'll dress [them] like urchins, ouphes, and fairies. Example: In old wives tales that in old time did live, To whose odde tales much credit men did give, Great store of goblins, fairies, bugs, nightmares, Urchins, and elves, to many a house repaires. 3. A mischievous child. Example: And like these fresh green things were the dozens of babies, tots, toddlers, noisy urchins, laughing girls, a whole multitude of children of one family. For Collier Brandt, the father of all this numerous progeny, was a Mormon with four wives. 4. A street urchin, a child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets. Example: And the urchins that stand with their thievish eyes / Forever on watch ran off each with a prize. 5. A sea urchin. 6. One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders arranged around a carding drum; so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog. Example: Here we have a carding-engine, with the drum surmounted with urchin or squirrel cards[…] 7. A neutron-generating device that triggered the nuclear detonation of the earliest plutonium atomic bombs. Labels: historical
Word: sea cow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + cow. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːˌkaʊ/ 1. Synonym of sirenian.
Word: sea anemone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + anemone. 1. Any polyp of the order Actiniaria that occurs in marine or estuarine habitats and captures its food using tentacles.
Word: quantitative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin quantitātīvus. By surface analysis, quantity + -ative. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/, /ˈkwɒntətɪv/, /ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.tɪv/, [ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.ɾɪv], /ˈkwɑn.əˌteɪ.tɪv/ 1. Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality. Example: Near-synonyms: nonqualitative, unqualitative Example: quantitative data 2. Of logical analysis: based on quantification as well as qualification, rather than solely the latter: thus, not ignorant of magnitudes (large or small). Example: quantitative analysis Example: It's easy to say, qualitatively, that an undesirable thing should be banned and punishable; but the law must often also be quantitative if it is to be fair, which may sometimes mean that some small number of parts per trillion is an acceptable amount. 3. Of a form of analysis, that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample. Example: quantitative analysis Example: The lab tests that are currently commercially available for this pollutant can tell us a yes-no answer as to whether it was detected, but they cannot provide a quantitative result; a new generation of quantitative assays is under development.
Word: thieve Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *theven [found in Middle English thevinge (“thieving”)], from Old English þēofian, ġeþēofian, ġeþīefian (“to thieve, steal”). Pronunciation: /θiːv/ 1. To commit theft. Labels: intransitive
Word: sea lion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + lion, named from its marine habitat and its lion-like barking roar and mane. Compare Middle English see hound, cee-hound, se hound (“beaver”, literally “sea-hound”). Pronunciation: /ˈsiː ˈlaɪən/, /ˈsiːˌlaɪən/ 1. A pinniped of most genera in the family Otariidae (the eared seals). Example: Near-synonym: sea puppy (a seal; informal, humorous) Example: But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance. After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion. 2. A monster consisting of the upper part of a lion combined with the tail of a fish (a lion marined). 3. A steamer transporting cattle from the ports of Texas. Labels: US, historical, slang 4. A cow or bull transported by steamer from the ports of Texas. Labels: US, historical, slang
Word: sea lion Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sea + lion, named from its marine habitat and its lion-like barking roar and mane. Compare Middle English see hound, cee-hound, se hound (“beaver”, literally “sea-hound”). Pronunciation: /ˈsiː ˈlaɪən/, /ˈsiːˌlaɪən/ 1. Alternative form of sealion (“engage in disingenuous debate”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: sea cucumber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + cucumber, named in reference to its appearance. The term first appeared in common use in the 19th century, and is a calque of French concombre de mer according to the Oxford English Dictionary. 1. An echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin.
Word: smith Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *smiþaz Proto-West Germanic *smiþ Old English smiþ Middle English smyth English smith From Middle English smeth, smith, smiþ, smið, smyth, smythe, smyþ, smyþe, from Old English smiþ, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz (“smith”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to smear, spread”). Cognates Cognate with Alemannic German Schmid, schméd, schmét, schmìd (“smith”), Bavarian schmidt, schmit, sghmiid (“smith”), Cimbrian smit, smitt (“smith”), Dutch smid (“smith”), German Schmied, Schmidt (“smith”), Low German Smidd, Smitt (“smith”), Luxembourgish Schmadd (“smith”), Mòcheno schmi' (“smith”), Vilamovian śmejt (“blacksmith”), Yiddish שמיד (shmid, “blacksmith, smith”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish smed (“smith”), Elfdalian smið (“smith”), Faroese and Icelandic smiður (“smith”), Gothic *𐍃𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌰 (*smiþa, “smith”) (whence 𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐍃𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌰 (aizasmiþa, “coppersmith”)); also Greek σμίλη (smíli, “chisel”). Pronunciation: /smɪθ/ 1. A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith. Example: The smiths themselves were a grand lot of fellows, full of a robust, and sometimes Rabelaisian sense of humour, and between "heats," they could be most entertaining. 2. One who makes anything; wright. Labels: broadly 3. An artist. Labels: archaic
Word: smith Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English smythen (“to work metal, forge, beat into, torment, refine (of God - to refine his chosen); to create, work as a blacksmith”), from Old English smiþian (“to forge, fabricate”), from Proto-West Germanic *smiþōn, from Proto-Germanic *smiþōną. Compare Dutch smeden, German schmieden. Pronunciation: /smɪθ/ 1. To forge, to form, usually on an anvil; by heating and pounding. Example: Sigurd took the very best sword That the Dwarfs had ever smithed.
Word: rapid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-der. Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rapidusder. Middle French rapidebor. ▲ Latin rapidusbor. English rapid Borrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæpɪd/ 1. Very swift or quick. Example: a rapid stream Example: rapid growth 2. Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope) 3. Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.) 4. Violent, severe. Labels: England, dialectal 5. Happy. Labels: dialectal, obsolete
Word: rapid Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-der. Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rapidusder. Middle French rapidebor. ▲ Latin rapidusbor. English rapid Borrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæpɪd/ 1. Rapidly. Labels: archaic, colloquial
Word: rapid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-der. Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rapidusder. Middle French rapidebor. ▲ Latin rapidusbor. English rapid Borrowed from Middle French rapide and its etymon Latin rapidus. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæpɪd/ 1. A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water. Labels: plural-normally 2. A burst of rapid fire. Labels: dated 3. Ellipsis of rapid chess. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: In these rapid games we had just twenty-five minutes each to make all our moves, a far cry from traditional chess, where games can last up to seven hours. Example: In order to avoid misunderstanding, I must note that I object to the attempts to displace normal chess with fast play, not rapid or blitz in general. I love them both, and, if I were to choose which to play, classic or rapid, I would choose rapid.
Word: identification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French identification. Pronunciation: /aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, /ɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, /aɪˌdɛn(t)ɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, /ɪˌdɛn(t)ɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ 1. The act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In many network protocols, identification is complemented by authentication. 2. The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition. Labels: broadly, countable, often, uncountable Example: Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species. 3. The state of being identified. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The problem's identification was the first step toward dealing with it. 4. A particular instance of identifying something. Labels: countable Example: information necessary to make a good identification 5. A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The authorities asked for his identification. 6. A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding, or belonging towards somebody or something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: identification with the tribe Example: In several actions where FagRaggers were personally involved […] Brill provided sensitive information about our activities to police. Such intervention revealed Brill's identification with authority and his inadequate understanding of how to change the condition of those without power.
Word: Eskimo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since 1584, from French Esquimau, ultimately from an Old Montagnais term. Ives Goddard's theory, accepted by most linguists today, is that it derives from Montagnais ayaškimew (“snowshoe-netter”). An older theory, defended by John Steckley due to its greater acceptance in Native oral traditions, but discredited by linguists, is that it derives from a term meaning "eater(s) of raw meat". Details * The theory most accepted among linguists today is that it derives from ayaškimew (“snowshoe-netter”) (compare Montagnais assime·w (“she laces a snowshoe”), Ojibwe ashkime (“s/he nets snowshoes”)), a term applied to the Mi'kmaq and apparently later transferred to the Labrador Inuit. * An older theory derives it from a term meaning "eaters of raw meat"; compare Cree askamiciw (“s/he eats it raw”) (Inuit are referred to in some Cree texts as askipiw, "eats something raw"). John Steckley argues in favor of this theory because of its greater acceptance in native oral traditions, and because the Huron, historical allies and trading partners of the Montagnais who loan-translated many names, also denote the Inuit using terms (e.g. Lorette Huron ok8ch iechronnon, Wyandot ok8chtronnon, both including -ok8ch- "to be raw") meaning "people of the raw", "people who eat something raw". In 1978, Montagnais-speaking Quebec anthropologist Jose Mailhot alternatively suggested Eskimo meant "people who speak a different language", but Steckley considers her theory unlikely. The term may have entered English via Spanish esquimao, esquimal (used by Basque fishermen in Labrador). Pronunciation: /ˈɛs.kɪ.məʊ/, /ˈɛs.kɪ.moʊ/ 1. A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik. Labels: dated, offensive, sometimes 2. A dog of the American Eskimo breed. Example: Yet many pure-bred, if unregistered, Eskimos are still kept along the Canadian border for use in sled racing. 3. A dog of the Canadian Eskimo breed. 4. A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. (Obsolete as of 2020 with the team dropping this name in favour of Elks in 2021.) Labels: Canadian, historical
Word: Eskimo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Attested since 1584, from French Esquimau, ultimately from an Old Montagnais term. Ives Goddard's theory, accepted by most linguists today, is that it derives from Montagnais ayaškimew (“snowshoe-netter”). An older theory, defended by John Steckley due to its greater acceptance in Native oral traditions, but discredited by linguists, is that it derives from a term meaning "eater(s) of raw meat". Details * The theory most accepted among linguists today is that it derives from ayaškimew (“snowshoe-netter”) (compare Montagnais assime·w (“she laces a snowshoe”), Ojibwe ashkime (“s/he nets snowshoes”)), a term applied to the Mi'kmaq and apparently later transferred to the Labrador Inuit. * An older theory derives it from a term meaning "eaters of raw meat"; compare Cree askamiciw (“s/he eats it raw”) (Inuit are referred to in some Cree texts as askipiw, "eats something raw"). John Steckley argues in favor of this theory because of its greater acceptance in native oral traditions, and because the Huron, historical allies and trading partners of the Montagnais who loan-translated many names, also denote the Inuit using terms (e.g. Lorette Huron ok8ch iechronnon, Wyandot ok8chtronnon, both including -ok8ch- "to be raw") meaning "people of the raw", "people who eat something raw". In 1978, Montagnais-speaking Quebec anthropologist Jose Mailhot alternatively suggested Eskimo meant "people who speak a different language", but Steckley considers her theory unlikely. The term may have entered English via Spanish esquimao, esquimal (used by Basque fishermen in Labrador). Pronunciation: /ˈɛs.kɪ.məʊ/, /ˈɛs.kɪ.moʊ/ 1. Any of the languages of the Eskimo people.
Word: Eskimo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Attested since 1584, from French Esquimau, ultimately from an Old Montagnais term. Ives Goddard's theory, accepted by most linguists today, is that it derives from Montagnais ayaškimew (“snowshoe-netter”). An older theory, defended by John Steckley due to its greater acceptance in Native oral traditions, but discredited by linguists, is that it derives from a term meaning "eater(s) of raw meat". Details * The theory most accepted among linguists today is that it derives from ayaškimew (“snowshoe-netter”) (compare Montagnais assime·w (“she laces a snowshoe”), Ojibwe ashkime (“s/he nets snowshoes”)), a term applied to the Mi'kmaq and apparently later transferred to the Labrador Inuit. * An older theory derives it from a term meaning "eaters of raw meat"; compare Cree askamiciw (“s/he eats it raw”) (Inuit are referred to in some Cree texts as askipiw, "eats something raw"). John Steckley argues in favor of this theory because of its greater acceptance in native oral traditions, and because the Huron, historical allies and trading partners of the Montagnais who loan-translated many names, also denote the Inuit using terms (e.g. Lorette Huron ok8ch iechronnon, Wyandot ok8chtronnon, both including -ok8ch- "to be raw") meaning "people of the raw", "people who eat something raw". In 1978, Montagnais-speaking Quebec anthropologist Jose Mailhot alternatively suggested Eskimo meant "people who speak a different language", but Steckley considers her theory unlikely. The term may have entered English via Spanish esquimao, esquimal (used by Basque fishermen in Labrador). Pronunciation: /ˈɛs.kɪ.məʊ/, /ˈɛs.kɪ.moʊ/ 1. Of or relating to the Eskimo peoples. Labels: offensive, sometimes 2. In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.
Word: FUBAR Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originated as slang in the U.S. Army in World War II, presumably from earlier foo, possibly influenced by German furchtbar (“terrible”). It is unclear if FUBAR or foobar was the original form. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːbɑːɹ/ 1. Acronym of fucked/fouled up beyond all recognition/repair/reason/recovery. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, slang
Word: wack Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from wacky. Alternatively, possibly a blend of white + black, in the sense that it may appear black on the outside, but it's really white on the inside. Compare oreo. Pronunciation: /ˈwæk/ 1. Annoyingly or disappointingly bad, in various senses; lousy, corny, cringy, uncool, messed up. Labels: slang Example: Every record they ever made was straight-up wack. Example: Ya'll are so wack.
Word: wack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from wacky. Alternatively, possibly a blend of white + black, in the sense that it may appear black on the outside, but it's really white on the inside. Compare oreo. Pronunciation: /ˈwæk/ 1. An eccentric; an oddball; a weirdo. 2. PCP, phencyclidine (as also whack). Labels: dated
Word: wack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of wacker (“a Liverpudlian; a resident of Liverpool, England”). Pronunciation: /ˈwæk/ 1. A friendly term of address. Labels: UK Example: A few well chosen words such as "Let's be having you wack!", works wonders. The dockers know that they've got a Scouse to deal with. I'm not saying that a Southerner couldn't handle the situation, but the job might well take longer. Example: Leading Seaman Hanlon, a tough young man from the Liverpool docks, greeted him with, 'Wot's up with you, wack? Lost yer bleeding maor summat?'
Word: personal computer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Often attributed to Stewart Brand (1974), but in use before (see quotations). 1. A computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor). Example: Near-synonyms: desktop computer, microcomputer Example: He is working on an important project on his personal computer. 2. A computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor). Labels: historical 3. A computer for use by one person at a time (using a microprocessor). Labels: dated
Word: rose garden Part of Speech: noun 1. A garden devoted primarily to roses. Labels: literally 2. A highly desirable situation. Labels: idiomatic Example: I beg your pardon, / I never promised you a rose garden. / Along with the sunshine, / There's gotta be a little rain sometimes
Word: half-inch Part of Speech: verb 1. To pinch, to steal. Labels: Cockney, slang, transitive Example: No cox'n will ever be hanged; he will always have "half-inched" the rope from the hangman first.
Word: half-inch Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of half inch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: manticore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin mantichōras, from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras, “man-eater; tiger”), from Old Persian *martyahvārah (“man-eater”), from 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 (m-r-t-i-y /⁠martyaʰ⁠/, “man”). Pronunciation: /ˈmæntɪˌkɔɹ/ 1. A beast with the body of a lion (usually red), the tail of a scorpion, and the head/face of a man with a mouth filled with multiple rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), said to be able to shoot spikes from its tail or mane to paralyse prey. It may be horned, winged, or both; its voice is described as a mixture of pipes and trumpets. Labels: Greek Example: Now may I present to you the basilisk? Please down your goggles if you wish to resist From the fiery depths of the planet’s core The never sleeping for want of eating unholy stench of the manticore
Word: griffin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English griffoun, from Old French griffon, from Late Latin grȳphus, from Classical Latin grȳps, from Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn/ 1. A mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle. 2. A griffon vulture, a large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. 3. An English variety of apple. 4. A person who has just arrived from Europe. Labels: India, dated Example: Tables were laid out in the palace, profusely covered with wines and refreshments, in the European style; old hands and griffins, fair sex and civilians, seemed all determined to enjoy themselves[…] 5. A cadet newly arrived in British India: half English, half Indian. 6. A watchful guardian, especially a duenna in charge of a young woman.
Word: hymne Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of hymn. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: gradian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Some information is available in Wikipedia at gradian § History and name. 1. A unit of angle equal to 0.9 degree, so that there are 100 gradians in a right angle.
Word: vinculum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vinculum (“bond, link”), from vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -ulum. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪŋ.kjə.ləm/ 1. A bond or tie that unifies. Labels: figuratively, obsolete 2. Any symbol used to group some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation should be done before other parts, or that the Roman numeral underneath should be multiplied by 1,000. Labels: obsolete 3. A horizontal line over the top of some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation is to be done before other parts (in modern mathematical notation confined to use in radicals: √). 4. The horizontal line between the numerator and denominator in a fraction. 5. A horizontal line placed over one or more digits of a decimal expansion to indicate that those digits repeat indefinitely (the repetend). Example: 0.#92;overline#123;3#125;#61;0.333#92;ldots 6. A horizontal line placed over a complex number or expression to denote its complex conjugate. Example: #92;overline#123;2#43;3i#125;#61;2-3i 7. A horizontal line drawn over two letters to denote the line segment joining them. Example: #92;overline#123;AB#125; is the line segment between points A and B 8. A horizontal line placed over a symbol or expression to denote logical negation (complement). Example: #92;overline#123;A#125;#61;#92;lnotA Example: #92;overline#123;AB#125;#61;#92;lnot(A#92;landB) 9. A horizontal line placed over the characteristic (integer part) of a common logarithm to indicate that the characteristic is negative while the mantissa (decimal part) remains positive. Historically used to simplify the use of logarithm tables. Labels: historical Example: #92;log 0.012#61;#92;overline#123;2#125;.07918#61;-1.92082 10. A ligament that limits the movement of an organ or part. 11. A symbol in the shape of an elongated letter "S" (∫) or pair of hooks (⌠⌡) drawn on plans to join non-contiguous sections of land that are to be treated as a single parcel. Labels: Australia
Word: bulk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bulk, bolke (“a heap, cargo, hold; heap; bulge”), borrowed from Old Norse búlki (“the freight or the cargo of a ship”), from Proto-Germanic *bulkô (“beam, pile, heap”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, pile, prop”). Compare Icelandic búlkast (“to be bulky”), Swedish dialectal bulk (“a bunch”), Danish bulk (“bump, knob”). Conflated with Middle English bouk (“belly, trunk”). Pronunciation: /bʌlk/, /bʊlk/ 1. Size, specifically, volume. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The Quantity of Matter is the measure of the same, arising from its density and bulk conjunctly. Example: “ Didn't Balbus say this morning that, if a body is immersed in liquid, it displaces as much liquid as is equal to its own bulk? ” said Hugh. 2. Any huge body or structure. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The obese woman couldn't ease her bulk through the narrow passageway. 3. The major part of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the case of such a contract, there must be an implied condition that the bulk shall correspond with the sample in quality Example: There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished. 4. The major part of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The bulk of my income comes from my office job, but I also teach a couple of evening classes. Example: The bulk of the criticisms were invalid. 5. The major part of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I understood the bulk of what you were saying, just one of two points I need to hear again. 6. Dietary fibre. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Unpackaged goods when transported in large volumes, e.g. coal, ore, or grain. Labels: uncountable 8. A cargo or any items moved or communicated in the manner of cargo. Labels: countable 9. Excess body mass, especially muscle. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A period where one tries to gain muscle. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A hypothetical higher-dimensional space within which our own four-dimensional universe may exist. Labels: countable, uncountable 12. The body. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: ...haunted the chocolate-houses, beat the watch, lay on bulks, and got claps; Example: Methought I had, and often did I strive To yield the ghost, but still the envious flood Stopped in my soul and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring air, But smothered it within my panting bulk, Who almost burst to belch it in the sea.
Word: bulk Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English bulk, bolke (“a heap, cargo, hold; heap; bulge”), borrowed from Old Norse búlki (“the freight or the cargo of a ship”), from Proto-Germanic *bulkô (“beam, pile, heap”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, pile, prop”). Compare Icelandic búlkast (“to be bulky”), Swedish dialectal bulk (“a bunch”), Danish bulk (“bump, knob”). Conflated with Middle English bouk (“belly, trunk”). Pronunciation: /bʌlk/, /bʊlk/ 1. Being large in size, mass, or volume (of goods, etc.). Labels: not-comparable 2. Total. Labels: not-comparable Example: Bulk fermentation
Word: bulk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bulk, bolke (“a heap, cargo, hold; heap; bulge”), borrowed from Old Norse búlki (“the freight or the cargo of a ship”), from Proto-Germanic *bulkô (“beam, pile, heap”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, pile, prop”). Compare Icelandic búlkast (“to be bulky”), Swedish dialectal bulk (“a bunch”), Danish bulk (“bump, knob”). Conflated with Middle English bouk (“belly, trunk”). Pronunciation: /bʌlk/, /bʊlk/ 1. To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent. Labels: intransitive Example: The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the moment. Example: Last, behold on Juss’s right hand, yon lord that bulks mighty as Hercules yet steppeth lightly as a heifer. 2. To grow in size; to swell or expand. Labels: intransitive 3. To gain body mass by means of diet, exercise, etc. Labels: intransitive 4. To put or hold in bulk. Labels: transitive 5. To add bulk to; to bulk out. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Some of the towne dwellers haue ſo large an opinion of their ſetled prouiſion, that if all her Maieſties fleet at once ſhould put into their bay, within twelue dayes warning with ſo much double beere, beefe, fiſh and bisket they would bulke them as they could wallow away with.
Word: spanner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-der. Proto-Germanic *spannō Old English spann Middle English spanne English span 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 spanner From span + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈspænə/, [ˈspænə] ~ [ˈspanə], /ˈspanə/, [ˈspanə], [ˈspænə] 1. A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: Pass me that spanner, Jake; there's just one more bolt to screw in. Example: Tools don’t have judgment or ethics, and they might fail to push back on bad ideas or dangerous requests. “Your spanner’s never like, ‘This shouldn’t be built,’” she said, using a British term for wrench. 2. A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts. Labels: Canada, Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, US Example: The groove in this toolholder is what the spanner grabs onto when you are changing the tool. 3. One who, or that which, spans. Labels: rare Example: The scheme of the spanner of continents and the desire of the little husbandman hoarding for his loved ones... 4. A (usually sparse) graph whose shortest path distances approximate those in a dense graph or other metric space. 5. A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket. Example: The spanner for spanning or winding up the spring of the wheel lock. 6. A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam. Labels: obsolete 7. A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works) Labels: Ireland, UK Example: Halfway through the production of Macbeth, the director found that the stage was smaller than he expected. This really threw a spanner in the works. 8. A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language. Labels: Ireland, UK, derogatory, mildly Example: You spanner, Rodney! I wanted some time, not a bunch of thyme!
Word: spanner Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-der. Proto-Germanic *spannō Old English spann Middle English spanne English span 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 spanner From span + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈspænə/, [ˈspænə] ~ [ˈspanə], /ˈspanə/, [ˈspanə], [ˈspænə] 1. To use a spanner; to fix with a spanner
Word: wrench Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wrench, from Old English wrenċ, from Proto-Germanic *wrankiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wreng- (“to turn”). Compare German Rank (“plot, intrigue”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛnt͡ʃ/, [ˈɹʷɛnt͡ʃ], /ˈɹent͡ʃ/, [ˈɹʷent͡ʃ] ~ [ˈɹʷe̞nt͡ʃ], [ˈɹʷe̝nt͡ʃ] ~ [ˈɹʷɪnt͡ʃ] 1. A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. Example: With a wrench, which threw his victim back upon the bed as though hurled from a height, he turned and sprang at us. Example: It was difficult indeed for Max to disengage himself from the effusive Spinola's affection without a wrench. 2. An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain. 3. A trick or artifice. Labels: obsolete 4. Deceit; guile; treachery. Labels: obsolete 5. A turn at an acute angle. Labels: obsolete 6. A winch or windlass. Labels: archaic 7. A screw. Labels: obsolete 8. A distorting change from the original meaning. 9. A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes. Labels: Canada, Philippines, US 10. An adjustable spanner used by plumbers. Labels: UK 11. A violent emotional change caused by separation. 12. In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body. 13. means; contrivance Labels: obsolete Example: But weighing one thing with another he gave Britain for lost; but resolved to make his profit of this business of Britain, as a quarrel for war; and that of Naples, as a wrench and mean for peace 14. In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging.
Word: wrench Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wrenchen, from Old English wrenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrankijan, from Proto-Germanic *wrankijaną. Compare German renken. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛnt͡ʃ/, [ˈɹʷɛnt͡ʃ], /ˈɹent͡ʃ/, [ˈɹʷent͡ʃ] ~ [ˈɹʷe̞nt͡ʃ], [ˈɹʷe̝nt͡ʃ] ~ [ˈɹʷɪnt͡ʃ] 1. To pull or twist violently. Labels: transitive Example: With a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched the car door off and pulled out the injured man. 2. To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting. Labels: transitive Example: Be careful not to wrench your ankle walking along those loose stones! 3. To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent. Labels: transitive 4. To rack with pain; to make hurt or distressed. Labels: transitive Example: And what actinic, mind-wrenching form could the countermeme take? How could human hands assemble something so devastatingly powerful and hold it steady; what human mind could wield it without exploding from the inside out? 5. To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist. Labels: transitive 6. To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench. Labels: transitive Example: The plumber wrenched the pipes until they came loose. 7. To violently move in a turn or writhe. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 8. To tighten with or as if with a winch. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: [S]end me that hag hither; she shall avouch what it was that she hath given to the wretch Dryfesdale, or the pilniewinks and thumbikins shall wrench it out of her finger-joints. 9. To thrust (a weapon) in a twisting motion. Labels: obsolete, transitive 10. To disarm an opponent by whirling their blade away. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: Internet cafe Part of Speech: noun 1. A place where one can use a computer with Internet access for a fee. Example: The Iranian police have closed down 24 Internet cafes and other coffee shops in as many hours, detaining 23 people, as part of a broad crackdown on immoral behavior, official news media said Sunday.
Word: busman's holiday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From busman + -’s + holiday, from the idea that a bus driver, to go off on a holiday, would take an excursion by bus or go on a long drive and thereby engage in a similar activity to his work. Pronunciation: /ˌbʌsmənz ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/, /-di/, /ˌbʌsmənz ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ 1. A holiday or vacation during which one does something similar to what one does as work. Labels: idiomatic Example: I shall indeed take a holiday soon, probably on the Continent; but it will be a "Busman's Holiday." The bus-driver spends his "day off" in driving on a pal's bus, on the box-seat by his pal's side; and I know that night after night, all through my holiday, I shall be in and out of this hall and that theatre, never happy except when I am watching some theatrical piece or Variety entertainment. Example: Is not the following a rather notable instance of "the busman's holiday"? At a recent meeting of the Twickenham Education Committee Mr. F. W. Pearce, who is surveyor to that body as well as to the urban district council, was asked what progress had been made with regard to the affixing of tablets on historic houses in the district. To this Mr. Pearce replied that he felt responsible for any delay in the matter, but would devote to it the first week of his holiday!
Word: nee Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born. Pronunciation: /neɪ/ 1. Alternative spelling of née. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: nee Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French née (“(f)”) and né (“(m)”), past participle of naître, to be born. Mix of both gendered terms due to their homophony, resulting in a unisex term in English. Pronunciation: /neɪ/ 1. Used when giving a former name. Originally known as. Labels: English, North-American, not-comparable
Word: nee Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Old English ne or nā (“no”). Cognate with Standard English no. Pronunciation: /niː/, /neɪ/ 1. no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na. Labels: Geordie Example: Nee way man! Example: Thor's nee watter!
Word: neen Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /niːn/ 1. The eyes. Labels: Yorkshire, archaic, plural, plural-only Example: And mar her milk, Ise greet out bath my Neen.
Word: u-ie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From u + -ie. 1. Alternative form of uey. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: statistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Statistik, from New Latin statisticum (“of the state”) and Italian statista (“statesman, politician”), compare English statist. Statistik introduced by Gottfried Achenwall (1749), originally designated the analysis of data about the state. Pronunciation: /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/ 1. A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data. Labels: uncountable Example: Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences. Example: As for statistics, the foundations include, on any interpretation of which I have ever heard, the foundations of probability, as controversial a subject as one could name. As in other sciences, controversies over the foundations of statistics reflect themselves to some extent in everyday practice, nut not nearly so catastrophically as one might imagine.[…]It is hard to judge, however, to what extent the relative calm of modern statistics is due to its domination by a vigorous school relatively well agreed within itself about the foundations.
Word: statistics Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/ 1. A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The statistics from the Census for apportionment are available. Example: Sufficient statistics for a given estimation problem are a collection of statistics or, equivalently, a collection of functions of the random sample, that summarize or represent all of the information in a random sample that is useful for estimating any #92;textbf#123;q#125;(#92;#33;#92;boldsymbol#92;Theta#92;#33;).
Word: statistics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/ 1. plural of statistic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: statistics Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of statistic Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: eth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The sound /ɛ/ followed by the sound of the letter, by analogy with other letter names, such as those of f, l, and m. Pronunciation: /ɛð/, /ɛθ/ 1. A letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into Old English to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in English but still in modern use in Icelandic, the IPA and other phonetic alphabets to represent the voiced dental fricative "th" sound as in the English word then. The letter is also used in Faroese, but is generally silent in that language. Example: In Old English manuscripts thorn and eth did not have different phonetic values but were used positionally[.]
Word: cornu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), corno, and horn. 1. A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn. Example: Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, pelvis 2. A brass instrument from Ancient Rome about 3 metres long in the shape of a letter 'G'.
Word: desert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English desert (“wilderness”), from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, past participle of dēserō (“to abandon”). Generally displaced native Old English wēsten. False cognate of Egyptian dšrt. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛz.ət/, /ˈdɛz.ɚt/, /dəˈzɑɹt/ 1. A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And ye poore Pilgrimes, that vvith reſtleſſe toyle VVearie your ſelues in vvandring deſert vvayes […] Example: Not thus the land appear'd in ages past, A dreary desert and a gloomy waste. 2. A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is wholly out of the power of language to convey any idea of the blissful enjoyment of obtaining water, after an almost total want of it, during eight and forty hours, in the scorching regions of an Arabian desert, in the month of July. Example: The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them. 3. Any barren place or situation. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: He declared that the country was an intellectual desert; that he was famishing for spiritual aliment, and for discourse on matters beyond mere nuggets, prospectings, and the price of gold. Example: By contrast, the WR route is an economic desert between Newbury and Taunton.
Word: desert Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English desert (“wilderness”), from Old French desert, from Latin dēsertum, past participle of dēserō (“to abandon”). Generally displaced native Old English wēsten. False cognate of Egyptian dšrt. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛz.ət/, /ˈdɛz.ɚt/, /dəˈzɑɹt/ 1. Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited. Labels: not-comparable Example: They were marooned on a desert island in the Pacific. Example: And he said vnto them, Come yee your selues apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many comming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eate.
Word: desert Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French déserter, from Late Latin dēsertō, from Latin dēsertus, from dēserō (“abandon”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈzɜːt/, /dɪˈzɝt/, /dəˈzɝt/ 1. To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake. Example: You can't just drive off and desert me here, in the middle of nowhere. 2. To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission. Example: Anyone found deserting will be punished.