nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: tack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English takken (“to attach; nail”), from the noun (see above). Pronunciation: /tæk/ 1. To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head). Labels: transitive Example: The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats. At one end of it a colored poster, too large for indoor display, had been tacked to the wall. 2. To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth). 3. To weld with initial small welds to temporarily fasten in preparation for full welding. 4. To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other. 5. To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind. Labels: intransitive 6. To add something as an extra item. Example: to tack (something) onto (something) Example: In short, they tend to present Indian English as nothing more than "standard" English with a select collection of lexical peculiarities tacked on, as it were, many of which would be regarded as "errors" by prescriptivist language scholars. 7. Synonym of tack up (“to prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with a tack”). 8. To join in wedlock. Labels: obsolete, slang
Word: tack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an old or dialectal form of French tache. See techy. Doublet of tache. Pronunciation: /tæk/ 1. A stain; a tache. 2. A peculiar flavour or taint. Labels: obsolete Example: a musty tack
Word: tack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from tacky. Pronunciation: /tæk/ 1. That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy. Labels: colloquial, uncountable Example: For souvenirs – mostly outright tack and ethnicky textiles – try your bargaining skills at the shops and stalls on Binjiang Luand Zhengyang Jie, or the nightly street market spreading for about a block either side of Shanhu Bridge along Zhongshan Lu.
Word: tack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tak, take (“fee, tax (on livestock)”), from Old Norse tak, taka (“a taking, seizure; revenue”), from Old Norse taka (“to take”). Cognate with Scots tack. Pronunciation: /tæk/ 1. A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland Example: In the Breadalbane papers, for example, there is a "tack" which was given by Sir John Campbell of Glenurchy to his "weil belouit" servant John M'Conoquhy V'Gregour, in the year 1530.
Word: jag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is from late Middle English jagge, from Old English giagga, giacga. The ultimate origin could be sound-symbolic of sudden movement, compare with jam, rag and Middle English dag, of which jag may be a palatalised variant. The verb is from jaggen, from Old English giacgian. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒæɡ/ 1. A sharp projection. Example: garments thus beset with long jagges and pursles Example: The thick black cloud was cleft, and still / The Moon was at its side; / Like waters shot from some high crag, / The lightning fell with never a jag, / A river steep and wide. 2. A part broken off; a fragment. Example: some Jaggs will ſuffice to be recited Example: I depart as air .... I shake my white locks at the runway sun, / I effuse my flesh in eddies and drift it in lacy jags. 3. A flap, a tear in a clothing 4. A cleft or division. 5. A medical injection, a jab. Labels: Scotland 6. A thorn from a bush (see jaggerbush). Labels: Pennsylvania, Western, dialectal 7. Ellipsis of jagoff (“an irritating, inept, or repugnant person”). Labels: Pennsylvania, Western, abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, dialectal, ellipsis
Word: jag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is from late Middle English jagge, from Old English giagga, giacga. The ultimate origin could be sound-symbolic of sudden movement, compare with jam, rag and Middle English dag, of which jag may be a palatalised variant. The verb is from jaggen, from Old English giacgian. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒæɡ/ 1. To cut unevenly. Example: On the Friday […] we had been playing tennis and in some way Geoffrey jagged a finger nail so that it kept catching in his things whenever he touched it. 2. To pierce with a sharp object. Labels: Northern-England, Pennsylvania, Scotland, Western 3. To tease. Labels: Pennsylvania, Western
Word: jag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Circa 1597; originally "load of broom or furze", variant of British English dialectal chag (“tree branch; branch of broom or furze”), from Old English ċeacga (“broom, furze”), from Proto-Germanic *kagô (compare dialectal German Kag (“stump, cabbage, stalk”), Swedish dialect kage (“stumps”), Norwegian dialect kage (“low bush”), of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒæɡ/ 1. Enough liquor to make a person noticeably drunk; a skinful. 2. A binge or period of overindulgence; a spree. Example: Consider, the pessimists argue, the vast number of plays which it is only possible to sit through with the assistance of what Ella Wheeler Wilcox would call a mild jag. Example: ‘People who spend their money for second-hand sex jags are as nervous as dowagers who can't find the rest-room.’ 3. A fit, spell, outburst. Example: Of course she did not lose her sense of humor (not necessarily to be confused with her laughing fits, which are crying jags turned inside out according to the shrinks). Example: Miles had a cold, he always had a cold, it went unnoticed, went without saying, he had coughing jags and slightly woozy eyes, completely unremarked by people who knew him […] 4. A one-horse cart load, or, in modern times, a truck load, of hay or wood. 5. A leather bag or wallet; (in the plural) saddlebags. Labels: Scotland, archaic
Word: ni Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ni/ 1. Initialism of noun inanimate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Fand Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈfænd/ 1. A fairy and the wife of Manannán mac Lir and later the lover of Cúchulainn. Labels: Irish
Word: hold a candle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the custom of apprentices to a master holding a candle so that the master could see more clearly. The negative version implies that a person who was not fit even for such a simple task was worthless. Pronunciation: /ˌhəʊ̯ld ə ˈkan.dəl/, /ˌhəʊ̯ld ə ˈkæn.dəl/, /ˌhoʊ̯ld ə ˈkæn.dəl/, /ˌhəʉ̯ld ə ˈkæn.dəl/, /ˌhɐʉ̯ld ə ˈkɛn.dəl/ 1. To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another. Example: The old computer just doesn't hold a candle to the latest models. Example: But not a soul in Flychett could hold a candle to Yeobright.
Word: hold a grudge Part of Speech: verb 1. To stay angry (at someone or something). Labels: idiomatic Example: That guy sure can hold a grudge when something goes wrong. Example: I made a mistake. That's not a good reason to hold a grudge against me.
Word: jaguar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese jaguar, from Old Tupi îagûara. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.jʊə/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ə/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ɑː/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.wɑɹ/, /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.(j)u.ɑɹ/ 1. A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.
Word: ë Part of Speech: symbol 1. An orthographic ⟨e⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the FACE vowel, as in the word "cafe". Labels: dated
Word: hold water Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly from Jeremiah 2:13. 1. To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid. Labels: idiomatic Example: "Young man," he said, "upon this point I can only say that your story is grossly improbable. It won't hold water." Example: At the parlay, Tyrion also tries to claim Tywin’s murder was self-defense, which holds some water, and despite Jaime’s anger, I suspect he can see it from that side.
Word: holding pattern Part of Speech: noun 1. A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land. Example: The plane flew in a holding pattern for half an hour because one runway was closed. 2. Any failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity. Labels: idiomatic Example: This project is in a holding pattern until all the parts arrive. Example: All of Sellafield is in a holding pattern, trying to keep waste safe until it can be consigned to the ultimate strongroom: the geological disposal facility (GDF), bored hundreds of metres into the Earth’s rock, a project that could cost another £53bn.
Word: no holds barred Part of Speech: adj 1. Without restrictions on holds or what opponents may do. Labels: not-comparable Example: a no holds barred match 2. Having absolutely no limits or restrictions as far as the levels and nature of one's hostilities and offense; taking to an especially ruthless or vicious manner. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: unrestrained, unrestricted, unreserved, unconstrained, cutthroat Example: a no holds barred debating style that quickly transformed into cheap shots and bickering
Word: hold it Part of Speech: verb 1. Wait a minute; stop. Labels: imperative Example: Hold it. What did you say his name was? 2. To wait to urinate or defecate despite present urgency. Example: Can't you hold it until the next gas station? 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, it.
Word: tres Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tres (“three”). Doublet of three and trey. 1. A three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.
Word: tres Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of tre Labels: form-of, plural
Word: octo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of octopus 1. An octopus (safety device). Labels: slang
Word: un Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of 'un. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: un Part of Speech: pron 1. Alternative spelling of 'un. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: uno Part of Speech: intj Etymology: PIE word *h₁óynos Learned borrowing from Spanish uno m (“one”, numeral). Pronunciation: /ˈuː.noʊ/, /ˈjuː.noʊ/ 1. A term said when the number of cards in player’s hand is reduced to one. If another player says this before the one whose hand contains only one card, the player who failed to say 'uno' must draw two cards.
Word: due Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”), from dē- (“from”) + habeō (“to have”). Pronunciation: /djuː/, /dʒuː/, /djʉw/, /dʒʉw/, /du/ 1. Owed or owing. Example: He is due four weeks of back pay. Example: The amount due is just three quid. 2. Appropriate. Example: With all due respect, you're wrong about that. Example: With dirges due, in sad array, / Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne. 3. Scheduled; expected. Example: Rain is due this afternoon. Example: The train is due in five minutes. 4. Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time. Example: The baby is just about due. Example: The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, when modish taste was just due to go clean out of fashion for the best part of the next hundred years. 5. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause. Example: The dangerously low water table is due to rapidly growing pumping. Example: the milky aspect be due to a confusion of small stars 6. On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass. Example: The town is 5 miles due North of the bridge.
Word: due Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”), from dē- (“from”) + habeō (“to have”). Pronunciation: /djuː/, /dʒuː/, /djʉw/, /dʒʉw/, /du/ 1. Directly; exactly. Example: The river runs due north for about a mile.
Word: due Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”), from dē- (“from”) + habeō (“to have”). Pronunciation: /djuː/, /dʒuː/, /djʉw/, /dʒʉw/, /du/ 1. Deserved acknowledgment. Example: Give him his due – he is a good actor. Example: Yes, the tide will surely turn, and meanwhile may one who is proud to call himself a partisan, invite whomever may feel disposed to bid the "T14s" adieux, to pause before giving them valediction and accord to them the respect that is assuredly their due. 2. A membership fee. Labels: in-plural 3. That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty. Example: He will give the devil his due. Example: Chanted from an ill-used race of men that cleave the soil, / Sow the seed, and reap the harvest with enduring toil, / Storing yearly little dues of wheat, and wine and oil; […] 4. Right; just title or claim. Example: The key of this infernal pit by due […] I keep.
Word: tre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of tree. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: They hewe downe a tre in the wod with the hondes of the woꝛke man, and faſhion it with the axe: they couer it ouer with golde oꝛ ſyluer, they faſten it wᵗ nales and hammers, that it moue not.
Word: quatre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French quatre. Doublet of cuatro and four. Pronunciation: /ˈkætə(ɹ)/ 1. A card, die, or domino with four spots or pips. Labels: archaic Example: Accordingly the firſt beſt throw upon the dice is eſteemed aces, as it ſtops the ſix point in the outer table, and ſecures the cinque in your own, whereby your adverſary's two men upon your ace point cannot get out with either quatre, cinq, or ſix. Example: The firſt beſt Throw upon the Dice is eſteemed Aces, as it ſtops the Six-Point in the outer Table, and ſecures the Cinque in your own, whereby your Adverſary’s two Men upon your Ace-Point cannot get out with either Quatre, Cinque, or Six.
Word: cinq Part of Speech: noun 1. Archaic form of cinque. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: cinque Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle English cynk, from Middle French cinq, from Latin cīnque, variant of quīnque. The archaic spelling cinq is taken from modern French cinq, whereas the standard spelling is perhaps influenced by Italian cinque or a misspelling of the French. The variant pronunciation /sæŋk/ is based on Modern French. Doublet of fin (“five currency units”), finnuf, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”); related to Pompeii. Pronunciation: /sɪŋk/, /sæŋk/ 1. A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips. Example: Accordingly the firſt beſt throw upon the dice is eſteemed aces, as it ſtops the ſix point in the outer table, and ſecures the cinque in your own, whereby your adverſary's two men upon your ace point cannot get out with either quatre, cinq, or ſix. Example: The firſt beſt Throw upon the Dice is eſteemed Aces, as it ſtops the Six-Point in the outer Table, and ſecures the Cinque in your own, whereby your Adverſary’s two Men upon your Ace-Point cannot get out with either Quatre, Cinque, or Six.
Word: sei Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sei whale, from Norwegian seihval, seikval, from sei (“pollock”) + hval (“whale”). Doublet of saithe. Pronunciation: /seɪ/ 1. A sei whale. Example: Seis also feed by engulfing small schooling fish.
Word: sept Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A corruption of sect, influenced by Latin saeptum (“fence, enclosure”). Pronunciation: /sɛpt/ 1. A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland. Example: The chief, struck by the illustration, asked at once to be baptized, and all his sept followed his example. Example: Never need you fear for a single thane of your sept or nation, young warriors or old. 2. An enclosure; a railing.
Word: sept Part of Speech: verb Etymology: On analogy with creep → crept, weep → wept etc. Pronunciation: /sɛpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of seep Labels: form-of, nonstandard, participle, past, rare Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:sept.
Word: huit Part of Speech: intj 1. A cry to sled dogs to start moving. Example: 'Huit, Clara, huit! Come on, Osman! Good dogs — huit!' Example: I put "Harvey" and "Eccles", the strongest and slowest dogs, on a long trace and fastened them to each side of the sledge to provide extra braking power. With a cry of "Up Dogs! Huit!" my team and I began […]
Word: otto Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑtoʊ/, /ˈɒtəʊ/ 1. Alternative form of attar. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: Now, when orange-flowers are distilled with water, we procure the otto of the blossom, which is known commercially as oil of neroli.
Word: quatorze Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French quatorze. 1. The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in the game of piquet, any of these counting as fourteen points.
Word: quinze Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French quinze (“fifteen”). 1. An old French card game of Spanish origin, players attempting to make fifteen points. Labels: uncountable
Word: seize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Earlier seise, from Middle English seisen, sesen, saisen, from Old French seisir (“to take possession of; invest (person, court)”), from Early Medieval Latin sacīre (“to lay claim to, appropriate”) (8th century) in the phrase ad propriam sacire, from Old Low Frankish *sakjan (“to sue, bring legal action”), from Proto-Germanic *sakjaną, *sakōną (compare Old English sacian (“to strive, brawl”)), from Proto-Germanic *sakaną (compare Old Saxon sakan (“to accuse”), Old High German sahhan (“to bicker, quarrel, rebuke”), Old English sacan (“to quarrel, claim by law, accuse”). Cognate to sake and Latin sāgiō (“to perceive acutely”). Pronunciation: /ˈsiːz/, [ˈsɪi̯z] 1. To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. Labels: transitive 2. To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance). Labels: transitive 3. To take possession of (by force, law etc.). Labels: transitive Example: to seize smuggled goods Example: to seize a ship after libeling 4. To have a sudden and powerful effect upon. Labels: transitive Example: a panic seized the crowd Example: a fever seized him 5. Alternative spelling of seise (“to vest ownership of an estate in land”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, transitive 6. To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line. Labels: transitive Example: to seize two fish-hooks back to back Example: to seize or stop one rope on to another 7. To fasten, fix. Labels: obsolete, transitive 8. To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon). Labels: intransitive Example: to seize on the neck of a horse Example: The text which had seized upon his heart with such comfort and strength abode upon him for more than a year. 9. To have a seizure. Labels: intransitive Example: Nearing what she thought was a climax, he started seizing and fell off her. Later, realizing he was dead, she became alarmed and dragged the body to his vehicle to make it look like he had died in his truck. 10. To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up. Labels: intransitive Example: Rust caused the engine to seize, never to run again. 11. To submit for consideration to a deliberative body. Labels: UK, intransitive 12. [with of] To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court). Example: This Court will remain seized of this matter. 13. Of chocolate: to change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard and gritty texture. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Chocolate seizes if a small amount of water (or watery liquid such as brandy) finds its way into the chocolate while it is melting. […] If chocolate seizes, it will look grainy and matte rather than glossy and smooth.
Word: cop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English *coppen, *copen, from Old English copian (“to plunder; pillage; steal”); or possibly from Middle French caper (“to capture”), from Latin capiō (“to seize, grasp”); or possibly from Dutch kapen (“to seize, hijack”), from Old Frisian kāpia (“to buy”), whence West Frisian keapje, Saterland Frisian koopje, North Frisian koopi, kuupe. Compare also Middle English copen (“to buy”), from Middle Dutch copen. Pronunciation: /kɒp/, /kɑp/, /kɔp/ 1. To capture or arrest someone. Labels: dated, informal, transitive 2. To obtain, to purchase (items including but not limited to drugs), to get hold of, to take. Labels: informal, transitive Example: You see yourself as the kind of guy who wakes up early on Sunday morning and steps out to cop the Times and croissants. Example: He sold me a bulging paper sack full of Cambodian Red for two dolla' MPC. A strange experience, copping from a kid, but it was righteous weed. 3. To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing. Labels: transitive Example: When caught, he would often cop a vicious blow from his father. Example: I take no shame to fight the lame / When they deserve to cop it. 4. To see and record a railway locomotive for the first time. Labels: slang, transitive 5. To steal. Labels: transitive Example: Copycat tryna cop my manner / Watch your back when you can't watch mine / Copycat tryna cop my glamor / Why so sad, bunny? Can't have mine 6. To adopt. Labels: transitive Example: No need to cop a 'tude with me, junior. 7. To admit, especially to a crime or wrongdoing. Labels: intransitive, slang, usually Example: I already copped to the murder. What else do you want from me? Example: Harold copped to being known as "Dirty Harry". 8. To recruit a prostitute into the stable. Labels: slang, transitive Example: I said, 'Tell your tricks to call you here.' She laid the bearskin and freaked the joint off with her lights and other crap. Except for the fake stars it was a fair mock-up of her pad where I had copped her. Example: The code was to call a pimp and tell him you have his hoe plus turn over her night trap but that was bull because the HOE was out of his stable months before I copped her. 9. To take (a look, glance, etc.). Labels: slang, transitive Example: Cop an eyeful of this!
Word: cop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for copper (“police officer”), itself from the verb cop (“to lay hold of”) above, in reference to arresting criminals. An erroneous folk etymology derives it from the acronym “Constable On Patrol” (C.O.P.). Pronunciation: /kɒp/, /kɑp/, /kɔp/ 1. A police officer or prison guard. Labels: informal
Word: cop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English coppe, from Old English *coppe, as in ātorcoppe (“spider”, literally “venom head”), from Old English copp (“top, summit, head”), from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“vault, round vessel, head”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve”). Cognate with Middle Dutch koppe, kobbe (“spider”). More at cobweb. Pronunciation: /kɒp/, /kɑp/, /kɔp/ 1. A spider. Labels: obsolete
Word: cop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cop, coppe, from Old English cop, copp, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“vault, basin, round object”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew-. Cognate with Dutch kop, German Kopf. Pronunciation: /kɒp/, /kɑp/, /kɔp/ 1. A quill or tube upon which silk is wound. 2. A merlon. 3. A roughly dome-shaped piece of armor, especially one covering the shoulder, the elbow, or the knee. Labels: historical Example: […] the elbow cop or coudiere for the elbow; and the rerebrace or arriere-bras for the upper arm. The shoulder cop, pauldron or epauliere which covered the shoulder, and often a large part of the breast and back, was usually considered a part of the arm guard. Example: In the middle was a pile of armour – breastplates, helmets, vambraces, gorgets, pauldrons, cops, cuisses, sabatons, gauntlets, all mangled and ruined, ... 4. A conical ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine. 5. The top, summit, especially of a hill. Labels: obsolete Example: Cop they vſe to call / The tops of many Hils
Word: rot Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English roten, rotten, from Old English rotian (“to rot, become corrupted, ulcerate, putrefy”), from Proto-West Germanic *rotēn, from Proto-Germanic *rutāną (“to rot”). Pronunciation: /ɹɒt/, /ɹɑt/, /ɹɔt/, /ɾɔt/ 1. To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria. Labels: intransitive Example: The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot. Example: Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, / To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot. 2. To decline in function or utility. Labels: intransitive Example: Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony! 3. To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt. Labels: ambitransitive 4. To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes. Labels: transitive Example: to rot vegetable fiber 5. To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place or state). Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: to rot in prison Example: to rot in Hell 6. To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret. Labels: transitive 7. To talk nonsense. Labels: dated, slang Example: “Did they hang you well?” said Porson. “Don’t rot,” said Mr Watkins; “I don’t like it.” Example: Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’ 8. Damn; blast. Labels: imperative, slang, transitive Example: "Oh rot yer!" exclaimed Fank, with a sudden flare of passion that at least carried with it the dignity of a genuine emotion; "I've had just abart enough of you and your blinkin' game, Toady Joolby. Here, I'd sooner smash the bloody thing, straight, than be such a ruddy mug as to swallow any of your blahsted promises […]"
Word: rot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English roten, rotten, from Old English rotian (“to rot, become corrupted, ulcerate, putrefy”), from Proto-West Germanic *rotēn, from Proto-Germanic *rutāną (“to rot”). Pronunciation: /ɹɒt/, /ɹɑt/, /ɹɔt/, /ɾɔt/ 1. The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Decaying matter. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When a turkey vulture detects the scent of rot, it circles down, tracing the plume of chemicals to its source. 3. Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs. Labels: countable, in-compounds, uncountable Example: His cattle must of rot and murrain die. 4. Verbal nonsense. Labels: uncountable Example: You're talking rot! I don't believe a word.
Word: NSDAP Part of Speech: name 1. the National Socialist German Workers' Party. Labels: historical
Word: NSA Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.ɛs.eɪ/ 1. Initialism of no strings attached. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable 2. Initialism of no sugar added. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: NSA Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.ɛs.eɪ/ 1. Initialism of not sexually active. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: NSA Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.ɛs.eɪ/ 1. Initialism of National Security Agency. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States. 2. Initialism of National Security Agency. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, humorous, initialism 3. Initialism of National Security Agency. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, humorous, initialism 4. Initialism of National Sheep Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NSA Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.ɛs.eɪ/ 1. Initialism of non-standalone architecture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of national security agreement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The NSA provides that approximately $11 billion in new investments will be made by 2028, which includes the initial investment in a greenfield project that would be completed after 2028.
Word: NRA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Recovery Act. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism 2. Initialism of National Rifle Association (of the United Kingdom). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of National Rifle Association of America. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: LaPierre, who over the course of three decades became the face of the gun rights movement, stepped down Friday as NRA executive vice president and CEO, effective January 31, just days before his legal duel with New York Attorney General Letitia James. 4. Initialism of National Rifle Association of Australia. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Labels: New-Zealand, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of National Roads Authority. Labels: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. normal retirement age Labels: UK
Word: PTO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Patent and Trademark Office Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Patent and Trademark Office
Word: PTO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of parent-teacher organization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of paid time off. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: I'm requesting PTO for this drop, I cannot overstate my excitement. Excellent game series, I'll play them forever. 3. Initialism of power take-off, a powered shaft for driving auxiliary equipment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of pick-to-order. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: In the case of the three strategies MTS, Make-to-Forecast (MTF) and Pick-to-Order (PTO), the allocation of customer orders takes place in the dispatch area. PTO allows the customer to choose from standard items.
Word: PTO Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of please turn over (written at the end of the text on a page to say that it continues overleaf). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SETI Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: The search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, constitutes major research projects at radio telescopes the world over, and it is championed by the non-profit institute that shares its name.
Word: EKG Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German EKG. Initialism of German Elektrokardiogramm. 1. Synonym of ECG (“electrocardiogram”).
Word: DOB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of date of birth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of degree of bending. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DOB Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Daughters of Bilitis The first organized and successful lesbian liberation organization in the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of 2 or 5-Dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine A psychedelic drug similar to 2C-B. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DOJ Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of United States Department of Justice. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: DOJ is asking for $64,618 per day, per violation of the CWA and $55,808 per day or $2,232 per barrel of oil or unit of hazardous substance, per violation of the CWA – but it was not immediately clear from the suit how many days the DOJ considered the violation to be applicable. 2. Initialism of Department of Justice. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DOJ Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of date of judgment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of double open jaw. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FEMA Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈfiːmə/ 1. Acronym of Federal Emergency Management Agency. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: FEMA produces maps showing which areas are at risk from flooding, so that homeowners, builders and local officials can make informed decisions about where and how to build houses. Example: After a disaster, the two agencies chiefly responsible for helping victims are FEMA, which focuses on emergency shelter and limited home repairs, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which funds long-term rebuilding.
Word: DVD-RW Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /diː viː diː ɑː ˈdʌb(ə)ljuː/ 1. Initialism of Digital Versatile Disc - read/writable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far greater capacity and can be written to more than once. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DVD-R Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑɹ/, /ˌdiːviːdiː ˈɑɹ/, /ˌdiːviːdiː ˈmaɪnəs ɑɹ/, /ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑː/ 1. Initialism of Digital Versatile Disc recordable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far denser storage and thus greater capacity. It can only be written to once, but it can be read from an indefinite number of times. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CD-RW Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /siː diː ɑː ˈdʌb(ə)ljuː/, /siː diː ɑɹ ˈdʌbə(l)ju/ 1. Initialism of compact disk – rewritable, a form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from a plastic disc, which can be written to multiple times. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CD-R Part of Speech: noun 1. Compact disc - recordable; a form of digital media that is based on the use of a laser to read from and write to a plastic disc. It can only be written to once, although the entire disc does not necessarily have to be written in one session.
Word: CD Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of various terms and phrases. Pronunciation: /ˌsiːˈdiː/ 1. Initialism of compact disc. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: I misplaced the software installation CD. Example: Called Compact Discs (CD for short) and expected to enter the market by 1983, they play an hour per side and are virtually indestructible. 2. Initialism of compact disc. Labels: countable, dated, metonymically, uncountable Example: Mariah Carey's new CD has some R'n'B influences. 3. Initialism of corps diplomatique, the diplomatic corps of a particular country. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Along the route to Tanyin flowed a fast stream of staff and C.D. cars. Example: Jake lengthened his stride and crossed the road in front of a double-parked car, large, black and with CD plates. 4. Abbreviation of certificate of deposit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Banks may offer premium rates on C.D.s to attract deposits, but once they get those deposits, they end the offers. 5. Initialism of creative director, head of the creative department (for example of an advertising agency). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of corporate design, specific design features of a company, corporate identity CI. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of collision detection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of chart datum. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of cross-dresser. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Initialism of cross-dressing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Initialism of circular dichroism. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, physical, uncountable 12. Initialism of cluster of differentiation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 13. Abbreviation of cooldown. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 14. Initialism of controlled drug. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 15. Abbreviation of Crohn's disease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 16. Initialism of continuous delivery/deployment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CD Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Abbreviation of various terms and phrases. Pronunciation: /ˌsiːˈdiː/ 1. Initialism of cross-dress. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: By now I did not feel right without a bra and panties whenever I CD'ed.
Word: CD-ROM Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /siː.diːˈɹɒm/ 1. compact disk - read only memory: an optical disc containing data that can be read (but not changed) by a computer
Word: GMT Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Greenwich Mean Time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: GMT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of gelatinous bone-marrow transformation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: FOIL Part of Speech: name Etymology: Acronym of first outer inner last or similar. 1. An acronym for the algorithm for multiplying two binomials. Labels: mnemonic
Word: FOIL Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Acronym of first outer inner last or similar. 1. To apply the FOIL algorithm to. Labels: transitive
Word: FM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of frequency modulation; radio programming that is broadcast in this form. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: That station is available on both AM and FM. Example: Enough of this endless static. Turn on the FM. 2. Initialism of field marshal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Initialism of finance minister. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 4. Initialism of foreign minister. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 5. Initialism of first minister. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Example: The FM hit back at Scottish Tory Douglas Ross's reference to a Times article published on Thursday, based on four anonymous sources, as "desperate" as the pair clashed at FMQs. 6. Initialism of finance ministry. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of foreign ministry. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of first ministry. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of field manual. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 10. Initialism of fibromyalgia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Initialism of fan marker. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 12. Initialism of FIDE Master. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: WTO Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of World Trade Organization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: A senior White House official, who declined to speak on the record, called the summit a success in part because the US had been able to exclude language on multilateralism, and because “for the first time ever, the G20 recognized the WTO is currently falling short of meeting its objectives and that it’s in need of reform”. Example: “The question is PNTR, which is absent. And then they had some other stuff on the WTO in there, which is kind of hollow if we don’t do PNTR,” Crapo said earlier in the day. 2. Initialism of Warsaw Treaty Organization. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
Word: w/o Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of write off. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: w/o Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of walkover. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural 2. Abbreviation of week of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural Example: w/o January 7th 3. Abbreviation of write-off. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural 4. weight-percent (percentage calculated by relative mass) Labels: no-plural Example: ZrO₂ + 46 w/o UO₂ + 5 w/o Fe 5. Abbreviation of week(s) old. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural 6. Abbreviation of wife of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, no-plural Example: Sandy Steven, w/o Steven
Word: w/o Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of emulsion of water in oil. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: w/o Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of without. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: Once more significant differences were observed for CTR w/o LIF. (E)- Protein levels for Hexokinase I and II, GAPDH and PKM1/2 were determined by western Blot and quantified by densiometric evaluation.
Word: PET Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The name of the computer (noun sense 4) derives from the 1970s pet rock fad; the acronym was invented afterwards. 1. Initialism of polyethylene terephthalate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: An effort was made to fit the flexible tube at least 3 mm deep onto the vasculature; (2) for the remaining systems, 3D-printed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) reservoir blocks were manufactured by PrintPlace using FDM technology. The additively manufactured PET reservoir blocks were previously applied and proven to effectively circulate the agent through the healing network [6]. 2. Acronym of positron emission tomography. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: He [Rob Beanlands] is a founding director of the National Cardiac PET Centre, the first facility in Canada dedicated to the use of PET (positron-emission tomography) as a non-invasive cardiac diagnostic tool. PET technology can help determine whether areas of the heart muscle are receiving enough blood, if there is heart damage or scar tissue in the heart, or if there is a buildup of abnormal substances in the heart muscle. 3. Acronym of paired-end tag. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable 4. Acronym of personal electronic transactor, a line of personal computers produced by Commodore International. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, historical Example: Why is the order of graphical characters in the PETSCII table so seemingly haphazard? The answer is that arrangement was dictated by the PET keyboard design, a hardware-driven decision. 5. Initialism of perineal ectopic testis (a rare congenital anomaly of the testis). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: PET Part of Speech: name Etymology: The name of the computer (noun sense 4) derives from the 1970s pet rock fad; the acronym was invented afterwards. 1. Initialism of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Labels: Canadian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: But Wright takes a rather contrarian position about the impact of emotionally charged Trudeaumania on PET’s astonishing political rise in 1968.
Word: HDPE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of high-density polyethylene. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: LDPE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of low-density polyethylene. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: CFC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Chelsea Football Club. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Combined Federal Campaign. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CFC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of chlorofluorocarbon, a class of molecules containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Potential replacements for the chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chemicals now extensively used as refrigerants, propellants, bubbles in plastic and cleaning fluids have already been identified. Example: Contrary to his assertion, however, virtually all relevant researchers say the link between CFCs and ozone depletion is based on unassailably solid scientific evidence. 2. Initialism of controlled foreign corporation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CFC Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of cardiofaciocutaneous. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: ECG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electrocardiogram, electrocardiography, or electrocardiograph. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of electronic character generator. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ECG Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of East Central German. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EEG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electroencephalogram. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Example: Davide Valeriani, senior research officer at University of Essex’s BCI-NE Lab, is using an electroencephalogram (EEG)-based BCI to tap into the unconscious minds of people as they make decisions. “Everyone who makes decisions wears the EEG cap, which is part of a BCI, a tool to help measure EEG activity ... it measures electrical activity to gather patterns associated with confident or non-confident decisions,” says Valeriani. 2. Initialism of electroencephalograph. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 3. Initialism of electroencephalography. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Indeed, while many philosophers of language in the 20th century proposed that we think in sentence-like strings of language, use of brain imaging technology like electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocorticography (ECoG) has since revealed that thinking more probably happens in a complex combination of images and associations.
Word: GCC Part of Speech: name Etymology: * (GNU Compiler Collection): GCC was originally an acronym for GNU C Compiler, now a backronym for GNU Compiler Collection. 1. Initialism of GNU Compiler Collection, a collection of compilers for C, C++, Fortran, etc. aiming to be standards-compliant and correct. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Gulf Cooperation Council, a multinational body of countries of the Persian Gulf area. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Governance Commission for Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: EPROM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of erasable programmable read-only memory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ADH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of antidiuretic hormone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of alcohol dehydrogenase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: ADP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of adenosine diphosphate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of adposition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: ADP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Automatic Data Processing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: It’s not uncommon for ADP and the BLS to arrive at quite different answers. At the same time, it’s not unusual for them to be similar. But they almost never arrive at the same exact number.
Word: multiplication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicatio, multiplicationem; ~equivalent to multiplicate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/ 1. The process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects. Labels: uncountable 2. A calculation involving multiplication. Labels: countable 3. The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If the lesser nobility have remained more numerous, it must be attributed partly to the gradual multiplication of letters of nobility, and partly to the state of indigence in which in some provinces vast numbers of the gentry lived, and which left them strangers to those habits of caution by which opulent families are governed.
Word: subtraction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin subtractio, subtractionis. Can be decomposed to subtract + -ion. Pronunciation: /səbˈtɹækʃən/ 1. The process of subtracting a number from another. Labels: uncountable 2. A calculation involving subtracting. Labels: countable Example: The teacher has set us ten subtractions to do by tomorrow. 3. The removal of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The subtraction of the wealth from the economy will result in recession.