nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Dia Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
Word: Diablo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish diablo (“devil”). 1. A sports car made by the Italian manufacturer Lamborghini. 2. A Diablo wind. Example: […]a Diablo Wind. A Diablo was responsible for the great Oakland-Berkeley fire of 1991. Earlier in this century Mill Valley in Marin County and Berkeley lost whole neighborhoods to northeaster fires. The winds are short in duration […] Example: […]a Diablo wind drove flames through the Berkeley Hills and into the campus of the University of California. Some 3,100 acres and 584 houses burned. Ten years later a Diablo-driven fire scorched a thousand acres and five homes. In 1946[…]
Word: Diablo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish diablo (“devil”). 1. A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
Word: Diamant Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Diamant, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Diamond Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a female given name, from diamond (gemstone). * As a German surname, Anglicized form of Diamant. * As a Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Ó Diamáin. 1. A female given name from English of modern usage, from the name of the gem. 2. A surname from German or Irish. Example: Some experts, such as geographer Jared Diamond in his 2005 book, “Collapse,” used Easter Island as a cautionary tale of how the exploitation of limited resources can result in catastrophic population decline, ecological devastation and the destruction of a society through infighting. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Dick Part of Speech: name Etymology: Rhyming nickname for Rick, pet form of Richard. Pronunciation: /dɪk/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard, also used as a formal given name. Example: Lascivious Edward, and thou perjur'd George, / And thou mis-shapen Dick, I tell ye all, Example: You may know what one man thinks of another by his manner of calling him. Thomas and James and Richard and William are stupid young gentlemen; Tom and Jem and Dick and Will are fine spirited fellows. 2. A surname transferred from the given name.
Word: Dickens Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dicken, a medieval diminutive form of Dick + the patronymic suffix -s. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪkɪnz/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic, notably borne by Charles Dickens, English novelist. 2. A small city, the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States.
Word: Dickey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dick + -ey. The city in North Dakota was named in honor of the American lawyer George H. Dickey. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪki/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. 3. A small city in LaMoure County, North Dakota.
Word: Dier Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, variant of Dyer. * As a German surname, from Tier (“wild animal”). 1. A surname.
Word: Dike Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English (see the noun dike). Compare Dyke. Pronunciation: /daɪk/ 1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a dike.
Word: Dike Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Δίκη (Díkē, literally “Justice; Order; Judgement”). Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪkiː/ 1. The goddess/personification of justice, order and judgement and one of the Horae. She is a daughter of Zeus and Themis, and her sisters are Eirene and Eunomia. Her Roman counterpart is Justitia. Labels: Greek 2. 99 Dike, a main belt asteroid. 3. justice, order and judgement. Labels: poetic
Word: Dildo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Uncertain; see the Wikipedia article for some possible origins. 1. A small town on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Word: Dill Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a German surname, from Diele (“floorboard”). * As an English surname, from the noun dill and also the adjective dull. * As a Scottish/Scottish Gaelic surname, reduced from McDill, itself a variant of McDowell. 1. A surname.
Word: Dim Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Bashkir. 1. A male given name (from Bashkir Дим) . 2. vocative singular of Ди́ма (Díma)(•colloquial) Labels: form-of, singular, vocative
Word: Dime Part of Speech: name 1. An Omotic language, spoken by fewer than 10,000 speakers in Ethiopia.
Word: Dingle Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪŋɡl̩/ 1. A harbour town in County Kerry, Ireland and the peninsula on which it stands. 2. An area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3687). 3. A surname.
Word: Dingle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɪŋɡl̩/ 1. Someone from Barnsley Labels: Sheffield
Word: Dino Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Dino. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːnəʊ/, /ˈdinoʊ/ 1. A male given name from Italian, feminine equivalent Dina.
Word: Dirk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk. Pronunciation: /dɜːk/, /dɪək/, /dɝk/ 1. A male given name from German or Dutch, equivalent to English Derek. 2. A surname transferred from the given name.
Word: Dis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin dīs pater (“rich father”). Pronunciation: /dɪs/ 1. Hades. Labels: Roman
Word: Dis Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Di Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Discover Part of Speech: name Etymology: Trade name, from discover; introduced by Sears in 1985. 1. Discover Card, a brand of credit card. Labels: US 2. Discover magazine, a general audience science magazine launched in 1980.
Word: Dita Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Cuenca, Batangas, Philippines. 2. A barangay of Gubat, Sorsogon, Philippines. 3. A barangay of Legazpi, Albay, Philippines.
Word: Doc Part of Speech: name Etymology: From doctor by shortening. Pronunciation: /dɒk/, /dɑk/ 1. A nickname for a medical doctor, a person with an advanced educational degree, or a learned person. Example: I'm not feeling too well, Doc. 2. A common form of address for combat medics, especially naval hospital corpsmen. Labels: US, slang Example: Doc was awarded a Navy Cross after she ran through a minefield to get to an injured marine.
Word: Doc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From doctor by shortening. Pronunciation: /dɒk/, /dɑk/ 1. A Doc Marten shoe or boot. Labels: plural-normally, slang Example: Nice pair of Docs you've got on there, bro!
Word: Dock Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, possibly from the noun duck. * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). * As a German surname, spelling variant of Docke, related to the noun Tuch (“cloth, piece of fabric”). 1. A male given name or nickname. Labels: US, dated, rare 2. A surname.
Word: Doctor Part of Speech: noun 1. The title of an academic or medical doctor; used before or instead of the doctor's name. Example: The students asked to see Doctor Jones. Example: Doctor Smith carried out the medical procedure.
Word: Dodge Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a Middle English diminutive form of Roger. Pronunciation: /dɒd͡ʒ/, /dɑd͡ʒ/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: US, countable 2. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A brand of motor vehicle. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Doge Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of doge (“ruler of Venice or Genoa”). Labels: alt-of, historical
Word: Doge Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of Dogecoin (“a unit of the cryptocurrency”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Word: Doge Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of DOGE. Labels: alt-of Example: Two senior USAid security officials were suspended on Sunday for blocking Doge officials from a restricted area, a day after the agency’s website went offline, and Musk posted to X that USAid was “beyond repair” and needed to be shut down.
Word: Doll Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a south German surname, from toll (“mad, foolish”). * Also as a German surname, spelling variant of Thiel. * As an English surname, from the adjective dull, cognate with the first German derivation. Also compare Dill. 1. A township and rural village in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC8803). 2. A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy. Example: O! run, Doll, run; run, good Doll. 3. A surname.
Word: Dollar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Dolair (in Scotland). 1. A small town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9698) Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Coosa County, Alabama, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A former community in Ontario, Canada, now part of the city of Markham. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Dolly Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given names Dorothy, Dolores, or Doris. Example: Her name is Dorothy, though everyone has always called her Dolly. I do not know why, for there is nothing doll-like about her. She is a large, vigorous woman with the broad face and heavy hair of a tinker's wife.
Word: Dolly Part of Speech: noun 1. Ellipsis of Dolly Parton. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Ellipsis of Dolly Varden trout. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Dolly Varden is the staple catch. To a point that, after two days, we find ourselves feeling guilty trying to shake them free from our fly or giving plenty of slack in the hope that another Dolly finds early freedom. […] Often the biggest challenge of hooking a big trout is avoiding Dollies.
Word: Dom Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortenings. Pronunciation: /dɒm/, /dɑm/, /dɔm/ 1. A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique. 2. Alternative letter-case form of dom. Labels: alt-of
Word: Dom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese dom, and its source, Latin dominus. Pronunciation: /dɒm/, /dɑm/, /dɔm/ 1. A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil. 2. A title given to Roman Catholic monastic dignitaries.
Word: Dom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma). Doublet of Rom. Pronunciation: /dɒm/, /dɑm/, /dɔm/ 1. A caste (or member of this caste) in Indian society, originally comprising drummers or travelling musicians and now generally referring to a Dalit subcaste responsible for the cremation and disposal of dead bodies. Example: Chand Ghat, where Dolly lives, is primarily a Dom neighbourhood, home to a small community of corpse-burners.
Word: Dom Part of Speech: name Etymology: Related to Rom and Lom. Pronunciation: /dɒm/, /dɑm/, /dɔm/ 1. An Indo-Aryan ethnic group, living mainly in the Middle East and North Africa. 2. A Middle Eastern Gypsy. Labels: offensive, sometimes
Word: Don Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /dɒn/, /dɑn/ 1. A diminutive of the male given names Donald, Donovan, or Gordon. Example: The bill, which lawmakers approved in a 211-206 vote, now moves to the Republican-led Senate for consideration. One Republican, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, voted with Democrats Thursday against the measure.
Word: Don Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Дон (Don). Known in Ancient Greece and Rome as Latin Tanais, Ancient Greek Τάναϊς (Tánaïs). Pronunciation: /dɒn/, /dɑn/ 1. A river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia, flowing 1160 miles to the Sea of Azov. Example: Thence they marched againſt Orna, a Port Towne on the Riuer Don, where were many Gazarians, Alanians, Ruſſians, and Saracens, which he drowned with the Riuer running through the Citie, turning it out of the chanell.
Word: Don Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably from the common Celtic river name Proto-Celtic *Dānu << Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-, found in many other river names such as Danube, and Dniester. Connected with the Welsh river goddess Dôn, whose name is from the same origin, though it could have been influenced by Welsh dawn (“gift”), Irish dán (“gift, offering”), Latin dōnum. Pronunciation: /dɒn/, /dɑn/ 1. A river in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, flowing 62 miles to the North Sea at Aberdeen. 2. A river in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, on which Doncaster is situated. 3. A minor river in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, which joins the Tyne at Jarrow. 4. A river in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, named after the River Don in Yorkshire. 5. A locality in the City of Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.
Word: Don Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Dunn. * Also as an English and Scottish surname, from Dun, a place in Scotland. * As an Italian surname, variant of Dono, shortened from dono di Dio (“gift of God”). * As a Galician surname, from a nickname derived from don (“kindness, favor”). * As a Hungarian surname, variant of Donát, Donath. * As a French surname of Germanic origin, from the old name Dodo, related to Dodier, from the name Dodhari, the first element a reduplicated word of arbitrary origin and the second from *hari (“army”). * Also as a French surname, from the place Don in Nord. * As a Jewish surname, from a variant of Dan. * As a Chinese surname, Romanized from 曾, see Zeng. * As a Vietnamese surname Đôn, possibly from Chinese 敦, see Dun. Pronunciation: /dɒn/, /dɑn/ 1. A surname.
Word: Donna Part of Speech: name Etymology: A 19th-century invention from the Italian noun donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒnə/, /ˈdɑnə/, /ˈdänːə/ 1. A female given name from Italian. Example: "Did you ever know a lady named Miss May-rant? With a funny sort of first name, like Donna? Yes, that is it - Miss Donna May-rant." Example: I had a girl / Donna was her name. / Since she left me / I've never been the same. 2. A city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, named after postmistress Donna Fletcher.
Word: Donna Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Donna. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Donner Part of Speech: name Etymology: First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Named from Dutch donder (“thunder”), and perhaps influenced by the German form Donner. 1. The seventh reindeer of Santa Claus. 2. A surname.
Word: Doom Part of Speech: name Etymology: From doom. Pronunciation: /duːm/ 1. A popular first-person shooter video game, often regarded as the progenitor of the genre. Example: Origin […] have used the canvas of a Doom-like first-person 3-D engine to paint a master work of their own in this comic-book action game.
Word: Dorcas Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás, “gazelle”), translation of Tabitha in the Bible. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːkəs/, /ˈdɔɹkəs/ 1. A woman who is said, in the Bible, to have been restored to life by Peter. Example: Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas; this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did. 2. A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin. 3. Used attributively of a ladies' association within the church in order to make and distribute clothes for the poor. Labels: attributive, form-of, historical Example: She established a Dorcas society at Baslehurst, of which she became permanent president, and spent her money in carrying on this institution in the manner most pleasing to herself. Example: The daughter was probably some prim Miss, neat, sensible, pious, but all in a small feminine way, in which Felix was no more interested than in Dorcas meetings, biographies of devout women, and that amount of ornamental knitting which was not inconsistent with Nonconforming seriousness.
Word: Dorcas Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás, “gazelle”), translation of Tabitha in the Bible. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːkəs/, /ˈdɔɹkəs/ 1. A member of a Dorcas association. Example: Secondly, When a person not only hath grace, but also is beneficial, usefull, doth much good in his time, is diffusive of holinesse, full of good works, serves his generation, and hath done his work before he fals asleep, hath his Dorcasses coats to be seen after his death; it is only our doing good that makes us called good; Example: I have beheld, O Dorcasses! with admiration and gratitude , the coats and garments, the lint and bandages which you have made.
Word: Dorcas Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás, “gazelle”), translation of Tabitha in the Bible. Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːkəs/, /ˈdɔɹkəs/ 1. To do the work of a Dorcas; to make and distribute clothes to the poor. Example: They had been pouring tea and passing wafers when they should have been Dorcassing at their Christmas tasks. Example: It was by good works of this kind — not by doles , “Dorcassing,” and such-like — that Ossett gained and deserved the title of a “Charitable Man.”
Word: Dot Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy.
Word: Dove Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun dove. * As a Scottish surname, calque of Scottish Gaelic (mac) Calmáin (“(son of the) dove”). Compare Coleman. * Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Duff. * As a north German surname, from the Low German adjective doof (“deaf”); see deaf. Pronunciation: /dʌv/ 1. A river in England, forming the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. Labels: uncountable 2. A river in Suffolk, England, a tributary of the Waveney. Labels: uncountable 3. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States. Labels: uncountable 4. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Caelum and Puppis. Labels: uncountable 5. A surname. Labels: uncountable
Word: Dow Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Daw from David or daw, and of Duff from Scottish Gaelic. 1. A male given name. Labels: countable 2. A surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable 3. Dow Jones average Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An unincorporated community in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Down Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish dún (“fortress, stronghold”). Pronunciation: /daʊn/ 1. One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, usually known as County Down. 2. A surname.
Word: Dr. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Dr: abbreviation of doctor. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: By EDWARD CHAMBERLAYNE Dr. of Laws, and Fellow of the Royal Society. Example: It appears that Drs. Jones and Freeman account for the arch over the hagioscope at St. David's by saying, though without citing authorities, that there was a door there originally. 2. Abbreviation of drive, a type of public roadway, when part of a specific street’s name. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Draco Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Dracō, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drắkōn). Doublet of Dracon, dracone, dragon, and dragoon. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹeɪkəʊ/, /ˈdɹeɪkoʊ/ 1. A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. 2. An Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws. Example: The statesman Draco, faced with public complacency in the face of a crisis in crime, devised a simple method of maintaining order: kill all offenders. 3. One of Actaeon's hounds. Labels: Greek 4. A male given name from Ancient Greek or Latin. Example: Last November’s Latin Grammy Awards ceremony seemed to be the culmination of a heartwarming comeback for the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter-guitarist-producer Robi Draco Rosa. Example: Midway through a video interview with Tom Felton about his best-selling memoir, “Beyond the Wand,” the actor who played Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movies removes the blue-gray baseball cap he’d been wearing backward and begins to tousle his hair.
Word: Dragon Part of Speech: name 1. The fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. 2. Synonym of Devil.
Word: Drake Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from both senses of the noun drake meaning "male duck" and "dragon." * As a German surname, from Low German drake (“dragon”), related to the above. * As a Dutch surname, Americanized/West Flemish variant of Draak, also related to the above. Pronunciation: /dɹeɪk/ 1. An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a byname from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, both meaning “dragon”. 2. An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a byname from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, both meaning “dragon”. 3. An Irish surname, anglicized from Drach, itself a Hiberno-Norman name English Drake. 4. A male given name transferred from the surname. Example: Drake was not at all what I'd anticipated. His macho soap opera name had put me in mind of aristocrats or oversexed mallards. 5. A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. 6. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada. 7. A ward of Plymouth, Devon, England; named for aqueduct Drake's Leat, itself for Francis Drake, Mayor of Plymouth at the time of its construction. 8. A locale in the United States. 9. A locale in the United States. 10. A locale in the United States. 11. A locale in the United States. 12. A locale in the United States. 13. A locale in the United States. 14. A locale in the United States.
Word: Drama Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Greek Δράμα (Dráma). 1. A city, a municipality, a regional unit of the East Macedonia and Thrace region, in north-eastern Greece.
Word: Drew Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /dɹuː/, /dɹuʊ̯/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Andrew. Example: In November 2024, Kiley won reelection in the district where Folsom is located by about 11 points, though Trumps' victory was closer to 3 points, according to data compiled by analyst Drew Savicki and cited by the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
Word: Drew Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Anglo-Norman Drew, Drieu, Drue, from Old French Drogon, Dreus, Drues (made popular by Charlemagne's son Drogo) from Old Dutch Drogo, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry, pull”), or from Proto-Germanic *draugaz (“phantom, apparition”). Pronunciation: /dɹuː/, /dɹuʊ̯/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. 2. A female given name. Example: On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala.
Word: Drew Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish, adopted from the English surname above, and also reduced from an Druaidh, Ó Druaidh, Ó Draoi, "descendant of the Druid", from draoi (“druid”). Pronunciation: /dɹuː/, /dɹuʊ̯/ 1. A surname.
Word: Drew Part of Speech: name Etymology: From any of the above. Pronunciation: /dɹuː/, /dɹuʊ̯/ 1. An unincorporated community in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, named after Drew E. Bennett. 2. A city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, named after Miss Drew Daniel. 3. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, named after S. E. Drew. 4. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, probably named after Robert Drew. 5. A rural community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP).
Word: Dryden Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English drȳġe (“dry”) + denu (“valley”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaɪdən/ 1. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English. 2. A city in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada; named for Canadian farmer and politician John Dryden. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: Example: On Nov. 7, Keem was arrested on a court warrant in the Town of Dryden by members of the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office and Cortland County Sheriff’s Office. 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Du Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Chinese
Word: Duke Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /duːk/ 1. The title of a duke. Example: Percy’s military career began in France under Dukes Henry and John of Lancaster; […]
Word: Duke Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /duːk/ 1. A male given name from English; mostly US and rather rare. Labels: countable 2. A surname originating as an occupation for service in the household of a duke, or from a nickname. Labels: countable 3. A male nickname. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable 4. A male nickname. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable, usually Example: "Whoa there, pardner," Kiril said in his best Duke impression, and grabbed hold of the armrest to keep from rolling into Fyodor's lap. 5. Ellipsis of Duke University, a private university in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable 6. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Dunch Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Dung Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Dung. 1. A female given name from Vietnamese.
Word: Dung Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Dũng. 1. A male given name from Vietnamese.
Word: Duo Part of Speech: name 1. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Word: Dy Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Khmer ឌី (dii). 1. A surname from Khmer.
Word: Dynamo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Russian Динамо (Dinamo) and cognates in other languages, including Serbo-Croatian Dinamo and German Dynamo. 1. Dynamo Sports Club, a national sporting association in the Soviet Union, and other similiar organisations in other socialist countries and their successor states. 2. Any of various football clubs and other sports teams linked to a Dynamo association, including Dynamo Berlin, Dynamo Dresden, Dynamo Kyiv and Dinamo Zagreb in soccer and HC Dynamo Moscow in ice hockey. Example: The only Dynamo player to win the most valuable player award in Soviet hockey history was Maltsev. Example: Following elimination at the hands of Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the same tournament two years later, Hänel lamented that the 'nervousness' of the Dynamo team allowed the English club to progress comfortably to the next round.
Word: E Part of Speech: character Etymology: From Middle English and Old English upper case letter E and split of Æ, Ea, Eo, and Œ, from five 7th century replacements of Anglo-Saxon Futhorcs by Latin letters: * Old English letter E, from replacement by Latin letter E of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛖ (e). * Old English letter Æ from replacement by Latin ligature Æ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ). * Old English digraph Ea, from replacement by Latin digraph EA of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛠ (ea). * Old English digraph Eo from replacement by Latin digraph EO of Anglo-Saxon Futhorc ᛇ (eo). * Old English letter Œ from replacement by Latin ligature Œ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛟ (œ). Pronunciation: /ɛ/, /iː/ 1. The fifth letter of the English alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, uppercase Example: On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.
Word: E Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Middle English and Old English upper case letter E and split of Æ, Ea, Eo, and Œ, from five 7th century replacements of Anglo-Saxon Futhorcs by Latin letters: * Old English letter E, from replacement by Latin letter E of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛖ (e). * Old English letter Æ from replacement by Latin ligature Æ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ). * Old English digraph Ea, from replacement by Latin digraph EA of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛠ (ea). * Old English digraph Eo from replacement by Latin digraph EO of Anglo-Saxon Futhorc ᛇ (eo). * Old English letter Œ from replacement by Latin ligature Œ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛟ (œ). Pronunciation: /ɛ/, /iː/ 1. The fifth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called e and written in the Latin script. Labels: uppercase
Word: E Part of Speech: symbol Etymology: Abbreviation. Pronunciation: /ɛ/, /iː/ 1. Abbreviation of everyone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. East.
Word: E Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. Pronunciation: /ɛ/, /iː/ 1. The drug ecstasy (MDMA), particularly in pill form. Labels: slang Example: Sick Boy brings oot some E. White doves; ah think. It's mental gear. Most Ecstasy hasnae any MDMA in it, it's just likesay, ken, part speed, part acid in its effects . . . Example: And I don't quite understand just what this feeling is / But that's okay cause we're all sorted out for E's and wizz 2. Abbreviation of estrogen or estradiol. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. The grade below D in some grading systems. In most such systems, it is a failing grade. Example: 1999, Julian Stallabrass, High Art Lite: British Art in the 1990s, Verso, →ISBN, page 25, In line with this, he is marketed not only as a mental innocent, but as a class primitive, someone who only got an E in A-level art […] Example: 2003, Rick, quoted in Linda MacDowell, Redundant Masculinities?: Employment Change and White Working Class Youth, Blackwell Publishing (2003), →ISBN, page 198, My results weren’t that great, to be honest. I weren’t right happy with them; I got an E in Maths and that were a surprise, but I did get a B in Technology – that were all right. 4. Abbreviation of episode (“installment of a series”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: The pilot episode is S01E01. 5. Initialism of execution. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: E Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation. Pronunciation: /ɛ/, /iː/ 1. Abbreviation of Elohist. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Eni. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Magnus said that companies such as Italy’s Eni (E) and ConocoPhillips (COP) that already operate in Alaska could be interested in drilling in ANWR.
Word: E Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鄂 (È). Pronunciation: /ʌ/, /ɛ/, /iː/ 1. A state in ancient China of varying location in present-day Shanxi, Henan, and Hubei. Example: The discovery suggests also that the center of the state of E was located in the Suizao corridor in Hubei, not far from the location of E as suggested by ancient geographical works. Example: These three bronzes, though clearly modeled on Zhou types, are quite distinctive from the Zhou tradition. They suggest that, although the state of E served as an ally and agent of the Western Zhou state, it probably had a distinctive cultural origin of its own. 2. Its capital, also known as Echeng and Ezhou. 3. A surname from Mandarin Chinese.
Word: E Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 誒 /诶 (ê̄), from E ɛ⁵⁵. Pronunciation: /ɛ/, /iː/ 1. A Tai-Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China; Kjang E.
Word: E Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unknown. Pronunciation: /ɛ/, /iː/ 1. A river in Highland council area, Scotland.
Word: E-flat major Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈiː flæt ˈmeɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/ 1. The major key with E-flat as its tonic, with the notes E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D the key signature of which has three flats Labels: uncountable Example: {\key es \major es' f' g' aes' bes' c d es2} 2. The major chord with a root of E-flat. Labels: uncountable Example: 1
Word: Ea Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of elastane Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Ea Part of Speech: name 1. The name of Enki in Akkadian and Babylonian mythology. Example: The Chaldeans had great faith in Ea, their god of healing, to whom prayers were said in case of sickness, but herb remedies were also given the patient by the god's representative in the community.
Word: Eagle Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun eagle. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle." * Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene Orel, Lakota waŋbli (compare Eagleman, Redeagle, Whiteeagle). * The name of the English village is believed to be from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah: compare with Acle. Pronunciation: /ˈiɡəl/ 1. The Apollo Lunar Module of Apollo 11.
Word: Eagle Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun eagle. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle." * Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene Orel, Lakota waŋbli (compare Eagleman, Redeagle, Whiteeagle). * The name of the English village is believed to be from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah: compare with Acle. Pronunciation: /ˈiɡəl/ 1. A surname transferred from the nickname, from the name of the bird as a byname. See eagle. 2. Any of a number of rivers in the United States and Canada. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A village in Eagle and Swinethorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8767).
Word: Eagle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun eagle. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle." * Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene Orel, Lakota waŋbli (compare Eagleman, Redeagle, Whiteeagle). * The name of the English village is believed to be from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah: compare with Acle. Pronunciation: /ˈiɡəl/ 1. An Eagle Scout. 2. An advancement to the Eagle Scout rank. Example: When will Roderick get his Eagle?
Word: Earl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earl (“nobleman”). Pronunciation: /ɜːl/, /ɝl/ 1. The title of an earl. Example: And therefore the Bishop and clergy of Man were totally powerless to resist the alteration of doctrinal articles and rites of worship which Earls Edward and Henry, between 1521 and 1594, following the edicts of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Elizabeth, introduced into the Isle of Man.
Word: Earl Part of Speech: name Etymology: From earl (“nobleman”). Pronunciation: /ɜːl/, /ɝl/ 1. A male given name from English from the English noun earl. Labels: US Example: "Of course Gladys and Eleanor, having graced the last generation of heroines and being at present in their social prime, will be passed on to the next generation of shopgirls -" "Displacing Ella and Stella," interrupted Dick. "And Pearl and Jewel,", Gloria added cordially, " and Earl and Elmer and Minnie." Example: - - - in a world of mandatory diminutives, a corporation of jolly Bills and Jacks and Herbs and Teds in which an unabbreviable given name like Earl must have been a minor handicap, "Oat" was the best that could be done for a man with the given name of Otis. 2. A surname originating as an occupation for service in the household of an earl, or from a nickname. Example: The sheriff’s office released a compilation of bodycam footage Friday from deputies at the scene that shows them handcuffing Earl and pinning him down for more than 20 minutes as he struggles and repeatedly shouts for help. 3. A female given name. 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Earnest Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, of occasional usage, variant of Ernest.
Word: East Part of Speech: name Etymology: By proprialization from east. Pronunciation: /iːst/ 1. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] I sat down and wrote, / In such a hand as when a field of corn / Bows all its ears before the roaring East; […] Example: Up the two terrace flights of steps the rain ran wildly, and beat at the great door, like a swift messenger rousing those within; uneasy rushes of wind went through the hall,[…]. East, West, North, and South, through the woods, four heavy-treading, unkempt figures crushed the high grass and cracked the branches, striding on cautiously to come together in the court-yard. 2. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I remember a hearty welcome; a prodigious supper, which would have fed a whole village in the East; […] Example: ¹⁰ In any event, Darius' visitors urged him to "establish the statute and sign the writing, in order for it not to be changed, according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, which is not annulled." (Daniel 6:8) In the ancient East, the will of a king was often regarded as absolute. This perpetuated the notion that he was infallible. Even a law that could cause the death of innocent people had to remain in effect! 3. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 5. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 6. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The words may suggest that the Roman rite is in some way superior to those of the East: a fallacy now equally reprobated by Rome. 7. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A personification of the wind from the east. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: easter, levanter 10. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Ebony Part of Speech: name Etymology: From ebony. First used by African Americans in the 1970s. 1. A female given name from English. 2. A stereotypical African-American woman. Labels: derogatory
Word: Echidna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἔχιδνα (Ékhidna, “Echidna”), from ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “viper”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈkɪd.nə/, /əˈkɪd.nə/ 1. A female monster who, along with Typhon, mothered the vast majority of the famous monsters and creatures of Greek mythology. Labels: Greek Example: Horrible, hideous, and of hellish race, / Borne of the brooding of Echidna base, / Or other like infernall furies kinde […].
Word: Echo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἠχώ (Ēkhṓ, “sound”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛkoʊ/ 1. An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others. Labels: Greek 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: Example: Experts say the smallest towns are especially vulnerable. And few places in Utah are as tiny or dry as Echo, a jumble of homes squeezed between a freight railroad and stunning red-rock cliffs. Echo was already struggling to hang on after the two cafes closed down. Then its spring-fed water supply hit critical lows this summer. 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. 60 Echo, a main belt asteroid.
Word: Ecstasy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of ecstasy (“drug”). Labels: alt-of, slang, uncountable
Word: Ecuadorean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ecuador + -ean. 1. Alternative spelling of Ecuadorian. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ecuadorean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ecuador + -ean. 1. Alternative spelling of Ecuadorian. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Ed Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɛd/ 1. A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-. Example: His first name was probably Steve or Ed. No, there were no more Steves or Eds in New York. They were now Steven or Edward, whether they were gay or straight. If they had money, they didn't have a nickname. Everybody was into high seriousness, so that now even dogs were named Humphrey and Raphael. Example: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders.
Word: Eddy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutives + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɛdi/ 1. A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-. 2. A surname.
Word: Edo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 江戸 (えど, Edo, literally “cove entrance”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛdəʊ/, /ˈɛdoʊ/ 1. Former name of Tokyo: the capital city of Japan Labels: historical
Word: Edo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Edo Ẹ̀dó. Pronunciation: /ˈɛdəʊ/, /ˈɛdoʊ/ 1. A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Benin City. 2. The people of Edo State. Labels: collective 3. The Volta-Niger language spoken primarily by these people. Labels: uncountable
Word: Egyptology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Egypto- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English Egyptology From Egypto- + -logy. Pronunciation: /ˌid͡ʒɪpˈtɑləd͡ʒi/, /ˌiːd͡ʒɪpˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ 1. The study of ancient Egypt. Labels: uncountable 2. A work concerning ancient Egypt. Labels: countable
Word: Eider Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈaɪdə/ 1. A river in Germany, the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein.
Word: El Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl). Pronunciation: /ɛl/, [ɛɫ] 1. Any of several major ancient Near East deities, including the supreme god of the Canaanite religion, but especially the supreme Hebrew God. Example: […]who bared their brains to Heaven under the El and saw Mohammedan angels staggering on tenement roofs illuminated,[…]
Word: El Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of elevated. Pronunciation: /ɛl/, [ɛɫ] 1. Any one of several specific elevated railways. Labels: slang Example: The Washington Street El was torn down in 1987. Example: Known colloquially as the "El," the elevated lines constituted the earliest attempt to remove urban passenger traffic from the streets.
Word: El Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɛl/, [ɛɫ] 1. A unisex given name, often used as a nickname. Example: Ever since El Martinez started asking to be called by the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them” in the ninth grade, they have fielded skepticism in a variety of forms and from a multitude of sources about what it means to identify as nonbinary.
Word: Ela Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: Elan Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon.
Word: Elector Part of Speech: noun 1. A German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; a prince-elector. Labels: historical Example: In one of the conflicts, the [Holy Roman] emperor himſelf was put to flight, and very near being made priſoner by the elector of Saxony. Example: [T]he seven Imperial electors who chose the [Holy Roman] emperor controlled him by the pledges exacted from him as the price of his election. These electors were the king of Bohemia, the rulers of Saxony, Brandenburg, and the Palatinate, and the "spiritual electors"—the archbishops of Cologne, Trier, and Mainz.
Word: Elephantine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē). 1. An island in the river Nile, and the ancient city that occupied it.
Word: Elephantine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē). 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Elephantine or the Elephantine people. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Elk Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order.
Word: Elk Part of Speech: noun 1. An Acorn Electron computer. Labels: informal Example: Even modified it so that it would work with the differently ordered registers of an Electron. Never did get it working fully on the Elk, I think my Elk with Mode 7 box caused a problem with the use of IRQ workspace, system speed was also a factor IIRC. Example: I'm pretty certain I remember seeing it on a price list when most BBC and Elk games had to be mail ordered (I think Impact was the mail order company - they also produced games like Zenon and Clogger).
Word: Elk Part of Speech: name 1. A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks (formerly known as the Eskimos). Labels: Canadian
Word: Elk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Perhaps a reduced form of Dutch van Elk. 1. A surname from Dutch.
Word: Elle Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Eleanor and other names beginning with El. Also given as a name in its own right.
Word: Ellen Part of Speech: name Etymology: Medieval English variant of Helen, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē); also used as a variant of Eleanor or a feminine counterpart to Elliot. Pronunciation: /ˈɛl.ən/, /ˈɛl.ɪn/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And how doth my cousin, your bedfellow? and your fairest daughter and mine, my god-daughter Ellen? Example: "Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought - " Miss Viner closed her eyes. "I can sound my h's, dear, as well as anyone, but Helen is not a suitable name for a servant. I don't know what the mothers in the lower classes are coming to nowadays." 2. A river in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, that flows into the Solway Firth at Maryport. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Ellipse Part of Speech: name 1. A park in Washington, D.C., United States. 2. A park in Washington, D.C., United States. 3. A park in Washington, D.C., United States.