nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: panorama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pan- (“all”) + Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāmă, “view”). Coined by Robert Barker (painter) in 1792. Pronunciation: /ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/, /ˌpæn.əˈɹɑː.mə/, [ˌpɛən.əˈɹɛəm.ə], [ˌpɛən.əˈɹɑː.mə], /ˌpæn.əˈɹaː.mə/ 1. An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area. Example: He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. 2. A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene. 3. A comprehensive survey. Labels: figuratively
Word: paranoia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”), from παράνοος (paránoos, “demented”), from παρά (pará, “beyond, beside”) + νόος (nóos, “mind, spirit”). By surface analysis, para- (“abnormal, beyond”) + nous (“mind”) + -ia (“(medical) condition”). Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/, /ˌpɛɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/ 1. A psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and a general mistrust of others. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. Extreme, irrational distrust of others. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: patriot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French patriote, from Late Latin patriōta (“fellow countryman”) from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs, “of the same country”), from πατρίς (patrís, “father land", "country”), from πατήρ (patḗr, “father”). Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/, /ˈpæt.ɹi.ət/, /ˈpæɪ.tɹi.ət/, /ˈpɛt.ɹi.ət/ 1. A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country. Example: Here Tears ſhall flovv from a more gen'rous Cauſe, / Such Tears as Patriots ſhed for dying Lavvs: […] Example: 'My country, right or wrong,' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, 'My mother, drunk or sober.' 2. A fellow countryman, a compatriot. Labels: archaic Example: The aim of patriots, therefore, was to set limits to the power which the ruler should be allowed to exercise over the community.
Word: pedagogy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French pédagogie, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγία (paidagōgía). By surface analysis, ped- (“child”) + -agogy. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛdəˌɡɒd͡ʒi/, /ˈpɛdəˌɡɒɡi/, /ˈpɛdəˌɡɑd͡ʒi/, /ˈpɛdəˌɡoʊd͡ʒi/, /ˈpɛdəˌɡɑɡi/ 1. The profession of teaching. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The activities of educating, teaching or instructing. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The strategies or methods of instruction; their study and development; an educational philosophy. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A resource that profiles the important language of secondary disciplines by adapting the methods of EAP research could therefore be very useful for such pedagogy. Example: To explore effective pedagogies to motivate these bilingual doctoral researchers to theorise translingually, this paper draws upon methodologies about translingualism and intercultural doctoral education to dispel the recurrent doubts raised by these bilingual doctoral researchers.
Word: pediatrician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English pediatric Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English pediatrician From pediatric + -ian. Pronunciation: /piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌpidi.əˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Labels: US
Word: phantasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A learned variant of phantom; from Middle English fantosme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma). Doublet of phantom. Pronunciation: /ˈfæntæzəm/ 1. Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition. Example: But night comes in with a more genial spirit: we have done our worst and our bitterest; and we need a small space to indulge any little bit of cordiality that may be left in us. A thousand gay phantasms float in on the sunny south, which has left the far-off vineyards of its birth. Example: He declares that there seems to be no justification for regarding the phantasms of dreams as pure hallucinations; most dream-images are probably in fact illusions, since they arise from faint sense-impressions, which never cease during sleep. 2. An impression as received by the senses, especially an image, often prior to any interpretation by the intellect. Example: When abstracted from the phantasm by the intellectus agens the species effects a modification in the intellectus possibilis which modification is called the species intelligibilis impressa. Actualized by the species impressa the intellectus […] Example: Again, in a sense, the act of understanding as an insight into phantasm is knowledge of form: but the form so known does not correspond to the philosophic concept of form; “insight is to phantasm as form is to matter; […]”
Word: phantom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English fantome, fanteme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma (“an apparition, specter; (in Late Latin also) appearance, image”), from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “phantasm, an appearance, image, apparition, specter”), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “to make visible”). Doublet of phantasm. Pronunciation: /ˈfæntəm/ 1. A ghost or apparition. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A test object that reproduces the characteristics of human tissue. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Short for phantom power Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, uncountable
Word: phantom Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English fantome, fanteme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma (“an apparition, specter; (in Late Latin also) appearance, image”), from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “phantasm, an appearance, image, apparition, specter”), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “to make visible”). Doublet of phantasm. Pronunciation: /ˈfæntəm/ 1. Illusive. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] (it was the town's humour to be always gassing of phantom investors who were likely to come any moment and pay a thousand prices for everything) — “[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make no bad breaks with their money. […]” 2. Fictitious or nonexistent. Labels: not-comparable Example: a phantom limb
Word: pharynx Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxbor. English pharynx Borrowing from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phắrŭnx, “throat”). Pronunciation: /ˈfa.ɹɪŋks/, /ˈfɛɹ.ɪŋks/, /ˈfæɹ.ɪŋks/ 1. The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus. 2. The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.
Word: Phillip Part of Speech: name Etymology: A less common spelling of Philip. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪlɪp/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Arthur Phillip Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: phoebe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From early 18th c. Imitative, influenced by the name Phoebe. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːbi/ 1. Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.
Word: phonics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From phon- + -ics. Pronunciation: /ˈfɒnɪks/, /ˈfəʊnɪks/, /ˈfɑnɪks/, /ˈfoʊnɪks/ 1. The study of how the sounds of words are represented by spelling. Labels: uncountable 2. A method of teaching elementary reading based on the phonetic interpretation of normal spelling. Labels: uncountable Example: Phonics has gone in and out of style for decades, and the current conflict over how to teach reading is only the latest in a tug-of-war that dates to the 19th century. 3. Phonetics. Labels: uncountable 4. Acoustics. Labels: uncountable
Word: phosphorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English phosphorous From phosphorus + -ous. 1. Of or pertaining to phosphorus. Labels: not-comparable 2. Resembling phosphorus. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus. Labels: not-comparable
Word: phosphorous Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English phosphorous From phosphorus + -ous. 1. Misspelling of phosphorus. Labels: alt-of, misspelling, proscribed, uncountable Example: As a former civilian resident of west Beirut, bombed with American-made phosphorous and cluster bombs by the Israelis, I am outraged by this.
Word: pneumatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikós, “relating to wind or air”), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, air, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “to blow, breath”). Pronunciation: /n(j)uːˈmæ.tɪk/ 1. Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases 2. Of or relating to pneumatics 3. Powered by, or filled with, compressed air Example: a pneumatic instrument or engine 4. Having cavities filled with air Example: pneumatic cells or bones 5. Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma 6. well-rounded; full-breasted; bouncy Example: Her almost pneumatic bust tightened itself, and she was quite prepared to say uncharitable things, as she saw Felicia enter. Example: "Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs.
Word: pneumatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikós, “relating to wind or air”), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, air, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “to blow, breath”). Pronunciation: /n(j)uːˈmæ.tɪk/ 1. A vehicle, such as a bicycle, whose wheels are fitted with pneumatic tyres. Labels: dated 2. In the gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man, the highest type; a person focused on spiritual reality (the other two being hylic and psychic).
Word: praxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from Latin prāxis and partly from its etymon Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹæk.sɪs/, /ˈpræk.səs/ 1. The practical application of any branch of learning. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The deliberate action of a rational being. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Custom or established practice. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: presbyopia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin presbyōpia, from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (présbus, “old man”), and New Latin -ōpia (“vision problem”), from Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”). By surface analysis, presby- + -opia. 1. Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: presbyter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). Doublet of prester and priest. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛzbɪtə/, /ˈpɹɛzbɪtɚ/, /ˈpɹɛsbɪtɚ/ 1. An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches. 2. An elder of the Presbyterian church. 3. An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.
Word: prophylaxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”) + φύλαξις (phúlaxis, “a watching, guarding”). Pronunciation: /pɹɔfɪˈlæksɪs/ 1. The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The role of statins in prophylaxis for cardiovascular disease is well supported by the medical literature. 2. The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease. Labels: countable, sometimes, specifically, uncountable Example: We did his semiannual prophylaxis today, and his teeth and gums were found to be healthy. 3. The prevention of, or the protective treatment for, disease. Labels: countable, sometimes, specifically, uncountable 4. Action that works to prevent some bad outcome. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: The central bankers viewed these moves as prophylaxis against inflation. 5. Action that works to prevent some bad outcome. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable
Word: proxy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“to manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒk.si/, /ˈpɹɑk.si/ 1. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy. Labels: not-comparable Example: a proxy indicator Example: a proxy measurement
Word: proxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“to manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒk.si/, /ˈpɹɑk.si/ 1. An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person. Example: Every peer […] may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence. 2. The authority to act for another, especially when written. Example: I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself. 3. The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts. 4. A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another. 5. An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly. 6. A card used to substitute for another card, when the latter is not available.
Word: proxy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“to manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒk.si/, /ˈpɹɑk.si/ 1. To serve as a proxy for. Example: In many of the studies we reviewed, it is common practice to use an observed variable to proxy for a relevant variable that could not be observed. 2. To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
Word: proxy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: proximity + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒk.si/, /ˈpɹɑk.si/ 1. Clipping of proximity mine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Example: (Make sure you don't move!! Might trigger a proxy..!) Example: the only means the Protectors have of delaying is by laying mines and Sentry Guns, and the Runners can only use the Magnums to blow up Proxies and Sentries.
Word: pterodactyl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French ptérodactyle, a term coined by Cuvier from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”). By surface analysis, ptero- + -dactyl. Pronunciation: /ˌtɛɹ.əˈdæk.təl/, /ˌtɛɹ.əˈdæk.tɪl/ 1. A pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus. Labels: countable 2. Any pterosaur. Labels: broadly, proscribed Example: He described also the iguanodon and the pterodactyl - two of the first of the wonders which they had encountered. Example: Had a pterodactyl swooped down from those old-time crags, it would hardly have been out of place.
Word: pyrotechnics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English technic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English pyrotechnics From pyro- + technic + -ics. Pronunciation: /ˌpaɪ.ɹəˈtɛk.nəks/, /ˌpaɪ.roʊˈtɛk.nɪks/ 1. The art and technology of fireworks and related military applications. Labels: uncountable 2. A display of fireworks. Labels: uncountable 3. An impressive display. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: Dazzling verbal pyrotechnics and incredibly vivid characterization. Example: Mainstream Records, wowed by Nugent's Hendrix-like guitar pyrotechnics, signed the guys and issued their self-titled debut album in 1968.
Word: hard-nosed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: hard + nosed; originally referred to hard-tipped bullets. 1. Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory. 2. Hardheaded, stubborn. Labels: idiomatic 3. Tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.
Word: janissary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: ] From Italian giannizzaro, possibly via Middle French ianissaire or Spanish jenízaro, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeñiçeri) (whence Modern Turkish yeniçeri), from یڭی (yeñi, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”). Compare Dutch janitsaar, German Janitschar. The word is attested from the early 16th century in English; the janissaries themselves date from the 14th century. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒanɪzəɹi/, /ˈja-/, /-səɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒænəˌzeɹi/ 1. An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826). Labels: historical Example: My Lord the great Commander of the worlde, Besides fifteene contributory kings, Hath now in armes ten thouſand Ianiſaries, Mounted on luſty Mauritanian Steeds, […] Example: Tom has his Eyes ſtill near a Cloſe, and was going on, when an unlucky horn'd Janizary, obſerving the Court ſomewhat uneaſy under their Indulgence, ran a Needle up to the Head in his moſt fleſhy Part, and made Tom wince, if not like a Mule, yet very much like his graver Sire that gave him his original Name. 2. An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826). Labels: broadly, historical 3. An elite, highly loyal supporter. Labels: figuratively Example: Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was. For herein that Monſter of Prerogative is […] advanced […] to claim abſolute obedience, without reſerve of Conſcience, Religion, Honour, or Reaſon; not only that which ignorantly is called Paſſive, never to reſiſt him, not only on any Pretence, but for any Cauſe, even tho' he ſhould command his Popiſh Janizaries to murder and maſſacre all Proteſtants, which is the tender mercy and burning fervent charity of Papiſts; […] Example: The debate must be maintained until the third reading of the corn bill had been agreed to by the house of lords. What a situation! […] Power, place, patronage might reward those who upheld the minister; they might even at this conjuncture become ‘janissaries’ without ever having been ‘renegades’.
Word: kavass Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish قواس (kavvas, “guard, sentry”), derived from Arabic قوّاس (qawwās, “archer”), from Arabic قَوْس (qaws, “bow”). 1. A Turkish armed policeman or courier
Word: kumiss Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of koumiss. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: cheroot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Portuguese charuto (“cigar”), from Tamil சுருட்டு (curuṭṭu, “roll (of tobacco)”). Pronunciation: /ʃəˈɹuːt/, /t͡ʃə-/ 1. A cigar with square-cut ends. Example: The lowest classes of Europeans, as also of the natives, and, indeed, most of the officers of country-ships, frequently smoke cheroots, exactly corresponding with the Spanish segar, though usually made rather more bulky. However fragrant the smokers themselves may consider cheroots, those who use hookahs, hold them to be not only vulgar, but intolerable! Example: 1853, The Lancet, Vol. II, The Analytical Sanitary Commission. Cigars and their Adulterations, pp. 444-445, https://books.google.ca/books?id=_ZJMAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Purchased—of a Hawker, in Whitechapel-road. ¶ These cheroots were made up of two twisted wrappers or layers of thin brown paper, while the interior consisted entirely of hay, not a particle of tobacco entering into their composition. ¶ It appears that about the neighbourhood of Whitechapel, the sale of spurious cheroots of this kind constitutes a regular business.
Word: mulligatawny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil மிளகுத்தண்ணீர் (miḷakuttaṇṇīr, literally “pepper water”). Pronunciation: /mʌlɪɡəˈtɔːni/ 1. An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At the top was a cod's shoulders and head, whose intellectual faculties were rather over much developed; and at the bottom was soup called mulligatawny—some indefinite mixture of curry-powder and ducks' feet, the first spoonful of which called from its master a look of thunder and lightning up the table. Example: Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.
Word: cashmere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Appellativization of Cashmere. Pronunciation: /ˈkæʃ.mɪə/, /kæʃˈmɪə/, /kæʒˈmiɹ/, /ˈkæʒ.miɹ/, /ˈkæʃ.miɹ/ 1. Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. A soft fabric made of this wool. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: a cashmere sweater 3. A rich kind of shawl made from this wool. Labels: countable, usually 4. Any similar shawl. Labels: broadly, countable, usually
Word: chakra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi चक्र (cakra) and directly from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, disc, cycle”). As a synonym for hackery, either a correction or hypercorrection of that term based on one of its proposed etymologies. Doublet of chakram, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel. Pronunciation: /ˈtʃæ.kɹə/, /ˈtʃʌ.kɹə/, /ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/, /ˈt͡ʃæ.kɹə/, /ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɹə/ 1. Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy. Labels: Hinduism Example: In the etheric body of a yogini in meditation, the polarity is, therefore, not between the brain and the genitals, the second and sixth chakras, but between the inner sexuality of the womb and the heart. 2. Synonym of hackery. Example: ...bahlis, chakras, bullock-carts, dolis, tattus, palkis, miyanas, kharkharinas, bajras and chaupalas, were the common vehicles.
Word: Himalayas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Pluralisation of Himalaya, learned borrowing from Sanskrit हिमालय (himālaya). Pronunciation: /hɪˈmɑ.lə.jɑs/, /ˌhɪm.əˈleɪ.əz/, /hɪˈmɑl.ə.jəz/ 1. The mountain range in south-central Asia, which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Kamasutra Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Kama Sutra. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: karma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्म (kárma), nom.sg. of कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”); first attested in English in 1785 in a translation of the Bhagavad Gita by Charles Wilkins. Pronunciation: /kərm(ə)/, [kɐɾm(ɐ)], /kərma/, [kɐɾmä(ː)], /ˈkɑː(ɹ).mə/ 1. The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. Labels: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, countable, uncountable Example: ‘We are all part of a circle of karma. We will be rewarded for the good deeds of our forefathers, and pay the price for their sins.’ 2. A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere. Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable Example: That means everything from lighting to the vibes, the karma of the room. Example: How many times when you have been in a bar have you felt that a confrontation was building up, even without extensive verbal exchanges? Sometimes you can feel the karma or energy of a place change, and you should not ignore that 4. A score assigned to a user or post on some discussion forums, indicating popularity or perceived value. Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable
Word: musk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English muske, borrowed from Old French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mwšk' /⁠muʃk⁠/) whence Persian مشک (mošk). Ultimately from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle”), the shape of the gland of animals secreting the substance being compared to human testicles, a diminutive of मूष् (mūṣ, “mouse”), the shape of human testicles being compared to mice, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s (“mouse”). Cognate with mouse. Pronunciation: /mʌsk/, /mɐsk/, /mʊsk/ 1. A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Your onely way to make a good pomander, is this. Take an ownce of the pureſt garden mould, clenſed and ſteeped ſeauen daies in change of motherleſſe roſe water, then take the beſt Labdanum, Benioine, both Storaxes, amber greece, and Ciuet, and muſke, incorporate them together, and work them into what form you pleaſe; this, if your breath bee not to valiant, will make you ſmell as ſweete as my Ladies dogge. Example: An old medical record relates that by means of musk the genital power of a man in his eightieth year was resuscitated. 2. A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The odour of musk. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A musk deer (genus Moschus). Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A muskflower (Erythranthe moschata). Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum); the musky heronsbill. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed. Labels: colloquial, countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: I was so excited I could smell my own musk.
Word: musk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English muske, borrowed from Old French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mwšk' /⁠muʃk⁠/) whence Persian مشک (mošk). Ultimately from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle”), the shape of the gland of animals secreting the substance being compared to human testicles, a diminutive of मूष् (mūṣ, “mouse”), the shape of human testicles being compared to mice, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s (“mouse”). Cognate with mouse. Pronunciation: /mʌsk/, /mɐsk/, /mʊsk/ 1. To perfume with musk. Labels: transitive
Word: palanquin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese palanquim (“Asian litter, litter-bearer”), from Odia ପାଲଙ୍କି (pālaṅki, “litter”), ultimately from Sanskrit पल्यङ्क (palyaṅka), variant of पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “bed, couch, litter”). Doublet of palki. Pronunciation: /ˌpælənˈkin/, /ˈpælənˌkwɪn/, /ˌpalənˈkiːn/, /ˈpaləŋkwɪn/ 1. An enclosed human-borne litter or sedan chair, a large box with a chair, couch, or bed raised on horizontal poles and used as a mode of transport. Labels: India, historical Example: At the end of two moneths I determined to go for Goa in the companye of two other Portingale Merchants, which were making readye to depart, with two Palanchines or little Litters, which are very commodious for the waye, with eight Falchines which are men hired, to carrie the palanchines, eight for a palanchine, foure at a time... Example: Behold the hero of the scene, In bungalow and palankeen. 2. Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts. Labels: broadly Example: ... but the cars of chaste women have either coverings thrown over them, or white sheets hung over; for instance, on the cars of the female part of the family of the deceased Nawabs Khanduran and Muzaffar Khan, there used generally to be fastened thick dirty white cloths, and in like manner also on their palanquins—although one brother was the chief treasurer, and the other a commander of seven thousand men. And most assuredly this is a requirement of modesty; for one whose palanquin or cart is turned out with much splendour, verily the idea comes to the minds of the sight-seers and common people, that in it there must be some lovely one, bright as the morning, the envy of the fairies. Hence, for the cars or palanquins for women to ride in to be greatly embroidered is, in the opinion of certain men of standing, who are worthy to be trusted, of great infamy. Example: Behold his bed which is Solomon's. 'His bed' מִטָּתוֹ (mittatho)... The word here is generally understood to denote a palanquin or litter. Same as the 'chariot' in verse ninth... A royal bridal chariot or palanquin... A portable bed... A palanquin, sedan, or portable vehicle, in which Kings in the East used to be carried when on a long journey...
Word: Sati Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns Sanskrit सती (satī)bor. English Sati Borrowed from Sanskrit सती (satī). 1. One of the daughters of Prasuti and Daksha; killed herself by self-immolation on a fire Labels: Hinduism
Word: Sati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns Sanskrit सती (satī)bor. English Sati Borrowed from Sanskrit सती (satī). 1. Pious person Labels: Hinduism
Word: Sati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration of Pali sati. 1. mindfulness, as in anapanasati; a state of mind in meditation
Word: shunyata Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of sunyata. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: sutra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutta; more distantly related to sew and suture. Pronunciation: /ˈsuːtɹə/ 1. A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy. 2. A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha. Labels: Hinduism Example: Shepard: This Code of the Justicar seems central to your life. Samara: It is five thousand sutras, and covers every situation one can encounter. I have memorized every word. There is only the Code.
Word: yoga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yewg- Proto-Indo-European *yówg-os Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas Sanskrit योग॑ (yóga)bor. English yoga Borrowed from Sanskrit योग (yóga, “yoking, union”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwgas, from Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-o-s, from *yewg- (“to join”) (whence also yoke). Pronunciation: /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/ 1. Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If you're not into yoga / If you have half a brain / […] / Then I'm the love that you've looked for / Write to me and escape Example: Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you.
Word: yoga Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Chamorro yoga. 1. The tree Elaeocarpus joga. Labels: uncountable Example: A mealybug, Pseudococcus nr. microadonidum Beardsley (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) has been found feeding on the foliage of E. joga. This mealybug was sometimes found in the domatia of yoga leaves. It has been recorded on coconut, banana, and pandanus from Kiribati, Pohnpei, and Marshall Islands. This insect is a new record on yoga and for Guam.
Word: yoni Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit योनि (yoni). Pronunciation: /ˈjəʊni/, /jɐw.ni/, /joː.n̪i/, /joː.niː/ 1. The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures. Labels: Hinduism Example: Stroke your partner's thighs and caress her breasts as you make love to her yoni with your mouth and tongue. Example: In Hinduism [...] and Tantrism [...], the yoni is the generative organ of the Goddess.
Word: mandala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala). Doublet of mandal. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌn.də.lə/ 1. A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities. Labels: Hinduism 2. Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation. Labels: Hinduism 3. A division or book of the Rigveda (of which there are ten).
Word: cootie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Malay kutu (“flea, louse”) (and/or Tagalog/Māori). First attested in English in 1917 as British army slang during World War I. Pronunciation: /ˈkuːti/ 1. A louse (Pediculus humanus). Labels: British-Army, Canada, US, colloquial, dated, slang Example: "Tell Rilla I'm glad her war-baby is turning out so well, and tell Susan that I'm fighting a good fight against both Huns and cooties." "Mrs. Dr. dear," whispered Susan solemnly, "what are cooties?" Mrs. Blythe whispered back and then said in reply to Susan's horrified ejaculations, "It's always like that in the trenches, Susan." Susan shook her head and went away in grim silence to re-open a parcel she had sewed up for Jem and slip in a fine tooth comb. 2. Any germ or contaminant, real or imagined, especially from the opposite gender (for pre-pubescent children). Labels: Australia, Canada, US, childish, colloquial, plural-normally Example: I’m not drinking from his glass until I wash the cooties off it. 3. A nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter). Labels: rare 4. A sideswiper, a type of telegraph key. Labels: rare, slang
Word: pangolin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay pengguling, from peng- (“denominative prefix”) + guling (“to roll”). Pronunciation: /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/, /pæŋˈɡoʊlɪn/ 1. Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia. Example: Like many Sri Lankans, pangolins have big tongues, thick hides and small brains. They pick on ants, rats and anything smaller than them. They hide in terror when faced with bullies and get up to mischief when the lights are out. They are hundreds of thousands of years old and are plodding towards extinction.
Word: durian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malay durian, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”). Doublet of iwi, from Māori. Pronunciation: /ˈdʊə.ɹɪən/, /ˈdʒʊə.ɹɪən/, /ˈdʊə.ɹi.ən/, /ˈdʊə.ɹiˌɑn/, /ˈd(j)u.ɹi.ɛn/ 1. Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1692, Robert Boyle, General Heads for the Natural History of a Country Great or Small, London: John Taylor and S. Hedford, “Enquiries for Suratte, &c.,” p. 96, Whether the Betele hath such a contrariety to the Durion, that a few Leaves of that, put to a whole Shopful of Durions, will make them all rot suddenly; and whether those that have surfeited on Durions, and thereby over-heated themselves, do, by laying a Leaf or two of Betele upon their Breasts or Stomachs, immediately cure the Inflammations, and Recover. Example: The Mangosteen, Lansat, Rambutan, Jack, Jambou, and Blimbing, are all abundant; but most abundant and most esteemed is the Durian, a fruit about which very little is known in England, but which both by natives and Europeans in the Malay Archipelago is reckoned superior to all others. 3. A deep, rich yellow colour, like that of durian flesh (also called durian yellow). Labels: uncountable
Word: rambutan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay rambutan, English usage first attested 1707. Pronunciation: [ɹamˈbjʉːtən], /ɹæmˈbutən/, /ɹæmˈb(j)utæn/, /ɹɑmˈb(j)utɑn/ 1. A tree of species Nephelium lappaceum, of Southeast Asia. 2. The edible fruit of this tree. Example: The Mangosteen, Lansat, Rambutan, Jack, Jambou, and Blimbing, are all abundant; but most abundant and most esteemed is the Durian, a fruit about which very little is known in England, but which both by natives and Europeans in the Malay Archipelago is reckoned superior to all others. Example: Old women crouched over bags of Siamese rice, skeps of red and green peppers, purple egg-plants, bristly rambutans, pineapples, durians.
Word: sarong Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay sarung. Pronunciation: /səˈɹɒŋ/, /səˈɹɔŋ/, /səˈɹɑŋ/ 1. A garment made of a length of printed cloth wrapped about the waist that is commonly worn by men and women in South and Southeast Asia, also in the Pacific islands. Example: A few mats, baskets, and cooking vessels, with plates and basins purchased from the Macassar traders, constitute their whole furniture; spears and bows are their weapons; a sarong or mat forms the clothing of the women, a waist-cloth of the men. Example: [David] Beckham donning a sarong was taken as incontrovertible proof that Posh had somehow managed to steal him from the world of men, by witchcraft. It is absolutely impossible to overestimate how upset people were by sarong-gate, particularly the tabloid media. The Sun ran the pic with the headline: “Beckham has got his Posh frock on.”
Word: orangutan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably via Dutch orang-oetan, orang-oetang, apparently from Malay orang hutan, orang utan (literally “forest man”), from orang (“person, man”) + hutan (“forest”), although as a term for the animal it is attested only recently (earlier and preferred terms being mawas and mayas). As there is originally no evidence for its usage, except occasionally literally, it must be assumed to have been regional, or a descriptive collocation used to explain the animal to early travellers. Forms in -ng are alterations after the first element, orang. The name orangutan has been used in Old Javanese texts, notably in Rāmāyaṇa and Smaradahana, in the form of uraṅutan and wuraṅutan. Its usage to refer to the apes in these texts (from as early as the 9th century CE) has been seen as a refutation of claims that the name orangutan originates from a European source. Pronunciation: /əˌɹæŋ.uːˈtæn/, /əˌɹæŋ.uːˈtæŋ/, /ɔəˌɹæŋuːˈtæn/, /ˌɔə.ɹæŋˈuː.tæn/, /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæn/ 1. An arboreal ape, characterised by its shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, of the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.
Word: amok Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”). The term first appeared in English around the 16th century, associated with the people of Malaysia and Java, first described in the 1516 text The Book of Duarte Barbosa, which was translated to English by Henry E. J. Stanley. Pronunciation: /əˈmɒk/, /əˈmʌk/, /əˈmʊk/ 1. Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous. 2. In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk. Example: It is true, I […] might have run “amok” against society; but I preferred that society should run “amok” against me, it being the desperate party.
Word: amok Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”). The term first appeared in English around the 16th century, associated with the people of Malaysia and Java, first described in the 1516 text The Book of Duarte Barbosa, which was translated to English by Henry E. J. Stanley. Pronunciation: /əˈmɒk/, /əˈmʌk/, /əˈmʊk/ 1. One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves. Example: One morning, as we were sitting at breakfast, Mr. Carter's servant informed us that there was an "Amok" in the village--in other words, that a man was "running a muck." 2. The act of running amok. Example: On the morning of the amok this person met him, and asked him to work at his boat “He replied that he could not, he was very much afflicted.”[…]The amok took place on the 8th, the trial on the 13th, and the execution on the 15th July,—all within eight days. Example: Among the ancients these would have been looked upon as heroes or demigods who sacrificed themselves for their country. Here it is simply said--they made "amok."
Word: amok Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese amouco, from Malay amuk (“to go on a killing spree”). The term first appeared in English around the 16th century, associated with the people of Malaysia and Java, first described in the 1516 text The Book of Duarte Barbosa, which was translated to English by Henry E. J. Stanley. Pronunciation: /əˈmɒk/, /əˈmʌk/, /əˈmʊk/ 1. Synonym of run amok. Example: The Rájá not listening to this language, again tried to kill Gumpar with a spear, and all his people assisted in thrusting and cutting at him; there was a great hubbub, and people outside of the fort were astonished to learn that there was amoking within it. Example: After being there about ten minutes he revived, and soon entered into conversation with us; but he looked fiendish, as if something was preying upon his mind. This we found to be the case, as some gay Lothario had lately robbed him of his intended bride. Such causes in most instances lead to the Malay amoking (running a-muck).[…]I have never yet known a case of a Dyak amoking, yet it was of frequent occurrence among Malays in former times.
Word: amok Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Khmer អាម៉ុក (ʼaamok, “to steam in banana leaves”). 1. A kind of Southeast Asian curry steamed in banana leaves native to Cambodia. Labels: uncountable
Word: paddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay padi (“paddy plant”). Doublet of palay. Pronunciation: /ˈpædi/ 1. Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Taking out a handful of paddy the old woman exclaimed, “Look how good this paddy is! It is called Malbhog – it makes excellent puffed rice.” 2. A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. Labels: countable
Word: paddy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: English dialect paddy (“worm-eaten”). Pronunciation: /ˈpædi/ 1. Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. Labels: obsolete Example: Even after the expiration of four months the condition of the paddy persons continued most destitute. The English soldiers became mere barefoot starving beggars in the streets[…] Example: Becca wrote to Lizzie of her brother's incessant demands: Suthie came to me in a very paddy state and said 'Now ... you must bind a book for me.'
Word: paddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from Paddy (“Irishman”). Pronunciation: /ˈpædi/ 1. A fit of temper; a tantrum. Example: throw a paddy etc. Example: I like the story of the Emperor Frederick who got into a paddy with his cook, and shouted: 'I am the Emperor, and I want dumplings.' 2. A white person. Labels: slang Example: You know what I like best about paddy chicks? They give good head. Black broads don’t know nothing about giving head. I don’t know why. Might be it has something to do with some ancient tribal custom. 3. A labourer's assistant or workmate. Labels: England, colloquial 4. A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.
Word: paddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps after the paddy bird, or egret. Pronunciation: /ˈpædi/ 1. A snowy sheathbill.
Word: gutta-percha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay getah perca. Pronunciation: /ɡʌɾəˈpɝtʃə/, /ɡʌtəˈpɜːtʃə/ 1. An inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Resin, pitch, sealing-wax, caoutchouc, sulphur, gutta-percha, and generally all bodies commonly termed resinous, besides a great variety of others, will be found to acquire, after friction, the power of attracting light bodies, and hence will be said, according to a limitation of terms already accepted, to be in an electrized or electrified state . Example: No player shall be allowed to wear projecting nails, iron plates, or gutta percha on the soles or heels of his boots.
Word: liverymen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of liveryman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: freemen Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of freeman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sorbetière Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French sorbetière. Pronunciation: /soɹ.bətˈjɛɹ/ 1. An ice cream maker.
Word: aero Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Back-formation from aero- (prefix), from Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros). Pronunciation: /ˈɛəɹəʊ/ 1. Of or pertaining to aviation. Labels: not-comparable Example: We've seen a lot of growth in the aero sector. Example: According to aero experts these planes will be capable of carrying six passengers, five machine guns, a special rapid fire aerogun and about fifty bombs, and will be practically immune from injury due to attacks by the light battleplanes […] 2. Aerodynamic; having an aerodynamic appearance. Example: It's a very aero design, with smooth lines.
Word: aero Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from aero- (prefix), from Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros). Pronunciation: /ˈɛəɹəʊ/ 1. Aerodynamics. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: "The biggest difference is aero, which is a really big cut." 2. An airplane or airship. Labels: countable, dated, informal 3. Aerospace. Labels: uncountable
Word: Roman Empire Part of Speech: name Etymology: The sense something that one frequently thinks about is a reference to the "How Often Do You Think About the Roman Empire?" meme, popularized on Instagram and TikTok around September 2023. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/, /ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/ 1. An ancient empire based out of Rome, which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 B.C.E. and 476 C.E. in the west (and until 1453 C.E. in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa, stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf. Labels: historical 2. The Holy Roman Empire. Labels: archaic, historical