nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: -a Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Contraction of of. Pronunciation: /ə/ 1. Clitic form of o' (contraction of of). Labels: clitic, form-of, morpheme, slang Example: buncha, cuppa, kinda, loadsa, lotta, sorta Example: "Jesus Christ! Was my folks refined. My mam she wouldn't think-a lettin' us young'uns call a pee pot a pee pot. A chamber's what she called it... And by God! Us young'uns had ter call the pee pot a chamber or git our God damn necks wrang."
Word: -a Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Contraction of to. Pronunciation: /ə/ 1. to (infinitive marker) Labels: informal, morpheme Example: oughta Example: wanna
Word: -a Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Contraction of do. Pronunciation: /ə/ 1. do (infinitive marker) Labels: informal, morpheme Example: whatta Example: Yeah, Flav, I'm tired of them dissing brothers in the P.E. out there, we got to do something about this/(What-a we do? What-a we do?)
Word: -a Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: A pronunciation spelling of -er, representing the unstressed schwa /ə/ in non-rhotic dialects. 1. Pronunciation spelling of -er (the agent noun suffix). Labels: US, alt-of, morpheme, pronunciation-spelling Example: busta, hustla, killa, stunna, sucka 2. Pronunciation spelling of -er (the colloquial clipping suffix). Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, morpheme, pronunciation-spelling Example: Macca, rugga
Word: tio Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 著 (tio̍h). Pronunciation: [tjoʔ˨˩], [tjoʔ˦˧] 1. Correct; that's right. Labels: Singlish, uncommon
Word: tio Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 著 (tio̍h). Pronunciation: [tjoʔ˨˩], [tjoʔ˦˧] 1. To get, receive, experience, suffer or be affected by. Labels: Singlish, invariable, transitive Example: He tio virus Example: She tio money 2. To win a game, especially a game of chance. Labels: Singlish, intransitive, invariable Example: She play lottery and tio 3. Used before a verb to indicate the passive voice. Labels: Singlish, auxiliary, invariable, rare Example: I tio banned
Word: tia Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Telecommunications Industry Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of This Is Africa, a business newspaper. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: tia Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of transient ischemic attack. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: tia Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of thanks in advance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: maths Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of mathematics. Pronunciation: /mæθs/, /maks/, /mæs/, /mɛts/ 1. Clipping of mathematics. Labels: Canada, Commonwealth, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, rare, uncountable Example: The conventional “commonsense” view now is that girls are conditioned both by family and teachers to believe that maths is a subject at which males excel, and that they believe they cannot be expected to comprehend its subtleties — so they don′t. Example: At age 10, Ian was based with the Grade 6 students but was allowed to take maths with Grade 10 – a four-year grade advancement.
Word: maths Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of math Labels: form-of, plural
Word: maths Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of math Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: math Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of mathematics. Pronunciation: /mæθ/, /mat/ 1. Clipping of mathematics. Labels: Canada, Philippines, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Example: Clarke stumbled into music by way of a high school course he took to raise his grades. "Music was a bird course. I had more interest in math, science, and women", he divulged. 2. Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math). Labels: Canada, Philippines, US, informal, uncountable Example: If you do the math, you'll see that it’s not such a bargain. Example: $170 a month? That doesn’t sound right. Let me check your math. 3. A math course or class. Labels: Canada, Philippines, US, countable, informal Example: They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate. Example: Did you take math today? / What did you do in math today?
Word: math Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of mathematics. Pronunciation: /mæθ/, /mat/ 1. To perform mathematical calculations or mathematical analysis; to do math Labels: colloquial, informal 2. To add up, compute; (by extension) to make sense. Labels: slang Example: Wait. This doesn't make sense. I mean, the math is not mathing. Example: Some of the same people who called for the abolishment of the monarchy back during that explosive Oprah interview are now saying how sweet it is that baby Lili is named after her grandmother, how perfectly it fits her, and the math isn’t mathing. There is a fundamental contradiction here.
Word: math Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English math, from Old English mǣþ (“a mowing, that which is mown, cutting of grass”), from Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”); equivalent to mow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with German Mahd (“a mowing, reaping”), West Frisian mêd (“area of land that can be mown in one day; domain, realm”). Related also to Old English mǣd (“mead, meadow, pasture”). See meadow. Pronunciation: /mæθ/, /mɑːθ/ 1. A mowing; what is gathered from mowing. Labels: archaic
Word: math Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Contraction of matha. Pronunciation: /mʌt/, /mɑːt/ 1. Clipping of matha. Labels: Hinduism, Jainism, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: kronor Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of krona Labels: form-of, plural Example: Mr. Bergstroem, the Nordea analyst, said he thought AOL would prevail eventually but probably at a price of more than 230 kronor a share.
Word: mates Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /meɪts/ 1. plural of mate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mates Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /meɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mates Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /meɪts/ 1. Friendly; having a friendship (with). Labels: not-comparable Example: He is mates with my brother.
Word: mirror Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy". Pronunciation: /ˈmɪɹə/, /ˈmiɹɚ/, /ˈmɪɹ.ɚ/, /ˈmi.ɚ/, /ˈmɪɹ/ 1. A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. Example: I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face. Example: He broke the mirror with the pickaxe. 2. An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another. Labels: figuratively Example: His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up. Example: O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine. 3. A website or server that contains replicated data from another site. Labels: Internet Example: Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors. 4. A mirror carp. 5. An ethical-didactic treatise that details exemplary conduct through models, advising kings, princes, clergy, etc. on how to behave. Labels: historical
Word: mirror Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy". Pronunciation: /ˈmɪɹə/, /ˈmiɹɚ/, /ˈmɪɹ.ɚ/, /ˈmi.ɚ/, /ˈmɪɹ/ 1. To reflect, as in a mirror. Labels: transitive 2. To act as a reflection of, either by being identical to, or by being identical but reversed. Labels: transitive Example: The placement of the paintings mirrored the positions of the windows on the opposite wall. 3. Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely. Labels: transitive Example: He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms. 4. To create something identical to (a website, etc.). Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: there's more than one way to skin a cat Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Origin unknown. Other proverbs with the same meaning referencing the killing of animals are also attested, some as early as the 17th century; see, for example, “there are more ways to kill a dog than hanging” (1678), “there is more than one way to kill a cat” (1833), and “more ways of killing a cat than choking her with cream” (1855). 1. A problem generally has more than one solution; there is more than one way to achieve a goal. Example: At any rate, thought I, there's more than one way to skin a cat, as a butcher would say. Example: This is a money digging world of ours; and, as it is said, "there are more ways than one to skin a cat," so are there more ways than one of digging for money. But, in some mode or other, this seems to be the universal occupation of the sons of Adam.
Word: chez Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Borrowed from French chez. Doublet of casa. Pronunciation: /ʃeɪ/ 1. At the home of. Example: Even if I say so myself, Christmas chez the Forests is quite a heart-warming affair. For Ben, growing up, it was pure magic - a log fire in the grate, real candles on the giant tree, tea-lights twinkling on the tables.
Word: fur coat Part of Speech: noun 1. An outer garment for the upper body made of furry animal hides. 2. The fur of an animal; the animal coat of its own fur. Example: Rebecca found herself involuntarily holding her breath and a moment later she spotted the beautiful rusty fur coat of a fox emerging from the bushes.
Word: fur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdrą Frankish *fōdrbor. Anglo-Norman fuerrebor. Middle English furre English fur From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“case; sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) (compare Old English fōdor (“sheaf”), Dutch voering (“lining”), German Futter (“lining”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr, “sheath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, *poh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Lithuanian piemuō (“protection”), Ancient Greek πῶῠ̈ (pôŭ̈, “flock”), πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Northern Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”). The verb is from Middle English furren, from Anglo-Norman furrer, forrer, fourrer (“to line, stuff, fill”), from the noun. Pronunciation: /fɜː/, /fəː/, /fɝ/, /fʌɾ/, /føː/ 1. The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick. Labels: uncountable 2. The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing. Labels: uncountable 3. An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing. Labels: countable Example: During the colonial period, Britain used Canada as a major source of furs. 4. A garment made of fur. Labels: countable Example: November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar wrapped up in my furs 5. A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance. Labels: uncountable 6. A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance. Labels: uncountable 7. A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance. Labels: uncountable 8. A coating or lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance. Labels: uncountable 9. One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures, such as ermine and vair. Labels: countable 10. Rabbits and hares, as opposed to partridges and pheasants (called feathers). Labels: uncountable 11. A furry, a member of the furry fandom. Labels: countable Example: "You want to know what brings furries together?" she asks. "Furs are here because they don't fit in anywhere else. For real furs, this is the only place they feel comfortable." 12. Human body hair, especially when abundant. Labels: informal, uncountable 13. Pubic hair. Labels: slang, uncountable, vulgar 14. Sexual attractiveness. Labels: slang, uncountable, vulgar
Word: fur Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdrą Frankish *fōdrbor. Anglo-Norman fuerrebor. Middle English furre English fur From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“case; sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) (compare Old English fōdor (“sheaf”), Dutch voering (“lining”), German Futter (“lining”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr, “sheath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, *poh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Lithuanian piemuō (“protection”), Ancient Greek πῶῠ̈ (pôŭ̈, “flock”), πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Northern Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”). The verb is from Middle English furren, from Anglo-Norman furrer, forrer, fourrer (“to line, stuff, fill”), from the noun. Pronunciation: /fɜː/, /fəː/, /fɝ/, /fʌɾ/, /føː/ 1. To cover with fur or a fur-like coating. Labels: transitive 2. To become covered with fur or a fur-like coating. Labels: intransitive Example: The college water supply was practically undrinkable because of its salinity and the pipes furred up so rapidly that they had to be replaced every few years. 3. To level a surface by applying furring to it. Labels: transitive
Word: fur Part of Speech: conj 1. Pronunciation spelling of for. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: fur Part of Speech: prep 1. Pronunciation spelling of for. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: A’most the moment as she lighted heer, all so desolate, she found (as she believed) a friend; a decent woman as spoke to her about the needle-work as she had been brought up to do, about finding plenty of it fur her, about a lodging fur the night, and making secret inquiration concerning of me and all at home, to-morrow.
Word: theft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, Old English þīefþ, from Proto-West Germanic *þiubiþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō, from *þeubaz (“thief”), equivalent to thief or thieve + -t (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Old Frisian thiuvethe, thiufthe (“theft”), dialectal Dutch diefte (“theft”), obsolete German Diebde (“theft”), Icelandic þýfð (“theft”). Pronunciation: /θɛft/ 1. The act of stealing property. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: resource theft Example: Bike theft is on the rise.
Word: hoof Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós Proto-Germanic *hōfaz Proto-West Germanic *hōf Old English hōf Middle English hof English hoof Inherited from Middle English hof, houf, houve, hove, from Old English hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz (compare West Frisian hoef, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Danish hov, Norwegian hov, Swedish hov), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós (compare Sanskrit शफ (śaphá, “hoof, claw”), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬟𐬀 (safa, “hoof”), possibly Czech, Polish kopyto). Pronunciation: /hʊf/, /huːf/ 1. The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. Example: […] I ſee Th’ Inſulting Tyrant prancing o’er the Field Strow’d with Rome’s Citizens, and drench’d in Slaughter, His Horſe’s Hoofs wet with Patrician Blood. 2. The human foot. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Get your hooves off me! Example: He is a huge man, six feet four on bare hoofs and composed of two hundred and seventy pounds of solid bone and muscle. 3. An ungula. Labels: dated 4. The heel of a loaf of bread.
Word: hoof Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós Proto-Germanic *hōfaz Proto-West Germanic *hōf Old English hōf Middle English hof English hoof Inherited from Middle English hof, houf, houve, hove, from Old English hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz (compare West Frisian hoef, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Danish hov, Norwegian hov, Swedish hov), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós (compare Sanskrit शफ (śaphá, “hoof, claw”), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬟𐬀 (safa, “hoof”), possibly Czech, Polish kopyto). Pronunciation: /hʊf/, /huːf/ 1. To trample with hooves. 2. To walk. Labels: colloquial 3. To dance, especially as a professional. Labels: informal 4. To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy. Labels: colloquial, transitive Example: More minutes drifted by. Pierrot had another chance - and missed. At one point the ball fell to Andy Robertson and instead of taking his time and clearing, he hoofed it away as if his life depended on it. His football life, for sure.
Word: quarte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French quarte. 1. The fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height, the palm of the hand facing upwards. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quinte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French. Pronunciation: /kɛ̃t/ 1. The fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee height. Labels: uncountable
Word: Cymraeg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Welsh Cymraeg. 1. The Welsh language. Labels: rare Example: While some families of the oldest Welsh stocks talk English only, a large number, whose forefathers were Teuton, Norse, or Irish, now converse in Cymraeg. […] The natural conclusion is that the Silurians or Iberians, now represented by the little, dark Welshmen, are the oldest existing race in Wales, and, though now speaking Cymraeg, were long before the Cymry there. […] The dark-eyed Silurian or Iberian is the typical Welshman. He has the Welsh fire, energy, poetry, and enthusiasm. He it is who has displayed patriotic fervour, from the days of his great ancestor, Caractacus. It is his lofty soul that has dignified the noble Cymraeg, his adopted and his honoured tongue. […] The fact of so many Welsh speaking Cymraeg no more proves them Celts than the Latin tongue in Spain proves the people Romans. Example: But this does not mean that parallelism took place; contrary to the opinion of Professor T.F. O’Rahilly, Cymraeg shook off most of its archaic features long before its sister language. […] Cymraeg could only have been developed, as Professor Jackson is forced to admit, north of Hadrian’s Wall. […] by individuals speaking Cymraeg badly? At manhood their children would have returned to them speaking the mother tongue of the strangers perfectly their own badly.
Word: hill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hil (“hill”), from Old English hyll (“hill”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulli (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“top, hill, rock”) (compare also Proto-Germanic *halluz (“stone, rock”)). Cognate with Middle Dutch hille, hulle (“hill”), Low German hull (“hill”), Faroese hólur (“hill”), Icelandic and Old Norse hóll (“hill”), Norn hul (“hillock”), Norwegian hol (“low hillock”), Swedish kulle (“hill”), Catalan coll (“hill”), Italian colle (“hill”), Latin collis (“hill”), Lithuanian kalnas (“hill, mountain”), Albanian kallumë (“big pile, tall heap”), Russian холм (xolm, “hill”), Old English holm (“rising land, island”). More at holm. Pronunciation: /hɪl/, [hɪɫ], [hɪo̯], [hɪʊ̯] 1. An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. Example: The park is sheltered from the wind by a hill to the east. Example: So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams. 2. A sloping road. Example: You need to pick up speed to get up the hill that's coming up. 3. A heap of earth surrounding a plant. Labels: US 4. A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them. Labels: US Example: a hill of corn or potatoes 5. The pitcher’s mound. 6. The raised portion of the surface of a vinyl record.
Word: hill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hil (“hill”), from Old English hyll (“hill”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulli (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“top, hill, rock”) (compare also Proto-Germanic *halluz (“stone, rock”)). Cognate with Middle Dutch hille, hulle (“hill”), Low German hull (“hill”), Faroese hólur (“hill”), Icelandic and Old Norse hóll (“hill”), Norn hul (“hillock”), Norwegian hol (“low hillock”), Swedish kulle (“hill”), Catalan coll (“hill”), Italian colle (“hill”), Latin collis (“hill”), Lithuanian kalnas (“hill, mountain”), Albanian kallumë (“big pile, tall heap”), Russian холм (xolm, “hill”), Old English holm (“rising land, island”). More at holm. Pronunciation: /hɪl/, [hɪɫ], [hɪo̯], [hɪʊ̯] 1. To form into a heap or mound. Example: Spread, heaped up, stacked with good things; and redolent of citrons and grapes, hilling round tall vases of wine; 2. To heap or draw earth around plants. Example: After the seeds were inserted, the earth was hilled up all around into a smooth little mound.
Word: skeleton Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From New Latin sceleton, from Ancient Greek σκελετόν (skeletón), the neuter of σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκέλλω (skéllō, “dry, dry up, make dry, parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”); compare Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɛlɪtən/, /ˈskɛlətən/, [ˈskɛləʔn̩] 1. To reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize. Labels: archaic 2. To minimize. Labels: archaic
Word: skeleton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The etymology of the term is disputed between two versions. * From the sled used, which originally was a bare frame, like a skeleton. * From Norwegian kjaelke (a type of ice sled) through a bad anglicization as "skele". Pronunciation: /ˈskɛlɪtən/, /ˈskɛlətən/, [ˈskɛləʔn̩] 1. A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first. Labels: uncountable Example: Lugers, who slide feet first and reach the highest speeds, experience some of the same forces, but seem to suffer far fewer concussion-like symptoms than bobsled and skeleton athletes do, probably because a support strap often prevents their heads from banging into the ice. 2. The form of toboggan used in this sport. Labels: countable
Word: bookcase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From book + case. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊkˌkeɪs/, [ˈbʊʔk̚keɪs] 1. A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.
Word: ink well Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of inkwell. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: atrament Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English atrament, from Latin ātrāmentum, from ātrāre (“to blacken”), from āter (“black”). First attested in the 14th century. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.tɹə.mɛnt/ 1. Ink or an inklike substance. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 2. Any particularly black liquid substance. Labels: countable, figuratively, rare, uncountable Example: The irises of those eyes, whose pupils were blacker than atrament, varied singularly in shades of shifting colour. Example: Everything was lost to sight in that ponderous atrament which precedes the dawn.
Word: bookworm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From book + worm. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊk.wɜːm/ 1. Any of various insects that infest books. 2. An avid book reader. Labels: figuratively Example: “This,” remarked the sedate observer beside me, “is a bookworm,—one of those men who are born to gnaw dead thoughts. His clothes, you see, are covered with the dust of libraries.
Word: bookseller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English boksellere, bok-sillere, equivalent to book + seller. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊksɛlɚ/ 1. A person engaged in the business of selling books. 2. A business that sells books.
Word: merchant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant From Middle English marchaunt, from Anglo-Norman marchaunt, from mercans, from the verb mercor (“to trade, deal, sell”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɜːtʃənt/, /ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/ 1. A person who traffics in commodities for profit. 2. The owner or operator of a retail business. 3. A trading vessel; a merchantman. Example: Every day, some sailor's wife, / The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, / Have just our theme of woe. 4. Someone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour. Labels: derogatory, informal, sometimes Example: He's some kind of speed merchant — he drives way too fast. Example: Goal merchant Smith scored twice again in the match against Mudchester Rovers. 5. A supercargo. Labels: obsolete
Word: merchant Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant From Middle English marchaunt, from Anglo-Norman marchaunt, from mercans, from the verb mercor (“to trade, deal, sell”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɜːtʃənt/, /ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/ 1. As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident. Example: a merchanting service
Word: second order stream Part of Speech: noun 1. a stream formed by the confluence of two first order streams, or of a first order stream and a second order stream
Word: bookstore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From book + store. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊkstɔː/ 1. A store where books are bought and sold. 2. A stationery store. Labels: Philippines
Word: coachman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English coach Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English coachman From coach + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊt͡ʃmən/, /ˈkəʊt͡ʃmən/ 1. A man who drives a horse-drawn coach, a male coach driver. Example: In about half-an-hour John and Mr. York, who was to be our new coachman, came in to see us. "Now Mr. Manly," he said, after carefully looking at us both, "I can see no fault in these horses, but we all know that horses have their peculiarities as well as men, and that sometimes they need different treatment; I should like to know if there is anything particular in either of these, that you would like to mention." 2. A fish in the genus Heniochus, either Heniochus acuminatus or Heniochus diphreutes. Labels: South-Africa
Word: driver's license Part of Speech: noun 1. A document issued to a specific person by a government authority, permitting this person to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on public roads and highways, often used as an identification document. Labels: US
Word: derring-do Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English daring (to) do, misinterpreted as a noun by Edmund Spenser. Pronunciation: /ˌdɛɹɪŋˈduː/ 1. Valiant deeds in desperate times. Labels: uncountable Example: With a cry of sheer derring-do, the climber leapt across the chasm. 2. Brave and adventurous (albeit often reckless) actions. Labels: uncountable Example: Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying.
Word: lentil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lentile, from Old French lentille from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns, from a pre-Indo-European substrate source shared by German Linse, Ancient Greek λάθυρος (láthuros) and Lithuanian lęšis. Doublet of lenticula. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛntəl/ 1. Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods. 2. The seed of these plants, used as food. Example: make a lentil stew Example: a lentil salad 3. A small chocolate candy in an edible shell. Example: An enhanced focus on the brand's iconic color palette and the use of different shapes and sizes of M&M'S lentils across all touchpoints to prove that all together, we're more fun
Word: corno Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian corno, from Latin cornu (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), cornu, and horn. 1. French horn
Word: icebox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor. Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box English box English icebox From ice + box. Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪsbɒks/ 1. A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool. 2. A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer. Labels: UK 3. A refrigerator. Labels: US, dated 4. A city with a cold or snowy climate. Labels: US, slang Example: I moved here from the icebox of the upper Midwest. 5. A prison. Labels: US, slang Example: The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox. 6. A morgue. Labels: US, slang
Word: icebox Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor. Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box English box English icebox From ice + box. Pronunciation: /ˈʌɪsbɒks/ 1. agreeable, awesome. (as a superlative of cool) Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: MIKE: Yeah, yeah, so. So we'll forget about the rent, we'll pay you another time, is that cool? BALOWSKI: Yes, that's absolutely icebox! See you later, Ford Anglia!
Word: refrigerator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin refrīgerātor (“cooler”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tə/, [ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tʰə], /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/, [ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.ɾɚ], /ɹəˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ 1. A household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge). Example: Meronym: condenser Example: Jo uttered a groan and fell back in her chair, remembering that she had given a last hasty powdering to the berries out of one of the two boxes on the kitchen table, and had neglected to put the milk in the refrigerator. 2. A similar device used to keep non-food items cold, such as blood, photographic film, drugs, or pharmaceuticals like insulin. Example: Meronym: condenser 3. One who has a chilling influence. Example: […] in a state of sublime satisfaction, he moves among the company, a magnificent refrigerator.
Word: Colombo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese Colombo, modification (under the influence of the Italian surname, see below) of Sinhalese කොලොන් තොට (kolon toṭa, literally “port on the river Kelani”). Other theories derive the name from Veddah; see w:Colombo § Etymology for more. Pronunciation: /kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/, /kəˈlʌm.bəʊ/, /ˈkɒl.əm.bəʊ/ 1. The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka. Example: From this height, Colombo does not look like a mess. It sleeps in shadows decorated with trees and lights.
Word: Colombo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Colombo, from colombo (“pigeon, dove”). Pronunciation: /kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/, /kəˈlʌm.bəʊ/, /ˈkɒl.əm.bəʊ/ 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Andreas Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Andrew. 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek from the Latin form of Andrew. Example: Gregory led the excavations alongside marine archaeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch, who is also a curator at the National Museum. 2. A transliteration of the Greek male given name Ανδρέας (Andréas). 3. A village and parish of the sheading of Ayre, Isle of Man.
Word: Jaffna Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil யாழ்ப்பாணம் (yāḻppāṇam). Pronunciation: /ˈdʒæfnə/, /ˈdʒafnə/ 1. A city in northern Sri Lanka.
Word: anniversary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English anniversary, from Medieval Latin anniversāria (diēs), anniversārium, from anniversārius (“yearly”), from annus (“year”) + versus, past participle of vertere (“to turn”). Pronunciation: /ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/, /ˌanɪˈvəːs(ə)ɹi/, /ˌænɪˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/, /ˌænəˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/, /ˌɛnɪˈvøːs(ə)ɾi/ 1. A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years. Example: Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war. Example: To some extent all anniversaries derive their significance from testing, from contemplating this observation, especially when it concerns cultures as radically different as those of Aboriginal Australia before first contact (and since), and of Georgian England. 2. A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years. Labels: especially Example: We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today. 3. A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question). Labels: broadly Example: The occasion was the six-month anniversary of the Aug. 8 coup that brought General Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores to power. Example: In a thinly veiled threat to Saddam Hussein, President George Bush marked the six-month anniversary of September 11th by reiterating America's commitment to prevent rogue countries obtaining weapons of mass destruction.
Word: aside Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside. Pronunciation: /əˈsaɪd/ 1. To or on one side so as to be out of the way. Labels: not-comparable Example: Move aside, please, so that these people can come through. Example: But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king. 2. Excluded from consideration. Labels: not-comparable Example: joking aside Example: unusual circumstances aside
Word: aside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside. Pronunciation: /əˈsaɪd/ 1. Not in perfect symmetry; distorted laterally, especially of the human body. Example: Her figure was slight; but the cruel accident—a fall in her childhood, which had laid the foundation of her ill health—had made her a little aside, and caused a degree of lameness, which rendered it difficult for her to move without assistance.
Word: aside Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside. Pronunciation: /əˈsaɪd/ 1. An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. 2. An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theater) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters. 3. A minor related mention, an afterthought. Example: This, then, is what we have done up to now in this book. (As I have been doing right along) may I make an aside? (An aside is a part in an old-time play or movie in which an actor steps out of character to say something to the audience of a semi-private or semi-confidential nature about the play.) I am confounded, and somewhat appalled when I read over the scholarly works referred to Example: In addition, an analogy was only classified as significant if it appeared to be part of a serious attempt to generate or evaluate a solution, and as nonsignificant if it was simply mentioned as an aside or commentary. As an example of a nonsignificant analogy, one subject was reminded of another problem he had seen involving the deflection of piano strings of different lengths, but apparently mentioned this as an aside without the intention of applying findings back to the spring problem.
Word: caninus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin caninus, from canis + -inus. 1. The caninus muscle.
Word: bombus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)bor. Latin bombusbor. English bombus Borrowed from Latin bombus. 1. A buzzing or humming. Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: […] the bombus of honey-laden bees […]
Word: fridge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is a clipping of refrigerator, perhaps influenced by the Frigidaire brand of refrigerators, or frigerator (“(dated) refrigerator”). The spelling is likely influenced by analogy with bridge, ridge, etc. The verb is derived from the noun. The fandom slang verb sense alludes to the phrase "women in refrigerators" coined by the American comic book writer Gail Simone. Simone was referencing a plot point in Green Lantern (volume 3, issue 54, 1994), in which the Green Lantern's girlfriend is murdered by a villain, and her body placed in a refrigerator for him to find. Pronunciation: /fɹɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A refrigerator. Labels: informal Example: Sweet broccolini with tofu, sesame, and cilantro […] First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the soy sauce, chile sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about ⅜ inch / 1 cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade, and leave in the fridge for half an hour. 2. A fat woman. Labels: Internet, derogatory, offensive Example: The fridge protecting the snacks.
Word: fridge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is a clipping of refrigerator, perhaps influenced by the Frigidaire brand of refrigerators, or frigerator (“(dated) refrigerator”). The spelling is likely influenced by analogy with bridge, ridge, etc. The verb is derived from the noun. The fandom slang verb sense alludes to the phrase "women in refrigerators" coined by the American comic book writer Gail Simone. Simone was referencing a plot point in Green Lantern (volume 3, issue 54, 1994), in which the Green Lantern's girlfriend is murdered by a villain, and her body placed in a refrigerator for him to find. Pronunciation: /fɹɪd͡ʒ/ 1. To place (something) inside a refrigerator to chill; to refrigerate. Labels: informal, transitive Example: I had turned up with a bottle, which the hostess, Celia, had duly fridged, but everyone else had opted for camomile tea, making me feel like the biggest lush in south London. Example: He munched and sipped, wished the soda was cold. Should have fridged it. 2. To gratuitously kill, disempower, or otherwise remove (a character, usually female) from a narrative, often strictly to hurt another character (usually male) and motivate vengeance. Labels: slang, transitive Example: The backing cast are also all excellent, as expected considering the calibre of actors attached to the film – Andrea Riseborough is a very good example, playing a fascinating cop who really didn't deserve to be ‘fridged’ (meaning: removed from the action so that the men can do their manly things). Example: In terms of villains, familiar characters haven't been fridged but they've been rather sexualized.
Word: fridge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably imitative of the sound of chafing or rubbing. Pronunciation: /fɹɪd͡ʒ/ 1. To chafe or rub (something). Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal, transitive Example: A Man's body and his mind, with the utmoſt reverence to both I ſpeak it, are exactly like a jerkin, and a jerkin's lining;—rumple the one—you rumple the other. There is one certain exception however in this caſe, and that is, when you are ſo fortunate a fellow, as to have had your jerkin made of a gum-taffeta, and the body-lining to it, of a ſarcenet or thin perſian. […] [Y]ou might have rumpled and crumpled, and doubled and creaſed, and fretted and fridged the outſides of them all to pieces;—in ſhort, you might have played the very devil with them, and at the ſame time, not one of the inſides of 'em would have been one button the worſe, for all you had done to them. Example: The town spread upwards before them, smoking vaguely in the midday glare, fridging the crest away to the south with spires and factory bulks and chimneys. 2. To chafe or rub. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 3. Synonym of fidge (“to jostle or shake; to fidget, to fig, to frig”). Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: oxide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide Archaic French oxide (now oxyde), from a blend of ox(ygene) and (ac)ide, coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier. By surface analysis, ox- + -ide. Pronunciation: /ˈɒksaɪd/, /ˈɑksaɪd/, /ˈɔksɑed/, [ˈɔ̟ksɑe̯d] 1. A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Most metals, when subjected to heat until they become melted, combine with oxygen of the atmosphere, and form what are called oxides. Example: In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals.
Word: preacher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English precher, prechere; partly equivalent to preach + -er, and partly continuing Middle English prechour, prechiour, from Old French preecheor (French prêcheur), from Latin praedicator (“public praiser, proclaimer”). See preach. Displaced native Old English bydel. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːt͡ʃəː/, [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃə], /ˈpɹit͡ʃɚ/, [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃɹ̩] 1. Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy. Example: The born preacher we feel instinctively to be our foe. He may do some good to the wretches that have been struck down and lie gasping on the battlefield: he rouses antagonism in the strong.
Word: arithmetic series Part of Speech: noun 1. The sum of the terms in an arithmetic progression.
Word: geometric series Part of Speech: noun 1. Any infinite series whose terms are in geometric progression; any series of the form a+ar+ar²+ar³⋯=a∑ᵢ₌₀ ᪲rⁱ, where a≠0, r≠0, and r≠1.
Word: d' Part of Speech: article Etymology: Contraction of the article da ("the"). 1. Pronunciation spelling of the, representing dialectal English. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: d' Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Reduction. 1. Contraction of do. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: D'you wanna go? 2. Contraction of did. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: Where'd she put 'em? D'you eat 'em yet?
Word: ranges Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒɪz/ 1. plural of range Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ranges Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of range Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: fotograf Part of Speech: noun 1. Eye dialect spelling of photograph. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Example: ILLUSTRATED / With Fotografs / By J. Doody, the Sourdough Fotografer
Word: photographer 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) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photograph Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English photographer From photograph + -er, from Ancient Greek φωτός (phōtós), genitive singular of φῶς (phôs, “light”) (fōs) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”). By surface analysis, photograph + er. Pronunciation: /fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fə/, /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ 1. One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation. Example: Award-winning Sydney photographer Stephen Dupont’s latest exhibition focuses on change and detribalisation in Papua New Guinea . Example: Multiple photographers worried privately in conversations with Axios that the images from the rally could turn into a kind of "photoganda," with the Trump campaign using them to further their agenda despite the photographers' intent of capturing a news event.
Word: how much Part of Speech: det 1. What amount or quantity (of something stated or implied). Labels: interrogative Example: How much (cheese) is left in the fridge? - This is how much we've got left. Example: How much of a problem will that cause the government? 2. What amount of money. Labels: specifically Example: How much do you want for it? Example: How much is it?
Word: how much Part of Speech: adv 1. To what degree; to what extent. Labels: interrogative Example: How much do you like me? Example: It's a real bargain, considering both its price and how much in need of one we are.
Word: how much Part of Speech: intj 1. you what? huh? Labels: UK, obsolete, slang
Word: pes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pēs (“foot”). Doublet of foot, pie (“Spanish unit of length”), and pous. Pronunciation: /piːz/, /peɪz/ 1. the foot of a human 2. the hoof of a quadruped 3. clubfoot or talipes 4. a neume representing two notes ascending
Word: white wine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English white wyn, whit win. 1. Light-colored wine (usually yellow with a hint of green but not pink). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In contrast to making red wine, the juice for white wine is fermented without the skins and seeds. 2. Gin. Labels: countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable Example: Jack Randall then impatient rose, / And said, ‘Tom's speech were just as fine / If he would call that first of goes / By that genteeler name—white wine.'
Word: red wine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rede wyn, red wyn. Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛd ˈwaɪn/ 1. Red-coloured wine made mostly from black grapes, including the skin. Labels: countable, uncountable