nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: cloverleaf Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clover + leaf. Pronunciation: /ˈkləʊvəliːf/, /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/ 1. In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed. Labels: not-comparable Example: a fancy cloverleaf motif
Word: cloverleaf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clover + leaf. Pronunciation: /ˈkləʊvəliːf/, /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/ 1. The leaf of a clover plant. Example: Cloverleaves have a pealike flavor and make a nice accent among salad greens. 2. (with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) Ellipsis of cloverleaf interchange. Labels: US Example: The off-ramp will lead you along the cloverleaf to your next on-ramp. Example: By the time we got into Tulsa Town We had eighty-five trucks in all But there's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf And them bears was wall-to-wall.
Word: cloverleaf Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From clover + leaf. Pronunciation: /ˈkləʊvəliːf/, /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/ 1. To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one. Labels: intransitive Example: Hay told a military historian that Allen precipitated “the debacle” by “allowing his lead company to pursue the VC down the trail” instead of forming a perimeter and cloverleafing at the first sign of the enemy.
Word: olive branch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The olive branch has been regarded as a symbol of peace since Ancient Greek times. For example, in Virgil’s Aeneid (written between 29 and 19 B.C.E.), Aeneas holds an olive branch and declares that it bears the following message: “The Trojans and their Chief / Bring holy peace; and beg the King’s relief.” The symbolism was strengthened by the reference in Genesis 8:11 of the Bible to Noah sending out a dove from the Ark which returns bearing an olive leaf in its beak, thus showing that the Great Flood is receding. Pronunciation: /ˈɒlɪv bɹɑːntʃ/, /ˈɑlɪv bɹæntʃ/ 1. A branch of an olive tree offered as an emblem of peace. Example: I appeal to you to enable our people to establish national independent sovereignty over its own land. / Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom-fighter's gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. I repeat: do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. / War flares up in Palestine, and yet it is in Palestine that peace will be born. 2. Any symbol of peace, or a peace offering to an adversary to show goodwill and in the hope of securing peace. Labels: figuratively Example: extend an olive branch Example: His [George W. Bush's] remarks came after Britain offered a diplomatic olive branch to Iran earlier in the day to try to secure an early release of the prisoners. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A branch of an olive tree.
Word: olive branch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The olive branch has been regarded as a symbol of peace since Ancient Greek times. For example, in Virgil’s Aeneid (written between 29 and 19 B.C.E.), Aeneas holds an olive branch and declares that it bears the following message: “The Trojans and their Chief / Bring holy peace; and beg the King’s relief.” The symbolism was strengthened by the reference in Genesis 8:11 of the Bible to Noah sending out a dove from the Ark which returns bearing an olive leaf in its beak, thus showing that the Great Flood is receding. Pronunciation: /ˈɒlɪv bɹɑːntʃ/, /ˈɑlɪv bɹæntʃ/ 1. Alternative form of olive-branch. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: There's no olive branching. You see I know these people backwards, the agony and the problems we had with those fellows is unbelievable," he says. Example: "Presumably, Carty could make this an occasion for olive branching here," Mr. Hopkins said.
Word: Tin Pan Alley Part of Speech: name Etymology: Purported to be a reference to the constant sound of pianos as songwriters worked out their tunes. 1. The district in New York City centered on 28th Street from the late 19th to the early 20th century, wherein thousands of popular songs were commercially written. 2. The songwriting and publishing industry which was built around the songs produced in Tin Pan Alley; the style of popular music produced by this industry. Labels: metonymically Example: From its inception the OWI framed directives that offered guidelines for songwriters to aid them in the composition of “proper” war songs, and, in the public press, the OWI rebuked Tin Pan Alley for its uninterrupted production of “nostalgic” hit songs. Example: At the time, almost all Tin Pan Alley and Broadway songs had two parts.
Word: lengthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English length Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lengthy From length + -y. 1. Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension. Example: a lengthy text Example: a lengthy discussion 2. Speaking or writing at length; long-winded. Example: If, in addition to being a lengthy preacher, he had also been a Rev. Mr. Mumbles or a Rev. Dr. Drone, the penance thus endured by his people would have been intolerably severe.
Word: abs Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /æbz/ 1. Abbreviation of abstract. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: abs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æbz/ 1. The abdominal muscles; plural of ab. Labels: informal 2. Acronym of absolute temperature. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 3. Initialism of absolute value function. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: abs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /æbz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ab Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Babs Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the clipping of Barbara + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Pronunciation: /bæbz/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
Word: staffs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of staff Labels: form-of, plural
Word: staffs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of staff Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Croydon facelift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Croydon, a Borough of London + facelift. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɔɪdn̩ ˈfeɪslɪft/ 1. A women's hairstyle, associated with lower social classes, in which the hair is pulled tightly back from the face and fastened behind the head, thus pulling the features up and back and giving an effect similar to a facelift. Labels: British, derogatory, slang Example: We climb in, and I plaster my Little House on the Prairie-style cloth hat over my hair so the greasy strands won't get yanked back into a Croydon facelift as I pull on my helmet. Example: Everyone stopped drinking to have a look. A girl with a Croydon facelift hairdo and a sequinned tank top began hyperventilating noisily.
Word: pounce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French ponce, from Latin pūmex. Doublet of pumice. Pronunciation: /paʊns/ 1. A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface. Labels: historical, uncountable, usually Example: At the Thorn, or at a meagre kitchen table, or even on the carpenter’s workbench, he spreads open the portfolio, lights a candle stub, slices a fresh quill, and arranges pounce pot and ink well. 2. Charcoal dust, or some other coloured powder for making patterns through perforated designs, used by embroiderers, lacemakers, etc. Labels: historical, uncountable, usually
Word: pounce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French ponce, from Latin pūmex. Doublet of pumice. Pronunciation: /paʊns/ 1. To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder. Labels: transitive Example: to pounce paper, or a pattern
Word: pounce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pounce, probably akin to punch. Possibly from Old French ponchonner (compare French poinçonner). Pronunciation: /paʊns/ 1. A sudden leaping attack. Example: Again the cat jolted the bed with a pounce. 2. The claw or talon of a bird of prey. Labels: archaic Example: March 22 1775, Edmund Burke, speech in the House of Commons on conciliation with America You have , indeed , winged ministers of vengeance, who carry your bolts in their pounces to the remotest verge of the sea Example: And from her griping pounce the greedy prey doth quarry 3. A punch or stamp. Example: a pounce to print money with 4. Cloth worked in eyelet holes. Example: one spendeth his patrimony upon pounces and cuts 5. Synonym of bump (“sudden movement of underground strata”).
Word: pounce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pounce, probably akin to punch. Possibly from Old French ponchonner (compare French poinçonner). Pronunciation: /paʊns/ 1. To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something. Labels: intransitive Example: The kitten pounced at the ball I threw to it. Example: She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself. 2. To attack suddenly by leaping. Labels: intransitive Example: I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere. Example: The only thing you can do with virgins like that is pounce! 3. To eagerly seize an opportunity. Labels: intransitive Example: I pounced on the chance to get promoted. Example: While he was out of town on vacation, I pounced, leaking the photos. 4. To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons. Labels: transitive Example: Stooped from his highest pitch to pounce a wren. Example: Now pounce him lightly, / And as he roars and rages, let's go deeper. 5. To stamp holes in; to perforate. Labels: transitive
Word: Jabberwocky Part of Speech: name Etymology: The name of a nonsense poem from the children's book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1872) by Lewis Carroll. Apparently based on the Jabberwock, the monster described therein, with the suffix -y in imitation of classical epics such as the Odyssey. 1. A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
Word: stats Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /stæts/ 1. Clipping of statistics (the subject). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, singular, uncountable Example: Stats is one of her favourite subjects at school. 2. Clipping of statistics (data, figures). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, in-plural, informal, plural, plural-only, uncountable Example: What do the stats tell us? 3. Attributes of a unit in a game (e.g. health, damage output) Labels: slang, uncountable Example: Those items he bought really boosted his stats. Example: As your troops conquer the enemy, they'll earn experience and gain levels. Each time they level up, their stats will increase.
Word: stats Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stæts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: congrats Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /kənˈɡɹæts/ 1. Clipping of congratulations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: You were cast in the show? Congrats!
Word: congrats Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈɡɹæts/ 1. Clipping of congratulations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, plural, plural-only Example: Accept our congrats for all your hard work!
Word: congrats Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /kənˈɡɹæts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of congrat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: eat one's words Part of Speech: verb 1. To regret or retract what one has said. Labels: figuratively Example: He didn't think I could do it, but I proved him wrong and made him eat his words. Example: This time, you have to eat your words, because, like it or not, you lost.
Word: unbeknownst Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Variant of unbeknown with excrescent -st. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊnst/ 1. Without the knowledge of. Labels: not-comparable, with-to Example: He went home early, unbeknownst to his mother. Example: Theon’s redemption scene convincingly threatens to kill him right there on the beaches of Dragonstone, dying for a good cause unbeknownst to anyone but the rapscallions who watched him die, but at last it swerves into something genuinely heroic.
Word: hullabaloo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a rhyming reduplication of halloo (used as a greeting or to catch attention; used in hunting to urge on pursuers), hilloa, hullo (variants of “hello”), and similar words. Pronunciation: /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/, /ˌhʌləbəˈlu/, /ˈhʌləbəˌlu/ 1. A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They made such a hullabaloo about the change that the authorities were forced to change it back. Example: […]The truth of all this hullaballoo was that Rigby had a sly pension which, by an inevitable association of ideas, he always connected with the maintenance of an Aristocracy.
Word: hullabaloo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Possibly a rhyming reduplication of halloo (used as a greeting or to catch attention; used in hunting to urge on pursuers), hilloa, hullo (variants of “hello”), and similar words. Pronunciation: /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/, /ˌhʌləbəˈlu/, /ˈhʌləbəˌlu/ 1. To make a commotion or uproar. Labels: intransitive Example: They roared, they danced, they hullaballoed, they pinched one another; they behaved like young savages – but I knew I had got them safe. Example: "Nonsense, child," said my father, smiling. "Did you ever see a stone thrown into the pond? there's a great splash, and a few circles on the water, and that's about all, isn't it? Well, when I die there'll be a great splash of tears and hullaballooing, and a few circles of tender recollections, and then the surface will smooth itself over, and it'll be all right again."
Word: savante Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French savante. 1. Female equivalent of savant. Labels: feminine, form-of, rare Example: The reputation of a scholar, eccentric habits, grave dress, a severe countenance, and boldness enough to be rude, have raised the Doctor to his little eminence in his circle, where he holds forth, like the philosophers of old in their porticoes, and where weak, would-be savants and savantes come, each with their taper, to borrow light from an offensive half-illumined lamp, shining dimly in neighbouring darkness. Example: There is singular lack of beauty among the savants and savantes, and the squareness and stiffness of their temper might be expressed in their forms. Grace is rare in a race that values it so slightly, and quiet ugliness is stamped on all things new and old.
Word: shrug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”), all from or related to Old Norse skrykkva, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Compare also Old English scrincan (“to shrink”). More at shrink. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɹʌɡ/, [ˈʃɹʷʌɡ], /ˈʃɹɐɡ/, [ˈʃɹʷɐ̞ɡ], /ˈʃɾʌɡ/ 1. A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge. Example: He dismissed my comment with a shrug. 2. A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
Word: shrug Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”), all from or related to Old Norse skrykkva, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Compare also Old English scrincan (“to shrink”). More at shrink. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɹʌɡ/, [ˈʃɹʷʌɡ], /ˈʃɹɐɡ/, [ˈʃɹʷɐ̞ɡ], /ˈʃɾʌɡ/ 1. To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged. Example: When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.
Word: hallabaloo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of hullabaloo (“noise or uproar”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: howdy-do Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of how-d'ye-do. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The men in that far country were liars, every one. Their mere howdy-do was a lie, because they didn't care how you did, except they were undertakers.
Word: howdy-do Part of Speech: phrase 1. Pronunciation spelling of how do you do. Labels: US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: precatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin precatorius, from Latin precari (“to pray”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛ.kə.tə.ɹi/, /ˈpɹɛ.kə.tɹi/, /ˈpɹɛ.kəˌtɔ.ɹi/ 1. Expressing a wish. Example: December 8. . . . A precatory letter from Gillies. I must do Molière for him, I suppose; but it is wonderful that knowing the situation I am in, the poor fellow presses so hard. 2. Expressing a wish but not creating any legal obligation or duty. Example: precatory words in a will
Word: philatelist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English philately Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English philatelist From philately + -ist. Pronunciation: /fɪˈlætəlɪst/ 1. A person who collects and studies postage stamps. Example: M. Laruelle, who had been born in Languion, in the Moselle country, but whose father, a rich philatelist of remote habits, had moved to Paris, usually spent his summer holidays as a boy with his parents in Normandy.
Word: amm Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of amnesia (a potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana).
Word: eo ipso Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin eo ipso, ablative form of id ipsum (“that (thing) itself”). Pronunciation: /ˌeɪəʊ ˈɪpsəʊ/ 1. Through or by that very act or quality; thereby. Labels: literary, not-comparable, rare Example: When we demand an object from somebody, its “use value” (the fact that it serves to satisfy some of our needs) eo ipso becomes a form of expression of its “exchange value”; the object in question functions as an index of a network of intersubjective relations. Example: For example, Jim Ruben's remarks are illustrative of neofuturist thinking in which technologies eo ipso impact favorably the political process: “democracy itself . . . is due for a retooling to function in a different world” (1983, 59).
Word: consanguinuity Part of Speech: noun 1. The state of being consanguineous. Labels: uncountable Example: The laws of fashion do not bind people of rank to forget the ties of consanguinity and affection, for I could point out numerous instances where mothers really love their children, and wives their husbands.
Word: marmite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French marmite. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːˌmaɪt/, /ˈmɑɹˌmaɪt/ 1. A rounded cooking pot of various designs, commonly pot-bellied, with or without tripod, handles, lid etc; originally earthenware but currently more commonly of cast iron or other metals. Example: 1824 Thomas Gill. The Technical Repository p. 180: XXXV: On the French Marmite, or Pot-au-Feu: and on preparing Bouillon with it My little boy having been ill of a fever for forty days, I have learned from his attendant how to make the celebrated soup (bouillon) of Paris: and finding it to be superior to any that I ever before tasted, I take the liberty to send you the directions necessary to enable any one to prepare this cheap and desirable food. Earthen-pots with covers, made to hold from one to seven pounds of meat, are found in every family. The marmite bought for me was for one-and-a-half pound only: this quantity of lean meat (bœufmaigre), was always part of the leg or shoulder: it was put into the marmite, which was then filled up with cold water, about five pints, and placed on the hearth, close to the wood-fire; and when it began to simmer or boil gently, it threw up a scum, which was carefully taken off from time to time with a spoon, for the space of threequarters of an hour, which perfectly cleansed the meat and water from every impurity.
Word: marmite Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French marmite. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːˌmaɪt/, /ˈmɑɹˌmaɪt/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Marmite. Labels: alt-of, proscribed Example: Required: […] One tablespoonful of nutril or one small teaspoonful of marmite. Example: Stir a spoonful of marmite into some brown gravy, and pour over the potatoes, etc.
Word: quilter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quilt + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪtlɚ/, /ˈkwɪltə/ 1. A person whose hobby or profession is making quilts. 2. A person whose hobby or profession is making quilts. Mary's house showcases fabrics galore because she is a quilter. 3. A person who uses a hand or machine stitch to decorate a quilt, or to sew together the layers of a quilt. Labels: UK 4. A person who performs the entire process of making a patchwork quilt, whether or not it is decorated with quilting stitches. Labels: US
Word: quilt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English quilte, quylte, from Anglo-Norman quilte and Old French coilte, cuilte (compare French couette), from Latin culcita. Doublet of quoit. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪlt/, [ˈkʰwɪlt] 1. A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design. Example: My grandmother is going to sew a quilt. 2. A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing. 3. A quilted skirt worn by women. 4. Something composed of a variety of stitched-together parts; a patchwork. Labels: figuratively Example: Her humor was as bawdy as ever, and evenly placed throughout. Early on […] she alternated alternated jokes and stanzas, providing a wonderful quilt of her musical and story-telling talents.
Word: quilt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English quilte, quylte, from Anglo-Norman quilte and Old French coilte, cuilte (compare French couette), from Latin culcita. Doublet of quoit. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪlt/, [ˈkʰwɪlt] 1. To construct a quilt. 2. To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique. Example: Get up, get up for shame, the blooming morne / Upon her wings presents the god unshorne. / See how Aurora throwes her faire / Fresh-quilted colours through the aire; / Get up, sweet slug-a-bed, and see / The dew bespangling herbe and tree. Example: Two hundred Sempſtreſſes were employed to make me Shirts, and Linen for Bed and Table, all of the ſtrongeft and coarſeſt kind they could get; which, however, they were forced to quilt together in ſeveral Folds, for the thickeſt was ſome degrees finer than Lawn. 3. To beat or thrash. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: I am glad, said Mr. Slick, that cussed critter, that schoolmaster, hasn't yet woke up. I'm most afeerd if he had aturned out afore we started, I should have quilted him, for that talk of his last night sticks in my crop considerable hard.
Word: speleology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French spéléologie, coined by Émile Rivière in 1890. The word can be broken down as speleo- + -logy. 1. The scientific study of caves. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The recreational activity of exploring caves. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: confirmation name Part of Speech: noun 1. A name given usually by a pastor to a confirmand during a confirmation ceremony in various Christian denominations.
Word: maiden name Part of Speech: noun 1. The original last name of a person, usually a woman, who has changed their last name upon marriage.
Word: mausoleum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mausoleum, from Latin Mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον (Mausōleîon, “Mausoleum, the grand tomb built around 353–351 BCE at Halicarnassus for Mausolus, a ruler of Caria and satrap of the Achaemenid Empire; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World”), from Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos, “Mausolus”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, Mausolus + -eum. Pronunciation: /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/, /ˌmɔ.səˈli.əm/, /-.zəˈ-/, /ˌmɑ.-/ 1. A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs. Example: Holonym: cemetery 2. A gloomy, usually large room or building. Labels: broadly Example: As Amazon reaches maximum ubiquity in our lives (“Alexa, play Led Zeppelin”), as online shopping turns malls into mausoleums, it’s been illuminating to see exactly how a package makes the final leg of its journey.
Word: Francophobe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Franco- + -phobe. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæŋkəfoʊb/ 1. One who dislikes France, the French, or French culture.
Word: Sandeep Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hindi संदीप (sandīp, “enlightened”). 1. A male given name from Hindi used in India.
Word: Sanya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Са́ня (Sánja), diminutive of Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra) and Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr). In some cases possibly from Serbo-Croatian Сања and Sanja. 1. A female given name from Russian.
Word: Sanya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Saniyah, Saniyya, from Arabic سنيّة (“radiant”) 1. A female given name from Arabic.
Word: Sanya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 三亞／三亚 (Sānyà). 1. A resort city, a prefecture-level city on Hainan island, Hainan province, China. Example: About forty bombers and fighters were based at the Hoihow Airport and at Sanya in the southern part of the island, both fields built by the Japanese and used in the war to strike at Allied positions in China and Southeast Asia.[...]CAT kept planes at its main base at Sanya on a standby basis for emergency evacuation in case of Communist invasion. Example: In mid-November, the commander of the Hainan Military Sub-district ordered troops stationed at Sanya Bay to join the demonstration.
Word: koji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 麹 (kōji). Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊd͡ʒi/ 1. A substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus oryzae, grow on rice, barley, soybeans, etc., used to make fermented products such as sake, amazake, miso, and soy sauce. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The mold used in such a preparation. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: right-wing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the seating arrangement in the French parliament after the French Revolution. 1. Of a view, group, or ideology: emphasizing conservatism, traditional values, free-market capitalism, and limited government intervention. Example: It should be noted that there is now no intelligentsia that is not in some sense "Left". Perhaps the last right-wing intellectual was T. E. Lawrence. Since about 1930 everyone describable as an “intellectual” has lived in a state of chronic discontent with the existing order. Example: From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified.
Word: left-wing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the seating arrangement in the French parliament after the French Revolution. 1. Of political ideologies: favoring political, social, and economic equality. Example: From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified.
Word: guffaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in the early 18th century, originally Scots, probably onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈfɔː/, /ɡəˈfɔ/, /ɡəˈfɑ/, /ɡəˈfoː/ 1. A boisterous laugh. Example: On opening the little door, two hairy monsters flew at my throat, bearing me down, and extinguishing the light; while a mingled guffaw from Heathcliff and Hareton put the copestone on my rage and humiliation. Example: He walked to the edge and they heard his hoarse guffaw of laughter as the arrows clanged and clattered against his impenetrable mail.
Word: guffaw Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in the early 18th century, originally Scots, probably onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ɡəˈfɔː/, /ɡəˈfɔ/, /ɡəˈfɑ/, /ɡəˈfoː/ 1. To laugh boisterously. Labels: intransitive Example: He guffawed at his adversaries. Example: Peter, on the contrary, threw back his head and guffawed thunderously.
Word: ROE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of return on equity, a measure of how well a company used reinvested earnings to generate additional earnings. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of rule(s) of engagement, a/the rule(s) governing when to fire or return fire. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Abbreviation of record of employment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: SSL Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Secure Sockets Layer (cryptographic protocols which provide secure communications on the Internet). Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SSL Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Start-Stop Logic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Spanish as a second language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Spanish Sign Language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of sound scattering layer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Abbreviation of Società Sportiva Lazio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: snippet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snip + -et. Compare snippock. Pronunciation: /ˈsnɪpɪt/, [ˈsnɪpɪ̈(ʔ)t̚] 1. A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample. Example: From the snippet I heard of their rehearsal, they sound pretty good. Example: He cut his coats without waste; according to his embroidered cloth, they were very small ends and snippets that lay about upon the table […] 2. A text file containing a relatively small amount of code, useless by itself, along with instructions for inserting that code into a larger codebase.
Word: snippet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From snip + -et. Compare snippock. Pronunciation: /ˈsnɪpɪt/, [ˈsnɪpɪ̈(ʔ)t̚] 1. To produce a snippet (small part) of; to excerpt. Labels: often, transitive Example: We snippeted the blog posts for display on the home page. 2. To make small cuts, to snip, particularly with scissors. Example: All day long while the light lasted he sewed and snippetted […]
Word: listless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English lystles, equivalent to list (“desire”) + -less. Compare German lustlos and Dutch lusteloos (“lethargic, listless”). Doublet of lustless. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪstlɪs/, /ˈlɪstləs/ 1. Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness. Example: I passed whole days on the lake alone in a little boat, watching the clouds, and listening to the rippling of the waves, silent and listless. Example: What an entirely different set of beings were those Stokesley children in lesson-time. . . . Poor, listless, stolid, deplorable logs, with bowed backs and crossed ankles, pipy voices and heavy eyes!
Word: shoot through like a Bondi tram Part of Speech: verb 1. To leave in haste. Labels: Australia, colloquial, informal Example: 1945 April, John Scarlett, censored dispatch quoted in 2011, Fay Anderson, Richard Trembath, Witnesses to War: The History of Australian Conflict Reporting, Melbourne University Press, page 197, […] then he gets back into his jeep says good luck boys and shoots through like a Bondi tram. Example: When it came to the real thing, panic took over and the routine shot through like a Bondi tram, to be replaced by a three-ring circus.
Word: blew it Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of blow it Labels: form-of, past
Word: sois Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of soi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Peach Melba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1892 or 1893 created the dish for, and named it after, Australian opera singer Nellie Melba who took the pseudonym "Melba" from Melbourne, her home town. 1. A classic French dessert, made from peaches and raspberry sauce accompanied with vanilla ice cream. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: top off Part of Speech: verb 1. To fill or refill (a drink etc.) so that the container is completely full. Labels: US Example: The waitress topped off my coffee every few minutes. 2. To complete, to put the finishing touch to (something). Example: Near-synonyms: finish off, polish Example: The banquet was topped off with coffee and chocolate.
Word: Caesar salad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after (Italian-born) US restaurateur Caesar Cardini (1896–1956) who is generally thought to have invented it for his Tijuana restaurant in 1924. 1. A type of salad, generally made from romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, coddled or hard-boiled eggs, fresh-ground black pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Would you like some Caesar salad for lunch? Example: Of all the Caesar salads I've tasted, this is the finest. 2. A serving of such salad. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Would you like a Caesar salad for lunch?
Word: top it off Part of Speech: verb 1. To emphasize or underscore; to make something even better or worse. Labels: idiomatic Example: The boss fired Fred and, to top it all off, he asked security to escort him to the door.
Word: underscore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From under- + score. Pronunciation: /ˈʌn.dəˌskɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈʌn.dɚˌskoɹ/ 1. A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _. Example: He walks into the house and picks up a pen. The thought he has is a brilliant idea. He must write it down. Only two words need to be written. The underscore adds importance. / BOUNTY HUNTER 2. A piece of background music.
Word: underscore Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From under- + score. Pronunciation: /ˈʌn.dəˌskɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈʌn.dɚˌskoɹ/, /ˌʌn.dəˈskɔː(ɹ)/, /ˌʌn.dɚˈskɔɹ/ 1. To underline; to mark a line beneath text. Labels: transitive Example: By convention, Rubyists usually underscore their method names. 2. To emphasize or draw attention to. Labels: transitive Example: I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting. Example: The tale thus underscores in expressive form the semiparadoxical fact that traders can lie by telling the truth.
Word: Hustis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Eustis. 1. A surname.
Word: kleptophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From klepto- + -philia. 1. A paraphilia in which a person is sexually aroused by stealing. Labels: uncountable
Word: MSFC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of multilayer switch feature card. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: burgundy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1881, from attributive use of Burgundy (“wine from Burgundy”) from Burgundy wine, from Burgundy (“region of France”) + wine. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜ.ɡən.di/, /ˈbɝ.ɡən.di/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Burgundy (red wine). Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. A dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Burgundy is everywhere in fashion right now, thanks to Miu Miu and Saint Laurent, but a makeup item is an easier, more instantly gratifying way to get involved. It’s also extremely flattering on almost everyone. Eye colours just pop against burgundy and garnet.
Word: burgundy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: 1881, from attributive use of Burgundy (“wine from Burgundy”) from Burgundy wine, from Burgundy (“region of France”) + wine. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜ.ɡən.di/, /ˈbɝ.ɡən.di/ 1. Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine. Example: She and her beige-chemised assistant entered the salonlike fourth-floor showroom and were ushered into a smaller private room with burgundy carpeting that matched Rubylee's J. Tiktiner print dress.
Word: redophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós Proto-Germanic *raudaz Proto-West Germanic *raud Old English rēad Middle English red English red Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Latin -philalbor. English -phile English redophile From red + -o- + -phile. 1. A person who is attracted to redheads. Labels: slang
Word: virid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English viride (“verdigris”, adjective, noun) [and other forms] + English -id (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives and nouns). Viride is borrowed from Latin viridis (“green; (figuratively) fresh; lively; young, youthful”), from vireō (“to be green or verdant; to sprout new green growth; to flourish; to be lively or vigorous”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to procreate; to produce; to increase; to raise”). Doublet of verdant and vert. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪɹɪd/ 1. Green, verdant. Labels: literary, poetic Example: Her tombe vvas not of viride Spartane greet, / Nor yet by cunning hand of Scopas vvrought, / But built of poliſht ſtone, and thereon laid / The liuely ſhape and purtrait of the maid. Example: The palace here, and there a virid mound, / Confine a flow'ry ſpot of graſſy ground.
Word: virid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English viride (“verdigris”, adjective, noun) [and other forms] + English -id (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives and nouns). Viride is borrowed from Latin viridis (“green; (figuratively) fresh; lively; young, youthful”), from vireō (“to be green or verdant; to sprout new green growth; to flourish; to be lively or vigorous”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to procreate; to produce; to increase; to raise”). Doublet of verdant and vert. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪɹɪd/ 1. A green colour. Labels: literary, poetic, rare, uncountable Example: In January 1208 the king ordered for a chaplain a robe of virid or burnet with a hood of coney skin 'like our other chaplains', […] Example: As to the regulation of the fire, if it is too hot the colour of the flowers will be yellow; if it is too cold the colour of the flowers will be virid or purple[…].
Word: virid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *wisós Either: * from virus + -id (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives and nouns); or * from translingual viridae (“grouping of viruses”) + English -id; viridae is derived from Latin virus (“poison; venom; (New Latin) virus (infectious organism)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wisós (“poison; slime”)) + translingual -idae (suffix forming names of families of animals). Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪɹɪd/ 1. Any of a group of related viruses. Labels: in-plural
Word: topaz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos). Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊˌpæz/, /ˈtoʊˌpæz/ 1. A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: In the market‐place stand the fruitsellers, who sell all kinds of fruit: ripe figs, with their bruised purple flesh, melons, smelling of musk and yellow as topazes, citrons and rose‐apples and clusters of white grapes, round red‐gold oranges, and oval lemons of green gold. Example: Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade. 3. A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Or (gold or yellow), in blazoning by precious stones. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Elgin. Topaz a Saltier and Chief Ruby, on a Canton Pearl a Lyon Rampant Saphyr, which last is their paternal Coat; and the Field Topaz, and Saltier, and Chief Ruby, was the Arms of King Robert the Bruce, they altering the Field from Pearl (as he bore it) to Topaz. / Eglington. Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Saphyr three Flower-de-Liss Topaz, for Montgomery; 2d and 3d, Ruby three Anulets Topaz', ston'd Saphyr, for the Title of Eglington; […] Example: The Field is Ruby, on a Bend Topaz, three Martlets Diamond. […] 4. Pearl, on a Bend Diamond, nine Annulets conjoined in three Links Topaz. 5. Either of two species of very large hummingbirds in the genus Topaza. Labels: uncountable, usually 6. A ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus, the male of which has bright ruby feathers on the head and topaz on the throat Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: topaz Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos). Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊˌpæz/, /ˈtoʊˌpæz/ 1. Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
Word: topaz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Various theories. Hobson-Jobson mentions as possibilities a corruption of Persian (from Turkish) top-chi, "gunner", or a connection with topee, from the hats they wore. Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊˌpæz/, /ˈtoʊˌpæz/ 1. A black Catholic soldier in the British Army. Labels: British, India, historical
Word: trimetazidine Part of Speech: noun 1. A cytoprotective antiischemic drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris. Labels: uncountable
Word: VSPAN Part of Speech: noun 1. VLAN-based SPAN.
Word: cerulean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin caeruleus (“blue”) + -an, from caelum (“sky, heaven”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /səˈɹuːli.ən/ 1. A greenish-blue color. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For our blues we have the azures and ceruleans, lapis lazulis, the light and dusty, the powder blues, the deeps: royal, sapphire, navy, and marine […] 2. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Jamides. Labels: countable
Word: cerulean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin caeruleus (“blue”) + -an, from caelum (“sky, heaven”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /səˈɹuːli.ən/ 1. Sky-blue. Example: As far to the west as Monica could see, her world was a sea of fog, […]. Above it arched a cerulean sky; as the sun climbed to the zenith, […], the fog gradually took on a bluish tinge. Example: Oh Ramona, if there was only some kind of future / And these cerulean skies / Something in our skies, something in our skies
Word: celadon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from the French céladon, from the character named Céladon, who wore pale green ribbons, in the novel L'Astrée by Honoré d'Urfé, from Latin Celadon, a warrior's name in Ovid's Metamorphoses, related to Ancient Greek κέλᾰδος (kélădos, “din, clamour”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlədən/, /ˈsɛlədɒn/, /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/ 1. A pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Eau de Nil (“water of the Nile”) is a tricky color to pin down precisely. It is a light-greenish hue, more saturated than celadon, less gray than sage. 2. A pale green Chinese glaze. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. A ceramic ware with a pale green glaze. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: celadon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from the French céladon, from the character named Céladon, who wore pale green ribbons, in the novel L'Astrée by Honoré d'Urfé, from Latin Celadon, a warrior's name in Ovid's Metamorphoses, related to Ancient Greek κέλᾰδος (kélădos, “din, clamour”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlədən/, /ˈsɛlədɒn/, /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/ 1. Of a pale green colour tinted with gray. Example: [H]e stroked a soft blue cat with celadon eyes which had appeared from nowhere and now made itself comfortable in his lap […].
Word: claret Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum, from clārus. Compare tent (“Spanish red wine”), also from color. Doublet of clairet. Pronunciation: /ˈklæɹɪt/, /ˈklæɹət/, /klɛːɹət/, /ˈklæɹɪ/, /ˈklæɹə/ 1. A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: The vesper bell had rung its parting note; the domini were mostly caged in comfortable quarters, discussing the merits of old port; and the merry student had closed his oak, to consecrate the night to friendship, sack, and claret. Example: CLARET JELLY SANDWICH: Soak one box of gelatine in one cup of cold water, then dissolve in one cup of boiling water, add one cup of sugar and strain. When cold, add the juice of half a lemon, and one cup of claret and set in a cool place. When ready for use, cover thin slices of lightly buttered white bread with the jelly, cover with another slice of buttered bread and cut in strips. 2. A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine; Bordeaux. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Honey smiled hugely, so that Alex was shown every one of her claret gums. 3. Blood. Labels: UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: Time being called, Johnson rose from his second’s knee with the heart of a lion—the immense size and weight of his opponent seemed lost sight of—not a particle of fear belonged to him; and screwing his courage up to the sticking-place, boldly faced his man, putting all the excellence of his science into action, put in such a tremendous blow on the sensitive plant of Perrins—otherwise his sneezer, or nose—whichever term you like best—that split it all the way down as if cut open with a carving-knife; the claret flowing in torrents; and the Giant floored! Example: I then gave him a dig on the head with my fist. He squared up, and pouted like an enraged chameleon, looking savagely at me. I gave him another dig, which sent him staggering. He squared again: I gave him another; till at last, as the claret was flowing, he sulked off, and said he would not serve me any more.
Word: claret Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum, from clārus. Compare tent (“Spanish red wine”), also from color. Doublet of clairet. Pronunciation: /ˈklæɹɪt/, /ˈklæɹət/, /klɛːɹət/, /ˈklæɹɪ/, /ˈklæɹə/ 1. Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret. Example: Dhondt drives a claret 1927 Bugatti Royale Type 41, a real spanker, Sixsmith.
Word: claret Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum, from clārus. Compare tent (“Spanish red wine”), also from color. Doublet of clairet. Pronunciation: /ˈklæɹɪt/, /ˈklæɹət/, /klɛːɹət/, /ˈklæɹɪ/, /ˈklæɹə/ 1. To drink claret. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: We clareted and champagned till two—then supped, and finished with a kind of regency punch composed of madeira, brandy, and green tea, no real water being admitted therein. There was a night for you! Example: By night, again, we miss the bright cafe, the brilliantly illuminated offices, and the fringe of guests smoking and clareting […]