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Word: shag Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Old English sċeacga Middle English *schagge English shag From Middle English *schagge, from Old English sċeacga (“hair, wool”), from Proto-Germanic *skaggô, *skaggiją (“projection, bristly hair, stem”), *skag- (“to emerge, stick out, protrude”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek- (“to jump, move, hurry”). Akin to Old Norse skegg (“beard”) (compare Danish skæg, Norwegian skjegg, Swedish skägg). Related to shake and shock via the root. Pronunciation: /ˈʃæɡ/, /ˈʃeɪ̯ɡ/ 1. Hairy; shaggy. Labels: obsolete Example: Son. Thou liest, thou shag-hair'd villain!
Word: shag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps a derivative of Etymology 1, above, with reference to the shaggy crest of the European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis). Pronunciation: /ˈʃæɡ/, /ˈʃeɪ̯ɡ/ 1. Any of several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially a common shag or European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), found on European and African coasts. Example: He ran back and picked up a dead bird that had fallen. It was not a duck but a shag. Example: St Francis of Assisi would be pushed to claim that young Shags are endearing.
Word: shag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English schaggen, a variant of Middle English schoggen (“to shake; shake off; tremble”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a byform of Middle English schokken (“to shake; move rapidly”), related to Middle Low German schokken (“to shake; tremble”). Alternatively, perhaps ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skakkōn (“to shake”), specifically continuing a post-Proto-Germanic variant *skagg-, where the non-singular stem *skag- caused the analogical replacement of the stem-final voiceless geminate consonants with voiced geminates, which was then leveled throughout the paradigm. Pronunciation: /ˈʃæɡ/, /ˈʃeɪ̯ɡ/ 1. To shake, wiggle around. Labels: intransitive 2. To have sex with. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK, slang, transitive, vulgar Example: Every time since has been a disaster. Our sex life always has been. After k.b.ing me for ages, she’d eventually let me shag her. Example: ‘You never got so much as a bit of tit in three months, and I shagged her first week!’ 3. To have sex. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK, intransitive, slang, vulgar Example: I'm not pregnant! I have shagged and shagged and shagged and all the little bastards missed! 4. To masturbate. Labels: India, slang, transitive, vulgar 5. To chase after; especially, to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play. Example: Chris is off somewhere in the darkness, but I'm not going to shag after him. Example: When a White Sox scout spotted him shagging flies on a Milwaikee^([sic]) sandlot, and asked Felsch if he'd like to come to Chicago, Hap decided that that might be fun, too. 6. To perform the dance called the shag. Labels: uncommon Example: Showman Monte Proser tried to cash in on the boom on a mass basis with his Dance Carnival in Madison Square Garden, where dancers lindy hopped, shagged and fox-trotted to the orchestras of Benny Goodman, Larry Clinton and Charlie Barnett[…]
Word: shag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English schaggen, a variant of Middle English schoggen (“to shake; shake off; tremble”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a byform of Middle English schokken (“to shake; move rapidly”), related to Middle Low German schokken (“to shake; tremble”). Alternatively, perhaps ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skakkōn (“to shake”), specifically continuing a post-Proto-Germanic variant *skagg-, where the non-singular stem *skag- caused the analogical replacement of the stem-final voiceless geminate consonants with voiced geminates, which was then leveled throughout the paradigm. Pronunciation: /ˈʃæɡ/, /ˈʃeɪ̯ɡ/ 1. A swing dance. Labels: capitalized, sometimes Example: 'Most modern dances were invented here,' said Leiter. 'That's how good it is. The Lindy Hop, Truckin', the Susie Q, the Shag. All started on that floor. Every big American band you've ever heard of is proud that it once played here - Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Noble Sissle, Fletcher Henderson. It's the Mecca of jazz and jive.' Example: Its evolutionary course is unclear; however, by the late thirties, Shag was all the rage both on and off college campuses. It became so popular, in fact, that a 1937 New York Times article describes it as “the fundamental dance step for swing.” 2. An act of sex. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: They were in the midst of an intense snog, his tongue down her throat as he tried to work out if he wanted another shag before she left for the night, when an odd noise sounded from behind the door of 2B. Example: “And feel free to come over anytime you'd like a drink and a shag. […] 3. A casual sexual partner. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: Lizzy is a shag extraordinaire, but has a tongue like a sailor and a castrating stare. Example: 'It turned out that it was me who was just a shag to him. He had a girlfriend I didn't know about. He presumed I was up for some no-strings action. And the thing is, I thought I was – in theory. But in practice, I realized that I wasn't.'
Word: shag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of shower (“bridal shower”) + stag (“bachelor party”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃæɡ/, /ˈʃeɪ̯ɡ/ 1. A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married. Labels: Northwestern, Ontario
Word: shag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Pronunciation: /ˈʃæɡ/, /ˈʃeɪ̯ɡ/ 1. Friend; mate; buddy. Labels: West-Country Example: I'm fcuked then mate. Born and bred sarf london and the missarse is a brummie. Oh and her old man is a scouser!!¶ You all still sound like a bunch of inbreds though but it's better than the Hereford accent "alright shag where you be" Example: I was going down the stairs to get my bike when I ran into Jim Mudd coming up. "Alright shag?" he said like we were best mates.
Word: shag Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From shagged or shagged out, originally British colloquialisms. Pronunciation: /ˈʃæɡ/, /ˈʃeɪ̯ɡ/ 1. Exhausted, worn out, extremely tired. Labels: Singapore, Singlish, slang Example: I suppose they could not really blame us for feeling so shack after doing PT, drill and other boring lessons in the morning. 2. Tough and exhausting. Labels: Singapore, Singlish, slang
Word: wergeld Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English werġeld, wereġeld (“compensation for a man killed”), from Proto-West Germanic *werageld. More at wer, geld. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛəɡɛld/, /ˈweɹɡɛld/ 1. Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case of injury or to the victim's kindred in the case of homicide; such a reparative payment or compensation. Labels: countable, especially, historical, uncountable Example: The first law we find is one of Æthelbirht's:—"if a freeman lie with a freeman's wife, let him pay for it with his 'wer-geld,' and provide another wife with his own money, and bring her to the other." Example: If, then, at the time of the laws we look at the class of landowners who were prominent as odalmen or haulds—typical men with wergelds originally of 100 cows—they were not only men of full kindred whose full pedigree of freedom went back the necessary nine generations, but their grandfather’s grandfather must have possessed the land.
Word: loup-garou Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French loup-garou. Pronunciation: /ˌlu.ɡəˈɹuː/ 1. A werewolf. Example: In this respect, it is always a full moon for a loup-garou. They are never more than half-sane to begin with, and they tend to become increasingly unstable over time.
Word: virago Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin virāgō (“warlike or heroic woman”, literally “manlike”). Pronunciation: /vɪˈɹɑːɡəʊ/ 1. A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation. Example: Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head. Example: Joan was all Arden, grinning there, siding with her virago mother. 2. A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated. 3. A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.
Word: virile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈvɪɹ.əl/, /ˈvɪɹˌaɪl/ 1. Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor. 2. Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse. 3. Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.
Word: virtuosa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian virtuosa, feminine of virtuoso. 1. a female virtuoso
Word: cormorant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *ḱorh₂wós From Middle English cormeraunt (“great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo); other types of aquatic bird”) [and other forms], from Old French cormaran, cor-maraunt [and other forms] (modern French cormoran), possibly variants of *corp-marin, from Medieval Latin corvus marīnus (literally “sea-raven”), with the ending -morant possibly derived from French moran (“marine, maritime”), from Breton mor (“sea”), with -an corrupted in English to -ant. Latin corvus is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós (“raven”), which is imitative of the harsh cry of the bird; while marīnus (“of or pertaining to the sea, marine”) is from Latin mare (“sea”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“sea; standing water”), possibly from *mer- (“sea; lake; wetland”)) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Cognates * Catalan corbmari * Occitan corpmari * Portuguese corvomarinho Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːməɹənt/, /ˈkɔɹməɹənt/, /ˈkɑm(ə)ɹənt/ 1. Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). Example: Th' Eele-murthering Hearne, and greedy Cormorant, / That neare the Creekes in moriſh Marſhes haunt. Example: Thence up he [Satan] flew, and on the Tree of Life, / The middle Tree and higheſt there that grew, / Sat like a Cormorant; […] 2. A voracious eater; also, a person who, or thing which, is aggressively greedy for wealth, etc. Labels: also, archaic, attributive, figuratively Example: In lyke maner who will nat haue in extreme detestation the insatiable gloteny of Vitellius, Fabius Gurges, Apicius, and dyuers other, to whiche carmorantes, neither lande, water, ne ayre, mought be sufficient. Example: VVith eagre feeding foode doth choke the feeder, / Light vanitie inſatiate cormorant, / Conſuming meanes ſoone praies vpon it ſelfe: […]
Word: cormorant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *ḱorh₂wós From Middle English cormeraunt (“great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo); other types of aquatic bird”) [and other forms], from Old French cormaran, cor-maraunt [and other forms] (modern French cormoran), possibly variants of *corp-marin, from Medieval Latin corvus marīnus (literally “sea-raven”), with the ending -morant possibly derived from French moran (“marine, maritime”), from Breton mor (“sea”), with -an corrupted in English to -ant. Latin corvus is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós (“raven”), which is imitative of the harsh cry of the bird; while marīnus (“of or pertaining to the sea, marine”) is from Latin mare (“sea”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“sea; standing water”), possibly from *mer- (“sea; lake; wetland”)) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Cognates * Catalan corbmari * Occitan corpmari * Portuguese corvomarinho Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːməɹənt/, /ˈkɔɹməɹənt/, /ˈkɑm(ə)ɹənt/ 1. Voracious; aggressively greedy. Labels: archaic Example: Anti-masonry is as cormorant as death, and will not be satisfied though one half the human race be immolated to appease its infernal appetite. Example: ... the victims of fanaticism who frequent Exeter Hall, to be plucked by tax gatherers more cormorant than your own excise-men at home?
Word: virtuoso Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Italic *wiros Latin vir Proto-Indo-European *-tuHts Latin -tūs Latin virtūs Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Late Latin virtuōsusbor. Italian virtuosobor. English virtuoso Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”). Doublet of virtuous. Pronunciation: /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/, /ˌvɝ.t͡ʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/ 1. An expert in virtù or art objects and antiquities; a connoisseur. Labels: historical Example: For, besides the extraordinary Neatness of the Room, it was adorned with a great Number of Nicknacks, and Curiosities, which might have engaged the Attention of a Virtuoso. 2. Someone with special skill or knowledge; an expert. Example: The prefect who officiated on this occasion was a "tolley" virtuoso, and he did his best to bring out the resources of his instrument. Example: Facial surgeons are now virtuosi. 3. Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
Word: virtuoso Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Italic *wiros Latin vir Proto-Indo-European *-tuHts Latin -tūs Latin virtūs Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Late Latin virtuōsusbor. Italian virtuosobor. English virtuoso Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”). Doublet of virtuous. Pronunciation: /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/, /ˌvɝ.t͡ʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/ 1. Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso. Example: On Friday, the Thai police said he was under arrest and charged as a pedophile after computer experts had unswirled the digitally altered face in a virtuoso act of electronic decoding. Example: Instead, he was able to sit alongside De Bruyne on the City bench admiring a virtuoso performance from Foden, pulling every string in the number 10 role and illustrating again why he is so important to Guardiola, and why he simply must start for Gareth Southgate's England at Euro 2024.
Word: plug Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Dutch plug, from Middle Dutch plugge (“peg, plug”), from Old Dutch *pluggi, from Proto-West Germanic *plugi. Further origin unknown. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *plugjaz, but the word seems originally restricted to northern continental West Germanic. Perhaps ultimately from the same source as Dutch plag (“cut-out sod”), itself considered to be from a substrate. Compare German Low German Plüg, Norwegian plug (“peg, wedge”, probably borrowed from Middle Low German), German Pflock (“peg”, restricted to Central German and phonetically divergent). Possibly akin to Lithuanian plúkti (“to strike, hew”). Pronunciation: /plʌɡ/, /plɐɡ/, /plʊɡ/ 1. To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole. Labels: transitive Example: He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk. 2. To promote (something, especially a product or service); to mention (something) as if promoting or advertising it. Labels: transitive Example: The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome. Example: Kennedy went on nationwide speaking tour to plug environmental conservation. 3. To persist or continue with something. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: Near-synonym: plug away Example: Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution. 4. To shoot (someone) with a bullet. Labels: slang, transitive Example: 1884, H. Rider Haggard, The Witch's Head I am awfully glad that you kept your nerve and plugged him; it would have been better if you could have nailed him through the right shoulder, which would not have killed him... 5. To have sex with; to penetrate sexually. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Near-synonyms: peg, rail Example: I’d love to plug him with my strap-on. 6. To ingest a drug rectally. Labels: slang, transitive
Word: elec. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Elec.. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: elec. Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Elec.. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: névé Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French névé, from the Franco-Provençal (Savoyard) term névi (“mass of snow”), from Latin nivatus "snow-cooled" (< Latin nix, nivis (“snow”)). Pronunciation: /neɪˈveɪ/ 1. The firn or snowfield at the head of a glacier. Example: Then we started up a rise, and to our annoyance found ourselves amongst crevasses once more—very hard, smooth névé between high ridges at the edge of crevasses, and therefore very difficult to get foothold to pull the sledges. 2. Young, granular snow on a glacier, which has been partially melted and refrozen since deposition, but has not yet turned into firn by surviving a full season of ablation. Example: Haast's 1864 paper does not explain exactly why the glaciers should have come and gone as they did, but it appears that he believed that the onset of glaciation was due to the formation of his "high, plateau-like" range of mountains, acting as a moisture trap, with consequent névé accumulation on a grand scale. Example: The rate of snow-névé accumulation may change many times during the glacier lifetime due to changes in climatic conditions or other factors. Calculations show that the glacier responds fairly quickly to such changes.
Word: pottery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French poterie, from potier (“potter”), from the root of pot, equivalent to pot + -ery. First attested in the 13th century. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒtəɹi/, /ˈpɑtəɹi/ 1. Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes. Example: But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal. 2. A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made. Labels: countable, usually Example: I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made. 3. The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Bernard Leach was skilled at pottery.
Word: genre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French genre, from Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere. Doublet of gender and genus. Pronunciation: /ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/, /ˈ(d)ʒɒnɹə/, /ˈd͡ʒɑnɚ/ 1. A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks. Example: The still life has been a popular genre in painting since the 17th century. Example: This film is a cross-genre piece, dark and funny at the same time.
Word: genre Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French genre, from Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere. Doublet of gender and genus. Pronunciation: /ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/, /ˈ(d)ʒɒnɹə/, /ˈd͡ʒɑnɚ/ 1. To assign or conform to a genre, to make genre-specific. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:genre.
Word: classy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From class + -y. Piecewise doublet of classic. Pronunciation: /ˈklɑːsi/, /ˈklæsi/ 1. Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable. Example: That's a very classy outfit you're wearing. 2. Of a superior type; especially, exhibiting admirable personal qualities. Example: Ignoring his coarse insults was a classy response. Example: Manchester City put the Carlos Tevez saga behind them with a classy victory at Blackburn that keeps them level on points with leaders Manchester United.
Word: classy Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of khalasi. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: elegant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Middle English elegaunt, from Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns, collateral form of present participle of ēligere, from ex- (“out of, from”) + legō (“choose, select, appoint”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛləɡənt/, [ˈɛləɡənt] 1. Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or tasteful simplicity. Example: You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf. 2. Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision. Example: an elegant solution Example: "For myself, because of the baggage of 30 years of balkanisation, I think the elegant solution is to take operations back into the public sector. It will mean you can have a whole-industry approach to running the railway, unencumbered by contractual differences." 3. Fine; doing well. Labels: Ireland, archaic, colloquial Example: 'An' how are ye, Jemmie—how's every inch iv you?' enquired Moggy of the boy, when his agitation was a little blown over. 'I'm elegant, thank ye,' he answered; 'an' what's the matther wid ye all? I cum through the kitchen, and seen no one.'
Word: elegant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Late Middle English elegaunt, from Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin ēlegāns, collateral form of present participle of ēligere, from ex- (“out of, from”) + legō (“choose, select, appoint”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛləɡənt/, [ˈɛləɡənt] 1. An elegant parrot. Example: But if the Aviarist be ambitious to keep the lovely, but destructive, members of the Parrot family, he must be content with grass alone, because Parrakeets (except the weak-billed Turquoisines and Elegants) would destroy the shrubs and trees in a day.
Word: elegance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French élégance, from Latin ēlegantia (“exquisiteness; refinement, elegance”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/ 1. Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The bride was elegance personified. 2. Restraint and grace of style. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The simple dress had a quiet elegance. 3. The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The proof of the theorem had a pleasing elegance. 4. A refinement or luxury. Labels: countable, dated, usually Example: As to the comforts and elegances of life, we have enough of them for our good. Example: At Rome, when Sallust was the fashionable writer, short sentences, uncommon words, and an obscure brevity, were affected as so many elegances.
Word: spiffing Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈspɪfɪŋ/ 1. Very good, excellent. Labels: UK, colloquial, dated Example: We're having a picnic at the races — how spiffing! 2. Smart or appealing in dress or appearance. Labels: UK, colloquial, dated Example: I say, that outfit is simply spiffing. Example: I have a lovely pair with a hair strip, grey. You'll look spiffing in them.
Word: spiffing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈspɪfɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of spiff Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: earmuffs Part of Speech: noun 1. A headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears. Labels: plural, plural-normally
Word: myopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English myopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English myopic From myopia + -ic. Pronunciation: /maɪˈɒpɪk/, /maɪˈoʊpɪk/, /maɪˈɑpɪk/ 1. Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided. Example: Corrective lenses compensate for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye. Example: A stronger prescription for myopic night drivers is often needed. 2. Shortsighted; improvident. Labels: figuratively Example: The real problem, he insists, is the myopic mentality that has failed to address climate change to date. The rich world’s indifference to the despoliation of the environment in pursuit of short-term economic gain is rooted in a wider problem. Example: His postwar roles, full of myopic obsession, stalkerish derangement, and a desire for vengeance, don't seem like ground Hanks is willing to cover. 3. Narrow-minded. Labels: figuratively Example: Scientific advances can draw us outside of our myopic comfort zone. Example: Will you come testify in the court of myopic opinion / Or will you settle for oblivion?
Word: myopic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English myopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English myopic From myopia + -ic. Pronunciation: /maɪˈɒpɪk/, /maɪˈoʊpɪk/, /maɪˈɑpɪk/ 1. A short-sighted individual. Example: The offbeat little girls of “Playdate,” whose mothers stumble through parenthood, are not the first characters to feel like cultural descendants of Salinger’s children, those savants, myopics, guileless nose pickers and practicing belchers who seem to glow on the page, highlighting the shallowness of the adults.
Word: tyke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tike, tyke, from Old Norse tík (“female dog”), from Proto-Germanic *tīkō. Compare Icelandic tík, Faroese tík, and Swedish tik, all meaning “bitch, female dog”. Pronunciation: /taɪk/ 1. A mongrel dog. Labels: dialectal Example: It was the day of warlocks and apparitions, now happily driven out by the zeal of the General Assembly. Witches pursued their wanchancy calling, bairns were spirited away, young lassies selled their souls to the Evil One, and the Accuser of the Brethren, in the shape of a black tyke, was seen about cottage doors in the gloaming. 2. A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one. Labels: colloquial Example: Manipulative little tyke I was. 3. A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one. Labels: Canada, colloquial 4. An uncultured, crude and unrefined or uncouth ill-bred person. Labels: UK, dated Example: Why, the inquiry thing, the yellow-dog thing—you wouldn’t think a mangy, native tyke would be allowed to trip up people in the verandah of a magistrate’s court, would you? 5. A person from Yorkshire; a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman. Labels: UK, informal
Word: paramount Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *h₂éd From Anglo-Norman paramont /paramount (“paramount, pre-eminent; above”), from Old French par /per (“by”) + amont /amunt (“upward”). Par is derived from Latin per (“by means of, through”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”); amont and amunt are from Latin ad montem (“to the mountain; upward”), from ad (“up to”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + montem (the accusative singular of mōns (“mount, mountain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”)). Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/, /ˈpæɹəˌmaʊnt/, /ˈpɛɹəˌmaʊnt/ 1. Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent. Labels: not-comparable, often, postpositional Example: […]a Traitor Paramount; Example: Hitherto she had chiefly dwelt on her unkindness and neglect; but absence, like charity, covers a multitude of sins; and the thought now paramount was, that she should see her no more. 2. Of the highest importance. Labels: not-comparable Example: Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount. 3. Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: paramount Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *h₂éd From Anglo-Norman paramont /paramount (“paramount, pre-eminent; above”), from Old French par /per (“by”) + amont /amunt (“upward”). Par is derived from Latin per (“by means of, through”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”); amont and amunt are from Latin ad montem (“to the mountain; upward”), from ad (“up to”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + montem (the accusative singular of mōns (“mount, mountain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”)). Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/, /ˈpæɹəˌmaʊnt/, /ˈpɛɹəˌmaʊnt/ 1. A chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief. 2. A supreme ruler; an overlord; (specifically, historical) in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount. Labels: obsolete
Word: Aidenn Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology obscure. Possibly from Arabic عَدْن (ʕadn, “Eden”). 1. Paradise. Labels: poetic Example: Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn / It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels named Lenore
Word: vivid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin vīviduslbor. English vivid Learned borrowing from Latin vividus (“animated, spirited”), from vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”), Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”). The noun sense (a type of marker pen) was genericized from Bic's Vivid Marker brand. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪvɪd/ 1. Clear, detailed, or powerful. 2. Bright, intense, or colourful. Example: Whenever the locomotive was working hard there was unmistakable evidence of its higher power than its predecessors in the brilliant and explosive arcing between conductor shoes and the third rail; this was particularly vivid in Quarry Tunnel in the down direction, where the display equalled anything we have seen on the frostiest of nights in an electrified third-rail area. Example: The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise. 3. Full of life; strikingly alive. Example: The vivid, untrammeled life appealed to him, and for a time he had found delight in it; but he was wise and knew that once peace was established there would be no room in Cuba for the Sin Verguenza.
Word: vivid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin vīviduslbor. English vivid Learned borrowing from Latin vividus (“animated, spirited”), from vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”), Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”). The noun sense (a type of marker pen) was genericized from Bic's Vivid Marker brand. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪvɪd/ 1. A felt-tipped permanent marker; a marker pen. Labels: New-Zealand
Word: ostensible Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French ostensible, formed with the suffix -ible, from Latin ostensus, the past participle of ostendō (“show”), itself from obs- (“in front of”) (akin to ob- (“in the way”)) + tendō (“stretch”) (akin to Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō)). Cf. also Medieval Latin ostensibilis. Pronunciation: /ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/, /ɑˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/ 1. Apparent, evident; meant for open display. Example: Motives, of course, may be mixed; but this only means that a man aims at a variety of goals by means of the same course of action. Similarly a man may have a strong motive or a weak one, an ulterior motive or an ostensible one. Example: In witch-trials the conflict was officially defined as between the accused and God, or between the accused and the Catholic (later Protestant) church, as God's earthly representative. […] Behind the ostensible conflict of the witch-trial lay the usual conflicts of social class, values, and human relationships. 2. Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real). Example: The ostensible reason for his visit to New York was to see his mother, but the real reason was to get to the Yankees game the next day.
Word: codicil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French codicille, from Latin cōdicillus, diminutive of cōdex. See code. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒdɪsɪl/, /ˈkəʊdɪsɪl/ 1. An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one. 2. An addition or supplement modifying any official document, such as a treaty. Example: So insistent was this demand that the Wyandot actually received a codicil to the treaty […] Example: Those loose ends were tied up in a little-understood clarification of Brexit called the Northern Ireland protocol, ratified in January 2020. It looked like a mere codicil three years ago; now it looks like a serious diplomatic blunder that could threaten Britain’s territory and the region’s peace. 3. Any appendix or addition. Labels: broadly Example: If Nick answered a question Wani listened to him and then gave a flat little codicil or correction.
Word: codicil Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French codicille, from Latin cōdicillus, diminutive of cōdex. See code. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒdɪsɪl/, /ˈkəʊdɪsɪl/ 1. To add a codicil (to). Labels: ergative
Word: last minute Part of Speech: noun 1. An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task. Labels: idiomatic Example: I like to do everything at the last minute. It does tend to make me late for things, though. Example: “Clown Without Pity,” as the segment is called, opens with Homer forgetting Bart’s birthday and jetting off at the last minute (or rather considerably after the last minute) to pick him up a present. Alas, Homer has the questionable judgment to go gift-shopping at House Of Evil, an establishment that bills itself as “Your one stop evil shop.” That should be a bit of a warning, as is the establishment’s name.
Word: last minute Part of Speech: adj 1. Very close to a deadline. Labels: idiomatic Example: That last minute revision really paid off in the exam! Example: “In ten years, this is the most last-minute holiday season that we have ever seen,” a Citigroup analyst, Deborah Weinswig, tells ABC News.
Word: wheelie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English -ie English wheelie From wheel + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈ(h)wiːli/, /ˈ(h)wili/ 1. An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels. Labels: informal Example: Jim fell off his bike when he was trying to do a wheelie. Example: With them [bicycles], children can accomplish such unique and delightfully dangerous stunts as “wheelies”—that is, riding at a fast speed with the machine's front wheel raised completely above the ground. 2. A wheelchair user. Labels: Australia, informal Example: It is also a nightmare for the wheelies, or wheelchair users. Not only is it hard enough to find a bloody wheelchair in the airport these days, but to push them to this back-of-beyond gate is a job in itself. Example: Of the wheelchair users, or wheelies[…], Phil is the other group leader. He has been paraplegic for about ten years. The idea of the group leaders is that they provide support and encouragement from a position of experience.
Word: wheelie Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English -ie English wheelie From wheel + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈ(h)wiːli/, /ˈ(h)wili/ 1. To ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: Downshift while the engine is still revving well. This will prevent missed gears when you stomp the shift lever in a panic to regain power. Also, if you wait too long to shift down, you risk the possibility of wheelieing when you catch the next lower cog. A wheelie will cause you to shut off for a second … and it's all over brother. Go back down and try again. Example: The other possible problem with uphill, downhill and crested roads is that bikes tend to wheelie over them. This isn't really a problem unless you have to make a turn while the front wheel is still in the air. The rear brake will help to keep the front down.
Word: wheelie Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English -ie English wheelie From wheel + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈ(h)wiːli/, /ˈ(h)wili/ 1. Alternative spelling of wheely (“having wheels; mounted on wheels”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal Example: wheelie bag wheelie bin Example: He took the remaining fillet from the fridge and slid it off the plate, into the bin. He tied the plastic liner and brought it out to the wheelie bin.
Word: wheelie bin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wheelie (“presumably a variant of wheely (wheeled)”) + bin. 1. A wheeled outdoor rubbish bin designed for easy movement. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK Example: Instead we switched from dustbins to wheelie bins which required equally significant investment in new bins and refuse vehicles. However because the wheelie bins were larger and easier to collect they actually increased the volume of unsegregated waste. Example: You see the occasional frustrated libidinous lunatics walking along Johnson Street kickboxing at the wheelie bins and spreading the contents all over the road.
Word: arcus senilis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin arcus + senilis. 1. A faint whitish ring around the iris in elderly people; discoloration of the iris with age.
Word: heroic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero + -ic. Pronunciation: /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/, /hɪˈɹoʊ.ɪk/ 1. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble. Example: heroic deeds 2. Courageous; displaying heroism. Example: To stand upon the ramparts and die for our principles is heroic. To sally forth to battle and win for our principles is something more than heroic. Example: Now, we go out there and we half-ass it because we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse. We're always gonna wonder. But, we go out there and we give it absolutely everything… that's heroic. 3. Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.
Word: heroic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero + -ic. Pronunciation: /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/, /hɪˈɹoʊ.ɪk/ 1. A heroic verse.
Word: dissuade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuādeō (“to urge differently”, “to advise against”, “to dissuade”), from dis- (“away from”, “asunder”) + suādeō (“to recommend”, “to advise”, “to urge”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈsweɪd/ 1. To convince not to try or do. Labels: transitive Example: Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.
Word: persuade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin persuādeō (“to persuade”). Cognate to for, sweet. Pronunciation: /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/ 1. To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. Labels: transitive Example: That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion. Example: [VV]e are able with playne demonſtration to proue, and vvith reaſon to perſvvade that in tymes paſt our fayth vvas alike, that then vve preached thinges correſpondent vnto the forme of faith already published of vs, ſo that none in this behalfe can repyne or gaynesay vs. 2. To convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe (something). Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: But beloued, wee are perswaded better things of you, and things that accompany saluation, though we thus speake. 3. To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). Labels: archaic, regional, transitive Example: […] and hearken not vnto Hezekiah, when hee perswadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliuer vs. Example: She did not go into the coffee-room, though repeatedly persuaded by Miss Woodley, but waited at the door till her carriage drew up.
Word: life jacket Part of Speech: noun 1. an article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer's head floating above the surface of the water.
Word: despotism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French despotisme; equivalent to despot + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛspətɪzəm/ 1. Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The iron hand of despotism has quenched the last spark of liberty; hunted down like a wild beast, I am watching an opportunity to fly my degraded and enslaved country. Example: But now events have proved that I was right because Khrushchev's grandchildren do live in freedom and the great question of our time: can they continue to live in freedom, or will they revert to the old, or a new despotism?
Word: dislike Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dis- + like. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈlaɪk/, /ˈdɪslaɪk/ 1. An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion. Example: In deference to Queen Victoria's dislike of high speed, the specials were allowed about 75 min. for the journey on the Deeside line, but after her death, they were slightly accelerated. 2. Something that a person dislikes (has or feels aversion to). Labels: plural-normally Example: Tell me your likes and dislikes. 3. An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet. Labels: Internet
Word: dislike Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From dis- + like. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈlaɪk/, /ˈdɪslaɪk/ 1. To displease; to offend. In third-person only. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: customes and conceipts differing from mine, doe not so much dislike [translating desplaisent] me, as instruct me[…]. 2. To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. Labels: transitive Example: In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices. It seems that he cordially disliked the aristocracy in general. 3. To leave a vote to show disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet. Labels: Internet Example: Rebecca Black's "Friday" video has gained notoriety for being one of the most disliked videos in YouTube history.
Word: detest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From Middle French detester (French détester), from Latin dētestor (“to imprecate evil while calling the gods to witness", "denounce", "hate intensely”), from dē- + testor (“to testify, bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”); see test, testify. Doublet of detestate. Pronunciation: /dɪˈtɛst/ 1. To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe. Labels: transitive Example: I detest snakes. Example: Who dares think one thing, and another tell, / My heart detests him as the gates of hell. 2. To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: The heresy of Nestorius […] was detested in the Eastern churches. Example: God hath detested them with his own mouth.
Word: loathe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English lothe, from Old English lāþian, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþēn, from Proto-Germanic *laiþāną. Cognate with Old Norse leiðask ( > Danish ledes, Icelandic leiðast, all reflexive), German Leid. Pronunciation: /ˈləʊð/, /ˈloʊð/ 1. To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something). Labels: transitive Example: I loathe scrubbing toilets. Example: I absolutely loathe this place. 2. To induce or inspire disgust (in a person) Labels: obsolete Example: How heartily he serves me! his face loathes one, But look upon his care, who would not love him?
Word: despise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin dēspicere (“to look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + speciō (“to look at”). Displaced native Old English forsēon. Pronunciation: /dɪˈspaɪz/ 1. To regard with contempt or scorn. Example: Near-synonym: hate Example: Katie despised video games because she saw them as a trashy, boring waste of time. 2. To disregard or ignore.
Word: bon voyage Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Borrowed from French bon voyage (“bon voyage, (have a) good journey”), from bon (“good”) + voyage (“journey”). Pronunciation: /ˌbɒn vwaɪˈɑːʒ/, /ˌbɒn vɔɪˈɑːʒ/ 1. Used to wish someone a good journey. Example: Bon voyage, Charles Muntz, and good luck capturing the monster of Paradise Falls! Example: Bon Voyage / Forget that olde worlde / I'm inching away from the darkest slump of my life / And I don't know if I'm coming back
Word: ouzo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Greek ούζο (oúzo), either from Turkish üzüm (“grape”) or from the Italian uso in Marsiglia (“for use in Marseille”) stamped on selected silkworm cocoons exported from Tyrnavos in the 19th century, standing for “superior quality”. Other: from the ancient Greek word ὄζω (ózō, “to smell”) - ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) because of the strong smell of the drink. Pronunciation: /ˈuːzəʊ/, /ˈuzoʊ/ 1. An anise-flavoured aperitif, originating in Greece. Labels: uncountable Example: Jai went in and poured out two glasses of ouzo, throwing a splash of water. He stuck his finger into each and stirred; the liquor swirled and got foggy. 2. A serving of this drink. Labels: countable Example: In Athens he looked up from his ouzo at what he called the ugliest people in the world.
Word: bon appetit Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of bon appétit. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bon appétit Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French bon appétit (literally “good appetite”). Pronunciation: /ˌbɒn apəˈtiː/, /ˌboʊn æpəˈti(t)/ 1. Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.
Word: playing card Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From playing + card. 1. A piece of specially prepared card stock or thin material bearing identifying symbols such as a number and suit, used primarily for card games, and generally forming part of a deck of such cards.
Word: scorn Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Verb from Middle English scornen, schornen, alteration of Old French escharnir, from Vulgar Latin *escarnire, from Proto-West Germanic *skarnijan, possibly from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”)), or possibly related to *skarną (“dung, filth”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱerd-, *(s)ḱer- (“dung, manure, filth”)). Noun from Old French escarn (cognate with Portuguese escárnio, Spanish escarnio and Italian scherno). Cognate with Middle High German schern (“joke, mockery, scorn”), Old English sċierniċġe (“female entertainer, juggler, actress”). Pronunciation: /skɔːn/, /skɔɹn/ 1. To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise. Labels: transitive Example: The Cry is ſtill, they come: our Caſtles ſtrength / Will laugh a Siedge to ſcorne Example: We scorn what is in itself contemptible or disgraceful. 2. To reject, turn down with disdain. Labels: transitive Example: He scorned her romantic advances. Example: Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, / Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman ſcorn'd. 3. To refuse to do something, as beneath oneself. Labels: transitive Example: She scorned to show weakness. 4. To scoff, to express contempt. Labels: intransitive Example: For miſerie doth braueſt mindes abate, / And make them ſeeke for that they wont to ſcorne, / Of fortune and of hope at once forlorne.