nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: handcraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English handcrafte, handecraft, hond-craft, from Old English handcræft, equivalent to hand + -craft. Cognate with Dutch handkracht, German Handkraft. Pronunciation: /ˈhændˌkɹæft/ 1. handicraft 2. The class of subjects for study that rely upon experimentation and observation. Labels: obsolete Example: These are, in redecraft, the English language and literature, mathematics, psychology; in handcraft, the physical sciences, physics, chemistry, biology; with regular and ample laboratory work in each. Example: Accordingly, that institution or school is best which enforces habits of order, attention, obedience, discrimination, memory ; which then secures skill in handcraft and redecraft, and likewise shows how these habits and this skill may be applied in useful avocations.
Word: handcraft Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English handcrafte, handecraft, hond-craft, from Old English handcræft, equivalent to hand + -craft. Cognate with Dutch handkracht, German Handkraft. Pronunciation: /ˈhændˌkɹæft/ 1. To engage in handcraft or handicraft.
Word: Paris Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹɪs/, /ˈpɛɹɪs/, /ˈpaɹɪs/, /ˈpaɾɪs/, /pəˈri/ 1. The capital and largest city of France. Example: And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa. Example: While the concept of remigration has long existed in academia, its hijacking by the far right on social media appears to have begun about a decade ago when French adherents to identitarianism, an ethno-nationalist movement, organised what they described as the inaugural meeting in Paris on remigration. 2. A department of Île-de-France, France. 3. The government of France. Labels: metonymically 4. A locale named after the French city. 5. A locale named after the French city. 6. A locale named after the French city. 7. A locale named after the French city. 8. A locale named after the French city. 9. A locale named after the French city. 10. A locale named after the French city. 11. A locale named after the French city. 12. A locale named after the French city. 13. A locale named after the French city. 14. A locale named after the French city. 15. A locale named after the French city. 16. A locale named after the French city. 17. A locale named after the French city. 18. A locale named after the French city. 19. A locale named after the French city. 20. A locale named after the French city. 21. A locale named after the French city. 22. A locale named after the French city. 23. A locale named after the French city. 24. A locale named after the French city. 25. A locale named after the French city. 26. A locale named after the French city. 27. A locale named after the French city. 28. A locale named after the French city. 29. A community in Ontario; named for nearby gypsum deposits, used to make plaster of Paris (itself named for the city). 30. An English habitational surname from Old French for someone from Paris. 31. A male given name from place name. 32. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, usually from the French city. Example: During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies.
Word: Paris Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris). Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹɪs/, /ˈpɛɹɪs/, /ˈpaɹɪs/, /ˈpaɾɪs/, /pəˈri/ 1. A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen. Labels: Greek 2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, from the Trojan hero.
Word: Paris Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹɪs/, /ˈpɛɹɪs/, /ˈpaɹɪs/, /ˈpaɾɪs/, /pəˈri/ 1. A French surname originating as a patronymic, ultimately from Latin Patricius.
Word: Paris Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹɪs/, /ˈpɛɹɪs/, /ˈpaɹɪs/, /ˈpaɾɪs/, /pəˈri/ 1. An English surname of Celtic origin, a variant of Parris.
Word: Paris Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹɪs/, /ˈpɛɹɪs/, /ˈpaɹɪs/, /ˈpaɾɪs/, /pəˈri/ 1. A Belgian surname, a variant of Parys.
Word: Paris Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹɪs/, /ˈpɛɹɪs/, /ˈpaɹɪs/, /ˈpaɾɪs/, /pəˈri/ 1. A Sicilian surname, a variant of Parigi.
Word: Paris Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹɪs/, /ˈpɛɹɪs/, /ˈpaɹɪs/, /ˈpaɾɪs/, /pəˈri/ 1. A Spanish surname, a variant of Aparicio.
Word: handcraftsman Part of Speech: noun 1. A handicraftsman.
Word: idea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek ῐ̓δεῖν (ĭdeîn) Ancient Greek ῐ̓δέᾱ (ĭdéā)der. Latin ideabor. English idea Borrowed from Latin idea (“a (Platonic) idea; archetype”), from Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”), from εἴδω (eídō, “to see”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”). Cognate with French idée. Doublet of idée. Related to idol, idolum, and eidolon. Pronunciation: /aɪ̯ˈdɪə̯/, [ɑjˈdɪː(‿ɹ)], /aɪ̯ˈdi.ə/, /aɪ̯ˈdiə/, /aːˈdɪɹ/ 1. An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. Example: The idea that the same experiments always get the same results, no matter who performs them, is one of the cornerstones of science’s claim to objective truth. If a systematic campaign of replication does not lead to the same results, then either the original research is flawed (as the replicators claim) or the replications are (as many of the original researchers on priming contend). Either way, something is awry. 2. The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal. Labels: obsolete 3. The form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic. Labels: obsolete Example: The remembrance whereof (which yet I beare deepely imprinted in my minde) representing me her visage and Idea so lively and so naturally, doth in some sort reconcile me unto her. 4. An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory. Example: The mere idea of you is enough to excite me. 5. More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking. Example: Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so. Example: Ideas won't go to jail. 6. A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention. Example: I have an idea of how we might escape. 7. A purposeful aim or goal; intent. Example: Yeah, that's the idea. Example: My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price. 8. A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression. Example: He had the wild idea that if he leant forward a little, he might be able to touch the mountain-top. 9. A musical theme or melodic subject.
Word: stud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stood, stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-West Germanic *stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōdą. Cognate with Middle Low German stōt, German Stute, Dutch stoet and Old Norse stóð. Pronunciation: /stʌd/, /stʊd/ 1. A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding. 2. A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding. 3. A group of such animals, also of locomotives. Labels: broadly, collective Example: He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories. Example: In freight working a considerable stud of ex-N.E.R. 3-cylinder 4-6-0s of Class "B16" is used, some of which include the Thompson modifications to the front end. 4. An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding. Example: at stud 5. A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept. Example: In the studs of persons of quality in Ireland, where care is taken, […]we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigour, and size. 6. A sexually attractive, promiscuous male. Labels: colloquial Example: Well, I'll tell you the truth now. I ain't a for-real cowboy, but I am one hell of a stud! Example: Maverick, you big stud… Take me to bed or lose me forever. 7. A sexually dominant lesbian, chiefly African-American. Labels: slang Example: Down and lonely stud, 23 years old, wants comfort from sweet-hearted fem.
Word: stud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English stude, from Old English studu, from Proto-West Germanic *stuþ, from Proto-Germanic *stuþs. 1. A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob. Example: a collar with studs Example: A belt of straw and ivy buds, / With coral clasps and amber studs. 2. A style of earring where the decorative element is mounted on a straight post. Example: She's wearing studs in her ears. 3. A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed. 4. A cleat on a shoe. 5. A stem; a trunk. Labels: obsolete Example: Seest not this same hawthorn stud? 6. A type of poker in which the player cannot discard, and some of the cards are exposed. Example: At an old saloon on a street of mud / There at a table, dealing stud / Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue" 7. A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal. 8. A stud bolt. 9. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
Word: stud Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English stude, from Old English studu, from Proto-West Germanic *stuþ, from Proto-Germanic *stuþs. 1. To set with studs; to furnish with studs. 2. To decorate as a stud does. Example: The fruit [of Loranthus vestitus] is yellowish and fleshy, and is almost sessile on the stem, which it thickly studs. 3. To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals. Example: [S]eemingly countless young hot stars stud the entire huge central region[.] 4. To set (something) over a surface at intervals. Example: Stud the cake all over with chocolate chips, pointed ends in. Example: Stud the onion with cloves and add to the pan.
Word: stud Part of Speech: noun 1. Clipping of student. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: MP3 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Initialism of MPEG Audio Layer 3. First use appears c. 1994. See cite below. 1. A digital sound recording in MP3 format; a song file. Example: I should download her audio on MP3 / And show the whole world how you gave Eminem VD
Word: MP3 Part of Speech: name Etymology: Initialism of MPEG Audio Layer 3. First use appears c. 1994. See cite below. 1. MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, an audio data compression format. Example: Also, mpeg audio streams are usually identified by mp1, mp2 and mp3 extensions, all from MPEG-1 (layer 1 , 2 or 3). Example: A smartphone is not the best camera, notebook, word processor, audio recorder, radio, MP3 player, map reader, pedometer and so on, but it is good enough replace numerous separate devices for most people most of the time.
Word: MIDI Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdi/ 1. Abbreviation of Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: MIDI channel number 10 is reserved for percussion. Example: The podules Acorn plans to release include network cards (for Econet and Ethernet), ROM cards containing application software, a MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) sound card, an extended I/O card, […]
Word: MIDI Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdi/ 1. A computerized music file in the MIDI format. Labels: informal Example: When you collect a group of MIDIs into an album, you can play them much like a CD, with repeat mode, random mode, and a programmed playlist.
Word: NBA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Basketball Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: “The NBA and FIBA are uniquely positioned to build on the rich tradition of European basketball. We look forward to collaborating with FIBA to explore the creation of a new league for fans across the continent,” Silver added. 2. Initialism of National Boxing Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Fianna Fáil, an Irish political party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Final Fantasy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. The Ferrari FF (Ferrari Four), an all-wheel drive grand tourer by Ferrari. 4. Initialism of Family First, an Australian political party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of Firefox. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FF Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of frigate, a type of warship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of false flag. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of form feed. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of fill factor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of fast-forward. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of fist-fucking. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang, vulgar Example: This submiss heavy GF sks F dom for leather scenes, SM, humil, FF. 7. Initialism of fair face. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: FF Part of Speech: verb 1. Initialism of fast-forward. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of forfeit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: FF Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of fully finished. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: Nippon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 日本(にっぽん) (Nippon), an alternative or older form of 日本(にほん) (Nihon). Doublet of Nihon and Japan. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪpɒn/, [ˈnɪpɒn], /nɪˈpɑn/, [nɪˈpʰɑn], /ˈnipɑn/ 1. Japan. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: President Donald Trump has approved a partnership between US Steel and Nippon Steel, the companies said in a release on Friday.
Word: Christianize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English Christian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Christianize From Christian + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃənaɪz/ 1. To make Christian. Labels: transitive 2. To cause to convert to Christianity. Labels: transitive
Word: de-Christianize Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /diːˈkɹɪst͡ʃənaɪz/ 1. To make un-Christian or non-Christian. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive 2. To deprive of Christian character or aspect. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive 3. To become un-Christian. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive 4. To renounce one's Christian faith. Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive
Word: Skagerrak Part of Speech: name Etymology: Of Dutch origin from the 17th century. From the 18th century and on, Skagerrak was the official name on maps, whereas Kattegatt was the vulgar name between sailors. In time, Kattegatt came to be the more common name and Skagerrak only meant the outer part of the area, between Skagen and Norway. In the 19th century the names were still used synonymously. Skagerrak comes from the name Skagen and a word meaning “straight stretch” (rak, from Dutch or Low German; in modern Dutch rak is a straight stretch in an otherwise sinuous waterway; in modern sailing the distance to be sailed between two points), so the word means “the straight passage at Skagen”. Pronunciation: /ˈskæɡ.əˌɹæk/, /ˈskɑɡ.əˌɹɑk/ 1. The marine passage between Norway and Denmark, formerly also including the passage between Sweden and Denmark, comprising the Kattegat.
Word: go to war Part of Speech: verb 1. To enter into an armed conflict. Labels: intransitive 2. (of a person) To depart, typically from one's home, to join an army at war. Labels: intransitive Example: At the age of nineteen, my grandfather went to war.
Word: Kurdish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Kurd Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Kurdish From Kurd + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈkɜː(ɹ)dɪʃ/ 1. Of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family. Labels: not-comparable Example: Nevertheless Armenian leaders at first retained faith in the reform agenda of the Porte, ascribing their ills to incompetent officialdom and Kurdish lawlessness.
Word: Kurdish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Kurd Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Kurdish From Kurd + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈkɜː(ɹ)dɪʃ/ 1. Family of Indo-Iranian languages of Kurdistan (in the Mesopotamia region, from the Zagros of mid-western Iran to the eastern extension of the chain of the Taurus Mountains). Labels: uncountable
Word: Sardinian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Sardiniānus. Pronunciation: /sɑɹˈdɪ.nɪ.ən/ 1. A Romance language spoken in the Italian region of Sardinia.
Word: Sardinian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Sardiniānus. Pronunciation: /sɑɹˈdɪ.nɪ.ən/ 1. Of, from or relating to Sardinia, Italy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sardinian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Sardiniānus. Pronunciation: /sɑɹˈdɪ.nɪ.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Sardinia, Italy.
Word: London Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Londoun, from Old English Lunden, from Proto-Celtic via Latin Londinium – see for details. Doublet of Londinium. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌn.dən/, /ˈlʌ.nən/, /ˈlʊn.dən/ 1. The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An eccentric city with a live-and-let-live vibe, London is a place where people can be free to be themselves, find the communities to which they belong and write whatever they want. There are, in a sense, many Londons for writers to explore. 2. A former administrative county of England, created in 1889 from parts of Kent, Middlesex and Surrey, and merged into Greater London in 1965. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The government of the United Kingdom, otherwise known as Westminster. Labels: countable, metonymically, uncountable 4. A city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of approximately 300,000. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A small agricultural village in the commune of Savigny-sur-Seille, Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A village in Kiritimati atoll, Kiribati. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The principal economic activity is copra production, the Government copra plantation covering some 5,170 ha. The population in 1989 was estimated at 2,000, the great majority of whom live in London, Banana and Poland villages in the west. 7. An urban neighborhood of the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. Several places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A habitational surname for someone from London. Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A unisex given name transferred from the place name. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable Example: Sonja made me promise I would go to college. She said she'd wanted her daughter, Murphy, to go. She'd named her baby Murphy because it could never be a stripper name. But her daughter had changed her name to London.
Word: eta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta). Pronunciation: /ˈiːtə/, /ˈeɪtə/ 1. The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek. Example: Greek was an exercise in making the familiar strange. Its alphabet mapped onto the Roman alphabet, but only partly so, and often letters did not sound how they looked — a rho (Ρ) was not a P, and an eta (Η) was not an H. 2. A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin. Labels: particle
Word: eta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 穢多 (“full of filth”) (literal translation, now considered derogatory in Japan). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪtə/ 1. A social outcast in Japan who is subjected to menial work, making up a class or caste of such people.
Word: eta Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ita (“kind of palm tree”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: theta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta). Pronunciation: /ˈθiːtə/, /ˈθeɪtə/, [ˈθeɪɾə], /ˈθitə/, /ˈθæɪtə/ 1. The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. 2. The measure of an angle. 3. Pitch angle; the angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane. Labels: broadly 4. The sensitivity of the value of a derivative with respect to time; the "time decay". 5. Designating a level of brain activity as measured by electroencephalography having a frequency of between four and seven cycles per second (associated with drowsiness in adults). Example: The reader is less likely to throw the book down in a fit of disgust than she is to be lulled into a theta state, a highway hypnosis induced by page after page of incantatory prose. 6. The voiceless dental fricative represented by θ.
Word: iota Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”). Doublet of jot and yodh. Sense “jot, small quantity” in reference to a phrase in the New Testament: ”one iote or one title, shall in no wise passe from the law”, iota being the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet. Pronunciation: /aɪˈəʊtə/, /aɪˈoʊtə/ 1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι). Example: As a Greek numeral, iota represents ten. Example: There are twelve iotas on that page. 2. The Latin letter Ɩ (minuscule: ɩ). 3. A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity. Example: They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation. Example: His expression had not changed one iota except perhaps for an additional tightening of his lips.
Word: Stockholm Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Swedish Stockholm, compound of stock (“log”) + holme (“islet”), possibly referring to logs put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading. Pronunciation: /ˈstɒkhɒlm/, /ˈstɒkhoʊ(l)m/ 1. A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden. 2. The Swedish government. Labels: metonymically 3. A county of Sweden. 4. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: 5. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: 6. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: 7. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: 8. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: 9. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: 10. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital: 11. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
Word: Stockholm Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Swedish Stockholm, compound of stock (“log”) + holme (“islet”), possibly referring to logs put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading. Pronunciation: /ˈstɒkhɒlm/, /ˈstɒkhoʊ(l)m/ 1. To suffer from Stockholm syndrome; to form an emotional bond or identification with one's captor or oppressor, also, to form such a bond with one's victim. Example: A negotiator must never Stockholm with hostages. Example: Police say Stockholming is good, because the offender also identifies with the hostage, and it's much easier to hurt someone you don't know than someone you do.
Word: Madrid Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Madrid. Pronunciation: /məˈdɹɪd/, /ˈmædɹɪd/ 1. The capital city of Spain. Example: I usually walked home because I loved Madrid; I recognized myself in how difficult it was to perceive its truth, in its elusive charm, and in how poignant its nooks and crannies could be. 2. An autonomous community of Spain, the Community of Madrid. 3. A province of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Capital: Madrid. 4. The Spanish government. Labels: metonymically 5. A town and municipality of Western Savanna Province, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. 6. A town in Tecomán Municipality, Colima, Mexico. 7. A municipality of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. Example: Meronyms: Bagsac, Bayogo, Linibonan, Magsaysay, Manga, Panayogon, Patong Patong, Quirino, San Antonio, San Juan, San Roque, San Vicente, Songkit, Union — barangays of Madrid 8. Several places in the United States: 9. Several places in the United States: 10. Several places in the United States: 11. Several places in the United States: 12. Several places in the United States: 13. Several places in the United States: 14. Several places in the United States: 15. A surname from Spanish. Example: "People are beginning to see this not as an immigration question anymore as much as it is a violation of rights, a violation of due process and militarizing neighborhoods extraconstitutionally," said Mike Madrid, a moderate Republican political strategist.
Word: Ankara Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Turkish Ankara and Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Byzantine Greek and Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) in reference to the bend in the Çölova River before it merges with the Cubuk to become the Ankara but probably also calquing a local name ultimately derived from Hittite 𒌷𒀭𒆪𒉿 (Ankuwa), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“elbow, bend, curve”). The river and province are named for the city. Doublet of Angora, angle, and anchor. Pronunciation: /ˈæŋ.kə.ɹə/, /ˈɑːŋ.kə.ɹə/ 1. The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province. Example: He was born in New Jersey and grew up mostly in Ankara and Istanbul, in an upper-middle-class family, spending summers with relatives in the U.S. and watching a lot of American TV. 2. The Turkish government. Labels: metonymically 3. A province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey around the city. 4. A small river in Ankara Province, Turkey near the city, a tributary of the Sakarya.
Word: Ankara Part of Speech: noun 1. A West African fabric. Labels: uncountable
Word: casa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish casa. Doublet of chez. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːsə/ 1. house Labels: slang Example: Get out of my casa! Example: I saw that Enriquez had made no attempt to modernize the old casa, and that even the garden was left in its lawless native luxuriance.
Word: Hellas Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”). Doublet of Ellada. 1. Greece; (specifically) Ancient Greece. Example: Modern Greece would not be Byzantium reborn. Rather, it was an imagined nation conjured up from ancient Hellas.
Word: munt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintuder.? Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ Northern Ndebele úmúntuder.? English munt Probably derived from Northern Ndebele umuntu, with stress on the first syllable, which is uncommon for Nguni languages. From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”). Pronunciation: /mʌnt/, /mʊnt/ 1. A black person, usually a man. Labels: Rhodesia, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Example: My Dad has taught me that in England some foolish man may call me sambo, darkie, boot or munt or nigger, even. Example: Munt was a derogatory term used by the [Rhodesian] security forces to refer to blacks.
Word: munt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Related to munted; see there for more. Pronunciation: /mʌnt/, /mʊnt/ 1. To vomit (usually while drunk). Labels: Australia, slang 2. To engage in the act of munting. Labels: slang
Word: munt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of man + cunt. Pronunciation: /mʌnt/, /mʊnt/ 1. mangina Labels: slang
Word: munt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of man + cunt. Pronunciation: /mʌnt/, /mʊnt/ 1. Something or someone dumb or annoying. Labels: New-Zealand, slang
Word: mint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat. The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation. Pronunciation: /mɪnt/ 1. A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. 2. A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something. Labels: informal Example: That house is worth a mint. Example: It must have cost a mint to produce! 3. Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself. Labels: figuratively Example: A mint of phrases in his brain.
Word: mint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat. The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation. Pronunciation: /mɪnt/ 1. To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence. Labels: transitive Example: For some time past the legal currency in the various Provinces has been insufficient for use. Formerly the two Provinces of Fuchien and Kuangtung minted some large, round copper coins of excellent workmanship that were said, by the people after they were put into circulation, to be convenient. Example: The Central Bank discontinued minting kopeks gradually. In 2012, the regulatory body stopped minting one-kopek and five-kopek coins. In 2018, the Central Bank stopped minting kopeks completely and now mints only ruble coins. 2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion. Example: Titles […] as may appeare to be easily minted Example: China’s newly minted national parks don’t just safeguard famous keystone species such as Siberian tigers, giant pandas and Hainan gibbons. They are also designed to preserve the shrinking ecosystems that support such iconic wildlife, ranging from sweltering (tropical jungles in the southern province of Hainan to the chilly maple forests of northern Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces bordering Siberia. 3. To create a crypto token. Labels: transitive Example: Beeple’s collaged JPG was made, or “minted,” in February as a “nonfungible token,” or NFT.
Word: mint Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat. The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation. Pronunciation: /mɪnt/ 1. Ellipsis of mint condition: like new. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, not-comparable Example: Most of my collection is near mint, but these ones here are mint. Example: Trading card sales have taken off, too. The price of mint condition cards on StockX jumped to an average $775 in January from $280 a year ago. 2. In near-perfect condition; uncirculated. Labels: not-comparable 3. Unused with original gum; as issued originally. Labels: not-comparable 4. Very good, excellent. Labels: Geordie, Northern-England, not-comparable, slang Example: And my God, what a house it was – it was mint! In all my life I had never set foot in such a beautiful place. Example: “Everyone was having a beano, everyone was partying, the music was going, it was mint – as soon as England won we booked it.” 5. Attractive; beautiful; handsome. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, not-comparable, slang
Word: mint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mentabor. Proto-West Germanic *mintā Old English minte Middle English mynte English mint From Middle English mynte, from Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”), from Latin menta, probably from a lost Mediterranean language either through Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), μίνθα (míntha) or directly. Akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”). Doublet of mentha. Pronunciation: /mɪnt/ 1. Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A green color, like that of mint. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mint Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mentabor. Proto-West Germanic *mintā Old English minte Middle English mynte English mint From Middle English mynte, from Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”), from Latin menta, probably from a lost Mediterranean language either through Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), μίνθα (míntha) or directly. Akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”). Doublet of mentha. Pronunciation: /mɪnt/ 1. Of a green color, like that of the mint plant. Labels: not-comparable
Word: mint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *muntijan (“to think, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mintsje, muntsje (“to aim, target”), Dutch munten (“to aim at, target”), German Low German münten (“to aim at”), German münzen (“to aim at”), Dutch monter (“cheerful, gladsome, spry”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 (muns, “thought, opinion”), Old English munan (“to be mindful of, consider, intend”). More at mind. Pronunciation: /mɪnt/ 1. To try, attempt; take aim. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, intransitive 2. To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, transitive 3. To hint; suggest; insinuate. Labels: Scotland, intransitive
Word: mint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *muntijan (“to think, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mintsje, muntsje (“to aim, target”), Dutch munten (“to aim at, target”), German Low German münten (“to aim at”), German münzen (“to aim at”), Dutch monter (“cheerful, gladsome, spry”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 (muns, “thought, opinion”), Old English munan (“to be mindful of, consider, intend”). More at mind. Pronunciation: /mɪnt/ 1. An intent, a purpose; an attempt, a try; an effort, an endeavor. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland
Word: discrete Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, past participle of discernō (“divide”), from dis- + cernō (“sift”). Doublet of discreet. Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹiːt/, /dɪˈskɹit/, /dəˈskɹiːt/ 1. Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous. Example: a government with three discrete divisions Example: There are two laws discrete, / Not reconciled,— / Law for man, and law for thing; / The last builds town and fleet, / But it runs wild, / And doth the man unking. 2. That can be perceived individually, not as connected to, or part of, something else. 3. Consisting of or permitting only distinct values drawn from a finite, countable set. Example: a discrete sum 4. Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry. 5. Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound. 6. Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology. 7. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause. Example: "I resign my life, but not my honour" is a discrete proposition.
Word: discrete Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹiːt/, /dɪˈskɹit/, /dəˈskɹiːt/ 1. Obsolete form of discreet. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: quaternion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English quaterniǒun, from Late Latin quaterniō, from quaternī (“four each”) + -iō, from quater (“four times”). Doublet of kern. The mathematics sense was coined by Irish mathematician and astronomer William Rowan Hamilton in 1843. Pronunciation: /kwəˈtɜːni.ən/, /kwɑˈtɜɹniɑn/, /kwə-/, /-ən/ 1. A group or set of four people or things. Example: Then wer the dayes of unlevended breed, and when he had caught hym, he put him in preson, and delyvered hym to iiij. quaternions off soudiers to be kepte, entendynge after ester to brynge hym forth to the people. Example: This quaternion of revilers has traduced Origen, but not on the same grounds, one having found one cause of accusation against him, and another another; and thus each has demonstrated that what he has taken no objection to, he has fully accepted. 2. A word of four syllables. Example: In his general deportment he was pompous and important, affecting a species of florid elocution, which often became ridiculous from his misarranging the triads and quaternions with which he loaded his sentences. 3. A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects. Example: The right-hand side of the quaternion equation requires scalar multiplication and quaternion addition.
Word: trigonometry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From 1610s, from New Latin trigōnometria, from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”), equivalent to trigono- + -metry. Pronunciation: /ˌtɹɪɡəˈnɒmətɹi/ 1. The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Trigonometry emerged in the Hellenistic world during the 3rd century BCE from applications of geometry to astronomy; the Greeks focused on the calculation of chords, while mathematicians in India created the earliest known tables of values for trigonometric functions such as sine. Example: Historically, trigonometry has been applied in areas such as geodesy, surveying, celestial mechanics and navigation.
Word: quadratic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French quadratique (1765), from Latin quadrātus + -ique (English -ic), form of quadrō (“to make square”), from quādrus (“square”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”), whence also Latin quartus (“fourth”). Pronunciation: /kwɒdˈɹætɪk/, /kwəˈdɹætɪk/ 1. Square-shaped. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a polynomial, equation or function, second-degree: involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as ax²+bx+c. Labels: not-comparable Example: A linear or even a quadratic relation between the overall gain in efficiency η and the modularity Q would have been easily explained through S1 Fig, which shows a quadratic (inverse) relation between interedges fraction and modularity.
Word: quadratic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French quadratique (1765), from Latin quadrātus + -ique (English -ic), form of quadrō (“to make square”), from quādrus (“square”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”), whence also Latin quartus (“fourth”). Pronunciation: /kwɒdˈɹætɪk/, /kwəˈdɹætɪk/ 1. A quadratic polynomial, function or equation. Example: If the binomial roots of a series of quadratics be squaredly squared, and those results be constant portions of the cube of the resolvend, and the dioristic limit; […]
Word: homologous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek -λογος (-logos) Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos)der. Late Latin homologusder. English homologous From Late Latin homologus, from Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”), from ὁμός (homós, “same”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, reckoning”). Compare homo- (“same”) and -ous (adjectival suffix). From 1655, in the mathematical sense. See also homolog, homologue. Pronunciation: /həˈmɒləɡəs/ 1. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity. Example: Of equiangle triangles, the ſides that are about equall angles are proportionall, and the ſides that ſubtend the equall angles are homologous. 2. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity. Example: Flippers and hands are homologous structures. Example: Lobules, homologous in structure, recur again only in the Gondwanalandic families Lepidolaenaceae and Jubulopsidaceae thus in the Lepidolaenineae. 3. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity. 4. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity. 5. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.
Word: linear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix), equivalent to line + -ar. Doublet of lineal. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪn.i.ə/, /ˈlɪn.i.əɹ/, /liː.nɪ.jə(ɾ)/, /liːn.jə(ɾ)/ 1. Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course. Example: The route taken does not have to be a perfectly straight line, just so long as it is linear and is followed consistently for each transect taken. 2. Of or relating to lines. 3. Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner. Example: a linear medium 4. Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides. 5. (of polynomials or polynomial equations) Example: 4x#43;5y#43;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;2#125;z is a linear polynomial, but 4xy#43;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;2#125;z and 4x#43;z² are not. 6. (of polynomials or polynomial equations) Example: The graph of the linear equation y#61;ax#43;b is a straight line with slope a and y-intercept b 7. (of functions or maps) Example: The map f#58;#92;mathbb#123;R#125;³#92;to#92;mathbb#123;R#125;² taking (x,y,z)#92;mapsto(x#43;y#43;z,x-y#43;3z) is a linear map. 8. (of functions or maps) 9. A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume). Example: a linear meter 10. Delivered or delivering on a fixed schedule, as opposed to on-demand. Example: linear TV, linear content, linear video, linear radio Example: Linear television is dead or, at least, declining.
Word: linear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix), equivalent to line + -ar. Doublet of lineal. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪn.i.ə/, /ˈlɪn.i.əɹ/, /liː.nɪ.jə(ɾ)/, /liːn.jə(ɾ)/ 1. Ellipsis of linear amplifier. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang
Word: cubic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuː.bɪk/, /ˈkju.bɪk/ 1. Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice. Labels: not-comparable Example: cubic foot Example: On one recent day, officials said the fine dust concentration levels in Seoul rose above 130 micrograms per cubic meter. 2. Relating to polynomials of the form ax³+bx²+cx+d. Labels: not-comparable 3. Having three equal axes and all angles 90°. Labels: not-comparable Example: cubic cleavage
Word: cubic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French cubique, equivalent to cube + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuː.bɪk/, /ˈkju.bɪk/ 1. A cubic curve.
Word: line Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.? Proto-Germanic *līną Proto-Germanic *līnǭ Proto-West Germanic *līnā Old English līne Middle English line English line From Middle English line, lyne, from Old English līne (“line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Influenced in Middle English by Middle French ligne (“line”), from Latin linea. More at linen. The oldest sense of the word is “rope, cord, thread”; from this the senses “path”, “continuous mark” were derived. Pronunciation: /laɪn/, /lɑɪn/, [lɑe̯n], /lʌɪn/ 1. Expresses that the speaker has forgotten their dialogue and needs to be prompted with it.
Word: line Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.? Proto-Germanic *līną Proto-Germanic *līnǭ Proto-West Germanic *līnā Old English līne Middle English line English line From Middle English line, lyne, from Old English līne (“line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Influenced in Middle English by Middle French ligne (“line”), from Latin linea. More at linen. The oldest sense of the word is “rope, cord, thread”; from this the senses “path”, “continuous mark” were derived. Pronunciation: /laɪn/, /lɑɪn/, [lɑe̯n], /lʌɪn/ 1. To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align. Labels: transitive Example: to line troops Example: They lined up the books against the wall. 2. To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify. Labels: transitive Example: to line works with soldiers Example: Line and new repair our towns of war With men of courage and with means defendant. 3. To form a line along. Labels: transitive 4. To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines. Labels: transitive Example: to line a copy book 5. To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track. Example: The dispatcher lined the switches at Pickle interlocking for the freight turnout to clear the train into the passing track before the express arrived. 6. To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: All the pictures fairest lined Are but black to Rosalind. 7. To read or repeat line by line. Labels: dated, transitive Example: to line out a hymn Example: Slowly, painfully, the ten dollars was collected. The door was opened, and the gust of warm air revived us. Zeebo lined On Jordan’s Stormy Banks, and church was over. 8. To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground. Labels: intransitive Example: Jones lined to left in his last at-bat. 9. To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight. Labels: transitive 10. To measure. Labels: transitive