nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: scorn Part of Speech: noun 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. Contempt or disdain. Labels: uncountable Example: Rain of tears, real, mist of imagined scorn 2. A display of disdain; a slight. Labels: countable Example: VVith ſcoffes and ſcornes, and contumelious taunts, / In open Market-place produc't they me, / To be a publique ſpectacle to all: / Here, ſayd they, is the Terror of the French, / The Scar-Crovv that affrights our Children ſo. Example: Every sullen frown and bitter scorn / But fanned the fuel that too fast did burn. 3. An object of disdain, contempt, or derision. Labels: countable Example: Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
Word: scornful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English scorn Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful Middle English scornful English scornful Inherited from Middle English scornful; equivalent to scorn + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈskɔɹnfəl/, /ˈskɔːnfəl/ 1. Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering. Example: Bleſſed is that man that hath not walked in the counſaile of the vngodly: nor ſtand in the waye of ſynners, and hath not ſit in the ſeate of ſkornefull. Example: Fie, fie, vnknit that thretaning vnkinde brovv, / And dart not ſcornefull glances from thoſe eies, / To vvound thy Lord, thy King, thy Gouernour.
Word: hairy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English hery, heeri, hary, equivalent to hair + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian hierich (“hairy”), West Frisian hierrich (“hairy”), Dutch harig (“hairy”), German Low German harig (“hairy”), German haarig (“hairy”), Swedish hårig (“hairy”), Icelandic hárugur (“hairy”). Compare also Old English hǣriht (“hairy”) and ġehǣre (“hairy”). The sense "terrifying, scary" possibly results from a blend of hair-raising and scary. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛə.ɹi/, /ˈhɛɹ.i/, /ˈheːɹi/, /ˈheəɹi/, /ˈhiəɹi/ 1. Having a lot of body hair. Example: a hairy man 2. Having a lot of fur. Example: Near-synonyms: long-haired, furry, fluffy Example: hairy mammoth 3. Having hair growing from it. Example: hairy chest; hairy back 4. Long-haired. Labels: uncommon Example: yelling about dirty, hairy hippies 5. Seeming as if hair-covered or as if consisting of hair. Example: Near-synonym: hairlike Example: hairy cell leukemia 6. Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating. Labels: informal Example: It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out. 7. Causing anxiety or fright; terrifying, scary. Labels: informal Example: Some surfers prefer the hairy thrill of a big wave. Example: A couple people see her, watch her slide on by, don't get all hairy about it.
Word: hairy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From haircut + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛə.ɹi/, /ˈhɛɹ.i/, /ˈheːɹi/, /ˈheəɹi/, /ˈhiəɹi/ 1. A haircut (the act of cutting of hair). Labels: Australia, rare, slang Example: Had the cutest elderly man come for a hairy today, told me he had to put his glasses on for the photos bc thy made him look better
Word: emolument Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin ēmolumentum. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/, /ɛ-/, /-jə-/, /əˈmɑljəmənt/ 1. Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. Labels: formal Example: No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State. Example: Even when a mere child I began my travels, and made many tours of discovery into foreign parts and unknown regions of my native city, to the frequent alarm of my parents, and the emolument of the town-crier. 2. Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. Labels: archaic, formal 3. Material benefit, either direct or indirect. Example: Near-synonym: inurement
Word: fluid measure Part of Speech: noun 1. any unit of volume, or system of such units
Word: cyber Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Originally from cybernetics, before becoming a stand-alone word. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.bə/, /ˈsaɪ.bəɹ/, /ˈsʌɪ.bəɹ/ 1. Of, or having to do with, the Internet; alternative form of cyber-. Labels: not-comparable Example: I pointed out to him we have significant cyber capability and he knows it. He doesn’t know exactly what it is, but it’s significant. And if in fact they violate these basic norms, we will respond cyberly. He knows. In a cyber way. 2. Cybergoth. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: She is a high priestess of the Church of the SubGenius, a devotee of the music of Tom Waits and Robert Smith, and of goth and cyber subcultures. Example: ...a cross between metal, punk, goth, cyber, and rock.
Word: cyber Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Originally from cybernetics, before becoming a stand-alone word. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.bə/, /ˈsaɪ.bəɹ/, /ˈsʌɪ.bəɹ/ 1. To engage in cybersex. Labels: dated, slang Example: Wanna cyber?
Word: cyber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally from cybernetics, before becoming a stand-alone word. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.bə/, /ˈsaɪ.bəɹ/, /ˈsʌɪ.bəɹ/ 1. Everything having to do with the Internet considered collectively. Labels: uncountable Example: These prefigure the more complex aspects of virtual and real interactions which the cyber will deliver to us in these early years of the new millennium. Example: 2012, Sean Swan (Ed), On the Cyber The pace and extent to which the cyber is transforming our world increases daily. 2. Everything having to do with digital threats considered collectively: cybersecurity, cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare, cyberweapons, and so on. Labels: uncountable Example: Is there an escalatory ladder in cyber, the same as with weapons of mass destruction? Fleming doesn't like the comparison with nuclear deterrence but says that Russia is indeed conscious of escalation risk. Example: When Jamie Dimon is asked about the greatest risk he sees to the global economy, his answer for years has been “geopolitics.” It’s been with good reason […] the drama on the world stage seems to be reaching a crescendo. But even these facts have been equaled by a new threat the JPMorgan CEO sees on the horizon: cyber. […] This week, Dimon was asked about his top concerns during a live podcast appearance in Oslo at the Norges Bank Investment Management conference. “Cyber,” was his immediate response. He explained: “The bad guys can use cyber, and they’re going to get stronger and more powerful in terms of finding vulnerabilities. It’s been written about.” […] For all the promise AI offers to businesses, employees, and Wall Street, its very potential is also the reason it poses such a massive risk. Dimon’s cyber concerns, now with a real-world example in [Claude] Mythos, echo the worries expressed when developments in artificial intelligence first began garnering attention.
Word: cenobite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French cenobite or Ecclesiastical Latin coenobīta, from coenobium, from Ancient Greek κοινόβιον (koinóbion, “community life, convent”), from κοινός (koinós, “common”) + βίος (bíos, “life”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.əˌbaɪt/, /ˈsiː.nəˌbaɪt/ 1. A new or recent member of a Greek monastic religious order; a caloyer. Example: Lamprecht knew very well how the war was going and was perfunctory in his rounding up of Jews and cenobites. 2. A monk who lives in a religious community, rather than in solitude. Example: To deprive a gregarious creature of companionship is to maim it, to outrage its nature. The prisoner and the cenobite are aware that the herd exists beyond their exile; they are an aspect of it. But when the herd no longer exists, there is, for the herd creature, no longer entity. He is a part of no whole, a freak without a place. 3. A torturous demon creature made famous by the Hellraiser series.
Word: religious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieus, religius, from Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religiōsus (“religious, superstitious, conscientious”), from religiō. Doublet of religieux. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/, [ɹʷɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs], /ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒəs/, [ɹʷəˈlɪd͡ʒəs] 1. Concerning religion. Example: It is the job of this court to rule on legal matters. We do not consider religious issues. Example: The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. 2. Committed to the practice or adherence of religion. Example: I was much less religious as a teenager than I am now. 3. Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion. Example: I'm a religious fan of college basketball. 4. Belonging or pertaining to a religious order. Example: Near-synonym: monastic Example: religious clergy
Word: religious Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English religiouse, religious, religius, religeous, from Anglo-Norman religieus, religius, from Old French religious, religieux, and their source, Latin religiōsus (“religious, superstitious, conscientious”), from religiō. Doublet of religieux. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/, [ɹʷɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs], /ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒəs/, [ɹʷəˈlɪd͡ʒəs] 1. A member of a religious order, congregation, or certain other forms of consecrated life, i.e. a monk, nun, sister, brother, friar, or other religious priest. Example: Towards the end of the seventh century the monks of Fleury [...] clandestinely excavated the body of Benedict himself, plus the corpse of his even more shadowy sister and fellow religious, Scholastica.
Word: algo Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæl.ɡoʊ̯/, /ˈæl.ɡəʊ̯/ 1. Clipping of algorithm. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: Together, the Masons craft a new algorithm to make an end-run around Axe’s sabotage — or so they want him to believe. With the help of a surveillance photo procured by his dirty-deeds specialist Hall (Terry Kinney), Axe has a copy of the algo he spends a full day attempting to decipher before realizing it has a mistake.
Word: CAVU Part of Speech: phrase 1. Acronym of ceiling and visibility unrestricted, indicating a ceiling of at least 10,000 feet and visibility of at least 10 miles: ideal flying conditions. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: gymnosophy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gymno- + -sophy. Compare gymnosophist § Etymology. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪmˈnɒsəfi/, /d͡ʒɪmˈnɑsəfi/ 1. A philosophy and lifestyle based around the idea that nudity is a natural condition and should be widely acceptable in society. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: estimate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English estimat, borrowed from Latin aestimātus (“valuing, estimate”, only used in the ablative singular: "aestimātū..." (in valuing...)), from aestimō + -tus (“action noun-forming suffix”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/, /ˈɛs.tə.mət/ 1. A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something. Example: “They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal. A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.” 2. A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something. Labels: specifically 3. An upper limitation on some positive quantity. Example: The desired norm estimate is now obtained from the identity... [referring to an earlier statement saying that a certain norm is less than or equal to a certain expression]
Word: estimate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aestimātus, perfect passive participle of aestimō (“to estimate”) (see -ate), older form aestumō (“to value, rate, esteem”); from Old Latin *ais-temos (“one who cuts copper”), meaning one in the Roman Republic who mints money. Compare Middle English estymatt (“reputed”) / estimat. See also the doublet esteem, as well as aim. Pronunciation: /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪt/, /ˈɛs.təˌmeɪt/ 1. To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data. Example: I estimate that I need 400 board feet of lumber to complete a job, and then order 350 because I do not want a surplus, or perhaps order 450 because I do not want to make any subsequent orders. Example: Higher real prices for durables are estimated to have reduced their consumption per capita by 1.09% in 1930, […] 2. To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data. Example: It is by the weight of silver, and not the name of the piece, that men estimate commodities and exchange them. Example: It is always very difficult to estimate the age in which you are living.
Word: estimate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin aestimātus (“estimated”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 2 for more. Originally used as the past participle of estimate; compare generate or communicate. 1. estimated Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: estimation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio. Morphologically estimate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌɛs.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌes.tɪˈmæɪ.ʃən/ 1. The process of making an estimate. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: According to my estimations, we should get to the border in five hours, give or take. Example: The publisher made an estimation on the potential value of the new novel. 2. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Esteem or favourable regard. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With that performance last night, you've gone up in the director's estimation.
Word: semen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English semen, from Latin sēmen (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow; plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈsiːmən/ 1. A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Then add four drops of crocodile semen, and pass the mixture through a filter. Example: Sharp protein odor of semen fills the air.
Word: promulgate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English promulgaten, from Latin prōmulgātus, perfect passive participle of prōmulgō (“to make known, publish”), either from provulgō (“to make known, publish”), from pro (“forth”) + vulgō (“to publish”), or from mulgeō (“to bring forth”, literally “to milk”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of promulge. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒml̩.ɡeɪt/, /ˈpɹɑ.məl.ɡeɪt/ 1. To make known or make public. Labels: transitive Example: ’Tis yet to know, / Which when I know, that boaſting is an Honour, / I ſhall promulgate. I fetch by life and being, / From Men of Royall Seige. Example: Prieſts have invented, and the world admir’d / What knaviſh prieſts promulgate as inſpir’d ; / ’Till reaſon, now no longer overaw’d, / Reſumes her pow’rs, and ſpurns the clumſy fraud ; / And, common-ſenſe diffuſing real day, / The meteor of the goſpel dies away ! 2. To put into effect as a regulation. Labels: transitive Example: […] the Statute of Uses was delayed until 1536 and the Statute of Wills until 1540, but both statutes were promulgated in 1532, and formed part of a policy which we may compare, not favourably, with the of Edward I[…] 3. To advocate on behalf of (something or someone, especially of an idea); to spread knowledge of and make more widely known. Labels: nonstandard, transitive 4. past participle of promulgate Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: blitzkrieg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”). 1. A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support. Example: I rode a tank, held a general's rank / When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank Example: But news that the North Vietnamese had launched an invasion more akin to the blitzkrieg of Poland than to a Maoist "people's war," and had overrun my old base camp 30 miles up Thunder Road from Saigon, turned my heart to lead. 2. Sudden activity; a flurry. Labels: figuratively Example: President-elect Donald Trump has promised a blitzkrieg of executive actions and legislation after he takes office Jan. 20. Example: Many Democrats have felt hopeless during a blitzkrieg of a presidency that is testing the limits of constitutional authority, including over the deportations of migrants, halting of congressionally approved spending, and punishment of universities accused of not protecting the rights of Jews during intense spells of pro-Palestinian activism.
Word: larking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lark Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: larking Part of Speech: noun 1. A spirited or playful adventure. Example: How was I to know that in this scapegrace's larkings about town she had twice encountered a young man who looked like a hero of romance […]
Word: muy Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish muy. Pronunciation: /mʊi/, /mui/, /mɔɪ/, /mwiː/ 1. Very. Labels: US, informal, not-comparable Example: Spacehog are a perfectly nice band, with pleasantly strummed guitars, a crisp pop sensibility, and muy cute vocals on this side of awkward, but after Blur, Ride, Lush, Oasis, Stone Roses, Elastica, and what have you, Resident Alien is just the proverbial straw on this overworked and overbroke camel's back. Example: In her rosy two-piece traveling outfit, Adela looks muy cute as she walks toward us.
Word: blitz Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”). Pronunciation: /blɪts/ 1. A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz. Labels: countable 2. A swift and overwhelming attack or effort. Labels: countable Example: We embarked on a publicity blitz, putting posters and flyers all around town. Example: Ultimately, though, Liverpool had inflicted a grievous result in the first leg when they scored three times in a 19-minute blitz and, importantly, did not concede an away goal. 3. A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer. Labels: countable 4. Ellipsis of blitz chess. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Example: What I had played was chess. Specially, I knocked out some 2,000 games of speed (or "blitz") chess in the two months leading up to the tournament. In fact, I played so much that I'm currently in the top half-percent of more than 1.3 million of blitz players at an online chess competition site. Example: In order to avoid misunderstanding, I must note that I object to the attempts to displace normal chess with fast play, not rapid or blitz in general. I love them both, and, if I were to choose which to play, classic or rapid, I would choose rapid. 5. The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on a school of baitfish, typically one in which the occurrence can be seen from the surface. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: blitz Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”). Pronunciation: /blɪts/ 1. To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action. Labels: transitive Example: So the question remains — what to do with ignorance, which I must presume is deliberate, as in this media-blitzed era it is not possible to be truly ignorant after age 12. 2. To perform a blitz. Labels: intransitive Example: The Washington High defense almost always blitzes on third down. 3. To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender. Labels: transitive Example: To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in the food processor before adding the parsley and breadcrumbs. 4. To do something quickly or in one session. Labels: informal, transitive
Word: shoplift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from shoplifter. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɒplɪft/ 1. A shoplifter. Labels: obsolete Example: 1704, John Dunton, The Athenian Oracle, Athenian Society, Volume III, page 67, […] and indeed it seems a Hardſhip in our Laws, that a poor Shoplift ſhou′d be hang′d for breaking in and pilfering a few Goods, […] .
Word: shoplift Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from shoplifter. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɒplɪft/ 1. To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise. Labels: transitive Example: She taught Maddy to sing in Portuguese, to shoplift mascara, to play a drinking game called Spoons Example: Week after week, racist posts appear on Thee Rant, a blog for current or former New York City police officers: African Americans are called “apes;” a retired officer says one of the blessings of retirement is not having to work the Puerto Rican Day parade, with its “old obese tatted up women stuffed into outfits that they purchased or shoplifted at the local Kmart store; […] 2. To steal from shops / stores during trading hours. Labels: intransitive Example: Once, before we had juvenile court here, I made the mistake of putting on probation a boy who had shoplifted, a boy of good family. That boy later shot a man. Example: 1969 October, Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Mechanisms for Exploiting the Black Community, Negro Digest, 22, Thus, the teacher shook down the kids, the big kids shook down the little kids, the little kids shoplifted to get money, etc., etc.
Word: bonsai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC bwon, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC tsoj|dzojH, “to plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɑnsaɪ/, /ˈbɑnzaɪ/, /ˈbɒnsaɪ/ 1. A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning. Labels: countable 2. The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner. Labels: uncountable
Word: bonsai Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC bwon, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC tsoj|dzojH, “to plant”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɑnsaɪ/, /ˈbɑnzaɪ/, /ˈbɒnsaɪ/ 1. To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning. Labels: transitive Example: Could I be a father who was, so to speak, bonsaiing his children, trimming urban roots, and then twisting the emerging branches?
Word: bonsai Part of Speech: intj 1. Misspelling of banzai. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: geisha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/ 1. A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
Word: futon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 布団 (futon), in turn from Middle Chinese 蒲團 (MC bu dwan, “meditation cushion”) (compare Mandarin 蒲团 (pútuán)), from 蒲 (bu, “bulrush, cattail”) + 團 (dwan, “sphere, round object”) from the way the original cushion was round and made from woven bulrushes. Pronunciation: /ˈfuːtɒn/, /ˈfutɑn/ 1. A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed. Example: The Japanese bed is the floor, with a wooden box under the neck for a pillow and a futon for a covering. To the foreigner the Japanese landlord allows five or six futons, or cotton-wadded comforters, and they make a tolerable mattress, although not springy, and rather apt to be damp and musty. Example: The futon are easily aired, and may be carried about readily when moving. 2. A round cushion used for Zen meditation, traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves. 3. A specific kind of sofa-bed, with a fixed cushion that forms a mattress when folded down and a sofa when folded up. Example: I was 18 years old, sleeping on a futon, cooking on a George Foreman grill and showering at a friend's house every few days.
Word: seppuku Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 切腹 (seppuku), from Middle Chinese 切 (t͡set, “to cut”) + 腹 (pjuwk, “belly”). Compare Cantonese 切腹 (cit³ fuk¹) and Mandarin 切腹 (qiēfù). Pronunciation: /sɛˈpuː.kuː/, /ˈsɛ.pu(ˌ)ku/, /ˈsɛ.pə-/, /sɛˈpu-/, /səˈpu-/ 1. A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest, or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I heard that if you hit a vape and then commit seppuku by slashing out your lungs, it'll look like there's a ghost leaving your body. Example: “I feel like the only solution is pretty clear,” he said during one online news program in late 2021. “In the end, isn’t it mass suicide and mass ‘seppuku’ of the elderly?” […] At a panel hosted by Globis, a Japanese graduate business school, Dr. Narita told the audience that “if this can become a Japanese society where people like you all commit seppuku one after another, it wouldn’t be just a social security policy but it would be the best ‘Cool Japan’ policy.”
Word: Orion Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence. Pronunciation: /əˈɹaɪ.ən/, /ɒˈɹaɪ.ən/, /əʊˈɹaɪ.ən/, /oʊˈɹaɪ.ən/ 1. A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis. Labels: Greek 2. A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel. Example: Orion is the most brilliant of all the constellations, and when he comes to the meridian he is accompanied by several adjacent constellations of great splendour. 3. A surname. 4. A male given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage. Example: In Madge's judgment, her Uncle Orion had suffered most of his life from the name he'd been given, requiring that people ask him to repeat it and boys his own age make fun of it. 5. A female given name. 6. Place names: 7. Place names: 8. Place names: 9. Place names: Example: Meronyms: Arellano, Bagumbayan, Balagtas, Balut, Bantan, Bilolo, Calungusan, Camachile, Daang Bago, Daang Bilolo, Daang Pare, General Lim, Kapunitan, Lati, Lusungan, Puting Buhangin, Sabatan, San Vicente, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo, Villa Angeles, Wakas, Wawa — barangays of Orion 10. Place names: 11. Place names: 12. Place names: 13. Place names:
Word: fugly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of fucking + ugly. It originated in the mid-1990s by a brother and sister in Arizona as a blend of the profanity "fucking" and "ugly". Pronunciation: /ˈfʌɡ.li/ 1. Extremely ugly. Labels: slang, vulgar Example: "Fugly?" "Like extra-double ugly with cheese. It's when ugly goes off the scale. She looked like an angry handbag." Billie squawked in delight. Example: Man, but she's one fugly creature, horror-show fugly, I'm sorry.
Word: fugly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of fucking + ugly. It originated in the mid-1990s by a brother and sister in Arizona as a blend of the profanity "fucking" and "ugly". Pronunciation: /ˈfʌɡ.li/ 1. An extremely ugly person. Labels: dated, slang, vulgar
Word: dragomen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed following the man/men paradigm. 1. plural of dragoman Labels: form-of, hypercorrect, plural
Word: beriberi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly borrowed from Sinhalese phrase බැරි බැරි (bæri bæri, “I cannot, I cannot”) due to weakness. 1. An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: kakke Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 脚気 (kakke). 1. beriberi Labels: uncountable
Word: guano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Quechua wanubor. Spanish guanobor. English guano Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu. Pronunciation: /ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/ 1. Dung from a sea bird or from a bat. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The guano, so extensively used for manure, is full of the most beautiful infusoria, some of them splendidly iridiscent; and there is no better method of testing the genuineness of this useful substance than by the microscope. Example: In the second experiment, a comparative trial was made between guano and bone-dust mixed with coal ashes. 2. Coccothrinax borhidiana, a variety of palm tree indigenous to Cuba. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A roof made of guano palm fronds will last up to 15 years, although Maya harvesters point out that the leaves must be cut when the moon is full; otherwise, the stems become susceptible to insect damage. 3. A variety of seabird. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The Animals of these Islands, are some Hogs, Lizards, and Guanoes; and some of those Creatures mentioned in Chap. XI. which are like, but much bigger than the Guano. Example: Dampier observes, that no part of the globe is so well stocked with guanoes and land-tortoises as the Gallapagos. The guanoes are fat, tame, and of an extraordinary size.
Word: guano Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Quechua wanubor. Spanish guanobor. English guano Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu. Pronunciation: /ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/ 1. To fertilize (land) with guano. Labels: transitive
Word: kung fu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 功夫 (gōngfu, “skill, accomplishment, martial art”): kung¹-fu⁵. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/, /ˈkʊŋ ˈfuː/, /ˈkɔŋ ˈfuː/ 1. A Chinese martial art. Labels: countable Example: Everybody was kung-fu fighting / Those kicks were fast as lightning 2. The Chinese martial arts collectively. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Along the way, they meet Master Wong, who teaches them kung fu and imparts nuggets of Chinese philosophy, knowledge and training that they eventually use to defeat their nemesis and save their village. 3. A mastery of or expertise in a skill Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 4. A mastery of or expertise in a skill Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: kung fu Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 功夫 (gōngfu, “skill, accomplishment, martial art”): kung¹-fu⁵. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/, /ˈkʊŋ ˈfuː/, /ˈkɔŋ ˈfuː/ 1. To perform kung fu.
Word: Great Britain Part of Speech: name Etymology: Of the island of Great Britain, to disambiguate Britain from Brittany, i.e. Lesser Britain. From Middle English Great Brittaigne, Grete Britaigne, Grete breteygne, grete Bretayne, grete breteyne, paralleling Anglo-Norman Grande Brettayne and c. 12th-century Medieval Latin Britannia Maior. Equivalent to Great + Britain. King James VI and I in 1604 proclaimed himself “King of Great Britain, France and Ireland”. 1. A large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales. 2. The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Labels: broadly 3. A former kingdom existing on the island of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales; it was in personal union with the Kingdom of Ireland and later merged with it. Official name: Kingdom of Great Britain. Labels: historical 4. England, Scotland and Wales in combination, to the exclusion of Northern Ireland. 5. The United Kingdom national team (often inclusive of Northern Ireland). Example: The manager of the London Cup hockey tournament must apologise for playing apartheid anthem "Die Stem" before South Africa's clash with Great Britain, SA Hockey Association chief executive Marissa Langeni said on Wednesday. Example: Great Britain apologizes to South Africa for playing apartheid anthem before field hockey game
Word: dapper Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English daper (“pretty, neat”), from Middle Dutch dapper (“stalwart, nimble”), Old Dutch *dapar, from Proto-Germanic *dapraz (“stout; solid; heavy; bold”) (compare German tapfer "bold", Norwegian daper "saddened, dreary"), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeb- ‘thick, heavy’ (compare Tocharian A tpär ‘high’, Latvian dàbls ‘strong’, Serbo-Croatian дебео (dèbeo) ‘fat’). Pronunciation: /ˈdæpə(ɹ)/ 1. Neat, trim. Example: This entrance is through a little courtyard, in which is the stable and coach-house combined, where Madame Perinere, a lady who paints the magic word "Modes" beneath her name on the door-post of number seventeen, keeps the dapper little cart and pony which carry her bonnets to the farthest corner of Paris. 2. Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy. Example: “It is too bad that monsieur has been troubled,” said Tarzan, turning to the newspaper man. “I bid monsieur good evening,” and he bowed the dapper young man out of the room, and closed the door in his face. Example: Going down the street, you would meet a typical commercial traveller, dapper and alert. 3. Quick; little and active.
Word: dapper Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdæpə(ɹ)/ 1. A plimsoll. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: collaboration Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originated 1855–60 from French collaboration, from Late Latin collaboratus + -ion, from Latin con- (“with”) + labōrō (“work”). Morphologically collaborate + -ion. Pronunciation: /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/, [kʰəˌlæbəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən], /kəˌlæbəˈɹæɪʃən/, [kʰəˌlæbəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən], /kəˌlɛbəˈɹæɪʃən/ 1. The act of collaborating. Labels: uncountable Example: Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process. Example: During the interwar period, fascists proposed class collaboration as a response to communist class struggle. 2. A production or creation made by collaborating. Labels: countable Example: The husband-and-wife artists will release their new collaboration in June this year. Example: With the recent announcement of a Cinematic Universe being created as a collaboration between Henry Cavill (Oh God Emperor of the Nerds that he is) and a small production company called Amazon, plus the general increase in hobbying over the past few years, it’s never been so popular. 3. Treasonous cooperation. Labels: uncountable Example: He has been charged with collaboration.
Word: Gavin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Medieval variant of Gawain, the name of an Arthurian knight, first recorded as Old French Gauvain. The form Gavin survived in Scotland and spread to other English-speaking countries in the 1960s. Doublet of Gawain. Pronunciation: /ˈɡævɪn/ 1. A male given name from the Celtic languages. Example: New Zealand registration officials apparently blocked other questionable names in the past, including Fish and Chips and Sex Fruit, but allowed others, such as Number 16 Bus Shelter and Violence. […] I’m fine with the Gavins and the Masons and the Chloes, but the Poppy Honeys and the Banjos and the Sex Fruits simply have to go. Example: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness. The only option for customers who lack their own reusable shopping bags will be buying paper bags for 10 cents each. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: crikey Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Euphemistic substitute for Christ, perhaps a corruption of Christ King. Compare criminy, cripes, crivvens. Attested from the 19th century. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaɪki/, /ˈkɹɑeki/, /ˈkɹɑe̯ki/ 1. An exclamation of astonishment. Labels: Australia, Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: Crikey, mate, that ain't a knife, this is a knife! Example: The label is based on the word “crikey” the famous catchphrase of Steve Irwin, and “core,” meaning the essential part of anything, according to dictionary.com.
Word: euphemistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English euphemistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English euphemistically From euphemistic + -ally. 1. In a euphemistic manner. Example: Sex was the primary ingredient of the gatherings, which were euphemistically called "free house parties". Example: Today’s vast Swedish pornography industry got its start when the Vikings created what they euphemistically referred to as “Icelandic Sagas,” which were actually torrid porn carved on large rocks, or Runes.
Word: dykey Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English dyke Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dykey From dyke + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪki/ 1. Having stereotypically masculine characteristics. Labels: derogatory, slang, vulgar Example: Let it all hang out. Let it seem bitchy, catty, dykey, Solanisesque, frustrated, crazy, nutty, frigid, ridiculous, bitter, embarrassing, man-hating, libelous, pure, unfair, envious, intuitive, low-down, stupid, petty, liberating. Example: LF seeks gentle, communicative, dykey-looking woman who smiles, enjoys life and people, likes to discuss movies, books and politics, who'd like to meet a strong-minded, independent, feminine-looking p/t writer.
Word: Mikey Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mike + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪki/, [ˈmɐɪ.kʰiː] 1. A diminutive of the male given name Michael.
Word: Kylie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Uncertain, possibly from kylie (“boomerang”). Originally popular in Australia, the name has gained popularity elsewhere in the English-speaking world due to the fame of Kylie Minogue. Unrelated to Kyle, though often seen as its feminine equivalent. Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪ.li/ 1. A female given name originating as a coinage; variant forms Khylie, Kilee, Kileigh, Kiley, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kyley, Kyly. Example: Kylie and her parents had been driving through the outback for hours. They had taken a five-hour flight from Sydney, where they lived, to Perth, in Western Australia. From Perth, they had to drive another seven hours to get to Kylie′s aunt and uncle′s sheep station. Example: Emily. Em-il-y, three syllables, like a knock on the door of destiny. Such an odd, old-fashioned name, compared to those Kylies and Traceys and Jades — names that reeked of Impulse and grease and stood out in gaudy neon colours —
Word: waldo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Robert A. Heinlein story Waldo, published in Astounding in 1940, derived from the name of the eponymous protagonist, Waldo F. Jones, who invented remote manipulators to overcome his own myasthenia gravis. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːl.dəʊ/ 1. Synonym of telefactor. Example: Waldo flexed and extended his fingers gently; the two pairs of waldoes in the screen followed in exact, simultaneous parallelism.
Word: connatural Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From con- + natural. 1. Similar in nature. Example: And mix with our connatural dust Example: These inflowing potential essences are connatural with the astral conduits thus provided for their actualization, pursuant to a law of attrition and homogeneity. 2. Inborn; inherent; natural. Labels: obsolete Example: It is true, that it is vvith the connatural Principles inſcribed in our Minds as it is vvith our Faculties, they lye more torpid, and inactive, and inevident, unleſs they are avvakened and exerciſed, like a ſpark involved in aſhes; […] Example: These Affections are in truth Connatural to us.
Word: generally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English generally, generalliche, equivalent to general + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɹə.li/, /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹə.li/, /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.li/, /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.ə.li/, /ˈd͡ʒen.ɹə.li/ 1. Popularly or widely. Labels: broadly, comparative Example: It is generally known that the Earth is round. Example: The action he inaugurated culminated in the law for the suppression of trampage, that has accomplished such good in the Granite State, and that has been so generally copied in other states. 2. As a rule; usually; typically; in most cases. Labels: broadly, comparative Example: I generally have a walk in the afternoon. Example: During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…] 3. Without reference to specific details. Labels: broadly, comparative Example: Generally speaking … Example: “There ain’t no drain of nothing short handy, is there?” said the Chicken, generally. “This here sluicing night is hard lines to a man as lives on his condition.” Captain Cuttle proffered a glass of rum […] 4. In the general case, without exception; in all cases. Labels: broadly, comparative Example: It is generally true that the angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees. 5. Collectively; as a whole; without omissions. Labels: broadly, comparative, obsolete Example: I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee.
Word: shop steal Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shop + steal. 1. To shoplift. Labels: Australia Example: If you detect a person shop stealing, report it to the police. Example: For example, shop stealing cases of the kind already described are regularly dealt with at the scene and, afterwards, at a police station without any involvement of parents or guardians.
Word: shop stealer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unclear, but ultimately from shoplifter (which predates the verb shoplift). Structurally, shop steal + -er, but perhaps more likely is that both verb and agent noun forms were coined around the same time by alteration of shoplift / shoplifter to carry the nuanced greater emphasis on theft. 1. A shoplifter. Labels: Australia Example: If you suspect a shop stealer, pay this person a lot of attention. Example: 1989, Criminologica Foundation, Criminology & Penology Abstracts, Volume 29, Issues 4-6, page 438, This article reports comparisons of views on shop stealers held by involved professionals […] .
Word: lynch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested 1835, from Lynch law, which appeared in 1811. There is a popular claim that it was named after William Lynch, but equally strong arguments would have it named after Charles Lynch. For the surname, see Lynch. Ultimately a possible doublet of linch. Pronunciation: /lɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob. Labels: transitive Example: Public anger erupted. Soldiers were lynched in the streets including young recruits proven to have been deceived by their generals about the true intentions of the attack. 2. To castigate severely. Labels: broadly, colloquial, transitive Example: I telephoned Bill Brandon in Oxford and begged him to get the new refrigeration unit into production before I got lynched.
Word: lynch Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /lɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. Alternative form of linch. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: geek chic Part of Speech: noun 1. A style (of fashion, art, etc.) based on stereotypically geeky things, such as themed T-shirts and thick-rimmed glasses. Labels: uncountable Example: Do you want to sound like you're on the cutting edge of geek chic? Of course you do! There's no reason for Geek to sound like Greek anymore. Example: He was a new breed of scientist and/or technology developer. That Rite likes to think of as (geek chic). This was the age of humanity. When the power of a man's brains were worth more than the power of his muscles and Rite could tell Brian Fillmore was taking full advantage of his newfound affluence, because although Rite was still very sure that Mr. Fillmore was holding on very tightly to his hard-core geek status.
Word: geek out Part of Speech: verb 1. To enthuse about a specific topic; to be engrossed in an interest, especially in discussing it with others. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: Sorry, I didn't mean to spend fifteen minutes discussing the definition of "decimate". I guess I geeked out for a bit. Example: Young remembers watching Game 3 while the trainers geeked out over the stamina of James, who was coming off two straight overtime games, including 50 minutes in Game 2. 2. To do geeky things; to act geeky. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: Hey guys, let's geek out tonight and have a code-a-thon! Example: Now - there has been very little discussion as noted by myself and others. So - how about people talking about their favorite music(s), groups, radio stations (Ska, etc., WRPI) maybe people could discuss their hair length (very short, short, long, dragging the floor) or about why they geek-out (I shouldn't say that - i'm a CompSci) on the net or why they read alt.skinheads or where i can get system 7.0a for the mac or ....... 3. To be scared, freak out, panic; to hesitate in fear. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: I geeked out there for a minute and broke the lockpick. 4. To scare or freak out (somebody). Labels: slang, transitive
Word: geekly Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From geek + -ly. 1. Concerning or typical of geeks. Labels: rare Example: As a relative novice to computing, I felt a little diffident joining this august geekly company, but they were most welcoming. Example: ...technical choices that serve power, rather than rationality, liberty, elegance, or any other geekly concern. 2. Resembling a geek; geeky. Labels: rare Example: Those glasses make you look geekly.
Word: geeky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English geek Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English geeky From geek + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡiːki/ 1. Resembling or characteristic of a geek. Labels: derogatory, sometimes Example: Buddy Holly is a slightly more contentious inclusion, even if he did live fast, die young and leave a geeky-looking corpse. Example: In America, where classics like Monopoly dominate, Eurogames still have an avidly geeky following.
Word: geekery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English geek Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English geekery From geek + -ery. 1. Obsessive interest in or enthusiasm for a subject, typically one of specialist or minority interest. Labels: informal, uncountable, usually
Word: hir Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Blend of him/his + her. Pronunciation: /hɪə(ɹ)/, /hɪɹ/ 1. Them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with him and her. Labels: gender-neutral, nonstandard, objective, singular, third-person Example: But once the disorientation had passed, hir forced hirself back to full consciousness--and worked quickly to establish hir position, and Ruskin's. Example: I don't know what Scratch looks like in the real world, I met hir online.
Word: hir Part of Speech: det Etymology: Blend of him/his + her. Pronunciation: /hɪə(ɹ)/, /hɪɹ/ 1. Belonging to hir, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her. Labels: nonstandard Example: Getting down to cases now, a child's learning, L, in the sixth grade will be a function of a number, say k, of variables X1 X2, X3, ... Xk representing hir (hir is an abbreviation for his or her and is pronounced here) previous education, motivation, rapport with teachers, peers' atitudes toward education, teachers' ability, and so on. Example: But once the disorientation had passed, hir forced hirself back to full consciousness--and worked quickly to establish hir position, and Ruskin's.