nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: fifteenth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English fiftenthe, fiftethe, from Old English fīftēoþa, equivalent to fifteen + -th. Pronunciation: /ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/ 1. The ordinal form of the number fifteen. Labels: not-comparable
Word: fifteenth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English fiftenthe, fiftethe, from Old English fīftēoþa, equivalent to fifteen + -th. Pronunciation: /ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/ 1. The person or thing in the fifteenth position. 2. One of fifteen equal parts of a whole. 3. The interval comprising two octaves.
Word: perpendicular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Derived from Middle French perpendiculaire, from Old French perpendiculer, from Latin perpendiculum (“plumb line”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/, /ˌpɝ.pənˈdɪk.ju.lɚ/, /ˌpɝ.pənˈdɪk.jə.lɚ/, /ˌpøː.pənˈdək.jə.lə(ɹ)/ 1. At or forming a right angle (to something). Example: In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor. Example: A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever. 2. Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc. 3. Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal. Example: Hey, I'm not unsabotaging anything! This is completely perpendicular sabotage!
Word: perpendicular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Derived from Middle French perpendiculaire, from Old French perpendiculer, from Latin perpendiculum (“plumb line”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/, /ˌpɝ.pənˈdɪk.ju.lɚ/, /ˌpɝ.pənˈdɪk.jə.lɚ/, /ˌpøː.pənˈdək.jə.lə(ɹ)/ 1. A line or plane that is perpendicular to another. 2. A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line. 3. A meal eaten at a tavern bar while standing up. Labels: obsolete, slang
Word: triangle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From Middle English triangle, from Old French triangle, from Latin triangulum, noun use of adjective triangulus (“three-cornered, having three angles”), from trēs (“three”) + angulus (“corner, angle”), equivalent to tri- + -angle. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪəŋɡəl/, /ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/ 1. A polygon with three sides and three angles. Example: The wedge-shaped character was the triangle, the archaic Paleolithic sign of the vulva; the pubic triangle was at the end of the phallic stylus. 2. A set square. Labels: Canada, US 3. A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound. 4. A triangular piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played. 5. A love triangle. Example: One of the writers' most pleasing inventions was to treat the triangle love story as comedy. 6. The structure of systems composed with three interrelated objects. 7. A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle. 8. A frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which people were bound for corporal punishment. Labels: historical, plural-normally Example: I was flogged in 1840. To this day I feel a pain in the chest from the triangles. Example: But nothing is said as to what we are to do with the negro when we have cut him off from absolute dominion; we are not informed if we may spread him on the triangles as aforetime; 9. Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium. 10. A triangular formation of railway tracks, with a curve on at least one side. Example: After turning on the triangle at Jeumont, we set off light engine back to Aulnoye.
Word: polygonal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From polygon + -al. Pronunciation: /pəˈlɪɡənəl/ 1. Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon. Labels: not-comparable Example: Various forms of conductors have been invented, such as wooden and iron pipes, of a round, square, and polygonal section; but at present, scarcely any other than sheet or cast iron pipes are employed. 2. Comprised of polygons. Labels: not-comparable Example: The old path paved with polygonal masonry.
Word: polygon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”), equivalent to poly- + -gon. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒlɪɡən/, /ˈpɒliːˌɡɒn/, /ˈpɑliˌɡɑn/ 1. A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines. 2. The boundary of such a figure. 3. A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly. Labels: broadly 4. Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.
Word: rational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French rationel, rational, from Latin rationalis (“of or belonging to reason, rational, reasonable; having a ratio”), from ratio (“reason; calculation”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/ 1. Capable of reasoning. Example: Man is a rational creature. Example: The utility of valid arguments is a monument to our frailty: to the fact that we are not completely rational beings. 2. Capable of reasoning. 3. Logically sound; not self-contradictory or otherwise absurd. Example: His statements were quite rational. Example: Prevention for the future is now almost universally allowed to be the only rational plea for the infliction of punishment; but this, when left to the arbitrary discretion of individuals, always has been found, and always will be found, to degenerate into the exercise of revenge for the past. 4. Healthy or balanced intellectually; exhibiting reasonableness. Example: rational conduct Example: Temperature 99.8 degrees. Pulse 104. She was quite conscious and rational at times, at others very noisy. 5. Comprising, or expressible as, a ratio Labels: not-comparable Example: ¾ is a rational number, but √2 is an irrational number. 6. Comprising, or expressible as, a ratio Labels: not-comparable 7. Comprising, or expressible as, a ratio Labels: not-comparable 8. Comprising, or expressible as, a ratio Labels: not-comparable 9. Comprising, or expressible as, a ratio Labels: not-comparable 10. synonymous replacement for "condensed" in condensed formula. Labels: obsolete
Word: rational Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French rationel, rational, from Latin rationalis (“of or belonging to reason, rational, reasonable; having a ratio”), from ratio (“reason; calculation”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/ 1. A rational number: a number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers. Example: The quotient of two rationals is again a rational.
Word: rational Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French rational, from Medieval Latin rationale (“a pontifical stole, a pallium, an ornament worn over the chasuble”), neuter of Latin rationalis (“rational”), for which see the first etymology. Translation of λογεῖον (logeîon) or perhaps λόγιον (lógion, “oracle”) in the Septuagint version of Exodus 28. Pronunciation: /ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/ 1. The breastplate worn by Israelite high priests. Labels: historical Example: The Rationale of iudgement alſo thou shalt mke with embrodered worke of diuers colours, according to the workmanship of the Ephod of gold, hyacinth, and purple, and ſcarlet twiſe died, and twiſted ſilke.
Word: square Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English square, sqware, squyre; from Old French esquarre, esquerre, (modern French équerre), from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from Latin ex- + quadro, from quadrus (compare English quad and quadra). Doublet of squad and squadra. Displaced Old English fēowerecge (fēower nominative + ecg accusative, as in "four-edged"). Pronunciation: /skwɛə/, /skwɛː/, /skweɹ/, /skwɜː(ɹ)/, /skwɛɹ/ 1. Shaped like a square (the polygon). Example: The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, […]. 2. Forming a right angle (90°). Example: a square corner Example: Take care to make the cut completely square to the edges of the wire to give a good butt join for the ends of the wire. 3. Forming a right angle (90°). Example: The foundation has to be level and the framing has to be square. Example: The stacks had to be neat and square or the old guy grumbled and insisted on getting it just so. 4. Forming a right angle (90°). 5. Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself. Example: A floor that measures 4 feet square has an area of 16 square feet. Example: square mile 6. Honest; straightforward; fair. Example: I'm just looking for a square deal on my car repair. Example: square dealing 7. Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict. Example: By the confident tone in her voice, you can tell she is square with that. Example: " […] I will never act on it, but if you're satisfied with the way things are then I am, too. […] So, are we square?” 8. Even; tied Example: to make or leave the accounts square Example: The sides were square at the end of the half. 9. Socially conventional; boring. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: It was a square town, but that didn't bother me. I knew I didn't have to live a square life. Example: The square Johns lie more than the in-guys do. 10. In line with the batsman's popping crease. 11. Solid, decent, substantial. Example: It may be prison, but at least I'm getting three square meals a day. Example: By Heaven, square eaters. More meat, I say. 12. Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines. Example: a man of a square frame 13. Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.
Word: square Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English square, sqware, squyre; from Old French esquarre, esquerre, (modern French équerre), from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from Latin ex- + quadro, from quadrus (compare English quad and quadra). Doublet of squad and squadra. Displaced Old English fēowerecge (fēower nominative + ecg accusative, as in "four-edged"). Pronunciation: /skwɛə/, /skwɛː/, /skweɹ/, /skwɜː(ɹ)/, /skwɛɹ/ 1. Directly. Example: Staash tipped up the rim of his hat and looked me square in the eyes as the cigarette dangled from his lips.
Word: square Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English square, sqware, squyre; from Old French esquarre, esquerre, (modern French équerre), from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from Latin ex- + quadro, from quadrus (compare English quad and quadra). Doublet of squad and squadra. Displaced Old English fēowerecge (fēower nominative + ecg accusative, as in "four-edged"). Pronunciation: /skwɛə/, /skwɛː/, /skweɹ/, /skwɜː(ɹ)/, /skwɛɹ/ 1. To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular Labels: transitive Example: The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared. 2. To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular: Labels: transitive Example: to square the yards 3. To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular: Labels: transitive 4. To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit. Labels: ambitransitive Example: John can square this question up for us. Example: These results just don't square with what we expected. 5. To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something. Labels: transitive Example: I cannot square the results of the experiment with my hypothesis. Example: to square our actions by the opinions of others 6. Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power. Labels: transitive 7. To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as. Labels: transitive Example: square the circle 8. To tile (completely fill) with squares. Labels: transitive 9. To settle; to put right. Labels: slang Example: 'Sounds fine,' said Bond. 'I've talked to M and he'll square Washington if there's any trouble. Look after yourself too,' he added. 10. To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch Example: First, former Toffee Mikel Arteta sent Walcott racing clear but instead of shooting he squared towards Ramsey, who was foiled by Tony Hibbert. 11. To take opposing sides; to quarrel. Labels: archaic 12. To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit. Example: No works shall find acceptance […] that square not truly with the Scripture plan. 13. To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel. Labels: obsolete Example: Are you such fools / To square for this? 14. To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off. Example: There we stood, well squared up before it, shoulder to shoulder, and foot to foot, with our hands behind us, not budging an inch. 15. To form with four sides and four right angles. Example: A stately pallace built of squared bricke, Which cunningly was without morter laid 16. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces. Example: to square mason's work Example: Everything on his writing desk was squared off: blotter, paper knife, pen rack. 17. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard. Example: to square the general sex By Cressid's rule 18. To hold a quartile position respecting. Example: the icy Goat, the Crab that square the Scales
Word: trapezoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tr̥- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *tr̥-ped-ih₂-der. Ancient Greek τρᾰ́πεζα (trắpeza) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek τρᾰπεζοειδής (trăpezoeidḗs)bor. New Latin trapezoïdēslbor. English trapezoid Learned borrowing from New Latin trapezoïdēs. By surface analysis, trapeze + -oid. First attested in 1704. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/, /trəˈpiːzɔɪd/ 1. A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides. Labels: Canada, US Example: There was a trapezoid of light on his shoulder, some bright fragment torn from a greater plane. Example: The dining room was closed (this was the height of the pandemic), but peeking through the trapezoid windows, Mr. Pujol, 53, saw the Pizza Hut of his childhood. 2. A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK 3. The trapezoid bone of the wrist. 4. The marked trapezoidal area immediately behind the goal line and the goal itself within which the goaltender may touch the puck.
Word: quine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Quine, named after the American logician and philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine (1908–2000). Verb etymology 1, verb sense 1 (“to append (a text) to a quotation of itself”) was coined by the American cognitive and computer scientist Douglas Hofstadter (born 1945) in his book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (1979; see the quotation), referring to Quine’s study of indirect self-reference and in particular Quine’s paradox, the following statement that produces a paradox: “‘Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation’ yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.” Hofstadter also referred to the concept of noun etymology 1, noun sense 1 (“program that produces its own source code as output”) in the book, but termed it a self-rep rather than a quine. Verb etymology 1, verb sense 2 (“to deny the importance or significance of (something obviously real or important)”) was independently coined by the American cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett (1942–2024) in September 1969 in the original version of his work The Philosophical Lexicon: see the 1987 quotation. Pronunciation: /kwaɪn/ 1. A program that produces its own source code as output. Example: This has been bugging me recently. Any quines or pointers to relevant articles or web pages is appreciated. Thanks! Example: Self-reproducing programs are commonly called quines. Do a web search, it should turn up lots of them. There was also a quine thread here in comp.lang.c just days ago, search deja.com (the thread's title was something about self-printing programs, I think).
Word: quine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Quine, named after the American logician and philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine (1908–2000). Verb etymology 1, verb sense 1 (“to append (a text) to a quotation of itself”) was coined by the American cognitive and computer scientist Douglas Hofstadter (born 1945) in his book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (1979; see the quotation), referring to Quine’s study of indirect self-reference and in particular Quine’s paradox, the following statement that produces a paradox: “‘Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation’ yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.” Hofstadter also referred to the concept of noun etymology 1, noun sense 1 (“program that produces its own source code as output”) in the book, but termed it a self-rep rather than a quine. Verb etymology 1, verb sense 2 (“to deny the importance or significance of (something obviously real or important)”) was independently coined by the American cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett (1942–2024) in September 1969 in the original version of his work The Philosophical Lexicon: see the 1987 quotation. Pronunciation: /kwaɪn/ 1. To append (a text) to a quotation of itself. Labels: transitive Example: Anyway, now I know how to quine a phrase. It's quite amusing. Here's a quined phrase: / "IS A SENTENCE FRAGMENT" IS A SENTENCE FRAGMENT. / It's silly but all the same I enjoy it. You take a sentence fragment, quine it, and lo and behold, you've made a sentence! A true sentence, in this case. Example: "Quining" is what I called it in my book. (He certainly didn't call it that!) Quining is an operation that I define on any string of English. […] Here is an example of a quined phrase: "is a sentence with no subject" is a sentence with no subject. 2. To deny the existence or significance of (something obviously real or important). Labels: transitive Example: quine. v. (1) To deny resolutely the existence or importance of something real or significant. "Some philosophers have quined classes, and some have even quined physical objects." Occasionally used intr[ansitively], e.g., "You think I quine, sir. I assure you I do not!" Example: As with the puzzle of what happens during the combustion of a metal in pure oxygen (the "steel wool" experiment), this result can of course be quined. Taking the phlogistic view, we could say that the calx requires the same phlogiston content as the metal, so of course the amount of water absorbed must be in accord with that.
Word: quine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe Learned borrowing from Latin quīnī (“five at a time; five together”), a plural form of quīnus (“five at a time; five each”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (“five; hand”). Pronunciation: /kwaɪn/ 1. Of leaves: arranged in whorls of five. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, rare, transitive
Word: qubit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of quantum + bit, a play on cubit (“historical unit of length”). Coined by American physicist Benjamin Schumacher in 1995. Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːbɪt/, /ˈkjubɪt/ 1. A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit. Example: Quantum computing, on the other hand, is based on quantum bits, or qubits. Example: Each extra qubit in a quantum machine doubles the number of simultaneous operations it can perform.
Word: hemisphere Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin hemisphaerium, from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”). Equivalent to hemi- + sphere. Displaced native Old English healftrendel (literally “half-sphere”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/, /ˈhɛmɪsfɪː/, /ˈhɛmɪsfɪj.ə/, /ˈhɛmɪsfɪɹ/, /ˈhemɪsfɪə/ 1. Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator . 2. A realm or domain of activity . Labels: figuratively Example: Love is the Columbus of our moral world, and opens, at some period or other, a new hemisphere to our view. 3. Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. . Example: Bangkok typically sees temperatures between 73 and 91 degrees Fahrenheit (23 to 33 degrees Celsius) during January, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand – one reason why it’s a paradise for many tourists looking to escape winter in the northern hemisphere. 4. Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere. . 5. A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere . 6. Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .
Word: quaff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain. Suggestions include connection with Old Irish cuäch (“cup, goblet, bowl; cauldron, large vessel; bowl, cup”) (whence Scots quaich, queff). The noun is derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /kwɒf/, /kwɑf/, /kwɔf/, /kwæf/, /kwɑːf/ 1. To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts. Example: I can't believe you quaffed four pints of beer and could still drive! Example: Please ye we may contrive this afternoon, / And quaff carouses to our mistress' health
Word: quaff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Suggestions include connection with Old Irish cuäch (“cup, goblet, bowl; cauldron, large vessel; bowl, cup”) (whence Scots quaich, queff). The noun is derived from the verb. Pronunciation: /kwɒf/, /kwɑf/, /kwɔf/, /kwæf/, /kwɑːf/ 1. The act of quaffing; a deep draught.
Word: quaff Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of coif. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: There were loverbird songs and loverbird trinkets, loverbird hats and pins, bangles and baubles, coins and quaffs and tidbits. Example: I'm actually gonna miss @sreizis and seeing him and his perfectly groomed quaff everyday in every class.
Word: irrational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin irratiōnālis, from ir- + ratiōnālis. Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/ 1. Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed. Example: an irrational decision Example: July 18, 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Riseshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/ Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup. 2. Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers. Labels: not-comparable Example: The number π is irrational.
Word: irrational Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin irratiōnālis, from ir- + ratiōnālis. Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/ 1. A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number. Example: The square root of 2, which was the first irrational to be discovered, was known to the early Pythagoreans, and ingenious methods of approximating to its value were discovered.
Word: fifteen Part of Speech: num Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Anglian Old English fīftīene Middle English fiftene English fifteen From Middle English fiftene, from Old English fīftīene, fīftēne, from Proto-Germanic *fimftehun. Cognate with West Frisian fyftjin, Dutch vijftien, German fünfzehn, Danish femten. Equivalent to five + -teen. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪf.tiːn/, /fɪfˈtiːn/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). Labels: cardinal Example: The fifteen men are, of course, the fifteen allies and the dead man's chest is the strategic principle on which their alliance is founded and which is now moribund. Example: She was, in fact, constitutionally impervious to statistics and preferred to study the be-headphoned group of fifteen or so lethargic wanderers who were taking even less notice of the remorseless squawkings than she was.
Word: fifteen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Anglian Old English fīftīene Middle English fiftene English fifteen From Middle English fiftene, from Old English fīftīene, fīftēne, from Proto-Germanic *fimftehun. Cognate with West Frisian fyftjin, Dutch vijftien, German fünfzehn, Danish femten. Equivalent to five + -teen. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪf.tiːn/, /fɪfˈtiːn/ 1. An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. Labels: Ireland, plural
Word: seventeen Part of Speech: num Etymology: Inherited from Middle English seventene, from Old English seofontīene, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun. Cognate with Dutch zeventien, West Frisian santjin, German siebzehn, Danish sytten. Equivalent to seven + -teen Pronunciation: /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/, /ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17. Example: [T]he charge of my moſt curious, and coſtly ingredients fraide, amounting to ſome ſeaventeene thouſand crovvnes, a trifle in reſpect of health, vvriting your noble name in my Catalogue, I ſhall acknovvledge my ſelfe amply ſatisfi'd.
Word: sixteen Part of Speech: num Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sextene, sixtene, from Old English sixtīene, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Cognate with West Frisian sechstjin, Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Danish seksten. Equivalent to six + -teen. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪks.tiːn/, /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI. Example: Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen. Example: They'd spent one evening together sixteen months ago, and Falk was acutely aware that he'd probably airbrushed and edited at least some of it without meaning to.
Word: nineteen Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Middle English nyntene, nynetene, from Old English niġontīene, niġontēne, from Proto-Germanic *newuntehun. Cognate with Dutch negentien, Low German negenteihn, Hunsrik neinzen, German neunzehn, Danish nitten. Equivalent to nine + -teen Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪntiːn/, /ˈnaɪnˌtin/, /naɪnˈtiːn/, /ˌnaɪnˈtin/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". Example: She says groovy like it's nineteen sixty-nine.
Word: twenty Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Middle English twenty, twenti, from Old English twēntiġ (“twenty”, literally “two tens”), from Proto-Germanic *twaintigiwiz, *twai tigiwiz, an old compound of *twain- (“two”) + *-tigaz (“group of ten”), equivalent to two + -ty, or twain + -ty. Cognate with Scots twenty, tuenty (“twenty”), West Frisian tweintich (“twenty”), Dutch twintig (“twenty”), German zwanzig (“twenty”), Danish tyve. Pronunciation: /ˈtwɛnti/, /ˈtwɛni/, /ˈtwenti/, /ˈtwɛnte/, /-tɪ/ 1. The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.
Word: twenty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English twenty, twenti, from Old English twēntiġ (“twenty”, literally “two tens”), from Proto-Germanic *twaintigiwiz, *twai tigiwiz, an old compound of *twain- (“two”) + *-tigaz (“group of ten”), equivalent to two + -ty, or twain + -ty. Cognate with Scots twenty, tuenty (“twenty”), West Frisian tweintich (“twenty”), Dutch twintig (“twenty”), German zwanzig (“twenty”), Danish tyve. Pronunciation: /ˈtwɛnti/, /ˈtwɛni/, /ˈtwenti/, /ˈtwɛnte/, /-tɪ/ 1. The numbers twenty (20) to twenty-nine (29). Labels: in-plural Example: She looks like she's in her early twenties, perhaps 21 or 22 years old? 2. A banknote with a denomination of 20. Labels: colloquial Example: The waiter’s face lit up when I gave him a twenty. Example: Of course I can do them just the same as the others—technically there's nothing whatever against it. Only no one ever heard of soft flims for anything like that—only for fives or tens or at the most a twenty. 3. 10-20 (location). Example: What’s your twenty, good buddy? Example: What's your twenty? Where's your brain? Checking in to check you out Concerned about your whereabouts 4. An old English division of infantry. Labels: UK, historical
Word: twenty one Part of Speech: num 1. Alternative spelling of twenty-one. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: twenty two Part of Speech: num 1. Alternative form of twenty-two. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: twenty four Part of Speech: num 1. Alternative form of twenty-four. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: thirty Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Middle English thirty, metathetic alternant of thritty, from Old English þrītiġ, þrittiġ (“thirty”), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz tigiwiz (“thirty”, literally “three tens”), equivalent to three + -ty. Cognate with Scots therty, tretty (“thirty”), West Frisian tritich (“thirty”), Dutch dertig (“thirty”), German dreißig (“thirty”). Pronunciation: /ˈθɜːti/, /ˈθɝti/, [ˈθɝɾi], /θɪɾte/, /-tɪ/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30. Example: To conclude, here in tabular form is a summary of our ratings of espressos produced from thirty pod, capsule and disc blends.
Word: thirty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English thirty, metathetic alternant of thritty, from Old English þrītiġ, þrittiġ (“thirty”), from Proto-Germanic *þrīz tigiwiz (“thirty”, literally “three tens”), equivalent to three + -ty. Cognate with Scots therty, tretty (“thirty”), West Frisian tritich (“thirty”), Dutch dertig (“thirty”), German dreißig (“thirty”). Pronunciation: /ˈθɜːti/, /ˈθɝti/, [ˈθɝɾi], /θɪɾte/, /-tɪ/ 1. A rack of thirty beers. Labels: slang 2. A commercial lasting 30 seconds. Example: […] instead of thirties [thirty-second commercials], they buy sixties, which cost twice as much. They spend more on filming it than they need to; they buy a lot of ads that are garbage and don't really say anything, just to fill up the space.
Word: forty Part of Speech: num Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz Proto-West Germanic *feuwar tigiwi Old English fēowertiġ Middle English fourty English forty From Middle English fourty, forty, from Old English fēowertiġ, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz (“forty”). By surface analysis, four + -ty. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːti/, [ˈfoːtɪj], /ˈfɔɹti/, [ˈfɔɹɾi], [ˈfɑɹɾij] 1. The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40. Example: 'Tis forty years this very day, Since you and I, old girl, were married.
Word: forty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz Proto-West Germanic *feuwar tigiwi Old English fēowertiġ Middle English fourty English forty From Middle English fourty, forty, from Old English fēowertiġ, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz (“forty”). By surface analysis, four + -ty. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːti/, [ˈfoːtɪj], /ˈfɔɹti/, [ˈfɔɹɾi], [ˈfɑɹɾij] 1. A bottle (of beer) containing forty fluid ounces. Labels: US, slang Example: It's on, wrap my lips around the forty / And when it comes to getting another stogie […] Grab your forty, let's get keyed
Word: forty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fort + y. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːti/, [ˈfoːtɪj], /ˈfɔɹti/, [ˈfɔɹɾi], [ˈfɑɹɾij] 1. Resembling or characteristic of a fort.
Word: fifty Part of Speech: num Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz Old English fīftiġ Middle English fifty English fifty From Middle English fifty, from Old English fīftiġ, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz (“five tens”). By surface analysis, five + -ty. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪfti/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one. Example: It was just fifty children that Selene bore to Endymion. Are not the innumerable waves typified by the fifty Nereïds? And did not Priam have fifty sons and fifty daughters? Example: Searching again, he noticed something that had eluded him before: a single flower, a gentian, blooming not fifty feet in front of them, where, by all rights, there ought to be solid rock.
Word: fifty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz Old English fīftiġ Middle English fifty English fifty From Middle English fifty, from Old English fīftiġ, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz (“five tens”). By surface analysis, five + -ty. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪfti/ 1. A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50. Labels: countable Example: Do you want small bills or are fifties OK? Example: ‘If you shoot him I’ll give you fifty pounds.’ ‘All right!’ The driver laughed. ‘I’ll do my best to earn that fifty!’ 2. A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.
Word: pi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Koine Greek πῖ (pî), from Ancient Greek πεῖ (peî), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”). Doublet of pe. Its mathematical use apparently stems from its use as the first letter in περιφέρεια (periphéreia, “periphery; circumference”) and was first cited in 1706 in the Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos by William Jones. Pronunciation: /paɪ/ 1. The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unclear. Possibly from the Greek letter (see Etymology 1) as a common example of non-alphabetic character, possibly from pica (“type size”) (see Etymology 3), possibly from pie referring to its mixed nature or pied (“checkered, multicoloured”). 1. Metal type that has been spilled, mixed together, or disordered. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pi Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unclear. Possibly from the Greek letter (see Etymology 1) as a common example of non-alphabetic character, possibly from pica (“type size”) (see Etymology 3), possibly from pie referring to its mixed nature or pied (“checkered, multicoloured”). 1. To spill or mix printing type.
Word: pi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unclear. Possibly from the Greek letter (see Etymology 1) as a common example of non-alphabetic character, possibly from pica (“type size”) (see Etymology 3), possibly from pie referring to its mixed nature or pied (“checkered, multicoloured”). 1. Not part of the usual font character set; especially, non-Roman type or symbols as opposed to standard alphanumeric Roman type. Labels: not-comparable Example: In computing, pi characters may be entered with special key combinations.
Word: pi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations. 1. pica (conventionally, 12 points = 1 pica, 6 picas = 1 inch). 2. Piaster.
Word: pi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviations. 1. Pious. Example: Our Major was "Cherub" Cheeseman, noted for his foul language. I am afraid he lost a tidy little legacy that he was expecting from his aunt, the Dowager Lady Shuttlecock (a very "pi" old lady), through this same habit of his. Example: “Those are very 'pi' sentiments. Was a preacher in Staffordshire— I was raised chapel, though've tried to forget it—he talked that way... redemption and the lot.”
Word: sixty Part of Speech: num Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sixty, sexty, Old English sixtiġ, from Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz (“sixty”), equivalent to six + -ty. Cognate with Scots sexty, saxty (“sixty”), Saterland Frisian säkstich (“sixty”), West Frisian sechstich (“sixty”), Dutch zestig (“sixty”), German Low German sesstig (“sixty”), German sechzig (“sixty”), Swedish sextio (“sixty”), Norwegian seksti (“sixty”), Icelandic sextíu (“sixty”). Compare also Sanskrit षष्टि (ṣaṣṭi). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪksti/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60. Example: […]the remaining three hundred and sixty words were then vetted with a battery of references. Six potential Mountweazels emerged. Example: The first sixty argam form the basis for my own sexagesimal use, in the accounting of my business and in the dimensioning of buildings.
Word: sixty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sixty, sexty, Old English sixtiġ, from Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz (“sixty”), equivalent to six + -ty. Cognate with Scots sexty, saxty (“sixty”), Saterland Frisian säkstich (“sixty”), West Frisian sechstich (“sixty”), Dutch zestig (“sixty”), German Low German sesstig (“sixty”), German sechzig (“sixty”), Swedish sextio (“sixty”), Norwegian seksti (“sixty”), Icelandic sextíu (“sixty”). Compare also Sanskrit षष्टि (ṣaṣṭi). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪksti/ 1. A commercial lasting 60 seconds. Example: […] instead of thirties [thirty-second commercials], they buy sixties, which cost twice as much. They spend more on filming it than they need to; they buy a lot of ads that are garbage and don't really say anything, just to fill up the space.
Word: seventy Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Middle English seventy, sevynty, from Old English hundseofontiġ, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntēhundą (“seventy”), equivalent to seven + -ty. Cognate with Scots seiventy (“seventy”), Saterland Frisian soogentich (“seventy”), West Frisian santich (“seventy”), Dutch zeventig (“seventy”), German Low German söventig (“seventy”), German siebzig (“seventy”), Swedish sjuttio (“seventy”), Norwegian sytti (“seventy”), Icelandic sjötíu (“seventy”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɛv.ən.ti/, /ˈsɛv.ən.di/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.
Word: eighty Part of Speech: num Etymology: Inherited from Middle English eightety, eiȝti, eiȝtety, from Old English hundeahtatiġ, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutēhundą (“eighty”), equivalent to eight + -ty. Cognate with Scots hechty, auchty (“eighty”), Saterland Frisian tachentich (“eighty”), West Frisian tachtich (“eighty”), Dutch tachtig (“eighty”), Low German tachentig (“eighty”), German achtzig (“eighty”), Swedish åttio (“eighty”), Norwegian åtti (“eighty”), Icelandic áttatíu (“eighty”). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.ti/, [ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi] 1. The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80. Example: Merryday, who was appointed by President Geroge^([sic]) H. W. Bush, said the complaint contains eighty pages of repetitive claims and praise for President Trump, but fails to establish the two counts of defamation alleged.
Word: ninety Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Middle English nynty, nynety, from Old English hundniġontiġ, from Proto-Germanic *newuntēhundą (“ninety”), equivalent to nine + -ty. Cognate with Scots nynty, nynety (“ninety”), Saterland Frisian njuugentich (“ninety”), West Frisian njoggentich (“ninety”), Dutch negentig (“ninety”), German Low German negentig (“ninety”), German neunzig (“ninety”), Swedish nittio (“ninety”), Norwegian Bokmål nitti (“ninety”), Norwegian Nynorsk nitti (“ninety”), Icelandic níutíu (“ninety”). Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪn.ti/, /ˈnaɪn.di/, /ˈno̞ɪn.ti/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.
Word: hundred Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Middle English hundred, from Old English hundred, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (“count”), a neuter variant of *radō (“row, line, series”). Compare West Frisian hûndert, Dutch honderd, Low German hunnert, hunnerd, German Hundert, Danish hundred. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/, /-dɹɪd/, /ˈhʌnd͡ʒɹəd/, /-d͡ʒɹɪd/, /ˈhʊndɹəd/ 1. A numerical value equal to 100 (10²), occurring after ninety-nine. Example: hundreds of thousands of faces. Example: a/one hundred 2. The pronunciation of “00” for the two digits denoting the minutes. Example: “Okay. You head over to City Hall East. I'll meet you there. The briefing starts at eleven hundred, sharp.”
Word: hundred Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hundred, from Old English hundred, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (“count”), a neuter variant of *radō (“row, line, series”). Compare West Frisian hûndert, Dutch honderd, Low German hunnert, hunnerd, German Hundert, Danish hundred. Pronunciation: /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/, /-dɹɪd/, /ˈhʌnd͡ʒɹəd/, /-d͡ʒɹɪd/, /ˈhʊndɹəd/ 1. A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros). 2. An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres. Labels: historical 3. Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire Labels: broadly, historical 4. A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman. Example: He made a hundred in the historic match.
Word: thousand Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Middle English thousend, thusand, from Old English þūsend (“thousand”), from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī (“thousand”), (compare Scots thousand (“thousand”), Saterland Frisian duusend (“thousand”), West Frisian tûzen (“thousand”), Dutch duizend (“thousand”), German tausend (“thousand”), Danish tusind (“thousand”), Swedish tusen (“thousand”), Norwegian tusen (“thousand”), Icelandic þúsund (“thousand”), Faroese túsund (“thousand”)), from Proto-Indo-European *tuHsont-, *tuHsenti- (compare Lithuanian tūkstantis (“thousand”), Polish tysiąc, Russian ты́сяча (týsjača), Finnish tuhat, Estonian tuhat). Pronunciation: /ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/, /ˈθawz(ə)nd/, /ˈθuːz(ə)nd/, /ˈθaʊz(ə)n(d)/, [ˈθaʊ̯zn̩d] 1. A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10³ (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.) Example: The company earned fifty thousand dollars last month. Example: Many thousands of people came to the conference.
Word: eleven hundred Part of Speech: num 1. one thousand one hundred.
Word: two thousand Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ˌtuː ˈθaʊzənd/ 1. The cardinal number occurring after one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine and before two thousand and one.
Word: stye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First recorded in the 17th century; probably a back-formation from Middle English styanye (first recorded in the 15th century), which in turn comes from Old English stīgend (“a small tumour on the edge of the eyelid, stye”), from the verb stīgan (“to climb, ascend, rise”) + Middle English eie (“eye”). Equivalent to sty + eye. Pronunciation: /ˈstaɪ̯/, [ˈstaɪ̯] 1. A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid. Example: have a stye Example: suffer from a stye
Word: stye Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstaɪ̯/, [ˈstaɪ̯] 1. Alternative form of sty (“shelter for pigs”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This house was something between a cave, a prison, and a tumble-down pig-stye.
Word: symbol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), from συμβάλλω (sumbállō, “to throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, put”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmbəl/ 1. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. Example: "$" is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries. Example: Chinese people use word symbols for writing. 2. A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing. Example: The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience. 3. A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index. 4. A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith. Example: The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols. 5. The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes. 6. That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty. Labels: obsolete Example: They do their work in the days of peace […] and come to pay their symbol in a war or in a plague. 7. Share; allotment. Labels: obsolete Example: The persons who are to be judged […] shall all appear to receive their symbol. 8. An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code. 9. A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.
Word: symbol Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French symbole, from Latin symbolus, symbolum (“a sign, mark, token, symbol, in Late Latin also a creed”), from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon, “a sign by which one infers something; a mark, token, badge, ticket, tally, check, a signal, watchword, outward sign”), from συμβάλλω (sumbállō, “to throw together, dash together, compare, correspond, tally, come to a conclusion”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, put”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪmbəl/ 1. To symbolize. Example: […] They told me that the Holy Rood had lean'd / And bow'd above me; […] / [I]f it bow'd, whether it symbol'd ruin / Or glory, who shall tell?
Word: jack Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, Middle French jaque, jacque, from jacques (“peasant”), from the proper name Jacques. Compare jacquerie. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæk/, [ˈd͡ʒæk] 1. A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather. Example: jack of plate Example: jack of mail