nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: PLO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of pot-limit Omaha, a poker variant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: NPCA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Paint and Coatings Association. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AAPS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SCC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Society of Cosmetic Chemists. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Supreme Court of Canada. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SCC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of single-column centimetre (“a charging unit for advertising space in newspapers”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of squamous cell carcinoma. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Ulcerated BCC may mimic SCC, and Bowen's disease may be misdiagnosed for the superficial and morphoeic forms. 3. Initialism of standard contractual clause. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of stress corrosion cracking. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: When metals are exposed to water containing salts, the strength of the metal can be severely compromised and lead to unexpected failure. An example of a SCC failure is the 2003 Kinder Morgan gasoline pipeline in Tucson, AZ. 5. Initialism of strongly connected component. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: MRS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Materials Research Society. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: MRS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of mandibular repositioning splint. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of marginal rate of substitution. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of metabolic risk score. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Ellipsis of MRS degree Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, slang, uncountable
Word: NACD Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Association of Chemical Distributors. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CSCE Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CSChE Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: EPCA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of European Petrochemical Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DCAT Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Drug, Chemical and Associated Technologies Association. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: deglutition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French déglutition or from Late Latin dēglūtītiō, from Latin dēglūtīre, dēgluttīre + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions). Dēgluttīre is derived from dēgluttiō (“to swallow down”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, off’) + gluttiō (“to gulp down, swallow”). By surface analysis, de- (“down”) + Latin glut- + -ite + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌdiɡluˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. The act or process of swallowing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [T]he action of the gullet, that is deglutition, is performed and conſummated, the action being animall and partly Naturall. Example: The Uvula […] ſerves as an arched and ſlippery Bridge, exactly fitted every way to cover the convex Sides and Rima of the Glottis, for the Aliment to ſlide eaſily along in Deglutition; it prevents the Aliment from falling out of the Fauces into the Larynx in Deglutition; and being moved by its Muſcles, protruds the Aliment backward into the upper Part of the Fauces.
Word: ESF Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of European Science Foundation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of European Students' Forum. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: bldg. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of building. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Off. Part of Speech: noun 1. Officer. Labels: uncountable 2. Office. Labels: uncountable
Word: Aust Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Australia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Australian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Aust Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Augusta. 1. A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England, by the Severn Estuary (OS grid ref ST5789).
Word: Aust Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a German surname, from Aust, shortened from August and Augustin. * As an English surname, from the placename in England (see Etymology 2 above). 1. A surname from German.
Word: sth Part of Speech: pron 1. Abbreviation of something. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: have something against [sth], have something against doing [sth].
Word: mth Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of month. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: mth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From m + -th (ordinal suffix). Pronunciation: /ɛmθ/ 1. Occurring at position m in a sequence. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ann Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin annata (“income of a year; income of half a year”), from annus (“year”): compare French annate (“annats”), Spanish anata (“annats”). Pronunciation: /æn/, /an/ 1. An annate. Labels: obsolete
Word: Cong. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Congress. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Congressman, Congresswoman, or Congressperson. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Cong Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kɔŋ/ 1. Clipping of Vietcong. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: Cong Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kɔŋ/ 1. Clipping of Indian National Congress. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: Cong Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /kɔŋ/ 1. Obsolete form of Kong (“city in Iran”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: conf. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of conference. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: conf Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of conference. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Mass is sending delegates to the National Conference on Lesbian and Gay Rights, Apr 21-26 in LA. This conf will form the national coalition we've all been waiting for & will begin to fight the Right.
Word: intl. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of international. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: intl. Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of internationally. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: natl. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of national. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: mtg. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of meeting. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Left the GPU mtg tonite about ½ way thru. 2. Abbreviation of mortgage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: soc. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of society. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Word: soc. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of social. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: soc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of sociology and social. Pronunciation: /səʊʃ/, /soʊʃ/ 1. Sociology or social science. Labels: slang, uncountable 2. Upper class youth. Labels: countable, slang Example: We get jumped by the Socs. I'm not sure how you spell it, but it's the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids.
Word: soc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of society. Pronunciation: /sɒk/, /sɑk/ 1. A society (circle, club, interest group). Labels: UK Example: Are you part of any socs this year?
Word: soc Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English soke, sok, soc, from Old English sōcn. More at soke. Pronunciation: /sɒk/, /sɑk/ 1. The lord's power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction. Labels: UK, historical, uncountable Example: As proprietors of the soc, the lords claimed a great number of fees and perquisites, payable by all classes of people, whether free or servile, who negotiated any affairs within the soc, and which no doubt formed in themselves a considerable source of revenue. Example: Doubts have recently been cast upon Maitland's view that the Anglo-Saxon "sac and soc" included the right to hold a petty court, to compel tenants to attend it, and to take profits from it. 2. An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township in which the mill stands. Labels: UK, obsolete, uncountable
Word: Soc Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of soc (“upper class youth”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: symp. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of symposium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: inst. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of institute. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of institution. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of instant: of the current month. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, letter Example: I received your latest on the 7th inst. If you truly mean what you have said, then you should meet me at the sign of the Red Lion on the 29th inst. Example: My dearest son, I have at hand your letter of the 26th inst., telling of the termination of your employment. 4. Abbreviation of instrumental. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: inst Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of inst.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sq. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of square in units of measure. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: It is not permissible to use abbreviations for unit symbols or unit names, such as sec (for either s or second), sq. mm (for either mm² or square millimetre), cc (for either cm³ or cubic centimetre), or mps (for either m/s or metre per second).
Word: sq. Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of seq.: "and those which follow" Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tallyho Part of Speech: intj Etymology: 1772, UK, probably alteration of French taïaut (interjection used in deer-hunting), from Middle French tahou, tayo, from Old French taho, ta ho, tielau (interjection given to hounds to return) (second half of 13th century), composed of ta (particle used to prod animals) + ho ! (“halt!, hold!”). More at ho. Pronunciation: /ˌtæliˈhoʊ/, [ˌtʰæliˑˈhoʊ̯], /ˌtæliˈhəʊ/ 1. Used to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the fox is sighted. Labels: UK Example: There he is! Coming out of that coppice! Tallyho tallyho tallyho! 2. A cry used to signify encouragement when embarking on any somewhat daring endeavour. Example: Here goes the Lord with one of his famous "Tallyho" pullouts. Tallyho! 3. A simple greeting, primarily used by the upper classes. Example: Tallyho, chaps! What's the time, anybody? 4. Target sighted. Example: (Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.” Example: (Pilot): New York, Speedbird 123, tallyho.
Word: tallyho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1772, UK, probably alteration of French taïaut (interjection used in deer-hunting), from Middle French tahou, tayo, from Old French taho, ta ho, tielau (interjection given to hounds to return) (second half of 13th century), composed of ta (particle used to prod animals) + ho ! (“halt!, hold!”). More at ho. Pronunciation: /ˌtæliˈhoʊ/, [ˌtʰæliˑˈhoʊ̯], /ˌtæliˈhəʊ/ 1. An instance of the interjection. Example: Alright, I'll give them the old tallyho. 2. A pleasure coach. Labels: dated Example: They could not come to-day; there would have been hardly room for them in the tallyho.
Word: tallyho Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1772, UK, probably alteration of French taïaut (interjection used in deer-hunting), from Middle French tahou, tayo, from Old French taho, ta ho, tielau (interjection given to hounds to return) (second half of 13th century), composed of ta (particle used to prod animals) + ho ! (“halt!, hold!”). More at ho. Pronunciation: /ˌtæliˈhoʊ/, [ˌtʰæliˑˈhoʊ̯], /ˌtæliˈhəʊ/ 1. To articulate the interjection. Example: I'll tallyho once we've got to the top.
Word: fl. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of floor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of florin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: fl. Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of floruit (“flourished”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: John Lane (fl. 1600–1630)
Word: tally-ho Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative spelling of tallyho. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tally-ho Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tallyho. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: tally-ho Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of tallyho. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fl Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of flush left. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: Fl Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Florida; Alternative form of FL. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: talon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English talon, taloun, from Old French talon (“heel, spur”), from Medieval Latin tālōnem, from Proto-Romance *tālōnis, from Latin tālus (“ankle”). Pronunciation: /ˈtælən/ 1. A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal. Example: and now doth gaſtly death With greedie talients gripe my bleeding hart, And like a Harpye tires on my life. Example: It may be tried also whether birds may not have something done to them when they are young , whereby they may be made to have greater or longer bills , or greater and longer talons ? 2. One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth. 3. A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.) 4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt. Example: The locks were constructed with two or three levers, and sometimes with a common tumbler. The talon is the secret; for after locking the bolt out, the key is turned round again quietly to catch the nib and force the talon up 5. The remaining stock of undealt cards. 6. A document that could be detached and presented in exchange for a block of further coupons on a bond, when the original block had been used up. Labels: historical
Word: tambourine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French tambourin (“little drum”), from French tambour (“drum”). Ultimately from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr); see it and Persian تنبور for more. Pronunciation: /ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/ 1. A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum. 2. A tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria). Example: Tambourines are shy birds and do not tame easily. 3. A kind of Provençal dance. 4. The music for this dance.
Word: tambourine Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French tambourin (“little drum”), from French tambour (“drum”). Ultimately from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr); see it and Persian تنبور for more. Pronunciation: /ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/ 1. To play the tambourine. 2. To make a sound like a tambourine. Example: Rain tambourined on the stately square.
Word: corvine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin corvīnus. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of crows or ravens.
Word: tameness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tame Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tameness From tame + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being tame. Labels: uncountable 2. The result or product of being tame. Labels: countable, rare
Word: tampon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1848. Borrowed from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, a nasalised variant of tapon, a diminutive or augmented form of Old French tape (“plug, bung, tap”), from Frankish *tappō (“stopper, plug”), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Old High German zapfo (“stopper”), Old English tæppa (“stopper”). Doublet of tampion. More at tap. Pronunciation: [ˈtʰæmpɒn], [ˈtʰæmpɑn] 1. A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation. Example: The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1. Example: I examined a tampon, from the outside only without removing the wrapper because I did not want to waste one, and considered aloud the consequences of pushing the offensively shaped object into my vagina. 2. A double-headed drumstick primarily for the bass drum. 3. An inking pad used in lithographic printing.
Word: tampon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1848. Borrowed from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, a nasalised variant of tapon, a diminutive or augmented form of Old French tape (“plug, bung, tap”), from Frankish *tappō (“stopper, plug”), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Old High German zapfo (“stopper”), Old English tæppa (“stopper”). Doublet of tampion. More at tap. Pronunciation: [ˈtʰæmpɒn], [ˈtʰæmpɑn] 1. To plug (a wound) with a tampon or compress. Labels: transitive
Word: sanitary towel Part of Speech: noun 1. Standard form of sanitary napkin (“a pad of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow”). Labels: Standard, UK, alt-of
Word: sanitary napkin Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of menstrual pad: a pad of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow. Labels: Philippines, US
Word: tangy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tang + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtæŋiː/ 1. Having a sharp, pungent flavor. Example: Christmas queen Mary Berry's aubergine five-nut roast, from her Christmas Collection, is, as the name suggests, rather more focused on the nut side of things. Breadcrumbs play second fiddle to a medley of almonds, Brazils, chestnuts, pine nuts and pistachios which, although tangy with lemon juice and garlic, is outrageously dense. A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.
Word: tankard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tan(c)kard(e), denoting 'a large tub for carrying liquid', perhaps related to Dutch tanckaert, from Middle Dutch tanckaert, meaning the same thing, but of uncertain ultimate origin. The OED suggests an alteration of Medieval Latin *kantard, from Latin cantharus (“tankard”). Klein suggests French tant quart (“as much of a quarter”). Meaning "drinking vessel" is first recorded late 15th century. Pronunciation: /ˈtæŋkɚd/, /ˈtæŋkəd/ 1. A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover. Example: I sure would be much happier with a tankard of mead right about now. Example: It was a miserable evening; outside it was snowing and blowing, and in the squire's parlour the candle burned so dimly that you could scarcely distinguish anything in the room but a clock-case with some Chinese ornaments, a large mirror in an old-fashioned frame, and a silver family tankard.
Word: tantalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Tantalus (Ancient Greek Τάνταλος (Tántalos)) in Greek mythology, who was condemned to Tartarus in the underworld. There, he had to stand for eternity in water that receded from him when he stooped to drink, beneath fruit trees whose branches were always out of reach. Derived as Tantalus + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈtæntəlaɪz/ 1. To tease (someone) by offering or showing them something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied. Labels: transitive Example: They could not bear to be tantalized nor tortured by the splendid delusion. Example: All pleasures palled upon me; all sights tantalized and tempted me to outspoken treason, because I could not but compare what I saw in Two Dimensions with what it really was if seen in Three, and could hardly refrain from making my comparisons aloud. 2. To be teased by something desirable that is kept out of reach. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: The poore people in Corinth did ſee, and ſmell, vvhat the rich men taſted, Tantalizing all the vvhile, and having their penury doubled by the Antiperiſtaſis of others plenty[…]
Word: tape measure Part of Speech: noun 1. A graduated flexible ribbon used for measuring lengths. Example: Reappearing, tape-measure in hand, he went into the bedroom and took slow and accurate measurements, whistling delightedly to find that his pre-mortem theoretical calculations and post-mortem practical measurements hardly varied.
Word: tape recorder Part of Speech: noun 1. An electromechanical device use to record and play back sound, etc. Example: A cabled despatch is better than nothing, but a voicecast of tolerable quality is preferable, and in certain types of story a voicecast with live or recorded actuality is best of all. Correspondents all have portable tape recorders.
Word: nympholept Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek νυμφόληπτος (numphólēptos, “caught by nymphs, frenzied”), from νύμφη (númphē) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”). 1. A person in a state of nympholepsy. Example: Dark faery, / Modern, unissued, instinctive America, / Your nascent faery people / Lurking among the deeps of your industrial thicket, / Allure me till I am beside myself, / A nympholept. Example: "I don't mind young nympholepts, but I draw the line at a paint-raddled old bitch of - " He had not noticed Rita, hidden in the big leather chair with its back to him, but as she moved to look round at him, he arrested his whisky at the moment of tossing it off to say "Oh, sorry, Grimsby, I didn't know you had a visitor."
Word: nympholepsy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nympho- + -lepsy, after Ancient Greek νυμφόληπτος (numphólēptos, “frenzied by the nymphs”, adjective). Pronunciation: /ˈnɪmfəˌlɛpsi/ 1. A frenzied state of (usually erotic) emotion, especially concerning something or someone unattainable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: If young persons of both sexes were brought together in the honest practical relations of organized labor, we should see no more of these fond nympholepsies 2. Nymphophilia. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The science of nympholepsy is a precise science. Actual contact would do it in one second flat. An interspace of a millimeter would do it in ten.
Word: protoplasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English protoplasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English protoplasmic From protoplasm + -ic. 1. Of or relating to protoplasm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: PITA Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpiːtə/ 1. Acronym of pain in the ass/arse. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: mutable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English mutable, from Old French mutable, from Latin mutabilis (“liable to change”). By surface analysis, muta- + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːtəbəl/, [ˈmjuːtəbl̩] 1. Changeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate. Example: Vndoughtedly constaunce is an honourable vertue, as inconstance is reprochefull and odious. Wherfore that man whiche is mutable for euerye occasyon, muste nedes often repente hym, and in moche repentance is nat only moche foly, but also great detriment: whiche euery wyse man wyll eschue if he can. Example: For the mutable ranke-ſented Meynie, / Let them regard me, as I doe not flatter, / And therein behold themſelues. 2. Having a value that is changeable during program execution. Example: A value of a mutable type can change. Objects and arrays are mutable: a JavaScript program can change the values of object properties and array elements. Numbers, booleans, null, and undefined are immutable. 3. Being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy.
Word: mutable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mutable, from Old French mutable, from Latin mutabilis (“liable to change”). By surface analysis, muta- + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈmjuːtəbəl/, [ˈmjuːtəbl̩] 1. Something mutable; a variable or value that can change. Example: Hypothesis 6.14: Entropy levels within the social group may vary but must be maintained below maximum entropy on certain relevant variables (e.g., on the six globals and five mutables).
Word: personal video recorder Part of Speech: noun 1. A device that can record broadcast television programmes, or the images from a video camera, for subsequent playback through a television set Labels: Canada, Ireland, UK
Word: Square Mile Part of Speech: name Etymology: From square mile * (London): The City's land area is about 1.12 square miles and roughly square in shape. * (Montreal): Ellipsis of Golden Square Mile. From having a land area of roughly a mile square. 1. Synonym of City of London. Labels: London, informal 2. Synonym of Golden Square Mile. Labels: Montreal
Word: unagi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 鰻 (unagi, “eel”). 1. A type of sushi made from freshwater eel. Labels: uncountable
Word: decrepit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English decrepyt (ante 1439), from Middle French décrépit, from Latin dēcrepitus (“very old”), from crepō (“to creak”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/, /dəˈkɹɛp.ɪd/ 1. Weakened or worn out from age or wear. Example: Sorrow is subdued by strong necessity; there is no cause why life should be lengthened for our love; and we feel that the worn and the decrepit do but go down into that grave which had received youth, health, beauty,—all that made existence precious—long before. Example: Two entrants shared this award for their work on two quite different stations, but with the same purpose of bringing a redundant station building back into use for the benefit of the community, with the added result of conserving an historic building. Saltash Town Council bought Saltash station building after it had become very decrepit and 'an eyesore' - such that it was nearly pulled down to make way for housing.
Word: syndicate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the noun or French syndiquer, either on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪndɪkeɪt/ 1. To become a syndicate. Labels: intransitive Example: [H]e [John Guthrie McCallum] went to Los Angeles and set up a law practice. There, with three partners and a capitalization of $100,000, they syndicated under the name Palm Valley Land and Water Company in 1887. 2. To put under the control of a group acting as a unit. Labels: transitive Example: When a potential transaction has been identified by a bank, the first activity is obtaining from the potential borrower a "mandate," which is the customer's exclusive authorization to a bank to act as the syndication manager for that particular transaction and to approach other financial institutions on its behalf to raise a given amount of funds. […] A mandate letter is very similar to a standard bank commitment letter, with the exception that bank managers do not guarantee to provide the credit facility, but rather only to syndicate it on a "best efforts" basis, perhaps with a certain firm commitment assumed by them representing a portion of the required syndicated financing. 3. To release media content through a syndicate to be broadcast or published through multiple outlets. Labels: transitive Example: [I]nternational television format exchanges are providing a customizable alternative to syndicating existing TV series in foreign markets. Sixteen countries around the world have adapted So You Think You Can Dance, a reality dance competition that originated in the United States. Format changes range from using local judges and contestants to incorporating local dance styles into the competition. Example: With the success of The Oprah Winfrey Show and the national attention that Oprah [Winfrey] received from The Color Purple, [Jeffrey] Jacobs advised her that it was time to syndicate her show. Jacobs worked out a deal with the syndication company King World to distribute the show nationally. Two brothers, Roger and Michael King, ran King World. They syndicated the game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! and were looking for a new show to add to their list.
Word: Sudeten Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Via German Sudeten-; the name was used by Ptolemy as Σούδητα ὄρη (Soúdēta órē), but is of uncertain origin. Illyrian has been suggested. 1. Of or pertaining to Sudeten. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Sudeten Part of Speech: name Etymology: Via German Sudeten-; the name was used by Ptolemy as Σούδητα ὄρη (Soúdēta órē), but is of uncertain origin. Illyrian has been suggested. 1. A mountain range in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Poland, Germany).
Word: zeon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Byzantine Greek ζέον (zéon, “zeon; boiling”), from Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “boil”). 1. the hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine Eucharist to commemorate the water that flowed from the crucified Christ's side when pierced by the spear Labels: uncountable
Word: escheat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English escheat, achete, eschete (“the reversion or conversion of property to the government”), from Anglo-Norman eschete and Old French eschet, escheit, escheoit (“that which falls to one”), past participle of escheoir (“to fall”) (modern French échoir), from Late Latin *excadēre (“fall away, fall out”), from (Latin) ex- + cadere (“fall”). Doublet of cheat. Pronunciation: /ɪsˈt͡ʃiːt/ 1. The return, conversion, or vesting of property of a deceased person or closed business to the government (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants. It is known as bona vacantia in the United Kingdom. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The property so reverted. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Plunder, booty. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Approching, with bold words and bitter threat, / Bad that same boaster, as he mote, on high / To leaue to him that Lady for excheat, / Or bide him battell without further treat. 4. That which falls to one; a reversion or return. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And by my ruines thinkes to make them great: / To make one great by others losse, is bad excheat
Word: escheat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English escheat, achete, eschete (“the reversion or conversion of property to the government”), from Anglo-Norman eschete and Old French eschet, escheit, escheoit (“that which falls to one”), past participle of escheoir (“to fall”) (modern French échoir), from Late Latin *excadēre (“fall away, fall out”), from (Latin) ex- + cadere (“fall”). Doublet of cheat. Pronunciation: /ɪsˈt͡ʃiːt/ 1. To put (land, property) in escheat; to confiscate. Labels: transitive Example: Arms are very rigidly controlled in Scotland by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. […] Under an Act of 1592, Lyon King of Arms can escheat to the Sovereign all goods unlawfully displaying arms. Example: Failure to perform duties opened the culprit to charges of ‘felony’ (felonia), providing grounds for the king to escheat the fief. 2. To revert, convert, or vest ownership to the government or lord because its previous owner died without an heir or a business closed and no one claims the assets. Labels: intransitive
Word: calm down Part of Speech: verb 1. To become less excited, intense, or angry. Labels: intransitive Example: Calm down before you hurt somebody. 2. To cause to become less excited, intense, or angry. Labels: transitive
Word: flash in the pan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the days of flintlock firearms, where the main charge was intended to be fired by a small charge of gunpowder in the flash pan. If the resultant fire did not pass through the touch hole and ignite the main charge, it produced noise and smoke, but no substantial effect, and was termed a flash in the pan. Sometimes called fluff in the pan, the term refers to any ineffectual, short, spasmodic effort that dies in the attempt, such as an explosion of priming in the lockpan of a gun while the gun itself does not go off. 1. A transient occurrence with no long-term impact. Example: The concept turned out to be merely a flash in the pan and is no longer used. Example: The new dinner lady: 10 years on, can an Ottolenghi chef prove Jamie Oliver's revolution wasn't a flash in the pan? [title] 2. A career notable for early success not followed by significant accomplishment. Example: He was named Best New Director of 1940, but his career was a flash in the pan.
Word: go off half-cocked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: commonly believed to be From the days of flintlock and caplock firearms, where the half-cock position of the hammer was both a rudimentary safety, and the proper position for priming the pan or inserting a percussion cap. The phrase was originally rendered, "to go off at half-cock." however this expression comes from archery, the coloured feather on an arrow is called the cock feather, the arrow must be drawn back fully so the arrow will fly the furthest distance. going off half cocked means the arrow will not achieve its full power and not reach its target. 1. To take a premature or ill-considered action. Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: Make sure none of your men go off half-cocked and ruin this operation.
Word: lackey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French laquais, which is probably (via Old Occitan lacai?) from Spanish lacayo, itself perhaps from Italian lacchè and Greek λακές (lakés), from Turkish ulak. Another possibility is through French, from Catalan alacay, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid). See French laquais. Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.ki/ 1. A footman, a liveried male servant. Example: My dearest father,—I say nothing of them,—but I dare to speak of myself,—I can never be a monk,—if that is your object—spurn me,—order your lacqueys to drag me from this carriage,—leave me a beggar in the streets to cry “fire and water,”—but do not make me a monk. Example: St. Martin [of Tours] looks round, first, deliberately;—becomes aware of a tatterdemalion and thirsty-looking soul of a beggar at his chair side, who has managed to get his cup filled somehow, also—by a charitable lacquey. St. Martin turns his back on the Empress, and hobnobs with him! 2. A fawning, servile follower. Example: The latest act in the Madness of King Donald drama playing globally on every channel underlined the increasingly delusional world the anti-hero inhabits, his fantasies fed and indulged by a cast of sycophants, lackeys and straight grifters, all in it for what they can get.
Word: lackey Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French laquais, which is probably (via Old Occitan lacai?) from Spanish lacayo, itself perhaps from Italian lacchè and Greek λακές (lakés), from Turkish ulak. Another possibility is through French, from Catalan alacay, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid). See French laquais. Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.ki/ 1. To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously. Labels: transitive Example: [T]he ebbed man, ne'er loved till ne'er worth love, Comes deared by being lacked. This common body, Like to a vagabond flag upon the stream, Goes to and back, lackeying the varying tide, To rot itself with motion. Example: So dear to Heav'n is Saintly chastity, That when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried Angels lacky her […] 2. To toady, play the flunky. Labels: intransitive, obsolete
Word: garnison Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English garnisoun, from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from garnir, guarnir (“to protect, provision”). 1. garrison (military post or the troops stationed at it) Labels: Early, Modern, rare Example: This towne was named Vacca / Metellus drewe hym and his army thyder / and ſet garnyſon into the ſame towne. Example: And the men of the garniſon [KJV gariſon] ſpake to Jonathas and to his eſquier: Come vp to vs, and we wil ſhew you a thing[…]
Word: Gutenberg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Gutenberg. Pronunciation: /ˈɡutn̩ˌbɝɡ/, /ˈɡuːtn̩ˌbɜːɡ/, /ˈɡʊtn̩-/ 1. A habitational surname from German. 2. A metonym for a person 3. A metonym for a person: 4. A placename: 5. A placename: 6. A placename: 7. A placename: 8. Ellipsis of Gutenberg Bible, the first mass production printing project of the Gutenberg press. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 9. Ellipsis of Project Gutenberg, a digital library founded in 1971. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: seemed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /siːmd/, /sɪjmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of seem Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: looking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English lokynge, from earlier lokinde, lokende, from Old English lōciende, present participle of Old English lōcian (“to look”), equivalent to look + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of look Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present 2. as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of. Example: dorky-looking Example: By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.
Word: looking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lokynge, lokinge, from Old English lōcung (attested in Old English þurhlōcung), equivalent to look + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who looks; a glance. Example: A complicated interplay of lookings and viewings is in play. The staging and performance of the photograph, then, is as much the subject of the photograph as the ostensible subjects […]
Word: Patricia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin patricia (“noble”); later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick. Pronunciation: /pəˈtɹɪʃə/ 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: "[…] Our house is not of the era of Queen Isabella, but of the Princess Patricia." "That sounds like Aunt Isabel. They always called me Patricia there. Don't you think, papa, now that I'm getting so grown up, I ought to be called Patricia? Patty is such a baby name." "Patty is good enough for me," said Mr. Fairfield. "If you want to be called Patricia, you must get somebody else to do it. I dare say you could hire somebody for a small sum per week to call you Patricia for a given number of times every day." "Now, you're making fun of me, papa; but I do want to grow up dignified, and not be a silly schoolgirl all my life." Example: "Trix" was a derivation of Trish, our mother's girlhood name, or cognomen, as she called it; Trish was itself a derivation of Patricia. Trix disliked her original name because she thought it prissy and old-fashioned, but she didn't much like "Trix" either.
Word: seems Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /siːmz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of seem Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: replied Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈplaɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of reply Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: associated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/, /əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/, /əˈsoʊʃieɪtɪd/, /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/ 1. Connected with something or another person. Labels: not-comparable Example: closely associated Example: commonly associated 2. Connected or amalgamated with another company. Labels: not-comparable
Word: associated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/, /əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/, /əˈsoʊʃieɪtɪd/, /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of associate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: followed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɒl.əʊd/, /ˈfɒl.əd/, /ˈfɑ.loʊd/, /ˈfɒl.oʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of follow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Edith Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *gunþiz (“battle”). Name of a 10th century English saint. Pronunciation: /ˈidɪθ/ 1. A female given name from Old English. Example: Edith's pretty, but it looks / Better in old English books. Example: But suppose she had had an elder sister with a beautiful name like Edith. My conviction was deep and immovable that had I been named something really pretty like that, I would have found it easy to sew neatly and know my lessons. 2. A locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Rudolph Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Rudolph, Rudolf (compare Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz). Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːdɒ(l)f/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Example: Another Rubus character of particular interest is R. ursinus × idaeus, or boysenberry. This is a complex hybrid which came about as a cross between European raspberry (R. idaeus), common blackberry (R. fruticosus), and loganberry (Rubus × loganobaccus). The hyrbid was originally developed during the late 1920’s in California by a farmer named Rudolph Boysen. 2. A surname. 3. Ellipsis of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 4. A given name for a caribou.
Word: Asgard Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂émsus Proto-Germanic *ansuz Proto-Norse *ᚨᛊᚢᛉ (*asuʀ) Old Norse áss Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos Proto-Germanic *gardaz Old Norse garðr Old Norse Ásgarðrlbor. English Asgard Learned borrowing from Old Norse Ásgarðr. Agartha may be a corruption of this. Pronunciation: /ˈæsˌɡɑɹd/, /ˈæzˌɡɑɹd/, /ˈɑsˌɡɑɹd/, /ˈɑzˌɡɑɹd/ 1. The realm of the Æsir gods. Labels: Norse Example: The gods built themselves castles in Asgard, and halls that shone with gold. It is recorded that there were twelve such heavenly palaces, but the poems differ from each other in describing them. Example: So, for instance, when the giant Hrungnir became tediously drunk and boastful, it was Freyja who, of all the Æsir in Asgard, was bold enough to keep serving him drink, but equally it was she whom he threatened to take away with him. 2. A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada.
Word: Álfheimr Part of Speech: name 1. The modern Swedish province of Bohuslän. 2. home of the Ljósálfar (Light Elves) and one of the nine realms, also called Ljosalfheim. Labels: Norse
Word: Alfheim Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse Álfheimr. 1. The home of the Ljósálfar (light elves, álfar, divine beings), located up in the sky. 2. Elfland. 3. Possibly heaven.
Word: broadcaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From broadcast (“to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/, /ˈbɹɑd-/, /ˈbɹɔːdˌkɑːstə/, /-ˌkæstə/ 1. A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc. 2. A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”). Labels: obsolete 3. A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc. 4. An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting. Example: Robert Lee was scheduled to cover a University of Virginia game in the city for the broadcaster on 2 September. Example: The government has also proposed upgrading the airport in Kangerlussuaq, a former U.S. military base in western Greenland, to accommodate F-35 fighter jets, broadcasters DR and TV2 said on Friday. 5. A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter. 6. A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
Word: seabird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + bird. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːbɜː(ɹ)d/ 1. Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
Word: cried Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɹaɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of cry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: refund Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English refunden, refounden, from Old French refondre, refonder, refunder (“to restore; pay back”), from Latin refundere; prefix re- (“re-”) + fundere (“to pour”): compare French refondre, refonder. See fuse (“to melt”), and compare refound (“to cast again”), and refuse. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈfʌnd/, /ˈɹiːfʌnd/ 1. To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse. Labels: transitive Example: If you find this computer for sale anywhere at a lower price, we’ll refund you the difference. Example: A Governor, that had Pillag'd the People, was […] sentenc'd to Refund what he had Wrongfully Taken. 2. To obtain a refund. Labels: colloquial, transitive Example: This game sucks, Imma refund it. 3. To supply (someone) again with funds. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: to refund a railroad loan 4. To pour back (something). Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive Example: Were the humours of the eye tinctured with any colour, they would refund that colour upon the object. Example: When our mutual trance was a little over, and the young fellow had withdrawn that delicious stretcher, with which he had most plentifully drowned all thoughts of revenge in the sense of actual pleasure, the widen'd wounded passage refunded a stream of pearly liquids, which flowed down my thighs, mixed with streaks of blood
Word: refund Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English refunden, refounden, from Old French refondre, refonder, refunder (“to restore; pay back”), from Latin refundere; prefix re- (“re-”) + fundere (“to pour”): compare French refondre, refonder. See fuse (“to melt”), and compare refound (“to cast again”), and refuse. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈfʌnd/, /ˈɹiːfʌnd/ 1. An amount of money returned. Example: If the camera is faulty, you can return it to the store where you bought it for a full refund. Example: RDG explains: "From April 1 2026, the following tickets, Anytime, Off-Peak, Day Travelcards and most Ranger and Rover tickets, will no longer be refundable on the day they become valid for travel." It calls the £40m it thinks it loses "refund abuse", which it explains as "refunds on tickets that have been used but not scanned or endorsed, where a customer falsely states that they did not travel". I'm sure such abuse takes place (and that it's done by passengers). But RDG is taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut and punishing many millions of honest passengers by making tickets more restrictive.
Word: choral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin choralis, from Latin chorus. Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːɹəl/, /ˈkɔɹəl/ 1. Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus. Labels: not-comparable Example: Palestrina wrote choral music for the Catholic church.
Word: choral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See chorale. Hence, cognate with etymology 1. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹɑːl/ 1. Alternative form of chorale. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: chorale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Choral. Pronunciation: /kɒˈrɑːl/, /kɔːˈɹɑːl/, /kəˈræl/, /kəˈrɑl/ 1. A form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune. 2. A chorus or choir.