nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: tern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Via an East Anglian dialect, from some Scandinavian (North Germanic) language, related to Danish terne, Norwegian terne, and Swedish tärna, all from Old Norse þerna (“tern; maidservant”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā (“handmaid, young girl”). First attested in the 1670s. Pronunciation: /tɜːn/, /tɝn/ 1. Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
Word: tern Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *tréyes The noun is derived from Late Middle English terne (“throw of a die or dice showing the number three”), from Old French terne (“gathering of three people; trinity”) (modern French terne), from Latin ternās, the accusative feminine plural of ternī (“three each; three at a time”), from ter (“thrice”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”)) + -ī (from -us (suffix forming adjectives)). The adjective is either derived from the noun, or directly from Latin ternī (“three each; three at a time”); see above. Pronunciation: /tɜːn/, /tɝn/ 1. A thing with three components; a set of three things. Labels: dated, obsolete 2. A thing with three components; a set of three things. Labels: dated, obsolete Example: And yet, now even, if Madonna willed, / She'd win a tern in Thursday's lottery, / And better all things.
Word: tern Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *tréyes The noun is derived from Late Middle English terne (“throw of a die or dice showing the number three”), from Old French terne (“gathering of three people; trinity”) (modern French terne), from Latin ternās, the accusative feminine plural of ternī (“three each; three at a time”), from ter (“thrice”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”)) + -ī (from -us (suffix forming adjectives)). The adjective is either derived from the noun, or directly from Latin ternī (“three each; three at a time”); see above. Pronunciation: /tɜːn/, /tɝn/ 1. Consisting of three components; ternate, threefold, triple. Labels: not-comparable, rare Example: tern flowers tern leaves Example: a tern schooner, one with three masts
Word: turn in one's grave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Documented in English since 1801, perhaps from Jewish rabbinic tradition that the bones of Judah rolled about in his coffin for his shame during the Exodus. 1. To be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased. Labels: idiomatic Example: Beethoven is probably turning in his grave at the way that rock group mangled his Ninth Symphony. Example: The new scientific discovery about the gravitation particle could make Isaac Newton turn in his grave. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, in, one's, grave.
Word: gung ho Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From a catachresis of Mandarin 工合 (gōnghé), an acronym for 工業合作社 /工业合作社 (gōngyè hézuòshè, “[Chinese] Industrial Cooperative Society”), as 工 (gōng, “work”) + 合 (“together”), literally “to work together”. The interpretation "work together" was created by U.S. Marine Evans Carlson, who was posted in China during the 1930s. It became the motto and nickname of the enthusiastic battalion Carlson commanded, leading to other marines adopting the term to mean "overly enthusiastic". It was popularized in the United States by the war film Gung Ho! (1943), which profiled the battalion's leadership of the Raid on Makin Island during World War II. Pronunciation: /ˌɡʌŋˈhəʊ/, /ˌɡʌŋˈhoʊ/ 1. Overly enthusiastic or energetic. Labels: derogatory, informal, often Example: No matter how gung ho you are when you start, you will tire as you become mired in details. 2. Cocky; undisciplined; contemptuous of rules. Labels: derogatory, informal
Word: New Guinea Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /n(j)uː ˈɡɪn.i/, /ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/, [njuː ˈɡɪn.i], [nu ˈɡɪn.i] 1. A large island in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia, in Oceania, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east. 2. A former dependent territory of Australia, from 1914 to 1975, occupying the northern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea. Labels: historical 3. Papua New Guinea: A country in Oceania. Labels: informal
Word: colonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colon(y) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English colonist From colon(y) + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlənɪst/, /ˈkɑlənɪst/ 1. A founder of a colony. 2. A member of a colony.
Word: calendarist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old French calendierbor. Middle English kalender English calendar Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English calendarist From calendar + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈkæl.ən.də.ɹɪst/, /ˈkæl.ən.dəɹ.ɪst/ 1. A person who uses a particular form of calendar 2. A person who contrives and makes calendars
Word: banjo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the pronunciation of African slaves, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly a corruption of bandore (from Spanish bandurria), alternatively from a West African language such as Mandinka banjul, or Kimbundu mbanza. Pronunciation: /ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/, /ˈbæn.d͡ʒoʊ/ 1. A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings. Example: I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee... Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:banjo. 2. Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard. 3. An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel. Labels: slang 4. A cul-de-sac with a round end. Labels: UK Example: They all came back here — we cleared the room and put up tables for the reception — and then we went to another house on the banjo for a "knees-up". Example: Billy Tower lived in the far left house in the banjo that was Dagenham's version of cul de sacs. The trouble was you could be seen from the house and, in the time it took to walk along the Banjo, drugs could be flushed away. 5. A miner's round-nosed shovel. 6. An egg sandwich fried on a flattop and served in a bun like a burger, ellipsis of egg banjo. Labels: Malaysia 7. The frenulum of the penis. Labels: slang, vulgar
Word: banjo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the pronunciation of African slaves, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly a corruption of bandore (from Spanish bandurria), alternatively from a West African language such as Mandinka banjul, or Kimbundu mbanza. Pronunciation: /ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/, /ˈbæn.d͡ʒoʊ/ 1. To play a banjo. 2. To beat, to knock down. Labels: UK, slang, transitive Example: Admitting the assault, the husband said that he had given her a 'banjoing' but that she had asked for it. Example: Madar was turfed out on a final misdemeanour of banjoing one of his teammates in training before a big game 3. To shell or attack (a target). Labels: UK, slang, transitive Example: Riding reported that on the day Mayne had asked for DZ coordinates, their base had been banjoed by the Germans.
Word: banjax Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown, perhaps originally Dublin slang. According to Green’s Dictionary of Slang, may be a euphemism for bollocks. Pronunciation: /ˈbæn.d͡ʒæks/, /bænˈd͡ʒæks/ 1. To ruin or destroy. Labels: UK, slang Example: I hoofed his backside till he went down all of a heap. That banjaxed his little game. You should have heard his hullabulloo. Example: Indeed, it seemed that the army was hopelessly banjaxed.
Word: banjax Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown, perhaps originally Dublin slang. According to Green’s Dictionary of Slang, may be a euphemism for bollocks. Pronunciation: /ˈbæn.d͡ʒæks/, /bænˈd͡ʒæks/ 1. A mess or undesirable situation made as a result of incompetence. Labels: Ireland, informal Example: I'm tellin' you the scholar, Bentham, made a banjax o' th' Will.
Word: banjos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of banjo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: banjos Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of banjo Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: banjaxed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From banjax + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈbæn.dʒækst/ 1. simple past and past participle of banjax Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: banjaxed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From banjax + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈbæn.dʒækst/ 1. Broken, ruined, shattered; confounded. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang Example: Here is his black heart sitting there as large as life in the middle of the pulp of his banjaxed corpse. Example: Then it got banjaxed, at a supper party to which he brought me. 2. Tired, sleepy, cream crackered. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang Example: I'm completely banjaxed!
Word: banjoes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of banjo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: stand back Part of Speech: verb 1. To maintain distance. Labels: intransitive Example: You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw. 2. To abstain from participation. Labels: intransitive Example: While others debated the proposals, he stood back. 3. (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler Labels: intransitive
Word: stand by Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌstændˈbaɪ̯/, [ˌstændˈbaɪ̯], /ˌsteə̯ndˈbaɪ̯/, /ˌstɛə̯ndˈbaɪ̯/, /ˌstɛːndˈbɑ̟ɪ̯/ 1. To wait in expectation of some event; to be ready. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Please stand by for more instructions. Example: It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless.[…]You stand by, Janet, and wake me up if they do any of that running commentary stuff.” 2. To remain loyal or faithful to. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: Even though money is scarce sometimes, Ann stands by her decision to be a full-time mother. Example: [W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent. 3. To support; to continue to support despite things being bad. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: They stood by us all along and it's awesome to see them out here to support us today. 4. To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation. Labels: intransitive Example: I can't simply stand by and watch you ruin your life.
Word: stand-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from stand in. 1. A person of similar size and shape to an actor who substitutes for or replaces that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film. Example: They used a stand-in to set up the lighting so that the actor did not have to be there during the lengthy process. 2. A substitute. Example: France's own stand-in stand-off Trinh-Duc missed with a drop-goal when well set but then set off on a curving run through a scattered defensive line which carried him deep into enemy territory until Weepu's desperate tap-tackle finally brought him down. Example: Beans, corn, and even chopped broccoli work not just as stand-ins but can elevate a meal. Each brings its unique texture and flavor profile.
Word: stand in for Part of Speech: verb 1. To replace; to act as a double or substitute for. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: I asked my colleague to stand in for me so I could take the day off.
Word: stand out Part of Speech: verb 1. To jut out, protrude (from a surface etc.). 2. To persist in opposition or resistance (against something); to refuse to comply (with someone). Labels: intransitive 3. To sail in a direction away from shore. Labels: intransitive Example: One morning in the early grey of the dawn we stood out to sea to troll for mackerel. Example: The next day the breeze freshened and the Ibis duly stood out to sea. 4. To maintain, to persist in claiming (that). Labels: obsolete Example: She stood out that she was not Edward's mistress until Leonora said that she had seen Edwrad coming out of her room at an advanced hour of the night. 5. To be prominent or conspicuous; to have special significance. Labels: intransitive Example: She stood out from the other candidates and was offered the job. Example: The Scottish midfielder had an impressive game for Villa and his passing and vision stood out throughout. 6. To be clearly distinguishable; to be obvious, to be easily noticeable, in contrast to the surroundings. Labels: intransitive Example: Tourist guides often carry umbrellas so that they stand out in a crowd. Example: The path led straight across the clearing into another forest, lying upon the verge of which I saw a bit of white. It appeared to stand out in marked contrast and incongruity to all its surroundings, and when I stopped to examine it, I found that it was a small strip of muslin—part of the hem of a garment.
Word: standpoint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stand + point, a calque of German Standpunkt. Similar constructions used in other languages, such as Japanese 立場 (tachiba, literally “standing place”). Pronunciation: /ˈstændpɔɪnt/ 1. A point of view; a perspective. Example: Bathing once a month may save time, but from a cleanliness standpoint, it's not effective. Example: Plus, early in a career, bands are typically winging it from a creative standpoint; after awhile, acts figure out what they’re doing right (or wrong), and are more deliberate about songcraft and execution.
Word: standstill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stand + still, a deverbal from stand still. Compare Dutch stilstand (“a standstill”), German Stillstand (“a standstill”), Danish stilstand (“a standstill”). Pronunciation: /ˈstændˌstɪl/, [ˈstɛən(d)ˌstɪɫ] 1. A complete immobility; a halt. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The wreck brought traffic to a standstill for hours. Example: Despite all these precautions, however, severe storms sometimes caused drifts which brought traffic completely to a standstill.
Word: stand up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English standen up, from Old English standan up; equivalent to stand + up. Compare Old Norse standa upp. 1. To rise from a lying or sitting position. Labels: intransitive Example: Stand up, then sit down again. Example: He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.[…]But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again[…]she found her mother standing up before the seat on which she had sat all the evening searching anxiously for her with her eyes, and her father by her side. 2. To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up. Labels: transitive Example: Laura stood the sofa up on end. 3. (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: John stood Laura up at the movie theater. Example: — What?! Why did you come HERE then? You should be at a hospital! — A gentleman never stands a lady up. 4. To last or endure over a period of time. Labels: intransitive Example: Both Venus 5 and Venus 6 had apparently stood up well under the rigors of their 217-million-mile trips. 5. To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible. Labels: intransitive Example: Ehrlichman's story did not stand up under Neal's grilling. Example: This kind of evidence wouldn't stand up in court. 6. To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman. Labels: intransitive 7. To launch, propel upwards Labels: transitive Example: It was a dreadful goal to concede as Ariel Ibagaza was able to take a short corner and then receive the return ball in space on the left. He stood up a floated cross into the middle where Fuster arrived unmarked to steer a header into the corner. 8. To formally activate and commission (a unit, formation, etc.). Labels: US, transitive 9. To make one's voice heard, to speak up. Example: But my biblical and theological commitments tell me we need to stand up and be counted for the issues of neighbor care and creation care. We need to speak up. Example: We're a lion sitting under the tree, watching the hyenas as they stalk our territory. They're coming right up to us. They scratch. They push. They're eating our food! At a certain point, we need to remember that we're a f***ing lion. We need to stand up, and we need to f**ing roar! 10. To serve in a role during a wedding ceremony. Labels: formal, intransitive Example: Will you stand up for me (as my best man) at the wedding? Example: The bridesmaids will stand up over there during the ceremony.
Word: crossword Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cross + word. Various word puzzles referred to as "crosswords" date back to the 1860s. The modern crossword puzzle was invented in 1913 by Arthur Wynne, who coined the name word-cross – crossword first appeared a few weeks later as a typographical error or deliberate transposition. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d/ 1. A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word. 2. The grid of such a puzzle. Labels: broadly, informal Example: HOW TO ENTER::Fill in the crossword and send it to CROSSWORD No.54, DRUM, 176 Main Street, Johannesburg Example: I sat on the bed and began to fill in the crossword. 3. The words in an acrostic puzzle from which the letters are to be taken. Labels: obsolete Example: DOUBLE ACROSTIC. My primals and finals are the same as the first crossword. Crosswords--(1) A castle in Spain. (2) The quantity contained in a ladle. (3) A convulsive sound which comes from the throat.[…] Example: CROSSWORDS: I. Not plain. 2. Wandering tribes. 3. To disparage.[…] 4. A crossword enigma poem. Labels: obsolete Example: A CROSSWORD. My first is in army but not in fort. My second is in prisoner but not in court.[…]
Word: slowly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English slowly, slowli, slouli, slowliche, from Old English slāwlīċe (“slowly; sluggishly”), equivalent to slow + -ly. Compare Old Norse slæliga, sljóliga. Pronunciation: /ˈsləʊli/, /ˈslaːli/, /ˈsloʊli/ 1. At a slow pace. Example: Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer. Example: When bond yields rise slowly over time, it’s not a problem for pensions deploying LDI strategies, and actually helps their finances.
Word: caliph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English calife, caliphe, from Old French caliphe, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”) and خَلِيف (ḵalīf, “successor”). Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪlɪf/, /ˈkælɪf/ 1. The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad. Example: The Abbasid caliphs patronized art and science beside religious developments ushering in the Islamic Golden Age when their capital Baghdad began to flourish as a center of knowledge, culture and trade. Example: It carries us to the East, and the stately halls of the caliphs rise on the mind's eye; and we think over the thousand and one stories which made our childhood so happy, and stored up a world of unconscious poetry for our future years:...
Word: fatwa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”) (whence مُفْتٍ (muftin, “mufti”), the active participle of the same verb: see mufti). The forms fetwa, fetwah are derived from Italian fetfà (obsolete), and directly from its etymon Ottoman Turkish فتوی (fetva) (modern Turkish fetva), from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā): see above. Modern uses of noun sense 1.2 (“decree that a person should be put to death”) and the corresponding verb sense are probably influenced by the issuance of a fatwa on 14 February 1989 by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1900 or 1902 – 1989), the Supreme Leader of Iran, calling for the British-American author Salman Rushdie (born 1947) and his publishers to be put to death for alleged blasphemy in his novel The Satanic Verses (1988). The plural form fatawa is borrowed from Arabic فَتَاوَى (fatāwā). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈfætwɑː/, /-wə/, /ˈfætwɑ/, /ˈfɑt-/, /ˈfət-/ 1. A formal legal decree, opinion, or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority. Example: The website contains fatwas on points of Islamic law that arise in court cases. Example: In 2015, one person was killed in Copenhagen at a meeting meant to mark the 25th anniversary of an Iranian fatwa against British writer Salman Rushdie, which Vilks attended. 2. A decree issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority that a person should be put to death, usually as punishment for committing apostasy or blasphemy. Labels: broadly, proscribed 3. A formal decree or ruling, or statement, issued by an authority of a religion other than Islam. Labels: broadly 4. An emphatic decree or opinion, especially one which condemns or criticizes. Labels: figuratively, informal
Word: fatwa Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”) (whence مُفْتٍ (muftin, “mufti”), the active participle of the same verb: see mufti). The forms fetwa, fetwah are derived from Italian fetfà (obsolete), and directly from its etymon Ottoman Turkish فتوی (fetva) (modern Turkish fetva), from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā): see above. Modern uses of noun sense 1.2 (“decree that a person should be put to death”) and the corresponding verb sense are probably influenced by the issuance of a fatwa on 14 February 1989 by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1900 or 1902 – 1989), the Supreme Leader of Iran, calling for the British-American author Salman Rushdie (born 1947) and his publishers to be put to death for alleged blasphemy in his novel The Satanic Verses (1988). The plural form fatawa is borrowed from Arabic فَتَاوَى (fatāwā). The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈfætwɑː/, /-wə/, /ˈfætwɑ/, /ˈfɑt-/, /ˈfət-/ 1. To issue a fatwa (noun sense 1) against (someone); specifically (loosely, erroneous), a fatwa imposing a ban or a death sentence. Labels: rare, transitive Example: Unlike many writers and artists, Chahine had not been fatwaed by the militants, but he felt threatened nevertheless. Example: One wonders why these terrorists are not fatwaed.
Word: zabaglione Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian zabaglione, zabaione, possibly from Latin sabaia (“Illyrian barley beer”) (from an Illyrian word probably from Proto-Indo-European *sab- (“taste”)) + -one (augmentative suffix). Pronunciation: /ˌzæbəˈljəʊni/, /ˌzɑbɑˈljəʊni/, /ˌzɑbəlˈjoʊni/ 1. A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: zabaione Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌzæbaɪˈəʊni/, /ˌzɑbəˈjəʊni/ 1. Alternative form of zabaglione. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: sabbatical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sabbaticus + -al. Pronunciation: /səˈbætɪkəl/, [səˈbæɾɪk(ə)ɫ] 1. Relating to the Sabbath. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to a sabbatical. Labels: not-comparable
Word: sabbatical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sabbaticus + -al. Pronunciation: /səˈbætɪkəl/, [səˈbæɾɪk(ə)ɫ] 1. An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits. Example: Gen Z is using micro-retirement to avoid burnout, find greater fulfillment in their work, and enhance their overall well-being. However, it’s not just Gen-Z: According to a survey from Side Hustles, 10% of workers are considering taking a micro-retirement and 75% thought employers should offer micro-retirement policies such as unpaid sabbaticals. […] Your employer may offer flexibility or the option to take a sabbatical. 2. A sabbatical year (ancient religious observance).
Word: sabella Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sabulum (“sand”). 1. A seaworm of the genus Sabella, around 25 cm long, which lives in tubes that it builds itself.
Word: upstanding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From up- + standing. Pronunciation: /ʌpˈstændɪŋ/ 1. Honest; reputable; respectable. Example: An upstanding merchant will exchange a faulty product. Example: I don't even know her But I feel a responsibility to do what's upstanding and right It's kinda like a code, yeah And you've been getting closer and closer, and crossing so many lines
Word: upstanding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From upstand. Pronunciation: /ʌpˈstændɪŋ/ 1. Standing up. Labels: not-comparable Example: Please be upstanding for His Worship the Mayor. Example: Swift was among those upstanding for Dion when she walked on stage and singing to Dion's hit The Power of Love.
Word: upstanding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From upstand. Pronunciation: /ʌpˈstændɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of upstand Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: standout Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from stand out. Pronunciation: /ˈstændaʊt/ 1. Exceptional; noteworthy. Labels: not-comparable Example: The band played well, but the acrobats gave the standout performance. Example: Despite the quality of entries being high in this year's OPC category, she is a standout winner for all the judges.
Word: standout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from stand out. Pronunciation: /ˈstændaʊt/ 1. An exceptional or noteworthy person or thing. Example: This building is one of the city's architectural standouts. Example: An all-around superlative athlete, he was also a standout in track and field […]. 2. The distance a self-retracting metal tape measure can be extended before collapsing under its own weight. Example: This tape measure has a standout of 14 feet.
Word: all thumbs Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the proverb "when he should get aught, each finger is a thumb", from John Heywood's Collection of 1546. 1. Clumsy; awkward; not dextrous. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: I am all thumbs when it comes to shuffling cards.
Word: brown thumb Part of Speech: noun 1. A lack of skill at growing plants; a poor gardening skill. Labels: idiomatic Example: I have a terrible brown thumb. I could probably kill silk flowers.
Word: green thumb Part of Speech: noun 1. A natural skill for gardening. Labels: US, idiomatic Example: Wow, did you plant this entire garden on your own? You really must have a green thumb. Example: Everyone knows someone who has a "green thumb," who seems to be able to get plants to grow well just by being around, by talking or even playing music[…] 2. A person with this skill. Labels: US Example: I should ask the green thumb next door what she recommends for my droopy daffodils.
Word: thumb one's nose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See thumb, nose. 1. To place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, typically with the fingers spread and while simultaneously wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect. Example: My brother thumbed his nose in reply to my snide remarks. 2. To act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect. Labels: figuratively Example: Richard Feynman delighted in thumbing his nose at the dissidents and workers.
Word: thumbs up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Said to refer to the signal of approval or disapproval used by spectators at a Roman amphitheatre, but the directions have been reversed, and the Roman gesture was a bent thumb. 1. A gesture signifying approval or okay; a thumb pointing up out of a fist. Example: He smiled and gave a big thumbs up. 2. An approval or OK. Labels: figuratively Example: We got the thumbs up to go ahead with the project.
Word: under one's thumb Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Completely controlled by someone; at someone's command. Labels: idiomatic Example: She has the entire crew under her thumb. They would do anything for her. Example: ...when you find a man under his wife's thumb you can always be sure there's a soft spot in him somewhere.
Word: Jan Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of January. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. A male given name from Dutch.
Word: Jan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old French Jehan (“John”). Doublet of John. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒæn/, /d͡ʒan/, /d͡ʒɛn/ 1. A male given name from Hebrew. Labels: dated
Word: Jan Part of Speech: name Etymology: A clipping or hypochoristic form of Janet, Janice, Janine, Janis, etc. Doublet of Ivanka, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒæn/ 1. A female given name. Example: "Yes, Mommy," answered Janice. Then she turned to her friend and asked, "Shall I wear my light chintz and kenton kerchief, or my purple and white striped Persian?" "Sufficiently smart for a country lass, Jan," cried her friend. Example: She's startled. How long has it been since he called her Jax instead of Janet or Jan? The last is a nickname she secretly hates. It makes her think of that syrupy-sweet actress on Lassie when she was a kid, the little boy (Timmy, his name was Timmy) always fell down a well or got bitten by a snake or trapped under a rock, and what kind of parents put a kid's life in the hands of a fucking collie?
Word: Jan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From various European languages, ultimately from Latin Johannes. Pronunciation: /jɑːn/, /jæn/ 1. A male given name, equivalent to English John. Example: Jan Petter Vala is serving part of a 10-year murder sentence on a posh island in southern Norway.
Word: perfume Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French parfum, perfum. Doublet of parfum. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːfjuːm/, /ˈpɝfjuːm/, /pɚˈfjuːm/ 1. A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines. Example: Among the Turks, an exciting compound consists of olibanum, myrrh, camphor, musk, in pulverized form. The resultant perfume is said to affect the genitals. 2. A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She bought a perfume at the airport. Example: The market for prestige perfumes is pretty much restricted to what industry economists call “gotrocks ladies”—women in households with annual incomes over $40,000 and who are over forty but still young enough to have a sense of smell (Elizabeth Taylor, for instance).
Word: perfume Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French parfum, perfum. Doublet of parfum. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːfjuːm/, /ˈpɝfjuːm/, /pɚˈfjuːm/ 1. To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent. Labels: transitive
Word: Nederlands Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Nederlands. 1. Dutch (language)
Word: gym Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪm/ 1. Clipping of gymnasium; especially, a school gymnasium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: It was pouring rain, so the kids played kickball in the gym instead of on the field. Example: Gym is my favourite period in this school. 2. Clipping of gymnastics, often as sense 4. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable 3. A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1). Labels: especially Example: Near-synonyms: health club, sports club Example: hit the gym 4. Physical education class (PE class). Example: gym teacher Example: gym class
Word: gym Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪm/ 1. To go to the gym. Labels: Australia, India, South-Africa, intransitive Example: The only thing that can make you susceptible to this condition pre-marriage is crash dieting or mindless gymming and exercise.) Example: I have tried everything from yoga to dancing to gymming, but I can't be consistent with anything. Actually, I'm okay without working out.
Word: grid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron. Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪd/ 1. A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle. 2. A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb. 3. A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire. Example: You can't turn off the building from here; you have to shut down the whole grid. Example: [Rural solar plant] schemes are of little help to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look for specks of light in the villages. 4. A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters). 5. A method of marking off maps into areas. 6. The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race. Example: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton fought up from the back of the grid to eighth, with team-mate Jenson Button taking ninth. 7. The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher). 8. A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery. 9. A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron. Example: They camped that night at Dingo Creek, the fire Jim quickly made, Put the Billy on the cross-piece, pitched the tent, Brought a steak from 'neath the saddle-flap, and on the "grid" 'twas laid, A piece of rusty fencing wire, well bent. 10. An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc. Example: Everything on the grid – all the backdrops and curtains, anything that has to move up and down from the fly-tower – has to be counterweighted. 11. A bicycle. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: ‘Hop on the bar of my grid,’ said D'Arcy. ‘I'll double you round to meet some pals of ours.’
Word: grid Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron. Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪd/ 1. To mark with a grid. 2. To assign a reference grid to. 3. To enter in a grid. Example: On the SAT, to answer a grid-in question, you grid in your answer by filling out the ovals.
Word: check Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شاه (šāh)bor. Arabic شَاه (šāh)bor. Medieval Latin scaccusder. Old French eschecbor. Middle English chek English check From Middle English chek, chekke, borrowed from Old French eschec, eschek, eschac, from Medieval Latin scaccus, borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”), borrowed from Classical Persian شَاه (šāh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”). Compare Saterland Frisian Schak, Schach, Dutch schaak, German Schach, Danish skak, Swedish schack, Icelandic skák, French échec, Italian scacco. Doublet of chess and shah (“king of Persia or Iran”), from the same source, as well as thig, which derives from the Germanic cognate. All of the English senses developed from the chess sense. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛk/, [t͡ʃʰɛk̚] 1. An inspection or examination. Example: I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check. 2. A control; a limit or stop. Example: checks and balances Example: The castle moat should hold the enemy in check. 3. A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. 4. A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator. Labels: US Example: Norton had made a neat, lawyerly check beside each of the items he and Billy had picked up—half a dozen or so, including the milk and a six-pack of Coke. 5. An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity. Labels: US Example: I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount. 6. A bill, particularly in a restaurant. Labels: US Example: I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave. 7. A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play. Example: The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck. Example: Liverpool had been reduced to 10 men in the 88th minute, Ibrahima Konaté collecting a second yellow card for a check on Kai Havertz. 8. A token used instead of cash in various contexts, including sign-out of company property or collection of rations (dated), in gaming machines, or in gambling generally. Example: a brass check Example: […]the statute prohibits a machine which dispenses checks or tokens for replay[…] 9. A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood. 10. A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified. Example: a check given for baggage Example: a return check on a railroad 11. The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. 12. A small chink or crack.
Word: check Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English chekken, partly from Old French eschequier and partly from the noun (see above). Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛk/, [t͡ʃʰɛk̚] 1. An expression showing that a requirement has been satisfied. Example: Keys? Check. Batteries? Check. We are all ready to go! 2. An expression that indicates that the speaker wishes to pay the bill (e.g. in a restaurant).
Word: check Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By shortening from chequer, from Old French eschequier (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium, ultimately from the same Persian root as above. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛk/, [t͡ʃʰɛk̚] 1. A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern. Labels: in-plural Example: The tablecloth had red and white checks. Example: One of her female followers, had made a very elegant piece of check. The Friend, being at her house, on a visit, the lady shewed the check to her, and as evidence of devotion to her leader, proposed presenting her with a pattern off the piece for her own use. 2. Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
Word: check Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By shortening from chequer, from Old French eschequier (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium, ultimately from the same Persian root as above. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛk/, [t͡ʃʰɛk̚] 1. To mark with a check pattern. Labels: transitive
Word: check Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By shortening from chequer, from Old French eschequier (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium, ultimately from the same Persian root as above. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛk/, [t͡ʃʰɛk̚] 1. Checky, i.e. chequy. Labels: not-comparable, possibly, rare Example: CHECKY, […] Checky, according to Colombiere, is one of the most noble and ancient figures […] Checky is always composed of metal, and colour. […] So that if that be or, and the next gules, the house or family is said to bear check, or, and gules. When the whole shield is not chequered , but only the chief, a bend, cross, or the like, the number of ranges should be expressed. Example: He died about 1270; and his son, Sir Robert, assisted the brave Sir William Wallace, and died in 1800. BOYD ARMS. Azure, a fesse check, argent et gules.
Word: check Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɛk/, [t͡ʃʰɛk̚] 1. Alternative form of chick (“window blind or door screen”). Labels: India, Pakistan, alt-of, alternative
Word: Ilocano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ilocano, from iloco + -ano, where the root is from Ilocano i- (place of origin prefix) + either lukong (“hollow; concave”) or luek/luok (“cove; bay”) + Spanish -o. Pronunciation: /ˌiːləʊˈkɑːnəʊ/, /ˌiloʊˈkɑnoʊ/, /ˌiləˈkɑnoʊ/, /ˌɪləˈkɑnoʊ/ 1. The ethnolinguistic group of the Ilocos Region on the coasts of northwestern Luzon in the Philippines.
Word: Ilocano Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ilocano, from iloco + -ano, where the root is from Ilocano i- (place of origin prefix) + either lukong (“hollow; concave”) or luek/luok (“cove; bay”) + Spanish -o. Pronunciation: /ˌiːləʊˈkɑːnəʊ/, /ˌiloʊˈkɑnoʊ/, /ˌiləˈkɑnoʊ/, /ˌɪləˈkɑnoʊ/ 1. A language spoken principally on the northwestern coasts of the island of Luzon.
Word: Ilocano Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ilocano, from iloco + -ano, where the root is from Ilocano i- (place of origin prefix) + either lukong (“hollow; concave”) or luek/luok (“cove; bay”) + Spanish -o. Pronunciation: /ˌiːləʊˈkɑːnəʊ/, /ˌiloʊˈkɑnoʊ/, /ˌiləˈkɑnoʊ/, /ˌɪləˈkɑnoʊ/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Ilocano. Labels: not-comparable
Word: majesty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English majeste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin maiestātem, (literally, "the quality of being greater”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”) See mega-. Pronunciation: /ˈmæd͡ʒ.əs.ti/, /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪs.tɪ/ 1. The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the majesty of the Great Pyramids
Word: eel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English el (“eel”), from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *āl (“eel”), from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian iel (“eel”), Dutch aal (“eel”), German Low German Aal, Ool (“eel”), German Aal (“eel”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ål (“eel”), Faroese állur, álur (“eel”), Icelandic áll (“eel”). Pronunciation: /iːl/ 1. Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes. Example: Off the United States, the National Marine Fisheries Service is helping industry explore fisheries for deep shrimp, rattails, chimeras, orange roughy, smoothheads, slackjaw eels, blue hake, skates and dogfish, which the National Fisheries Institute, an industry group, in an effort to improve their marketability, has renamed cape shark. 2. A European eel (Anguilla anguilla). 3. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: 4. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: 5. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: 6. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: 7. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: 8. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: 9. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: 10. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: 11. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: 12. Various other animals that resemble true eels, chiefly in shape: 13. Someone or something that is sneaky and/or hard to catch. Example: That Dennis is a right eel, he always seems to slip away from the scene at the right time. Example: His expression when incredulous. "Why would you think that?" He was a slippery little eel.
Word: eel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English el (“eel”), from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *āl (“eel”), from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian iel (“eel”), Dutch aal (“eel”), German Low German Aal, Ool (“eel”), German Aal (“eel”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ål (“eel”), Faroese állur, álur (“eel”), Icelandic áll (“eel”). Pronunciation: /iːl/ 1. To fish for eels. Labels: intransitive 2. To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel. Labels: intransitive
Word: feed dog Part of Speech: noun Etymology: feed + corruption of cog. 1. On a sewing machine, the toothed mechanism that uses a forward, down, back, and up motion against the presser foot to advance the fabric through the machine evenly.
Word: general election Part of Speech: noun 1. An election following the regular procedure to elect officers in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a region or nation. Example: In the United States, general elections occur every two years, with the quadrennial presidential elections distinguished from the midterm elections between them. Example: With a General Election under two years away (and if, by then, the Plan for Rail had already begun to be implemented), would it be efficient or worth implementing Labour's full nationalisation should it form a government? 2. Synonym of erection. Labels: Cockney, slang
Word: judo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう) (jūdō, literally “the soft way”). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːdəʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒudoʊ/ 1. A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu. Labels: uncountable Example: He started doing judo at the age of eight. Example: A member of Taiwan's indigenous Amis tribe, Kuo showed sporting talent at an early age, training in judo, basketball and athletics in her native Taitung county.
Word: soju Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Korean 소주(燒酒) (soju). Compare Mandarin 燒酒 /烧酒 (shāojiǔ), Japanese 焼酎 (shōchū, “shōchū”). Doublet of shaojiu and shochu. Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊd͡ʒuː/, /ˈsoʊd͡ʒuː/ 1. A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I'd also woken up with a raging thirst from the bottle and a half of soju I'd had with dinner, which also meant I was taking longer to come to my senses than usual.