nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: small Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small; little”). Cognates Cognate with Scots smaw (“small; minor”), Yola smaale, small (“small”), North Frisian smaal, smeel, smääl (“narrow”), Saterland Frisian smäl (“narrow”), West Frisian smel (“narrow”), Alemannic German schmaal (“narrow”), Bavarian schmoi (“narrow; slender”), Dutch smal (“narrow; small”), German schmal (“narrow; slender”), Low German small (“narrow; slender, small”), Luxembourgish schmuel (“narrow”), Vilamovian śmoł, šmoł (“narrow”), Yiddish שמאָל (shmol, “narrow”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish smal (“narrow; slim”), Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (smalists, “smallest”); also Latin malus (“bad, distressing, nasty; evil, mischievous, wicked; destructive, hurtful, noxious; abusive, hostile, unkind”), Belarusian малы́ (malý, “small”), Bulgarian and Macedonian мал (mal, “small; minor”), Czech and Slovak malý (“small”), Polish mały (“small; little; humble; short”), Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small; short”), Serbo-Croatian ма̑л, mȃl (“small”), Ukrainian мали́й (malýj, “small”). Pronunciation: /smɔl/, /smɑl/, /smɔːl/, [smoːɫ], /smaːl/ 1. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. Example: A small serving of ice cream. Example: A small group. 2. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. Example: The bullies had succeeded in making him feel small. Example: For all the times that you made me feel small / I fell in love, now I feel nothing at all 3. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. Example: (of genitals) Example: Though over six feet tall, the man was very small and ashamed to undress. 4. Young, as a child. Labels: figuratively, not-comparable Example: Remember when the children were small? 5. Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters. Labels: not-comparable Example: "I've got catholic tastes. Catholic with a small "c", of course." 6. Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean. Example: A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man. 7. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short. Example: a small space of time 8. Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”). Example: small science 9. Slender, gracefully slim. Labels: archaic 10. That is small (the manufactured size). Labels: especially Example: I'll have a small coffee, thanks.
Word: small Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small; little”). Cognates Cognate with Scots smaw (“small; minor”), Yola smaale, small (“small”), North Frisian smaal, smeel, smääl (“narrow”), Saterland Frisian smäl (“narrow”), West Frisian smel (“narrow”), Alemannic German schmaal (“narrow”), Bavarian schmoi (“narrow; slender”), Dutch smal (“narrow; small”), German schmal (“narrow; slender”), Low German small (“narrow; slender, small”), Luxembourgish schmuel (“narrow”), Vilamovian śmoł, šmoł (“narrow”), Yiddish שמאָל (shmol, “narrow”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish smal (“narrow; slim”), Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (smalists, “smallest”); also Latin malus (“bad, distressing, nasty; evil, mischievous, wicked; destructive, hurtful, noxious; abusive, hostile, unkind”), Belarusian малы́ (malý, “small”), Bulgarian and Macedonian мал (mal, “small; minor”), Czech and Slovak malý (“small”), Polish mały (“small; little; humble; short”), Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small; short”), Serbo-Croatian ма̑л, mȃl (“small”), Ukrainian мали́й (malýj, “small”). Pronunciation: /smɔl/, /smɑl/, /smɔːl/, [smoːɫ], /smaːl/ 1. In a small fashion Example: Don't write very small! 2. In or into small pieces. Example: That's going to go in there. We've got some chives small chopped as well. 3. To a small extent. Labels: obsolete Example: It small avails my mood. 4. In a low tone; softly. Labels: obsolete Example: That's all one: you shall play it in a mask, and / you may speak as small as you will.
Word: small Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small; little”). Cognates Cognate with Scots smaw (“small; minor”), Yola smaale, small (“small”), North Frisian smaal, smeel, smääl (“narrow”), Saterland Frisian smäl (“narrow”), West Frisian smel (“narrow”), Alemannic German schmaal (“narrow”), Bavarian schmoi (“narrow; slender”), Dutch smal (“narrow; small”), German schmal (“narrow; slender”), Low German small (“narrow; slender, small”), Luxembourgish schmuel (“narrow”), Vilamovian śmoł, šmoł (“narrow”), Yiddish שמאָל (shmol, “narrow”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish smal (“narrow; slim”), Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (smalists, “smallest”); also Latin malus (“bad, distressing, nasty; evil, mischievous, wicked; destructive, hurtful, noxious; abusive, hostile, unkind”), Belarusian малы́ (malý, “small”), Bulgarian and Macedonian мал (mal, “small; minor”), Czech and Slovak malý (“small”), Polish mały (“small; little; humble; short”), Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small; short”), Serbo-Croatian ма̑л, mȃl (“small”), Ukrainian мали́й (malýj, “small”). Pronunciation: /smɔl/, /smɑl/, /smɔːl/, [smoːɫ], /smaːl/ 1. One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a medium. Labels: especially, noun-from-verb, uncountable 2. An item labelled or denoted as being that size. Labels: countable, especially, noun-from-verb Example: Two smalls and a large, please. 3. One who fits an item of that size. Labels: countable, especially, noun-from-verb 4. Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back. Labels: countable, noun-from-verb, rare Example: I got a splitting pain in the small of my back
Word: small Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English smal, smale, small, smalle, smel, smæl, from Old English smæl (“narrow, slim; slender; fine; small; quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *smal, from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small; little”). Cognates Cognate with Scots smaw (“small; minor”), Yola smaale, small (“small”), North Frisian smaal, smeel, smääl (“narrow”), Saterland Frisian smäl (“narrow”), West Frisian smel (“narrow”), Alemannic German schmaal (“narrow”), Bavarian schmoi (“narrow; slender”), Dutch smal (“narrow; small”), German schmal (“narrow; slender”), Low German small (“narrow; slender, small”), Luxembourgish schmuel (“narrow”), Vilamovian śmoł, šmoł (“narrow”), Yiddish שמאָל (shmol, “narrow”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish smal (“narrow; slim”), Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (smalists, “smallest”); also Latin malus (“bad, distressing, nasty; evil, mischievous, wicked; destructive, hurtful, noxious; abusive, hostile, unkind”), Belarusian малы́ (malý, “small”), Bulgarian and Macedonian мал (mal, “small; minor”), Czech and Slovak malý (“small”), Polish mały (“small; little; humble; short”), Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small; short”), Serbo-Croatian ма̑л, mȃl (“small”), Ukrainian мали́й (malýj, “small”). Pronunciation: /smɔl/, /smɑl/, /smɔːl/, [smoːɫ], /smaːl/ 1. To make little or less. Labels: noun-from-verb, obsolete, transitive 2. To become small; to dwindle. Labels: intransitive, noun-from-verb Example: And smalled till she was nought at all.
Word: smalls Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From small. Pronunciation: /smɔːlz/, /smɔlz/, /smɑlz/ 1. Underwear. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal, plural, plural-only Example: He's in the garden hanging his smalls on the washing line. Example: The smalls he was wearing were tight. 2. Small goods. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: He reassured another questioner that B.R. were still deeply interested in smalls traffic, but said that there would have to be substantial changes in the mode of operation and that concentration of the traffic was essential. 3. The preliminary examination for a degree. Labels: dated, plural, plural-only Example: You see, Miss Dodd, an university examination consists of several items: neglect but one, and Crichton himself would be ploughed; because brilliancy in your other papers is not allowed to count; that is how the most distinguished man of our day got ploughed for Smalls. 4. Ellipsis of small ads. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, plural, plural-only Example: Provincial English papers still carry their “smalls” — want ads — on the first page.
Word: smalls Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /smɔːlz/, /smɔlz/, /smɑlz/ 1. plural of small Labels: form-of, plural
Word: smalls Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /smɔːlz/, /smɔlz/, /smɑlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of small Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: smallgoods Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From small + goods. 1. Cooked, dried, cured and otherwise processed meat products, such as salami; manufactured meats. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, attributive, often, plural, plural-only Example: He worked at a smallgoods manufacturer. Example: Some smallgoods are cooked to kill harmful micro-organisms, but cooking changes the taste and texture of the food.
Word: minuscule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl/, /ˈmɪnəˌskjuːl/, /ˈmɪnjəˌskjuːl/, /ˈmɪnjʊˌskjuːl/, /ˈmɪnəˌskjul/ 1. A lowercase letter. Labels: countable 2. Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule. Labels: uncountable Example: By the eighth century, Irish scribes had refined everyday cursive writing in minuscule to allow its use for the production of quality vellum books. 3. A letter in these styles. Labels: countable
Word: minuscule Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl/, /ˈmɪnəˌskjuːl/, /ˈmɪnjəˌskjuːl/, /ˈmɪnjʊˌskjuːl/, /ˈmɪnəˌskjul/ 1. Written in minuscules, lowercase. 2. Written in minuscule handwriting style. 3. Very small; tiny. Example: a minuscule dot Example: In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.
Word: nuisance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English noysaunce, from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance and Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”), from Latin nocēre. Doublet of nocence and nocency. Pronunciation: /ˈnjuː.səns/, /ˈnuː.səns/ 1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain. Example: What a nuisance to have to go now! 2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You can be such a nuisance when you don't get your way. Example: With Vardy working tirelessly up front, chasing lost causes and generally making a nuisance of himself, Sevilla were never allowed to settle on a night when the atmosphere was electric inside the King Power Stadium. 3. Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a public nuisance
Word: supersede Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French superseder (“postpone, defer”), from Latin supersedēre, from super (“over”) + sedēre (“to sit”). The meaning “to replace” is from 1642, probably by association with unrelated precede – note that c instead of s (from cēdere (“to yield”), not sedēre (“to sit”)). As a result, supercede is a common misspelling – see therein for further discussion. Doublet of surcease. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/, /ˌsupɚˈsiːd/, /ˌsʉːpəˈsiːd/ 1. To take the place of. Labels: transitive Example: Those older products have been superseded by our new range. Example: Then one deep love doth supersede ⁠All other, when her ardent gaze ⁠Roves from the living brother’s face, And rests upon the Life indeed. 2. To displace in favor of itself. Labels: transitive Example: Modern US culture has superseded the native forms.
Word: supersede Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French superseder (“postpone, defer”), from Latin supersedēre, from super (“over”) + sedēre (“to sit”). The meaning “to replace” is from 1642, probably by association with unrelated precede – note that c instead of s (from cēdere (“to yield”), not sedēre (“to sit”)). As a result, supercede is a common misspelling – see therein for further discussion. Doublet of surcease. Pronunciation: /ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/, /ˌsupɚˈsiːd/, /ˌsʉːpəˈsiːd/ 1. An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version. Labels: Internet Example: Rogue cancels and supersedes are being issued on a large scale against posters.
Word: mental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowing from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentālis, from mēns (“mind, disposition; heart, soul”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛn.təl/, [ˈmɛɾ̃əl], [ˈmɛnəl] 1. Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality. Labels: relational Example: I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…], the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—! 2. Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality. Labels: relational Example: mental science 3. Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality. Labels: relational Example: mental acuity 4. Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality. Labels: relational Example: Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found. 5. Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality. Labels: relational Example: the distinction between physical things and mental ideas 6. Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder. Example: a mental patient 7. Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder. Labels: relational Example: mental hospitals 8. Of, relating to, or affected by a psychiatric disorder. Labels: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, colloquial, comparable, dated Example: He is the most mental freshman I've seen yet. Example: He went mental on us. 9. Enjoyable or fun, especially in a frenetic way. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, colloquial, comparable Example: That was a mental party last night. 10. Of or relating to telepathic or mind-reading powers. Example: mental telepathy
Word: mental Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowing from Middle French mental, from Late Latin mentālis, from mēns (“mind, disposition; heart, soul”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛn.təl/, [ˈmɛɾ̃əl], [ˈmɛnəl] 1. State of mind; ellipsis of mental state. Labels: slang Example: y'all need to fix your mentals 2. A mentally challenged person. Labels: India, offensive
Word: mental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Italic *məntom Latin mentum English -al English mental c. 1727, from Latin mentum (“the chin”) + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛn.təl/, [ˈmɛɾ̃əl], [ˈmɛnəl] 1. Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial. Labels: not-comparable, relational Example: the mental nerve, the mental region 2. Of or relating to the chinlike or liplike structure. Labels: not-comparable, relational
Word: mental Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Italic *məntom Latin mentum English -al English mental c. 1727, from Latin mentum (“the chin”) + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛn.təl/, [ˈmɛɾ̃əl], [ˈmɛnəl] 1. A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.
Word: tomato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of earlier tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-tl. Compare tomatillo. Pronunciation: /təˈmɑː.təʊ/, /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/, [tʰəˈmeɪɾo], [tʰəˈme(ː)to(ː)], [tʰɵ-] 1. A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The savory fruit of this plant, most often red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He was chopping a tomato to put in the salad. Example: He was eating a tomato when his boss called him. 3. A shade of red, the colour typical of a ripe tomato. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An attractive woman. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: Deborah Harry, the New Wave goddess, is finally admitting -- after all the peroxide and posturing of the 1970's and 80's -- that she's really just a tomato (her word) from Paterson […]. Example: When she left the room, I asked Robert, “Who's the tomato?” “Marisa. She's from Mexico.” He had a telltale smile on his face. 5. A stupid act or person. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: tomato Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Variant of earlier tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-tl. Compare tomatillo. Pronunciation: /təˈmɑː.təʊ/, /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/, [tʰəˈmeɪɾo], [tʰəˈme(ː)to(ː)], [tʰɵ-] 1. Of a shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato. Example: Her face is on the cover: the Anne Estelle Rice portrait – or the black-eyed Japanese-bobbed head-and-shoulders bit of it – and the square-yoked dress is tomato, or pomegranate, but never persimmon. If it stayed too long in the sun and faded, well yes, maybe then… Example: And she’d slathered a heavy layer of foundation over the raw skin of her face with the end result being a complexion that was more tomato than orange.
Word: tomato Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of earlier tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-tl. Compare tomatillo. Pronunciation: /təˈmɑː.təʊ/, /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/, [tʰəˈmeɪɾo], [tʰəˈme(ː)to(ː)], [tʰɵ-] 1. to pelt with tomatoes Labels: rare, transitive 2. to add tomatoes to (a dish) Labels: rare, transitive
Word: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Russian Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик (Sojúz Sovétskix Socialistíčeskix Respúblik). 1. A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; short form Soviet Union; abbreviation USSR. Labels: historical
Word: cherry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chery, cherie, chirie, from Anglo-Norman cherise (mistaken as a plural) and Old English ċiris, ċirse (“cherry”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, derived from Late Latin ceresium, cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry fruit”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), and ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin (the intervocalic σ suggests a pre-Greek origin for the word). Doublet of cerise, Giresun, and kirsch. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃeɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃɛɾe/, /-ɾɪ/, /-ɾi/ 1. A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. 2. Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries. 3. The wood of a cherry tree. 4. Cherry red. 5. The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans. 6. Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen. Labels: slang Example: "Well, Dangerfield, in less than an hour I'm off in search of my fortune. Jesus, I'm excited, like I was going to lose my cherry. Woke up this morning with an erection that almost touched the ceiling." Example: Nothing stands in your way when you're a boy / Clothes always fit ya / Life is a pop of the cherry when you're a boy 7. A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves. Example: Non-isomorphism is detected whenever the algorithm finds a cherry v#95;1#92;inT#95;1 Example: Step 3: Output the tree T. The edge lengths of T are determined recursively: If (x,y) is a cherry connected to node z as in Step 2 8. A red cricket ball. Labels: slang Example: The Indians have to get early wickets on the morrow and they will have the option of taking the new cherry. Example: Players are back out and it's Harmison to have first go with the cherry. 9. A reddish mark left on the bat by the impact of the ball. Labels: slang 10. A round, red light of the kind that is typically mounted on top of a police car. Example: "What do you think?" he asked as he wove through traffic, matching Sanford's speed but without the benefit of a flashing cherry on the roof of his car. Example: “This is a cartel operation,” Hackett said as Larson activated the dash-mounted cherry 11. The burning tip of a cigarette. Example: I'm horrified: Dag is burning holes in the roof of the car with the cherry of his cigarette. 12. A woman’s breasts. Labels: euphemistic, slang
Word: cherry Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English chery, cherie, chirie, from Anglo-Norman cherise (mistaken as a plural) and Old English ċiris, ċirse (“cherry”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, derived from Late Latin ceresium, cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry fruit”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), and ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin (the intervocalic σ suggests a pre-Greek origin for the word). Doublet of cerise, Giresun, and kirsch. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃeɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃɛɾe/, /-ɾɪ/, /-ɾi/ 1. Containing or having the taste of cherries. 2. Of a bright red color; cherry red. 3. In excellent condition; mint condition. Labels: informal, often Example: A few years earlier, I’d restored my ’65 Mustang convertible to cherry condition—fire engine red, with matching tuck-and-roll—and I wasn’t surprised that it drew attention. Example: All of my action figures are cherry
Word: cherry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English chery, cherie, chirie, from Anglo-Norman cherise (mistaken as a plural) and Old English ċiris, ċirse (“cherry”), from Proto-West Germanic *kirsijā, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, derived from Late Latin ceresium, cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry fruit”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), and ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin (the intervocalic σ suggests a pre-Greek origin for the word). Doublet of cerise, Giresun, and kirsch. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃeɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃɛɾe/, /-ɾɪ/, /-ɾi/ 1. To redden; to infuse a cherrylike color to something. Labels: dated, obsolete, transitive 2. To cheer, to delight. Labels: dated, obsolete, transitive
Word: Japanese Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 /Ji̍t-púnbor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Japanese From Japan + -ese after the model of earlier Portuguese japonês, New Latin japonensis, French japonais, etc. Pronunciation: /ˌdʒæp.əˈniːz/ 1. Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture. Example: A Japanese saw is one that cuts on the pull stroke rather than on the push stroke. Example: In the United States, Japanese animation has had a tremendous surge in popularity over the last few years. 2. Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture. Example: The Ainu were subject to forced assimilation by the Japanese since at least the 18th century.
Word: Japanese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 /Ji̍t-púnbor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Japanese From Japan + -ese after the model of earlier Portuguese japonês, New Latin japonensis, French japonais, etc. Pronunciation: /ˌdʒæp.əˈniːz/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Japan. Labels: countable, in-plural Example: 2007 October 16, Madeleine Brand, “Japan Struggles to Meet Its CO2 Emissions Limits”, Day to Day, National Public Radio, Motoyuki Shibata isn’t a typical Japanese. Example: […] the majority of Japanese voted to return the conservative Liberal Democratic Party to power after the 3/11 disaster. 2. A member of the predominant ethnic group of Japan, also found throughout the world in diaspora. Labels: countable, in-plural Example: A Japanese will typically have black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin. Example: […] 90 percent of Japanese [in Hawaii] voted Democratic (Coffman 2003: 278). 3. Ellipsis of Japanese food. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Example: Let’s go out to eat. I’m in the mood for Japanese.
Word: Japanese Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 /Ji̍t-púnbor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Japanese From Japan + -ese after the model of earlier Portuguese japonês, New Latin japonensis, French japonais, etc. Pronunciation: /ˌdʒæp.əˈniːz/ 1. A language that is primarily spoken in East Asia and is the official language of Japan. Example: I’ve been studying Japanese for three years, and I still can’t order pizza in Tokyo! Example: What Japanese you speak also depends on your gender. There’s a “rough” language for men and a more “ladylike” language for women, but you must understand both.
Word: Slovene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From German Slowene, from Slovene Slovenec. Related to Slav and Slovak. Pronunciation: /ˈsləʊviːn/, /sləˈviːn/ 1. Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenes or the Slovene language. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Slovene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Slowene, from Slovene Slovenec. Related to Slav and Slovak. Pronunciation: /ˈsləʊviːn/, /sləˈviːn/ 1. A person from Slovenia.
Word: Slovene Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Slowene, from Slovene Slovenec. Related to Slav and Slovak. Pronunciation: /ˈsləʊviːn/, /sləˈviːn/ 1. The South Slavic language of the Slovenes and the official language of Slovenia.
Word: NASDAQ Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of Nasdaq. Labels: alt-of Example: If you'd been using your approach a year ago, the list of A-rated funds for the preceding year—indeed, even for the preceding five years—would be loaded with funds invested in what the bizbabble channels call "the tech-heavy NASDAQ" (it's gotten to sound sort of like Homer's "wine-dark sea" and "rosy-fingered dawn" to me).
Word: rupophobia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from Ancient Greek ῥύπος (rhúpos, “filth”) + -phobia (See rhypophobia). Alternatively, related to Latin rupes (“cliff, rock”). Pronunciation: /ɹu.pəʊˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ 1. The fear of rubbish or dirt. Labels: uncountable Example: Patients with rupophobia, the fear of dirt, are at times encountered by the dermatologist. Some of these patients present a traumatic dermatitis, or a self inflicted lesion of the skin. Example: In fact it is known that in rupophobia there is always an obsessional component.
Word: bench Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bench, benk, bynk, from Old English benċ (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-. Cognate with Scots benk, bink (“bench”), West Frisian bank (“bench”), Dutch bank (“bench”), German Bank (“bench”), Danish bænk (“bench”), Swedish bänk (“bench”), Icelandic bekkur (“bench”). Doublet of banc, banco, and bank. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/, [ˈbɛnt͡ʃ], /ˈbent͡ʃ/, [ˈbent͡ʃ], /ˈbɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. To remove a player from play. Labels: transitive Example: They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured. Example: OK, you are out! You’re benched! 2. To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily. Labels: figuratively, transitive 3. To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over. Labels: slang 4. To furnish with benches. Labels: transitive Example: 'Twas benched with turf. Example: stately theatres benched crescent-wise 5. To place on a bench or seat of honour. Labels: transitive Example: whom I […] have benched and reared to worship
Word: bench Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bench press by shortening. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/, [ˈbɛnt͡ʃ], /ˈbent͡ʃ/, [ˈbent͡ʃ], /ˈbɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. To lift by bench pressing Labels: colloquial, intransitive, transitive Example: I heard he can bench 150 pounds. Example: 1988, Frederick C. Hatfield, "Powersource: Ties that bind", Ironman 47 (6): 21. For the first several years of my exclusive career in powerlifting, I couldn't bench too well.
Word: bench Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bench press by shortening. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/, [ˈbɛnt͡ʃ], /ˈbent͡ʃ/, [ˈbent͡ʃ], /ˈbɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed. Example: He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.
Word: bench Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See bentsh. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/, [ˈbɛnt͡ʃ], /ˈbent͡ʃ/, [ˈbent͡ʃ], /ˈbɪnt͡ʃ/ 1. Alternative spelling of bentsh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: solar system Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊl.ə ˌsɪs.təm/, /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of Solar System; the Sun and all the objects in orbit around it. Labels: alt-of
Word: solar system Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊl.ə ˌsɪs.təm/, /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/ 1. Any orbital system of at least one fusor and other heavenly bodies, like planets and other objects. Example: The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources. Example: 1992, J. Laskar, page 31 in, Sylvio Ferraz-Mello (editor), "Chaos, resonance, and collective dynamical phenomena in the solar system", International Astronomical Union Symposium, I would like to stress out that the meaning of unstable for our solar system is very different than for another solar system. 2. Ellipsis of solar power system (“electric power system that supplies usable solar power by means of photovoltaics”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Almost half of all U.S. households are unable to host a rooftop solar system because they rent or have inadequate roof space.
Word: academician Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -εια (-eia) Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia) ▲ Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)der. Medieval Latin acadēmicusder. ▲ Latin acadēmicusbor. French académiqueder. English academic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English academician From academic + -ian (“one skilled in”), partly after French académicien. Pronunciation: /əˌka.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/, /ˌa.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/, /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/, /əˌkæ.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ 1. A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. Labels: US Example: One can learn more about the nature of our society by sharing in a small way the life of its victims than by interacting intellectually with its privileged academicians. 2. A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts. Example: ‘Well, after I had been in the room about ten minutes, talking to huge overdressed dowagers and tedious Academicians, I suddenly became conscious that some one was looking at me.’
Word: beige Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French (dialectal) beige, from Old French bege (“color of undyed wool or cotton”), from an Alpine language (compare Franco-Provençal bézho, Romansch besch (“dull grey”)), from Vulgar Latin *bysseus (“cottony grey”) (compare French bis, Catalan bis, Italian bigio), from Late Latin byssus (“cotton”), from Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “cotton homespun”), from Semitic (compare Hebrew/Aramaic בוץ (būṣ)). Doublet of bice. Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪʒ/, /ˈbeɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈbɛjʒ/, /ˈbɛjd͡ʒ/, /ˈbæɪʒ/ 1. A colour, variously defined from a pale brown, to a yellow greyish off-white. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Debeige; a kind of woollen or mixed dress goods. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: beige Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French (dialectal) beige, from Old French bege (“color of undyed wool or cotton”), from an Alpine language (compare Franco-Provençal bézho, Romansch besch (“dull grey”)), from Vulgar Latin *bysseus (“cottony grey”) (compare French bis, Catalan bis, Italian bigio), from Late Latin byssus (“cotton”), from Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “cotton homespun”), from Semitic (compare Hebrew/Aramaic בוץ (būṣ)). Doublet of bice. Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪʒ/, /ˈbeɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈbɛjʒ/, /ˈbɛjd͡ʒ/, /ˈbæɪʒ/ 1. Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool. Example: Dagobert had only one customer, an American who wore square, rimless glasses and a beige suit and looked like a Wall Street tycoon. Example: Mr. Lauwaert of Sony said he realized that most consumers were not going to buy computers that cost far more than discount beige boxes. 2. Comfortably dull and unadventurous, in a way that suggests middle-class suburbia. Labels: informal Example: Think about it: he grew up in Iowa, the beigest of states, was doted on, loved generously by his parents, the top of his class, probably voted Most Handsome of 2000. Example: In the beigest parts of suburbia where I grew up, bridge was a game played by groups of parents in recreation rooms furnished with upright pianos and souvenir sombreros.
Word: black Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black From Middle English blak, black, blake, from Old English blæc (“black, dark", also "ink”), from Proto-West Germanic *blak, from Proto-Germanic *blakaz (“burnt”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg- (“to burn, shine”). See also Dutch blaken (“to burn”), Low German blak, black (“blackness, black paint, (black) ink”), Old High German blah (“black”); also compare Latin flagrāre (“to burn”), Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”), Sanskrit भर्ग (bharga, “radiance”). Adjective sense 20 is a semantic loan from Cantonese 黑面 (hak1 min6, “to pull a long face, to scowl”). Pronunciation: /blæk/ 1. To make black; to blacken. Labels: transitive Example: "I don't want to fight; but you are a mean, dirty blackguard, or you wouldn't have treated a girl like that," replied Tommy, standing as stiff as a stake before the bully. "Say that again, and I'll black your eye for you." Example: Ted, you can black your face, and dye your hair, and squint, and some fine day, sooner or later, somebody'll come along and blab the whole thing. 2. To apply blacking to (something). Labels: transitive Example: […] he must catch, curry, and saddle his own horse; he must black his own brogans (for he will not be able to buy boots). Example: But in a moment he went to Greenidge's bedside, and said, shyly, in a low voice, "Shall I black your boots for you?" 3. To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute. Labels: UK, transitive Example: The plants were blacked by the Transport and General Workers' Union and a consumer boycott was organised; both activities contributed to what the union saw as a victory.
Word: blue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English blew, blewe, from Anglo-Norman blew, from Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), from Frankish *blāu (“blue”) (perhaps through a Late Latin blāvus, blāvius (“blue”) attested from Isidore of Seville), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, dark blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlēw- (“yellow, blond, grey”). Cognate with dialectal English blow (“blue”), Scots blue, blew (“blue”), North Frisian bla, blö (“blue”), Saterland Frisian blau (“blue”), Dutch blauw (“blue”), German blau (“blue”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish blå (“blue”), Faroese bláur (“blue”), Icelandic blár (“blue”), Latin flāvus (“yellow”), French bleu (“blue”), Middle Irish blá (“yellow”). Doublet of blow. Possibly related also to English blee (“colour”), from Old English blēo (“colour”); but direct derivatives of Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, dark blue”) in Old English include: Old English blāw and blēo (“blue”), Old English blǣwen (“bluish, light-blue”), blǣhǣwen (“blue-coloured, bluish, violet or purple colour”, literally “blue-hued”). There seems to be a parallel connection in Germanic between words for blue and colour, dually exemplified by Proto-West Germanic *blīu (“colour, blee”) and *blāu (“blue”); and Proto-Germanic *hiwją (“colour, hue”) and *hāwī (“blue, purple”). (depressed): Compare typologically Russian тоска́ зелёная (toská zeljónaja) (<+ зелёный (zeljónyj)). Also compare фиоле́тово (fiolétovo). Pronunciation: /bluː/, /blʉ/, /bljuː/ 1. To make or become blue; to turn blue. Labels: ergative Example: It blows, it snows, And blues your nose, My toes are all frost bitten The weather would Quite starve the crows, Or freeze the part you sit on. Example: The dawn is wanly blueing. 2. To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust. Labels: transitive 3. To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid). Labels: transitive 4. To fight, brawl, or argue. Labels: Australia, intransitive, slang Example: It was years since Ken had flogged her up, but blueing with him still made her ache.
Word: blue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain; possibly from blew, past tense of blow. Pronunciation: /bluː/, /blʉ/, /bljuː/ 1. To spend (money) extravagantly; to blow. Labels: dated, slang, transitive Example: So far as I can see, there’s nothing to prevent you from drawing a cheque for fifty thousand and blueing the lot. Example: They was willing to blue the lot and have nothing left when they got home except debts on the never-never.
Word: gold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-mder. Proto-Germanic *gulþą Proto-West Germanic *golþ Old English gold Middle English gold English gold From Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Related to yellow; see there for more. Germanic cognates include Scots gowd, Dutch goud, German Gold, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk gull, Danish and Swedish guld, and cognates from other Indo-European languages include Latvian zelts, Russian зо́лото (zóloto), Persian زرد (zard, “yellow, golden”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya). Pronunciation: /ɡəʊld/, [ɡɒʊɫd], /ˈɡɒld/, /ɡoʊld/, [ɡold] 1. A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79. Labels: uncountable Example: You like to hear about gold. A king filled his prison room As full as the room could hold To the top of his reach on the wall With every known shape of the stuff. ’Twas to buy himself off his doom. 2. A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The pirates were searching for gold. 3. A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold. Labels: uncountable 4. The bullseye of an archery target. Labels: countable Example: Daniel hit the gold to win the contest. 5. A gold medal. Labels: countable Example: France has won three golds and five silvers. 6. Anything or anyone that is very valuable. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: That food mixer you gave me is absolute gold, mate! Example: Now obviously this meant that I went over my allotted time, but the theatre management didn't mind because I was giving them comedy gold and that's what gets bums on seats. 7. A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth) made of gold. Labels: countable, in-plural, slang, uncountable
Word: gold Part of Speech: symbol Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-mder. Proto-Germanic *gulþą Proto-West Germanic *golþ Old English gold Middle English gold English gold From Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Related to yellow; see there for more. Germanic cognates include Scots gowd, Dutch goud, German Gold, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk gull, Danish and Swedish guld, and cognates from other Indo-European languages include Latvian zelts, Russian зо́лото (zóloto), Persian زرد (zard, “yellow, golden”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya). Pronunciation: /ɡəʊld/, [ɡɒʊɫd], /ˈɡɒld/, /ɡoʊld/, [ɡold] 1. ☉ (alchemy)
Word: gold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-mder. Proto-Germanic *gulþą Proto-West Germanic *golþ Old English gold Middle English gold English gold From Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Related to yellow; see there for more. Germanic cognates include Scots gowd, Dutch goud, German Gold, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk gull, Danish and Swedish guld, and cognates from other Indo-European languages include Latvian zelts, Russian зо́лото (zóloto), Persian زرد (zard, “yellow, golden”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya). Pronunciation: /ɡəʊld/, [ɡɒʊɫd], /ˈɡɒld/, /ɡoʊld/, [ɡold] 1. Made of gold. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: a gold chain Example: Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes. 2. Having the colour of gold. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: gold sticker Example: gold socks 3. Premium, superior. Labels: not-comparable, usually 4. Of a musical recording, having sold 500,000 copies. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: The album went gold, then platinum, thanks to a second hit single, "It's A Miracle". 5. Subject to or involving a model of open access in which a published article is immediately available for to read for free with no embargo period. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: Coordinate term: green Example: Scholars who make their work green open access rather than gold never pay a fee to do so. Even when they choose the gold route, only 33% of peer-reviewed open access journals charge author-side fees.
Word: gold Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-mder. Proto-Germanic *gulþą Proto-West Germanic *golþ Old English gold Middle English gold English gold From Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Related to yellow; see there for more. Germanic cognates include Scots gowd, Dutch goud, German Gold, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk gull, Danish and Swedish guld, and cognates from other Indo-European languages include Latvian zelts, Russian зо́лото (zóloto), Persian زرد (zard, “yellow, golden”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya). Pronunciation: /ɡəʊld/, [ɡɒʊɫd], /ˈɡɒld/, /ɡoʊld/, [ɡold] 1. To appear or cause to appear golden. Labels: transitive Example: I caught sight of something that seemed the nexus of all that glittered, all that golded: like a hallucination in the traffic's rotary heart, a saried creature giddily swirling her own razored rainbow roundabout, mirrored fabric sending light spinning like saberlike amidst the smoking, choking cars. Example: You are the sun at Noon, that golds the barley, and pulls the bee to the ling on the moor.
Word: gold Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From gold master, a copy of the code certified as being ready for release. Pronunciation: /ɡəʊld/, [ɡɒʊɫd], /ˈɡɒld/, /ɡoʊld/, [ɡold] 1. In a finished state, ready for manufacturing. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Company confirmed that Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Software, has gone gold with a planned retail street date of November 16, 2004. Example: He felt bone-tired and twitchy, the way he did in the final stages of putting a video-game project together, almost ready to go gold and turn a new game loose on the public.
Word: gold Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From gold master, a copy of the code certified as being ready for release. Pronunciation: /ɡəʊld/, [ɡɒʊɫd], /ˈɡɒld/, /ɡoʊld/, [ɡold] 1. of or referring to a gold version of something Labels: not-comparable