nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: p Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Abbreviations Pronunciation: /piː/ 1. Abbreviation of post (“after”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of per. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: p Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations Pronunciation: /piː/ 1. Alternative form of p., abbreviation of page (plural pp). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Abbreviation of penny or pence. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of Example: The 25p stamp shows an ultrasound image, the 35p stamp shows a magnetic resonance image and the 41p stamp shows an X-ray CT image. Example: In his 20s he was a freelance window cleaner, 50p a pane, when one of his clients – a lady in Aberystwyth – asked if he would clear out a vacated property she managed. 3. Abbreviation of proton. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of probability. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 5. Abbreviation of progressive scan. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: HD video may contain 720 or 1080 vertical progressive scan lines (720p or 1080p), 1080 interlaced lines (1080i), and is capable of displaying a 16:9 image and output digital audio. 6. Methamphetamine. Labels: New-Zealand, slang 7. Abbreviation of piss (“urine”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: The bathroom smells like p.
Word: p Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Abbreviations Pronunciation: /piː/ 1. Abbreviation of purl. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.
Word: p Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Abbreviations Pronunciation: /piː/ 1. Abbreviation of pretty (as an intensifier). Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: I'm doing p good, how are you? Example: There is no campaign, just a bunch of canned missions that have no relation to each other (and peole think SU27 is p bad!). 2. Alternative spelling of p.m. (“post meridiem”) or pm Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: q Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /kjuː/, /k/ 1. The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, lowercase
Word: q Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /kjuː/, /k/ 1. The seventeenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script. Labels: lowercase
Word: q Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. Pronunciation: /kjuː/, /k/ 1. Abbreviation of non-automatic qualification, indicating an athlete who qualifies to the next round either by time as a fastest loser (in track events) or by position without achieving the qualifying target (in field events). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of question. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: We can't BELIEVE it's been #9YearsofLittleMix?! Aside from the girls slaying every #BRITs look they've had, what's your fave mem? (we know it's a hard q!) 👀💖
Word: q Part of Speech: det Etymology: From Latin quaque (“every”). Pronunciation: /kjuː/, /k/ 1. Each, every (with a time interval). Example: 175 mg/m² q 3 wks
Word: r Part of Speech: character Etymology: Old English lower case letter r, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case r of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚱ. Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)/, /ɑɹ/, /ɔːɹ/, /ˈɑɹə/, /ɹ/ 1. The eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, lowercase Example: Except for their short, clipped accent and a certain funny some thing that they did, or rather did not do, to their r’s, they might have been born and bred on Pine Street.
Word: r Part of Speech: num Etymology: Old English lower case letter r, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case r of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚱ. Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)/, /ɑɹ/, /ɔːɹ/, /ˈɑɹə/, /ɹ/ 1. The eighteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ar and written in the Latin script. Labels: lowercase
Word: r Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From are and our, pronounced like the name of the letter r. 1. Abbreviation of are. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Example: How r u Example: “He wrote, ‘Hey, Laurbell! What’s up? How r u & ur roomie? Mom & I miss u x a zillion! We decided 2 turn ur room into storage 4 the antiques we r going 2 buy. Hope u r finding time 2 chillax. Give Wisp a hug. G2G. Write me back! Luv, Dad.’”
Word: r Part of Speech: det Etymology: From are and our, pronounced like the name of the letter r. 1. Abbreviation of our. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Example: This was supposed 2 be a SURPRISE, but the girls got it out of me. ☺ I wanted all of us 2 spend Xmas 2gether. By all, I mean r horses 2. Sooo . . . B, C, G, Z, & D, you have guests waiting @ BC. Zane, Valentino, Scout, Nero, & Polo r there! Now we can ride r horses when we r not volunteering & spend Xmas w them. ☺
Word: s Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /ɛs/, /s/, /ʃ/, /z/, /ʒ/ 1. The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, lowercase
Word: s Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /ɛs/, /s/, /ʃ/, /z/, /ʒ/ 1. The nineteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ess and written in the Latin script. Labels: lowercase
Word: s Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations. 1. Abbreviation of scruple, a unit of mass in the apothecaries' system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of strange quark. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Alternative form of s.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: t Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /tiː/, /t/, [tʰ], [t], [t̬] 1. The twentieth letter of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, lowercase
Word: t Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /tiː/, /t/, [tʰ], [t], [t̬] 1. The twentieth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script. Labels: lowercase
Word: t Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations. 1. Abbreviation of time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. Alternative letter-case form of T, ton. Labels: alt-of, uncountable 3. Alternative letter-case form of T, tonne. Labels: UK, alt-of, uncountable 4. Abbreviation of tomin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, uncountable
Word: u Part of Speech: character Etymology: From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u, from 7th century replacement by lower case u of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, ur), derived from Raetic letter u. Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː/, /ɪʊ̯/, /a/, /jʉː/, /ʉː/ 1. The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, lowercase Example: I prefer the u in Arial to the one in Times New Roman.
Word: u Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u, from 7th century replacement by lower case u of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, ur), derived from Raetic letter u. Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː/, /ɪʊ̯/, /a/, /jʉː/, /ʉː/ 1. The name of the Latin script letter U/u. 2. A thing in the shape of the letter U.
Word: u Part of Speech: pron 1. Abbreviation of you. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, nominative, objective, plural, second-person, singular Example: t8k me w u Example: "(W)ho knows I wanted her dead? cuz i only told u and (D.B.) so unless u told someone ..."
Word: u Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of underwater. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: v Part of Speech: character Etymology: From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u and respelling of Old English f between vowels and voiced consonants. * Old English lower case f from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “feoh”), derived from Etruscan letter 𐌅 (v). * Old English lower case u from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case v of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, “ur”), derived from Raetic letter u. Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed. Pronunciation: /v/, /viː/ 1. The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, lowercase
Word: v Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u and respelling of Old English f between vowels and voiced consonants. * Old English lower case f from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “feoh”), derived from Etruscan letter 𐌅 (v). * Old English lower case u from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case v of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, “ur”), derived from Raetic letter u. Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed. Pronunciation: /v/, /viː/ 1. A shape resembling the letter. Example: The impact was so strong, it bent the bar into a v.
Word: v Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Abbreviation of versus. 1. Abbreviation of versus. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of Example: England v Scotland
Word: v Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Abbreviation of very. 1. Abbreviation of very. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, informal Example: You were acting v rude to his boyfriend on New Year's. Example: I'm v tired. I slept v badly, awake from 3–6 a.m., so I've slept all afternoon.
Word: v Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of venturi. 1. Abbreviation of venturi. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, dated Example: 4v Example: 2v
Word: w Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /ˈdʌbəl.juː/, /ˈdʌbə.juː/, /ˈdʌbiː.(j)uː/, /ˈdʌb.juː/, /ˈdʌb.jə/ 1. The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double-u and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, lowercase
Word: w Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations. 1. watt 2. west 3. witness 4. work 5. Abbreviation of win. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: w Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviations. 1. wide 2. white 3. successful, admirable, good Example: W rizz.
Word: w Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Abbreviations. 1. Abbreviation of with. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of Example: This was supposed 2 be a SURPRISE, but the girls got it out of me. ☺ I wanted all of us 2 spend Xmas 2gether. By all, I mean r horses 2. Sooo . . . B, C, G, Z, & D, you have guests waiting @ BC. Zane, Valentino, Scout, Nero, & Polo r there! Now we can ride r horses when we r not volunteering & spend Xmas w them. ☺ 2. with a wing (on the Enneagram) Example: When Sharon took the Enneagram test, she came out as a 3w2.
Word: z Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /zɛd/, /ziː/, /(j)iˈzɛd/, /(j)ɪˈzɛd/, /ɪˈzɛd/ 1. The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed, zee or izzard and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, lowercase
Word: Klingon Part of Speech: name Etymology: In many cases, from German Klingen, via Russian Клинген (Klingen) (many bearers in 1900s US censuses are recorded as being from Russia). Compare the various spellings of the related surname Klingon Smith (more commonly Klingensmith, Klingenschmitt, Klingenschmidt). 1. A surname.
Word: Klingon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: [Alt: Photograph of two people in Klingon costume] c. 1960s, from the Star Trek franchise, purportedly by Gene Roddenberry, named for Lieutenant Wilbur Clingan of the Los Angeles Police Department. In-universe, the name was a transcription of Klingon tlhIngan. Pronunciation: /ˈklɪŋɒn/, /ˈklɪŋɑn/, /ˈkliŋɑn/ 1. A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat. Labels: countable Example: SPOCK: Captain, we've reached the designated position for scanning the coded directive tape. KIRK: Good. We've both guessed right. Negotiations with the Klingon Empire are on the verge of breaking down. Starfleet Command anticipates a surprise attack. We are to proceed to Organia and take whatever steps are necessary to prevent the Klingons from using it as a base.
Word: Klingon Part of Speech: name Etymology: [Alt: Photograph of two people in Klingon costume] c. 1960s, from the Star Trek franchise, purportedly by Gene Roddenberry, named for Lieutenant Wilbur Clingan of the Los Angeles Police Department. In-universe, the name was a transcription of Klingon tlhIngan. Pronunciation: /ˈklɪŋɒn/, /ˈklɪŋɑn/, /ˈkliŋɑn/ 1. An artificial language created by Marc Okrand for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Example: You might be familiar with more a priori conlangs than you think: The Klingon language from the television series "Star Trek," the Na’vi language from the movie "Avatar," and the Dothraki language from the television series "Game of Thrones" are all examples of a priori languages. Example: The years roll by as they always do, and more examples of pIqaD usage for Klingon have been coming to light. Does this still not count as usage?
Word: chivalry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English chivalerie, a late 13th century loan from Old French chevalerie (“knighthood, chivalry, nobility, cavalry”) (11th century), the -erie (“-ery”) abstract of chevaler (“knight, horseman”), from Medieval Latin caballarius (“horseman, knight”), from caballus (“horse”). Medieval Latin caballaria (“knighthood, status or fief of a knight”) dates to the 12th century. Doublet of cavalry. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪvəlɹi/, /ˈt͡ʃɪvəlɹi/ 1. Cavalry; horsemen armed for battle. Labels: archaic, historical, uncountable, usually Example: ‘Most of the lords who rode with Lord Renly to Storm's End have gone over banner-and-blade to Stannis, with all their chivalry.’ 2. The fact or condition of being a knight; knightly skill, prowess. Labels: obsolete, uncountable, usually 3. The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and courtesy to ladies. Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Courtesy, respect and honourable conduct, as between opponents in wartime. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: He had seen the woman he craved—his woman—his mate—in the arms of another. There had been but one course open to him, according to the fierce jungle code that guided him in this other existence; but just before it had become too late the softer sentiments of his inherent chivalry had risen above the flaming fires of his passion and saved him. A thousand times he gave thanks that they had triumphed before his fingers had released that polished arrow. 5. Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The elevator doors close just as Luisa Rey reaches them, but the unseen occupant jams them with his cane. “Thank you,” says Luisa to the old man. “Glad the age of chivalry isn’t totally dead.” 6. A tenure of lands by knightly service. Labels: UK, historical, uncountable, usually
Word: broadsword Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From broad + sword. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔːd.sɔːd/, /ˈbɹɔd.sɔɹd/ 1. A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt. Example: The principal distinction between the broadsword and the rapier is, that the latter is formed only for thrusting, while the former is adapted for cutting also. Indeed, those who use the broadsword are, in my opinion, too apt to neglect the use of the point, and to give their attention almost exclusively to the cuts. Example: One version of the broadsword, the Highland broadsword, was adopted as the national sword of Scotland. Another, the schiavona, was Italy's version of the weapon. 2. A person armed with such a sword. 3. Synonym of longsword. Labels: colloquial, often Example: The Brythunian's arm drew back; the ancient broadsword with its strange, clawed quillons arcked spinning through the air. Example: Henry carried a heavy broadsword with a cruciform hilt, and a decorated dagger on his hip known as a misericord because its blade could release souls. The English knights and men-at-arms carried broadswords, maces for smashing skulls and the murderous pole-axe, combining a spear with an axehead about five feet long. 4. A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it. Example: Cherokee "broadswords" and "dog-heads," or Iroquois wedding breads (paired like dumbbells) might be eaten and described by visitors, but apparently were not adapted by colonial farmers other than a few intermarried pioneers. Example: These breads were noted by early English explorers of the East Coast and continue to be made as Cherokee broadswords, Navajo kneel-down bread, and other dishes. Tamale pie is one of a group of American foods invented outside the ethnic[…]
Word: broadsword Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From broad + sword. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔːd.sɔːd/, /ˈbɹɔd.sɔɹd/ 1. To attack or kill with a broadsword. Labels: rare, transitive Example: She’d met her first black knight—a pock-faced man in his sixties, wearing an ugly brown hat—and escaped from him without being broadsworded to death. Example: He broadsworded one of his dogs in exuberance and it lay there whimpering till it expired.
Word: de facto Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē factō (literally “according to fact”), from dē (“according to”) + ablative of factum (“fact, deed, act”). Pronunciation: /ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ/, /dɪˈfæktəʊ/, /ˌdiːˈfæktəʊ/, /ˌdeɪˈfæktoʊ/, /dəˈfæktoʊ/ 1. In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status. Labels: modal, not-comparable
Word: de facto Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē factō (literally “according to fact”), from dē (“according to”) + ablative of factum (“fact, deed, act”). Pronunciation: /ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ/, /dɪˈfæktəʊ/, /ˌdiːˈfæktəʊ/, /ˌdeɪˈfæktoʊ/, /dəˈfæktoʊ/ 1. In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status. Labels: not-comparable Example: While it is largely recognized that Ukraine holds de jure sovereignty on Crimea, Russia exercises de facto administration on the peninsula. Example: To avoid conflicts (and associated delays and distractions) with other ministries' minions in Vladivostok, Chief Engineer Iugovich moved his headquarters to Harbin in 1898. Within fifteen years, a transportation hub with more than 100,000 inhabitants had sprung up. Its size and importance were commensurate with its de facto role as the provincial capital of Russian Manchuria.
Word: de facto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē factō (literally “according to fact”), from dē (“according to”) + ablative of factum (“fact, deed, act”). Pronunciation: /ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ/, /dɪˈfæktəʊ/, /ˌdiːˈfæktəʊ/, /ˌdeɪˈfæktoʊ/, /dəˈfæktoʊ/ 1. A legally undeclared spouse; a partner in a spousal relationship which is not officially declared as a marriage, comparable to a common law husband or wife. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand Example: One of the vendors was simple and straight; he said that it was his policy not to rent a house to de factos. Example: An incidental sideline to this little farce, I suppose we can call it, is that the Opposition, in this policy, seems to have reversed its so often stated policy in this place on de factos.
Word: de jure Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”). Pronunciation: /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/, /də-/, /-ˈd͡ʒʊ(ə)ɹ/, /-ˈʒʊəɹeɪ/, /-ˈʒʊɹ/ 1. By right; in accordance with or as deemed by the statute of the law, particularly as opposed to actual practice. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonym: technically Example: I used to spend my Sundays playing pinball despite it being de jure illegal under an unenforced bylaw.
Word: de jure Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē jūre (literally “according to law”). Pronunciation: /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/, /də-/, /-ˈd͡ʒʊ(ə)ɹ/, /-ˈʒʊəɹeɪ/, /-ˈʒʊɹ/ 1. Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only. Labels: not-comparable
Word: still Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stillī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- (“to be silent; to be still”). Cognate with Scots stil (“still”), Saterland Frisian stil (“motionless, calm, quiet”), West Frisian stil (“quiet, still”), Dutch stil (“quiet, silent, still”), Low German still (“quiet, silent, still”), German still (“still, quiet, tranquil, silent”), Swedish stilla (“quiet, silent, peaceful”), Icelandic stilltur (“set, quiet, calm, still”). Related to stall. (noun: Falkland Islander): Military slang, short for still a Benny, since the military had been instructed not to refer to the islanders by the derogatory term Benny (which see). Pronunciation: /ˈstɪl/, [ˈstɪl], /ˈstɪo̯/, /ˈstɪʊ̯/ 1. Not moving; calm. Example: Sit there and stay still! Example: Still waters run deep. 2. Not effervescing; not sparkling. Example: still water; still wines 3. Uttering no sound; silent. Example: The sea that roared at thy command, / At thy command was still. 4. Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time Labels: not-comparable Example: To follow the still President’s marching orders, all that Secretary Ronnie Puno has to do is to follow the road map laid out by Justice Azcuna in his “separate” opinion. 5. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low. Example: […] a still small voice. 6. Constant; continual. Labels: obsolete Example: By still practice learn to know thy meaning. Example: […] A lifelong tract of time reveal’d; ⁠The fruitful hours of still increase; ⁠Days order’d in a wealthy peace, And those five years its richest field. 7. Dormant. Labels: dated Example: a still spore
Word: still Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stillī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- (“to be silent; to be still”). Cognate with Scots stil (“still”), Saterland Frisian stil (“motionless, calm, quiet”), West Frisian stil (“quiet, still”), Dutch stil (“quiet, silent, still”), Low German still (“quiet, silent, still”), German still (“still, quiet, tranquil, silent”), Swedish stilla (“quiet, silent, peaceful”), Icelandic stilltur (“set, quiet, calm, still”). Related to stall. (noun: Falkland Islander): Military slang, short for still a Benny, since the military had been instructed not to refer to the islanders by the derogatory term Benny (which see). Pronunciation: /ˈstɪl/, [ˈstɪl], /ˈstɪo̯/, /ˈstɪʊ̯/ 1. Without motion. Labels: not-comparable Example: They stood still until the guard was out of sight. 2. Up to a time, as in the preceding time. Labels: not-comparable Example: Is it still raining? It was still raining five minutes ago. Example: We’ve seen most of the sights, but we are still visiting the museum. 3. To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs. Labels: not-comparable Example: Tom is tall; Dick is taller; Harry is still taller / Harry is taller still. Example: The guilt being great, the fear doth still exceed. 4. Nevertheless. Labels: conjunctive, not-comparable Example: I’m not hungry, but I’ll still manage to find room for dessert. Example: Yeah, but still... 5. Always; invariably; constantly; continuously. Labels: archaic, not-comparable, poetic Example: Lechery, lechery, still wars and lechery; nothing else holds fashion. Example: [W]hereas many Chymiſts vvould be vaſtly rich, if they could ſtill do in great Quantities vvhat they have ſometimes done in little ones, many have undone themſelves by obſtinately attempting to make even real Experiments more gainful. 6. Even, yet. Labels: not-comparable Example: Some dogs howl; more yelp; still more bark. Example: Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes. 7. Alternative spelling of styll. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: 'Yeah yeah, I'm good still, Stace,' I said. Example: HALIL: I can't lie, I didn't expect it from you, man, still!
Word: still Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stillī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- (“to be silent; to be still”). Cognate with Scots stil (“still”), Saterland Frisian stil (“motionless, calm, quiet”), West Frisian stil (“quiet, still”), Dutch stil (“quiet, silent, still”), Low German still (“quiet, silent, still”), German still (“still, quiet, tranquil, silent”), Swedish stilla (“quiet, silent, peaceful”), Icelandic stilltur (“set, quiet, calm, still”). Related to stall. (noun: Falkland Islander): Military slang, short for still a Benny, since the military had been instructed not to refer to the islanders by the derogatory term Benny (which see). Pronunciation: /ˈstɪl/, [ˈstɪl], /ˈstɪo̯/, /ˈstɪʊ̯/ 1. A period of calm or silence. Example: the still of the night Example: Between the roar of the thunder and the blatter of the rain there were intervals of an astounding still, of an ominous suspense […] 2. A photograph, as opposed to movie footage. 3. A photograph, as opposed to movie footage. Example: One of his best stories was "Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life" (1914), of which there survives only an amusing still, showing poor Mabel Normand chained to the rails by two toughs, the moustached villain threatening her with a sledge-hammer, and an awful sense of that inexorably approaching express! 4. A resident of the Falkland Islands. Labels: slang
Word: still Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Via Middle English stillen, clip of distillen; Old French distiller; Latin distillare, from dis- + stillare, from Latin stilla. Pronunciation: /ˈstɪl/, [ˈstɪl], /ˈstɪo̯/, /ˈstɪʊ̯/ 1. A device for distilling liquids. 2. A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee. 3. The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen. 4. A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
Word: still Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Old English stillan. Pronunciation: /ˈstɪl/, [ˈstɪl], /ˈstɪo̯/, /ˈstɪʊ̯/ 1. To calm down, to quiet. Example: to still the raging sea Example: They likewise believed that he, having a full Sway and Command over the Water, had Power to still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb it […]
Word: still Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Aphetic form of distil, or from Latin stillare. Pronunciation: /ˈstɪl/, [ˈstɪl], /ˈstɪo̯/, /ˈstɪʊ̯/ 1. To trickle, drip. Labels: obsolete Example: And if that any drop of slombring rest / Did chaunce to still into her wearie spright, 2. To cause to fall by drops. 3. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill. Example: The knowledge of stilling is one pretty feat, The waters be wholesome, the charges not great
Word: seep Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of sipe, from Middle English *sipen, from Old English sipian, from Proto-Germanic *sipōną, derivative of *sīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *sib- (“to pour out, drip, trickle”). See also Middle Dutch sīpen (“to drip”), German Low German siepern (“to seep”), archaic German seifen (“to trickle blood”); also Latin sēbum (“suet, tallow”), Ancient Greek εἴβω (eíbō, “to drop, drip”)). See soap. Pronunciation: /siːp/ 1. To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc. Labels: intransitive Example: Water has seeped through the roof. Example: The water steadily seeped in through the thirl. 2. To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Woe seeped through her heart thinking of what had befallen their ethnic group. Example: Fear began to seep into the local community over the contamination of their fishpond. 3. To diminish or wane away slowly. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: The resistance movement against the invaders had slowly seeped away. 4. (of a crack etc.) To allow a liquid to pass through, to leak. Labels: transitive Example: The crack is seeping water. Example: If the crack is seeping water, the foam totally stops the leakage. 5. To soak. Labels: Scotland Example: wi' the weet / We're seepit to the skin Example: a young lad's mind, whilk had seeped in, for many a day, the rain of adversity
Word: seep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of sipe, from Middle English *sipen, from Old English sipian, from Proto-Germanic *sipōną, derivative of *sīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *sib- (“to pour out, drip, trickle”). See also Middle Dutch sīpen (“to drip”), German Low German siepern (“to seep”), archaic German seifen (“to trickle blood”); also Latin sēbum (“suet, tallow”), Ancient Greek εἴβω (eíbō, “to drop, drip”)). See soap. Pronunciation: /siːp/ 1. A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping. 2. Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage. 3. The seeping away of a liquid, etc. 4. A seafloor vent. Example: Another idea was that filamentous bacteria covering the hairs [of the Yeti crab] would either neutralize gases emitted from the vent or serve the crab directly as a food source. And this last idea received support when a second species of Yeti crab was discovered on cold seeps on the deep-sea floor near Costa Rica.
Word: gaggle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gagelen (“to cackle; cackle like a goose”). Compare Dutch gaggelen (“to cackle”), Icelandic gagl (“small goose; gosling”), Norwegian Nynorsk gagl (“wild goose”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɡl̩/ 1. A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water. Labels: collective Example: The Canada geese always flew over the 80 acre lake; it was a landmark on their route and a stopping point for many a gaggle, where many hours were spent after feeding in the farmers' fields. Example: They're only referred to as a gaggle when they're on land. When they're flying in formation they can be referred to as a skein. 2. Any group or gathering of related things, particularly one perceived as noisy, boisterous or chaotic. Labels: broadly Example: A gaggle of gays—probably no more than 15 or so, but from our perspective there seemed to be literally scores of them—pranced, skipped and otherwise just plain camped their way into the last few rows of seats. Example: There were no signs and no one quite knew how to navigate the museum, including, as it was Fleet Week, gaggles of boyish sailors all in their summer whites. It looked like a Frank Sinatra movie. 3. Short for press gaggle: an informal briefing of journalists. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Last week, Mr. Trump told the [Christian Science] Monitor during a gaggle with reporters that there were “about four” other states where Republicans should redraw the maps besides Texas. 4. A group of women. Labels: collective, historical
Word: gaggle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gagelen (“to cackle; cackle like a goose”). Compare Dutch gaggelen (“to cackle”), Icelandic gagl (“small goose; gosling”), Norwegian Nynorsk gagl (“wild goose”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɡl̩/ 1. To make a noise like a goose; to cackle. Example: Geese do gaggle Example: When a friend asked Socrates, how he could bear the scolding of his wife Xantippe? he retorted, and asked him, how he could bear the gaggling of his geese?
Word: skein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from Middle English skaine, skayne (“quantity of string, thread, etc., wound on a reel; the string, thread, etc., so wound”), from Old French escaigne (modern French écagne, écaigne (Picardy)); further etymology uncertain, probably from Proto-Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to split off”). The verb is derived from noun. cognates * Irish scáinne (“skein, clew”) Pronunciation: /skeɪn/ 1. A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter. Example: Some for very nede / Layde downe a skeyne of threde, / And some a skeyne of yarne; […] Example: Reche me that skane of tewly sylk; / And, Wynde me that botowme of such an hew, / Grene, rede, tawny, whyte, blak, purpill, and blew. 2. A thing resembling a skein (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1) of thread, yarn, etc. Labels: broadly 3. A thing resembling a skein (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1) of thread, yarn, etc. Labels: UK, broadly, collective, dialectal Example: High above the swallows and 2 miles or so out into the Channel was a skein of geese, probably brent geese on the first day of their emigration from the estuaries of the Channel coast towards the high Arctic tundra of Spitsbergen or Russia. Example: A group of geese is called a gaggle. […] They're only referred to as a gaggle when they're on land. When they're flying in formation they can be referred to as a skein. 4. A thing resembling a skein (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1) of thread, yarn, etc. Labels: also, attributive, broadly, obsolete 5. A tangle, a weave, a web. Labels: figuratively Example: Not that I ſee through his perplexed plots, / And hidden ends, nor that my parts depend / Vpon the vnvvinding this ſo knotted skeane, / Doe I beſeech your patience. Example: They diſentangle from the puzzled ſkein / In vvhich obſcurity has vvrapp'd them up, / The threads of politic and ſhrevvd deſign / That ran through all his purposes, […] 6. A winning streak. Labels: figuratively 7. A series created by a web (“major broadcasting network”). Labels: US, dated, figuratively Example: All three tele skeins are pitching furiously to snag the super Easter Day tele show to be bankrolled by Frigidaire, but no decision has been reached at press time. […] Bankroller will buy time on the skein delivering the largest number of live coaxial outlets, but none of the webs are as yet able to make definite commitments. Example: Three comedy shows from the U.S. are in the CTV lineup: CBS-TV's Phil Silvers and Danny Thomas skeins and NBC-TV's "Harry's Girls."
Word: skein Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from Middle English skaine, skayne (“quantity of string, thread, etc., wound on a reel; the string, thread, etc., so wound”), from Old French escaigne (modern French écagne, écaigne (Picardy)); further etymology uncertain, probably from Proto-Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to split off”). The verb is derived from noun. cognates * Irish scáinne (“skein, clew”) Pronunciation: /skeɪn/ 1. To weave or wind (thread, yarn, etc.) into a skein (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1). Labels: transitive Example: Under section 7 of Act March 3, 1883, referring to section 2907, Rev. St., if skeining worsted or mohair yarns is necessary to render them merchantable yarns, the cost of skeining is a part of the value of the goods, and subject to duty. If skeining is necessary only for convenience in transportation from the producer to the consumer, it is a charge for putting up, preparing, and packing for shipment, and the extra cost of skeining is not to be added to the other costs in computing the duty. 2. To intertwine or weave (something) with another thing. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Water skeined the landscape. The Shannon River, lost since Limerick city, was drawing nearer to name the airport, and a tributary quickened its way towards it.
Word: skein Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch scheen (“strip of metal or wood; (anatomy) shin”), from Middle Dutch schene, from Old Dutch *skina, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu (“bar; track; (anatomy) shin; spine”), from Proto-Germanic *skinō (“piece; plate; rim; (anatomy) shinbone”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect; to split”). Doublet of shin. Pronunciation: /skeɪn/ 1. A thin strip of an osier (“long, pliable twig from a plant, usually a willow”) used in basketmaking. Labels: transitive Example: [F]or the finer work, as table-mats, fruit and work-baskets, and the like, the osiers are divided into four parts, lengthways, which are called splits, and these are afterwards reduced to various degrees of fineness, when they are called skeins. 2. A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle of a wagon. Labels: US, dated, transitive Example: On November 21, Dow, one of the free-state settlers went to the blacksmith's shop unarmed, carrying a waggon skein to be repaired. While he was at the shop, Coleman and Buckley of Missouri, and another pro-slavery man came up, all armed, and an angry discussion followed.
Word: wedge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wegge (“wedge”), from Old English weċġ (“wedge”), from Proto-West Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz. Pronunciation: /wɛd͡ʒ/ 1. To support or secure using a wedge. Labels: transitive Example: I wedged open the window with a screwdriver. Example: "Did he take his bottle well?" Mrs. Flanders whispered, and Rebecca nodded and went to the cot and turned down the quilt, and Mrs. Flanders bent over and looked anxiously at the baby, asleep, but frowning. The window shook, and Rebecca stole like a cat and wedged it. 2. To force into a narrow gap. Labels: ambitransitive Example: He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa. Example: I wedged into the alcove and listened carefully. 3. To pack (people or animals) together tightly into a mass. Labels: transitive 4. To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles. Labels: transitive 5. Of a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: My Linux kernel wedged after I installed the latest update. 6. To cleave with a wedge. Labels: transitive 7. To force or drive with a wedge. Labels: transitive 8. To shape into a wedge. Labels: transitive
Word: wedge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Wedgewood, surname of the person who occupied this position on the first list of 1828. Pronunciation: /wɛd͡ʒ/ 1. The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos. Labels: UK Example: The last man is called the Wedge, corresponding to the Spoon in Mathematics.
Word: paddling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From paddle + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of paddle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: paddling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English padelynge, equivalent to paddle + -ing. 1. The act of using a paddle. 2. An act of corporal punishment consisting of spanking the buttocks with a paddle. 3. A collective noun for ducks when they are on water.
Word: meute Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /mjuːt/ 1. A cage for hawks; a mew. Example: Many were held by lay abbots , who , by degrees , expelled the monks ; the cloisters became the camps of their retainers , the stables of their coursers , the kennels of their hounds , the meutes of their hawks.
Word: romaji Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration from Japanese ローマ字(じ) (rōmaji, literally “Roman letters”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊməd͡ʒi/, /ɹəʊˈmɑːd͡ʒi/ 1. A representation of Japanese in Latin script. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The romaji of the word ローマ字 is “rōmaji”. Example: The katakana and the hiragana are syllabic forms of writing derived from Chinese characters, while the romaji are the letters used in writing most European languages.
Word: stop Part of Speech: punct Etymology: From Middle English stoppen, stoppien, from Old English stoppian (“to stop, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn, from Proto-Germanic *stuppōną (“to stop, close”), *stuppijaną (“to push, pierce, prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-, *(s)tewb- (“to push; stick”), from *(s)tew- (“to bump; impact; butt; push; beat; strike; hit”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian stopje (“to stop, block”), West Frisian stopje (“to stop”), Dutch stoppen (“to stop”), Low German stoppen (“to stop”), German stopfen (“to be filling, stuff”), German stoppen (“to stop”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål stoppe (“to stop”), Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish stoppa (“to stop”), Middle High German stupfen, stüpfen (“to pierce”). More at stuff, stump. Alternative etymology derives Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn from an assumed Vulgar Latin *stūpāre, *stuppāre (“to stop up with tow”), from stūpa, stīpa, stuppa (“tow, flax, oakum”), from Ancient Greek στύπη (stúpē), στύππη (stúppē, “tow, flax, oakum”). This derivation, however, is doubtful, as the earliest instances of the Germanic verb do not carry the meaning of "stuff, stop with tow". Rather, these senses developed later in response to influence from similar sounding words in Latin and Romance. Pronunciation: /stɒp/, /stɔp/, /stɑp/, [stɔ̟p], /(ɪ)sʈɔp/ 1. Used to indicate the end of a sentence in a telegram.
Word: stop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stoppe, from Old English stoppa (“bucket, pail, a stop”), from Proto-Germanic *stuppô (“vat, vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teub- (“to push, hit; stick, stump”). See stoup. Cognates Cognate with Norwegian stopp, stoppa (“deep well, recess”), Middle High German stubech, stübich (“barrel, vat, unit of measure”) (German Stübchen). Related also to Middle Low German stōp (“beaker, flask”), Middle High German stouf (“beaker, flask”), Norwegian staupa (“goblet”), Icelandic staupa (“shot-glass”), Old English stēap (“a stoup, beaker, drinking vessel, cup, flagon”). Cognate to Albanian shtambë (“amphora, bucket”). Pronunciation: /stɒp/, /stɔp/, /stɑp/, [stɔ̟p], /(ɪ)sʈɔp/ 1. A small well-bucket; a milk-pail. Labels: UK, dialectal
Word: stop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From s- + top. Pronunciation: /stɒp/, /stɔp/, /stɑp/, [stɔ̟p], /(ɪ)sʈɔp/ 1. The squark that is the superpartner of a top quark. Example: For neutralino masses below approximately 700 GeV, gluino masses of less than 1.78 TeV and 1.76 TeV are excluded at the 95% CL in simplified models of the pair production of gluinos decaying via sbottom and stop, respectively.
Word: crowd Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic *krūdan, from Proto-Germanic *krūdaną, *kreudaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *grewt- (“to push; press”). Cognate with German Low German kroden (“to push, shove”), Dutch kruien (“to push, shove”). (group of people, mob): Compare typologically throng (<<~ Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną); Czech dav (akin to Russian дави́ть (davítʹ), да́вка (dávka)); Polish ciżba, ścisk (<~ ciskać, akin to ти́скать (tískatʹ)); Polish tłok, Russian толчея́ (tolčejá) (akin to толка́ть (tolkátʹ)). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaʊ̯d/, [ˈkʰɹʷaʊ̯d], /ˈkɹæʊ̯d/, [ˈkʰɹʷæʊ̯d], /ˈkɹaːd/ 1. To press forward; to advance by pushing. Labels: intransitive Example: The man crowded into the packed room. 2. To press together or collect in numbers. Labels: intransitive Example: They crowded through the archway and into the park. Example: [T]he whole company closed their ranks, and crowded about the fire. 3. To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram. Labels: transitive Example: He tried to crowd too many cows into the cow-pen. Example: […]The Time (miſ-order’d) doth in common ſence / Crowd vs, and cruſh vs, to this monſtrous Forme, / To hold our ſafetie vp. 4. To fill by pressing or thronging together Labels: transitive Example: The balconies and verandas were crowded with spectators, anxious to behold their future sovereign. 5. To push, to press, to shove. Labels: often, transitive Example: They tried to crowd her off the sidewalk. Example: Alexis's mementos and numerous dance trophies were starting to crowd her out of her little bedroom. 6. To approach another ship too closely when it has right of way. 7. To carry excessive sail in the hope of moving faster. Labels: transitive Example: With all her might she crowds all sail off shore; in so doing, fights ’gainst the very winds that fain would blow her homeward; seeks all the lashed sea’s landlessness again; for refuge’s sake forlornly rushing into peril; her only friend her bitterest foe! 8. To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably. Labels: transitive
Word: crowd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic *krūdan, from Proto-Germanic *krūdaną, *kreudaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *grewt- (“to push; press”). Cognate with German Low German kroden (“to push, shove”), Dutch kruien (“to push, shove”). (group of people, mob): Compare typologically throng (<<~ Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną); Czech dav (akin to Russian дави́ть (davítʹ), да́вка (dávka)); Polish ciżba, ścisk (<~ ciskać, akin to ти́скать (tískatʹ)); Polish tłok, Russian толчея́ (tolčejá) (akin to толка́ть (tolkátʹ)). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaʊ̯d/, [ˈkʰɹʷaʊ̯d], /ˈkɹæʊ̯d/, [ˈkʰɹʷæʊ̯d], /ˈkɹaːd/ 1. A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order. Example: After the movie let out, a crowd of people pushed through the exit doors. Example: Athelstan Arundel walked home[…], foaming and raging. […] He walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them. 2. Several things collected or closely pressed together; also, some things adjacent to each other. Example: There was a crowd of toys pushed beneath the couch where the children were playing. 3. The so-called lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar. Labels: with-definite-article Example: He went not, with the Crowd, to ſee a Shrine; Example: […]To fool the crowd with glorious lies,[…] 4. A group of people united or at least characterised by a common interest. Example: That obscure author's fans were a nerdy crowd which hardly ever interacted before the Internet age. Example: We're concerned that our daughter has fallen in with a bad crowd.
Word: crowd Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English crowde, from Welsh crwth or a Celtic cognate. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaʊ̯d/, [ˈkʰɹʷaʊ̯d], /ˈkɹæʊ̯d/, [ˈkʰɹʷæʊ̯d], /ˈkɹaːd/ 1. Alternative form of crwth. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: A lackey that […] can warble upon a crowd a little. 2. A fiddle. Labels: dialectal Example: That keep their Consciences in Cases, / As Fiddlers do their Crowds and Bases,[…] Example: […]wandering palmers, hedge-priests, Saxon minstrels, and Welsh bards, were muttering prayers, and extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and rotes.
Word: crowd Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English crowde, from Welsh crwth or a Celtic cognate. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaʊ̯d/, [ˈkʰɹʷaʊ̯d], /ˈkɹæʊ̯d/, [ˈkʰɹʷæʊ̯d], /ˈkɹaːd/ 1. To play on a crowd; to fiddle. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Fiddlers, crowd on, crowd on.