nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: AR Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. An AR-15 personal semi-automatic rifle, M-16 assault rifle, M-4 carbine, derivative or related gun; the Armalite AR family and derivatives. Labels: countable Example: In its August 2003 issue, while the ban was still in effect, Guns & Ammo ran a feature story titled “Stoner’s ‘Black Rifle’ Marches On,” subtitled “The basic AR platform has been refined, improved, upgraded, power-boosted and accurized.” 2. An assault rifle or automatic rifle. Labels: countable, informal 3. Initialism of accounts receivable. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only, uncountable 4. Initialism of acknowledgment of receipt. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of age regression. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of augmented reality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: MR, mixed reality, spatial computing, CPS, cyber-physical system Example: (Cover started out as a company in the AR and VR business, but moved into the virtual talent sector; Ichikara is a startup designed to support their virtual talent) 7. Initialism of alternate reality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable 8. Initialism of American record, national record for the United States. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 9. Initialism of administrative rule or administrative regulation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: As I was going over the AR book for my status change, I read several other ARs I believed the institution was violating so I decided to ask about them at the meeting. 10. Initialism of androgen receptor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Initialism of area record, best achievement among those by persons from a given continent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 12. Initialism of armed robbery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 13. Initialism of artificial respiration. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 14. Initialism of aspect ratio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 15. Initialism of assembly resolution. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 16. Initialism of atmospheric river. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 17. Initialism of aerial refueling. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: AR Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of Arkansas: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Arunachal Pradesh: a state of India. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of American Revolution Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: CA Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of California: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Canada: a country in North America. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Initialism of Canadian Alliance, Conservative-Reform Alliance Party, Reform-Conservative Alliance Party. Labels: Canadian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Computer Associates, an American software company. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Abbreviation of Cricket Australia, the governing body of cricket in Australia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 6. Abbreviation of Clark Airbase. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of 7. Abbreviation of Commission on Appointments. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of 8. Abbreviation of Classical Arabic Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: CA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of cellular automaton. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: BTW: Of course the rules were parametrised, so any totalistic 2-dimensional 9-neighbourhood CA could be run. Example: The new CA is a modification of Fredkin's earlier SALT architecture in which every cell is identified as either even or odd - as in sodium and chlorine in a salt crystal hence the name. The state of each cell is either up or down and the development rule simple takes account of states of odd and even neighbours. The up-date at each time step simply takes the form of a swap of the states of diagonally related cells. SALT CAs are reversible and capable of universal computation and are conjectured to be capable of universal construction in the sense of Von Neumann. 2. Initialism of certificate authority. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Well-designed CAs will create a trust hierarchy, which consists of a root with a number of subroots, to further enhance protection of the private key. 3. Initialism of armored cruiser, a type of warship. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of heavy cruiser, a variant of the cruiser type of warship. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of civil affairs, a military occupational specialty or branch. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Abbreviation of cyanoacrylate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 7. Initialism of chartered accountant. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Scotland, South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of cabin attendant. Labels: Japan, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of central authority. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Initialism of combined authority. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Initialism of Companies Act. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 12. Initialism of communications assistant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 13. Initialism of closed access, as opposed to open access. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 14. Initialism of conversation analysis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: CO Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Colorado: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: CO Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of county. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of commanding officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of commissioned officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of corrections officer. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of correctional officer. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of conscientious objector. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of clothing optional. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Initialism of common-offset method. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 9. Abbreviation of cutoff. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: CO Part of Speech: verb 1. Abbreviation of cast on. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: CT Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Connecticut: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of Central Time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Customers can call 1-877-300-6153 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT to get their questions answered, arrange to return their pills or report problems. Information is also available at http://www.qualitestrx.com/pdf/OCRecall.pdf. 3. Initialism of Coffin Texts. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: CT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of computed tomography. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, especially, initialism, uncountable Example: E.M.T.s arrived soon after and transported her to MarinHealth Medical Center, where a CT scan showed bleeding between the skull and the brain. 2. Initialism of computed tomography. Labels: countable, especially 3. Initialism of cold turkey. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of cocktease. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable 5. Initialism of camel toe. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable 6. Abbreviation of combat team. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 7. Initialism of Chlamydia trachomatis; chlamydia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: An appointment with a clinician at which the patient or partner(s) can receive testing and care for all STDs and HIV is the preferred management strategy for CT and GC [gonorrhea] treatment.
Word: CT Part of Speech: verb 1. To perform a CT scan on. Labels: informal, transitive Example: There's a certain something that emanates from a confused patient that this fellow doesn't have. I sure wish I had more 'terps. Well, we're not going to CT him right away. There are two other fellows before him. “Get a plain film of his head, Tim. […]”
Word: CT Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of contraterrene. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: DE Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Delaware: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: DE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of desktop environment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of diatomaceous earth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of destroyer escort, a type of warship of the destroyer subtype, also called a frigate. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of differential equation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of delayed ejaculation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: FL Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of foreign language. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of flight level. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of French letter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, slang Example: ‘Well, what did he recommend? Those effells are a pain in the neck, only for bachelors.’ Example: Used and discarded Fls–French letters–floated in the slime, little opaque vessels carrying human seed into oblivion. 4. Abbreviation of female lead. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, slang
Word: FL Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Florida: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Flevoland: a province of the Netherlands. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: GA Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of General American. Labels: England, abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of General Assembly. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Abbreviation of Georgia: a state of the United States. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of Goa: a state of India. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 5. Abbreviation of German agent A, US designation for the nerve gas tabun. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: GA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of geographic atrophy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of general availability. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of general aviation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of good article. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of goal attack. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of genetic algorithm. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of goals against. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of global affairs. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of granuloma annulare. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Initialism of general admission Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: GA Part of Speech: phrase 1. Abbreviation of go ahead. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: HI Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Hawaii: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: HI Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of high (“high gear or high range”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. Initialism of hyperspectral imaging. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: IL Part of Speech: noun 1. Intermediate language Labels: initialism 2. Individual-level. Labels: initialism 3. Injured list. Labels: initialism 4. Abbreviation of interleukin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: IL Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Illinois: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: IN Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Indiana: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of Ilocos Norte: a province of the Ilocos Region, Philippines. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IN Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of integrase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable 2. Abbreviation of internegative; a type of film stock, most commonly used regarding 35mm motion picture negative Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: IA Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Iowa: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Initialism of Indian Army. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: Provided that they [the Indian Army or IA] do their duty, armed insurrection in India would not be an insoluble problem. If however the IA go the other way, the picture would be very different. We do not have the military force to hold India against a widespread guerrilla movement or to reconquer India ... It is doubtful if we could keep the Indian troops loyal. Attlee to Chiefs of Staff, TOP, XI, p.68 3. Initialism of Indian Airlines. Labels: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Your home in the sky. In the coming weeks, Indian Airlines (IA) may consider changing its slogan to something more down to earth. For the airline itself may be running for shelter when it announces its results for 2001-2 sometime next month. 4. Initialism of Iraqi Army. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of Intel Architecture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of Ice Age. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of Internet Archive: an American nonprofit digital library website founded in 1996. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IA Part of Speech: intj 1. inshallah; God willing Labels: Arabic, English
Word: IA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of immediate action, the procedure to determine the cause of a rifle stoppage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Institute of Arts. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of information assurance. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of internal affairs, a department responsible for investigating complaints against police officers. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of individual augmentee. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of item-and-arrangement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of internal argument. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of international affairs. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of industrial action. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 10. Initialism of Impact Assessment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Initialism of industrial arts, one of the strands under the TVL track in senior high school. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 12. Initialism of initial accommodation (for immigrants) Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: KS Part of Speech: verb 1. Initialism of kill steal. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: KS Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Kansas: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of South Kalimantan: a province of Indonesia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: KS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Kaposi's sarcoma. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Tom Shaheen has AIDS. He has shortness of breath, very little energy much of the time, and KS lesions that are sometimes embarrassing marks and sometimes weapons. 2. Initialism of Keutel syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Kallmann syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Klinefelter syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of kill steal. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of key stage. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of knowledge sharing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Initialism of King's Scholar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: KY Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Kentucky: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Z car Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The cars' number plates began with the letter Z. 1. An official government car, especially a Comcar. Labels: Australia, slang Example: It was hot, which did nothing for the collective irritability, until Senator Chaney turned up and suggested we use his chauffeur-driven Z car — blissfully air-conditioned. Example: On the Sunday, it was a roughly 900 km drive all the way back north to Woomera. Specially for this very long run we had swapped 'our' Z car for one that had just been serviced.[…]Since it was a government car we had dockets to obtain 'free' fuel, provided we went to an Ampol service station, back then a network of Government-owned garages.
Word: zs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of z Labels: form-of, plural
Word: zs Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of z's (sleep) Labels: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
Word: zak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afrikaans sak (“bag”). Doublet of sac and sack. 1. Money. Labels: South-Africa, countable, slang, uncountable 2. Sixpence or a small amount of money. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bling bling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Jamaican slang, a sound suggested by the quality of light reflected by diamonds, adopted by American rappers. Compare words of similar sound and meaning: blink, blinding, blank. Pronunciation: /ˌblɪŋ ˈblɪŋ/ 1. Shiny jewelry that displays wealth, such as a diamond ring or a stylish gold necklace or bracelet. Labels: English, Jamaican, slang, uncountable Example: Gay men often seek out diamonds, and some purchases are “bling bling,” according to Jillian Rebol, the manager of Ultra Diamonds (soon to be Kay Jeweler’s) in Chicago.
Word: beg Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English beggen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old English *becgian, *bedcian, syncopated forms of bedecian (“to beg”), itself of obscure origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *bedukōn, a frequentative verb derived from Proto-West Germanic *bedu (“plea, petition, prayer”, whence English bead). Alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *bedagō (“petitioner, requester, beggar”), an agent noun from the same source. Compare North Frisian bēdagi (“to pray”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍅𐌰 (bidagwa, “beggar”). All ultimately from the root of English bid, which see for more. An alternative theory considers the verb a backformation from beggar and derives the latter from Old French begart (“kind of lay brother”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɡ/, [ˈbɛɡ], /ˈbeɡ/, [ˈbeɡ], /ˈbe̝ɡ/ 1. To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. Labels: intransitive Example: He begged on the street corner from passers-by. 2. To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat. Labels: transitive Example: I beg your pardon. I didn’t mean to cause offence. Example: He begged her to go to the prom with him. 3. To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction. Labels: transitive Example: The way you keep eating raw meat, you're just begging to get tapeworms. 4. To obviously lack or be in need of something. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: A captivating novel that just begs for a movie adaptation Example: The colors in this cell are as dull as its architects must have been. An endless expanse of drab-green textured walls, contrasting with the gray concrete floor. It begs redecoration. 5. In the phrase beg the question: to assume. Labels: transitive 6. In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question). Labels: proscribed, transitive 7. To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Else some will beg thee, in the court of wards.
Word: beg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English beggen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old English *becgian, *bedcian, syncopated forms of bedecian (“to beg”), itself of obscure origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *bedukōn, a frequentative verb derived from Proto-West Germanic *bedu (“plea, petition, prayer”, whence English bead). Alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *bedagō (“petitioner, requester, beggar”), an agent noun from the same source. Compare North Frisian bēdagi (“to pray”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍅𐌰 (bidagwa, “beggar”). All ultimately from the root of English bid, which see for more. An alternative theory considers the verb a backformation from beggar and derives the latter from Old French begart (“kind of lay brother”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɡ/, [ˈbɛɡ], /ˈbeɡ/, [ˈbeɡ], /ˈbe̝ɡ/ 1. The act of begging; an imploring request. Example: “Lord,” I prayed, “it's a long time since I came to You for anything besides a quick beg for help. And it seems every time I come to You I'm asking something bigger, more impossible. But I'm here again. […] 2. A pretentious, attention-seeking, or eccentric person. Labels: UK, derogatory, slang Example: Girls told me about not wanting to be seen by boys as "too much", "too loud", "weird", "annoying", a "pick me", or "a beg" (someone looking for attention). They told me how boys can be loud and funny, but that girls had better not.
Word: beg Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Proto-Turkic *bēg. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɡ/, [ˈbɛɡ], /ˈbeɡ/, [ˈbeɡ], /ˈbe̝ɡ/ 1. Alternative form of bey. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Yaqub Beg (c. 1820 – 1877)
Word: beg Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɛɡ/, [ˈbɛɡ], /ˈbeɡ/, [ˈbeɡ], /ˈbe̝ɡ/ 1. Abbreviation of beginning. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Knit with MC until work measures 3 inches from beg.
Word: begin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan (“to begin”), from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), from be- + base verb *ginnaną also found in Old English onginnan. Pronunciation: /bɪˈɡɪn/, /bəˈɡɪn/, /biˈɡɪn/ 1. To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. Labels: ergative Example: I began playing the piano at the age of five. Example: Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation. 2. To come into existence. Labels: intransitive Example: Vast chain of being! which from God began.
Word: begin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan (“to begin”), from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”), from be- + base verb *ginnaną also found in Old English onginnan. Pronunciation: /bɪˈɡɪn/, /bəˈɡɪn/, /biˈɡɪn/ 1. Beginning; start. Labels: nonstandard Example: In prayer, in the light, I see my kin / I touch my tree, my roots, my begin
Word: begun Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪˈɡʌn/, /bɪˈɡʊn/ 1. past participle of begin Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: ... when he should take the sield, that city was persuaded to complete the regiment they had begun to form, under the command of a Colonel whom the King had recommended to them ; which they did raise to the number of a thousand men. 2. simple past of begin Labels: form-of, nonstandard, obsolete, past Example: When we've been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun, We've no less days to sing God's praise, Than when we first begun.
Word: begun Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /bɪˈɡʌn/, /bɪˈɡʊn/ 1. Having began.
Word: bel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Alexander Graham Bell. Pronunciation: /bɛl/ 1. A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively.
Word: bel Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɛl/ 1. Alternative form of bael. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: beginner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English begynner, equivalent to begin + -er. Cognate with West Frisian begjinner (“beginner”), Dutch beginner (“beginner”), Low German begünner (“beginner”), Danish nybegynder (“beginner, novice”, literally “new-beginner”). Pronunciation: /bɪˈɡɪnə/, /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ 1. Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started. Example: I'm new to learning Finnish: I'm just a beginner. 2. Someone who sets something in motion. Example: The beginner of the games lit the ceremonial torch. 3. An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play. Example: On the stage, the beginners for the first piece had taken their places — the chorus were there, scared but determined, and in the wings waited Harlequin, in the person of Charles Lyall […]
Word: ben Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bōjana Proto-Indo-European *-nis Proto-Germanic *-niz Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nis Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-ni-s Proto-Germanic *bōniz Proto-West Germanic *bōni Old English bēn Middle English ben, beneder. English ben From Middle English ben, bene, from Old English bēn (“prayer, request, favor, compulsory service”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōni, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say”). Related to ban. More at boon. Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. A prayer; a petition. Labels: obsolete
Word: ben Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English ben, bene, variation of bin, binne (“within”), from Old English binnan (“within, in, inside of, into”), equivalent to be- + in. Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. In, into. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland Example: And he was waving to me to creep in, so I just did and then just to skip ben the front and then in the lobby.
Word: ben Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English ben, bene, variation of bin, binne (“within”), from Old English binnan (“within, in, inside of, into”), equivalent to be- + in. Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. Inside. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, not-comparable
Word: ben Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English ben, bene, variation of bin, binne (“within”), from Old English binnan (“within, in, inside of, into”), equivalent to be- + in. Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. Inner, interior.
Word: ben Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ben, bene, variation of bin, binne (“within”), from Old English binnan (“within, in, inside of, into”), equivalent to be- + in. Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. The inner room of a two-room cottage (as opposed to the but); the ben room. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland Example: Bert Kerston was awakened by a steady tap on the ben window.
Word: ben Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English been, from Old French and Medieval Latin, probably from a North African pronunciation of Arabic بَان (bān, “ben tree”). Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben. 2. The winged seed of the ben tree. 3. The oil of the ben seed.
Word: ben Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Arabic بِن (bin) and Hebrew בן (ben, “son”). Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames). Labels: capitalized, uncountable, usually
Word: ben Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Scots ben, benn, from Scottish Gaelic beinn. Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.
Word: ben Part of Speech: adj Etymology: c. 16th century. Probably from Latin bene or Italian bene. Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. Alternative spelling of bene; good. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, obsolete Example: A gage of ben Rom-bouse, / In a bousing-ken of Rom-vile, / Is benar than a Caster, / Pecke, pennam, lay, or popler, / Which we mill in deuse a vile.
Word: ben Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. A benefit (performance to raise funds). Labels: UK, obsolete, slang Example: In the Chronicles of the Stage, some curious particulars are given relating to Sir Henry Herbert and the well-known Sir William Davidson, by which we learn, amongst other things, that a “ben” or benefit at Drury Lane, two centuries ago, was worth a hundred pounds.
Word: ben Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ 1. Alternative form of bin. Labels: Ireland, alt-of, alternative
Word: sound Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English sound, sund, isund, ȝesund, from Old English sund (“sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy, prosperous”), from Proto-West Germanic *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz (“healthy”), merged with synonymous Old English ġesund, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund. Cognate with Scots sound, soun (“healthy, sound”), Saterland Frisian suund, gesuund (“healthy”), West Frisian sûn (“healthy”), Dutch gezond (“healthy, sound”), Low German sund, gesund (“healthy”), German gesund (“healthy, sound”), Danish sund (“healthy”), Swedish sund (“sound, healthy”). Possibly related also to Dutch gezwind (“fast, quick”), German geschwind (“fast, quick”), Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”). See swith. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊ̯nd/, [ˈsaʊ̯nd], /ˈsæʊ̯nd/, [ˈsæʊ̯nd], /ˈsaːnd/ 1. Healthy. Example: He was safe and sound. Example: In horse management a sound horse is one with no health problems that might affect its suitability for its intended work. 2. Complete, solid, or secure. Example: Fred assured me the floorboards were sound. Example: The brasswork here, how rich it is in beams, / And how, besides, it makes the whole house sound. 3. Having the property of soundness. Example: With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get[…] 4. Good; acceptable; decent. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang Example: How are you? —I'm sound. Example: That's a sound track you're playing. 5. Quiet and deep. Example: Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, and often deeply. Example: Her sleep was sound. 6. Heavy; laid on with force. Example: a sound beating 7. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective. Example: a sound title to land
Word: sound Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English sound, sund, isund, ȝesund, from Old English sund (“sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy, prosperous”), from Proto-West Germanic *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz (“healthy”), merged with synonymous Old English ġesund, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund. Cognate with Scots sound, soun (“healthy, sound”), Saterland Frisian suund, gesuund (“healthy”), West Frisian sûn (“healthy”), Dutch gezond (“healthy, sound”), Low German sund, gesund (“healthy”), German gesund (“healthy, sound”), Danish sund (“healthy”), Swedish sund (“sound, healthy”). Possibly related also to Dutch gezwind (“fast, quick”), German geschwind (“fast, quick”), Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”). See swith. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊ̯nd/, [ˈsaʊ̯nd], /ˈsæʊ̯nd/, [ˈsæʊ̯nd], /ˈsaːnd/ 1. Soundly. Example: So ſound he ſlept, that nought mought him awake.
Word: sound Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English sound, sund, isund, ȝesund, from Old English sund (“sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy, prosperous”), from Proto-West Germanic *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz (“healthy”), merged with synonymous Old English ġesund, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund. Cognate with Scots sound, soun (“healthy, sound”), Saterland Frisian suund, gesuund (“healthy”), West Frisian sûn (“healthy”), Dutch gezond (“healthy, sound”), Low German sund, gesund (“healthy”), German gesund (“healthy, sound”), Danish sund (“healthy”), Swedish sund (“sound, healthy”). Possibly related also to Dutch gezwind (“fast, quick”), German geschwind (“fast, quick”), Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”). See swith. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊ̯nd/, [ˈsaʊ̯nd], /ˈsæʊ̯nd/, [ˈsæʊ̯nd], /ˈsaːnd/ 1. Yes; used to show agreement or understanding. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang Example: I found my jacket. — Sound.
Word: sound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * Noun: from Middle English sownde, alteration of soun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman sun, soun, Old French son, from accusative of Latin sonus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). * Verb: from Middle English sownden, sounen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suner, sounder, Old French soner (modern sonner), from Latin sonō. * The hypercorrect -d appears in the fifteenth century. (Compare dialectal drownd, gownd for the same development.) Displaced native Middle English swei, from Old English swēġ, from Proto-Germanic *swōgiz. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊ̯nd/, [ˈsaʊ̯nd], /ˈsæʊ̯nd/, [ˈsæʊ̯nd], /ˈsaːnd/ 1. A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him. Nobody made a sound. Example: The warlike sound / Of trumpets loud and clarions. 2. A vibration capable of causing such sensations. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In trumpets for assisting the hearing, all reverbation of the trumpet must be avoided. It must be made thick, of the least elastic materials, and covered with cloth externally. For all reverbation lasts for a short time, and produces new sounds which mix with those which are coming in. Example: It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.[…]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts. 3. A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He looks like he's got it, maybe. Listen to those kids!/There's no maybe about it. That's it, that's the sound. 4. Noise without meaning; empty noise. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For let us conſider this Prepoſition as to its meaning, (for it is the ſence, and not ſound, that is and muſt be the Principle or common Notion) […] 5. Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Stay within the sound of my voice. 6. A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sound Part of Speech: verb Etymology: * Noun: from Middle English sownde, alteration of soun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman sun, soun, Old French son, from accusative of Latin sonus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). * Verb: from Middle English sownden, sounen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suner, sounder, Old French soner (modern sonner), from Latin sonō. * The hypercorrect -d appears in the fifteenth century. (Compare dialectal drownd, gownd for the same development.) Displaced native Middle English swei, from Old English swēġ, from Proto-Germanic *swōgiz. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊ̯nd/, [ˈsaʊ̯nd], /ˈsæʊ̯nd/, [ˈsæʊ̯nd], /ˈsaːnd/ 1. To produce a sound. Labels: intransitive Example: When the horn sounds, take cover. 2. To convey an impression by one's sound. Labels: copulative Example: He sounded good when we last spoke. Example: That story sounds like a pack of lies! 3. To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound. Labels: intransitive Example: For from you ſounded out the worde of the Lord, not in Macedonia & in Achaia onely: but your faith alſo which is towarde God, ſpred abroade in all quarters, that we nede not to ſpeake any thing. 4. To resound. Labels: intransitive, obsolete 5. To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy. Labels: intransitive, often Example: In my opinion this claim sounds in damages rather than in an injunction. Example: […]there can be no doubt that claims brought pursuant to § 1983 sound in tort. 6. To cause to produce a sound. Labels: transitive Example: Sound the alarm! Example: He sounds the instrument. 7. To pronounce. Labels: transitive Example: The "e" in "house" isn't sounded.
Word: sound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sound, sund (“body of water; swimming; air bladder of a fish”), from Old English sund (“the power, capacity, or act of swimming; swimming; sea; ocean; water; sound; strait; channel”), Old Norse sund (“channel, inlet, strait”), from Proto-Germanic *sundą (“swimming; sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *swem- (“swimming; sea”). Cognate with Dutch zond (“sound; strait”), Danish sund (“sound; strait; channel”), Swedish sund (“sound; strait; channel”), Icelandic sund (“sound; strait; channel”), German Sund. Related to swim. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊ̯nd/, [ˈsaʊ̯nd], /ˈsæʊ̯nd/, [ˈsæʊ̯nd], /ˈsaːnd/ 1. A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean. Example: Puget Sound; Owen Sound; Long Island Sound Example: The Sound of Denmarke, where ships pay toll. 2. The air bladder of a fish. Example: Cod sounds are an esteemed article of food. Example: The head was chopped off, the belly opened, the liver set aside--sometimes along with the roe, sounds, throats, and other items.
Word: sound Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sounden, from Old French sonder, from sonde (“sounding line”) of Germanic origin, compare Old English sundgyrd (“a sounding rod”), sundline (“a sounding line”), Old English sund (“water, sea”). More at Etymology 3 above. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊ̯nd/, [ˈsaʊ̯nd], /ˈsæʊ̯nd/, [ˈsæʊ̯nd], /ˈsaːnd/ 1. Of a whale, to dive downwards. Labels: intransitive Example: The whale sounded and eight hundred feet of heavy line streaked out of the line tub before he ended his dive. 2. To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe. Example: When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal. Example: Tell me moreouer, haſt thou ſounded him,/If he appeale the Duke on ancient malice,/Or worthily as a good ſubiect ſhould/On ſome knowne ground of treacherie in him. 3. To fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device. Example: Mariners on sailing ships would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope. Example: As when the Sea-man […]/All fearefull foldes his ſailes, and ſounds the maine,/Lifting his prayers to the heauens for aid,/Againſt the terrour of the winds and waues. 4. To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion. Example: to sound a patient, or the bladder or urethra
Word: sound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sounden, from Old French sonder, from sonde (“sounding line”) of Germanic origin, compare Old English sundgyrd (“a sounding rod”), sundline (“a sounding line”), Old English sund (“water, sea”). More at Etymology 3 above. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊ̯nd/, [ˈsaʊ̯nd], /ˈsæʊ̯nd/, [ˈsæʊ̯nd], /ˈsaːnd/ 1. A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde. Example: Most mild cases respond very nicely to such relatively simple office procedures as dilatations with sounds of increasing calibre, followed by the instillation of an ounce of 5 per cent argyrol in the bladder.
Word: bran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bran, branne, bren, from Old French bren, bran (“bran, filth”), from Gaulish brennos (“rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (“rotten, foul”) (compare Welsh braen (“stench”), Irish bréan (“rancid”), Walloon brin (“excrement”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (compare Latin fragrāre (“to smell strongly”), Dutch brak (“hound”)). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæn/ 1. The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: bran Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bran, branne, bren, from Old French bren, bran (“bran, filth”), from Gaulish brennos (“rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (“rotten, foul”) (compare Welsh braen (“stench”), Irish bréan (“rancid”), Walloon brin (“excrement”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (compare Latin fragrāre (“to smell strongly”), Dutch brak (“hound”)). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹæn/ 1. To clean (metal) using a branner. Labels: transitive
Word: bran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a Celtic source; compare Welsh brân and Cornish bran. 1. The European carrion crow.
Word: LA Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɛl ˈeɪ/ 1. Initialism of left atrium. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of lead arsenate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of local anesthetic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of lateral area. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of local authority. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: LA Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌɛl ˈeɪ/ 1. Initialism of Los Angeles: a city in California, United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; New York gets god-awful cold in the winter but there’s a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in some streets. LA is a jungle. Example: Speaking as an LA native, this is the longest earthquake I’ve ever felt! 2. Abbreviation of Louisiana: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of Ladakh: a union territory of India. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of Lower Arkansas, also in reference to the state of Louisiana. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, humorous 5. Abbreviation of Lampung: a province of Indonesia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 6. Initialism of Las Anod: a city in Somalia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of Linear A. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ME Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Maine: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Middle East: a geographic region of West Asia, additionally including Turkey, as well as Egypt in North Africa. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Initialism of Middle English. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Alternative letter-case form of Me (“Windows Me (Millennium Edition)”). Labels: alt-of 5. Initialism of Montreal Exchange, a futures and derivatives exchange (formerly also a stock exchange). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of Mass Effect. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Example: In ME technophobia (or perhaps more accurately, "cyborg-phobia") reaches its zenith with the design of the Reapers' techno-zombies, as they are mutated, abject monstrosities that exist to be fought and killed by the player. Humans who are infected by the Reapers mutate into "Husks," which look like zombies covered with visible blue cybernetic parts.
Word: ME Part of Speech: symbol 1. Earth mass: a unit of measurement, equal to the mass of planet Earth, which is 6×10²⁴ kg or 3×10⁻⁶ M_☉. 2. The mass of the Earth specifically.
Word: ME Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of master of engineering. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of managing editor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of medical examiner. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The little M.E.’s man nodded, picked his bag off the deck and went back up the steps to the pier. 4. Initialism of myalgic encephalomyelitis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of marriage encounter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of main engine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: MD Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Maryland: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: MD Part of Speech: noun 1. Symbol (usually a postnominal) indicating a medical degree; medical physician or medical doctor; doctor(ate) of medicine Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: For diarrhea caused by a stomach virus or a meal that didn’t agree with you, try the BRAT diet, says James Lee, MD, gastroenterologist with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. 2. Symbol (usually a postnominal) indicating a medical degree; medical physician or medical doctor; doctor(ate) of medicine Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Medicinae Doctor: Symbol indicating a higher research doctorate in medicine; Doctor of Medicine Labels: UK 4. Abbreviation of medical device. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 5. Abbreviation of managing director. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 6. Initialism of MiniDisc. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of Marine detachment. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Abbreviation of magnetodynamics. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 9. Abbreviation of macular degeneration. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: MD Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of magnetodynamic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: MI Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Michigan: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: MI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of middle initial. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of military intelligence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Three months ago, after a minor argument between a small group of students and a tea shop owner, police arrived on the scene, arrested the students, and beat them up in a nearby police station. Apparently, the tea shop was owned by an MI agent. 3. Initialism of myocardial infarction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of mitral insufficiency. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of mesioincisal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of mathematical induction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of mechanical index. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of medical inspection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of mutual information. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: MI excludes words that frequently combine with many words (e.g. the), but can overemphasize low frequency collocation. 10. Initialism of middle infielder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 11. Initialism of major incident. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: MN Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of Minnesota: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Manipur: a state of India. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: MN Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of master of/in nursing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Only used in 12 MN (“midnight”) Labels: Philippines
Word: MN Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French MN, from Marine Nationale from marine (“navy”)+nationale (“national”) 1. Abbreviation of French Navy ship, used as a ship prefix Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable