nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Oscar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Exact origin uncertain. Resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossianic poems, chose it for his godson Oscar Bernadotte, who became a king of Sweden. The modern given name is a conflation of two unrelated names: first, Middle Irish Oscar (the name of Fionn Mac Cumhaill's grandson in Irish mythology), from Middle Irish os (“deer”) + cara (“friend”); and second, Old English Ōscār, Ōsgār (personal name, literally “spear of the gods/spear of God”), from Old English ōs (“god”) and gār (“spear”) (see Oswald). Compare German Ansgar (personal name), Danish Asker, Asger (personal name), Norwegian Asgeir (personal name), Icelandic Ásgeir (personal name). (Academy Award): Disputed. Said to have been named by actress Bette Davis after her first husband, Harmon Oscar Nelson, or by secretary Margaret Herrick after her cousin Oscar Pierce. Pronunciation: /ˈɑs.kɚ/, /ˈɒs.kə/ 1. A male given name from Irish or Old English. Example: My son, though alone, is brave. Oscar is like a beam of the sky: he turns around, and the people fall. Example: Had a funny first name, like Oscar or maybe - no! I remember now. It was Felix. Felix Tanner. 2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Oscair (literally “son of Oscar”) (McCusker). 3. A locale in the United States. 4. A locale in the United States. 5. A locale in the United States. 6. A locale in the United States. 7. A locale in the United States. 8. A locale in the United States.
Word: Oscar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Exact origin uncertain. Resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossianic poems, chose it for his godson Oscar Bernadotte, who became a king of Sweden. The modern given name is a conflation of two unrelated names: first, Middle Irish Oscar (the name of Fionn Mac Cumhaill's grandson in Irish mythology), from Middle Irish os (“deer”) + cara (“friend”); and second, Old English Ōscār, Ōsgār (personal name, literally “spear of the gods/spear of God”), from Old English ōs (“god”) and gār (“spear”) (see Oswald). Compare German Ansgar (personal name), Danish Asker, Asger (personal name), Norwegian Asgeir (personal name), Icelandic Ásgeir (personal name). (Academy Award): Disputed. Said to have been named by actress Bette Davis after her first husband, Harmon Oscar Nelson, or by secretary Margaret Herrick after her cousin Oscar Pierce. Pronunciation: /ˈɑs.kɚ/, /ˈɒs.kə/ 1. An Academy Award. Labels: informal Example: Primarily seen as a publicity vehicle for late-year releases, the awards show and its promoters have lately made pretensions to Oscar oracling: Jamie Foxx won the “breakthrough actor of the year” prize for “Ray” in 2004, after all, and Paul Haggis and his ensemble cast were honored for “Crash” four months before it won best picture. Example: The gulf between cinephiles and the public has grown wide. There are pictures that make a lot of money, but seldom win big Oscars or attract young people to the show 2. A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Word: Oscar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened form of Oscar Asche. Pronunciation: /ˈɑs.kɚ/, /ˈɒs.kə/ 1. cash; money. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang, uncountable
Word: Nagoya Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 名古屋(なごや) (Nagoya). The Indonesian district was nicknamed "Nagoya" by Japanese workers from Taisei Corporation who were working on a construction project in Batam in the 1970s. 1. The capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan. Example: The first phase of the project, connecting Tokyo and Nagoya, is scheduled to be completed in 2027 and is expected to cut traveling time between those cities by half. 2. Synonym of Lubuk Baja: a district of Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia. Labels: colloquial
Word: sierra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish sierra, from Latin serra (“saw”), referring to the saw-tooth profile of the crestline of the range seen from a distance. Pronunciation: /siˈɛɹə/ 1. A rugged range of mountains. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Holonym: cordillera Example: Meronym: sawback 2. Alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable 3. A scombroid fish. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron. Labels: uncountable Example: Mancha selecto is the world's best saffron: deep-red stamens, as long as the first joint of your thumb, packed and date-stamped. Lesser types, like sierra saffron, have shorter stamens and a quantity of white and yellow flower parts.
Word: uniform Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis. Pronunciation: /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/, /ˈjunɪfɚm/, /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/, /ˈjʉnɪfɔɾm/ 1. Unvarying; all the same. Example: "Chocolate and cream," the standard colours of G.W.R. rolling stock for 21 years, are now being replaced by an all-over utility coating of reddish-brown. This is the third time that a uniform brown has been adopted as the standard livery of G.W.R. carriages. 2. Consistent; conforming to one standard. Example: The only doubt is, about the manner of their unity; how far Churches are bound to be uniform in their Ceremonies, and what way they ought to take for that purpose. 3. with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument; as in uniform continuity, uniform convergence 4. Composed of a single macromolecular species. 5. (of a polyhedron) That is isogonal and whose faces are regular polygons; (of an n-dimensional (n>3) polytope) that is isogonal and whose bounding (n-1)-dimensional facets are uniform polytopes.
Word: uniform Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis. Pronunciation: /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/, /ˈjunɪfɚm/, /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/, /ˈjʉnɪfɔɾm/ 1. A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc. Example: The Hooverette [housedress] can be worn as a dress or as an apron. This is the latest in uniforms, madam, according to Vogue. Example: ‘[…] I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”.[…]’. 2. Alternative letter-case form of Uniform from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. Labels: alt-of 3. A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective). Example: Skeletor held the gun against Speedo’s head, held Speedo between himself and the cops who stood, motionless and futile, where they’d stopped. Robinson, Lindfors, Carter, three uniforms and I watched helpless as Skeletor, dragging Speedy with him, inched out the gate, started backing down the hill. Example: Four men flew out of it, three uniforms and one in what appeared to be an English riding outfit—boots, whip, the whole nine yards. […] He called out, “I’m the superintendent of police.” 4. In OpenGL, a global shader variable whose value does not change between rendering calls, serving as a parameter. Example: 2009, Randi J. Rost, Bill Licea-Kane, Dan Ginsburg, OpenGL Shading Language Hence, uniforms of the same name in a vertex and fragment program will be the same uniform variable. Uniforms cannot be written to in a shader. This is sensible because an array of processors may be sharing the same resources […]
Word: uniform Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis. Pronunciation: /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/, /ˈjunɪfɚm/, /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/, /ˈjʉnɪfɔɾm/ 1. To clothe in a uniform. Labels: transitive Example: You can't erect an army by uniforming and drilling a few hundred thousand clerks and farmers.
Word: consort Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French, ultimately from Latin cōnsors. As “companion or partner”, via Middle English consorte. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnsɔːt/, /ˈkɑnsɔɹt/ 1. The spouse of a monarch. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Wise, just, moderate, admirably pure of life, the friend of science, of freedom, of peace and all peaceful arts, the Consort of the Queen passes from our troubled sphere to that serene one where justice and peace reign eternal. 2. A husband, wife, companion or partner. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In his death was lost to his consort an affectionate and beloved husband; […] Example: In the deep and retired channels of Tierra del Fuego, the snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his darker consort, and standing close by each other on some distant rocky point, is a common feature in the landscape. 3. An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc. Labels: countable, euphemistic, humorous, sometimes, uncountable Example: Pygmalion loathing their laſcivious Life, / Abhorr’d all Womankind, but moſt a Wife: / So ſingle choſe to live, and ſhunn’d to wed, / Well pleas’d to want a Conſort of his Bed. 4. A ship accompanying another. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Association or partnership. Labels: uncountable Example: That which gives diſtaſt to the Ear in it is a German by-word: and ſuch kind of things Lʳ. according to the humor of thoſe times, purſues with ſome fondneſs: take it ſingly, and it carries an air of levity, I confeſs; but, in conſort with the reſt, you ſee, has a meaning quite different from what this Author would inſinuate. 6. A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: On thother ſide in one conſort there ſate, / Cruell Reuenge, and rancorous Deſpight, / Diſloyall Treaſon, and hart-burning Hate, […] Example: Lord, place me in thy consort. 7. Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Sith then, it ſeemeth each thing to his powre / Doth vs inuite to make a ſad conſort; / Come let vs ioyne our mournfull ſong with theirs. Example: O may we ſoon again renew that Song, / And keep in tune with Heav’n, till God ere long / To his celeſtial conſort us unite, / To live with him, and ſing in endles morn of light.
Word: consort Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French, ultimately from Latin cōnsors. As “companion or partner”, via Middle English consorte. 1. of a title, by virtue of one's (living) spouse; often contrasted with regnant and dowager Labels: not-comparable, postpositional Example: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother took on nearly as many duties as queen dowager, after her husband's death, as she had had when she was queen consort during his reign.
Word: consort Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French, ultimately from Latin cōnsors. As “companion or partner”, via Middle English consorte. Pronunciation: /kənˈsɔːt/, /kənˈsɔɹt/ 1. To associate or keep company (with). Labels: intransitive Example: If there bee any lasie fellow, any that cannot away with worke, any that would wallow in pleasures, hee is hastie to be priested. And when hee is made one, and has gotten a benefice, he consorts with his neighbour priests, who are altogether given to pleasures; and then both hee, and they, live, not like Christians, but like epicures; drinking, eating, feasting, and revelling, till the cow come home, as the saying is. Example: Which of the Grecian Chiefs conſorts with Thee? 2. To be in agreement. Labels: intransitive
Word: munchies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English munchie /munchy Middle English -es English -s English munchies From munchie /munchy + -s. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌnt͡ʃiz/ 1. Food, especially convenience snack foods. Labels: plural, plural-normally, slang Example: We were given the first name of the host, the address of the apartment and told to bring whatever toys we wanted. Beer and munchies would be on hand. 2. Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption. Labels: plural, plural-normally, slang Example: I've got the munchies. Example: I got the munchies, we got the Mary Jane in the Dungeon / Just to let you niggas know in '93, that's how we coming 3. cannabis edibles Labels: plural, plural-normally, slang
Word: falsetto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian falsetto, from falso (“false”). Pronunciation: /fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/, /fɒlˈsɛt.əʊ/, /fɔlˈsɛt.oʊ/, /fɔɫˈsɛt.oʊ/ 1. The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register. Labels: uncountable 2. A person who sings in falsetto. Labels: countable
Word: falsetto Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Italian falsetto, from falso (“false”). Pronunciation: /fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/, /fɒlˈsɛt.əʊ/, /fɔlˈsɛt.oʊ/, /fɔɫˈsɛt.oʊ/ 1. To sing or utter in falsetto.
Word: overdraft Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English draft English overdraft From over- + draft. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/, /ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/ 1. The act of overdrawing a bank account. Labels: uncountable 2. The amount overdrawn. Labels: countable Example: I have an overdraft of £1234. 3. The maximum amount that may be overdrawn. Labels: countable Example: The bank have given me an overdraft of $2000. 4. The extraction of groundwater from an aquifer beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A series of flues in a furnace; the current of air forced through them. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: overdraft Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English draft English overdraft From over- + draft. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/, /ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/ 1. To extract groundwater from (an aquifer) beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield. Labels: transitive
Word: fishwife Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fysshewyfe; equivalent to fish + wife (“(obsolete) woman”) (see also midwife). 1. A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger. Labels: archaic Example: [S]he was angry with herself; and, for that, sang the more loudly the most wicked and risqué of her slang songs, that gave the morals of a Messalina in the language of a fish-wife, and yet had an inalienable, mischievous, contagious, dauntless French grace in it withal. 2. A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice. Labels: derogatory 3. A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene. Labels: Geordie, derogatory 4. The wife of a homosexual man. Labels: slang
Word: LP Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛlˈpiː/ 1. Initialism of long-play. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of limited partnership. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of limited partner. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of liquid petroleum or liquified petroleum, a fuel used for cooking. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of liquid propane. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of landing pad. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Abbreviation of listening post. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 8. Abbreviation of lumbar puncture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 9. Abbreviation of linear programming. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 10. Abbreviation of landing page. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 11. Initialism of let's play. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 12. Initialism of little person. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 13. Abbreviation of liquidity provider. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 14. Initialism of literate programming. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 15. Initialism of lactase persistence. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: LP Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɛlˈpiː/ 1. Initialism of Libertarian Party, a political party in the United States. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Liberal Party. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Liberal Party. Labels: Philippine, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: sewing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From sew + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊɪŋ/, /ˈsoʊɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of sew Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sewing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sewinge, seuinge, seuwinge (“sewing”), equivalent to sew + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊɪŋ/, /ˈsoʊɪŋ/ 1. The action of the verb to sew. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something that is being or has been sewn. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She put down her sewing and went to answer the door. Example: The sewing has come undone on this seam.
Word: FA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Football Association, especially the English Football Association. See also Scottish FA and Welsh FA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: While there is no evidence to suggest that heading the ball is to blame, the new guidelines will be introduced to mitigate against any potential risks, according to a statement from the English Football Association (FA), in conjunction with the Scottish and Northern Irish FAs. “This updated heading guidance is an evolution of our current guidelines and will help coaches and teachers to reduce and remove repetitive and unnecessary heading from youth football,” said Mark Bullingham, CEO of the English FA. 2. Initialism of Fur Affinity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable
Word: FA Part of Speech: pron 1. Initialism of fuck all. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, vulgar 2. Initialism of Fanny Adams. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, euphemistic, initialism
Word: FA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Fanconi anemia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of featured article. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of felonious assault. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of flight attendant. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The highlight of the flight was watching one of the F.A.'s (male) sitting on the welcome lap of a smiling passenger (also male). 5. Initialism of fee agreement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of fat admirer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of financial aid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of free agent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Abbreviation of final A. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 10. Initialism of forever alone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: FOC Part of Speech: adj 1. free of charge
Word: FOC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of full operational capability. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. flag of convenience Labels: countable, uncountable 3. faint object camera Labels: countable, uncountable 4. freedom of choice Labels: countable, uncountable 5. father of chapel Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Friend of the Court Labels: countable, uncountable 7. first of class Labels: countable, uncountable 8. freight operating company Labels: UK, countable, uncountable 9. Initialism of final order cutoff. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: shylock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the character Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1600). Pronunciation: /ˈʃaɪlɑk/, /ˈʃaɪlɒk/ 1. A loan shark; a usurer. Labels: US, figuratively, offensive Example: Eventually, their gambling debts grow so big that they are cut off from making any more bets, eliminating the chance that they can make enough money to satisfy their shylocks. Example: If a guy got into hock with several shylocks from different crews and was unable to keep up with his weekly payments, a sit-down would have to be called with all of the shylocks involved and their respective capos. 2. A person of Jewish descent. Labels: ethnic, offensive, slur
Word: shylock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the character Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1600). Pronunciation: /ˈʃaɪlɑk/, /ˈʃaɪlɒk/ 1. To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest. Labels: US, intransitive, offensive Example: I wanted to know whether shylocking is a legal business or not, and if it is legal, under which Act does it operate? Example: When you've accumulated a good stash of money, you may want to go into the nightclub business, or shylocking. Shylocking is free. There is no ten percent vig on loan sharking.
Word: loan shark Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest, especially illegally.
Word: loan shark Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of loanshark. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: molten Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English molten, from Old English molten, ġemolten (“melted, molten”), from Proto-Germanic *multanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *meltaną (“to melt”). Cognate with Scots moltin, Swedish multen. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒltən/, /ˈməʊltən/, /ˈmoʊltən/ 1. Melted, especially due to great heat Example: molten metal, wax, rock Example: Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere — an invisible bubble of magnetism generated by the powerful churning of molten metals at Earth’s core. 2. Made from a melted substance. 3. Glowing red-hot.
Word: molten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English molten, from Old English molten, ġemolten (“melted, molten”), from Proto-Germanic *multanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *meltaną (“to melt”). Cognate with Scots moltin, Swedish multen. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒltən/, /ˈməʊltən/, /ˈmoʊltən/ 1. past participle of melt Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past
Word: gonad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad From 1880 New Latin gonadēs, plural of New Latin gonas, coined from Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “seed, begetting, birth, offspring”), from γίγνεσθαι (gígnesthai, “be born”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊ.næd/, /ˈɡoʊ.næd/ 1. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary. Example: The shape of his gonads must set the ambit of his emotions? No. […] What Bart feels like is mother. 2. A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary. Labels: in-plural, slang
Word: crockery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From crocker (“(obsolete) potter”) + -ery (suffix with the sense ‘a class, group, or collection of’ forming nouns). Crocker is derived from crock (“earthenware or stoneware jar or storage container”) + -er (suffix attached to nouns indicating persons whose occupations are indicated by the nouns); crock is from Middle English crok, crokke (“earthenware jar, pot, or other container; cauldron; belly, stomach”) [and other forms], from Old English crocc, crocca (“crock, pot, vessel”) [and other forms], from Proto-Germanic *krukkō, *krukkô (“vessel”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *grewg- (“vessel”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɒkəɹi/, /ˈkrɒkɹi/, /ˈkɹɑk(ə)ɹi/ 1. Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: All the street was lined with wretched hucksters and their merchandise of gooseberries, green apples, children's dirty cakes, cheap crockeries, brushes, and tin-ware; among which objects the people were swarming about busily. 2. Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: tableware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English table Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English tableware From table + -ware. 1. The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With years of research and observation under her belt, Yao set to work creating and perfecting Eatwell, an assistive tableware set designed specially for patients with cognitive impairments like Alzheimer’s. Example: Nearly 200 chemicals connected to breast cancer are used in the making of food packaging and plastic tableware, and dozens of those carcinogens can migrate into the human body, a new study found.
Word: glassware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English glass Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English glassware From glass + -ware. 1. Articles made from glass, especially drinking glasses, jugs and other tableware made of glass. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: jug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna. Prison sense attested from at least 1825 in Britain. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʌɡ/, /d͡ʒɐɡ/, /d͡ʒʊɡ/ 1. A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The amount that a jug can hold. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Jail. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: 'I'm telling you trade secrets,' the father said, 'So don't you go talking about this to anyone else. You don't want me put in jug do you?' Example: I was 'counsel for the defence', or 'prisoner's friend'. My chap had deserted for nearly two years and spent six months in a civvy jug. With papers under my arm and serious countenance I visited him in his cell day after day, […] 4. A woman's breasts. Labels: countable, in-plural, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: I was sucking my mom's left jug when I heard JD say, "Now we will experience the burden of the past." Example: With her left hand on her right jug, she put her mouth to her other tit. 5. An upright electric kettle. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable 6. A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube. Labels: countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: […] as shown in the August 2000 issue, using a pair of my favorite jugs, 807s. 7. The P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft. Labels: US, countable, slang, uncountable 8. A hold large enough for both hands Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer. Labels: UK, countable, informal, uncountable
Word: jug Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna. Prison sense attested from at least 1825 in Britain. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʌɡ/, /d͡ʒɐɡ/, /d͡ʒʊɡ/ 1. To stew in an earthenware jug etc. Labels: transitive Example: jugged hare 2. To put into jail. Labels: slang, transitive 3. To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. Labels: intransitive Example: Down in the orchard a nightingale jug-jugged, as if he, too, had dropped into a soft billet. 4. To nestle or collect together in a covey. Labels: intransitive
Word: jug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Jack Russell + pug. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʌɡ/, /d͡ʒɐɡ/, /d͡ʒʊɡ/ 1. A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug. Example: When the dog’s owners returned with their shopping, I asked what the little dog was. She was a Jug, a Jack Russell-Pug cross. We found out lots about this crossbreed, thought long and hard, and decided a Jug and a Spitz could work really well together. Example: 2014, Alan Kenworthy, Jugs: Buying, Caring For, Grooming, Health, Training and Understanding Your Jug Dog or Puppy, Feel Happy Limited
Word: jug Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Latin jugum (“yoke, tether”). A folk etymology claims that it is an acronym for "justice under God" or "judgment under God". https://www.ignatius.edu/news/september-2017/jug-em-with-a-jugumhttps://catholicphilly.com/2021/10/news/local-news/local-priest-moves-closer-to-sainthood/ Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʌɡ/, /d͡ʒɐɡ/, /d͡ʒʊɡ/ 1. Detention (after-school student punishment). Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: “Take a week’s Jug,” he said, “and keep your nose clean.” Example: I had another role that earned me almost no appreciation at all: I served as the master after classes in the JUG room, where students appeared when they received detention.
Word: jug Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from Latin jugum (“yoke, tether”). A folk etymology claims that it is an acronym for "justice under God" or "judgment under God". https://www.ignatius.edu/news/september-2017/jug-em-with-a-jugumhttps://catholicphilly.com/2021/10/news/local-news/local-priest-moves-closer-to-sainthood/ Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʌɡ/, /d͡ʒɐɡ/, /d͡ʒʊɡ/ 1. To issue a detention (to a student). Labels: US, transitive Example: Students would say they “got JUGged,” meaning they’d been disciplined by a teacher. Most of the time punishment entailed memorizing a passage of a text or an obscure snatch of poetry. Example: The first time I met Ben was in after-school detention. He’d been jugged for faking his mom’s signature, and I was serving for clapping erasers in the hallway.
Word: jug Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a shortening of juggernaut or an alteration of juke/jook. Compare juug. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʌɡ/, /d͡ʒɐɡ/, /d͡ʒʊɡ/ 1. To hustle or make money, usually aggressively. Labels: slang 2. To acquire or obtain through force; snatch, steal; to rob, especially in reference to jugging (which see). Labels: slang Example: I just jugged a band director; now I got a brand new saxophone.
Word: islands Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of island Labels: form-of, plural
Word: islands Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of island Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: MODCA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Mixed Object: Document Content Architecture, an IBM container format, somewhat like TIFF. Often used to store IOCA images. Also written MO:DCA. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: twin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twinne, twynne, from Old English ġetwin, ġetwinn (“twin, multiple”, noun) and twinn (“twin, two-fold, double, two by two”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *twinaz (“double/two each, twin”), Proto-Germanic *twinjaz, *twīhnaz (“two each”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwino- (“twin”), from *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with Scots twyn (“twin”), Dutch tweeling (“twin”), German Zwilling (“twin”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish tvilling (“twin”), Faroese tvinnur (“a double set”), Icelandic tvenna (“duo, pair”), Lithuanian dvynys (“twin”), Russian двойня (dvojnja, “twin”). Pronunciation: /twɪn/, [tʰw̥ɪn] 1. Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. Example: twin girls, twin daughters, twin sisters, twin boys, twin sons, twin brothers, twin babies, twin children Example: Katie is Jessica's twin. 2. Either of two similar or closely related objects, plans, institutions, people, etc. Labels: broadly Example: Your idea is the twin of mine. 3. Either of two similar or closely related objects, plans, institutions, people, etc. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: He is my twin (wearing the same shirt, driving the same car, etc.). 4. Either of two similar or closely related objects, plans, institutions, people, etc. Labels: broadly, slang Example: Yo, twin, lemme rap at ya. 5. Contains or comprises a pair 6. Contains or comprises a pair 7. Contains or comprises a pair 8. Refers to a specific size Labels: US 9. Refers to a specific size Labels: US
Word: twin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twinne, twynne, from Old English ġetwin, ġetwinn (“twin, multiple”, noun) and twinn (“twin, two-fold, double, two by two”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *twinaz (“double/two each, twin”), Proto-Germanic *twinjaz, *twīhnaz (“two each”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwino- (“twin”), from *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with Scots twyn (“twin”), Dutch tweeling (“twin”), German Zwilling (“twin”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish tvilling (“twin”), Faroese tvinnur (“a double set”), Icelandic tvenna (“duo, pair”), Lithuanian dvynys (“twin”), Russian двойня (dvojnja, “twin”). Pronunciation: /twɪn/, [tʰw̥ɪn] 1. To separate, divide. Labels: transitive 2. To split, part; to go away, depart. Labels: intransitive 3. To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries); to pair with. Labels: passive, usually Example: Reading, the English town, is twinned with Clonmel in Ireland. Example: Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war. 4. To give birth to twins. Labels: intransitive Example: “I’ve run to tell ye,” said the junior shepherd, supporting his exhausted youthful frame against the doorpost, “that you must come directly. Two more ewes have twinned — that’s what’s the matter, Shepherd Oak.” Example: Twinning today is abnormal in all higher primates, and possibly adaptive only in the one species with an obstetrical technology that permits a high rate of survival of twins. 5. To be, or be like, a twin to (someone else); to match in some way. Labels: transitive Example: The invert child and her innocent child are together lost children, twinning each other despite their distinctions. Example: I was awake to the horror of our twinning each other in paralysis, and feared that we would soon talk only about the daily, intimate care serious paralysis demands […] 6. To be, or be like, a pair of twins (for example, to dress identically); to be paired or suited. Labels: intransitive Example: “I see you got us twinning today.” Byrd kissed Lay quickly. “I wanted you to dress like me today,” he admitted. Example: “We're totally twinning today!” said Zoey. “You sure are,” said Chef Piper. “I whipped up a special dessert for tonight.”
Word: twin Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *twin, *twyn, from Old English twin, twinn (“twin; double”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *twīhnaz (“occurring in a pair; twofold; double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with Icelandic tvennur (“double”), Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹 (tweihnai, “two each”). Pronunciation: /twɪn/, [tʰw̥ɪn] 1. Double; dual; occurring as a matching pair. Labels: not-comparable Example: twin beds, twin socks 2. Forming a pair of twins. Labels: not-comparable Example: the twin boys
Word: substrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Anglicization of substratum. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbˌstɹeɪt/, /ˈsɐbˌstɹæɪt/ 1. An underlying layer; a substratum. 2. The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure. Example: The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity. Example: Stream substrate affects fish longevity. 3. A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme. 4. A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached. Example: The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet. Example: This definition [of "tool"] is not simple, but contains several elements. The tool must not be part of the animal's body (a beak is not a tool); the user must manipulate the tool in some way for it to realise its function; and, finally, a tool cannot be attached to the substrate. This is a fairly clear definition, but does seem to produce some rather arbitrary distinctions (Hansell 1987b). The spider Dinopis, for example, makes a small web which it holds in its legs, thrusting it down on passing ants. This is a tool, but all other webs, however complex, are not since they are anchored to the substrate. The woodpecker finch […] that uses a fine stick held in the beak to extract insect prey from wood, is a tool user, but a shrike […] that impales an insect on a thorn still attached to the bush is not. 5. A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers. 6. A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties. 7. A surface to which a substance adheres.
Word: substrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Anglicization of substratum. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbˌstɹeɪt/, /ˈsɐbˌstɹæɪt/ 1. To strew or lay under. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand.
Word: substrate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Anglicization of substratum. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbˌstɹeɪt/, /ˈsɐbˌstɹæɪt/ 1. Having very slight furrows.
Word: measuring jug Part of Speech: noun 1. A wide-mouthed jug, normally of glass, with graduations up the side, for measuring liquids.
Word: preignition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Latin ignītiōlbor. English ignition English preignition From pre- + ignition. 1. The premature detonation of a fuel charge in Four-stroke cycle engines.
Word: static memory allocation Part of Speech: noun 1. The process of allocating fixed memory at compile time. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: forlese Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forlesen, from Old English forlēosan (“to lose, abandon, let go, destroy, ruin”), from Proto-Germanic *fraleusaną. Equivalent to for- + lese. Cognate with Scots forlore (“to lose”), Dutch verliezen (“to lose”), German verlieren (“to lose”), Swedish förlisa (“to be lost”), Swedish förlora (“to lose”). Pronunciation: /fɔː(ɹ)ˈliːz/ 1. To abandon, forsake. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Soone as they bene arriv'd upon the brim / Of the Rich Strond, their charets they forlore […]
Word: forlesing Part of Speech: noun 1. loss 2. abandonment 3. destruction 4. forlornity
Word: forlesing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of forlese Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forlornity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English forlorn Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English forlornity From forlorn + -ity. 1. The state of being forlorn. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: forlore Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past of forlese Labels: form-of, obsolete, past
Word: forlest Part of Speech: verb 1. first-person simple past of forlese Labels: first-person, form-of, obsolete, past 2. third-person simple past of forlese Labels: form-of, obsolete, past, third-person
Word: baccarat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in the 19th century. Borrowed from French baccarat, baccara, likely named after the French town Baccarat (noted for glassmaking) in Grand Est, of ultimately unclear and debated origin (first attested in 1291. (uncertain)). If by some Vulgar Latin *Bacchara, the town is possibly named from Latin Bacchi ara ("altar of Bacchus"; the original pagan reference of the name was forgotten), name of an ancient Roman castellum, of which there remains a relic called the "Tower of Bacha" on the heights of Deneuvre, from whence Baccarat is an ancient suburb. Other hypotheses have also been suggested, including descent from Celtic. Probably linked to Provençal baccara, although if the town etymology is correct, this may present some geographic difficulty. Pronunciation: /ˈbækəɹɑː/, /ˈbɑːkəɹɑː/, /bɑːkəˈɹɑː/, /ˈbækəɹæt/ 1. A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms, usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt, and also bearing some similarities to blackjack. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: blackjack Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black English jack English blackjack From black + jack. Pronunciation: /ˈblækd͡ʒæk/ 1. To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon. Example: “We cannot have you getting blackjacked and bound yet again.”
Word: gobbledegook Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gobbledygook. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: adapter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English adapter From adapt + -er. Pronunciation: /əˈdæptə(ɹ)/, /əˈdæptəɹ/ 1. One who is capable of adapting to differing situations. Example: He was an able adapter, and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership. 2. One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play. Example: The critic gave rave reviews to the adapter of the ancient play, who worked to give the text more relevance to the modern day. 3. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible. Example: He had an adapter that let him plug his phone into the car's cigarette lighter for power. Example: Sitting in the courtroom ..., their laptops and tablets propped before them, power cables snaking through convoluted adapters, the Twitterati have sight of witnesses at all times – the troubadours, or perhaps the tricoteuses, of the digital revolution. 4. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible. Example: The wall outlet sprouted an electrical monstrosity of adapters plugged into adapters that sparked ominously. 5. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible. Example: We bought adapters to use our three-prong plugs in the two-prong, unpolarized outlets of the old house. 6. A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible. Example: I lost my cellphone's adapter so I couldn't recharge it. 7. A collection of low-rank matrices which, when added to a base model, produces a fine-tuned model; a LoRA.
Word: adaptor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Latin adaptōder. Middle English *adapten English adapt English -or English adaptor From adapt + -or. Pronunciation: /əˈdæptər/ 1. Alternative spelling of adapter. Labels: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative
Word: cartridge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Corruption of earlier cartage, from French cartouche, from Italian cartoccio (“roll of paper”), from Medieval Latin carta (“paper”). Doublet of cartouche. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈkɑːtɹ̝̊ʷɪd͡ʒ], [ˈkɑːt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪd͡ʒ], /ˈkɑɹtɹɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈkɑɹtɹ̝̊ʷɪd͡ʒ] 1. The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition. Example: Still, a dozen men with rifles, and cartridges to match, stayed behind when they filed through a white aldea lying silent amid the cane, and the Sin Verguenza swung into slightly quicker stride. 2. A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly. Labels: broadly 3. A replaceable valve assembly within a faucet or shower fixture that regulates the flow and temperature of the water. 4. A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another. 5. Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data. Example: The program generates a catalogue of the files on the cartridge selected by the user, reads the catalogue into memory and erases the cartridge copy, so that an up-to-date copy is always generated. 6. A removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console. Example: We would like to see someone market a low-power, text-to-speech cartridge that would mate with the Epson and use its internal battery pack. Example: Nintendo made sure to loudly trumpet all of the advantages of the cartridge format, particularly the greatly reduced loading times and the sturdiness of the cartridges[…] 7. A small paper package, e.g. in an old book about making printer's type: After all the type has been cast: "The Boy will paper up each sort in a cartridge by itself". Labels: obsolete
Word: calibrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English calibre Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English calibrate From calibre + -ate. Pronunciation: /ˈkæl.ɪ.bɹeɪ̯t/, /ˈkal.ɪ.bɹeɪ̯t/, /ˈkæl.ɪ.bɹæɪ̯t/, /ˈkɛl.ə.bɹæɪ̯t/, /ˈkal.ɪ.bɹet/ 1. To check or adjust by comparison with a standard. Labels: transitive Example: Trent Alexander-Arnold was prominent in the early running, stepping up from right-back into midfield, calibrating his passing range. He had already teed up Harry Kane for a free header – the captain headed high – when he sent Anthony Gordon clean through. 2. To mark the scale of a measuring instrument. Labels: transitive 3. To measure the caliber of a tube or gun. Labels: transitive
Word: optimum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin, neuter of Latin optimus (“best, very good”), from the root in ops (“work”) or omnis (“all”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑptɪməm/, /ˈɒptɪməm/ 1. The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances. 2. Any long period of time marked by a persistently warm climate; a climatic optimum.
Word: optimum Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin, neuter of Latin optimus (“best, very good”), from the root in ops (“work”) or omnis (“all”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑptɪməm/, /ˈɒptɪməm/ 1. The best or most advantageous; surpassing all others. Labels: not-comparable Example: optimum conditions for climbing