nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Gaia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαῖᾰ (Gaîă, “Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess”), from γαῖᾰ (gaîă, “the Earth”), probably related to γῆ (gê, “earth, land; country”). Sense 1 was coined by the British scientist, environmentalist, and futurist James Lovelock (1919–2022) in his book Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (1979), at the suggestion of the British novelist, playwright, and poet William Golding (1911–1993): see the quotation. Pronunciation: /ˈɡaɪə/, /ˈɡeɪə/ 1. The ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating superorganism. Example: [page 1] As I write, two Viking spacecraft are circling our fellow planet Mars, awaiting landfall instructions from the Earth. Their mission is to search for life, or evidence of life, now or long ago. This book is also about a search for life, and the quest for Gaia is an attempt to find the largest living creature on Earth. […] [I]f Gaia does exist, then we may find ourselves and all other living things to be parts and partners of a vast being who in her entirety has the power to maintain our planet as a fit and comfortable habitat for life. […] [page 11] We have since defined Gaia as a complex entity involving the Earth's biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil; the totality constituting a feedback or cybernetic system which seeks an optimal physical and chemical environment for life on this planet. Example: If we are all—from the lowliest microorganism to the largest whale—a part of Gaia, then we are all potentially important to its well-being. Therefore, the ecologists who deplore the elimination of a species are not merely appealing to our sentiment. They are warning us, often without knowing it, about a blind and dangerous tinkering with the mechanism of the world. It is not enough just to regret the extinction of a whale, or even of the smallpox virus. When we delete one of these from Gaia's catalog, we may have destroyed part of ourselves. We are also a part of Gaia. 2. A Greek goddess, the personification of the earth, and one of the primordial deities from whom all the others descend. Labels: Greek Example: While investigating the Greek mythology, we have found reason to suppose that Juno, Ceres, and Gaia are but three different forms of the same original tradition of a divine feminine: of whom Ceres is the Pelasgian copy, Juno the vivid and powerful Hellenic development, and Gaia the original skeleton, retaining nothing of the old character, but having acquired the function of gaol-keeper for perjurors when sent to the other world. 3. A female given name inspired by Mother Earth.
Word: Ganymede Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Ganymède, from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meant to please”), from γάνυμαι (gánumai, “to rejoice, to be glad”) + μήδεα (mḗdea, “thought, intention”). Doublet of catamite. Pronunciation: /ˈɡænɪmiːd/ 1. A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer. Labels: Greek 2. A moon of Jupiter.
Word: Ganymede Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Ganymède, from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meant to please”), from γάνυμαι (gánumai, “to rejoice, to be glad”) + μήδεα (mḗdea, “thought, intention”). Doublet of catamite. Pronunciation: /ˈɡænɪmiːd/ 1. A servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquor. 2. A boy kept for pederastic purposes; a catamite.
Word: memetics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of meme + genetics. Pronunciation: /mɛˈmɛtɪks/, /məˈmɛtɪks/ 1. The study of memes and their social and cultural effects. Labels: uncountable 2. The study of information or other entity that self-propagates through a medium, often via a form of sensory input, in a manner comparable to a virus. Labels: uncountable
Word: cup-bearer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of cupbearer. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [P]rosper, I pray thee, thy ſeruant this day, and grant him mercie in the ſight of this man. For I was the kings cup-bearer. Example: [C]alling for Drink, one of the King's Cup-bearers that was accuſtomed to ſerve me, preſented the Cup with a troubled Look, and diſcompoſed Countenance: [...] taking the Cup from his Hands, I was carrying it to my Mouth, when Arſanes enter'd the Chamber, and haſtily running up to me, juſt as I touched the Cup with my Lips, he ruſhed against my Arm ſo rudely, as he made me let fall the Cup, [...]
Word: bearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English berer, berere, from Old English berere (attested in Old English wæterberere (“waterbearer”)), equivalent to bear + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛəɹə/, /ˈbɛɹɚ/, /ˈbeɹɚ/, /bɛəɹɚ/, /ˈbeːɹə/ 1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries. Example: And he [Solomon] set threescore and ten thousand of them [the foreigners living in Israel] to be bearers of burdens, Example: Forgive the Bearer of unhappy news: Your alter’d Father openly pursues Your ruine; 2. Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession. Example: Nay, quoth he, on his swooning bed outstretch’d, If I may not carry, sure Ile ne’re be fetch’d, But vow though the cross Doctors all stood hearers, For one Carrier put down to make six bearers. Example: […] the bare coffin having been screwed down, was hoisted on the shoulders of the bearers, and carried into the street. 3. One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment. Example: I promise to pay the bearer on demand. 4. A person employed or engaged to carry equipment on a safari, expedition, etc. 5. A person employed to carry a palanquin or litter. Example: Within an hour of our finally deciding to start five litters were brought up to the door of the cave, each accompanied by four regular bearers and two spare hands, also a band of about fifty armed Amahagger, who were to form the escort and carry the baggage. 6. A domestic servant in charge of household goods and clothing; a valet. Labels: India, dated Example: The bar of the watch-guard worked through the buttonhole, and the watch—Platte's watch—slid quietly on to the carpet; where the bearer found it next morning and kept it. 7. A waiter in a hotel or restaurant. Labels: India 8. A tree or plant yielding fruit. Example: a good bearer Example: In the common mode of pruning, this species of vine is no great bearer; but managed as it is here, it produces wonderfully. 9. Someone who delivers a letter or message on behalf of another (especially as referred to in the letter or message). Labels: dated Example: […] Wilt thou know Th’ effect of what I wrote? […] An earnest conjuration from the King, As England was his faithful tributary, […] That, on the view and knowing of these contents, Without debatement further, more or less, He should the bearers put to sudden death, Example: P. S. If you’d send your pipes by the Bearer[…], I would put them in order, and play some Melancholy tunes, […] 10. A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page. 11. A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.
Word: plasmolyte Part of Speech: noun 1. Something which has been or is plasmolysed, as in the term for temporary or permanent water loss in the vacuole of a plant cell.
Word: plasmolytes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plasmolyte More than one thing which have been or are plasmolysed. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: flying fox Part of Speech: noun 1. A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face. Example: In the small hours came the fetid smell of a flying-fox colony. 2. Any bat of the family Pteropodidae (see Usage notes). 3. A cyprinid fish of species Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus. 4. A device consisting of a chair suspended on a pulley, and running along a length of cable, used for transporting across ravines etc. 5. A cable-operated gyroscopic camera that is suspended on a ropeway, used in filming motion pictures and sporting events.
Word: Orpheus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús), built from an uncertain root with the -εύς (-eús) suffix. Perhaps root-cognate to Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “orphan”). Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹ.fi.əs/, /ˈɔɹ.fjuːs/ 1. A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades. Labels: Greek 2. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: rare
Word: adultescent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of adult + adolescent. 1. An adult who continues to participate in and enjoy youth culture. Example: 1996, Precision Marketing 17 June 21/4 Consider the importance of adultescents to the music biz—they make up over a third of the audience at gigs, but have more cash to spend than teenagers. Example: First he was known as the ultimate adultescent, a thirty/fortysomething who admitted to being fixated with football and music and stuck at the mental/emotional age of 14.
Word: QPR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Queens Park Rangers: a British football club based in London. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: QPR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of quality-price ratio. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: QPR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of quarterly platform release. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: QPR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of queerplatonic relationship. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, neologism
Word: architrave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested 1563, borrowed from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”). Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/ 1. The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns. Example: Flutings also adorn the short architraves each side of the fanlight, and the abacus of the pilaster columns which is carried across a supplementary lintel in front of the lintel proper, the latter being several inches to the rear because of the deeply recessed arrangement of the door. 2. The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening. Example: I know that one hinge of this door has parted with the woodwork. Dry rot has turned the architrave to compacted dust.
Word: ESD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of electrostatic discharge; static electricity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of electrostatic-sensitive device. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of equivalent spherical diameter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of electronic software downloads. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of electronic software delivery. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: national costume Part of Speech: noun 1. Clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country at international events, or as part of national celebrations. Example: When it arrived, the train was headed by a "K" class 4-6-0 wood-burning locomotive, and a water-tank wagon next to the tender was immediately besieged by women and girls, clad in their picturesque national costume, all with empty kerosene tins for water, a scene which was re-enacted at each stop down the line.
Word: trave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English trave, from Middle French trave, from Latin trabem, accusative of trabs (“beam, thing made using beams”). Pronunciation: /tɹeɪv/ 1. A crossbeam. 2. A section formed by crossbeams. 3. A wooden frame to confine unruly horses while they are shod.
Word: chavtastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chav Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic English -tastic English chavtastic From chav + -tastic. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃævˈtæstɪk/ 1. Very much related to chavs. Labels: derogatory, slang 2. Both fantastic and chavvy. Labels: derogatory, slang
Word: quoin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of coin; compare coign. Pronunciation: /k(w)ɔɪn/ 1. Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks. Example: In Casterbridge there stood a noble pile, […] But evil days beset that domicile; The stately beauties of its roof and wall Passed into sordid hands. Condemned to fall Were cornice, quoin, and cove, And all that art had wove in antique style. 2. The keystone of an arch. 3. A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place. Labels: historical Example: Next fit the quoins, using the “persuader” to squeeze in the pages, and tap up all around. 4. A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving. Labels: obsolete 5. A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level. 6. A number of apple varieties with a distinctive ribbed appearance, like corners of a coin.
Word: quoin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of coin; compare coign. Pronunciation: /k(w)ɔɪn/ 1. To wedge or steady with quoins. Labels: transitive
Word: forgetful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *forgetful, *forȝetful (suggested by derivative forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse (“forgetfulness”)), equivalent to forget + -ful. Pronunciation: /fərˈɡɛtfəl/ 1. Unable to remember things well; liable to forget. Example: Nor has Dalua part or mention in the antique legend. Like other ancient things, this divinity hath come secretly upon us in a forgetful time, new and strange and terrible, though his unremembered shadow crossed our way when first we set out on our long travel, in the youth of the world. 2. Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output. Example: a forgetful mapping; a forgetful functor
Word: contemplate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in the 1590s; borrowed from Latin contemplātus, the perfect active participle of contemplor (“to observe, survey, gaze (at), contemplate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also template. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/, /ˈkɒn.təmˌpleɪt/ 1. To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider. Example: To love, at least contemplate and admire, / What I see excellent. Example: We thus dilate / Our spirits to the size of that they contemplate. 2. To consider as a possibility. Example: I contemplated doing the project myself, but it would have taken too long. Example: There remain some particulars to complete the information contemplated by those resolutions.
Word: play hookey Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of play hooky. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: layout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from lay out. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.aʊt/ 1. A structured arrangement of items within certain limits. Example: The garden’s layout was designed for easy access to all plants. 2. A plan for such arrangement. Example: The architect presented the building’s floor layout. Example: The magazine changed its page layout to look more modern. 3. The act of laying out something. 4. The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information. Example: The magazine changed its page layout to look more modern. 5. A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions. 6. A specification of an integrated circuit showing the position of the physical components that will implement the schematic in silicon. 7. The customizable features of a user's profile (such as profile picture, screen name, and bio) collectively. Labels: Internet Example: He admired the efficient layout of the new website. 8. A fully stretched out position of the body, with toes pointed and legs straight.
Word: layout Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Deverbal from lay out. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.aʊt/ 1. to layout (plan for an arrangement) Labels: Philippines
Word: doldrums Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From obsolete doldrum (“slothful or stupid person”) plus the plural suffix -s. Doldrum is possibly derived from dull or Middle English dold (past participle of dullen, dollen (“to make or become blunt or dull; to make or become dull-witted or stupid; to make or become inactive”), from dul, dol, dolle (“not sharp, blunt, dull; not quick-witted, stupid; lethargic, sluggish”); see further at dull), modelled after tantrum. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒldɹəmz/, /ˈdɑldɹəmz/ 1. Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I was in the doldrums yesterday and just didn’t feel inspired. Example: [T]aken very ill in Cheapside—three pennyworth of brandy, and got home to bed at nine, in the doldrums. 2. Usually preceded by the: the state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds, and is unable to make progress. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: [F]rom the bluff-head, where I watched to-day, / I saw her in the doldrums; for the wind / Was light and baffling. 3. Usually preceded by the: a part of the ocean near the equator where calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds are common. Labels: broadly, plural, plural-only Example: Mr. Ralph Abercromby has made special observations on the upper wind currents over the equator in the Atlantic Ocean. [...] With respect to the general circulation of the atmosphere we know that the surface trades either die out at the doldrums or unite into one moderate east current; that the low and middle currents over the doldrums are very variable, but that the winds at these low and middle levels, 2,000 to 20,000 feet, come usually from the southeast over the northeast trade, and from the northeast over the southeast trade, and that the highest currents—over 20,000 feet—move from east over the doldrums, from southwest over the northeast trade, and from northwest over the southeast trade. Example: Hurricanes are known to develop in the belt of doldrums in the southern North Atlantic Ocean and also in the western Caribbean Sea when the Pacific doldrum belt extends into that area. However, many tropical storms of the Gulf, Caribbean, and southern North Atlantic have not with certainty been traced to a place of origin, and it cannot be said with assurance that they do not develop occasionally in other areas.
Word: doldrums Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From obsolete doldrum (“slothful or stupid person”) plus the plural suffix -s. Doldrum is possibly derived from dull or Middle English dold (past participle of dullen, dollen (“to make or become blunt or dull; to make or become dull-witted or stupid; to make or become inactive”), from dul, dol, dolle (“not sharp, blunt, dull; not quick-witted, stupid; lethargic, sluggish”); see further at dull), modelled after tantrum. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒldɹəmz/, /ˈdɑldɹəmz/ 1. plural of doldrum (“slothful or stupid person”) Labels: form-of, obsolete, plural
Word: tied Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /taɪd/, [tʰaːd], [tʰɑe̯d] 1. Closely associated or connected. Example: As a couple, they are strongly tied to one another. Example: It is financially too tied to West Germany to exist by itself, he explained . 2. Restricted. Example: The city has at times fogged the outside-ocala area, but the county claims its hands are too tied, legally and financially, for it to render much aid. Example: Unquestionably many persons, guilty as sin, will now go free because the policeman's hands are tied, even more tied than they were as the result of similar decisions over the last five years. 3. Conditional on other agreements being upheld. Example: There are two distinct ways in which tied aid can undermine the value of aid to the recipient: overpricing and distorting the nature of aid. 4. Of a public house, bar, etc., obliged to sell beer from only one brewery, or alcoholic drinks from one pubco. 5. That resulted in a tie. Example: That tied score will require a “sudden death” round where Barnes can deliver a finishing move on Daniel. 6. Provided for use by an employer for as long as one is employed, often with restrictions on the conditions of use. Example: For generations farmers had argued that tied cottages were a perk and necessary to keep good workers, yet the reality for literally thousands was very different. Example: Traditionally, the vast majority of public houses were owned or controlled as brewers' tied estates, usually operated on a regional basis. 7. Having walls that are connected in a few places by a single stone overlapping from one wall to another. 8. A cover having a stamp where the postmark cancellation overlaps the stamp.
Word: tied Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /taɪd/, [tʰaːd], [tʰɑe̯d] 1. simple past and past participle of tie Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: spodium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin spodium. 1. Bone charcoal, used as bleaching material or in the purification of sugar. Labels: uncountable
Word: Hecate Part of Speech: name Etymology: Via Latin Hecatē from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη (Hekátē), possibly the feminine equivalent of Ἑκατός (Hekatós) or ἑκάεργος (hekáergos), an obscure epithet of Apollo, variously interpreted as "one who works/operates from afar", "one who drives off", "the far reaching one" or "the far-darter". Some rather suggest that the name derives from Ancient Greek ἑκών (hekṓn, “will”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛkəti/, /ˈhɛkɪt/ 1. A powerful goddess of magic, crossroads, fire, light, the moon, and the underworld. Her Roman counterpart is Trivia. Labels: Greek 2. 100 Hekate, a main belt asteroid.
Word: Helios Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἥλιος (Hḗlios), from ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”). Pronunciation: /ˈhiːliɒs/ 1. The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol. Labels: Greek
Word: Hephaestus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Hephaestus, from Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos), a pre-Greek word of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /hɪˈfiːstəs/, /hɪˈfɛstəs, -eɪstəs/ 1. The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan. Labels: Greek
Word: Hercules Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Herculēs, from Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle), from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), apparently cognate of Ἥρα (Hḗra, “Hera”) and, according to Haudry, from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːkjəliːz/, /ˈhɜːkjʊliːz/, /ˈhɝːkjəliːz/, /ˈhɝːkjʊliːz/ 1. The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his twelve labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family. Labels: Roman Example: THere were many Hercules'''’s, but (as Tully ſays, de Nat. Deor. lib. 3.) the famous Actions of them all are aſcrib’d to him who was the Son of Jupiter, by Alcmena, the Wife of Amphitryo King of Thebes. Example: THere were many Hercules'''’s amongſt the Antients; Varro enumerates Forty four. The moſt famous were, Hercules Marguſanus, Hercules Ogmius, who was the Symbol of Eloquence amongſt the Gauls; Hercules Pollens, Hercules Thebanus, firſt called Alcides, Hercules' Tyrius, or Egyptian; and there were two of them; the Elder called Melicarthus, or Eſau, the Founder of the City of Tyre; and the Younger, who Subdu’d Geryon, and was Worſhipped in Sidon in Spain. 2. A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero, lying between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis. 3. A crater in the first quadrant on the moon. 4. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable, rare 5. A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
Word: Hercules Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Herculēs, from Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle), from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), apparently cognate of Ἥρα (Hḗra, “Hera”) and, according to Haudry, from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːkjəliːz/, /ˈhɜːkjʊliːz/, /ˈhɝːkjəliːz/, /ˈhɝːkjʊliːz/ 1. A Hercules beetle. 2. A man with Herculean attributes. Example: For the immaculate gentleman her cries had lured to what was to have been his death had been suddenly metamorphosed into a demon of revenge. Instead of soft muscles and a weak resistance, she was looking upon a veritable Hercules gone mad.
Word: Heracles Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), from Ἥρα (Hḗra, “Hera”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹəkliːz/ 1. Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family. Labels: Greek
Word: Hermes Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate origin or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɝmiːz/ 1. The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft. Labels: Greek 2. The Egyptian Thoth, identified with the Greek Hermes. 3. The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star.
Word: Hermes Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate origin or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɝmiːz/ 1. A head or bust on a square base, often double-faced.
Word: Hestia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), from ἑστία (hestía, “hearth”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛsti.ə/ 1. The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life. Labels: Greek 2. 46 Hestia, a main belt asteroid.
Word: Vesta Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Vesta, from Latin Vesta, related to Ancient Greek ἑστία (hestía, “to dwell”) and Ἑστία (Hestía, “Hestia”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-; see also Old High German and Old English wesan (“to be”), Gothic wisan, Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “abide dwell”). Vesta itself came to mean chaste, pure, or virgin, based from this goddess. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛstə/ 1. The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia. Labels: Roman 2. A female given name from Latin in occasional use. 3. The fourth asteroid discovered, and second largest, (4) Vesta.
Word: cryptoporticus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cryptoporticus. 1. A vaulted arcade or corridor at, or just below, ground level, normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault; also, a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have openings or windows instead of columns. Labels: Ancient-Rome Example: The cloſe vvalkes, vvhich vvere called cryptoporticus vvere not of choice but of neceſſitie, vvhen extremitie of vveather vvould not let them vvalke abroad.
Word: Melpomene Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē), from μέλπω (mélpō, “to sing”). Pronunciation: /mɛlˈpɒ.mɪ.ni/ 1. The Muse of tragedy Labels: Greek 2. 18 Melpomene, an asteroid. 3. The tragedy mask. 4. Buskins, as a symbol of tragedy.
Word: 'fro Part of Speech: noun 1. Contraction of afro. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang
Word: afro Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Afro-. In relation to the sense 2, see latino and anglo. Pronunciation: /ˈæf.ɹoʊ/ 1. A hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. Example: sheʼd been unmissable sitting in the front row of the lecture theatre with a crazy-ass afro and stunning face 2. A person of African ancestry. Example: The Ghanaian government employed several Afros, as many of the expatriates called themselves, downplaying their Americanness, in ideological and infrastructure-building occupations. Example: At the height of the American civil rights agitation, a number of members of the Black Panther movement moved to Tanzania, and lived outside Arusha where they formed a community, calling themselves ‘’Afros.’’
Word: portico Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”). Doublet of porch, portego, and porticus. Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/, /ˈpɔɹtɪkoʊ/ 1. A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building. Example: The amphitheatre hath two portici as that at Niſmes. Example: The great house itself was a large, white, wooden building, with wings on three sides of it. In front, a large portico, extending the entire length of the building, and supported by a long range of columns, gave to the whole establishment an air of solemn grandeur.
Word: Menoetius Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μενοίτιος (Menoítios). The name "Menoetius" literally means "defying fate" or "ruined strength". Pronunciation: /mɪˈniːʃi.əs/, /mɪˈniːʃəs/ 1. A Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene, he had three brothers: Atlas, Prometheus and Epimetheus. He joined Cronus and the Titans in their unsuccessful war against the Olympian gods. Zeus killed him with a thunderbolt and sent him down to Tartarus. Labels: Greek 2. One of Hades' shepherds on Erythea. He told Geryon when Heracles stole Geryon's herd. Labels: Greek 3. Father of Patroclus and son of Actor. (Iliad, XI, 765) Labels: Greek
Word: s'more Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A contraction of some more, so called because they are meant to be so tasty that one always wants some more. Pronunciation: /ˈsmɔɹ/, /ˈsmɔː/, /ˈsmo(ː)ɹ/, /ˈsmoə/ 1. A snack food made by combining graham crackers, marshmallows (frequently toasted) and chocolate, a typical camping fireside treat. Labels: Canada, US Example: 1990, Margaret Kenda, Cooking Wizardry for Kids S’Mores are a traditional favorite cook-out food with Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Example: 2003, Sheri Joseph, Bear Me Safely Over She bit into the s’more, and the melted marshmallow goo fell over her lip, onto her chin.
Word: Moirae Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μοῖραι (Moîrai, “Moirae”), from μοῖρᾰ (moîră, “lot, destiny”). 1. The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life. Labels: Greek, plural, plural-only
Word: Moira Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Ancient Greek μοῖρα (moîra). Pronunciation: /ˈmɔɪɹə/ 1. The personification of fate, especially as Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. Labels: Greek
Word: Moira Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized from Irish Máire, a cognate of Mary. Doublet of Maura. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔɪɹə/ 1. A female given name from Irish.
Word: Moira Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Irish Maigh Rath. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔɪɹə/ 1. A village in County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J 1460). 2. A village in Ashby Woulds parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England, named after the earldom of Moira in Northern Ireland (OS grid ref SK3115). 3. A town in Franklin County, New York, United States, named after the Earl of Moira.
Word: Moira Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unknown Pronunciation: /ˈmɔɪɹə/ 1. A local government area in northern Victoria, Australia; in full, the Shire of Moira.
Word: Nyx Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx). Pronunciation: /nɪks/ 1. The primordial goddess of night. Labels: Greek
Word: Oceanus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós). Doublet of ocean. Pronunciation: /oʊˈsiːənəs/ 1. Personification of vast waters or the world ocean. He was the first-born of the Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia, the god Ωκεανός Ποταμός (Ōkeanós Potamós, “River Ocean”) that encircled the earth. With his sister-wife, Tethys, he fathered all rivers and the Oceanids. Labels: Greek
Word: Polyhymnia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Polyhymnia, from Ancient Greek Πολυΰμνια (Poluǘmnia), Πολύμνια (Polúmnia) Pronunciation: /ˌpɒliˈhɪmniə/, /ˌpɑliˈhɪmniə/, /ˌpɑlɪˈhɪmniə/ 1. The Muse of sacred music. Labels: Greek 2. 33 Polyhymnia, a main belt asteroid.
Word: Tethys Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús)bor. Latin Tēthȳsbor. English Tethys Borrowed from Latin Tēthȳs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛθɪs/, /ˈtiːθɪs/ 1. Personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids. Labels: Greek 2. A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa. Example: Much of the Tethys was shallow and warm during the Mesozoic, and full of life, a marine paradise of sorts: ammonites and sharks thrived, and are now preserved as fossils that date the rocks. 3. A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa. 4. A moon of Saturn.
Word: Ulysses Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Odysseus. Pronunciation: /juːˈlɪ.siːz/, /ˈjuːlɪ.siːz/ 1. The Latin equivalent of Odysseus. Labels: Roman Example: "The truth is always a novelty," returned Kingston; "but I have always considered the patient Ulysses, the model of a classical coquette: you may get many useful hints from his career." Example: Even today, visitors follow the same directions to get to Hades as those recited for Ulysses by the blind poet 3,000 years ago. […] Unlike Ulysses, I never got a chance to talk to departed relatives and friends, but it was close. 2. A male given name. 3. A city, the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. Named after Ulysses S. Grant.
Word: bubbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bubble 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 bubbler From bubble + -er. Pronunciation: [bʌb.lə] 1. Something that emits bubbles. Example: In proof of this I can assert my success in extinguishing a youthful bubbler near Reykholt church. 2. An airstone for an aquarium. 3. A drinking fountain. Labels: Australia Example: There are many types of fountain from which persons may drink by taking the nozzle of the bubbler into the mouth, and this practice is common; furthermore, there are many types in the use of which water from the lips of the consumer falls back onto the bubbler at the point of outlet. Example: There should be an ample supply of safe drinking water and bubblers or sanitary cups from which to drink. Common drinking cups must not be used. A faucet turned up will make a satisfactory fountain. Plans for an inexpensive bubbler or drinking fountain that have been worked out by the 4-H Club department in Massachusetts are shown in figure 4. If containers are used for drinking water, they should be carefully cleaned daily. 4. A device used for smoking marijuana, similar to a cannabis pipe but with a section that holds water, like a bong 5. One who cheats. Labels: obsolete Example: ...above all the Jews, jobbers, bubblers, ſubſcribers, projectors, directors, governors, treaſurers, &c. 6. A freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), of central North America. Labels: US
Word: Odysseus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Ulysses. Pronunciation: /əˈdɪsjuːs/, /oʊˈdɪsi.əs/, /oʊˈdɪsjuːs/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek. 2. The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad, and protagonist of the Odyssey. Labels: Greek
Word: Urania Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Οὐρανία (Ouranía). Pronunciation: /jʊˈɹeɪ.ni.ə/ 1. The Muse of astronomy. Labels: Greek 2. One of the epithets of Aphrodite. Labels: Greek 3. 30 Urania, a main belt asteroid.
Word: Dungeons & Dragons Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /dʌnd͡ʒənz ænd dɹæɡənz/, [dʌnd͡ʒənz n̩ d͡ʒɹæːɡənz] 1. A particular fantasy role-playing game.
Word: Diana Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin Diāna, short form of Latin Dīāna, derived by syncope from Old Latin Dīvāna, equivalent to dīvus + -āna; roughly akin to Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”) + Proto-Indo-European *-néh₂. Originally an Old Italic divinity of light and the moon; later identified as the Roman counterpart to Greek goddess Artemis. Cognate of Attic Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē), similarly syncopated from older Ancient Greek Διϝωνη (Diwōnē), whence via Latin Diōne is derived English Dione used in various ways across astronomy, chemistry, biology, and as a given name. From the same root Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- also potentially cognate to English June via Latin Jūnō. Pronunciation: /daɪˈænə/ 1. The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis. Labels: Roman Example: So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and all the world worshippeth. 2. 78 Diana, a main belt asteroid. 3. The Moon; the Moon as a deity. Example: She betook herself to the bedroom in the western wing, there to lie and watch pale Diana chase the Hunter down the sky. 4. A female given name from Latin. Example: But succeeding ages (little regarding S. Chrysosthome's admonition to the contrary) have recalled prophane names, so as now Diana, Cassandra, Hyppolytus, Venus, Lais, names of unhappy disaster are as rife, as ever they were in paganism. Example: A wholesome British name like Diana, Anne, Margaret or Elizabeth impresses a judge much more than all your vulgar Marilyns, Donnas, Madonnas and Dawns.
Word: Diana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin Diāna, short form of Latin Dīāna, derived by syncope from Old Latin Dīvāna, equivalent to dīvus + -āna; roughly akin to Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”) + Proto-Indo-European *-néh₂. Originally an Old Italic divinity of light and the moon; later identified as the Roman counterpart to Greek goddess Artemis. Cognate of Attic Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē), similarly syncopated from older Ancient Greek Διϝωνη (Diwōnē), whence via Latin Diōne is derived English Dione used in various ways across astronomy, chemistry, biology, and as a given name. From the same root Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂- also potentially cognate to English June via Latin Jūnō. Pronunciation: /daɪˈænə/ 1. A Diana monkey. 2. A Diana fritillary.
Word: Minerva Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Minerva. Pronunciation: /mɪˈnɜː.və/, /mɪˈnɝ.və/ 1. The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena. Labels: Roman Example: In many works of this ſpecies, the hero is allowed to be mortal, and to become wiſe and virtuous as well as happy, by a train of events and circumſtances. The heroines, on the contrary, are to be born immaculate; and to act like goddeſſes of wiſdom, juſt come forth highly finiſhed Minervas from the head of Jove. 2. 93 Minerva, a main belt asteroid. 3. Wisdom. Labels: poetic
Word: Minerva Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Minerva. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: durable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʊɹəbəl/, /ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/, /ˈdʒʊəɹəbəl/ 1. Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring. Example: Near-synonyms: persistent, long-lasting, lasting, hard-wearing; see also Thesaurus:lasting Example: durable batteries
Word: durable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʊɹəbəl/, /ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/, /ˈdʒʊəɹəbəl/ 1. A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year. Example: In a frictionless world with perfect rental markets, there is an unambiguous cost associated with the use of a durable for a single period.
Word: Etruria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Etrūria. Pronunciation: /ɪˈtɹʊə.ɹɪ.ə/ 1. An ancient country in Italian Peninsula, located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, corresponding to modern day Tuscany in Western Italy; the home of Etruscans. Labels: historical 2. A former kingdom in Northern Italy, lasted between 1801 and 1807. Labels: historical 3. A suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8646).
Word: genitals Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of genitalia. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Small wonder that the old medieval paintings of Genesis emphasize the genitals by covering them with fig leaves. Genesis is the story of the genitals.
Word: puberty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English puberte, from Old French puberté, from Latin pūbertās (“the age of maturity, manhood”). Pronunciation: /ˈpjuː.bə.ti/, /ˈpju.bɚ.ti/, /ˈpjʉː.bə.ti/ 1. A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Girls undergoing puberty show an increase in the total output of cortisol, which is related to stress, while boys show little increase. 2. A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total. Labels: common, countable, uncountable 3. The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As shown in Figure 14.4 of the textbook, children reach puberty at different ages in different countries; within those nations, children living in cities tend to reach puberty earlier than those living in rural areas. 4. The period when a plant begins to flower. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: puberulent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin puberulentus, see puber (“downy, adult”), -ulentus (“abounding in”). 1. Covered in soft, downy hairs.
Word: pubescent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”). Pronunciation: /pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/ 1. At or just after the age of puberty. Example: 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi […] the pubescent male brain isn't noted for its consistent engagement with reality […] Example: The 18-year-old [Justin] Bieber can’t quite pull off the “adult” thing just yet: His voice may have dropped a bit since the days of “Baby,” but it still mostly registers as “angelic,” and veers toward a pubescent whine at times. 2. Covered with down or fine hairs.
Word: pubescent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”). Pronunciation: /pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/ 1. A person going through puberty.
Word: dumbshit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dumb + shit. 1. A stupid person. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, offensive, vulgar Example: "You wanna be a dumbshit, I don't care."
Word: dumbshit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dumb + shit. 1. (of a person) Stupid, or prone to making mistakes. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, not-comparable, offensive, vulgar Example: "If you know me, perhaps you can tell me why I'm calling you?" "Would I be dumbshit enough to tell you? ...
Word: gnocchi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco (“dumpling”, literally “lump”), related to nocchio (“knot (in wood)”), a borrowing from Lombardic knohha (“knuckle, bone, knot”), from Proto-Germanic *knukô (“bone”), *kneukaz (“tuber, knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnew- (“knot, bundle”). Cognate with Middle High German knoche (“bone, knot”) (modern German Knochen), Middle Dutch knoke (“knuckle, knob, knot”), Swedish knoge (“knuckle”). More at knuckle. Pronunciation: /ˈnjɒ.ki/, /ˈnɒ.ki/, /ˈnjoʊ.ki/, /ɡ(ə)ˈnoʊ.ki/, /ɡ(ə)ˈnɑk.t͡ʃi/ 1. Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina. Labels: countable, plural-normally, uncountable Example: Dip each gnocco into the flour, shaking off excess. Carefully lower the gnocchi, one at a time, into the simmering water. Cook a few at a time since they must not touch each other while cooking. The gnocchi will be cooked when they rise to the surface; this should take 2 to 3 minutes, depending on the gnocchi. Example: Test one gnocchi by placing it in a large pot of rapidly boiling lightly salted water.
Word: doohickey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested 1914, of uncertain origin, probably from doodad + hickey. Pronunciation: /ˈduhɪki/ 1. A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall) Labels: slang Example: What does this doohickey do? Example: Customers will ask for "gizmos" and "what-cha-ma-call-its" and "doohickeys," and make crude drawings on paper bags of what it is they think they need.
Word: mean the world to Part of Speech: verb 1. To be loved or cared about a great deal by. Labels: idiomatic Example: He meant the world to her. 2. To be of great importance to someone. Labels: idiomatic Example: Your respect and kind words mean the world to me.
Word: scrunchie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By reanalysis as scrunch + -ie from the brand name of the originator product, Scünci, which was a marketing-department alteration of the earliest name, Scunci, after the inventor's dog; more in Wikipedia at scrunchie § History. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹʌnt͡ʃi/ 1. A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the head. Example: Mr. Burns: Simpson! You'll rue the day you took a pie tin, made two holes for eyes, and tied a rubber band around the back! / Homer Simpson: It's not a rubber band, it's a Scrunchie! Example: When he had it all caught in one hand, he said, “What do I put around it?” “A scrunchie.” “A whatie?” “Scrunchie. Don't tell me you don't have a scrunchie.” “I don't even know what the hell a scrunchie is.” “It's what you use to hold up ponytails. Duh.”
Word: happy slapping Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of physically attacking (originally, slapping), and often verbally abusing, a person and photographing or filming the attack using a camera phone, the recording sometimes being sent to others to further humiliate the victim. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable
Word: camera phone Part of Speech: noun 1. A mobile phone with a built-in camera. Labels: dated 2. A mobile phone with a built-in camera. Labels: dated 3. A combination of telephonic device and electronic camera Labels: obsolete 4. A combination highly-capable digital camera and smartphone
Word: Irving Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of the Scottish habitational surname Irvine, probably from a Celtic word cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“fresh”) + afon (“river”). Pronunciation: /ˈɜː.vɪŋ/, /ˈɝ.vɪŋ/ 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, often used by English-speaking Jews to anglicize Israel. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: