nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Aug. Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Aug: Abbreviation of August. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, alternative Example: A third man, Rodolfo Godinez, 24, a legal resident who immigrated from Nicaragua, and three teenagers also face murder and robbery charges for the shooting deaths of Iofemi Hightower, 20; Dashon Harvey, 20; and Terrance Aeriel, 18, on Aug. 4 behind the Mount Vernon School. Mr. Aeriel’s sister Natasha, 19, was also shot, but survived.
Word: Aug. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of Augustan. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: Auger Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a French surname, borrowed from French Auger. * As a German surname, a variant of Auer, with the -g- said to reflect a West Frisian influence. * As an English surname, variant of Alger. Pronunciation: /oʊˈʒeɪ/, /ˈɔːʒɚ/, /ˈaʊd͡ʒɚ/ 1. A surname from French.
Word: August Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-der. Latin augustus Latin Augustusder. Old English Augustusder. Middle English Augustder. English August Early Middle English August(us), re-Latinized from Old English Agustus, from Late Latin Agustus, from Latin augustus (“month of August”), from the agnomen Augustus (“venerable”) of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, possibly from either Old Latin *augos (“increase”), from Proto-Italic *augos, from Proto-Indo-European base *h₂ewg- (“to increase”); or Latin avis (“bird”), referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails + garrīre (“to chatter”). Doublet of august and Augustus Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.ɡəst/, /ˈɔ.ɡəst/, /ˈɔ.ɡɪst/, /ˈɑ.ɡəst/ 1. The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September. Example: Holonyms: calendar year; year Example: The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…]. 2. A female given name from English derived from the month (of birth). Labels: archaic Example: August, Charis named her, because that's when she was born. Warm breezes, baby powder, languorous heat, the smell of mown hay. Such a soft name. Too soft for her daughter, who has added an a. Augusta, she is now — a very different resonance. Marble statues, Roman noses, tight-lipped commanding mouths. Example: AUGUST[ 2017]: [Mark] Zuckerberg and [Priscilla] Chan's second daughter, August, is born.
Word: August Part of Speech: name Etymology: In some cases a month name from English. In other cases inspired by the common German given name August, from Latin Augustus. 1. A male given name from Latin. Example: Thirteen year old August is the eldest; he begins to pull the kite downward. Like his sister and brother, June and July, he has been named after the month in which he was born. 2. A surname from Latin. 3. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
Word: Auntie Part of Speech: name 1. The BBC. Labels: UK, endearing 2. The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission). Labels: Australia, endearing
Word: Aura Part of Speech: name Etymology: The name of the deity is from Ancient Greek Αὔρα (Aúra), from αὔρα (aúra, “breeze”). 1. A diminutive of the female given name Aurelia, from Latin. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Aura Lea, Aura Lea, / Maid with golden hair; 2. A minor female deity. Labels: Greek, Roman, countable, uncountable
Word: Auriga Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin aurīga m (“charioteer”). Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɹaɪɡə/ 1. A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a charioteer. It includes the star Capella.
Word: Aurora Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. Pronunciation: /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/, /əˈɹɔːɹ.ə/, /ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾɐ/ 1. Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol. Labels: Roman Example: As faire Aurora in her purple pall, / Out of the East the dawning day doth call […] 2. A female given name from Latin, in regular use since the 19th century. Example: How will they know! Why, my name is all over them: my silly, unhappy name. Oh, if I had only been christened Mary Jane, or Gladys, Muriel, or Beatrice, or Francesca, or Guinevere, or something quite common. But Aurora! Aurora! I'm the only Aurora in London; and everybody knows it. I believe I'm the only Aurora in the world. And it's so horribly easy to rhyme to it! 3. 94 Aurora, a main belt asteroid. 4. the Russian cruiser Aurora, a cruiser of Soviet Navy. 5. the dawn Labels: poetic 6. A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess. 7. A town in the Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess. 8. A town in Suriname. 9. A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; named after First Lady Aurora Quezon. Capital: Baler. 10. A suburb of Melbourne, Australia. 11. A historical district of Turin, Italy. 12. A locale in Brazil. 13. A locale in Brazil. 14. A locale in the Philippines. 15. A locale in the Philippines. 16. A locale in the United States: 17. A locale in the United States: 18. A locale in the United States: Example: “Based on our initial investigative work, we believe reports of TdA influence in Aurora are isolated, police said in an August 28 statement. 19. A locale in the United States: 20. A locale in the United States: 21. A locale in the United States: 22. A locale in the United States: 23. A locale in the United States: 24. A locale in the United States: 25. A locale in the United States: 26. A locale in the United States: 27. A locale in the United States: 28. A locale in the United States: 29. A locale in the United States: 30. A locale in the United States: 31. A locale in the United States: 32. A locale in the United States: 33. A locale in the United States: 34. A locale in the United States: 35. A locale in the United States: 36. A locale in the United States: 37. A locale in the United States: 38. A locale in the United States: 39. A locale in the United States: 40. A locale in the United States: 41. A locale in the United States: 42. A locale in the United States: 43. A locale in the United States: 44. Maewo (an island of Vanuatu). Labels: historical 45. Makatea (an island of French Polynesia). Labels: historical
Word: Aus Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Australia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Australasian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Australasia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Australasian From Australasia + -an. 1. Relating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean. Labels: not-comparable Example: Much more diffuse affinities occur to the Australasian monotypic Goebeliellaceae.
Word: Australasian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Australasia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Australasian From Australasia + -an. 1. A native or inhabitant of Australasia.
Word: Auto Part of Speech: name 1. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Word: Autumn Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English of modern usage, from autumn, the name of the season.
Word: Av Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אָב (āv), from Akkadian 𒉈 (Abu). 1. The eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Tammuz and before Elul. Labels: Judaism
Word: Avatar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwa Sanskrit अव (ava) Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Sanskrit तॄ (tṝ) Sanskrit तार (tāra) Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra)bor. English Avatar Borrowed from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra). 1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Word: Ave Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɑːveɪ/, /ˈæveɪ/, /ˈeɪvi/ 1. An Ave Maria. Example: Ogier, thinkiag it is the Virgin Mary, commences an Ave; but the lady tells him she is Morgue la faye, who at his birth had kissed him, and retained him for her loyal amoureux, though forgotten by him.
Word: Avril Part of Speech: name Etymology: 20th-century invention from French avril (“April”). Pronunciation: /ˈævɹɪl/ 1. A female given name from French, equivalent to English April. Example: Avril Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Example: Granny Byrne never failed to explain that Avril had been given her name because she was born in April.
Word: Avril Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Avril. Pronunciation: /ˈævɹɪl/ 1. A surname from French.
Word: Axel Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Danish Aksel, first used for the bishop and statesman Absalon Hvide (1128–1201), from biblical Absalom. Some sources suggest that the bishop was originally named Áskell, from Old Norse "god" + "cauldron, helmet", and Absalon was chosen as the nearest-sounding Christian equivalent, leading to the exchange of the middle consonants. Pronunciation: /ˈæk.səl/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages in quiet use since the 19th century. Example: The riots began after misinformation circulated widely online about the identity and motives of the suspect in the Southport murders, who was named on Thursday as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana. The media had been unable to name the teenager, who was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents, because he is under 18. 2. A surname.
Word: Axis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mussolini's idea of "an axis around which nations could assemble". 1. The alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Germany, Italy, Japan, and several minor allied countries, which opposed the Allies.
Word: Axis Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Mussolini's idea of "an axis around which nations could assemble". 1. Of or pertaining to this alliance. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Äynu Part of Speech: name 1. A language of China with elements of Turkic grammar and Iranian vocabulary, usually classified as Turkic.
Word: Azalea Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: Aziz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz, “dear”). 1. A male given name from Arabic.
Word: Aztec Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”). Pronunciation: /ˈæz.tɛk/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Mexica people. 2. Of or pertaining to the Nahuas. 3. Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.
Word: Aztec Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”). Pronunciation: /ˈæz.tɛk/ 1. A Mexica. Example: The lords of Tlatelolco were greatly angered over this and said, one to another, "These Aztecs believe that we are of an alien lineage. Do they not know that we are Aztecs like them[?] 2. A Nahua. Example: Although united culturally, the Aztecs thought of themselves in terms of their particular tribal affiliations: as Mexica, Tetzcoca, Culhua, Tepaneca, etc. 3. A hybrid defensive back position combining aspects of the safety, nickelback and linebacker positions.
Word: Aztec Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”). Pronunciation: /ˈæz.tɛk/ 1. One of the Nahuatl languages. 2. A city, the county seat of San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.
Word: B Part of Speech: character Etymology: From the Old English letter B, from 7th century replacement by Latin B of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛒ (b, beorc). Pronunciation: /b/, /biː/ 1. The second letter of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, uppercase Example: Boxer could not get beyond the letter D. He would trace out A, B, C, D, in the dust with his great hoof […]
Word: B Part of Speech: num Etymology: From the Old English letter B, from 7th century replacement by Latin B of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛒ (b, beorc). Pronunciation: /b/, /biː/ 1. The second numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script. Labels: uppercase
Word: B Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From abbreviations of various terms beginning with or containing the letter ‘B’. * (billion): abbreviation of billion * (cricket): abbreviation of balls * (bitch): abbreviation of bitch Pronunciation: /b/, /biː/ 1. The quantity one billion (1,000,000,000), usually used to signify a sum of money. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: $2.8 B 2. The grade of pencil, “black”, that makes darker marks than grade HB but lighter marks than grade 2B; a pencil with soft lead. Labels: UK, uncountable, usually 3. Abbreviation of bishop. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually Example: 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=) Example: The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+ Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+. 4. The number of balls faced by a batsman. Labels: uncountable, usually 5. Bass. Labels: uncountable, usually 6. Bastard. Labels: Australia, countable, euphemistic, usually Example: I mean, some little B put in a protest because apparently a pineapple isn't strictly a flower. 7. Bitch. Labels: countable, euphemistic, usually Example: [quoting an ethnographer’s account:] He then called me a “dumb B” and hung up the phone. Meredith pauses, looks at Graciela, and says, “Okay, I need you to be as specific as you can, so that means you’re going to have to tell me what he called you, exactly.” […] Graciela grabs the pen and writes down, “Dumb Bitch.” […] Robert then arrived at my house that day to see our son and upon leaving said, “I’ll see you in court you Dumb B.” Example: And then he looked again and she wasn’t there. So he probably thought, ‘Stupid B’. You know. 8. Abbreviation of blood or blud: used to address a friend, especially a male. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually Example: You’re a fuckboy whose most used phrase is, "wag one b, wys?"[.] Pulling girls at Gravity Monday is the highlight of your week. You constantly send selfies flexing your muscles and showing off your ‘six pack.’ 9. A B cell. Labels: countable, usually Example: Mind your Bs and Ts […] And if the combined efforts of macrophages, b cells and t cells are sufficient, the pathogen will be beaten back and eventually cleared from the body.
Word: B Part of Speech: symbol Etymology: From abbreviations of various terms beginning with or containing the letter ‘B’. * (billion): abbreviation of billion * (cricket): abbreviation of balls * (bitch): abbreviation of bitch Pronunciation: /b/, /biː/ 1. byte
Word: B Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the use of the letter ‘B’ as an arbitrary label among other letter labels. * (personality type): from contrast with the letter ‘A’ and its corresponding personality type * (academic grade): from the position of the letter ‘B’ in the English alphabet Pronunciation: /b/, /biː/ 1. A personality type describing people who are relaxed and easygoing and able to engage in leisure activities without worrying about work. 2. An academic grade, better than a C and worse than an A. 3. Signifies a second-tier or second class of a given commodity, group, or category, as in B-movie, B-list, etc. Example: The television studio revived some of its B characters for the spinoff. Example: The baddest of the Bs, then, are a rare, precious mix of jerry-built production values and jazzed-up creative juices. But that’s not to say that even with a budget, a B movie can’t still bounce way off the wall, […] 4. The alternate or secondary part, such as the back side of a phonograph record. Contrasted with ‘A’, which is the primary part. 5. The seventh note in the C major scale.
Word: B Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly a contraction of BCPL (“Basic Combined Programming Language”), the name of a programming language from which B was derived. Dennis Ritchie (a coworker of B’s designer, Ken Thompson) speculated that B might be based on Bon (the name of an earlier, but unrelated, programming language that Thompson designed for use on Multics), itself either from Bonnie (the name of Thompson’s wife) or “(according to an encyclopedia quotation in its manual), after a religion whose rituals involve the murmuring of magic formulas”. Pronunciation: /b/, /biː/ 1. A programming language from which C is derived.
Word: Ba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Fijian Ba. Pronunciation: /ᵐba/ 1. A province of Fiji. Capital: Lautoka.
Word: Ba Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of bass guitar (of a rock band) Labels: Japan, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Baby Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Malayalam ബേബി (bēbi), a surname typically found in Kerala. * Borrowed from French Baby. 1. A surname.
Word: Bach Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old High German bah Middle High German bach German Bachbor. English Bach From German Bach. The surname was brought to the Anglo-Saxon world by immigrants from other Germanic countries. Doublet of Beach. Pronunciation: /bɑːx/, /bɑːk/ 1. A surname from German. 2. Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.
Word: Bach Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Bạch. Doublet of Bai. 1. A surname from Vietnamese.
Word: Baci Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian baci (“kisses”). 1. A type of Italian chocolates made in Perugia.
Word: Backer Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a German (Bäcker) and occasionally Danish surname, variant of Becker. Compare also Baecker. * As a Dutch and occasionally Norwegian surname, variant of Bakker. Compare also DeBacker. * As an English surname, variant of Baker. 1. A surname.
Word: Bade Part of Speech: name 1. A West Chadic language spoken in Nigeria.
Word: Baden Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Baden. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːdən/ 1. Baden-Baden, a spa town in Germany. Labels: historical 2. Baden-Baden, a spa town in Germany. 3. Baden-Baden, a spa town in Germany. 4. A spa town and district in Lower Austria, Austria. 5. A spa town in Aargau canton, Switzerland. Labels: historical 6. A spa town in Aargau canton, Switzerland. 7. A commune in Morbihan department, Brittany, France. 8. A community in Wilmot township, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. 9. A place in the United States: 10. A place in the United States: 11. A place in the United States: 12. A locality in Southern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia. 13. A former village in Ukraine.
Word: Bailey Part of Speech: name Etymology: (English topographic surname): See bailey (“outer castle wall”) Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪli/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable Example: “I did not initiate, welcome, encourage, engage in, or learn from much less enjoy, [Adam] Bailey’s tirade. I did not base any part of any of my rulings on it, as Bailey has outlandishly, mistakenly, and defamatorily claimed,” Engoron wrote. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A unisex given name Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A unisex given name Labels: US, countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bailey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: (English topographic surname): See bailey (“outer castle wall”) Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪli/ 1. An apple cultivar from New York
Word: Baker Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪkɚ/ 1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter B.
Word: Baker Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪkɚ/ 1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a baker, or owner of a communal oven 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. 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: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Balance Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Latin Libra. 1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Libra. Example: Libra, or the Balance holdeth in the Navel, the Reins, and the lower parts of the Womb. Example: The Balance shows redemption’s need; The Scorpion wounds He must endure; The Archer tells His coming sure; The Goat, His death in sacrifice[.]
Word: Balkanisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Balkan + -isation. 1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Balkanization. Labels: UK, alt-of, countable, nonstandard, uncountable Example: "For myself, because of the baggage of 30 years of balkanisation, I think the elegant solution is to take operations back into the public sector. It will mean you can have a whole-industry approach to running the railway, unencumbered by contractual differences."
Word: Ball Part of Speech: name Etymology: Multiple theories and origins. * From a short form of the Middle English given name Baldwin. * A toponymic surname for a person that lives near a knoll or rounded hill (i.e. somewhere shaped like a ball). * From the Old Norse given name Balle. * A habitational surname for a person from Ball, Cornwall, from Cornish Pelen. 1. An English surname. 2. A town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. 3. A hamlet in Egloshayle parish, on the eastern outskirts of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0073).
Word: Band Part of Speech: name Etymology: * English, German and Jewish surname, from the noun Band (“hoop, metal ring”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Bond. * Also as a German surname, pet from of Bernhard. * As a Dutch surname, from the place name (die) Bant. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Bank Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô. 1. A village in the New Forest in Hampshire, England. 2. A major London Underground station in the City of London, named after the Bank of England and one of the busiest stations on the network (OS grid ref TQ3281) Example: Anybody familiar with the London Underground network will know that Bank Tube station is a place to be avoided - if at all possible - on a weekday morning. Located at the very heart of London's 'Square Mile' financial district, some 70,000 people detrain there during the morning peak, to pass through its gatelines and those at the adjoining station at Monument. A further 50,000 passengers squeeze into the station complex at exactly the same time of day, in order to change between the five lines that pass through it.
Word: Bank Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various origins: * Borrowed from Dutch and German Bank (“bench”), a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked with a bench or counter, like a money changer. * Borrowed from Danish and Swedish Bank, a topographic surname from bank (“sandbank”) or, alternatively, a nickname for a loud an noisy person, from bank (“noise”). 1. A surname.
Word: Banner Part of Speech: name 1. A surname originating as an occupation for a standard-bearer.
Word: Bantu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀ pl (“people”), as reconstructed by the 19th-century linguist Wilhelm Bleek. Pronunciation: /ˈbæntu/ 1. A member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language. Labels: countable 2. The largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group, spoken in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. Labels: uncountable
Word: Bar Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of bar. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Serbo-Croatian Bȃr. 1. A town and municipality of Montenegro.
Word: Bar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortenings. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara. 2. A diminutive of the male given name Barry. Example: Barry is there, playing Ms. Pac-Man. "Hey, Bar." "Well, have you met him yet?" Barry asks.
Word: Bar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ukrainian Бар (Bar). 1. A town in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.
Word: Bar Part of Speech: name Etymology: From בר. 1. A male or female given name from Hebrew. Example: Defense Minister Israel Katz paid a visit to released hostage Bar Kuperstein, who was an off-duty soldier when he was abducted by Hamas terrorists from the Nova party near Re’im on October 7, 2023. Example: After Spanish actress Penelope Cruz posted an Instagram story showing released Palestinian prisoners reuniting with their families for the first time, Israeli model Bar Refaeli felt compelled to respond.
Word: Barak Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛərək/, /ˈbɛəræk/, /ˈbɛrək/, /ˈbeɪ.ræk/, /bəˈræk/ 1. The commander of the army of Deborah in the Old Testament. Example: And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin, often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name. 3. A surname transferred from the given name, often representing a transliteration of a modern Israeli name.
Word: Barak Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “he who is blessed”). Cognate with the biblical name Baruch of Hebrew origin. The usage of the root ب ر ك (b r k) as a male name meaning "blessing" occurs in the Ancient Semitic Sabean (barqac), in Palmyrene (baraq), and as a Divine name in Assyrian Ramman-Birqu and Gibil-Birqu 1. A male given name from Arabic.
Word: Barb Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara. 2. A surname.
Word: Barb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Barbie, from Harajuku Barbie, an alter-ego of Nicki Minaj. 1. A fan of American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj. Labels: slang Example: Minaj is thrilled to be returning to her legion of Aussie Barbz this October in a brand new full-scale arena show. Example: I’m not a Barb, but Nicki Minaj totally made me do a 180 on the whole hating-her-songs-and-general-vibe thing I had going on when I went to review her in concert.
Word: Barbe Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Barbie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Barbara + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑɹbi/, /ˈbɑːbi/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
Word: Barbie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for Barbara Handler-Segal, daughter of Mattel co-founder Elliot Handler, in 1959. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑɹbi/, /ˈbɑːbi/ 1. A tall, slender female fashion doll. Example: They discourage their young children from engaging in rough-and-tumble play. One mother said, “I like Hai-Mei quiet. I like her playing Barbies, writing, and singing.” Example: Everything short of the toe-to-toe Truth and Love that comes from real confrontation of individual consciousness is just playing with Barbie dolls. 2. A beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman. Labels: broadly, derogatory, informal Example: I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world / Life in plastic, it's fantastic / You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere / Imagination, life is your creation Example: After the ceremony, the "Barbies and Kens" (excluding Tommy and Britney) gathered at Lindsay's mansion to have a barbeque party. They laughed and talked about good times and vowed to remain friends forever.
Word: Barca Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Barca, from Punic 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (Baraq), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (baraq, “lightning”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑɹkə/ 1. A surname from Punic, particularly (historical) a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders. Example: Hamilcar Barca; Hannibal Barca
Word: Barca Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Barca, from Ancient Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from the local tribe of the Barraci. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑɹkə/ 1. Former name of Marj: a city in Libya (in the former Roman province of Libya Superior/Libya Pentapolitana). Labels: historical
Word: Barca Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Catalan Barça. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑɹsə/, /ˈbɑːsə/, /ˈbɑːɹsə/ 1. FC Barcelona, a prominent Spanish association football club. Labels: informal Example: 2000 April 19, BBC Online, "Football News": Example: There's only one Barca
Word: Bari Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Bari, ultimately from Latin Barium. 1. A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Bari and the region of Apulia, Italy. 2. A metropolitan city of Apulia, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Bari. 3. A former province of Apulia. Labels: historical 4. A surname.
Word: Bari Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Motilon (“a people of Colombia”). Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Bari Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Motilon (“their language”).
Word: Bari Part of Speech: name 1. A Nilotic language of Sudan.
Word: Bari Part of Speech: noun 1. A tribe of Karo, Nilotic people inhabiting South Sudan, who speak the Bari language. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Bari Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Somali Bari and Arabic بَرِّيّ (barriyy). 1. A region of Somalia.
Word: Bark Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Barnet Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English bærnet (“place cleared by burning”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)nɪt/ 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Baron Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a French, English, Jewish, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Czech, German, Spanish (Barón), Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, and Breton surname, all from the noun baron. Compare Barron, Lebaron. * Also as a French surname, from several places in France Le Baron. * As an Italian (Veneto) surname, variant of Barone. * Also as a Czech surname (Baroň), from a pet form of Bartoloměj. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Bearáin; see Barnes. * General Slavic surname: Anglicization of Polish Baran (“Aries”), Ukrainian Баран (Baran), etc. 1. A surname from French 2. A surname from German 3. A surname from Polish 4. A surname from Ukrainian
Word: Base Part of Speech: name Etymology: From base (“short”). 1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
Word: Bash Part of Speech: name Etymology: Short for Bourne-again shell, a pun on the name of the Bourne shell, an earlier Unix shell designed by Stephen R. Bourne, and the Christian concept of being "born again". 1. The Free Software Foundation's command interpreter (the "shell") for UNIX-like operating systems. 2. The scripting language provided with this interpreter.
Word: Bash Part of Speech: name Etymology: Reflecting a dialect in which /s/ assimilates to /ʃ/ before /tʃ/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Sebastian.
Word: Basic Part of Speech: name Etymology: An initialism of Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. 1. A family of third-generation computer programming languages (c.1964 on). Example: Many programs were written for the Sinclair Spectrum computer in BASIC.
Word: Basil Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of several early saints, particularly in the Orthodox Church, from Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). Doublet of Vasilios and Vasily. Pronunciation: /ˈbæz.əl/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, in quiet but steady use in the UK. Example: "Nonsense. I'm sure he can't have grey hair with such a pretty name as that. Basil Brooke, Basil Brooke," and May chanted the name over and over in her girlish, musical voice. "It sounds like all sorts of pleasant pictures. - -
Word: Bass Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /bæs/ 1. A surname. 2. A place name: 3. A place name: 4. A place name: 5. A place name: 6. A place name: 7. A place name:
Word: Bast Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Bastet. Labels: Egyptian, alt-of, alternative
Word: Bastard Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Old French.
Word: Batak Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of any of several different peoples of North Sumatra in Indonesia. 2. A member of an ethnic group of the Philippines.
Word: Batak Part of Speech: name 1. Any of the languages these peoples speak. 2. The Palawan Batak language (not closely related to the above). 3. A town in southern Bulgaria.
Word: Bath Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Bathe, from Old English Baþan, from the dative case of bæþ. Pronunciation: /bɑːθ/, /bæːθ/, /bæθ/ 1. A city in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England, famous for its baths fed by a hot spring. 2. A village in the Netherlands. 3. A village in New Brunswick, Canada. 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: Example: Portland also makes a good base from which to explore the rest of southern coastal Maine, from the shops of Kennebunkport to the sprawling L.L. Bean flagship store in Freeport to the charming towns of Bath, Rockland and Camden further up Route 1. 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A number of places in the United States: 23. A locality in Saint John parish, Barbados. 24. A town and mineral spring in Saint Thomas parish, Jamaica; named for the city in England. 25. An English marquisate. 26. A surname.
Word: Bath Part of Speech: name Etymology: Nonstandard transliteration of Arabic بَعْث (baʕṯ, “resurrection”). Pronunciation: /bæθ/, /bɑːθ/ 1. Uncommon form of Baath. Labels: form-of, uncommon
Word: Batman Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the nearby river Batman River. The name of the city and the province are derived from it. See Ottoman Turkish باطمان (Batman) for more information. Pronunciation: /bætˈmɑːn/ 1. A province in the Black Sea region, in northern Turkey. 2. A district of Batman Province, Turkey. 3. A municipality, the capital city of Batman district and Batman Province, Turkey.
Word: Batman Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.mæn/ 1. A surname.
Word: Batman Part of Speech: name Etymology: From bat + man; originally the Bat-Man. By surface analysis, Bat- + man. Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.mæn/ 1. A fictional hero and the main protagonist of DC Comics, noted for his intellect and stealth, who uses a bat-themed costume and equipment (including a belt with an array of utilities) and is assisted by his sidekick Robin. Example: You’re afraid of being ashes. You’re afraid of being forgotten. And you will be forgotten, Joker. Because of me. I am vengeance! I am the night! I am Batman! Example: “But next time—” Night vanished before the guard could finish—just kind of disappeared like Batman—which Viv found almost as annoying as the fact that he'd dragged her down a well. He didn't think he had to explain himself?
Word: Batman Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From bat + man; originally the Bat-Man. By surface analysis, Bat- + man. Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.mæn/ 1. An intensifier for interjections created with the adjective holy, in imitation of dialogue between Batman and his sidekick Robin. Example: Holy guacamole, Batman! Example: Holy nostalgic flashback, Batman! Aly and AJ Michalka, the actor-musician sister duo known for dominating Radio Disney in the late aughts (they’ve also released some very good music since then), just sent us straight back to our tweens by wearing none other than iconic mall brand Limited Too.
Word: Batman Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From bat + man; originally the Bat-Man. By surface analysis, Bat- + man. Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.mæn/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of batman. Labels: alt-of, slang Example: He laughed, Batmanned back up to his last piece of gear and hammered a 5/8-inch angle piton into the crack with an ascending ring like any nail met with a hammer.
Word: Battle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Capitalization of battle. Doublet of Battaglia. Pronunciation: /ˈbætəɫ/ 1. A habitational surname from Middle English from places in England that have been sites of a battle. 2. A place name: 3. A place name: 4. A place name: 5. A place name: Labels: historical
Word: Bavarian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Bavaria + -an. Pronunciation: /bəˈvɛɹi.ən/, /bəˈvɑɹi.ən/, /bəˈvɛəɹɪən/ 1. Of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany.
Word: Bavarian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Bavaria + -an. Pronunciation: /bəˈvɛɹi.ən/, /bəˈvɑɹi.ən/, /bəˈvɛəɹɪən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany. 2. Alternative form of bavarian (“fruit-based dessert”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Bavarian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Bavaria + -an. Pronunciation: /bəˈvɛɹi.ən/, /bəˈvɑɹi.ən/, /bəˈvɛəɹɪən/ 1. A German dialect spoken in Bavaria (a state of southern West Germany) and Austria, which varies considerably across different regions.
Word: Bay Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Somali [Term?]. 1. A region of Somalia.
Word: Bay Part of Speech: name Etymology: From bay. 1. Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay Area (metropolitan area in California): a geographic region of California, United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal 2. Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay: a bay of the Pacific Ocean in California, United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Word: Bay Part of Speech: name Etymology: From bay. 1. A surname
Word: Baz Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the male given name Barry. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK Example: Hung around the deserted shopping centre with Barry Kent and the lads.[…] Barry graciously gave me permission to call him 'Baz'. Example: There was me and Baz – Barry Stevens, my DS – in one car. 2. A diminutive of the male given name Basil. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK Example: That's what Baz—Basil Younger——said when I put it to him.
Word: Baz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, “falcon”). * Borrowed from Spanish Baz. 1. A surname.
Word: Bd Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of board, in the sense of a board of directors. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Bea Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /biː/, /biːə/, /ˈbeɪ.ə/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Beatrice.
Word: Bea Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Akabea.
Word: Beadle Part of Speech: name 1. A surname originating as an occupation for a court official.
Word: Beamer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of BMW or IBM + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːmə/, /ˈbimɚ/ 1. A BMW car or motorcycle. Labels: slang Example: Some people might like to get a train to work / Or drive in, in a Beamer or a Merc Example: Could've got the Beamer. I ain't really want it.[…]Man, I should've got the Lex. Dropped the top on em, I ain't wanna flex. Would've hit your girl, I ain't want the sex. 2. An employee of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Labels: slang Example: If those Beamers werent such assholes then Microsoft would've continued the partnership. Example: Okay a few days have passed and the Beamers had chance to answer.
Word: Bean Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably an occupational surname for a bean farmer, from bean. Pronunciation: /biːn/ 1. A surname. 2. A village and civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5872).
Word: Beantown Part of Speech: name Etymology: From bean + town, in reference to Boston baked beans. Pronunciation: /ˈbinˌtaʊn/ 1. A nickname for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Labels: US
Word: Beast Part of Speech: name 1. A figure in the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse), often identified with Satan or the Antichrist. Example: The Number of the Beast Is 666 (13:16-18) John's vision concludes with the notorious reference to the "mark of the beast" and the number 666. 2. A wild, or seemingly-wild, animal that roams free in a country where it is usually only found in zoos. Example: the Beast of Bodmin Moor 3. A cadet's basic training at West Point. Labels: US, slang Example: Plebes spend their first summer at Cadet Basic Training — Beast Barracks — where they get soldierized. Example: I was able to keep up with the herd and evade the Beast. Cadet Basic Training ended with a rigorous twenty four-hour exercise that included a twelve-mile, rite-of-passage road march to West Point […]
Word: Beau Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortened from surname type given names such as Beauregard or Beaumont, or from the French word beau. Pronunciation: /bəʊ/, /boʊ/ 1. A male given name used since mid-twentieth century. Example: 'Mees Melly, I hear she call her boy "Beauregard". You tell her I, René, approve and say that except for "Jesus" there is no bettaire name.' And though he smiled, his eyes glowed proudly at the name of Louisiana's dashing hero. 'Well, there's "Robert Edward Lee" ', observed Tommy. 'And while I'm not trying to lessen Old Beau's reputation, my first son is going to be named "Bob Lee Wellburn".'
Word: Beaver Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, capitalization of beaver. This sense is also translated from several Native American names such as Cheyenne homa'e and Creek Echaswvlke of the same meaning. Doublet of Bieber and Bever. * Also as an English surname, from the placename Belvoir in Leicestershire. 1. A surname. Labels: countable 2. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Beaver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * As an English surname, capitalization of beaver. This sense is also translated from several Native American names such as Cheyenne homa'e and Creek Echaswvlke of the same meaning. Doublet of Bieber and Bever. * Also as an English surname, from the placename Belvoir in Leicestershire. 1. A native or resident of the American state of Oregon. 2. A member of the youngest wing of the Scout movement, composed of groups for children, traditionally boys, of approximately five to seven years of age.
Word: Beaver Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Canadian French Castor. From French castor (“beaver”). 1. The Dane-zaa people, indigenous to northern Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. Labels: dated
Word: Beaver Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of beaver (“beard-spotting game”). Labels: alt-of
Word: Beck Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a German surname, from Beck (“stream, brook”), see also Old Norse bekkr. Also a spelling variant of Becker (“baker”). * As a Hebrew surname, shortened from בני (B'nei) קדושים (Kdoshim, “sons of the martyrs”). 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As Glenn Beck was bashing Sarvis as a GPS-installing LINO on his show,,^([sic]) his muckraking journalists at TheBlaze "revealed" that Sarvis was "bankrolled" by an "Obama bundler." 2. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States, likely named after the Beck family. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The River Beck, or The Beck, a minor river in south-east Greater London, England, which becomes the Pool River before joining the Ravensbourne. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Beda Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of Vedda. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Beehive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From beehive. 1. A participant aged either twelve or thirteen years old in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church. Labels: Mormonism
Word: Beehive Part of Speech: name Etymology: From beehive. 1. The executive wing of the New Zealand parliament buildings. Labels: New-Zealand, informal 2. New Zealand government. Labels: broadly
Word: Beet Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Begum Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum). 1. A surname of Bengali usage
Word: Begum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum). 1. An honorific title from Central and South Asia, often used by leading women in society.