nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: quirk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English *querk, from Old Norse kverk (“a bend or angle, especially below a cross-beam or below the chin, the bight of an axe", also "throat, gullet”), from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“throat, gullet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour; maw”). Cognate with Scots querk (“throat", also "any hollow in the body, such as an armpit, groin, instep, etc.”), Icelandic kverk (“interior angle”). Also partially from dialectal quirk, querk (“a whim, fancy, fuss, huff, complaint", also "to peevishly grumble, grunt, sigh, croak, die”), from Middle English querken, *quirken (“to choke”), from Old Norse kvirkja (“to choke, strangle”), from the same origin above. Related to dialectal querken, quirken (“to choke”). Likely not related to queer. Pronunciation: /kwɜːk/, /kwɝk/ 1. An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone. Example: The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks. 2. An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a molding and a soffit. 3. A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge. Labels: archaic Example: Had you no quirk / To avoid gullage, sir, by such a creature? Example: Let us not be too curious in prying into Gods arke, leaſt vve ſmart like the flie fluttering about the candle, for God is a conſuming fire to thoſe that vvill be ſporting themſelves in the quirks of their vvit about his ſacred myſteries.
Word: quirk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English *querk, from Old Norse kverk (“a bend or angle, especially below a cross-beam or below the chin, the bight of an axe", also "throat, gullet”), from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“throat, gullet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour; maw”). Cognate with Scots querk (“throat", also "any hollow in the body, such as an armpit, groin, instep, etc.”), Icelandic kverk (“interior angle”). Also partially from dialectal quirk, querk (“a whim, fancy, fuss, huff, complaint", also "to peevishly grumble, grunt, sigh, croak, die”), from Middle English querken, *quirken (“to choke”), from Old Norse kvirkja (“to choke, strangle”), from the same origin above. Related to dialectal querken, quirken (“to choke”). Likely not related to queer. Pronunciation: /kwɜːk/, /kwɝk/ 1. To (cause to) move with a wry jerk. Labels: ambitransitive Example: He quirked an eyebrow. Example: The corners of her mouth quirked. 2. To furnish with a quirk or channel. Labels: transitive 3. To alter in a unique and unusual way. Example: But in the dream the forms are quirked by the peculiar troubles of the dreamer, whereas in myth the problems and solutions shown are directly valid for all mankind. 4. To use verbal tricks or quibbles. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: I have stung her and wrung her, The venom is working;— And if you had hung her With canting and quirking, She could not be deader than she will be soon
Word: quirk Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kwɜːk/, /kwɝk/ 1. Alternative form of querk. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bobbin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French bobine, recorded in English since 1530. 1. A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. Example: Ignition coils using a bobbin molded from high-performance polyester withstand open-circuit bench tests to 70kV. 2. In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread. Example: Wind the bobbin, place it in the machine, and raise the thread. 3. The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch. Example: She went from the linhay and boldly pulled the bobbin of the fuel-house door. Example: Put the bobbin and the latch will go up 4. A fine cord or narrow braid.
Word: quirky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From quirk + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈkwɜːki/ 1. Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute. Example: She has a quirky laugh.
Word: glitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably borrowed from Yiddish גליטש (glitsh), from German glitschig (“slippy”), from glitschen (“to slide, glide, slip”) + -ig (“-y”). Related to gleiten (“glide”). Cognate with French glisser (“to slip, slide, skid”). Popularized in the 1960s, by the US space program. Attested in 1962 by American astronaut John Glenn, in reference to spikes in electrical current. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪt͡ʃ/ 1. A problem affecting function. Labels: countable Example: They are still trying to work out all the glitches. Example: Glitches—a spaceman’s word for irritating disturbances. 2. An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time. Labels: countable, informal Example: Another term we adopted to describe some of our problems was "glitch." Literally, a glitch is a spike or change in voltage in an electrical circuit which takes place when the circuit suddenly has a new load put on it. You have probably noticed a dimming of lights in your home when you turn a switch or start the dryer or the television set. 3. A bug or an exploit. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Performing this glitch gives you extra lives. Example: How to reach 8.555 ー The glitch You need to have Wrex alive and sabotage the cure. Without the glitch, Wrex will discover the lie and try to kill you after Priority: Citadel II when you try to go back to the Normandy. Triggering this scene will remove Wrex and the Clan Urdnot in the war assets list The glitch is easy, when you want to leave the Citadel, simply go to a fast travel shuttle, then in a DLC area (Dr. Bryson's Lab or Silversun Strip) Then again the shuttle, and go back to the Normandy from here 4. A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise. Labels: uncountable Example: You can hear this in the contemporary genre of ‘glitch’, where artists like Oval and Fennesz make radically beautiful music using the snaps, crackles and pops emitted by damaged CDs, malfunctioning software, etc. 5. A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar. Labels: countable
Word: glitch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably borrowed from Yiddish גליטש (glitsh), from German glitschig (“slippy”), from glitschen (“to slide, glide, slip”) + -ig (“-y”). Related to gleiten (“glide”). Cognate with French glisser (“to slip, slide, skid”). Popularized in the 1960s, by the US space program. Attested in 1962 by American astronaut John Glenn, in reference to spikes in electrical current. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɪt͡ʃ/ 1. To experience an unexpected, typically intermittent malfunction. Labels: especially, intransitive Example: My computer keeps glitching; every couple of hours it just reboots without warning. Example: Jake’s parents, played unnervingly well by Colette and Thewlis, are like alien robots who have been programmed to behave like human beings, but keep glitching. 2. To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game. Labels: intransitive Example: His character will glitch into the wall and out of the level.
Word: pallbearer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pall + bearer. 1. One called upon to carry or bear the coffin or the casket at a funeral. Example: It took ten pallbearers to carry her coffin. Example: They are likely displeased with the viral videos showing policemen attempting to tear the Palestinian flags from Abu Aqleh’s coffin while beating pallbearers with clubs, causing her coffin to almost fall to the ground. 2. One who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket. Labels: archaic
Word: diagenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in the 18th century from greek meaning "Across Generation", dia- + genesis from Ancient Greek δια- (dia-, “through”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation”). Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪ.əˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.sɪs/, /ˌdaɪ.əˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪ.sɪs/ 1. All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.
Word: cylinder head Part of Speech: noun 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cylinder, head. 2. A part of an internal combustion engine, usually made as a removable piece, that closes one end of the engine's cylinders. Example: Individual cylinder heads are fitted each with two inlet and two exhaust valves, a fuel injector and a pre-combustion chamber.
Word: submarine river Part of Speech: noun 1. A river-like current on the seabed.
Word: treff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Treff (“meeting point”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛf/ 1. A covert meeting. Example: The Moscow experts on treffs perform their duty with ponderous, often ridiculous, awkwardness. Before the atomic spy Allan Nunn May left Canada to go to London, a treff in London had to be arranged for him and another agent.
Word: pneumoconiosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of pneumonoconiosis, after pneumo- (“lung”). Compare French pneumoconiose. By surface analysis, pneumo- + coniosis (“disease caused by the inhalation of dust”). Pronunciation: /ˌnjuːməʊ.kəʊniˈəʊsɪs/, /ˌnuːmoʊ.koʊniˈoʊsəs/ 1. A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Zhang Haichao was twenty-eight when he got pneumoconiosis. He was fit and well before he started working at an abrasive-materials factory in Xinmi, not far from Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan, where he comes from. On the job, he inhaled a huge amount of dust every day. In the second half of 2007, he began to cough and felt short of breath. Example: Wu Dengfan, a 40-year-old farmer from Gulang county in Gansu who worked at a gold mine close to the Mongolian border from 1996 to 2006, had a similar experience. “We even preferred not to wear masks inside the mine, because it made breathing even more difficult,” said Wu, who has stage II pneumoconiosis. “When we finished our work and came out of the mine, each of us was completely covered in dust.”
Word: biennial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”) [from bis, bi- (“twice”) + annus (“year”)] + -al (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, bi- + -ennial. Pronunciation: /baɪˈɛn.i.əl/ 1. Happening every two years. Labels: not-comparable Example: This is a marked difference from the task force’s previous guidance, which was to start biennial mammograms by age 50. 2. Lasting for two years. Labels: not-comparable
Word: biennial Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”) [from bis, bi- (“twice”) + annus (“year”)] + -al (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, bi- + -ennial. Pronunciation: /baɪˈɛn.i.əl/ 1. A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in its first year, then producing its flowers and fruit in its second year, after which it usually dies. 2. An event that happens every two years. Example: The famous Biennial was won by Earl of Dartrey, a light, peacocky horse, who was, perhaps, better than he looked.
Word: diaphanous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin diaphanus, from Ancient Greek διαφανής (diaphanḗs), from δια- (dia-, “through”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”). Pronunciation: /daɪˈæf.ən.əs/ 1. Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through. Example: The water shone pacifically; the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unstained light; the very mist on the Essex marsh was like a gauzy and radiant fabric, hung from the wooded rises inland, and draping the low shores in diaphanous folds. Example: Adam requires a touch of feminine lace and a whisper of diaphanous silk, not a direct vision of the gaping maw of the human vulva. 2. Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial. Example: 1951, Robert Frost, Unpublished preface to a collection, 2007, Mark Richardson (editor), The Collected Prose of Robert Frost, page 169, The most diaphanous wings carry a burden of pollen from flower to flower. Example: 1963, Hermann Weyl, quoted in 1985, Floyd Merrell, Deconstruction Reframed, page 67, What is amazing is that "a concept that is created by mind itself, the sequence of integers, the simplest and most diaphanous thing for the constructive mind, assumes a similar aspect of obscurity and deficiency when viewed from the axiomatic angle" (Weyl, 1963, 220). 3. Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Word: fructify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed into Middle English from Old French fructefier. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹʌktɪfaɪ/ 1. To bear fruit; to generate useful products or ideas. Labels: intransitive Example: Atop the [Palmito] tree is a pith, in taſte better then Cabbage; and eating it takes avvay the future benefit of grovvth or fructifying, theſe and the Date-tree thriue not, except the male and female be vnited, and haue copulation: the ſhe is only fruitfull. Example: Then one evening early in November Beedel rang Mr Carrados up. The blind man happened to take the call himself, and at the first words he knew that the dull, patient shadowing of weeks was about to fructify. 2. To make productive or fruitful. Labels: transitive Example: When fruit trees are to be planted it is good practice to plant alternate rows of different varieties of the same fruit, because the pollen of one variety is often wanted to fructify or fertilise the flowers of another. Example: He slew the Bull (symbol of the gross Earth which the sunlight fructifies).
Word: fustian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The noun is derived from Middle English fustian (“type of fabric, probably made from cotton, flax, or wool; piece of fustian spread over a bed or mattress”) [and other forms], from Old French fustaine, fustaigne (modern French futaine), from Medieval Latin fūstāneum, from (pannus) fūstāneus or (tela) fūstānea, of disputed origin. Sense 3 (“inflated, pompous, or pretentious speech or writing”) is possibly from the fact that the fabric was sometimes used to make cushion- and pillowcases, thus suggesting that the speech or writing is “padded” or “stuffed”; compare bombast. The relationship between sense 4 (“hot drink made of a mixture of alcoholic beverages with egg yolk, lemon, and spices”) and the fabric is unclear. The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. Cognates * Italian fustagno * Occitan fustani * Portuguese fustão * Spanish fustan Pronunciation: /ˈfʌs.tɪ.ən/, /ˈfʌs.tʃən/, /ˈfʌs.t͡ʃən/ 1. Made out of fustian (noun sense 1). Example: I was never ſo ſplenetique, when I was moſt dumpiſh, but I could ſmile at a friſe jeſt, when the good man would be pleaſurable, and laugh at fuſtion earneſt, when the merry man would be ſurly. Example: For my clothes being but a threed-bare fuſtian caſe vvere ſo meane (my cloake onely excepted) that the Boores could not haue made an ordinary ſupper vvith the mony for vvᶜʰ they ſhould haue ſold them; […] 2. Of a person, or their speech or writing: using inflated, pompous, or pretentious language; bombastic; grandiloquent; also (obsolete) using incoherent or unintelligible language. Example: Monélle, a roguiſh or fustian word, a word in pedlers French, ſignifying wenches, ſtrumpets or whores. Example: Svb[tle]. VVhy, you muſt entertaine him. Fac[e]. VVhat'll you doe / VVith theſe the vvhile? Svb. VVhy, haue 'hem vp, and ſhew 'hem / Some Fuſtian Booke, or the Darke Glaſſe. 3. Imaginary; invented. Labels: obsolete Example: [T]he Scene, Gargaphie: vvhich I doe vehemently ſuſpect for ſome fuſtian countrie, but let that vaniſh. 4. Useless; worthless. Labels: obsolete Example: Hard to make ought of that is nakid nought; / This fustiane maistres and this giggisse gase, / Wonder is to wryte what wrenchis she wrowght, / To face out her foly with a midsomer mase; […] Example: For Gods ſake thruſt him down ſtaires, I cannot indure ſuch a fuſtian raſcall.
Word: mien Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mine (“appearance”) (whence also Danish mine and German Miene), perhaps from Breton min (“face of an animal”), or from Latin minio (“to redden”). Pronunciation: /miːn/ 1. Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Gentlest Guardians marked serene / His early hope, his liberal mien; […] Example: Beauty, like all divine gifts, is everywhere to be seen by the eye of the faithful admirer of nature; and, like all spirits, she is scarcely to be described by words. Her countenance and mien, her path, her hue and carriage, often surpass expression, and soothe the enthusiast into reverie and silence. 2. A specific facial expression. Labels: countable Example: It’s hard to say which is worse: the press-on smiles favored by many a ballet dancer, or the stony “I’m going to pretend this isn’t happening to me” miens often found in contemporary troupes like White Road.
Word: molecular engineering Part of Speech: noun 1. The manufacturing of products with a degree of precision defined by individual molecules or atoms Labels: uncountable
Word: Prague Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Prag, from Slavic. See Czech Praha for further origin. Doublet of Praha. Pronunciation: /pɹɑːɡ/, /pɹeɪ̯ɡ/ 1. The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Example: I said, I've always wanted to visit Prague. Example: The Czech Republic, like most countries, only formally recognises Beijing and not Taipei, but in recent years has grown ⁠closer to Taiwan, a powerhouse in the semiconductor industry, and has seen growing investment from it. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung visited Prague earlier ⁠in May and spoke at a forum in the city. 2. The Czech government. Labels: metonymically
Word: home away from home Part of Speech: noun 1. A place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home. Labels: idiomatic Example: I stayed in a lot of hotels in New York with the Dead and with Jerry's band, but the Navarro, more than any other, became our home away from home. Example: Here's how you can create your own home away from home if you travel often: keep some of your favorite things that say home in a bag—like a backpack or travel bag—so you can take it with you.
Word: away Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English away, awey, awei, oway, o wey, on way, from Old English āweġ, onweġ (“away”), originally on weġ (“on one's way; onward; on”), equivalent to a- (“on”) + way. Cognate with Scots awa, away (“away”), Old Frisian aweg, awei (“away”), Saterland Frisian wäch, wääge (“away”), Dutch weg (“away”), German weg (“away”), Danish væk (“away”), Swedish i väg (“away; off; along”). Pronunciation: /əˈweɪ/, /əˈwɛj/, /əˈwæɪ/, /əˈwe/, /əˈwei/ 1. From a place, hence. Labels: not-comparable Example: He went away on vacation. Example: The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments[…]; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity. 2. Aside; off; in another direction. Labels: not-comparable Example: I tried to approach him, but he turned away. 3. Aside, so as to discard something. Labels: not-comparable Example: throw away, chuck away, toss away 4. At a stated distance in time or space. Labels: not-comparable Example: Christmas is only two weeks away. Example: While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 5. In or to something's usual or proper storage place. Labels: not-comparable Example: I'll dry the dishes and you put them away. Example: Please file away these documents. 6. In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place. Labels: not-comparable Example: The jewels were locked away in the safe. Example: He was shut away in the castle tower for six months. 7. From a state or condition of being; out of existence. Labels: not-comparable Example: fade away, die away Example: I'll sleep the rest of the day away/out and, hopefully, I'll manage to sleep this hangover off/away. 8. So as to remove or use up something. Labels: not-comparable Example: The weather has worn away the inscription, and it is no longer legible. Example: Please wipe away this spilled drink. 9. Come away; go away; take away. Labels: not-comparable Example: Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again! Example: 1933+, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, WXYZ-AM Hi-yo Silver, away! 10. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay. Labels: not-comparable Example: She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer. 11. Without restraint. Labels: not-comparable Example: You've got questions? Ask away! Example: I saw her whaling away at her detractors.
Word: away Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English away, awey, awei, oway, o wey, on way, from Old English āweġ, onweġ (“away”), originally on weġ (“on one's way; onward; on”), equivalent to a- (“on”) + way. Cognate with Scots awa, away (“away”), Old Frisian aweg, awei (“away”), Saterland Frisian wäch, wääge (“away”), Dutch weg (“away”), German weg (“away”), Danish væk (“away”), Swedish i väg (“away; off; along”). Pronunciation: /əˈweɪ/, /əˈwɛj/, /əˈwæɪ/, /əˈwe/, /əˈwei/ 1. Away with you! Go away! Begone! Labels: Scotland
Word: away Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English away, awey, awei, oway, o wey, on way, from Old English āweġ, onweġ (“away”), originally on weġ (“on one's way; onward; on”), equivalent to a- (“on”) + way. Cognate with Scots awa, away (“away”), Old Frisian aweg, awei (“away”), Saterland Frisian wäch, wääge (“away”), Dutch weg (“away”), German weg (“away”), Danish væk (“away”), Swedish i väg (“away; off; along”). Pronunciation: /əˈweɪ/, /əˈwɛj/, /əˈwæɪ/, /əˈwe/, /əˈwei/ 1. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation. Labels: not-comparable Example: The master is away from home on a course. Example: Would you pick up my mail while I'm away. 2. At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively. Labels: not-comparable Example: He's miles away by now. Example: Spring is still a month away. 3. Not on one's home territory. Labels: not-comparable Example: This is the entrance for away supporters. Example: Next, they are playing away in Dallas. 4. Out. Labels: not-comparable Example: Two men away in the bottom of the ninth. 5. Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target). Labels: not-comparable Example: For example, immediately after every person in the group has teed off, if you are clearly the away player (perhaps because you smacked your drive into the tree closest to the tee pad), you should grab your bag and try to be the first person advancing down the fairway.
Word: away Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English away, awey, awei, oway, o wey, on way, from Old English āweġ, onweġ (“away”), originally on weġ (“on one's way; onward; on”), equivalent to a- (“on”) + way. Cognate with Scots awa, away (“away”), Old Frisian aweg, awei (“away”), Saterland Frisian wäch, wääge (“away”), Dutch weg (“away”), German weg (“away”), Danish væk (“away”), Swedish i väg (“away; off; along”). Pronunciation: /əˈweɪ/, /əˈwɛj/, /əˈwæɪ/, /əˈwe/, /əˈwei/ 1. To depart; to go to another place. Labels: intransitive, poetic Example: At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.
Word: away Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See aweigh. Pronunciation: /əˈweɪ/, /əˈwɛj/, /əˈwæɪ/, /əˈwe/, /əˈwei/ 1. Misspelling of aweigh. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: ach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ache, from Old French ache, from Latin apium (“parsley”). Pronunciation: /æt͡ʃ/ 1. Any of several species of plants, such as smallage, wild celery, parsley. Labels: obsolete
Word: ach Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /æx/, /ɑx/, /əx/ 1. An expression of annoyance. Example: "Ach." Auntie frowned hugely. "That is all nonsense." 2. An expression of woe or regret. 3. Alternative form of och. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: delirious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From delirium + -ous; see also Latin delirus (“silly, doting, crazy”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/ 1. Being in the state of delirium. Example: ⁠Or has the shock, so harshly given, […] made me that delirious man ⁠Whose fancy fuses old and new, ⁠And flashes into false and true, And mingles all without a plan? Example: […]the angelic form of a creature whose very existence was a gigantic balm of Gilead to the lacerated body of our hero, and, in a half delirious state of mind, he felt like leaping mountains to raise prostrate female forms, and to become blessed with hymeneal joys of the most glorious character; but, his imagination soon forsook him, and a raging fever, accompanied by the most violent deadly delirium, ensued, which lasted a fortnight. 2. Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic. Example: delirious with joy
Word: Barking and Dagenham Part of Speech: name 1. A London borough of Greater London, England.
Word: barnet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Rhyming slang, from Barnet Fair, an annual horse and pleasure fair in Barnet, North London. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)nɪt/ 1. hair (on one's head) Labels: Cockney, slang Example: Boris [Johnson], it seems, is taking it in this spirit, joshing beneath his ever-redeeming barnet that Labour's opposition to military action in Syria is a fey stance that he, as GQ politician of the year, would never be guilty of. Example: Rather than banging on about my barnet, I’d ask friends about theirs.
Word: Warwickshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Warewikeschire; equivalent to Warwick + -shire. Pronunciation: /ˈwɒ.ɹɪk.ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Example: Miller suffered a little when Glen Chapple and Mark Clinton came together but finished the spell with figures of five for 35 from 11 overs, mirroring the performances earlier when Chapple and Mahmood undermined the Warwickshire innings.
Word: Brent Part of Speech: name Etymology: English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from Old English brant (“steep”), referring to hills. Compare Brents. Pronunciation: /bɹɛnt/ 1. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Liz Brent, broker at Go Brent in Maryland and Washington, DC, said she’s spent the past few months changing how she presents properties by emphasizing photographs, 3-D tours, and video vignettes for homes online. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 20th century and later usage. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Only by the wet flapping of a barnacle goose did she know she now approached the River Brent, obscured as it was by a brickworks and yet more houses. 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: 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
Word: Bromley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English brōm (“broom”) + lēah (“wood”). Equivalent to broom + -ley and doublet of Brimley; compare Broom. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɒmli/, /ˈbɹɑmli/ 1. A number of places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A number of places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A number of places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A minor city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A village in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe. Labels: countable, uncountable 12. An eastern suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: buckthorn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Latin cervī spīna (“deer's thorny shrub”), cervi (“deer's”) being the genitive singular of cervus (“deer”), from Proto-Italic *kerwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) + *-wós, spīna (“thorny shrub”) from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). By surface analysis, buck + thorn. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌk.θɔːn/, /ˈbʌk.θɔɹn/ 1. Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially 2. Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially 3. Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially 4. Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially
Word: birth certificate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From birth + certificate. 1. An official document certifying the details of an individual's birth, indicating the name, date, and parents' names, and details such as parents' occupation and religion. Example: [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.
Word: criminologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English criminal Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English criminology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English criminologist From criminology + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪ.mɪ.nɒ.lə.dʒɪst/, /ˈkɹɪ.mə.nɑ.lə.dʒɪst/ 1. One who practices criminology. Example: I have the strongest suspicion that the whole incident is a ridiculous mare's nest, bred in the fantastic imagination of an enthusiastic criminologist. Example: Not according to professor James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University in Boston who has been studying mass murder for the past three decades.
Word: endocrinologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English endocrinology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English endocrinologist From endocrinology + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.dəʊ.kɹɪnˌɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ 1. A person who is skilled at, or practices, endocrinology. Example: Some endocrinologists argue that our core understanding of T, as a fundamentally male sex hormone, is inherently flawed. Example: They standardize the terminology that professionals should use with patients and reaffirms the role that an endocrinologist should play in the patient’s broader individualized care.
Word: virgule Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French virgule, from Latin virgula (“twig; scratch comma”), from virga (“rod, branch”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix). Doublet of virgula. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː.ɡjuːl/, /ˈvɝ.ɡjul/ 1. A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark. Labels: historical, obsolete Example: Other Chaucerian manuscripts had the virgule (or virgil or oblique: /) at the middle of lines. 2. A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩. Labels: dated 3. A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩. Labels: dated 4. A pipe, ⟨|⟩. Labels: dated 5. A pipe, ⟨|⟩. Labels: dated
Word: backslash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + slash, because it is a slash “leaning back” against the direction of writing (in writing lines from left to right), in contrast to the more common (forward) slash / (“solidus, oblique, diagonal”). The actual direction of (hand-)writing these marks can be reversed, when writing from left to right, top to baseline: the backslash forwards, the (forward) slash backwards. The naming can be explained as an anthropomorphism, assuming a bar (|) standing on the baseline, facing in the direction of writing, toppling backwards or forwards, respectively. The (new) Unicode name of \ is REVERSE SOLIDUS. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌslæʃ/ 1. The punctuation mark \ (a left-leaning diagonal line). (Common uses include (1) use as a delimiter in filepaths and (2) use as an escape character to mark literals.) 2. The punctuation mark /; a slash, forward slash. Labels: proscribed, rare Example: […] I was trying to find a web-site for which I had been given the following address: http://www.isop.ucla.edu/pacrim/pubs/korjournal.htm. […] I began to work backwards, removing first the last part of the address following the last backslash (/korjournal.htm). Example: “So, do what I tell you. Open a browser window and type this in the menu^([sic]) bar: F-T-P colon backslash backslash euronews dot net backslash...” I pecked carefully at the keyboard as he dictated a URL that was about fifty characters long, […]
Word: backslash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From back + slash, because it is a slash “leaning back” against the direction of writing (in writing lines from left to right), in contrast to the more common (forward) slash / (“solidus, oblique, diagonal”). The actual direction of (hand-)writing these marks can be reversed, when writing from left to right, top to baseline: the backslash forwards, the (forward) slash backwards. The naming can be explained as an anthropomorphism, assuming a bar (|) standing on the baseline, facing in the direction of writing, toppling backwards or forwards, respectively. The (new) Unicode name of \ is REVERSE SOLIDUS. Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌslæʃ/ 1. To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence. Labels: transitive
Word: estado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish estado (“Spanish fathom, state, status”), from Latin stātus (“standing, state, status”). Doublet of state, status, estate, and stade. 1. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 1.67 m. Labels: historical
Word: ser Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of serial. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ser Part of Speech: noun 1. An old Indian unit of weight, equal to 80 tolas, or one fortieth of a maund. Labels: historical
Word: ser Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ser. Popularised in modern fantasy by George R. R. Martin in the A Song of Ice and Fire series starting in 1996. 1. Alternative spelling of sir. Labels: alt-of, alternative, archaic Example: He was knighted and became Ser William. Example: "Ser Willem is a good man and true,” said Ser Oswell. “But not of the Kingsguard,” Ser Gerold pointed out.
Word: nostril Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nostrille, from Old English nosþyrel. Compare Old Frisian nosterle (“nostril”), modern West Frisian noaster (“nostrill”). Compare also Middle Low German noster (“nostril”), from Proto-Germanic *nustriz (“nostril”). By surface analysis, nose + thirl (“hole”). Pronunciation: /ˈnɒs.tɹɪl/, /ˈnɒs.tɹəl/, /ˈnɑ.stɹəl/, /ˈnɔs.tɹəl/ 1. Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages. Example: […]whether it bee that they bee broken winded and purſiue, or otherwiſe bitten and ſtung with venomous beaſts; in which caſes, there muſt be an injection made vp into the noſthrils, of the juice of Rue in wine.
Word: acharnement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French acharnement. 1. Savage fierceness; ferocity. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: achate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English achate, agaten, from Old French acate, agate. Pronunciation: /ˈæk.ət/ 1. An agate. Labels: obsolete Example: Two vasas of berill , 2 of achate , whereof one is esteemed for its bignesse , colour , and carving imboss'd Example: These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone […]
Word: achatour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman achatour, Old French achateor, achateur (“buyer, provider”), derived from achater (“buy, provide”), from Late Latin accaptare, from ad (“to”) + captare (“strive for”). 1. A purveyor of provisions; a provedore. Labels: historical
Word: feast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English feeste, feste, borrowed from Old French feste, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of Latin festum (“holiday, festival, feast”), from Proto-Italic *fēs-tos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, godhead, deity”); see also Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god, goddess”). More at theo-. Doublet of fete, fiesta, and fest. Displaced Old English winhate. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːst/, [ˈfɪi̯st] 1. A holiday, festival, especially a religious one Example: The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. Example: Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. 2. A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature. Example: We had a feast to celebrate the harvest. 3. Something delightful and satisfying. Labels: figuratively Example: It was a feast for the eyes.
Word: feast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English feesten, festen, from Old French fester, from Medieval Latin festāre, from the noun. See above. Pronunciation: /ˈfiːst/, [ˈfɪi̯st] 1. To partake in a feast, or large meal. Labels: intransitive Example: I feasted on turkey and dumplings. 2. To dwell upon (something) with delight. Labels: intransitive Example: With my love's picture then my eye doth feast. 3. To hold a feast in honor of (someone). Labels: transitive Example: He that shall see this day, and live old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbors And say “Tomorrow is Saint Crispian.” Example: His ancestor, he said, had been feasted there, when he went forward with the then Lord Ravenswood to the fatal battle of Flodden, in which they both fell. 4. To serve as a feast for; to feed sumptuously. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: 1597–1598, Joseph Hall, Virgidemiarum Or once a week, perhaps, for novelty / Reez'd bacon-soords shall feast his family.
Word: signal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French segnal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle; noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum; verb use from 1805, as a shortened from signalize (1650s). Doublet of signum and sign. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɡnəl/ 1. A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel. 2. Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection. 3. A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action. Example: All obeyed / The wonted signal and superior voice / Of this great potentate. Example: Banner-Repeater signals tend to be provided in locations where drivers receive insufficient warning of the main signal, thereby effectively increasing the sighting distance for the main signal. 4. An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person. 5. An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person. 6. An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party. Labels: Internet, TV, usually Example: My mobile phone can't get a signal in the railway station. 7. An action, change or process done to convey information and thus reduce uncertainty. 8. A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign. Example: The weary sun […] / Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow. Example: There was not the least signal of the calamity to be seen. 9. Useful information, as opposed to noise. 10. A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence. Labels: Unix 11. A signalling interaction between cells
Word: signal Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French segnal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle; noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum; verb use from 1805, as a shortened from signalize (1650s). Doublet of signum and sign. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɡnəl/ 1. To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I signalled my acquiescence with a nod. Example: He whistled to signal that we should stop. 2. To communicate with (a person or system) by a signal. Labels: transitive Example: Seeing the flames, he ran to the control room and signalled headquarters.
Word: signal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French segnal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle; noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum; verb use from 1805, as a shortened from signalize (1650s). Doublet of signum and sign. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɡnəl/ 1. Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement. Labels: not-comparable Example: a signal exploit; a signal success; a signal act of benevolence Example: As ſignal now in low dejected ſtate, / As earſt in higheſt, behold him where he lies.
Word: Lojban Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Lojban lojban., from rafsi loj (“logic”) + ban (“language”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɒʒbæn/, /ˈloʊʒbæn/, /ˈloʊʒbɑːn/ 1. An artificial language created by Logical Language Group designed to be logical, based on the earlier Loglan. Example: To ensure Lojban remains stable while people learn it, the language definition is being closely controlled; the grammar and core vocabulary have already been baselined (frozen) for several years.
Word: Lojban Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Lojban lojban., from rafsi loj (“logic”) + ban (“language”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɒʒbæn/, /ˈloʊʒbæn/, /ˈloʊʒbɑːn/ 1. Of or relating to Lojban.
Word: Loglan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Short for logical language. Pronunciation: /ˈlɒɡlæn/ 1. Any of several related artificial languages, designed to be logical, the first of which was developed by James Cooke Brown in the mid-20th century. 2. The original language developed by James Cooke Brown, as maintained by The Loglan Institute. Example: The Loglan formal grammar is made up of 91 CFG-type rules. Example: Loglan is an isolating language, much like English. That means that once you’ve learned a word, you don’t have to worry about changing its form. Even in English, you have to remember to add ‘-ed’ to a verb to make it refer to the past, and ‘-s’ to nouns to make them plural. In Loglan, you won’t have to do that. Also, some English verbs and nouns have irregular forms. There are no irregular Loglan forms.
Word: moniker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown; first attested in 1849. Suggested derivations are: * Backslang for ekename (compare nickname); * From Shelta munik, munika; * From monk; * Partridge (A Dictionary of Historical Slang) suggests a corruption of monogram, which is suggestive of the sense signature. * From monarch in the sense 'king or No. 1, and thus with frank egotism, "I, myself".' (The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 281, pg. 349.) Online Etymological Dictionary's entry cites the Saturday Review (London newspaper) of 1857, which noted, "the word has a certain Coptic or Egyptian twang". Pronunciation: /ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/, /ˈmɑn.ɪ.kɚ/ 1. A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute. Example: The rookie was upset at being called Lemon Drop until she realized that everyone on the team had a silly moniker. Example: Again fairly common, and always amusing, are the monikers drawn from the (imagined) childhood of a particular vagrant. 2. A person's signature. Example: The monikers of both these famously well-endowed movie stars contain enormous sworls (two of them, no less, for Ms West!) that could only signify you-know-what, according to Ms Koren. 3. An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location. Example: Monikers are often composed from other monikers to allow object hierarchies to be navigated based on a textual description of a path. Example: The GetObject function can also be used to access objects via monikers. A moniker is itself an object that acts as an intermediary between VBScript and the actual object to be accessed. Monikers are typically used when the objects to be accessed exist in a namespace other than the file system.
Word: procrastinate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1548; from Latin prōcrastinātus, perfect passive participle of prōcrastinō (“defer, put off till tomorrow”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from prō- (“in favor of”) + crāstinus (“of or belonging to tomorrow”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from crās (“tomorrow”). Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈkɹæs.tɪ.neɪt/, /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/, /pɹəˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/, /pɹəˈkɹæs.tɪ.næɪt/ 1. To delay taking action; to wait until later. Labels: intransitive Example: He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish. 2. To put off; to delay (something). Labels: transitive Example: Hence It became manifest to the publishers of Webster, that some device must be resorted to, to induce apathy in the publick mind, and thereby procrastinate the inevitable crisis which they foresaw was approaching, the expulsion of his elementary works from our primary schools.
Word: faze Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From English dialectal (Kentish) feeze, feese (“to alarm, discomfit, frighten”), from Middle English fēsen (“to chase, drive away; put to flight; discomfit, frighten, terrify”), from Old English fēsan, fȳsan (“to send forth; to hasten, impel, stimulate; to banish, drive away, put to flight; to prepare oneself”), from Proto-West Germanic *funsijan, from Proto-Germanic *funsijaną (“to predispose, make favourable; to make ready”), from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go; to walk”). The word is cognate with Old Saxon fūsian (“to strive”), Old Norse fýsa (“to drive, goad; to admonish”). Citations for faze in the Oxford English Dictionary start in 1830, and usage was established by 1890. Pronunciation: /feɪz/, /fæɪz/ 1. To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Jumping out of an airplane does not faze him, yet he is afraid to ride a roller coaster. Example: But we're / Not getting anywhere. Nothing / fazes her.