nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: forbear Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː.bɛə/, /ˈfɔɹ.bɛɚ/ 1. Alternative spelling of forebear. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [1906] 2004, Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville, Ethel Wedgwood tr. Sirs, I am quite sure that the King of England's forbears rightly and justly lost the conquered lands that I hold … Example: One does not take one’s family name therefrom, and again the position of the mother in that group is determined through her father and his male forbears in turn; this too is a patrilineal group.
Word: kilt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English kilten (“to tuck up, gird”), apparently from North Germanic, ultimately from Old Norse kelta, kjalta (“skirt; lap”). Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kelt-, *kelþǭ, *kilþį̄ (“womb”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelt- (“round body; child”). Cognate with Danish kilte (“to tuck”), Swedish kilta (“to swathe”). Related to English child. Pronunciation: /kɪlt/ 1. To gather up (skirts) around the body. Example: Else at her new place worked outdoor and indoor, she'd to kilt her skirts (if they needed kilting – and that was damned little with those short-like frocks) and go out and help at the spreading of dung […].
Word: kilt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English kilten (“to tuck up, gird”), apparently from North Germanic, ultimately from Old Norse kelta, kjalta (“skirt; lap”). Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kelt-, *kelþǭ, *kilþį̄ (“womb”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelt- (“round body; child”). Cognate with Danish kilte (“to tuck”), Swedish kilta (“to swathe”). Related to English child. Pronunciation: /kɪlt/ 1. A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. 2. Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid Labels: historical 3. A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wraparound, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also worn by boys in the 19th-century United States. Example: I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West. 4. A variety of non-bifurcated garments made for men and loosely resembling a Scottish kilt, but most often made from different fabrics and not always with tartan plaid designs.
Word: kilt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English kilt, equivalent to kill + -t. Pronunciation: /kɪlt/ 1. Nonstandard form of killed: simple past and past participle of kill. Labels: alt-of, colloquial, nonstandard, obsolete Example: that unspotted Lamb, That for the Sins of all the World was kilt Example: But tweren’t so awful long before Marse Hampton got kilt in de big battle, and Marse Thad, too. Dey was both kilt in de charge, right dere on de breastworks, with de guns in dey hands, dem two young masters of mine, right dere in dat Gettysburg battle […] And I was eighteen in dat October after dat big fight what Marse Thad and Marse Hampton got kilt in.
Word: picturesque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From picture + -esque, a calque of French pittoresque, from picture (“a picture, painting”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɪkt͡ʃəˈɹɛsk/ 1. Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful. Example: We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean. Example: A two minutes' walk brought Warwick—the name he had registered under, and as we shall call him—to the market-house, the central feature of Patesville, from both the commercial and the picturesque points of view. 2. Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: picturesque language
Word: SAT Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of surface air temperature. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Ellipsis of SAT Reasoning Test, formerly an acronym for Scholastic Assessment Test and (originally) Scholastic Aptitude Test: a national exam taken annually by high school juniors and seniors. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: take the SAT Example: take an SAT 3. The National Curriculum assessment, formerly called (either officially or unofficially) by names including the Statutory Assessment Test and the Standard Attainment Test. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: meritorious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English meritorious, borrowed between 1375 and 1425 from Latin meritōrius (“earning money”), from meritus, past participle of mereō (“to earn”). Pronunciation: /ˌmɛɹɪˈtɔɹi.əs/, /ˌmɛɹɪˈtoʊɹi.əs/, /ˌmɛɹɪˈtɔːɹɪ.əs/ 1. Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward. Example: The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.
Word: tremendous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend. Pronunciation: /tɹɪˈmɛndəs/, /tɹəˈmɛndəs/ 1. Awe-inspiring; terrific. Example: This she spoke with so commanding an air, standing with her back to the fire, with one hand behind her, and a pinch of snuff in the other, that I question whether Thalestris, at the head of her Amazons, ever made a more tremendous figure. 2. Notable for its size, power, or excellence. Example: Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music. 3. Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great Example: There was a tremendous outpouring of support. Example: The tremendous tragedy in which he had been involved - it was evident he was a fugitive from Weybridge - had driven him to the very verge of his reason.
Word: suture Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English suture, from Latin sūtūra (“suture”), from suere (“sew, join or tack together”) + -tūra (forms action nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/, [ˈs(j)ʊu̯.tʃə], /ˈs(j)uː.tjʊə/, [ˈs(j)ʊu̯.tʰjʊə], /ˈsu.t͡ʃɚ/ 1. A seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces of skin in surgically treating a wound. Example: Although the sutures are difficult to trace, the supraoccipital contacts the parietal anteriorly at a tight interdigitated suture, and contacts the ophistotic posterolaterally at a straight suture. 2. Thread used to sew or stitch two edges (especially of skin) together. 3. An area where separate terrane join together along a major fault. 4. A type of fibrous joint bound together by Sharpey's fibres which only occurs in the skull. 5. A seam or line, such as that between the segments of a crustacean, between the whorls of a univalve shell, or where the elytra of a beetle meet. 6. The seam at the union of two margins in a plant. Example: It is also generally marked above by flexuose anastomosing black, indented lines, whence it appears as if insculpt with rivulose sutures. 7. The procedure by which a subject comes to be identified with its own representation, as in the identification of the speaker with the sign “I” within a certain discourse; (by extension) any process by which the content of something is determined or supplied from outside itself. Labels: figuratively Example: The suture of science and philosophy constitutes an identification of philosophical thought and scientific objectivity that is unfortunately typical of contemporary so-called ‘analytic’ philosophy. […] Yet, the over-identification of philosophical tasks with science itself signifies a veritable retreat from philosophy itself.
Word: suture Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English suture, from Latin sūtūra (“suture”), from suere (“sew, join or tack together”) + -tūra (forms action nouns). Pronunciation: /ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/, [ˈs(j)ʊu̯.tʃə], /ˈs(j)uː.tjʊə/, [ˈs(j)ʊu̯.tʰjʊə], /ˈsu.t͡ʃɚ/ 1. To sew up or join by means of a suture. Labels: also, figuratively, transitive
Word: noseeum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened no see them. Pronunciation: /noʊˈsi.əm/, /nəʊˈsiː.əm/ 1. A biting midge, a small flying insect that harasses people outdoors, particularly in warm weather after sunset. Labels: colloquial Example: Noseeums will go right through a tent screen. Example: The minges and noseeums had found her now, so many of them buzzing around her head that her vision seemed to dance with black specks.
Word: hypertension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English hypertension From hyper- + tension. Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃən/, /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈtɛn.ʃən/ 1. A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared. 2. A state of great (nervous or emotional) tension. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The opportunity for which she had been tensely waiting was upon her. In a few minutes, as this hypertension and ruthlessness faded in her, it would be gone.
Word: hypotension Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English hypotension From hypo- + tension. 1. The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: diabetes mellitus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin diabetes mellitus (“diabetes of the sweet type”) (from the fact that in centuries past, physicians sometimes tasted a patient's urine to help diagnose the illness). Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/, /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs/, /ˌməˈlaɪtəs/, /ˈmɛlɨtəs/ 1. A medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating. It is classified in two types, which are different etiologically but similar in clinical effects: type 1 and type 2. Labels: uncountable Example: Patients initially may seek medical attention for diabetes mellitus, which becomes clinically manifest a few years after the onset of pancreatalgia.
Word: diabetes insipidus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin diabetes insipidus (“tasteless diabetes”), as opposed to diabetes mellitus (“sweet diabetes”) because of the absence of glucose in urine in the former. 1. A disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, which cannot be reduced when fluid intake is reduced. Labels: uncountable
Word: diabetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From diabetes + -ic. Doublet of diabatic. Pronunciation: /daɪəˈbɛtɪk/, /ˌdaɪəˈbɛtɪk/, [ˌdaɪəˈbɛɾɪk], /dɑɪəˈbetɪk/, [dɑɪəˈbeɾɪk] 1. Of or pertaining to diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus. Example: diabetic complications Example: the diabetic foot 2. Having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus. Example: diabetic patients (patients with diabetes) Example: He turned diabetic in his thirties. 3. Suitable for one having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus. Example: diabetic socks Example: I also have learned to slip a couple of my diabetic cookies in my purse […] and take them along with me when we are invited out for afternoon coffee.
Word: diabetic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From diabetes + -ic. Doublet of diabatic. Pronunciation: /daɪəˈbɛtɪk/, /ˌdaɪəˈbɛtɪk/, [ˌdaɪəˈbɛɾɪk], /dɑɪəˈbetɪk/, [dɑɪəˈbeɾɪk] 1. A person with diabetes, usually diabetes mellitus.
Word: arteriosclerosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā)bor. Latin artēria Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā) English arteri- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English arterio- English sclerosis English arteriosclerosis From arterio- + sclerosis. Pronunciation: /ɑːˌtɪəɹɪəʊskləˈrəʊsɪs/, /ɑɹˌtɪɹioʊskləˈroʊsəs/ 1. Hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessels. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: glaucoma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλαύκωμα (glaúkōma, “an opacity of the crystalline lens”), derived from γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”). Pronunciation: /ɡlɔːˈkəʊmə/, /ɡlɔːˈkoʊmə/, /ɡlaʊˈkoʊmə/, /ɡlɑˈkoʊmə/ 1. An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Professor Rosas, in his last work on Diseases of the Eye (Lehre von den Augenkrankheiten, Wien, 1834, p. 326), distinguishes three kinds of glaucoma, viz. glaucoma of the hyaloid, glaucoma of the retina, and glaucoma of the choroid. He makes no mention of lenticular glaucoma, which is much more common than any of the three which he particularizes. Indeed, vitreous, retinal, and choroidal glaucomata, are, to say the least of them, rare diseases. Example: Nearly all of the so-called noncongestive glaucomata are of Types 1, 2, and 3.
Word: dynamically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English dynamically From dynamic + -ally. 1. In a dynamic way: variably, changingly. Example: An averager of the sort described earlier would operate such that, as the frequency of sinusoidal variation of ITD was increased, more and more samples of the dynamically varying ITD would fall within the averaging window and the effective ITD would tend toward their mean of zero.
Word: Louis Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Doublet of Lewis (which is inherited since the Middle Ages) and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis. Pronunciation: /ˈluː.i/, /ˈlu.ɪs/, /ˈlu.əs/, /ˈlʉː.i/, /ˈlʉ.əs/ 1. A male given name from French. Example: 'It is hardly a week since you called me your future husband, and treated me as such; now I am once more the tutor for you: I am addressed as Mr. Moore, and Sir; your lips have forgotten Louis.' "'No, Louis, no: it is an easy, liquid name; not soon forgotten.' 2. A female given name. Labels: uncommon 3. A surname. Labels: rare Example: Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis have been marching to their own choreographic drummer for a long time now.
Word: Louis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhuvigs, Lodevis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Doublet of Lewis (which is inherited since the Middle Ages) and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis. Pronunciation: /ˈluː.i/, /ˈlu.ɪs/, /ˈlu.əs/, /ˈlʉː.i/, /ˈlʉ.əs/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings. Labels: alt-of, historical Example: It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones’s hoard for the diversity of coinage, but so much larger and so much more varied that I think I never had more pleasure than in sorting them. English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, […]
Word: believer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English bilevar, bileever, belever, equivalent to believe + -er. Pronunciation: /bɪˈlivɚ/, /bɪˈliːvə/ 1. A person who believes; especially regarding religion. Example: She's a believer in life after death. Example: But the other two were, comparatively speaking, clean shaved, which of course gave the enemy a larger extent of open country to operate on, though in Mahomed's case the mosquitoes, recognising the taste of a true believer, would not touch him at any price.
Word: votes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /vəʊts/, /voʊts/ 1. plural of vote Labels: form-of, plural
Word: votes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /vəʊts/, /voʊts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vote Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: changing Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of change Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: a changing world Example: the changing scene
Word: changing Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. Change; alteration. Example: And stand steadfast in the unchangeable life and seed of God, which was before changings and alterings were; and which will remain when they all are gone.
Word: ruling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, rule + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/, /ˈɹʉwlɪŋ/, /ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ/, [ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ] ~ [ˈɹʉːlɪŋɡ], /ˈɾɪʊɪŋ/ 1. That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling. Example: the ruling monarch Example: a ruling passion
Word: ruling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, rule + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/, /ˈɹʉwlɪŋ/, /ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ/, [ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ] ~ [ˈɹʉːlɪŋɡ], /ˈɾɪʊɪŋ/ 1. An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority. Example: These orders are now cancelled as a result of the Minister's ruling.
Word: ruling Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, rule + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/, /ˈɹʉwlɪŋ/, /ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ/, [ˈɹuːlɪŋɡ] ~ [ˈɹʉːlɪŋɡ], /ˈɾɪʊɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of rule Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forcing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, force + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/, /ˈfɔɹ.sɪŋ/ 1. The act by which someone or something is forced. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics). Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance. Labels: countable Example: orbital / astronomical forcing (effect on climate of slow changes in the tilt of Earth's axis and shape of its orbit)
Word: forcing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, force + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/, /ˈfɔɹ.sɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of force Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: forcing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, force + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/, /ˈfɔɹ.sɪŋ/ 1. Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass. Labels: not-comparable
Word: democratic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *déh₂mos Proto-Hellenic *dā́mos Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) Ancient Greek δημο- (dēmo-) Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós)bor. Late Latin democraticuslbor. Middle French democratiquebor. ▲ Late Latin democraticusbor. English democratic From Middle French democratique (“pertaining to democracy, democratic”) (modern French démocratique), and its etymon Late Latin democraticus (“pertaining to democracy, democratic; democrat”), from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐκός (dēmokrătĭkós, “of or for democracy; favouring or suited for democracy”), from δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokrătĭ́ā, “democracy”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix with the sense ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives). Δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (Dēmokrătĭ́ā) is derived from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people; free citizens, sovereign people; popular assembly; popular government, democracy”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to divide; to share”)) + -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā, suffix meaning ‘government; rule’) (from κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “might, strength; dominion, power”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“insight, intelligence; strength”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns)). By surface analysis, demo- + -cratic or democrat + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/, /ˌdɛməˈkɹatɪk/, [ˌdɛməˈkɹæɾɪk], /ˌdɪməˈkɹætɪk/, [ˌdɪməˈkɹæɾɪk] 1. Synonym of democrat (“a supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France)”). Labels: dated, in-plural Example: This kingly government (as some call it) is a thing that our democraticks cannot brook: we are an undone people if we do not down with that. Example: […] [Thomas] Fairfax was made general of all the forces both in England and Ireland; and Rainsbrough [i.e., Thomas Rainsborough], a leveller, and a violent head of the democraticks, high-admiral.
Word: margin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪn/, /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/, /ˈmaː.d͡ʒɪn/ 1. The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc. 2. The edge or border of any flat surface. Example: Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge. Example: The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule. 3. The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group. Labels: figuratively Example: As far as space is concerned, Mary Lamb finds herself at the farthest margin of society - among tramps - when the novel begins. 4. A difference or ratio between results, characteristics, scores. Example: margin of victory Example: Chelsea will point to that victory margin as confirmation of their superiority - but Spurs will complain their hopes of turning the game around were damaged fatally by Atkinson's decision. 5. A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits. Example: margin of error 6. The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production. 7. Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc. Example: The purchaser then hands over this margin to the person with whom he hypothecates the Stock. Example: If you borrow from your broker via trading on margin, you need to add monthly margin interest charges to your trading costs as well. 8. That which is ancillary; periphery. Example: This model merely nips at the margins. 9. The shape of the edge of a leaf. Example: Red Whortleberry leaves have a crenate margin.
Word: margin Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem (possibly via Old French margin), accusative of margō (“edge, brink, border, margin”). Doublet of marge and margo. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪn/, /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒɪn/, /ˈmaː.d͡ʒɪn/ 1. To add a margin to; to furnish with a margin. Labels: transitive Example: The scale-like feathers of the breast are margined with rich metallic blue-green, which colour entirely covers the throat and sides of the neck, as well as the long pointed plumes which spring from the sides of the breast, and extend nearly as far as the end of the wings. 2. To enter (notes etc.) into the margin. Labels: transitive 3. To trade (securities etc.) on margin (collateral). Labels: transitive Example: This sounds easy, but bear in mind that margined portfolios decline faster than cash portfolios in a bear market.
Word: previously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English previous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English previously From previous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/, /ˈpɹivi.əsli/ 1. First; beforehand, in advance. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women. 2. At an earlier time; already. Labels: not-comparable Example: The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously. Example: Pliny the Elder, the Roman encyclopedist, declares that to urinate in a spot where a dog has previously done so results in loss of virility. 3. Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series. Labels: not-comparable
Word: atherosclerosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From athero- + sclerosis. Pronunciation: /ˌæθɚoʊskləˈɹoʊsəs/ 1. The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: ASCVD Example: Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.
Word: drive-in Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from drive in. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaɪvˌɪn/ 1. Providing service to patrons who remain in their automobiles and partake while parked. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: drive-in church; drive-in funeral parlor 2. motel; motor inn Labels: Philippines, not-comparable
Word: drive-in Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from drive in. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹaɪvˌɪn/ 1. An outdoor cinema where movies are projected onto a large screen and patrons watch from inside their vehicles, listening either by a speaker or a designated radio frequency. Labels: Australia, Canada, US Example: Owners and sponsors of the drive-ins feel that in three-quarters of their patrons they have tapped a practically prehistoric strain of human—the hitherto non-movie-goer. Example: This fact may seem surprising since the major movie studios, reluctant to risk cheapening their images by releasing first-run films to drive-ins, made only older movies affordable to drive-in operators. 2. A restaurant where patrons remain in their vehicles to consume their meals; the meal may be ordered and delivered to one's vehicle by a carhop waiter; or may require patrons to use a service counter. The cars in the parking lot serve as the patrons' dining room, there being a lack of dining rooms and tables. Labels: Canada, US Example: The teenagers went down to the drive-in to order some hamburgers and fries. Example: 1965 May 7, Don Moser, The nightmare of life with Billy, LIFE, page 101, 3. A drive-through restaurant where patrons remain in their vehicles and order food and beverages via a speaker phone; the meal is delivered by a service window accessible by car. Labels: Canada, US Example: Even before franchising genius Ray A. Kroc approached Mac and Dick McDonald to become the licensing agent for their small San Bernardino (Calif.) restaurant, scores of drive-in operators had begun copying McDonald′s speedy burger-fries-and-shake menus. Love contends that Kroc′s success came largely from his commitment to automating the preparation of drive-in meals. Example: For during the fabled Indiana blizzard of ′78, Tom found himself trapped inside the kitchen of the drive-in for three days before his family, and—more to the point—his customers, could reach him.
Word: primarily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English primary Middle English -ly English -ly English primarily From primary + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/, /pɹaɪˈmɛɹ.əli/, /ˈpɹaɪ.mɛɹ.ə.li/, /ˈpɹɑe.mə.ɹɪ.li/ 1. Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost. Labels: focus, not-comparable Example: The idea of fitting a crane to an engine for shunting duties, primarily in works yards, appears to have originated with the North London Railway engine in 1872. Example: These spectacles aren't calls for a Hobbesian war of all against all by some insurgent movement that, however dangerous, would have First Amendment protection. They're driven primarily by institutions that we as sovereign citizens created to serve our purposes.
Word: double-click Part of Speech: noun 1. The action of pushing the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.
Word: double-click Part of Speech: verb 1. To push the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task than would be performed from a single-click or triple-click. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: fave Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From favorite or favourite, by shortening. Pronunciation: /feɪv/ 1. Favorite (US) or favourite (UK). Labels: informal Example: At stlmag.com this month Select articles from this issue An editors' podcast A Google Map of our Best Dressed winners' fave shops Example: “She's entered the privacy phase. The rebellion has started, Jenny. Violet is lost to us!” “Oh, don't be so dramatic. She's still our little girl. Watch this. Vi, 90-Day Beyoncé is coming on. Fave garbage-y reality show. Want to watch ironically... while I watch unironically?” “Nope, bye.” “See?”
Word: fave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From favorite or favourite, by shortening. Pronunciation: /feɪv/ 1. Favorite (US) or favourite (UK) Labels: informal
Word: fave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From favorite or favourite, by shortening. Pronunciation: /feɪv/ 1. Favorite (US) or favourite (UK) Labels: informal
Word: favouritism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English favourit(e) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English favouritism From favourit(e) + -ism. 1. The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: Heidi Alexander has experience of London. As Transport Secretary, she will also be under pressure not to show favouritism to the capital.
Word: Etruscan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Etruscus (which see for more) + -an. Pronunciation: /ɪˈtɹʌskən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria, a pre-Roman civilization in Italy.
Word: Etruscan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Etruscus (which see for more) + -an. Pronunciation: /ɪˈtɹʌskən/ 1. An inhabitant of ancient Etruria. Example: […] Gauls used the suffix -acus, Etruscans -nas or -na, Umbrians -enus, -ienus.
Word: Etruscan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Etruscus (which see for more) + -an. Pronunciation: /ɪˈtɹʌskən/ 1. The extinct language of Etruria, which has no known relation to any other language.
Word: favoritism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English favorite Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English favoritism From favorite + -ism. 1. Alternative spelling of favouritism. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: A distinction is ingroup favoritism versus outgroup negativity or derogation.
Word: fool's gold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the idea that the mineral fools people (especially those who are fools) into mistakenly thinking that they have found gold. Regarding minerals that were named for deceptive appearance that prompts confusion with others, compare also apatite. 1. A mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold; mainly iron pyrite. Labels: uncountable 2. Something worthless that deceptively seems valuable. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: Although many dot-com dreams turned to fool's gold in a short time, in reality, there are a number of entrepreneurial ventures that not only survived but thrived during and after the dot-com crash.
Word: blood vessel Part of Speech: noun 1. A component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood. Example: As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
Word: 911 Part of Speech: name Etymology: Chosen by the United States in the 1960s in place of the older British 999 number as a better way to avoid accidental calls from push-button telephones. It is officially pronounced "nine-one-one" and not "nine-eleven;" the latter refers to the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, but the pronunciation "nine-one-one" for the phone number was universal even prior to the attacks. 9/11 is universally distinguished from 911 to refer the September 11 attacks. Officially written as 9-1-1 in regulations and materials from the United States National Emergency Number Association and Federal Communications Commission, which is also advocated by some media style guides. Pronunciation: /ˌnaɪ̯n wən ˈwən/ 1. The telephone number for emergency services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Liberia, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Anguilla, Palau, and Tonga. Example: When you call 911 in the United States, a local dispatcher usually answers the phone with "911" or "911. What's your emergency?" Example: After witnessing what was possibly a robbery, she called 911.
Word: 911 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Chosen by the United States in the 1960s in place of the older British 999 number as a better way to avoid accidental calls from push-button telephones. It is officially pronounced "nine-one-one" and not "nine-eleven;" the latter refers to the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, but the pronunciation "nine-one-one" for the phone number was universal even prior to the attacks. 9/11 is universally distinguished from 911 to refer the September 11 attacks. Officially written as 9-1-1 in regulations and materials from the United States National Emergency Number Association and Federal Communications Commission, which is also advocated by some media style guides. Pronunciation: /ˌnaɪ̯n wən ˈwən/ 1. Emergency services; emergency service personnel. Labels: Belize, Canada, Philippines, US, countable, metonymically, uncountable Example: 911 is sending an ambulance. 2. An emergency phone call. Labels: Belize, Canada, Philippines, US, colloquial, countable, metonymically, uncountable 3. An emergency. Labels: Belize, Canada, Philippines, US, colloquial, countable, metonymically, uncountable
Word: 911 Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Chosen by the United States in the 1960s in place of the older British 999 number as a better way to avoid accidental calls from push-button telephones. It is officially pronounced "nine-one-one" and not "nine-eleven;" the latter refers to the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, but the pronunciation "nine-one-one" for the phone number was universal even prior to the attacks. 9/11 is universally distinguished from 911 to refer the September 11 attacks. Officially written as 9-1-1 in regulations and materials from the United States National Emergency Number Association and Federal Communications Commission, which is also advocated by some media style guides. Pronunciation: /ˌnaɪ̯n wən ˈwən/ 1. To call emergency services. Labels: Belize, Canada, Philippines, US, colloquial Example: London hairstylist Rick Haylor for the John Frieda Salon—the man Nicole Kidman 911s when she wants her curly mop to lie down and look glamorous—tells you how to go straight.
Word: 911 Part of Speech: name Etymology: Selected so as to be able to continue using most of the labelling from its former name 901 after its competitor Peugeot objected that it had the legal rights to 3-digit automotive model names with a central 0 in the French market. The name 901 had been selected since it was the first version of the 6th major design project after the earlier Porsche 356, which the 911 largely replaced. The name is pronounced "nine-eleven" by analogy with German Neunelfer. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪn əˌlɛvən/ 1. A prominent family of sports cars manufactured by Porsche.
Word: boy racer Part of Speech: noun 1. A young man who drives recklessly fast, especially one who participates in gatherings of car-culture enthusiasts and/or in illegal street racing. Labels: New-Zealand, UK Example: By this time in the evening, the city was mainly quiet, with one exception, boy racers; young men out to impress each other, as well as the city's young females, periodically tore along the street, in a variety of cars, booming out ‘musical’ bass rhythms, apparently oblivious of the speed limits and any concern for anybody else. Example: He and his boy racer mates used to spend every Friday and Saturday nights spreading diesel across the roads and racing their cars.
Word: emergency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergo (“to emerge, arise, come forth”), equivalent to emergent + -cy or emerge + -ency. Doublet of emergence. Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɜː(ɹ).dʒən.si/, /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/, /iˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/, /əˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/, /əˈmɜː(ɹ).dʒən.si/ 1. A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention. Labels: attributive, sometimes Example: Cardiac arrest is an emergency requiring medical attention. Example: We also found that the only emergency egress from the tram was by smashing the front or rear windscreens, and that emergency lighting had failed when the tram overturned. 2. The department of a hospital that treats emergencies. Example: I've got a really bad disease It's got me begging on my hands and knees So take me to emergency Cause something seems to be missing 3. A person brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc. Example: November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk Van Gaal responded by replacing Adnan Januzaj with Carrick and, in fairness, the emergency centre-half did exceedingly well given that he has not played since May. 4. The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence. Labels: archaic 5. A critical urge to urinate or defecate. Labels: euphemistic
Word: deletion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dēleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēlētiōnem English deletion From Latin dēlētiōnem (“destruction, effacement”), from the past-participle stem of dēlēre (“to blot out, destroy, efface”). Equivalent to delete + -ion. Pronunciation: /dɪˈliːʃən/, /dɪˈliʃən/, [dɪˈlɪiʃən], /dəˈliːʃən/ 1. An item that has been or will be deleted. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of deleting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The file contained errors that required deletion. 3. A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A genetic deletion caused the disorder. 4. An act of killing or murder. Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable
Word: connective tissue Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəˈnektɪv tɪ.ʃjuː/, [kʰəˈnektɪv tʰɪ.ʃjuːw] 1. A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix). Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A framework within something, with which the whole may be cohesively reconstructed or reflected. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Word: persons Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɜː.sənz/, /ˈpɝ.sənz/ 1. plural of person, used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group; contrast people Labels: form-of, formal, plural Example: 2007 May 14: The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, Current Population Survey Frequently Asked Questions — Question 5: “Who is counted as unemployed?” Persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work. Example: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.
Word: persons Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɜː.sənz/, /ˈpɝ.sənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of person Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: extracellular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā English extra- English cellular English extracellular From extra- + cellular. 1. Occurring or found outside of a cell. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dolphin hugger Part of Speech: noun 1. An environmentalist who is considered to be too earnest. Labels: colloquial, derogatory 2. A would-be marine biologist who wants to work with animals but has little interest in science and academia. Labels: colloquial, derogatory
Word: mockingbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mocking + bird, from the ability of the birds to mimic sounds and, in some cases, hum as a wake-up call. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd/, /ˈmɑkɪŋˌbɝd/ 1. Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds. 2. Synonym of tui (“a species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand”). Labels: archaic
Word: WikiProject Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of wiki + project. Coined before 26 September 2001 (see quotations) by Wikipedian Manning Bartlett, creator of the concept earlier that month. 1. A group of editors who work together on improving the coverage of a particular topic on a wiki, especially on Wikipedia. Example: This is the WikiProject page for SPORTS Example: Through Wikiproject Medicine, some medical professionals (and other health-savvy Wikipedia editors) have taken it upon themselves to improve the quality of medical information available on the site.
Word: static line Part of Speech: noun 1. The cord attached from the parachute pack to the plane, used to automatically deploy the parachute.
Word: mimic Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪm.ɪk/ 1. To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. Labels: transitive Example: An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine. 2. To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage. Labels: transitive
Word: mimic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪm.ɪk/ 1. A person who practices mimicry; especially: 2. A person who practices mimicry; especially: 3. An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator. 4. An imitation. Example: Jess jumped slightly at hearing Tillyʼs extremely accurate mimic of her voice. 5. A fictional monster able to disguise itself as an inanimate object, commonly a treasure chest, often with the intent of luring adventurers into a trap.
Word: mimic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪm.ɪk/ 1. Pertaining to mimicry; imitative. Labels: not-comparable Example: I think every man is cloied and wearied, with seeing so many apish and mimicke trickes, that juglers teach their Dogges, as the dances, where they misse not one cadence of the sounds or notes they heare[…]. Example: Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes / To imitate her. 2. Mock, pretended. Labels: not-comparable 3. Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. Labels: not-comparable
Word: songbird Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From song + bird. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/, /ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/, /ˈsɑŋˌbɝd/ 1. A bird having a melodious song or call. Example: Sweet little lady sings like a songbird / And she sings the opera like you ain't never heard 2. Any bird in the passerine suborder Passeri, which are distinguished by a more sophisticated vocal apparatus. 3. A person, especially a woman, with a melodious voice. Labels: broadly, idiomatic
Word: imitate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin imitātus, perfect active participle of imitor (“to copy, portray, imitate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French imiter. Pronunciation: /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ 1. To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. Example: Another bird quickly learned to imitate the song of a canary that was mated with it, but as the parrakeet improved in the performance the canary degenerated, and came at last to mingle the other bird's harsh chitterings with its own proper music. Example: A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.