nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: link Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English linke, lenke, from a merger of Old English hlenċe, hlenċa (“ring; chainlink”) and Old Norse *hlenkr, hlekkr (“ring; chain”); both from Proto-Germanic *hlankiz (“ring; bond; fettle; fetter”), from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz (“bendsome, flexible”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (“to bend; twist; wind”). Used in English since the 14th century. Related to lank. Cognates Cognate with Low German Lenk (“link”), Danish lænke (“chain; link”), Elfdalian lekk (“link”), Icelandic hlekkur (“link”), Norwegian Bokmål lenke (“chain; link”), Norwegian Nynorsk lenke, lenkje (“chain; link”), Swedish länk (“chain; link”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋk/, [ˈlɪŋk], /ˈliŋk/, [ˈliŋk] ~ [ˈlɪ̝ŋk], /ˈlæŋk/ 1. To connect (two or more things). Labels: transitive Example: All the tribes and nations that composed it [the Roman Empire] were linked together, not only by the same laws and the same government, but by all the facilities of commodious intercourse, and of frequent communication. 2. To contain a hyperlink to another page. Labels: Internet, intransitive Example: My homepage links to my wife's. 3. To supply (someone) with a hyperlink; to direct by means of a link. Labels: Internet, transitive Example: Haven't you seen his website? I'll link you to it. 4. To post a hyperlink to. Labels: Internet, transitive Example: Stop linking those unfunny comics all the time! 5. To demonstrate a correlation between (two things). Labels: transitive 6. To combine objects generated by a compiler into a single executable. 7. To meet with (someone). Labels: slang, transitive Example: Linked us, now she don't wanna link them man again / Your ex plays in the Prem but you never see him taking a pen Example: I might link my ting from Barkin'
Word: link Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Plausibly a modification of Medieval Latin linchinus (“candle”), an alteration of Latin lynchinus, itself from Ancient Greek λύχνος (lúkhnos, “lamp”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋk/, [ˈlɪŋk], /ˈliŋk/, [ˈliŋk] ~ [ˈlɪ̝ŋk], /ˈlæŋk/ 1. A torch, used to light dark streets. Labels: obsolete Example: Thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches Example: You were coming out of the Italian Opera, ma’am, in white satin and jewels, a blaze of splendour, when I hadn’t a penny to buy a link to light you.’
Word: link Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋk/, [ˈlɪŋk], /ˈliŋk/, [ˈliŋk] ~ [ˈlɪ̝ŋk], /ˈlæŋk/ 1. To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly. Labels: Scotland, intransitive Example: On a sudden he was aware of a man linking along at his side. He cried a fine night, and the man replied.
Word: A.K.A. Part of Speech: prep 1. Alternative spelling of AKA. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: numb Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the past participle of nim (“to take”). Compare German benommen (“dazed, numb”) and Old Norse numinn. The final ⟨b⟩ is a later addition; it was never pronounced, and did not appear in the original word. Pronunciation: /nʌm/ 1. Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation. Example: fingers numb with cold Example: legs numb from kneeling 2. Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way. Example: numb with shock; numb with boredom Example: […] when we know that hundreds are rendered homeless every day, and countless thousands are killed and wounded, men and boys mowed down like a field of grain, and with as little compunction, we grow a little bit numb to human misery. 3. Dumb or stupid. Labels: Maine 4. Causing numbness. Labels: obsolete Example: […] he did lap me Even in his own garments, and gave himself, All thin and naked to the numb cold night.
Word: numb Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the past participle of nim (“to take”). Compare German benommen (“dazed, numb”) and Old Norse numinn. The final ⟨b⟩ is a later addition; it was never pronounced, and did not appear in the original word. Pronunciation: /nʌm/ 1. To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally). Labels: transitive Example: The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness. Example: When I first heard the news, I was numbed by the shock. 2. To cause (a feeling) to be less intense. Labels: transitive Example: He turned to alcohol to numb his pain. Example: [I was] thankful for the pain, which helped to numb my terror. 3. To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute. Labels: transitive Example: […] hunger, fatigue, and despairing hopelessness had numbed his brain […] Example: The noise, the rush of air past our ears, was positively terrific. It actually seemed to numb the senses and make it almost impossible to take in impressions at all. 4. To become numb (especially physically). Labels: intransitive Example: […] after fumbling with numbing fingers for ten or fifteen minutes, he waved his hand with a gesture of despair […] Example: […] once more his feet began to numb. Again he got down and stamped the circulation going, but as soon as he began to ride again they numbed.
Word: fulcrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fulcrum (“bedpost, foot of a couch”), from fulciō (“prop up, support”). Pronunciation: /ˈfʊlkɹəm/, /ˈfʌlkɹəm/, /ˈfɐlkɹəm/, /ˈfʉlkɾəm/, /ˈfʌlkɾəm/ 1. The support about which a lever pivots. Example: It is possible to flick food across the table using your fork as a lever and your finger as a fulcrum. Example: MILDRED: Archimedes said give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it and I will move the world. CHARLOTTE: Yeah she said that twaddle eight or nine times. 2. A crux or pivot; a central point. Labels: figuratively Example: By this point the fulcrum of concern is the stuprum of men upon men, described as more prevalent than that upon women. Example: Chelsea's Mason Mount is a top-class talent while West Ham midfielder Declan Rice has moved his game on to another level this season and will be the fulcrum of England's midfield this summer.
Word: Andrew Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *anḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̆̓νήρ (ā̆nḗr) Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās)der. English Andrew From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of André, Andreas, Andrei, and Andrey. Pronunciation: /ˈæn.dɹuː/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable Example: I like him - I like a man who can be extreme. Depend upon it, Miss Mercer - but what is his first name?" "Andrew." "A good name, though common - there is a possibility of a sound reputation in Andrew Morton, especially if he narrows himself down to a point […] Example: "Well, I'd say he ought to have a Scottish name like Andrew or Bruce or Sandy...or...Duncan...or Angus or..." He ticked them off on his fingers as they came to mind. 2. The first Apostle in the New Testament. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. 3. A Scottish and English surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The Royal Navy. Labels: UK, countable, slang, uncountable Example: A common British catch phrase is, "You shouldn't have joined Andrew if you couldn't take a joke." Example: “Me muvver always said I should a joined the Andrew.” (Royal Navy.)
Word: zeroth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From zero + -th (ordinal suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈzɪəɹəʊθ/, /ˈzɪɹoʊθ/, /ˈziɹoʊθ/ 1. In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero. Labels: not-comparable Example: The zeroth order polynomial approximation is constant. 2. Corresponding to a position preceding the first. Labels: not-comparable Example: A and C are in equilibrium following the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics.
Word: silica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin silica, from Latin silex (“hard stone, flint”), on model of alumina, soda. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə/ 1. Silicon dioxide. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Its Blair County property was sited at the foot of ganister-covered Dunnings Mountain to compete with the Mount Union plants making silica bricks for the steel industry.
Word: methane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English methane From methyl + -ane. Pronunciation: /ˈmiːθeɪn/, /ˈmɛθeɪn/ 1. The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases. Labels: uncountable Example: Cattle emit a large amount of methane. Example: Methane, an invisible, odorless gas that makes up more than 95% of natural gas fuel, can be as much as 80 times more potent as a global warmer per given unit than CO₂, which is more plentiful in the atmosphere. While there are less emissions than CO₂, methane lasts around 12 years, while CO₂ lingers for centuries. 2. Any of very many derivatives of methane. Labels: countable
Word: quadrillion Part of Speech: num Etymology: From French quadrillion, from quadri- (“four”) + -illion. By surface analysis, quadr- + -illion. Pronunciation: /kwɑˈdɹɪl.i.ən/, /kwɑˈdɹɪl.jən/, /kwɔˈdɹɪl.jən/, /kwɔˈdɹɘl.jɘn/, /kwɒˈdɹɪl.jən/ 1. A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000⁴): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵. Labels: Australian, British, US, modern Example: A man named Chris Reynolds was credited $92 quadrillion USD on his paypal account, "This unexpected influx of wealth elevated him to the status of the richest person on the planet and the only quadrillionaire to have ever existed". Following this, after the man reported this error and it was fixed, "PayPal owned up to their mistake and thanked the richest man of all time for understanding the situation, saying: 'This is obviously an error and we appreciate that Mr. Reynolds understood this was the case'". Example: “I’m not sure I understand why we have to send a quadrillion-credit mission to another galaxy.” He looked fleetingly amused. “Quintillion... and we don’t have a choice, Harper. Any of us, really, but humanity especially.” 2. A million trillion (logic: 1,000,000⁴): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴. Labels: Australia, UK, dated
Word: quadrillion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French quadrillion, from quadri- (“four”) + -illion. By surface analysis, quadr- + -illion. Pronunciation: /kwɑˈdɹɪl.i.ən/, /kwɑˈdɹɪl.jən/, /kwɔˈdɹɪl.jən/, /kwɔˈdɹɘl.jɘn/, /kwɒˈdɹɪl.jən/ 1. Any very large number, exceeding normal description. Labels: excessive, figuratively, slang Example: They'd never understand — not in a quadrillion years. Example: Me, I never refuse a meal, and believe me I seen some heavy weather. I musta flown a quadrillion miles and I never did have a problem.
Word: physics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1580s; from physic (see also -ics), from Middle English phisik, from Old French fisike (“natural science, art of healing”), from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “origin; nature, property”), from Ancient Greek φύω (phúō, “produce; bear; grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪz.ɪks/ 1. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy. Labels: uncountable Example: Newtonian physics was extended by Einstein to explain the effects of travelling near the speed of light; quantum physics extends it to account for the behaviour of atoms. Example: An analysis of media reports can correspondingly cast some light not only on how much physics is being reported, but on what branches of physics attract most popular attention. 2. The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those examined or studied scientifically. Labels: uncountable Example: The physics of car crashes would not let Tom Cruise walk away like that. Example: An analysis of media reports can correspondingly cast some light not only on how much physics is being reported, but on what branches of physics attract most popular attention.
Word: physics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1580s; from physic (see also -ics), from Middle English phisik, from Old French fisike (“natural science, art of healing”), from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “origin; nature, property”), from Ancient Greek φύω (phúō, “produce; bear; grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪz.ɪks/ 1. plural of physic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: physics Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1580s; from physic (see also -ics), from Middle English phisik, from Old French fisike (“natural science, art of healing”), from Latin physica (“study of nature”), from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós, “natural; physical”), from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “origin; nature, property”), from Ancient Greek φύω (phúō, “produce; bear; grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɪz.ɪks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of physic Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: oddball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of odd + ball. First used in late 1930s, describing an extra ball played as a bonus in pin-ball type games. Well-attested since the 1940s, with the adjective appearing earlier than the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːdˌbɔl/ 1. An eccentric or unusual person. Example: Miss Quinn thought that Oswald spoke Russian well in view of his lack of formal training; she found the evening uninteresting. Donovan, with whom she had a date later, testified that she told him that Oswald was “kind of an oddball.” Example: "She's different, mister. A real oddball, if you know what I mean. But your little girl would love her. All kids love the Doll Lady." 2. A deviant stimulus that appears among repetitive stimuli during an experiment, to trigger an event-related potential in the participant.
Word: oddball Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Compound of odd + ball. First used in late 1930s, describing an extra ball played as a bonus in pin-ball type games. Well-attested since the 1940s, with the adjective appearing earlier than the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːdˌbɔl/ 1. Exotic, not mainstream. Labels: not-comparable Example: An oddball word processor, for example, might never be supported by such helpful tools as spelling checkers, indexing programs, footnote utilities,...
Word: occupation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English occupacioun, borrowed from Middle French occupacion, occupation, from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnis, from occupō (“occupy, seize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, grab”). By surface analysis, occupy + -ation. Pronunciation: /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, /ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/, /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ 1. An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With no particular appearance of regret Annesley Greatorex detached himself from the occupation of typing letters and came across to his employer's chair. 2. The act, process or state of possessing a place. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Last year it was announced that electrification of L.M.R. main lines was to be speeded up and that it would be essential for the engineers to have the longest possible occupation of the lines involved; this would mean some retrenchment of passenger train services. 3. The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The early years of Norman occupation saw a frenzy of castle building. Example: The lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three had presented herself as the modern face of her party, trying to strip it of unsavoury overtones after her father's convictions for saying the Nazi occupation of France was not "particularly inhumane".
Word: labour Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English labor, labour, labur, from Old French labor (modern labeur) and its etymon, Latin labor. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.bə/, /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ 1. An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […]So I ſet myſelf to enlarge my Cave and Works farther into the Earth; for it was a looſe ſandy Rock, which yielded eaſily to the Labour I beſtowed on it[…] 2. That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Being a labour of so great difficulty, the exact performance thereof we may rather wish than look for. 3. Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour. Labels: uncountable Example: In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time. 4. A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour. Labels: uncountable 5. The act or process of a mother giving birth. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition Example: Paul Doherty came to the rescue when his wife Georgina went into labour early just minutes from their local hospital. 6. The time period during which a mother gives birth. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A traditional unit of area in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to 177.1 acres or 71.67 ha. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: the establishment of a new settlement are entitled to five sitios of grazing land, and five labors (equal to 23,025 acres) 9. A group of moles. Labels: countable, uncommon, uncountable
Word: labour Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English labouren, from Old French laborer, from Latin laborare (“(intransitive) to labor, strive, exert oneself, suffer, be in distress, (transitive) to work out, elaborate”), from labor (“labor, toil, work, exertion”); perhaps remotely akin to robur (“strength”). Displaced native English swink (“toil, labor”). Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.bə/, /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ 1. To toil, to work. Labels: intransitive Example: Standing on the mountain above Caerphilly, one may reflect upon the gap where once stood Llanbradach Viaduct, and look near at hand upon the restored ruins of Caerphilly Castle; man labours to rebuild the mediaeval whilst he ruthlessly scraps the modern. Example: "Crab" 2-6-0 No 42802 labours up to Beattock Summit with a northbound freight from Carlisle in August 1960. 2. To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc). Labels: transitive Example: I think we've all got the idea. There's no need to labour the point. Example: It is needless to labor a point which is so well known. Everyone understands and appreciates the joy of finding that the long darkness is giving way, that the Sun is growing in strength, and that the days are winning a victory over the nights. 3. To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden. Example: the stone that labours up the hill Example: The line too labours, and the words move slow. 4. To suffer the pangs of childbirth. 5. To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea. Example: the ship laboured so much, and took in so much water in her upper works, that we could neither eat, nor sleep dry
Word: mammary gland Part of Speech: noun 1. A gland that secretes milk for suckling an infant or offspring.
Word: breast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *breustą Proto-West Germanic *breust Old English brēost Middle English brest English breast From Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”). Compare West Frisian boarst, Danish bryst, Swedish bröst; cf. also Dutch borst, German Brust. Pronunciation: /bɹɛst/, /bɹest/, /bɾɛst/ 1. Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males. Example: Tanya’s breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy. Example: Biblical criteria of sexual seductiveness include a white skin, black hair, or henna-dyed, scarlet lips, a prominent nose, rosy temples, long straight neck, firm breasts, round thighs, an erect posture. 2. The chest, or front of the human thorax. Example: The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, / For he heard the loud bassoon. 3. A section of clothing covering the breast area. Example: By the time he reached the War Memorial damp had soaked through the breasts of his shirt. 4. The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one’s heart or innermost thoughts. Example: She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her. Example: He has a loyal breast. 5. The ventral portion of an animal’s thorax. Example: The robin has a red breast. 6. A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork. Example: Would you like breast or wing? 7. The front or forward part of anything. Example: chimney breast Example: plough breast 8. The upper surface of a landform or body of water. Example: Mountains on whose barren breast / The labouring clouds do often rest. Example: […] In the distance the flowing glaze, the breast of the river, with a wind-dapple here and there, […] 9. The face of a coal working. 10. The front of a furnace. 11. The power of singing; a musical voice. Labels: obsolete Example: By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast. 12. The breaststroke.
Word: breast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *breustą Proto-West Germanic *breust Old English brēost Middle English brest English breast From Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”). Compare West Frisian boarst, Danish bryst, Swedish bröst; cf. also Dutch borst, German Brust. Pronunciation: /bɹɛst/, /bɹest/, /bɾɛst/ 1. To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face. Labels: figuratively, often, transitive Example: […]when the court, very much to the credit of their candour and firmness, breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer. 2. To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence). Labels: transitive Example: He breasted the hill and saw the town before him. Example: Vera Nugent, a brisk woman of the world, with a fondness for vivid clothing and a Spanish air which went oddly with it, took the trouble one fine day to tackle her brother. “Look here, Jimmy," she said as they breasted a mountain pass, “are you quite sure what you are up to with these people?” 3. To debreast. Labels: transitive Example: Breast the birds; wash and dry well. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the birds in a roasting pan.
Word: udder Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English udder, uddyr (also as uther, iddyr), from Old English ūder (“udder; breast”), from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥ (“udder”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Jadder (“udder”), Dutch uier (“udder”), German Euter (“udder”), Swedish juver (“udder”), Icelandic júgur (“udder”), Vedic Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Latin ūber. Pronunciation: /ˈʌdə/, /ˈʌdɚ/, /ˈɐdə/, /ˈʊdə/, /ˈʌdəɾ/ 1. An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer. Example: squeeze the udder to get milk Example: The udder of the hyena, tied on the left arm, enticed the affection of any desired woman. 2. A woman's breast. Labels: impolite, slang
Word: boob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipped form of booby (“fool”). Appeared near the beginning of the twentieth century; more information at booby § Etymology 1. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːb/ 1. An idiot; a fool. Labels: Canada, US, dated, derogatory, informal Example: Not having an ear for music it annoys me to hear the boobs squeal. Example: [BURNS AND ENSEMBLE]: Look at all those idiots. Oh, look at all those boobs. An office full of morons. A factory full of fools. Is it any wonder that I'm singing, singing the blues!? 2. A mistake. Labels: UK, informal
Word: boob Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipped form of booby (“fool”). Appeared near the beginning of the twentieth century; more information at booby § Etymology 1. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːb/ 1. To behave stupidly; to act like a boob. Example: After three hits his cleverness ran out. He boobed. 2. To make a mistake. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: ...the younger generation will not altogether be grateful for the book in which they are contained — especially when he boobs in calling the Weavers a rock ensemble.
Word: boob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipped form of booby (“breast”). Appeared from the 20th century; more information at booby § Etymology 2. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːb/ 1. A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human. Labels: colloquial, slang Example: Tough luck. Too quick in covering to let them see her boobs. Example: Her boob had fallen out of her nightgown and now lay limp against the stained sheet.
Word: boob Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently shortened from booby-hatch. Pronunciation: /ˈbuːb/ 1. A prison; jail. Labels: Australia, US Example: Then he got or was brought back to Mongumber he was tired to a tree and was belted by the white officer in charge put into the boob that they have ther I think of cause we cant say for a certain he was brought out of the boob dead or nearly. Example: I begin to feel homesick for the easy drifting of boob. I guess the fact is I'm afraid of life, haven't got the guts to be a real criminal.
Word: osmosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endosmose and exosmose, both coined by French physician Henri Dutrochet in 1826; from (respectively) Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within”) and Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, “outer, external”), plus Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós, “push, impulsion”), from ὠθέω (ōthéō). Pronunciation: /ɒzˈməʊ̯sɪs/, /ɒsˈməʊ̯sɪs/, /ɑzˈmoʊ̯sɪs/, /ɑsˈmoʊ̯sɪs/ 1. The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the process of teaching or learning particular knowledge incidentally rather than consciously. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: serendipity Example: I was reading about chickens, and I guess I learned about hawks through osmosis.
Word: window Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wyndowe, wyndown, from Old Norse vindauga (“window”, literally “wind-eye; wind-hole”), equivalent to wind + eye. Cognate with Scots windae and windock, Faroese vindeyga, Norwegian Bokmål vindu, Norwegian Nynorsk vindauge, Danish vindue, archaic Swedish vindöga, Elfdalian windog. Displaced native Old English ēagþȳrel (literally “eye hole”) (the rare direct descendant is eyethurl (“window, pupil, etc.”)). The “windows” among early Germanic peoples were just unglazed holes (eyes) in the wall or roof that permitted wind to pass through . Pronunciation: /ˈwɪndəʊ/, /ˈwɪndo/, /ˈwɪndou/, /ˈwɪndə/, /ˈwɪndoʊ/ 1. To furnish with windows. Labels: transitive 2. To place at or in a window. Labels: transitive Example: Wouldst thou be windowed in great Rome and see / Thy master thus with pleach'd arms, bending down / His corrigible neck? 3. To apply a window function to (a signal). Labels: transitive
Word: permeable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English permeable, permiable, from Latin permeābilis. Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːmiəbəl/, /ˈpɝmiəbəl/, /ˈpøːmiəbəl/ 1. Able to be permeated; absorbing or allowing the passage of fluids. Example: permeable strata Example: Rainwater sinks through permeable rock to form an underground reservoir. 2. Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise. Labels: broadly Example: permeable borders Example: permeable boundaries
Word: hardware Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hardware; equivalent to hard + -ware; attested since the mid-15th century. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/, /ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/ 1. Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, tools, and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store. Labels: uncountable Example: He needed a hammer, nails, screws, nuts, bolts and other assorted hardware, so he went to the hardware store. 2. Equipment. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: military hardware Example: BOWEN: The monster trucks of Mars rovers, joke scientists, equipped with an array of sophisticated hardware to look for signs of water and answer scientists questions. 3. The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Labels: uncountable Example: Hardware is the generally accepted colloquism for anything inside a computer other than an engineer. 4. Electronic equipment. Labels: uncountable 5. Metal implements. Labels: uncountable Example: The designers have put their logo on the hardware of this bag here. 6. A firearm. Labels: slang, uncountable 7. Medals or trophies. Labels: slang, uncountable 8. Ellipsis of hardware store. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: firearm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English arm English firearm From fire (“projectile discharge”) + arm (“weapon”). Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪəɹˌɑː(ɹ)m/ 1. A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead. Example: David was arrested for illegal possession of firearms. Example: Understanding gun ownership in the US can help inform debates about firearm laws (or lack thereof). […] There are about 393 million privately owned firearms in the US, according to an estimate by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey – or in other words, 120 guns for every 100 Americans.
Word: bullet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English bullet (“an official tag or badge of registration or identification”), from Old French bullete, diminutive of boule (“ball”). Later influenced by Middle French boulette and French boulet. Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlɪt/, /ˈbɵlɪt/, /ˈbʊlət/, /ˈbʉlɪt/ 1. To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it. Labels: informal, transitive Example: For instance, in the article on Tim Berners-Lee, we have bulleted "World Wide Web" Example: The author has bulleted this section to make it easier to read and included important notes and warnings. 2. To speed, like a bullet. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: Their debut started slow, but bulleted to number six in its fourth week. Example: After a little pause, during which the train bulleted through the tunnel, he said, “Poor man,” referring to his late father. 3. To make a shot, especially with great speed. Labels: informal, transitive Example: He bulleted a header for his first score of the season. 4. To inflict bullet shots upon. Labels: rare, slang, transitive Example: They got bro-bro stuck on the wing, cah I picked up and bullet him 5. To fire from a job; to dismiss. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Mowbray never had that luxury, he was bulleted after a run of bad results just as Kenny Dalglish was at Liverpool last season.
Word: bullet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bull + -et. 1. A young or little bull; a male calf. Labels: rare Example: —Chicago boasts of a citizen of fine discrimination and delicacy, who, riding in the suburbs with his best girl, passed a stable in the door of which stood a couple of calves. "See," said the young lady, "those two cute little cowlets." "Those are not cowlets, Araminta; they are bullets." Example: “I am not sure a compilation of odds and ends should be called a ‘book.’ Perhaps ‘booklet’ would be the better designation. My daughter, when quite young, once spoke of a heifer calf she saw grazing on the rim of the road as a ‘cowlet.’ In reality, the wayside animal was a ‘bullet.’ Though this book, or booklet, isn’t even calf-bound, the analogy should have been close enough to make me wary of jumping to a conclusion. However, it is too late now.
Word: passage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed into Middle English from Old French passage, from passer (“to pass”). Pronunciation: /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpasɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɛsəd͡ʒ/ 1. A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning. Example: passage of scripture Example: She struggled to play the difficult passages. 2. Part of a path or journey. Example: He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers. 3. An incident or episode. Example: But there are those who do not feel that the sordid passages of life should be kept off the stage. It is a matter of opinion. 4. The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament. Example: The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act. 5. The advance of time. Example: The passage of decades has not erased the value of parental monitoring. 6. The use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works. 7. A passageway or corridor. 8. A strait or other narrow waterway. Example: the Northwest Passage 9. An underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide. 10. The vagina. Labels: euphemistic Example: With a look of triumph that he was unable to keep from his dark eyes he slid into her passage with one smooth thrust, […] Example: This way, the tip of your penis will travel up and down her passage. 11. The act of passing; movement across or through. Example: He claimed that he felt the passage of the knife through the ilio-cæcal valve, from the very considerable pain which it caused. Example: When the scheme is completed, the 99-year-old swing bridge over the canal will be dispensed with as the new bridge will have sufficient height to allow clearance for the passage of canal traffic. 12. The right to pass from one place to another. 13. A fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places. 14. Serial passage. 15. A gambling game for two players using three dice, in which the object is to throw a double over ten. Labels: historical
Word: passage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed into Middle English from Old French passage, from passer (“to pass”). Pronunciation: /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpasɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɛsəd͡ʒ/ 1. To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium. Example: He passaged the virus through a series of goats. Example: After 24 hours, the culture was passaged to an agar plate. 2. To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross. Labels: rare Example: They passaged to America in 1902.
Word: passage Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed into Middle English from Old French passage, from passer (“to pass”). Pronunciation: /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpasɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɛsəd͡ʒ/ 1. Of a bird: Less than a year old but living on its own, having left the nest. Labels: attributive, not-comparable Example: Passage red-tailed hawks are preferred by falconers because these younger birds have not yet developed the adult behaviors which would make them more difficult to train.
Word: passage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French passager, from Italian passeggiare. Pronunciation: /ˈpasɑːʒ/ 1. A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.
Word: passage Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French passager, from Italian passeggiare. Pronunciation: /ˈpasɑːʒ/ 1. To execute a passage movement. Labels: intransitive Example: After a spring or two, the horse passaged and reared, and lighting on a flat slab of rock which cropped up in the middle of the road, slipped sideways and fell with a loud crash […]
Word: programmable read-only memory Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of read-only memory which can be written to once (write once, read many memory/WORM), and thereafter becomes fixed in value. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: dynamic memory Part of Speech: noun 1. Computer memory that requires a periodic refresh to maintain its contents. This memory is usually cheaper and faster than ROM. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: refresh Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to refresh”) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- + fresh. Pronunciation: /ɹiˈfɹɛʃ/, /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/, /ˈrifrɛʃ/, /rɪˈfrɛʃ/, /ˈrɛfrɛʃ/ 1. To renew or revitalize. Labels: transitive Example: Sleep refreshes the body and the mind. Example: Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. 2. To become fresh again; to be revitalized. Labels: intransitive 3. To reload (a document, especially a webpage) and show any new changes. Labels: ambitransitive Example: She refreshed the page. She was still the high bidder. Good. 4. To cause (a web browser or similar software) to refresh its display. Labels: ambitransitive Example: You can save your code, refresh your browser, and see a change instantly. This simple trick turns a lowly web browser into a development environment […] 5. To perform the periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc. 6. To take refreshment; to eat or drink. Labels: colloquial, dated, intransitive Example: We got within two miles of there, and stopped in the woods out of sight, where we refreshed with some brandy, and gave the two boys very large portions.
Word: refresh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English refreshen, refreschen, refrisschen, from Old French refrescher (“to refresh”) (modern French rafraîchir), equivalent to re- + fresh. Pronunciation: /ɹiˈfɹɛʃ/, /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/, /ˈrifrɛʃ/, /rɪˈfrɛʃ/, /ˈrɛfrɛʃ/ 1. The periodic energizing required to maintain the contents of computer memory, the display luminance of a computer screen, etc. 2. The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data. 3. The process of modernizing something. Example: Experiences such as the Al Qaeda threat have provided a taste of how the landscape may have changed very fundamentally. Do these changes spell the end of the Cycle as a useful concept, or does it just need a refresh? Example: We leave on time and immediately I'm aware of the Cummins underfloor engine. There are rattles aplenty - this train is old, tired, and needs a refresh.
Word: memory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman memorie, Old French memoire etc., from Latin memoria (“the faculty of remembering, remembrance, memory, a historical account”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (to remember), related to Ancient Greek μνήμη (mnḗmē, “memory”) μέρμερος (mérmeros, “anxious”), μέριμνα (mérimna, “care, thought”), Old English ġemimor (“mindful, remembering”). More at mimmer. Doublet of memoir and memoria. Displaced native Old English myne (whence English min) and Old English ġemynd, which took on a different meaning as modern mind. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/, /ˈmɛm.ɹi/, /ˈmɪm.ə.ɹi/, /ˈmɪm.ɹi/, /ˈmem.ə.ɹi/ 1. The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will. Labels: uncountable Example: Memory is a facility common to all animals. Example: And they say goldfish have no memory. I guess their lives are much like mine. And the little plastic castle is a surprise every time. 2. A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by an organism. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I have no memory of that event. Example: My wedding is one of my happiest memories. 3. The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This data passes from the CPU to the memory. Example: My first microcomputer had 12K of memory. When I expanded to a full 64K, I thought I had all the memory I'd ever need. Hah. I know better now. 4. The time within which past events can be or are remembered. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: in recent memory Example: in living memory 5. Of a material, which returns to its original shape when heated. Labels: attributive, countable, uncountable Example: memory metal Example: memory plastic 6. A memorial. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: These weeds are memories of those worser hours. 7. Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After he saw her a few more times, Mr. Cherkasky asked Ms. Cochrane out on a date in May 2008 to Central Park. He brought along some games to break the ice, and Ms. Cochrane brought cupcakes. They found a quiet place to sit and played Memory and Yahtzee, both of which were new to Ms. Cochrane. Example: One example of that would be a memory game that I originally worked on with a friend of mine at Ovrflo Media some time ago. If you aren't familiar with the game of memory, it's a matching game where you are presented with several cards in the facedown position. 8. A term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd. Labels: collective, countable, rare, uncountable
Word: execute Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French executer (French exécuter), from Latin exsecutus, past participle of exsequor (“to follow (up/through)”, particularly in the sense “to go through with a deed or punishment”), from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/, /ˈɛɡzɪˌkjuːt/, /eɡ.zɪ.kjuːʈ/ 1. To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. Labels: transitive Example: There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes. Example: According to international treaties, it is illegal to execute prisoners of war. 2. To carry out; to put into effect. Labels: transitive Example: Your orders have been executed, sir! Example: I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned. 3. To perform. Labels: transitive Example: to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly Example: to execute a turn in ballet 4. To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing. Labels: transitive Example: to execute a contract 5. To start, launch, or run. Labels: transitive Example: to execute a program 6. To run, usually successfully. Labels: intransitive Example: The program executed, but data problems were discovered.
Word: capitol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Capitolie, via Anglo-Norman capitolie, Old French capitoile, from Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; any similar citadel”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (toponym-forming suffix). Compare Latin capitō and capitulum. As a French magistrate, via French capitoul, from Capitole, the town hall of Toulouse. Doublet of Capitolium and capitoul. Pronunciation: /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ 1. Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets. Labels: US Example: The state capitol is located smack-dab in the middle of the state's capital. Example: The centre of attraction was the City Hall. Two thousand flags and more ...; 2,000 electric lights... combined to make the civic capitol gorgeous... . 2. Any citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. Labels: historical 3. Alternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical
Word: smack-dab Part of Speech: adv 1. Exactly in a place, especially the middle; directly; precisely; dead-center. Labels: not-comparable, slang Example: I tossed the water balloon and it landed smack-dab on the top of his head. Example: Things build and build, and it becomes clearer and clearer that a battle is about to take place. In “Stormborn,” a bang above deck is all the warning we get, and suddenly the Yara Greyjoy fleet is smack dab in the middle of Euron’s Iron Fleet, and the party begins.
Word: isolationism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English isolation 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 isolationism From isolation + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm/ 1. A national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Many hope the period of American isolationism and country-first populism under President Trump will give way to an era of renewed U.S. global leadership and embrace of multilateralism to tackle common challenges.
Word: rifle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally short for “rifled gun”, referring to the spiral grooves inside the barrel. From Middle English riflen (“to rob, plunder, search through”), from Old French rifler (“to lightly scratch, scrape off, plunder”), from Old High German riffilōn (compare German riffeln (“to score, make grooves in, ripple”), archaic Dutch rijfelen (“to scrape”), Old English rifelan, riflian (“to wrinkle”)), frequentative of Proto-Germanic *rīfaną (compare Old Norse rífa (“to tear, break”)). More at rive. Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪfəl/ 1. A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel. Example: Still, a dozen men with rifles, and cartridges to match, stayed behind when they filed through a white aldea lying silent amid the cane, and the Sin Verguenza swung into slightly quicker stride. Example: In the June days of 1848 Baudelaire reports seeing revolutionaries (he might have been one of them) going through the streets of Paris with rifles, shooting all the clocks. 2. A rifleman. Labels: dated, plural-normally 3. An artillery piece with a rifled barrel. 4. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.