nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Yacht Part of Speech: name 1. A type of dice game, similar to the Latin American game Generala.
Word: Yago Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Yago, from Latin Iācōbus (“James”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel”) and the Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Doublet of Iago, Jago, James, Jacob, and Jacques. 1. A male given name from Spanish.
Word: Yahoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's Travels. According to the Century Dictionary, "[a] made name, prob[ably] meant to suggest disgust". Pronunciation: /ˈjɑːhuː/ 1. One of a race of brutes, who look and act similar to men, inhabiting the same land as the civilized Houyhnhnms. Example: I therefore often begged his Favour to let me go among the Herds of Yahoos in the Neighbourhood, to which he always very graciouſly conſented, being perfectly convinced, that the Hatred I bore thoſe Brutes, would never ſuffer me to be corrupted by them; […]
Word: Yahoo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the company name Yahoo!; see more on origin there. Pronunciation: /ˈjɑːhuː/ 1. Alternative form of Yahoo!. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: That is what I plan to do at Yahoo: give the end user something valuable and delightful that makes them want to come to Yahoo every day. Example: You have every right to be skeptical as another big company — this time it’s Yahoo — says you can claim some cash to make amends for a massive data breach.
Word: Yahoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the company name Yahoo!; see more on origin there. Pronunciation: /ˈjɑːhuː/ 1. An employee of the Internet company Yahoo! Labels: informal Example: But having two beaming Chief Yahoos on the cover is an implied seal of approval. Example: Instead of driving down the street to meetings, soon Yahoos need merely stroll the walkways that crisscrossed a bright green lawn.
Word: Yahoo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the company name Yahoo!; see more on origin there. Pronunciation: /ˈjɑːhuː/ 1. To search using the Yahoo! search engine. Labels: Internet, informal, intransitive, transitive Example: I watched as she Googled, Yahooed, Asked, and used a couple of search engines I’d never heard of. Example: I searched, Yahooed, Googled and everything else I could.
Word: Yank Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Yankee. Pronunciation: /jæŋk/, /jeɪ̯ŋk/, /jɛ̃ŋk/ 1. A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States. Labels: US Example: Halt! come down there, you Yanks, come down! Example: “I do wish I might of found you in my sights when you was with them damn Yanks,” Abner added. 2. A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States. Labels: US, especially 3. A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States. Labels: US, especially, historical 4. A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States. Labels: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, broadly, derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: The smart and inventive turn of the modern Yank has made him a specialist in ingenious devices, straight or crooked. Unpickable locks and invincible lock-pickers, burglar-proof safes and safe-specializing burglars, come equally from the States. Example: “This time,” he General Alphonse-Pierre Juin] told the Yanks, “you have not crossed to win new victories but to preserve peace. […]”
Word: Yap Part of Speech: name 1. An island of the Caroline Islands, western Micronesia. 2. One of the four states that composes the Federated States of Micronesia.
Word: Yap Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hokkien 葉 /叶 (Ia̍p) and Hakka 葉 /叶 (Ya̍p). 1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien or Hakka.
Word: Yard Part of Speech: name 1. Scotland Yard or New Scotland Yard Example: 'Suppose we walk across to Scotland Yard, and you can tell me on the way.' At the corner of Derby Street they encountered two men who had just turned out of the Yard. 2. The Metropolitan Police Service Labels: figuratively, metonymically 3. Jamaica Labels: Jamaica
Word: Yay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Giáy. 1. A branch of the Tai language family, spoken by the Bouyei and Giáy people.
Word: Ye Part of Speech: name Etymology: Romanization of the Chinese surname 葉 /叶 (Yè). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Ye Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Kanye. Pronunciation: /jeɪ/ 1. Kanye West, American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Labels: slang Example: “‘Crazy’ is a word that’s not gonna be used loosely in the future,” Ye said.
Word: Yeddo Part of Speech: name 1. Tokyo Labels: obsolete
Word: Yedo Part of Speech: name Etymology: The historical transcription of "Edo" as "Yedo" was from the contemporary pronunciation of the city's name in Late Middle Japanese. 1. Alternative form of Edo. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Yen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 燕 (Yān), reinforced by Wade-Giles romanization: Yen¹. 1. Alternative form of Yan (ancient kingdom) Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: [...]Nothing but War was to be ſeen among ſo many different States, and their mutual Invaſions reduced the Empire into ſeven great Kingdoms, which were called Tſin, Tſou, Yen, Tchao, Han, Iſi, Ouei: The Kingdom of Yen, which at that time comprehended no more than the preſent Province of Petche li, made itſelf very ſoon Maſter of the Province of Leao tong, and by puſhing on its Conqueſts by degrees towards the Eaſt, Corea was at laſt brought under the Authority and wife Government of Tchen pen: This Kingdom for a long time withſtood the ambitious Attempts of the King of Tſin, called Tſin vang, but at laſt it fell under his Power as the other ſix had done: Hi vang, King of Yen and of Corea, was defeated, taken and killed in the Year 259 before the Birth of Chriſt, according to the Chineſe Hiſtory, and Tſin vang was acknowledged for Emperor of all China by the Name of Tſin chi hoang ti. Example: 9. Kingdom of Yen 燕 Táking situated in lat. 39° 54' N., long. 116° 28' E., one of the districts of Shuntien fú in Chihlí, now occupies the site of the capital of the ancient kingdom of Yen, the most northern part of the empire under the reign of the Chau dynasty.
Word: Yi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mandarin 彝 (yí). 1. An ethnic group who live primarily in mountainous areas of southwest China. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Yi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 彝 (yí). 1. Any of a family of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken by this people.
Word: Yi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 이 (I) (based on the South Korean spelling), hanja: 李, also spelled 리 (Ri), especially in North Korea. 1. A surname from Korean. Equivalent to Chinese 李 (Lǐ)
Word: Yi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 易 (yì). 1. A surname.
Word: Yoga Part of Speech: name 1. One of the six schools of Hindu philosophy. Labels: Hinduism
Word: Yoga Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of yoga. Labels: alt-of, uncountable
Word: York Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *eburos Proto-Brythonic *eβur Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos Proto-Celtic *-ākos Proto-Brythonic *-ọg Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor. Latin Eborācumder. Old English Eoforwīċder. Old Norse Jórvíkbor. Middle English Ȝork English York From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Displaced Middle English Everwik, from the Old English. Pronunciation: /jɔɹk/, /jɔːk/ 1. A placename: 2. A placename: 3. A placename: 4. A placename: 5. A placename: 6. A placename: 7. A placename: 8. A placename: 9. A placename: 10. A placename: 11. A placename: 12. A placename: 13. A placename: 14. A placename: 15. A placename: 16. A placename: 17. A placename: 18. A placename: 19. A placename: 20. A placename: 21. A placename: 22. A placename: 23. A placename: 24. A placename: 25. A placename: 26. A placename: 27. A placename: 28. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 29. The House of York, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York; their symbol was a white rose. 30. A royal dukedom traditionally given to the second son of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. 31. A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county; See also Yorke.
Word: York Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *eburos Proto-Brythonic *eβur Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos Proto-Celtic *-ākos Proto-Brythonic *-ọg Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor. Latin Eborācumder. Old English Eoforwīċder. Old Norse Jórvíkbor. Middle English Ȝork English York From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Displaced Middle English Everwik, from the Old English. Pronunciation: /jɔɹk/, /jɔːk/ 1. Short for York Imperial (“apple cultivar”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: You-Know-Who Part of Speech: pron 1. Alternative spelling of you-know-who. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Young Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English, Scottish, and northern Irish surname, from the adjective young, used to distinguish a younger brother or son. This sense is comparable to the surnames le Yunge, German Jong and Junk, Dutch Jong and de Jongh, French Lejeune and LaJeunesse, assimilated from Dion and Guyon. * As a Chinese surname, from the following: ** Cantonese 楊 /杨 (joeng⁴). Doublet of Yeung. ** Hokkien 楊 /杨 (iông / iâng). Doublet of Yu, Yeo, Yeoh. ** Mandarin 楊 /杨 (yáng). Doublet of Yang. Pronunciation: /jʌŋ/ 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 14. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 15. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 16. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 17. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Yucca Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Yucca Mountain. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Add this issue tot the myriad of other problems at Yucca Mountain: its active seismicity, including last year's revelation in Science that the earth's crust at Yucca is less stable than scientists previously had believed […] Example: “Maybe the mantle under Yucca is so damn hot that it behaves more like pudding or putty than solid brittle rock.” “Yeah. Ain't hindsight great,” Barney said. They sighed as Hank rolled up the earthquake maps[…] 2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.
Word: Yuki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from Wintu yu·keh (“enemies; Yuki”) 1. A Native American people from northern California. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Yuki Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably from Wintu yu·keh (“enemies; Yuki”) 1. The language of this people.
Word: Yuki Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ゆき (Yuki). 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: Yuki Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ゆうき (Yūki). 1. A male given name from Japanese.
Word: Z Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /zɛd/, /zi/, /(i)ˈzeɖ/, /(j)iˈzɛd/, /(j)ɪˈzɛd/ 1. The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed or zee and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, uppercase
Word: Z Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /zɛd/, /zi/, /(i)ˈzeɖ/, /(j)iˈzɛd/, /(j)ɪˈzɛd/ 1. A member of Generation Z. Example: Take that a step further for Millennials and Zs by crafting an e-mail subject header that does the same but with even fewer characters; […] Example: The current progressive movement—and certainly the Millennials and Zs—understand that the Hyde Amendment is discriminatory […] 2. Z-drug. Labels: slang Example: I can sell bricks, I don't need to rap Buj so peng it makes the fiends collapse Cook that coca into crack I was selling Zs while you was in your bed
Word: Zak Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /zæk/ 1. A diminutive of the male given names Zachariah or Zachary.
Word: Zar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed both from Czech Žár and Arabic زر. 1. A surname.
Word: Zarina Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tatar Зара (Zara). Cognate with Persian زر (zar, “gold”), زرین (zarin, “golden”), Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), and Russian зо́лото (zóloto). Pronunciation: /zəˈɹinə/ 1. A female given name.
Word: Zealand Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Danish Sjælland. Pronunciation: /ˈziːlənd/ 1. The largest island of Denmark.
Word: Zealand Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Zeeland. Pronunciation: /ˈziːlənd/ 1. Zeeland, the southwestern province of the Netherlands. 2. Ellipsis of New Zealand: a country in Oceania. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncommon
Word: Zebra Part of Speech: noun 1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Z.
Word: Zen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 禅(ぜん) (zen), from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC dzyen), an abbreviation of 禪那 (MC dzyen na), from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”). Doublet of dhyana and Chan. Pronunciation: /zɛn/ 1. A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan. Example: For Orientals these mysterious formulae are clear and familiar truths, but for us they are completely bewildering... Dhyana Buddhism, which is known in Japan as "Zen"... is not speculation at all but immediate experience of what, as the bottomless ground of Being, cannot be apprehended by intellectual means, and cannot be conceived or interpreted even after the most unequivocal and incontestable experiences: one knows it by not knowing it. Example: Philosophical mysticism, the idea that truth is indefinable and can be apprehended only by nonrational means, has been with us since the beginning of history. It's the basis of Zen practice.
Word: Zen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 禅(ぜん) (zen), from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC dzyen), an abbreviation of 禪那 (MC dzyen na), from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”). Doublet of dhyana and Chan. Pronunciation: /zɛn/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of zen: (religion) enlightenment and (informal) mindful action, instruction, or behavior considered similar to Zen. Labels: alt-of, uncountable Example: Hōyen... used to produce his own hand and ask his disciples, why it was called a hand? When we know the reason, there is satori and we have Zen.
Word: Zen Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Japanese 禅(ぜん) (zen), from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC dzyen), an abbreviation of 禪那 (MC dzyen na), from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”). Doublet of dhyana and Chan. Pronunciation: /zɛn/ 1. Of or related to Zen Buddhism. Example: Zen meditation Example: Zen monk 2. Alternative letter-case form of zen. Labels: alt-of, colloquial Example: "It sounds very Zen," I said. "A log cabin with no logs." Example: Part of him is still so much the newbie, amazed to find this place of sand and sun stuck onto the ass end of the greatest city in the world, but the rest of him has relaxed into acceptance already. He's Zen like that.
Word: Zephyr Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros). Pronunciation: /ˈzɛfɚ/, /ˈzɛfə/ 1. The god of the West Wind. Labels: Greek Example: For a Tempeſt. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auſter and Boreas, and caſt them together in one Verſe. Add to theſe of Rain, Lightning, and of Thunder (the loudeſt you can) quantum ſufficit. Mix your Clouds and Billows well together till they foam, and thicken your Deſcription here and there with a Quickſand. Brew your Tempeſt well in your Head, before you ſet it a blowing. 2. The west wind personified. Labels: poetic 3. A surname. Example: Even as her Republican peers sought to isolate her in the wake of her impassioned comments against a proposed ban on what doctors call gender-affirming medical care for children, Ms. Zephyr said she would not remain idle.
Word: Zeppelin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Zeppelin. Named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin, whose surname derives from the German town name Zepelin. Doublet of cepelinas. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/, /ˈzɛp.lɪn/ 1. A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs. 2. A rigid airship dirigible, not restricted to Germany nor the early 20th century. Labels: broadly, informal 3. The penis. Labels: rare, slang Example: 2022, Seaward Dracula, D. Stroker, sVck She shoved him back on the bed, but fear had turned his zeppelin into a deflated balloon, and try as she might, she couldn't blow any air into it.
Word: Zeppelin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Zeppelin. Named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin, whose surname derives from the German town name Zepelin. Doublet of cepelinas. Pronunciation: /ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/, /ˈzɛp.lɪn/ 1. A German manufacturing company, famed for building the Zeppelin airships. 2. Abbreviation of Led Zeppelin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Zeta Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈzɛtə/ 1. medieval state roughly equivalent to modern Montenegro. Labels: historical
Word: Zeta Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈzɛtə/ 1. A member of Los Zetas, a Mexican criminal syndicate.
Word: Zia Part of Speech: name Etymology: (Arabic name): Borrowed from Arabic ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʔ, “light”) via Spanish. 1. A male given name from Arabic popular among Muslims. 2. A Papuan language spoken in Papua New Guinea. 3. A pueblo in New Mexico. 4. Shanghainese romanization of the Chinese surname romanized as Xie in Mandarin.
Word: Zia Part of Speech: noun 1. An indigenous nation inhabiting a reservation in New Mexico, known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Zo Part of Speech: noun 1. An indigenous people of Burma (Myanmar) and north-east India. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Zo Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken in Myanmar and India, especially in Chin State, Mizoram and Manipur, and adjoining parts of Bangladesh.
Word: Zo Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Zoe. Example: Listen, Zo. Neither one of us has heard anything from you in a long time. […] Zoe and I had grown up together.
Word: Zoe Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈzəʊ.i/, /ˈzəʊ/, /ˈzoʊ.i/, /ˈzoʊ/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, of common usage, variant of Zoë. Example: Rosalie smiled faintly, and at the clapping of her hands, the raven-haired Zoe, in all her surpassing beauty, entered the apartment. Example: "Who ever heard of a girl named Zoe! You never did yourself." ¶ "I know I never did, Roy Kemble, but just the same I think it is the most beautiful name in the world. It isn't so much what it really means; names don't have to mean anything - it's what it feels like it means.
Word: Zoom Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Zoom, a videoconferencing software by Zoom Video Communications; renamed as such (from Saasbee) in May 2012 by Jim Scheinman after the American children's book Zoom City (1998) by Thacher Hurd for ostensibly encapsulating creativity, happiness and exploration. Scheinman had "been saving the name Zoom for a long time." 1. To communicate with someone using the Zoom videoconferencing software. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Whether you’re Zooming it in or not sitting down on the job, here’s how to do it right. Example: These are professional, managerial, and technical workers – an estimated 35% of the workforce – who are putting in long hours at their laptops, Zooming into conferences, scanning electronic documents, and collecting about the same pay as before the crisis. 2. Alternative form of zoom (“to participate in a video teleconferencing call”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, broadly
Word: Zoom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Zoom, a videoconferencing software by Zoom Video Communications; renamed as such (from Saasbee) in May 2012 by Jim Scheinman after the American children's book Zoom City (1998) by Thacher Hurd for ostensibly encapsulating creativity, happiness and exploration. Scheinman had "been saving the name Zoom for a long time." 1. A videoconference using Zoom. Example: I have two Zooms tomorrow: one in the morning and another at noon. 2. Alternative form of zoom (“a video teleconference call.”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, broadly 3. A video teleconference service or website. Labels: informal
Word: Zs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Z Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Zu Part of Speech: name 1. A lesser divinity of Akkadian mythology, and the son of the bird goddess Siris.
Word: Ål Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality in Viken, Norway, previously in Buskerud.
Word: Ð Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /ð/, /d̪/ 1. Replaces Th for an archaic style. Labels: letter, uppercase
Word: Übermensch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Übermensch. Pronunciation: /ˈuː.bəˌmɛnʃ/, /ˈu.bəɹˌmɛnʃ/ 1. An overman (“higher” man) who has overcome (transcended) his (mere) humanity. Labels: offensive Example: What does he mean when he speaks of the value of one type of man as greater than that of another? Nietzsche himself has remarked elsewhere that one can never too carefully consider the question “value for what?” And in these terms one might try to explain what he says about the value of certain men. Perhaps he means that the contribution they make to life in general — by their optimism and fearlessness for instance — makes them valuable to us all. Or perhaps he is judging their value by the contribution they make to the future. Are they not a bridge to the superior man who may come in the future — to the Übermensch? Neither suggestion tells the whole story, and the second simply shifts the problem. If the “Overman” or “Superman” is the one who gives some men value, this must be because he has value himself. 2. A member of the proposed Aryan super race. Labels: offensive
Word: Þ Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /θ/, /t̪/ 1. Replaces Th for an archaic style. Labels: letter, uppercase
Word: hackysack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hacky sack. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: hackeysack Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hacky sack. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: steam radio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The phrase originated in Britain when television was beginning to take over from radio and steam locomotives were giving way to diesel and electric ones. 1. Radio (sound broadcasting), considered as old-fashioned compared to television. Labels: UK, informal, uncountable
Word: wrong-doing Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of wrongdoing. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: a-sharp Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of A-sharp. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Jessie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Jess + -ie. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.
Word: Jessie Part of Speech: name Etymology: A hypochoristic form of Jane, Jean, etc., possibly under the influence of lassie or -ess and -ie. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna. 1. A female given name.
Word: Jessie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A hypochoristic form of Jane, Jean, etc., possibly under the influence of lassie or -ess and -ie. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna. 1. Alternative letter-case form of jessie: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man. Labels: alt-of
Word: Jessie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Jess or Jesse + -ie, from Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai). 1. A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jesse. Labels: US, pronunciation-spelling
Word: jess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ges, from Middle French gies, from the plural of jet (“throw”), from Vulgar Latin *iectus, jectus < iactus (“a throwing”), or from jeter (“to throw”), itself from Latin iactare. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛs/ 1. A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened. Example: Haukes haue about theyr legges gesses made of lether moste comonly, some of silke which should no lenger but that the knottes of them should appere in ye myddes of the left hande betwene the longe fynger and the leche fynger bicause the lewnes should be fastened to them with a payre of tyrettes, whiche tyrettes should rest vpon the lewnes and not vpon gesses, for hangyng and fastyng vpon trees when she fleyth […] Example: I am that cedar; shake me not too much; And you the eagles; soar ye ne’er so high, I have the jesses that will pull you down;
Word: jess Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ges, from Middle French gies, from the plural of jet (“throw”), from Vulgar Latin *iectus, jectus < iactus (“a throwing”), or from jeter (“to throw”), itself from Latin iactare. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛs/ 1. To fasten a strap around the leg of a hawk.
Word: jess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See jet (etymology 2). Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛs/ 1. Alternative form of jet (the mineral). Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. Alternative form of jet (the color). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jess Part of Speech: adv Etymology: See just. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛs/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of just. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling
Word: spirituality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin spīritālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Late Latin spīrituālitāsder. Middle French spiritualitéder. English spirituality From Middle French spiritualité, from Late Latin spīrituālitās. Pronunciation: /ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/, [ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.ɾɪ], /ˌspɪɹ.ɪ.t͡ʃʉˈæl.ə.tɪ/, [ˌspɪɹ.ɪ.t͡ʃʉˈæl.ə.ɾɪ] 1. The quality or state of being spiritual. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: , "The Ways of Wisdom are Ways of Pleasantness" a pleasure made for the soul, suitable to its spirituality Example: If this light be not spiritual, yet it approacheth nearest unto spirituality. 2. Concern for that which is unseen and intangible, as opposed to physical or mundane. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: African Indigenous Spirituality 3. Appreciation for religious values. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. That which belongs to the church, or to a person as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from temporalities. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: During the vacancy of a see, the archbishop is guardian of the spiritualities thereof. 5. An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Five entire subsidies were granted to the king by the spirituality.
Word: boutique Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French boutique. Doublet of apothecary, apotheke, and bodega. Pronunciation: /buˈtik/, /boʊˈtik/ 1. A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like. Example: The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months. Example: The 55-year-old, who worked as a nurse liaison for 30 years before opening her clothing boutique in 2014, began streaming fashion shows on Facebook Live featuring herself wearing the clothes, jewelry and accessories she sells. 2. A small shop located within a larger one. 3. A film production company making only a few movies per year. 4. Any company that has an exclusively smaller client base generally in a niche market or specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services. Labels: attributive, often Example: a boutique software consultancy Example: To keep attracting clients, the law firm of the future just might turn into a legal boutique, says Earle Yaffa, the managing director […]
Word: oedipal Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Oedipal. Labels: alt-of Example: The hostility Garrus nurtures for the ineffective Citadel Security Services (C-Sec) bureaucracy has an oedipal tinge since his father, Castis Vakarian, is an exemplary by-the-books C-Sec officer.
Word: Machiavellian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Machiavelli + -an, from the name of the Italian statesman and writer Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527), whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods. Pronunciation: /ˌmæk.i.əˈvɛl.i.ən/, /ˌmæk.jəˈvɛl.i.ən/, /ˌmɑk.i.əˈvɛl.i.ən/ 1. Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics. Example: Iago is the Machiavellian antagonist in William Shakespeare's play Othello. Example: The most common reason cited is a Machiavellian one: Police view perjury as a necessary means to achieve the ends of justice. 2. Related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli. Example: As Dr. Spalding notes, the connection that Washington drew "between private morality and national character, between virtue and happiness, hardly seems Machiavellian."
Word: Machiavellian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Machiavelli + -an, from the name of the Italian statesman and writer Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527), whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods. Pronunciation: /ˌmæk.i.əˈvɛl.i.ən/, /ˌmæk.jəˈvɛl.i.ən/, /ˌmɑk.i.əˈvɛl.i.ən/ 1. An unscrupulous schemer.
Word: shuck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Origin unknown. Possibly a dialectal survival of unrecorded Middle English *schulk(e), *schullok (“small shell”); either from Old English *sċylluc, *sċylloc, diminutive of Old English sċyll (“shell”), or alternatively created in Middle English from Middle English schulle, schelle (“shell, husk, pod”) + -ok, making it equivalent to shell + -ock (diminutive suffix) or shell + -k (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ʃʌk/, /ʃʊk/ 1. The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts). Example: There was no linen, no pillow, and when she touched the mattress it gave forth the faint dry whisper of shucks. 2. A fraud; a scam. Labels: slang 3. A phony. Labels: slang
Word: shuck Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin unknown. Possibly a dialectal survival of unrecorded Middle English *schulk(e), *schullok (“small shell”); either from Old English *sċylluc, *sċylloc, diminutive of Old English sċyll (“shell”), or alternatively created in Middle English from Middle English schulle, schelle (“shell, husk, pod”) + -ok, making it equivalent to shell + -ock (diminutive suffix) or shell + -k (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation: /ʃʌk/, /ʃʊk/ 1. To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.). Labels: transitive Example: Shall we shuck walnuts? 2. To remove (any outer covering). Labels: transitive Example: I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool. Example: [...] but what had actually happened was that the wheel of one of the coaches became detached from its axle, or, in the more expressive American argot, the train "shucked off a wheel near Everett." 3. To remove (an external hard drive or solid-state drive) from its casing so that it can be used inside another device. Labels: slang, transitive 4. To fool; to hoax. Labels: intransitive, slang, transitive
Word: shuck Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From a dialectal variant of shock. Pronunciation: /ʃʌk/, /ʃʊk/ 1. To shake; shiver. Labels: dialectal 2. To slither or slip, move about, wriggle. Labels: dialectal 3. To do hurriedly or in a restless way. Labels: dialectal 4. To avoid; baffle, outwit, shirk. Labels: dialectal 5. To walk at a slow trot. Labels: dialectal
Word: shuck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly from Middle English shucke, schucke (“demon, monster”), from Old English sċucca (“an evil spirit”). Pronunciation: /ʃʌk/, /ʃʊk/ 1. A supernatural and generally malevolent black dog in English folklore. Labels: European
Word: louis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French louis, from Louis, the name of the French kings who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses. 1. Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres. Labels: historical 2. The louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic. Labels: historical 3. The franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs. Labels: historical, informal
Word: archebacteria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of archebacterium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: archaea Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɑːˈkiːə/, /ɑrˈkiə/, /ɑrˈkeɪə/ 1. plural of archaeon Labels: form-of, plural
Word: poon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), Malayalam പുന്ന (punna), names for Calophyllum inophyllum. Doublet of punnai. Pronunciation: /puːn/ 1. Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
Word: poon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of poontang. Pronunciation: /puːn/ 1. The vagina and vulva; or intercourse with a woman. Labels: US, countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: I'm going to get me some poon at this party. 2. A wimp; a pussy. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable
Word: eubacteria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of eubacterium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cyanobacteria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cyanobacterium. Labels: form-of, plural Example: Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
Word: debone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *bainaz Proto-Germanic *bainą Proto-West Germanic *bain Old English bān Middle English bon English bone English debone From de- + bone. Pronunciation: /diːˈbəʊn/, /diˈboʊn/ 1. To remove the bones from. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I am deboning a fish. Example: Down it went on the counter, for patient bone removal that would last him a whole day. Frank had done an awful lot of deboning in his life
Word: marshall Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of marshal. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative Example: A gay activist has been elected to the prestigious position of marshall of his class at Harvard College.
Word: bryozoa Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bryozoan Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of bryozoon Labels: form-of, plural 3. plural of bryozoum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vincent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin verb vincō. It could be either the stem of the present active participle vincēns (“the conquering man”) or the third-person plural future active indicative meaning ‘they will conquer’. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪnsənt/ 1. The victim or dupe in a betting game, especially bowls. Labels: historical, slang Example: If the vincent could actually be persuaded to play a game, the professionals always won in the end, either because of their superior skill or because of such stratagems as those described by Greene […]
Word: tarsus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin tarsus. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑː.səs/, /ˈtɑɹ.səs/ 1. The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates. 2. The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates. Example: On the ledge, the guillemots shuffle awkwardly about on their tarsi, the long bone connecting the ‘ankle’ to the feet. 3. The part between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus in terrestrial vertebrates. 4. A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control.
Word: scot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English scot, scott, from Old English scot, scott, sċeot, ġescot (“contribution; payment; tax; fine”), from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile”), related to English shoot. Later influenced by Old French escot (Modern écot), itself of Germanic origin. Doublet of shot. Pronunciation: /skɒt/ 1. A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff. Labels: UK, historical
Word: scot Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /skɒt/ 1. A fury; a fit of temper. Labels: obsolete, slang Example: The black fellows were in a very savage mood. […] Mr. Lawson, having heard that the up-creek blacks were "in a scot," and fearing that the youngsters might fall into their hands, had then started with his little party in pursuit.
Word: snow globe Part of Speech: noun 1. A decorative object or toy containing a model of a landscape, fluid and suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken.
Word: tarsal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tarsus + -al, cognate to New Latin tarsālis. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑː.səl/, /ˈtɑɹ.səl/ 1. Of or relating to the tarsus. Labels: not-comparable 2. Being or relating to plates of dense connective tissue that serve to stiffen the eyelids. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tarsal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tarsus + -al, cognate to New Latin tarsālis. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑː.səl/, /ˈtɑɹ.səl/ 1. Ellipsis of tarsal bone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Ellipsis of tarsal muscle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: tarsal bone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the seven bones of the tarsus.
Word: carpus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin carpus, from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.pəs/, /ˈkɑɹ.pəs/ 1. The group of bones that make up the wrist.
Word: bruce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the man's name Bruce. Pronunciation: /bɹuːs/, /ˈbɹʉs/ 1. A man. Labels: Australian, slang Example: See Thesaurus:man
Word: carpal bone Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of the eight bones of the carpus or wrist.
Word: conduce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *ḱóm From Late Middle English conducen (“to guide, lead; (surgery) to draw together (edges of a wound, or parts of a torn sinew); to set (a broken bone)”), borrowed from Latin condūcere, the present active infinitive of condūcō (“to bring, draw, or lead together, assemble, collect; to contribute to something by being useful, be of use, be conducive to”), from con- (prefix denoting a bringing together of several things) + dūcō (“to conduct, guide, lead, lead away”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull; to lead (pull behind oneself)”)). Doublet of conduct and conn. Pronunciation: /kənˈdjuːs/, /-ˈd͡ʒuːs/, /kənˈd(j)us/ 1. To cause (something) to occur; to bring about. Labels: formal, obsolete, transitive Example: And vvell aſſured you may be, the King's Highneſs upon Sight of theſe your ſaid Letters, not only much commended your great Diligence and provident Dexterity, in the vviſe conducing of theſe his vveighty Matters, vvhereby ye have deſerved his ſingular Favour and Thanks, but alſo took great Rejoicing, Conſolation and Comfort, in this honourable, princely and loving Demeanour of the ſaid French King: […] Example: [T]he King's Grace vvell knovveth, perceiveth, and taketh, that more could not have been done, excogitated, or deviſed, than ye have largely endeavoured your ſelf unto for conducing the King's purpoſe, […] 2. To contribute (something). Labels: formal, obsolete, transitive 3. To conduct or lead (someone or something). Labels: also, figuratively, formal, obsolete, transitive Example: At laſt to conduce things to ſome order out of this Chaos of confuſion, their moſt learned Hiſtorian Elifarni, tooke vpon him to make ſtraight theſe crooked poſtures: […] 4. To advantage or benefit (someone or something). Labels: formal, obsolete, rare, transitive 5. To carry on or continue (an activity). Labels: formal, obsolete, possibly, rare, transitive Example: VVithin my ſoule there doth conduce a fight / Of this ſtrange nature, that a thing inſeparat, / Diuides more vvider then the skie and earth: […] 6. To contribute or lead to a specific result. Labels: formal, intransitive Example: The reaſons you alleadge, do more conduce / To the hot paſſion of diſtempred blood, / Then to make vp a free determination / Tvvixt right and vvrong: […] Example: The Boaring of Holes, in that kinde of VVood, and then laying it abroad, ſeemeth to conduce to make it Shine: […] 7. To be advantageous to; to advantage, to benefit. Labels: formal, intransitive, obsolete Example: So [Julius Caesar] Scaliger of himſelfe ingenuouſly confeſſeth, […] I am mightily detained and allured vvith that grace & comelineſſe of faire vvomen, I am vvell pleaſed to bee idle amongſt them. And vvhat young man is not? As is acceptable and conducing to moſt, ſo eſpecially to a melancholy man. Example: Decoctions are made of Leaves, Roots, Flovvers, Seeds, Fruits, or Barks, conducing to the cure of the Diſease you make them for; in the ſame manner as they are made as vve ſhevved you in Syrups.
Word: juan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mandarin 卷. 1. A scroll of a traditional Chinese book, often (but not necessarily) corresponding to a single chapter or fascicle.
Word: hellish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo- /*ḱol-yeh₂-der.? Proto-Germanic *haljō Proto-West Germanic *hallju Old English hell Middle English helle English hell Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English hellish From hell + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlɪʃ/ 1. infernal, related or similar to hell. Example: Fauſtus is gone, regard his helliſh fall, / Whoſe fiendful fortune may exhort the wiſe, / Onely to wonder at vnlawful things, […] 2. causing great pain, discomfort or distress. Labels: excessive Example: I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.
Word: scrummy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of scrumptious + yummy. Pronunciation: /ˈskɹʌmi/ 1. Delicious. Labels: UK, childish, colloquial Example: Of course one did get some scrummy things to eat abroad, that cook did not, somehow, produce at home; and the people looked different […] Example: There's an all day menu, with lots of fish dishes such as fish soup, tuna, and monkfish. Pudding might include a scrummy rosemary panacotta.
Word: india Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of India from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. Labels: alt-of
Word: jamaica Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish jamaica. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/ 1. roselle Labels: uncountable
Word: aves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buteo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name Buteo, from Latin būteō. 1. Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo. Example: In flight, it has the broad-winged, wide-tailed look of the buteos, the soaring hawks that are built like small eagles.
Word: dissentient Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin dissentiēns (“dissenting”). 1. A dissenter. Example: The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades. There were only four dissentients, the three dogs and the cat, who was afterwards discovered to have voted on both sides. Example: Naturally, the wisdom of striking to remedy grievances was questioned; but there were few dissentients from the view that the Government and B.T.C. are mishandling the human relations involved.
Word: dissentient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the Latin dissentiēns (“dissenting”). 1. Dissenting; of a different opinion. Example: Moody and Sankey had sung their way into every dissentient chapel, and Boshy appreciated their words thoroughly, and sang them to a wrong tune incessantly. Example: A dissentient opinion came from the aunt.
Word: Piers Part of Speech: name Etymology: A Middle English vernacular form of Peter, from Old French Piers, from Latin Petrus. Doublet of Pedro, Peter, and Boutros. Pronunciation: /pɪəz/, /pɪɹz/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek. 2. A surname transferred from the given name.
Word: inundate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin inundātus, the perfect passive participle of inundō (“to flood, overflow”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- + undō (“to overflow, wave”), from unda (“wave”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/, /ˈɪn.ʌnˌdeɪt/, /ɪˈnʌn.deɪt/, /ˈɪn.ənˌdæɪt/, /ˈən.ənˌdæɪt/ 1. To cover with large amounts of water; to flood. Example: The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army. 2. To overwhelm. Example: The agency was inundated with phone calls. Example: I don't know any quarter in England where you get such undeniable mutton—mutton that eats like mutton, instead of the nasty watery, stringy, turnipy stuff, neither mutton nor lamb, that other countries are inundated with.
Word: rummy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown, with much speculation. Perhaps related to rum via poker slang, or ultimately from German Ruhm. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌmɪ/, /ˈɹʌmi/ 1. A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: rummy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rum + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌmɪ/, /ˈɹʌmi/ 1. Resembling or tasting of rum. Example: a rummy flavour 2. Peculiar; odd. Labels: UK, colloquial, dated Example: “You say rummy things and you do rummy things. What I mean to say is, you're impulsive.”
Word: rummy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rum + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌmɪ/, /ˈɹʌmi/ 1. A rum-drinking alcoholic. Example: No one has forgotten Frank Dodd, the crossing guard who went crazy here twelve years ago and killed those women, and they haven't forgotten the dog, either, the one that came down with rabies and killed Joe Camber and the old rummy down the road from him.
Word: uncia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin uncia (“various Roman units”). Doublet of ounce, inch, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah. Pronunciation: /ˈʌnʃi.ə/ 1. The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound. Labels: historical 2. The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot. Labels: historical 3. A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as. Labels: historical 4. A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum. Labels: historical 5. Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass. 6. Synonym of twelfth. 7. A numerical coefficient in a binomial. Labels: obsolete