nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: glue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Late Latin glūs Old French glubor. Middle English glew English glue From Middle English glew, glue, from Old French glu (“glue, birdlime”), from Late Latin glūs (stem glūt-), from Latin glūten. Related to clay. Partially displaced native Old English līm (“glue”) and ġelīman (“to glue”) (whence modern lime). Pronunciation: /ɡluː/ 1. To join or attach something using glue. Labels: transitive Example: I need to glue the chair-leg back into place. Example: […] The flesh [of the mistletoe berry] is sticky, and forms strings and ribbons between my thumb and forefinger. For the mistletoe, this viscous goop – and by the way, viscous comes to English from viscum – is crucial. The stickiness means that, after eating the berries, birds often regurgitate the seeds and then wipe their bills on twigs – leading to the seeds' getting glued to the tree, where they can germinate and begin the cycle anew. 2. To cause something to adhere closely to; to cause to follow attentively. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: His eyes were glued to the screen. Example: So as I lay on the ground with my ear glued close against the wall, who should march round the church but John Trenchard, Esquire, not treading delicately like King Agag, or spying, but just come on a voyage of discovery for himself. 3. To apply glue. Labels: intransitive Example: "This is how the whiskers went, I think. Cut long strips of paper—I'm just using a second paper bag here—and run the flat edge of the scissors down the strip to make it curl. Voilà. Then glue each whisker, like so, next to the nose, four on a side." She was watching. I glued quickly so I wouldn't lose her. Example: Children need help in understanding such things as how to control a paintbrush, how to cut efficiently, how to glue with care and dexterity, and even how to manage a sponge during a cleanup task.
Word: semivowel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English vowel English semivowel From semi- + vowel. 1. A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel. 2. A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.
Word: docile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin docilisder. Middle French docilebor. Middle English docyle English docile From Middle English docyle, from Middle French docile, from Latin docilis, from docēre (“teach”). Compare Portuguese dócil ("docile"). Pronunciation: /ˈdəʊ.saɪl/, /ˈdɑ.səl/, /ˈdɑ.saɪl/ 1. Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient. Example: With that he dropped his head again, lamenting over and caressing her, and there was not a sound in all the house for a long, long time; they remaining clasped in one another’s arms, in the glorious sunshine that had crept in with Florence. He dressed himself for going out, with a docile submission to her entreaty; and walking with a feeble gait, and looking back, with a tremble, at the room in which he had been so long shut up, and where he had seen the picture in the glass, passed out with her into the hall. Example: Harriet certainly was not clever, but she had a sweet, docile, grateful disposition; was totally free from conceit; and only desiring to be guided by any one she looked up to. 2. Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management. Example: Such literature may well be anathema to those, who are too docile and petty for their own good.
Word: clipboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clip + board. 1. A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held. 2. A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.
Word: clipboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From clip + board. 1. To attach to a clipboard. Labels: transitive
Word: Lakota Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Lakota Lakȟóta (“alliance of friends”). Pronunciation: /ləˈkəʊtə/, /ləˈkoʊtə/ 1. A member of a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux, now living primarily on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Lower Brule, Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservations.
Word: Lakota Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Lakota Lakȟóta (“alliance of friends”). Pronunciation: /ləˈkəʊtə/, /ləˈkoʊtə/ 1. The language spoken by the Lakota. Example: This park’s strange and beautiful rock formations were formed by the Yellowstone River and various streams that have cut through the rock over millions of years, carving out hoodoos, spires and caprocks. The name Makoshika comes from a Lakota word for badlands. 2. A city in Kossuth County, Iowa. 3. A small city, the county seat of Nelson County, North Dakota, United States.
Word: Siouan Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈsuː.ən/ 1. Of or relating to the Sioux people, culture or languages. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Siouan Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsuː.ən/ 1. A member of the Sioux people.
Word: Siouan Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈsuː.ən/ 1. A primary language family containing the Sioux and Catawban languages.
Word: potatos Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of potatoes. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: you guys Part of Speech: pron Pronunciation: /ˈju ˌɡaɪz/, /ˌju ˈɡaɪz/ 1. You. Labels: colloquial, in-plural Example: Hey you guys!
Word: Googlish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English google English Google Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Googlish From Google + -ish. 1. Resembling or in the manner of Google. Labels: Internet, informal Example: This is the Googlish way to do directory services. Example: "Innovation" has become a key word in journalism education, as schools attempt to create a Googlish culture that provides students with the ability to create their own platforms, technologies, and techniques for journalistic reporting and storytelling.
Word: Googlish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of Google + English. 1. The result of translating foreign-language text via any of various popular web-translation engines. Labels: informal, uncountable 2. A notional language, not quite identical to English, resembling the result of such translation. Labels: informal, uncountable Example: One of our Austrian readers who speaks and writes excellent English has translated the German, and placed it here, if the Googlish translation is doing your brain in.
Word: eight-bar blues Part of Speech: noun 1. A blues form built on an eight-measure chord pattern, most typically I, I, IV, I, V7, IV, I, V7, where I, IV and V7 represent the tonic, subdominant and dominant seventh chords respectively. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: immund Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin immundus. 1. unclean or impure Labels: rare
Word: buffalo fish Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of several North American freshwater sucker fishes of the genus Ictiobus, similar to carp but having a humped back. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: wapanese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of wannabe + Japanese, originally first invented in 2002 as an internet slang for a non-Japanese person who is unhealthily obsessed with Japanese culture. Pronunciation: /wæpəˈniːz/ 1. Synonym of weeaboo: a person from elsewhere, particularly an unsocial white male, considered overly infatuated with Japanese culture. Labels: Internet, dated, derogatory Example: Now, I know some of you Wapanese (Caucasian Japan fanboys) might get your panties in a bunch, but it's my opinion. LIVE WITH IT. Example: She wasn't the best, Wapanese.
Word: tummy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitating a child's attempt to say stomach, via archaic colloquialism stummy. Compare twee and pasghetti for similar phonetic reductions. Pronunciation: /ˈtʌ.mi/ 1. The stomach or belly. Labels: childish, colloquial, often Example: "So I broke away early this mornin', gave my guard a kick in the tummy that laid him out, and sprinted for the camp." Example: ALAN [to DISART]: It was terrible. We had to walk home. Four miles. I got the shakes. / DYSART: You were scared too? / ALAN [to DYSART]: It was like a hole had been drilled in my tummy. A hole—right there. And the air was getting in! 2. The stomach or belly. Labels: US, childish, colloquial, often, slang 3. The stomach or belly. Labels: childish, colloquial, euphemistic, often
Word: schlep Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Yiddish שלעפּן (shlepn, “to drag”), from Middle High German slepen, from Middle Low German slêpen, from or related to Old High German sleifen (“to drag”) and slifan (“to slip”), from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan. Compare German schleppen (“to haul”) and its inherited doublet schleifen (“to drag”), Dutch slepen (“to drag”), Danish slæbe (“to haul”). Pronunciation: /ʃlɛp/ 1. To carry, drag, or lug. Labels: Jewish, informal, slang, transitive Example: I'm exhausted after schlepping those packages around all day. Example: Queen Elizabeth will schlep along 95 pieces of baggage on her trip here. 2. To go, as on an errand; to carry out a task. Labels: Jewish, informal, intransitive, slang Example: I schlepped down to the store for some milk. Example: You are not doing a lot of heavy thinking when you are schlepping; you are performing useful but perhaps menial labor, usually in the service of someone else. Schlepping is not very glorious, but nonetheless one should not underestimate its importance. First of all, just because you are schlepping does not mean you are forbidden to think. In fact, just the opposite is true: Because the work content of schlepping includes little thinking, you can use this time to think and learn while you schlep. Many creative ideas occur during schlepping. For instance, how can I schlep this stuff with less effort? 3. To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner. Labels: Jewish, informal, intransitive, slang Example: I just schlepped around the house on Sunday.
Word: schlep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish שלעפּן (shlepn, “to drag”), from Middle High German slepen, from Middle Low German slêpen, from or related to Old High German sleifen (“to drag”) and slifan (“to slip”), from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan. Compare German schleppen (“to haul”) and its inherited doublet schleifen (“to drag”), Dutch slepen (“to drag”), Danish slæbe (“to haul”). Pronunciation: /ʃlɛp/ 1. A long or burdensome journey. Labels: Jewish, New-York-City, informal, slang Example: Sure you can go across town to get that, but it'd be a schlep. Example: The walk was a schlep, but it was a schlep Wallace and I did together. I was singing the song about the letters of the alphabet and about alligators and balloons from the Maurice Sendak book that Carole King put to music. 2. A boring person, a drag; a good-for-nothing person. Labels: Jewish, New-York-City, informal, slang Example: For every genuine, sincere, perceptive resident who is capable and willing to work and sacrifice, you've got 200-plus who are permanently classifiable as either hustlers, rip-off artists, freeloaders, ganefs, shleps, or out-and-out shmucks! Example: You dug Albert King. You notice his band is absolutely nothing. They were dead schleps, dead schleps playing behind him and Albert was the only one who really measured up to Albert's own sound. It was like they were old tired blues players and it was a drag. But Albert was exquisite. 3. A sloppy or slovenly person. Labels: Jewish, New-York-City, informal, slang Example: My father had class? I was completely taken aback. I had never heard my father described that way. To me, he was not a European gentleman but a schlep, someone who preferred chinos to gabardine, comfort to style. My mother used to say that if she hadn't made him go shopping, he would still be wearing the same ugly suits he wore in the fifties. 4. A “pull” or influence. Labels: Jewish, New-York-City, informal, slang Example: He must have had a lot of schlep to get such good seats.
Word: twelve-bar blues Part of Speech: noun 1. A blues form built on a twelve-measure chord progression, most typically based around the tonic, subdominant and dominant seventh chords of a key. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: tonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic From Ancient Greek τονικός (tonikós), from τόνος (tónos). 17th century writers believed health to be derived from firmly stretched muscles, thus tonic; the extension of tonic medicine appeared in the late 18th century. By surface analysis, ton(e) + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒnɪk/, /ˈtɑ.nɪk/ 1. Pertaining to tension, especially of the muscles. Example: Out in front and across the street, Doc noted half a dozen or so young men, not loitering or doing substances but poised and tonic, as if waiting for some standing order to take effect. 2. Restorative; curative; or invigorating. Example: The arrival of the new members had a tonic effect on the team. 3. In a state of continuous unremitting action. Example: Peter Redgrave (2007) Basal ganglia. Scholarpedia, 2(6):1825. GABAergic neurones in the basal ganglia output nuclei have high tonic firing rates (40-80 Hz).
Word: tonic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic From Ancient Greek τονικός (tonikós), from τόνος (tónos). 17th century writers believed health to be derived from firmly stretched muscles, thus tonic; the extension of tonic medicine appeared in the late 18th century. By surface analysis, ton(e) + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒnɪk/, /ˈtɑ.nɪk/ 1. A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: We used to brew a tonic from a particular kind of root. 2. Tonic water. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop. Labels: US, dated, uncountable, usually 4. Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates. Labels: figuratively, uncountable, usually Example: Charlie ain't no Nazi / She likes to wear her leather boots / 'Cause it's exciting for the veterans / And it's a tonic for the troops. Example: 'You're a tonic, Dee,' she said. 'And a real friend. Thanks.'
Word: tonic Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic From Ancient Greek τονικός (tonikós), from τόνος (tónos). 17th century writers believed health to be derived from firmly stretched muscles, thus tonic; the extension of tonic medicine appeared in the late 18th century. By surface analysis, ton(e) + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒnɪk/, /ˈtɑ.nɪk/ 1. To restore or invigorate. Labels: archaic Example: When all signs of effusion, dulness, pain, œgophony, and cough had disappeared he was dieted, stimulated, and tonicked. Example: The Persians, as a nation, were first to discover that fish were edible. The time is fixed at about 3000 B.C. This was their secret for some centuries—until the Assyrians learned about the elegance of fish for tonicking the brain.
Word: tonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From tone + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒnɪk/, /ˈtɑ.nɪk/ 1. Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (phonetics, dated) being or relating to a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, i.e. a vowel or diphthong. Labels: not-comparable
Word: tonic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tone + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈtɒnɪk/, /ˈtɑ.nɪk/ 1. The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote. 2. The triad built on the tonic note. 3. A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
Word: subdominant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Middle French dominantbor. English dominant English subdominant From sub- + dominant. Labels: no-gloss
Word: subdominant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Middle French dominantbor. English dominant English subdominant From sub- + dominant. 1. The fourth tone of a scale. 2. The triad built on the subdominant tone.
Word: dominant seventh Part of Speech: noun 1. The chord consisting of the fifth, major seventh, ninth and eleventh of a given scale; a seventh chord built on the dominant tone. Example: G7, the dominant seventh chord of a C major scale: 1
Word: bioaccumulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Latin accumulātusbor. Middle English accumylaten English accumulate English bioaccumulate From bio- + accumulate. 1. To accumulate in a biological system over time. Labels: often
Word: biographer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía) Ancient Greek βιογραφίᾱ (biographíā)der. New Latin biographiabor. English biography Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English biographer From biography + -er. 1. The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies. Example: Albert Bigelow Paine, his biographer to be and literary executor, who has been constantly with him, said that for the last year at least Mr. Clemens had been weary of life. When Richard Watson Gilder died, he said: "How fortunate he is. No good fortune of that kind ever comes to me." Example: In May 1898, for example, the funeral train of our Mr Gladstone would be brought from his country estate at Hawarden to Westminster station on the District Line via Willesden Junction. One of his biographers notes, 'Victorians saw no indignity in a coffin for a state funeral arriving by Underground.'
Word: customize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From custom + -ize. First attested in 1934 in American English. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌs.tə.maɪ̯z/, /ˈkas.tə.mɑɪ̯z/, /ˈkas.tə.maɪ̯z/ 1. To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications. Example: High-priced lattes and customized drinks helped lift the coffee chain’s US sales in the quarter ending on October 1, the company said Thursday.
Word: demotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δημότης (dēmótēs, “commoner”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/, /dɪˈmɑ.tɪk/ 1. Of or for the common people. Labels: not-comparable Example: demotic writing style Example: Anything grandiose or historically based tends to sound flat and banal when it reaches English, partly because translators get stuck between contradictory imperatives: juggling fidelity to the original sense with what is vocally viable, they tend to resort to a genteel fustian which lacks either poetic resonance or demotic realism, adding to a sense of artificiality rather than enhancing credibility. 2. Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek. Labels: not-comparable Example: demotic Greek
Word: demotic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δημότης (dēmótēs, “commoner”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/, /dɪˈmɑ.tɪk/ 1. Language as spoken or written by the common people. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: vernacular Example: 2010, John C. Wells, accents map Note the intrusion into British demotic (“me and Cheryl were having”) of the valley-girl quotative be, like.
Word: gray collar Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of gray-collar. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: Arvid Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Danish Arvid, Swedish Arvid or Norwegian Arvid. 1. A male given name. Labels: rare
Word: netsplit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From net + split. 1. A technical glitch encountered when two or more IRC servers lose their connection to each other, dividing the network into a number of isolated groups of users. Labels: Internet
Word: netsplit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From net + split. 1. To leave an IRC server as a result of a netsplit. Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: SHTF Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of (when the) shit hits the fan: used among survivalists to refer to an apocalyptic event. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, euphemistic, initialism, slang Example: Some people, however, combine TEOTWAWKI with the immediacy of SHTF—“shit hits the fan,” the ideas of which were initially a response to the civil rights activities in the 1960s.
Word: metrology Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English metrology From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”) + English -logy. Pronunciation: /mɛtˈɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/, /mɛˈtɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ 1. The science of weights and measures or of measurement. Labels: uncountable 2. A system of weights and measures. Labels: countable
Word: R.S.V.P. Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of RSVP. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wallaby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dharug wollabi (“swamp wallaby”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɒləbi/, /ˈwɑləbi/ 1. Any of several species of macropod marsupials; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos. Example: Australia’s states and territories oversee management of kangaroos and wallabies but the federal government is involved in exports.
Word: kangaroo court Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kangaroo + court. The etymology is uncertain; it has been suggested that the term draws a comparison between the leaping of a kangaroo and one of the following: * The 19th-century practice of itinerant judges moving from place to place on the American frontier and trying cases speedily and perfunctorily in order to get paid. * The use of irregular courts during the California Gold Rush (1848–1855) to decide claims of “jumping” (illegally occupying) mining claims. * The notion that a kangaroo court jumps to conclusions. Pronunciation: /ˌkæŋɡəˌɹuː ˈkɔːt/, /ˌkæŋɡəˌɹu ˈkɔɹt/ 1. A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group of people which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, and often acts abusively or decides unjustly. Labels: idiomatic Example: The Concordia Intelligencer says "several loafers were lynched in Natchez last week upon various charges instituted by the Kangaroo court.[…]" What is a Kangaroo court, neighbor? Example: On the evening succeeding the election, a meeting was gotten up some what in imitation of a "Kangaroo Court," for the purpose of trying three individuals, […]
Word: paludal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin palus (“marsh”). Pronunciation: /pəˈluːdəl/, /ˈpæljədəl/ 1. Pertaining to marshes, marshy, palustral, (especially designating a plant's habitat). Example: […] Omega-Froid running out through the Gulf Stream into the paludal bed of the Sargasso Sea, running through the marsupials and the foraminifera, […]
Word: paludal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin palus (“marsh”). Pronunciation: /pəˈluːdəl/, /ˈpæljədəl/ 1. A plant found in marshy habitats.
Word: palustral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin palustris, from palūs (“swamp”), -al. Pronunciation: /pəˈlʌstɹəl/ 1. Pertaining to or located in marshes; marshy. Example: The insects are scant, skinny. / In these palustral homes we only / Croak and wither. Example: Its archaic handsomeness, nemoral and chthonic, is the palustral involution of the vagina folded out and distended, cave become tower, as elegant a morphology as the spreading of the conifer leaf into oak and elm. 2. That requires a marshy habitat. Example: Telebasis salva is found in shallow waters containing palustral vegetation.
Word: alfabeto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian alfabeto (“alphabet”). Doublet of alphabet. 1. Noodles shaped like letters of the alphabet. Labels: uncountable Example: Holonym: alphabet soup Example: Small pastas like orzo, acini di pepe, pastina, alfabeto, and ditalini are perfect for adding to soups. 2. An early Italian alphabetic notation system used to describe chords. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: The monograph should deal not only with modal scales (their range, ambitus, "centonized" gestures, cadences, and structural application in music) but would similarly need to deal with the guitar's alfabeto, the labyrinth of guitar chords, movable chords, transposed chords, the progressions of B quadro and B molle in the alfabeto books, and so forth. Example: Composers for harpsichord, lute, viol, and guitar often placed chords or ornaments on notes in the positions of those strummed downward in the alfabeto tablatures, and composers for all instruments gave longer values to many of them.
Word: auctor Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of author. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: And the ſumme, and meaninge of the wordes, which he now ſetteh forth is this, that the lorde Ieſus, though he ioigned vnto him mãnes nature in time, yet is æterne before al time, without beginning, & the verie auctor, maker, & prince of al men, high and low, and the true fountaine of al goodnes, righteouſnes, and holines, and of al the benefites, and graces, that at anie time haue ben giuen to mẽ, ſithens the begĩninge of the world, or ſhable giuen hereafter to the ende of the world. Example: Yow ſee that he is a plaine makebate, and to mende his cauſe by ſetting the doctours at variance betwene them ſelues, how he heweth, mangleth, and cutteth awaie from the auctors that he alleageth, wordes, yea ſentences to ſerue his purpoſe.
Word: noes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nəʊz/, /noʊz/ 1. plural of no Labels: form-of, plural
Word: noes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /nəʊz/, /noʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of no Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: trombe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tromp (“blowing apparatus in a forge”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: actrix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin āctrīx (“female plaintiff”). By surface analysis, actor + -trix. Doublet of actrice. 1. A female plaintiff. Labels: no-plural, rare Example: Wife Elizabeth, whole estate, including gold, silver, jewels, etc., and to be executrix and “universal actrix,” to bring up the children until they will be fit for trades. Example: Thirdly, the actrix in her own testimony did not so much allege ignorance but rather showed that she abhorred the notion of sexual relations and had a positive will opposed to its fulfillment.
Word: actio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin āctum Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin āctiōbor. English actio Borrowed from Latin āctiō. 1. The use of voice and gestures in oratory; the style of delivery of a speech. Labels: rhetoric, uncountable
Word: lawsuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From law + suit. Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/, /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/, /ˈlɑˌs(j)ut/ 1. In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution. Example: The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve. Example: My ex-fiancé filed a lawsuit against me for a false restraining order and defamation.
Word: lawsuit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From law + suit. Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/, /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/, /ˈlɑˌs(j)ut/ 1. To bring a lawsuit. Example: The master, said Thady, lawsuited against the tenants […]
Word: caws Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɔːz/, /kɔz/, /kɑz/ 1. plural of caw Labels: form-of, plural
Word: caws Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɔːz/, /kɔz/, /kɑz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of caw Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: kilometers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of kilometer Labels: form-of, plural
Word: debole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian debole, meaning "weak", equivalent to the French foible. 1. The flexible part of the blade near the tip of light swords such as rapiers. Example: There are two parts to the sword: the forte and the debole. The forte begins from the hilt, extending as far as the middle of the blade; and the remainder is called the debole. The forte is for parrying, and the debole for striking. This is really important because: if you always keep your forte in the way of the opponent's debole, you will never be hit.
Word: jeans Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gene(s) (also spelled Jean(s)), an obsolete English name for the Italian city of Genoa. Compare French Gênes. In the context of clothing, the term originally denoted a kind of coarse cotton (known more fully as Gene(s) fustian) that was associated with Genoa. It began to be used for trousers made of such cloth in the 19th century. At this point, the final -s was reanalysed as a plural ending. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiːnz/ 1. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Traditionally most jeans are dyed dark blue. Example: As a general thing, they were dressed in homespun “jeans,” blue or yellow—there were no other varieties of it; all wore one suspender and sometimes two—yarn ones knitted at home,—some wore vests, but few wore coats.
Word: jeans Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Gene(s) (also spelled Jean(s)), an obsolete English name for the Italian city of Genoa. Compare French Gênes. In the context of clothing, the term originally denoted a kind of coarse cotton (known more fully as Gene(s) fustian) that was associated with Genoa. It began to be used for trousers made of such cloth in the 19th century. At this point, the final -s was reanalysed as a plural ending. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiːnz/ 1. plural of jean Labels: form-of, plural
Word: breeks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English breke, Northern variant of brechis (“trousers”), from Old English brēċ (“breeches”), plural of brōc (“covering for the leg; trouser”). More at breeches. Pronunciation: /bɹiːks/ 1. Pants, breeches. Labels: Scotland, plural, plural-only Example: — Ah, poor dogsbody, he said in a kind voice. I must give you a shirt and a few noserags. How are the secondhand breeks? Example: He was a loutish fellow, much bent in the shoulders, with leggings, which lacked most of the buttons, over his disreputable breeks.
Word: deathmatch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From death + match. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛθ.mæt͡ʃ/ 1. A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another. Example: There are only eight levels but the varied game modes (including time attacks, survivals, team deathmatches, hunts, and sieges) in both single and multi-player keeps things interesting. Example: The player continued to describe their own experience with deathmatch, explaining sometimes it takes several minutes for the deathmatch to load — meaning by the time they spawn, the game is almost over.
Word: deathmatch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From death + match. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛθ.mæt͡ʃ/ 1. To compete against in a deathmatch. Labels: transitive Example: Doom video game (id Software, 1993): message shown when quitting If I were your boss, I'd deathmatch ya in a minute! 2. To take part in deathmatch gaming. Labels: intransitive
Word: patronize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From patron + -ize (verb ending); or from Old French patroniser, from Medieval Latin patronizāre (“to lead a galley as patron”). Piecewise doublet of patternize. Pronunciation: /ˈpætɹəˌnaɪz/, /ˈpeɪtɹəˌnaɪz/ 1. To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support. Labels: transitive Example: A great perſonage aſked lord S——h, how the citizens came to patronize ſuch a profligate as Wilkes. His lordſhip replied, "They would patronize the devil, if he aſſiſted them to pull down a miniſter." Example: But she is totally devoid of elegant accomplishments, excepting the knowledge of French and Italian, which she acquired from the most grotesque monster you ever beheld, whom my father has engaged as a kind of librarian, and whom he patronizes, I believe, to show his defiance of the world's opinion. 2. To be a customer of (an establishment), especially a regular customer. Labels: transitive Example: "A chearful glaſs, then," ſaid Sir Sedley, "you think horridly intolerable?" […] "Well, the glaſs is not what I patroniſe," ſaid Sir Theophilus; "it hips me ſo conſumedly the next day; no, I can't patroniſe the glaſs." / "Not patroniſe wine?" cried Lord Newford; "O hang it! O curſe it! that's too bad, Offy![…]" Example: Mr John Puffingham was a patron—a patron to the diversified layers and strata of men and things pertaining to sublunary matters. He patronised his hatter, who, once a year, smoothed a cheap-and-shabby for his bald and shining brow. He patronised his tailor in the neighbourhood of the Minories. He patronised his washerwoman, his dustman—a pawnbroker he once patronised when an unexpected call was made upon his exhausted exchequer. 3. To treat condescendingly; to talk down to. Labels: transitive Example: Near-synonyms: condescend, infantilize, denigrate Example: "Yes, she was inclined to patronise you, I thought." / "I don't think she meant to patronise me in particular, it's the sort of manner that comes to women when they find themselves married, especially if they have had aspirations after that state for some time.[…]" 4. To blame, to reproach. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: This leads us to conſider how a good, and underſtanding Perſon ought to behave himſelf, when the Caſe happens, that ſome things are preſcribed in a Church which he himſelf thinks lawful, but others pretend they do not; […] whether it is his Duty to inveigh againſt the Governours of this Church, and add life and ſtrength to the unreaſonable ſcruples of others; to patronize thoſe who ſeparate upon groundleſs prejudices, and with groſs uncharitableneſs, or to plead againſt their unreaſonable and diſorderly practices; […]
Word: bedroom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bed + room. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛdɹuːm/, /ˈbɛdɹʊm/, /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ 1. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. Example: Please don't enter my bedroom without knocking. Example: The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, […]. 2. The location of sexual activity. Labels: euphemistic Example: "How are things in the bedroom?" asked the marriage therapist. Example: If you’re single, you might be going through a dry spell, or if you’re taken, life in the bedroom has become more routine and less of a spontaneous, fun activity.
Word: sashimi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 刺身(さしみ) (sashimi, “sticking into; slicing + flesh, meat”), from the way the flesh of the fish is sliced Pronunciation: /səˈʃiːmi/, /ˈsæʃɪmi/ 1. A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: “I want three sashimis and one large squid tempura. And get the man another drink.” The geisha bowed. Example: A sashimi of beef—thin peppered strips seared to a point just past rawness—was served with a frothy dressing of egg whites whipped with mustard and herbs, including tarragon and chives. The two sashimis may be the only dishes I enjoyed at La Petite Chaya that are still on the menu, […] 2. A thin slice or piece of raw fish or meat. Labels: countable, rare, usually Example: The display and garnishing of the sashimi is an important testing ground for the chef’s artistic originality. After all, the fish are raw, and beyond making sure that they are fresh and of high quality, there is little to be done about the flavor. Therefore the chef must become an artist if the sashimi are to be memorable. Example: You will recall that, contrary to the relative appearance of the words, the sashimi are the simple raw fish slices and the sushi are the rolls of rice and raw fish.
Word: sushi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 寿司(すし) (sushi, “sushi (sour rice)”), ultimately from archaic conjugation 酸(す)し (sushi, “sour, vinegared”) of modern adjective 酸(す)い (sui, “sour, vinegared”). Pronunciation: /ˈsuːʃi/, /ˈsuʃi/, /ˈsʉʃe/, /ˈsʉʃɪ/, /ˈsʉʃi/ 1. A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or meat. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: For the vegetarians, she served cucumber sushi. Example: He went to a Japanese restaurant and ordered sushi and noodles. 2. One of the portions from this dish. Labels: countable, rare, usually Example: You will recall that, contrary to the relative appearance of the words, the sashimi are the simple raw fish slices and the sushi are the rolls of rice and raw fish. Example: Rusty put a sushi in her palm. / Mary Kate popped it into her mouth. It tasted salty and crunchy. “Cucumber!” she said. / “My grandmother puts a surprise in the middle of each one,” said Rusty. 3. Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish. Labels: proscribed, uncountable, usually Example: 'Can't eat sushi?' I said. Then Mom said, 'You can't eat uncooked fish when you're pregnant' as if I'm the one stupid enough to go and get pregnant!
Word: sushi Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 寿司(すし) (sushi, “sushi (sour rice)”), ultimately from archaic conjugation 酸(す)し (sushi, “sour, vinegared”) of modern adjective 酸(す)い (sui, “sour, vinegared”). Pronunciation: /ˈsuːʃi/, /ˈsuʃi/, /ˈsʉʃe/, /ˈsʉʃɪ/, /ˈsʉʃi/ 1. To prepare (a food) as sushi. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Our finned friends come in all varieties: sushi-ed, fresh, smoked and otherwise packaged for your consumption.
Word: shelter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sheltron, sheldtrume (“roof or wall formed by locked shields”), from Old English sċildtruma, sċyldtruma (“a phalanx, company (of troops), a tortoise, a covering, shed, shelter”, literally “shield-troop”), from sċyld, sċield (“shield”) + truma (“a troop of soldiers”). Cognate with Scots schilthrum, schiltrum. More at shield, and Old English trymman (“to strengthen”), from trum (“strong, firm”) at trim. Doublet of sheltron (a kind of military formation), which is the more conservative of the two. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛltə/, [ˈʃʰɛltʰə], /ˈʃɛltɚ/, [ˈʃʰɛltʰɚ] ~ [ˈʃʰɛltʰɹ̩] 1. Somewhere one can find protection. Labels: countable Example: The band of explorers found a shelter behind the waterfall, which they rested at for three days. Example: rock shelter 2. Somewhere one can find protection. Labels: countable, usually Example: The detective kept them in view. He made his way casually along the inside of the shelter until he reached an open scuttle close to where the two men were standing talking. Eavesdropping was not a thing Larard would have practised from choice, but there were times when, in the public interest, he had to do it, and this was one of them. Example: bus shelter 3. Somewhere one can find protection. Labels: countable Example: tornado shelter Example: fallout shelter 4. Somewhere one can find protection. Labels: countable Example: (in compounds) Example: women's shelter 5. Somewhere one can find protection. Labels: countable, often Example: I wish more people would look for pets at the shelter before turning to breeders! Example: kill shelter 6. That which provides protection or cover. Labels: uncountable Example: Along with air, water, and food, shelter is often recognized as a human necessity. 7. The state of being protected or shielded. Labels: abstract, uncountable
Word: shelter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sheltron, sheldtrume (“roof or wall formed by locked shields”), from Old English sċildtruma, sċyldtruma (“a phalanx, company (of troops), a tortoise, a covering, shed, shelter”, literally “shield-troop”), from sċyld, sċield (“shield”) + truma (“a troop of soldiers”). Cognate with Scots schilthrum, schiltrum. More at shield, and Old English trymman (“to strengthen”), from trum (“strong, firm”) at trim. Doublet of sheltron (a kind of military formation), which is the more conservative of the two. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛltə/, [ˈʃʰɛltʰə], /ˈʃɛltɚ/, [ˈʃʰɛltʰɚ] ~ [ˈʃʰɛltʰɹ̩] 1. To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect. Labels: transitive Example: Those ruins sheltered once his sacred head. Example: You have no convents […] in which such persons may be received and sheltered. 2. To take cover. Labels: intransitive Example: During the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree.
Word: rifugio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian rifugio. Doublet of refuge and refugium. 1. A hut in the Italian mountains. Example: And though the standard fare at the mountain osterias known as rifugios largely remains slabs of speck and strong local cheese, there are exceptions — most notably Col Alt, a rifugio above Corvara accessible only by ski lift, where meat dishes take the form of succulent venison or rabbit, and bottles of aged Barolo offer a noble complement to the soaring mountain vistas.
Word: variant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change”). First attested in c. 1380. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹi.ənt/, /ˈvæɹi.ənt/, /ˈvɛɹi.ənt/ 1. Showing variety, diverse. 2. Showing deviation or disagreement. 3. Variable. Labels: obsolete 4. Covariant and/or contravariant.
Word: variant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change”). First attested in c. 1380. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹi.ənt/, /ˈvæɹi.ənt/, /ˈvɛɹi.ənt/ 1. Something that is slightly different from a type or norm. Example: All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”. 2. A different sequence of a gene (locus). Example: Most train operators have reduced services with emergency timetables, as they struggle to cope with a rapid increase in staff absences due to the Omicron variant of COVID. 3. A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types. 4. One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function. Example: The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”. Example: The "Terms" number is the total number of words and lexical phrases, including sub-headwords and other nested lexical items, but exclusive of variants.
Word: putsch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Putsch, from Alemannic German Putsch (“knock, thrust, blow”), of imitative origin. Pronunciation: /pʊt͡ʃ/, /pʉt͡ʃ/ 1. A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government. Example: Afterward, the ringleaders of the failed putsch were publicly executed. Example: 2010, Thompson, M. 2010. Modernisation theory’s last redoubt: democratisation in east and south east Asia. In Yin-wah Chu and Siu-lun Wong (ed), 'East Asia's new democracies: deepening, reversal, non-liberal alternatives'. London, Routledge.p98. "They have broken the democratic rules of the game by supporting popular mobilisation that has resulted in what can be dubbed a "people power putsch"."
Word: broody Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *brody, *brodi, from Old English brōdiġ (“broody”), equivalent to brood + -y. Cognate with German brütig (“broody”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːdi/ 1. Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs. Example: a broody hen 2. Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young. Example: “Clayton's getting so broody. This might help put things into perspective for him. I want a family, but I need to establish my career first." "I'm not in a rush," Clayton countered. "You practically teared up at the sight of Serena's tiny socks the other day. You've got baby fever bad." 3. Brooding, dwelling upon one's thoughts; moody. Example: Then, with unshorn beard and matted hair tangled with straw, his clothes smeared with slime of obscene things which are begotten of damp and darkness, his thoughts broody with wrath and revenge, Kynon was marched through the streets[…] Example: He didn't even give me one of his broody looks that gave nothing away about his thoughts at all (except the fact he was broody). He gave me a look I'd never seen on him before. A remorseful one. 4. Gloomy. Example: Broody clouds hung low against the water. None of this bothered the jBoat sailors, whose nimble craft challenged devilish winds and currents. A pod of twenty-two footers raced and frolicked like ten-year-olds on skateboards. Example: The contrast between broody clouds and condensed sky was startling. Fenn stepped off the path into rough grass to get near one of the church windows and, cupping a hand between brow and glass, peered in. There was an unappealing gloom[…]
Word: broody Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *brody, *brodi, from Old English brōdiġ (“broody”), equivalent to brood + -y. Cognate with German brütig (“broody”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɹuːdi/ 1. A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc. Example: There are six broodies in that coop.