nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: duster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dust 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 duster From dust + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌstɚ/, /ˈdʌstə/ 1. An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc. 2. Someone who dusts. 3. A loose-fitting long coat. 4. A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc. 5. A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran. 6. A dry drillhole, one that does not produce oil or gas. 7. A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled anti-aircraft gun. Labels: informal 8. A type of loose dress worn at home as well as within the vicinity of one's home. Labels: Philippines Example: Near-synonym: housedress 9. A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a chalkboard. 10. A high pitch toward the batter. 11. A duststorm. Example: Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob
Word: Gateshead Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Gatesheved (c. 1190), from Old English *Gāteshēafod, from gāt (“goat”) + hēafod (“head”). First mentioned by Bede in Latin in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People as ad caput caprae (literally “at the goat's head”), meaning a headland or hill frequented by (wild) goats. Both Latin and English names may be calques of a Brythonic predecessor formed from Proto-Brythonic *gaβr, from Proto-Celtic *gabros (“goat”), and might have been the Romano-British fort of Gabrosentum. Pronunciation: /ˈɡeɪtsˌhɛd/ 1. A town in Tyne and Wear, in north-east England, found upon the southern bank of the Tyne (OS grid ref NZ2562). Example: Of this number, 64 belonged to the above district, including Newcastle, with the addition of Gateshead, which lies on the opposite bank of the Tyne, in the county of Durham; and these afforded 2.13 cases per annum, which, as the population was 213,000, gave one case for every 100,000 inhabitants. 2. A metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town. 3. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, named after the town in England.
Word: Susy Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of Susan and of related female given names. Example: And trust me, Susy, added the corporal, turning to Susannah, whose eyes were swimming with water, before that time comes round again, a bright eye will be dim.
Word: plantarflex Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From plantar + flex. 1. To flex the foot or toes toward the sole. Labels: transitive
Word: Freddie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Fred + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛdi/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Frederick.
Word: Freddie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Fred + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛdi/ 1. An employee of the United States Forest Service. Labels: US, derogatory, slang
Word: Véronique Part of Speech: adj Etymology: French 1. Prepared with wine, grapes, and a cream sauce. Labels: not-comparable, postpositional Example: chicken Véronique; scallops Véronique
Word: clarts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clart Labels: form-of, plural
Word: catnip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of cat + nep, nip (“catnip”), from Middle English nep, from Old English nepte, from Proto-West Germanic *nepetā, from Latin nepeta (“catnip”). Compare earlier catmint (“catnip”), from Middle English catt mynte, which very likely existed in Old English (as *cattes minte) as well. Pronunciation: /ˈkætnɪp/ 1. Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some cats go bonkers over catnip; others ignore it. Example: But exactly how catnip—and a substitute, known as silver vine—produce this feline high has long been a mystery. Now, a study suggests the key intoxicating chemicals in the plants activate cats’ opioid systems much like heroin and morphine do in people. 3. Something that causes excitement or interest. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: The language’s^([OCaml's]) rigor is like catnip to some people, though, giving Jane Street an unusual advantage in the tight hiring market for programmers. Example: Since Rupert Murdoch famously bet the farm on Premier League football to rescue Sky TV in 1991, it has been the catnip that has underpinned subscriber loyalty and, even in a far more complicated media landscape, is seen as so vital as to be worth almost any price.
Word: lugs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of lug (“ear lobes”) Labels: Geordie, form-of, plural
Word: lugs Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lug Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: eir Part of Speech: det Etymology: Coined by Christine M. Elverson by removing "th" from their. Pronunciation: /ɛɹ/, /ɛə/ 1. Belonging to em, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to the singular their and coordinate with his and her. Labels: nonstandard, rare Example: Eir sentences would sound smoother since ey wouldn’t clutter them with the old sexist pronouns. And if ey should trip up in the new usage, ey would only have emself to blame. Example: A person whose habit is to stand and walk splay-footed may *think* eir feet are straight ahead, when they are actually pointed only slightly less out.
Word: Edna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew עֶדְנָה (“pleasure; delight”); a variant of Eden in the Book of Tobit. In Ireland and Scotland it has been used as an anglicization of Eithne. Pronunciation: /ˈɛdnə/ 1. A female given name from Hebrew. Example: Edna also said to Tobias, The Lord of heaven restore thee, my dear brother, and grant that I may see thy children of my daughter Sara before I die. Example: 'Edna', forsooth! No doubt her origin and morals are quite as apocryphal as her name. 2. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Texas, United States. 3. A census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
Word: Eunice Part of Speech: name Etymology: A biblical name from Ancient Greek Εὐνίκη (Euníkē), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”). Pronunciation: /ˈjuːnɪs/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. Example: "Eunice," he said consideringly. She paused in the midst of licking a dab of frosting off one finger. "Properly speaking," he said, "it should be 'You-nike-ee'. That's the way Greeks would have said it." "You-niss is bad enough," she told him. "I've always hated my name." "Oh, it's a fine name. It means 'victorious'." 2. A city in Louisiana. 3. A city in New Mexico.
Word: Eunice Part of Speech: name Etymology: Americanized form of Spanish Núñez. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːnɪs/ 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Edlyn Part of Speech: name Etymology: A 20th-century coinage, apparently a blend of Ed + Lyn, or a variant of Edeline. Pronunciation: /ˈɛdlɪn/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Word: Elgan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh Elgan. Pronunciation: /ˈɛlɡən/ 1. A male given name. 2. A surname.
Word: Sigourney Part of Speech: name Etymology: According to Ernest Nègre in his book Toponymie générale de la France (1990), the French placename Sigournais comes from Old French Segurniaci, which itself has been derived from Latin Secorinus + -acum. So it appears that the resemblance to Germanic dithematic names starting with *segaz is superficial. Pronunciation: /sɪˈɡɔː(ɹ)ni/, /sɪˈɡʊə(ɹ)ni/, /ˈsɪɡə(ɹ)ni/ 1. A surname from French. Labels: rare 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: rare Example: “Please come and see me. . . . Phone book. . . . Under the name of Mrs. Sigourney Howard. . . . My aunt. . . .” [In the novel, "Mrs. Sigourney Howard" means "the wife of Mr. Sigourney Howard".] 3. A female given name transferred from the surname. Labels: rare Example: The actress Sigourney Weaver took her ‘stage’ name from Sigourney Howard, a minor character mentioned in The Great Gatsby. But what is also worth noting is the fact that the character’s name, ‘Mrs Sigourney Howard’, actually refers to the husband, so Sigourney is a male given name in the novel. 4. A small city, the county seat of Keokuk County, Iowa, United States.
Word: Monmouth Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Monnow + mouth, Monnow coming from Welsh Mynwy. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒnməθ/ 1. A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5012). 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States:
Word: euer Part of Speech: adv 1. Early Modern spelling of ever.
Word: Jocelyn Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Middle English male given name from Old French Joscelin, German Gautzelin, diminutive of names beginning with the tribal name Gaut (“a Geat, a Goth”), the root form of which probably comes from Proto-Germanic *Gautalinþiz (from *gautaz + *linþaz); also used as a diminutive form of the Breton name Josse (= Joyce). It survived as a surname and was revived as a given name in the nineteenth century. * Jocelyn is currently popular among U.S. Hispanics, and in the Philippines, by folk etymology explained as a feminine diminutive form of José (Joseph). Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn/, /ˈd͡ʒɒslɪn/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Labels: dated 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. 3. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Example: I drove Dorothy immediately to King George V Hospital and two hours later she delivered a beautiful baby daughter. We named her Jocelyn. 4. A township in Ontario, Canada.
Word: Chattanooga Part of Speech: name Etymology: The first part derives from the Muskogean word cvto, 'rock'. The second part may be derived from a regional suffix -nuga, 'dwelling-place'. Pronunciation: /ˌt͡ʃæ.təˈnu.ɡə/, [ˌt͡ʃæ.ɾəˈnu.ɡə] 1. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, near the border with Georgia.
Word: Jacqueline Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the French feminine diminutive form of Jacques (“James”). From Hebrew יעקב (“Ya‘akov”, from the Hebrew root עקב (‘akev, “heel”)), because Jacob was born just behind Esau, and was grasping Esau’s heel in an effort to prevent him from being born first. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒækəlɪn/ 1. A female given name from French. Example: Jacqueline was so named simply because their mother had liked the ring of the word, sounding Parisian and worldly and auguring, to her mind, a good life.
Word: Caleb Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Late Latin Caleb, Calebus, from Koine Greek Χάλεβ (Kháleb), from Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), possibly related to כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”), referring to the unconditional devotion of dogs to their masters. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.ləb/ 1. Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua. Example: Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 2. A male given name from Hebrew first used by Puritans. Example: "My brother's name was Caleb Peck." "What a fine old-fashioned name," said Mrs. Tabor.
Word: Cuthbert Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of early English saints, from Old English Cūþbeorht (“brightly known, famous”). Pronunciation: /ˈkʌθ.bɜːɹt/ 1. A male given name from Old English. Example: "What's the first name?" […] "I have a horrible feeling that it's Lancelot!" "Good God!" said Archie. "It couldn't really be that, could it?" Archie looked grave. He hated to give pain, but he felt he must be honest. "It might," he said. "People give their children all sorts of rummy names. My second name's Tracy. And I have a pal in England who was christened Cuthbert De la Hay Horace. Fortunately everyone calls him Stinker." 2. A surname. 3. A place name: 4. A place name: 5. A place name:
Word: Cassius Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Cassius, a Roman name derived from the gens Cassia. Pronunciation: /ˈkæsi.əs/, /ˈkæ.ʃəs/ 1. A male given name from Latin.
Word: right of sepulchre Part of Speech: noun 1. The common law doctrine that human remains must be left undisturbed in their place of deposition. Labels: uncountable
Word: Nashville Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Nash (“Francis Nash”) + -ville. Pronunciation: /ˈnæʃˌvɪl/ 1. A number of places in the United States: 2. A number of places in the United States: Example: “I always knew that Nashville would be a destination of some sort for me, that I would land there in terms of music,” said the singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves during a Zoom call. 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: metonymically 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A hamlet in Ontario, Canada.
Word: Nashville Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nash (“Francis Nash”) + -ville. Pronunciation: /ˈnæʃˌvɪl/ 1. The Nashville warbler, Leiothlypis ruficapilla. Example: Of the three, the Nashville is probably easiest to identify. No matter what plumage it's in, the Nashville always sports a complete white to whitish eye-ring.
Word: Herman Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English here (“army”) + man (“man”) It was revived in the 19th century, partly due to American immigrants from continental Europe where the name has been more popular. Compare the German equivalent Hermann. Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːmən/, /ˈhɝmən/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bertie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutive + -ie. 1. A diminutive of Bertram, Albert or of any male given names ending in -bert. 2. A surname.
Word: Herod Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἡρῴδης (Hērōídēs). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛɹəd/ 1. The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.
Word: Humphrey Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of a 9th-century French saint, brought to England by Normans; Proto-Germanic *unnaną (“to grant, bestow”) + *friþuz (“peace”). In Ireland it has been used to Anglicize Irish Amhlaoibh (= Olaf). Pronunciation: /ˈhʌmfɹi/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Example: I neuer ſaw but Humfrey Duke of Gloſter, / Did beare him like a Noble Gentleman: […] Example: "Hump?" I asked. "Humphrey, really. But everybody calls him Hump. I know a lot of people who avoid calling him by his first name. For a long time people didn't think it was quite proper. But nowadays nobody seems to mind. What's happening to the power of words, Benny? Time was I used to blush at the words scrawled on fences, and now I hear them—everywhere. How are writers going to write books if language is going bland on them?" 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: dih Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly influenced by bih (“bitch”). Equivalent to dick + -h. Pronunciation: /dɪ(ː)/, /dɪh/, /dɪx/ 1. Filter-avoidance spelling of dick. Labels: Internet, euphemistic, humorous, mildly, vulgar Example: "Veiny ahh dih" Example: When bae show you her dih so you gotta hit an emote to let her you fw it (based on true events)
Word: Devonshire Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Defenasċīr, equivalent to Devon + -shire. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛv.ən.ʃə(ɹ)/ 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A habitational surname. Labels: countable
Word: Jennie Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name, variant of Jenny.
Word: Nathaniel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Modification, under influence of Daniel, of Nathanael, from Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”). Pronunciation: /nəˈθæn.jəl/ 1. A male given name from Hebrew. Example: Nathaniel's coat, sir, was not fully made, And Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'd i' the heel. Example: ‘What’s your Christian name, Sir?’ angrily inquired the little judge. ‘Nathaniel, Sir.’ ‘Daniel—any other name?’ ‘Nathaniel, sir—my Lord, I mean.’ ‘Nathaniel Daniel, or Daniel Nathaniel?’ ‘No, my Lord, only Nathaniel —not Daniel at all.’ ‘What did you tell me it was Daniel for, then, sir?’ inquired the judge.
Word: Mildred Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of an 8th-century English saint, Old English Mildþrȳþ (from milde (“mild”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)). Pronunciation: /ˈmɪldɹəd/ 1. A female given name from Old English. Example: Queens drop away, while blue-legg'd Maukin lives; / Drones thrive when bees are burnt within their hives; / And courtly Mildred dies, while country Madge survives. Example: One day Dunsford told him her name was Mildred. He had heard one of the other girls in the shop address her. "What an odious name," said Philip. "Why?" asked Dunsford. "I like it." . "It's so pretentious."
Word: Milly Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping + -y. 1. A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, or Camilla, also used as a formal given name.
Word: court-martial Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of court martial. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: court-martial Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of court martial. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: graver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gravere, graver, gravoure, from Old English græfere, grafere (“graver; engraver; sculptor”), equivalent to grave (“to engrave”) + -er. Cognate with Dutch graveur, German Graveur, Danish gravør, Swedish gravör, Icelandic grafari. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/ 1. a burin Labels: dated 2. a carver, sculptor, or engraver Labels: obsolete Example: 1852-1854, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures The graver, in ploughing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs. Example: […] the parts within the contorno are drawn by the incisions of the graver […]
Word: graver Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English grave Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English graver From grave (adjective) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/ 1. comparative form of grave: more grave Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: Pilgrim Part of Speech: noun 1. A settler of the Plymouth Colony, who left for the New World in the early 17th century. Labels: historical, plural-normally 2. Someone connected with Plymouth Argyle Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Word: Pilgrim Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: land of the free Part of Speech: name 1. The United States of America. Labels: poetic Example: O! say does that star-spangled Banner yet wave, / O'er the land of the Free, and the home of the brave? Example: […] nowhere but in America could a liberty, so easily acquired, be so easily maintained. Since that time, Heaven has smiled incessantly on the land of the free.
Word: court-martialed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of court-martial Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: court-martialed Part of Speech: adj 1. Having undergone a court-martial. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tories Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tory + -ies. 1. plural of Tory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tories Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tory + -ies. 1. The British Conservative Party Labels: UK Example: Helped by massive tax increases piled on to the electorate by the Tories in their first post-election budget, we slowly began to win the battle. 2. The Conservative Party of Canada or one of that party's predecessors, or provincial variants Labels: Canadian
Word: courtroom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From court + room. 1. The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury. Example: Dave: Livin’ the litigation life, ya gotta catch that courtroom rhythm.
Word: transitions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of transition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cornstalk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From corn + stalk. 1. The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest. Example: Holonym: cornfield Example: As we all know, witches ride through the air on a broom, but sometimes their means of locomotion was a bulrush, a branch of thorn, mullein stalks, cornstalk, or ragweed, called fairies' horse in Ireland. 2. A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn. 3. A non-indigenous person born in Australia. Labels: Australia, obsolete, slang 4. a non-indigenous native of New South Wales. Labels: Australia, derogatory, slang Example: He's a bloody cornstalk.
Word: cria Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish criardeverb. Spanish críabor. English cria Borrowed from Spanish cría (“kid; pup; cria”). 1. A young South American camelid (llama, vicuna, guanaco or alpaca).
Word: spelk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English spelke, from Old English spilc, spelc (“a splint”), from Proto-West Germanic *spelku, from Proto-Germanic *spelkō, *spalkō, *spalkuz (“bast, splint”). Cognate with Old Norse spjalkir (“bars, rails”, plural). Pronunciation: /spɛlk/ 1. A splinter, usually of wood. Labels: Cumbria, Northumbria 2. A wooden splinter caught under the skin. Labels: Cumbria, Northumbria 3. A rod or switch. Labels: Northern-English 4. Unusably short lengths of fibre-reinforced material, such as prepreg.
Word: spelk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English spelken, from Old English spelċan, from Proto-West Germanic *spalkijan, from Proto-Germanic *spalkijaną. Cognate with Old Norse spelkja. Pronunciation: /spɛlk/ 1. To use a spelk in or on. Labels: Northern-English, transitive Example: A spelk is often a hazel of two or three years' growth. It is pointed at each end, and is three or four feet long, and is placed at right angles with the thatch to hold it down. Sometimes a bit of very neat work is displayed in the spelking of the thatch […]
Word: spelks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spelk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ministre Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of minister. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: ministre Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of minister. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Olaf Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *anô Proto-Germanic *laibō Proto-Germanic *Anulaibaz Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ (*anulaibaʀ) Old Norse Óláfrder. English Olaf Derived from Old Norse Óláfr. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊl.əf/, /ˈəʊl.æf/, /ˈəʊl.ɑːf/, /ˈoʊl.əf/, /ˈoʊl.æf/ 1. A male given name from Old Norse. Example: And then all hundred and one of us trooped across the grass and onto the platform and got our diplomas from Mr. Halvorson, the superintendent of schools, and he said my name into the microphone―Tollefson, John Olaf―and there is was, the terrible secret of my middle name, revealed, and I slunk back to my seat and people whispered, 'Hey, Ole.'
Word: Bedford Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Bedforde, Bedeford, from Old English Bedaford, Bedanford, equivalent to Bede's + ford. The civil parish is named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710 - 1771). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛdfə(ɹ)d/ 1. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A place name: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 24. A place name: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 25. An English dukedom. Labels: countable, uncountable 26. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bedford Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Bedforde, Bedeford, from Old English Bedaford, Bedanford, equivalent to Bede's + ford. The civil parish is named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710 - 1771). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛdfə(ɹ)d/ 1. A truck, van, and bus and coach chassis formerly manufactured by the Bedford company, a subsidiary company of Vauxhall Motors. Example: New Zealand Railways Road Services used to operate a large fleet of Bedfords.
Word: hockle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from hackle, a brush once used for fraying flax, and related to heckle (“to tease”). 1. A knob in cordage caused by twisting against the lay.
Word: hockle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from hackle, a brush once used for fraying flax, and related to heckle (“to tease”). 1. To damage cordage by twisting against the lay.
Word: hockle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From imperfect and past participle hockled; from present participle and verbal noun hockling. From hock. 1. to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham. Labels: transitive 2. To mow, as stubble. Labels: transitive
Word: hockle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably onomatopoeic. 1. spit, spittle Labels: Geordie, uncountable, vulgar
Word: hockle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably onomatopoeic. 1. To spit. Labels: Geordie
Word: scran Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably of North Germanic origin, from or cognate with Old Norse skran (“rubbish; marine stores”). Compare Icelandic skran (“junk”), Danish skrammel (“junk, lumber”). Doublet of scrawn. Pronunciation: /skɹan/ 1. Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable Example: Let we gan and get some scran. Aw’m starvin man! Example: I know there are many persons — some who are themselves poor — who 'never turn a beggar from their door,' but always give them a few browns (halfpence) or some scran (broken victuals). 2. Refuse; rubbish. Labels: uncountable
Word: scran Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably of North Germanic origin, from or cognate with Old Norse skran (“rubbish; marine stores”). Compare Icelandic skran (“junk”), Danish skrammel (“junk, lumber”). Doublet of scrawn. Pronunciation: /skɹan/ 1. To eat. Labels: Scotland, slang Example: 2026 March 28, George Sandeman and Olivia Hutchinson, Tiramisu hot cross buns, doughnut eggs: Have Easter treats gone too far? (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyenwrz23go Creme eggs have been delighting - or not, depending on your palate - British tastebuds for more than 50 years. "I scran them up so fast," says Ethan in Manchester, who is on his way to a gym session. 2. To steal in a mischievous manner; pinch, nick. Labels: Northern-England, slang
Word: scrawn Part of Speech: noun 1. food Labels: Geordie, uncountable
Word: silex Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin silex. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪˌlɛks/ 1. Flint. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 2. A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Every little cold gust that I observed in the Colorado country had this corkscrew character […] an auger, of diameter varying from an inch to a thousand feet, capable of altering its direction so as to bore curved holes, revolving with incalculable rapidity, and armed with a cutting edge of silex.
Word: siliciferous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From silica + -i- + -ferous. 1. yielding or bearing silica
Word: silicified Part of Speech: adj 1. Combined with silicon. 2. Impregnated with silica; petrified. Example: Some of the best evidence of what happened comes from Germany, where the silicified trunks of about 80 species of trees have been found preserved in what was once a great lagoon fringing the northern slopes of the rising Alps.
Word: silicified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of silicify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: domestic blindness Part of Speech: noun 1. The inability to see something that is plainly visible, in an everyday home situation. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: silicify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English silica Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus 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 -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English silicify From silica + -ify. 1. to impregnate something with silica. Labels: transitive 2. to be impregnated with, or converted into silica. Labels: intransitive
Word: silicisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of silicization. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: silicization Part of Speech: noun 1. the conversion of something into, or the reaction of something with silicon or silica
Word: silicotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English silic(osis) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós)der. Latin -ōticusder. French -otiquebor. English -otic English silicotic From silic(osis) + -otic. 1. Of, relating to, or affected with silicosis.
Word: silicotic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English silic(osis) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós)der. Latin -ōticusder. French -otiquebor. English -otic English silicotic From silic(osis) + -otic. 1. A person who has silicosis.
Word: silicon germanide Part of Speech: noun 1. The binary compound, SiGe of silicon and germanium; sometimes considered to be a simple alloy silicon germanium.
Word: gadgie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Romani gaʒe, plural of gaʒo (“a non-Roma”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡæd͡ʒi/ 1. A man. Labels: Geordie, Mackem, Scotland, Teesside Example: They also said (many times) “Fuck” and “Some gadgie's just knacked me 'ouse.” Example: "He's in a wheelchair." Cobb took a large gulp from the bottle, showed his teeth. "How dangerous can a gadgie in a wheelchair be, eh?" 2. A person who is poorly educated and engages in hooliganism, petty criminality or loutish behaviour. This usage sometimes carries the connotation of youth. Labels: Dundee, Scotland, derogatory, especially
Word: germanide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English germanium Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English germanide From germanium + -ide. 1. any binary compound of germanium and a more electropositive element
Word: gadgies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gadgie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: radgie gadgie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɹædʒi ˈɡædʒi/ 1. A bad-tempered old man. Labels: Geordie, derogatory
Word: silicon germanium Part of Speech: noun 1. An alloy of silicon and germanium used as a semiconductor. Labels: uncountable
Word: silicon oxide Part of Speech: noun 1. silicon dioxide (SiO₂), silica. 2. silicon monoxide (SiO).
Word: silicon tetrachloride Part of Speech: noun 1. The binary compound of silicon and chlorine SiCl₄. Labels: uncountable
Word: silicon tetrafluoride Part of Speech: noun 1. The binary compound of silicon and fluorine SiF₄, a colourless, poisonous gas with a pungent odour, used in the production of silicon semiconductors. Labels: uncountable
Word: Northumbrian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Northumbria + -an. 1. The dialect spoken by Northumbrians. 2. The variety of English spoken in Northumbria before the Conquest. Labels: historical
Word: Northumbrian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Northumbria + -an. 1. An inhabitant of North East England; or specifically Northumberland.
Word: Northumbrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Northumbria + -an. 1. Of, from, or relating to Northumbria or its inhabitants. 2. Of, from, or relating to Northumberland or its inhabitants. Example: The line along the Northumbrian coast to Berwick and into Scotland is stunning (even on a Voyager!), and the weather is perfect - just sit back, relax, and enjoy the motion picture that plays beyond the window.
Word: Northumbria Part of Speech: name Etymology: A Latinised form of Middle English Northhumbre, from Old English Norþhymbre, a variant of Norþanhymbre (“Northumbria; Northumbrians”). Equivalent to North + (of the River) Humber. Pronunciation: /nɔːˈθʊm.bɹi.ə/, /nɔːˈθʌm.bɹi.ə/, /nɔɹˈθʌm.bɹi.ə/ 1. An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England; in full, Kingdom of Northumbria. Labels: historical 2. A vaguely defined geographic area of England, often synonymous with North East England. Labels: informal
Word: pitmatic Part of Speech: noun 1. The language spoken by inhabitants of the mining villages in Northumberland or Durham. Labels: uncountable
Word: pitmatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to this language. Labels: Northumbria Example: Ye taalk ower pitmatic for a lad from Gatesheed.
Word: geet Part of Speech: adj 1. great Labels: Geordie, not-comparable
Word: geet Part of Speech: adv 1. very Labels: Geordie, not-comparable Example: An thor was this geet muckle bloke standin by the door!
Word: idiot box Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From idiot + box, an allusion to the supposed mind-reducing nature of television programming or its lack of educational value. 1. Television. Labels: Canada, US, idiomatic Example: During the long, dreary, wet winter I amused myself by watching college and Pro basketball on the idiot box.
Word: hoo Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Middle English hoo, shoo (“she”) from Old English hēo (“she”). More at she. Pronunciation: /huː/ 1. she Labels: Derbyshire, Yorkshire, feminine, nominative, singular, third-person Example: 'Aye, aye,' said the father, impatiently, 'hoo'll come. Hoo's a bit set up now, because hoo thinks I might ha' spoken more civilly; but hoo'll think better on it, and come. I can read her proud bonny face like a book. 2. he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun Labels: England, South, West, West-Midlands, feminine, nominative, singular, third-person
Word: hoo Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho. Pronunciation: /huː/ 1. Expressing joy, excitement, or victory. Labels: obsolete Example: Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo! Example: With, hoo! such bugs and goblins in my life 2. Used to attract the attention of others. Labels: Geordie Example: "Hoo yee!" 3. An exclamation of pain. Example: Old Peter, summoned to assist at getting Mrs Dibble upstairs, made no pretence of commiseration for the sufferer. "Gone and done it again, have you?" he said with satisfaction. "About the best thing you could have done, the way it'll keep you out of the shop a bit longer," which so far revived Mrs Dibble that she exclaimed fiercely, "I don't want none of your cheek, Peter Bodfish and not a minute you'd stay in my shop if - Hoo! Ow! Me leg - "
Word: hoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho. Pronunciation: /huː/ 1. An uttering of the cry 'hoo'. Example: Improvising a stretcher from a cupboard door, they levered Mrs Dibble on to it and got her upstairs to "Hoos!" and "Ows!" of anguish, and laid her on the bed, where Rita administered another stiff dose of gin.
Word: hoo Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English howe, hu (“how”), from Old English hū (“how”). More at how. Pronunciation: /huː/ 1. how Labels: Geordie, Northumbria, not-comparable
Word: hoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hough, hogh, ho, from Old English hōh. Doublet of hough. Pronunciation: /huː/ 1. A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.
Word: yee Part of Speech: pron Pronunciation: /jiː/ 1. You (the people being addressed); alternative spelling of ye. Labels: Geordie, personal, pronoun 2. Obsolete form of ye. Labels: alt-of, emphatic, obsolete, personal, pronoun Example: Speak yee who best can tell, ye sons of light, Angels, for yee behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, Day without Night, Circle his Throne, rejoycing, yee in Heav'n, On Earth joyn all yee Creatures to extoll.
Word: yee Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /jiː/ 1. yes, yeah Labels: Internet, especially, slang
Word: cornemuse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French cornemuse. 1. A French musical instrument very similar to bagpipes.
Word: retiree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tire English retire English -ee English retiree From retire + -ee. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)ˌiː/ 1. Someone who has retired from active working. Example: He has been a retiree since 2001.
Word: Calais Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Calais and Middle English Caleys (from Anglo-Norman Caleis), from the Roman name, Latin Caletum, named after the Caleti, a Gaulish tribe in the area, from Proto-Celtic *kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”). The placename is cognate with Breton calet, Middle Irish calath, and calad. Pronunciation: /ˈkæleɪ/, /kæˈleɪ/, /ˈkælɪs/ 1. A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France. 2. A city in Washington County, Maine, United States. 3. A town in Washington County, Vermont, United States (both states have a Washington County).
Word: dickies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɪkiz/ 1. plural of dickie Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of dicky Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dickies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdɪkiz/ 1. Head lice or nits. Labels: Geordie, derogatory, plural, plural-only Example: His hair was liftin with dickies
Word: nits Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /nɪts/ 1. plural of nit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Macbeth Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicization of Middle Irish Mac Bethad, equivalent to the modern mac (“son of”) bheatha (“life”). Pronunciation: /məkˈbɛθ/ 1. A William Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family. 2. The title character of said play. 3. An 11th-century king of Scotland. 4. A surname. Example: On a Tuesday in April 2017, Janet Macbeth composed an all-office email. “My story,” read the subject line in Nishnaabemwin, the Ojibwe language. “Hello everyone,” the email continued in Nishnaabemwin. “My name is Janet.”
Word: serai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Persian سرای (sarây, “courtyard; dwelling; palace”), with the sense as a seraglio via its use in Ottoman Turkish. Pronunciation: /səˈɹaɪ/ 1. A palace. 2. A seraglio. 3. A caravanserai; an inn.
Word: serai Part of Speech: noun 1. A long-necked flagon for water; a goglet. Labels: India, historical
Word: serai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Malay serai. 1. lemongrass Labels: Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable
Word: RNLI Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Royal National Lifeboat Institution; a coastal patrol lifeboat rescue service, organization and charity in the British Isles. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Pamela Part of Speech: name Etymology: Invented by Sir Philip Sidney for his pastoral poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (c 1593). Seemingly created from scratch; some imagine an analysis as Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs, “all”) + μέλι (méli, “honey”) but there is no evidence that this was intended. Pronunciation: /ˈpæmələ/ 1. A female given name originating as a coinage. Example: They lived about thirty miles from the Squire; and she told me, that I might be sure to find her out by one circumstance; for that they had a daughter with a very strange name, Pamĕla, or Pamēla; some pronounced it one way, and some the other. Example: - But, Pamela, did you say? - A queer sort of name! - I've heard of it somewhere! - Is it a Christian or a Pagan name? - Linsey-woolsey - half one, half t'other - like thy girl - Ha, ha, ha.'
Word: sedateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sedate Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sedateness From sedate + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being sedate; calmness of mind, manner, or countenance Labels: uncountable
Word: doilem Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of doylem. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Leipzig Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Leipzig, from Slavic. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪp.sɪɡ/, /ˈlaɪp.sɪk/ 1. An independent city in Saxony, Germany. 2. The Leipzig Glossing Rules or glossing style, a style of glossing used by linguists.
Word: fein Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternate spelling of feen. Popularized by Travis Scott
Word: tombe Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of tomb. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Merlin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Merlyn, from Medieval Latin Merlinus and Old French Merlin, from Proto-Brythonic *Mor-ðin (literally “sea-hill”), from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɝlɪn/, /ˈmɜːlɪn/ 1. A wizard in the Arthurian legend. Example: I NEXT paſſed into the choir; a ſcene of transformation indeed! I had been accuſtomed to contemplate here a far different order of things. Our profeſſional Merlins have waved their wands to ſome purpoſe; and all view, as their familiars invited me to believe, was to be given up to the momentary glance at an Eidophuſicon ſhew of the Reſurrection filling the Eaſt window in that ſpot late our Lady’s chapel, now the termination of the choir. Example: It is a game of chemistry and confidence, where players of gold often make teams of lead, and vice versa. Coaches are like Merlins madly mixing metals, searching for “the right combination,” even if it contradicts common sense. 2. A male given name. 3. A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.
Word: magic mushroom Part of Speech: noun 1. Any mushroomlike fungus that has psychedelic effects. Labels: informal
Word: Dicky Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Dick + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪki/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
Word: regardant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English regardant, from Anglo-Norman regardant, Middle French regardant. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈɡɑːdn̩t/ 1. With the head turned toward the back of the body. Labels: not-comparable Example: The dog was waiting for him, her paws on the second tread, pere regardant with a happy lolling tongue. Example: The official blazon of the arms of Perth is "Gules, a Holy Lambe passant regardant staff and cross argent, with the banner of St. Andrew proper, all within a double tressure counter-flowered of the second": […]. 2. Watchful, attentive; contemplative. Labels: not-comparable Example: To horse, to horse: thus once Eurydice, / With looks regardant, did the Thracian gaze […]. Example: He stood regardant for a moment.
Word: Crewe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Recorded as Creu in the Domesday Book, the town's name is derived from Old Welsh criu (“weir; crossing”) (compare modern Welsh cryw). Pronunciation: /ˈkɹuː/, /ˈkɹʉw/, /ˈkɾʉ/, /ˈkɾɪʊ/, /ˈkɹu/ 1. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A habitational surname from Welsh. Labels: countable
Word: fledged Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /flɛd͡ʒd/ 1. Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
Word: fledged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /flɛd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of fledge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: Cincinnati Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the Society of the Cincinnati, which is named after Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus; see Latin Cincinnāti and Cincinnātus. Pronunciation: /sɪnsɪˈnæti/, /sɪnsɪˈnætə/ 1. The third largest city in Ohio, United States and the county seat of Hamilton County. Example: To be clear, there’s no reason to hate the actual Harambe. After the silverback gorilla was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2016, people used “RIP Harambe” to… comment on the irony of why we mourn animals but are quick to blame humans? 2. A city in Appanoose County, Iowa. 3. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas. 4. An unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana. 5. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Parke County, Indiana. 6. An unincorporated community in Ralls County, Missouri. 7. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon; modern Eola. Labels: historical 8. A settlement in El Dorado County, California. Labels: historical 9. Any of five ships of the United States Navy.
Word: Cincinnati Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the Society of the Cincinnati, which is named after Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus; see Latin Cincinnāti and Cincinnātus. Pronunciation: /sɪnsɪˈnæti/, /sɪnsɪˈnætə/ 1. A 7–9 or 8–10 split (result of a first throw).
Word: Antoine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Antoine. Doublet of Anthony. Pronunciation: /ˈænt.waːn/ 1. A male given name from French occasionally borrowed from French, mostly in the U.S.
Word: hallway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hall + way. Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːlweɪ/, /ˈhaːlweɪ/, /ˈhɔlˌweɪ/, /ˈhɑlˌweɪ/ 1. A corridor in a building that connects rooms.