nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Dover Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England. Pronunciation: /ˈdəʊ.və/, /ˈdoʊ.vɚ/ 1. A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141). 2. A sea area between this port and France. 3. A local government district of Kent, including this town and port. 4. A neighbourhood of Abram, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6001). 5. A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia. 6. A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 7. A small fishing and lumber town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; formerly, Shoal Bay and Wellington. 8. A village in Nova Scotia, Canada. 9. A neighborhood of Singapore. 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 number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A number of places in the United States: 23. A number of places in the United States: 24. A number of places in the United States: 25. A number of places in the United States: 26. A number of places in the United States: 27. A number of places in the United States: 28. A number of places in the United States: 29. A number of places in the United States: 30. A number of places in the United States: 31. A number of places in the United States: 32. A number of places in the United States: 33. A number of places in the United States: 34. A number of places in the United States: 35. A number of places in the United States: 36. A number of places in the United States: 37. A number of places in the United States: 38. A surname.
Word: tuppence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, two + pence, collective plural of penny. Same for the definition: "Ellipsis of tuppence worth (“one’s opinion”)" however, this idiom is derived from this fact; in Britain it used to cost two pence ("tuppence") to post a letter, usually holding one's opinion. Pronunciation: /ˈtʌp(ə)ns/ 1. Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency). Labels: Ireland, UK, countable, dated, informal, uncountable Example: Milk has gone up to tuppence ha’penny a pint. Example: In less than four days twenty-three men had paid their tuppences to Henery, who ’ad been made the seckitary. 2. Ellipsis of tuppence worth (“one’s opinion”). Labels: Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, idiomatic, uncountable 3. The vulva or vagina. Labels: Ireland, UK, childish, countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable, usually Example: "Fucksticks!" When some smart-arse bastard gives me my comeuppance / "Fucksticks!" When it’s ages since I’ve seen a lady’s tuppence Example: The lady confided to the nurse helping her up off the examination couch, and told her “He put his hand up me funnel and made me tuppence bleed!”
Word: sphincter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin sphinctēr (“the muscle of the anus”), from Ancient Greek σφῐγκτήρ (sphĭnktḗr, “lace, band; contractile muscle”), ultimately of Pre-Greek origin. Possibly related to sphinx (“the strangler”). Pronunciation: /ˈsfɪŋk.tɚ/ 1. A ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings of the stomach), constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological functioning. Example: the sphincter of the bladder Example: the iris sphincter in the eye
Word: thyroid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid Borrowed from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “an oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”). Pronunciation: /ˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd/ 1. Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland. Labels: not-comparable Example: a thyroid personality 4. Shield-shaped; peltiform. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thyroid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid Borrowed from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “an oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”). Pronunciation: /ˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd/ 1. Ellipsis of thyroid cartilage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Ellipsis of thyroid gland. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Israel is one of the few countries that widely fluoridates, besides the United States, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. Fluoridation, the addition of fluoride to public drinking water supplies to reduce cavities, is the subject of intense controversy, especially outside of the United States. But opposition to the practice, on the grounds that fluoride has adverse effects on the thyroid, brain and bones, and is an unethical form of mass-medication, appears to be growing. 3. Ellipsis of thyroid gland.
Word: thyroid gland Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin glandula thyreoidea, coined by Thomas Wharton in 1656. 1. A large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones.
Word: roman à clef Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French roman à clef (literally “novel with a key”). Pronunciation: /rəʊˌmɑn.əˈkleɪ/, /rə-/, /-ˌmɑn.ɑ-/, /-ˈklef/ 1. A piece of fiction, especially a novel, describing real-life people or events. Example: I want to emphasize that in this respect my account of romance differs substantially from both Annabel Patterson's argument that the primary purpose of roman à clef in early modern England was to avoid censorship and Michael McKeon's […] Example: In the end, the fragmentary nature of the text and Dora's abrupt decision to terminate her treatment indicate that as a narrative technology, the roman à clef fails. This owes less to the particulars of the individual case, however, than to Freud's […]
Word: luddite Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative letter-case form of Luddite. Labels: alt-of Example: For me, what luddite success would look like would be a societal shift where we ask ourselves, ‘Why are we burning our planet? Making our lives shittier? Getting rid of every last bit of our autonomy and privacy just to make a few guys rich?’
Word: luddite Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Luddite. Labels: alt-of
Word: matins Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English matyns, matynes, from Old French matines. Pronunciation: /ˈmætɪnz/ 1. Together with lauds, the earliest of the canonical hours; traditionally prayed at sunrise or earlier. Example: This chant was sung in many cathedrals both at First Vespers and at Matins for Christmas Day. In Notre Dame and many other churches, however, it was only performed at First Vespers. 2. Morning prayers. Example: The monk must arise when the matins ring, / The abbot may sleep to their chime; / But the yeoman must start when the bugles sing / ’Tis time, my hearts, ’tis time.
Word: matins Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmætɪnz/ 1. plural of matin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sext Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sexta (“sixth; sixth hour”). Doublet of siesta. Pronunciation: /sɛkst/ 1. Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight. Labels: historical 2. The service appointed for this hour. 3. A sixth: an interval of six diatonic degrees. 4. An organ stop of two ranks of pipes an interval of a sixth apart. Labels: obsolete
Word: sext Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of sex + text. As a verb, a back-formation from earlier sexting, formed from the noun. Pronunciation: /sɛkst/ 1. An electronic message, especially one sent by cell phone, involving sexual language or images. Example: Embarrassed by a ‘Sext’ Message
Word: sext Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of sex + text. As a verb, a back-formation from earlier sexting, formed from the noun. Pronunciation: /sɛkst/ 1. To send a sext. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Rebecca Loos claimed she was 'sexted' by Beckham Example: […] trying to get into the swing of things by texting my husband (I was a little tipsy, I will admit): "How do you sext someone?" hoping to engage in the latest trend. All I got was, "What!" in reply.
Word: compline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English compelin, cumplie, from Old French complie, from Latin complēta (hōra) (literally “finished hour”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmplɪn/, /ˈkɑmplɪn/ 1. The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed.
Word: complin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of compline. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Blairite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Blair Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Blairite From Blair + -ite. 1. A supporter of Tony Blair, British prime minister from 1997 to 2007, or his policies. Labels: UK, informal Example: The Blairites came up with young country and new this, new that, but it was cosmetic.
Word: Blairite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Blair Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Blairite From Blair + -ite. 1. Relating to Blairites or to Tony Blair's government and policies. Labels: UK, not-comparable
Word: dissuasion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French dissuasion. Pronunciation: /dɪˈsweɪʒən/ 1. the act or an instance of dissuading Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: technological Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English technology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English technological From technology + -ical. Pronunciation: /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/, [ˌtɛk.nəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kɫ̩], /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/, [ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kɫ̩] 1. Of, relating to, or involving technology, especially modern scientific technology. Example: US-Gulf relations have improved significantly since Trump returned to office. Frustrated at the perceived lack of US interest in their needs under the Biden administration, Saudi Arabia and the UAE had sought to diversify their military, technological and economic ties.
Word: teeny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Alteration of tiny, possibly with a childish or fanciful intention. First attested in 1825. Pronunciation: /ˈtiː.ni/, /ˈti.ni/ 1. Very small; tiny. Labels: informal
Word: teeny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From teen + -y or a clipping of teenybopper. Pronunciation: /ˈtiː.ni/, /ˈti.ni/ 1. A teenager; a teenybopper. Labels: colloquial, rare Example: We just moved to Belgium, my husband is a naval architect and was sailing and designing sailing yachts since years, I was sailing smaller boats since I was a teeny, both are very interested to get back into active sailing. Example: ahh there we go with that "most teenager"^([sic]) crap again. Its been a while since I was a teeny, but I've met a lot of teens that are a lot more mature than adults I know that are in their 30's and 40's even. Come on with the generalizations already.. do you say thing^([sic]) like "what do you expect from mexicans" too??
Word: teething Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From teethe + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːðɪŋ/, /ˈtiðɪŋ/ 1. The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But with night feedings and night teethings, often the greatest challenge of all for a young mother is simply fatigue.
Word: teething Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From teethe + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːðɪŋ/, /ˈtiðɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of teethe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: plesiochronous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plesio- + chrono- + -ous from Ancient Greek πλησίον (plēsíon, “near”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). 1. Almost, but not quite, synchronous. Labels: not-comparable Example: The DS-3 standard uses bit stuffing to allow the clocks of its tributaries to be plesiochronous.
Word: teething troubles Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A reference to teething (“the eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth”) and the accompanying discomfort, which occur during early life. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːðɪŋ ˈtɹʌb(ə)lz/, /ˈtiðɪŋ ˈtɹʌb(ə)lz/, /ˈtɹə-/ 1. Problems that are to be expected with any new and untried product, system, or venture. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: No doubt the new form of drive will have its teething troubles and this may be expected; but even if each ship manages to unload one cargo where it is badly needed and then it is beached, mechanical troubles will be comparatively unimportant provided all the crew are safe. Example: But we think that, for something which is so new, it is far better and easier for them to recoup if it is only a 16,000 run. If it is up in the millions it is a bigger problem, and it is far better to get your teething troubles out of the way on a smaller one.
Word: telegraph post Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From their original purpose of carrying telegraph lines, first used around 1843 by William Fothergill Cooke. 1. A pole, usually wooden, that carries telephone lines above a street. Example: Here the protection consists of a 50lb per mile cadmium copper trip-wire mounted on short telegraph posts on both sides of the line, 4ft above rail level.
Word: telegraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From telegraph + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns), q.v., equivalent to tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + -graphy (“writings on a subject, area of study, etc.”). Pronunciation: /təˈlɛɡɹəfi/, /ˈtɛləˌɡɹɑːfi/, /ˈtɛləˌɡɹæfi/ 1. Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The science and techniques used to enact this process. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The devices and networks used to enact this process. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: telemeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French télémètre (“device used for measuring distance”) coined by Selligue from télé- + -mètre, possibly from a blend of télescope and micromètre. 1. Any measuring device used in telemetry. 2. A device used for rangefinding, especially of military targets.
Word: telemeter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French télémètre (“device used for measuring distance”) coined by Selligue from télé- + -mètre, possibly from a blend of télescope and micromètre. 1. To transmit by telemetry. Labels: transitive
Word: endocrine Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French endocrine, from endo- + Ancient Greek κρίνω (krínō, “to separate, also to secrete”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛndə(ʊ)kɹaɪn/, /ˈɛndə(ʊ)kɹɪn/, /ˈɛnd.oʊ.kɹɪn/ 1. Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream. Labels: not-comparable 2. Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions. Labels: not-comparable
Word: endocrine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French endocrine, from endo- + Ancient Greek κρίνω (krínō, “to separate, also to secrete”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛndə(ʊ)kɹaɪn/, /ˈɛndə(ʊ)kɹɪn/, /ˈɛnd.oʊ.kɹɪn/ 1. The secretion of an endocrine gland. 2. An endocrine gland.
Word: teleost Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos, “complete”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”). 1. Of, or relating to the Teleostei - fish with bony skeletons. Labels: not-comparable
Word: teleost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos, “complete”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”). 1. A fish of the taxonomic infraclass Teleostei. Example: 1969, W. S. Hoar, D. J. Randall (editors), Fish Physiology, Volume 2: The Endocrine System, page 156, There are no direct studies of the effects of arginine vasotocin or 4 Ser, 8 Ile oxytocin in the holostean bony fish. It can only be suggested that the histological evidence suggests a possible role in the control of the adenohypophysis and that systemic effects might well parallel those found in the closely related teleosts. Example: After antigenic stimulation, increased amounts of lymphoid tissue does appear, in the spleen of teleosts. The lymphoid tissue of teleost spleen consists of lymphoid cells, mainly small, medium, and large lymphocytes arranged in a supporting reticular cell meshwork.
Word: telepathic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English telepathy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English telepathic From telepathy + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk/ 1. Of, relating to, or using telepathy.
Word: telephone call Part of Speech: noun 1. A connection established over a telephone network between two parties. 2. The conversation held by the two parties on this connection. 3. A quick, informal consultation or conversation with a lawyer, usually by a party in distress or that is about to be placed under arrest. Labels: colloquial
Word: telephone directory Part of Speech: noun 1. A listing of telephone subscribers in a specific geographical area, together with their telephone numbers and, sometimes, a street address.
Word: yellow pages Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From such directories being printed on yellow paper. 1. A telephone directory that lists commercial organizations, organized by type of organization.
Word: telephone exchange Part of Speech: noun 1. Any equipment that establishes connections between telephones. 2. The rooms or building housing such equipment (a central office, as it was termed by the Bell System). Labels: historical 3. A local or locoregional network of such switched connections, of which a central office was the hub; the local company formed to create and maintain this network and its central office. Labels: historical Example: This valley didn't have a telephone exchange until 1903, when the leading citizens of this town invested in a company to establish one. 4. The portion of a telephone number representing that network, among the other networks of the larger system: the central office code. In the North American Numbering Plan, this is the "555" portion of "+1-212-555-6789". Example: Holonyms: telephone number, phone number Example: A: You can telephone him at 2719. B: What's the [telephone] exchange? A: LA6. I'm sorry, that's LA6-2719.
Word: cobweb Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English copweb, coppeweb. Compare Middle Dutch kopwebbe, German Low German Kobbenwebbe (Westphalian). By surface analysis, cob (“spider”, obsolete) + web. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒbwɛb/ 1. A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads. Example: […] there was stretched across his gateway a circular cobweb of the largest kind and quite entire. This looked so ominous that I actually turned aside and went in the back way. Example: A cobweb, night-spun, hung in an insidious circle from branch to branch, facing her. Early as it was, its first victim struggled in its gummy meshes. 2. One of its filaments; gossamer. 3. Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; valueless remainder. Labels: figuratively Example: blow the cobwebs away Example: The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age. 4. An intricate plot to catch the unwary. Example: Entangled in the cobwebs of the schools. 5. A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited. Labels: Internet, rare 6. The European spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata. 7. fuzzy inexact memories. Labels: informal, plural-normally Example: I washed my face, trying to get the cobwebs of hard sex and an alcohol-induced sleep out of my head Example: "Hey," she said. "You know what? After you call the hospital, why don't you go for a run? It'll help clear out the cobwebs, get rid of some of that tension. Then go back, take a nice hot shower, and―" "There's no shower here. Remember?" "Oh, right. A nice hot bath, then. Even better. And eat breakfast, Caelum. You need to remember to eat."
Word: telephone operator Part of Speech: noun 1. A person who operates a telephone switchboard. Example: Since the outbreak of war women have been recruited for many grades of railway work. The number of women clerks has been increased greatly, and women are performing invaluable work as porters, motor drivers, carriage cleaners, and telephone operators, as well as in a variety of other capacities. 2. A person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone.
Word: telephone booth Part of Speech: noun 1. A small enclosure housing a public telephone. Example: Then it occurred to me that I might be doing a rash thing in going off to an unknown house in a seedy suburb. So I went into a public telephone-booth, rang up the Club, and told the porter that if Colonel Arbuthnot called, I was at 4 Palmyra Square, N.W.—I made him write down the address—and would be back before ten o'clock.
Word: telephone box Part of Speech: noun 1. A small enclosure housing a public telephone (usually a payphone). Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK Example: I remember riding my bike around Wilbur Street, and when I ran away from home at 10 I hid in the corner telephone box.
Word: police box Part of Speech: noun 1. A telephone kiosk where members of the public may telephone the police. Labels: UK, dated 2. A small community police station; a koban.
Word: TARDIS Part of Speech: name Etymology: Coined in 1963 for the British science-fiction programme Doctor Who; said to stand for "Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space". Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːdɪs/, /ˈtɑɹdɪs/ 1. The time machine and spacecraft used by the Doctor in the British sci-fi television series Doctor Who, which is larger on the inside than its exterior (that of a British police box) suggests, or any of the conceptually similar time machines used by other members of the Doctor's race, the Time Lords. Example: 'While I was in the Rani's TARDIS, I made an adjustment or two.' He chuckled, remembering the occasion. Example: The Master's essence escapes his funeral urn and lands the TARDIS in San Francisco on December 30, 1999.
Word: TARDIS Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined in 1963 for the British science-fiction programme Doctor Who; said to stand for "Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space". Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːdɪs/, /ˈtɑɹdɪs/ 1. Alternative form of Tardis (something which resembles the bigger-on-the-inside time machine from the series Doctor Who). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: This unassuming Georgian terrace house, located within five minutes walk of the busy commercial and tourist heart of Bath in Somerset, is like a veritable TARDIS of astronomical history and discovery, with more to see on the inside than its [exterior suggests].
Word: telephone book Part of Speech: noun 1. A printed telephone directory. Example: Because they are generally quite thick, old telephone books are sometimes used in informal tests of a weapon's cutting ability.
Word: telephonist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephone Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English telephonist From telephone + -ist. 1. A telephone operator.
Word: COSP Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of consumer-operated services program. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: CMHS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Center for Mental Health Services. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: trichording Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tri- + coordinate + -ing, referring to simultaneous movement along three orthogonal axes. 1. Moving in three directions, about three axes. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: I know nothing about elite players but I belive^([sic]) trichording works at its best in dogfights. Example: In order to know when someone's cheating, one has to know everything about the weapons in Descent 3. One must know reload rates, relative shield damage, and physics (to a small degree). One should also know about ship physics for each ship, and of course know about trichording and know what it looks like when a certain ship is trichording.
Word: SAMHSA Part of Speech: name 1. Acronym of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: IST Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of InterSwitch Trunk. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of India Standard Time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: IST Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of incompetent to stand trial. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: NGRI Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of not guilty by reason of insanity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Example: NGRI means not guilty by reason of insanity. You’re not guilty of murder.
Word: DHHS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Department of Health and Human Service. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: revision Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French révision, from Latin revīsiō. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/, [ɹɪˈvɪʒ.n̩], /ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/, [ɹəˈvɪʒ.n̩] 1. The process of revising: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Revision can turn a passable paper into an excellent one and change an excellent one into a radiant one. Example: 2004, Mara Kalnins (editor), Note on the Text, Joseph Conrad, Victory: An Island Tale, page xxxix, The full history of its composition, revision, transmission, and publication is a complex and intricate one beyond the necessarily limited scope of this Note, […] . 2. The process of revising: Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable Example: All that last minute revision really paid off in the exam! I got top marks! 3. A changed edition, or new version; a modification. Labels: countable Example: The first thing members need to understand about a revision is that the current bylaws are not under consideration at all. If the revision is defeated, no changes to the current bylaws take place. Example: 1992, Helen Baron, Carl Baron (editors), Introduction, The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H, Lawrence: Sons and Lovers, Part 1, 2002 paperback edition, Cambridge University Press, page lxxx, However, it is evident in a minority of cases that a revision by Lawrence is prompted solely by the need to remedy some local effect caused by Garnett′s deletion, and there, clearly, Lawrence′s MS text is, in principle, to be preferred. 4. A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author. Labels: countable Example: A revision story
Word: revision Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English vision English revision From re- + vision. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvɪʒ.ən/, [ɹɪˈvɪʒ.n̩], /ɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/, [ɹəˈvɪʒ.n̩] 1. To provide with a new vision. Example: What philosophy needs is to be revisioned with a more hopeful, engaged inspirational point of view. Example: Earlier plays of the Broadway comedy genre focused on assimilation […] By re-imagining and re-visioning classic Broadway comedy as a parable of gay growth, Allen has illuminted ^([sic]) the original style and given us something new that is both fresh and funny.
Word: trotline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From trot + line. Pronunciation: /ˌtɹɒtˈlaɪ̯n/, /ˌtɹɑtˈlaɪ̯n/ 1. A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys). Example: He scrubbed the deck every morning, spliced broken lines, climbed nimbly amongst the yards and ratlines to let out or take in sails, ran trotlines from the stern to augment their meals with fresh fish and served spells at the helm, although never on his own and never at night.
Word: gina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of vagina, either by children's mispronunciation or as a euphemism. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒaɪnə/ 1. The vagina. Labels: familiar, slang
Word: gina Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Italian forename. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒiːnə/ 1. The female equivalent of a gino. Labels: Canada, US, derogatory, slang
Word: Minn. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Minnesota: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Ky. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Kentucky: a state of the United States, as used in case citations. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: def. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of definition. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Lots of writers, though, think fervent is synonymous with fervid, and most dictionary defs. don't do much to disabuse them.
Word: 6DOF Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of 6 Degrees Of Freedom; the range of movements allowed in a virtual-reality system and related games, namely those in the x-, y- and z-directions, or pitch, yaw and roll respectively. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: w/h Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of withholding. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: emp Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of employee. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: reede Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of reed. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Fed. Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of Federal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable 2. Abbreviation of Federative. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: Fed. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of federal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: DMCA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The DMCA also gives the targets of notice-and-takedown complaints a limited opportunity to have access to their materials restored.
Word: DMCA Part of Speech: verb 1. To serve a Digital Millennium Copyright Act notification against, so as to have infringing material taken down. Labels: Internet, informal, transitive Example: The record label DMCAed several Web sites that were hosting copyrighted song lyrics.
Word: Psa. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Psalms. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Amo. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Amos. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Col. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Colossians. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Colorado: a state of the United States. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Col. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of colonel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: […] Samuel White, of said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit: “History of the American Troops, during the late war, under the command of Cols. Fenton and Campbell, giving an account of the crossing of the lake from Erie to Long Point;[…]” Example: The idea of rank and station was rigidly maintained on Col. Lloyd's plantation. Our family never visited the great house, and the Lloyds never came to our home. Equal non-intercourse was observed between Capt. Anthony's family and that of Mr. Sevier, the overseer.
Word: Dan. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Daniel (book of the Bible). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Danish. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Deu. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Deuteronomy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Ecc. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Ecclesiastes. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Eph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from Ephraim Williams, the name of the college's benefactor. 1. A student at Williams College, Massachusetts, USA. Labels: US, slang
Word: Est. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Estonia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of Estonian. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Eze. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Ezekiel. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Helen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Elaine. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlən/ 1. The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. Labels: Greek, countable, uncountable Example: Fools on both sides! Helen must needs be fair, When with your blood you daily paint her thus. 2. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought —" Miss Viner closed her eyes. "I can sound my h's, dear, as well as anyone, but Helen is not a suitable name for a servant. I don't know what the mothers in the lower classes are coming to nowadays." Example: ...in 1910 she brought Helen into the world, the little female, or "mujercita", as her mother called all the babies, naming her after the glittery label on a facial ointment, The Helen of Troy Beauty Pomade, said to eradicate wrinkles, to soften and add a youthful glow to the user's skin - a fortuitous choice because, of all the sisters, she would be the most beautiful and, never growing old, would always possess the face of a winsome adolescent beauty. 3. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Helen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Elaine. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlən/ 1. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio. Example: The Yellow Helen […] belongs to a clade of related swallowtail butterflies, the helenus group, or Helens, which are typically large, predominantly black butterflies with long tails and a large, white area on the hindwings.
Word: royalty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English royaltee, roialtee, royalte, from Old French roialté, roiauté, realté (compare earlier Old French realted (“realm, kingdom”)), from Vulgar Latin *rēgālitās, from Latin rēgālis, equivalent to royal + -ty. Doublet of regality. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔɪəlti/ 1. The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Wolferton was an important station on the Kings Lynn-Hunstanton line, which closed in 1969. As the station was convenient for the Sandringham estate, it was regularly patronised by royalty, and royal retiring rooms were provided. 3. A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 6. To make more money from a book than it cost to run an advertising campaign for it; to make enough in royalties to cover the advance a book received. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Until the total of advances in that contract has been earned out by royalties from any or all books in that contract, the author will not receive additional royalties. 7. Someone in a privileged position. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: England will have another manager for the next World Cup, Hodgson’s reign will be defined by a result comparable to losing to the United States in the 1950 World Cup and the now-familiar inquest will begin again in a country that likes to see itself as football royalty. Example: The Biden large-donor scene, where Mr. Katzenberg is treated as royalty himself, has been devastated since Mr. Biden’s debate performance two weeks ago. 8. A king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 9. The bounds of a royal burgh. Labels: Scotland, countable, historical, uncountable
Word: gets Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡɛts/, /ɡɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of get Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gets Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡɛts/, /ɡɪts/ 1. plural of get Labels: form-of, plural
Word: walks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /wɔːks/, /waːks/, /wɔks/, /wɑks/ 1. plural of walk Labels: form-of, plural
Word: walks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɔːks/, /waːks/, /wɔks/, /wɑks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of walk Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Ezr. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Ezra (book of the Bible). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: disclaimer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly from Middle English discleymer, from Anglo-Norman desclamer; and partly from disclaim + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚ/, /ˈdɪskleɪm.ɚ/, /dɪsˈkleɪm.ə/ 1. One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces. 2. A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc. 3. A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate. Example: Subject to the provisions of this section, any person who, after the commencement of this Act, succeeds to a peerage in the peerage of England, Scotland, Great Britain or the United Kingdom may, by an instrument of disclaimer delivered to the Lord Chancellor within the period prescribed by this Act, disclaim that peerage for his life. 4. A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like. Labels: proscribed Example: It interviewed, among others, the director of Vasant Valley School, owned by the same family that part-owns Mail Today. No disclaimer was carried stating as much. Example: Though the fact that the two men do business together was disclosed on air, a recent op-ed penned by Lako and published on the Hannity show’s website had no such disclaimer.
Word: disclaimer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partly from Middle English discleymer, from Anglo-Norman desclamer; and partly from disclaim + -er. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚ/, /ˈdɪskleɪm.ɚ/, /dɪsˈkleɪm.ə/ 1. To disclaim or disavow, as by appending a legal disclaimer. Labels: informal, transitive Example: When you can hear your lover say that painful thing straight up, without a lot of disclaimering or softening to make sure that your feelings will be hurt as little as possible, […] Example: Now that I have disclaimered myself, I can tell you the story of how one of the guards smoked Salvia divinorum and tripped balls for fifteen minutes […]
Word: warranties Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɔɹ.ən.tiz/, /ˈwɒ.ɹən.tiz/ 1. plural of warranty Labels: form-of, plural
Word: warranties Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɔɹ.ən.tiz/, /ˈwɒ.ɹən.tiz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of warranty Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: warranty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern French variant of Old French guarantie (Modern French garantie). Doublet of guarantee and guaranty. More at warrant. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/, /ˈwɑɹ.ən.ti/, /ˈwɒ.ɹən.ti/ 1. A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security. Labels: countable Example: Those who have had the care and government of politic societies introduced coinage, as a remedy of those two inconveniences. The stamp was a warranty of the public, that, under such a denomination, they should receive a piece of such a weight, and such a fineness; […] Example: However, governance is no universal panacea for business ills; it is a warning, not a warranty against failure. 2. A legal agreement that was a real covenant and ran with the land: The grantor of a piece of real estate held in freehold, and their heirs, were required to officially guarantee their claim and plead their case for the title. If evicted by someone with a superior claim (paramount title), they were also required to hand over other real estate of equal value in recompense. It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty. Labels: countable, obsolete 3. A legal agreement that was a real covenant and ran with the land: The grantor of a piece of real estate held in freehold, and their heirs, were required to officially guarantee their claim and plead their case for the title. If evicted by someone with a superior claim (paramount title), they were also required to hand over other real estate of equal value in recompense. It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty. Labels: countable, obsolete 4. A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate. Labels: countable 5. A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that certain repairs and/or replacement parts will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a defect. Labels: countable Example: I took out an extended warranty on my television for five years at a cost of $100. Example: I made sure to check the terms of my warranty for my computer to ensure that I was covered in case it broke down. 6. A stipulation of an insurance policy made by an insuree, guaranteeing that the facts of the policy are true and the insurance risk is as stated, which if not fulfilled renders the policy void. Labels: countable 7. Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct; warrant. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: […] Since, if they disobey any precept, that is no excuse to us, nor gives us any warranty for companies fake to disobey likewise.
Word: warranty Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern French variant of Old French guarantie (Modern French garantie). Doublet of guarantee and guaranty. More at warrant. Pronunciation: /ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/, /ˈwɑɹ.ən.ti/, /ˈwɒ.ɹən.ti/ 1. To warrant; to guarantee.
Word: web page Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1994, Web + page. Pronunciation: /ˈwɛb ˌpeɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A single hypertext document (transmitted as HTML) on the World Wide Web, often hyperlinked to others, and intended to be viewed with a web browser. Labels: Internet Example: Holonym: website Example: Dave Bishop, an amateur astronomer, operates a supernova web page at www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html, which lists new discoveries, including images. 2. A website, by extension from the home page of the site. Labels: broadly Example: Be sure to check out my web page on the Internet when you get home.
Word: webpage Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of web page. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: heliacal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἡλιακός (hēliakós, “of the sun”) + -al. Appears in English first in the 16th century. Pronunciation: /hɪˈlaɪ.ə.kəl/ 1. Of or relating to the Sun, especially rising and setting with the sun. Labels: rare 2. Of or relating to the rising of a star when it first becomes visible just before sunrise in the eastern sky, having previously been made invisible by sunlight, or the analogous situation of its setting just after sunset.
Word: perron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French pierre (“stone”), from Anglo-Norman perron. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛɹən/, /ˈpɛɹɒ̃/ 1. A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc. Labels: historical Example: hit wille be no worship for you to haue adoo with me / for ye are fressh and I am wounded sore / And therfor and ye wille nedes haue ado with me / Assigne me a day and thenne I shal mete with you withoute fayle / ye saye wel said sir Tristram / Now I assigne you to mete me in the medowe by the ryuer of Camelot / where Merlyon sette the peron 2. A platform outside the raised entrance to a church or large building, or the steps leading to such a platform. US: stoop.
Word: Hof Part of Speech: name 1. An independent town in the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany. 2. A rural district of the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany, surrounding but not including the town of Hof, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.
Word: app Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Latin plicō Latin applicō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin applicātiōbor. Old French aplicacionbor. Middle English applicacioun English applicationclip. English app Clipping of application. Pronunciation: /æp/, [æʔp̚], /ap/, /ɛp/ 1. An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device. Example: A visual tool can be thought of as a graphics app that generates most of your program's GUI code for you Example: So is a spreadsheet app, but I'm not going to put those on a web site any time soon. 2. application (use, purpose; not a computer program) Example: SCULLY: What are these chips used for? PENDRELL: Video games, brake systems, they're finding new apps every day. I just read about one being designed to help the severely disabled operate computers using brainwaves. 3. application (to a college etc.) Labels: informal Example: “Ky—please don't take this the wrong way—I actually have to wear a dress from our line. You know, to show off my marketing materials on my college app. So, I'm working on it with Hannah.”
Word: app Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of appetizer. Pronunciation: /æp/, [æʔp̚], /ap/, /ɛp/ 1. appetizer Labels: informal Example: The food is some of Breck's best: apps like sweet potato gnocchi with smoked chicken and sage cream[…] Example: If you lay out a platter of these exciting, beautiful vegetarian appetizers, the other apps will pale in comparison.
Word: app Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of appearance. Pronunciation: /æp/, [æʔp̚], /ap/, /ɛp/ 1. An appearance in a game. Example: That player has had ten apps this season.
Word: dead horse Part of Speech: noun 1. The period of work on board ship for which the seamen have been paid in advance (usually a month's wages), the end of this term being celebrated by parading a straw horse about the decks. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually 2. Tomato sauce. Labels: Australia, slang, uncountable, usually