nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: thine Part of Speech: det Etymology: From Middle English thyn, þyn, from Old English þīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz. Cognate to German dein, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian din, Faroese tín and Icelandic þinn. Pronunciation: /ðaɪn/ 1. Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy). Labels: Early, Modern, archaic Example: Thine oxe shall be slaine before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine asse shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shal not be restored to thee: thy sheepe shall bee giuen vnto thine enemies, and thou shalt haue none to rescue them. Example: Thine alabaster cities gleam / Undimmed by human tears!
Word: thine Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Middle English thyn, þyn, from Old English þīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz. Cognate to German dein, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian din, Faroese tín and Icelandic þinn. Pronunciation: /ðaɪn/ 1. Second-person singular possessive pronoun; yours. Labels: Early, Modern, archaic Example: But if I finish all of my chores and you finish thine / Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699
Word: discombobulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English compose English discompose English discombobulate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English discombobulation From discombobulate + -ion. 1. An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused. Labels: countable, humorous, uncountable Example: Prophet of o'er-population, your ingenious calculation, Causeth discombobulation only in the anxious mind Example: This quality or state of not having your act quite together lacks its own word in the dictionary. It is something short of discombobulation, but the mild, mental chafing is irritating enough to demand a remedy. 2. A confused or disorderly state. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: What has changed since the time of Looney Tunes is the discombobulation of characters' faces. Eyeballs constantly bulge beyond normal proportion to show shock or jubilation; cheeks shrink, sag or even bend in shame, fatigue or anger. Each emotion is heightened, overemphasized with cubist contortions.
Word: bug Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in this form around 1620 (referring to a “bedbug”), from earlier bugge (“beetle”), from Middle English bugge (“scarecrow, hobgoblin”) which is traced alternatively to: * a Celtic root found in Scots bogill (“goblin, bugbear”) and obsolete Welsh bwg (“ghost, hobgoblin”); compare Welsh bwgwl (“threat, fear”) and Middle Irish bocanách (“supernatural being”). * Proto-Germanic *bugja- (“swollen up, thick”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-, *bu- (“to swell”); compare Norwegian bugge (“big man”), dialectal Low German Bögge (“goblin, snot”). * or to a word related to buck and originally referring to a goat-shaped spectre. For the “insect” meaning the assonance with Middle English budde (“beetle”), from Old English budda, from Proto-Germanic *buddô, *buzdô, from the same ultimate source as above, might have played a role. Compare Low German Budde (“louse, grub”), Norwegian budda (“newborn domestic animal”). More at bud. But ultimately this convergence of meaning doesn't prove a conflation of the two terms; they might have existed in parallel since PIE times with similar meanings, even if unnoticed by literary sources. The term is used to refer to technical errors and problems at least as early as the 19th century, predating the commonly known story of a moth being caught in a computer. Pronunciation: /bʌɡ/, /bɐɡ/, /bʊɡ/ 1. To annoy. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Don’t bug me, I’m busy! 2. To act suspiciously or irrationally, especially in a way that annoys others. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: I'm worried about Wallace. He's been buggin' all week. 3. To install an electronic listening device or devices in. Labels: transitive Example: We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house. 4. To bulge or protrude. Labels: intransitive Example: I well remember the combination of excitement and apprehension with which I tentatively entered my first "rap." My eyes bugged open. There must have been 25 women in the room. I don't think I had ever seen so many lesbians all together in one place before. 5. To represent (a value) using a bug on an instrument. Labels: transitive Example: You (or the autopilot) are still steering to the bugged heading […]
Word: Graham bread Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Eponymously from Sylvester Graham, a lecturer on dietetics. 1. Bread baked from graham flour, a type of unsifted wheat flour. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A Graham cracker. Labels: US, countable, dated, uncountable
Word: graham cracker Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after Sylvester Graham, a lecturer on dietetics. 1. A specific cracker made of graham flour, developed in the nineteenth century. Labels: US, dated 2. A sweet rectangular cracker, usually made of graham flour and sweetened with honey (and often spiced with cinnamon) and perforated down the middle. Labels: US, broadly 3. A Graham biscuit.
Word: Graham biscuit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Eponymously from Sylvester Graham, a lecturer on dietetics. 1. Bread made of unsifted wheat flour. Labels: US, nonstandard
Word: Grahamite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Graham Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Grahamite From Graham + -ite. 1. One who follows the dietetic system of Sylvester Graham Labels: US, historical
Word: brief Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevisder. Old French briefbor. Old French brievebor. Middle English bref English brief From Middle English breef, breve, bref, from Old French brief, bref, from Latin brevis (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”). Doublet of breve and merry. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiːf/, [ˈbɹʷɪi̯f], /ˈbɹif/, /ˈbɾif/, /ˈbɾiːf/ 1. Of short duration; happening quickly. Example: Her reign was brief but spectacular. Example: Some, how briefe the Life of man / runs his erring pilgrimage, / That the ſtretching of a ſpan, / buckles in his ſumme of age. 2. Concise; taking few words. Example: His speech of acceptance was brief but moving. Example: The briefe ſtyle is that which expreſſeth much in little. 3. Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short. Example: Her skirt was extremely brief but doubtless cool. Example: On the beach he always wore a straw hat with a red band and a brief pair of leopard print trunks. 4. Rife; common; prevalent. Labels: obsolete
Word: brief Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevisder. Old French briefbor. Old French brievebor. Middle English bref English brief From Middle English breef, breve, bref, from Old French brief, bref, from Latin brevis (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”). Doublet of breve and merry. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiːf/, [ˈbɹʷɪi̯f], /ˈbɹif/, /ˈbɾif/, /ˈbɾiːf/ 1. A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate. 2. A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate. Example: It was in vain that the bishop published a new papal brief, declaring valid the excommunications which he had issued, and those of the inquisitors to be null, and requiring them to seek absolution from him. 3. An answer to any action. Example: A written answer or any other brief shall be submitted to the court while allowing a period necessary for the opponent to make preparations with regard to the matters stated therein. 4. A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case. 5. A position of interest or advocacy. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Mrs. Hope was, we believe, a convert to the Roman Catholic Church, and neither she nor her editor conceals the fact that they hold a brief for the Pope and for Catharine against Henry VIII. 6. An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court. 7. The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case. Labels: English 8. A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action. Labels: English, slang 9. A short news story or report. Example: We got a news brief. Example: Hie good ſir Mighell, beare this ſealed briefe / With winged haſte to the Lord Marſhall / This to my cooſen Scroope, and all the reſt / To whom they are directed. 10. Underwear briefs. Labels: plural-normally Example: I wear boxer shorts under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief. 11. Swimming briefs. Labels: plural-normally 12. A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract. Labels: obsolete Example: […] euen ſo it fareth with mee, who béeing about to anatomize Abſurditie, am vrged to take a view of ſundry mens vanitie, a ſuruey of their follie, a briefe of their barbariſme […] Example: EACH woman is a brief of womankind, / And doth in little e’en as much contain, / As in one day and night all life we find ; / Of either more is but the ſame again […] 13. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose. Labels: UK, historical 14. A ticket of any type. Labels: slang
Word: brief Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevisder. Old French briefbor. Old French brievebor. Middle English bref English brief From Middle English breef, breve, bref, from Old French brief, bref, from Latin brevis (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”). Doublet of breve and merry. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiːf/, [ˈbɹʷɪi̯f], /ˈbɹif/, /ˈbɾif/, /ˈbɾiːf/ 1. To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power. Labels: transitive Example: The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability. Example: Lubbers was briefed by Shanghai Mayor Jiang Zemin on the city's economic situation, and this evening, Lubbers attended a banquet hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Governoment^([sic – meaning Government]). 2. To write a legal argument and submit it to a court. Labels: transitive
Word: brief Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevisder. Old French briefbor. Old French brievebor. Middle English bref English brief From Middle English breef, breve, bref, from Old French brief, bref, from Latin brevis (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”). Doublet of breve and merry. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiːf/, [ˈbɹʷɪi̯f], /ˈbɹif/, /ˈbɾif/, /ˈbɾiːf/ 1. Briefly. Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: Whence Adam faultring long, thus anſwer’d brief. 2. Soon; quickly. Labels: obsolete, poetic Example: But that a ioy paſt ioy, calls out on me, / It were a griefe, to briefe to part with thee : / Farewell.
Word: together Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Late Middle English together, from earlier togedere, togadere, from Old English tōgædere (“together”), from Proto-West Germanic *tōgadura, *tegadura, from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”) + *gadar (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, keep”), equivalent to to-₂ + gather. Cognate with Scots thegither (“together”), Old Frisian togadera (whence West Frisian togearre (“together”)), Dutch tegader (“together”), Middle Low German tōgāder (“together”), Middle High German zegater (“together”). Compare also Old English ætgædere (“together”), Old English ġeador (“together”). More at gather. Pronunciation: /tʊˈɡɛð.ə/, [tʰʊˈɡɛð.ə], /təˈɡɛð.ə/, [tʰəˈɡɛð.ə], /tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ 1. At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity. Labels: not-comparable Example: We went to school together. Example: We can't all talk together; let's take turns politely. 2. Into one place; into a single thing; combined. Labels: not-comparable Example: He put all the parts together. Example: Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be seid in þe chapitle of algebra. 3. In a relationship or partnership, for example a business relationship or a romantic partnership. Labels: not-comparable Example: Bob and Andy went into business together. Jenny and Mark have been together since they went on holiday to Mexico. Example: A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well. 4. Without intermission or interruption; continuously; uninterruptedly. Labels: not-comparable Example: It has been raining four days together Example: He would weep for hours together, and I verily believe that to the very end this spoilt child of life thought his weak tears in some way efficacious.
Word: together Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Middle English together, from earlier togedere, togadere, from Old English tōgædere (“together”), from Proto-West Germanic *tōgadura, *tegadura, from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”) + *gadar (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, keep”), equivalent to to-₂ + gather. Cognate with Scots thegither (“together”), Old Frisian togadera (whence West Frisian togearre (“together”)), Dutch tegader (“together”), Middle Low German tōgāder (“together”), Middle High German zegater (“together”). Compare also Old English ætgædere (“together”), Old English ġeador (“together”). More at gather. Pronunciation: /tʊˈɡɛð.ə/, [tʰʊˈɡɛð.ə], /təˈɡɛð.ə/, [tʰəˈɡɛð.ə], /tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ 1. Coherent; well-organized. Labels: informal Example: He’s really together. Example: Youthful, former fashion model & dancer needs to find a serious, together individual to call his own.
Word: why Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ (“why”), from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, instrumental case of *kʷís (“who”), *kʷid (“what”). Cognate with Old Saxon hwī (“why”), hwiu (“how; why”), Middle High German wiu (“how, why”), archaic Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hvi (“why”), Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (“why”), Swedish vi (“why”), Faroese and Icelandic hví (“why”), Latin quī (“why”), Doric Greek πεῖ (peî, “where”), Ukrainian чи (čy, “if”), Polish czy, Czech či (“or”), Serbo-Croatian či (“if”). Compare Old English þȳ (“because, since, on that account, therefore, then”, literally “by that, for that”). See thy. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪ̯/, [ˈwaɪ̯], /ˈwaː/, /ˈwa̝ː/, /ˈʍaɪ̯/ 1. For what cause, reason, or purpose. Labels: interrogative, not-comparable Example: Why is the sky blue? Example: Why did you do that? 2. For what cause, reason, or purpose. Labels: interrogative, not-comparable Example: Why don't you ask her out for dinner? 3. For what cause, reason, or purpose. Labels: interrogative, not-comparable Example: Why spend money on something you already get for free? Example: Why not tell him how you feel? 4. For what cause, reason, or purpose. Labels: interrogative, not-comparable Example: Why him? Why not someone taller? 5. For which cause, reason, or purpose. Labels: not-comparable, relative Example: That's the reason why I did that. 6. The cause, reason, or purpose for which. Labels: not-comparable Example: That is why the sky is blue. Example: Why most of us volunteer is that we need some fresh air.
Word: why Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ (“why”), from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, instrumental case of *kʷís (“who”), *kʷid (“what”). Cognate with Old Saxon hwī (“why”), hwiu (“how; why”), Middle High German wiu (“how, why”), archaic Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hvi (“why”), Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (“why”), Swedish vi (“why”), Faroese and Icelandic hví (“why”), Latin quī (“why”), Doric Greek πεῖ (peî, “where”), Ukrainian чи (čy, “if”), Polish czy, Czech či (“or”), Serbo-Croatian či (“if”). Compare Old English þȳ (“because, since, on that account, therefore, then”, literally “by that, for that”). See thy. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪ̯/, [ˈwaɪ̯], /ˈwaː/, /ˈwa̝ː/, /ˈʍaɪ̯/ 1. Reason. Example: A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how. Example: I don't want to know the whys or the wherefores of your decision.
Word: why Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ (“why”), from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, instrumental case of *kʷís (“who”), *kʷid (“what”). Cognate with Old Saxon hwī (“why”), hwiu (“how; why”), Middle High German wiu (“how, why”), archaic Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hvi (“why”), Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (“why”), Swedish vi (“why”), Faroese and Icelandic hví (“why”), Latin quī (“why”), Doric Greek πεῖ (peî, “where”), Ukrainian чи (čy, “if”), Polish czy, Czech či (“or”), Serbo-Croatian či (“if”). Compare Old English þȳ (“because, since, on that account, therefore, then”, literally “by that, for that”). See thy. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪ̯/, [ˈwaɪ̯], /ˈwaː/, /ˈwa̝ː/, /ˈʍaɪ̯/ 1. An exclamation used to express pleasant or unpleasant mild surprise, indignation, or impatience. Labels: dated, literary Example: Why, that’s ridiculous! Example: Why, how kind of you!
Word: why Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ (“why”), from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, instrumental case of *kʷís (“who”), *kʷid (“what”). Cognate with Old Saxon hwī (“why”), hwiu (“how; why”), Middle High German wiu (“how, why”), archaic Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hvi (“why”), Norwegian Nynorsk kvi (“why”), Swedish vi (“why”), Faroese and Icelandic hví (“why”), Latin quī (“why”), Doric Greek πεῖ (peî, “where”), Ukrainian чи (čy, “if”), Polish czy, Czech či (“or”), Serbo-Croatian či (“if”). Compare Old English þȳ (“because, since, on that account, therefore, then”, literally “by that, for that”). See thy. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪ̯/, [ˈwaɪ̯], /ˈwaː/, /ˈwa̝ː/, /ˈʍaɪ̯/ 1. To ask (someone) the question "why?". Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Why indeed? But once you start whying, there's no end to it.
Word: why Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of quey. 1. A young heifer. Labels: Yorkshire, obsolete Example: At two years old, also, the HEIFERS - provincially, “whies,” are generally put to the bull.
Word: why Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of wye; the name of the Latin script letter Y/y. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: ee, why, ee, ess, eyes Example: eff you see kay why oh you.
Word: when Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base). Cognate with Scots whan (“when”), Dutch wanneer (“when”), wan (“when”) and wen (“when, if”), Low German wannehr (“when”), wann (“when”) and wenn (“if, when”), German wann (“when”) and wenn (“when, if”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan, “when, how”), Latin quandō (“when”). More at who. Interjection sense: a playful misunderstanding of "say when" (i.e. say something / speak up when you want me to stop) as "say [the word] when". Pronunciation: /ˈwɛn/, [ˈwɛn], /ˈwɪn/, [ˈwɪn], /ˈʍɛn/ 1. At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. Labels: interrogative, not-comparable Example: When will they arrive? Example: Do you know when they arrived? 2. At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. Labels: Internet, humorous, interrogative, not-comparable, often Example: The site's all bugged. Fix when? Example: Tank class buff when? 3. At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances. Labels: not-comparable Example: He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when. 4. At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that. Labels: not-comparable, relative Example: That was the day when the Twin Towers fell. Example: Not a week goes by when I don't mourn that loss. 5. The time at, on or during which. Labels: not-comparable Example: I recall when they were called the Greys. Example: Next year is when we elect a new mayor. 6. A circumstance or situation in which. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Love is when you can't get enough of someone.
Word: when Part of Speech: conj Etymology: From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base). Cognate with Scots whan (“when”), Dutch wanneer (“when”), wan (“when”) and wen (“when, if”), Low German wannehr (“when”), wann (“when”) and wenn (“if, when”), German wann (“when”) and wenn (“when, if”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan, “when, how”), Latin quandō (“when”). More at who. Interjection sense: a playful misunderstanding of "say when" (i.e. say something / speak up when you want me to stop) as "say [the word] when". Pronunciation: /ˈwɛn/, [ˈwɛn], /ˈwɪn/, [ˈwɪn], /ˈʍɛn/ 1. At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if. Example: Pavlov's dogs salivate when [i.e. at any and every time that] they hear a bell. Example: When [i.e. at any and every time that] he speaks to her, he is always polite. 2. During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase. Example: They dream when [i.e. during the time that] they sleep. Example: I'm happiest when [during the time that, or at any time that] I’m working. 3. At what time; at which time. Example: I am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal. Example: I was just walking down the street, when [i.e. at which time] all of a sudden it started to rain. 4. Since; given the fact that; considering that. Example: I don't see the point of putting up Christmas decorations when I am the only person who is going to see them. 5. Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that. Example: You're picking at your scabs when you should be letting them heal. Example: He keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well.
Word: when Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base). Cognate with Scots whan (“when”), Dutch wanneer (“when”), wan (“when”) and wen (“when, if”), Low German wannehr (“when”), wann (“when”) and wenn (“if, when”), German wann (“when”) and wenn (“when, if”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan, “when, how”), Latin quandō (“when”). More at who. Interjection sense: a playful misunderstanding of "say when" (i.e. say something / speak up when you want me to stop) as "say [the word] when". Pronunciation: /ˈwɛn/, [ˈwɛn], /ˈwɪn/, [ˈwɪn], /ˈʍɛn/ 1. What time; which time. Labels: interrogative Example: Since when do I need your permission? Example: [...] ſhortly [...] I'le reſolue you [...] / Theſe happend accidents: till when, be cheerefull [...]
Word: when Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base). Cognate with Scots whan (“when”), Dutch wanneer (“when”), wan (“when”) and wen (“when, if”), Low German wannehr (“when”), wann (“when”) and wenn (“if, when”), German wann (“when”) and wenn (“when, if”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan, “when, how”), Latin quandō (“when”). More at who. Interjection sense: a playful misunderstanding of "say when" (i.e. say something / speak up when you want me to stop) as "say [the word] when". Pronunciation: /ˈwɛn/, [ˈwɛn], /ˈwɪn/, [ˈwɪn], /ˈʍɛn/ 1. The time at which something happens. Example: A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how. Example: For the moment, suffice it to say that the stories told through the whens and hows of building a scene differentiate individual desires and needs more clearly than shared speech was up to then able to communicate.
Word: when Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English when(ne), whan(ne), from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannē, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (interrogative base). Cognate with Scots whan (“when”), Dutch wanneer (“when”), wan (“when”) and wen (“when, if”), Low German wannehr (“when”), wann (“when”) and wenn (“if, when”), German wann (“when”) and wenn (“when, if”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan, “when, how”), Latin quandō (“when”). More at who. Interjection sense: a playful misunderstanding of "say when" (i.e. say something / speak up when you want me to stop) as "say [the word] when". Pronunciation: /ˈwɛn/, [ˈwɛn], /ˈwɪn/, [ˈwɪn], /ˈʍɛn/ 1. That's enough: a command asking someone to stop adding something, especially an ingredient or portion of food or drink; used in, or as if in, literal response to 'Say when'. Labels: humorous, often Example: HOCKEN: Say “when”, Frank. / DREBIN: Whe— Example: When we go out to a restaurant, we're the guys who never say "when" when the waiter is grinding fresh pepper on our salads. 2. Expressing impatience. Labels: obsolete Example: Why when I ſay?[…]Off with my boots, you rogues: you villaines, when?[…]Out you rogue[…] Example: Set parſon, ſet, the dice die in my hand: / VVhen parſon, vvhen! vvhat can ye finde no more?
Word: where Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwaz Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Germanic *-r Proto-Germanic *hwar Proto-West Germanic *hwār Old English hwǣr Middle English wher English where From Middle English wher, from Old English hwǣr (“where”, literally “at what place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- (interrogative pronoun). Pronunciation: /ˈwɛə/, [ˈwɛə], /ˈʍɛə/, [ˈʍɛə], /ˈwɜː/ 1. In, at or to what place. Labels: interrogative, not-comparable Example: Where are you? Example: He asked where I grew up. 2. In what situation. Labels: not-comparable Example: Where would we be without our parents? 3. In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that). Labels: not-comparable Example: Stay where you are. Example: Go back where you came from. 4. In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere. Labels: not-comparable Example: Please sit where you like. Example: Their job is to go where they are called. 5. In, at or to which. Labels: not-comparable, relative Example: This is the place where we first met. Example: He is looking for a house where he can have a complete office. 6. The place in, at or to which. Labels: not-comparable Example: He lives within five miles of where he was born. Example: This is a photo of where I went on holiday. 7. A situation or case in which. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: A function is where two variables are related. 8. In a/the situation, position, case, etc. in which. Labels: not-comparable Example: You cannot be too careful where explosives are involved. Example: Where no provision under this Act is applicable, the case shall be decided in accordance with the customary practices.
Word: where Part of Speech: conj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwaz Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Germanic *-r Proto-Germanic *hwar Proto-West Germanic *hwār Old English hwǣr Middle English wher English where From Middle English wher, from Old English hwǣr (“where”, literally “at what place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- (interrogative pronoun). Pronunciation: /ˈwɛə/, [ˈwɛə], /ˈʍɛə/, [ˈʍɛə], /ˈwɜː/ 1. While on the contrary; although; whereas. Example: And flight and die is death destroying death; Where fearing dying pays death servile breath. Example: July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Riseshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/ Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup. 2. That. Labels: informal Example: I read where they caught the guy.
Word: where Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwaz Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Germanic *-r Proto-Germanic *hwar Proto-West Germanic *hwār Old English hwǣr Middle English wher English where From Middle English wher, from Old English hwǣr (“where”, literally “at what place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- (interrogative pronoun). Pronunciation: /ˈwɛə/, [ˈwɛə], /ˈʍɛə/, [ˈʍɛə], /ˈwɜː/ 1. What place. Labels: interrogative Example: Where did you come from? Example: Where are you at?
Word: where Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwaz Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Germanic *-r Proto-Germanic *hwar Proto-West Germanic *hwār Old English hwǣr Middle English wher English where From Middle English wher, from Old English hwǣr (“where”, literally “at what place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- (interrogative pronoun). Pronunciation: /ˈwɛə/, [ˈwɛə], /ˈʍɛə/, [ˈʍɛə], /ˈwɜː/ 1. The place in which something happens. Example: A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how. Example: Finding the nymph a sleepe in secret wheare
Word: pinnate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”). Pronunciation: /pɪnˈneɪt/ 1. Resembling a feather. 2. Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis Example: Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves. Example: The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds. 3. Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck. Example: the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken 4. Having wings or fins.
Word: mow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mowen (participle mowen), from Old English māwan (past tense mēow, past participle māwen), from Proto-West Germanic *māan, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow, reap”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mjo (“to mow”), Dutch maaien (“to mow”), German mähen (“to mow”), Luxembourgish méien (“to mow”), Danish meje (“to mow”), Swedish meja (“to mow”); see also Hittite [script needed] (ḫamešḫa, “spring/early summer”, literally “mowing time”), Latin metō (“to harvest, mow”), Ancient Greek ἀμάω (amáō, “to mow”). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ/, /ˈmoʊ/, /ˈməʉ/, /ˈmɐʉ/, /ˈmo/ 1. To cut down grass or crops. Labels: transitive Example: He mowed the lawn every few weeks in the summer. Example: Just let me wake up in the morning to the smell of new-mown hay. 2. To cut down or slaughter in great numbers. Labels: often, transitive Example: In the afternoon they attacked again, in close formation: our artillery mowed them, but they came on and on, […] Example: On the one hand, we had a scenario where, effectively, the American admiral just went "You know what, all the destroyers attack", at which point they mowed through the Japanese destroyers like a Grim Reaper through a harvest of very, very dead gorn, especially with the Brooklyns in support.
Word: mow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mowen (participle mowen), from Old English māwan (past tense mēow, past participle māwen), from Proto-West Germanic *māan, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow, reap”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mjo (“to mow”), Dutch maaien (“to mow”), German mähen (“to mow”), Luxembourgish méien (“to mow”), Danish meje (“to mow”), Swedish meja (“to mow”); see also Hittite [script needed] (ḫamešḫa, “spring/early summer”, literally “mowing time”), Latin metō (“to harvest, mow”), Ancient Greek ἀμάω (amáō, “to mow”). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ/, /ˈmoʊ/, /ˈməʉ/, /ˈmɐʉ/, /ˈmo/ 1. The act of mowing (a garden, grass, etc.). Example: The lawn hasn't had a mow for a couple of months, so it's like a jungle out there! 2. A shot played with a sweeping or scythe-like motion. Example: I consider it would engender a stiff, tame, cautious mode of play, with only now and then a mow, or a chopping hit. Example: At times, they seemed to be playing an especially orgiastic version of Stick Cricket, all computerised mows over midwicket and 30 off the over.
Word: mow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mowe, from Old French moe (“grimace”), from Frankish *mauwa (“pout, protruding lip”), from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (“muff, sleeve”). Akin to Middle Dutch mouwe (“protruding lip”). Doublet of moue ("pout"). Pronunciation: /məʊ/, /moʊ/ 1. A scornful grimace; a wry face. Labels: dialectal Example: Make mows at him. Example: Those that paint them dying […] delineate the prisoners spitting in their executioners faces, and making mowes at them.
Word: mow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mowe, from Old French moe (“grimace”), from Frankish *mauwa (“pout, protruding lip”), from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (“muff, sleeve”). Akin to Middle Dutch mouwe (“protruding lip”). Doublet of moue ("pout"). Pronunciation: /məʊ/, /moʊ/ 1. To make grimaces, mock. Example: For every trifle are they set upon me: / Sometime like apes that mow and chatter at me, / And after bite me; Example: Nodding, becking, and mowing.
Word: mow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mowe, form Old English mūga, mūha, from Proto-West Germanic *mūgō, *mūhō, from Proto-Germanic *mūgô, *mūhō; perhaps connected to Ancient Greek μύκων (múkōn, “heap”). Cognate with Norwegian muge (“heap, crowd, flock”). Pronunciation: /maʊ̯/ 1. A stack of hay, corn, beans or a barn for the storage of hay, corn, beans. Labels: regional 2. The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed.
Word: mow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mowe, form Old English mūga, mūha, from Proto-West Germanic *mūgō, *mūhō, from Proto-Germanic *mūgô, *mūhō; perhaps connected to Ancient Greek μύκων (múkōn, “heap”). Cognate with Norwegian muge (“heap, crowd, flock”). Pronunciation: /maʊ̯/ 1. To put into mows.
Word: mow Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of mew (a seagull) Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: outbid Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English bid English outbid From out- + bid. Pronunciation: /aʊtˈbɪd/ 1. To bid more than (somebody else) in an auction. Labels: transitive Example: Bengal outbidded those of Delhi; instead of searching for khalifahs for obtaining recognition, Sultan Sikandar Shah himself took the title .of Imam ul-Azam and Khalifat-ul-Muazzam. Example: You must understand that there are people who strive and save their whole lives to acquire something, and when they are simply outbidded or outfoxed by me, it is not taken with a delicate smile.
Word: bra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of brassiere, borrowed from French brassière, from Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium (“forearm”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “forearm”), from Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús (“short”) (because the forearm is shorter than the upper arm), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus. Pronunciation: /bɹɑː/, [bɹɐ̞], /bɹæ/ 1. An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. Example: Mary felt annoyed at the girl; just because bras had become passé, did a girl with so pronounced a bosom have to cater to fashion? In this case practicality dictated a bra, and Mary stood at the desk feeling herself flushing with disapproval. Example: Her housecoat had fallen open. She was wearing only panties and bra, which did nothing to make her scrawny, wrinkled body appealing.
Word: bra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From bracket, referring to the notation introduced in 1939 by Paul Dirac. Pronunciation: /bɹɑː/, [bɹɐ̞], /bɹæ/ 1. One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the row vector; the other (column) vector being its complex conjugate, the ket.
Word: bra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Representing a different pronunciation of bro (“brother”). Pronunciation: /bɹɑː/, [bɹɐ̞], /bɹæ/ 1. Alternative form of bro; friend, mate Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang Example: Take it easy, bra! Example: “Famalam, I ain't even gon lie to ya man, I am super happy to be finally maxing out on parole my real. This violation was definitely a reality check Bra!” Influence replied to his comrade.
Word: upburst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up- + burst. 1. The act of bursting upwards Labels: archaic Example: an upburst of molten matter
Word: upcaught Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From up- + caught. 1. Seized or caught up. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: In ev'ry mouth / She [Scylla] bears upcaught a mariner away.
Word: upcheer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From up- + cheer. 1. To cheer up. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: The sad Briana which all this beheld ; Who comming forth yet full of late affray Sir Calidore upcheard
Word: abaxile Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of abaxial. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: ducat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French ducat, late Old French ducat, from Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducātus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”). Doublet of duchy. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌkət/ 1. A gold coin minted by various European nations. Labels: historical Example: Shylock: "My daughter! O my ducats! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!..." Example: But when the innkeeper saw what kind of goat the lad had, he thought this was a goat worth having, so when the lad had fallen asleep, he took another goat which couldn't make any golden ducats, and put that in its place. 2. A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general. Labels: informal 3. A ticket. Labels: US, slang Example: Ned Beaumont said, "Well, I've got a ducat that reads to there, anyway. Example: Customers are usually enticed in with a "ducat", or pass for one free dance.
Word: goiter Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔɪtə/, /ˈɡɔɪtɚ/, [ˈɡɔɪɾɚ] 1. Alternative spelling of goitre. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: tenderfoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tender + foot. Refers to the delicate feet of newcomers to ranching or mining areas. First attested 1866. 1. An inexperienced person; a novice. Labels: Canada, US 2. A newcomer or arriviste to the region in the American frontier (Old West and Wild West). Labels: historical Example: Watson had risen so hurriedly that he had not been careful about his “tarp” and water had run into his bed. But that wouldn’t disconcert anybody but a tenderfoot. Example: "Lavender Cowboy," a pseudo folk song, is a tale of futility. It tells of a tenderfoot "with only two hairs on his chest," whose heroic attempt to prove his manhood results in his death. 3. A Boy Scout of the lowest rank. Labels: dated
Word: redhanded Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of red-handed. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Never seen 'im but onct—mought be a redhanded 'sass'n—ur a thief—ur—ur—ur anythin'! Example: ...the prosecuting attorney referred to the defendant as a “murderer” in one instance, and in another as a “redhanded murderer.”
Word: blud Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Created in Multicultural London English, of Jamaican origin. Has since spread around England, and thence Anglosphere and online. Claimed to be, via eye dialect spelling, from Caribbean Creole blood (“family relation, close friend”) (compare blood brother). Possibly derived or reinforced from brother; compare bro, bruh, brudder etc. Pronunciation: /blʌd/ 1. Informal address to a man. Labels: Internet, Multicultural-London-English, UK, slang Example: –Yeh, blud, safe, goes Ravi. Example: Nowadays all of my shows sold out Headline tour, yeah blud, sold out
Word: blud Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Created in Multicultural London English, of Jamaican origin. Has since spread around England, and thence Anglosphere and online. Claimed to be, via eye dialect spelling, from Caribbean Creole blood (“family relation, close friend”) (compare blood brother). Possibly derived or reinforced from brother; compare bro, bruh, brudder etc. Pronunciation: /blʌd/ 1. he or him Labels: Multicultural-London-English, UK, humorous, ironic, masculine, nominative, objective, often, singular, slang, third-person Example: what is blud waffling about Example: who invited blud
Word: blud Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /blʌd/ 1. Obsolete spelling of blood. Labels: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually Example: The yronmongers find a Carayge good how Iesu dyed on yͤ Rode and shed for vs his precyus blud the find it in fere
Word: shoe polish Part of Speech: noun 1. A product rubbed onto shoes to make them shine. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chemical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin chēmicus + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl/ 1. Of or relating to chemistry. Labels: not-comparable Example: chemical experiments Example: the chemical properties of iron 2. Of or relating to a material or processes not commonly found in nature or in a particular product. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of or relating to alchemy. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: chemical Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin chēmicus + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈkɛm.ɪ.kəl/ 1. Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy. Example: Hydrogen and sulphur are both chemicals. 2. An artificial chemical compound. Labels: colloquial Example: I color my hair with henna, not chemicals. Example: CSPI says the Trump Administration could take steps to protect consumers from each of these chemicals and support FDA’s broader post-market assessment efforts. It could ensure that FDA sets health-protective limits on heavy metals, like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, in foods consumed by children. 3. An addictive drug. Labels: slang
Word: addition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Latin -dō Latin addō Latin additiōder. Old French aditionder. Middle English addicioun English addition Sense of “what is added” dates from 14th century, from Middle English addicioun, addition, from Old French adition, from Latin additiōnem, accusative singular of additiō, from addō (“add, put”). Pronunciation: /əˈdɪʃ.ən/ 1. The act of adding anything. Labels: uncountable Example: The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long. 2. Anything that is added. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The arithmetic operation of adding. Labels: uncountable 4. A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […]They clip vs drunkards, and with Swiniſh phraſe / Soyle our addition, and indeede it takes / From our atchieuements, though perform’d at height / The pith and marrow of our attribute[…] 6. Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: among Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Old English mang Old English ġemang Old English onġemang Old English amang Middle English among English among The preposition is derived from Middle English among, amang, amange, amonge (“in the presence of, amid, among; in, within; between; during”), from Old English amang, onġemang (preposition), from on (“on, among, in”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”)) + ġemang (“crowd; mixture”, noun) (from ġe- (prefix forming nouns denoting association or similarity) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”)) + mang- (from mængan, mengan (“to mingle, mix”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to knead; to press”))). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’) + mong (“crowd, throng; group”). The adverb is derived from Middle English among, amang (“accompanied by, along with, by the side of, in association with, together; all the while, continually; also, besides; at the same time; from time to time, occasionally; meanwhile; within”), from Old English onġemang (adverb): see further above. cognates * Dutch mank, maank (“among”) * German mang (“among”) (dialectal) * German Low German mank, manken (“among”) * Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”) * West Frisian mank (“among”) Pronunciation: /əˈmʌŋ/, /əˈmɜŋ/, /əˈmɘ̞ŋ/, /əˈmʊŋ/, /əˈmɐ̞ŋ/ 1. Along with (someone or something); together. Labels: obsolete Example: Yeat interlace vve ſhall among the Loue of her and him: […] Example: And of the ſame vvorke vvere their baſes, their head-'tires of flovvers, mix'd vvith ſiluer, and gold, vvith ſome ſprigs of Ægrets among, and from the top of their dreſſing, a thinne vayle hanging dovvne. 2. At the same time, all the while, meanwhile. Labels: obsolete 3. In addition, beside. Labels: obsolete 4. Chiefly with contrasting adjectives or adverbs: from time to time, now and then; also, here and there. Labels: obsolete Example: [Y[our beſt vvay is, to direct your courſe Eaſt North-eaſt, and North-eaſt by Eaſt, among; […]