nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: band Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bandiz Old English bend Middle English bandder. English band Derived from Middle English band, from Old French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), perhaps from Frankish *bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Compare German Bande (“band”). Pronunciation: /bænd/, [beənd] ~ [bɛənd], /band/, /bæːnd/, [beːnd] ~ [bɛeːnd] 1. A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist. Example: musical band Example: session band 2. A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; an instance of this type. 3. Ellipsis of marching band. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 4. A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves. Example: But in the mean time Robin Hood and his band lived quietly in Sherwood Forest, without showing their faces abroad, for Robin knew that it would not be wise for him to be seen in the neighborhood of Nottingham, those in authority being very wroth with him. Example: "My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore." 5. A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and nations. 6. Ellipsis of band government. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: band Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bandiz Old English bend Middle English bandder. English band Derived from Middle English band, from Old French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), perhaps from Frankish *bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Compare German Bande (“band”). Pronunciation: /bænd/, [beənd] ~ [bɛənd], /band/, /bæːnd/, [beːnd] ~ [bɛeːnd] 1. To group together for a common purpose; to confederate. Labels: intransitive Example: And when it was day, certaine of the Iewes banded together, […] 2. To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream. Labels: transitive
Word: band Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /bænd/, [beənd] ~ [bɛənd], /band/, /bæːnd/, [beːnd] ~ [bɛeːnd] 1. simple past and past participle of bind Labels: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
Word: band Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bænd/, [beənd] ~ [bɛənd], /band/, /bæːnd/, [beːnd] ~ [bɛeːnd] 1. Obsolete form of bandy. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: spoony Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From spoon + -y. See notes at spoonie. Pronunciation: /ˈspuː.ni/ 1. Enamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone). Example: "She—silly child—is spoony, I think, on that cousin of her's, Dalrymple—he, I believe, is spoony on her." Example: ‘They all laugh at you, you know. They say you're spoony on me.’ 2. Feebly sentimental; gushy. Example: That is why we decline to publish any of the letters and verses which Mr. Pen wrote at this period of his life, out of mere regard for the young fellow’s character. They are too spooney and wild. 3. Similar to a spoon. Example: That's a very spoony fork.
Word: spoony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From spoon + -y. See notes at spoonie. Pronunciation: /ˈspuː.ni/ 1. A foolish, simple, or silly person. Labels: informal 2. A foolishly amorous person. Labels: informal Example: Major Pendennis, when the offer of the commission was acknowledged and refused, wrote back a curt and somewhat angry letter to the widow, and thought his nephew was rather a spooney. Example: Occasionally, a Fascinating Lady catches a rich spoony whom she can manage and control. In that case, she continues to have all her whims fully gratified until Mr. Spoony's fortune is exhausted, and the creditors carry off the off the nice furniture. 3. Alternative form of spoonie (“person with chronic illness or disability”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, slang
Word: mock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low, bellow; mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”). Cognate with Dutch mokken (“to sulk; pout; mope; grumble”), Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word; mumble; grumble”), West Frisian mokke (“to mope; sulk; grumble”), Swedish mucka (“to murmur”), dialectal Dutch mokkel (“kiss”). Pronunciation: /mɒk/, /mɔk/, /mɑk/ 1. An imitation, usually of lesser quality. Example: Is tortured thirst itself too sweet a cup? Gall, and more bitter mocks, shall make it up. 2. Mockery; the act of mocking. Example: Fooles make a mocke at ſinne: but among the righteous there is fauour. Example: Thus says my king; an if your father's highness Do not, in grant of all demands at large, Sweeten the bitter mock you sent his majesty, He'll call you to so hot an answer of it 3. Ellipsis of mock examination. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: He got a B in his History mock, but improved to an A in the exam. 4. A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object, as used in unit testing. Example: You can, if you must, create a mock that derives from a concrete class. The problem is that the resulting class represents a mix of production and mocked behavior, a beast referred to as a partial mock. Example: Mocks replace the objects with which your methods under test collaborate, thus offering a layer of isolation.
Word: mock Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low, bellow; mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”). Cognate with Dutch mokken (“to sulk; pout; mope; grumble”), Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word; mumble; grumble”), West Frisian mokke (“to mope; sulk; grumble”), Swedish mucka (“to murmur”), dialectal Dutch mokkel (“kiss”). Pronunciation: /mɒk/, /mɔk/, /mɑk/ 1. To mimic, to simulate. Example: To see the life as lively mocked as ever / Still sleep mocked death. Example: Mocking marriage with a dame of France. 2. To create an artistic representation of. Labels: rare Example: [I]ts sculptor well those passions read / Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, / The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed: […] 3. To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt. Example: And it came to paſſe at noone, that Eliiah mocked them, and ſaide, Crie aloud: for he is a god, either he is talking, or he is purſuing, or hee is in a iourney, or peraduenture he ſleepeth, and muſt be awaked. Example: Let not ambition mock their useful toil. 4. To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of. Example: The wind is mocking my efforts to light a fire! 5. To create a mockup or prototype of. Labels: transitive Example: They can also mock other integration points such as backend, database, or any other external resource.
Word: mock Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low, bellow; mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”). Cognate with Dutch mokken (“to sulk; pout; mope; grumble”), Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word; mumble; grumble”), West Frisian mokke (“to mope; sulk; grumble”), Swedish mucka (“to murmur”), dialectal Dutch mokkel (“kiss”). Pronunciation: /mɒk/, /mɔk/, /mɑk/ 1. Imitation, not genuine; fake. Labels: not-comparable Example: mock leather Example: mock trial
Word: girlfriend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gaurā Proto-West Germanic *-ilā Proto-West Germanic *gurilā Old English *gyrele? Middle English girle English girl Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English girlfriend From girl + friend. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/, /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/ 1. A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. Example: Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her. Example: I was playing the acoustic guitar and my girlfriend was playing the drums. 2. A female friend of a woman or girl. Labels: dated Example: Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica. Example: She's a very special girl (The kind of girl you want to know) / From her head down to her toenails (Down to her feet, yeah) / And she'll wait for me at backstage with her girlfriends / In a limousine (Long and black and shining bright) 3. A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner. Example: [Tim:] james huh? my lover carlos's best girlfriend is named james. [James:] yes, i know. i AM your lover carlos's best girlfriend james. 4. A term of address for a female friend or among gay men. Example: [Hanque:] girlfriend - how'r we doing? [Doug:] hi hanque, i'd like a capuccino and some lobster bisque.. [Caption:] (friendliness with the waitstaff is a good sign)
Word: girlfriend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *gaurā Proto-West Germanic *-ilā Proto-West Germanic *gurilā Old English *gyrele? Middle English girle English girl Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English girlfriend From girl + friend. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/, /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/ 1. To be a girlfriend to (someone). Labels: ambitransitive, informal, rare Example: I was girlfriended during the past two years by a woman who worked an average job, and while we never lived together the assumption among our friends was we'd get married one day. Example: Most Black women don't spend their time sitting around and complaining about bm/wf and "girlfriending" each other. 2. To have (someone) as a girlfriend. Labels: ambitransitive, informal, rare Example: Back when I was single, I dated and girlfriended around quite a bit and found many responses to my VW buses. Example: > How does one "girlfriend", anyway? By getting a girlfriend. The act of obtaining a girlfriend is called girlfriending. Example: "...so, I hit her with the wrench, and she passed out. When she woke up, I told her that when she had ORIGINALLY gotten up, I girlfriended her and then knocked her out again, and she must have amnesia. Presto! Instant girlfriend!"
Word: boyfriend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō- Proto-West Germanic *bōjō Old English *bōia Middle English boye English boy Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English boyfriend From boy + friend. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/, /ˈbɔɪfɹənd/ 1. A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. Example: I was playing the drums and my boyfriend was playing the electric guitar. Example: If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go / I can take you places you ain’t never been before. 2. A male friend. 3. A style of women's clothing that draws heavily from corresponding men's garments. Labels: attributive, often
Word: boyfriend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō- Proto-West Germanic *bōjō Old English *bōia Middle English boye English boy Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English boyfriend From boy + friend. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/, /ˈbɔɪfɹənd/ 1. To be a boyfriend to (someone). Labels: ambitransitive, informal, rare Example: 3- the cutie pie, shadiah , the turk beaut who impoverished actor @imad Hemdi (of ikhmeem, upper egypt) when married together, who cost fereed il etresh his voice, when boyfriending her, who now is miT TereHa=veiled ( thanks 2 sheikh she@rawi ) : Example: That says the boyfriend WAS an NPC Promoter/Judge AT THE TIME he was 'boyfriending' her, and she was SIXTEEN. 2. To have (someone) as a boyfriend. Labels: ambitransitive, informal, rare Example: Rina is out boyfriending, God help us. The last one she brought back was terrible. Example: Her husband hurries home after work; her sister, if not boyfriending or tired, takes the girls and Max on subsidized trips to the Rubins’ favorite café, where they are petted and given mugs of cappuccino foam.
Word: Hindi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī). By surface analysis, Hind + -i. Distant doublet of Sindhi. Pronunciation: /hɪnˈðiː/, /ˈhɪndiː/, /ɦɪn̪.d̪iː/ 1. Modern Standard Hindi, a standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language, which is based on Khariboli. Example: Farmer gave us the backstory on several of the words he’s invented, including “well walla,” a mix of English and Hindi. Well walla is a disparaging term for a Belter who acts like an Earther (well is for the “gravity well” of Earth, and walla means person in Hindi). 2. The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries. 3. All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. 4. A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Hindustani. Labels: obsolete Example: ‘teġh kī hindī agar talvār hai, fārsī pagḌī kī bhī dastār hai.’
Word: Hindi Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi हिंदी (hindī), from Classical Persian هِنْدِی (hindī). By surface analysis, Hind + -i. Distant doublet of Sindhi. Pronunciation: /hɪnˈðiː/, /ˈhɪndiː/, /ɦɪn̪.d̪iː/ 1. In or relating to the Hindi language. Labels: not-comparable 2. Indian Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: Hindi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Likely derived from Tagalog or Central Bikol. 1. A barangay of Bacacay, Albay, Philippines.
Word: transsexual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English transsexual From trans- + sexual. Introduced to English along with transsexualism by David Oliver Cauldwell in 1949, based on the German word Transsexualismus coined by Magnus Hirschfeld in 1923. Popularized in the mid 1960s, around the same time that transgender was coined; transgender had become an umbrella term and largely but not entirely displaced transsexual by the 1990s. Pronunciation: /tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/, /tɹɑːnz-/, /tɹæns-/, /ˌtɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/, /ˌtɹæn(t)s-/ 1. Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS). Labels: dated 2. Of or relating to such a change. Labels: dated Example: "'I'm in the process of going through surgery, a transsexual operation.'" She [Sharon Davis] continued, "He [my partner] said that made no difference to him. And when he said that, just like that, I just stopped crying. I was so happy." They've been together ever since. Example: Stormy […] […] returned from Morocco, where she'd had transsexual surgery.
Word: transsexual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual English transsexual From trans- + sexual. Introduced to English along with transsexualism by David Oliver Cauldwell in 1949, based on the German word Transsexualismus coined by Magnus Hirschfeld in 1923. Popularized in the mid 1960s, around the same time that transgender was coined; transgender had become an umbrella term and largely but not entirely displaced transsexual by the 1990s. Pronunciation: /tɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/, /tɹɑːnz-/, /tɹæns-/, /ˌtɹænzˈsɛkʃuəl/, /ˌtɹæn(t)s-/ 1. A transsexual person. Labels: dated, offensive Example: Lesbians for Justice therefore appeals to the organizers of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival to nullify its "womyn-born-womyn only" policy, and to allow the attendance of post-operative male-to-female transsexuals at all future festivals. Example: When a man is a woman trapped in a man's body, and has a little operation, he is a transsexual.
Word: governor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English governour, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernator, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kubernḗtēs, “steersman, pilot, guide”), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot”), of disputed origin. By surface analysis, govern + -or. Doublet of gubernator. Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌv(ə)nə/, /ˈɡʌvɚnɚ/, /ˈɡʌvənə(ɹ)/, /ˈɡʌvənɚ/ 1. The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country. Example: Younger voters are more libertarian in political philosophy than older voters and are credited with the success of libertarian governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota. Example: Top aides and people close to Kamala Harris have divided over whether she should head home to run for California governor in 2026 — and it all comes down to whether they believe she could win the Democratic nomination for president in an expected competitive primary in 2028. 2. A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback. Example: A governor on the injection pump limits the speed when running idle. Example: Generator excitation is obtained by a combination of the separately-excited and self-excited fields, and the output is controlled by a resistance in the separate field circuit adjusted by the load regulator under the control of the engine governor. 3. A member of a decision-making body (such as a committee) for a larger organization or entity (including some public agencies), similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors. Example: The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Example: Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and head of the country’s foreign exchange regulator, chaired a symposium with representatives from foreign companies, including JP Morgan, Tesla (TSLA), HSBC (HSBC), Deutsche Bank (DB), BNP Paribas, Japan’s MUFG Bank, German chemical producer BASF, commodities trader Trafigura and Schneider Electric, according to a statement posted on the websites of the PBOC and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE). 4. Term of address to a man. Labels: UK, dated, informal Example: "Oh, right you are, governor, if you say so," accepted Fank […] 5. A superior, especially a boss, an employer, or (law enforcement) a superior police officer. Labels: UK, informal Example: DCI Tom Barnaby: ... so far, your detective sergeant is absolutely believable. Nico Bentley: Terrific. Why? Barnaby: You've observed Rule Number 1: Always keep the governor waiting. 6. Synonym of father. Labels: archaic, informal Example: "Say 'father.' We never called him papa; and if one of my brothers had addressed him as 'governor,' as boys do now, I really think he'd have him cut off with a shilling." 7. A constituent of a phrase that governs another. 8. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian. Labels: dated 9. A pilot; a steersman.
Word: mayor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maior Old French mairebor. Middle English maire English mayor From Middle English maire, from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”), a substantivation of Old French maire (“greater”), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”). Doublet of major. Cognate with Old High German meior (“estate manager, steward, bailiff”) (modern German Meier), Middle Dutch meier (“administrator, steward, bailiff”) (modern Dutch meier). Displaced Old English burgealdor (“a ruler of a city, mayor, citizen”), burhġerēfa (“boroughreeve”), and portġerēfa (“portreeve”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɛə̯/, /ˈmeɪ̯.ɚ/, /ˈmɛɚ/, /ˈmɛɹ/ 1. The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally. Example: The office of mayor has been the tomb of many political ambitions. Example: When the burdens of the Presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself that it could be worse—I could be a mayor of a city instead. 2. Ellipsis of mayor of the palace, the royal stewards of the Frankish Empire. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical 3. Synonym of mair, various former officials in the Kingdom of Scotland. Labels: historical 4. A member of a city council. Labels: Ireland, obsolete, rare 5. A high justice, an important judge. Labels: historical, obsolete 6. A largely ceremonial position in some municipal governments that presides over the city council while a contracted city manager holds actual executive power. Labels: US 7. A local VIP, a muckamuck or big shot reckoned to lead some local group. Labels: figuratively, humorous Example: In some parts the burlesque civic official was designated ‘Mayor of the Pig Market’. Example: The Mayor of Castro Street, that was Harvey's unofficial title.
Word: black hole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In reference to the physical concept (region of spacetime with extreme gravitational pull), physicist Hong-Yee Chiu attributed the term to his colleague Robert H. Dicke, who stated around 1960–1961 that the objects were like the Black Hole of Calcutta. The first known usage in print was by journalist Ann Ewing in 1964. Widespread popularization of the term is generally credited to a lecture in 1967 by the physicist John Wheeler. Pronunciation: /blæk ˈhoʊl/, /blæk ˈhəʊl/ 1. A place of punitive confinement; a lockup or cell; a military guardroom. Example: ‘I will convince you that I do know [my duty] by clapping you for the remainder of the night into the black hole, young gentleman, do you see, and have no doubt but the air of that agreeable apartment will restore your senses.’ Example: A discipline of unlimited autocracy, upheld by rods, and ferules, and the black hole. 2. A region of spacetime that exerts a gravitational pull strong enough that no matter or energy, not even light, can escape it. Example: Astronomers have captured the first image of a black hole, heralding a revolution in our understanding of the universe’s most enigmatic objects. 3. A void into which things disappear for good; an inscrutable area or subject. Labels: figuratively Example: you'll have to love U.S. District Court Judge John Kane's decision to keep Denver-based Exactis.com out of an Internet black hole.... MAPS maintains a database of Internet addresses that it believes send or relay spam. It’s called the "Realtime Blackhole List" Example: 2004 November 16, Jenifer Hanen, “How I fell down an Internet Black Hole....”, Black Phoebe, at www.blackphoebe.com https://web.archive.org/web/20061017203928/http://www.blackphoebe.com/msjen/archives/2004/11/how_i_fell_down.html I finished some client work and gave myself 30 minutes to fall down one of my favorite internet black holes: genealogical research. Four hours plus some later, my eyes were burning in my head 4. A dangerous optical illusion that can occur on a nighttime approach with dark, featureless terrain between the aircraft and a brightly-lit runway, where the aircraft appears to the pilots to be higher up than it actually is, potentially triggering a premature or overly-steep descent and a crash short of the runway. 5. A place where incoming traffic is silently discarded. Labels: Internet, attributive, often Example: One way of fighting spam is to use a blackhole list maintained on a blackhole server. 6. A bit bucket; a place of permanent oblivion for data.
Word: black hole Part of Speech: verb Etymology: In reference to the physical concept (region of spacetime with extreme gravitational pull), physicist Hong-Yee Chiu attributed the term to his colleague Robert H. Dicke, who stated around 1960–1961 that the objects were like the Black Hole of Calcutta. The first known usage in print was by journalist Ann Ewing in 1964. Widespread popularization of the term is generally credited to a lecture in 1967 by the physicist John Wheeler. Pronunciation: /blæk ˈhoʊl/, /blæk ˈhəʊl/ 1. To redirect (network traffic, etc.) nowhere; to discard (incoming traffic). Labels: Internet, transitive Example: Select a nonglobally routed prefix, such as the Test-Net (RFC 3330) 192.0.2.0/24, to use as the next hop of any attacked prefix to be blackholed.
Word: white hole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By analogy with black hole. 1. A theoretically possible but hypothetical singularity from which matter and energy are able to escape but unable to enter; the antithesis of a black hole. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, hole.
Word: neutron star Part of Speech: noun 1. A degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.
Word: proton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτον (prôton)lbor. English proton Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρῶτον (prôton), neuter of πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”). (physics): Coined by New Zealand-British scientist Ernest Rutherford in 1920, in analogy with electron (1891), and with an additional intention of honoring English chemist William Prout. Analyzable as proto- + -on (anatomy): A translation of German Anlage (“fundamental thing”) based on Aristotle’s phrase ἡ πρώτη οὐσία τὸ πρῶτον (hē prṓtē ousía tò prôton). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊ.tɒn/, /ˈpɹoʊ.tɑn/ 1. A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. Labels: particle Example: The dance of the electrons about the prota, each electron and each proton consisting of a series of waves occupying the whole of the limited universe and obeying the laws of nature as they pass, is known to all. 2. A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. Labels: particle 3. Synonym of primordium. Labels: obsolete Example: It is a well authenticated fact that, in the case of section of a peripheral nerve, the nuclei of the sheath of Schwann pass to the centre of the lumen and form the protoplasmic prota of the segments of the new nerve[…]. From studies of the development of the olfactory organs in reptiles, as reported briefly in earlier numbers of this Journal, the writer has been abundantly convinced of the truth of Beard’s statement that the olfactory prota arise from the skin[…]. Example: This paper constituted the proton (the primordium, or ‘Anlage,’ if you prefer) of my own subsequent contributions, and likewise, so far as I knew at the time, of the simplified nomenclature in America.
Word: neutron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neutral + -on; by surface analysis, neutr(o)- + -on. Coined by Scottish-Australian physicist William Sutherland in 1899 in a paper in the Philosophical Magazine. Subsequent usage was sporadic and theoretical, sometimes referring to neutrinos rather than neutrons, and the modern sense was reintroduced alongside proton by Ernest Rutherford in 1920. Pronunciation: /ˈn(j)uː.tɹɒn/, /ˈnu.tɹɑn/ 1. A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks. Labels: particle
Word: neutronium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neutron + -ium. Coined by scientist Andreas von Antropoff in 1926 (before the discovery of the neutron in 1931; neutrons had been predicted to exist in 1920). 1. A material composed entirely of neutrons. Labels: uncountable 2. A hypothetical gravitationally bound system of a neutron and an antineutron (the onium of a neutron), not predicted to exist under normal circumstances. Labels: uncountable
Word: weer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros Proto-Germanic *wēraz Proto-West Germanic *wār Old English wær English weer Inherited from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic *wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros. This word had always meant “true” ever since PIE times. It is cognate with German wahr, Dutch waar (“true”) and Latin verus (whence verity, verify and very), all likewise meaning “true”. Pronunciation: /wiː.ə/, /wiː.ɚ/ 1. True; correct. Labels: obsolete
Word: weer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wee (“to pee”) + -er (agent suffix) Pronunciation: /wiː.ə/, /wiː.ɚ/ 1. Someone who wees; a urinator. Labels: UK, colloquial
Word: weer Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /wiː.ə/, /wiː.ɚ/ 1. comparative form of wee: more wee Labels: comparative, form-of Example: “Dear, but you're like your grandmother!” she continued, patting the little girl's head. “Many a penny's worth I sold to your da, when he was weer than you are.”
Word: hoop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hoop, hoope, from Old English hōp (“mound, raised land; in combination, circular object”), from Proto-Germanic *hōpą (“bend, bow, arch”) (compare Saterland Frisian Houp (“hoop”), Dutch hoep (“hoop”), Old Norse hóp (“bay, inlet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *kāb- (“to bend”) (compare Lithuanian kabė (“hook”), Old Church Slavonic кѫпъ (kǫpŭ, “hill, island”)). More at camp. Pronunciation: /huːp/, /hʊp/ 1. To bind or fasten using a hoop. Labels: transitive Example: to hoop a barrel or puncheon 2. To clasp; to encircle; to surround. Labels: transitive Example: [B]ehold the wretched price of Wales, / Hoopt with a bond of yron round about, […] 3. To play basketball. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: Instead of hooping, they now played tennis, golf, or both. Example: Wassup bro when you tryna hoop you wasting yo height
Word: hoop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /huːp/, /hʊp/ 1. A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough. 2. The hoopoe. Labels: archaic
Word: hoop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /huːp/, /hʊp/ 1. To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout. Labels: dated 2. To whoop, as in whooping cough. Labels: dated
Word: pub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of public house. Pronunciation: /pʌb/, /pʊb/ 1. A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Example: Reg liked a chat about old times and we used to go and have a chinwag in the pub. Example: From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
Word: pub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of public house. Pronunciation: /pʌb/, /pʊb/ 1. To go to one or more public houses. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: pub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of public server. Pronunciation: /pʌb/, /pʊb/ 1. A public server. Labels: slang Example: Well there's private servers and then there's pubs that do their best to make sure everyone plays fair. The second option will be a lot easier to find.
Word: pub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of publication. Pronunciation: /pʌb/, /pʊb/ 1. Clipping of publication. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: registered pubs
Word: pub Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of publish. Pronunciation: /pʌb/, /pʊb/ 1. to publish Labels: informal, transitive
Word: pub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of publisher. Pronunciation: /pʌb/, /pʊb/ 1. Clipping of publisher. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: Pubs say it's out of print, but it was supposed to have been reissued.
Word: moron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American psychologist Henry H. Goddard in 1910, from Ancient Greek μωρόν (mōrón), the neuter form of μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, dull”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːɹɒn/, /mo(ː)ɹɒn/, /-ɑn/, /ˈmoɹɑn/, [ˈmo̞ɹɑn] 1. A stupid person; an idiot; a fool. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: Mr. Borelli, Mr. Borelli, with all due respect, you're such a fantastic moron it's terrifying. 2. A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70. Labels: dated
Word: moron Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin in late 20th c.; by surface analysis, mor(al) + -on. The obvious idea that the homonymy with the usual sense of moron was likely intentional has been supported by some of Dworkin's fellow philosophers. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːɹɒn/, /mo(ː)ɹɒn/, /-ɑn/, /ˈmoɹɑn/, [ˈmo̞ɹɑn] 1. A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true. Example: Encouraged by this solution to the puzzle in the case of judgments about our manifest surroundings, one might hope that a similar solution can be offered to the parallel puzzle concerning normative judgments. One example of this solution might be to affirm the existence of what Dworkin calls morons (p. 104)—special moral particles with causal powers—and then to explain why an ability to detect morons tended to promote the reproductive success of ancestors who possessed this ability. The thought is that perhaps an inability to detect these particles led to decreased reproductive success, just as an inability to detect boulders, trees, and lakes did. As his moron terminology suggests, however, Dworkin utterly rejects any solution along these lines. He thinks the idea of morons is absurd (pp. 104-5), and indeed takes the view that normative properties never play a role in our best causal explanations. Moral rightness and wrongness, goodness, normative reasons, value, and so on, in Dworkin's view, are not things with causal powers at all, and it is a misguided test for the existence of these things to ask whether or not they play a role in our best causal explanations (p. 119). As Thomas Nagel has put the point, "Mackie [has argued that] reasons play no role in causal explanations. But it begs the question to assume that this sort of explanatory necessity is the test of reality for values. The claim that certain reasons exist is a normative claim, not a claim about the best causal explanation of anything."²⁵ As we saw earlier, this rejection of the idea that reasons and values are things with causal powers is a distinguishing feature of non-naturalist versions of normative realism in general. I think there is more to be said about this second possible solution to the puzzle than Dworkin's talk of "morons" suggests. Yet in the end, I agree with Dworkin, Nagel, and other non-naturalist realists on this point. Rightness, wrongness, goodness, normative reasons, value, and so on are very different things than trees and boulders, and no plausible causal account will solve the practical/theoretical puzzle. I will not argue for this point here, however; I say more about it elsewhere.²⁶ I mention this second possible solution only to set it aside; in what follows I will assume with Dworkin and other non-naturalist realists that this second solution to the puzzle fails, allowing us to focus on Dworkin's proposed solution.
Word: delegate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English delegat, from Old French delegat, from Latin dēlēgātus substantivized from the nominative masculine singular of dēlēgātus, the perfect passive participle of dēlēgō (“to send, assign, delegate”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). See also legate. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛlɪɡət/, /ˈdɛləɡət/, /ˈdeləɡət/ 1. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy. 2. A representative at a conference, etc. 3. An appointed representative in some legislative bodies. Labels: US 4. A type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer. Example: Historically, all viable frameworks have always provided a mechanism to implement callbacks. C# goes one step further and encapsulates callbacks into callable objects called delegates. 5. A member of a governmental legislature who lacks voting power. Example: The house of delegates in apartheid-era South Africa lacked any real voting power.
Word: delegate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the above noun by metanalysis or directly borrowed from Latin dēlēgātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/, /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/, /ˈdeləˌɡæɪt/ 1. To commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinates. Labels: intransitive Example: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key was perceived to delegate effectively. Wayne Mapp, a minister under Key observed he had 'a different style than the traditional style of New Zealand political management. He delegates in the manner of a chief executive, and lets ministers get on with their jobs' (Mapp 2014). 2. To commit (a task or responsibility) to someone, especially a subordinate. Labels: transitive Example: The war on Covid-19 was delegated to the health secretary, Matt Hancock, a paralysed NHS and scientists publicly feuding over dud data. 3. (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own. Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: delegate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English delegat(e) (“delegated”, used as a past participle and adjective), used as the past participle of delegate up until Early Modern English, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. 1. delegated Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, participle, past 2. Acting as a delegate, delegated; of, pertaining to a delegate Labels: adjective, not-comparable, obsolete
Word: metrosexual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + -sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994, it enjoyed a brief popularity in the early 2000s. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ 1. A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general. Labels: dated Example: Reports of the "death" of my Frankenstein's monster with perfect skin, the metrosexual, have been greatly exaggerated. In Europe and the UK at least, it seems he's alive and looking very well in his lovely new eyeliner. 2. A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals. Labels: dated
Word: metrosexual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + -sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994, it enjoyed a brief popularity in the early 2000s. Pronunciation: /ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ 1. Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle. Labels: dated Example: But one question stuck out beyond all the others. What on earth would a metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln look like? Example: Of course Chandler was the romantic lead. His was the spirit of the age: self-deprecating, metrosexual, all ironic distance, no ambition.
Word: harem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرم (harem) (whence Turkish harem), from Arabic حَرَم (ḥaram, “something prohibited; sanctuary, women”); and later also from حَرِيم (ḥarīm) with same meaning, both from حَرُمَ (ḥaruma, “be forbidden or unlawful”). Doublet of haram and herem. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːɹəm/, /ˈhæɹəm/, /ˈhɛəɹəm/ 1. The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "In the room next to her own, lived the harem of a merchant who had just arrived from Constantinople with merchandise. It consisted of his wife, children, and two female slaves, who being well off in their circumstances, enjoyed the comforts and conveniences of life, and eat and drank unsparingly every day." 2. A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A group of female animals (cows) herded and controlled by a male animal (bull) of that species for breeding purposes. Such behaviour is exhibited by bovids including cattle and buffalo as well as moose, elephants, seals (including elephant seals), sea lions, and baboons. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I nodded my head and proceeded to make a flank attack on the nearest harem. All went well until I aimed a blow at an outlying cow's head and fell short. She snorted and tried to scramble away. I ran in close and struck another blow, hitting the shoulder instead of the head. Example: 2006 Maestripieri, Dario; Mayhew, Jessica; Carlson, Cindy L.; Hoffman, Christy L.; and Radtke, Jennifer M. "One-Male Harems and Female Social Dynamics in Guinea Baboons", published in Folia Primatol 2007; 78:56–68, doi 10.1159/000095686 4. A group of female birds mated to or associated with a breeding male. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In the meantime we were hidden in a close juniper thicket on the little knoll, and expected the capercailzie cock every moment; but our old friend tarried a long time in his harem. 5. Any significant number of women together as a group; a bevy. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 6. A genre of anime and manga in which a man is the love interest of three or more women. Labels: uncountable
Word: dissertation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertō. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/, /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/, /ˌdɪs.əˈtæɪ.ʃən/ 1. A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis. Example: write a dissertation Example: write up a dissertation 2. A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.
Word: Sabbath Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sabat, sabbat, sabath, from Old English sabat and Old French sabbat, both from Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, “Sabbath”), with the spelling ending in -th, probably influenced by the traditional transliteration of the Hebrew as shabbāth, being attested since the 14th century and widespread since the 16th. Doublet of Shabbat. Possibly from the Sumerian sa-bat ("mid-rest"). Pronunciation: /ˈsæbəθ/ 1. Friday, observed in Islam as a day of rest and worship. 2. Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship. 3. Sunday, observed in Christianity as a day of rest and worship. Example: Jerusalem is a city of three Sabbaths–Friday (Muslim), Saturday (Jewish), and Sunday (Christian). 4. A meeting of witches. (Also called a witches' Sabbath, Shabbat, sabbat, or black Sabbath.) Example: They travel through the air in various strange conveyances, and it is no easy matter to distinguish between their convention and a Sabbath of the Witches. Example: Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat. 5. Among the ancient Jews and Hebrews, the seventh year, when the land was left fallow. Labels: historical 6. Synonym of uposatha, a regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observance. Labels: Myanmar
Word: blooming Part of Speech: verb Etymology: By surface analysis, bloom + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/, /ˈblʊ.mɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of bloom Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: blooming Part of Speech: adj Etymology: By surface analysis, bloom + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/, /ˈblʊ.mɪŋ/ 1. Opening in blossoms; flowering. 2. Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health. 3. A euphemism for the intensifier bloody. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK Example: “How'd you like to be shoved in a blooming log?'
Word: blooming Part of Speech: adv Etymology: By surface analysis, bloom + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/, /ˈblʊ.mɪŋ/ 1. A euphemism for the intensifier bloody. Labels: Australia, UK, often Example: My train's late again. Blooming typical. Example: “Well, all I can say is that if yer don't take yer dial outer the road I'll bloomin' well take an' bounce a gibber off yer crust.”
Word: blooming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, bloom + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/, /ˈblʊ.mɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something blooms. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Such bloomings, Dr. McLaren continued, would require a critical audience, “so that they can be subject to scientific and ethical review, freely available for research and one day, perhaps, for treating diseases.” 2. The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A phenomenon where excessive light causes bright patches in a picture. Labels: countable, uncountable