nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: epitaph Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French epitafe, from Late Latin epitaphium (“eulogy”), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios, “relating to a funeral”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis epi- + -taph. Pronunciation: /ˈɛp.ɪˌtɑːf/, /ˈɛp.ɪˌtæf/ 1. To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph. Labels: intransitive Example: The Commons in their speeches epitaph upon him […] "He lived as a wolf and died as a dog." 2. To commemorate by an epitaph. Labels: transitive Example: Let me rather be epitaphed the inventor of the English Hexameter.
Word: zebra mongoose Part of Speech: noun 1. A banded mongoose (Mungos mungo). Labels: rare
Word: dear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English dere, from Old English dēore, dīere, dīore, dȳre (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious; expensive”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; hot, warm”). Cognates Cognate with Yola dear (“dear”), Saterland Frisian djuur (“precious, dear, costly, expensive”), Alemannic German tüür (“expensive”), Dutch dier, duur (“expensive”), German teuer (“expensive”), Vilamovian taojer, tojer (“dear”), West Flemish diere (“expensive”), Yiddish טײַער (tayer, “expensive”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish dyr (“expensive”), Faroese dýrur (“expensive”), Icelandic dýr (“expensive”), Finnish tyyris (“expensive”), Livonian tõurõz (“dear”), Northern Sami divrras (“expensive”). Pronunciation: /dɪə/, /dɪɹ/, /diə/, /diːɹ/, /dɛː/ 1. High in price; expensive. Labels: Ireland, UK Example: The dearer the jewel, the greater the love expressed. Example: There's more depends on this than on the value. The dearest ring in Venice will I give you, And find it out by proclamation: Only for this, I pray you, pardon me. 2. Loved; lovable. Example: "Yes, children dear, wait a bit till it turns itself," she answered - she ought to have said "till I turn it"[.] Example: So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams. 3. Lovely; kind. Example: "I've never met the kind of man I mean." "Tell me about him. What does he look like?" "Oh, he might look very much like you." "How dear of you to say that!" 4. Loving, affectionate, heartfelt Example: Such dear embrace tenderly comforts even in this dear sorrow. 5. Precious to or greatly valued by someone. Example: The dearer the giver, the dearer the trinket he brings! Example: […] dear as sacramental wine To dying lips is all he said […]. 6. A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc. Example: Dear Sir/Madam/Miss, please notice our offices will be closed during the following bank holidays:[…]. Example: Dearest Joseph/son:... 7. A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly. Example: My dear friend, I feel better as soon as you come sit beside my sickbed! Example: “A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing.[…]” 8. An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes. Example: My dear man, you ought to think twice about who you're trying to blackmail. 9. Noble. Labels: obsolete
Word: dear Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dere, from Old English dēore, dīere, dīore, dȳre (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious; expensive”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; hot, warm”). Cognates Cognate with Yola dear (“dear”), Saterland Frisian djuur (“precious, dear, costly, expensive”), Alemannic German tüür (“expensive”), Dutch dier, duur (“expensive”), German teuer (“expensive”), Vilamovian taojer, tojer (“dear”), West Flemish diere (“expensive”), Yiddish טײַער (tayer, “expensive”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish dyr (“expensive”), Faroese dýrur (“expensive”), Icelandic dýr (“expensive”), Finnish tyyris (“expensive”), Livonian tõurõz (“dear”), Northern Sami divrras (“expensive”). Pronunciation: /dɪə/, /dɪɹ/, /diə/, /diːɹ/, /dɛː/ 1. A very kind, loving person. Example: My little cousin is such a dear, always drawing me pictures. 2. A beloved person. 3. An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife. Example: Pass me the salt, would you dear? 4. An elderly person, especially a woman.
Word: dear Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English dere, from Old English dēore, dīere, dīore, dȳre (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious; expensive”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; hot, warm”). Cognates Cognate with Yola dear (“dear”), Saterland Frisian djuur (“precious, dear, costly, expensive”), Alemannic German tüür (“expensive”), Dutch dier, duur (“expensive”), German teuer (“expensive”), Vilamovian taojer, tojer (“dear”), West Flemish diere (“expensive”), Yiddish טײַער (tayer, “expensive”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish dyr (“expensive”), Faroese dýrur (“expensive”), Icelandic dýr (“expensive”), Finnish tyyris (“expensive”), Livonian tõurõz (“dear”), Northern Sami divrras (“expensive”). Pronunciation: /dɪə/, /dɪɹ/, /diə/, /diːɹ/, /dɛː/ 1. To endear. Labels: obsolete Example: Nor should a Sonne his Sire loue for reward, But for he is his Sire, in nature dear’d. Example: I should have known no less: It hath been taught us from the primal state That he which is was wished until he were; And the ebbed man, ne'er loved till ne'er worth love, Comes deared by being lacked.
Word: dear Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English dere, from Old English dēore, dīere, dīore, dȳre (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious; expensive”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; hot, warm”). Cognates Cognate with Yola dear (“dear”), Saterland Frisian djuur (“precious, dear, costly, expensive”), Alemannic German tüür (“expensive”), Dutch dier, duur (“expensive”), German teuer (“expensive”), Vilamovian taojer, tojer (“dear”), West Flemish diere (“expensive”), Yiddish טײַער (tayer, “expensive”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish dyr (“expensive”), Faroese dýrur (“expensive”), Icelandic dýr (“expensive”), Finnish tyyris (“expensive”), Livonian tõurõz (“dear”), Northern Sami divrras (“expensive”). Pronunciation: /dɪə/, /dɪɹ/, /diə/, /diːɹ/, /dɛː/ 1. Dearly; at a high price. Example: If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear.
Word: dear Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English dere, from Old English dēore, dīere, dīore, dȳre (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious; expensive”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; hot, warm”). Cognates Cognate with Yola dear (“dear”), Saterland Frisian djuur (“precious, dear, costly, expensive”), Alemannic German tüür (“expensive”), Dutch dier, duur (“expensive”), German teuer (“expensive”), Vilamovian taojer, tojer (“dear”), West Flemish diere (“expensive”), Yiddish טײַער (tayer, “expensive”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish dyr (“expensive”), Faroese dýrur (“expensive”), Icelandic dýr (“expensive”), Finnish tyyris (“expensive”), Livonian tõurõz (“dear”), Northern Sami divrras (“expensive”). Pronunciation: /dɪə/, /dɪɹ/, /diə/, /diːɹ/, /dɛː/ 1. Indicating surprise, pity, or disapproval. Example: Dear, dear! Whatever were they thinking?
Word: dear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English dere (“fierce, severe, hard, deadly”), from Old English dēor, dȳr (“brave, bold; severe, dire, vehement”), from Proto-Germanic *deuzaz. Cognate with the above. Pronunciation: /dɪə/, /dɪɹ/, /diə/, /diːɹ/, /dɛː/ 1. Severe, or severely affected; sore. 2. Fierce. Labels: obsolete Example: The Christens found the heathens dear, as the lion doth the bear.
Word: deer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English der, deer (“animal, deer”), from Old English dēor (“animal”), from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm (“living thing”), from *dʰéws (“breath”), full-grade derivative of *dʰwes-. Cognate with Scots deer (“deer”), North Frisian dier (“animal, beast”), West Frisian dier (“animal, beast”), Dutch dier (“animal, beast”), German Low German Deer, Deert (“animal”), German Tier (“animal, beast”), Swedish djur (“animal, beast”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk dyr (“animal, beast”), Icelandic dýr (“animal, beast”). Related also to Albanian dash (“ram”) (possibly), Lithuanian daũsos (“upper air; heaven”), Lithuanian dùsti (“to sigh”), Russian душа́ (dušá, “breath, spirit”), Lithuanian dvė̃sti (“to breathe, exhale”), Sanskrit ध्वंसति (dhvaṃsati, “he falls to dust”). For the semantic development compare Latin animālis (“animal”), from anima (“breath, spirit”). Pronunciation: /dɪə/, /dɪɹ/, /diːɹ/, /diə/, /dɛː/ 1. A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer. Labels: countable Example: Deer sperm was in used among the Romans as an aphrodisiac. Example: Musk Deer (Moschus moschiferus) The musk deer is unique in several ways, reflecting its taxonomic separation from other deer (Flerov, 1952). For example , they are the only deer to possess a gall bladder[…] 2. A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer. Labels: countable Example: Nara and its deer are so closely associated that the light-brown colored animals are pictured in the city’s tourism ads, on buses, train tickets and more. 3. A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer. Labels: countable Example: I wrecked my car after a deer ran across the road. Example: Sure, most of us hunt deer around here, but not many of us have ever hunted moose. 4. The meat of such an animal, obtained through the process of hunting or from specialized deer farms; venison. Labels: uncountable Example: I'd never had deer before I ate dinner with the Johanssens. In time I learned to like it; its gaminess is an acquired taste. 5. Any animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal as opposed to a bird, fish, etc. Labels: countable Example: But mice and rats and such small deer, have been Tom's food for seven long year.
Word: reindeer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English reyndere, reynder, rayne-dere, from Old Norse hreindýri (“reindeer”), from hreinn (“reindeer”) + dýr (“animal”). Compare Dutch rendier (“reindeer”), German Rentier (“reindeer”), Swedish rendjur (“reindeer”), Danish rensdyr (“reindeer”) and French renne (“reindeer”). Related also to displaced Old English hrān (“reindeer”). Unrelated to rein. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪndɪə/, /ˈɹɛjndɪː/, /ˈɹɛjndɪjə/, /ˈɹeɪndɪɹ/, /ˈɹæɪndɪə/ 1. Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies. Labels: plural Example: Santa Claus' sleigh is supposedly pulled by nine reindeer Example: Here is a prodigious number of wild beaſts, as ſtags, bears, wolves, foxes of various colours, martens, hares, glittens, beavers, otters, elk, and rein deer: the latter is leſs than a stag. 2. Any species, subspecies, ecotype, or other scientific grouping of such animals. Labels: plural
Word: reindeer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English reyndere, reynder, rayne-dere, from Old Norse hreindýri (“reindeer”), from hreinn (“reindeer”) + dýr (“animal”). Compare Dutch rendier (“reindeer”), German Rentier (“reindeer”), Swedish rendjur (“reindeer”), Danish rensdyr (“reindeer”) and French renne (“reindeer”). Related also to displaced Old English hrān (“reindeer”). Unrelated to rein. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪndɪə/, /ˈɹɛjndɪː/, /ˈɹɛjndɪjə/, /ˈɹeɪndɪɹ/, /ˈɹæɪndɪə/ 1. To herd or farm reindeer
Word: anoa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Indonesian anoa ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ via a Celebic language (cognates: Tagalog anwang and Ilocano nuang referring to the domesticated water buffalo). Pronunciation: /əˈnoʊə/ 1. Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis. Example: Anoas need undisturbed forest and cannot adapt to logged areas. The bad-tempered anoa with its sharp short horns is greatly feared, but in spite of this it is periodically suggested as a potential domestic animal. Anyone who has met with an anoa ridicules this idea. Example: The Celebes pig and, to a lesser degree, the anoa were the focus of the Wana's large game interests.
Word: ostrich Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ostrich, ostriche, ostryche, ostrige, borrowed from Anglo-Norman ostrige and Old French ostruce, from Vulgar Latin *austruthio, from Latin avis (“bird”) + strūthiō (“ostrich”), from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn), or shortened from strūthiocamēlus, from Ancient Greek στρουθοκᾰ́μηλος (strouthokắmēlos), from στρουθός (strouthós, “sparrow”) + κάμηλος (kámēlos, “camel”). Compare Spanish avestruz and Portuguese avestruz. Pronunciation: /ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/, /ˈɒs.tɹɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈɔs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/, /ˈɑs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/, /ˈɔs.tɹɪd͡ʒ/ 1. A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes. 2. A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes. Example: Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims? Example: The Ostrich hath a compounded name in Greek and Latin—Struthio-Camelus, borrowed from a bird and a beast, as being a feathered and biped animal, yet in some ways like a camel; somewhat in the long neck; somewhat in the foot; and, as some imagine, from a camel-like position in the part of generation. 3. The rhea. Labels: obsolete Example: The Lengua Indians of the Gran Chaco love to hunt the ostrich 4. One who buries their head in the sand instead of acknowledging problems. Labels: figuratively 5. The hypothetical completion of a hole five strokes under par (a quintuple birdie, quadruple eagle, triple albatross, or double condor).
Word: elk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis, variant of *h₁elh₁én, from *h₁el- (“deer”). See also Low German Elk, German Elch, Danish elg, Norwegian elg, Swedish älg; also Polish łoś, Russian лось (losʹ), Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”); also German Elen, Tocharian A yäl, Tocharian B ylem (“gazelle”), Lithuanian élnis (“stag”), Armenian եղնիկ (eġnik, “doe, hind”). Doublet of Elhaz. Pronunciation: /ɛlk/ 1. Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes). Labels: Commonwealth, Europe 2. Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes). Labels: Canada, US 3. Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes). Labels: British, India Example: In a narrow defile […] a male elk, (cervus alces, Lin.) of noble appearance, followed by twenty-two females, passed majestically under their platform, each as large as a common-sized horse.
Word: elk Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɛlk/ 1. Obsolete form of elke (common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus)). Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: white stork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From white and stork. Pronunciation: /waɪt stɔɹk/, /waɪt stɔːk/ 1. A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.
Word: musk ox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: So called because of the strong odour, or musk, emitted by the males during the rutting season. 1. An Arctic mammal, Ovibos moschatus of the Caprinae subfamily of the family Bovidae, having a thick coat and long curved horns. Example: Its ʽcore faunaʼ consisted of the woolly mammoth, woolly rhino, saiga, muskox and the arctic fox. All except the woolly rhino evolved in the northern Arctic, and all had been evolving for several million years before their modern forms appeared.
Word: red deer Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɛd dɪɹ/, /ɹɛd dɪə/ 1. A species of large deer, Cervus elaphus, found in Europe and southwestern Asia. 2. The wapiti or North American elk, Cervus canadensis, a deer species of North America, long believed to be a subspecies of the European red deer. Labels: dated
Word: common eland Part of Speech: noun 1. an antelope, Taurotragus oryx, of the African savannah
Word: Nelson's elk Part of Speech: noun 1. Cervus elaphus nelsoni; a subspecies of red deer (or wapiti).
Word: Spanish chestnut Part of Speech: noun 1. Castanea sativa, a deciduous tree with edible deep brown nutlike fruits. The fruits have a little white, fluffy tail. 2. The fruit of this tree.
Word: lesser flamingo Part of Speech: noun 1. An Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, smaller than flamingos of the other Old World species.
Word: Chilean flamingo Part of Speech: noun 1. a species of flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensis, found in temperate South America
Word: Andean flamingo Part of Speech: noun 1. A species of flamingo, Phoenicopterus andinus, native to the Andes of Chile
Word: alpaca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa. Pronunciation: /ælˈpækə/ 1. A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Away from the village, there was an enclosure containing several large animals of a kind I had not seen before—shaggy, long-necked, small-headed creatures who stood or lay at ease around their pen. Alpacas? 2. Wool from the alpaca, with strong very long fibres and coloring from black to brown to white. Labels: uncountable Example: A lady in frayed alpaca, carrying a house-flannel, came to hearken. 3. A garment made of such wool. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The dress was at the bottom, — it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
Word: Darwin's rhea Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for Charles Darwin, with the genus name Rhea. 1. A small rhea, Rhea pennata, found from Patagonia to the high Andes.
Word: vicuna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish vicuña, itself borrowed from Quechua wik'uña. Pronunciation: /vɪˈkuːnjə/ 1. A South American mammal, Lama vicugna, closely related to the alpaca, llama, and guanaco.
Word: bighorn sheep Part of Speech: noun 1. Certain North American species of sheep 2. Certain North American species of sheep
Word: trumpeter swan Part of Speech: noun 1. The largest North American swan, Cygnus buccinator; they have white plumage with a long neck, a short black bill.
Word: transcultural 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 *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English -al English cultural English transcultural From trans- + cultural. 1. Not culturally specific. 2. Not culturally specific.
Word: picture Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English picture, from Latin pictūra (“the art of painting, a painting”), from pingō (“to paint”). Doublet of pictura. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪk.t͡ʃə/, [ˈpʰɪk.t͡ʃə], /ˈpək.t͡ʃə/, [ˈpʰək.t͡ʃə], /ˈpɪk.t͡ʃɚ/ 1. To represent in or with a picture. Labels: transitive Example: while upon the shaded top of the box, drawn in perspective, the artist had pictured a plate with the beautifully executed, twin-lobed, brainlike, halved kernel of a walnut. Example: What is striking about the self portrait is that the patient had pictured herself as a much younger woman 2. To imagine or envision. Labels: transitive Example: Picture yourself on a boat on a river / With tangerine trees and marmalade skies Example: If you can picture this—a day in December / Picture this—freezing cold weather / You got clouds on your lids and you'd be on the skids 3. To depict or describe vividly. Labels: transitive Example: I had never found him so impossible to soften or to move. I tried this way and I tried that; I pictured his future in an English gaol; I described the sorrow of his mother when I came back with the news; I said everything to touch his heart, but all to no purpose. Example: Drawing is picturing people, places, and things with line.
Word: bush dog Part of Speech: noun 1. A wild canine animal (Speothos venaticus), found in Central and South America.
Word: Chilean eagle Part of Speech: noun 1. the black-chested buzzard eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus (formerly Buteo melanoleucus).
Word: black vulture Part of Speech: noun 1. An American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage. Example: In many Latin American towns, the Black Vulture is urbicolous, throwing in its lot with humans, taking advantage of slaughterhouses, garbage dumps, and fishing docks. 2. A north African and Eurasian vulture species, Aegypius monachus.
Word: griffon vulture Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɪfən ˈvʌlt͡ʃəɹ/ 1. A large Old World vulture, Gyps fulvus, native to mountainous areas from Iberia to Burma.
Word: yak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag). See there for more. Pronunciation: /jæk/ 1. An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane. Example: Utilization efficiency of dietary protein in the yak differs with diet composition and feeding level, age, sex, body condition score, and animal production level (e.g., growth, lactation). Researchers reported no difference between lactating and dry cows in crude protein digestibility, although lactating yak tend to consume more feed than dry yak. Example: Attempts are now being made, by selection, to create a new breed of yak (the Datong yak) from such crosses. Hybridization of domestic yak with local cattle, at intermediate elevations, has been practiced for generations. The hybrids inherit some of the good characteristics from each species, but lack the adaptation of the yak to the harsh conditions at higher elevations.
Word: yak Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apparently an onomatopoeia. Pronunciation: /jæk/ 1. To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: “You'll like Poppet. Nice dog. Wears his ears inside out. Why do dachshunds wear their ears inside out?” “I could not say, sir.” “Nor me. I've often wondered. But this won't do, Jeeves. Here we are, yakking about Jezebels and dachshunds, when we ought to be concentrating our minds […] Example: And in the last few days Clair's boundless capacity to yak about herself while Melissa listened had turned Chip against her, too. 2. To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption. Labels: intransitive, slang Example: She'll feel better when she yaks.
Word: yak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently an onomatopoeia. Pronunciation: /jæk/ 1. A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: Sluggsy said indifferently, ‘You’ll be wised up come morning. Meanwhiles, howsabout shuttin’ that dumb little hashtrap of yours? All this yak is bending my ear. I want some action. Example: The sudden head-down butt jabbed into someone’s face, is a highly effective way of putting a stop to his yack. 2. A laugh. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: Would-be gags from would-be gagsters. And, nine chances out of ten, not a yak in the lot. 3. Vomit. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: yak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 약 (yak). Pronunciation: /jæk/ 1. a traditional Korean flute used in court music
Word: yak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of various unrelated words. Pronunciation: /jæk/ 1. A kayak. Labels: slang 2. cognac. Labels: slang Example: Quick cash, flip that, now I got big cash. Sit back, sip yak with a next piff yat. 3. A yakuza member. Labels: in-plural, slang Example: Yakuza, or Yaks as they are popularly known, Japan's large and tightly organized crime and illicit drug corporations. Example: These days yaks make most of their money through securities fraud.
Word: lama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma). Pronunciation: /ˈlɑː.mə/ 1. A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
Word: lama Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈlɑː.mə/ 1. Alternative form of llama. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish lama (“lamé”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɑː.mə/ 1. lamé (fabric with silver or gold threads woven in) Labels: obsolete Example: The Wedding Dress, composed of a most magnificent silver lama, on net, over a rich silver tissue slip, with a superb border of silver lama embroidery at the bottom, forming shells and bouquets; above the border a most elegant falling, tastefully designed, in festoons of rich silver lama, and finished with a very brilliant roleau^([sic]) of lama.
Word: eagle owl Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈiːɡəl ˈɑʊl/ 1. Any of various Old World large owls of the genus Bubo, especially Eurasian eagle owls (Bubo bubo), that have prominent ear tufts.
Word: llama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish llama, from Quechua llama. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑː.mə/, /ˈlɑmə/, /ˈjɑmə/, /ˈlɐː.mə/, /ˈlaː.mə/ 1. A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. 2. A firearm, especially a handgun. Labels: slang
Word: llama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan བླ་མ (bla ma). Pronunciation: /ˈlɑː.mə/, /ˈlɑmə/, /ˈjɑmə/, /ˈlɐː.mə/, /ˈlaː.mə/ 1. Archaic form of lama. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: He was, as it were, a great Llama, shut up in a holy of holies, inscrutable, invisible, inexorable,—not to be seen by men's eyes or heard by their ears, hardly to be mentioned by ordinary men at such periods as these without an inward quaking.
Word: guanaco Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish guanaco, from Quechua wanaku. Pronunciation: /ɡwəˈnɑːkəʊ/ 1. A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.
Word: Volapük Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Volapük Volapük, from English world + speak. Pronunciation: /ˈvɒləˌpʊk/, /ˈvɒləˌpjuk/, /volaˈpyk/ 1. An artificial (or constructed) language created in 1879 by Johann Martin Schleyer. Example: ...some authors have claimed that the slang of the criminal was a kind of international language for thieves, a Volapük of crime. Example: The first practical constructed language was the south-west German Pastor Schleyer's Volapük from 1879; its complicated grammar and irregular vocabulary made learning difficult, however. The most successful has been Esperanto, devised by the Warsaw ophthalmologist Ludwig Zamenhof in 1887, that today can count some one million speakers.
Word: tonight Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English tonyght, to niȝt, from Old English tō niht. Pronunciation: /təˈnaɪt/, /ðəˈniːt/ 1. During the night following the current day; during the evening of today. Labels: not-comparable Example: I want to party tonight! Example: I had a wonderful time with you tonight. 2. Last night. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: Besides, I met Lord Bigot and Lord Salisbury, With eyes as red as new-enkindled fire, And others more, going to seek the grave Of Arthur, whom they say is killed to-night On your suggestion. Example: I dreamt tonight that I did feast with Caesar, And things unluckily charge my fantasy;
Word: tonight Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tonyght, to niȝt, from Old English tō niht. Pronunciation: /təˈnaɪt/, /ðəˈniːt/ 1. The nighttime of the current day or date; this night. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Tonight is the night. Example: I have high hopes for tonight.
Word: yacht Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Circa 1557; variant of yaught, earlier yeaghe (“light, fast-sailing ship”), from Dutch jacht (“yacht; hunt”), in older spelling jaght(e), short for jaghtschip (“light sailing vessel, fast pirate ship”, literally “pursuit ship”), compound of jacht and schip (“ship”). In the 16th century the Dutch built light, fast ships to chase the ships of pirates and smugglers from the coast. The ship was introduced to England in 1660 when the Dutch East India Company presented one to King Charles II, who used it as a pleasure boat, after which it was copied by British shipbuilders as a pleasure craft for wealthy gentlemen. Pronunciation: /jɒt/, /jɑt/ 1. A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock. Example: Would you like to go sailing on my uncle’s yacht? Example: You are a true yachtsman! Are you a member of the local yacht club? 2. Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes. Example: “I don’t mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…], the chlorotic squatters on huge yachts,[…], the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!" Example: The megayacht concept is equipped with its own port with enough space for a second yacht measuring up to 30 meters, as well as three swimming pools. […] The market is projected to reach a value of $10.2 billion by 2025 as an increasing amount of yachts measuring longer than 24 meters are ordered, and designers are going all out to ensure their concepts are bigger and better than the competition.
Word: yacht Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Circa 1557; variant of yaught, earlier yeaghe (“light, fast-sailing ship”), from Dutch jacht (“yacht; hunt”), in older spelling jaght(e), short for jaghtschip (“light sailing vessel, fast pirate ship”, literally “pursuit ship”), compound of jacht and schip (“ship”). In the 16th century the Dutch built light, fast ships to chase the ships of pirates and smugglers from the coast. The ship was introduced to England in 1660 when the Dutch East India Company presented one to King Charles II, who used it as a pleasure boat, after which it was copied by British shipbuilders as a pleasure craft for wealthy gentlemen. Pronunciation: /jɒt/, /jɑt/ 1. To sail, voyage, or race in a yacht. Labels: intransitive
Word: xylophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From xylo- (“of wood”) + -phone (“sound”). Pronunciation: /ˈzaɪ.ləˌfəʊn/, /ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/ 1. Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives. Example: All I know how to play on my xylophone is "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Would you like to hear it?
Word: xylophone Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From xylo- (“of wood”) + -phone (“sound”). Pronunciation: /ˈzaɪ.ləˌfəʊn/, /ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/ 1. To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone. 2. To move above a ridged surface or series of surfaces so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and sequentially on a xylophone. Example: my eager fingers xylophoning over the memories Example: Like a cat, I arch into the back of the bench, my spine xylophoning along the slats while the tension of the day slowly drains out of me. I'm totally chill and mellow.
Word: X-ray Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From X + ray, a calque of German X-Strahl, coined by Wilhelm Röntgen upon his discovery of the rays in 1895, where X signifies their unknown nature. The chess sense is metaphorical, referring to control passing through a seemingly solid barrier. Pronunciation: /ˈɛks ɹeɪ/, /ˈɛks ˌɹeɪ/ 1. A ray of short-wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal structure of objects; this is possible because X-rays pass through most objects and can expose photographic film. Example: X-rays are light with a wavelength between 0.1 and 10 nm. 2. A radiograph: an image made with X-rays. Example: The doctor ordered some X-rays of my injured wrist. Example: And this friendly was not without its injury worries, with defender Gary Cahill substituted early on after a nasty, needless push by Dries Mertens that caused him to collide with goalkeeper Joe Hart, an incident that left the Chelsea defender requiring a precautionary X-ray at Wembley. 3. An X-ray machine, a machine for performing radiography. 4. A tactical motif where a piece exerts influence or control over a square, piece, or line indirectly through another intervening piece.
Word: X-ray Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From X + ray, a calque of German X-Strahl, coined by Wilhelm Röntgen upon his discovery of the rays in 1895, where X signifies their unknown nature. The chess sense is metaphorical, referring to control passing through a seemingly solid barrier. Pronunciation: /ˈɛks ɹeɪ/, /ˈɛks ˌɹeɪ/ 1. To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation. Labels: informal, transitive Example: Of course there was nothing wrong with my left wrist. They X-rayed the wrong arm! Example: 1925, Sidney Coe Howard, They Knew What They Wanted (Doubleday, Page and Company), Act II, page 116. Both legs broken in the morning. Tibia, fibula, femur, and ischium. X-rayed and set inside of an hour after the accident. 2. Of a piece, to exert indirect influence, by either attacking, defending, or controlling an opponent's or friendly piece through an intervening piece along a rank, file, or diagonal. Labels: transitive
Word: X-ray Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From X + ray, a calque of German X-Strahl, coined by Wilhelm Röntgen upon his discovery of the rays in 1895, where X signifies their unknown nature. The chess sense is metaphorical, referring to control passing through a seemingly solid barrier. Pronunciation: /ˈɛks ɹeɪ/, /ˈɛks ˌɹeɪ/ 1. Of or relating to X-rays. Labels: not-comparable Example: I had to put my bags through an X-ray scanner at the airport. Example: Who will fly and have X-ray eyes— And be known as the man no bullet can kill?
Word: myriad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῡρῐ́ος (mūrĭ́os) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek μῡρῐᾰ́ς (mūrĭắs)bor. Late Latin mȳriasbor. French myriade English myriad From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μυρίος (muríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”). By surface analysis, myria- + -ad. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪɹi.æd/, /ˈmɪɹi.əd/, /ˈmɪ(ː)ɹɪjad/, /ˈmɪ(ː)ɹɪjəd/ 1. Ten thousand; 10,000 Labels: historical 2. Ten thousand; 10,000 Labels: historical 3. A countless number or multitude (of specified things) Example: Earth hosts a myriad of animals. Example: O Myriads of immortal Spirits, O Powers / Matchleſs, but with th' Almighty, and that ſtrife / Was not inglorious, though th' event was dire,
Word: myriad Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῡρῐ́ος (mūrĭ́os) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek μῡρῐᾰ́ς (mūrĭắs)bor. Late Latin mȳriasbor. French myriade English myriad From French myriade, from Late Latin mȳriadem (accusative of mȳrias), from Ancient Greek μυριάς (muriás, “number of 10,000”), from μυρίος (muríos, “numberless, countless, infinite”). By surface analysis, myria- + -ad. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪɹi.æd/, /ˈmɪɹi.əd/, /ˈmɪ(ː)ɹɪjad/, /ˈmɪ(ː)ɹɪjəd/ 1. Multifaceted, having innumerable elements. Labels: not-comparable Example: one night he would be singing at the barred window and yelling down out of the soft myriad darkness of a May night; the next night he would be gone [...]. Example: "As a clinician, it's a difficult symptom to treat," Cornelius said. "The end symptom may be the same, but what's causing it may be myriad." 2. Great in number; innumerable, multitudinous. Labels: not-comparable Example: Earth hosts myriad animals. Example: Driven by a perceived political need to adopt a hard-line stance, Mr. Cameron’s coalition government has imposed myriad new restrictions, the aim of which is to reduce net migration to Britain to below 100,000.
Word: marsh buck Part of Speech: noun 1. A swamp-dwelling antelope found throughout Central Africa, Tragelaphus spekii 2. An antelope found in forests throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Tragelaphus scriptus.
Word: kangaroo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know". Pronunciation: /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/, [ˌkʰæŋ.ɡəˈɹʊ̈ʉ̯], /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/, [ˌkʰæŋ.ɡəˈɹʊu̯], /ˌkeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/ 1. A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea. Example: Besides the Animals which I have before mentioned, called by the Natives Kangooroo, or Kanguru […]. Example: In the woods are the kanguroo, the emu or cassowary, paroquets, and a variety of small birds […]. 2. A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket. Labels: Canada, attributive
Word: kangaroo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know". Pronunciation: /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/, [ˌkʰæŋ.ɡəˈɹʊ̈ʉ̯], /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/, [ˌkʰæŋ.ɡəˈɹʊu̯], /ˌkeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/ 1. To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin. 2. To hunt kangaroo. Labels: intransitive 3. To move like a kangaroo. Labels: intransitive
Word: kangaroo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”). Despite a popular misconception, the Guugu Yimidhirr term does not mean "I don't know". Pronunciation: /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹʉː/, [ˌkʰæŋ.ɡəˈɹʊ̈ʉ̯], /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/, [ˌkʰæŋ.ɡəˈɹʊu̯], /ˌkeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəˈɹuː/ 1. Of or relating to Australia. Labels: not-comparable Example: The rapid growth in Kangaroo bond issues in the Australian market has given rise to an interest in the nature, trend and impact of this type of bond on Australia's international investment statistics. While Kangaroo bonds have been issued for a ... Example: Furthermore, the issuers access the kangaroo bond market in order to diversify their funding sources. ... driven by factors such as the relative cost of issuance, including hedging costs and the liquidity of underlying derivative and bond markets. 2. Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices are unstable in contrast to bear and bull markets. Labels: not-comparable
Word: wombat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dharug wumbat. Pronunciation: /ˈwɑmˌbæt/, /ˈwɒm.bæt/ 1. A herbivorous, burrowing marsupial of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia. Example: An American tourist who was reportedly filmed picking up and running off with a wild baby wombat fled Australia after officials threatened to cancel her visa in a firestorm of criticism over the incident. […] It’s not clear when the video was shot, nor the location, but it was at night on what appears to be a country road somewhere in southeastern Australia, where most wombats reside. 2. A slow and stupid person; a dullard. Labels: Australia, slang
Word: koala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dharug gula or gulawany. Pronunciation: /koʊˈɑː.lə/, /kəʊˈɑː.lə/, /ˈkwɑː.lə/, /kəˈwɑː.lə/ 1. A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
Word: hunt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian (“to hunt”), from Proto-West Germanic *huntōn (“to hunt, capture”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- (“to catch, seize”). Related to Old High German hunda (“booty”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (hunþs, “body of captives”), Old English hūþ (“plunder, booty, prey”), Old English hentan (“to catch, seize”). More at hent, hint. In some areas read as a collective form of hound by folk etymology. Pronunciation: /hʌnt/, /hʊnt/ 1. To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. Labels: ambitransitive Example: State Wildlife Management areas often offer licensed hunters the opportunity to hunt on public lands. Example: Her uncle will go out and hunt for deer, now that it is open season. 2. To try to find something; search (for). Labels: ambitransitive Example: The little girl was hunting for shells on the beach. Example: The police are hunting for evidence. 3. To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc. Labels: transitive Example: to hunt down a criminal Example: He was hunted from the parish. 4. To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting. Labels: transitive Example: Did you hunt that pony last week? Example: He hunts a pack of dogs better than any man in the country. 5. To use or traverse in pursuit of game. Labels: transitive Example: He hunts the woods, or the country. 6. To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes. Labels: transitive 7. To shift up and down in order regularly. Labels: intransitive 8. To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, etc.; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel. Labels: intransitive Example: […] after which the inertia of the camera causes the motor to hunt with fluctuating speed.
Word: hunt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hunten, from Old English huntian (“to hunt”), from Proto-West Germanic *huntōn (“to hunt, capture”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- (“to catch, seize”). Related to Old High German hunda (“booty”), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (hunþs, “body of captives”), Old English hūþ (“plunder, booty, prey”), Old English hentan (“to catch, seize”). More at hent, hint. In some areas read as a collective form of hound by folk etymology. Pronunciation: /hʌnt/, /hʊnt/ 1. The act of hunting. Example: Through male bonding, the subculture of the hunt caught up in the mystique of the chase, the hunting party became a military force, and men discovered that they need not stop at defense: they could go out to hunt for other people's wealth. 2. A hunting expedition. 3. An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to it. 4. A pack of hunting dogs.
Word: wiki Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki First appearance in 1995 in PC Week. Abbreviated from WikiWikiWeb, from Hawaiian wikiwiki (“quick”) + English web. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪki/, /ˈwiːki/, /ˈwɪkɪj/ 1. A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it. Example: He spent time editing articles on the wiki.
Word: wiki Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki First appearance in 1995 in PC Week. Abbreviated from WikiWikiWeb, from Hawaiian wikiwiki (“quick”) + English web. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪki/, /ˈwiːki/, /ˈwɪkɪj/ 1. To research on Wikipedia or some similar wiki. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: To get an understanding of the topics, he quickly went online and wikied each one. Example: I tore through his collection wikiing any plot points that I missed learning the importance of the players of the DC universe 2. To contribute to a wiki. Labels: intransitive Example: Blogging, wiki-ing, coding are all activities that generate authorial product. Example: The best way to start wiki-ing is to find an existing wiki (that is, a hosted wiki) and start adding to it. 3. To participate in the wiki-based production of. Labels: transitive Example: The history of wikied novels isn't pretty (Penguin Books never published the gobbledygook that was "A Million Penguins"), and no one has dared wiki a jazz song.
Word: last name Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of surname, a person's family name. 2. The last element of a full name, particularly when it could also be given name in East Asian and other cultural traditions. Example: In a structure typical for East Asia cultures, last names are usually used as given names. It usually differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common family name