nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: eclectic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French éclectique, from Ancient Greek ἐκλεκτικός (eklektikós, “selective”), from ἐκλέγω (eklégō, “to pick, choose”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λέγω (légō, “to choose, count”). Cognate to elect. Pronunciation: /ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk/, /ɪˈklɛk.tɪk/ 1. Someone who selects according to the eclectic method. Example: Neo-Pagans are eclectics, often borrowing from a variety of cultural traditions as they try to shape their religious organizations and practices to meet group and individual needs.
Word: game Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen Middle English game English game From Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen (“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game", literally "participation, communion, people together”), from *ga- (collective prefix) + *mann- (“man”); or alternatively from *ga- + a root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, have in mind”). Cognate with Yola gaame, gaaume, gaume (“game”), Old Frisian game, gome (“joy, amusement, entertainment”), Dutch gemelijk (“cantankerous, crabbed”), Middle High German gamen (“joy, amusement, fun, pleasure”), Danish gammen (“merriment”), Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk gaman (“joy, fun”), Swedish gamman (“mirth, rejoicing, merriment”). Related to gammon, gamble. Pronunciation: /ɡeɪm/, [ɡeɪ̯m], [ɡɛi̯m], /ɡæɪm/, [ɡæ̝ɪ̯m] 1. Willing and able to participate. Labels: colloquial Example: "[…] But what’s this long face about, Mr. Starbuck; wilt thou not chase the white whale? art not game for Moby Dick?” Example: One Friday when I jumped into my barber’s chair to get a trim, she suggested I try a jheri curl. I was game, despite the fact that most of the women I knew hated jheri curls on men and called men who wore them “bamas,” a term short for Alabamas, which meant real country. 2. That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely. 3. Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.
Word: game Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen Middle English game English game From Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen (“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game", literally "participation, communion, people together”), from *ga- (collective prefix) + *mann- (“man”); or alternatively from *ga- + a root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, have in mind”). Cognate with Yola gaame, gaaume, gaume (“game”), Old Frisian game, gome (“joy, amusement, entertainment”), Dutch gemelijk (“cantankerous, crabbed”), Middle High German gamen (“joy, amusement, fun, pleasure”), Danish gammen (“merriment”), Icelandic, Norwegian Nynorsk gaman (“joy, fun”), Swedish gamman (“mirth, rejoicing, merriment”). Related to gammon, gamble. Pronunciation: /ɡeɪm/, [ɡeɪ̯m], [ɡɛi̯m], /ɡæɪm/, [ɡæ̝ɪ̯m] 1. To gamble. Labels: intransitive Example: an impressive protest against gaming, swearing, and all immoral practices which might forfeit divine aid in the great struggle for National Independence 2. To play card games, board games, or video games. Labels: intransitive Example: “The first few days after getting here are weird. It’s a version of cold turkey because you’ve been gaming around the clock and suddenly, nothing. […]” 3. To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable. Labels: transitive Example: We'll bury them in paperwork, and game the system. Example: A large batch of online trolls have gamed a web contest that promises a Taylor Swift performance at any school in the US. The target? Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 4. To perform premeditated seduction strategy. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Returning briefly to his journalistic persona to interview Britney Spears, he finds himself gaming her, and she gives him her phone number. Example: A business associate of mine at the time, George Wu, sat across the way, gaming a stripper the way I taught him.
Word: game Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɡeɪm/, [ɡeɪ̯m], [ɡɛi̯m], /ɡæɪm/, [ɡæ̝ɪ̯m] 1. Injured, lame. Example: You come with me and we'll have a cozy dinner and a pleasant talk together, and by that time your game ankle will carry you home very nicely, I am sure." Example: He was done for, all right. I took out my six-shooter and aimed right between his eyes. He kicked once, sort of leaped—or tried to, and then lay still. I stood there a minute, to see if he had to have another. He was so game that, some way, I didn’t want to give him more than he needed.
Word: stealth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, to Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal, to sneak”) + *-iþō, equivalent to steal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English stalu (“theft, stealth”), Old High German stāla (“theft”), German Diebstahl (“theft”). Pronunciation: /stɛlθ/ 1. The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others. Labels: uncountable 2. An act of secrecy, especially one involving thievery. Labels: archaic, countable Example: Claudio.[...] But it chances The stealth of our most mutuall entertainment With Character too grosse, is writ on Iuliet. Example: [The King] thinks it fit[...] that restitution according to this order be made to the petitioners for stealths committed upon them last winter (273).
Word: stealth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, to Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal, to sneak”) + *-iþō, equivalent to steal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English stalu (“theft, stealth”), Old High German stāla (“theft”), German Diebstahl (“theft”). Pronunciation: /stɛlθ/ 1. To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth. Labels: especially 2. To subject (someone) to stealthing (sexual intercourse without a condom through deception, for example removing the condom mid-act). Labels: slang, transitive Example: For her, there's a clear link between this behavior and that of avowed stealthers: : both stem from a place of sexism and misogyny, and to the extent that they differ, it's only by degree. Tellingly, Davis's work treats deception as merely one of several ways that men engage in the behavior she terms "condom use resistance." […] To the best of my knowledge, I've never been stealthed. Example: [He] tried to stealth her but Nikki checked him quick. “Unh-unh. You better strap up.” “Word?” “Word nigga.” “A'ight, a'ight.” Justus slid a condom on and entered Nikki real slow.
Word: stealth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, to Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal, to sneak”) + *-iþō, equivalent to steal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English stalu (“theft, stealth”), Old High German stāla (“theft”), German Diebstahl (“theft”). Pronunciation: /stɛlθ/ 1. Surreptitious; secret; not openly acknowledged. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having properties that diminish radar signatures. Labels: not-comparable 3. Hiding one's transgender status (in general or in specific areas of one's life, e.g. at work) after transition. Labels: not-comparable Example: go stealth; be stealth; live stealth Example: Lynn is a noted computer scienƟst and distnguished professor emerita of engineering who transitoned from male to female (MTF) in the 1960s and then lived “stealth,” or closeted about her transgender status, before coming out in 2000[…]
Word: fighter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fightere, feghtere, from Old English feohtere. Equivalent to fight + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/, /ˈfaɪtɚ/, [ˈfaɪ̯ɾɚ] 1. A person who fights; a combatant. 2. A warrior; a fighting soldier. 3. A pugnacious, competitive person. 4. A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness. Labels: poetic Example: Little weapons / Over the phone / They like to threaten / The life that I know / They say "Get over here and get into the ring" / But I'm not really much of a fighter 5. A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets. 6. A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets. Labels: broadly Example: Task Force 42 consisted of almost two dozen main line spinships, including the carriers Olympus Shadow and Neptune Station. Each of these can launch more than a hundred fighters or ALRs. Example: I toss around [37,654 tonne] dreadnoughts like they were fighters; dimly aware of the former crews being crushed to liquescence. 7. A participant in boxing or any martial art. 8. A firefighter. Labels: colloquial 9. A game with a focus on physical combat. Example: Still, it's excellent software, especially for one-on-one fighting titles such as the King Of Fighters series, classic Street Fighter II variants, and newer one-on-one fighters such as Garou.
Word: bulletin board system Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of computer system, now largely obsolete, used to exchange messages and data over a telecommunications network. Labels: historical Example: As companies increase their use of microcomputer-based bulletin board systems, microcomputer managers are finding themselves saddled with the responsibility of being system operators for the boards. Example: Hackers and hacker clubs primarily communicate by means of bulletin board systems. It is estimated that there are about 1,300 underground bulletin boards in the U.S.
Word: original Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”), equivalent to origin + -al; see origin. Pronunciation: /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/, /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ə.nəl/, /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.nəl/, /əˈɹəd͡ʒ.ə.nəl/, /əˈɹəd͡ʒ.nəl/ 1. Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others. Labels: not-comparable Example: the original state of mankind; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process Example: The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common. 2. First in a series of copies or versions. Labels: not-comparable Example: The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions. Example: This recording is by the original broadway cast. 3. Newly created. Labels: not-comparable Example: Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers. 4. Fresh, different. Labels: comparable Example: The paper contains a number of original ideas about color perception. Example: Devoid of context, the image is intriguing, promising something utterly original and deeply fucked up. 5. Pioneering. Labels: not-comparable Example: Parker was one of the original bebop players. 6. Having a specified place or time as its origin. Labels: not-comparable Example: This kind of barbecue is original to North Carolina. 7. Unseasoned, unflavored, plain, or having a standard or typical flavor; classic, traditional
Word: original Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”), equivalent to origin + -al; see origin. Pronunciation: /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/, /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ə.nəl/, /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.nəl/, /əˈɹəd͡ʒ.ə.nəl/, /əˈɹəd͡ʒ.nəl/ 1. An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived. Example: This manuscript is the original. Example: Promontory's "last spike" ceremony was so significant to the USA's history that it is still regularly re-enacted today, using replica locomotives that nose up to each other just as the originals did. 2. A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent. Example: I have a great mind to be in Print; but above all, I would fain be an Original, and that is a true Comical Thought: When all the Learned Men in the World are but Tranſlators, is it not a Pleaſant Jeſt, that you ſhould ſtrive to be an Original! You ſhould have obſerved your Time, and have come into the World with the Ancient Greeks for that purpoſe; for the Latines themſelves are but Copies. Example: Ahmad (1969) studied the personality differences among middle school girls identified as originals and unoriginals on the Minnesota's test of creative thinking. 3. An eccentric person. Labels: archaic Example: ‘Are you an alienist?’ I interrupted. ‘Every doctor should be - a little,’ answered that original, imperturbably. 4. A newly designed garment released by a fashion designer as part of a collection. Example: Fashion Fair will give every section first hand knowledge of the latest originals and 1962-63's exciting trends. Example: One such show was built around the Du Pont spring collection of Paris originals. 5. A ridgeling.
Word: unprecedented Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English precedent Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English unprecedented From un- + precedent + -ed. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈpɹɛsɪdɛntɪd/, /ʌnˈpɹiːsədɛntəd/, /-pɹɛs-/, /ʌnˈpɹesədentəd/, /-pɹiː-/ 1. Never before seen, done, or experienced; without precedent. Labels: not-comparable Example: With the descent of the cold war, relations between the two countries (for this is, to all intents and purposes, what they became after the end of the war) were almost completely broken off, with whole families split for the ensuing decades, some for ever. This event and its after-effects, along with the war against the Japanese in the 1940s, was to cast a long shadow over the years ahead, and led to the creation of the wholly unprecedented worship of Kim Il-sung, and his elevation to almost God-like status. It was also to create the system in which his son was to occupy almost as impossibly elevated a position. Example: On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.
Word: precedent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin praecēdēns, present participle of praecēdere (“to precede”); See precede. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/, /ˈpɹiː.sɪ.dənt/, /ˈpɹɛs-/, /ˈpɹes.ɪ.dənt/, /ˈpɹiː-/ 1. An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future. Example: Examples for cases can but direct as precedents only. 2. A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case. 3. An established habit or custom. 4. The aforementioned (thing). Labels: obsolete, with-definite-article Example: A third argument may be derived from the precedent. 5. The previous version. 6. A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished copy. Labels: obsolete Example: My Lord Melun, let this be copied out, I did suppose it should be on constraint ; And keep it safe for our remembrance : But , heaven be thank'd , it is but voluntary , Return the precedent to these lords again
Word: precedent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin praecēdēns, present participle of praecēdere (“to precede”); See precede. Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈsiː.dənt/ 1. Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding. Labels: not-comparable 2. Coming before in a particular order or arrangement; preceding, foregoing. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: In the precedent section mention was made, amongst other pleasant objects, of this comeliness and beauty which proceeds from women […].
Word: precedent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French, from Latin praecēdēns, present participle of praecēdere (“to precede”); See precede. 1. To provide precedents for. Labels: transitive 2. To be a precedent for. Labels: transitive
Word: avid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-eh₁yeti Latin aveō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin avidusbor. French avide English avid From French avide, from Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”). Pronunciation: /ˈæv.ɪd/, /ˈæv.əd/ 1. Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something. Example: an avid fan of 1960s sci-fi movies Example: an avid learner of history 2. greedy
Word: obsessive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English obsess Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English obsessive From obsess + -ive. Pronunciation: /əbˈsɛs.ɪv/ 1. Prone to cause obsession. Example: The idea is too tempting, it's obsessive. 2. Having one thought or pursuing one activity (an obsession) to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others. Example: Hardcore fans' obsessive behavior may take over their lives. 3. Excessive, as results from obsession. Example: A workaholic's obsessive zeal may lead to success or burnout. Example: Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer.
Word: obsessive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English obsess Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English obsessive From obsess + -ive. Pronunciation: /əbˈsɛs.ɪv/ 1. A person who is obsessed, who has an obsession.
Word: intuitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French intuitif, from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/, [ɪnˈt͡ʃuːɪtɪv], /ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/, [ɪnˈt(j)uɪɾɪv], [ɪnˈt͡ʃuɪɾɪv] 1. Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought. Example: The intuitive response turned out to be correct. Example: Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control. 2. Easily understood or grasped by intuition. Example: Designing software with an intuitive interface can be difficult. 3. Having a marked degree of intuition. Example: I'm real intuitive, everyone is, we're just conditioned not to trust it.
Word: intuitive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French intuitif, from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/, [ɪnˈt͡ʃuːɪtɪv], /ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/, [ɪnˈt(j)uɪɾɪv], [ɪnˈt͡ʃuɪɾɪv] 1. One who has (especially parapsychological) intuition.
Word: context Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin context(us). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.tɛkst/, /ˈkɑn.tɛkst/, /ˈkɔn.tekst/ 1. The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: —In what context did your attack on him happen? —We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped. Example: The display and result must be placed in the context that was it was against a side that looked every bit their Fifa world ranking of 141 - but England completed the job with efficiency to record their biggest away win in 19 years. 2. The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Without context, I can't tell if dish refers to a plate, or to the food served thereon. 3. The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The trama or flesh of a mushroom. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The data (register contents, program counter value, etc.) needed to switch to another thread of execution. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: context Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin context(us). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.tɛkst/, /ˈkɑn.tɛkst/, /ˈkɔn.tekst/ 1. To knit or bind together; to unite closely. Labels: obsolete Example: The whole worlds frame, which is contexted onely by commerce and contracts. Example: If the Subiect bee Historie, or contexted Fable, then I hold it better put in Prose, or Blanks: for ordinarie discourse neuer shewes so well in Meeter
Word: context Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin context(us). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.tɛkst/, /ˈkɑn.tɛkst/, /ˈkɔn.tekst/ 1. Knit or woven together; close; firm. Labels: obsolete Example: 1541?, Robert Copland (translator?), Guydon's Questionary Chirurgical, translation of 1533, Guy de Chauliac, La questionaire des cirugiens at barbiers The skynne is composed & context and woven with thredes and vaynes. Example: And though he could describe how such a string may be context, yet our Explication will have this advantage in point of probability above his, ...
Word: kernel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Germanic *kurną Proto-West Germanic *korn Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-West Germanic *-il Proto-West Germanic *kurnil Old English cyrnel Middle English kirnel English kernel From Middle English kernel, kirnel, kürnel, from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kurną (“seed, grain, corn”), equivalent to corn + -le. Cognate with Yiddish קערנדל (kerndl), Middle Dutch kernel, cornel, Middle High German kornel. Related also to Old Norse kjarni (“kernel”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɜː.nəl/, /ˈkɝ.nəl/, /ˈkərnəl/, /ˈkɛrnəl/, /ˈkɜnəl/ 1. The core, center, or essence of an object or system. Example: the kernel of an argument 2. The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed. 3. A single seed of grain, especially of corn or wheat. 4. The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums. Labels: US 5. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh. 6. The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components. Example: The Linux kernel is open-source. 7. The core engine of any complex software system. 8. The simplified input to an algorithm that has undergone kernelization. 9. A function used to define an integral transform. Example: The Dirichlet kernel convolved with a function yields its Fourier series approximation. 10. The set of pairs of elements in the domain of f which are mapped to the same value; the equivalence relation x≡y⟺f(x)=f(y). Example: If a function is continuous then its kernel is a closed set. 11. The set of elements of the domain of f which are mapped to an identity element. Labels: broadly 12. The set of elements of the domain of f which are mapped to an identity element. Labels: broadly 13. The set of elements of the domain of f which are mapped to an identity element. Labels: broadly 14. The equalizer of f and the zero morphism from X to Y, denoted operatorname kerf. 15. The equalizer of f and the zero morphism from X to Y, denoted operatorname kerf. 16. The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1). 17. The human clitoris. Labels: slang Example: Using the blunt end of one of the vibraphone mallets, he pried open her folds. With the balled end of the other, he rhythmically rolled over her kernel. 18. The nucleus and electrons of an atom excluding its valence electrons. Example: 1. In every atom is an essential kernel which remains unaltered in all ordinary chemical changes and which possesses an excess of positive charges corresponding in number to the ordinal number of the group in the periodic table to which the element belongs.
Word: kernel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Germanic *kurną Proto-West Germanic *korn Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-West Germanic *-il Proto-West Germanic *kurnil Old English cyrnel Middle English kirnel English kernel From Middle English kernel, kirnel, kürnel, from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kurną (“seed, grain, corn”), equivalent to corn + -le. Cognate with Yiddish קערנדל (kerndl), Middle Dutch kernel, cornel, Middle High German kornel. Related also to Old Norse kjarni (“kernel”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɜː.nəl/, /ˈkɝ.nəl/, /ˈkərnəl/, /ˈkɛrnəl/, /ˈkɜnəl/ 1. To enclose within a kernel 2. To crenellate
Word: putter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Alteration of potter. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌtə(ɹ)/, /ˈpʌtɚ/, /-ɾɚ/ 1. To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks. Labels: intransitive Example: We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time. 'Twas locked, of course, but the Deacon man got a big bunch of keys out of his pocket and commenced to putter with the lock.
Word: putter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From put + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpʊtə(ɹ)/, /ˈpʊtɚ/, /-ɾɚ/ 1. One who puts or places. Example: He was a model of anal defensiveness: fastidious in his dress and appearance, a collector and putter of things in order, a classifier and labeler. Example: […] for example, Gleitman (1990:30), in support of her claim for universal alignments of syntax and semantics, argues for the universal naturalness of three arguments for 'put' verbs (a putter, a puttee, and a location). 2. A shot-putter. 3. One who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, to transport the coal mined by the getter.
Word: putter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English putt Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English putter From putt + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌtə(ɹ)/, /ˈpʌtɚ/, /-ɾɚ/ 1. A golf club specifically intended for a putt. 2. A person who is taking a putt or putting.
Word: putter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌtə(ɹ)/, /ˈpʌtɚ/, /-ɾɚ/ 1. To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating. Labels: intransitive Example: By the time the engine had puttered and died Atkins and some of the others were out of the trenches and walking towards this new wonder machine. Example: Timmy's dad drove an old blue truck that puttered and sputtered to get to the top of the mountain, that led to the valley, where … the WILDCAT waited.
Word: garden Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gardyn, garden, from Anglo-Norman gardin, from Frankish *gardin-, oblique stem of *gardō (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô (“enclosure, garden, house”), whence also inherited English yard. (compare Old French jart alongside jardin, Medieval Latin gardīnus). Doublet of jardin and of garth. Displaced Old English wyrttūn. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian gard, Low German Goorn, Dutch gaard, gaarde, German Garten, Icelandic garður, French jardin, Spanish jardín, Italian giardino, Sicilian jardinu. Via PIE cognate with Bulgarian градина (gradina), Czech zahrada, Polish ogród, Russian огоро́д (ogoród). Compare typologically Latin hortus (a possible cognate via PIE); Ancient Greek περίβολος (períbolos), Proto-Iranian *paridayjah (whence Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos)). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑː.d(ə)n/, /ˈɡɑɹ.d(ə)n/, /ˈɡäː.d(ə)n/ 1. To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden. Labels: intransitive Example: I love to garden—this year I'm going to plant some daffodils. 2. Of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities. Labels: intransitive 3. To smoke marijuana. Labels: slang
Word: garden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English gardyn, garden, from Anglo-Norman gardin, from Frankish *gardin-, oblique stem of *gardō (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô (“enclosure, garden, house”), whence also inherited English yard. (compare Old French jart alongside jardin, Medieval Latin gardīnus). Doublet of jardin and of garth. Displaced Old English wyrttūn. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian gard, Low German Goorn, Dutch gaard, gaarde, German Garten, Icelandic garður, French jardin, Spanish jardín, Italian giardino, Sicilian jardinu. Via PIE cognate with Bulgarian градина (gradina), Czech zahrada, Polish ogród, Russian огоро́д (ogoród). Compare typologically Latin hortus (a possible cognate via PIE); Ancient Greek περίβολος (períbolos), Proto-Iranian *paridayjah (whence Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos)). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑː.d(ə)n/, /ˈɡɑɹ.d(ə)n/, /ˈɡäː.d(ə)n/ 1. Common, ordinary, domesticated. Labels: not-comparable Example: In that case, the thing was mere plain or garden robbery.
Word: unreal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real English unreal From un- + real. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈɹi.əl/ 1. Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality. Example: The word ‘ivory’ rang in the air, was whispered, was sighed. You would think they were praying to it. A taint of imbecile rapacity blew through it all, like a whiff from some corpse. By Jove! I’ve never seen anything so unreal in my life. Example: "The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always." 2. very impressive; amazing; unbelievable; incredible; larger or more fantastic than typical of real life. Labels: informal Example: The video includes unreal footage of an eight-metre wave. Example: I just had an unreal hamburger.
Word: tournament Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French tornoiement (Modern French tournoiement) from the verb tornoier. Pronunciation: /ˈtʊənəmənt/, /ˈtɔːnəmənt/, /ˈtʊɹnəmənt/, /ˈtɝnəmənt/, /ˈtɔɹnəmənt/ 1. During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war. Labels: historical 2. A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual. Example: England secured their place at Euro 2012 with a scrambled draw in Montenegro - but Wayne Rooney was sent off and will miss the start of the tournament. 3. A digraph obtained by assigning a direction to each edge in an undirected complete graph.
Word: video game Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From video + game. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/, /ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/, /ˈvɪdjoʊˌɡeɪm/ 1. A type of game, existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, played on a monitor or television screen, and controlled by a joypad, joystick, keyboard, mouse, touchscreen or paddle. Example: My uncle’s favorite video game is Minecraft. Example: Swinging in the backyard / Pull up in your fast car whistling my name / Open up a beer / And you say get over here and play a video game / […] / I say you the bestest / Lean in for a big kiss, put his favorite perfume on / Go play your video game
Word: video game Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From video + game. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/, /ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/, /ˈvɪdjoʊˌɡeɪm/ 1. To play video games. Labels: rare Example: Soloway coins the “Nintendo Generation” expression, putting the attention on the never-seen-before trait of young people: they are video gaming. Example: And Mouse hacked and video gamed.
Word: collect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English collecten, a borrowing from Old French collecter, from Medieval Latin collectare (“to collect money”), from Latin collecta (“a collection of money, in Late Latin a meeting, assemblage, in Medieval Latin a tax, also an assembly for prayer, a prayer”), feminine of collectus, past participle of colligere, conligere (“to gather together, collect, consider, conclude, infer”), from com- (“together”) + legere (“to gather”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather, collect”). Pronunciation: /kəˈlɛkt/ 1. To gather together; amass. Labels: transitive Example: Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out. Example: The team uses special equipment to collect data on temperature, wind speed and rainfall. 2. To get; particularly, get from someone. Labels: transitive Example: A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house. Example: The EPA collects emissions data from more than 20,000 industrial facilities across the country and has even developed its own state-of-the-art tool — the Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators model — to estimate the impact of toxic emissions on human health. 3. To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation. Labels: transitive Example: John Henry collects stamps. Example: I don't think he collects as much as hoards. 4. To pick up or fetch Labels: transitive Example: Can you collect me from the airport? 5. To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.) Labels: archaic, transitive Example: […] which consequence, I conceive, is very ill collected. Example: From the latter passages we may collect, that the expression "he that cometh" was, with the Jews, a kind of title distinguishing the Messiah 6. To collect payments. Labels: intransitive Example: He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made. 7. To come together in a group or mass. Labels: intransitive Example: The rain collected in puddles. 8. To infer; to conclude. Labels: transitive Example: Whence some collect that the former word imports a plurality of persons. 9. To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle). Labels: transitive Example: The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction.
Word: collect Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English collecten, a borrowing from Old French collecter, from Medieval Latin collectare (“to collect money”), from Latin collecta (“a collection of money, in Late Latin a meeting, assemblage, in Medieval Latin a tax, also an assembly for prayer, a prayer”), feminine of collectus, past participle of colligere, conligere (“to gather together, collect, consider, conclude, infer”), from com- (“together”) + legere (“to gather”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather, collect”). Pronunciation: /kəˈlɛkt/ 1. To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment. Labels: not-comparable Example: It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay.
Word: collect Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English collecten, a borrowing from Old French collecter, from Medieval Latin collectare (“to collect money”), from Latin collecta (“a collection of money, in Late Latin a meeting, assemblage, in Medieval Latin a tax, also an assembly for prayer, a prayer”), feminine of collectus, past participle of colligere, conligere (“to gather together, collect, consider, conclude, infer”), from com- (“together”) + legere (“to gather”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather, collect”). Pronunciation: /kəˈlɛkt/ 1. With payment due from the recipient. Labels: not-comparable Example: I had to call collect.
Word: collect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English collecte, from Ecclesiastical Latin collēcta (“assembly; collect”), originally designating the gathering at the beginning of a liturgical celebration. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑlɪkt/, /ˈkɑlɛkt/, /ˈkɒlɪkt/, /ˈkɒlɛkt/ 1. The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer. Labels: capitalized, sometimes Example: He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon.
Word: classic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French classique, from Latin classic(us) (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis. By surface analysis, class + -ic. Piecewise doublet of classy. Pronunciation: /ˈklæsɪk/, /ˈklasɪk/, /ˈklɛsək/ 1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. Example: During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…] Example: Give, as thy last memorial to the age, / One classic drama, and reform the stage. 2. Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class or category; typical; archetypical; epitomic. Example: He has a classic case of narcissism. Example: The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad. 3. Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence. Example: "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a 1960 classic book by Harper Lee. 4. Characteristic of or from the past; old; retro; vintage. Example: watching classic movies as a hobby 5. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds. Example: 1819, Felicia Hemans, The Widow of Crescentius Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. 6. Traditional; original. Example: Users who dislike the new visual layout can return to classic mode. Example: Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration. 7. Extremely, and usually comically, apropos. Labels: informal Example: It was classic - the way she slipped on a banana peel while she was telling us all to be careful!
Word: classic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French classique, from Latin classic(us) (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis. By surface analysis, class + -ic. Piecewise doublet of classy. Pronunciation: /ˈklæsɪk/, /ˈklasɪk/, /ˈklɛsək/ 1. A perfect and/or early example of a particular style. 2. An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence. Example: JAMES CARTER: The man's destroying a classic! 3. The author of such a work. Example: It was the first work to which he had put his name; and it at once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic. 4. A major, long-standing sporting event. 5. A major, long-standing sporting event. Example: The goal of the top horses was to win a Classic (or preferably three, thus claiming the Triple Crown) or the Ascot Gold Cup, […] 6. One learned in the literature of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; a student of classical literature. Labels: dated
Word: fast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast From Middle English fast, fest, from Old English fæst (“firm, secure”), from Proto-West Germanic *fast, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology. The development of “rapid” from an original sense of “secure” apparently happened first in the adverb and then transferred to the adjective; compare hard in expressions like “to run hard”. The original sense of “secure, firm” is now slightly archaic, but retained in the related fasten (“make secure”). Also compare close meaning change from Latin rapiō (“to snatch”) to Latin rapidus (“rapid, quick”), from Irish sciob (“to snatch”) to Irish sciobtha (“quick”). Pronunciation: /fɑːst/, /fæst/ 1. A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations. Labels: UK
Word: fast Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast From Middle English fast, fest, from Old English fæst (“firm, secure”), from Proto-West Germanic *fast, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology. The development of “rapid” from an original sense of “secure” apparently happened first in the adverb and then transferred to the adjective; compare hard in expressions like “to run hard”. The original sense of “secure, firm” is now slightly archaic, but retained in the related fasten (“make secure”). Also compare close meaning change from Latin rapiō (“to snatch”) to Latin rapidus (“rapid, quick”), from Irish sciob (“to snatch”) to Irish sciobtha (“quick”). Pronunciation: /fɑːst/, /fæst/ 1. Ellipsis of stand fast, a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: fast Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English fast, faste, from Old English fæste, from fæst + -e (adverb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /fɑːst/, /fæst/ 1. In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound . Example: Hold this rope as fast as you can. Example: Do as I bid you, ſhut doores after you, Faſt binde, faſt finde, A Prouerbe neuer ſtale in thrifty minde. 2. Deeply or soundly . Example: The princess was sleeping fast, and her servants were fast asleep too. 3. Immediately following in place or time; close, very near . Example: The horsemen came fast on our heels. Example: Fast by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped. / That ain't my style, said Casey. Strike one, the umpire said. 4. Quickly, with great speed; within a short time . Example: Do it as fast as you can. Example: Faster than a speeding bit, the internet upended media and entertainment companies. Piracy soared, and sales of albums and films slid. Newspapers lost advertising and readers to websites. Stores selling books, CDs and DVDs went bust. Doomsayers predicted that consumers and advertisers would abandon pay-television en masse in favour of online alternatives. 5. Ahead of the correct time or schedule. Example: I think my watch is running fast.
Word: fast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English fasten, from Old English fæstan (“to fast”), from Proto-West Germanic *fastēn, from Proto-Germanic *fastāną (“to fast”), from the same root as Proto-Germanic *fastijaną (“to fasten”), derived from *fastuz, and thereby related to Etymology 1. The religious sense is presumably introduced in the Gothic church, from Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fastan, “hold fast (viz. to the rule of abstinence)”). This semantic development is unique to Gothic, the term glosses Greek νηστεύω (nēsteúō), Latin ieiuno which do not have similar connotations of "holding fast". The feminine noun Old High German fasta likely existed in the 8th century (shift to neuter Old High German fasten from the 9th century, whence modern German Fasten). The Old English noun originally had the sense "fortress, enclosure" and takes the religious sense only in late Old English, perhaps influenced by Old Norse fasta. The use for reduced nutrition intake for medical reasons or for weight reduction develops by the mid-1970s, back-formed from the use of the verbal noun fasting in this sense (1960s). Pronunciation: /fɑːst/, /fæst/ 1. To practice religious abstinence, especially from food. Labels: intransitive Example: Thou didst fast and weep for the child. Example: Fasting he went to sleep, and fasting waked. 2. To reduce or limit one's nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet. Labels: intransitive Example: The ideal would be to fast in a situation where you are not tempted by food Example: After the equilibration period, the rats designated for deprivation studies were made to fast for 24, 48, 72, or 96 hr according to experimental design. 3. To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating. Labels: transitive Example: At 11 weeks of age, all mice were fasted overnight and underwent gallbladder ultrasonography to determine ejection fraction. Example: Kittens, when fasted overnight, were not hypoglycemic (<60 mg/dl).
Word: fast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English faste, fasten, from Old English fæsten (“fast, fasting”), from Proto-West Germanic *fastuni, from Proto-Germanic *fastu(b)nją (“fast, fasting”). Cognate with Old Frisian festene, feste (Modern West Frisian fêsten, fêste), Middle Dutch vastene (Modern Dutch vasten), Middle Low German vastene (Modern German Low German Fasten), German Faste, Fasten (“fast, fasting”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌹 (fastubni, “fasting”). Possibly merged with Old Norse fasta (“fast, fasting”), whence also Danish faste (“fast, fasting”), Swedish fasta (“fast, fasting”). Pronunciation: /fɑːst/, /fæst/ 1. The act or practice of fasting, religious abstinence from food. Example: 1677 George Fox, The Hypocrites Fast and Feast Not God's Holy Day, p. 8 (paraphrasing Matthew 6:16-18). And is it not the Command of Christ, that in their Fast they should not appear unto men to fast? Example: anciently a change of diet was not reckoned a fast; but it consisted in a perfect abstinence from all sustenance for the whole day till evening. 2. Any of the fasting periods in the liturgical year. Example: 1662 Peter Gunning, The Holy Fast of Lent Defended Against All Its Prophaners: Or, a Discourse, Shewing that Lent-Fast was First Taught the World by the Apostles (1677 [1662]), p. 13 (translation of the Paschal Epistle of Theophilus of Alexandria). And so may we enter the Fasts at hand, beginning Lent the 30th. day of the Month Mechir