nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: behove Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English behoven, bihoven (“to be necessary, requisite; to be compelled or required (to do something)”), from Old English behōfian (“to need; to be necessary”), from Proto-Germanic *bihōfōną (“to benefit, behove, need”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to grab, seize”). The word is cognate with Old Frisian bihōvia (“to need”), Middle Low German behôven (“to need”) and Old Saxon *bihōvōn, Dutch behoeven (“to need”), obsolete German behufen (cf. Behuf), Danish behøve (“to need”), Norwegian behøve (“to need”), Swedish behöva (“to have use for, to need”). Pronunciation: /bɪˈhəʊv/, /biˈhoʊv/ 1. To befit, to suit. Labels: formal, transitive Example: [W]here therefore public diversions are tolerated, it behoves persons of distinction, with their power and example, to preside over them in such a manner as to check any thing that tends to the corruption of manners, or which is too mean or trivial for the entertainment of reasonable creatures. Example: It behoves every man, who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others; it behoves him too, in his own case, to give no example of concession, betraying the common right of independent opinion, by answering questions of faith, which laws have left between God and himself. 2. To be necessary for (someone). Labels: formal, transitive Example: Accordingly, Mr. Stryver inaugurated the Long Vacation with a formal proposal to take Miss Manette to Vauxhall Gardens; that failing, to Ranelagh; that unaccountably failing too, it behoved him to present himself in Soho, and there declare his noble mind. 3. To be in the best interest of; to benefit. Labels: formal, transitive Example: Seeing by the late alliance termed the Rhenish Confederacy, that Louis, King of France, has the most cunning and diabolic intentions on the Imperial Crown, thereby behoving all Germans to unite in a band of brotherhood. 4. To be needful, meet or becoming. Labels: formal, intransitive Example: It behooved that the Sonne of God suld descend unto us, and tak himselfe a bodie of our bodie, flesh of our flesh, and bone of our bones, and so become the Mediator betwixt God and man, giving power to so many as beleeve in him, to be the sonnes of God; […]
Word: befit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English fit English befit From be- + fit. Pronunciation: /bɪˈfɪt/ 1. to be fit for Example: His conduct was not befitting an officer of his station. Example: Clarke's side roared back with courage and belief befitting a team who had held their nerve in two shootouts to get here.
Word: first women Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of first woman Labels: form-of, plural
Word: decorative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin decorātus + -ive. Cognate with French décoratif. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/, /ˈdɛk.ɹə.tɪv/, [ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.ɾɪv], [ˈdɛk.ɹə.ɾɪv], /ˈdek.ə.ɹə.tɪv/ 1. That serves to decorate Example: Decorative embellishments give the home an elegant touch. Example: Elegant brick and stone buildings, with iron and glass canopies and decorative wooden scalloping and fencing—all evidencing care on the part of the architect to produce a pleasing, well-planned building—were submerged beneath a profusion of ill-conceived additions and camouflaged by vulgar paint schemes; and the original conception was lost. 2. That has no functional purpose. Example: The phone on the film set doesn't work, it's purely decorative.
Word: decorative Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin decorātus + -ive. Cognate with French décoratif. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/, /ˈdɛk.ɹə.tɪv/, [ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.ɾɪv], [ˈdɛk.ɹə.ɾɪv], /ˈdek.ə.ɹə.tɪv/ 1. A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration. Example: Analysts said the company’s results were in line, but noted that organic growth at the decoratives business was slightly weaker than expected.
Word: decorate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English decorat (“adorned”), from Latin decorātus, perfect passive participle of decorō (“to adorn, distinguish, honor”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from decus (“ornament, grace, dignity, honor”, decor- in compounds), akin to decor (“elegance, grace, beauty, ornament”), from decet (“adorn, befit”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/ 1. To furnish with decorations. Labels: transitive Example: We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and baubles. 2. To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office. Labels: ambitransitive Example: There's some paint left over from when we decorated the guest bedroom. Example: We moved in over a month ago but we still haven't gotten started on decorating. 3. To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office. Labels: ambitransitive Example: People tend to decorate for the holidays or special events. 4. To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment. Labels: transitive Example: He was decorated for his service in three wars. 5. To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item. Labels: transitive Example: It makes sure that the field name argument is not empty, and that the field specified there is an actual existing field in the class which declares the method decorated with this attribute.
Word: decorate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English decorat (“decorated, adorned”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Originally also used as the past participle of decorate; compare generate or communicate. 1. decorated, adorned Labels: archaic, obsolete
Word: decorations Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃənz/ 1. plural of decoration Labels: form-of, plural
Word: striking Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/ 1. Making a strong impression. Example: He looked quite striking in his new suit and tie. Example: This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder. 2. On strike, taking part in industrial action. Labels: not-comparable Example: a striking employee
Word: striking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of strike Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: These included dildos, butt plugs and ball gags made from walrus tusks, canes and other striking implements created from reindeer antlers, and a line of fetish clothing made from the pelts of whatever animals happened to get in their way.
Word: striking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/ 1. The act by which something strikes or is struck. Example: We've observed plenty of strikings followed by lightings, so even if we should not say that the strikings cause the lightings, isn't it at least reasonable to predict, and to believe, that the next time we strike a match in similar conditions, it will be followed by a lighting?
Word: impression Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression From Old French impression, from Latin impressio. Equivalent to impress + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/ 1. The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His head made an impression on the pillow. 2. The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He tried to make a good impression on his parents. Example: Their empires, triumphs, conquests, and projects, have left little impression behind them, notwithstanding the attention they once attracted, and the violent convulsions which they caused in the state of the world. 3. A vague recalling of an event, a belief. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I have the impression that he's already left for Paris. 4. An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another person. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. An outward appearance. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A performance metric representing an instance where a post or ad is shown once. Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable Example: Publishers are paid for each ad impression their site generates. 7. The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Let us, therefore, use a little freedom, and call them Impressions; employing that word in a sense somewhat different from the usual. By the term impression, then, I mean all our more lively perceptions, when we hear, or see, or feel, or love, or hate, or desire, or will. And impressions are distinguished from ideas, which are the less lively perceptions, of which we are conscious, when we reflect on any of those sensations or movements above mentioned. 10. set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: impression Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression From Old French impression, from Latin impressio. Equivalent to impress + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/ 1. To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a duplicate key. Example: The trick in impressioning a key is to remove only a small amount of the blank, by filing or cutting, from the pin positions where impressions have been left.
Word: capote Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French capote. Doublet of capot and kaput. Pronunciation: /kəˈpəʊt/ 1. A long coat or cloak with a hood. Example: […] pensive o’er his scatter’d flock, The little shepherd in his white capote Doth lean his boyish form along the rock, Example: It was said that the Rabbi of Kotsk had been in Favor of European dress, but the Rabbi of Gur and his followers had insisted on the Russian capote, trousers tucked into the boots, a kerchief around the neck, and the Russian cap adapted to the native style. 2. A coat made from a blanket, worn by 19th-century Canadian woodsmen. Labels: historical Example: The fourth member of our party round the camp-fire that night was a powerfully built trapper, partly French by blood,who wore a gayly colored capote, or blanket-coat, a greasy fur cap, and moccasins. 3. A close-fitting woman's bonnet. Labels: historical Example: A discreet visitor on such occasions advances straight to the window or the glass: Emily did the latter; and five minutes of contemplation ascertained the fact that her capote would endure a slight tendency to the left. Example: Tied round her head with a large bow and flying blue ribbons under the chin, was a fragile flat Capote like a baby’s bonnet, which allowed her hair to escape in front and her great chignon behind.
Word: first woman Part of Speech: noun 1. prima donna 2. The biblical Eve
Word: that's Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: From that + 's (contraction of words ending in s). Pronunciation: /ðəts/, /ðæts/ 1. That is. Labels: contraction Example: That's the book I've been looking for. 2. That has. Labels: contraction Example: I've managed to find the solution to the problem that's been bugging me all day. 3. That was. Labels: contraction, proscribed Example: Yesterday, that's bugging me all day.
Word: that's Part of Speech: det Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tód Proto-Germanic *þod Proto-Germanic *þat Proto-West Germanic *þat Old English þæt Middle English that English that English -'s English that's From that + -'s (possessive marker). Pronunciation: /ðəts/, /ðæts/ 1. whose, of which (in dialects that require a human antecedent for 'whose') Labels: Canada, Northern-Ireland, US, West-Midlands Example: He had in his pocket an old flick-knife that's spring was slow and temperamental. Example: "[…] we want them to bring a product to market that's time had not yet come," said Ray Farhung, a Southern California Edison official.
Word: that'll Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ˈðætl̩/, /ˈðæt(ə)l/, [-ɾ(ə)l] 1. That will. Labels: contraction Example: That'll be what the problem is.
Word: Baroque Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Via French (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape) from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco and Sicilian baroccu, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verruca (“wart”), or possibly from the technical construction of scholastic logic, Baroco. Pronunciation: /bəˈɹɒk/, /bəˈɹəʊk/, /bəˈɹoʊk/ 1. From or characteristic of the Baroque period.
Word: Baroque Part of Speech: name Etymology: Via French (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape) from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco and Sicilian baroccu, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verruca (“wart”), or possibly from the technical construction of scholastic logic, Baroco. Pronunciation: /bəˈɹɒk/, /bəˈɹəʊk/, /bəˈɹoʊk/ 1. A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation. 2. The chess variant invented in 1962 by mathematician Robert Abbott, or any of its descendants, where pieces move alike, but have differing methods of capture.
Word: denominational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From denomination + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to a denomination. Labels: not-comparable Example: If there is a Protestant denomination that typifies the apparent death of denominational history, it has to be the Presbyterians.
Word: allegation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French allégation, from Latin allegatio, from allegare. By surface analysis, allege + -ation, see allege. Pronunciation: /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌæl.ɪˈɡæɪ.ʃən/ 1. An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts. Example: She put forth several allegations regarding her partner in hopes of discrediting his actions. Example: A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "We can confirm that a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Jodi Jones. A 45-year-old has also been arrested in connection with allegations of attempting to pervert the course of justice. A report on this has been sent to the procurator fiscal." 2. The act of alleging.
Word: haughty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From earlier hauty, haultic, with spelling change in imitation of English naughty and English high, from Middle English hautein, hautain (with -ein, -ain becoming -y through the form hautenesse standing for *hauteinnesse; see haughtiness), from Middle English haute (“self-important”), from Old French haut, hault (“high, lofty”), from Frankish *hauh, *hōh (“high, lofty, proud”) and Latin altus (“high, deep”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːti/, /ˈhoːtɪj/, /ˈhɔti/, /ˈhɑti/, /ˈhoːti/ 1. Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious. Example: How meek and shrunken did that haughty Tarmac become as it slunk by the wide circle of asphalt of the yellow sort, that was loosely strewn before the great iron gates of Lady Hall as a forerunner of the consideration that awaited the guests of Rupert, Earl of Kare, […].
Word: thirty one Part of Speech: num 1. Alternative form of thirty-one. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: cis Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin cis (“on this side (of), on the near or same side”). Doublet of he, it, here, hither, and hence. Pronunciation: /sɪs/ 1. Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum. Labels: not-comparable 3. In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the same side of the bond. Labels: not-comparable, physical Example: 9 is thought to survive longer when the CH = CH bond is cis and to favour the formation of another cis double bond in a propagation reaction involving its displacement by monomer. 10, on the other hand, is more likely to yield a trans double bond […] Example: However, a cis double bond causes a kink in the chain. (A cis double bond introduces a bend of about 42 into the linear hydrocarbon chain.) 4. In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a coordination compound in which the two instances of a particular ligand are adjacent to each other. Labels: not-comparable, physical Example: The cis effect is the labilization of ligands which are cis to certain other ligands.
Word: cis Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of cisgender or cissexual, ultimately from Latin cis. Pronunciation: /sɪs/ 1. Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) nor non-binary. Labels: not-comparable Example: We're demonized and criminalized as perverts out to trick and deceive cis hetero men; therefore anything that happens to us, we 'had coming.' Example: Oh yeah, because you know who's been long overdue a challenge? The trans community. Oh, they've had their guard down for too long if you ask me. They'll all be checking their privilege on the way home now thanks to you, you brave little cis boy!
Word: tut tut Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: /ˌtʌt ˈtʌt/, [ᵏǀ ᵏǀ] 1. Used to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent.
Word: tut tut Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌtʌt ˈtʌt/, [ᵏǀ ᵏǀ] 1. The sound of such an exclamation of disapproval.
Word: tut Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative. Pronunciation: /tʌt/, [ǀ], /tʊt/ 1. Tut tut; an expression of disapproval. 2. Hush; be silent.
Word: tut Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative. Pronunciation: /tʌt/, [ǀ], /tʊt/ 1. To make a tut tut sound of disapproval.
Word: tut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of tutorial. Pronunciation: /t(j)uːt/ 1. A tutorial.
Word: tut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare Swedish tut (“a point, pipe, tube”), Danish tut (“a cornet”). Pronunciation: /tʌt/ 1. A hassock. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete
Word: tut Part of Speech: noun 1. A piece of work. Labels: obsolete
Word: tut Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /tʊt/, /tʌt/ 1. Rubbish. Labels: Southern-England, uncountable Example: Such stupidness is mad 'cause nothing underfoot comes to nothing less to add to a load of old tut. Example: Cracking excuse: credible, watertight and yet patently a load of old tut.
Word: tut Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /tʊt/, /tʌt/ 1. To work by the piece; to carry out tut-work. Labels: obsolete
Word: tut Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See tutting (“dance style”). 1. To dance in the style known as tutting.
Word: Jat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi जाट (jāṭ), ultimately from Sanskrit जर्तिक (jartika), of further unknown origin. Initially the name of a low-ranking tribe of Vahika (now in Punjab) mentioned in some Sanskrit-language Hindu texts such as the Mahabharata's Karna Parva, its descendant names, from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀚𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*jaṭṭa), were later used to refer to various different low-ranking groups of peoples living in the regions of Sindh and Punjab. Many other theories about the origin of this name exist, but are unproven and speculative; see Getae for one such example. 1. A people of northwestern India and Pakistan.
Word: 24/7 Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of twenty-four seven. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Example: He banned spearfishing wherever he could, started the first eco-moorings in the Caribbean, stopped others from coral- and shell-collecting, and had so much fun 24/7 that some unusually powerful people began to hang with him. Example: At the same time that I used Woebot, I also volunteered for a crisis text service available 24/7 for people to message in times of need.
Word: 24/7 Part of Speech: noun 1. A relationship in which the submissive is available for the dominant at all times. 2. A lifestyle in which one wears and uses a diaper at all times.
Word: 24/7 Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to a 24/7 relationship. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Burdak Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi बुरडक (burḍak); this surname is predominantly found in Rajasthan. 1. A surname from Hindi.
Word: proliferate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from proliferation. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt/ 1. To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply. Labels: ambitransitive Example: The flowers proliferated rapidly all spring. Example: When no certain cure exists, quack remedies tend to proliferate and the history of quackery and secret cures is full of extraordinary forms of treatment for the various arthritic disorders.
Word: probability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French probabilité, from Latin probābilitās (“probability, credibility”), from probābilis (“probable, credible”). Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /ˌpɹɑb.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ˌpɹɑbəˈbɪləɾi], /ˌpɹɔb.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, [ˌpɹɔbəˈbɪləɾi] 1. The state of being probable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For, a man may with as great probability derive the Scots pedigree from the Gods, as from Scota that ſuppoſed and counterfeit daughter of the Ægyptian King Pharao, wedded (forſooth) unto Gaithelus, the ſonne of Cecrops founder of Athens. But, as this conceit ariſing from the unskilfulneſſe of Antiquitie, is of the better ſort of ingenuous Scots rejected: […] Example: Thus, firſt Traditions were a proof alone; / Cou’d we be certain ſuch they were ſo known: / But ſince ſome Flaws in long deſcent may be, / They make not Truth but Probability. 2. An event that is likely to occur. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These waters wash from the rocks such glistering tinctures, that the ground in some places seemeth as guilded, that better iudgements then ours might haue been perswaded, they contained more then probabilities. Example: As all experience shows, the probabilities are, that you will waste the rich treasure of your affection on one who has none to give in return, or who is wholly unworthy of the gift. 3. The relative likelihood of an event happening. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hoyle said that the probability of life originating on Earth is no greater than the chance that a hurricane, sweeping through a scrapyard, would have the luck to assemble a Boeing 747. 4. A number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The probability of an event A occurring is denoted P(A).
Word: disposition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. By surface analysis, dispose + -ition. Doublet of dispositio. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ɪn/ 1. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops. Example: The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity. 2. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You will have full disposition of these funds. Example: Seduced at the age of 10 by a famous sodomist named Duplessis, he had since been at the disposition of a number of homosexual persons, including officers, priests, and marquises. 3. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The court ordered the disposition of all assets. 4. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The disposition of the case will be announced tomorrow. 5. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The patient was given a disposition for outpatient care, as ward admission was not indicated. 6. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition. 7. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I have little disposition now to do as you say. Example: Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water. 8. The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She has a sunny disposition. Example: He has such a foul disposition. 9. Provision; clause. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The C.C. is the supreme interpreter of the Constitution (Section 1 of the O.L.C.C.) and, as we have already said, it was granted the monopoly of declaring unconstitutional the legal dispositions. Example: The dispositions of this Act shall not be applied in case of […]
Word: disposition Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English disposicioun, from Middle French disposition, from Latin dispositiōnem, accusative singular of dispositiō, from dispōnō. By surface analysis, dispose + -ition. Doublet of dispositio. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ɪn/ 1. To remove or place in a different position.
Word: Frau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Frau. 1. Used as a courtesy title before the surname of a (typically married) German-speaking woman. Example: G. von Hoffmann’s Die Ochsenmenuette offered Frau von Berckel as Therese, Scherer as Istock, Lotti as Eduard, and Frauen Schmidt and Esden, and Graff, Lehmann and Kress in minor rôles. Example: His gifts as an impassioned speaker had brought him to the notice of some wealthy society ladies (Frauen Bechstein, Hofmann and Wagner), who lionised him and tolerated his cranky behaviour as that of a budding genius.
Word: Herr Part of Speech: name Etymology: As a title and German and Jewish surname (also found in Hungary and France), from the noun Herr (“gentleman, sir”). 1. A surname.
Word: Herr Part of Speech: noun Etymology: As a title and German and Jewish surname (also found in Hungary and France), from the noun Herr (“gentleman, sir”). 1. Used as a courtesy title before the surname of a German-speaking man. Example: The principal singers we now learn are to be Mdlles. Krall and Jenny Meyer, Herren Schneider and Stepan. Example: On a variety of drawings being lately exhibited for a new town hall in one of the German capitals, a certain design of Herren Schmidt and Stauch attracted considerable attention among the art-loving public of the Fatherland, but as it happened to become a subject of jobbery, and was not to be accepted in consequence, would have been hardly accessible to larger circles of connoisseurs, without the invention of the new art.
Word: Herr Part of Speech: name Etymology: As a Hmongic surname, variant of Her, named after the Her clan, written in Chinese as 侯 (compare Hou). 1. A surname.
Word: Herr Part of Speech: name 1. An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana, United States.
Word: venerate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin venerātus, perfect active participle of veneror (“to worship, venerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈvɛnəɹeɪt/ 1. To treat with great respect and deference. Labels: transitive 2. To revere or hold in awe. Labels: transitive Example: […] we cannot but venerate in Johnson one of the most exercised minds that our holy religion hath ever formed.
Word: ringer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ringere, rynger, ryngar, equivalent to ring (“to sound a bell”) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/ 1. Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer. Example: Pull, if ye never pull′d before; Good ringers, pull your best," quoth he. 2. A crowbar.
Word: ringer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ring (“to surround”) + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who places rings or bands on a bird's leg. Example: It is difficult to classify them precisely, but, in roughly ascending order of productivity, we now recognise the purely chance observer, the locality regulars (now recognising that ‘time in’ eventually equals ‘rarity out’), the ringers (particularly when working in groups), the occasional tally-hunter (most of us, if we are honest), the full-time observatory workers (exhibiting the highest standards of discipline) and the growing group of full-blooded rarity collectors (self-styled ‘twitchers’, covering individually up to 30,000 miles in their annual pursuit of ‘lifers’). 2. A stockman, a cowboy. Labels: Australia Example: 1964, Alec Bolton, Walkabout′s Australia, Walkabout magazine, page 107, The ringers are the stockmen on a station. The cattle pass through their hands before the drovers lift them and take them along the stock routes that lead to the killing pens in cities. Example: This vast holding is run by six ringers and six boys. A ringer is a qualified stationhand and a boy is a trainee. It takes four years for a boy to become a ringer. 3. In the game of horseshoes, the event of the horseshoe landing around the pole. 4. A game of marbles where players attempt to knock each other's marbles out of a ring drawn on the ground. Labels: uncountable
Word: ringer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Probably so named after the custom of ringing a bell to denote the winner of a contest or competition. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/ 1. A top performer. Labels: UK, dialectal 2. The champion shearer of a shearing shed. Labels: Australia Example: Click goes his shears; click, click, click. Wide are the blows, and his hand is moving quick, The ringer looks round, for he lost it by a blow, And he curses that old shearer with the bare belled ewe.
Word: ringer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Some senses may derive from ring the changes (“run through variations; enliven; pass counterfeit money; trick a shopkeeper into giving too much change”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/ 1. Any person or thing that is fraudulent; a fake or impostor. Labels: slang 2. A person highly proficient at a skill or sport who is brought in, often fraudulently, to supplement a team. Example: Near-synonym: hustler Example: In this next clip from the security camera, we see that the rube flashing his wad of cash thinks he'll win, but he doesn't realize that the guy in the gray shirt is a ringer. 3. A horse fraudulently entered in a race using the name of another horse. 4. A fraudulently cloned (or cut-and-shut) motor vehicle. Labels: UK, slang Example: I had heard early on in my career about 'ringers': cars that were stolen and cloned, but it was 1993 before I was to experience this first-hand.
Word: ringer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unclear. Compare ring of truth, and see the "fake, impostor" sense at Etymology 4. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/ 1. A person, animal, or entity which resembles another so closely as to be taken for the other; a look-alike (now usually in the phrase dead ringer). Example: That man over there is an exact ringer for my father! Example: I mean, he knows we never handed off the briefcase, but he never asked for it back. The million bucks was never in the briefcase! The asshole was hoping that they would kill her! You threw out a ringer for a ringer!
Word: ringer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ring + -er, from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/ 1. An officer having the specified number of rings (denoting rank) on the uniform sleeve. Labels: UK, in-compounds, informal Example: A group of naval one- and two-ringers were chatting by the office door with a few ratings, complete with kit-bags and oilskins. Example: The senior officer of the escort was an RN two and a half ringer who had a reputation of being one of the best. 2. A ringer T-shirt. Example: […] shabby baseball caps, faded and worn-out T-shirts, ringers and polos with artificially aged hems […] Example: The shirts were light blue heather ringers with royal blue trim on the necks and sleeves.
Word: sulk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Back-formation from sulky, of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English *sulke, *solke (attested in solcenesse (“idleness; laziness”), from Old English āsolcennys (“idleness; slothfulness; sluggishness; laziness”), from āsolcen (“sulky, languid”), from past participle of Old English āseolcan (“be slow; be weak or slothful; languish”), from Proto-Germanic *selkaną (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”), from Proto-Indo-European *sélǵ-o-nom, from *selǵ- (“to let go, send”). Cognate with several Indo-Iranian words deriving from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarȷ́- (such as Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjáti), सर्जन (sárjana), सृक (sṛká)), possibly Hittite 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /⁠šalkzi⁠/, “knead, mix”), although the semantic connection is weak. Pronunciation: /sʌlk/, /sʊlk/ 1. To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. Labels: intransitive Example: Mr. Riach, who had been to the college, spoke to me like a friend when he was not sulking, and told me many curious things, […] Example: You crossed her last wish in death and yet you sulk with me because I don’t whinge like some hired mute from Lalouette’s.
Word: sulk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from sulky, of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English *sulke, *solke (attested in solcenesse (“idleness; laziness”), from Old English āsolcennys (“idleness; slothfulness; sluggishness; laziness”), from āsolcen (“sulky, languid”), from past participle of Old English āseolcan (“be slow; be weak or slothful; languish”), from Proto-Germanic *selkaną (“to fall in drops; dribble; droop”), from Proto-Indo-European *sélǵ-o-nom, from *selǵ- (“to let go, send”). Cognate with several Indo-Iranian words deriving from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarȷ́- (such as Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjáti), सर्जन (sárjana), सृक (sṛká)), possibly Hittite 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 (ša-al-ak-zi /⁠šalkzi⁠/, “knead, mix”), although the semantic connection is weak. Pronunciation: /sʌlk/, /sʊlk/ 1. A state of sulking. Example: Leo has been in a sulk all morning. Example: He thanks our miserable Liberal agent, an unbeliever called Donald Somebody, see the caption, who since the court's arrival on his territory has retired into a fuming sulk from which he has only tonight emerged. 2. A fit of sulking; a sulking mood. Labels: in-plural Example: The Puddin', who had got the sulks over Sam's remark that fifteen goes of steak and kidney were enough for any self-respecting man, protested against the singing, which, he said, disturbed his gravy. 3. A person who sulks Example: Don't be such a sulk, Leo!
Word: sulk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sulcus. Pronunciation: /sʌlk/, /sʊlk/ 1. A furrow.
Word: airwall Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From air + wall, by analogy with firewall, than which it is more secure. 1. The notional part of a network configuration which isolates computers physically from connection to a wider network such as the Internet. 2. A secure networking solution that uses Host Identity Protocol to make the network invisible to hackers while still allowing endpoints to communicate with the broader network.
Word: paradigm shift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined by American historian, physicist and philosopher Thomas Kuhn in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962). 1. A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. Example: Near-synonyms: reconceptualization, rethinking; reframing, remodeling Example: Fuzzy Set Theory was formalised by Professor Lofti Zadeh at the University of California in 1965. What Zadeh proposed is very much a paradigm shift that first gained acceptance in the Far East and its successful application has ensured its adoption around the world. 2. Any radical change, especially in politics or technology. Labels: broadly Example: Near-synonyms: sea change, step change, quantum leap Example: So the fact that people are calling me, a woman of a certain age and demographic, to sit down on studio films — which have not been my bread and butter — there’s definitely a paradigm shift.
Word: articulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”), perfect passive participle of articulō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/, /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/ 1. To make clear or effective. Labels: transitive 2. To speak clearly; to enunciate. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly. 3. To explain; to put into words; to make something specific. Labels: transitive Example: I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why. Example: It’s not just that Trump’s voters are articulating the same ideas. They’re framing issues in the same way, pointing to the same boogeymen and even using the same words. 4. To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend. Labels: transitive Example: an articulated bus 5. To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc. Labels: transitive Example: Articulate that passage heavily. 6. To form a joint or connect by joints. Labels: intransitive Example: The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint. 7. To treat or make terms. Labels: obsolete Example: Send us to Rome / The best, with whom we may articulate / For their own good and ours.
Word: articulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”), perfect passive participle of articulō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/, /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ 1. Clear; effective. 2. Speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution. Example: She’s a bright, articulate young woman. 3. Consisting of segments united by joints. Example: jointed articulate animals Example: The robot arm was articulate in two directions. 4. Distinctly marked off. Example: an articulate period in history 5. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. Labels: obsolete Example: articulate sounds 6. Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals. Labels: obsolete Example: Brutes cannot form articulate Sounds, cannot articulate the Sounds of the Voice, excepting some few Birds, as the Parrot, Pye, &c. 7. Articulated (all senses). Labels: obsolete Example: Theſe things indeede you haue articulate(d), Proclaim'd at Market Croſſes, read in Churches, To face the Garment of Rebellion VVith ſome fine colour, that may pleaſe the eye Of fickle Changelings, and poore Diſcontents, Which gape, and rub the Elbovv at the nevves Of hurly burly Innouation : And neuer yet did Inſurrection vvant Such vvater-colours, to impaint his cauſe : Nor moody Beggars, ſtaruing for a time Of pell-mell hauocke, and confuſion,
Word: articulate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”), perfect passive participle of articulō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. Pronunciation: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/, /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ 1. An animal of the subkingdom Articulata. Example: They considered articulates to be pre-adapted for an eleutherozoic existence because they possess muscular arms which are potentially of value in crawling and swimming, as in comatulids.
Word: Sterculius Part of Speech: name 1. The god of manure or fertilizer. Labels: Roman
Word: threshing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English thresshyng; equivalent to thresh + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of thresh Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: threshing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English thresshyng; equivalent to thresh + -ing. 1. The process by which something is threshed.
Word: chuckwagon Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of chuck wagon. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: formication Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Circa 1700, from Latin formīca (“ant”) + -tion. 1. An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.
Word: practitioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti Proto-Hellenic *prā́ťťō Ancient Greek πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō)der. Ancient Greek πρᾱγ- (prāg-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós)der. Latin prācticusder. Middle French practique Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānus Old French -ien Middle French -ien Middle French practicienbor. English practician 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 practitioner Formerly practicioner for *practicianer, from practician + -er (the suffix unnecessarily added, as in musicianer). Pronunciation: /pɹækˈtɪʃənə/, /pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ/ 1. A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine. Example: The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy. 2. One who does anything customarily or habitually. Example: On January 31, 2023, four Falun Gong practitioners in Songbu Town, Macheng City, Hubei Province were arrested. Two of the arrested are still detained as of February 25, 2023. 3. A sly or artful person. Labels: dated Example: […] the men of St. John's were cunning practitioners, in shaking off their Masters and Heads.
Word: milkman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English milk Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English milkman From milk + -man. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlkmən/ 1. A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning. Example: Our milkman is a jovial character, but not one given to yodelling at the customers on his round. Only the resounding "clonk" of bottles advises us that a couple of pints have been left on the doorstep. 2. A black man who prefers dating white women. Labels: US, slang
Word: bettor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English bet Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English bettor From bet + -or. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛtə/, /ˈbɛtɚ/, [-ɾɚ], /ˈbetə/ 1. A person who makes a bet, such as a wager on the outcome of a game of chance or a sporting event. Example: In fact, as Ambrose Hammer places the cage on our table and then sits down beside me, Mindy approaches us, and says to Ambrose: "Horse players, yes," Mindy says. "Wrong bettors, yes. Dogs and song writers and actors, yes. But parrots," Mindy says, "no. Take it away," he says. Example: Still others, chasing the mirage of vast riches bettors think are there for the taking, seek information or tips from any and all, despite all omens, silent writing on the wall and dire predictions about their fates, like the title of Damon Runyon's book All Horse Players Die Broke.
Word: hooding Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhʊdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hood Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Much experimental work was undertaken in the determination of suitable lighting standards for emergency conditions in railway yards and at passenger stations in order to ascertain the most effective methods, and the hooding of electric signal lights and the provision of other precautionary lighting equipment was carried out during the early summer months. Measures were taken to obscure the glare from locomotive fireboxes, by arranging removable hooding over the footplate, linking the engine cab with the tender.
Word: hooding Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhʊdɪŋ/ 1. The expansion of the neck of an elapid called hood. Labels: uncountable
Word: proactive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pro- + active; originally coined 1933 by Paul Whiteley and Gerald Blankfort in a psychology paper, used in technical sense. Used in a popular context and sense (courage, perseverance) in 1946 book Man’s Search for Meaning by neuropsychiatrist Viktor Emil Frankl, in the context of dealing with the Holocaust, as contrast with reactive. Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈæk.tɪv/, /pɹoʊˈæk.tɪv/ 1. Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty. Example: We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems. Example: Staff are also proactive in approaching any passengers looking as though they need assistance, rather than waiting to be approached.
Word: iconophile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English icono- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English iconophile From icono- + -phile. 1. A person who supports the use of religious icons. 2. A person who loves illustrations or pictures.
Word: philocrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From philo- + -crat. 1. A person who believes in the power of love, in governance by love.
Word: personalism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English personal English personal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English personalism From personal + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈpɚs(ə)nəˌlɪzəm/ 1. The character of being personal. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A doctrine of subjective idealism that regards personality as the means of interpreting reality. Labels: countable, uncountable