nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: yew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ew, from Old English īw, ēow, [both cognates of Welsh yw (“yews”), Irish eo, Old Irish eó respectively]; although the Old English form was conjectured to be from Proto-West Germanic *īhu, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (compare Icelandic ýr), masculine variant of *īwō (compare Dutch ijf, German Eibe), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-. See also Hittite 𒄑𒂊𒅀𒀭 (eyan, “type of evergreen”), Latgalian īva (“bird cherry”), Lithuanian ievà (“bird cherry”), Russian и́ва (íva, “willow”). Compare typologically Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon), possibly a cognate of Latin taxus. Pronunciation: /juː/, /jʉw/, /ju/, /jʉː/, /jʉ/ 1. A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia. Labels: countable Example: Old Yew, which graspest at the stones ⁠That name the under-lying dead, ⁠Thy fibres net the dreamless head, Thy roots are wrapt about the bones. Example: Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper. 2. Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus. Labels: broadly, countable 3. Other conifers resembling plants in genus Taxus: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Other conifers resembling plants in genus Taxus: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The wood of such trees. Labels: uncountable Example: To prevent a too great conſumption of yew, bowyers were directed to make four bows of witch-haſel, aſh or elm, to one of yew, and no perſon under ſeventeen years of age, unleſs poſſeſſed of moveables worth forty marks, or the ſon of parents having an eſtate of ten pounds per annum might ſhoot in an yew bow, under a penalty of 6s. 8d. Example: English soldiers handled sturdy bows of yew, ash, or elm, which could propel an iron-tipped arrow as far as a hundred yards. 6. A bow for archery, made of yew wood. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: yew Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English ew, from Old English īw, ēow, [both cognates of Welsh yw (“yews”), Irish eo, Old Irish eó respectively]; although the Old English form was conjectured to be from Proto-West Germanic *īhu, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (compare Icelandic ýr), masculine variant of *īwō (compare Dutch ijf, German Eibe), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-. See also Hittite 𒄑𒂊𒅀𒀭 (eyan, “type of evergreen”), Latgalian īva (“bird cherry”), Lithuanian ievà (“bird cherry”), Russian и́ва (íva, “willow”). Compare typologically Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon), possibly a cognate of Latin taxus. Pronunciation: /juː/, /jʉw/, /ju/, /jʉː/, /jʉ/ 1. Made from the wood of the yew tree. Labels: not-comparable
Word: yew Part of Speech: pron 1. Eye dialect spelling of you. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: A spinoff, “Major Crimes,” starring “Battlestar Galactica” veteran Mary McDonnell and a number of “Closer” cast members, premieres in August. Sedgwick won’t be among them, swapping Brenda’s syrupy “thank yew” for an upbeat “buh-bye now” to her co-workers.
Word: Trotskyism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Trotsky 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 Trotskyism From Trotsky + -ism. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɒt.skɪ.ɪ.z(ə)m/, /ˈtɹɑt.ski(ː).i.zəm/ 1. The left-wing political philosophy named after and based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky that is characterized by international socialism, opposition to Stalinism, the theory of permanent revolution and the theory of the vanguard party. Labels: uncountable
Word: triste Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English trist, triste (-e form is less common), borrowed from Old French trist, triste, from Latin trīstis (“sad, sorrowful”). Re-borrowed late 18c. (as “dull, uninteresting”) as a French word in English and often spelled triste. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪst/ 1. Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. Labels: rare Example: He said, he wanted them to take us to Heraclea that we might be educated so that we would be always good, and could be present with him and mamma although absent in body, which would keep them from feeling sad and lonely. But we could see that mamma and he were very, very triste. This made us sorry. So he talked to us of all you had written of the happiness of the people here, because they were truly good and pure in their love toward each other, without selfish concealments; then we were glad and wanted to be with you. Example: Emmanuel Macron sounded like a man in grief. Not angry, not defiant, just a little triste.
Word: rufous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin rūfus (“red”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːfəs/ 1. of a reddish colour Labels: not-comparable
Word: rufous Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin rūfus (“red”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːfəs/ 1. Ellipsis of rufous hummingbird. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis Example: Partners in Flight — a conservation group that tracks several species of birds, including hummingbirds — estimates that the rufous population is currently 62% smaller than it was in 1966. […] Rufouses are adapting, however, and becoming more willing to use urban feeders and gardens. 2. A reddish-brown colour, as of rust. Labels: uncountable
Word: reis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish رئیس, from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “head, chief, leader”) 1. The holder of an Ottoman military rank akin to that of naval captain. Labels: historical
Word: reis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. plural of real Labels: form-of, plural
Word: trist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Apparently related to trust. Pronunciation: /tɹɪst/ 1. Trust, faith. Labels: obsolete
Word: trist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Apparently related to trust. Pronunciation: /tɹɪst/ 1. To trust, have faith in. Labels: obsolete
Word: trist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French triste. Compare tryst. Pronunciation: /tɹɪst/ 1. A set station in hunting. Labels: obsolete 2. Obsolete form of tryst (“secret meeting”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: George Douglas […] caused a trist to be set between him and the cardinal and four lords; at the which trist he and the cardinal agreed finally.
Word: trist Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /tɹɪst/ 1. Alternative form of triste (“sad; sorrowful; gloomy”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A bitter ſorrow by the hart him bit, / Amas’d, aſham’d, diſgras’d, ſad, ſilent, triſt, [...]
Word: pate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pate, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortened form of Old French patene or Medieval Latin patena, both from Latin patina (“pan, dish”). Alternatively, perhaps akin to Old Frisian pote (“skull”). Pronunciation: /peɪt/ 1. The head, particularly the top or crown. Labels: archaic Example: He had a shiny, bald pate. Example: For his vnhappynes ſhall come vpon his owne heade, ⁊ his wickednes ſhall fall vpon his owne pate. 2. Wit, cleverness, cognitive abilities. Labels: archaic Example: I am reſolued, tis but a thee yeeres faſt: The minde ſhall banquet, though the body pine, Fat paunches haue leane pates: and daynty bits Make rich the ribbes, but banerout quite the wits. Example: I thank thee for that ieſt; heer’s a garment for’t: Wit ſhall not goe vn-rewarded while I am King of this Country: Steale by line and leuell, is an excellent paſſe of pate: there’s another garment for’t.
Word: pate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since circa 1700, from French pâté, from Old French paste, pastée. Doublet of pâté and patty. Pronunciation: /ˈpæt.eɪ/, /pæˈteɪ/ 1. Alternative spelling of pâté (finely-ground paste of meat, fish, etc.) Labels: alt-of, alternative 2. The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.
Word: patronymic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) (a variant form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)). Also patronym + -ic, from patro- + -onym. Pronunciation: /ˌpætɹəˈnɪmɪk/ 1. Derived from one's father. Labels: not-comparable 2. Derived from one's ancestors. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: a patronymic denomination Example: I proposed to her that we give our first-born baby a patronymic name.
Word: patronymic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr, “father”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) (a variant form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”)). Also patronym + -ic, from patro- + -onym. Pronunciation: /ˌpætɹəˈnɪmɪk/ 1. A name acquired from one's father. 2. A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname. Labels: broadly Example: The use of patronymics arose early in Russia, and they continue to be used down to the present day, through proper surnames came into use in the Middle Ages. Example: According to the applicant, for many years she had been living as part of a family with her stepfather, mother and half-brother and wanted to associate herself more closely with them by taking the surname of her stepfather and also a patronymic derived from his forename. On 24 March 2004 the applicant lodged a request with the Civil Status Registration Office in Bila Tserkva (hereinafter “the Registration Office”) seeking to change her patronymic from Volodymyrivna (Володимирівна) to Yuriyivna (Юріївна). By a letter of 27 March 2004 the Registration Office refused the applicant’s request, referring to the Rules on Civil Status Registration in Ukraine, approved by the Ministry of Justice, which provided that the patronymic of a physical person could only be changed in the event of a change of forename by his or her father. On 23 April 2004 the applicant challenged this refusal in the Bila Tserkva Local Court. She complained that her patronymic, along with her forename and family name, was part of her full name and she had the right to change it. She maintained that the refusal violated her constitutional rights, was unconstitutional and was not based on law. She further contended that she had good reasons for changing her patronymic - to disassociate herself from her biological father and associate herself more closely with her stepfather and half-brother.
Word: autobus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. French auto- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin mōbilislbor. French mobile French automobilebor. English automobileclip. English auto- English bus English autobus From auto- (prefix meaning ‘self’, in the sense of being self-propelled) + bus. Sense 2 (“large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton”) is borrowed from French autobus. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)bʌs/, /ˈɔtoʊˌbʌs/, [ˈɔɾə-], /ˈɑtoʊˌbʌs/, [ˈɑɾə-] 1. A motorbus, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses. Labels: dated 2. A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race. Labels: broadly
Word: Mercurius Part of Speech: noun 1. A homeopathic remedy involving mercury. Labels: uncountable
Word: serene Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English, borrowed from Latin serēnus (“clear, cloudless, untroubled”). Pronunciation: /səˈɹi(ː)n/, [səˈɹɪin] 1. Calm, peaceful, unruffled. Example: She looked at her students with joviality and a serene mentality. Example: Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers. 2. Without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance. Example: I took train and reached Wichita, where my active partner was awaiting me. He had just returned from the Medicine River, and reported everything serene. 3. Fair and unclouded (as of the sky); clear; unobscured. Labels: archaic Example: Now ſleeping flocks on their ſoft fleeces lie, / The moon, ſerene in glory, mounts the sky, […] Example: Full many a gem of pureſt ray ſerene / The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: […] 4. Used as part of certain titles, originally to indicate sovereignty or independence. Example: Her Serene Highness
Word: serene Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English, borrowed from Latin serēnus (“clear, cloudless, untroubled”). Pronunciation: /səˈɹi(ː)n/, [səˈɹɪin] 1. To make serene. Labels: transitive Example: The Hoary Froſts, and Northern Blaſts take care / Thy muddy Bev'rage to ſerene, and drive / Præcipitant the baſer, ropy Lees. Example: When heaven and earth, as if contending, vye / To raiſe his being, and ſerene his ſoul.
Word: serene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, borrowed from Latin serēnus (“clear, cloudless, untroubled”). Pronunciation: /səˈɹi(ː)n/, [səˈɹɪin] 1. Serenity; clearness; calmness. Labels: poetic Example: the serene of heaven Example: To their master is denied / To share their sweet serene.
Word: serene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French serein, from Old French serein (“evening”), from Vulgar Latin *serānum, from substantive use of sērum, neuter of sērus (“late”) + -ānus suffix. Pronunciation: /səˈɹi(ː)n/, [səˈɹɪin] 1. A fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset. Example: Some ſerene blaſt me, or dire lightning ſtrike / This my offending face. Example: ... Nor unwholesome serene shall From the moon's moist influence fall.
Word: Euclidean distance Part of Speech: noun 1. The distance between two points defined as the square root of the sum of the squares of the differences between the corresponding coordinates of the points; for example, in two-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the Euclidean distance between two points a = (aₓ, a_y) and b = (bₓ, b_y) is defined as Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The distance between two points defined as the square root of the sum of the squares of the differences between the corresponding coordinates of the points; for example, in two-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the Euclidean distance between two points a = (aₓ, a_y) and b = (bₓ, b_y) is defined as: d( textbf a, textbf b)=√ Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Cartesian distance Part of Speech: noun 1. Euclidean distance.
Word: cavy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From obsolete Portuguese çavia (“the spiny rat, Makalata armate, Echimys armata”) (modern saviá, sauiá), from Old Tupi saujá. Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.vi/ 1. Synonym of domestic guinea pig. 2. Any rodent in the Caviidae.
Word: cavy Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪ.vi/ 1. Alternative form of cavey (“cave-like”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Asser stated that the British name was Tiuogsbane, which means "the cavy place," and is taken to refer to homes hollowed out of the soft sandstone.
Word: chimp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of chimpanzee. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪmp/ 1. Clipping of chimpanzee. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: The chimps in the zoo were making a racket. 2. A black person. Labels: ethnic, offensive, slur
Word: chimp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of chimpanzee. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪmp/ 1. To review each image on a digital camera after it is taken. Labels: derogatory, informal, often 2. To get very excited when showing images on a digital camera. Labels: derogatory, informal, often 3. Clipping of chimp out. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, derogatory, offensive, slang
Word: chimpanzee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738. The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/, /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pənˈziː/, /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pænˈziː/ 1. Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo. 2. A great ape of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee. Labels: dated
Word: daff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English daf, daffe (“fool, idiot”), from Old Norse daufr (“deaf, stupid”), from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“deaf, stunned”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, whirl, smoke, be obscure”). Doublet of deaf, dof, and dowf. Cognate with Swedish döv (“deaf”), Danish døv (“deaf, stupid”). More at deaf. Pronunciation: /dæf/ 1. A fool; an idiot; a blockhead.
Word: daff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English daffen (“to render foolish”), from daf, daffe (“fool, idiot”). See above. Pronunciation: /dæf/ 1. To be foolish; make sport; play; toy. Labels: Scotland, intransitive Example: We'll hauld our court mid the roaring lins, And daff in the lashan' tide Example: They admired and loved each other—enjoyed easy circumstances—had duties to discharge which they did not neglect; and, clear in conscience as light of heart, laughed, sung, danced, daffed the world aside, and bid it pass. 2. To daunt. Labels: UK, dialectal, obsolete Example: Young Tam came up and eyed me quick With reddened cheek—Braw Tam was daffed like a chick—He could na speak—Ah Marie they are all gane hame Example: I made out—to put it clearly—that the Sultan had been far gone in his cups when Kiamil appeared before him; that he had called the Basha such 'daffing' names as 'renegade dog,' 'toothless old hound,' 'hound without scent, that could not smell out an intrigue under his nose;' which agreeable epithets doubtless were flung about because Lorimer, and not he, had got wind of the conspiracy of the notables.
Word: daff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of doff. Pronunciation: /dæf/ 1. To toss (aside); to dismiss. Labels: transitive Example: DON PEDRO. I would she had bestowed this dotage on me; I would have daffed all other respects and made her half myself. Example: Such is the record of Scripture. Nor can you daff it aside by saying that local and temporary conditions condemned women to silence and private life. 2. To turn (someone) aside; divert. Labels: transitive
Word: daff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From daffodil. Pronunciation: /dæf/ 1. Clipping of daffodil. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: Get your daffs here - £2 a bunch. Example: You want a few more daffs on the decani side […]
Word: daff Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dæf/ 1. Alternative form of daf (“type of drum”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Thus, there is considerable debate going on among Chaush whether performing daff music is in accordance with Islamic law or not, Example: Some of my interviewees stated that they were surprised that pianists do not include daff parts on recordings of these pieces since the daff dramatically changes the sound of the music, while other interviewees said that they found the sound of the piano and daff together uninspiring.
Word: daff Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dæf/ 1. A preparation of gypsum once used to adulterate food products. Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: David Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ)bor. Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)bor. Late Latin Dāvīdbor. Old English Dauid, David Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde English David From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”). Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪvɪd/, /ˈdeɪvəd/ 1. A male given name from Hebrew. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: David Copperfield. Dwight David Eisenhower. Michelangelo's David. None of these Davids would seem the same if their names were Dave. David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely. Example: Well, don't think I'll settle for so little, Mr. Talbot. Or should I call you David? I think you look like a David, you know, righteous and clean living and all of that. 2. The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. Example: It appears that even David can't go to battle without his Googliath. 3. A surname originating as a patronymic common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann). Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 5. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: David Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ)bor. Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)bor. Late Latin Dāvīdbor. Old English Dauid, David Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde English David From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”). Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪvɪd/, /ˈdeɪvəd/ 1. A person or group considered unlikely to prevail; an underdog. Labels: figuratively Example: Coordinate term: Goliath Example: But the essential forces were the American immigrant, the American missionary, the Declaration of Independence, and the ox-team. Those were the champions of America. They were the Davids against the Goliaths of British monopoly.
Word: equation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French, from Latin aequātiō (“an equalizing”). Morphologically equate + -ion Pronunciation: /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/, /-ʃən/, /ɪˈkwæɪ.ʒən/, /əˈkwæɪ.ʒən/ 1. The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical). Example: We need to bring the balance of power into equation Example: The cultural equation of love with suffering is similar to the equation of love with an experience of both transcendence and consummation in which love is affirmed in an ostentatious display of self loss. 2. An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; in mathematical problems, equations describe various essential aspects of the problem, each of which contributes to the resolution of the problem in part. 3. A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
Word: BRB Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of be right back. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: @Socrates Got off lightly, all things considered. They just want me to drink this hemlock stuff. BRB. 8.11am, March 22, 399BC
Word: BRB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of bevelled-rim bowl or bevel-rimmed bowl (“a small, undecorated, mass-produced clay bowl, most commonly from the 4th millennium B.C.”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of buckling-restrained brace: a structural brace in a building or other structure, designed to allow the building to withstand cyclical lateral loadings. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: To provide a more reliable source of energy dissipation, the concept of Buckling-Restrained Brace (BRB) was first developed in Japan in the early 1970s. Extensive research was since conducted in Japan and a variety of BRBs have been developed. Example: Moreover, the outer casing is filled with concrete to ensure BRB components remain separated and prevent composite action. Then, BRB brace is submitted into a concentric braced frame, producing a BRBF system. 3. Initialism of big red button. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Brazilian rainbow boa Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BRB Part of Speech: adj 1. The state of being away from one's device while meaning to come back soon. Labels: Internet Example: Oh, he can't message you right now. He's BRB.
Word: des Part of Speech: noun 1. Desflurane. Labels: colloquial
Word: des Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of de Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ET Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Eastern Time (-5 hours to GMT). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Example: CNN is seeking comment from legal representation for Martin. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday at 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET). 2. Abbreviation of extraterrestrial. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable 3. Initialism of escape tone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 4. Initialism of electron tunneling. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of essential tremor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Abbreviation of endotracheal or endotracheal tube. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 7. Initialism of electronic ticket. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of end transaction or end of transaction (with "transaction" meaning an amendment in the reservation system in this sense). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 9. Initialism of elapsed time. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: synonyms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of synonym Labels: form-of, plural
Word: synonyms Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of synonym Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: granny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gran(nam) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English granny From gran(nam) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæni/ 1. A grandmother. Labels: colloquial Example: I'm going to be a granny. Example: Good morning, Granny! 2. Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren. Labels: colloquial Example: That granny over there needs your assistance. 3. An older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother. Labels: colloquial 4. Ellipsis of granny knot. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: The suitcase was old. The brown leather was battered and scuffed. Two hanks of clothesline had been wrapped around it and tied in large, clownish grannies.
Word: granny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English gran(nam) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English granny From gran(nam) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæni/ 1. Typically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: granny dress; granny glasses Example: 1965, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Long brown fluffy hair, slightly curled on the ends, black coat, gold buttons, belt around the middle, bare legs, no socks, granny heels, also black, shoulder bag, black, transistor radio.
Word: granny Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English gran(nam) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English granny From gran(nam) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæni/ 1. To be a grandmother. Labels: informal, intransitive 2. To act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss. Labels: informal, intransitive
Word: granny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gran(d) Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English granny From gran(d) + -y. 1. A grand final. Labels: Australia, colloquial Example: On the morning of the 'granny', the three Vizards would hop into Godfrey's Dodge and head off towards the MCG. Example: Jase was controversially suspended and prevented from playing in the granny.
Word: grannie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæni/ 1. Alternative form of granny. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.
Word: tranny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: All are shortened forms of the indicated terms (most of which start with the prefix trans-) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæni/, [ˈtɹeə.ni] 1. A transgender person, especially a trans woman, or (especially historically) anyone who cross-dresses, especially MTF: a transvestite, drag queen, transgender person, etc. Labels: countable, derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable, vulgar Example: "This is the boys' corner – this block and the next," he says. "Everybody has their territory: males, females, queens, trannies (transvestites) [...] Example: When I spoke with lesbians, most would tell me, “I don't date trannies. […] 2. A transistor radio. Labels: Commonwealth, colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: He spent most of his time in his darkened storeroom with a tranny and an earplug while his kid ran riot in the classroom. Example: We talk, and I listen to Radio Luxembourg on my tranny – I have a little earplug, so if any teachers come in they won't hear it. 3. A vehicle's transmission. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: Other incidents where the tranny suddenly locks up in high gear and requires that the car be restarted to return to normal. 4. An electrical transformer. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable 5. A transition between moves. Labels: countable, slang 6. A style of skateboarding based on transitioning from one move to the next. Labels: slang, uncountable 7. A Ford Transit (type of van). Labels: Northern-England, countable, slang, uncountable Example: Oooh! Gotta go. Jenson Button's just streaked past in a white tranny. I think he's trying to smash the land speed record, bless him. And he's got a tail-light out. I think I might give him a tug.
Word: comprehensive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/, /ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/ 1. Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something. Example: When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensive research just makes sense. Example: Nevertheless, the comprehensive comparative analysis of pumpkin viromes across various geographic regions by NGS remains deficient.
Word: comprehensive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/, /ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/ 1. A comprehensive school. Labels: UK Example: Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.
Word: nancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Nancy, pet form of the female given names Agnes and Anne, under influence from earlier nan (“serving girl, maid; male homosexual”), itself from Nan, another pet form of the same names. Compare Mary. Pronunciation: /ˈnænsi/ 1. An effeminate man, especially a homosexual. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, US, derogatory, offensive, slang Example: The wonderful Stephen Tobolowsky returns as Sandy [Ryerson], the flaming former glee club director who’s now the shop teacher, and warns that “you are going to have a school full of nancys unless you get some hot wood in those teenagers’ hands.”
Word: Dannie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Daniel or Daniella; from Hebrew דן, and archaic English -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈdæn.i/ 1. A male given name, a less common variant of Danny. 2. A female given name, also used for conjoining names (e.g. Dannie Rae).
Word: fancy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English fansy, fantsy, a contraction of fantasy, fantasye, fantasie, from Old French fantasie, from Medieval Latin fantasia, from Late Latin phantasia (“an idea, notion, fancy, phantasm”), from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “to render visible”), from φαντός (phantós, “visible”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “to make visible”); from the same root as φάος (pháos, “light”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti, from the root *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Doublet of fantasia, fantasy, phantasia, and phantasy. Pronunciation: /ˈfæn.si/ 1. Decorative, or featuring decorations, especially intricate or diverse ones. Example: This is a fancy shawl. 2. Of a superior grade. Example: This box contains bottles of the fancy grade of jelly. 3. Executed with skill. Example: He initiated the game-winning play with a fancy deked saucer pass to the winger. Example: It took some fancy footwork to make it happen. 4. Unnecessarily complicated. Labels: colloquial Example: I'm not keen on him and his fancy ideas. 5. Extravagant; above real value. Labels: obsolete Example: This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania, like that which led his [Frederick the Great's] father to pay fancy prices for giants.
Word: fancy Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English fansy, fantsy, a contraction of fantasy, fantasye, fantasie, from Old French fantasie, from Medieval Latin fantasia, from Late Latin phantasia (“an idea, notion, fancy, phantasm”), from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “to render visible”), from φαντός (phantós, “visible”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “to make visible”); from the same root as φάος (pháos, “light”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti, from the root *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Doublet of fantasia, fantasy, phantasia, and phantasy. Pronunciation: /ˈfæn.si/ 1. In a fancy manner; fancily. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable Example: I igonored it, hurdling her navel, riding her torso and taking both her breasts in my hands and mashing them none too fancy.
Word: fancy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English fancien, fantasien, fantesien, from Old French fantasier, from the noun (see above)). Pronunciation: /ˈfæn.si/ 1. To appreciate without jealousy or greed. Labels: formal Example: I fancy your new car, but I like my old one just fine. 2. Would like; have a desire for. Labels: UK Example: I fancy a burger tonight for dinner. Example: Do you fancy going to town this weekend? 3. To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to. Labels: UK, informal Example: I fancy that girl over there. Example: How can you fancie one that lookes so fierce, / Onely diſpoſed to martiall Stratagems? / UUho when he ſhal embrace you in his arms / UUil tell how many thouſand men he ſlew. 4. To imagine, suppose. Labels: dated Example: [dated] I fancy you'll want something to drink after your long journey. Example: I fancy this is an error. 5. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind. Example: he whom I fancy, but can ne'er express Example: It was such a scene of confusion as you can hardly fancy. All the lockfast places had been broken open in quest of the chart. 6. To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners. Example: We fancy not the cardinal. Example: "Oh! I can fancy her flutter! For my part, if there be one character in the world more odious than another, I think it is a fussy woman. Lady, with Lord Cadurcis dining with her, and the new beauty for a niece, must have been in a most delectable state of bustle. 7. To breed (animals) as a hobby. Labels: transitive Example: I would recommend this little book very highly to anyone who fancies pigeons, novices and veterans alike.
Word: hypnotherapist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hypno- + therapist. 1. A practitioner of hypnotherapy.
Word: rectitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rectitude, from Middle French rectitude, from Late Latin rectitūdō (“straightness, uprightness”), from Latin rectus (“straight”), perfect passive participle of regō (“regulate, guide”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛk.tɪ.tjuːd/, /ˈɹɛk.tə.tjuːd/, /ˈɹɛk.tə.tuːd/ 1. Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: A consciousness of rectitude can be a terrible thing, and in those days I didn't just think that I was right: I thought that “we” (our group of International Socialists in particular) were being damn well proved right. 3. Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We, therefore, the Repreſentatives of the united States of America, in General Congreſs, Aſsembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of theſe Colonies, ſolemnly publiſh and declare, That theſe United Colonies are, and of right ought to be Free and Independent States[…] Example: “Sit with her all night if we have to,” Syd affirms with strenuous rectitude.
Word: discombobulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Fanciful variant of discompose, discomfit, etc., originally discombobricate. The -bob- interfix may come from bobbery, meaning “commotion, noise”. First attested in 1834 in the United States. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.kəmˈbɒb.jəˌleɪt/ 1. To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex. Labels: humorous, transitive Example: Can't you and I pretend to quarrel? A personal assault by you on me will wake these people up and discombobulate Goldsmith. Say the word—only don't hit too hard. Example: The notes zigzag in his pieces and discombobulate the ear, just as in 12-tone works.
Word: composure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From compose + -ure. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpoʊʒɚ/, /kəmˈpəʊʒə/ 1. Calmness of mind or temperament. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That all may see who hate us, how we seek Peace and composure […] Example: It would be also of great Use to us to form our deliberate Judgments of Persons and Things in the calmest and serenest Hours of Life, when the Passions of Nature are all silent, and the Mind enjoys its most perfect Composure […] 2. The act of composing Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: 1818, John Evelyn, Memoirs, edited by William Bray, London: Henry Colburn, 2nd edition, Volume I, entry for 10 March, 1685, p. 592, […] Signʳ Pietro […] had an admirable way both of composure [in music] and teaching. 3. Something which is composed; a composition. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 4. Orderly adjustment; disposition. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: […] from the various Composures and Combinations of these Corpusoles together, happen all the Varieties of the Bodies formed out of them […] 5. Frame; make; temperament. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: […] his composure must be rare indeed Whom these things can not blemish […] 6. A combination; a union; a bond. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: […] their fraction is more our wish than their faction: but it was a strong composure a fool could disunite.
Word: spouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English spous, spouse, from Anglo-Norman espus m, espuse f and Old French espos m, espose f and by aphesis from Latin spōnsus m (“bridegroom”), spōnsa f (“bride”), from spondeō (“to vow, pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. Displaced native Old English ġemaca. Related to espouse and sponsor. Pronunciation: /spaʊ̯s/, /spaʊ̯z/ 1. A person in a marriage or marital relationship. Example: People should treat their spouses with respect. Example: At last such grace I found, and meanes I wrought, / That I that Ladie to my spouse had wonne
Word: spouse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English spous, spouse, from Anglo-Norman espus m, espuse f and Old French espos m, espose f and by aphesis from Latin spōnsus m (“bridegroom”), spōnsa f (“bride”), from spondeō (“to vow, pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. Displaced native Old English ġemaca. Related to espouse and sponsor. Pronunciation: /spaʊ̯s/, /spaʊ̯z/ 1. To wed; to espouse. Labels: dated Example: Do you stand possess’d Of any proof against the honourableness Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?
Word: veda Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Veda (“malt loaf bread”). Labels: alt-of
Word: piecemeal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English pecemele, from pece (“piece”) + mele (from Old English mǣlum (“at a time”), dative plural form of mǣl (“time, measure”), taking the place of Old English styċċemǣlum (“in pieces, bit by bit, piecemeal; to pieces, to bits; here and there, in different places; little by little, by degrees, gradually”); equivalent to piece + -meal. Pronunciation: /ˈpiːs.miːl/ 1. Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: piecewise, stepwise; see also Thesaurus:gradual Example: a piecemeal approach
Word: piecemeal Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English pecemele, from pece (“piece”) + mele (from Old English mǣlum (“at a time”), dative plural form of mǣl (“time, measure”), taking the place of Old English styċċemǣlum (“in pieces, bit by bit, piecemeal; to pieces, to bits; here and there, in different places; little by little, by degrees, gradually”); equivalent to piece + -meal. Pronunciation: /ˈpiːs.miːl/ 1. Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees. Labels: not-comparable Example: It’s as bad as selling a man a horse with half a dozen latent vices and watching him discover them piecemeal in the course of the hunting season. Example: The Western Region route, by contrast, was built up piecemeal and was not shaped in its present form until 1910. 2. Into pieces or parts. Labels: not-comparable Example: Stoop villaine, ſtoop, ſtoope for ſo he bids, That may commaund thee peecemeale to be torne, Or ſcattered like the lofty Cedar trees. Strooke with the voice of thundring Iupiter. Example: A few years ago also there was the case of Kate Webster, who at Richmond murdered her mistress, and, fiend-like, cut the body up piecemeal, and tried to dispose of it in various ways by small portions.
Word: piecemeal Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pecemele, from pece (“piece”) + mele (from Old English mǣlum (“at a time”), dative plural form of mǣl (“time, measure”), taking the place of Old English styċċemǣlum (“in pieces, bit by bit, piecemeal; to pieces, to bits; here and there, in different places; little by little, by degrees, gradually”); equivalent to piece + -meal. Pronunciation: /ˈpiːs.miːl/ 1. To divide or distribute piecemeal; dismember. Labels: transitive
Word: piecemeal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pecemele, from pece (“piece”) + mele (from Old English mǣlum (“at a time”), dative plural form of mǣl (“time, measure”), taking the place of Old English styċċemǣlum (“in pieces, bit by bit, piecemeal; to pieces, to bits; here and there, in different places; little by little, by degrees, gradually”); equivalent to piece + -meal. Pronunciation: /ˈpiːs.miːl/ 1. A fragment; a scrap. Example: Thus the world Is all to piecemeals cut Example: The fairest towns that ever the sun rose upon, are now no more: the names only are left, and those (for many of them are wrong spelt) are falling themselves by piecemeals to decay.
Word: dilettantism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dilettante 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 dilettantism From dilettante + -ism. 1. The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or dabbler, sometimes in the arts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: dabbling, ultracrepidarianism, amateurism Example: The brawny craftsman finds it no child's play to mould his unpliant rugged masses; neither is guidance of men a dilettantism: what it becomes when treated as a dilettantism, we may see! 2. The act of enjoying the arts, being a connoisseur. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: exploit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb). Pronunciation: /ˈɛksplɔɪt/ 1. A heroic or extraordinary deed. Example: Hieronimo, it greatly pleaſeth vs, / That in our victorie thou haue a ſhare, / By vertue of thy vvorthy Sonnes exployt. 2. An achievement. Example: The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit. 3. A program or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software. Example: One of the more publicized cases that involved a zero-day exploit concerned the compromise of some U.S. military web servers. The attack involved exploiting a buffer overflow vulnerability in a core Windows component; […] Example: For example, you can create PE files that are valid PDF exploits or valid ZIP files, valid JPG files, and so on. 4. An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others. Labels: Internet, broadly
Word: exploit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb). Pronunciation: /ɪksˈplɔɪt/ 1. To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit. Labels: transitive Example: to exploit natural resources in a sustainable way Example: However, exploiting their 110mph capability will initially only be possible north of Bedford, pending an upgrade of the overhead wires between Bedford and St Pancras by Network Rail to make them suitable for use by electric trains at over 100mph. 2. To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage. Labels: transitive Example: Materialistic people who exploit others will come to a bad end.
Word: utilize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”). Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/, /ˈju.tə.laɪz/, [ˈju.ɾə.laɪz], /ˈjʉː.tə.lɑez/, [ˈjʉː.ɾə.lɑez] 1. US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilise. Example: The scientists utilized advanced technology in their research. Example: We must utilize our resources more efficiently.
Word: inflate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin īnflātus, perfect passive participle of īnflō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of inblow. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfleɪt/, /ɪnˈflæɪt/, /ənˈflæɪt/ 1. To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally Labels: transitive Example: You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it. Example: When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, / Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. 2. To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas). Labels: intransitive Example: The balloon will inflate if you blow into it. 3. To swell; to puff up. Labels: figuratively Example: to inflate somebody with pride or vanity Example: [I]f they find / Some stain or blemish in a name of note, / Not grieving that their greatest are so small, / Inflate themselves with some insane delight, / And judge all nature from her feet of clay, […] 4. To decompress (data) that was previously deflated. Labels: transitive 5. To represent something as being more important, better, or worse than it actually is; to exaggerate. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Israel routinely claims that the Gaza Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas, has a tendency to inflate the number of Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip.