nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Li Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transcription of 黎 (Lí) 1. A surname from Chinese
Word: Li Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transcription of 理 (Lǐ) 1. A surname from Chinese
Word: Li Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 禮 /礼 (Lǐ). 1. A county of Longnan, Gansu, China. Example: The West Hanshui River flows through the flatland of Qishan Township east of Lixian County, Gansu Province.[…] Zhuge launched his first northern expedition. He arrived at Qishan Mountain in Lixian County, where he set up his headquarters on the shore of the West Hanshui River.
Word: Li Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transcription of 漓 (Lí) 1. A river in Guangxi, China. Example: After breakfast the next day, Ho Li-chih came to invite Yang Shu-tien and me to the Li River for a boat trip to another county, Yang-shuo. Example: Cormorant fishing on the Li River near Kweilin. With increasingly serious water pollution, fishing with cormorants is becoming a rare sight in China.
Word: Li Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transcription of 澧 (Lǐ) 1. A county of Changde, Hunan, China.
Word: Li Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Korean 이(李) (I) and 리(李) (Ri). 1. A surname from Korean, a variant of Lee and Rhee
Word: Liberal Part of Speech: noun 1. A political party and philosophy 2. A member or supporter of a Liberal Party 3. A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada, or its predecessors, or provincial equivalents, or their predecessors Labels: Canadian 4. A Liberal Democrat. Labels: British 5. A Whig. Labels: British, dated 6. A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Australia. Labels: Australian
Word: Liberal Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or relating to the Liberal party, its membership, or its platform, policy, or viewpoint. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Liberal Part of Speech: name 1. An unincorporated community in Spencer County, Indiana, United States. 2. A city, the county seat of Seward County, Kansas, United States. 3. A small city in Barton County, Missouri, United States. 4. An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
Word: Libero Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of libero (volleyball). Labels: alt-of
Word: Libertarian Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌlɪb.əˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ən/, /-ɹj-/, /ˌlɪb.əɹˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, /ˌlɪb.ɪˈteː.ɹɪ.ən/ 1. A member of a political party or movement that uses the term "Libertarian" in its name (e.g., the Libertarian Party of the United States); one who is likely to support policies that are libertarian. Example: Rather than immediately enter the convention – held in the back room of the restaurant – McAfee posted up outside, having his photograph taken with Libertarians and passersby, smoking cigarettes and acting up for the four-person film crew he had arrived with. Example: To many, it seemed that the Libertarians were a genuinely relevant third party in US politics, which is overwhelmingly dominated by Republicans and Democrats.
Word: Libertarian Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌlɪb.əˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ən/, /-ɹj-/, /ˌlɪb.əɹˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, /ˌlɪb.ɪˈteː.ɹɪ.ən/ 1. Of, or pertaining to, a Libertarian Party. Labels: not-comparable Example: The Libertarian vice-presidential candidate this November is an internet talkshow host who ran for office alongside a man wearing a boot on his head, and who has promised the electorate free ponies, “zombie power” and the killing of baby Hitler. Example: The results also revealed a striking data point: Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen’s share of the vote in some of these states was higher than margins between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Word: Libra Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin lībra (“scales, balance”), calque of Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒍣𒁀𒉌𒌈 (ᵐᵘˡzibānītum, “scales”), from Sumerian 𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾 (ᵐᵘˡZI.BA.AN.NA, “scales”). Doublet of arratel, libbra, libra, lira, litra, litre, livre, and rottol. Pronunciation: /ˈliːbɹə/ 1. A constellation of the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a set of weighing scales, though earlier figured as the claws of Scorpio. 2. The astrological sign for the Scales, ruled by Venus and covering September 24 - October 23 (tropical astrology) or October 16 - November 16 (sidereal astrology).
Word: Libra Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lībra (“scales, balance”), calque of Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒍣𒁀𒉌𒌈 (ᵐᵘˡzibānītum, “scales”), from Sumerian 𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾 (ᵐᵘˡZI.BA.AN.NA, “scales”). Doublet of arratel, libbra, libra, lira, litra, litre, livre, and rottol. Pronunciation: /ˈliːbɹə/ 1. Someone with a Libra star sign.
Word: Lier Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Lier. Pronunciation: /lɪə(ɹ)/, /lɪɚ/ 1. A city in Antwerp province, Belgium.
Word: Lier Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian Lier. 1. A municipality of Buskerud county, Norway.
Word: Lies Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Lie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Life Part of Speech: name 1. God. Example: Then one deep love doth supersede ⁠All other, when her ardent gaze ⁠Roves from the living brother’s face, And rests upon the Life indeed. 2. Conway's Game of Life. Example: Basically, I'm looking for a fast (the fastest?) way of updating grids, where each cell has to look at an arbitrary number of its neighbors. I've seen some fast life-programs, but often they took advantage of particular quirks of the rules of Life. Example: Is there a known 3D totalistic or semi-totalistic automaton (Life is the latter sort - state at time t+1 depends on state at time t and count of neighbours) which exhibits the same sort of behaviour as Life (that is, a reasonable range of naturally-occuring^([sic]) still lives and short-period oscillators)?
Word: Life Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Leaf. 1. A surname.
Word: Lil Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening of Lilian or Lillian. Pronunciation: /lɪl/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Lilian/Lillian/Lily.
Word: Lily Part of Speech: name Etymology: A 19th-century flower name, from lily. Also a diminutive of Lilian and sometimes Elizabeth. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪli/ 1. A female given name from English, popular around 1900 and currently returning to favor. Example: "Poor little thing! She is very wee and frail, isn't she? Only two months old. We came away from the north, as soon as I was able to travel. She is called Lily." I remembered Horace having once told me that his mother's name had been Lilias. Example: "Lily is such a romantic name. It sounds to me like soft music; it's the sort of name to make one dream of fanciful things." Lily smiled. "It's my grandmother's name. Coincidence, maybe, but she grew the most beautiful lilies."
Word: Lima Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Lima, in turn, borrowed from Classical Quechua Limaq (“the one who speaks”), cognate with modern Quechua rimaq, from the name of a sanctuary identified as the Huaca de Santa Ana. The variation of /r/ > /l/ is product of the former "coastal" variety of Quechua spoken around modern-day Lima. The drop of final /q/ could be attributed either to another characteristic of Coastal Quechua or to Spanish adaptation. Ultimately derived from rimay (“to speak”). Pronunciation: /ˈliːmə/, /ˈlaɪmə/ 1. The capital city of Peru. 2. A province in Peru. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A number of places in the United States: 17. A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
Word: Limbo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of limbo (“a type of antisubmarine mortar installed on naval vessels”). Labels: alt-of
Word: Limburgish Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Dutch Limburgbor. English Limburg Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Limburgish From Limburg + -ish. 1. A Germanic language or dialect continuum spoken near the common border between the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Word: Limerick Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Luimneach. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/ 1. A county of Ireland. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A city in County Limerick. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A habitational surname from Irish. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Limos Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Λῑμός (Līmós), from Ancient Greek λῑμός (līmós, “hunger, famine, starvation”). 1. A child of Eris, Limos is the deity/personification of famine and starvation. The Roman counterpart is Fames. Labels: Greek
Word: Limousine Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Limousin (“former region in France”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Lincoln Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Lincolne, from Old English Lincolle, Lindcolen, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colōnia (“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”), from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪŋ.kən/ 1. A brand of American automobile. 2. An English breed of sheep. 3. A five-dollar bill. Labels: US, slang Example: As I was walking down the street last night A pretty little girl came into sight I bowed and smiled and asked her name She said, "Hold it bud, I don't play that game" I reached in my pocket, and to her big surprise There was Lincoln staring her dead in the eyes. Example: A Jackson, a Lincoln, three singles. He was seven bucks short, […] 4. A high-altitude, long-range bomber based on the Avro Lancaster.
Word: Lincoln green Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Lincoln, England, where the cloth of this colour was originally produced. 1. A bright green colour. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Lincoln green Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Lincoln, England, where the cloth of this colour was originally produced. 1. Of a bright green colour.
Word: Linda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latinised short form of Germanic compound names ending in -lind, -linde (“tender, soft”) (English -inda), such as Sieglinde and Dietlinde, and earlier names such as Old High German Irmilinda and Old Dutch Frithelind, from Proto-Germanic *linþaz (“gentle, mild”), whence also Old English līþe (“gentle, mild, pliable, limber”) (English lithe). Later misassociated with unrelated Spanish linda (“beautiful”). The name became known through 19th century literature and the opera Linda di Chamounix (1842). More at lithe. The coordination language is named after Linda Lovelace, a reference to the programming language Ada, itself named after Ada Lovelace. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪndə/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Example: The Orange-Tree stood in a Wood which belong'd to a Princess, who liv'd in a magnificent Palace not far off, and us'd to walk there. This Princess was young, beautiful and witty, and her Name Linda. Example: When I go to sleep / I never count sheep / I count all the charms about Linda. 2. A census-designated place in Yuba County, California, United States. 3. A coordination language for parallel computing environments. Example: The aim of this paper is to analyse the concept of extending the parallel logic programming paradigm with Linda-like operations, thus facilitating distributed data storage, access and management.
Word: Linda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Linde. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Line Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Middle English surname, derived from the Anglo-Norman suffix -line found in names such as Adeline and Madeline. 1. An English and Scottish surname.
Word: Linear Part of Speech: name 1. A comet, cataloged as “C/1999 S4”, discovered on September 27, 1999, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program in New Mexico. (See https://web.archive.org/web/20051220100856/http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/comets/linear.html) Sometimes spelled LINEAR.
Word: Link Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /lɪŋk/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Lincoln. Labels: rare 2. A surname. 3. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States 4. A hamlet in Burrington parish, North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4759).
Word: Lintel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Linux + Intel. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪn.tɛl/ 1. The computing environment of the Linux operating system running on an Intel CPU; mostly in a server.
Word: Lion Part of Speech: name 1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Leo. Example: The Lion reigneth in the Back, Sides, Bones, Sinews and Griſles. Example: Those stars said to belong to the Ram might as well be supposed to belong to the Bull or the Lion.
Word: Lion Part of Speech: noun 1. A player for National Football League's Detroit Lions. 2. A player for Canadian Football League's B.C. Lions. Labels: Canadian 3. A player for the England football team. 4. A player or supporter of the Brisbane Lions.
Word: Lisp Part of Speech: name Etymology: A contraction of list processing. 1. A functional programming language with a distinctive parenthesized syntax, much used in artificial intelligence.
Word: List Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Dutch and German surname, from the noun list (“wisdom, ingenuity”). * Also as a Dutch surname, from the placename Ter List, from lis (“iris flag”). * As a Hungarian surname, Americanized from Lizst, from the noun liszt (“flour”). * As a Slovene and Serbo-Croatian surname, from list (“leaf”), or Slavicized from the Hungarian surname above. 1. A surname.
Word: Lithium Part of Speech: name Etymology: From one of the place's two natural mineral springs containing lithium salts. 1. An inactive village in Perry County, Missouri.
Word: Liège Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Liège, q.v. 1. The largest city and provincial capital of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium 2. A province of Wallonia, Belgium 3. An arrondissement of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Word: Lob Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Loch Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Loch, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hollow or valley. * From Scottish Gaelic loch (“loch, lake”), a Scottish topographic surname. 1. A surname. 2. A town in Bass Coast Shire and South Gippsland Shire, southern Victoria, Australia.
Word: Lofty Part of Speech: name Etymology: From lofty. 1. nickname for a tall (usually male) person Labels: informal
Word: Loge Part of Speech: name 1. A moon of Saturn.
Word: Logo Part of Speech: name 1. A programming language that uses turtle graphics to teach children the elements of programming.
Word: Long Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈlɒŋ/ 1. A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a tall man. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Huey Long Example: Then there’s Billy Long, a former auctioneer and Republican congressman who Trump nominated and was confirmed less than two months ago to head the Internal Revenue Service, with “little background in tax policy beyond promoting a fraud-riddled tax credit”. Long has already been fired after clashing with the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent. Long was the sixth person to head the IRS this year. 2. An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Washington, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Long Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 隴／陇 (Lǒng). Pronunciation: /ˈlɒŋ/, /ˈlʊŋ/ 1. A surname from Chinese. Labels: countable 2. A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: “Long” is an ancient name for the area around what is now Long County in Shaanxi Province. The land south of Long is the Sichuan Basin. Example: Each animal is cast with a hollow, open body that fits over the yoke of a cart (cat. nos. 31, 3c, 37), as do similarly designed animal figures excavated from a Qin tomb at Bianjiazhuang, Long county, southwestern Shaanxi Province.
Word: Lord Part of Speech: name Etymology: See lord. In reference to the God of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Bible, originally a translation (attested from the late Old English form hlāford) of the Vulgate Latin Dominus (“master of a house; lord”), translating the New Testament and the Septuagint's Ancient Greek ὁ κύριος or Κύριος (ó kýrios, "the supreme one; Lord, Kyrios"), both in reference to Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ʾdny, "my lord; my Lord, Adonai") from אדון (ʾdwn, "lord, patron; Lord") + י- (-y, "my"), cognate with Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn, "lord; Lord, Adon"). Adonai appears in the Tanakh both directly and as a euphemism read aloud during occurrences of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH, "I Am that I Am; Jehovah"). See the usage notes below. Displaced the earlier term Drighten. Pronunciation: /lɔːd/, /lɔɹd/ 1. The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The breath of worldly men cannot depose The Deputie elected by the Lord ... Example: If the Lord wanted me to feel better, he'd put me out of my misery. But He wants me to suffer. He's still punishing me. 2. The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths. Labels: Judaism, countable, uncountable 3. The Abrahamic deity of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic faiths. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Some trust in charets, and some in horses: but wee will remember the Name of the Lord our God. 4. Jesus Christ, God the Son. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Therfore I doe you to vnderſtand that no má ſpeaking in the Spirit of God, ſaith anáthema to IESVS. And no man can ſay, Our Lord IESVS: but in the holy Ghoſt. Example: How loyal in the following of thy Lord! 5. Any other deity particularly important to a religion or a worshipper. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ...and our Lord [the Horned God] as Master, Father, and Sage. 6. An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a lord or had worked in a lord's household. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Lord Part of Speech: intj Etymology: See lord. In reference to the God of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Bible, originally a translation (attested from the late Old English form hlāford) of the Vulgate Latin Dominus (“master of a house; lord”), translating the New Testament and the Septuagint's Ancient Greek ὁ κύριος or Κύριος (ó kýrios, "the supreme one; Lord, Kyrios"), both in reference to Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ʾdny, "my lord; my Lord, Adonai") from אדון (ʾdwn, "lord, patron; Lord") + י- (-y, "my"), cognate with Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn, "lord; Lord, Adon"). Adonai appears in the Tanakh both directly and as a euphemism read aloud during occurrences of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH, "I Am that I Am; Jehovah"). See the usage notes below. Displaced the earlier term Drighten. Pronunciation: /lɔːd/, /lɔɹd/ 1. An interjection variously expressing astonishment, surprise, resignation. Example: O Lord I must laugh. Example: Lord, lord, Carrados, the tragic monotony of your elderly professional nonentity!
Word: Lord Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See lord. In reference to the God of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Bible, originally a translation (attested from the late Old English form hlāford) of the Vulgate Latin Dominus (“master of a house; lord”), translating the New Testament and the Septuagint's Ancient Greek ὁ κύριος or Κύριος (ó kýrios, "the supreme one; Lord, Kyrios"), both in reference to Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ʾdny, "my lord; my Lord, Adonai") from אדון (ʾdwn, "lord, patron; Lord") + י- (-y, "my"), cognate with Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn, "lord; Lord, Adon"). Adonai appears in the Tanakh both directly and as a euphemism read aloud during occurrences of the Tetragrammaton יהוה (YHWH, "I Am that I Am; Jehovah"). See the usage notes below. Displaced the earlier term Drighten. Pronunciation: /lɔːd/, /lɔɹd/ 1. A formal title of the lesser British nobility, used for a lord of the manor or Lord Proprietor. 2. A generic title used in reference to any peer of the British nobility or any peer below the dignity of duke and (as a courtesy title) for the younger sons of dukes and marquesses (see usage note). Example: How do you do, Lord Darlington? 3. Similar formal and generic titles in other countries. 4. An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth 5. The elected president of a festival. 6. A high priest.
Word: Lords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Lord Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lords Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of House of Lords. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-only
Word: Los Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Lo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Lose Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a north/Low German surname, from a pet form of Lodewig, Ludwig. * As a south German surname, from a pet from of Nikolaus. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Lot Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew לוֹט (lot). Doublet of Lut. Pronunciation: /lɒt/, /lɑt/ 1. A nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran. Example: And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin; rare today.
Word: Lot Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Lot. Pronunciation: /lɒt/, /lɑt/ 1. A department of Occitania, France. Capital: Cahors (INSEE code 46). Labels: error-lua-exec 2. A right tributary of the Garonne, in southern France, flowing through the departments of Lozère, Cantal, Aveyron, Lot and Lot-et-Garonne. Labels: error-lua-exec
Word: Love Part of Speech: noun 1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter L.
Word: Love Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Elisheva Baskin and Michael Stein are to be married Sunday evening at the Palisadium, an event space in Cliffside Park, N.J. Rabbi Yaacov Love is to officiate. 2. A male given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A female given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Cupid, Eros, or another personification of love. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: To Hymen's bower young Cupid came, And each with each was quite delighted; Love shot his dart of surest aim, And Hymen's brightest torch was lighted. 5. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Lu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Lucy, Lucille, and similar names. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names. Example: "Why?" said Lucy in amazement, "haven't you all been wondering where I was?" "So you've been hiding, have you?" Peter said. "Poor old Lu, hiding and nobody noticed!
Word: Lu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin surname pronunciations Pronunciation: /ˈlu/ 1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Labels: countable Example: Lu Yan [translating 呂巖 /吕岩] (A.D. 798–?), courtesy name Dongbin, literary name Chunyangzi. According to tradition, Luzu [translating 呂祖 /吕祖 (Lǚzǔ)] was from Jingzhao [translating 京兆 (Jīngzhào)] Prefecture, in which Changan, the Tang Dynasty (618–908) capital, was situated; however, he is also reputed to be from Hezhong [translating 河中 (Hézhōng)] Prefecture, the present-day Yongji [translating 永濟 /永济 (Yǒngjì)] District of Shanxi. Example: As editor-in-chief of the pro-communist Kuangming News (光明報), Lu He-ruo (呂赫若) became a wanted man after the newspaper was raided by the authorities in August 1949. While many of his friends were arrested and executed, he managed to elude capture by hiding in the mountains of today’s New Taipei City’s Shihding District (石碇). Lu never made it out of the mountains, and his death remained a mystery for decades. 2. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Labels: countable 3. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Labels: countable 4. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Labels: countable 5. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Labels: countable 6. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Labels: countable 7. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Labels: countable 8. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Labels: countable 9. A Chinese surname from Mandarin. Labels: countable
Word: Lu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hokkien 呂 /吕 (Lū). Pronunciation: /ˈlu/ 1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
Word: Lu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 魯 /鲁 (lǔ, “Lǔ”) pronunciation of Chinese 魯 /鲁 (lǔ). Pronunciation: /ˈlu/, /ˈl(i)oʊ/ 1. 魯國／鲁国 (Lǔguó); An ancient vassal state of China that existed approximately between 1042–249 BC.
Word: Lu Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Luren (“a Chinese language”).
Word: Lua Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese lua (“moon”). Pronunciation: /ˈluːə/ 1. A lightweight programming language with dynamic typing.
Word: Ludo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lūdō (“I play”). 1. A children's board game in which tokens are moved around a board.
Word: Ludo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening of Ludovic. 1. A nickname short for Ludovic.
Word: Lug Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Lugh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Lui Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 雷 (leoi4) or 呂／吕 (leoi5). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Luk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 陸 /陆 (luk⁶). 1. A surname.
Word: Luka Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the common Slavic (Macedonian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Ukrainian, etc) male given name Luka and from Macedonian, Russian, and Ukrainian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of English Luke and Lucas. 1. A male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage. Example: My name is Luka / I live on the second floor / I live upstairs from you / Yes I think you've seen me before Example: The trailer for the documentary about killer Luka Magnotta doesn’t show anything graphic, but it contains clips of him handling kittens. The trailer goes on to explain that Magnotta gruesomely abuses these kittens. 2. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Лука́ (Luká).
Word: Lulu Part of Speech: name Etymology: A reduplication of Lu, a clipping of given names with the first syllable of Lu, Lou, such as Lucy, Lucille, Louise, Louisa. Pronunciation: /ˈluːluː/ 1. A female given name. Example: "Do excuse me, and forgive my inquisitiveness. I was struck with the name Lulu." "You think it a baby name," she said, laughing. "O, no; it is wonderfully sweet to me! and may I sometimes call you so?" Example: There emerged from the fringe of things, where she perpetually hovered, Mrs. Deacon's older sister, Lulu Bett, who was "making her home with us." And that was precisely the case. They were not making her a home, goodness knows. Lulu was the family beast of burden. 2. A female given name.
Word: Lulu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 璐璐, 露露 (lùlù, lùlu), 璐露, 露璐, etc.; in turn from 璐, 露, etc. From the Chinese practice of reduplicating a syllable or character to create a female name. * From Mandarin Lù Lù, Lù-Lù, Lù-lù, Lùlù / Lu4lu4 / ㄌㄨˋㄌㄨˋ; in turn from Lù/lù, ㄌㄨˋ, Lu4/lu4. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH * From Cantonese Lou6lou6; in turn from Lou6/lou6. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH * From Taishanese Lu5lu5; in turn from Lu5/lu5. From Middle Chinese luH/LuH Pronunciation: /ˈluːluː/ 1. A female given name from Chinese.
Word: Lulu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic لُؤْلُؤ (luʔluʔ, literally “pearl”). Pronunciation: /ˈluːluː/ 1. A unisex given name from Arabic. 2. A unisex given name from Arabic.
Word: Luna Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English lune, luna (“the moon”), from Latin lūna/Lūna, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Roxane. Pronunciation: /ˈluːnə/, /ˈɫʉːnə/ 1. The sister of Aurora and Sol; the goddess of the moon; equivalent to the Greek Selene. Labels: Roman 2. The Earth's Moon. Labels: poetic Example: Luna that ne'er shines by day. Example: He has but little prudence, no apprehension of consequences, and none of that melancholy which in tempraments of Luna and Venus is generally felt, and from which he is saved by the combination of Mars and Mercury. 3. A female given name from Latin. Example: - - - and it so happened, that in one of old Bryan's daughters named Luna, or more familiarly Loony, he perceived, or thought he perceived, some imaginary similarity in form and air to the lovely apparition. Example: A few seconds later, Luna Lovegood emerged, trailing behind the rest of the class, a smudge of earth on her nose, and her hair tied in a knot on the top of her head.
Word: Luna Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lune, luna (“the moon”), from Latin lūna/Lūna, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Roxane. Pronunciation: /ˈluːnə/, /ˈɫʉːnə/ 1. Argent (silver), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets. Labels: rare, uncountable Example: 4. Luna, a Mantle of Estate, Mars doubled Ermine, ouched Sol, garnished with Strings fastned thereunto fretways dependent, and tasselled of the same. [...] These Arms do belong to the Town of Beckbock in Wales. Example: George [...] Ist. Mars, three Lions passant guardant in Pale Sol, for the Arms of England, Impal'd with Scotland, i.e. Sol, a Lion rampant within a double Tressure counterflory Mars. 2d. Jupiter, three Fleurs de Lis Sol, for the Arms of France. 3d. Jupiter, an Irish Harp Sol, stringed Luna, for Ireland. 4th. Seme party per Pale, and per Chevron enarche, in the Ist Mars, two Lions passant guardant Sol, for Brunswick. In the 2d Partition Sol, semy of Hearts Mars, and a Lion rampant Jupiter, armed and langued of the First, for Luneburg. The base is Mars, a Horse currant Luna, over these last on an Inescocheon, Constantine's Crown. 2. Silver. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: The association of the heavenly bodies with known metals and also with human organs and destinies goes back to ancient Chaldea, the land of astrologers. In Chaucer’s words: ‘The seven bodies eek, lo hear anon. Sol gold is, and Luna silver we declare; Mars yron, Mercurie is quyksilver; Saturnian leed; and Jubitur is tyn, and Venus coper, by my fathers kyn.’ […] Corresponding names were bestowed upon salts of these metals by the alchemists, and some of them have persisted down to the present day. Some examples are lunar caustic (silver nitrate); vitriol of Venus (copper sulphate); sugar of Saturn (lead acetate); and vitriol of Mars, or Martial vitriol (ferrous sulphate).
Word: Lupe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Lupe. 1. A female given name from Spanish. 2. A male given name.
Word: Lupe Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Lupus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin lupus (“wolf”). Pronunciation: /ˈluːpəs/ 1. A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra. 2. A city and village in Missouri, United States.
Word: Lutz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Lutz. Pronunciation: /lʌts/ 1. A surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Luz Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Spanish. Example: Her black eye made her face even paler as she mustered a weak smile. "Don't worry, I'll be okay. But could you do me a huge favor?" "Sure," Luz replied instantly. At that moment Luz would have done anything for her[…] Luz held back her groan. 2. A barangay of Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, Philippines. 3. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. 4. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil. 5. A neighborhood of Bom Retiro district, São Paulo, Brazil.
Word: Lyn Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈlɪn/ 1. A short form of female given names ending in -lyn, such as Evelyn and Carolyn; also used as a formal unisex middle name. 2. Either of two short rivers in North Devon, England, the East Lyn and West Lyn, which converge at Lynmouth before flowing into the Bristol Channel.
Word: Lynne Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic, a rare spelling variant of Lynn. 2. A female given name transferred from the surname, of common usage, variant of Lynn. 3. A town in Wisconsin.
Word: Lynx Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin lynx (“lynx”). Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. The constellation is said to be so faint that one needs the eyes of a lynx to see it. Pronunciation: /lɪŋks/ 1. A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.
Word: Lyra Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Lyra/lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra, “a lyre; the constellation Lyra”). Doublet of lira, lyra, and lyre. Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ.ɹə/, /ˈlɪ(ə)ɹ.ə/ 1. A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula. 2. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: A little parapet ran all the way around the square roof, and Pantalaimon often draped his pine-marten form over the mock-battlements on the corner facing south, and dozed while Lyra sat below with her back against the sun-drenched stone, studying the books she'd brought up with her.
Word: Lys Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Hauts-de-France, France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt at Gent. This is the French spelling: the Dutch and German spelling is Leie. 2. A commune in Nièvre department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. 3. A commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. 4. A surname.
Word: Lú Part of Speech: name 1. A Chinese surname (see 盧, 卢). 2. Alternative spelling of Lugh. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: M Part of Speech: character Pronunciation: /ɛm/ 1. The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, uppercase
Word: M Part of Speech: num 1. The thirteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script. Labels: uppercase
Word: M Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of mother. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of men (sign on toilet door). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, no M or W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema. 3. Abbreviation of Monday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 4. Abbreviation of nautical mile. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 5. Initialism of million. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of media. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable, usually 8. A film with the content rating M. Labels: Australia, countable, uncountable 9. Abbreviation of minority. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: EOE M/F/V/H 10. Initialism of morphine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable Example: [Doctors] always carry narcotic prescription blanks and some M with them. M is morphine. Example: “Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.” 11. the number of minutes a player spent at the crease Labels: countable, uncountable 12. the number of maiden overs bowled Labels: countable, uncountable 13. Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants. Labels: India, Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 14. Initialism of masochist. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: In all the sexual encounters I have participated in or know of the "M" sets the limits as to what to get into and how much pain will be applied. And of course if the scene gets too rough the "M" has the right to stop it.
Word: M Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Monsieur. Example: I also advise reading the Merlin of M Jean Prévost, published by the N. R. F., a swift audacious picture of post-war love, treated with the grace of a Crébillon or of a Restif de la Bretonne. I could not recommend too highly the Petite Histoire des Juifs which MM Jean and Jérôme Tharaud have just published with Plon.
Word: M Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Michigan.
Word: M Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Initialism of male. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Example: So last summer, when the Massachusetts State Legislature became one of the first in the nation to consider a bill to add an “X” option for nonbinary genders to the “M” and “F” on the state driver’s license, El, 17, was less surprised than some at the maneuver that effectively killed it. 2. Initialism of medium (of the manufactured size). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable 3. Initialism of mature. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Example: The ESRB rated the video game M for Mature as it contained excessive blood and gore.
Word: MI5 Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of Military Intelligence, Section Five. 1. The domestic intelligence and counter-espionage agency of the United Kingdom, which operates in secret and whose primary function is to spy on terrorist organizations and others viewed as a threat to British national security. Formally known as the Security Service. Example: The service aggressively maintained its position until I produced evidence proving it was untrue - including a recording of one of the calls with a senior MI5 officer.
Word: MI6 Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of Military Intelligence, Section Six. 1. The overseas intelligence agency of the United Kingdom, whose primary function is to spy on foreign governments and terror groups located abroad. Formally called the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). Example: Zakharova also made light of Moore’s claims that Russia will not be able to regain momentum in the war after the MI6 chief said he was”optimistic”^([sic]) Ukraine would prevail against the Russian invasion.
Word: Mac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See macc for details. Pronunciation: /mæk/ 1. Used to address a man whose name is unknown. Labels: US, informal Example: Have you got a light, Mac? Example: TIME was, the stereotypical New York cabdriver was a gabby if slightly gruff man with a Brooklyn accent who knew every pothole in every street in every borough and greeted people with the world-weary query, "Where to, Mac?"
Word: Mac Part of Speech: name Etymology: See macc for details. Pronunciation: /mæk/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Max. 2. A diminutive for a person with a surname that starts with "Mac" or "Mc". Labels: Canada, US
Word: Mac Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Informal diminutive of Macintosh, later adopted by Apple as a trademark. Pronunciation: /mæk/ 1. A Macintosh computer (made by Apple Inc.). Example: Although our Macs served us well, in those early, dark years Macintosh users were effectively excommunicated by the computer establishment. Example: Built by Matthew Weed, a blind political science and history major, and Victor Grigorieff, a computer science and psychology major, the system is based on a Macintosh IIfx, although it can run on earlier models, since each Mac program has a similar interface.
Word: Mac Part of Speech: name Etymology: A shortening. Pronunciation: /mæk/ 1. McMaster University Labels: informal
Word: Mac Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /mæk/ 1. McDonald's Labels: Singapore, slang
Word: Macao Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Macau: Example: Hong Kong, once a British colony, was transferred to Chinese rule in 1997. Referring to Hong Kong or Macao or any Chinese territory as anything other than part of China is a major offense to the Chinese government, which sanctions businesses that make the mistake. In the past several months, Gap, Versace, and Coach have all been rebuked by the Chinese government for doing this very thing. 2. Alternative spelling of Macau: Labels: historical Example: It would be however a very acceptable thing if ſome curious Navigators would inform us, what tides or Currents are found at Macao, Quemoy, and other places on the Coast of China and on Formoſa ; it being moſt probable that this flood cometh out of the North Eaſt, alongſt the Coaſt of China, for that the Northerly Moonsoon is found to occaſion the higheſt ſpring-tides. Example: Macao is a ſmall Iſland in the Bay of Quantung, a Province of China, at a little diſtance from it ; in which is a Town bearing the ſame Name, heretofore the moſt famous and wealthy Mart of the Portugueſes, and granted to them by the Chineſes ; but its Reputation is now a great deal leſs :[...]
Word: Mace Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from the personal name Masse, probably shortened from Matthew. Compare Massey, Massett. * As a French and Breton surname, from Macé, vernacular form of Mathieu. Compare Maze. * Also as a French surname, from Macé in Orne, from Late Latin Macciacum, from the personal name Maccius. * Also as a French surname, variant of Massé; see Masse. Pronunciation: /meɪs/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of mace (tear gas or pepper spray) Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. A male given name, a name derived from the war instrument, a mace Labels: countable 3. A surname. Labels: countable Example: Prior to the House passing the legislation, only four Republicans had joined all Democrats in signing a petition to force a vote - Thomas Massie, Lauren Boebert, Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene. 4. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. An unincorporated community in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Macintosh Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche, meaning "son of the thane (Old Irish toísech (“leader”))". The brand is named after McIntosh, an apple cultivar, in turn also from the Scottish Gaelic name. Pronunciation: /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/ 1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: Macintosh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche, meaning "son of the thane (Old Irish toísech (“leader”))". The brand is named after McIntosh, an apple cultivar, in turn also from the Scottish Gaelic name. Pronunciation: /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/ 1. A brand of personal computer manufactured by Apple Inc.
Word: Macintosh Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche, meaning "son of the thane (Old Irish toísech (“leader”))". The brand is named after McIntosh, an apple cultivar, in turn also from the Scottish Gaelic name. Pronunciation: /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/ 1. Alternative spelling of mackintosh (“raincoat”) Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated
Word: Macron Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Macron. Pronunciation: /mæˈkɹɒn/ 1. A surname from French. Example: Uncertain how to address a French preoccupation with security and immigration, and facing a generational fracture over identity politics, the left’s disarray has allowed Mr. Macron to tilt rightward for votes.
Word: Madame Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of madame. Labels: alt-of 2. A title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme. Example: The Queen welcomed President and Madame De Gaulle. Example: Soong Mei-ling is often known as Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.
Word: Madeira Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese Madeira, from Portuguese madeira (“wood”), from Latin materia, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matter. Pronunciation: /məˈdɪəɹə/, /məˈdɪɹə/, /məˈdɛɹə/ 1. An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal. 2. The largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island. 3. The largest tributary of the Amazon, running 900 miles from Pando Department, Bolivia through the states of Rondônia and Amazonas, Brazil to its mouth east of Manaus; in full, Madeira River. 4. A city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cincinnati named after landowner John Madeira. 5. A surname from Portuguese.
Word: Madeira Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Portuguese Madeira, from Portuguese madeira (“wood”), from Latin materia, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matter. Pronunciation: /məˈdɪəɹə/, /məˈdɪɹə/, /məˈdɛɹə/ 1. A type of fortified wine produced on that island. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Add to this, Madeira which had twice ripened beneath eastern suns—once in the grape, and once in the wood; and Port whose filmy robe of cobweb had, as old Adrian boasted, outlasted many a silken dress.
Word: Madeleine Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Madeleine. Doublet of Magdalene. Pronunciation: /ˈmæd(ə)lɪn/, /ˈmædəlaɪn/ 1. A female given name from French, variant of Madeline. Example: "We've been making up the most glamorous names for you, Marguerite and Marlene and Madeleine―" "And Melanie and Marianne and Marietta," put in Jane.
Word: Magenta Part of Speech: name 1. A town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italy, site of the Battle of Magenta after which the color magenta was named. 2. A commune in Marne department, Grand Est, France, named after the Battle of Magenta. 3. A coastal locality in Central Coast council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Word: Magi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From magi (plural of magus (“magician; (derogatory) conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster; Zoroastrian priest”)), from Middle English mages, magi or Magi, magy or Magy (“men possessing occult knowledge; astrologers, philosophers, sorcerers”), from Latin magī, from magus (“magician; (derogatory) conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster; Zoroastrian priest”) + -ī (suffix forming nominative or vocative masculine plurals). Magus is derived from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos), Μάγος (Mágos, “magician; (derogatory) conjurer, sorcerer; Zoroastrian priest”) (plural μᾰ́γοι (mắgoi), Μᾰ́γοι (Mắgoi)), from Old Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬕𐬎 (moġu), Old Median and Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 (m-gu-u-š /⁠maγu-⁠/, title of a person?)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able, have power; power; sorcerer”). Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪd͡ʒaɪ/, /ˈmeɪˌd͡ʒaɪ/, /ˈmæ-/ 1. Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names). Labels: plural, plural-only Example: A rich Tabernacle where is kept the head of Saint Euſtorgio, and the Tomb of the three Magi, with this inſcription. Sepulchrum Trium Magorum, where lay the Bodies of thoſe Magi, which were brought hither by Saint Euſtorgio, in Anno 330. when he came laſt out of the Eaſt, but many yeers after, this City being deſtroyed by Fedrick Barbaroſſa, in Anno 1163. 2. The three bright stars (Alnitak (ζ Ori), Alnilam (ε Ori), and Mintaka (δ Ori)) that form Orion's Belt in the Orion constellation. Labels: broadly, plural, plural-only