nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Brisbane Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic bris (“break, smash”) + Old English bān (“bone”), a nickname given to someone who was often involved in fights, resulting in the breaking of bones. The city and river in Australia are named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1773–1860; governor of New South Wales (which at the time included the area of modern Queensland) from 1821 to 1825. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪzbən/, /ˈbɹɪzbeɪn/ 1. A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia. 2. A local government area in Queensland, the largest by population in Australia; in full, the City of Brisbane. 3. A river that flows through the city in Queensland; in full, the Brisbane River. 4. A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.
Word: Darwin Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Darwin, Derwin, from Old English Dēorwine (“a given name”), composed of dēore (“dear”) + wine (“friend”). The city in Australia is named after Charles Darwin. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːwɪn/, /ˈdɑɹwɪn/ 1. A surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection. 2. A municipality of Río Negro province, Argentina. 3. The capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. 4. A ghost town in Tasmania, Australia. 5. A settlement on the peninsula of Lafonia, East Falkland island, Falkland Islands. 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 male given name transferred from the surname, deriving from the Old English name Dēorwine and revived through the surname. 15. Ellipsis of Darwin College, Cambridge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal 16. An open-source Unix operating system first released by Apple.
Word: Darwin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Derwent. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːwɪn/, /ˈdɑɹwɪn/ 1. Alternative form of Derwent (English locative name). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Perth Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert) meaning “wood, copse, thicket”, related to Welsh perth and perhaps Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (from Proto-Indo-European *pérkʷus (“oak”). Pronunciation: /pɜːθ/, /pɝθ/, /pɛɹθ/ 1. A city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire. 2. The state capital of Western Australia. 3. A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Perth. 4. A town, the county seat of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. 5. A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia. 6. A river in the Southern Alps West Coast region, New Zealand, a tributary of the Whataroa. 7. A locale in the United States. 8. A locale in the United States. 9. A locale in the United States. 10. A locale in the United States. 11. A locale in the United States. 12. A locale in the United States. 13. A locale in the United States. 14. A Scottish earldom. 15. A surname
Word: Adelaide Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.də.leɪd/, /ˈæ.dɜ.læɪ̯d/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. 2. Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV. Example: Diana Allers: Breaking now: A city of four million, blasted from orbit. Adelaide, Australia is no more. Diana Allers: New footage from Earth reveals the Reapers' plans to attack large industrial centers. Diana Allers: Which cities are next? Find out--inside the Battlespace. 3. Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV. 4. Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
Word: Melbourne Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after the 2nd Viscount of Melbourne, Derbyshire, itself deriving from the Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”). Pronunciation: /ˈmelbn̩/, /ˈmælbn̩/, /ˈmɛl.bən/, /ˈmɛl.bɔːn/, /ˈmɛl.bɚn/ 1. The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927). Example: Speaking to reporters at Melbourne airport, their fathers thanked supporters and praised efforts from the Australian government, according to Nine News. 2. A community in the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. 3. A township municipality of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. 4. A market town and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England, located in the East Midlands (OS grid ref SK3825). 5. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. 6. A small city, the county seat of Izard County, Arkansas, United States. 7. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States, previously spelt Melburne. 8. A city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. 9. A small city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. 10. A tiny home rule city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. 11. A surname.
Word: Hobart Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊbɑːt/ 1. The capital city of Tasmania, Australia, named for a Lord Hobart. Example: It was one of those Hobart spring nights, cold as charity, snow coming down hard on the mountain, the harbour a lather, sleet slapping and scratching at windows and tin roofs like a wild drunk who’s been locked out. Example: New recruits receive extensive training in Hobart, typically for about three months. 2. A patronymic English surname transferred from the given name derived from a variant of Hubert. 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:
Word: Edmonton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Adelmetone, from Old English Ēadhelm + tūn (“town”). The Canadian city was named after the area of London. Pronunciation: /ˈɛdməntən/ 1. The capital city of Alberta, Canada. 2. A former town and suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. 3. A hamlet in St Breock civil parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9672). 4. A town in the borough of Enfield, northern Greater London, England, divided into Lower Edmonton and Upper Edmonton (OS grid ref TQ3493). 5. A city, the county seat of Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States.
Word: regina Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Regina (“queen”). Labels: alt-of Example: In this box the regina of the colony, surrounded by her harmonious, cleanly, industrious, skilful subjects, carries on her part of procreation, and finally hatches her numerous progeny, called by Bee-masters the larvæ.[…]The Bees will immediately commence their operations in their new apartment. Thus swarming is effectually prevented; and thus the Queen gains a vast addition to her dominions, and consequently additional space for the population of her momentarily enlarged domicile. There is now no want of store-house room, nor of employment, for our indefatigable labourers. And while the subjects are employed in collecting, and manufacturing (if I may so say) their various materials, the regina is engaged in carrying on the great, first principle of nature—the propagation of her species. Example: Chiri says: “Pouf, child! That is not because she is grand. The Regina Margherita is grander, and she bows and smiles a dozen ways all at once. It is the heart.” Chiri says that—but if it is only the heart, she herself would make a very grand lady because her heart is of gold; and her smile is better than the regina’s, although some of her teeth are quite gone, and her skin is dark like the castagnola.[…]“[…]But it has the bicyclists attending!” / “That is true. Then it must belong to the Queen Margherita!” / “It is not the regina’s coachman!” / “Parbleu, you are right! Then it may be the foreign prince who is visiting!”
Word: Winnipeg Part of Speech: name Etymology: * From Ojibwe wiinibig (“dirty waters”), from wiini’ (“to make someone dirty”), wiinad (“it is dirty”), + nibi (“water”), plural nibig (“waters”). * After the lake, from Cree/Swampy Cree ᐑᓂᐯᐠ (“muddy waters”), describing the river's water entering the lake (CanOD). Pronunciation: /ˈwɪn.əˌpɛɡ/ 1. The capital city of Manitoba, Canada. 2. A large lake in Manitoba, Canada; in full, Lake Winnipeg. 3. A river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba; in full, Winnipeg River. 4. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States, named after the Canadian city.
Word: Toronto Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mohawk tkaronto (“where trees stand in water”), originally referring to the strait between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. Compare karón꞉ta (“tree”) from Proto-North Iroquoian *-ɹõt-. Pronunciation: /təˈɹɒ.nəʊ/, /təˈɹɒn.təʊ/, /təˈɹɑ.noʊ/, /təˈɹɑn.toʊ/, [tʰəˈɹɑ̈ntʰo(ʊ)] 1. The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city Canada. Example: As Toronto slowly comes back to life after two years of repeated lockdowns and closures, the wreckage of the pandemic is surfacing like cigarette butts in melted snow drifts. Example: A year earlier, the Canadian leader was seen at a Sikh event in Toronto where separatist flags and posters depicting an extremist Sikh leader killed in a 1984 Indian Army operation were displayed. 2. A lakeside suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Lake Macquarie. 3. An unincorporated community in the township of Lot 23, Grenville Parish, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. 4. A village in County Durham, England. 5. Numerous places in the United States: 6. Numerous places in the United States: 7. Numerous places in the United States: 8. Numerous places in the United States: 9. Numerous places in the United States: 10. Numerous places in the United States: 11. Numerous places in the United States:
Word: Fredericton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Fredericston, from Frederic + -s- + -ton. The city was named after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763–1827), by colonial governor Thomas Carleton. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛdɹɪktən/ 1. The capital city of New Brunswick, Canada.
Word: Halifax Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English halh-ġefeaxe (literally “grassy corner”), compounded from halh + ġefeaxe. Folk etymology suggests Old English hāliġfeax (literally “holy hair”), as compounded from hāliġ + feax, from a local legend that the town is said to have received the name from the fact that the hair of a murdered virgin was hung up on a tree in the neighborhood, which became a resort of pilgrims. Compare also Fairfax. The capital city of Nova Scotia is named after statesman George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771). The civil parish is also named after the 2nd Earl of Halifax. Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. Pronunciation: /ˈhæl.ɪˌfæks/ 1. An industrial town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds (OS grid ref SE0925). 2. A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. 3. A regional municipality, the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada. 4. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. 5. A small town, the county seat of Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. 6. A town, the county seat of Halifax County, Virginia, United States. 7. An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Word: Charlottetown Part of Speech: name Etymology: The name of the city on Prince Edward Island is Charlotte + town. The city is named after Queen Charlotte (1744-1818). The town in Labrador was named after the city on Prince Edward Island by the local resident Benjamin Powell, who had hoped that the settlement might one day reach a similar size and importance. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɑː.ləˌtaʊn/, /ˈʃɑɹ.ləˌtaʊn/ 1. The capital city and county seat of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. 2. A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Word: Saint John's Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Saint John + -'s. 1. The capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Word: pato Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish pato (literally “duck”), since it was originally played with a live duck inside a basket instead of a ball. 1. The national sport of Argentina, a game played on horseback that combines elements of polo and basketball. Labels: uncountable
Word: pata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Marathi पट्टा (paṭṭā) or a related term in another Indian language. Compare the longer form Marathi दांडपट्टा (dāṇḍpaṭṭā). Pronunciation: /pəˈtɑ/ 1. An Indian sword with an attached gauntlet.
Word: gans Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡænz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gan Labels: Geordie, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: goose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *ǵʰh₂éns From Middle English goos, gos, from Old English gōs, from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Cognates Compare West Frisian goes, North Frisian göis (also Fering-Öömrang dialect North Frisian gus; Sölring dialect North Frisian Guus; Heligoland dialect North Frisian gus), Low German Goos, Gans, Dutch gans, German Gans, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian gås, Icelandic gæs, Irish gé, Latin ānser, Latvian zùoss, Russian гусь (gusʹ), Albanian gatë, Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá). * The tailor's iron is so called from the likeness of the handle to the neck of a goose. Pronunciation: /ɡuːs/, /ɡus/, /ɡʉs/, /ɡʉ͡ws/ 1. Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There is a flock of geese on the pond. Example: The goose, reputed to possess high generative power, was sacred to Priapus. 2. A female goose. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Ganders and geese are at their best for stock from two to ten years old. They live to a great age—it is stated to thirty or more years—but after ten years they cannot be reckoned upon as reliable assets on a farm. Two years old is the best age to mate them, making up pens of a gander and two or three geese at the New Year. It is difficult sometimes to distinguish ganders from geese. A practical man is, however, rarely mistaken. 3. The flesh of the goose used as food. Labels: uncountable Example: Mrs. Cratchit made the gravy (ready beforehand in a little saucepan) hissing hot; Master Peter mashed the potatoes with incredible vigour; Miss Belinda sweetened up the apple-sauce; Martha dusted the hot plates; Bob took Tiny Tim beside him in a tiny corner at the table; the two young Cratchits set chairs for everybody, not forgetting themselves, and mounting guard upon their posts, crammed spoons into their mouths, lest they should shriek for goose before their turn came to be helped. 4. A silly person. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: I'm sorry for you, but you're such a goose. Example: Have you stopped to think, you gooses, that Andy might not wish you to give it away? 5. A tailor's iron, heated in live coals or embers, used to press fabrics. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: Come in, tailor. Here you may roast your goose. 6. A young woman or girlfriend. Labels: South-Africa, countable, dated, slang, uncountable 7. An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose. Labels: historical, uncountable
Word: goose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *ǵʰh₂éns From Middle English goos, gos, from Old English gōs, from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Cognates Compare West Frisian goes, North Frisian göis (also Fering-Öömrang dialect North Frisian gus; Sölring dialect North Frisian Guus; Heligoland dialect North Frisian gus), Low German Goos, Gans, Dutch gans, German Gans, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian gås, Icelandic gæs, Irish gé, Latin ānser, Latvian zùoss, Russian гусь (gusʹ), Albanian gatë, Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá). * The tailor's iron is so called from the likeness of the handle to the neck of a goose. Pronunciation: /ɡuːs/, /ɡus/, /ɡʉs/, /ɡʉ͡ws/ 1. To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks, or prod between the buttocks (of a person). Labels: slang, transitive Example: She greeted Miss Lonelyhearts, then took hold of her husband and shook the breath out of him. When he was quiet, she dragged him into their apartment. Miss Lonelyhearts followed and as he passed her in the dark foyer, she goosed him and laughed. Example: The witness stand. Goldminers giving evidence, sure he's violent didn't I see him with my own peepers chasing those poor kids up on the roof and he goosed my wife last Christmas. Violently. Just a forceful nudge of the knee. 2. To stimulate; to spur. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Almost everyone in McKay’s impossibly starry cast feels like they’re jumping into the SNL host role, game for some light comedic lifting while waiting for the pros to show up and goose the laughs. Example: The ensuing snarknado also seemed to goose the TV ratings. Hundreds of thousands of viewers switched on the movie after it began, suggesting that they’d gotten wind through Twitter of the bananas spectacle that was unfolding. 3. To gently accelerate (a vehicle); to give repeated, small taps on the accelerator of (a vehicle); to feather the throttle of (a vehicle). Labels: slang, transitive 4. Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not booked a cab, in violation of UK licensing conditions. Labels: UK, slang 5. To hiss (a performer) off the stage. Labels: slang, transitive
Word: Iqaluit Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (iqaloit, “place of fish”), plural of ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok, “fish”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈkælʊ.ɪt/ 1. The capital city of Nunavut, Canada.
Word: Yellowknife Part of Speech: name Etymology: From yellow (“a colour like that of copper”) + knife (“a tool prominently made, used, owned, and traded, by the T'satsąot'ınę”). From Dogrib T'satsąot'ınę. Named after the Tsatsaotine (“Copper People”) (the Yellowknives), a local Dene tribe that made copper tools. Pronunciation: /ˈjɛloʊnaɪf/ 1. The capital of and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
Word: heel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hele, from Old English hēla, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel, hock”), equivalent to hock + -le. More at hock. Compare North Frisian haiel, West Frisian hyl, Dutch hiel, German Low German Hiel, Danish and Norwegian hæl, Swedish häl. Pronunciation: /hiːl/, /hil/ 1. To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely. Example: She called to her dog to heel. 2. To cause to follow at somebody’s heels (transitive). 3. To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot). Example: So I laid down my knittin', an' got up, an' stole ovir to the banes, an' nivir believe me iv I didn't see, sittin' right forenint me, in the very middle of thim, a bit of an ould man, not a quarther so big as a new-born child, wid a little cocked hat an his head, an' a dudeen in his mouth, smokin' away; an' a plain, ould-fashioned, dhrab-coloured coat, wid big brass buttons upon it, an his back, an' a pair o' massy silver buckles in his shoes, that a'most covered his feet they war so big, an' he workin' away as hard as ivir he could, heelin' a little pair o' pumps. 4. To kick with the heel. Example: she heeled her horse forward 5. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc. Labels: transitive Example: I cannot sing, Nor heel the high lavolt. 6. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting. Labels: transitive 7. To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club. Labels: transitive 8. To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the ground and the toe up. Labels: transitive 9. At Yale University, to work as a heeler or student journalist. Labels: US, intransitive
Word: heel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably inferred from hielded, the past tense of hield, from Middle English helden, heelden, from Old English hyldan, hieldan (“to incline”), cognate with Old Norse hella (“to pour out”) (whence Danish hælde (“lean, pour”)). Pronunciation: /hiːl/, /hil/ 1. To incline to one side; to tilt. Example: The faster a ship sails, the better she will answer her helm; if she sail very slow, she will scarce steer at all. If she heel much, she won't answer the helm so well.
Word: heel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably inferred from hielded, the past tense of hield, from Middle English helden, heelden, from Old English hyldan, hieldan (“to incline”), cognate with Old Norse hella (“to pour out”) (whence Danish hælde (“lean, pour”)). Pronunciation: /hiːl/, /hil/ 1. The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant. Example: [T]he boat, from a sudden gust of wind, taking a deep heel, I tumbled overboard and down I went […] .
Word: heel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See hele (“conceal, keep secret, cover”). Pronunciation: /hiːl/, /hil/ 1. Alternative form of hele (“cover; conceal”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, especially, rare Example: They should be dug up with a sharp mattock or grub hoe, the roots being broken as little as possible, and they should be heeled in a cool place and protected from the sun until ready to plant. When lifted for planting from the trench in which heeled the roots should be kept covered with a wet sack. Example: In the late fall the seedlings may be dug and heeled in very closely until all the leaves have dropped.
Word: Whitehorse Part of Speech: name Etymology: From white + horse. * In Yukon, from the appearance of the White Horse Rapids, which looked like the manes of white horses. 1. The capital city of Yukon, Canada. 2. An unincorporated community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after a tavern. 3. A census-designated place in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States, named after a chieftain. 4. A local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, named after the White Horse Inn, a former tavern; in full, the City of Whitehorse.
Word: Ottawa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ojibwe odaawaa/ᐅᑡᐙ (“an Ottawa; a trader”), from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (“to trade”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒtəwə/, /ˈɑtəwə/, [ˈɑɾəwə], /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/, /ˈɒtəwɒ/ 1. A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada. Example: And of course, in July 1967 De Gaulle did come to Canada. He made his speeches in Quebec, was enthusiastically received on the Chemin du Roy, shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” in Montreal and, on learning of the reaction of the Canadian government, returned to Paris without going to Ottawa. Example: It makes sense that one of Canada’s most celebrated authors was born in the country’s capital. Atwood was born and raised in Ottawa until the age of six when her family moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and then Toronto. 2. The federal government of Canada. Labels: metonymically, synecdoche Example: New vehicles will cut emissions by 5.3 megatonnes by 2010 as part of Ottawa's plans to meet Canada's Kyoto targets. Example: Literacy groups across the country demanded Wednesday that Ottawa put back the $17.7 million it cut from adult literacy programs last week. 3. A river flowing southeast between Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the St. Lawrence River. 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 village and former commune of Ivory Coast. 12. A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 13. An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe. 14. The Ottawa language (may be considered a dialect of Ojibwe).
Word: Ottawa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ojibwe odaawaa/ᐅᑡᐙ (“an Ottawa; a trader”), from Proto-Algonquian *atawewa (“to trade”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒtəwə/, /ˈɑtəwə/, [ˈɑɾəwə], /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/, /ˈɒtəwɒ/ 1. A member of the Ottawa people. Example: The Anishinaabe people are American Indians who have historically been associated with the Great Lakes region of what is now called Canada and the United States. The Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes include the Odawas (also known as the Ottawas), the Chippewas (also known as the Ojibwes), and the Potawatomis (also known as the Bodéwadmis)—three interrelated groups that are sometimes collectively referred to as the Three Fires Confederacy. […] The Bureau also noted a decline in the number reported as Ottawa between 1910 and 1930 and went on to observe that the significant number of Michigan Natives “with tribe not reported in Emmet, Charlevoix, and Leelanau Counties……should probably be added to the number of Ottawa” (Census Bureau 1937, page 38).
Word: swan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂-osder. Proto-Germanic *swanaz Proto-West Germanic *swan Old English swan Middle English swan English swan From Middle English swan, from Old English swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”, literally “the singing bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂-/*swenh₂- (“to sing, make sound”). Cognate with West Frisian swan, Low German Swaan, swan, Dutch zwaan, German Schwan, Danish svane, Norwegian svane, Swedish svan. Related also to Old English ġeswin (“melody, song”), Old English swinsian (“to make melody”). Further cognates include (possibly) Russian звон (zvon, “ring, chime”); Latin sonus (“sound”), Sanskrit स्वन् (svan, “sound”). Doublet of sound. Pronunciation: /swɒn/, /swɑn/ 1. Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage. 2. One whose grace etc. suggests a swan. Labels: figuratively 3. This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).
Word: swan Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂-osder. Proto-Germanic *swanaz Proto-West Germanic *swan Old English swan Middle English swan English swan From Middle English swan, from Old English swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”, literally “the singing bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂-/*swenh₂- (“to sing, make sound”). Cognate with West Frisian swan, Low German Swaan, swan, Dutch zwaan, German Schwan, Danish svane, Norwegian svane, Swedish svan. Related also to Old English ġeswin (“melody, song”), Old English swinsian (“to make melody”). Further cognates include (possibly) Russian звон (zvon, “ring, chime”); Latin sonus (“sound”), Sanskrit स्वन् (svan, “sound”). Doublet of sound. Pronunciation: /swɒn/, /swɑn/ 1. To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way. Labels: intransitive Example: He swans around that stinking office in his expensive clothes that are a little too tight for comfort, he swans around that stinking office without a care in the world. Example: One of the few strokes of good luck Emma had had in recent days was the news that Tatiana Flint-Hamilton, her only real rival for top billing as 'most photographable girl' at today's event had decided to swan off to Sardinia instead, leaving the limelight entirely to Emma.
Word: swan Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from dialectal I s’wan, a corruption of I shall warrant; or possibly from a minced form of I swear on. Pronunciation: /swɒn/, /swɑn/ 1. To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions). Labels: US, colloquial, dialectal Example: "Well, I swan, man, I had a better opinion of you than that." Example: ‘She slammed the door so hard I figured a window'd break […].’ ‘I swan,’ I said.
Word: juxtaposition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French juxtaposition, from Latin iuxtā (“near”) (from Latin iungō (“to join”)) + French position (“position”) (from Latin pōnō (“to place”)). Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, /ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, /ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzəʃ.ən/ 1. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces. 2. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Example: mother father instead of mother and father 3. The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. a#92;timesb collapses to ab. Example: A fundamental operation on strings is string concatenation which we will denote by juxtaposition. 4. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above. 5. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional. Example: Her mother favored a multiyear project: obscenities carved in intricate and clever juxtapositions, descending every finger, curling in lettered whorls across the palm, fanning in offensive rays across the opisthenar, which is the name for the back of the hand, a word that Leilani knew because she had studied the structure of the human hand in detail, the better to understand her difference. 6. The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: Example: In 1965 the government was elected; in 1965 the economy took a dive.
Word: juxtaposition Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French juxtaposition, from Latin iuxtā (“near”) (from Latin iungō (“to join”)) + French position (“position”) (from Latin pōnō (“to place”)). Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, /ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, /ˌd͡ʒɐk.stə.pəˈzəʃ.ən/ 1. To place in juxtaposition.
Word: lose Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /luːz/, /luz/, /lʉːz/, /lɒs/, /lɔːz/ 1. Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: loose Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Old Norse laussbor. Middle English loos English loose From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek. Pronunciation: /luːs/, /ˈlʉs/ 1. To let loose, to free from restraints. Labels: transitive Example: Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them unto me. Example: And it was Thora, the little Dwarf's wife, The five rune-books she took out; So she loosed him fully out of the runes, Her daughter had bound him about. 2. To unfasten, to loosen. Labels: transitive 3. To make less tight, to loosen. Labels: transitive 4. Of a grip or hold, to let go. Labels: intransitive 5. To shoot (an arrow). 6. To set sail. Labels: obsolete Example: Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. 7. To solve; to interpret. Labels: obsolete Example: he had red her riddle, which no wight Could ever loose
Word: loose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Old Norse laussbor. Middle English loos English loose From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek. Pronunciation: /luːs/, /ˈlʉs/ 1. Not fixed in place tightly or firmly. Example: This wheelbarrow has a loose wheel. 2. Not held or packaged together. Example: You can buy apples in a pack, but they are cheaper loose. 3. Not under control. Example: The dog is loose again. Example: The very idea of a machine set loose to slaughter is chilling. 4. Not fitting closely. Example: I wear loose clothes when it is hot. 5. Not compact. Example: It is difficult walking on loose gravel. Example: a cloth of loose texture 6. Relaxed. Example: She danced with a loose flowing movement. 7. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate. Example: a loose way of reasoning Example: The comparison employed […] must be considered rather as a loose analogy than as an exact scientific explanation. 8. Indiscreet. Example: Loose talk costs lives. 9. Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste. Labels: dated Example: In all these he was much and deeply read; / But not a page of any thing that's loose, / Or hints continuation of the species, / Was ever suffer'd, lest he should grow vicious. Example: to seeke her errant Knight; / And then againe resolu'd to hunt him out / Amongst loose Ladies, lapped in delight 10. Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game. Labels: not-comparable Example: He caught an elbow going after a loose ball. Example: The puck was momentarily loose right in front of the net. 11. Not costive; having lax bowels, diarrheic. Labels: dated Example: People that are very loose, have seldom strong Thoughts, or strong Bodies 12. Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood). 13. Having oversteer. Labels: US, slang
Word: loose Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Old Norse laussbor. Middle English loos English loose From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek. Pronunciation: /luːs/, /ˈlʉs/ 1. The release of an arrow. Example: In throwing a Dart, or Iavelin, wee force back our armes, to make our loose the stronger. 2. A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment. Labels: obsolete Example: They give a loose to their feelings on proper occasions. 3. All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs). Example: The defeat will leave manager Martin Johnson under pressure after his gamble of pairing Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood at 10 and 12 failed to ignite the England back line, while his forwards were repeatedly second best at the set-piece and in the loose. 4. Freedom from restraint. Example: Vent all its griefs, and give a loose to sorrow. Example: The doctor now interposed, and prevented the effects of a wrath which was kindling between Jones and Thwackum; after which the former gave a loose to mirth, sang two or three amorous songs, and fell into every frantic disorder which unbridled joy is apt to inspire […] 5. A letting go; discharge.
Word: loose Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Old Norse laussbor. Middle English loos English loose From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek. Pronunciation: /luːs/, /ˈlʉs/ 1. begin shooting; release your arrows
Word: loose Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of lose. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: And now I feare that fatall Prophecie, / Which in the time of Henry, nam'd the Fift, / Was in the mouth of euery ſucking Babe, / That Henry borne at Monmouth ſhould winne all, / And Henry borne at Windſor, looſe all: […] Example: [W]e went to the Chetto de san Felice, to see the noblemen and their ladies at Basset, a game at cards which is much used, but they play not in public, and all that have inclination to it are in masquerade, without speaking one word, and so they come in, play, loose or gaine, and go away as they please. 2. Misspelling of lose. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: I'm going to loose this game.
Word: huevo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om Classical Latin ōvum Vulgar Latin *ŏvum Old Spanish hueuo Spanish huevobor. English huevo Borrowed from Spanish huevo (“egg; testicle”). Doublet of egg, ey, oeuf, and ovum. Pronunciation: /ˈweɪ.voʊ/ 1. An egg. Labels: error-unknown-tag Example: Perro prances merrily down the path, balancing his huevo jauntily on his nose, to the amazement of some watching chickens. Example: Day or night, huevos has long been a personal favorite, but they inevitably put me into a food coma. To lighten the load, I've slimmed down to just one huevo, and instead amped up the ratio of black beans (simmered in a saucepan, not refried, with aromatics and spices). 2. A testicle. Labels: error-unknown-tag, plural-normally Example: The horse has no huevos. The horse is a mare. Example: "I'd give my left huevo for any one of them," Leonardo said. "But . . . but how?"
Word: huevos Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of huevo. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: huevos Part of Speech: noun 1. Huevos rancheros, a Mexican breakfast dish Labels: plural, plural-only Example: I dig into my huevos. 2. Balls; nerve; bravery; brazenness. Labels: plural, plural-only, slang Example: Fortunately the magneto's power was limited, or the rods would have circled the table until one of the men had proved that he had real huevos, the implication being that the rest of the men were pussies. Example: In this business a man has to have balls, real huevos, Dwayne.”
Word: said and done Part of Speech: adj 1. Agreed to and accomplished or finished. Labels: not-comparable Example: When all is said and done, we'll look back at this and laugh.
Word: chamois Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French chamois, from Late Latin camox, from Gaulish camox (5th c. AD, Polemius Silvius), probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ancient Ligurian), possibly Proto-Indo-European *kem- (“without horns”). Compare also Old High German gamiza (“chamois”) (whence modern German Gämse). Pronunciation: /ˈʃæmwɑː/, /ˈʃæmwɑːz/, /ʃæmˈwɑ/, /ʃæmˈwɑ(z)/, /ˈʃæmi/ 1. A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When my father returned from Milan, he found playing with me in the hall of our villa a child fairer than pictured cherub – a creature who seemed to shed radiance from her looks and whose form and motions were lighter than the chamois of the hills. 2. Ellipsis of chamois leather (“soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used)”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: [H]e seldom donned his armour, substituted costly damask and silk for his war-worn shamoy doublet, and affected at his advanced time of life more gaiety of attire than his contemporaries remembered as distinguishing his early youth. 3. The traditional colour of chamois leather. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An absorbent cloth used for cleaning and polishing, formerly made of chamois leather. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I took them, breathed on them, polished them with a chamois and hung them on the chandelier. Example: Mirrors can be cleaned with warm water and ammonia or vinegar and polished with a chamois. 5. A padded insert which protects the groin from the bicycle saddle. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chamois Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French chamois, from Late Latin camox, from Gaulish camox (5th c. AD, Polemius Silvius), probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ancient Ligurian), possibly Proto-Indo-European *kem- (“without horns”). Compare also Old High German gamiza (“chamois”) (whence modern German Gämse). Pronunciation: /ˈʃæmwɑː/, /ˈʃæmwɑːz/, /ʃæmˈwɑ/, /ʃæmˈwɑ(z)/, /ˈʃæmi/ 1. Chamois-colored. Labels: not-comparable
Word: chamois Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French chamois, from Late Latin camox, from Gaulish camox (5th c. AD, Polemius Silvius), probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ancient Ligurian), possibly Proto-Indo-European *kem- (“without horns”). Compare also Old High German gamiza (“chamois”) (whence modern German Gämse). Pronunciation: /ˈʃæmwɑː/, /ˈʃæmwɑːz/, /ʃæmˈwɑ/, /ʃæmˈwɑ(z)/, /ˈʃæmi/ 1. To clean with a chamois leather cloth. Labels: transitive
Word: nudnik Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yiddish נודניק (nudnik), from the root of נודיען (nudyen, “to bore”) + ־ניק (-nik, noun-forming suffix) (English -nik), both of Slavic origin. The root derives from Proto-Slavic *nùditi (“to compel”) and the noun *nùďa (“need, necessity”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *new- or *neh₂w- (“to lack, need; to perish”). The suffix is from Proto-Slavic *-ьnikъ (forming agent nouns and objects). Compare Russian ну́дный (núdnyj, “tedious”), Ukrainian нудни́й (nudnýj, “boring”), Polish nudny (“boring”), Slovak nudný (“boring”), Old Church Slavonic ноудити (nuditi) or нѫдити (nǫditi, “to compel”), Hebrew נוּדְנִיק (“nag”). See also English need, and compare needy for the semantics. Pronunciation: /ˈnʊdnɪk/, /ˈnʌdnɪk/ 1. A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk. Labels: US, attributive, colloquial, sometimes Example: He interrupts people, and he is not interested in anything except what concerns him and his brother. He is a nudnick! Example: Juliana greeted strangers with a portentous, nudnik, Mona Lisa smile that hung them up between responses, whether to say hello or not.
Word: torta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish torta, from Latin turta, thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”). Doublet of torte and tart. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːtə/, /ˈtɔɹtə/ 1. A sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine. Labels: US 2. A flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process. 3. An overweight or obese Hispanic woman, especially one deemed attractive. Labels: slang
Word: torta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog torta, from Spanish torta, from Latin turta, thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”). Doublet of torte and tart. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːtə/, /ˈtɔɹtə/ 1. A Philippine omelette of ground meat and potatoes.
Word: torta Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian torta, from Latin turta, thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”). Doublet of torte and tart. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːtə/, /ˈtɔɹtə/ 1. An Italian cake. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They include fresh noodles, roasted chickens, savory Italian tortas, caponata and other antipasti like roasted onions in balsamic vinegar, crusty walnut breads, biscotti, and fabulous Italian desserts. Example: Perhaps there could be a smarter balsamic kick in the latte cotto custard, more oomph in the chocolate torta.
Word: torte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Torte. Cognate to tart. Doublet of torta. Pronunciation: /tɔːt/, /tɔɹt/ 1. A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The football discussion had cut off as soon as Lacey entered the room. Now they just sat silently eating torte and sipping tea. Example: Call Natalie at Glorious Foods and tell her no for the 40th time. No! I don't want dacquoise. I want tortes filled with warm rhubarb compote.
Word: street Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *str̥h₃tós Proto-Italic *strātos Latin strātus Latin via strātaellip. Late Latin strātabor. Proto-West Germanic *strātu Anglian Old English strēt Middle English strete English street Inherited from Middle English strete, from Anglian Old English strēt (“street”, compare West Saxon Old English strǣt) from Proto-West Germanic *strātu (“street”), an early borrowing from Late Latin (via) strāta (“paved (road)”), from Latin strātus, past participle of sternō (“stretch out, spread, bestrew with, cover, pave”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to stretch out, extend, spread”). Doublet of estrade and stratum. The /aː/ vowel of the Latin form shifted by Anglo-Frisian brightening to /æː/ in West Saxon and /eː/ in Anglian Old English; these developed respectively to /ɛː/ and /eː/ in Middle English, /ɛː/ and /iː/ in Early Modern English, and finally /iː/ in Modern English by the Great Vowel Shift. The modern spelling reflects the Anglian form, as in sleep, greedy, sheep. Cognates Cognate with Scots stret, strete, streit (“street”), North Frisian Straat, stroot, struat (“street”) (North Frisian forms are borrowed from Middle Low German strâte), Saterland Frisian Sträite (“street”), West Frisian strjitte (“street”), Bavarian Stråßn (“street”), Dutch straat (“street”) (see doublet straat), German Strasse, Straße (“street”), German Low German Straat, Straote (“street”), Limburgish sjtraot, straot (“street”), Luxembourgish Strooss (“street”), Mòcheno stros (“street”), Vilamovian śtrös, štrȫs (“street”), Yiddish שטראָז (shtroz, “street”), Danish stræde (“alley, lane, narrow street”), Faroese and Icelandic stræti (“street”), Norwegian Bokmål strede (“narrow street”), Swedish stråt (“path, road, route; way, course”) (Scandinavian forms are borrowed from Old English), Portuguese and Spanish estrada (“road”), Italian strada (“road, street”). Related to Old English strēowian, strewian (“to strew, scatter”), Latin sternō, Ancient Greek στορνύναι (stornúnai). More at strew. Pronunciation: /stɹiːt/, [ʃt͡ʃɹiːt], /stɹit/, [skɹitˀ], [ʃkɹitˀ] 1. Having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends. Labels: slang Example: Eric had to admit that she looked street—upscale street, but still street. Kayla's look tended to change with the seasons; at the moment it was less Goth than paramilitary, with laced jump boots.
Word: road Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English rode, rade (“ride, journey”), from Old English rād (“riding, hostile incursion”), from Proto-West Germanic *raidu, from Proto-Germanic *raidō (“a ride”), from Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ- (“to ride”). Doublet of raid, acquired from Scots. Cognates include West Frisian reed (paved trail/road, driveway). The current primary meaning of "street, way for traveling" originated relatively late — Shakespeare seemed to expect his audiences to find it unfamiliar — and probably arose through reinterpretation of roadway (“a way for riding on”) as saying way twice, in other words as a tautological compound. Pronunciation: /ɾoːɖ/, /rod/, /ɹod/, /ɹəʊd/, /ɹoʊd/ 1. At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road. Labels: Canada, US, attributive, not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to a road bike. Labels: not-comparable Example: road tires Example: road groupset