nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: prop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of propeller. Pronunciation: /pɹɒp/, /pɹɑp/, /pɹɔp/ 1. To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.
Word: prop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of proposition. Pronunciation: /pɹɒp/, /pɹɑp/, /pɹɔp/ 1. A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot. Labels: US Example: John Aubrey Douglass, a senior research fellow at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at Berkeley, said that while he was not an insider on admissions practices, “my sense is that admissions is highly regulated and careful to stay clear of Prop 209 restrictions, and the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action.” Example: “Watch how totally dishonest the California Prop vote is!” Trump fumed on Truth Social over the weekend.
Word: prop Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹɒp/, /pɹɑp/, /pɹɔp/ 1. Clipping of propellant (“rocket fuel”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: prop Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹɒp/, /pɹɑp/, /pɹɔp/ 1. Clipping of proposition player. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Word: prop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of propagation. Pronunciation: /pɹɒp/, /pɹɑp/, /pɹɔp/ 1. A part of a plant reared for its multiplication. Labels: Internet
Word: prop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of testosterone propionate. Pronunciation: /pɹɒp/, /pɹɑp/, /pɹɔp/ 1. Testosterone propionate. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: prop Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹɒp/, /pɹɑp/, /pɹɔp/ 1. A blow; the act of striking someone. Labels: obsolete, slang Example: There was some good counter hits, and then Foster received a prop on the nose which drew the claret. 2. A scarf pin. Labels: obsolete
Word: game show Part of Speech: noun 1. A radio or television program that involves members of the public or celebrities, whether as individuals or as part of a team, playing a game, especially one involving the answering of quiz questions, for cash or prizes.
Word: yottasecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yotta- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10²⁴ seconds. Symbol: Ys. (= quadrillions of years, a hypothetical time span that is meaningless except in speculative contexts such as theoretical physics, philosophy, religion, and humorous hyperbole) Example: Holonyms: ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond
Word: zettasecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zetta- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10²¹ seconds. Symbol: Zs. (= trillions of years, a hypothetical time span that is meaningless except in speculative contexts such as theoretical physics, philosophy, religion, and humorous hyperbole) Example: Holonyms: yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond
Word: exasecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From exa- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10¹⁸ seconds. Symbol: Es. (= 31 709 800 000 years, which is more time than has elapsed in the Universe, that is, since the Big Bang [about 13 800 000 000 years].) Example: Holonyms: zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear
Word: petasecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peta- + second. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛ.təˌsɛk.ənd/ 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10¹⁵ seconds. Symbol: Ps. (= 31 709 800 years) Example: Holonyms: giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear
Word: terasecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tera- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10¹² seconds. Symbol: Ts. (= 31709.8 years) Example: Holonyms: mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium
Word: gigasecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From giga- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁹ seconds. Symbol: Gs. (= 31.7098 years) Example: Holonyms: century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year
Word: megasecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English second English megasecond From mega- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁶ seconds. Symbol: Ms. (= 11.5741 days) Example: Holonyms: fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week
Word: kilosecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From kilo- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10³ seconds. Symbol: ks. (= 16.666̄̄ minutes) Example: Holonyms: hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond
Word: hectosecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hecto- + second. 1. (metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10² seconds. Symbol: hs. (= 00:01:40 = 1.666̄̄ minutes) Labels: rare Example: Holonyms: kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute
Word: decasecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Hellenic *dékə Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás)der. Late Latin decasder. French déca-bor. English deca- English second English decasecond From deca- + second. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkəsɛkənd/ 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10¹ seconds. Symbol: das Example: Holonyms: minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second
Word: decisecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From deci- + second. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsɪˌsɛkənd/ 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹ seconds. Symbol: ds Example: Holonyms: second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond
Word: centisecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From centi- + second, modelled on French centiseconde. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻² seconds. Symbol: cs Example: Holonyms: decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond
Word: microsecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English second English microsecond From micro- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁶ seconds. Symbol: μs Example: Holonyms: millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond
Word: femtosecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Old Norse fimmtánder. Danish femtender. English femto- English second English femtosecond From femto- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹⁵ seconds. Symbol: fs Example: Holonyms: picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond
Word: attosecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From atto- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹⁸ seconds. Symbol: as Example: Holonyms: femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond
Word: zeptosecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From zepto- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻²¹ seconds. Symbol: zs Example: Holonyms: attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond
Word: yoctosecond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From yocto- + second. 1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻²⁴ seconds. Symbol: ys Example: Holonyms: zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond Example: Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond
Word: provost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from late Old English prōfost, prāfost, from Late Latin prōpositus, variant of Latin praepositus (“[one] placed in command”). In some senses, via Anglo-Norman provolt; via Anglo-Norman and Old French provost (modern French prévôt). As a Central European ecclesiastical office, via German Propst, Danish provst, etc. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒvəst/, /ˈpɹɒvɒst/, /pɹəʊˈvəʊ/, /ˈpɹoʊvoʊst/, /ˈpɹɑvəst/ 1. One placed in charge: a head, a chief Labels: historical 2. One placed in charge: a head, a chief 3. One placed in charge: a head, a chief 4. One placed in charge: a head, a chief Labels: UK 5. One placed in charge: a head, a chief Labels: obsolete 6. One placed in charge: a head, a chief Example: The repairs were completed in the summer of last year, more than ten months after the line had been closed, and the branch was re-opened on June 29, when Mr. T. F. Cameron, Chief Regional Officer, Scottish Region, received Provost J. S. Collin, of Eyemouth, at the station. The 12.42. p.m. train to Burnmouth was signalled out of the station by the Provost, after he had been introduced to the crew. 7. A senior deputy, a superintendent Labels: historical 8. A senior deputy, a superintendent Labels: US Example: The provost of the University of Massachusetts has reversed a decision by faculty personnel committees not to renew the contracts of two professors engaged in sex research. Example: The princess, already a serious and diligent child, was given lessons on constitutional matters by Sir Henry Marten, the provost of Eton, and became aware even then that she should not show emotion and must maintain a certain reserve. 9. A senior deputy, a superintendent Labels: historical 10. A senior deputy, a superintendent Labels: obsolete, sometimes 11. A senior deputy, a superintendent Labels: historical 12. A senior deputy, a superintendent Labels: obsolete 13. A senior deputy, a superintendent Labels: obsolete 14. A senior deputy, a superintendent Labels: obsolete 15. A senior deputy, a superintendent Labels: obsolete 16. A senior deputy, a superintendent Labels: historical Example: Here comes Signor Claudio, led by the provost to prison; 17. A senior deputy, a superintendent 18. A senior deputy, a superintendent Labels: historical 19. A provost cell: a military cell or prison. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang
Word: provost Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English, from late Old English prōfost, prāfost, from Late Latin prōpositus, variant of Latin praepositus (“[one] placed in command”). In some senses, via Anglo-Norman provolt; via Anglo-Norman and Old French provost (modern French prévôt). As a Central European ecclesiastical office, via German Propst, Danish provst, etc. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒvəst/, /ˈpɹɒvɒst/, /pɹəʊˈvəʊ/, /ˈpɹoʊvoʊst/, /ˈpɹɑvəst/ 1. To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment. Labels: UK, obsolete, slang, transitive Example: Around the time of the Rebellions of 1837 and the First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted.
Word: tenure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tenure, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French tenure, from Vulgar Latin *tenitura, from *tenitus, from Latin tentus (from teneō) + -ura. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛn.jʊə/, /ˈtɛn.jə/, /ˈtɛn.jɚ/, /ˈtɪ̟n.jɚ/, /ˈten.jə/ 1. A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: All that seems thine own, / Held by the tenure of his will alone. Example: It will be rather entertaining to watch Merriman when he first faces the Transport Select Committee, with his former colleagues likely to be merciless in their questioning. During his tenure, Merriman was pretty sharp, which was no bad thing, and they will make sure he gets a dose of his own medicine. 2. A period of time during which something is possessed. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A right to hold land under the feudal system. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: tenure Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tenure, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French tenure, from Vulgar Latin *tenitura, from *tenitus, from Latin tentus (from teneō) + -ura. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛn.jʊə/, /ˈtɛn.jə/, /ˈtɛn.jɚ/, /ˈtɪ̟n.jɚ/, /ˈten.jə/ 1. To grant tenure, the status of having a permanent academic position, to (someone). Labels: transitive
Word: coach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi. According to historians, the coach was named after the small Hungarian town of Kocs, which made a livelihood from cart building and transport between Vienna and Budapest. The meaning “instructor/trainer” is from Oxford University slang (c. 1830) for a “tutor” who “carries” one through an exam; the athletic sense is from 1861. Pronunciation: /kəʊtʃ/, [kʰəʊ̯tʃ], /koʊt͡ʃ/, [kʰoʊ̯t͡ʃ] 1. A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse. Example: I have a coach waiting. During intermission, would you consent to accompany me for a cooling ride around the city? 2. A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit. Labels: Australia, UK 3. A trainer or instructor. Example: football coach Example: spelling coach 4. A long-distance, or privately hired, bus. Labels: Australia, UK 5. The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck. Example: The commanders all came on board and the council sat in the coach. 6. The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section. Labels: US Example: We couldn't afford the good tickets, so we spent the flight crammed in coach. 7. The lower-fare service whose passengers sit in this part of the airplane or train; economy class. Labels: US
Word: coach Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi. According to historians, the coach was named after the small Hungarian town of Kocs, which made a livelihood from cart building and transport between Vienna and Budapest. The meaning “instructor/trainer” is from Oxford University slang (c. 1830) for a “tutor” who “carries” one through an exam; the athletic sense is from 1861. Pronunciation: /kəʊtʃ/, [kʰəʊ̯tʃ], /koʊt͡ʃ/, [kʰoʊ̯t͡ʃ] 1. To train. Labels: intransitive 2. To instruct; to train. Labels: transitive Example: She has coached many opera stars. 3. To study under a tutor. Labels: intransitive 4. To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it). Labels: intransitive Example: Affecting genteel fashions, coaching it to all quarters 5. To convey in a coach. Labels: transitive Example: The needy poet sticks to all he meets, Coached, carted, trod upon, now loose, now fast. And carried off in some dog's tail at last
Word: coach Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi. According to historians, the coach was named after the small Hungarian town of Kocs, which made a livelihood from cart building and transport between Vienna and Budapest. The meaning “instructor/trainer” is from Oxford University slang (c. 1830) for a “tutor” who “carries” one through an exam; the athletic sense is from 1861. Pronunciation: /kəʊtʃ/, [kʰəʊ̯tʃ], /koʊt͡ʃ/, [kʰoʊ̯t͡ʃ] 1. Via the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section. Labels: US, not-comparable Example: John flew coach to Vienna, but first-class back home.
Word: trainer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahere Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre Old French traïnerder. Old French trainder. Middle English trayne English train Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English trainer From train + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪnə/, /ˈtɹeɪnɚ/ 1. A person who trains another; a coach. Example: It was [Roger] Federer’s ability to pull him around the court that put the lactic acid and debilitating weight in those legs and he should not have been allowed the luxury of his trainer’s help. 2. A person responsible for treating injuries sustained by players during matches; a physiotherapist. Example: He served Nelson wholeheartedly as a player, coach and trainer in a lengthy association, the highlights being his involvement in two championship-winning sides. 3. A running shoe or sneaker. Labels: Ireland, UK 4. A patch for a video game that applies cheats. Labels: slang Example: I actually never got a trainer for RCT, but needed one for my brother when I installed it on his computer. He is 10, and is only concerned with making "cool" coasters. I also completed CF before getting trainers. Example: Are there any sites that have original copies of games? (ie: Summer/Winter/World Games with Fast Loading). Just looking for games without the trainers/intros. 5. A piece of indoor equipment allowing a bicycle to be ridden while stationary. 6. A device for encouraging the roots of a plant to grow in a certain direction. Example: a root trainer 7. Attributive form of trainers. Labels: attributive, form-of Example: There was chewing gum stuck to my trainer soles.
Word: moist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective is derived from Middle English moist, moiste [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman moist, moiste, moste, Middle French moiste, and Old French moiste, muste (“damp, moist, wet”) (modern French moite); further etymology uncertain, perhaps a blend of a Late Latin variant of Latin mūcidus (“mouldy, musty”) + a Late Latin derivative of Latin mustum (“unfermented or partially fermented grape juice or wine, must”). The noun is derived from the adjective. Pronunciation: /mɔɪst/ 1. Moistness; also, moisture. Labels: regional, uncountable Example: [T]hey launch'd the ship, the mast it bore / Advanc'd, sails hoised, every seat his oar / Gave with a leather thong. The deep moist then / They further reach'd. Example: Th' Arch-Angel Uriel, one of the ſeav'n / […] / That run through all the Heav'ns, or down to th' Earth / Bear his [God's] ſwift errands over moiſt and dry, / O're Sea and Land: […]
Word: moist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English moisten, moist, moiste (“to make moist or wet; to soak in liquid; to become moist or wet; to provide with moisture or water; to satisfy thirst with liquor or water, slake”) [and other forms], and then either: * from Anglo-Norman muster (“to make moist or wet”), Middle French moistir, and Old French moistir (“to make moist or wet; to become moist or wet”) (compare enmoistir; modern French moitir), from Old French moiste, muste (“damp, moist, wet”) (see etymology 1) + -ir (suffix forming infinitives of second conjugation verbs); or * from Middle English moist, moiste (adjective) (see etymology 1), though the adjective is first attested later. Pronunciation: /mɔɪst/ 1. To make (something) moist or wet; to moisten. Labels: US, regional, transitive Example: He calleth for a ſponge (ſaith Theodoritus) and therevvith moiſteth and vvaſsheth Simeones mouthe, and then geueth him the holy Sacrament. Example: They [the legendary Fortunate Isles] haue raine there very ſeldom, howbeit a gentle winde commonly that bloweth in a litle ſiluer dew, which moiſteth the earth ſo finely, that it maketh it fertile and luſtie, not onely to bring forth all that is ſet or ſowen apon it but of it ſelfe without mans hand it beareth ſo good frute, as ſufficiently maintaineth the inhabitants dwelling apon it, liuing idlely, and taking no paines. 2. To inspire, to refresh (someone); also, to soften (one's heart). Labels: figuratively, obsolete, transitive 3. To rain lightly; to drizzle. Labels: US, intransitive 4. To have an effect of moistening or wetting. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Auyſing the bright bemes of theſe fayer Iyes / where he is that myn oft moiſteth & waſſheth Example: Againe, nothyng moiſteth ſoner then water. Therefore, a wepyng eye cauſeth muche moiſture, and prouoketh teares.
Word: Aargau Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Switzerland German Aargau. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːɡaʊ/, /ˈɑɹˌɡaʊ/ 1. A canton of Switzerland. Capital: Aarau.
Word: Argovia Part of Speech: name 1. A canton of Switzerland (the Italian name) Labels: archaic
Word: Appenzell Innerrhoden Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Appenzell Inner Rhodes.
Word: Appenzell Inner Rhodes Part of Speech: name 1. A canton of Switzerland.
Word: Appenzell Ausserrhoden Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of Appenzell Outer Rhodes.
Word: Appenzell Outer Rhodes Part of Speech: name 1. A canton of Switzerland.
Word: canton Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 1530s, from Middle French canton, from Old French canton (“corner”); heraldic sense from the 1570s, geographic sense from c. 1600. Pronunciation: /ˈkæntən/, /ˈkæntɒn/ 1. A division of a political unit. Example: These three millions live in a small canton of Egypt which cannot maintain twenty thousand people Example: 20 May, 1686, Gilbert Burnet, letter from Nimmengen There is another piece of Holbein's, […] in which, in six several cantons, the several parts of our Saviour's passion are represented. 2. A division of a political unit. 3. A division of a political unit. Example: According to a peasant novelist from the Bourbonnais, this was just as true in the 1840s as it was before the Revolution: "We had not the slightest notion of the outside world. Beyond the limits of the canton, and beyond the known distances, lay mysterious lands that were thought to be dangerous and inhabited by barbarians." 4. A division of a political unit. 5. A division of a political unit. Labels: obsolete 6. A small community or clan. 7. A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side, the upper-left quadrant of a flag, (the stars of the US national flag are in a canton). 8. A division of a shield occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side. Example: The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in a canton in our arms.
Word: canton Part of Speech: verb Etymology: 1530s, from Middle French canton, from Old French canton (“corner”); heraldic sense from the 1570s, geographic sense from c. 1600. Pronunciation: /ˈkæntən/, /ˈkæntɒn/ 1. To delineate as a separate district. Labels: transitive 2. To divide into cantons. Labels: transitive 3. To quarter troops by requisitioning housing from the civilian population. Labels: transitive Example: To the end of husbanding the supplies, he will cause to be cantoned in the cities and villages the greatest possible numbers of troops 4. To be allotted such quarters. Labels: intransitive Example: An army, falling back upon its lines of magazines, may … make its retreat with more security than one which has to canton, to subsist, and to extend itself to find cantonments.
Word: canton Part of Speech: noun 1. A song or canto. Labels: obsolete Example: Write loyal cantons of contemnèd love / And sing them loud even in the dead of night.
Word: Basel-Stadt Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Basel-Stadt. 1. A canton of Switzerland.
Word: Basel-City Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of German Basel-Stadt. 1. Basel-Stadt (a canton of Switzerland).
Word: Basel-Country Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of German Basel-Landschaft. 1. Basel-Landschaft (a canton of Switzerland).
Word: Basel-Landschaft Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Basel-Landschaft. Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːzəɫ ˈlændʃæft/ 1. A canton of Switzerland.
Word: Bern Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Alemannic German Bärn, of uncertain further origin. A popular folk etymology says it was named by its founder, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, after the first animal he saw in the area, a Bär(in) (“bear”) (compare Berlin, subject to a similar folk etymology). The name is now thought to be connected to a Celtic word, Proto-Celtic *berna (“cleft”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to carve out, cut”)) and *branos (“raven”) (compare the name ΒΡΕΝΟΔΩΡ (BRENODŌR), on the Bern zinc tablet, which has also been connected with the Gaulish name Brennus). More at Bern. Pronunciation: /bɜː(ɹ)n/, /bɝn/, /bɛ(ɹ)n/ 1. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Although the researchers found that, on average, narcissism gradually declined as people aged, “the results show that this decline is not as large as one might hope,” said Ulrich Orth, the lead author of the paper and a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Bern in Switzerland. 2. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A surname Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Bern Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviations * Clipping of Bernard. * Clipping of Bernadette. * Clipping of Bernice. Pronunciation: /bɜː(ɹ)n/, /bɝn/, /bɛ(ɹ)n/ 1. A unisex given name, variant of Bernie. 2. A unisex given name, variant of Bernie.
Word: exclamation point Part of Speech: noun 1. The symbol !; an exclamation mark. Labels: US 2. An elongated shape like an exclamation point. Labels: figuratively Example: I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields[…]. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair,[…]. My client welcomed the judge […] and they disappeared together into the Ethiopian card-room, which was filled with the assegais and exclamation-point shields Mr. Cooke had had made at the Sawmill at Beaverton.
Word: Berne Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Alemannic German Bärn. 1. A placename Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. A placename Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 3. A surname Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Fribourg Part of Speech: name 1. A canton of Switzerland. (the French name) 2. The capital city of Fribourg canton, Switzerland. (the French name)
Word: Geneva Part of Speech: name Etymology: Mentioned in Latin texts as Genava. Probably via a Proto-Celtic *genwā from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a derivative of *ǵónu in the sense of a bending river or estuary, possibly akin to Genoa. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈniːvə/ 1. The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland. 2. A canton of Switzerland. 3. The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva. 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 number of places in the United States: 18. A number of places in the United States: 19. A number of places in the United States: 20. A number of places in the United States: 21. A number of places in the United States: 22. A number of places in the United States: 23. A number of places in the United States: 24. A number of places in the United States: 25. A number of places in the United States: 26. A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. 27. A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra. 28. The Geneva Convention.
Word: Geneva Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈniːvə/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of geneva (gin, jenever) Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: Let our actor, in the true spirit of imitating his betters, follow the example of the great Mr. K⁠—⁠n; that is, let him roll about through the day from pot-house to pot-house like a rumbling old beer barrel, with ten or a dozen noggins of Geneva in his pate.
Word: middleman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English myddil man, equivalent to middle + man. Pronunciation: [ˈmɪdɫ̩ˌmæn] 1. An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties. Example: act as a middleman Example: cut out the middleman 2. An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer. Example: The farmer sold his produce directly to stores without a middleman. Example: Online platforms often eliminate the need for a middleman. 3. One who rents land in large tracts, and lets it in small portions to the peasantry. Labels: Ireland, historical
Word: middleman Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English myddil man, equivalent to middle + man. Pronunciation: [ˈmɪdɫ̩ˌmæn] 1. To act as a middleman or intermediary.
Word: middle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English myddel, middel, from Old English middel (“middle, centre, waist”), from Proto-Germanic *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *midjō (“middle, midst”) (compare *midjaz (“mid, middle”, adjective)), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Middel (“middle”), West Frisian mul (“middle”), Dutch middel (“means; medicine, cure”), German mittel (“middle”, adjective), Mittel (“means; medicament, remedy”, noun), Luxembourgish Mëttel (“means, method; medicament”), Vilamovian mytuł (“middle”), Yiddish מיטל (mitl, “middle”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk middel (“means”), Icelandic meðal (“average; means, medicine”), Swedish medel (“average, mean, middle”). See also mid. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdl̩/, [ˈmɪ.dəɫ], [ˈmɪ.dʊ], [ˈmɨdl̩], [ˈmɪ.ɾɫ̩] 1. A centre, midpoint. Example: The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle. 2. The part between the beginning and the end. Example: I woke up in the middle of the night. Example: In the middle of the marathon, David collapsed from fatigue. 3. The middle stump. 4. The central part of a human body; the waist. Example: If I have a diet plan and stick to it, it is easy for me to have control over my middle. 5. The middle voice. 6. the center of the political spectrum. Example: As part of his successful re-election strategy, Clinton began governing from the middle. 7. An essay on social or literary issues in a newspaper or magazine, originally placed between the leading articles and the reviews. Example: ‘Did you see the Spec. had a middle on “Rural Tenacities” last week. That was all Huckley.’
Word: middle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English myddel, middel, from Old English middel (“middle, centre, waist”), from Proto-Germanic *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *midjō (“middle, midst”) (compare *midjaz (“mid, middle”, adjective)), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Middel (“middle”), West Frisian mul (“middle”), Dutch middel (“means; medicine, cure”), German mittel (“middle”, adjective), Mittel (“means; medicament, remedy”, noun), Luxembourgish Mëttel (“means, method; medicament”), Vilamovian mytuł (“middle”), Yiddish מיטל (mitl, “middle”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk middel (“means”), Icelandic meðal (“average; means, medicine”), Swedish medel (“average, mean, middle”). See also mid. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdl̩/, [ˈmɪ.dəɫ], [ˈmɪ.dʊ], [ˈmɨdl̩], [ˈmɪ.ɾɫ̩] 1. Located in the middle; in between. Labels: no-comparative Example: the middle point Example: middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages 2. Central. Labels: no-comparative 3. Pertaining to the middle voice. Labels: no-comparative
Word: middle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English myddel, middel, from Old English middel (“middle, centre, waist”), from Proto-Germanic *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *midjō (“middle, midst”) (compare *midjaz (“mid, middle”, adjective)), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Middel (“middle”), West Frisian mul (“middle”), Dutch middel (“means; medicine, cure”), German mittel (“middle”, adjective), Mittel (“means; medicament, remedy”, noun), Luxembourgish Mëttel (“means, method; medicament”), Vilamovian mytuł (“middle”), Yiddish מיטל (mitl, “middle”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk middel (“means”), Icelandic meðal (“average; means, medicine”), Swedish medel (“average, mean, middle”). See also mid. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdl̩/, [ˈmɪ.dəɫ], [ˈmɪ.dʊ], [ˈmɨdl̩], [ˈmɪ.ɾɫ̩] 1. To take a middle view of. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: And now, to middle the matter between both, it is pity, that the man they favour has not that sort of merit which a person of a mind so delicate as that of Miss Harlowe might reasonably expect in a husband. 2. To double (a rope) into two equal portions; to fold in the middle. Labels: obsolete, transitive 3. To strike (the ball) with the middle portion of the face of the bat. Labels: transitive
Word: centre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛntəː/, [ˈsɛntʰəː], /ˈsɛntɚ/, [ˈsɛntʰɚ] ~ [ˈsɛntʰɹ̩], /ˈsɛɾ̃ɚ/ 1. Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center. Example: So after a short spell in the brass foundry the wisest course was to follow with a similar period in the steel foundry, where much important work was done, including the manufacture of centres for wheels. Example: The phrase 'Imperial Manila' is used throughout the archipelago to denote the capital-heavy decision-making and the imposition of the will and culture of the political and economic centre on the peripheries.
Word: centre Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛntəː/, [ˈsɛntʰəː], /ˈsɛntɚ/, [ˈsɛntʰɚ] ~ [ˈsɛntʰɹ̩], /ˈsɛɾ̃ɚ/ 1. Alternative spelling of center. Labels: Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, alt-of, alternative Example: One controversy which has not had an airing in discussion of the new Transport Bill is that centring on the status of the Pullman Car Co. Example: A contribution to a wall newspaper of which I was an editor in our sector poked fun at the never-changing menu in the school cafeteria. It centred on the various and devious methods used in serving us hamburger. One time it would be called hamburger, another time bifshtek, then cutlet, and sneakiest of all, schnitzel—the only difference among them was usually only in their shape or whether bread crumbs had been used.
Word: manufacturer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English manufacture Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English manufacturer From manufacture + -er. Pronunciation: /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/, /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚɚ/, [ˌmɛənjəˈfækt͡ʃɚɚ] 1. A person or company that manufactures. Example: The manufacturer produces parts for the car industry. Example: Always return faulty goods to the manufacturer.
Word: hoe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā, derivative of Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną. More at hew. Pronunciation: /həʊ/, /hoʊ/, /həʉ/ 1. Any of various tools for scraping, scratching, digging, or stirring soil or other materials. Example: For their organic row crops, they do the weeding with hoes. They get in there often, but it goes fast, and the weeds never get ahead. Example: It was obvious that it consisted of several blows to the head from the hoe. 2. Any of various tools for scraping, scratching, digging, or stirring soil or other materials. Example: The grading is on hold. In the meantime, get that hoe over here and work on this utility trench. [Instructions issued to a worker who will operate a backhoe]
Word: hoe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā, derivative of Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną. More at hew. Pronunciation: /həʊ/, /hoʊ/, /həʉ/ 1. To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool. Labels: ambitransitive Example: to hoe the earth in a garden Example: Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration. 2. To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe. Labels: transitive Example: to hoe corn Example: The first thing he saw was Mr. McGregor hoeing onions. His back was turned towards Peter, and beyond him was the gate!
Word: hoe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From a non-rhotic pronunciation of whore. Pronunciation: /həʊ/, /hoʊ/, /həʉ/ 1. Alternative spelling of ho (“whore, prostitute”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, derogatory, slang Example: Then we split to the Cafe Black Rose / To party with some hoes Example: Fuck all you hoes. Get a grip, motherfucker.
Word: hoe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From a non-rhotic pronunciation of whore. Pronunciation: /həʊ/, /hoʊ/, /həʉ/ 1. Alternative spelling of ho (“to prostitute”). Labels: US, alt-of, alternative, slang Example: Pimpin’ came so naturally to MT when he and his sisters played pimp and hoe games that one of his sisters wanted to hoe for him when they grew up.
Word: hoe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hough, hogh, from Old English hōh. Pronunciation: /həʊ/, /hoʊ/, /həʉ/ 1. A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
Word: hoe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Cognate with Dutch haai (“shark”), qv. Pronunciation: /həʊ/, /hoʊ/, /həʉ/ 1. The horned or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias. Labels: Orkney, Shetland
Word: shovel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English schovele, schovel, showell, shole (> English dialectal shoul, shool), from Old English scofl (“shovel”), from Proto-Germanic *skuflō, *skūflō (“shovel”), equivalent to shove + -el (instrumental/agent suffix). Cognate with Scots shuffle, shule, shuil (“shovel”), Saterland Frisian Sköifel (“shovel”), West Frisian skoffel, schoffel (“hoe, spade, shovel”), Dutch schoffel (“spade, hoe”), Low German Schüfel, Schuffel (“shovel”), German Schaufel (“shovel”), Danish skovl (“shovel”), Faroese skupla (“shovel”), Icelandic skófla (“shovel”), Norwegian skyfle (“shovel”), skyffel (“shovel, hoe”), Swedish skyffel, skovel (“shovel”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌv.əl/, [ˈʃʌv.ɫ̩], /ˈʃʊv.əl/, [ˈʃʊv.ɫ̩], /ˈʃɐv.əl/ 1. A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots. Example: It was said that such train crews kept a spare shovel on board because, on numerous occasions, the beginner had not only zealously thrown coal into the firebox but had let the shovel go as well. 2. A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function. 3. Any shovel in the above senses, or any spade. Labels: US, broadly, especially 4. Ellipsis of shovel hat. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: No one seems to like the offer, and the umpire is just coming down, when a queer old hat, something like a doctor of divinity's shovel, is chucked on to the stage […]
Word: shovel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English schovele, schovel, showell, shole (> English dialectal shoul, shool), from Old English scofl (“shovel”), from Proto-Germanic *skuflō, *skūflō (“shovel”), equivalent to shove + -el (instrumental/agent suffix). Cognate with Scots shuffle, shule, shuil (“shovel”), Saterland Frisian Sköifel (“shovel”), West Frisian skoffel, schoffel (“hoe, spade, shovel”), Dutch schoffel (“spade, hoe”), Low German Schüfel, Schuffel (“shovel”), German Schaufel (“shovel”), Danish skovl (“shovel”), Faroese skupla (“shovel”), Icelandic skófla (“shovel”), Norwegian skyfle (“shovel”), skyffel (“shovel, hoe”), Swedish skyffel, skovel (“shovel”). Pronunciation: /ˈʃʌv.əl/, [ˈʃʌv.ɫ̩], /ˈʃʊv.əl/, [ˈʃʊv.ɫ̩], /ˈʃɐv.əl/ 1. To move materials with a shovel. Example: The workers were shovelling gravel and tarmac into the pothole in the road. Example: After the blizzard, we shoveled the driveway for the next two days. 2. To move with a shoveling motion. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: Already late for work, I shovelled breakfast into my mouth as fast as possible. Example: The keeper then seemed to claw it out with fabulous reflexes only for TV replays to show the ball had most probably crossed the line before Forster had shovelled it away.
Word: adze Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English adse, adese, from Old English adesa, eadesa (compare the oldest forms: adosa, adosan), assumed from Proto-Germanic *adisô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃edʰḗs (compare Hittite [script needed] (atešša, “axe, hatchet”)). Pronunciation: /ædz/ 1. A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood. Example: ...if I wanted a board, I had no other way but to cut down a tree, set it on an edge before me, and hew it flat on either side with my axe, till I brought it to be thin as a plank, and then dub it smooth with my adze.
Word: adze Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English adse, adese, from Old English adesa, eadesa (compare the oldest forms: adosa, adosan), assumed from Proto-Germanic *adisô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃edʰḗs (compare Hittite [script needed] (atešša, “axe, hatchet”)). Pronunciation: /ædz/ 1. To shape a material using an adze.