nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: upcoming Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From up + coming. 1. Happening or appearing in the relatively near future. Labels: not-comparable Example: We are ready for whatever is upcoming. Example: The Federal budget lays out government spending for the upcoming budget year. 2. Eggcorn of up-and-coming. Labels: not-comparable Example: The finals for the men's black belt championship saw Moon, an old pro, face an upcoming young rookie, Johnny Wooley.
Word: upcoming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From up + coming. 1. The act of coming up. 2. Comeuppance; deserts.
Word: upcoming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From upcome + -ing. 1. The activity of to upcome.
Word: upcoming Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From upcome + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of upcome Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: oncoming Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English on comynge, oncomynge, oncoomynge; equivalent to on- + coming (noun). 1. Approach, onset Example: Some man that wayfaring was stood by housedoor at night's oncoming. Example: When she saw the oncoming of the armed men, with the King shining at their head, Little-Foot was again thrown into terror and begged her brother to escape while there was yet time […]
Word: oncoming Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From on- + coming (adjective). 1. approaching; coming closer Labels: not-comparable Example: Look carefully before pulling out into oncoming traffic. Example: 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XIII, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt The attack was made so unexpectedly that Garfield had no time to escape the oncoming spears, three of which struck him in the body.
Word: oncoming Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Equivalent to oncome + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of oncome Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shampoo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po) / चांपो (cāmpo), imperative form of चाँपना (cā̃pnā) / चांपना (cāmpnā, “to press, knead”), mid 18th c. Pronunciation: /ʃæmˈpuː/, /ʃamˈpuː/, /ˈʃæːm.puː/ 1. A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A commercial liquid soaplike product for washing hair or other fibers, such as carpets. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These endocrine disruptors are everywhere: plastics, shampoos, cosmetics, cushions, pesticides, canned foods and A.T.M. receipts. They often aren’t on labels and can be difficult to avoid. 3. An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I’m going to give the carpet a shampoo. 4. Champagne. Labels: countable, humorous, slang, uncountable
Word: shampoo Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po) / चांपो (cāmpo), imperative form of चाँपना (cā̃pnā) / चांपना (cāmpnā, “to press, knead”), mid 18th c. Pronunciation: /ʃæmˈpuː/, /ʃamˈpuː/, /ˈʃæːm.puː/ 1. To wash one's own hair with shampoo. Labels: intransitive Example: My neat-freak of a friend has been compulsively shampooing for every bath he has taken. Example: You then apply the conditioner mix to shampooed hair, from root to tip, and after 10 minutes, rinse out as normal. 2. To wash (i.e. the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo. Labels: transitive Example: Each pony had his sais, his groom, who lived and ate and slept with the animal, and had betted a good deal more than he could afford on the result of the game. There was no chance of anything going wrong, but to make sure, each sais was shampooing the legs of his pony to the last minute. Behind the saises sat as many of the Skidars' regiment as had leave to attend the match […] 3. To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath. Labels: transitive
Word: chutney Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani चटनी (caṭnī) / چَٹْنِی (caṭnī). Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃʌtni/, /ˈt͡ʃʊtni/ 1. A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: mango chutney Example: lemon chutney 2. A style of Indo-Caribbean music from the West Indies, associated especially with Trinidad and Tobago. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: moving Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ 1. That moves or move. Labels: not-comparable Example: moving pictures 2. Causing or evoking deep emotions. Example: 't was a moving letter, very moving! Example: The last steam locomotive to be built by British Railways, No. 92220, a class "9F" 2-10-0, was named Evening Star at Swindon Works on March 18. […] Mr. R. F. Hanks, Chairman of the Western Area Board, British Transport Commission, who presided, said that it was a moving occasion, but also a very proud day for Swindon.
Word: moving Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of move Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: moving Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ 1. The relocation of goods when transferring one's household, business, etc., to another location Labels: uncountable 2. A causing of a movement Labels: countable Example: The rats' movings are willed movements.
Word: Sanskrit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Hindi संस्कृत (sanskŕt), itself a learned borrowing from Sanskrit सं॒स्कृ॒त (saṃskṛtá, “perfected; prepared; constructed; refined”). First use appears c. 1617 in the publications of Samuel Purchas. Pronunciation: /ˈsænskɹɪt/, /sənˈskrɪt̪/ 1. A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism. Labels: uncountable Example: The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong indeed, that no philologer could examine them all three, without believing them to have sprung from some common source, which, perhaps no longer exists... - Sir William Jones, 2 February, 1786, at the Asiatick Society.
Word: Sanskrit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Hindi संस्कृत (sanskŕt), itself a learned borrowing from Sanskrit सं॒स्कृ॒त (saṃskṛtá, “perfected; prepared; constructed; refined”). First use appears c. 1617 in the publications of Samuel Purchas. Pronunciation: /ˈsænskɹɪt/, /sənˈskrɪt̪/ 1. Relating to Sanskrit. Labels: not-comparable Example: Sanskrit, Greek, Slavonic, Germanic, and Celtic names were all of this type, but there are also shorter names formed from the compound ones; […].
Word: exclusive right Part of Speech: noun 1. The power, granted by the government to persons, to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions (through legal force) Example: The company was granted the exclusive right to exploit the oil resources of the province.
Word: surfboard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From surf + board. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːfˌbɔːd/, /ˈsɝfˌbɔɹd/ 1. A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves. Example: One shark attacked the surfboard.
Word: surfboard Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From surf + board. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːfˌbɔːd/, /ˈsɝfˌbɔɹd/ 1. To use a surfboard; to surf.
Word: surf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from earlier suff, suffe (“the inrush of the sea towards the shore”), possibly from Middle English suffe. Compare sough, surf (“a gutter, drain, sewer, trench”) and sough (“a soothing, gentle, murmuring sound of wind or water”). Alternatively, possibly of Indo-Aryan origin, as the word was formerly a reference to the coast of India, though this is doubtful as no positive etymon can be identified. The verb is from 1917. The verb referring to "browsing the Internet" was popularized by Jean Armour Polly. Pronunciation: /sɜːf/, /sɝf/, /sʌɹf/, /søːf/, /seːf/ 1. Waves that break on an ocean shoreline. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] perhaps it was the look of the island, with its gray, melancholy woods, and wild stone spires, and the surf that we could both see and hear foaming and thundering on the steep beach […] Example: 'But when the surf fell enough for the boats to get ashore, and Greening held a lantern for me to jump down into the passage, after we had got the side out of the tomb, the first thing the light fell on at the bottom was a white face turned skyward. 2. An instance or session of riding a surfboard in the surf. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We went for a surf this morning. 3. A dance popular in the 1960s in which the movements of a surfboard rider are mimicked. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She [...] loves to cook, sew and dance. She's up on all the latest steps like the frug, the hully-gully and the surf. 4. The bottom of a drain. Labels: UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable
Word: surf Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Probably from earlier suff, suffe (“the inrush of the sea towards the shore”), possibly from Middle English suffe. Compare sough, surf (“a gutter, drain, sewer, trench”) and sough (“a soothing, gentle, murmuring sound of wind or water”). Alternatively, possibly of Indo-Aryan origin, as the word was formerly a reference to the coast of India, though this is doubtful as no positive etymon can be identified. The verb is from 1917. The verb referring to "browsing the Internet" was popularized by Jean Armour Polly. Pronunciation: /sɜːf/, /sɝf/, /sʌɹf/, /søːf/, /seːf/ 1. To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing. 2. To surf at a specified place. 3. To bodysurf; to swim in the surf at a beach. Example: Such diversion as Podson could extort from his isolation was soon vitiated by repetition. He surfed. He sun-baked - with discretion till his skin had peeled and given him a harder cuticle. 4. To browse the Internet, television, etc. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: Erzincan Part of Speech: name 1. A province in eastern Turkey. 2. A district of Erzincan Province, Turkey. 3. A municipality, the capital of Erzincan district and Erzincan Province, Turkey.
Word: surf rider Part of Speech: noun 1. One who rides the surf usually on a surfboard; a surfer Labels: obsolete
Word: specie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally in the phrase in specie; from Latin speciē, ablative singular of species. Compare in kind. Pronunciation: /ˈspiːʃi/, /ˈspiːsi/, /ˈspiːʃiː/, /ˈspiːʃi.iː/ 1. Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie. Labels: uncountable 2. Money in the form of coins made from precious metal that has an intrinsic value; coinage. Labels: uncountable Example: I received one month's pay in specie while on the march to Virginia, in the year 1781, and except that, I never received any pay worth the name while I belonged to the army. Example: ‘It was not money or specie he thought himself hunting!’
Word: specie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back-formation from species (plural), the final “s” being misinterpreted as a plural ending. Pronunciation: /ˈspiːʃi/, /ˈspiːsi/, /ˈspiːʃiː/, /ˈspiːʃi.iː/ 1. singular of species Labels: form-of, hypercorrect, singular
Word: gamba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From viola da gamba, ultimately from Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gam, gamb, jamb, and jambe. 1. Abbreviation of viola da gamba. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. A rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the sound to that of a viola da gamba.
Word: gamba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin gamba (“leg”); compare gambol. Doublet of gam, gamb, jamb, and jambe. 1. The metacarpus or metatarsus of ruminants, etc.
Word: gamba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Alteration of gamble. 1. Gambling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Start a prediction on it. We want gamba!
Word: Earthwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Earth Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English Earthwoman From Earth + -woman. Pronunciation: /ˈɜːθˌwʊm.ən/, /ˈɝθˌwʊm.ən/ 1. A female inhabitant of Earth. Labels: usually Example: One was what had been born in me, what had been inextricably entangled in the structure of the germ cell from which I had been created; the other remembered all the long years on Earth when I, in common with every other Earthman and Earthwoman, had been flexed and shaped by the insistent pounding of the Combine; my brain had been conditioned to believe what it was desired that I should believe, and nothing beyond that.
Word: sala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish sala, from Germanic. Compare Swedish sal. Doublet of salle and sale. 1. A large hall or reception room. 2. A living room. Labels: Philippines 3. A courtroom. Labels: Philippines
Word: sala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Thai ศาลา (sǎa-laa), ultimately from Sanskrit शाला (śālā, “hall”). 1. An open pavilion in Thailand used as a meeting place or to shelter from the weather. Labels: Thailand
Word: sala Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi साला (sālā). 1. A brother-in-law; a wife's brother. Labels: India
Word: IRA Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /aɪ ɑɹ eɪ/, [ˈaɪɹə] 1. Initialism of individual retirement account. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Since you fund a nondeductible IRA with already-taxed dollars, you might figure you wouldn't pay any income taxes on the conversion. But you wouldn't just owe tax on the funds you're converting; you'd also have to take the pretax contributions and gains in all your non-Roth IRAs into account. Example: These were the liquefiable assets at hand: a drawerful of family jewelry, a 401(k), an IRA, and a one-bedroom condo purchased with inheritance money after her parents' passing.
Word: IRA Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /aɪ ɑɹ eɪ/, [ˈaɪɹə] 1. Initialism of Irish Republican Army. Labels: Irish, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Internet Research Agency. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Inflation Reduction Act. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: In the September follow-up, those significant gains looked much more contingent. More than 80 percent of the potential emissions reductions from the I.R.A. would be lost, the report concluded, if the country continued to expand the electricity grid at only its recent pace of about 1 percent per year.
Word: fledgling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fledge Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English fledgling From fledge (“prepare for flying”) + -ling. Pronunciation: /ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/ 1. Untried or inexperienced. Labels: not-comparable Example: His trenchant criticisms of the Church's repression […] include a discussion of the considerable 1938 success of the fledgling NODL in getting magazines removed from various points of sale. 2. Emergent or rising. Labels: not-comparable Example: Harry Boland was born in Dublin in 1884 and educated with his younger brother Gerry in Clontarf. His father James, who greatly influenced him was politically active in the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the fledgling GAA. Harry Boland fought at the GPO in April 1916 and was interned in Dartmoor and Lewes jail. Example: Less than 24 hours later, Aker’s fledgling green energy and technology unit, Aker Horizons, revealed it had landed a bigger catch, with its planned purchase of Roscommon native Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power for up to €1 billion.
Word: fledgling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fledge Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English fledgling From fledge (“prepare for flying”) + -ling. Pronunciation: /ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/ 1. A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings). 2. An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago. 3. An immature, naïve or inexperienced person. Labels: figuratively
Word: innocent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English innocent, from Old French innocent, inocent, borrowed from Latin innocēns (“harmless, inoffensive”), from in- (“not”) + nocēns, present participle of noceō (“to hurt”). By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + nocent (“harmful; guilty”). Displaced native Old English unsċyldiġ. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnəsənt/ 1. Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. Example: I'm sure there's an innocent explanation for all this. Example: The situation certainly looked bad, but it turned out that everything was innocent. 2. Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act. 3. Without wrongful intent; accidental or in good faith. Example: He didn't mean anything by it; it was an innocent mistake. Example: The child's innocent question revealed the embarrassing truth in front of everyone. 4. Naive; artless. Example: I can find out no rhyme to / 'lady' but 'baby' – an innocent rhyme; 5. Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign. Example: The spear / Sung innocent, and spent its force in air. Example: Although an innocent murmur is not an obstacle to participation in sports and exercise, a pathologic murmur may necessitate restrictions on the child's physical activity. 6. Lacking (something), or knowledge of it. Labels: with-of Example: George was not a believer in modern innovations. The Abbey was innocent of anything so up to date as central heating. Example: At the beginning of July Stafford station was innocent of buildings, except for a couple of coach bodies to house the staff, but the temporary accommodation to cover the period of building the new station was well on the way to completion. 7. Lawful; permitted. Example: an innocent trade 8. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture. Example: innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation
Word: innocent Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English innocent, from Old French innocent, inocent, borrowed from Latin innocēns (“harmless, inoffensive”), from in- (“not”) + nocēns, present participle of noceō (“to hurt”). By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + nocent (“harmful; guilty”). Displaced native Old English unsċyldiġ. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnəsənt/ 1. One who is innocent, especially a young child. Example: The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament. Example: We were asked to strike that impossible balance between being innocents and whores. 2. A harmless simple-minded person; an idiot. Labels: obsolete
Word: owe Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English owen, from Old English āgan, from Proto-West Germanic *aigan (“to own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe (“to possess, own”), reduplicated stative of *h₂eyḱ- (“to own”). See also own, ought. Cognate with Sanskrit ईष्टे (īṣṭe, “to own, possess”). Pronunciation: /əʊ/, /oʊ/ 1. To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone. Labels: ditransitive Example: We owe it to our children to make our nation a better place to live in the future. Example: I owe Kevin five bucks which he lent to me last week. 2. To have debt; to be in debt. Labels: intransitive 3. To have as a cause; used with to. Labels: transitive Example: The record owes its success to the outstanding guitar solos.
Word: anonym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “without name”). Pronunciation: /ˈæn.ə.nɪm/ 1. An anonymous person. 2. An assumed or false name. 3. A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.
Word: popular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin populārislbor. Old French populairebor. ▲ Latin populārisbor. Middle English populer English popular Inherited from Middle English populer, borrowed from Old French populaire, or borrowed from Latin populāris. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒp.jʊ.lə/, /ˈpɑ.pjə.lɚ/ 1. Common among the general public; generally accepted. Example: Contrary to popular misconception, MacArthur Park is not the worst song ever written. Example: Recent evidence demonstrates that caffeine addiction is becoming popular worldwide. 2. Concerning the people; public. 3. Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public. Example: At the coming of Calvin thither, the form of their civil regiment was popular, as it continueth at this day: neither king, nor duke, nor nobleman of any authority or power over them, but officers chosen by the people out of themselves, to order all things with public consent. Example: Luther in popular memory had become a saint, his picture capable of saving houses from burning down, if it was fixed to the parlour wall. 4. Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian. Labels: obsolete Example: Popular and shallow-headed mindes, cannot perceive the grace or comelinesse, nor judge of a smooth and quaint discourse. 5. Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption. Example: As a work of popular science it is exemplary: the focus may be the numbers, but most of the mathematical legwork is confined to the appendices and the accompanying commentary is amusing and witty, as well as informed. 6. Cultivating the favour of the common people. Labels: obsolete Example: Such popular humanity is treason. 7. Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired. Example: The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood. Example: They might have split 24 years ago, but the Smiths remain as popular as ever, and not just among those who remember them first time around. 8. Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.
Word: popular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin populārislbor. Old French populairebor. ▲ Latin populārisbor. Middle English populer English popular Inherited from Middle English populer, borrowed from Old French populaire, or borrowed from Latin populāris. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒp.jʊ.lə/, /ˈpɑ.pjə.lɚ/ 1. A person who is popular, especially at a school. Example: To pass time, Nicole (Tammy Lynn Michaels), the most vicious of the populars, decides they should play a little game. Earlier that day, in their feminist studies class, the women were discussing Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a novel ... 2. An inexpensive newspaper with wide circulation. Labels: in-plural Example: Serious newspapers boomed; the populars became tabloid supplements to television, with the television schedules and related features increasingly the core of the newspaper. 3. A member of the Populares Example: [...] when their ambassadors were come from Samos, and that they saw not only the populars, but also some others of their own party thought trusty before, to be now changed.
Word: quidam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quīdam. 1. A nobody; a person of no importance. Example: A quidam gallant determined upon a time to surprise both my house and my selfe. Example: She singing a miserable ditty, a bead-roll of lamentable rhymes, strung together by this Quidam!—This Henley!
Word: EULA Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈjuːlə/ 1. Initialism of end user license agreement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: parental love Part of Speech: noun 1. The love of parents towards their children. Labels: uncountable 2. Love which is similar to parental love. Labels: broadly, uncountable
Word: dentist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French dent Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French dentistebor. English dentist Borrowed from French dentiste. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛntɪst/ 1. A medical doctor who specializes in teeth. Example: It is singular how forcibly this passage in my narrative brings to my mind a picture which used to be, some years ago, at a broker's—that charnel-house of the comforts and graces of life. It had been taken out of its frame, and leant in a dark and dusty corner against a perpendicular armchair, whose rigid uprightness seemed suited only to the parlour of a dentist, repose being the last idea it suggested. Example: Oh, you couldn't be married to a dentist. Don't be silly. 2. Deliberate misspelling of Dengist. Labels: Internet, alt-of, deliberate, misspelling
Word: playground Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From play + ground. Compare Middle English playstede (“playground”) from Old English pleġstede. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ 1. A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). Example: The kids have to go to the playground during recess, no matter the weather. Example: The local council have set up a new playground, equipped with slides, swings, and a climbing wall. 2. Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please. Labels: figuratively Example: The exclusive tropical island was a millionaire's playground. Example: Kjelsås (six miles) marks the end of the suburbs, and the line immediately plunges into Nordmarka. This vast untamed area of forest and mountain (much of it over 2,000 ft. above sea level), interspersed with innumerable lakes, large and small, is known as Oslo's playground. 3. A sandbox for testing calls to an application programming interface.
Word: skier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ski 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 skier From ski + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈskiːə(ɹ)/ 1. One who skis. Example: a professional skier Example: a poor skier
Word: skier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sky 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 skier From sky + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈskaɪə(ɹ)/ 1. A ball hit high in the air, often leading to a catch. Example: However, when Guha returned, she picked the wrong ball to pull and hit a skier to Charlotte Edwards. Example: The second thing I did my best to get out of was the unpleasant position Monty found himself in rather too often in Sri Lanka: standing under a skier in the deep.
Word: dunnock Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English donek, dunok, from Old English *dunnuc, equivalent to dun (“brownish grey”) + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Old High German doniklīn (“hedge-sparrow; dunnock”). Compare ruddock. Pronunciation: /ˈdʌnək/ 1. A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
Word: dunny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dun (“dusky brown”) + -y (“forming adjectives of lesser degree”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʌni/ 1. Somewhat dun, dusky brownish. Example: I were skynnes of conny, / That causeth I loke so donny.
Word: dunny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Probably from dun (“to ring”) + -y (“forming adjectives of lesser degree”). 1. Somewhat deaf, hard of hearing. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: Dunny, somewhat deaf, deafish. 2. Slow to answer: stupid, unintelligent. Labels: UK, derogatory, dialectal, euphemistic Example: What the devil are you dunny? won't you give me no answer?
Word: dunny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from dun (“to ring”) + -y (“forming adjectives of lesser degree”). 1. A dummy, an unintelligent person. Labels: UK, derogatory, dialectal, euphemistic, obsolete Example: Should a School-boy do so, he'd be whip'd for a Dunny.
Word: dunny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A clipped form of English cant dunnakin (“outhouse”) + -y (suffix forming affectionate diminutives). Dunnakin, dunnekin, etc. are of uncertain etymology, but probably from some form of English cant danna (“dung”) + ken (“house”, pejorative slang). The Scottish and North English senses may derive from Etymology 4 below, either under influence from English cant or as its original source. 1. Alternative form of danna: shit. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, obsolete, slang 2. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, Northern-England, Scotland, also, dated, slang Example: "I've got one of those outside dunnies here, hasn't been emptied for six months and I ran out of sawdust three months ago." Example: There was one leaning dunny down the back and, if you stayed very quiet, on a very still day you could hear the white ants as they chewed the wood.The bottom boards were already eaten through, and I avoided using the dunny at all costs. 3. Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a latrine; a lavatory; a toilet. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, slang Example: The dunny was another place to go to get out of class. You got to go there by raising your hand in class and asking Miss if you could go to the lav. 4. A passageway, particularly those connecting an outhouse to the main building. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, dated, slang
Word: dunny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A clipped form of English dungeon + -y (“forming affectionate diminutives”). 1. A cellar, basement, or underground passage. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, dated, slang
Word: surfing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English surfing From surf + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsɝfɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of surf Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: surfing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English suffe? English suff? English surf Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English surfing From surf + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈsɝfɪŋ/ 1. The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The activity of browsing the Internet. Labels: Internet, uncountable, usually Example: To J. M. Duffin, former student and now assistant archivist at the University of Pennsylvania, thanks for courteous surfings of the Internet for missing dates, publishers, and other embarrassing gaps in my text.
Word: surf riding Part of Speech: noun 1. surfing Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: kyūjitai Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Transliteration from Japanese 旧(きゅう)字(じ)体(たい) (kyūjitai, literally “old character form”). Pronunciation: /ˌkju.d͡ʒiˈtaɪ/ 1. The traditional form of Japanese kanji used before 1947. Labels: uncountable Example: Although the kyūjitai kanji were not banned, the obsolete kyūjitai kanji have become unreadable to more and more readers over time, thus making texts including them difficult for modern readers, but at least there is a recognized mapping from new form to old form.
Word: second lieutenant Part of Speech: noun 1. The lowest rank of a commissioned army officer, below a lieutenant. 2. The lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, United States Air Force, or United States Marine Corps, below a first lieutenant. The rank of second lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of ensign.
Word: tantō Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of tanto. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: worth one's while Part of Speech: adj 1. Beneficial and important enough on which to spend time, effort, or money. Labels: idiomatic Example: Doing volunteer work to help others is truly worth one's while. Example: Even if (2.3.5) holds, so that the worker's strategy is a best response to the firm's strategy, it must also be worth the firm's while to pay w#42;.
Word: harry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English herien, harien, from Old English herġian, from Proto-West Germanic *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną, from *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *koryos, from *ker- (“army”). Cognates See also Walloon hairyî, Old French hairier, harier; also Saterland Frisian ferheerje, German verheeren (“to harry, devastate”), Swedish härja (“ravage, harry”); also Old English here, West Frisian hear, Dutch heer, German Heer); also Middle Irish cuire (“army”), Lithuanian kãrias (“army; war”), Old Church Slavonic кара (kara, “strife”), Ancient Greek κοίρανος (koíranos, “chief, commander”), Old Persian [script needed] (kāra, “army”)). More at here (“army”). Compare typologically Latin populor. Pronunciation: /ˈhæɹi/, /ˈhaɹɪj/, /ˈhɛɹi/, /ˈhaɾe/, /-ɾɪ/ 1. To plunder, pillage, assault. Labels: transitive Example: I repent me much , That so I harry'd him 2. To make repeated attacks on an enemy. Labels: transitive Example: 'One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize to-night, / But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light; / Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day, / Then look for me by moonlight, / Watch for me by moonlight, / I'll come to thee by moonlight, though Hell should bar the way.' 3. To strip, lay waste, ravage. Labels: transitive Example: to harry this beautiful region Example: A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush. 4. To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism. Labels: transitive Example: Chelsea also struggled to keep possession as QPR harried and chased at every opportunity, giving their opponents no time on the ball. Example: The Colombians' ire was raised even more 10 minutes later when the referee showed a yellow card to [James] Rodríguez – who was apoplectic at the decision – for an innocuous trip that was, as Rodríguez vociferously pointed out with multiple hand gestures, a first offense compared with Fernandinho's harrying.
Word: harry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Related to Sanskrit अस्थि (asthi, “bone”). Pronunciation: /ˈhæɹi/, /ˈhaɹɪj/, /ˈhɛɹi/, /ˈhaɾe/, /-ɾɪ/ 1. A menial servant; a sweeper. Labels: India, obsolete, transitive
Word: Henrietta Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latinate form of French Henriette, derived from the male given name Henry. Pronunciation: /ˌhɛn.ɹiˈɛtə/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Alberta is more like a man's name than any other name that comes from a men's, more than Georgianna which is just like a magnolia blossom or Henrietta which most people change to Etta or Geraldine which nobody ever thinks of coming from a man's Irish name like Gerald. 2. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A locality in the town of Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius. Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A rural locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, Tasmania, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: all of a sudden Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˌɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən/ 1. Suddenly, quickly, without warning. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: All of a sudden I felt very hot and tired. Example: ― Enju: “Wh-What?! What are you saying all of a sudden?! Idiot! Hentai!”
Word: fr. Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of fragment. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Second, the poetess includes her own name (v. 20) and refers to herself in the first person, suggesting that the poem was composed for a real-life situation and an actual person;² and, as in frr. 31 and 94 (LP) (in conjunction with Plu. Luc. 18.9), the situation in which the poetess finds herself constitutes unambiguous evidence that she was a "lesbian" in sensu technico.³
Word: donate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Circa 1845, back-formation from donation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), chiefly found in American English. Ultimately from Latin dōnāre (“to give”). Pronunciation: /də(ʊ)ˈneɪt/, /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/, /doʊˈneɪt/ 1. To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another. Labels: ambitransitive Example: She donates 100 dollars to Red Cross every year. Example: He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.
Word: worry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English worien, werien, wirien, wirwen, wyryȝen (“to choke, strangle”), from Old English wyrġan, from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”). Cognate with Dutch worgen, wurgen, German würgen. Compare Latin urgere (“to press, push”), Sanskrit वृहति (vṛhati, “to tear out, pluck”), Lithuanian ver̃žti (“to string; squeeze”), Russian (poetic) отверза́ть (otverzátʹ, “to open”, literally “to untie”). Related to wring. Pronunciation: /ˈwʌ.ɹi/, [ˈwʌɹɪj], /ˈwɝ.i/, /ˈwʊ.ɹi/, /ˈwɒ.ɹi/ 1. To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. Labels: intransitive Example: So you go along for a long time / And nothing seems to worry your mind / But what it adds up to / It's the side effect / That finally gets to you 2. Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise. Labels: transitive Example: Your tone of voice worries me. Example: That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition. 3. To harass; to irritate or distress. Labels: transitive Example: The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors. 4. To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf. Labels: transitive Example: Your dog’s been worrying sheep again. Example: This is the Dog, that worried the Cat, that killed the Rat, that ate the Malt, that lay in the Houſe that Jack built. 5. To touch repeatedly; to fiddle with. Labels: transitive Example: Christian paced the caravan, worrying his beard. Example: So what if I wanted to touch my nose to the windshield? Who was it hurting? Why was it that he could repeatedly worry his change and bite his lower lip without the threat of punishment? 6. To strangle. Labels: Scotland, obsolete, transitive Example: We read (Law's Memor. Pref. lix.) that "one John Brugh, a notorious warlock (wizard) in the parochin of Fossoquhy, by the space of thirty-six years, was worried at a stake and burned, 1643."
Word: worry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English worien, werien, wirien, wirwen, wyryȝen (“to choke, strangle”), from Old English wyrġan, from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”). Cognate with Dutch worgen, wurgen, German würgen. Compare Latin urgere (“to press, push”), Sanskrit वृहति (vṛhati, “to tear out, pluck”), Lithuanian ver̃žti (“to string; squeeze”), Russian (poetic) отверза́ть (otverzátʹ, “to open”, literally “to untie”). Related to wring. Pronunciation: /ˈwʌ.ɹi/, [ˈwʌɹɪj], /ˈwɝ.i/, /ˈwʊ.ɹi/, /ˈwɒ.ɹi/ 1. A strong feeling of anxiety. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night. Example: "Worry never solved any problems. Only gives you ulcers." 2. An instance or cause of such a feeling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My main worry is that I'll miss the train. 3. A person who causes worry. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They could never make him speak a word, although he was old enough, in short, he was a perfect worry night and day.
Word: brandish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English braundischen, from Old French brandiss-, stem of brandir (“to flourish a sword”), from Frankish *brandijan, from Frankish *brand (“firebrand; sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“fire; flame; sword”), whence Old English brand (“firebrand; torch”); equivalent to brand + -ish. More at brand. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹændɪʃ/ 1. To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill. Labels: transitive Example: He brandished his sword at the pirates. Example: Hvng be yͤ heauens vvith black, yield day to night; / Comets importing change of Times and States, / Brandiſh your cryſtall Treſſes in the Skie, / And vvith them ſcourge the bad reuolting Stars, / That haue conſented vnto Henries Death: / King Henry the Fift, too famous to liue long, / England ne're loſt a King of ſo much vvorth. 2. To bear something with ostentatious show. Labels: transitive Example: to brandish syllogisms Example: Long, however, the young ſpark did not remain, before, giving it [his penis] two or three ſhakes, by way of brandiſhing it, he threw himſelf upon her, […]
Word: brandish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English braundischen, from Old French brandiss-, stem of brandir (“to flourish a sword”), from Frankish *brandijan, from Frankish *brand (“firebrand; sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“fire; flame; sword”), whence Old English brand (“firebrand; torch”); equivalent to brand + -ish. More at brand. Pronunciation: /ˈbɹændɪʃ/ 1. The act of flourishing or waving.
Word: noctilucent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nocti- + lucent. 1. Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.
Word: mishmash Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since the late 15th century, Middle English mysse masche, probably a reduplication of mash, although a Yiddish origin or influence has also been suggested. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Miskmask and German Mischmasch. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ/ 1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. Example: As for Mr. Pynchon’s conjuring of millennial New York, it’s a total mishmash. Example: He cites 'on-seat charging facilities', which he describes as pregviously^([sic]) being a "mishmash of some having them and not having them".
Word: mishmash Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Attested since the late 15th century, Middle English mysse masche, probably a reduplication of mash, although a Yiddish origin or influence has also been suggested. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Miskmask and German Mischmasch. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ/ 1. To mix together, especially in a confused way. Labels: transitive 2. To become mixed together. Labels: intransitive
Word: farrago Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin farrāgō (“mixed fodder; mixture, hodgepodge”), from far (“emmer (a kind of wheat), coarse meal, grits”). Doublet of farro. Pronunciation: /fəˈɹeɪɡoʊ/, /fəˈɹɑːɡoʊ/ 1. A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things. Example: Yet do I carry every vvhere vvith me ſuch a confounded farago of doubts, fears, hopes, vviſhes, and all the flimſy furniture of a country Miſs's brain! Example: Back in Paris, where all men adrift naturally float, he succeeded in publishing a fantastic novel, “Sortie d’un Rêve,” a farrago of all that is most foolish in the earlier romantic authors, with here and there a racy turn—“a personal note,” M. Zola would say.
Word: hodgepodge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch + pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ/, /ˈhɑd͡ʒˌpɑd͡ʒ/ 1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His latest sculpture is a hodgepodge of kitchen clutter and scrap glued together. Example: MAn's life is but vain, for tis ſubject to pain, / and ſorrow, and ſhort as a buble; / 'tis a hodge podge of buſineſs, and mony and care, / and care, and mony, and trouble. 2. A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The little Pieces of Beef vvere like Plums in our Hodg-podg. Indeed 'tvvas not fit to be eaten any other vvay; for tho' it did not ſtink, yet it vvas very unſavory and black, vvithout the leaſt ſign of Fat in it: […]
Word: hodgepodge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hochepoche, a variation of hochepot, from Old French hochepot, from Middle Dutch hutspot (“beef or mutton cut into small pieces and mixed and boiled together in a pot”), from hotsen, hutsen (“to shake; jog; jolt”) + pot (“pot”), equivalent to hotch + pot. Compare German Low German Hüttspott (“hodgepodge”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ/, /ˈhɑd͡ʒˌpɑd͡ʒ/ 1. To move or position in an erratic, disorganized manner. Labels: ambitransitive
Word: hotchpotch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French hochepot, from hocher (“to shake”) + pot (“pot”); of Dutch or German origin. Compare Dutch hutspot. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒt͡ʃpɒt͡ʃ/ 1. The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, especially in the case of divorce or intestacy. 2. A kind of mutton broth with green peas instead of barley or rice. Labels: archaic 3. Alternative form of hodgepodge (“miscellaneous collection”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes. Example: The railways in Wales are a bizarre hotchpotch of lines which, remarkably, do not even allow for a journey between the lines in the south and those in the north without venturing across the border into England. 4. Alternative form of hodgepodge (“mixture of ingredients”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: melange Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mélange, from Middle French mélange, meslange, from Old French meslance, meslinges (“set of diverse elements”), derived from mescler (“to mingle, mix up”) (modern French mêler), from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, from Latin misceō (“mix”) + -inges, a suffix from Frankish *-ingo (“-ing”). More at mix, -ing. Pronunciation: /məˈlɑnʒ/, /meɪ-/, /-ˈlɑndʒ/ 1. A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture. Example: The room was a melange of comic books and posters. 2. A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee. 3. A large-scale breccia formed in the accretionary wedge over a subductional environment.
Word: mingle-mangle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Reduplicated from mingle. 1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. Example: Is not it an extraordinary instance of a minglemangle of old Norse Paganism and Christianity? Thor's Mell and Christ's Cross.
Word: mingle-mangle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Reduplicated from mingle. 1. To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of. Example: So ſhould vve Preachers be true men, Preachers of God's vvay, truly, truly, vvithout regard of perſon; that is, for man's pleaſure corrupting the vvord, or mingle-mangle the vvord vvith man's inven tion and traditions.
Word: oddments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oddment Labels: form-of, plural