nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: polish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English polishen, from Old French poliss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of polir, from Latin polīre (“to polish, make smooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to drive, strike, thrust”), from the notion of fulling cloth. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/, /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/ 1. A substance used to polish. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily. 2. Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The floor was waxed to a high polish. 3. Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.
Word: polish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English polishen, from Old French poliss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of polir, from Latin polīre (“to polish, make smooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to drive, strike, thrust”), from the notion of fulling cloth. Pronunciation: /ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/, /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/ 1. To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding. Labels: transitive Example: He polished up the chrome until it gleamed. 2. To refine; remove imperfections from. Labels: transitive Example: The band has polished its performance since the last concert. Example: Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it. 3. To apply shoe polish to shoes. Labels: transitive 4. To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface. Labels: intransitive Example: Steel polishes well. Example: The other [gold], whether it will polish so well Wherein for the latter [brass] it is probable it will 5. To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite. Labels: transitive Example: Arts that polish Life. Example: Educated at private schools and polished at Cambridge
Word: a Part of Speech: character Etymology: The letter name is from Middle English ā, from Old French, ultimately from Latin ā. Use of the Latin letter in (Old) English displaced the futhorc letter ᚪ (a) beginning in the 7th century, and partially also ᚫ (æ). Pronunciation: /æ/, /ɑː/, /eɪ/, /ə/ 1. The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script. Labels: letter, lowercase Example: This expression is zero, for we have replaced the column of a''''s by the column of bs and hence the determinant has two columns identical. Example: Passmore. Capital P-a-double s-m-o-r-e.
Word: a Part of Speech: num Etymology: The letter name is from Middle English ā, from Old French, ultimately from Latin ā. Use of the Latin letter in (Old) English displaced the futhorc letter ᚪ (a) beginning in the 7th century, and partially also ᚫ (æ). Pronunciation: /æ/, /ɑː/, /eɪ/, /ə/ 1. The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ay and written in the Latin script. Labels: lowercase
Word: a Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The letter name is from Middle English ā, from Old French, ultimately from Latin ā. Use of the Latin letter in (Old) English displaced the futhorc letter ᚪ (a) beginning in the 7th century, and partially also ᚫ (æ). Pronunciation: /æ/, /ɑː/, /eɪ/, /ə/ 1. The name of the Latin script letter A/a. Example: This piece somewhat resembles an a. On the left is a man seated on the ground, with a dog between his legs, and a large bird of prey in his hands, which appears to be biting his head. Example: But with some prelude of disparagement, / Read, mouthing out his hollow oes and aes, / Deep-chested music, and to this result.
Word: a Part of Speech: prep Etymology: * From Middle English a, o, from Old English a-, an, on. * Unstressed form of on. Pronunciation: /ə/ 1. To do with separation; In, into. Example: torn a pieces 2. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. Often occurs between two nouns, where the first noun occurs at the end of a verbal phrase. Example: I brush my teeth twice a day. Example: A Sundays 3. To do with status; In. Example: To set the people a worke. 4. To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto. Labels: archaic Example: stand a tiptoe 5. To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing. Labels: archaic Example: The times, they are a-changin'. 6. To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in. Labels: archaic Example: It was a doing. Example: Jacob, when he was a dying 7. To do with an action/movement; To, into. Labels: archaic 8. To do with method; In, with. Labels: obsolete Example: Stands here a purpose. 9. To do with role or capacity; In. Labels: obsolete Example: a God’s name
Word: a Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English a, ha contraction of have, or haven. Pronunciation: /ə/ 1. Have (auxiliary verb). Labels: dialectal, slang Example: I'd a come, if you'd a asked. Example: So would I a done, by yonder Sunne, / If thou hadſt not come to my bed. 2. had (auxiliary verb). Labels: dialectal, rare, slang Example: I wisht you a seen 'im; fust he looked mighty gubious; then he begins ter laff. He'll git likened ter ridin' mighty briefly."
Word: a Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Middle English a, a reduced form of he (“he”)/ha (“he”), heo (“she”)/ha (“she”), ha (“it”), and hie, hie (“they”). Pronunciation: /ʌ/, /ɑ/ 1. He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative. Example: He've a got a great venture on hand, but what a [it] be he tell'th no man. Example: Doctors, they knaws nowt, fur a [they] says what's nawways true. 2. He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative. Example: a’ brushes his hat o’ mornings. Example: Well! in a come [in he came]—KING GEORGE to town, / With doust and zweat az netmeg brown, / The hosses all in smoke; 3. He, she, they: the third-person singular or plural nominative. Example: A wanted me to go with her. Example: Did a do it!
Word: a Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English a From Middle English of, with apocope of the final f and vowel reduction. Pronunciation: /ə/ 1. Of. Labels: archaic, slang Example: The name of John a Gaunt. Example: cloth a gold; time a day
Word: a Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Northern Middle English aw, alteration of all. Pronunciation: /ɔ/ 1. All. Labels: Scotland, not-comparable
Word: a Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Northern Middle English aw, alteration of all. Pronunciation: /ɔ/ 1. All. Labels: Scotland, not-comparable
Word: a Part of Speech: particle 1. Pronunciation spelling of to. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Example: James was going with his mother to attend the ceremonies at which his oldest sister in the convent would make perpetual vows. Being asked where he was going, he answered, “I’m goin’ a see my sister make percapital vowels.” Example: The man walks toward me. “I met that asshole. He’s tryin’ a sell us a bag a bullshit.”
Word: a Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Contraction of gonna, itself a reduction of going to; see Etymology 8 above (“to”). 1. Used to express a future action; going to. Labels: contraction Example: I'm a go see what's going on out there. Example: "Sure, Billy, I'm a run downstairs to the machine and get me a pack of bigarettes," he said, taking off with his Melody.
Word: a Part of Speech: conj Etymology: Contraction of and. 1. Contraction of and. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal, obsolete, rare Example: By cock a pie and Mous-foot Dent bring's in, / Examples to express forbidden Sin: Example: Thee lace ma? Chem a laced well-a-fine aready.—Zey wone word more, and chell breſh tha, chell make thy boddize pilmee.
Word: a Part of Speech: symbol 1. Distance from leading edge to aerodynamic center. 2. specific absorption coefficient 3. specific rotation 4. allele (recessive)
Word: a Part of Speech: adv 1. across Example: Do you have the answer for 23a? 2. Alternative spelling of a.m. (“ante meridiem”) or am Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: a Part of Speech: particle 1. Alternative form of -a (“empty syllable added to songs, poetry, verse and other speech”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: “I show a you right a here I can fuck a you.” “Is she crazy?” I asked Wyman.
Word: a Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Russian а (a). 1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter А/а.
Word: a Part of Speech: intj 1. ah; er (sound of hesitation) Example: "We will resume yesterday's discourse, young ladies," said he, "and you shall each read a page by turns; so that Miss a—Miss Short may have an opportunity of hearing you"; and the poor girls began to spell a long dismal sermon delivered at Bethesda Chapel, Liverpool, on behalf of the mission for the Chickasaw Indians.
Word: a Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the common method of counting semiquavers as "one-e-and-a, two-e-and-a" and so on. Pronunciation: /ˈʌ/ 1. The fourth semiquaver (sixteenth note) of a beat. Labels: informal Example: The pianist played a C on the a of four.
Word: Gold Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɡəʊld/, /ɡoʊld/ 1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a goldsmith or a rich man.
Word: Gold Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Goldi or Nanai people.
Word: Mine Part of Speech: pron 1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of mine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. Labels: alt-of, honorific
Word: Mineral Part of Speech: name 1. A number of places in the United States, including: 2. A number of places in the United States, including:
Word: Wiki Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Wikipedia. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, proscribed Example: Wiki is where I go to research facts about Asian culture.
Word: Opal Part of Speech: name 1. A unisex given name from English from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century. Example: Perhaps to console herself for the bad luck she had already suffered, in a back corner of South Sherbrooke Township - or perhaps to make up, ahead of time, for a lack of motherly feelings - she gave the girls the fanciest names she could think of: Opal Violet, Dawn Rose, and Bonnie Hope. 2. A unisex given name from English from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century. 3. A unisex given name from English from the precious stone, invented in the nineteenth century. Labels: rare 4. A type of petrol made by British Petroleum designed to be unable to be used for petrol sniffing. Labels: Australia Example: Halton says, for example, that if there are bylaws that prohibit trafficking in fuel in a community where the non-sniffable petrol, Opal, had been introduced it would be the job of the local police to enforce the law. Her department, on the other hand, was dealing with the issue of the availability of Opal. Example: Diesel is available at roughly 300km intervals on the WA side, as is Opal fuel which, at the Warburton and Warakuna roadhouses, can be used instead of unleaded petrol. (Opal is unsniffable, and its provision is one of the measures in place to counteract petrol-sniffing problems in local communities.) 5. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada. 6. A census-designated place in Virginia. 7. A town in Wyoming.
Word: bampot Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbæm.pɒt/ 1. An idiot; an objectionable and foolish person. Labels: Scotland, derogatory, slang Example: No-one up there really believes Scotland is some kind of terrorism magnet, whatever the bampots in London think.
Word: Aal Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German, probably from a derivative of Old High German ahu (“river, stream”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu, common in river names. Possibly influenced by Aal (“eel”). 1. A small river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; a tributary of the Neckar.
Word: Aamu Part of Speech: name Etymology: See Egyptian ꜥꜣm. # (historical) An Egyptian name used to designate Western Asiatic foreigners in antiquity. Labels: no-gloss
Word: Aase Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian Aase. 1. A surname from Norwegian.
Word: Ab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The first letter of each of the two syllables of antibody. 1. Symbol for antibody. Labels: alt-of, symbol
Word: Ab Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew אָב (āv). Pronunciation: /ɑb/ 1. Av. Labels: Judaism Example: The Book of Lamentations is chanted in the synagogue on the ninth of Ab.
Word: Ab Part of Speech: name Etymology: Short form of Abner. Pronunciation: /æb/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Abner, from Hebrew, occasionally used as a formal given name.
Word: Ab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the nineteenth-century Lepsius transcription, ȧb, of Egyptian jb (“heart, mind, intention”), ib:Z1. Pronunciation: /æb/ 1. In Egyptian belief, the heart and will and conscience of a person, especially that of the recently deceased which proceeds to the afterlife and is weighed as evidence during his or her judgement. Labels: dated 2. An Ancient Egyptian amulet in the shape of a heart (ib). Labels: dated
Word: Ab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation. 1. Abbreviation of Abbot. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: Aba Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɑˈbɑ/ 1. The largest city in Abia State, Nigeria.
Word: Aba Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 阿壩 /阿坝 (Ābà). Pronunciation: /ˈɑˈbɑ/ 1. Synonym of Ngawa: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Example: The main Tibetan areas in Sichuan are now designated as Aba (Ngawa) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Muli Tibetan Autonomous County. Example: The notice, issued by provincial public security authorities, said foreigners were prohibited from entering the Tibetan populated prefecture of Ganzi and several counties in neighboring Aba prefecture.
Word: Aba Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἄβα (Ába). 1. a Thracian naiad nymph Labels: Greek
Word: Abanga Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Gabon.
Word: Abbe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Abbey. 1. A British surname.
Word: Abbey Part of Speech: name 1. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew. 2. A diminutive of the male given name Albert, from the Germanic languages. 3. A British surname. 4. Westminster Abbey. Labels: London 5. The precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood. Labels: Scotland 6. A place name: 7. A place name: 8. A place name: 9. A place name: 10. A place name:
Word: Abbi Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Abigail. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
Word: Abby Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈæb.i/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew, also used as a formal given name. Example: "I spose you want to be a cattleboy," drawled the multicolored beard whose name was Carrol Day, a curiously feminine name, thought Martin, not yet acquaintanced with the bearded Marions, Fannys and Abbys of Texas who, saddled by their unthinking mothers with dainty names, built savagely masculine frames of character. 2. A diminutive of the male given name Albert, from the Germanic languages.
Word: Abby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A clipping of the word. Pronunciation: /ˈæb.i/ 1. The Abyssinian cat.
Word: Abdulaziz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبد العزیز (ʼabd ül-ʼaziz), from Arabic عَبْد العَزِيز (ʕabd al-ʕazīz, literally “the servant of Aziz”), one of the 99 names for Allah. 1. The 32nd sultan of the Ottoman Empire: Sultan Abdülâziz. Labels: historical 2. An Islamic male given name from Arabic.
Word: Abelian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הָ֑בֶל (háḇel)bor. Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel)bor. Latin Abē̆lder. Old English Ābel Middle English Abel English Abel Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Abelian From Abel + -ian. 1. Alternative letter-case form of abelian. Labels: alt-of, dated, not-comparable Example: Ex. 2. Show by §§ 187, 188 that there can be no transitive Abelian group of prime degree other than the cyclic group, and that there is no irreducible Abelian equation of prime degree other than the cyclic equation. Example: All irreducible Abelian equations of the tenth order belong to the cyclical group of order ten,[…].
Word: Abelian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הָ֑בֶל (háḇel)bor. Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel)bor. Latin Abē̆lder. Old English Ābel Middle English Abel English Abel Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Abelian From Abel + -ian. 1. A member of a sect in fourth-century Africa mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married but lived in continence after the manner, as they claimed, of Abel. Labels: historical Example: 1826, unnamed translator, Pierre Bayle, An Historical and Critical Dictionary [1697, Dictionnaire Historique et Critique; 1709, Historical and Critical Dictionary], Selected and Abridged, Volume 1, page 50, The Abelians were only a moderate sort of Encratites and Novatians, who absolutely condemned matrimony, while the Abelians approved of and retained it. Example: A difference of opinion existed as to the moral effects of matrimony among the early Christians; the Abelians, for instance, suffered no member of their sect to remain single, while the Novatians condemned marriage under every circumstance.
Word: Abelonian Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌæbəˈləʊ.ni.ən/, /ˌeɪbəˈ-/, /ˌæbəˈloʊ.ni.ən/ 1. Synonym of Abelian. Labels: historical
Word: Abend Part of Speech: name Etymology: Jewish and German surname, borrowed from German Abend (“evening”). 1. A surname from German.
Word: Aber Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh aber (“river mouth, confluence”). Pronunciation: /ˈæbɚ/ 1. A hamlet in Llanwenog community, Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN4748). 2. A hamlet in Talybont-on-Usk community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO1021). 3. A railway station in Caerphilly, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1486). 4. Clipping of Aberystwyth. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 5. Clipping of Abergwyngregyn, used by the former Aber railway station (Gwynedd). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: Abigail Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”). Pronunciation: /ˈæb.ə.ɡeɪl/ 1. The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament. Example: Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of beautiful countenance; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings. 2. A female given name from Hebrew, used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular. Example: The name of Abigail Adams is naturally closely associated with those of her illustrious father and mother, - - - Born in 1765, the mother's quaint Christian name was given to the little girl Example: Representative Abigail Spanberger, a prominent Virginia Democrat who was repeatedly able to win in a conservative-leaning district, announced on Monday that she would run for governor in 2025, leaving open a competitive seat that could be crucial to her party’s efforts to win back control of the House next year.
Word: Abo Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of abo Labels: alt-of Example: He said the government should put the Abos to work and he would write a letter to every politician this side of the black stump telling them exactly that.
Word: Aboriginal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From aborigine + -al, aborigine being from Latin ab origine (“from the beginning”). Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/, /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.nəl/ 1. Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, or their languages. Labels: not-comparable Example: Academics who study Aboriginal languages are [...] contributing to Man’s search for knowledge, a search that interests most people even if they are not personally involved in it. Example: I am under no illusions about my mixed-race status; I know I am mixed-race, but with the Aboriginal population being only 3 per cent, with my family being survivors of genocide, I have made my decision. 2. Alternative letter-case form of aboriginal. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable
Word: Aboriginal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aborigine + -al, aborigine being from Latin ab origine (“from the beginning”). Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/, /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.nəl/ 1. An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. 2. Alternative letter-case form of aboriginal. Labels: alt-of
Word: Aboriginal Part of Speech: name Etymology: From aborigine + -al, aborigine being from Latin ab origine (“from the beginning”). Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/, /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.nəl/ 1. Any of the native languages spoken by Australian aborigines.
Word: Abra Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈʔa.bɾɐ/ 1. A province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Bangued. Example: Meronyms: Bangued, Boliney, Bucay, Bucloc, Daguioman, Danglas, Dolores, La Paz, Lacub, Lagangilang, Lagayan, Langiden, Licuan-Baay, Luba, Malibcong, Manabo, Peñarrubia, Pidigan, Pilar, Sallapadan, San Isidro, San Juan, San Quintin, Tayum, Tineg, Tubo, Villaviciosa — municipalities of Abra
Word: Abraxas Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /əˈbɹæk.səs/ 1. Alternative form of Abrasax (archon). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Absolute Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈæb.səˌluːt/, /ˈæb.səˌlut/ 1. That which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without relation to others.
Word: Abt Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German or Dutch.
Word: Abu Part of Speech: name 1. A language of Papua New Guinea.
Word: Abu Part of Speech: particle Etymology: From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū). 1. A common part of Arabic-derived names, meaning "father of" in Arabic. Example: There were harsher comments from Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas: "The negotiations are in a state of paralysis, and the result of Israel's intransigence and America's backpedalling is that there is no hope of negotiations on the horizon."
Word: Abu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Akkadian 𒉈 (Abu). Compare Av. 1. Ab, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar.
Word: Abu Part of Speech: name 1. A minor god of vegetation in Sumerian mythology.
Word: Abu Part of Speech: name 1. The ancient Egyptian name for the city of Elephantine, near modern day Aswan.
Word: Abu Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese 阿武 (Abu). 1. A volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan. 2. Abu, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan.
Word: Abu Part of Speech: name 1. Mount Abu, the highest mountain in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Word: Ac Part of Speech: noun 1. The Acura Legend automobile. Labels: slang Example: With the Mac in the Ac door paneling
Word: Ac Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of air-conditioning. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of altocumulus cloud. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Abbreviation of acetate. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 4. Abbreviation of acetyl. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Acacia Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines.
Word: Ace Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name. 2. A common nickname suggesting skill, particularly among airplane pilots.
Word: Ache Part of Speech: name 1. A language spoken by the Yi people of South-Western China.
Word: acquaintances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acquaintance Labels: form-of, plural Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquaintances.
Word: Acre Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French and Latin Acre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko), of unknown origin. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.kɚ/, /ˈɑː.kɚ/ 1. A port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith.
Word: Acre Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːkɹi/, /ˈɑːkɹeɪ/ 1. A river in South America. 2. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco.
Word: Acre Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably a variant of Acker or Acree/Ackary, though also possibly Americanization of Norwegian Aakre or Low German Egger. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪkɚ/ 1. A surname.
Word: Acropolis Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκρόπολις (Akrópolis, “Acropolis”), from ἄκρος (ákros, “highest”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”). Pronunciation: /əˈkɹɒpəlɪs/ 1. The Athenian Acropolis.
Word: Acton Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton. Pronunciation: /ˈæktən/ 1. Any of a few places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of a few places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of a few places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of a few places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Any of a few places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Any of a few places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Any of a few places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Any of a few places in England: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A suburb and community in Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3451). Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A place in Canada: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A place in Canada: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Fire crews battled two brush fires in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday — the King fire, which ignited near Pyramid Lake in the early morning, and the Hawk fire, which erupted in Acton around 3 p.m., threatening structures and prompting evacuation orders. 15. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 24. Any of a few places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 25. A suburb of Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia. Labels: countable, uncountable 26. A habitational surname from Old English. Labels: countable
Word: Acts Part of Speech: name 1. Clipping of Acts of the Apostles. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: Acts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Act. Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ad Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of adenovirus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Ada Part of Speech: name Etymology: Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪdə/ 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Example: Is thy face like thy mother's, my fair child! / Ada! Sole daughter of my house and heart? 2. An object-oriented programming language extended from Pascal and other languages. Example: If anything, Ada is actually fairly easy to learn. The syntax is so explicit, that it is much more difficult to misunderstand what the code is doing than in C/C++. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
Word: Adel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel. 1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adele. Labels: rare 2. A surname from German. 3. A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. 4. A city, the county seat of Cook County, Georgia, United States. 5. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. 6. A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Iowa, United States. 7. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Missouri, United States. 8. An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States. 9. An unincorporated community in Lake County, Oregon, United States.
Word: Adel Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil). 1. A male given name from Arabic.
Word: Aden Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَدَن (ʕadan), probably from Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒉡 (idīnum, “plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally irrigated, untouched fertile land”), from Sumerian 𒂔 (eden, “plain, open country”). Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.dən/ 1. A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.
Word: Aden Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Adiaphorists Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “a”) + διάφορα (diáphora, “different”) Pronunciation: /ˈe͡ɪdɪˌafɔːɹˌɪsts/ 1. the followers of Phillip Melancthon's doctrines of Lutheranism, especially regarding the Lutheran's adoption of the Interim of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Labels: historical, plural, plural-only
Word: adjusting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒʌstɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of adjust Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: adjusting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒʌstɪŋ/ 1. Adjustment. Example: The big economic shiftings and adjustings pinch us now and then; and we shall save energy if we adapt ourselves forthwith, without reviling the rest of the family.
Word: Administration Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of administration. Labels: US, alt-of, nonstandard, often
Word: Administrator Part of Speech: noun 1. The queen's representative in some Commonwealth territories, comparable to a Governor General. Labels: UK
Word: Administrators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Administrator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Admiral Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of admiral in its various senses. Labels: alt-of Example: I have the orders ready, Admiral. Example: Admiral Yi was one of the greatest naval officers in history and is still a beloved Korean hero.
Word: Advent Part of Speech: name Etymology: By proprialization from advent. Pronunciation: /ˈæd.vɛnt/, /ˈæd.vənt/ 1. The first or the expected second coming of Christ. 2. The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas. 3. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, named after a local church, itself named after the Christian concept.
Word: Advent Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Saint Adwen (Saint Adwenna). Pronunciation: /ˈæd.vɛnt/, /ˈæd.vənt/ 1. A civil parish near Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England.
Word: Adversary Part of Speech: name Etymology: A biblical reference, Satan ultimately deriving from a borrowing of the Hebrew שָׂטָן (Śāṭān, “adversary, accuser”). (See also Satan). 1. The Devil; Satan. Labels: Judaism, sometimes Example: Yahweh′s turning Gog around, putting hooks in his jaws, and bringing him out from the remotest parts of the north (Ezek. 38:4-6) is now interpreted as the release of the Adversary from prison.
Word: Aer Part of Speech: name 1. An Indo-Aryan language of Pakistan.
Word: Afrikaner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans Afrikaner. Pronunciation: /ˌæfɹɪˈkɑːnɚ/ 1. A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language. Example: “Despite the Administration’s actions, CWS remains committed to serving all eligible refugee populations seeking safety in the United States, including Afrikaners who are eligible for services,” he said. “Our faith compels us to serve each person in our care with dignity and compassion.” Example: In February, Trump suspended aid to South Africa, alleging discrimination against White farmers. In that same executive order, the president said the US would “promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination, including racially discriminatory property confiscation.” 2. A breed of cattle; Afrikander.
Word: Ag Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of August. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 2. Clipping of agriculture. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable 3. Symbol for antigen. Labels: alt-of, countable, symbol, uncountable Example: Ag receptor 4. Abbreviation of Aung. Labels: Myanmar, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Word: Agar Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Agenda Part of Speech: name 1. A city and village in Kansas, United States. 2. A town in Wisconsin, United States.
Word: Agent Part of Speech: name Etymology: Occupational surname, from agent. 1. A surname.
Word: Aggie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutive of Agnes or Agatha, + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.ɡi/ 1. A diminutive of the female given names Agnes or Agatha. Example: "Why do you call Mrs. Stone Aggie? Agnes is such a beautiful name, it is a shame to nick it in that way." Then, quickly regretting his impatience, he added, "You would not have been jealous, would you, Jenny?"
Word: Aggie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A diminutive shortening of agricultural, from the names of any of several land-grant colleges in the US. Pronunciation: /ˈæ.ɡi/ 1. An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges esp. one with the phrase "Agricultural & Mechanical" in its name Labels: US 2. A student or alumnus of such a school esp. a student or alumnus of Texas A&M University Labels: US
Word: Aggressor Part of Speech: name Etymology: From aggressor. 1. a fictional state created by the United States Army for maneuver and military exercise purposes in the 1950's Example: In recent years the Aggressor Homeland has been modifying its logistical organization and procedures in an effort to meet the requirements of mobile and fast-moving forces in modern warfare. (Handbook on Aggressor: Field Manual, United States Department of the Army, June 1973)
Word: Aggressor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aggressor. 1. a citizen/subject of the fictional Aggressor state
Word: Agosto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Agosto. 1. A surname from Spanish. Example: Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder of France won the ice dance title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Goteborg, Sweden, and the Americans Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto went home without a medal for the first time since 2004.
Word: Agus Part of Speech: name 1. A barangay of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.
Word: Ah Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of ampere-hour (unit of charge). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: Ah Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 阿. Compare Dutch -A-. 1. A prefix of Chinese origin used with a shortened form of given names to express familiarity, roughly equivalent to a nickname. Labels: morpheme Example: Ah Ming moved out of Chinatown last year. Example: I was called, at about an hour's notice, to take Ah Quai (the girl rescued in the spring), and go with Mr. Gardiner to Seattle, and give evidence in the case of one of the women brought over on the same ship with Ah Quai.
Word: Ah Part of Speech: pron 1. Alternative letter-case form of ah (“I”). Labels: alt-of
Word: Ai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew הָעַי (ha-'ai, “the heap of ruins”). 1. An ancient Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua, popularly believed to be the modern archeological site Et-Tell. 2. An ancient city mentioned in Jeremiah 49:3 of unknown location, possibly the same city as definition 1.
Word: Ai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Japanese あい (Ai). 1. A female given name from Japanese.
Word: Ai Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 艾 (Ài). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Akkad Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew אַכַּד (ʾakkáḏ), from Akkadian 𒌵𒆠 (Akkade). Pronunciation: /ˈæˌkæd/, /ˈɑˌkɑd/ 1. One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia. 2. The capital city of the kingdom of Akkad of uncertain location.
Word: Akkad Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَكَّاد (ʕakkād) Pronunciation: /ˈæˌkæd/, /ˈɑˌkɑd/ 1. A surname from Arabic.
Word: Al Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /æl/ 1. Alfen number
Word: Al Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /æl/ 1. A diminutive of the male given names Alan, Albert, Alexander, Alfred, or other male or female names beginning with Al- , from the Celtic languages, the Germanic languages, Ancient Greek, or Old English. Example: In 2006 this city’s showcase event, the Sundance Film Festival, forged what promises to be an enduring link between the cinematic arts and things environmental with a debut screening of “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Al Gore documentary about global warming that went on to win an Academy Award.
Word: Al Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Al, a short form of the personal name Adelhard. Pronunciation: /æl/ 1. A surname from Dutch.
Word: Ala Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Ala.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Alamo Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish álamo (“cottonwood tree”). Pronunciation: /ˈæləˌmoʊ/, /ˈæləˌməʊ/ 1. A fort in San Antonio, Texas, United States, site of the Battle of the Alamo. Example: The Barnsley penalty area resembled the Alamo in the final 15 minutes, but somehow the home side held firm to book their passage into the last four. 2. Alternative spelling of Álamo (“A city in Veracruz, Mexico”). Labels: alt-of, alternative 3. A city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Georgia, United States. 4. A town, the county seat of Crockett County, Tennessee, United States. 5. A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. 6. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.
Word: Alan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old Breton Alan, name of early Breton saints, of disputed origin and meaning; brought to England by Normans. It may have been the name of a Celtic deity, the brother of Bran, Welsh Alawn, Alun. As an early Irish name, perhaps connected with ail (“noble”). Compare French Alain. Pronunciation: /ˈæl.ən/ 1. A male given name from the Celtic languages. Example: He grabbed at Alan by his Adam's apple, And Alan grabbed him back in furious grapple And clenched his fist and bashed him on the nose. Example: I could pose as an artist all right; so I took the studio. Also the name of Alan Beverley. My own is Bill Bates. I had often wondered what it would feel like to be called by some name like Alan Beverley or Cyril Trevelyan. 2. A surname.
Word: Alan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Alānī, from Ancient Greek Ἀλανοί (Alanoí), from Proto-Sarmatian *Allān. Pronunciation: /ˈæl.ən/ 1. A member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists of the 1st millennium AD who spoke an Eastern Iranian language derived from Scytho-Sarmatian and which in turn evolved into modern Ossetian. Labels: historical
Word: Alan Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈæl.ən/ 1. A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon.
Word: Aland Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Åland. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Alar Part of Speech: name 1. A trade name for daminozide.
Word: Alba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Romanian Alba. Pronunciation: /ˈɑlbə/, /ˈælbə/ 1. A county of Transylvania, Romania.
Word: Alba Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1. Related to albino, Albania and Elbe. More at Albany. Pronunciation: /ˈɑlbə/, /ˈælbə/ 1. Scotland, especially referring to the Kingdom of Alba, Scotland, between 900 and 1286. Labels: historical, poetic, rare
Word: Alba Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2. Pronunciation: /ˈɑlbə/, /ˈælbə/ 1. A female given name from Spanish alba (“dawn”), of modern usage. 2. A habitational surname from place names of obscure origin.
Word: Alba Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2. Pronunciation: /ˈɑlbə/, /ˈælbə/ 1. Abbreviation of Aluminium Bahrain. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Alcatraz Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Isla de los Alcatraces (“island of gannets”), named by Juan Manuel de Ayala, an explorer of San Francisco Bay. Pronunciation: /ˈælkətɹæz/ 1. An island in San Francisco Bay California, United States, formerly the site of a famous prison; in full, Alcatraz Island. 2. Ellipsis of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a famous former U.S. federal prison, on the island. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Alcatraz was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. 3. Ellipsis of Fort Alcatraz, a U.S. coastal defense fort, predecessor of the prison. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Alda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Alda, a habitational surname from Basque. Also borrowed from Odia ଆଲଡା (ālaḍā). 1. A surname.
Word: Alder Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: [ˈɔː.ldə], [ˈɑl.dɚ] 1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by alder trees.
Word: Aldgate Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English eald (“old”) + Old English geat (“gate”); equivalent to old + gate. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːlɡeɪt/, /ˈɔːld-/ 1. An area and ward within the City of London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3381). 2. A London Underground station in Aldgate. 3. A settlement in Ketton parish, Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK9804). 4. A village in Adelaide Hills council area, South Australia.
Word: Ale Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Spanish surname, from Ale, probably a shortening of Alejandro. * As an Italian surname, likely a variant of Aleo. * As an English surname, from Middle English Ale, shortened from several names such as Alice, Allison, etc. * Also as an English surname, variant of Hale. * As a Dutch surname, from the personal name Aal, also shortened from names such as Alewijn, Albert. * As a Nepali surname, from आले (āle). This surname is mostly found in Nepal. Compare Al. 1. A surname. 2. Diminutive of Alejandra, from analogy with English Alison or Alexandra Labels: diminutive, form-of
Word: Alexia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Feminine form of Alexius. 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Word: Alf Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ælf/ 1. A diminutive of the male given names Alfred or Alfonso, from the Germanic languages.
Word: Alf Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ælf/ 1. An uncultured Australian. Labels: Australia, derogatory, slang Example: Martin Sharp once described Sydney's western suburbs to me hazily as 'where the Alfs live'. Example: Oz savaged suburbia as a wasteland of consumerism and conformity, peopled with 'Alfs' […]
Word: Ali Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y). Pronunciation: /ˈɑːli/ 1. A male given name from Arabic. 2. The Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, considered by Shias to be Muhammad's first successor (imam). 3. A surname from Arabic.
Word: Ali Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /ˈæli/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Alison or of its variants. 2. A diminutive of the male given name Alistair or of its variants.
Word: Ali Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 阿里 (Ālǐ). 1. Synonym of Ngari: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Example: The Ngari area is now known as the Ali Prefecture of the TAR. Commonly called Ali, the Chinese-built town of Shiquanhe is the administrative center of the area.[…] Although the area of Ali Prefecture is around the same size as Italy or the state of Arizona (300,000 sq km), it is dominated by the barren Changthang Plateau and is sparsely populated with only approximately 70,000 people. Example: Liu cursed the lifeless wasteland around them. This wasn't another planet, it was Ali prefecture, Tibet. Altitude: 4,500 metres. And these astronomers were on a mission.
Word: Alla Part of Speech: name 1. A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name А́лла (Álla)
Word: Alla Part of Speech: name 1. Obsolete form of Allah. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: […] look at these Christians closely, and you will abhor them. They are the worshippers of gold, not the followers of Alla. The poorest Mussulman has more hospitality than their Cadi; more charity than their Imans; more honesty than their Viziers.
Word: Aller Part of Speech: name Etymology: Inherited from Old English Alre. 1. A place in England: 2. A place in England: 3. A place in England: 4. A place in England: 5. A place in England: 6. A river in Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony, Germany, a tributary of the Weser. 7. A river in Asturias, Spain. 8. A municipality in Asturias, northern Spain. 9. A surname.
Word: allows Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈlaʊz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of allow Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Ally Part of Speech: name Etymology: Diminutives + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈæliː/ 1. A diminutive of the female given names Alice, Alison, Alexandra, or other names beginning with Al-[[]], from the Germanic languages or Ancient Greek. Example: Where’s my Girle? What Ally? Ally? / Enter Alice. 2. A diminutive of the male given names Alfred, Albert, Alan, Alexander, or other names beginning with Al-[[]], from the Germanic languages, the Celtic languages, or Ancient Greek. Example: Ally Love Example: Golden-hair'd Ally whose name is one with mine, Crazy with laughter and babble and earth's new wine
Word: Alma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia. 1. A female given name from Latin, popular in the 19th century. Example: Alma she called was, a virgin bright:/ That had not yet felt Cupides wanton rage,/ Yet was she woo'd of many a gentle knight […] 2. One of two prophets, the Elder and the Younger, and a book in the Book of Mormon. Labels: Mormonism 3. Places in the United States: 4. Places in the United States: 5. Places in the United States: 6. Places in the United States: 7. Places in the United States: 8. Places in the United States: 9. Places in the United States: 10. Places in the United States: 11. Places in the United States: 12. Places in the United States: 13. Places in the United States: 14. Places in the United States: 15. Places in the United States: 16. Places in the United States: 17. Places in the United States: 18. Places in the United States: 19. Places in the United States: 20. Places in the United States: 21. Places in the United States: 22. Places in the United States: 23. Places in the United States: 24. Places in Canada: 25. Places in Canada: 26. Places in Canada: 27. Places in Canada: 28. Places in Canada: 29. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia 30. Former name of Boudouaou, Algeria.
Word: Alma Part of Speech: name 1. Nonstandard form of ALMA, acronym of Atacama Large Millimeter Array. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: Almighty Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English þe Almyȝty, þe Almihtiȝ, from Old English sē Ælmihtiġa (literally “the Almighty (One)”). More at almighty. Pronunciation: /ɔːlˈmaɪti/ 1. God, the supreme being. Example: The Almighty has smiled on us and blessed with good fortune.
Word: Alo Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Haloa (“Attic festival”). Labels: alt-of, alternative