nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: scarlet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English scarlet, scarlat, borrowed from Old French escarlate (“a type of cloth”), from Medieval Latin scarlātum (“scarlet cloth”), of uncertain origin. This was long thought to derive from Classical Persian سقرلات (saqirlāt, “a warm woollen cloth”), but the Persian word (first attested in the 1290s) is now thought to be from Arabic سِقِلَّات (siqillāt), denoting very expensive, luxury silks dyed scarlet-red using the exceptionally expensive dye, first attested around the ninth century. The most obvious route for the Arabic word siqillāt to have entered the Romance languages would be via the Arabic-speaking Iberian region of al-Andalus, particularly Almería, where kermes was produced extensively; compare especially the dialectal form سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ). The word then came to be used of woollen cloth dyed with the same dye. The Arabic word may itself be derived from Byzantine Greek σιγιλλᾶτον (sigillâton), from Latin sigillātum (“a type of fabric”, literally “sealed; sealing”) . Pronunciation: /ˈskɑɹlɪt/, /ˈskɑːlɪt/, /ˈskɐːlət/ 1. Of a bright red colour. Example: Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines. 2. Sinful or whorish. Example: a scarlet woman 3. Blushing; embarrassed or mortified. Labels: Ireland Example: He signed off our correspondence, “Well thank God for facemasks, cos I’m scarlet”.
Word: scarlet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English scarlet, scarlat, borrowed from Old French escarlate (“a type of cloth”), from Medieval Latin scarlātum (“scarlet cloth”), of uncertain origin. This was long thought to derive from Classical Persian سقرلات (saqirlāt, “a warm woollen cloth”), but the Persian word (first attested in the 1290s) is now thought to be from Arabic سِقِلَّات (siqillāt), denoting very expensive, luxury silks dyed scarlet-red using the exceptionally expensive dye, first attested around the ninth century. The most obvious route for the Arabic word siqillāt to have entered the Romance languages would be via the Arabic-speaking Iberian region of al-Andalus, particularly Almería, where kermes was produced extensively; compare especially the dialectal form سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ). The word then came to be used of woollen cloth dyed with the same dye. The Arabic word may itself be derived from Byzantine Greek σιγιλλᾶτον (sigillâton), from Latin sigillātum (“a type of fabric”, literally “sealed; sealing”) . Pronunciation: /ˈskɑɹlɪt/, /ˈskɑːlɪt/, /ˈskɐːlət/ 1. To dye or tinge (something) with scarlet. Labels: transitive Example: Forbeare; the aſhy paleneſſe of my cheeke / Is ſcarletted in ruddy flakes of vvrath: […]
Word: sepia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Cognate with Italian seppia, Portuguese siba, and Spanish sepia. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːpiə/ 1. A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish. Labels: uncountable Example: Sepia had some use in ancient times as a writing ink, and in modern times has has occasionally been used as a pigment, but it never attained any popularity, as it is extremely fugitive. 2. A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour. Labels: uncountable 3. A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph. Labels: broadly, countable 4. A cuttlefish. Labels: archaic, countable
Word: sepia Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sēpia (“cuttlefish”), from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Cognate with Italian seppia, Portuguese siba, and Spanish sepia. Pronunciation: /ˈsiːpiə/ 1. Of a dark reddish-brown colour. Example: Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind. Example: Only now did he realise how few colours there had been at the end of the universe. The world had been sepia, drained of colour and light.
Word: lemon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Classical Persian لِیمُون (līmūn), a variant of Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū, līmō), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lime. The fandom sense is named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛmən/, /ˈlɛmɪn/, /ˈlɪmɪn/ 1. A yellowish citrus fruit. Labels: countable, usually Example: The juice of Lemmons killeth Warts, but better the water of the ſame juice, diſtilled through a glaſs. 2. A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits. Labels: countable, usually 3. A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits. Labels: countable, usually 4. Lemon juice. Labels: rare, uncountable, usually Example: [J]uſt at the laſt ſcald four or five ſpoonfuls of thick new cream, with a few drops of lemon or vinegar, muſhrooms pickled do well, […] Example: [S]tir into this, after taking from the fire, two ounces of butter cut into little bits, putting in one piece at a time, and squeeze a few drops of lemon in this sauce. 5. A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). Labels: countable, usually 6. A defective or inadequate item or individual. Labels: countable, slang, usually Example: He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon. Example: “[…]the Navy's supposed to give me a ship that goes, and a captain that fights—— That's what all this muck is for, isn't it?” “Look, it's an old story by now. We're stuck with a lemon. Misfortune of war.[…]” 7. Favor. Labels: Cockney, countable, slang, usually Example: A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon! I could get it for half that. 8. A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex. Labels: countable, dated, slang, usually Example: I'd really like to know what people think of this and whether I should carry on writing lemons or go and hide under a rock somewhere. Example: WARNING: This story is a lemon and must be viewed with great care. If you are either under the age of 18, think graphic sex is discussing^([sic]) or you know what my writing is like you should turn away now. 9. The surface of revolution of a circular arc of angle less than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc’s two endpoints. Labels: countable, usually
Word: lemon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Classical Persian لِیمُون (līmūn), a variant of Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū, līmō), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lime. The fandom sense is named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛmən/, /ˈlɛmɪn/, /ˈlɪmɪn/ 1. Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons. 2. Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons. 3. Smart; cheeky, vocal. Labels: Cockney, slang Example: Obviously Emin is not the first public figure to get lemon over tax increases.
Word: lemon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Classical Persian لِیمُون (līmūn), a variant of Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū, līmō), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lime. The fandom sense is named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛmən/, /ˈlɛmɪn/, /ˈlɪmɪn/ 1. To flavour with lemon. Labels: transitive Example: You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.
Word: tower Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English touren, torren, torrien, from Old English *torrian, from the noun (see above). 1. To be very tall; to reach a high height. Labels: intransitive Example: The office block towered into the sky. Example: The tree will eventually tower taller than any of the others. 2. To be high or lofty; to soar. Labels: intransitive Example: My lord protector's hawks do tower so well. Example: When Hope, the eagle that tower’d, could see No cliff beyond him in the sky, His pinions were bent droopingly — And homeward turn’d his soften’d eye. 3. To soar into. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Her state with oary feet; yet oft they quit The dank, and, rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid aerial sky
Word: tower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tow 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 tower From tow + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊ.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈtoʊ.əɹ/ 1. One who tows. Example: But as the tower and towee reached the cross-roads again, another car, negligently driven, came round the corner, hit the Morris, and severed the tow rope, sending the unfortunate car back again into the shop window[…]
Word: diesel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Diesel, named after inventor Rudolf Diesel, who developed a heavy-duty engine in Germany (1892–1897) and perfected it throughout his life. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːzəl/, /ˈdisəl/, /ˈdizəl/ 1. A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They were chagrined to see that the price of diesel had climbed past six dollars a gallon. 2. A vehicle powered by a diesel engine. Labels: countable Example: His next truck will be a diesel. Example: A group of overalled men at one of the dozen stained crueted tables looked up briefly as they came in and then resumed their low conversation. Relief crews for the Diesels, Bond guessed. 3. Ellipsis of diesel engine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Example: Their next engine design will be a diesel. Example: Thumbed a diesel down, outside a cafe. 4. A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable 5. Synonym of snakebite and black. Labels: UK, countable, slang, uncountable 6. A particular cannabis hybrid. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: diesel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From German Diesel, named after inventor Rudolf Diesel, who developed a heavy-duty engine in Germany (1892–1897) and perfected it throughout his life. Pronunciation: /ˈdiːzəl/, /ˈdisəl/, /ˈdizəl/ 1. To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression. 2. For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine. Example: The only reason the VW bug has a solenoid is to prevent it from dieseling.
Word: grape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English grape, borrowed from Old French grappe (“cluster of fruit or flowers, bunch of grapes”), deverbal from graper (“to pick grapes”, literally “to hook”), borrowed from Frankish *krappō (“to hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *greb- (“hook”) or *gremb- (“crooked, uneven”), from *ger- (“to turn, bend, twist”) Displaced Old English wīnberġe (“grape”, literally “wine-berry”). Cognate with Middle Dutch krappe (“hook”), Old High German krapfo (“hook”) (whence German Krapfen (“Berliner doughnut”). Doublet of grappa. More at cramp. Pronunciation: /ɡɹeɪp/, /ɡɹæɪp/, /ɡɹep/ 1. A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on female vines of most species of genus Vitis and the self-fertile plants of species Vitis vinifera. Labels: countable Example: Grapes give us whole-fruit snacks, grape juice, raisins, wine, and more. 2. Any woody vine of genus Vitis that bears clusters of grapes; a grapevine. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: wild grape covering the back slope 3. Any of various fruits or plants with varying resemblances to those of genus Vitis but belonging to other genera, not necessarily edible. Labels: countable Example: sea grape; tail grape 4. A dark purplish-red colour, the colour of many grapes. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For those seeking purply tones, the paint colors available include mauve, magenta, and grape. 5. Clipping of grapeshot. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable Example: men mowed down by grape Example: The boarding-nettings were up, the guns double-shotted with grape and canister, and the swivels loaded with canisters of musket-balls. 6. A mangy tumour on a horse's leg. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A purple-shirted technician responsible for refueling aircraft. Labels: US, countable, slang, uncountable Example: I was horrified to see three grapes standing by the aircraft with the hose still connected. 8. A person's head. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: grape Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English grape, borrowed from Old French grappe (“cluster of fruit or flowers, bunch of grapes”), deverbal from graper (“to pick grapes”, literally “to hook”), borrowed from Frankish *krappō (“to hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *greb- (“hook”) or *gremb- (“crooked, uneven”), from *ger- (“to turn, bend, twist”) Displaced Old English wīnberġe (“grape”, literally “wine-berry”). Cognate with Middle Dutch krappe (“hook”), Old High German krapfo (“hook”) (whence German Krapfen (“Berliner doughnut”). Doublet of grappa. More at cramp. Pronunciation: /ɡɹeɪp/, /ɡɹæɪp/, /ɡɹep/ 1. Containing grapes or having a grape flavor. 2. Of a dark purplish red colour.
Word: grape Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English grape, borrowed from Old French grappe (“cluster of fruit or flowers, bunch of grapes”), deverbal from graper (“to pick grapes”, literally “to hook”), borrowed from Frankish *krappō (“to hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *greb- (“hook”) or *gremb- (“crooked, uneven”), from *ger- (“to turn, bend, twist”) Displaced Old English wīnberġe (“grape”, literally “wine-berry”). Cognate with Middle Dutch krappe (“hook”), Old High German krapfo (“hook”) (whence German Krapfen (“Berliner doughnut”). Doublet of grappa. More at cramp. Pronunciation: /ɡɹeɪp/, /ɡɹæɪp/, /ɡɹep/ 1. To pick grapes. Example: I used to go graping and blackberrying and blueberrying. 2. Of livestock, to develop tubercules as a result of tuberculosis. Example: Some are called ticked; some have the milk fever; some have worm-'ith-tail ; some are graped ; others are broken-up old cows. Example: The lungs were in a bad condition, hard in places, and lumpy and badly graped. 3. To develop a texture with small grape-like clusters of a contaminant or foreign substance. Example: Over the huge abraded rind, Crow-countries graped with dung, we go, Past gullies that no longer flow And wells that nobody can find, Lashed by the screaming of the crow, Stabbed by the needles of the mind. Example: Some small graped pisolitic textures are primary but not important. 4. To grope. Labels: Northern-UK Example: Lang, lang I sought and graped for my pack, Till night and hunger forced me to come back. Example: Aw graped my way out i' the dark, An' down the stairs aw scrafflel'd 5. To envy (from sour grapes). Labels: Hong-Kong
Word: grape Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rape, influenced by grape. Pronunciation: /ɡɹeɪp/, /ɡɹæɪp/, /ɡɹep/ 1. Filter-avoidance spelling of rape. Labels: Internet, countable, euphemistic, uncountable
Word: grape Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From rape, influenced by grape. Pronunciation: /ɡɹeɪp/, /ɡɹæɪp/, /ɡɹep/ 1. Filter-avoidance spelling of rape. Labels: Internet, euphemistic
Word: fascist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fascis Italian fascio 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. Italian -ista Italian fascistabor. English fascist 1921, from Italian fascista, from fascio (“bundle, bunch”), in use metonymically for "group of men organized for political purposes" since 1895. Ultimately with reference to the fasces or bundles of axes and rods carried before the magistrates of ancient Rome in token of their power of life and death. Pronunciation: /ˈfæʃɪst/, /ˈfa.sɪst/ 1. Of or relating to fascism. 2. Supporting the principles of fascism. Example: Under demagogues such as Donald Trump in the U.S., Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Recep Erdoğan in Turkey, Narendra Modi in India and Viktor Orbán in Hungary, a moral abyss has emerged in which state violence, widespread repression and a surge of lawlessness against those considered disposable have become the hallmark of an updated fascist politics. 3. Unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict. Labels: figuratively, informal Example: I have a fascist boss.
Word: fascist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fascis Italian fascio 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. Italian -ista Italian fascistabor. English fascist 1921, from Italian fascista, from fascio (“bundle, bunch”), in use metonymically for "group of men organized for political purposes" since 1895. Ultimately with reference to the fasces or bundles of axes and rods carried before the magistrates of ancient Rome in token of their power of life and death. Pronunciation: /ˈfæʃɪst/, /ˈfa.sɪst/ 1. A proponent of fascism. Example: Mussolini was a fascist well known for his repression of criticism and totalitarian government. Example: Fascist? I'm not fascist. You're the fascist!
Word: cinnamon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English synamome, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon), later κίνναμον (kínnamon), according to Herodotus from Phoenician [Term?], cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnəmən/, /ˈsɪəmən/, /ˈsɪnəmɪn/, /ˈsɪ.mɪn/, /ˈsənəmən/ 1. A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae. Labels: countable 2. Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above. Labels: uncountable 4. A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon. Labels: countable
Word: cinnamon Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English synamome, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon), later κίνναμον (kínnamon), according to Herodotus from Phoenician [Term?], cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnəmən/, /ˈsɪəmən/, /ˈsɪnəmɪn/, /ˈsɪ.mɪn/, /ˈsənəmən/ 1. Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of a yellowish-brown color. Labels: not-comparable
Word: emerald Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English emeraude, borrowed from Old French esmeraude, from Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bāréqeṯ, “emerald, flashing gem”), Akkadian 𒁀𒊏𒄣 (baraqu, literally “scintillation”), Arabic بَرْق (barq, literally “flashing”), Egyptian bwyrqꜣ (literally “to sparkle”):D58-Z7-Z4:D21-N29-Z1-G1-D6 and loanwords with Semitic etymon such as Sanskrit मरकत (marakata). Pronunciation: /ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/ 1. Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade. 2. Emerald green, a colour. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Vert, when blazoning by precious stones. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 16. As the first. Crest, on a Mount Emerald, a Falcon rising Topaz. Example: Crest. On a Wreath, a demi Dragon, Emerald, armed and langued, Roby [...] Supporters. Two Dragons reguardant, Emerald, [...] 4. Any hummingbird in the genera Chlorostilbon and Elvira; and some in the genus Amazilia Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Any of various species of dragonfly of the family Corduliidae. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point. Labels: UK, countable, dated, uncountable
Word: emerald Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English emeraude, borrowed from Old French esmeraude, from Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bāréqeṯ, “emerald, flashing gem”), Akkadian 𒁀𒊏𒄣 (baraqu, literally “scintillation”), Arabic بَرْق (barq, literally “flashing”), Egyptian bwyrqꜣ (literally “to sparkle”):D58-Z7-Z4:D21-N29-Z1-G1-D6 and loanwords with Semitic etymon such as Sanskrit मरकत (marakata). Pronunciation: /ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/ 1. Of a rich green colour. Example: The insect-queen of eastern spring, / O'er emerald meadows of Kashmeer / Invites the young pursuer near, / And leads him on from flower to flower / A weary chase and wasted hour.
Word: emerald Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English emeraude, borrowed from Old French esmeraude, from Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bāréqeṯ, “emerald, flashing gem”), Akkadian 𒁀𒊏𒄣 (baraqu, literally “scintillation”), Arabic بَرْق (barq, literally “flashing”), Egyptian bwyrqꜣ (literally “to sparkle”):D58-Z7-Z4:D21-N29-Z1-G1-D6 and loanwords with Semitic etymon such as Sanskrit मरकत (marakata). Pronunciation: /ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/ 1. To ornament with, or as if with, emeralds; to make green. Labels: poetic, transitive
Word: avocado Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin American Spanish avocado, from the earlier aguacate, which comes from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”). Doublet of abacate. Compare aguacatillo, avocadillo. The first mention can be found in a catalogue of Jamaican plants in 1696. Pronunciation: /ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ̯/, [ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ̯], /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ̯/, [ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ̯], /ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ/ 1. The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: For example, 90% of the avocados Americans consumed in 2022 were imported. Of the avocados imported into the US, 89% came from Mexico. Said differently, your guac and your avocado toast could skyrocket if 25% tariffs are levied on Mexico. 2. The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A dark chartreuse color, like the color of the skin of an avocado. Labels: uncountable Example: It was exactly the same as my bathroom. Same cork floor, same avocado bathroom set.
Word: avocado Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin American Spanish avocado, from the earlier aguacate, which comes from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl (“avocado”). Doublet of abacate. Compare aguacatillo, avocadillo. The first mention can be found in a catalogue of Jamaican plants in 1696. Pronunciation: /ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ̯/, [ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ̯], /ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ̯/, [ˌɑvəˈkɑdoʊ̯], /ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ/ 1. Of a dull yellowish-green colour. Labels: not-comparable
Word: guacamole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish guacamole, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacamōlli (from āhuacatl (“avocado”) + mōlli (“sauce; broth”)). Pronunciation: /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmol.i/, /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmoʊ.leɪ/, /ˌɡwɔ.kəˈməʉl.iː/ 1. An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Typical Mexican food is prepared here according to ancient recipes and served in orthodox sequence, that is, guacamole at the beginning and frijoles at the end. Example: The guacamole and queso fundido (melted cheese with a slathering of chorizo sausage on top, spooned onto sections of flour tortilla) are excellent, and two botanas (assortments) offer items like chalupas (small crisp tortillas) not always found on Chicago menus.
Word: tortilla Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tortilla. Pronunciation: /tɔːˈtijə/, /tɔːˈti.ə/, /tɔɹˈti.ə/, /tɔɹˈtijə/, [tɔɹˈtʰijə] 1. A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour. Example: And then she figured out the whole situation in, maybe, ten minutes, just by watching my face across the dinner table. I didn't say more than ten words—'Pass the tortillas.' Example: From this dough are shaped small round forms, or a tortilla press can be used to more easily flatten many perfectly round, thin cakes. Tortilla machines, found all over Mexico and the Southwest, can produce hundreds of tortillas per hour. 2. Spanish omelette; a type of omelette containing potatoes and onions. Example: An authentic Spanish tortilla is traditionally made with just eggs, potatoes, onions, salt and pepper, but this version contains sliced red and green peppers for a bit of extra colour and flavour.
Word: omelette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First attested in 1611; borrowed from French omelette, see which for further etymology. Pronunciation: /ˈɒmlɪt/, /ˈɒmlət/, /ˈɔmlɪt/, /ˈɔmlət/, [ˈɔ̟mlət] 1. A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He crossed to the window, which looked on to a herb garden, and seated himself on the chintz-covered window-seat and delicately watched the two, who were engaged in eating omelette and salad at a round table near the fire-place. Example: She had never meant to confide in him — certainly not here, eating omelette and cheese sauce — but that look seemed to demand a confidence. 2. A form of shellcode that searches the address space for multiple small blocks of data ("eggs") and recombines them into a larger block to be executed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This approach would be altered for an optimal omelette based exploit. One would spray the heap with the omelette code solely, then load a single copy of the additional shellcode eggs into memory outside the target region for the spray.
Word: omelette Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1611; borrowed from French omelette, see which for further etymology. Pronunciation: /ˈɒmlɪt/, /ˈɒmlət/, /ˈɔmlɪt/, /ˈɔmlət/, [ˈɔ̟mlət] 1. To make into an omelette. Labels: transitive Example: This recipe may be adapted for scrambled eggs, i.e., instead of omeletting the eggs, simply scramble them. Example: 'Your main concern should not be practical ethics, but to dissuade me from omeletting you.'
Word: guava Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Taíno *wayababor. Spanish guayababor. English guava Recorded since 1555, from Spanish guayaba, from Taíno *wayaba. Doublet of guayaba, which is now rare or obsolete. Pronunciation: /ˈɡwɑːvə/ 1. A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Its yellowish tropical fruit, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The guava […] is seldom eaten except when preserved with sirup or sugar. Example: CREAM CHEESE AND GUAVA JELLY SANDWICH: Spread an equal number of slices of lightly buttered white bread with guava jelly and cream cheese. Put slices together and trim the edges. 3. A medium reddish-pink color, like that of guava flesh (also called guava pink). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: salsa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *sḗh₂l Borrowed from Spanish salsa (“sauce”), from Latin salsus (“salted”), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French). Pronunciation: /ˈsɑl.sə/, /ˈsæl.sə/ 1. A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often including onions and hot peppers. Labels: countable Example: Congressmen gleefully wolfed down every imaginable version of the hot dog – smoked kielbasas, jumbo grillers, Big & Juicy's, kosher dogs and spiced dogs – topped with every imaginable condiment – hot mustard, sweet mustard, jalapenos, spaghetti sauce, regular relish, corn relish, maple syrup salsa and the secret sauce of Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.). ("If I told you the recipe," an aide explained, "I'd have to shoot you.") 2. A style of urban music originally from New York heavily influenced by Cuban dance music, jazz and rock. Labels: uncountable Example: The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts. 3. Any of several dances performed to salsa music. Labels: countable
Word: salsa Part of Speech: verb Etymology: PIE word *sḗh₂l Borrowed from Spanish salsa (“sauce”), from Latin salsus (“salted”), whence also the doublet sauce (via Old French). Pronunciation: /ˈsɑl.sə/, /ˈsæl.sə/ 1. To dance the salsa. Labels: intransitive Example: They salsaed late until the night.
Word: frijoles Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɹiˈhoʊleɪs/ 1. plural of frijol Labels: form-of, plural 2. plural of frijole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: om Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ओम् (om) (symbol ॐ (oṃ)). The former (om) is used in both Buddhist and Hindu settings, while the latter (aum) is usually used only in Jain and Hindu settings. Pronunciation: /ɒm/, /əʊm/, /oʊm/ 1. A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation. Labels: Hinduism Example: In fact it sounded exactly like the voice of Livia, her vanished sister, and, like her, it was intoning the Aum just as she used once to do at the beginning of her yoga sessions. Example: Om is pronounced "a-a-o-o-u-u-m-m" and is repeated slowly for as long as possible.
Word: om Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ओम् (om) (symbol ॐ (oṃ)). The former (om) is used in both Buddhist and Hindu settings, while the latter (aum) is usually used only in Jain and Hindu settings. Pronunciation: /ɒm/, /əʊm/, /oʊm/ 1. To chant the sacred syllable om. Labels: intransitive Example: Allen Ginsberg omming like a death rattle, his voice ravaged by the days of Hindu chants and gas. Example: I had to go into church to clear it by chanting the sacred mantra 'Om'. I was omming, loudly and intensely so that the vibration of that sacred mantra would fill every corner.
Word: handicapper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From handicap + -er. 1. One who determines the conditions of a handicap. 2. A disabled person. Labels: Canada, US Example: Most handicappers, young and old, face formidable economic obstacles which limit their ability to satisfy their housing needs. 3. A horse entered in a handicap race. 4. A person who analyzes data such as statistics, trends, and situational factors in order to predict the outcome of and gain an advantage in betting on an event.
Word: unveracity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English veracity English unveracity From un- + veracity. 1. Lack of veracity; untruthfulness. Example: unveracity of heart Example: such superincumbent weight of Unveracities
Word: upbear Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English upberen, equivalent to up- + bear. 1. To hold up; raise aloft; hold or sustain high Labels: dated, transitive Example: One short sigh of breath, upborne / Even to the seat of God. Example: A monstrous wave up-bore the chief, and dashed him on the craggy shore.
Word: epigram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma, “inscription”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/ 1. An inscription in stone. Labels: obsolete 2. A brief but witty saying. 3. A short, witty or pithy poem. Example: The second has written a sonnet upon the mutability of woman, And the third writes an epigram to Candidia.
Word: epilepsy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Since 16th century; borrowed from French épilepsie, from Latin epilēpsia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψίᾱ (epilēpsíā), from ἐπιλαμβάνω (epilambánō, “to seize”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”). Displaced native Old English fiellesēocnes (literally “falling sickness”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪlɛpsi/, /ˈɛpɪˌlɛpsi/, /ˈɛpəˌlɛpsi/, /ˈepəlepsi/, /ˈɛpɪlɛpse/ 1. A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Epilepsies, or fallings and reelings, and beastly vomitings. The least of these, even when the tongue begins to be untied, is a degree of drunkenness.
Word: epilogue Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγω (epilégō, “to say in addition”). Eclipsed Middle English lenvoie (“epilogue”) borrowed ultimately from Old French. Equivalent to epi- + -logue. Pronunciation: /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/, /ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/, /ˈɛpɪlɑɡ/ 1. A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play Example: In the play’s epilogue, the actor addressed the audience directly. 2. The performer who gives this speech 3. A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword Example: The novel ended with a short epilogue. 4. A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.
Word: epilogue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγω (epilégō, “to say in addition”). Eclipsed Middle English lenvoie (“epilogue”) borrowed ultimately from Old French. Equivalent to epi- + -logue. Pronunciation: /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/, /ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/, /ˈɛpɪlɑɡ/ 1. To conclude with an epilogue. Labels: transitive
Word: episode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French épisode, from New Latin *epīsodium, from Ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον (epeisódion, “a parenthetic addition, episode”), neuter of ἐπεισόδιος (epeisódios, “following upon the entrance, coming in besides, adventitious”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + εἰς (eis, “into”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”). Pronunciation: /ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/, /ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/, /ˈep.ɪ.səʉd/ 1. A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course. Example: It was a most embarrassing episode in my life. Example: The Attorney-General, however, had used this episode, which Martin in retrospect had felt to be a blot on the scutcheon, merely to emphasise the intelligence and resource of the prisoner. 2. A bounded narrative unit within a television series, constituting a single installment that is structurally discrete yet interrelated with the series as a whole. Example: I can't wait till next week’s episode. Example: We all know how genius “Kamp Krusty,” “A Streetcar Named Marge,” “Homer The Heretic,” “Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie” and “Mr. Plow” are, but even the relatively unheralded episodes offer wall-to-wall laughs and some of the smartest, darkest, and weirdest gags ever Trojan-horsed into a network cartoon with a massive family audience.
Word: equinox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *nókʷts From Middle English equinox, equinoxe, equynox (“one of the two periods in the year when the day and night are of equal length, equinox; either the zodiac sign Aries or Libra, in which the sun crosses the celestial equator”), from Old French equinoce, equinoxe (modern French équinoxe), or from its etymon Medieval Latin ēquinoxium, ēquinoctium, from Latin aequinoctium (“equinox”), from aequus (“equal”) + nox (“night”) (ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The Latin word, ultimately adopted in Middle English and modern English, displaced Old English efnniht (modern English evennight). The rare alternative plural form equinoctes treats equinox as if it were a Latin word; the plural of Latin nox (“night”) is noctēs. Pronunciation: /ˈɛkwɪnɒks/, /ˈiː-/, /ˈɛkwəˌnɑks/, /ˈi-/, /ˈɛkwɪˌnɑks/ 1. One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other. Example: [T]he Months of March and September, the tvvo Æquinoxes of Our year, are the moſt vvindy and tempeſtuous, the moſt unſettled and unequable of Seaſons in moſt Countries of the VVorld. Example: The four grand and ſolemn Bardic days are, of ancient uſage, the tvvo equinoxes, and the tvvo ſolſtices; the nevv and full moons are alſo, ſubordinately, ſolemn Bardic days: […] 2. The circumstance of a twenty-four hour time period having the day and night of equal length. Labels: also, figuratively Example: [D]oe but ſee his vice, / Tis to his vertue, a iuſt equinox, / The one as long as th'other: […] 3. One of the two points in space where the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth. 4. A gale (“very strong wind”) once thought to occur more frequently around the time of an equinox (sense 1), now known to be a misconception; an equinoctial gale. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: The paſſage yet vvas good, the vvind, 'tis true, / VVas ſomevvhat high, but that vvas nothing nevv, / Nor more than uſual Equinoxes blevv. Example: The Equinox drove the sand into their faces or round their legs, as they dived among the sheep-haunted hollows. 5. A celestial equator (“great circle on the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the Earth's equator (the equatorial plane)”); also, the Earth's equator. Labels: obsolete Example: [T]hey [seals] are over all the American Coaſt of the South Seas, from Terra del Fuego, up to the Equinoctial Line: but to the North of the Equinox again, in theſe Sea, I never ſavv any, till as far as 21 North Lat[itude].
Word: rice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rys, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, risi, from Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from an Eastern Iranian language related to Middle Persian blnc (*brinǰ), Northern Kurdish riz (beyond Euphrates) and Zazaki riz. Theorized to come to Iranian languages from Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi). Prior to Sanskrit, it is speculated to be possibly a borrowing from a Dravidian language (compare Proto-Dravidian *wariñci (“rice”)), or from Austroasiatic languages further east. Alternatively Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza) is said to be from Hebrew אורז (órez), from South Arabian areez ultimately from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀭𑀺𑀘𑀺 (arici). Doublet of arroz. Pronunciation: /ɹaɪs/ 1. Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food. Labels: uncountable Example: Rice is a tropical plant; yet Carolina and Georgia grow the finest in the world; heavier grained, better filled, and more merchantable, than any imported into Europe from the Indies. Example: Drought stress causes yield reductions and sometimes total crop failures in rainfed rice areas of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. 2. A specific variety of this plant. Labels: countable Example: The rices of Kashmír are infinite in variety. In one tahsíl I have found fifty-three varieties. Example: First, we have the Italian rices; secondly, the rices of the French colonies of Indo-China and Madagascar, which are beginning to cultivate rices of very fine quality, altogether superior to those that were cultivated only a few years back. 3. The seeds of this plant used as food. Labels: uncountable Example: Mold boiled rice, when hot, in cups which have been previously dipped in cold water; when cold, turn them out on a flat dish, arranging them uniformly; then with a tea-spoon scoop out a little of the rice from the top of each cone, and put in its place any kind of jelly. Example: In Britain too rice is reputed to increase the sexual faculties. 4. The seeds of this plant used as food. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We shoot bows and arrows. We hunt, fish, paddle canoes, have war dances, ride horses, run, jump, gather rice, gather berries, throw spears, rock cradles, worship the Great Spirit, grind corn, have council meetings, and perform dozens of other activities that Indians do. 5. The types of automobile modifications characteristic of a rice burner. Labels: ethnic, humorous, slang, slur, uncountable 6. An instance of customization of a user interface. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: This is my first rice!
Word: rice Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English rys, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, risi, from Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), from an Eastern Iranian language related to Middle Persian blnc (*brinǰ), Northern Kurdish riz (beyond Euphrates) and Zazaki riz. Theorized to come to Iranian languages from Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi). Prior to Sanskrit, it is speculated to be possibly a borrowing from a Dravidian language (compare Proto-Dravidian *wariñci (“rice”)), or from Austroasiatic languages further east. Alternatively Byzantine Greek ὄρυζα (óruza) is said to be from Hebrew אורז (órez), from South Arabian areez ultimately from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀭𑀺𑀘𑀺 (arici). Doublet of arroz. Pronunciation: /ɹaɪs/ 1. To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes). Labels: transitive Example: Riced Potato. Have a flat dish and the colander hot. With a spoon, rub mashed potato through the colander on to the hot dish. Example: Following ricing, the potato mash proceeds to the drum drier where flaking is done. 2. To harvest wild rice (Zizania spp.) Labels: intransitive Example: In northern Minnesota the whites have invented the verb "to rice," and speak of "ricing," i. e., harvesting the crop of wild rice. Example: When ricing, the Ojibway dress warmly at first; by midday they may shed some clothes as harvest toil combines with the hot sun of late summer to warm them. 3. To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding). Labels: rare Example: So far as I can make out, the idiotic function of “ricing” English brides and bridegrooms is not twenty years old. Example: The couple was well riced and sent on their way. 4. To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment. (derived from rice out) Labels: transitive
Word: rice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ris, rys, from Old English hrīs (“branch; twig”), from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą (“bush; twig”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreys- (“to turn; bend; wind; move; shake”). Cognate with Scots reise, rice (“twigs; brushwood”), West Frisian riis, rys, Dutch rijs (“little branch; twig; osier; whip”), German Low German Ries, German Reis (“twig; sprig; shoot”), Swedish ris (“twigs; brush; rod”), Icelandic hrís. Pronunciation: /ɹaɪs/ 1. A twig or stick. Labels: Ireland, Scotland, dialectal Example: To guard the bank from the impression of the water, a fence, OF STAKE AND RICE, may be made along the bottom of it next the sea, which will last till the surface on that side is sufficiently swarded, and the mound properly consolidated. Example: Another form of dead-hedge is the stake-and-rice, and it is formed of the branches of forest trees; and where these are plentiful and thorns scarce, it is an economical dead fence. 2. A bobbin or spool. Labels: obsolete Example: […] taken unlawfully from the same house five "machines called 'Engine-Weaving Loomes' worth thirty pounds, and two ounces of silke worth five shillings, and two joynt-stooles worth three shillings, and a pair of 'Rices to wind silke on' worth four shillings […] Example: The hanks are placed upon light, collapsible hexagon reels termed rices, which are easily lifted out of their position for the reception of the hank.
Word: squid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps a sailors' alteration of squirt. Pronunciation: /skwɪd/ 1. Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles 2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid. 3. A sailor in the Navy. Labels: US, derogatory, mildly, slang 4. A quid; one pound sterling. Labels: UK, humorous, rare, slang Example: Can you lend me five squid? I feel like a bacon sarnie. Example: Press the fifty squid button – "Insufficient funds". […] A thousandth of a million squid or two monkeys / Or a whole fifty scores 5. A vampire squid.
Word: squid Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps a sailors' alteration of squirt. Pronunciation: /skwɪd/ 1. To fish with a squid fishhook. 2. To cause squidding (an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth).
Word: squid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Possibly a blend of stupid + quick; "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym. 1. A motorcyclist, especially a sport biker, characterized by reckless riding and lack of protective gear. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: "In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."¹ Example: "squid: a cocky motorcyclist who darts very aggressively through traffic"²
Word: squid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque of Korean 오징어 (ojing'eo). 1. A South Korean children's game where players, divided into offense and defense, compete on a squid-shaped field; the offensive team tries to reach a designated area, and the defensive team attempts to block them. Labels: uncountable
Word: conch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē)bor. Latin conchabor. English conch Borrowed from Latin concha, borrowed from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “a mussel or cockle; a shell-like cavity”). Doublet of concha. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnt͡ʃ/, /ˈkɒŋk/ 1. A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. 2. The shell of this sea animal. 3. A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet. 4. The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself. 5. Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”).
Word: conch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē)bor. Latin conchabor. English conch Borrowed from Latin concha, borrowed from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “a mussel or cockle; a shell-like cavity”). Doublet of concha. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnt͡ʃ/, /ˈkɒŋk/ 1. To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers. 2. To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.