nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: trace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English trace, traas, from Old French trace (“an outline, track, trace”), from the verb (see below). Pronunciation: /tɹeɪs/, [tʃɹeɪs] 1. An act of tracing. Example: Your cell phone company can put a trace on your line. 2. An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package. 3. A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal. Example: Those are the times you write it off, experience / Walk away, and leave no trace / Cause that night, love had no face 4. A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material. Example: There are traces of chocolate around your lips. Example: All of our chocolates may contain traces of nuts. 5. A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material. 6. A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board. 7. An informal road or prominent path in an arid area. 8. One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug. 9. A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider. 10. The ground plan of a work or works. 11. The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane. 12. The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix. 13. An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive. Example: [S]upposing the NP has raised in (18), the potential bindees are the clitic and the trace of the focalized NP, neither of which qualifies as a syntactic variable. 14. A sequence of instructions, including branches but not loops, that is executed for some input data. 15. A signifier approximated in the absence of stable signified.
Word: trace Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English trace, traas, from Old French trace (“an outline, track, trace”), from the verb (see below). Pronunciation: /tɹeɪs/, [tʃɹeɪs] 1. Extremely small or insignificant (of an amount or quantity). Example: Vena contracta is defined as the narrowest portion of the regurgitant jet, seen at its origin. In all of the cases, it was assumed that the MR severity was downgraded by general anesthesia because of reduced afterload conditions. In cases where MR was determined to be trace, mild, or moderate, the afterload was manipulated by bolus injections of phenylephrine to approximate the preanesthesia, awake blood pressure. The final MR grade was assigned after this maneuver was completed. If conflicting results were observed for different criteria, the reviewing anesthesiologist made a judgment as to the final grade of MR. Example: Through the above, it is clear that the students of the experimental group who studied the unit of similarity of triangles according to the model (4mat) have outperformed the students of the control group who studied the same unit in the traditional way in the results of the systemic thinking measurement. It was also found that the students of the experimental group have been developing their geometric tendencies more than the students of the control group, and this is due to the use of the (4mat) model. It provided the opportunity for students to overcome many difficulties by giving them the opportunity to discover data for themselves, because it allowed them to recognize similar triangles through their own thinking patterns and transition as the information discovered remains more trace than the information that is taught to students in the traditional way.
Word: trace Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tracen, from Old French tracer, trasser (“to delineate, score, trace", also, "to follow, pursue”), probably a conflation of Vulgar Latin *tractiō (“to delineate, score, trace”), from Latin trahere (“to draw”); and Old French traquer (“to chase, hunt, pursue”), from trac (“a track, trace”), from Middle Dutch treck, treke (“a drawing, draft, delineation, feature, expedition”). More at track. Pronunciation: /tɹeɪs/, [tʃɹeɪs] 1. To follow the trail of. Labels: transitive Example: I feel thy power […] to trace the ways / Of highest agents. Example: Happy the mortal, who has traced effects To their first cause 2. To follow the history of. Example: 1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth You may trace the deluge quite round the globe. Example: They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction. 3. To draw or sketch lightly or with care. Labels: transitive Example: He carefully traced the outlines of the old building before him. 4. To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines. Labels: transitive 5. To copy; to imitate. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: That servile path thou nobly dost decline, / Of tracing word by word, and line by line. 6. To walk; to go; to travel. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: Not wont on foote with heavy armes to trace. 7. To walk over; to pass through; to traverse. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: We do trace this alley up and down. 8. To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step. Labels: transitive
Word: tracing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tracyng; equivalent to trace + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪsɪŋ/ 1. The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper. 2. A record in the form of a graph made by a device such as a seismograph. 3. The process of finding something that is lost by studying evidence. 4. A regular path or track; a course.
Word: tracing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tracyng; equivalent to trace + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪsɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of trace Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sketch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from Ancient Greek σχέδιος (skhédios, “made suddenly, off-hand”), from σχεδόν (skhedón, “near, nearby”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Compare scheme. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/, [ˈskɛt͡ʃ], /ˈsket͡ʃ/, [ˈsket͡ʃ], /ˈske̝t͡ʃ/ 1. To make a brief, basic drawing. Labels: ambitransitive Example: I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil. 2. To describe briefly and with very few details. Labels: transitive Example: He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened.
Word: sketch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from Ancient Greek σχέδιος (skhédios, “made suddenly, off-hand”), from σχεδόν (skhedón, “near, nearby”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Compare scheme. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/, [ˈskɛt͡ʃ], /ˈsket͡ʃ/, [ˈsket͡ʃ], /ˈske̝t͡ʃ/ 1. A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines. Example: Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft. Example: Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story. 2. A rough design, plan, or draft, as a rough draft of a book. 3. A brief description of a person or account of an incident; a general presentation or outline. Example: I have to write a character sketch for a novel study. 4. A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show. 5. A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show. 6. An amusing person. Labels: informal 7. A lookout; vigilant watch for something. Labels: Ireland, slang Example: to keep sketch 8. A humorous newspaper article summarizing political events, making heavy use of metaphor, paraphrase and caricature. Labels: UK Example: A very capable journalist, he wrote the Parliamentary sketch for the Pall Mall and the Westminster Gazette for several years. Example: The Daily Telegraph sketch concentrated on the Bishop's attack and included rebutting remarks from Lord Longford, describing the attack as monumentally unfair because Mr. Cook could not reply. 9. A formal specification of a mathematical structure or a data type described in terms of a graph and diagrams (and cones (and cocones)) on it. It can be implemented by means of “models”, which are functors which are graph homomorphisms from the formal specification to categories such that the diagrams become commutative, the cones become limiting (i.e., products), the cocones become colimiting (i.e., sums).
Word: sketch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from Ancient Greek σχέδιος (skhédios, “made suddenly, off-hand”), from σχεδόν (skhedón, “near, nearby”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Compare scheme. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛt͡ʃ/, [ˈskɛt͡ʃ], /ˈsket͡ʃ/, [ˈsket͡ʃ], /ˈske̝t͡ʃ/ 1. Sketchy, shady, questionable. Labels: informal Example: You call at 9 am on a Saturday, lucky I'm even awake. [...] Then expect me to pick you up at a gas station near a loony bin, that's sketch. I don't even want to ask what you're doing. 2. Sketchy, shady, questionable. Labels: informal
Word: sketchbook Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sketch + book. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛt͡ʃˌbʊk/ 1. A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad. 2. A book of printed sketches. Example: This compact sketchbook displays every style of blinds imaginable, from rollers to Romans and from London to Austrian blinds. Example: Since writing the preface for my sketchbook, I have, of course, been involved in a number of more recent projects where I have sketched ideas for structural solutions. 3. A printed book of literary sketches or skits. Labels: dated
Word: sketchy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sketch + -y. Extension of "brief, imperfect, unfinished" notion. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛt͡ʃi/ 1. Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement. Example: The first draft included a sketchy design. 2. Not thorough or detailed. Example: Bond had just finished his sketchy summing-up of the players when Le Chiffre, with the silence and economy of movement of a big fish, came through the opening in the brass rail and, with a cold smile of welcome for the table, took his place directly opposite Bond in the banker's chair. Example: This is still in the design stage, so details are sketchy. 3. Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality. 4. Of questionable or doubtful quality. Labels: Canada, US, slang Example: The sketchy repair job did not look like it would hold. 5. Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings. Labels: Canada, US, slang Example: Because he is so sketchy, I always think that he is up to something. Example: The downside of working with sketchy dudes on building sites and in greasy spoons was that they were sketchy, but they also knew shady things. 6. Disturbing or unnerving, often in such a way that others may suspect them of intending physical or sexual harm or harassment. Labels: Canada, US, slang Example: Jack is so sketchy. I think he's stalking me. 7. Disturbing, or indicating possible danger. Labels: Australia, slang Example: "We were a bit nervous about it, seeing heaps of surfers out there on the breaks," he said. "There were some nice breaks, but it looked pretty sketchy with the sharks, so yeah, we just tried to stay away from that beach."
Word: toadstool Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tode-stole, tadstol, taddestol, equivalent to toad + stool. Compare dialectal English frogstool (“toadstool”), Saterland Frisian Poagestoul (“mushroom”, literally “frog's stool”), Dutch paddenstoel. Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/, /ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/ 1. Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.
Word: rubber Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From rub + -er. The sense of the substance comes from its ability to function as an eraser, displacing earlier caoutchouc. The senses not pertaining to rubbing or erasing are secondarily derived from the name of the substance. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌbə/, /ˈɹʌbɚ/, /ˈɹɐbə/, /ˈɹʊbə/, /ˈɹʊbəɹ/ 1. Not covered by funds on account. Labels: slang
Word: rubber Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌbə/, /ˈɹʌbɚ/, /ˈɹɐbə/, /ˈɹʊbə/, /ˈɹʊbəɹ/ 1. In relation to a series of games or matches between two competitors where the overall winner of the series is the competitor which wins a majority of the individual games or matches: Example: They played, and Creed and his young partner won the first rubber, winning the two first games running. Example: […] an old lady's innocent rubber. 2. In relation to a series of games or matches between two competitors where the overall winner of the series is the competitor which wins a majority of the individual games or matches: Example: Ladies matches shall consist of 6 rubbers. Each rubber shall consist of best of 3 games to 21 points. Example: Montreal’s Francoise Abanda lost the first rubber of the tie 6-2, 6-4 to Karolina Pliskova on Saturday 3. A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie. Labels: Canada, US 4. The game of rubber bridge. Example: "Still, I confess that I miss my rubber. It is the first Saturday night for seven-and-twenty years that I have not had my rubber." "I think you will find that you will play for a higher stake to-night than you have ever done yet, and that the play will be more exciting."
Word: rubber Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌbə/, /ˈɹʌbɚ/, /ˈɹɐbə/, /ˈɹʊbə/, /ˈɹʊbəɹ/ 1. To eavesdrop on a telephone call Example: "There's a lot of nostalgia about the phone and how it was the way to get the local news," said Jane Beck of the Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. One way was "rubbering," or listening in on a neighbor's conversations ... 2. To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity. Labels: slang Example: Old Sally didn't talk much, except to rave about the Lunts, because she was busy rubbering and being charming.
Word: beli Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of bael. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Adi Part of Speech: name 1. A Tibeto-Burman language spoken in India and Tibet. 2. A diminutive of the male given names Adrian, Aditya, or Adit, or other names beginning with Ad-. 3. A diminutive of the female given names Adelaide, Adrienne, or Aditi, or other names beginning with Ad-.
Word: apa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Coptic ⲁⲡⲁ (apa). 1. A title used for male clergy or saints in the Coptic Church.
Word: batis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Batis, the genus in question, itself likely from Ancient Greek βατίς (batís). 1. Any of several passerine birds in the genus Batis, related to wattle-eyes. 2. Any of the genus Batis of saltworts.
Word: yeh Part of Speech: intj Pronunciation: [jɛ], [jɛː], [jɛə] 1. Alternative form of yeah; yes. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: yeh Part of Speech: pron Pronunciation: /jə/, [jɛ] 1. Pronunciation spelling of you. Labels: alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling Example: ‘Budge up, yeh great lump,’ said the stranger.
Word: arti Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of aarti. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: euphemisms Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of euphemism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: herpetologist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From herpeto- (From Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón, “creeping animal, reptile, especially a snake”)) + -logist. 1. One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist. Example: Already, Griffith has observed several amphibian extinctions. Pretty much every herpetologist working out in the field has watched several.
Word: gene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Gen, from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”), from the aorist infinitive of γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to come into being”). Coined by Danish botanist Wilhelm Ludwig Johannsen in 1909, in a German-language publication, from the last syllable of pangene. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒiːn/ 1. A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. Example: Near-synonym: cistron (often synonymous) Example: The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation. 2. A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, such as (often) the structure of a protein. Example: Holonym: locus Example: A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.
Word: philately Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1865. Borrowed from French philatélie, coined by French stamp collector Georges Herpin (in Le Collectionneur de Timbres-poste, Nov. 15, 1864) from Ancient Greek φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) + ἀτέλεια (atéleia), the closest word he could find in Ancient Greek to the concept of “postage stamp”, from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + τέλος (télos, “tax”). This word serves as a reminder of the original function of postage stamps, now often forgotten: the cost of letter-carrying formerly was paid by the recipient; stamps indicated it had been pre-paid by the sender, thus the letters were “carriage-free”. Pronunciation: /fɪˈlæt.ə.li/ 1. Stamp collecting. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: numismatics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma, “current coin, custom”), from νομίζω (nomízō, “to hold or own as a custom, usage, to use customarily, practise, to be used to”), from νόμος (nómos, “usage, custom”), from νέμω (némō, “to keep, hold, watch”). Pronunciation: /ˌn(j)uːmɪzˈmatɪks/, [ˌn(j)ʊu̯mɪzˈmætʰɪks], /ˌn(j)uːmɪzˈmaɾɪks/, [ˌn(j)ʊu̯mɪzˈmaɾɪks], /ˌn(j)uːməzˈmætɪks/ 1. The study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money. Labels: uncountable 2. The study of coins. Labels: uncountable 3. The collecting of coins, tokens, medals and paper money. Labels: uncountable Example: What! Mr. Joolby, the eminent authority on Greek numismatics? To be sure we've met. 4. The collecting of coins. Labels: uncountable
Word: numismatist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English numismatics 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 -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English numismatist From numismatics + -ist. Pronunciation: /njuːˈmɪzmətɪst/ 1. One who studies and/or collects coins and/or currencies. Example: In comments to Hyperallergic, ancient historian and classical numismatist Liv Yarrow noted the absence of SPQR coins during the period of the Republic and its later use as a means of justifying autocracy while harkening back to an earlier age: Example: With seasoned numismatists eager to fill gaps in their collections, prices are already rising.
Word: materia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin māteria (“matter, the material world”). Pronunciation: /məˈti(ɚ).ɹi.ə/ 1. The physical substances which create the natural world: matter, materials, substance, etc. Labels: uncommon, uncountable
Word: Inuktitut Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ (inoktitot, “like the Inuit”). Pronunciation: /ɪˈnʊktɪtʊt/ 1. The language of the Inuit people. Example: I can hear a swell of laughter and boisterous merriment in Inuktitut. Example: In the Northwest Territories, the languages with official status are English, French, Dëne Sųłıné (Chipewyan), Nēhiyawēwin (Cree), Dene Kǝdǝ́ (Northern Slavey), Dene Zhatıé (Southern Slavey), Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik (Gwich’in), Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłįcho.
Word: katakana Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 片(かた)仮(か)名(な) (katakana). Pronunciation: /ˌkætəˈkænə/, /ˌkætəˈkɑːnə/, /ˌkɑtəˈkɑːnə/ 1. A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language. Labels: uncountable 2. A character thereof. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Kongo Part of Speech: noun 1. A Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Kongo Part of Speech: name 1. A Bantu language (or family of languages) of Central Africa. 2. Alternative spelling of Congo (“the nation or region in Africa”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Kongo Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or related to the Kongo languages or Kikongo-speaking peoples Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: In addition, an initial analysis of Kongo cosmology, cosmogony, and mythology allows us to see and appreciate the conceptual parallels between Kongo culture in Central Africa and in Cuba.
Word: outstanding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From outstand, equivalent to out- + standing or outstand + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/, /ˌʌʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/, /ˌæɔtˈstæn.dɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of outstand Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: outstanding Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From outstand, equivalent to out- + standing or outstand + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/, /ˌʌʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/, /ˌæɔtˈstæn.dɪŋ/ 1. Prominent or noticeable; sovereign. 2. Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority. Example: Charles S. Peirce, 1839 to 1914, was one of America's most outstanding intellects. Philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, he wrote profusely, the equivalent of almost 100,000 printed pages in all. Example: The Gunners captain demonstrated his importance to the team by taking his tally to an outstanding 28 goals in 27 Premier League games as Chelsea slumped again after their shock defeat at QPR last week. 3. Projecting outwards. Example: At a distance of about seven or eight miles to the northeastward of the landing, there is an outstanding group of mountains crowning a spur from the main chain of the Coast Range, whose highest point rises about eight thousand feet above the level of the sea;... 4. Unresolved; not settled or finished. Example: I have several outstanding tasks on my to-do list. Example: Are there any outstanding issues that need to be addressed? 5. Owed as a debt. Example: You must pay any outstanding corporate card balance immediately. Example: The distribution of the capital shall in the case of each loan be based on the capital amount outstanding at the date of the coming into force of the present Treaty.
Word: Lombard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Lombard, Lumbard, borrowed from Old French Lombard, Lombart (“a Lombard”), from Late Latin langobardus, longobardus (“a Lombard”), from Germanic, derived from the Proto-Germanic *langabardaz from elements *langaz + *bardaz; equivalent to long + beard. Some sources derive the second element instead from Proto-Germanic *bardǭ, *barduz (“axe”), related to German Barte (“axe”). Doublet of Langobard and longbeard. Compare with Old English Langbeardas (“Lombards”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɒmbɑːd/, /ˈlɑmbɑɹd/ 1. A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century. Labels: historical 2. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy, Italy. 3. A banker or moneylender. Labels: rare 4. A Lombard house. Labels: obsolete Example: a Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns 5. A kind of Spanish cannon of the 16th century. Labels: historical
Word: Lombard Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Lombard, Lumbard, borrowed from Old French Lombard, Lombart (“a Lombard”), from Late Latin langobardus, longobardus (“a Lombard”), from Germanic, derived from the Proto-Germanic *langabardaz from elements *langaz + *bardaz; equivalent to long + beard. Some sources derive the second element instead from Proto-Germanic *bardǭ, *barduz (“axe”), related to German Barte (“axe”). Doublet of Langobard and longbeard. Compare with Old English Langbeardas (“Lombards”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɒmbɑːd/, /ˈlɑmbɑɹd/ 1. A Romance (Gallo-Italic) language spoken in northern Italy, chiefly Lombardy, and Ticino in southern Switzerland. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname originating as an ethnonym. Labels: countable 3. A ghost town in Broadwater County, Montana, United States, named after A. G. Lombard. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Lombard Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English Lombard, Lumbard, borrowed from Old French Lombard, Lombart (“a Lombard”), from Late Latin langobardus, longobardus (“a Lombard”), from Germanic, derived from the Proto-Germanic *langabardaz from elements *langaz + *bardaz; equivalent to long + beard. Some sources derive the second element instead from Proto-Germanic *bardǭ, *barduz (“axe”), related to German Barte (“axe”). Doublet of Langobard and longbeard. Compare with Old English Langbeardas (“Lombards”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɒmbɑːd/, /ˈlɑmbɑɹd/ 1. Of, from or relating to Lombardy, Italy.
Word: Luganda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Luganda Oluganda (“Luganda”) Pronunciation: /luːˈɡændə/, /luːˈɡɑːndə/ 1. A Bantu language spoken mostly in Uganda. Example: Then it dawned on her. He did not know any Luganda. All along he had not understood a word she had said.
Word: Luganda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Portmanteau of Ukrainian Луга́нськ (Luhánsʹk) or Russian Луганск (Lugansk) + Uganda. Alternatively borrowed directly from either Russian Луга́нда (Lugánda) or Ukrainian Луга́нда (Luhánda). Pronunciation: /luːˈɡændə/, /luːˈɡɑːndə/ 1. Luhansk, in particular the mostly unrecognised Luhansk People's Republic. Labels: Internet, derogatory, humorous Example: A novel abusive word for a resident of Lugansk "Lugan-don/Lugansk-condom" can be explained as either an agglutination of the two words "Lugansk" + "condom" or as a reference to a mythological country "Luganda" whose name comprises component "Lugansk" and "Uganda".
Word: inherit Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English enheriten, from Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare (“make heir”). Displaced native Old English ierfan. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/ 1. To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death. Labels: transitive Example: After Grandad died, I inherited the house. Example: ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’ 2. To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited. 3. To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations). Labels: transitive Example: Your descendants will inherit the earth. 4. To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission. Labels: transitive Example: Let's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence. 5. To derive from people or conditions previously in force. Labels: transitive Example: This country has inherited an invidious class culture. 6. To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass. Labels: transitive Example: ModalWindow inherits all the properties and methods of Window. 7. To derive a new class from (a superclass). Labels: transitive Example: For example, the following two code segments, from different assemblies, show how easy it is to inherit a class from another assembly. 8. To put in possession of. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: This, or else nothing, will inherit her
Word: panoramic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English panorama Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English panoramic From panorama + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌpænəˈɹæmɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to a panorama; with a wide view.
Word: panoramic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English panorama Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English panoramic From panorama + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˌpænəˈɹæmɪk/ 1. A panoramic image. Example: Scenic panoramics were not the best sellers. All commercial panoramic photographers specialized in pictures of large groups.
Word: Malay Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Malay Melayu, from Malayu, a kingdom on Sumatra's eastern coast (today's Jambi), mentioned by the Chinese Monk Yijing as 末羅瑜國 and during the Yuan (1271–1368) and Ming (1368–1644) dynasties as 木剌由, 麻里予兒, 巫來由 and 無來由. First attested in English as 1598. Exonymous derivation from Malayalam മല (mala, “mountain”) has not been demonstrated. Pronunciation: /məˈleɪ̯/, /meɪ̯ˈleɪ̯/, /ˈmeɪ̯leɪ̯/, /mɐˈlaɪ̯/ 1. Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei and coastal regions of Borneo including Kalimantan in Indonesia, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago, in most of the Malay Peninsula including the southernmost provinces of Thailand, states of West Malaysia (where they are politically dominant in the federation), and in Singapore. Labels: not-comparable Example: There were not many passengers, and the journey was uneventful until the frontier was reached at Padang Besar, although an armed escort of Malay police accompanied the train from Alor Star. Example: “I heard the Malay fellas talking at the office.” 2. In, of or otherwise relating to the languages spoken by Malays. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Malay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malay Melayu, from Malayu, a kingdom on Sumatra's eastern coast (today's Jambi), mentioned by the Chinese Monk Yijing as 末羅瑜國 and during the Yuan (1271–1368) and Ming (1368–1644) dynasties as 木剌由, 麻里予兒, 巫來由 and 無來由. First attested in English as 1598. Exonymous derivation from Malayalam മല (mala, “mountain”) has not been demonstrated. Pronunciation: /məˈleɪ̯/, /meɪ̯ˈleɪ̯/, /ˈmeɪ̯leɪ̯/, /mɐˈlaɪ̯/ 1. A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia. Labels: countable 2. Type of mild curry made with yoghurt and fruit, usually pineapple or lychee. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She ordered chicken Malay with rice.
Word: Malay Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Malay Melayu, from Malayu, a kingdom on Sumatra's eastern coast (today's Jambi), mentioned by the Chinese Monk Yijing as 末羅瑜國 and during the Yuan (1271–1368) and Ming (1368–1644) dynasties as 木剌由, 麻里予兒, 巫來由 and 無來由. First attested in English as 1598. Exonymous derivation from Malayalam മല (mala, “mountain”) has not been demonstrated. Pronunciation: /məˈleɪ̯/, /meɪ̯ˈleɪ̯/, /ˈmeɪ̯leɪ̯/, /mɐˈlaɪ̯/ 1. The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, including under the name Indonesian. Labels: broadly 2. The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, excluding the national standard known as Indonesian. Labels: strict-sense Example: Malay is the lingua franca of several Southeast Asia countries and has been simplified by its use as a second language by non-native speakers. For example, the Malay plural is formed by repeating a word twice – buku means book and buku-buku means books. 3. A municipality of Aklan, Philippines. Example: Meronyms: Argao, Balabag, Balusbus, Cabulihan, Caticlan, Cogon, Cubay Norte, Cubay Sur, Dumlog, Manoc-Manoc, Motag, Naasug, Nabaoy, Napaan, Poblacion, San Viray, Yapak — barangays of Malay
Word: magnificent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English magnificent, from Middle French magnificent, from Latin magnificentior, comparative of magnificus (“great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid, etc.”), from magnus (“great”) + -ficēns, a form of -ficiēns, the regular form, in compounds, of faciēns, a participle of facere (“to do”). Pronunciation: /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/ 1. Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance. Example: “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster. Example: Armstrong: "Isn't that something! Magnificent sight out here." Aldrin: "Magnificent desolation." 2. Grand or noble in action. 3. Exceptional for its kind. Example: They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too. Example: Substitute Edin Dzeko scrambled in a fourth and the magnificent David Silva ran clear to add another, before the Bosnian striker inflicted the final wound seconds from the end.
Word: readable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English read Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English readable From read + -able. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.də.bəl/, [ˈɹiː.də.bl̩] 1. Legible, possible to read or at least decipher. Example: If that sign were still readable we'd know where we are! 2. Which can be read—i.e. accessed or played—by a certain technical type of device. Example: No sale, those aren't readable with my DVD-player! 3. Enjoyable to read, of an acceptable stylistic quality or at least functionally composed. Example: These assembly instructions aren't readable, I still don't have a clue how to start! Example: I have been twice at the Museum looking out for Friedrich Books,—that I might examine them a little, and see whether they were worth buying. […] I have got a rather curious new German Book upon Naples and Masaniello (chiefly) whh often made me remember you. To one who knows the streets edifices &c the thing may be readabler: I mean to send it you to Scotsbg the day after tomorrow, along with my Mother’s Magazine.
Word: invent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English inventen, borrowed from Old French inventer, from Latin inventus, perfect passive participle of inveniō (“come upon, meet with, find, discover”), from in (“in, on”) + veniō (“come”); see venture. Compare advent, covent, event, prevent, etc. Displaced native Old English āþenċan (literally “to think out”). Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛnt/ 1. To design a new process or mechanism. Example: After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks. Example: Accurſt be he that firſt inuented war 2. To create something fictional for a particular purpose. Example: I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly. Example: We need a name to put in this form, so let's just invent one. 3. To come upon; to find; to discover. Labels: obsolete Example: Far off he wonders, what them makes so glad, / If Bacchus merry fruit they did inuent [...].
Word: vary Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, make different”), from varius (“different, various”); see various. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹi/, /ˈvɛːɹɪj/, /ˈvæɹi/, /ˈvɛɹi/, /ˈveːɹi/ 1. To change with time or a similar parameter. Labels: transitive Example: He varies his magic tricks so as to minimize the possibility that any given audience member will see the same trick twice. Example: We are to vary the customs according to the time and country where the scene of action lies. 2. To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify. Labels: transitive Example: You should vary your diet. Eating just bread will do you harm in the end. Example: a. 1687, Edmund Waller, to Phyllis Gods, that never change their state, / Vary oft their love and hate. 3. Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter. Labels: intransitive Example: His mood varies by the hour. Example: The sine function varies between −1 and 1. 4. To display differences. Labels: intransitive Example: The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing. Example: In the new layout, it is proposed to provide three island platforms with six platform faces varying from 1,075 to 1,290 ft. in length and including bays. 5. To be or act different from the usual. Labels: intransitive Example: I'm not comfortable with 3.Nc3 in the Caro-Kann, so I decided to vary and play exd5. 6. To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate. Labels: transitive Example: God hath[…] varied their inclinations. Example: God hath here / Varied his bounty so with new delights. 7. To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation. Labels: transitive 8. To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: the rich jewel which we vary for
Word: vary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, make different”), from varius (“different, various”); see various. Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹi/, /ˈvɛːɹɪj/, /ˈvæɹi/, /ˈvɛɹi/, /ˈveːɹi/ 1. alteration; change. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: With euery gall, and varry of their Masters,
Word: variable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed into Middle English in the 14th century from Old French variable, from Latin variare (“to change”), from varius (“different, various”). Equates to English vary + -able. Pronunciation: [ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩], [ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩], [ˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩], [ˈveː.ɹi.ə.bl̩] 1. Able to vary or be varied. Example: variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor 2. Likely to vary. Example: Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. 3. Marked by diversity or difference. 4. Having no fixed quantitative value. 5. Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
Word: variable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed into Middle English in the 14th century from Old French variable, from Latin variare (“to change”), from varius (“different, various”). Equates to English vary + -able. Pronunciation: [ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩], [ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩], [ˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩], [ˈveː.ɹi.ə.bl̩] 1. Something that is variable. 2. Something whose value may be dictated or discovered. Example: There are several variables to consider here. Example: Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents. 3. A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values. 4. A symbol representing a variable. 5. A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them. 6. A variable star. 7. A shifting wind, or one that varies in force. 8. Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts. Labels: in-plural
Word: candle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle. Pronunciation: /ˈkæn.dəl/, [ˈcʰæn.dl̩], /ˈkeə̯n.dəl/, [ˈcʰeən.dl̩], /ˈkɛə̯n.dəl/ 1. A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. Example: light a candle Example: blow out the candles on the birthday cake 2. The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter. 3. A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela. Labels: obsolete 4. A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous. 5. Indicates how high or low church something is by height on the candle. Labels: idiomatic Example: That vicar used to be an evangelical, but she's crept up the candle in recent years. Example: That’s why self-consciously Anglo-catholic churches which are a mile high up the paschal candle can do reasonably well in the current climate.
Word: candle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle. Pronunciation: /ˈkæn.dəl/, [ˈcʰæn.dl̩], /ˈkeə̯n.dəl/, [ˈcʰeən.dl̩], /ˈkɛə̯n.dəl/ 1. To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source. Labels: transitive 2. To dry (greenware) prior to the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware. Labels: transitive 3. To check (an item, such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye. Labels: transitive
Word: vela Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈviːlə/, /ˈvilə/ 1. plural of velum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: candlepower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From candle + power. 1. A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually
Word: candlestick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English candelstik, candelstikke, from Old English candelsticca (“candlestick”), equivalent to candle + stick. Cognate with Scots candilsteke, candilstik (“candlestick”). Compare Old Norse kertastika, kertistika (“candlestick”). Pronunciation: /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/, /ˈkændl̩ˌstɪk/ 1. A holder with a socket or spike for a candle. Example: Neither doe men light a candle, and put it vnder a bushell: but on a candlesticke, and it giueth light vnto all that are in the house. Example: Sorcerers and other practitioners of witchcraft used to make a variety of candlestick called the Hand of Glory, chiefly from the flesh of criminals[.] 2. A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward. 3. A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart. 4. The central ignition tube connecting the fuse and charge of a WWI shrapnel shell, shaped like a candle stick. Labels: UK, historical, slang Example: Inside the shrapnel shell was an iron bar with a flattened, broad nose. When the shell burst in the air this iron object fell to the ground and, since it came often from a great height, its fall was dangerous. The men called these candlesticks, which they much resembled.
Word: candlestick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English candelstik, candelstikke, from Old English candelsticca (“candlestick”), equivalent to candle + stick. Cognate with Scots candilsteke, candilstik (“candlestick”). Compare Old Norse kertastika, kertistika (“candlestick”). Pronunciation: /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/, /ˈkændl̩ˌstɪk/ 1. To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top. Example: Planes fell in flames, planes fell not in flames. Men fell in flames, men fell safely in their parachutes, some candlesticked. Example: Archie Jack had a second lucky escape in a later attempt when his pilot, nervous of flying over the high mountain ranges, made him jump out at a much greater altitude than was usual. What initially seemed inconsiderate saved Jack's life as his parachute 'candlesticked', ... 2. To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts. Example: The other book I would recommend is on a technical evaluation method called “candlesticking.” Example: “You wouldn't happen to be the B. J. Devine who wrote the Devine candlestick formula?” I blurted, not thinking it could be true. Candlesticking is one of the trickier methods of charting stock. 3. To adorn with candlesticks. Example: The Drama's altar isn't on the stage; it is candlesticked and flowered in the box-office. Example: 3 When I get my room arranged, it will be carpeted, cushioned, curtained (one set crimson dama[s]k, one white), mirrored, silver candlesticked, etc., etc., etc. 4. To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle. Example: If cut on the individual stems at three-leaf clusters, the cane will "candlestick." Example: Initially, the end of the shaft is ragged, but then begins to taper smoothly, exhibiting the "candlesticking" or "pencilling" referred to in the literature (Fig. 13).
Word: candelabra Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of candelabrum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: candelabra Part of Speech: noun 1. A single candelabrum. Labels: nonstandard Example: […] his head was like a sturdy candelabra holding his eyes transfixed as hers sparked amber crystals for this man.
Word: candelabrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum (“candlestick”), from candēla. Doublet of chandelier. Displaced native Old English candeltrēow (literally “candle tree”). Pronunciation: /kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/, /kændɪˈleɪbɹəm/, /ˌkæn.dl̩ˈɑ.bɹəm/, /ˌkæn.dl̩ˈæ.bɹəm/ 1. A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle. Example: The chair she sat in, like a burnished throne, / Glowed on the marble, where the glass […] Doubled the flames of sevenbranched candelabra / Reflecting light upon the table as / The glitter of her jewels rose to meet it, […] Example: Cyby followed us holding up his candelabrum—I suppose more for his benefit than mine, but it permitted me to see well enough to keep from colliding with the dark oak shelves we passed.
Word: chandelier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French chandelier, from Latin candelabrum, from candela (“a candle”). Doublet of candelabrum. See also candle. Pronunciation: /ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪə(ɹ)/, /ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪɚ/ 1. A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling. Example: She opened the drawing-room door in trepidation. Would she find Esther drowned with her head in the goldfish bowl, or hanged from the chandelier by her stay-lace? 2. A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling. Labels: specifically 3. A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Labels: attributive, often Example: 2007, Frank Pope, "Dragon Sea: a true tale of treasure, archeology, and greed off the coast of Vietnam", Harcourt Books, p. 306. A mysterious phone bidder was grabbing the pieces that no one else wanted—Mensun suspected this was the auction house "bidding against the chandelier," protecting itself against selling too low. Example: The bids are usually real but can be fake or ‘chandelier’ bids (non-existing bids taken ‘off the chandelier’) on behalf of the consignor, or bids left with the auctioneer in advance. 4. An endoilluminator used in eye surgery. 5. A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences. Labels: obsolete Example: Chandelier. A wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen in making approaches. Example: Europeans solved this problem by building a temporary fence with tightly bound sticks ("fascines") stacked into wooden frames ("chandeliers").