nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sinful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English synful, senful, sunful, from Old English synful (“sinful, guilty, wicked, corrupt”), equivalent to sin + -ful. Compare Dutch zondevol (“sinful”), German sündevoll (“sinful”), Danish syndefuld (“sinful”), Swedish syndfull (“sinful”), Icelandic syndfullur (“sinful”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnfl̩/, [ˈsɪnfl̩] 1. Having sinned; guilty of sin. 2. Constituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil. 3. decadent (luxuriously self-indulgent) Labels: colloquial Example: I take a whiff of the most sincerely sinful cookies in the history of the world. It’s a recipe I saw in People magazine once at the dentist's office, and Dr. Segal would not approve of its ingredients (or maybe she would, in the interest of keeping her business afloat).
Word: bears Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /bɛɹz/, /bɛəz/, /beːz/, /beəz/, /biəz/ 1. plural of bear Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bears Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɛɹz/, /bɛəz/, /beːz/, /beəz/, /biəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bear Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reflection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English refleccion, refleccioun, refleccioune, reflection, from Middle French reflection, reflexion, and its source Late Latin reflexiō, from the participle stem of reflectō. The current spelling is influenced by reflect. Equivalent to reflect + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/ 1. The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror). Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Something, such as an image, that is reflected. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror. Example: A body of black that carried no reflection. 4. Careful thought or consideration. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: After careful reflection, I have decided not to vote for that proposition. Example: But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. 5. A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Our recent results are a reflection of the progress we've made as a team. Example: Zuckerberg said last month that the name change was a reflection of how much Facebook had evolved. 6. A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is a reflection on his character that he never came back to see them. 7. The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: DynamicMBeanFacade uses Java's reflection API to introspect the managed resource and discover data type information for attributes. 8. The folding of a part; a fold. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: CG lightning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of "cloud to ground lightning". 1. Cloud-to-ground lightning; lightning which connects (attaches) to the ground; lightning which results in the discharge of electricity between a cloud and the ground. Labels: uncountable
Word: unevenly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From uneven + -ly or un- + evenly. Pronunciation: /ʌnˈivənli/ 1. In an uneven or haphazard manner. Example: Network Rail said this has been due to the driest ever spring and summer, which caused clay embankments to shrink unevenly in a process called soil moisture deficit. 2. In an unequal manner. Example: Put easily, instamining is a method that enables coins to be issued unfairly or unevenly.
Word: demonstrated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɛmənstɹeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of demonstrate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: solely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English soly, sooly, soolly, equivalent to sole + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊl.li/, /ˈsoʊl.li/ 1. Alone; exclusively. Labels: not-comparable Example: The new chef was solely responsible for attending the grill. Example: This week, officials closed all evacuation centers but two on Staten Island. Now they plan to rely solely on hotels, even as they brace for a new wave of people displaced from storm-damaged housing where they are facing winter without heat or hot water.
Word: jobs Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɑbz/, /d͡ʒɒbz/ 1. plural of job Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jobs Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɑbz/, /d͡ʒɒbz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of job Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Carlos Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Carlos. Doublet of Carl, Charles, and Karl. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.lɒs/, /ˈkɑɹ.loʊs/ 1. A male given name from Portuguese or from Spanish [in turn from Latin, in turn from the Germanic languages], equivalent to English Charles, Carl, or Karl. Example: The Ferraris pressed the self-destruct button, Lewis Hamilton lost his spot on the podium, and there were champagne moments for Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz Jr.
Word: Carlos Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.lɒs/, /ˈkɑɹ.loʊs/ 1. plural of Carlo Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Eugene Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Eugène, from Latin Eugenius, from Ancient Greek Εὐγένιος (Eugénios, “well born”), from εὖ (eû, “good, well”) + -γενής (-genḗs, “born a certain way”). Parallel to eugenics. Doublet of Yevgeny, Eugenius, and Owen. Pronunciation: /ˈjuː.d͡ʒin/, /juˈd͡ʒin/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Example: "Great praise the Duke of Marlb'ro' won / And our good Prince Eugene." / "Why 'twas a very wicked thing!" / Said little Wilhelmine Example: Eoghan (Owen) is frequently Eugene, and our own O'Curry, though he plucked up courage to prefix the O' to his name in later life, never discarded the Eugene, which, however, is far from being a monstrosity like most of our West-Britonized names 2. A city, the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. Example: The cities of Eugene and Springfield announced Friday evening that they would discontinue the use of AI-powered license plate cameras connected to the company called Flock Safety.
Word: toggle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Of uncertain origin. Possible alteration of tug (“to pull”) + -le Pronunciation: /ˈtɒɡ.əl/, /ˈtɑ.ɡəl/, /ˈtɔɡ.əl/ 1. A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat. 2. A rod-shaped button bound with slack to the fabric. 3. A toggle switch. 4. An appliance for transmitting force at right angles to its direction. 5. A horizontal piece of wood that is placed on a door, flat, or other wooden structure, but is not on one of the edges of the structure. 6. A fastener that has flaps that align vertically to penetrate a surface and then spread out to secure the fastener in position, e.g. a molly bolt. Example: Hooks come with screws for use in plaster or wood and toggles for use in wallboard. 7. A loop of webbing or a dowel affixed to the end of the steering/brake lines of a parachute providing the pilot with a means of control.
Word: toggle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Of uncertain origin. Possible alteration of tug (“to pull”) + -le Pronunciation: /ˈtɒɡ.əl/, /ˈtɑ.ɡəl/, /ˈtɔɡ.əl/ 1. To alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever. Example: Clicking a button will alternately toggle its light on OR off. 2. To switch between alternate states. Example: toggle to lower/upper case Example: You can quickly toggle the case of selected text by pressing Alt+C. 3. To fix like a toggle iron; to fix fast. Labels: transitive
Word: escaped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪˈskeɪpt/, /əˈskeɪpt/, /ɛˈskeɪpt/ 1. Having escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement. Labels: not-comparable Example: People are being warned not to approach the escaped prisoner.
Word: escaped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪˈskeɪpt/, /əˈskeɪpt/, /ɛˈskeɪpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of escape Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: haphazardly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English haphazard Middle English -ly English -ly English haphazardly From haphazard + -ly. Pronunciation: /hæpˈhæzədli/, /hæpˈhæzɚdli/, /hæfˈhæzɚdli/ 1. In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner. Example: Sorcery is not the exclusive prerogative of the fetish-man, but is practised haphazardly by anyone who wishes to cast a spell upon another. Example: “This claim, like Frankenstein’s Monster, has been haphazardly stitched together,” wrote Brann.
Word: ranging Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of range Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter.
Word: ranging Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of one who ranges. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the elite warrior class and their sexual rangings in pursuit of extratribal wives […] 2. A back-and-forth movement. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: licensed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪsənst/, [ˈlaɪsn̩st] 1. Having been issued with a licence (by the required authority). Labels: not-comparable Example: Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state. 2. Having been issued with a licence (by the required authority). Labels: not-comparable Example: The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking. 3. Authorized by licence. Labels: not-comparable Example: Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river. 4. Authorized by licence. Labels: not-comparable Example: Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.
Word: licensed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪsənst/, [ˈlaɪsn̩st] 1. simple past and past participle of license Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /bækt/ 1. simple past and past participle of back Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: backed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From back (noun) + -ed. Pronunciation: /bækt/ 1. Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, slang Example: He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave. 2. Having specified type of back. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: a high-backed chair Example: sway-backed 3. Having specified type of backing. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: asset-backed securities Example: Hostilities peaked with the Skyllian Blitz of 2176, an attack on the human capital of Elysium by batarian-funded pirates and slavers. In 2178, the Alliance retaliated with a crushing assault on the moon of Torfan, long used as a staging base by batarian-backed criminals. In the aftermath, the batarians retreated into their own systems, and are now rarely seen in Citadel space.
Word: recordings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recording Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Napoleon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”). Pronunciation: /nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/ 1. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader. 2. A male given name from Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor. 3. A village in Silesia, Poland. 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A surname.
Word: Napoleon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”). Pronunciation: /nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of napoleon. Labels: alt-of, countable, uncountable Example: He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. Example: He [William McKinley] has been called the Napoleon of protection, as other men have been called Napoleons of finance.
Word: rendered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛn.dəd/, /ˈɹɛn.dɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of render Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: championships Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæmpi.ənʃɪps/ 1. plural of championship Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sorts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɔːts/, /sɔɹts/ 1. plural of sort Labels: form-of, plural
Word: sorts Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sɔːts/, /sɔɹts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sort Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: deemed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /diːmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of deem Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deemed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /diːmd/ 1. An accreditation awarded to higher educational institutions in India. Labels: not-comparable
Word: controls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹəʊlz/, /kənˈtɹoʊlz/ 1. plural of control Labels: form-of, plural
Word: controls Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹəʊlz/, /kənˈtɹoʊlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of control Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Keith Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As a Scottish surname, from the placename in Moray, Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic Cèith, meaning "wood" or "from the battleground," which is probably borrowed from Pictish *ᚉᚓᚈ (cēt) meaning "wood", or a forest, from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd. * As a German surname, from Middle High German kit (“sprout, offspring”) (compare kint). Pronunciation: /kiːθ/ 1. A Scottish surname. Labels: countable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable Example: “I think allowing this moniker, ‘Defund the police,’ to ever get out there, was not a good thing,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel on Thursday. 3. A female given name from surname. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: varying Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹiɪŋ/, /ˈvɛɹiɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of vary Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: varying Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvɛəɹiɪŋ/, /ˈvɛɹiɪŋ/ 1. A kind of variable, used by a fragment shader, that interpolates values across a primitive, so as to produce gradient effects etc. Example: Another consideration to the relationship between vertex and fragment shaders is that adding too many additional varyings can be a drag on performance since they must all be interpolated […]
Word: privateer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From private + -eer probably after volunteer, shortened from the original term "Private Man-of-war". Pronunciation: /ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪə/, /ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪɚ/ 1. A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo. Labels: historical 2. An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate. Labels: historical Example: Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and became a pirate. 3. An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity. Example: This is a major victory, not only for CUPW because it will deter profit-hungry privateers from taking work away from CUPW members, but also because it gives union protection to those employed by the privateers. Example: Privateers, such as Osborne and Gaebler, promise that good competition will not become bad — will not become cutthroat competition — if good competition is "carefully structured and managed;" 4. A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team. Labels: Australia, Canada, US 5. A racing team that is not a subsidiary of a large conglomerate, or automotive or vehicle manufacturer.
Word: privateer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From private + -eer probably after volunteer, shortened from the original term "Private Man-of-war". Pronunciation: /ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪə/, /ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪɚ/ 1. To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy. 2. To advocate or benefit from privatization of government services. Example: The principle of collective bargaining has been a basic point of dispute; it infringes, as Perlman pointed out, the privileges associated with private ownership and management of property. […] These so-called charters were simply a license given to shady elements to privateer against the strong and growing unions. Example: The objective of the privatisation law of July 1990 was to achieve an ownership structure similar to that in western Europe within five years, with approximately half of state-owned assets to be privateered in the first three years.
Word: Bachelor of Arts Part of Speech: noun 1. A collegiate degree, usually involving three to four years of study (about 120 semester hours) in liberal arts.
Word: asl Part of Speech: phrase 1. Initialism of age, sex, location: used mainly in chat rooms to request this information from the person with whom one is communicating. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: JanEdoeSN87: asl SumLAguy19: 18/m/California 2. Initialism of as hell. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Bro, that ride was fun asl.
Word: Kamboj Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi कंबोज (kamboj), from Sanskrit कम्बोज (kamboja). Cf. Punjabi ਕੰਬੋਜ (kamboj, “Kamboj”). 1. A community of people living in northwestern India and Pakistan.
Word: dinette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English dine Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ettebor. Middle English -ette English -ette English dinette From dine + -ette. Pronunciation: /daɪˈnɛt/ 1. A small space within a dwelling, usually alongside a kitchen, used for informal dining; a dining alcove or nook. Example: The condominium lacks a proper dining room, but has a cosy dinette. 2. A submarine's mess hall. Labels: US, informal 3. Furniture for an indoor informal dining space, usually consisting of chairs and a small table. Example: We purchased a new dinette yesterday. Example: The dinette set in the corner was from the ’30s, chipped and discolored. 4. A preliminary dinner; luncheon. Labels: obsolete
Word: huis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hui Labels: form-of, plural
Word: handwringer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hand + wringer. 1. A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
Word: Kamboja Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Sanskrit कम्बोज~काम्बोज (kamboja~kāmboja), but unclear. The word is supposed by some scholars to be related to Kambujiya, although "there are also scholars who denounce a connection between Kamboja and Kambujiya … and who defend another etymology". Compare Cambodia, Kampuchea, Kambuja, Kamboj and Kamboja. Pronunciation: /kɑmˈboʊ.d͡ʒə/, /kɒmˈbəʊ.d͡ʒə/ 1. An ancient Iranian region, located originally in Central Asia. Example: Denying this claim, the Buddha tells Assalayana how in Yona and Kamboja and other outlying regions there are two vannas, the master and the slave, and that it is possible for a master to become a slave or for a slave to become a master.
Word: Kamboja Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Sanskrit कम्बोज~काम्बोज (kamboja~kāmboja), but unclear. The word is supposed by some scholars to be related to Kambujiya, although "there are also scholars who denounce a connection between Kamboja and Kambujiya … and who defend another etymology". Compare Cambodia, Kampuchea, Kambuja, Kamboj and Kamboja. Pronunciation: /kɑmˈboʊ.d͡ʒə/, /kɒmˈbəʊ.d͡ʒə/ 1. A member of an Iranian people from this region. Example: Some Kshatriya Tribes of Ancient India, B C Law, 124, P. 230-31 "... in a list of ancient Vedic teachers given in the Vamsa Brahmana of the Samveda..we find one of the teachers in the line to be Kamboja Aupamanyava, that is, Kamboja, the son of Upamanyu....the fact stands out without any possible doubt that a sage from among the Kamboja people, had found a place in the list of the great ancient teachers by whom the Vedic lore was kept up and handed on, and there is no room for any hesitation in saying that the Kambojas in Vedic times formed an important section of the Vedic Indian people.
Word: Quirinus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Quirīnus. Pronunciation: /kwɪˈɹaɪ.nəs/ 1. An early Roman deity of possibly Sabine origin. Labels: Roman
Word: First Reich Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partial calque of German Erstes Reich. 1. Synonym of Holy Roman Empire
Word: camel toe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From camel + toe. 1. Knurled fingers. Example: When contacting the ball with one hand, it must be cleanly hit with the heel or palm of the hand (a roll shot), with straight, locked fingertips (a cobra), knurled fingers (a camel toe), or the back of the hand from the wrist to the knuckles. 2. Alternative form of cameltoe. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Second Reich Part of Speech: name 1. The German Empire from its consolidation in 1871 until the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918.
Word: Third Reich Part of Speech: name Etymology: Partial calque of German Drittes Reich (literally “third empire, third realm”). The first Reich in this reckoning is the Holy Roman Empire and the second is the German Empire. The Weimar Republic, although officially called Deutsches Reich as well, was rejected by the National Socialists and therefore not counted. 1. Synonym of Nazi Germany. Labels: historical Example: As a matter of fact, in 1937, her work appeared in Wolfgang Willrich's book The Cleansing of the Temple of Art, a Nazi tract devoted to exposing the cultural enemies of the Third Reich.
Word: peanut gallery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The phrase comes from nineteenth-century vaudeville theatres and refers to the cheap seats at the back of the theatre or in the upper balcony. It came to be applied to other venues as well, referring to the section where less-educated or less-seriously-interested patrons sat. The "peanut" comes from the popularity of that cheap snack in those sections, and the possibility that patrons might throw peanuts at the stage if displeased. In the mid-twentieth century, the Howdy Doody Show associated "peanut gallery" specifically with children. 1. In the nineteenth century, the cheap seats at the back of a theatre or in the upper balcony. Labels: historical 2. The upper balcony to which black patrons were restricted in racially segregated venues such as theatres. Labels: historical Example: (both of which are dated and offensive) Example: As early as the 1870s, most theaters allowed African Americans to sit in designated areas, while the dress and parquet circles were reserved for whites. A few theaters did not allow blacks at all. In the early 1920s, black leaders protested these “peanut galleries” on the grounds that African Americans paid the same ticket price. A boycott was organized that resulted not only in the closing of the peanut galleries but also closing of the theaters to blacks altogether. It was not until the public accommodations drive in the early 1960s that all theaters were opened to blacks. On May 14, 1963, the Louisville Board of Aldermen passed the public accommodations law that made discrimination in all public facilities illegal. 3. Any source of heckling, unwelcome commentary or criticism, especially from a know-it-all or of an inexpert nature. May also now refer to general audience response: "Let's hear it from the peanut gallery." Labels: idiomatic Example: Enough already from the peanut gallery; if you think you can do a better job, go right ahead. Example: "No democratic government can function effectively on a stage in which every private conversation and classified document is second-guessed by a peanut gallery of unqualified loudmouths," said Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute.
Word: misogamy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From miso- + -gamy. 1. Hatred of or opposition to marriage Labels: uncountable Example: Misogamy flourished in twelfth-century clerical culture, and there's no shortage of ideas about wives that the author of Sawles Warde could have drawn on, from Peter Abelard, Walter Map, John of Salisbury, and Hugh of Folietto all of whom wrote treatises denigrating the value of marriage.
Word: rapeseed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rape sede, rape seed, equivalent to rape (“rapeseed plant(s)”) + seed. As a meronym for the entire plant, from the need to distinguish the plant from the etymologically unrelated verb and act rape. In this context, rape is from Latin rāpa, from rāpum (“turnip”). Not to be confused with grapeseed. Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪp.siːd/ 1. The seed of the rape plant (Brassica napus), used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The rape plant itself. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: up to speed Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Fully informed; current. Labels: idiomatic Example: Is Mary up to speed on the situation in Kuala Lumpur? Example: And I don't happen to recollect whether I did bring her up to speed on what Bert was asking for and so forth. 2. Functioning adequately. Labels: idiomatic Example: It may take the new hires a week or two to be brought up to speed on the system. Example: IBM has begun a program to better educate its sales force, Reiswig said, but admits it could take as long as six months to bring them up to speed.
Word: fsr Part of Speech: adv 1. Initialism of for some reason. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: diffuse Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French diffuser, from Latin diffūsus, past participle of diffundere, from dis- + fundere. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfjuːz/, /dɪˈfjuz/ 1. To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. Labels: transitive Example: The small window diffuses light throughout the room. Example: Ideas are easily diffused with the help of technology. 2. To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. Labels: intransitive Example: Food coloring diffuses in water. Example: The riot diffused quite suddenly.
Word: diffuse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English *diffuse (attested in adverb diffuseli), from Latin diffūsus. Pronunciation: /dɪˈfjuːs/, /dɪˈfjus/, /ˈdɪfjuːs/ 1. Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated. Example: Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results. Example: diffuse activity of the prefrontal cortex 2. Wordy; verbose.
Word: take it away Part of Speech: verb 1. To begin, especially to launch a performance of some sort. Labels: idiomatic, imperative Example: I'd like to introduce Mumbo the Magnificent and his dancing parrot, Tiddles. Take it away, Mumbo! Example: MRS WHITNEY: We have a new student with us today. His name's Max Fischer and he's actually asked to say a few words to the class. Max? You want to take it away?
Word: indirect Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French indirect, from Late Latin indirectus (“not direct”). Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛkt/, /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛkt/, /ˌɪn.dəˈɹɛkt/, /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹekt/, /ˌɪn.dɑɪˈɹekt/ 1. Not direct Example: While not mentioning any of their competitors by name, the CEO made some indirect statements that they were acting immorally. Example: Se asked him some indirect questions to ascertain whether he was single. 2. Not direct: Example: The direct result of socialising every day in the bars may be happiness and meeting new people, but the indirect results could be addiction, or even poverty. 3. Not direct: 4. Not direct: Example: In an effort to beat the traffic jams, they opted to take an indirect route to their destination. 5. Not direct: 6. Figuratively 7. Figuratively Labels: archaic Example: Did you, by indirect, and forced courſes / Subdue, and poyſon this tong Maides affections? / Or came it by requeſt, and ſuch faire queſtion / As ſoule, to ſoule affordeth?
Word: indirect Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French indirect, from Late Latin indirectus (“not direct”). Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛkt/, /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛkt/, /ˌɪn.dəˈɹɛkt/, /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹekt/, /ˌɪn.dɑɪˈɹekt/ 1. An indirect cost. Example: In the case of a piece of equipment such as a pump, the supplier's costs may be broken down into the directs of labour, material, and component costs on the one hand, and the indirects of customized engineering, sales, factory overheads, and order management costs on the other. Example: 2010, Anna M. Gil-Lafuente and José M. Merigó (editos), Computational Intelligence in Business and Economics Gradually analytical thinking was taking a greater awareness of the importance it took for all the investigation system of the possible identification or traceability of fixed costs and, in general, of the indirects of other times. 2. An indirect radiator. Example: Indirect radiators are seldom installed except for rooms on the first or second floors; and in the former case the duct, D, is very short, and in the latter it is usually from 12 to 16 feet long. It should be stated in this connection that indirects of large size should be spread out as much as possible so as to give a large area against the current of air.
Word: indirect Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French indirect, from Late Latin indirectus (“not direct”). Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛkt/, /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛkt/, /ˌɪn.dəˈɹɛkt/, /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹekt/, /ˌɪn.dɑɪˈɹekt/ 1. To access by means of indirection; to dereference. Labels: transitive Example: The X operations access the data fields by indirecting through the _rep pointer. Example: These correspond to an indirected parallel write and an indirected parallel read operation respectively.
Word: give in Part of Speech: verb 1. To collapse or fall. Example: The roof gave in under the weight of the snow. 2. To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat. Labels: idiomatic Example: I finally gave in and let him stay up to watch TV. Example: OK, I don't know the answer. I give in. 3. To droop the head.
Word: steady Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþiġ (“steadfast, stable, firm, staid”), equivalent to stead + -y; or calquing Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig. Cognate with Saterland Frisian stoadig (“steady”), West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, German stätig, stetig. Compare also Old English ġestedegian (“to bring to a standstill”) and Dutch steeds (“more and more”). Adjective sense 8 is a semantic loan from Singapore Hokkien 在 (chāi, “confident, skilled”, literally “steady”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛdi/, /ˈstɪdi/, /ˈstʌdi/ 1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm. Example: Hold the ladder steady while I go up. Example: Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute. 2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute. Example: a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object 3. Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions. Example: a steady ride 4. Phlegmatic, calm; not easily upset, excited, or disturbed. Example: a steady tone of voice Example: Thy ſteddy Temper, Portius, Can look on Guilt, Rebellion, Fraud, and Cæſar, In the calm Lights of mild Philoſophy; I’m tortured, ev’n to Madneſs, when I think On the proud Victor: […] 5. Regular and even. Example: the steady course of the Sun; a steady breeze of wind Example: The rebuilding of damaged stations is proceeding slowly, on account of the shortage of building materials and the pressing needs of housing, but steady progress is being made. 6. Slow. 7. With whom one is going steady. Labels: dated, informal Example: I have been trying to remember what other porn movies I've seen. I know that I should be able to recall many a title as, When I was eighteen, my steady girlfriend and I would go to drive-in theatres and half-watch them all the time. 8. Confident and cool-headed under pressure; competent; reliable, adept. Labels: Singapore, Singlish, predicative Example: You get it right too many times. Your viewers must think you're damn solid, right? Get so many right on TV, steady lah, ang moh, they say, right? Fame gone to your head, is it?
Word: steady Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþiġ (“steadfast, stable, firm, staid”), equivalent to stead + -y; or calquing Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig. Cognate with Saterland Frisian stoadig (“steady”), West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, German stätig, stetig. Compare also Old English ġestedegian (“to bring to a standstill”) and Dutch steeds (“more and more”). Adjective sense 8 is a semantic loan from Singapore Hokkien 在 (chāi, “confident, skilled”, literally “steady”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛdi/, /ˈstɪdi/, /ˈstʌdi/ 1. To stabilize; to prevent from shaking. Labels: figuratively, sometimes, transitive Example: I took a drink to steady my nerves. 2. To become stable. Labels: intransitive Example: The ship steadied in the air. Another spray of ballast came, heavier than the last.
Word: steady Part of Speech: particle Etymology: From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþiġ (“steadfast, stable, firm, staid”), equivalent to stead + -y; or calquing Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig. Cognate with Saterland Frisian stoadig (“steady”), West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, German stätig, stetig. Compare also Old English ġestedegian (“to bring to a standstill”) and Dutch steeds (“more and more”). Adjective sense 8 is a semantic loan from Singapore Hokkien 在 (chāi, “confident, skilled”, literally “steady”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛdi/, /ˈstɪdi/, /ˈstʌdi/ 1. Aspect marker indicating consistency or intensity. Example: Why you steady cappin'?
Word: steady Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþiġ (“steadfast, stable, firm, staid”), equivalent to stead + -y; or calquing Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig. Cognate with Saterland Frisian stoadig (“steady”), West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, German stätig, stetig. Compare also Old English ġestedegian (“to bring to a standstill”) and Dutch steeds (“more and more”). Adjective sense 8 is a semantic loan from Singapore Hokkien 在 (chāi, “confident, skilled”, literally “steady”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛdi/, /ˈstɪdi/, /ˈstʌdi/ 1. A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work. 2. A regular boyfriend or girlfriend; somebody to go steady with. Labels: informal Example: “Dalton is my steady, now. If I break up with him, you're the first on the list.” “Thanks,” said Ted. “What a privilege to be second choice.” 3. A prostitute's regular customer. Labels: informal Example: Some of my steadies wanted me to go out with them on a date. Occasionally I let one of them take me to a film or out for a meal.
Word: steady Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþiġ (“steadfast, stable, firm, staid”), equivalent to stead + -y; or calquing Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig. Cognate with Saterland Frisian stoadig (“steady”), West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, German stätig, stetig. Compare also Old English ġestedegian (“to bring to a standstill”) and Dutch steeds (“more and more”). Adjective sense 8 is a semantic loan from Singapore Hokkien 在 (chāi, “confident, skilled”, literally “steady”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛdi/, /ˈstɪdi/, /ˈstʌdi/ 1. To row with pressure at a low stroke-rating, often 18 strokes per minute. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: After the sprint pieces, we rowed steady for the rest of practice.
Word: steady Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþiġ (“steadfast, stable, firm, staid”), equivalent to stead + -y; or calquing Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig. Cognate with Saterland Frisian stoadig (“steady”), West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, German stätig, stetig. Compare also Old English ġestedegian (“to bring to a standstill”) and Dutch steeds (“more and more”). Adjective sense 8 is a semantic loan from Singapore Hokkien 在 (chāi, “confident, skilled”, literally “steady”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɛdi/, /ˈstɪdi/, /ˈstʌdi/ 1. Alright!, way to go!, nice! Labels: Singlish
Word: serpiginous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin serpigio (“creeping and spreading skin disease”). 1. creeping, advancing Labels: not-comparable Example: Leprosy is a serpiginous disease.
Word: creeping Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English crepynge, crepinde, crepende, crepande, from Old English crēopende, from Proto-Germanic *kreupandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to creep, crawl”), equivalent to creep + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːpɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of creep Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: Then, in January, a creeping tsunami of train cancellations, triggered by major staff absences as a result of the aggressive transmissibility of Omicron, heaped further misery on rail users.
Word: creeping Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English creping, crepynge, from Old English crēopung, equivalent to creep + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹiːpɪŋ/ 1. The act of something that creeps. Example: It is indubitably certain, therefore, that he is able to attend, and actually attends, to all things at the same moment; to the motions of a seed, or a leaf, or an atom; to the creepings of a worm, the flutterings of an insect, and the journeys of a mite […]
Word: Middle French Part of Speech: noun 1. A historical division of the French language, spoken roughly from 1340 to 1610, during which French became established as the official language of France. Labels: uncountable
Word: contumacy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin contumācia, from contumāx (“refusing to appear in a court of law in disobedience of a summons; insolent, obstinate, stiff-necked”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒntjʊməsi/ 1. Disobedience, resistance to authority. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [T]heſe Muſhrome Lords (Spirituall onely in Title, but wholly Temporall in reality), firſt ſprouted up by inſenſible degrees in the Church of Christ; ſo it is moſt infallibly convinced of notorious falſehood, by the multitude of thoſe moſt execrable Treaſons, Treacheries, Conſpiracies, Rebellions, Contumacies, Inſurrections, Seditions, and Anti-Monarchiall practiſes of Lordly Prelates, againſt their Soveraignes, in all ages ſince they grew rich and potent, in all Kingdomes and Churches where they have been admitted; […] Example: Persons Judicially cited, are ſometimes wont, by a Non-Appearance in Court, to contemn the Judges Authority; and thereby to render themſelves contumacious: wherefore, I will conſider theſe Perſons under the following heads. […] 2dly, Examine how many Species or Kinds of Contumacy there are. […] The Plaintiff on the Return of a Peremptory Citation ought not to accuſe the Contumacy of the Perſon ſummon'd, otherwiſe he ſhall not be adjudged contumacious.
Word: disobedience Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English disobedience, dysobediaunce, from Old French desobedience. By surface analysis, dis- + obedience. Displaced native Old English unhīersumnes. Pronunciation: /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪəns/ 1. Refusal to obey. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The teacher complained of the child's disobedience.
Word: submission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English submissioun, from Old French soubmission, from Latin submissio, from submitto. Pronunciation: /səbˈmɪʃən/, [səbˈmɪʃən] ~ [sb̩ˈmɪʃn̩] 1. The act of submitting or yielding; surrender. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Any submissions received after Friday will have marks deducted for lateness. 3. The thing which has been submitted. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way. 4. A feeling of surrender to the control of another; a desire to obey. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A submission hold in wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other combat sports. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks. 6. Sexual practices that involve serving a dominant partner (or partners) or allowing a partner (or partners) to command or control the submissive; sometimes including bottoming or masochism. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: submission Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English mission English submission From sub- + mission. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən/, [ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən] ~ [ˈsʌbˌmɪʃn̩] 1. A subset or component of a mission. Example: The commander would have to communicate to his operational planners his intent — how he wanted to fight the battle and what missions and submissions were vital to achieving what the corps order had defined as missions for the division.
Word: wrongdoing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/ 1. Violation of standards of behavior. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: A Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end." 2. An instance of doing wrong. Labels: countable, usually Example: I said that some ancient stories suggested that those who were unrighteous or who had committed wrongdoings were more susceptible to plagues or disasters. And sometimes plagues just miraculously disappeared after people realized their wrongdoings and repented.
Word: wrongdoing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of wrongdo Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: capitulate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The adjective is first attested in 1528, the verb in 1537; borrowed from Medieval Latin capitulātus perfect passive participle of Medieval Latin capitulō (“(originally; of a book, text) to draw up under distinct headings; (from the 15ᵗʰ c.) to bargain, parley, convene”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from capitulum (“heading, chapter, title”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), diminutive of caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Common participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. Pronunciation: /kəˈpɪ.tjʊ.leɪt/, /kəˈpɪ.t͡ʃə.leɪt/, /kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.(j)ʊ.leɪt/, /kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.(j)ə.leɪt/ 1. To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. Labels: intransitive Example: He argued and hollered for so long that I finally capitulated just to make him stop. Example: The Irish, after holding out a week, capitulated. 2. To draw up in chapters, heads or articles; to enumerate, specify. Labels: ambitransitive, obsolete Example: The lawes […] which we capitulate at sea […] are not used on lande. Example: The places of serpents abode being thus generally capitulated. 3. To draw up articles of agreement with; to propose terms, treat, bargain, parley. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: there capitulates with the king […] to take to wife his daughter Mary 4. To make conditions, stipulate, agree, formulate, conclude (upon something). Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: capitulate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective is first attested in 1528, the verb in 1537; borrowed from Medieval Latin capitulātus perfect passive participle of Medieval Latin capitulō (“(originally; of a book, text) to draw up under distinct headings; (from the 15ᵗʰ c.) to bargain, parley, convene”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from capitulum (“heading, chapter, title”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), diminutive of caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Common participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. Pronunciation: /kəˈpɪ.tjʊ.lət/, /kəˈpɪ.t͡ʃə.lət/, /kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.(j)ʊ.lət/, /kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.(j)ə.lət/ 1. Capitulated: agreed upon, convened, settled on, stipulated. Labels: obsolete Example: It was capitulate and convenanted, that […] the river Himera, […] 2. Reduced to heads, laid down under a certain number of heads or items. Labels: obsolete 3. Having or forming a capitulum. Example: The aggregation of flowers into capitulate inflorescences is a character directly advantageous from the aspect of the biological function of cross-pollination.
Word: capitulate Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kəˈpɪ.tjʊ.lət/, /kəˈpɪ.t͡ʃə.lət/, /kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.(j)ʊ.lət/, /kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.(j)ə.lət/ 1. Alternative form of capitoulate Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: divagate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin dīvagātus, perfect active participle of dīvagor (“to wander here and there”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dis- (“in different direction”) + vagor (“to wander”). Cognate with French divaguer. Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt/, /ˈdɪvəˌɡeɪt/ 1. To wander about. Labels: intransitive 2. To stray from a subject or theme. Labels: intransitive Example: The fallen guillotine blade is replaced with a call to awareness that, as we have seen, divagates from Szpiner's "Ayez pitié des enfants."
Word: residual Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Recorded since 1570. From residue, itself borrowed during the Middle English period from Old French residu (Modern French résidu), from Latin residuum (“a remainder”), the neuter inflection of residuus (“remaining, left over”), perfect participle of resideō (“to remain behind”), from re- (“back, again”) + sedeō (“to sit, to reside”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ʊəl/, /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.əl/, /ɹɪˈzɪd.jʊəl/, /ɹɪˈzɪd.jəl/, /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/ 1. Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over. Labels: not-comparable Example: Yet certain films leave a residual memory—such as Psycho: many people still feel uneasy showering in a motel bathroom. Example: Abolitionists argued that race had no place in a free and democratic society as a dividing line. Economic and social policies and practices, they argued, should be race-neutral and egalitarian. Yet despite these racially egalitarian values, much abolitionist rhetoric exhibited a strong residual commitment to racialist thinking and a palpable devotion to white supremacy.