nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: relish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from Late Middle English relese (“projection of a wall”), probably from Middle French relais or Old French relais (“projection of masonry at the base of a wall”), a specific use of reles, relais (“that which is left behind, remainder, residue”): see further at etymology 1. Doublet of release. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/, [ˈɹælɪʃ], /ˈɹelɪʃ/, /ˈɹeləʃ/, /ˈɾɛlɪʃ/ 1. A projecting component. Labels: obsolete Example: Forject: m[asculine]. A iutting, or leaning out, or ouer; a relliſh, or out-footing. Example: Relliſh, See Projecture [“a jetting over the upright of a Building”]. 2. In a wooden frame: the projection or shoulder around, or at the side of, a tenon (“projecting member made to insert into a mortise”), used to strengthen a mortise-and-tenon joint. Labels: broadly Example: The Teazle Tennons are made at right Angles to thoſe vvhich are made on the Poſts to go into the Raiſons, and the Reliſh, or Cheats of theſe Teazle Tennons ſtand up vvithin an Inch and a ½ of the top of the Raiſon, […] Example: The morticing is done on the opposite side of the main frame and driven by a crank; the chisels are set transversely or crosswise, in order to leave a relish as in a mortice made by hand; one or more holes are bored to start from.
Word: relish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from Late Middle English relese (“projection of a wall”), probably from Middle French relais or Old French relais (“projection of masonry at the base of a wall”), a specific use of reles, relais (“that which is left behind, remainder, residue”): see further at etymology 1. Doublet of release. The verb is derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/, [ˈɹælɪʃ], /ˈɹelɪʃ/, /ˈɹeləʃ/, /ˈɾɛlɪʃ/ 1. To add one or more relishes (noun etymology 2, noun sense 2) to (a tenon, piece of wood, etc.). Labels: transitive Example: At Fig. 13 I show a housed string between newels. Here the string is double tenoned into the shanks of both newels, also relished between tenons and pinned into the shank.
Word: relish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is probably derived partly: * from release (“(obsolete) odour, scent”), from Middle English reles, relese (“odour, scent; taste; efficacy, power”); and * from relish (“one’s liking or taste for something”). See further at etymology 1. The verb is probably derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/, [ˈɹælɪʃ], /ˈɹelɪʃ/, /ˈɹeləʃ/, /ˈɾɛlɪʃ/ 1. A type of ornamentation comprising one or more trills. Labels: historical Example: O Gad! there's a flat Note! / There's art! hovv ſurprizingly the Key changes! / O lavv [Lord]! there's a double reliſh! I ſvvear, Sir, you have the ſvveeteſt little Finger in England!
Word: relish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is probably derived partly: * from release (“(obsolete) odour, scent”), from Middle English reles, relese (“odour, scent; taste; efficacy, power”); and * from relish (“one’s liking or taste for something”). See further at etymology 1. The verb is probably derived from the noun. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/, [ˈɹælɪʃ], /ˈɹelɪʃ/, /ˈɹeləʃ/, /ˈɾɛlɪʃ/ 1. To sing (a song or tune); specifically, in a manner where there are tremulous changes of tone; to trill, to warble. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Val[entine]. VVhy, hovv knovv you that I am in loue? / Speed. Marry by theſe ſpeciall markes: firſt you haue learn'd (like Sir Protheus) to vvreath your Armes like a Male-content: to relliſh a Loue-ſong, like a Robin-red-breaſt: to vvalke alone like one that had the peſtilence: to ſigh, like a Schoole-boy that had loſt his A. B. C. […] Example: You mocking Birds (quoth ſhe) your tunes intombe / VVithin your hollovv ſvvelling feathered breaſts, / […] / Raliſh your nimble notes to pleaſing eares, / Diſtres likes dũps vvhẽ [dumps when] time is kept vvith teares.
Word: rely Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ 1. To trust; to have confidence in; to depend. Labels: transitive Example: I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […] Example: Cookieless sessions enable you to take advantage of session state without relying on browser cookies.
Word: remain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”). Displaced native Middle English beliven, bliven (“to remain”) (from Old English belīfan (“to remain, stay”)) due to confluence with related Middle English beleven (“to leave behind”), with which it merged. More at beleave and belive. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ 1. That which is left; relic; remainder. Labels: in-plural 2. That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. Labels: in-plural 3. Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works. 4. State of remaining; stay. Labels: obsolete
Word: remain Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”). Displaced native Middle English beliven, bliven (“to remain”) (from Old English belīfan (“to remain, stay”)) due to confluence with related Middle English beleven (“to leave behind”), with which it merged. More at beleave and belive. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ 1. To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared. Example: After three rounds of interviews, only 5 candidates remained. Example: I like to make more than enough food if I have people round for dinner, so I can eat my way through what remains in the following days. 2. To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. Example: If you divide 20 apples between three people, each gets six and two remain. 3. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. Example: Promise me you will always remain my good little girl. Example: Remain a widow at thy father's house. 4. To await; to be left to. 5. To continue in a state of being. Labels: copulative Example: There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry. Example: The light remained red for two full minutes.
Word: remark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”), equivalent to re- (“again”) + mark. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/, /ɹɪˈmɑːk/ 1. An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is worth remark that the Japanese railways are among the busiest in the world; moreover, their traffic is growing. 2. An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something Labels: countable, uncountable Example: make a remark Example: pass a remark 3. A casual observation, comment, or statement Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He remembers something Pete Huntley said at lunch, just a remark in passing, and the answer comes to him. 4. Alternative form of remarque. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: remark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”), equivalent to re- (“again”) + mark. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/, /ɹɪˈmɑːk/ 1. To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of, to perceive. Labels: transitive Example: I remarked a certain twang in his southern pronunciation. Example: 'Did you ever remark that door?' he asked; and when his companion had replied in the affirmative, 'It is connected in my mind,' added he, 'with a very odd story.' 2. To pass comment on (something); to indicate, point out. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: [S]he resolved to […] enter into conversation with her, by remarking the warmth of the room and the length of the dance. 3. To mark (someone or something) out; to distinguish, to make notable. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: His manacles remark him; there he sits. 4. To express in words or writing; to state, as an observation. Labels: transitive Example: He remarked that it was getting late. Example: Thou art a man remark't to taſt a miſchiefe, / Looke for't; though it come late, it vvill come ſure. 5. To make a remark or remarks on, to comment on (something). Labels: intransitive
Word: remark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English mark English remark From re- + mark. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiˈmɑɹk/, /ˌɹiːˈmɑːk/ 1. Alternative spelling of re-mark. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: remark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English mark English remark From re- + mark. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiˈmɑɹk/, /ˌɹiːˈmɑːk/ 1. Alternative spelling of re-mark. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: monkey humping a football Part of Speech: noun 1. Energetic but useless action, or a person engaged in such action. Labels: vulgar Example: The whole exercise was a monkey humping a football. 2. A manner of riding a horse, motorcycle or other vehicle, in which the rider crouches forward and may bounce in the saddle. Labels: vulgar Example: This poseur was riding like a monkey humping a football, but I blew past him.
Word: remind Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From mid 17th century, equivalent to re- + mind (“to remember”). Probably suggested by obsolete rememorate with the same sense. Displaced Old English myndgian. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈmaɪnd/, /ɹɪˈmaɪnd/ 1. To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). Labels: transitive Example: I am aware, reader, and you need not remind me, that it is a dreadful thing for a parson to be warlike: […] Example: His eyes were green and every cat I see to this day reminds me of the exact contour of his face.
Word: remind Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mid 17th century, equivalent to re- + mind (“to remember”). Probably suggested by obsolete rememorate with the same sense. Displaced Old English myndgian. Pronunciation: /ɹəˈmaɪnd/, /ɹɪˈmaɪnd/ 1. An act of reminding; a reminder. Labels: colloquial, nonstandard Example: Even with successful nights like that, Garth said the death of police dog Quanto in October is never forgotten, but instead serves as a remind that any call could be dangerous. Example: Surveys consisted of circulating a questionnaire - in .xls file with predefined fields to fill - amongst information producers (i.e., project coordinators, national research funding agencies involved in BlueBio projects); several reminds were sent to increase the response rate.
Word: remount Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Anglo-Norman remunter, Middle French remonter, later also reinforced by re- + mount. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈmaʊnt/ 1. To go up again; to rise another time. Labels: intransitive Example: They remounted together to their sitting-room while Sir Claude, who said he would join them later, remained below to smoke and to converse with the old acquaintances that he met wherever he turned. 2. To help (someone) back on a horse. Labels: transitive 3. To get back on a horse, bicycle etc. Labels: intransitive Example: And, as it fell, his steed he ready found; / On whom remounting fiercely forth he rode […] Example: We remounted and took up the same hard tempo. 4. To get back on (an animal, vehicle) again. Labels: transitive Example: Still agitated, she watched resentfully as two traffic policemen remounted their motorcycles. 5. To ascend (something) again. Labels: transitive 6. To fix (something) back into position. Labels: transitive 7. To mount (a drive or volume) again. Labels: transitive
Word: remount Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman remunter, Middle French remonter, later also reinforced by re- + mount. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːmaʊnt/ 1. The opportunity of, or things necessary for, remounting; specifically, a fresh horse, with its equipment. Example: to give somebody a remount 2. The process of mounting a drive or volume again. 3. The restaging of a play or film. Example: Sometimes I tell people she is auditioning for a remount of the musical “Hair”. Example: By mid-January they announced a remount of the television classic Peter Pan.
Word: rename Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-West Germanic *namō Old English nama Middle English name English name English rename From re- + name. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈneɪm/ 1. To give a new name to. Labels: transitive Example: However, in 1844, saner counsels prevailed, and Edgeley became the principal station—the directors eating their words once more by retaining the older station, which was renamed Heaton Norris. Example: […] And then, finally, we got to Vietnam. Given the dishonesty surrounding that war, I guess it's not surprising that, at the time, the very same condition was renamed post-traumatic stress disorder.
Word: rename Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-West Germanic *namō Old English nama Middle English name English name English rename From re- + name. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈneɪm/ 1. An instance of renaming. Example: warning: detected divergent renames of foo to: bar quux
Word: rend Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English renden, from Old English rendan (“to rend, tear, cut, lacerate, cut down”), from Proto-West Germanic *(h)randijan (“to tear”), of uncertain origin. Believed by some to be the causative of Proto-Germanic *hrindaną (“to push”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱret-, *kret- (“to hit, beat”), which would make it related to Old English hrindan (“to thrust, push”). Cognate with Scots rent (“to rend, tear”), Old Frisian renda (“to tear”). Pronunciation: /ɹɛnd/ 1. To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst. Labels: transitive Example: Powder rends a rock in blasting. Example: Lightning rends an oak. 2. To violently disturb the peace of; to throw into chaos. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: a scream that rent the air Example: We are most vulnerable now to the messages of the new subcults, to the claims and counterclaims that rend the air. 3. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate. Labels: transitive Example: A time to rent, and a time to sow: a time to keepe silence, and a time to speake. Example: And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 4. To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. Labels: intransitive Example: Relationships may rend if tempers flare.
Word: rend Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English renden, from Old English rendan (“to rend, tear, cut, lacerate, cut down”), from Proto-West Germanic *(h)randijan (“to tear”), of uncertain origin. Believed by some to be the causative of Proto-Germanic *hrindaną (“to push”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱret-, *kret- (“to hit, beat”), which would make it related to Old English hrindan (“to thrust, push”). Cognate with Scots rent (“to rend, tear”), Old Frisian renda (“to tear”). Pronunciation: /ɹɛnd/ 1. A violent separation of parts. Example: She'd been in a couple of minor car accidents herself, and witnessed a few others, and the rend of metal was unforgettable.
Word: repaint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pinéḱti Proto-Italic *pingō Latin pingō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin pictus Vulgar Latin *pinctus French peint Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French peintierder. Middle English peynten English paint English repaint From re- + paint (“verb”). Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpeɪnt/, /ˈɹiːpeɪnt/ 1. To paint anew or again, especially if recently painted. Example: to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture Example: Nearly all of their locomotives have never been repainted, which is as much as 24 years in the case of some of the DB Cargo units. 2. To draw or render again on the display. Labels: ambitransitive Example: To force a window to repaint itself programmatically, you call the inherited Invalidate() method[…]
Word: repaint Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pinéḱti Proto-Italic *pingō Latin pingō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin pictus Vulgar Latin *pinctus French peint Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French peintierder. Middle English peynten English paint English repaint From re- + paint (“verb”). Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈpeɪnt/, /ˈɹiːpeɪnt/ 1. The act or process of painting something again, especially if recently painted. Example: They didn't like the color so we had to do a repaint. Example: More join us at Colwall and at the lovely station at Great Malvern, although the place is in need of some TLC nowadays. The ornate canopy supports are overdue a repaint, and the closed cafe gives the place a forlorn air. 2. The act of drawing or rendering again on the display. Example: WPF will call your OnRender function when it needs to know what content your visual displays, but the way graphics acceleration works in WPF means that this happens far less often than the equivalent repaints in Win32.
Word: repertoire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French répertoire, from Middle French repertoire, from Late Latin repertōrium (“an inventory, list, repertory”). Doublet of repertory. Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛp.ə.twɑː/, /ˈɹɛp.əɹ.twɑɹ/, /ˈɹɛp.ə.twɑɹ/, /ˈɹɛp.əɹtwɔːɹ/ 1. A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display. Example: The conjurer expanded his repertoire with some new tricks. Example: When Bad Bunny took center stage for the 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the Puerto Rican artist made history as the first music star with a primarily Spanish-language repertoire to do so. 2. The set of skills, abilities, experiences, etc., possessed by a person. 3. The set of vocalisations used by a bird. 4. An amount, body, or collection of something. 5. A processor's instruction set. 6. An abstract set of characters, independent of their encoding. Example: ISO Latin 1 repertoire Example: There is quite a jump from the WGL4 repertoire to the Unicode 2.0 repertoire, but there are few intermediate general purpose repertoires.
Word: repetitive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin repetitus, with the suffix -ive. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/ 1. Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating. Example: The lecture was too repetitive and lost its impact. Example: He kept repeating the same repetitive tasks without making progress.
Word: replant Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English plant English replant From re- + plant. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈplænt/, /ɹiːˈplɑːnt/ 1. To plant again, especially to plant in a different place, using different plants, or in a different design. Example: As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field. In Paris 22 hectares of roof have been planted, out of a potential total of 80 hectares.
Word: replant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English plant English replant From re- + plant. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːplænt/, /ˈɹiːplɑːnt/ 1. The act of planting again.
Word: represent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō. Displaced native Old English spelian (“to represent”). Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt/, /ˌɹepɹɪˈzent/, /ˌɹepɹəˈzent/, /ˌɾɛpɾɪˈzɛnt/ 1. To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify. Labels: transitive 2. To portray visually; to delineate. Labels: transitive Example: a landscape can be represented in a picture. Example: The sculptor represented a horse in bronze. 3. To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of. Labels: transitive Example: It has always been his dream to represent Hamlet on Broadway. 4. To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of. Labels: transitive Example: He sent his agent to represent himself at the meeting. Example: As he was too ill to accept the award, his brother represented him at the ceremony. 5. To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.). Labels: transitive Example: They chose a member of Congress to represent their district. 6. To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of. Labels: transitive Example: He represented that he was investigating for the police department. 7. To give an account of; to describe. Labels: transitive 8. To serve as a sign or symbol of. Labels: transitive Example: The @ symbol represents the online world. Example: A dove is often used to represent peace. 9. To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present. Labels: transitive 10. To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). Labels: transitive 11. To constitute, to make up, to be an example of. Labels: transitive Example: Rounded stone and glass objects with fine radiating scratches on one surface represent the slickstones that were used in garment-making and laundry, to smooth the cloth and to press seams and pleats. 12. To participate as a team member. Labels: transitive 13. To play as if holding (a set of cards); to play as if having made (a hand). Labels: transitive Example: Richard was holding the nuts, but he was trying to represent two-pair to get the other players to bet. 14. To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well. Labels: intransitive Example: I'm representing for the gangsters all across the world. Still hitting them corners in them low lows girl.
Word: represent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English presend English -t English present English represent From re- + present. Pronunciation: /ˌɹi(ː).pɹɪˈzɛnt/, /ˈɹiː.pɹɪˌzɛnt/ 1. To present again, for instance for medical attention. Example: represented to the emergency department 2. To present again, possibly in an altered form. Labels: broadly Example: video game represented as live-action television
Word: repress Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Ultimately from Latin repressus, the perfect passive participle of reprimō (“to repress”). Pronunciation: /ɹəˈpɹɛs/ 1. To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further. Labels: transitive Example: to repress rebellion or sedition Example: to repress the first risings of discontent 2. To check; to keep back. Labels: broadly, transitive Example: Deſire of wine and all delicious drinks […] Thou couldſt repreſs,
Word: repress Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English press English repress From re- + press. 1. To press again. Example: to repress a vinyl record Example: It had been a fraught car journey. From it my abiding memory is Charlie Troy having a deep but short-lived relationship with a smoking cigarette, rummaging after in the depthless depth of a shiny black handbag for a forbidden lipstick, finding it, applying it in Heaney’s mirror with a magician’s dexterity that defied the inconsistencies of the road, pressing, unpressing, and repressing her lips until the look came to her satisfaction and the bow was drawn.
Word: repress Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English press English repress From re- + press. 1. A record pressed again; a repressing. Example: Save for the shows he actually taped — Dylan, Springsteen, Page & Plant and other kindred spirits — his own titles by 1994 were just represses of hard-to-find Japanese or American titles.
Word: reprimand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/, /ˈɹɛp.ɹɪˌmænd/ 1. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public. Example: Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him.
Word: reprimand Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/, /ɹɛpɹɪˈmɑːnd/, /ˈɹɛp.ɹɪˌmænd/, /ˌɹɛp.ɹɪˈmænd/ 1. To reprove in a formal or official way. Example: 1983. Rosen, Stanley. Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image. South Bend, Indiana, USA: St. Augustine’s Press. p. 62. He is struck by Antinous, who is in turn reprimanded by one of the “proud young men” courting Penelope:
Word: require Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French requerre (whence Modern French requérir), from Latin requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”, literally “to seek back”), from re- (“back; again”) + quaerō (“to seek”, whence query). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkwaɪə/, /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/, /ɹɪˈkwʌɪɹ/ 1. To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. Example: "I am Miss Newbury," I announced, "and I require to be shown to my room immediately, if you please." Example: ‘Regrettably, I have concluded, after considering the matter over Christmas[…], that I can no longer maintain the high standard of service I require of myself, meet the demands of office and cope with the pressures of public life, without my health deteriorating further.’ 2. Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary. Example: Chronic pain is occasionally a sign of a very serious problem, like brain tumors, and can require surgery. Example: A weapon small enough to put on a missile would require uranium enriched to more than 90% U-235. 3. To demand (of someone) to do something. Example: It is required (of me) that I give evidence in court. Example: After Aug 3 all salesgirls will be required to wear only one style of skirt while on duty: the midi. 4. To ask (someone) for something; to request; to beseech. Labels: obsolete Example: I requyre yow lete vs be sworne to gyders that neuer none of vs shalle after this day haue adoo with other, and there with alle syre Tristram and sire Lamorak sware that neuer none of hem shold fyghte ageynst other nor for wele, nor for woo. Example: I requyre the in the name of god, that thou torment me nott.
Word: resemblance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Anglo-Norman resemblance, from Old French (compare French ressemblance). Morphologically resemble + -ance. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɛmbləns/, /ɹəˈzɛmbləns/ 1. The quality or state of resembling. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: His wife and sister had too many points of resemblance, not to entertain a strong and mutual dislike. Example: Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese. 2. That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A comparison; a simile. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Probability; verisimilitude. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: resent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French ressentir, resentir, from Old French resentir (Modern ressentir), from re- + sentir (“to feel”). Pronunciation: /ɹiˈzɛnt/, /ɹɪˈzɛnt/ 1. To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront. Labels: transitive Example: The bride greatly resented being left at the church. Example: These books will fill, and well fill, certain stretches of life […] But in old or nervous or solemnest or dying hours, when one needs the impalpably soothing and vitalizing influences of abysmic Nature, or its affinities in literature or human society, and the soul resents the keenest mere intellection, they will not be sought for. 2. To express displeasure or indignation at. Labels: transitive Example: Do you resent us for offering you that choice? Example: The good prince King James […] bore dishonourably what he might have resented safely. 3. To be sensible of; to feel. Labels: obsolete, transitive 4. In a positive sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: […] which makes the tragical ends of noble persons more favorably resented by compassionate readers. 5. To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent, to smell. See resent (intransitive verb). Labels: obsolete Example: Perchance as vulturs are ſaid to ſmell the earthlineſſe of a dying corps; ſo this bird of prey reſented a worſe than earthly ſavour in the ſoul of Saul, an evidence of his death at hand. Example: But our King Henrie the ſeventh (being too good a ſenſer to miſtake a flouriſh for a blow) quickly reſented his drift (which was to perſwade our King to peace, till Charles ſhould perform his projects in little Britain and elſewhere) and dealt with him accordingly. 6. To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor. Labels: obsolete
Word: resent Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See resend. Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈsɛnt/ 1. simple past and past participle of resend Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The package was resent, this time with the correct postage.
Word: reserve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French reserver, from Latin reservō (“to reserve, retain”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɝv/, /ɹɪˈzɜːv/ 1. A restriction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The book is on reserve. Example: I accept your view with one reserve. 2. A restriction. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The tone was set at Trump’s Inauguration. Tech moguls streamed into Washington; some sat behind the President during his Inaugural Address, a signal of the power they would wield. Over the next 11 months, they would use their enormous cash reserves, cultural power, and momentum to push their products into homes across the world. 4. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: New oil reserves are continuously being discovered, but not as fast as the existing ones are running out. Example: If Alberta’s reserves are a carbon bomb, this global expansion of tar sands and oil shale exploitation amounts to an escalating emissions arms race, the unlocking of a subterranean cache of weapons of mass ecological destruction. 5. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio was originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut. Example: the Clergy Reserves in Canada are for the support of the clergy. 6. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. Labels: Canada, countable, uncountable 7. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: no reserves [the military force is throwing everything it has at the front] 8. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: no reserve [the lot(s) will be sold no matter how low the bids are] Example: reserve not met [the lot(s) will not be sold because the highest bid was too low to be acceptable] 10. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Each is decorated with a simple disk in reserve and a band in reserve adorned with white dots. 12. Something initially kept back for later use in recreation. Labels: countable, uncountable 13. Something initially kept back for later use in recreation. Labels: countable, uncountable 14. In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified. Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A resist. Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: reserve Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French reserver, from Latin reservō (“to reserve, retain”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɝv/, /ɹɪˈzɜːv/ 1. To keep back; to retain. Labels: transitive Example: We reserve the right to make modifications. Example: I will reserve judgment until I have actually read his book. 2. To keep in store for future or special use. Labels: ditransitive, transitive Example: This cake is reserved for the guests! Example: Please reserve me a parking space if you can. 3. To book in advance; to make a reservation for. Labels: ditransitive, transitive Example: I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town. Example: Thanks for reserving us a room! 4. To make an exception of; to except. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: reside Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English residen, from Old French resider, from Latin resideō (“remain behind, reside, dwell”), from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“sit”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzaɪd/ 1. To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time. Example: […] And the delighted ſpirit / To die in fierie floods, or to recide / In thrilling Region of thicke-ribbed Ice […] Example: The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […] 2. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element. Example: […] for Cogitation / Reſides not in that man, that do’s not thinke […] 3. To sink; to settle, as sediment. Example: […] The madding Winds are huſh’d, the Tempeſts ceaſe, / And every rolling Surge resides in Peace.
Word: respectful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From respect + -ful. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈspɛkt.fl̩/, /ɹɪˈspɛk.fl̩/, /ɹəˈspɛkt.fl̩/, /ɹəˈspɛk.fl̩/ 1. Marked or characterized by respect Example: 1907, Marshall Broomhall (Editor), The Chinese Empire. A General & Missionary Survey/The Province of Kansu On the whole, indifference rather than open hostility has been the attitude of the people towards the Gospel, but since 1900 there has been a more eager and respectful attention to the things taught. Example: It is of great importance that you act in a respectful manner towards the duke and duchess.
Word: result Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Recorded since 1432 as Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultare, in Classical Latin "to spring forward, rebound", the frequentative of the past participle of resilio (“to rebound”), from re- (“back”) + salio (“to jump, leap”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzʌlt/ 1. To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor. Labels: intransitive Example: Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life. 2. To have as a consequence; to lead to; to bring about Labels: intransitive Example: This measure will result in good or in evil. Example: United's hopes of mounting a serious response suffered a blow within two minutes of the restart when Evans, who had endured a miserable afternoon, lost concentration and allowed Balotelli to steal in behind him. The defender's only reaction was to haul the Italian down, resulting in an inevitable red card. 3. To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion. Labels: intransitive 4. To leap back; to rebound. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: the huge round stone, resulting with a bound
Word: result Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Recorded since 1432 as Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultare, in Classical Latin "to spring forward, rebound", the frequentative of the past participle of resilio (“to rebound”), from re- (“back”) + salio (“to jump, leap”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzʌlt/ 1. That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect. Example: the result of a course of action; the result of a mathematical operation Example: In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%. 2. The final product, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort. Example: The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed. 3. The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree. Example: Then of their session ended they bid cry / With trumpet's regal sound the great result. 4. A flying back; resilience. Labels: obsolete Example: Sound is produced between the string and the air by the return or the result of the string. 5. The final score in a game. Example: It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless. And results are all that concern me. […]” Example: The Gunners boss has been heavily criticised for his side's poor start to the Premier League season but this result helps lift the pressure. 6. A positive or favourable outcome for someone. Labels: broadly
Word: result Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Recorded since 1432 as Middle English resulten, from Medieval Latin resultare, in Classical Latin "to spring forward, rebound", the frequentative of the past participle of resilio (“to rebound”), from re- (“back”) + salio (“to jump, leap”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzʌlt/ 1. An exclamation of joy following a favorable outcome. Labels: UK Example: 'Yes! Result! Game on!' He leans forward to a mike fixed over the desk and presses one of the […] Example: 'Yes! Result, Nick!' He heard a distant cheer. 'Right, well I'll give you a ring on Saturday, make the arrangements.
Word: retaliation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English retaliate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English retaliation From retaliate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ɹiˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ɹɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/, /ɹə-/, /ɹi-/, /-ʃɪn/ 1. Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Hamas knew there would be massive retaliations.
Word: retch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English *recchen, *rechen (attested in arechen), hræcen (“to cough up”), from Old English hrǣċan (“to clear the throat, hawk, spit”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrākijan, from Proto-Germanic *hrēkijaną (“to clear one's throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (“to caw, crow”). Cognate with Icelandic hrækja (“to hawk, spit”), Limburgish räöke (“to induce vomiting”), Bavarian reckn (“to retch, gag”) and German recken (“to retch, gag”). Also related with German Rachen (“throat”). Pronunciation: /ɹɛt͡ʃ/ 1. To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: Here he grew inarticulate with retching. 2. To vomit; to make or experience a successful effort to vomit. Labels: broadly, intransitive, transitive Example: […] in a couple of hours they were seized with violent retching; the contents of their stomachs were mixed with blood, mucus, and froth. Example: […] severe, with a heavy retching; the contents of the stomach would come up rather easily at first, but as it continued the retching became more severe. By the straining to vomit, all the symptoms were […]
Word: retch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English *recchen, *rechen (attested in arechen), hræcen (“to cough up”), from Old English hrǣċan (“to clear the throat, hawk, spit”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrākijan, from Proto-Germanic *hrēkijaną (“to clear one's throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (“to caw, crow”). Cognate with Icelandic hrækja (“to hawk, spit”), Limburgish räöke (“to induce vomiting”), Bavarian reckn (“to retch, gag”) and German recken (“to retch, gag”). Also related with German Rachen (“throat”). Pronunciation: /ɹɛt͡ʃ/ 1. An unsuccessful effort to vomit.
Word: retch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English recchen (“to care; heed”), from Old English rēċċan, variant of rēċan (“to care; reck”), from Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną (“to care”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, right, just”). Pronunciation: /ɹɛt͡ʃ/ 1. To reck. Labels: ambitransitive, obsolete
Word: retch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English recchen, from Old English reċċan (“to stretch, extend”), from Proto-West Germanic *rakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną (“to straighten, stretch”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵéyeti. Pronunciation: /ɹɛt͡ʃ/ 1. Alternative form of reach. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dialectal
Word: retell Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tell English retell From re- + tell. Pronunciation: /ɹiˈtɛl/ 1. To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase. Example: She will retell the story from her perspective in the next meeting. Example: He had to retell the story several times before it was understood.
Word: retire Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French retirer (“draw back”), from Old French retirer, built from re- (“back”) + tirer (“draw, pull”), the latter from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre, of highly uncertain origin. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtaɪə/, /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ 1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired. Labels: rare 2. A place to which one retires. 3. A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. Labels: dated Example: At the retire, the cavalry fell back.
Word: retire Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tire English retire From re- + tire. Pronunciation: /ɹiˈtaɪɚ/ 1. To fit (a vehicle) with new tires. Labels: US, transitive
Word: retry Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English try English retry From re- + try. Pronunciation: /riˈtɹaɪ/ 1. To try or attempt again. Labels: ambitransitive Example: to retry connecting to the Internet after an error Example: On October 20, Forsen streamed on Twitch as he retried to defeat the Ender Dragon as fast as he could. 2. To try judicially a second time. Labels: transitive Example: to retry a case Example: to retry an accused person
Word: retry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English try English retry From re- + try. Pronunciation: /ˈriːtɹaɪ/ 1. Another attempt. Example: “As such, the issue with login remains. If for any reason you get the ‘Failed to connect to server’ issue, it means that the maximum number of login requests for that particular minute is exceeded and/or that the servers are full and will require someone to log out before allowing new players in. As mentioned above, the increased capacity should require less retries to get in.”
Word: revert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French revertir, from Vulgar Latin *revertiō, variant of Latin revertō. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvɝt/, /ɹiˈvɝt/, /ɹɪˈvɜːt/, /ˈɹiˌvɝt/, /ˈɹiːˌvɜːt/ 1. One who, or that which, reverts. 2. One who reverts to that religion which one had adhered to before having converted to another. Example: [...] Cyril III ibn Laqlaq’s correspondence which reflects genuine—if intentionally vague—concern for the secretive community of Christian converts and reverts [who had converted to Islam before]. 3. A convert to Islam. Example: Zeba Siddiqui, herself a revert and editor of the Parent's Manual: A Guide for Muslim Parents Living in North America, contributed to this book as a consultant. Example: Parents should not reject a proposal without good reason — and being a revert with a past is not an acceptable one. 4. The act of reversion (of e.g. a database transaction or source control repository) to an earlier state. Example: We've found that git reverts are at least an order of magnitude faster than SVN reverse merges. 5. The skateboard maneuver of rotating the board 180 degrees or more while the wheels remain on the ground. Example: In short tutorials, the player learns the basics of skating: reverts, manuals and the ollie […]
Word: revise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French réviser, from Latin revīsō, from re- + vīsō (“examine”), frequentative of videō (“see”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvaɪz/, /ɹəˈvaɪz/, /ɹɪˈvɑez/, /ɹəˈvaɪ̯z/, [ɹəˈvɑe̯z] 1. To review, alter and amend, especially of written material. Example: This statute should be revised. Example: There has been a demand for a revised edition of my English Translation and Commentary of the Holy Qur′an since the end of the Second World War. 2. To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination. Labels: Australia, New-Zealand, UK Example: I've only just begun to revise for my exams. Example: In revising your notes, you can also reorganize them so that they are more legible, better arranged, and in a more useful condition for subsequent reviews. 3. To look at again, to reflect on. Labels: obsolete
Word: revise Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French réviser, from Latin revīsō, from re- + vīsō (“examine”), frequentative of videō (“see”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈvaɪz/, /ɹəˈvaɪz/, /ɹɪˈvɑez/, /ɹəˈvaɪ̯z/, [ɹəˈvɑe̯z] 1. A review or a revision. 2. A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction. Example: The question is, not whether the revises of the Catalogue, which I was obliged to circulate prematurely, were faultless, but whether the alterations which I was desired to make would not render them worse. Example: 1869 August 16, Anthony Trollope, letter to W. H. Bradbury, 1983, N. John Hall (editor), The Letters of Anthony Trollope, Volume 1: 1835-1870, page 479, Looking back at the revises of Bullhampton it seems to me that the printers have fallen into some error as to the numbering of Chapters XXXIV—XXXV—XXXVI—which should have been XXXV—XXXVI— and XXXVII.