nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hatter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English hatter; equivalent to hat + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhætə(ɹ)/ 1. A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats. 2. A person who lives alone in the bush. Labels: Australia, slang Example: Lonely hut where drought’s eternal, suffocating atmosphere Where the God-forgotten hatter dreams of city life and beer. 3. A miner who works by himself.
Word: hatter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From an English dialect word, meaning "to entangle"; compare Low German verhaddern, verheddern, verhiddern. Pronunciation: /ˈhætə(ɹ)/ 1. To tire or worry. Example: They may Hatter an indifferent Beauty; but the Excellencies of Nature can have no Right done to them
Word: tour de force Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French tour de force (“feat of strength”), circa 19th century. Pronunciation: /ˌtuɹ.dəˈfoɹs/, /ˌtuɹ.dəˈfɔɹs/ 1. A feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field. Example: Now orbiting Earth, Gravity Probe B is a technological tour de force. Example: Much as I admire Wilson’s tour de force—I wish people would read it more and read about it less—my hackles have always risen at the entirely false suggestion that his book influenced mine.
Word: rosemary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rosmary, rosemarye, alteration (based on rose + Mary) of earlier Middle English rosmarine, rosemaryn, partly from Old French rosmarin, partly directly from Latin rōsmarīnus (“rosemary”), from rōs (“dew, moisture”) + marīnus (“marine, of the sea”). Displaced native Old English boþen. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊzməɹi/, /ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹi/ 1. A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: und Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English unde (“a wave”), from either the Old French unde or Latin unda (“wave”). Doublet of water, ultimately from the same Indo-European root. Pronunciation: /ʌnd/ 1. A wave. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: Lute, Unds, and Sands did long our March oppose, And asp'rous Rocks, the Bulwarks of our Foes. 2. A billow- or wave-like marking. Example: My Noble Lord, / AFter a long inquiry about the Arms of your Lordships antient House, and the turning of sundry Books of Impresaes and Herauldry, I found your UNDES famous and very honourable. / In our neighbour Countrey of England they are born, but inversed upside down, and diversified. Torquato Tasso in his Rinaldo maketh mention of a Knight who had a Rock placed in the Waves with the Word Rompe ch'il percote. And other hath the Seas waves with a Syren rising out of them, the word Bella Maria, which is the name of some Courtezan. Example: The house of Chedle yet after this diuiding it selfe into two branches, John Basset of new place (being of the yoonger house) left the Labell, and charged the blacke vnds with manie besants dispersed all ouer them. 3. Nonstandard spelling of and, usually signifying a German accent, due to "und" meaning "and" in German.. Labels: alt-of, nonstandard
Word: dir Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of direction. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of directory. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 3. Abbreviation of director. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: dir Part of Speech: adj 1. Abbreviation of direct. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: dir Part of Speech: adv 1. Abbreviation of directly. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: nano Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos). Pronunciation: /ˈnænəʊ/ 1. Clipping of nanotechnology. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, clipping, often, uncountable Example: The Czech government is actively supporting the nano industry through the participation of ministries and universities in research and development programs. 2. A nanotechnological device, such as a computer Labels: countable 3. A nanoscale device, such as a robot Labels: countable 4. Clipping of nanosecond. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable 5. Clipping of nanometre. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable
Word: nano Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos). Pronunciation: /ˈnænəʊ/ 1. Clipping of nanoscale. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable Example: "Aerographene" owes this ability to its unique structure at the nano level. 2. Clipping of nanotechnological. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
Word: seba Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin sēba, plural of sēbum. 1. plural of sebum Labels: form-of, plural Example: It is of interest that horse sebum contains squalene, whereas the seba of ruminants, including sheep, goat, llama and dromedary, contain isocholesterol. Example: The changes in the composition of the sterols (as well as the effects upon the composition of the aliphatic monohydric alcohols and fatty acids) were greatest in the seba of the two rats which also exhibited lowering of the corrected secretion rate (p. 101); the seba of the other two animals were almost identical with that of the control group.[…]So far only the seba of man and sheep have been studied in detail; only preliminary data are available about the composition of the skin surface lipids of other mammals, including the common laboratory animals.[…]Guinea pig, mouse and rabbit. All these seba are similar in lacking squalene, isocholesterol and triglycerides, exhibiting low values for free fatty acids and containing lathosterol (Wheatley, 1953, 1956; Wheatley & James, 1957).
Word: home plate Part of Speech: noun 1. A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from or past third base scores a run.
Word: paha Part of Speech: noun 1. An elongated landform composed of only loess, or of till capped by loess.
Word: Praha Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Czech Praha. Doublet of Prague. 1. Synonym of Prague. Example: Walter W. Birge Jr. of New York, third secretary of legation and vice consul at Baghdad, designated third secretary of embassy at Praha, Czechoslovakia, and assigned vice consul at Dharan, Saudi Arabia, for temporary duty en route. Example: I find it very easy (too easy, perhaps) to visualize some scholarly monk coining the word in his dim cell in the midst of the Hussite religious war and passing it on out of the side of his mouth in a quick whisper at vespers, the word then going around from cowl to cowl all over Western Europe, accompanied by many a baleful glance in the direction of Praha, and many a surreptitious, throat-slitting gesture
Word: Your Majesty Part of Speech: name 1. A term of address used in direct address to a monarch of higher rank than a prince, such as a king, queen, emperor, or empress. Labels: formal Example: Knowing, as Lord Aberdeen does, that no political object is in view, he would feel ashamed to advise your Majesty to do anything at variance with that sympathy which your Majesty has been careful to keep within the bounds of prudence and moderation. Example: Your Majesty may do as your Majesty will with your Majesty's ships. 2. A sarcastic term of address to anyone who is (or is acting) pompous or bossy. Labels: informal, sarcastic
Word: Your Majesty Part of Speech: pron 1. you (in direct address to such a monarch) Labels: formal Example: All our service, In every point twice done and then double done, Were poor and single business to contend Against whose honors deep and broad wherewith Your Majesty loads our house. Example: “Sire,” said Villefort, “the rapidity of the event must prove to your majesty that God alone can prevent it, by raising a tempest; what your majesty is pleased to attribute to me as profound perspicacity is simply owing to chance; and I have profited by that chance, like a good and devoted servant—that's all. Do not attribute to me more than I deserve, sire, that your majesty may never have occasion to recall the first opinion you have been pleased to form of me.”
Word: Your Highness Part of Speech: pron 1. A title of respect used to address a prince or princess. Labels: formal Example: Does your Highness know what became of the other ? Example: “Yes, madame, since your Highness has deigned to begin, will you deign to finish—” 2. A sarcastic term of address to anyone who is (or is acting) pompous or bossy. Labels: informal, sarcastic 3. A title of respect used to the Lord Protector during the English Republic. Labels: historical
Word: glory Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“glory, fame, renown, praise, ambition, boasting”). Doublet of gloria. Displaced native Old English wuldor. Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɔːɹi/, /ˈɡloːɹɪj/, /ˈɡloɹi/, [ˈɡlɔɹi], /ˈɡloːɹi/ 1. To exult with joy; to rejoice. Example: In what the Apostle did glory?—He gloried in a Cross. ... [T]o the Ear of a Galatian, it conveyed much the same Meaning, as if the Apostle had gloried in a Halter; gloried in the Gallows; gloried in a Gibbet. Example: He says he glories in what happened, and that good may be done indirectly; but I wish he would not so wear himself out now he is getting old, and would leave such pigs to their wallowing. 2. To boast; to be proud. Example: For if in anything I have gloried to him on your behalf, I was not put to shame; but as we spake all things to you in truth, so our glorying also, which I made before Titus, was found to be truth. 3. To shine radiantly. Labels: archaic, poetic Example: Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair
Word: fame Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fame, from Old French fame (“celebrity, renown”), itself borrowed from Latin fāma (“talk, rumor, report, reputation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂-meh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say, tell”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”). Related also to Latin for (“speak, say”, verb), Old English bōian (“to boast”), Old English bēn (“prayer, request”), Old English bannan (“to summon, command, proclaim”). More at ban. Displaced native Old English hlīsa. Pronunciation: /feɪm/ 1. Something said or reported; gossip, rumour. Labels: archaic, uncountable, usually Example: There went a fame in Heav'n that he ere long / Intended to create, and therein plant / A generation, whom his choice regard / Should favour […]. Example: If the accused could produce a specified number of honest neighbours to swear publicly that the suspicion was unfounded, and if no one else came forward to contradict them convincingly, the charge was dropped: otherwise the common fame was held to be true. 2. One's reputation. Labels: uncountable, usually 3. The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. Example: I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.
Word: fame Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English fame, from Old French fame (“celebrity, renown”), itself borrowed from Latin fāma (“talk, rumor, report, reputation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂-meh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say, tell”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”). Related also to Latin for (“speak, say”, verb), Old English bōian (“to boast”), Old English bēn (“prayer, request”), Old English bannan (“to summon, command, proclaim”). More at ban. Displaced native Old English hlīsa. Pronunciation: /feɪm/ 1. to make (someone or something) famous Labels: transitive
Word: festschrift Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Festschrift, from Fest (“celebration; festival”) + Schrift (“writing (work of an author)”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɛstˌʃɹɪft/ 1. A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person (often on their birthday). Example: Great preparations are being made and no effort spared to render the meeting a success. [...] The City of Berlin will present a Festschrift. Example: So many people of so many different kinds have been influenced by [Burrhus Frederic] Skinner's work and writings; who should be invited to contribute to a Festschrift volume?
Word: Sokrates Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs). 1. Alternative spelling of Socrates. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Xenophon notices briefly two other colloquies between Sokrates and Aristippus. The latter asked Sokrates, “Do you know anything good?” in order (says Xenophon) that if Sokrates answered in the affirmative and gave as examples, health, wealth, strength, courage, bread, &c., he (Aristippus) might show circumstances in which this same particular was evil; and might thus catch Sokrates in a contradiction, as Sokrates had caught him before. Example: Despite what Xenophon says about Sokrates’ popular sympathies, this tendency will not altogether have displeased him, but not because he was a snob. It was a fact of political life that the leaders of the community, and especially the generals, came from the upper classes, and, if Sokrates was to influence the life of Athens otherwise than by addressing the Assembly, his best chance lay in influencing the future leaders of the community while they were still malleable. In Kharmides we find Sokrates, just back from Poteidaia, making for the palaistra of Taureas.
Word: Socrates Part of Speech: name Etymology: Via Latin Socrates, from Ancient Greek Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs). Doublet of Sokratis. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒkɹətiːz/, /ˈsɑkɹətiz/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use, known after a Greek philosopher. Example: Accordingly, even though readers always and understandably speak of the theories adumbrated by Socrates here as "Plato's theories", one ought not to speak of them so without some compunction--the writing itself, and also Plato the author, present these always in a spirit of open-ended exploration, and sometimes there are contextual clues indicating that Socrates exaggerates or goes what the argument truly justifies, and so on.
Word: malt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English malt, from Old English mealt, from Proto-West Germanic *malt, from Proto-Germanic *maltą (“malt”), from *maltaz (“soft; nesh; weak; squashy; melting”), from Proto-Indo-European *meld-, *mled- (“to crush; grind; make weak”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Moalt (“malt”), Dutch mout (“malt”), German Malz (“malt”), Swedish malt (“malt”), Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ, “tender; young”), Russian молодой (molodoj, “young; fresh; new”). The Proto-Germanic noun was borrowed into Proto-Slavic as *malta; compare Ukrainian мо́лот (mólot), Czech mláto. More at melt. Pronunciation: /mɒlt/, /mɔːlt/, /mɔlt/, /mɑlt/ 1. Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Malt liquor, especially malt whisky. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Oh many a peer of England brews Livelier liquor than the Muse, And malt does more than Milton can To justify God's ways to man. 3. A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor. Labels: US, countable, informal, uncountable Example: Afterward she sat in the drugstore sucking malt through a straw. 4. Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: malt Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English malt, from Old English mealt, from Proto-West Germanic *malt, from Proto-Germanic *maltą (“malt”), from *maltaz (“soft; nesh; weak; squashy; melting”), from Proto-Indo-European *meld-, *mled- (“to crush; grind; make weak”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Moalt (“malt”), Dutch mout (“malt”), German Malz (“malt”), Swedish malt (“malt”), Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ, “tender; young”), Russian молодой (molodoj, “young; fresh; new”). The Proto-Germanic noun was borrowed into Proto-Slavic as *malta; compare Ukrainian мо́лот (mólot), Czech mláto. More at melt. Pronunciation: /mɒlt/, /mɔːlt/, /mɔlt/, /mɑlt/ 1. To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain. Labels: transitive 2. To become malt. Labels: intransitive 3. To drink malt liquor. Labels: dated, humorous, intransitive
Word: primeval forest Part of Speech: noun 1. A forest unaffected by humans, typically containing large live trees, large dead trees, and large logs.
Word: PSP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of phenolsulfonphthalein. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of Program Segment Prefix. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of postsynaptic potential. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of progressive supranuclear palsy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of pre-shipment photo. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: The seller reassured me that I’d have the chance to “QC” (quality-check) the “PSPs” (pre-shipment photos). 6. Initialism of personal software process. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of paralytic shellfish poisoning. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: PSP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of PaintShop Pro. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of Police Service of Pakistan. Labels: Pakistan, abbreviation, alt-of 3. Initialism of Progress Singapore Party. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of President's Surveillance Program. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of PlayStation Portable. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: it's about time Part of Speech: intj 1. Used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer has deemed to be long overdue. Labels: idiomatic, sarcastic Example: So Johnny has finally learned the alphabet - it's about time too, he's 6!
Word: make water Part of Speech: verb 1. To urinate. Labels: euphemistic Example: For, by the fundamental Laws of the Realm, it is Capital in any Perſon, of what Quality ſoever, to make water within the Precincts of the Palace. Example: She was dismayed by this unusual display of independence and took herself off to make water which she did with enough noise for four thoroughbreds. 2. (Of a ship or other vessel) to admit water; to leak. Example: “That patch we put on the cylinder head’s blown out, sir,” he reported, “and she’s makin’ water fast for’ard on the port bow.”
Word: take a leak Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the slang use of leak in reference to an act of urination. 1. To urinate. Labels: euphemistic, informal Example: They could scarcely bear their knowledge, nor could they have borne the sight of Rufus, but they knew why he was in the streets tonight, why he rode subways all night long, why his stomach growled, why his hair was nappy, his armpits funky, his pants and shoes too thin, and why he did not dare to stop and take a leak. Example: The piano has been drinking / My neck tie is asleep / And the combo went back to New York / The jukebox has to take a leak
Word: leek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English leke, leek, lek, from Old English lēac (“a garden herb, leek, onion, garlic”), from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *lauką, *laukaz (“leek, onion”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). Cognate with Dutch look (“garlic, leek”), German Low German Look (“leek”), German Lauch (“leek, allium”), Danish løg (“onion”), Norwegian Bokmål løk (“onion”), Norwegian Nynorsk lauk (“onion”), Swedish lök (“onion”), Icelandic laukur (“onion, leek, garlic”). See garlic. Pronunciation: /liːk/ 1. A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. 2. Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.
Word: dachshund Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Dachshund (“badger dog”); Dachs (“badger”) + Hund (“dog”). Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːksˌhʊnd/, /ˈdæksˌhʊnd/, /ˈdæk.sənd/, /ˈdɑksˌhʊnt/, /ˈdɑk.sənd/ 1. A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties. Example: Say what you will of dachshunds, their peculiar shape makes them the easiest breed of dog to trip over in existence. Example: We had decided to take a small dog for the children and we chose a tan, short-haired, six-week-old male dachshund. We named him Fritz.
Word: no smoking Part of Speech: phrase 1. A phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes, etc., is not permitted in the surrounding area.
Word: beagle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English *begel (attested in the plural begles), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle French beegueule (“one who keeps their mouth open”), whence modern French bégueule (“a colloquial insult said to women of low status and accused of stupidity, who always have their mouths gaped or open; a prude”); from Old French beer, bayer (“to gape, gawk”) + Old French gueule (“gullet”). The modern French bigle (“beagle”) however is a borrowing from the English. Alternatively, a modification of Middle English bedel (“beadle”) in the sense of "constable, detective". The change of /t/, /d/ to /k/, /ɡ/ before /l/ is common; compare hurkle, variant of hurtlen (“to hurtle”), and in Modern English, huckleberry, turkle (“turtle”), and stickle. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːɡəl/, [ˈb̥iːɡəɫ] 1. A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet. 2. A person who snoops on others; a detective. Example: […]whereas burying a body in the wooded area beyond the backyard was the quickest way to make a Nassau County Police Department beagle look good. 3. A bailiff. 4. A small kind of shark.
Word: beagle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English *begel (attested in the plural begles), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle French beegueule (“one who keeps their mouth open”), whence modern French bégueule (“a colloquial insult said to women of low status and accused of stupidity, who always have their mouths gaped or open; a prude”); from Old French beer, bayer (“to gape, gawk”) + Old French gueule (“gullet”). The modern French bigle (“beagle”) however is a borrowing from the English. Alternatively, a modification of Middle English bedel (“beadle”) in the sense of "constable, detective". The change of /t/, /d/ to /k/, /ɡ/ before /l/ is common; compare hurkle, variant of hurtlen (“to hurtle”), and in Modern English, huckleberry, turkle (“turtle”), and stickle. Pronunciation: /ˈbiːɡəl/, [ˈb̥iːɡəɫ] 1. To hunt with beagles. Example: […] reading men who beagled for fresh air and exercise, impecunious hunting men who beagled for economy[…] 2. To search. Example: […]Pope clapped his hand to his forehead and beagled like a maniac; he had clean forgotten Thorofare Gap.
Word: punctuation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctuātiō (“a marking with points, a writing, agreement”), from punctuō (“to mark with points, settle”). Morphologically, punctuate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/ 1. A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Different languages have different rules for punctuation. 2. Nikud. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Jeremiah ii. 34, where the meaningless אֵלֶּה ("these") of the Massoretic text should be corrected into אַלָּה or לַהאֱ ("oak" or "terebinth") […] The change is merely one of punctuation; the original Hebrew text remains unaffected. 3. An act of punctuating. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: punctuate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin pūnctuātus, perfect passive participle of pūnctuō (“to mark with points”), from Medieval Latin pūnctus (“a point, dot”), from pungō (“to prick, punch”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of punch. Pronunciation: /ˈpʰʌŋktjuːeɪt/, [ˈpʰʌŋkʃɪu̯ːeɪt], [ˈpʰʌŋkʃɪu̯ːeɪʔ] 1. To add punctuation to. Labels: transitive Example: That occurrence of "its" needs to be punctuated as "it's". 2. To add or to interrupt at regular intervals. Labels: transitive Example: My father punctuated his tirade with thumps on the desk. Example: Most soldiers would testify that the everyday experience of war is long stretches of boredom punctuated by sudden, terrifying spells of disorder. 3. To emphasize; to stress. Labels: transitive
Word: punctuate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin pūnctuātus, perfect passive participle of pūnctuō (“to mark with points”), from Medieval Latin pūnctus (“a point, dot”), from pungō (“to prick, punch”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of punch. Pronunciation: /ˈpʰʌŋktjuːeɪt/, [ˈpʰʌŋkʃɪu̯ːeɪt], [ˈpʰʌŋkʃɪu̯ːeɪʔ] 1. Point-like; consisting of or marked with one or more points. Example: […] with a punctuate wound of entrance and a small wound of exit, may very properly be treated with a dry dressing and not disturbed, and in a large proportion of the cases there will be little or no tissue reaction that will require[…] Example: […] with a punctuate eruption on the hard palate, and a peppery red punctuate rash becoming generalized within twenty-four hours can mean nothing else but scarlet fever. Add to this the circumoral pallor and the glandular enlargements[…]
Word: pester Part of Speech: verb Etymology: In the senses of “overcrowd (a place)” and “impede (a person)”: from Middle French and Old French empestrer (“encumber”), influenced by English pest. The modern sense is an extension of the sense “infest”. Comparable to English construction pest + -er (used to form frequentative verbs). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/, /ˈpɛstɚ/, [ˈpʰɛstɚ] 1. To bother, harass, or annoy persistently. Labels: transitive Example: He pestered me with questions. Example: She pestered him to help her. 2. To crowd together thickly. Labels: intransitive, obsolete, transitive Example: That which eſpecialleſt nouriſht the moſt prime pleaſure in me, was after a ſtorme when they were driuen inſwarmes, and lay close peſtred together as thicke as they could packe; the next day following, if it were faire, they would cloud the whole skie with canuas, by ſpreading their drabled ſailes in the full clue abroad a drying, and make a brauer ſhew with them, then ſo many banners and ſtreamers diſplayed againſt the Sunne on a mountaine top.
Word: pester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: In the senses of “overcrowd (a place)” and “impede (a person)”: from Middle French and Old French empestrer (“encumber”), influenced by English pest. The modern sense is an extension of the sense “infest”. Comparable to English construction pest + -er (used to form frequentative verbs). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/, /ˈpɛstɚ/, [ˈpʰɛstɚ] 1. A bother or nuisance. Example: By now I presumed I had become a real pester.
Word: perhaps Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English perhappes, perhappous, variant of earlier perhap (“perhaps, possibly”), equivalent to per + hap (“chance, coincidence”) + -s, on model of Middle English parchaunce (modern perchance). Pronunciation: /pəˈhæps/, /pəˈɹæps/, /ˈpɹæps/, /pɚˈhæps/ 1. Possibly. Labels: not-comparable Example: Perhaps John will come over for dinner. Example: There was a perhaps credible witness. 2. By chance. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: […] will live until he dies perhaps, and then lie down in clover.
Word: perhaps Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English perhappes, perhappous, variant of earlier perhap (“perhaps, possibly”), equivalent to per + hap (“chance, coincidence”) + -s, on model of Middle English parchaunce (modern perchance). Pronunciation: /pəˈhæps/, /pəˈɹæps/, /ˈpɹæps/, /pɚˈhæps/ 1. An uncertainty. Example: I cannot conceive what atheism, or skepticism, or positivism could do for me now, with their negations, and endless and contradictory perhapses, and perhapses, and perhapses.
Word: maybe Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪ.bi/, [ˈmeɪ̯.bi], /mɛˈbiː/, /ˈmæɪ.bi/, [ˈmæɪ̯.bi] 1. Perhaps, possibly. Labels: not-comparable Example: A small extra effort now can maybe save you much work later. Example: Maybe I was imagining it, but I could swear that the dog understood what I was saying. 2. Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement). Labels: not-comparable Example: Okay. See you later, maybe. — Maybe I’ll see you later. 3. Certainly. Labels: UK, not-comparable Example: Maybe not the best idea.
Word: maybe Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪ.bi/, [ˈmeɪ̯.bi], /mɛˈbiː/, /ˈmæɪ.bi/, [ˈmæɪ̯.bi] 1. Possible; uncertain. Example: Then add those may-be years thou hast to live
Word: maybe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an ellipsis of Middle English it may be, equivalent to may + be. Compare mayhap. Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪ.bi/, [ˈmeɪ̯.bi], /mɛˈbiː/, /ˈmæɪ.bi/, [ˈmæɪ̯.bi] 1. Something that is possibly true. Labels: informal 2. An answer that shows neither agreement nor disagreement. Labels: informal Example: The results of the poll were inconclusive. We got two yeses, three nos, and four maybes. 3. A future event that may or may not happen. Labels: informal Example: About your raise: it's a big maybe.
Word: debris Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French débris, itself from dé- (“de-”) + bris (“broken, crumbled”), or from Middle French debriser (“to break apart”), from Old French debrisier, itself from de- + brisier (“to break apart, shatter, bust”), from Frankish *bristijan, *bristan, *brestan (“to break violently, shatter, bust”), from Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to break, burst”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrest- (“to separate, burst”). Cognate with Old High German bristan (“to break asunder, burst”), Old English berstan (“to break, shatter, burst”), German bersten (“to burst”). More at burst. Pronunciation: /ˈdɛbɹi/, /ˈdeɪbɹi/, /dəˈbɹiː/ 1. Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed. Labels: uncountable Example: His neighbors were still ripping out debris. But Mr. Ryan, a retired bricklayer who built his house by hand 30 years ago only to lose most of it to Hurricane Sandy, was already hard at work rebuilding. Example: But signalman Bridges was never to answer driver Gimbert's desperate question. A deafening, massive blast blew the wagon to shreds, the 44 high-explosive bombs exploding like simultaneous hits from the aircraft they should have been dropped from. The station was instantly reduced to bits of debris, and the line to a huge crater. 2. Litter and discarded refuse. Labels: uncountable Example: [The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […]. 3. Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc. Labels: uncountable
Word: Your Maj Part of Speech: pron 1. Your Majesty. Labels: UK, humorous
Word: Her Maj Part of Speech: pron 1. Her Majesty. Labels: UK, humorous
Word: His Maj Part of Speech: pron 1. His Majesty. Labels: UK, humorous
Word: maj Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of maj.. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: His Majesty Part of Speech: pron 1. A title of respect used when referring to a king. Labels: formal 2. A sarcastic way of referring to any male who is (or is acting) pompous or bossy. Labels: informal, sarcastic
Word: Her Majesty Part of Speech: pron 1. A title of respect used when referring to a queen. Labels: formal 2. A sarcastic way of referring to any female who is (or appears) pompous or bossy. Labels: informal, sarcastic
Word: too posh to push Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a woman or women, preferring to have a Caesarean section rather than undergo vaginal childbirth. Labels: UK, colloquial, not-comparable
Word: Caesarean section Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Caesar, at caedō, and at Caesarean section § Etymology. 1. Delivery of a baby through an incision in the womb. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: C-section Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Caesarean section. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 2011. San Francisco Chronicle "C-section not necessarily end to vaginal delivery"
Word: cesarean section Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of Caesarean section. Labels: US, alt-of, alternative
Word: Caesarean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Caesarea Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Caesarean From Caesarea + -an. Pronunciation: /siːˈzɛə.ɹi.ən/, /siːˈzɛ.ɹi.ən/ 1. Of, from or relating to Caesarea. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Caesarean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Caesarea Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Caesarean From Caesarea + -an. Pronunciation: /siːˈzɛə.ɹi.ən/, /siːˈzɛ.ɹi.ən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of Caesarea.
Word: Caesarean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Caesareus + -an. By surface analysis, Caesar + -ean. Pronunciation: /siːˈzɛə.ɹi.ən/, /siːˈzɛ.ɹi.ən/ 1. Of, relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar or other Caesars. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Caesarean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortening of Caesarean section; see also Caesarean section § Etymology. Pronunciation: /siːˈzɛə.ɹi.ən/, /siːˈzɛ.ɹi.ən/ 1. A Caesarean section.
Word: cesarean Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Caesar + -ean, but see also Caesarean section § Etymology. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Cesarean. Labels: alt-of, not-comparable Example: The text of the measure defines a born-alive infant as one that is delivered “at any stage of development” by “natural or induced labor, cesarean section, induced abortion, or another method” and “breathes, has a beating heart, or has definite movement of voluntary muscles.”
Word: cesarean Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Caesar + -ean, but see also Caesarean section § Etymology. 1. Alternative letter-case form of Cesarean. Labels: alt-of
Word: de- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”). For sense development, compare Old English æf-, which was a similar prefix. Pronunciation: /dɛ/, /diː/, /də/, /dɪ/ 1. reversal, undoing Labels: morpheme Example: de- + couple → decouple Example: de- + align → dealign 2. to remove from, removed Labels: morpheme Example: de- + bus → debus Example: de- + bark → debark 3. Intensifying Labels: morpheme Example: de- + fraud → defraud Example: de- + complex → decomplex 4. derived from, of Labels: morpheme Example: de- + substantival → desubstantival Example: de- + verbal → deverbal 5. down, downward Labels: morpheme Example: de- + scando → descend Example: de- + press → depress
Word: di- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Borrowed from Latin di-, from Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “two”). Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪ/, /ˌdaɪ/ 1. Two. Labels: morpheme Example: diacetate Example: dialkene 2. Double, twice the quantity. Labels: morpheme Example: diglossia Example: dicatalectic 3. A pair. Labels: morpheme Example: diblock Example: dimeson 4. Both, possessing two distinct (possibly opposing) qualities. Labels: morpheme Example: dikinetic Example: dialetheism
Word: di- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis-bor. English di- Borrowed from Latin dis-. Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪ/, /ˌdaɪ/ 1. Alternative form of dis-: split, to split; shortened before l, m, n, r, s (followed by a consonant), and v; also often shortened before g, and sometimes before j. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Example: divide Example: diverge
Word: di- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. English di- Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-). Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪ/, /ˌdaɪ/ 1. Alternative form of dia-: across or through, before a vowel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Example: diactinic Example: dielectric
Word: diplo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Ancient Greek δῐ́ς (dĭ́s) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek δῐπλόος (dĭplóos)der. New Latinder. English diplo- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos), διπλοῦς (diploûs, “double”). 1. double Labels: morpheme
Word: dipl- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of diplo- used before a vowel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: dodeca- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”). 1. twelve Labels: morpheme
Word: deka- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of deca-. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: dia- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) English dia- From Ancient Greek prefix δια- (dia-), from διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”). Pronunciation: /daɪə/ 1. through, across Labels: morpheme 2. between Labels: morpheme
Word: deutero- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “second (of two)”). Pronunciation: /ˈdjuː.tə.rəʊ/, /ˈdjuː.tə.rə/, /ˈdjuː.tə.rɒ/, /ˈd͡ʒuː.tə.rəʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒuː.tə.rə/ 1. Second or secondary. Labels: morpheme Example: deutero- + -gamy → deuterogamy (“second marriage”) 2. Containing deuterium. Labels: morpheme Example: deutero- + benzene → deuterobenzene
Word: deuter- Part of Speech: prefix 1. Alternative form of deutero- used before a vowel. Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
Word: heavy hydrogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: An atom of said isotope weighs about 2 daltons, about twice as much as an atom of light hydrogen. 1. Synonym of deuterium. Labels: uncountable
Word: dis- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Middle English dis-, borrowed from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís. Piecewise doublet of bis-; further related to bi-, di-, and twi-. Often confused with the separately inherited prefix dys-. Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs-/, /ˌdəs-/ 1. Not, the reverse of. (Especially forming words with a negative connotation) Labels: morpheme Example: dis- + agree → disagree Example: dis- + connect → disconnect 2. Expressing separation or removal. Labels: morpheme Example: dis- + card → discard (“to throw out a card”) Example: dis- + bar → disbar (“to expel from the bar”) 3. Used as an intensifier. Labels: morpheme Example: dis- + embowel → disembowel Example: dis- + annul → disannul (“to annul”) 4. Alternative form of dys- (“incorrect”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Example: dis- + function → disfunction
Word: program Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “to set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of programma. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/, /ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/, /ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹeə̯m/, /ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹɛə̯m/, /ˈpɹəʉˌɡɹæm/ 1. A set of structured activities; a plan of action. Example: get with the program Example: Our program for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging. 2. A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity. Example: The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play. 3. A set of principal goals which someone, especially a political party or candidate, supports. Example: the Toronto Sun, a daily tabloid whose programme is roughly that of the American National Enquirer or the British News of the World 4. A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television. Example: Tonight’s program was hosted by Johnny Carson. 5. A computer program. Example: The program runs on both Linux and Microsoft Windows. 6. A particular mindset or method of doing things. Labels: especially Example: Ellis: Come on, John, why don’t you get with the program and tell him where the detonators are? 7. A custom tracklist. Example: program playback
Word: program Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “to set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of programma. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/, /ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/, /ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹeə̯m/, /ˈpɹoʊ̯ˌɡɹɛə̯m/, /ˈpɹəʉˌɡɹæm/ 1. To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task. Labels: transitive Example: He programmed the DVR to record his favorite show. 2. To develop (software) by writing program code. Labels: transitive Example: I programmed a small game as a demonstration. 3. To put together the schedule of an event. Labels: transitive Example: Mary will program Tuesday’s festivities. 4. To schedule the programming; to determine what will be broadcast. Example: We program for special audience groups, too, as shown by our Mexican language program each Sunday morning. 5. To cause to automatically behave in a particular way. Labels: transitive Example: The lab rat was programmed to press the lever when the bell rang. Example: My point was not to commend but to expose her, and her way of thinking. In another place a teenage character worries that her stomach is too big. I, the author don't think her stomach is too big—the character does, because she's been programmed that way.
Word: Cali Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of California. Compare Vietnamese Ca Li. Pronunciation: /ˈkæli/ 1. Nickname for California: a state of the United States. Labels: colloquial Example: We drove to Cali / And got drunk on the beach Example: "Why do I have to live here?" she asked for the umpteenth time, seeing no reason for the twentyfive-hundred-mile move from New York to Cali.
Word: Cali Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish Cali, from Calima. Pronunciation: /ˈkæli/ 1. A city in western Colombia, southwest of Bogotá. 2. A river in Colombia which flows by the city.
Word: Cali Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈkæli/ 1. Archaic form of Kali (“Hindu goddess”). Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: programme Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/, /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæm/, /ˈpɹəʊɡɹəm/ 1. UK, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program. Example: Our programme for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging. Example: The programme about Greek architecture starts at 9:00 on Channel 4. 2. Alternative spelling of program (“computer program”). Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, rare
Word: programme Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/, /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæm/, /ˈpɹəʊɡɹəm/ 1. UK standard spelling of program.
Word: programmer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: *program + -er (US) / programme + -er (UK) Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmə/, /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/ 1. One who writes computer programs. Example: More important, when we looked at who worked in that industry, we noticed that programmers were in the minority. They’re dwarfed by, among other occupations, the software developers. The two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but the jobs follow very different trajectories. Nationwide, software developers haven’t struggled nearly as much as their programming brethren — few other computer-related occupations have. So what makes programmers different? To answer that, we need to dive forehead first into everybody’s favorite part of any analysis: arcane occupation definitions! Upon perusing the fine print, we saw that while programmers do in fact program, they “work from specifications drawn up by software and web developers or other individuals.” That seems like a clue. In the real world, “developer” and “programmer” can seem almost interchangeable. But in the world of government statistics, where we have legal permanent residency, there’s a clear distinction. In the [US] government’s schema, programmers do the grunt work while the much more numerous — and much faster-growing — software developers enjoy a broader remit. They figure out what clients need, design solutions and work with folks such as programmers and hardware engineers to implement them. Their pay reflects this gap in responsibilities. The median programmer earned $99,700 in 2023, compared with $132,270 for the median developer. And while 27.5 percent of programming jobs vanished, jobs for developers have only fallen 0.3 percent, similar to the broader industry. 2. One who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played on a radio station. Example: The handful of never-ending summer classics annually activated by rock-radio programmers. Example: So if there is a real shortage of training material and opportunities for radio programmers, then let's write some. 3. A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine. Example: The EPROM programmer burns the data into the EPROM chip. When programming is completed, remove the EPROM chip and plug it into the circuit […] Example: This system comprises a boiler with its own thermostat to regulate the water temperature, a pump, a hot-water storage tank, a room thermostat and some form of timed programmer. 4. A short film feature as part of a longer film program. Labels: archaic Example: As a programmer, the Chan series is linked to the B picture, known for its low production value and overt, disruptive, unpolished, even lurid narratives.
Word: dependent variable Part of Speech: noun 1. In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation. Example: In the equation z = x² + y, z is the dependent variable. 2. An outcome measured to see the effectiveness of the treatment.
Word: independent variable Part of Speech: noun 1. In an equation, any variable whose value is not dependent on any other in the equation. Example: In the equation z = x² + y, x and y are the independent variables. 2. The variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments.
Word: syllogism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French silogisme (“syllogism”), from Latin syllogismus, from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός (sullogismós, “inference, conclusion”). Doublet of syllogismus. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/ 1. An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion. Example: Ever since Aristotle, syllogism has occupied a central place in logic and cast a fateful shadow upon the power of reason. Recognized to be the great conveyor of rationality, allowing reason to reach conclusions of unparalleled universality and necessity, syllogism has equally been acknowledged to be beset by limits. 2. A trick, artifice; an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument; a sophism. Labels: obsolete