nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: -able Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able Inherited from Middle English -able, borrowed from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis, from -a- or -i- + -bilis (“capable or worthy of being acted upon”), from Proto-Indo-European i-stem form *-dʰli- of *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”). Not closely related etymologically, though currently related semantically, to able. Displaced native Old English -endlīc. Pronunciation: /əbəl/, [əbl̩], [əbəl], /ˈebl̩/, [eːbɐl] 1. Able to be done; fit to be done. Labels: morpheme Example: move + -able → movable (“able to be moved”) Example: amend + -able → amendable (“able to be amended”) 2. Relevant to or suitable to, in accordance with. Labels: morpheme Example: fashion + -able → fashionable (“relevant to fashion”) Example: season + -able → seasonable (“suitable to season”) 3. Giving, or inclined to. Labels: morpheme Example: pleasure + -able → pleasurable (“giving pleasure”) Example: peace + -able → peaceable (“inclined to peace”) 4. Inviting or encouraging a specified behavior. Labels: colloquial, morpheme Example: Near-synonym: -er (etymology 1, suffix sense 2) Example: punch + -able → punchable (“inviting being punched”) 5. Subject to. Labels: morpheme Example: report + -able → reportable (“subject to be reported”) Example: tax + -able → taxable (“subject to be taxed”) 6. Due to be. Labels: morpheme Example: pay + -able → payable (“due to be paid”)
Word: benzole Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete spelling of benzol. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: benzol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From benzo- + -ol (“oil”). 1. An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. 2. benzyl alcohol Labels: obsolete 3. Synonym of benzene. Labels: obsolete
Word: hamous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Latin hamus (“hook”), + -ous. 1. Hamose. Labels: obsolete Example: I am very apt to think, that the tenacity of bodies does not proceed from the hamous, or hooked particles, as the Epicureans and some modern Philosophers have imagin'd […].
Word: hamose Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin hāmōsus, from hāmus (“hook”). 1. Having the end hooked or curved.
Word: handful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English handful, hondful, from Old English handfull (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handufullō, *handufulliz (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”) + *fullaz (“full”); equivalent to hand + full (“fullness, plenty”) or hand + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hondful (“handful”), West Frisian hânfol (“handful”), Dutch handvol (“handful”), German Handvoll (“handful”), Danish håndfuld (“handful”), Swedish handfull (“handful”), Icelandic handfylli (“handful”). Pronunciation: /ˈhæn(d)fʊl/, /ˈhæn(d)fəl/ 1. The amount that a hand will grasp or contain. Example: I put two or three corns in my mouth, liked it, stole a handful, went into my chamber, chewed it, and for two months after never failed taking toll of every pennyworth of oatmeal that came into the house: […] 2. A hand's breadth; four inches. Labels: obsolete Example: Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. 3. A small number, usually approximately five. Example: This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. Example: The names of a number of the most famous North American railroads could be found in the north-east; Pennsylvania, New York Central, Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio, and the Norfolk & Western, to name but a handful. 4. A group or number of things; a bunch. Example: But, aunt, she must have had some kind of education, her accent was so pure, her English so unfaulty. The other girl dropped her h's by handfuls, and made some very wild confusion in her native etymology. 5. Something which can only be managed with difficulty. Labels: informal Example: Those twins are a real handful to look after. Example: The Southern acquired them because the little Class "B4" 0-4-0 tanks were finding heavy modern rolling stock more and more of a handful, and at war's end the railway had nothing of suitable power but short wheelbase on its books to take their place on the more tortuous of the dock lines. 6. A five-year prison sentence. Labels: slang
Word: polycystid Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the Polycystidea. 2. One of the Polycystina.
Word: polycystid Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to the Polycystidea, or the Polycystina.
Word: ver Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of version. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: vers Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /vɝs/ 1. Willing to take either a penetrative (top) or receptive (bottom) role in anal sex. Labels: not-comparable 2. Clipping of versatile. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable, slang
Word: vers Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of versine or versed sine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: vers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ver Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English vert, borrowed from Old French vert, from Late Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Doublet of virid, which was borrowed directly from Latin. Pronunciation: /vɜːt/, /vɝt/ 1. A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The field of the arms (shield), which is vert (green), represents the open country of Great Britain. 2. Green undergrowth or other vegetation growing in a forest, as a potential cover for deer. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 3. The right to fell trees or cut shrubs in a forest. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable Example: “I understand thee,” said the King, “and the Holy Clerk shall have a grant of vert and venison in my woods of Warncliffe.”
Word: vert Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English vert, borrowed from Old French vert, from Late Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Doublet of virid, which was borrowed directly from Latin. Pronunciation: /vɜːt/, /vɝt/ 1. In blazon, of the colour green. Labels: not-comparable
Word: vert Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviation of vertical. Pronunciation: /vɜːt/, /vɝt/ 1. Abbreviation of vertical. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: vert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of vertical. Pronunciation: /vɜːt/, /vɝt/ 1. In sport, a type of bicycle stunt competition. Labels: colloquial 2. A vertical surface used by skateboarders or skiers.
Word: vert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of vertebrate. Pronunciation: /vɜːt/, /vɝt/ 1. Vertebrate. Labels: informal
Word: vert Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin vertere (“to turn, overturn”). Pronunciation: /vɜːt/, /vɝt/ 1. To turn. Labels: archaic, literary Example: Theſe are Ani-mad-versions indeed, when a Writer’s words are madly verted, inverted, perverted, againſt his true intent, and their Grammaticall ſenſe. Example: Hippias not only came aboveground, he flew about in the very skies, verting like any blithe creature of the season.
Word: vert Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of vertex. Pronunciation: /vɜːt/, /vɝt/ 1. Vertex. Labels: informal
Word: verts Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː(ɹ)ts/ 1. plural of vert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: piece Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pece, peece, peice, from Old French piece, from Late Latin petia, pettia, possibly from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion, quota”). Compare Welsh peth, Breton pez (“thing”), Irish cuid. Compare French pièce, Portuguese peça, Spanish pieza, Italian pezza, Italian pezzo. Pronunciation: /piːs/ 1. To assemble (something real or figurative). Labels: transitive, usually Example: These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery. Example: His adversaries […] pieced themselves together in a joint opposition against him. 2. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out. Example: to piece a garment Example: You have broke it, cousin: and , by my life , you shall make it whole again ; you shall piece it out with a piece of your performance 3. To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag. Labels: slang Example: “It didn't rain, so I decided to come piece with you.[…]” We never finished that piece. Example: It is incorrect to say that toys tag and masters piece; toys just do bad tags, bad throw-ups, and bad pieces. 4. To eat small quantities of food between meals; to snack; to take small or intermittent bites at a food item. Labels: dated, informal, intransitive, often, with-on Example: There he was, piecing on the ham. Example: Do not piece between meals.
Word: from Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English from (“from”), from Old English from, fram (“forward, from”), from Proto-West Germanic *fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram (“forward, from, away”). Cognate with Old Saxon fram (“from”) and Old High German fram (“from”), Danish frem (“forth, forward”), Danish fra (“from”), Swedish fram (“forth, forward”), Swedish från (“from”), Norwegian Nynorsk fram (“forward”), Norwegian Nynorsk frå (“from”), Icelandic fram (“forward, on”), Icelandic frá (“from”), Albanian pre, prej. More at fro. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɒm/, [ˈfɹʷɒm], /ˈfɹɔm/, [ˈfɹʷɔm], [ˈfɹʷɔ̟m] 1. Used to indicate source or provenance. Example: Paul is from New Zealand. Example: I got a letter from my brother. 2. Originating at (a year, time, etc.) Example: This manuscript is from the 1980s. 3. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. Example: He had books piled from floor to ceiling. Example: He departed yesterday from Chicago. 4. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. Example: The working day runs from 9 am to 5 pm. Example: Tickets are available from 17th July. 5. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. Example: Rate your pain from 1 to 10. Example: Start counting from 1. 6. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. Example: You can study anything from math to literature. 7. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. Example: It's hard to tell from here. Example: Try to see it from his point of view. 8. Used to indicate a starting point or initial reference. Labels: Multicultural-London-English Example: I’ve been doing this from pickney. Example: I’ve been a bad boy from a little youth. 9. Indicating removal or separation. Example: After twenty minutes, remove the cake from the oven. Example: The general was ousted from power. 10. Indicating removal or separation. Labels: UK Example: 20 from 31 leaves 11. 11. Indicating exclusion. Example: She was barred from entering. Example: A parasol protects from the sun. 12. Indicating differentiation. Example: Your opinions differ from mine. Example: He knows right from wrong. 13. Produced with or out of (a substance or material). Example: It's made from pure gold. 14. Used to indicate causation; because of, as a result of. Example: Too many people die from breast cancer.
Word: read Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan (“to counsel, advise, consult; interpret, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“advise, counsel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to arrange”). Cognate with Scots rede, red (“to advise, counsel, decipher, read”), Saterland Frisian räide (“to advise, counsel”), West Frisian riede (“to advise, counsel”), Dutch raden (“to advise; guess”), German raten (“to advise; guess”), Danish råde (“to advise”), Swedish råda (“to advise, counsel”), Persian رده (rade, “to order, to arrange, class”). In West Germanic the verb had a sense “interpret”, which developed further into “interpret letters” in English and “interpret by intuition, guess” on the continent. Compare rede. Pronunciation: /ɹiːd/, /ɹid/, /rɛːd/, /riːd/ 1. A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data. Example: I had a read of the evening papers. Example: One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a read. 2. Something to be read; a written work. Labels: in-compounds Example: His thrillers are always a gripping read. 3. A person's interpretation or impression of something. Example: What's your read of the current political situation? Example: On the quarterback's first read of the situation, his target receiver was not open. 4. An instance of reading (“calling attention to someone's flaws; a taunt or insult”). Example: [As] Corey points out, "if you and I are both black queens then we can't call each other black queens because that's not a read. That's a [fact]." Example: Like most African-American women, Pearlie Mae uses snapping in many of the same ways that black gay men use it: to accentuate a read. 5. The identification of a specific sequence of genes in a genome or bases in a nucleic acid string.
Word: read Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English redde (simple past), red, rad (past participle), from Old English rǣdde (simple past), (ġe)rǣded (past participle), conjugations of rǣdan (“to read”); see above. Pronunciation: /ɹɛd/, /ɹed/ 1. simple past and past participle of read Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: since Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English syns, synnes, contraction of earlier sithens, sithence, from sithen (“after, since”) ( + -s, adverbial genitive suffix), from Old English sīþþan, from the phrase sīþ þǣm (“after/since that (time)”), from sīþ (“since, after”) + þǣm dative singular of þæt. Cognate with Dutch sinds (“since”), German seit (“since”), Danish siden (“since”), Icelandic síðan (“since”) Scots syne (“since”). Pronunciation: /sɪn(t)s/ 1. From a specified time in the past. Labels: not-comparable Example: I met him last year, but haven't seen him since. Example: A short/long time since
Word: since Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English syns, synnes, contraction of earlier sithens, sithence, from sithen (“after, since”) ( + -s, adverbial genitive suffix), from Old English sīþþan, from the phrase sīþ þǣm (“after/since that (time)”), from sīþ (“since, after”) + þǣm dative singular of þæt. Cognate with Dutch sinds (“since”), German seit (“since”), Danish siden (“since”), Icelandic síðan (“since”) Scots syne (“since”). Pronunciation: /sɪn(t)s/ 1. From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred. Example: I'd known her only since the previous year, so from/since the moment we got married we’ve quarrelled. Example: I'd been working since six o’clock, and I was getting tired. 2. From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred. Example: "Mujtahidd" has attracted almost 300,000 followers since the end of last year, when he began posting scandalous claims about the Saudi elite.
Word: since Part of Speech: conj Etymology: From Middle English syns, synnes, contraction of earlier sithens, sithence, from sithen (“after, since”) ( + -s, adverbial genitive suffix), from Old English sīþþan, from the phrase sīþ þǣm (“after/since that (time)”), from sīþ (“since, after”) + þǣm dative singular of þæt. Cognate with Dutch sinds (“since”), German seit (“since”), Danish siden (“since”), Icelandic síðan (“since”) Scots syne (“since”). Pronunciation: /sɪn(t)s/ 1. From the time that. Example: I have loved you since I first met you. Example: I've known her since I've lived in her street, but I've not seen her out of the house since her husband died. 2. Because. Example: Since you didn't call, we left without you. Example: The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared. 3. When or that. Labels: obsolete Example: O ſir Iohn, doe you remember ſince wee lay all night in the Winde-mill, in S Georges field.
Word: oral Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *h₁óh₃s Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.ɹəl/, /ˈoɹəl/, /ˈɑ.ɹəl/, /ˈoː.ɹəl/, /ˈoː.rəl/ 1. Relating to the mouth. Labels: not-comparable, relational Example: oral hygiene Example: oral sex 2. Relating to the mouth. Labels: not-comparable, relational Example: And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones. 3. Relating to the mouth. Labels: not-comparable, relational 4. Relating to the mouth. Labels: not-comparable, relational 5. Relating to the mouth. Labels: not-comparable, relational 6. Spoken rather than written. Labels: not-comparable, relational Example: an oral presentation Example: an oral French exam 7. Spoken rather than written. Labels: not-comparable, relational 8. Spoken rather than written. Labels: not-comparable, relational 9. Spoken rather than written. Labels: not-comparable, relational
Word: oral Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *h₁óh₃s Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.ɹəl/, /ˈoɹəl/, /ˈɑ.ɹəl/, /ˈoː.ɹəl/, /ˈoː.rəl/ 1. A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class. Labels: countable Example: We've got our Spanish oral tomorrow. 2. A physical examination of the mouth. Labels: countable, plural-normally 3. Ellipsis of oral sex. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Example: I gave my boyfriend oral for the first time on his birthday. 4. Ellipsis of oral steroid. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis
Word: draw Part of Speech: intj Etymology: The verb is derived from Middle English dragen, draghen, draue, drauen, drauhen, drawe, drawen, draȝe, draȝen, draȝhenn (“to drag, pull; to draw (out); to attract; to entice, lure; to lead; to make a drawing; to move, travel; etc.”), from Old English dragan (“to drag, draw”), from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry, haul”), from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to carry, draw, pull”); further etymology uncertain, often said to be from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to drag, pull, run”), but possibly from a non-Indo-European substrate root which is also the source of Latin trahō (“to pull, draw; etc.”). Doublet of drag and draught. The noun is derived from Middle English drau, draue (“action of shooting with a bow”), from drauen, drawen (verb). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian drai, dreeg, dreege (“to carry; to wear”), West Frisian drage (“to carry”), Central Franconian draan, drage, droon (“to bear, carry”), Dutch dragen (“to carry; to wear; to transfer”), German tragen (“to bear, carry; to wear; to support”), Low German dregen (“to carry, take”), Luxembourgish droen (“to carry; to hold, support; to wear; to travel; to fruit”), Yiddish טראָגן (trogn, “to carry, to wear; to be pregnant”), Zealandic draege, draoge (“to carry”), Danish drage (“to draw”), Elfdalian drågå (“to drag, draw, pull”), Faroese and Icelandic draga (“to drag, draw, pull”), Gutnish dräga (“to pull”), Norwegian Bokmål dra, drage (“to drag, draw, pull”), Norwegian Nynorsk dra, draga, drage, drågå, dråggå (“to drag, pull; to leave”), Swedish dra, draga (“to draw, pull; to consume; to leave; to run; to steep”), Gothic 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dragan, “to carry, draw, pull”); also Old Irish droch (“wheel; circlet”), Latin tragō, trahō (“to drag, pull; to trail; to extract; to plunder; to draw out; to protract; to consider, ponder, weigh”), Greek τρέχω (trécho, “to run; to flee; to flow; to execute”), Russian дро́га (dróga, “rail or perch in a cart”), Armenian դուրգ (durg, “to potter’s wheel”). Pronunciation: /dɹɑ/, /dɹɔ/, [d͡ʒɹɔ], [d͡ʒɹɔɹ], /dɹɔː/ 1. Pull back your bowstring in preparation to shoot.
Word: drawing Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic *dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/, /ˈdɹoː.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈdɹɑ.ɪŋ/, /dɹɔ.ɪŋ/, /ɖrɔː.jɪŋɡ/ 1. present participle and gerund of draw Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: drawing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English drauing, drawing, equivalent to draw + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/, /ˈdɹoː.ɹɪŋ/, /ˈdɹɑ.ɪŋ/, /dɹɔ.ɪŋ/, /ɖrɔː.jɪŋɡ/ 1. A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story. Example: While you see some of our exploration on camera, I also spent many happy hours between shoots with Chris Nix, digging out dozens of wonderful plans, maps and drawings of projects that I never knew existed, and some that never did exist. 2. The act of producing such a picture. Labels: uncountable 3. Such acts practiced as a graphic art form. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. The process of drawing or pulling something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water. 5. An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A small portion of tea for steeping. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […] the tea-kettle was presently steaming like an engine, and an extra large "drawing of tea" was steeping on the hearth.
Word: polycystine Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to the Polycystina.
Word: polycystine Part of Speech: noun 1. One of the Polycystina 2. a homopolymer of the amino acid cystine
Word: pyramidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pyramid Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pyramidic From pyramid + -ic. Pronunciation: /pɪ.ɹəˈmɪd.ɪk/ 1. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form or imposing presence of a pyramid; pyramidal. Labels: not-comparable Example: [1774, Oliver Goldsmith, A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature pyramidical rocks.] Example: Gold in pyramidic plenty piled.
Word: pyramidical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pyramid Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English pyramidical From pyramid + -ical. 1. pyramidic Labels: not-comparable
Word: unvessel Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Italic *wāss Latin vās Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elom Latin -ulum Latin -culum Latin vāsculum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Late Latin vāscellum Old French vaisselbor. Middle English vessel English vessel English unvessel From un- + vessel. 1. To cause to be no longer a vessel; to empty. Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive
Word: upbreak Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break English upbreak From up- + break. 1. To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface. Labels: intransitive
Word: upbreak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break English upbreak From up- + break. 1. A break-up or division. Example: The most ignorant will be wiser than the wisest now is by the time these words can be published, but we think this anticipation is likely to be realised: the probability of upbreak in the "Church" itself increases as the hour of the meeting of the Council approaches. 2. A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst. Example: the upbreak of the fountains of my heart
Word: look Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn Old English lōcian Middle English loken English look From Middle English loken, lokien, from Old English lōcian, from Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn. Further origin unknown, no certain cognates outside Germanic. Cognate with Scots luke, luik, leuk (“to look, see”), West Frisian lôkje, loaitsje (“to look”), Dutch loeken (“to look”), German Low German löken. Likely also related to German lugen (“to peek”), Alemannic German luege (“to look”), Yiddish לוגן (lugn). Pronunciation: /lʊk/, [lɵk], /luːk/, [luːx], /lʉk/ 1. Pay attention. Example: Look, I'm going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely. Example: ‘Look,’ he began, and she flapped a hand to stop him. ‘For God’s sake don’t say anything that starts with “look”. Sentences like that lead anywhere and they’re always fatal.’
Word: look Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn Old English lōcian Middle English loken English look From Middle English loken, lokien, from Old English lōcian, from Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn. Further origin unknown, no certain cognates outside Germanic. Cognate with Scots luke, luik, leuk (“to look, see”), West Frisian lôkje, loaitsje (“to look”), Dutch loeken (“to look”), German Low German löken. Likely also related to German lugen (“to peek”), Alemannic German luege (“to look”), Yiddish לוגן (lugn). Pronunciation: /lʊk/, [lɵk], /luːk/, [luːx], /lʉk/ 1. The action of looking; an attempt to see. Example: Let’s have a look under the hood of the car. 2. Physical appearance, visual impression. Labels: often, plural Example: She got her mother’s looks. Example: I don’t like the look of the new design. 3. A facial expression. Example: He gave me a dirty look. Example: If looks could kill ...
Word: graffiti Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)bor. Italian graffire Italian graffito Italian graffitibor. English graffiti Borrowed from Italian graffiti, from graffito, from graffire, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”), from Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-. Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˈfiː.ti/, /ɡɹəˈfi.ti/ 1. Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The underpass is a popular place for graffiti artists. Example: The city council spends thousands of pounds removing graffiti from public buildings. 2. Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions. Labels: countable, usually
Word: graffiti Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)bor. Italian graffire Italian graffito Italian graffitibor. English graffiti Borrowed from Italian graffiti, from graffito, from graffire, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”), from Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-. Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˈfiː.ti/, /ɡɹəˈfi.ti/ 1. To mark a surface with such images. Labels: transitive
Word: abassis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of abassi Labels: form-of, plural
Word: you're Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /jɔː(ɹ)/, /jʊə(ɹ)/, /juːə(ɹ)/, /jə(ɹ)/, /jʊɹ/ 1. Contraction of you + are. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Example: You’re smarter than I am! Example: “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy! —and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]”
Word: you're Part of Speech: det Pronunciation: /jɔː(ɹ)/, /jʊə(ɹ)/, /juːə(ɹ)/, /jə(ɹ)/, /jʊɹ/ 1. Misspelling of your. Labels: alt-of, misspelling Example: I’ve said it behind your back, and I’ll say it to you’re face; you’re a gentleman from the top of your head to the end of your big-toe nail! Example: You're ignorance is like a cry of help from the dark - I am multi-tongued and speak five variations of Spanish.
Word: vernacular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin vernāculus (“domestic, indigenous, of or pertaining to home-born slaves”), from verna (“a native, a home-born slave (one born in his master's house)”). Pronunciation: /vəˈnækjələ/, /vəˈnækjʊlə/, /vɚˈnækjəlɚ/ 1. The language of a people or a national language. Example: The principal vernacular of the United States is English. Example: The idea that the Bible should be translated into vernaculars was explosive in medieval society. 2. Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom. Example: Near-synonyms: basilect, demotic Example: Street vernacular can be quite different from what is heard elsewhere. 3. Language unique to a particular group of people. Example: Near-synonyms: jargon, argot, dialect, slang Example: For those of a certain age, hiphop vernacular might just as well be a foreign language. 4. A language lacking standardization or a written form. 5. Indigenous spoken language, as distinct from a literary or liturgical language such as Ecclesiastical Latin. Example: Vatican II, a church council in the 1960s, allowed the celebration of the mass in the vernacular. 6. A style of architecture involving local building materials and styles; not imported.
Word: vernacular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin vernāculus (“domestic, indigenous, of or pertaining to home-born slaves”), from verna (“a native, a home-born slave (one born in his master's house)”). Pronunciation: /vəˈnækjələ/, /vəˈnækjʊlə/, /vɚˈnækjəlɚ/ 1. Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom. Example: Near-synonyms: common, everyday, indigenous, ordinary, vulgar, colloquial, basilectal, demotic Example: There are blacktips, silvertips, bronze whalers, black whalers, spinner sharks, and bignose sharks. These of course are vernacular names, but this is one case where the scientific nomenclature does not clarify the species, since it is now being revised. 2. Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or by nature. Example: Near-synonyms: native, indigenous; endemic Example: a vernacular disease 3. Of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported. 4. Connected to a collective memory; not imported. 5. Not attempting to use the rules of a taxonomic code, especially, not using scientific Latin. Example: An English vernacular name for Rosa multiflora is multiflora rose.
Word: jargon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English jargoun, jargon, from Old French jargon, a variant of gargon, gargun (“chatter; talk; language”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/, /ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɡən/ 1. A technical terminology unique to a particular subject. Labels: uncountable Example: Sometimes it pays to overcomplicate your simple messages. Make a list of ten-dollar words, scientific terms, and obscure niblets of jargon and find ways to use them. Your reputation and authority will soar. Example: That’s one of the biggest hurdles of managing a router and your network security in general, it’s a massive chore that is fraught with technical jargon, hurdles and screens saying ‘no’, ‘invalid’ or ‘not available’. 2. A language characteristic of a particular group. Labels: countable Example: They [the Normans] abandoned their native speech, and adopted the French tongue, in which Latin was the predominant element. They speedily raised their new language to a dignity and importance which it had never before possessed. They found it a barbarous jargon; they fixed it in writing; and they employed it in legislation, in poetry, and in romance. Example: In fact all the competing theories have developed their own specialized jargons and have a tendency to be difficult to penetrate. 3. Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish. Labels: uncountable Example: Cut the jargon and get to your point.
Word: jargon Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English jargoun, jargon, from Old French jargon, a variant of gargon, gargun (“chatter; talk; language”). Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/, /ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɡən/ 1. To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds. Example: Human ill-nature needs but some Homoiousian iota, or even the pretence of one; and will flow copiously through the eye of a needle: thus always must mortals go jargoning and fuming […]. Example: Prussian Trenck, the poor subterranean Baron, jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner.
Word: jargon Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/, /ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɡən/ 1. Alternative form of jargoon (“A variety of zircon”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: chromosome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 19th century: from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”) (because they are stained under the microscope). Equivalent to chromo- + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈkɹəʊ.məˌsəʊm/, /ˈkɹoʊməˌsoʊm/, /ˈkɹoʊməˌzoʊm/ 1. A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism. Example: Chromosomes store genetic information. Example: A length of DNA is divided into segments called chromosomes and shorter individual units called genes.
Word: chromosomal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From chromosome + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌkɹəʊməˈsəʊməl/, /-zəʊməl/, /ˌkɹoʊməˈsoʊməl/, /-zoʊməl/ 1. Of or relating to chromosomes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: slang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: First use appears c. 1756, meaning "special vocabulary of tramps or thieves", origin unknown. Not believed to be connected with language or lingo. Possibly derived from a North Germanic source, then possibly related to Nordic language: Danish slænge, Icelandic and Norwegian Nynorsk slengja, Norwegian slenge, Swedish slänga (“to (carelessly) sling, throw, hurl; throw away, to dispose of; to flail”), with derivational nouns such as slæng, sleng, släng etc. Compare the compound: Danish slængenavn, Norwegian slengenavn, Norwegian Nynorsk slengenamn, Swedish slängnamn (“nickname, byname, informal name”, literally “sling-name”), and the phrases: Norwegian Nynorsk slengja kjeften, Swedish slänga käften (“to abuse verbally”, literally “to sling one's jowl”), Swedish slänga ur sig (“to say something hastily, carelessly, thoughtlessly”, literally “to throw out of oneself”), also Swedish (regional) slänga (“careless, nonchalant girl”, literally “sling + feminine suffix -a”). Pronunciation: /ˈslæŋ/, [ˈslæŋ], /ˈsleɪ̯ŋ/, [ˈsleɪ̯ŋ] ~ /ˈslɛ̃ŋ/, [ˈslɛ̃ŋ] 1. Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She was amused by his talk, which was simple, straightforward, rather humorous and keen, and interspersed with homely expressions of a style which is sometimes called slang. Example: English-speaking Australians have always had a love affair with slang. 2. Language that is unique to a particular profession or subject; jargon. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to conceal one's meaning from outsiders; cant. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Oh, there are so many superior teas and sugars now. Superior is getting to be shopkeepers' slang. / "Are you beginning to dislike slang, then?" said Rosamond, with mild gravity. / "Only the wrong sort. All choice of words is slang. It marks a class." / "There is correct English: that is not slang." / "I beg your pardon: correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays. And the strongest slang of all is the slang of poets." 4. A particular variety of slang; the slang used by a particular group. Labels: countable Example: [F]or a detailed analysis see Liberman (2008 157ff) who sees it as one of a number of terms found in pan-European slangs meaning concealment and/or cheating. 5. An item of slang; a slang word or expression. Labels: countable Example: Anyway, I have learned many slangs while I am in New York, and one of them, a remarkable slang, is sheister. Example: The internet comes up with so many slangs used by people to survive in the online world. Many of those slangs are in the form of abbreviations, for instance, the word "u" which refers to "you"[.] 6. A curse word. Labels: India, countable Example: Such attempts were made even more aggressive by the fact that these local women were known for picking fights easily and using slangs to verbally abuse their neighbours.
Word: slang Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First use appears c. 1756, meaning "special vocabulary of tramps or thieves", origin unknown. Not believed to be connected with language or lingo. Possibly derived from a North Germanic source, then possibly related to Nordic language: Danish slænge, Icelandic and Norwegian Nynorsk slengja, Norwegian slenge, Swedish slänga (“to (carelessly) sling, throw, hurl; throw away, to dispose of; to flail”), with derivational nouns such as slæng, sleng, släng etc. Compare the compound: Danish slængenavn, Norwegian slengenavn, Norwegian Nynorsk slengenamn, Swedish slängnamn (“nickname, byname, informal name”, literally “sling-name”), and the phrases: Norwegian Nynorsk slengja kjeften, Swedish slänga käften (“to abuse verbally”, literally “to sling one's jowl”), Swedish slänga ur sig (“to say something hastily, carelessly, thoughtlessly”, literally “to throw out of oneself”), also Swedish (regional) slänga (“careless, nonchalant girl”, literally “sling + feminine suffix -a”). Pronunciation: /ˈslæŋ/, [ˈslæŋ], /ˈsleɪ̯ŋ/, [ˈsleɪ̯ŋ] ~ /ˈslɛ̃ŋ/, [ˈslɛ̃ŋ] 1. To vocally abuse, or shout at. Labels: dated, transitive Example: Also, he had to keep his temper when he was slanged in the theatre porch by a policeman. Example: Stephen feared that he would yell louder, and was hostile. But they made friends and treated each other, and slanged the proprietor and ragged the pretty girls …
Word: slang Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈslæŋ/, [ˈslæŋ], /ˈsleɪ̯ŋ/, [ˈsleɪ̯ŋ] ~ /ˈslɛ̃ŋ/, [ˈslɛ̃ŋ] 1. simple past of sling Labels: archaic, form-of, past Example: Before he slang the all-deciding stone[…]
Word: slang Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈslæŋ/, [ˈslæŋ], /ˈsleɪ̯ŋ/, [ˈsleɪ̯ŋ] ~ /ˈslɛ̃ŋ/, [ˈslɛ̃ŋ] 1. Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: There runneth forth into the sea a certaine shelfe or slang, like unto an out~thrust tongue.
Word: slang Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare sling. Pronunciation: /ˈslæŋ/, [ˈslæŋ], /ˈsleɪ̯ŋ/, [ˈsleɪ̯ŋ] ~ /ˈslɛ̃ŋ/, [ˈslɛ̃ŋ] 1. A fetter worn on the leg by a convict. Labels: UK, obsolete 2. A counterfeit weight or measure. Labels: UK, obsolete 3. A travelling show, or one of its performances. Labels: UK, obsolete 4. A hawker's license. Labels: UK, obsolete 5. A watchchain. Labels: UK, obsolete
Word: slang Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The same as sling which is also used in this sense. The vowel exhibits the lowering of /ɪ/ before /ŋ/ distinguishing for African American Vernacular English, as in thang for thing, but the word has spread with this pronunciation outside the accents that exhibit this feature. Pronunciation: /ˈslæŋ/, [ˈslæŋ], /ˈsleɪ̯ŋ/, [ˈsleɪ̯ŋ] ~ /ˈslɛ̃ŋ/, [ˈslɛ̃ŋ] 1. To sell (something, especially illegal drugs). Labels: Multicultural-London-English, transitive Example: Everyday I wake up gotta get back to the gwop Just another fuckin day in that gangway slangin rocks Example: Whip, whip in the trap do up kitchen that's food (that's food) Cookin up grub Fuck, these niggas cookin up soup (uhhhhh) Slang the crack or the black Put the light and dark on the move Gold and brown and cute Gyal love me and I love them too (too)
Word: pedantic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English pedant Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pedantic From pedant + -ic. Pronunciation: /pəˈdæn.tɪk/ 1. Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant. Example: Bad news for a certain kind of pedantic patriot (look away now, Jacob Rees-Mogg). Prince Charles has debased the English language – and in a letter to a foreign potentate, no less. 2. Tending to show off one’s knowledge, often in a tiresome manner. Example: They had heard people call things pedantic, which they did not think were so ; for instance, a boy had once said that Harry himself was a pedant, for talking of the siege of Syracuse, and of the machines used there, because the boy knew nothing about them, and disliked reading. "Then you perceive," said his mother, "that the meaning of the word varies with the different degrees of knowledge of those who use it. I remember when it was thought pedantic for a woman to talk of some books, which are now the subject of common conversation. Sometimes old-fashioned learning, and sometimes useless learning, is called pedantry; and it is generally thought pedantic to produce any kind of learning that is so unusual, that it is not likely that the company is acquainted with it, or can be pleased by it. In short, pedantry may be said to be an ill-timed parade of knowledge." Example: The style is pedantic and reviewish: but I can easily fancy states of mind to which it may be no less salutary on that account.
Word: pedant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛdənt/ 1. A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar. 2. A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning. 3. A teacher or schoolmaster. Labels: archaic Example: I have in my youth oftentimes beene vexed to see a Pedant [tr. pedante] brought in, in most of Italian comedies, for a vice or sport-maker, and the nicke-name of Magister to be of no better signification amongst us.
Word: pedant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛdənt/ 1. Pedantic. Labels: not-comparable
Word: pedant Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛdənt/ 1. To be or act as a pedant. Labels: humorous, rare Example: […] as any occasion of going behond^([sic – meaning beyond]) the sea with sombody, or pedanting in some Gentlemans house, &c., for clergy-employment I will accept of none. Example: Tediously he pedanted, hedging around concerning the Perfect State, eventually coming out into the open with his own private Perfect State plan.
Word: us Part of Speech: pron Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé Proto-Germanic *uns Old English ūs Middle English us English us From Middle English us, from Old English ūs (“us”, dative personal pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns (“us”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥swé, alteration of *n̥smé (“us”). The compensatory lengthening was lost in Middle English due to the word being unstressed when used. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uus (“us”), West Frisian us, ús (“us”), Low German uns, us (“us”), Dutch ons (“us”), German uns (“us”), Danish os (“us”), Latin nōs (“we, us”). Pronunciation: /əs/, /ʌs/, /əz/, /ʊz/, /ɪz/ 1. Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.) Labels: personal, pronoun Example: Don't treat us like idiots. 2. Me and at least one other person, including the person(s) being addressed. (inclusive us.) Labels: personal, pronoun Example: Let's ask him if he'll give us a lift. Example: Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us... 3. We, used in the same circumstances where "me" would be used instead of "I", e.g. for the pronoun in isolation or as the complement of the copula Labels: personal, pronoun Example: Who's there? — Us. (or) — It's us. Example: Who's going to go? — Us. We'll go. 4. Any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc. Labels: personal, pronoun Example: It's not true that the rest of Europe hates us. Example: I went to watch my favourite team play Real Madrid, but they thrashed us 5-0. 5. People in general. Labels: personal, pronoun Example: Grief ages us. 6. The person(s) being addressed. Labels: colloquial, personal, pronoun Example: Come on! Wakey wakey! Let's get us up and out of bed, please. 7. Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners. Labels: colloquial, personal, pronoun Example: Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First let's get us a few ingredients that we'll need ... 8. Me. Labels: Commonwealth, colloquial, personal, pronoun, usually Example: Give us a look at your paper. Example: Fetch us a cold beer from the fridge, would you. 9. Me (in all contexts). Labels: Northumbria, personal, pronoun Example: Look at us while ye’re speakin tiv us. Example: Could ye dee that for us?
Word: us Part of Speech: det Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé Proto-Germanic *uns Old English ūs Middle English us English us From Middle English us, from Old English ūs (“us”, dative personal pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns (“us”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥swé, alteration of *n̥smé (“us”). The compensatory lengthening was lost in Middle English due to the word being unstressed when used. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uus (“us”), West Frisian us, ús (“us”), Low German uns, us (“us”), Dutch ons (“us”), German uns (“us”), Danish os (“us”), Latin nōs (“we, us”). Pronunciation: /əs/, /ʌs/, /əz/, /ʊz/, /ɪz/ 1. Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as constituting or belonging to the stated category of people (objective case). Example: It's not good enough for us teachers. 2. Designates the speaker(s)/writer(s) as constituting or belonging to the stated category of people (subjective case). Labels: proscribed Example: Us gays and lesbians in here got a reason to be bitching about the conditions. 3. Our. Labels: Northern-England Example: We'll have to throw us food out.
Word: us Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé Proto-Germanic *uns Old English ūs Middle English us English us From Middle English us, from Old English ūs (“us”, dative personal pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *uns, from Proto-Germanic *uns (“us”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥swé, alteration of *n̥smé (“us”). The compensatory lengthening was lost in Middle English due to the word being unstressed when used. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uus (“us”), West Frisian us, ús (“us”), Low German uns, us (“us”), Dutch ons (“us”), German uns (“us”), Danish os (“us”), Latin nōs (“we, us”). Pronunciation: /əs/, /ʌs/, /əz/, /ʊz/, /ɪz/ 1. The relationship between the speaker and some other unspecified person. Labels: informal Example: There is no us. Example: Us is the best thing that's ever happened to me.
Word: us Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. 1. Alternative form of u's. Labels: alt-of, alternative, rare