nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sit-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from sit up. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪt.ʌp/ 1. An exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted, bringing the torso of a person lying down to a more upright position. The degree of difficulty can be controlled by choosing from partial-range or full-range versions. Example: Susan's doing sit-ups to strengthen her muscles.
Word: urbane Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A variant of urban + -ane (a variant of -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives)). Urban is borrowed from Middle French urbain (“belonging to a city, urban; courteous, refined, urbane”) (modern French urbain), or from its etymon Latin urbānus (“of or belonging to a city, urban; of manners or style: like those of city dwellers: cultivated, polished, refined, sophisticated”), from urbs (“city; walled town; Rome”) (further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to encircle, enclose; a belt; an enclosure, fence”) or *werbʰ- (“to enclose”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Compare typologically civil, courteous. Pronunciation: /ɜːˈbeɪn/, /ˈɝˈbeɪn/ 1. Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave. Example: We took advantage of our acquaintance with the urbane Frenchman to join his party; the conversation turned almost entirely on literary subjects. Example: Newman, at this juncture, fell to admiring the duchess for her fine manners. He felt, most accurately, that she was not a grain less urbane than she would have been if his marriage were still in prospect; but he felt also that she was not a particle more urbane. 2. Of an act, expression, etc.: suited to a person of refined manners; elegant, sophisticated. Example: He [Yusuf I of Granada] had an excellent memory, well stored with science and erudition; he was of a lively genius, and accounted the best poet of his time, and his manners were gentle, affable, and urbane. Example: The urbane activity with which a man receives money is really marvellous, considering that we so earnestly believe money to be the root of all earthly ills, and that on no account can a monied man enter heaven. Ah! how cheerfully we consign ourselves to perdition! 3. Obsolete spelling of urban (“of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a city or town, or life in such a place; living in a city or town; having authority or jurisdiction over a city or town”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: Inſomuch, as thoſe citizens vvere reputed for cheeſe and principall, vvho vvere poſſeſſed of land and living in the countrey: and theſe made the State, called the Ruſtick Tribes, in Rome: vvheras contrarivviſe the other eſtate, reputed the meaner in degree, vvas named the Vrbane Tribes; conſiſting of Artiſanes & ſuch like as vvere not landed perſons: into vvhich, if a man vvere transferred from any of the reſt, it vvas thought a great ſhame and diſgrace, as if hee vvere reproched for idleneſſe and negligence in husbandrie. Example: The Epithets of myce are thes; ſhort, ſmall, fearful, peaceable, ridiculous, ruſtik, or country mouſe, vrbane, or citty mouſe, […]
Word: oddity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English odd Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English oddity From odd + -ity. Pronunciation: /ˈɒdɪti/, /ˈɑdɪti/, /ˈɔdɪte/, /-tɪ/, /-ti/ 1. An odd or strange thing or opinion. Labels: countable Example: In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned. But he had then none of the oddities and mannerisms which I hold to be inseparable from genius, and which struck my attention in after days when I came in contact with the Celebrity. Example: An Avonside 0-4-4T with outside cylinders, bought by the S.M.A. in 1882 and scrapped in 1892 as a dismal failure, was one of the motive power oddities (some of them mortgaged). 2. A strange person; an oddball. Labels: countable Example: Fête succeeded fête in honour of the arrival of Christina of Sweden, who seemed to communicate her own reckless love of novelty to the then somewhat staid French court. Claim your privileges as an oddity, and even you yourself will be astonished at their extent. 3. Strangeness. Labels: uncountable Example: The thing was unprecedented in his experience, and probably he wondered in his equine way at the eccentricities of the human race, and questioned whether oddity might not be merging into insanity in his master’s case.
Word: castrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely from an unattested sense of Middle English castrat (“(adjective) castrated; (noun) a castrated animal”), substantivized borrowing of Latin castrātus, perfect passive participle of castrō (“to prune, amputate, castrate”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix)). Pronunciation: /kæsˈtɹeɪt/, /ˈkæs.tɹeɪt/ 1. A castrated man; a eunuch. Example: The castrate voice had a strange power not duplicated by soprano or countertenor.
Word: castrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin castrātus, perfect passive participle of Latin castrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Displaced native geld in its broader sense. Pronunciation: /ˈkæs.tɹeɪt/, /kæsˈtɹeɪt/ 1. To remove the testicles of a person or animal. Labels: transitive Example: If the priests of Diana of Ephesus castrated themselves and offered their genitals on the altar, it was because the phallus was the symbol of the dying body. 2. To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal. Labels: transitive, uncommon 3. To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual. Labels: figuratively, transitive
Word: these Part of Speech: det Etymology: From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese. Pronunciation: /ðiːz/, /ðiz/ 1. plural of this Labels: form-of, plural Example: He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement. Example: Seinfeld, The Alternate Side These pretzels are making me thirsty.
Word: these Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese. Pronunciation: /ðiːz/, /ðiz/ 1. plural of this Labels: form-of, plural
Word: those Part of Speech: det Etymology: From Middle English thos (“those”), alteration of tho pl (“the; those”), equivalent to tho (“the; those”) + -s (plural ending), partly by analogy with thes (“these”), whose final -s is original and not a plural ending. More at tho. Pronunciation: /ðəʊz/, /ðoʊz/, [ðoːz] 1. plural of that Labels: form-of, plural Example: Those bolts go with these parts. 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.
Word: those Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Middle English thos (“those”), alteration of tho pl (“the; those”), equivalent to tho (“the; those”) + -s (plural ending), partly by analogy with thes (“these”), whose final -s is original and not a plural ending. More at tho. Pronunciation: /ðəʊz/, /ðoʊz/, [ðoːz] 1. plural of that Labels: form-of, plural Example: those who serve [those persons who serve] Example: don't touch those [those objects over there]
Word: first cousin twice removed Part of Speech: noun 1. grandchild of someone’s first cousin 2. cousin of someone’s grandparent 3. grandcousin
Word: stepcousin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From step- + cousin. 1. A nephew or niece of someone's stepparent; a child of someone's stepaunt or stepuncle (in the sense of a sibling of someone's stepparent). 2. A stepchild of someone's aunt or uncle; a stepnephew or stepniece (in the sense of a stepchild of someone's sibling) of someone's parent. 3. A child of someone's stepaunt or stepuncle (in the sense of a stepsibling of someone's parent); a stepnephew or stepniece (in the sense of a child of someone's stepsibling) of someone's parent.
Word: andronym Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From andro- + -onym. First attested around 1906. 1. A man's name or a word derived from a man's name. 2. The name of the husband, taken on by the wife. Example: A woman joins her husbands patrigroup at marriage; she acquires her husbands surname and andronym, and is treated as the bride of the patrigroup in village usage. Example: [S]he often uses the andronym rather than the patronym in her identifying inscription. 3. A male name adopted by a woman. Example: Critical of Loti's sexist exploitation of women in his serial performances as an "Orientalist" writer, Marie Léra (writing under the andronym of 'Marc Hélys') persuaded a couple of friends she visited in Constantinople to join her in masquerading as veiled Turkish women when meeting the novelist
Word: Tbilisi Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Тбили́си (Tbilísi) and Georgian თბილისი (tbilisi), variant of Old Georgian ტფილისი (ṭpilisi), from ტფილი (ṭpili, “warm”) + -ისი (-isi). Pronunciation: /təˈbɪ.lɪ.si/, /tə.bɪˈliː.si/ 1. The capital city of the country of Georgia. Example: Giorgi Labadze, an American studies professor at the Tbilisi State University in the European country of Georgia, has raised alarms that the Civic Education Program […] 2. The government of Georgia. Labels: metonymically Example: T'bilisi said guerillas^([sic]) it did not control were involved in fighting on the Georgian side. Example: In addition, Moscow argued that Georgia had violated international law by introducing its forces into South Ossetia, a move Moscow said Tbilisi had committed itself not to do under the earlier CIS-sponsored peacekeeping arrangements.
Word: eleet Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated form of leet (“elite”). Labels: Internet, Leet, alt-of, dated, uncountable
Word: eleet Part of Speech: adj 1. Dated form of leet (“elite”). Labels: Internet, Leet, alt-of, dated
Word: l33t Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of leet. Labels: Internet, Leet, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: leetspeak Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leet + -speak; the former element is from elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions. Pronunciation: /ˈliːt.spiːk/ 1. A form of chatspeak characterized most strongly by its alphanumeric substitutions. Labels: Internet, uncountable Example: well, after all i am a student of languages... which lets me peek into sociology now and then. i haven't studied the 'leet guys very much, but it seems to me that as they all understand their form of "communication", the main purpose (ie separating themselves as a group from the mainstream) is successful. especially as it is almost impossible to understand leetspeak at first. Example: Murg is God [It's "/\/\U|>,g 15 g4\/\/D" in l33tsp33k]
Word: spay Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English spayen, spaien, from the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), from espee (“sword”), whence the Modern French épée. Pronunciation: /speɪ/ 1. To destroy or remove the ovaries or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy. Labels: transitive Example: We’re having our cat spayed as we don’t want her having kittens. Example: With their eye on non-island countries, namely America, the authors of Cat Wars argue for a combination of spay/neuter programs, enclosed sanctuaries, and euthanasia.
Word: spay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English spayen, spaien, from the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), from espee (“sword”), whence the Modern French épée. Pronunciation: /speɪ/ 1. The act of spaying an animal. Example: I was queasy about my first spay of a far-gone feral and left it up to my vet.
Word: spay Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See spayard. 1. Rare form of spayard. Labels: form-of, rare
Word: spay Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative form of spae (to foretell or divine) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: aphetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφετος (áphetos), equivalent to aphesis + -tic. Pronunciation: /əˈfɛtɪk/, /æˈfɛtɪk/ 1. Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis. Labels: not-comparable Example: “’Pon” is an aphetic form of “upon”.
Word: aphetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From apheta + -ic. Pronunciation: /əˈfɛtɪk/, /æˈfɛtɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aphesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since 1880. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφεσις (áphesis, “letting go”), from ἀφίημι (aphíēmi), from ἀπο- (apo-, “off”) + ἵημι (híēmi, “send forth”). Pronunciation: /ˈæ.fə.sɪs/ 1. The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Example: The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis.
Word: weren't Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-der. Proto-Germanic *wēzīn Proto-West Germanic *wāʀīn Old English wǣre Middle English were English were Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-West Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiw univ. Proto-West Germanic *naiw Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.? Proto-Germanic *wihtą Proto-West Germanic *wiht Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht Old English nāwiht Old English *nōht Middle English nought Middle English not English notder. English -n't English weren't From were + -n't. Pronunciation: /ˈwɜːnt/, /ˈwɝn̩t/, [ˈwɝ.ənt], [wɝ̃(ʔ)t̚], [wɝn] 1. Contraction of were + not. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: we'll Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Contraction of we will and we shall. Pronunciation: /wiːl/, /wil/, /wi.əl/, /wɪl/, /wəl/ 1. we will Labels: contraction Example: Tunnels often feature in fictional journeys, so I will end with quotations from a fairly recent novel, Howard Spring's "Fame is the Spur", published in 1940, in which there is a journey from Manchester to Bradford via the Calder Valley route: "Ay, we're going through Todmorden. We'll soon be in t' tunnel, and when we get to t' other end we'll be in Yorkshire," and "Ah think this is t' filthiest tunnel in t' world." 2. we shall Labels: contraction
Word: they'll Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ðeɪl/, /ðɛl/, /ðəl/ 1. Contraction of they + will. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction 2. Contraction of they + shall. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Word: wert Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɜːt/, /wɝt/, /wət/ 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of be Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular Example: Why wert thou there? Example: 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, To A Skylark, (first two lines of ode), "Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, ..." 2. second-person singular simple past subjunctive of be Labels: archaic, form-of, past, second-person, singular, subjunctive Example: If thou wert mine, I would be in heaven! Example: If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, ...
Word: wast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Late Middle English wast; equivalent to was + -est. Pronunciation: /wɒst/, /wɔst/, /wɑst/, /wəst/ 1. second-person singular simple past indicative of be; wert. Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular Example: I remember the day when thou wast born. Example: Take thou no scorn to wear the horn, It was a crest ere thou wast born […]
Word: wast Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of waist. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: wakey wakey Part of Speech: intj 1. Wake up. Labels: informal
Word: withheld Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /wɪθˈhɛld/, /wɪðˈhɛld/ 1. That has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another. Labels: not-comparable Example: His withheld hand stared down at my weakly outstretched one. Example: The names originally withheld from the report, have been leaked.
Word: withheld Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɪθˈhɛld/, /wɪðˈhɛld/ 1. simple past and past participle of withhold Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: withhold Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English withholden. Equivalent to with- + hold. Pronunciation: /wɪθˈhəʊld/, /wɪðˈhəʊld/, /wɪθˈhoʊld/, /wɪðˈhoʊld/ 1. To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner. Labels: transitive Example: The bank withheld her credit card. 2. To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it. Labels: transitive Example: withhold vital information Example: a withheld phone number 3. To stay back, to refrain. Labels: intransitive Example: I’ll withhold from asking about it. Example: Do you wish to proceed with those down the line in that order? […] We’ll withhold for now.
Word: withhold Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English withholden. Equivalent to with- + hold. Pronunciation: /wɪθˈhəʊld/, /wɪðˈhəʊld/, /wɪθˈhoʊld/, /wɪðˈhoʊld/ 1. An immoral action or condition (an overt) that has not been disclosed to others; the consciousness of such an action or condition. Example: I was afraid to go into review for the help I needed because of the withholds I had against the organization, withholds acquired at the franchise: our late evening discussions, our kidding around at the expense of other Scientologists. Example: Dianetics is concerned with purifying the individual of negative emotions, evil spirits, overts, and withholds.
Word: wrap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English wrappen (“to wrap, fold”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to North Frisian wrappe (“to press into; stop up”), dialectal Danish vrappe (“to stuff, cram”), Middle Low German rincworpen (“to envelop, wrap”), Middle Low German wrempen (“to wrinkle, scrunch the face”), all perhaps tied to Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist, bend”). Compare also similar-sounding and similar-meaning Middle English wlappen (“to wrap, lap, envelop, fold”), Middle Dutch lappen (“to wrap up”), Old Italian goluppare (“to wrap”) (from Germanic). Doublet of lap; related to envelop, develop. Also compare Latin verber (“whip, lash”). Pronunciation: /ɹæp/, /ɹɒp/, /(w)ræp/ 1. To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. Labels: transitive Example: Christmas gifts are commonly known to be wrapped in paper. Example: I then dried these over a flame, and then, wrapping the formes and re-sealing them with my court seals — for my only commission, you see, was to report as to whether the type was unpied, and text ungarbled, and the formes all ready […] 2. To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping. Labels: transitive Example: A snake wraps itself around its prey. Example: Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. 3. To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide. Labels: figuratively, transitive Example: wise poets that wrap truth in tales 4. To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten. (compare wrap up 2) 5. To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line Labels: transitive, usually Example: I wrapped the text so that I wouldn't need to scroll to the right to read it. 6. To make functionality available through a software wrapper. Labels: transitive 7. To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.
Word: wrap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wrappe, from the verb (see above). Pronunciation: /ɹæp/, /ɹɒp/, /(w)ræp/ 1. Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The media theorist Peter Lunenfeld[…] says illustrative art is often used to defang threatening technology. He compares the Waymo wraps to Google Doodles, which distract people while they are using a complex and opaque search engine algorithm that is “almost fully beyond our ken.” 3. A loose piece of women's clothing that one wraps around the body; a shawl or scarf. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc. Labels: archaic, countable, in-plural, uncountable Example: ‘I see you have had our Lowick Cicero here,’ she said, seating herself comfortably, throwing back her wraps, and showing a thin but well-built figure. 5. A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The completion of all or a major part of a performance. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But she could knock off right after the wrap, have dinner, and take a later flight. Example: The first time I met him is when we went to the – after the wrap party, we went to a little sound room – or a little screening room and watched the preview 7. A wraparound mortgage. Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This is a news report from the scene of the event. When a voicer and an actuality are combined into one complete story, it's known as a wrap. Example: Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package. 9. The act of wrapping. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Give the present a quick wrap before James sees it. Example: I started out by wrapping the first thread around a ruler for 1 inch and found that it had 24 wraps to the inch. 10. A straight draw in which there are more than 8 outs to complete the straight, especially in Omaha hold 'em. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: wrap Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹæp/, /ɹɒp/, /(w)ræp/ 1. Alternative spelling of rap (“appraisal”). Labels: Australia, alt-of, alternative, informal
Word: rap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rap, rappe, of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian rapp (“a blow, strike, lash”), Swedish rapp (“a blow, lash, crack”), Danish rap (“a tap, smart, blow”). Compare Old English hreppan (“to touch, treat”). More at rape. Pronunciation: /ɹæp/ 1. A sharp blow with something hard. Labels: countable Example: The teacher sat at one end of the bench, with a meek little fellow by his side. When the others were disorderly, this young martyr received a rap; intended, probably, as a sample of what the rest might expect, if they didn't amend. Example: He walked softly up the sanded path, tiptoed up the steps and across the piazza, and rapped at the front door, not too loudly, lest this too might attract the attention of the man across the street. There was no response to his rap. He put his ear to the door and heard voices within, and the muffled sound of footsteps. After a moment he rapped again, a little louder than before. 2. The blame for something. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable, with-definite-article Example: You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap. 3. A casual talk. Labels: countable, informal, uncountable Example: Clearspace is holding a bisexuality rap at the center, 485 Mass Ave. 7:30pm. Topic of discussion will be femininity and masculinity. 4. Rap music. Labels: uncountable Example: They like listening to rap. 5. A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. An appraisal. Labels: Australia, countable, informal, uncountable Example: a good/great/bad rap 7. A positive appraisal; a recommendation. Labels: Australia, countable, informal, uncountable Example: He gave the novel quite a rap.
Word: rap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English rappen, of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish rappa (“to strike, beat, rap”), German rappeln (“to rattle”). Pronunciation: /ɹæp/ 1. To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock. Labels: intransitive Example: While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, / As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. Example: He walked softly up the sanded path, tiptoed up the steps and across the piazza, and rapped at the front door, not too loudly, lest this too might attract the attention of the man across the street. There was no response to his rap. He put his ear to the door and heard voices within, and the muffled sound of footsteps. After a moment he rapped again, a little louder than before. 2. To strike with a quick blow; to knock on. Labels: dated, transitive Example: With one great peal they rap the door. Example: Maud took an active part in the drive, and with her cries and flourishings of the broken oar was of considerable assistance. I noticed, though, that whenever one looked tired and lagged, she let it slip past. But I noticed, also, whenever one, with a show of fight, tried to break past, that her eyes glinted and showed bright, and she rapped it smartly with her club. 3. To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal. 4. To utter quickly and sharply. Example: The sergeant rapped out a word of command to the troops. Example: "My dear sir!" rapped out the distressed curate, "don't you think that I haven't worried about that? […]" 5. To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music. Labels: ambitransitive Example: He started to rap after listening to Tupac. Example: He rapped a song to his girlfriend. 6. To talk casually; to engage in conversation. Labels: informal, intransitive Example: Three languages rapped, fumbled or rumblingly oozed all the while. Example: Louie said, "I dig this Theo. I'm gonna learn Swahili and rap with him."
Word: rap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Pronunciation: /ɹæp/ 1. A lea or skein of yarn that forms the standard length taken from the reel, 80 yards of worsted or 120 yards of silk or cotton. Example: […] and that every hank or skein that shall be used as a binder to tie up or bind together any pound or parcel of yarn shall contain the same number of threads in a rap or lea, and the same number of raps or leas as the other hanks or skeins in the said pound or parcel. Example: At each rap the reel was moved slightly to one side, so that the next rap was wound separately, and so on until seven raps had been made, then the seven raps were made up into one hank, […]
Word: rap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps contracted from rapparee. Pronunciation: /ɹæp/ 1. Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value. Labels: historical Example: Many counterfeits passed about under the name of raps. Example: Tie it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch a rap, save with her consent. 2. A whit; a jot. Example: I don't care a rap. Example: That's not worth a rap.
Word: rap Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹæp/ 1. To seize and carry off. Labels: transitive 2. To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture. Labels: transitive
Word: rap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From RAP (“record of arrest and prosecution”). Pronunciation: /ɹæp/ 1. Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution. Labels: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of 2. A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction. Labels: countable, slang Example: We got one maybe ID, but when we checked, we found out the suspect's been in Rikers for a year on a drug rap.
Word: rap Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹæp/ 1. to rappel
Word: snit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: American English, of unknown origin, perhaps onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /snɪt/ 1. A temper; a bad mood. Labels: slang Example: Near-synonyms: fit, hissy, hissy fit, shit fit, tantrum, snippiness Example: He's in a snit because he got passed over for promotion. 2. Term of abuse. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: I want some hot coffee now or so help me I'll throw you out on your arse, you little snit.
Word: snit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Likely related to Proto-Germanic *snidaz, i.e. a a little, a bit. Also perhaps from obsolete German Schnitt which is a small amount of beer served in a larger glass. Pronunciation: /snɪt/ 1. A U.S. unit of volume for liquor equal to 2 jiggers, 3 U.S. fluid ounces, or 88.7 milliliters. 2. A beer chaser commonly served in three-ounce servings in highball or juice glasses with a Bloody Mary cocktail in the upper midwest states of United States including Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois. Labels: US, dialectal Example: The bartender served us each a snit with our Bloody Marys this morning.
Word: snit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Schnitte (“slice”). Pronunciation: /snɪt/ 1. A slice of dried fruit. Labels: dialectal, especially, in-plural Example: Scenes of plenty, bliss Arcad'n' Sparkling eyes and rosy features; Joyous, blessed, happy creatures! Apple snits and pumpkin slices; Eggs and butter bring good prices! Gran'ries full and runnin' Over; Bulging haymows sweet with clover; ... Example: For instance, a recipe for pear butter calls for 6 “buckets” of pear snits, 5 “buckets” of water and 40 lbs. of sugar.
Word: knuckle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English knokel (“finger joint”), from Old English cnucel (“the juncture of two bones; knuckle; joint”), from Proto-West Germanic *knukil, from Proto-Germanic *knukilaz (“knuckle, knot, bump”), as *knukô (“bone, joint”) + *-ilaz (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Dutch knokkel (“knuckle”), Low German Knökel (“knuckle”), German Knöchel (“ankle, knuckle”), Old Norse knykill. More at knock. Pronunciation: /ˈnʌkəl/ 1. Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers. 2. A mechanical joint. Labels: broadly 3. The curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table. 4. The kneejoint of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly, the kneejoint of a human being. Example: With wearie knockles on thy brim she kneeled sadly downe 5. A cut of meat of various kinds. Example: Beef knuckle is from the knee joint. Pork knuckle, or ham hock, is from the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the leg. 6. The joint of a plant. Labels: obsolete Example: In the West Indies there are found, even in sandy deserts and very dry places, large canes, which at every joint or knuckle yield a good supply of fresh water 7. A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom. 8. A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; a knuckle duster. Example: brass knuckles 9. The rounded point where a flat changes to a slope on a piste.
Word: knuckle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English knokel (“finger joint”), from Old English cnucel (“the juncture of two bones; knuckle; joint”), from Proto-West Germanic *knukil, from Proto-Germanic *knukilaz (“knuckle, knot, bump”), as *knukô (“bone, joint”) + *-ilaz (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Dutch knokkel (“knuckle”), Low German Knökel (“knuckle”), German Knöchel (“ankle, knuckle”), Old Norse knykill. More at knock. Pronunciation: /ˈnʌkəl/ 1. To apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles (noun sense 1). Labels: transitive Example: He knuckled the sleep from his eyes. Example: She knuckled her eyes in disbelief. 2. To strike or punch. Labels: slang, transitive Example: I could feel my big toe snap, but as he's gone down on his good knee and half swung round I knuckled him in the kidney as hard as I could hit. He's gone all the way down, so I dropped my 19 stone into the middle of his back. Example: Only then I knuckled him. He had to be taught a hard lesson. 3. To bend the fingers. Labels: intransitive 4. To touch one's forehead as a mark of respect. Labels: intransitive 5. To yield. Labels: figuratively, intransitive 6. To land on the knuckle (noun sense 9) of a curve of a slope, after a jump off a ramp that precedes the slope.
Word: TCAS Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtiːˌkæs/ 1. Initialism of traffic (alert and) collision avoidance system, a system for warning pilots of impending mid-air collisions and telling them what (if any) evasive action to take. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable, usually
Word: ACAS Part of Speech: name 1. Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service Labels: UK
Word: ACAS Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of airborne collision avoidance system. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: joint Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The noun is from Middle English joynt (attested since the late 13th century), from Old French joint (“joint of the body”) (attested since the 12th century). The adjective (attested since the 15th century) is from Old French jointiz. Both Old French words are from Latin iūnctus, the past participle of iungō. See also join, jugular, junction. Displaced Old English fōg and partially displaced English lith. The meaning of "building, establishment", especially in connection with shady activities, appeared in Anglo-Irish by 1821 and entered general American English slang by 1877, especially in the sense of "opium den". The sense "marijuana cigarette" is attested since 1935. The development to meaning "any thing" also happened to the Scots and Memphian form junt and the Mid-Atlantic/Philadelphian form jawn. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɔɪnt/ 1. United, combined Labels: not-comparable Example: the joint influences of culture and climate 2. Done by two or more people or organisations working together. Labels: not-comparable Example: The play was a joint production between the two companies. Example: A joint burden laid upon us all.
Word: joint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is from Middle English joynt (attested since the late 13th century), from Old French joint (“joint of the body”) (attested since the 12th century). The adjective (attested since the 15th century) is from Old French jointiz. Both Old French words are from Latin iūnctus, the past participle of iungō. See also join, jugular, junction. Displaced Old English fōg and partially displaced English lith. The meaning of "building, establishment", especially in connection with shady activities, appeared in Anglo-Irish by 1821 and entered general American English slang by 1877, especially in the sense of "opium den". The sense "marijuana cigarette" is attested since 1935. The development to meaning "any thing" also happened to the Scots and Memphian form junt and the Mid-Atlantic/Philadelphian form jawn. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɔɪnt/ 1. To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together Labels: transitive Example: to joint boards Example: a jointing plane 2. To join; to connect; to unite; to combine. Labels: transitive Example: But soon that war had end, and the time's state Made friends of them, jointing their force 'gainst Caesar 3. To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate. Labels: transitive Example: The fingers are […]jointed together for motion. 4. To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat. Labels: transitive Example: Another time alſo being minded to entertain king Priamus friendly, when he came unto his pavilion: / He then beſtir'd himſelfe, and caught up ſoone, / A good white ſheepe, whoſe throat he cut anon. / but about cutting it up, quartering, jointing, ſeething, and roſting, he ſpent a great part of the night: […] Example: He joints the neck. 5. To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do. Labels: intransitive Example: the stones joint, neatly.
Word: joint Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English or following the -t model for forming a past participle. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɔɪnt/ 1. past participle of join; joined. Labels: archaic, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past, uncommon Example: Jesus confirmed it by saying, 'What God has joint together, let not man put asunder'. Example: IRPs are based on the RPs of the individual component signals which are joint together.
Word: anti-gravity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + gravity. 1. Any concept, system or device that would oppose or cancel out the force of gravity. Labels: uncountable
Word: wooden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ From wood + -en. Dates from 1530s, gradually replaced treen (“made from a tree”), from Middle English treen, from Old English triewen. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊdn̩/, /ˈwɵdn̩/, /ˈwʉdn̩/ 1. Made of wood. Example: a wooden boat Example: On a recent windy day, hundreds of visitors climbed wooden stairs to take pictures in front of the glacier. 2. As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion. Labels: figuratively Example: wooden acting
Word: scarce Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English scars, scarse, from Old Northern French scars, escars ("sparing, niggard, parsimonious, miserly, poor"; > French échars, Medieval Latin scarsus (“diminished, reduced”)), of uncertain origin. One theory is that it derives originally from a Late Latin *scarpsus, *excarpsus, a participle form of *excarpere (“take out”), from Latin ex- + carpere; yet the sense evolution is difficult to trace. Compare Middle Dutch schaers (“scarce”), Middle Dutch schaers (“a pair of shears, plowshare”), scheeren (“to shear”). The standard pronunciation having the /ɛə(ɹ)/ vowel instead of expected /ɑː(ɹ)/ is due to a tendency for Old and Middle French preconsonantal /ar/ to be borrowed as Middle English /aːr/ that only survives in this word and dace in the modern standard, but is more frequent in Early Modern English and traditional dialects; compare Scots gairden (“garden”), lairge (“large”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɛəs/, /ˈskɛɚs/, /skeːs/, /skeəs/, /skiəs/ 1. Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand. Example: By the end of the 20th century elephants had become scarce even in Africa. Example: You tell him silver is scarcer now in England, and therefore risen in value one fifth. 2. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of. Example: The project failed due to the scarce resources in the national market. Example: a region scarce of prey
Word: scarce Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English scars, scarse, from Old Northern French scars, escars ("sparing, niggard, parsimonious, miserly, poor"; > French échars, Medieval Latin scarsus (“diminished, reduced”)), of uncertain origin. One theory is that it derives originally from a Late Latin *scarpsus, *excarpsus, a participle form of *excarpere (“take out”), from Latin ex- + carpere; yet the sense evolution is difficult to trace. Compare Middle Dutch schaers (“scarce”), Middle Dutch schaers (“a pair of shears, plowshare”), scheeren (“to shear”). The standard pronunciation having the /ɛə(ɹ)/ vowel instead of expected /ɑː(ɹ)/ is due to a tendency for Old and Middle French preconsonantal /ar/ to be borrowed as Middle English /aːr/ that only survives in this word and dace in the modern standard, but is more frequent in Early Modern English and traditional dialects; compare Scots gairden (“garden”), lairge (“large”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɛəs/, /ˈskɛɚs/, /skeːs/, /skeəs/, /skiəs/ 1. Scarcely, only just. Labels: archaic, literary, not-comparable Example: The Virgin quite for her requeſt / The God that ſits at marriage feaſt; / He at their invoking came / But with a ſcarce-wel-lighted flame; / And in his Garland as he ſtood, / Ye might diſcern a Cipreſs bud. Example: I was at the Mathematical School, where the Maſter taught his Pupils after a Method ſcarce imaginable to us in Europe. The Propoſition and Demonſtration were fairly written on a thin Wafer, with Ink compoſed of a Cephalick Tincture. This the Student was to ſwallow upon a faſting Stomach, and for three days following eat nothing but Bread and Water. As the Wafer digeſted, the Tincture mounted to his Brain, bearing the Propoſition along with it.
Word: degree Kelvin Part of Speech: noun 1. Nonstandard form of kelvin (“one-unit interval on the Kelvin scale”). Labels: alt-of, nonstandard, proscribed
Word: millimilli- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- ▲ English milli- English millimilli- From milli- + milli-. 1. micro- (in the names of SI units) Labels: morpheme, obsolete
Word: millimicro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English micro- English millimicro- From milli- + micro-. 1. nano- (in the names of SI units) Labels: morpheme, obsolete
Word: micromicro- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From micro- + micro-. 1. Pico- (in the names of SI units) Labels: morpheme, obsolete
Word: eek Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative Pronunciation: /iːk/, /ik/ 1. Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books). Labels: onomatopoeic Example: Eek! There's a mouse in the bathtub! 2. Expressing (sometimes mock) fear or surprise. Labels: onomatopoeic Example: I almost got fired from my job yesterday. Eek! 3. Representing the shrill vocal sound of a mouse, rat, or monkey. Labels: onomatopoeic
Word: eek Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative Pronunciation: /iːk/, /ik/ 1. To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation. Labels: onomatopoeic Example: She was dangling the mouse by its tail, but as it tried to arch upwards and bite, she started to jig about wildly […] The anglers had watched a beautiful young woman dance naked beneath a full moon to the feverish rhythm of unworldly eeking noises! Example: We saw a frog and she eeked in terror again from the sight of it hopping near her. 2. Of a black person, to speak nonsense or gibberish. Labels: ethnic, offensive, onomatopoeic, slang, slur
Word: eek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Imitative Pronunciation: /iːk/, /ik/ 1. A high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation. Labels: onomatopoeic Example: He tried desperately to read into Le Chiffre's face what was happening behind him, but all he saw was blind incomprehension and terror. Le Chiffre's mouth worked, but only a high-pitched ‘eek’ came from it. His heavy cheeks trembled as he tried to collect enough saliva in his mouth to say something, ask something.
Word: eek Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of ecaf (“face”), from face via backslang. Pronunciation: /iːk/, /ik/ 1. A face. Labels: Polari, onomatopoeic Example: How bona to vada your eek! Example: You have your Elizabeth Taylor done in half-tones, reclining on this chaise longue – that’s your actual French – decollete down to her ankles, with a wanton look all over her eek.
Word: eek Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /iːk/, /ik/ 1. Alternative form of eke (“also”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable, onomatopoeic
Word: upon Part of Speech: prep Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Old English uppan Middle English upon English upon From Middle English upon, uppon, uppen, from Old English upon, uppon, uppan (“on, upon, up to, against, after, in addition to”), equivalent to up (“adverb”) + on (“preposition”). Cognate with Old Saxon uppan (“upon”), Old High German ūfan, ūffan (“upon”), Icelandic upp á, upp á (“up on, upon”), Swedish uppå (“up on, upon”) (thence Swedish på), Danish på (“up on, upon”), Norwegian på (“up on, upon”). Pronunciation: /əˈpɒn/, /əˈpɔn/, /əˈpɑn/, [əˈpɔ̟n] 1. A higher-register or more formal alternative to on in most, though not all, prepositional uses. Example: A vase of flowers stood upon the table. — The painting hangs upon the wall. — All of the responsibility is upon him. — She plays upon a violin (or piano). — The lighthouse that you can see is upon the mainland. — He rested upon his elbows. — Tug upon the rope; push hard upon the door! — I stubbed my toe upon an old tree stump. — He wore old shoes upon his feet. — Born upon the 4th of July. — I have no opinion upon this subject. — They proceeded to arrest someone upon suspicion of bribery. — Upon Jack's entry, William got up to leave. — Before we knew it, the forest was upon us, and the air grew colder and damper. — What will be the effect upon morale? — Have pity or compassion upon him. — They lived upon ten dollars a week. — We ate heaps upon heaps of food. — I depended upon them for assistance. — He affirmed or promised upon his word. — Upon my life, I am innocent. — A curse upon him! Example: Yesterday, upon the stair / I met a man who wasn’t there / He wasn’t there again today / I wish, I wish he’d go away …
Word: synonymy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French synonymie and its etymon Late Latin synōnymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumía), from συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “of like name”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix). By surface analysis, synonym + -y or syn- + -onymy. Doublet of synonymia. Pronunciation: /sɪˈnɒnəmi/ 1. A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.) Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning. Labels: countable, rhetoric, uncountable 4. The study of synonyms. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A system of synonyms. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. The state of not being the name to be used, of being a synonym. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: sink into synonymy Example: In 1924 this name was reduced to synonymy. 7. A group or list of synonyms. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: The synonymy of Tachina is extensive. Example: Descriptions are followed by a synonymy of the names that have been applied in the literature .
Word: electrum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin ēlectrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɛktɹəm/ 1. Amber. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Native gold almost always contains silver in amounts varying widely between 5 and 50 per cent. This natural alloy is known as electrum although in classical antiquity where the word originated it seems to have been used for an artificial alloy of the two metals. Example: A natural alloy containing more than 20 per cent silver is called electrum, and was regarded by the ancients as a different metal from gold. 3. German silver plate. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: placer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English place Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English placer From place + -er (agent noun suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪsə(ɹ)/ 1. One who places or arranges something. Example: Thou placer of plants both humble and tall 2. One who deals in stolen goods; a fence. Labels: slang 3. A horse, etc. that finishes in a particular place in a race. Labels: in-compounds Example: a third-placer