nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: grim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English grim, from Old English grimm, from Proto-West Germanic *grimm, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to resound, thunder, grumble, roar”). Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪm/ 1. A promiscuous woman. Labels: Multicultural-London-English, dated, slang Example: You got a new girl and she looks choong (Choong) But you didn't know your girl was a grim […] Your girl she's a grim, I wouldn't have no grim as my ting
Word: grim Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English grim, grym, greme, from Old English *grimu, *grimmu, grima, from Proto-Germanic *grimmį̄ (“anger, wrath”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to resound, thunder, grumble, roar”). Cognate with Middle Dutch grimme, Middle High German grimme f (“anger”), modern German Grimm m. Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪm/ 1. Anger, wrath. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable 2. A specter, ghost, haunting spirit. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: Calum Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Calum, from Late Latin Columba (literally “dove”), the name of a sixth century Scottish saint, one of the patron saints of Scotland. Doublet of Colm. 1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Word: deuterogamist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English deuterogamy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English deuterogamist From deuterogamy + -ist. 1. A practicer or supporter of deuterogamy. 2. A practicer or supporter of deuterogamy.
Word: metafunction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English function English metafunction From meta- + function. 1. A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently. 2. A construct that performs a mapping between entities at compile time. 3. A group of grammatical systems that make meanings of a related kind.
Word: plaintiff in error Part of Speech: noun 1. A party who appeals the decision of a lower court.
Word: rice king Part of Speech: noun 1. A non-Asian man (usually white) who has a sexual fetish for Asian women. Labels: derogatory 2. A man who has become a great success in the business of rice.
Word: side issue Part of Speech: noun 1. An issue or topic which is not of direct significance to a primary concern. Labels: idiomatic
Word: XHR Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of XMLHttpRequest object. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: cabal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabbala, which in turn is derived from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “reception, something received”) (such as knowledge). Doublet of Kabbalah, as well as, more distantly, ghibli. Pronunciation: /kəˈbɑːl/, /kəˈbæl/ 1. A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose. Labels: derogatory Example: The cabal is plotting to ruin the world. Example: Undaunted and implacable, prudent and active; no opposition of the French princes or nobles could withstand his vengeance, no cabals could escape his penetration. 2. A secret plot. Example: The cabal to destroy the building was foiled by federal agents. 3. An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism. Example: Some episkoposes have a one-man cabal. Some work together. Some never do explain.
Word: cabal Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabbala, which in turn is derived from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “reception, something received”) (such as knowledge). Doublet of Kabbalah, as well as, more distantly, ghibli. Pronunciation: /kəˈbɑːl/, /kəˈbæl/ 1. To engage in the activities of a cabal. Labels: intransitive Example: [W]e think it very unbecoming our Prudence, that the Determination ſhould be remitted to the Authors themſelves; when our Adversaries, by Briguing and Caballing, have cauſed so univerſal a Defection from us, that the greater Part of our Society has already deſerted to them, […] Example: […] I believed her to have been carried off by some persons belonging to a party of Jacobites who were known to be caballing against the government, though to what extent was not then ascertained.
Word: TMTOWTDI Part of Speech: phrase Pronunciation: /tɪmˈtəʊdi/ 1. Acronym of there's more than one way to do it, a motto associated with the Perl programming language. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Example: So, pollute your namespace with almost two dozen subroutines that you may not even use that often, or risk a silly bug by mistyping an attribute. Your choice, TMTOWTDI after all.
Word: vurp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of vomit + burp. Pronunciation: /vɜː(ɹ)p/ 1. A belch where a small amount of stomach acid is brought up into the mouth, creating a taste similar to that of vomit. Labels: slang Example: BTW, dry toast is the rule for a major case of the "vurps " . <g> Example: Gore can't even change the inflection in his voice without sounding like someone trying to talk and hold a vurp back at the same time.
Word: vurp Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of vomit + burp. Pronunciation: /vɜː(ɹ)p/ 1. To experience a combination of burping and vomiting. Labels: slang Example: “If Laurie gets two sundaes, then I get two,” Bonnie said. […] ¶ “You’ll vurp,” I said. ¶ “What’s vurp?” Her brows knotted suspiciously. ¶ “It’s when you burp, only you almost vomit.” ¶ […] ¶ “It’s a Celeste-ism,” I said. Example: She heads into the kitchen to pour a glass of the all-American drink [milk] for our all-American athlete. The scene is enough to make me want to vurp. How did I end up the lone monster in a family that belongs on a porcelain Christmas plate?
Word: arranged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of arrange Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: arranged Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/ 1. Having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married. Labels: not-comparable
Word: arranging Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of arrange Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: arranging Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ 1. Arrangement. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Strict orders had been given by Mrs. Breen the night before that certain dustings and arrangings of furniture should take place, the spacious stairs swept, and the hectic hired palms in their great china pots watered.
Word: loudmouth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From loud + mouth. Pronunciation: /ˈlaʊdˌmaʊθ/ 1. One who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: I hear every word spoken by the loudmouth in the next office.
Word: at hand Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Within easy reach; nearby. Example: I don't have the information at hand, but I can look it up. Example: The King your brother is now hard at hand, Meete with the foole, and rid your royall ſhoulders Of ſuch a burden, as outweighs the ſands And all the craggie rockes of Caſpea. 2. Near; soon. Example: Blessed is hee that readeth, and they that heare the words of this prophesie, and keepe those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Example: At last, one morning, the propeller was quiet, and the Narwhal was pervaded with an atmosphere of excitement. He felt it, as did the other dogs, and knew that a change was at hand. 3. Currently receiving attention. Labels: figuratively Example: The problem at hand is not the inability of the Arabs and the Jews to live together peacefully.
Word: off one's rocker Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Crazy; insane. Labels: slang Example: He's off his rocker if he thinks he can tackle the whole thing alone. Example: “Bertie! Your manner is strange.” “Your manner would be strange if you'd been sitting on the floor of Wilbert Cream's sleeping apartment with a chair round your neck, and Ma Cream had come in.” “Golly! Did she?” “In person.” “What did you say?” “I said I was looking for a mouse.” “Couldn't you think of anything better than that?” “No.” “And how did it all come out in the end?” “I melted away, leaving her plainly convinced that I was off my rocker.”
Word: make ends meet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps originally referred to the ends of rope meeting, signifying continuity and therefore security and stability. Perhaps shifting later to refer to the attempt at making money last from one pay period to the next (i.e. the ends), thereby leaving no gap or break in the availability of funds. Compare French joindre les deux bouts (literally “join the two ends”) with the same meaning. The form make both ends meet is attested from the 17th century, and was the more common form until the early-to-mid 20th century. 1. To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday). Labels: idiomatic Example: ... a schoolmaster, whose income being small, he was fain to keep a glass of good liquor for the entertainment of passengers, by which he made shift to make the two ends of the year meet. Example: Although most of the poor and displaced in Khartoum struggle to make ends meet, a very small number not only find work, but form small co-operatives.
Word: doghouse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compound of dog + house. 1. Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog. Example: "But, honey, whar yo' ole man gwine ter sleep?" "Dey's straw in de barn, en pine shatters in de doghouse!" she shouted, slamming the window. 2. A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human. Example: This berth of mine was commonly called a doghouse (a box about six feet long, four high, and two broad,) containing a mattress fitted about 18 inches from the deck. Example: p. 1927, United States Code Annotated […] so as to render railroad liable for death of brakeman falling from tender, notwithstanding construction of doghouse on top of tender for brakeman's use. 3. Mechanically, an equipment cover with an opening, with a shape resembling a doghouse. 4. A difficult or demoralizing situation. Example: During the slave trade, slaves were packed into every available niche aboard the slave ships, including the officers' cabins. The officers slept on deck in semi-cylindrical boxes, nicknamed "dog houses." The term "in the dog house" grew to describe being in a difficult situation due to the extreme discomfort of sleeping in these boxes. 5. A traffic signal with five sections: two on the bottom, two in the middle, and one on top. 6. Any shabby or disreputable establishment. Labels: informal Example: He didn't even know where he was taking her. He had assumed she would suggest a place she wanted to eat, the movie she wanted to see. Now he suspected she was waiting for him to make the decision. Unfortunately, he hardly knew the area. He didn't want to risk taking her to the local doghouse. 7. The condition of being in the doghouse (subject to someone's anger or disapproval). Example: He's out of the doghouse now that he's bought his wife some flowers.
Word: in the doghouse Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. In a situation of being the object of someone's anger or disapproval, especially one's spouse. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: I had a mighty interesting visitor. It was the Crown Prince of Germany's son. […] He is a mighty likable young fellow, about 26 years old, the second son, but the oldest one married outside the thoroughbred pasture and now he is in the doghouse as far as any succession is concerned. Example: Nick was deep in the doghouse with Louella after three days of persistent phone calls and his final less-than-tactful message.
Word: track down Part of Speech: verb 1. To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find. Labels: idiomatic Example: I need to track down a computer so I can check my e-mails. Example: Baby, I know places we won't be found, and They'll be chasing their tails trying to track us down 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see track, down. Example: She'll track him down the mountain and catch him before long. Example: The hurricane tracked down past the cape before blowing east.
Word: spin one's wheels Part of Speech: verb 1. To make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere. Labels: idiomatic Example: I've been spinning my wheels on this problem all week, with nothing to show for it.
Word: Margaret Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the name of 3rd century Saint Margaret the Virgin, from Middle English Margaret, from Old French Margaret (French Marguerite), from Latin Margarita, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”), ultimately from an Indo-Iranian source. The same source, through folk etymology, has produced Old English meregrot (“pearl”, literally “stone or pebble of the sea”), related to Old Saxon merigrita, merigriota (“pearl”), Old High German merigrioz, equivalent to mer- + groat. Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːɡɹɪt/, /ˈmɑːɡəɹɪt/, /-ət/, /ˈmɑɹɡɹɪt/, /ˈmɑɹɡəɹɪt/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Margaret shall now be queen, and rule the king; But I will rule both her, the king, and realm. Example: Margaret, Marguerite - the pearl! the daisy! Oh name of romance and of minstrelsy, which brings the days of chivalry to mind, and the worship of flowers and ladies fair! 2. A river in southwestern Western Australia, presumed named for a cousin of John Garrett Bussell, founder of Busselton. See Margaret River. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A river in Kimberley region, Western Australia, named for its European discoverer's sister-in-law. See Margaret River. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A moon of Uranus, named for a character in Much Ado About Nothing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Astronomers discovered nine small moons lying outside the orbit of Oberon (Francisco, Caliban, Stephano, Trinculo, Sycorax, Margaret, Prospero, Setebos, and Ferdinand) between 1997 and 2003. Example: The odd one out is Margaret, which travels in a "normal" prograde direction, though it has the most eccentric orbit of all the Uranian satellites.
Word: Juan Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ʍɑːn/, /wɑːn/ 1. A male given name from Manx or Spanish, equivalent to English John.
Word: Jacques Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ʒæk/, /ʒɑːk/, /ʒɑk/, /dʒæk/ 1. A male given name from French [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], feminine equivalent Jacqueline, equivalent to English Jacob. 2. A surname from given name.
Word: replacement Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English place English replace Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English replacement From replace + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ 1. A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Rovers lost keeper Robinson to a calf problem at half-time and his replacement Mark Bunn, making his Premier League debut, was immediately called into action - pushing away a vicious Peter Odemwingie drive at the near post. 2. The act of replacing something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The replacement of that broken light-bulb will have to wait until I can buy a new one. 3. The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: documentation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From document + -ation or Medieval Latin documentātio. Pronunciation: /ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/, /ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/, /ˌdɑkjəmənˈteɪʃən/, /ˌdɔkjʊmenˈtæɪʃən/, /ˌdɒkjʊmenˈtæɪʃən/ 1. Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea. Labels: countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable 2. Documentary evidence and sources. Labels: countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable 3. Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program. Labels: countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable 4. Comments that explain the usage of individual functions, libraries and blocks of code. Labels: countable, in-plural, rare, uncountable
Word: documentation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Dokumentation. Pronunciation: /ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən/, /ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/, /ˌdɑkjəmənˈteɪʃən/, /ˌdɔkjʊmenˈtæɪʃən/, /ˌdɒkjʊmenˈtæɪʃən/ 1. A documentary. Example: Yesterday I saw a documentation about Hitler and Stalin and the way Hitler cheated Stalin by suggesting him, he would NOT attack UdSSR but Great Britain. It was a very nice documentation, they showed that the whole bolschevism was just an arranged idea of germans, using Lenin/Stalin for own ideas. Example: Yesterday I watched a documentation about the Dresden fire storm.
Word: experimental Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From experiment + -al. Pronunciation: /ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/, /ɪkˌspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/ 1. Pertaining to or founded on experiment. Example: Chemistry is an experimental science. 2. Serving to be experimented upon; used in an experiment. Example: Brown-Séquard, noting that Addison's disease involved the failure of the adrenal (or suprarenal) glands near the kidneys, removed them in experimental animals, and thus proved they were necessary for life […]. 3. Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment. Example: his experimental band Example: an experimental engine 4. Experiential, empirical. Example: experimental knowledge
Word: experimental Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From experiment + -al. Pronunciation: /ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/, /ɪkˌspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/ 1. The subject of an experiment.
Word: survey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, surveer (“to oversee”), from sour-, sur- (“over”) + veoir, veeir (“to see”), from Latin videre. See sur- and vision. Related to supervision. Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːveɪ/, /sɜːˈveɪ/, /ˈsɝˌveɪ/, /sɚˈveɪ/ 1. The act of surveying; a general view. Example: Under his proud survey the city lies. 2. A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality. Example: A survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings. 3. The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface. 4. A measured plan and description of any portion of country. Example: The owners of the adjoining plots had conflicting surveys. 5. An examination of the opinions and/or information of a group of people. Example: The local council conducted a survey of its residents to help it decide whether to go ahead with the roadside waste collection service. 6. A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions and/or information of a group of people. Example: I just filled out that survey on roadside waste pick-up. 7. An auction at which a farm is let for a lease for lives. Labels: historical 8. A district for the collection of customs under a particular officer. Labels: US
Word: survey Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English surveyen, from Old French sourveoir, surveer (“to oversee”), from sour-, sur- (“over”) + veoir, veeir (“to see”), from Latin videre. See sur- and vision. Related to supervision. Pronunciation: /səˈveɪ/, /sɜːˈveɪ/, /ˈsɜːveɪ/, /sɚˈveɪ/, /ˈsɝˌveɪ/ 1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook Example: He stood on a hill, and surveyed the surrounding country. Example: Round he ſurveys, and well might, where he ſtood / So high above[…] 2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine. Example: […]with ſuch alter'd Looks,[…] / All pale, and ſpeechleſs, he ſurvey'd me round; Example: By using the same classification system for all the dictionaries surveyed, it was possible to compare the lexical richness of each against the other. 3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of Example: It was his job to survey buildings in order to determine their value and risks. 4. To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry Example: to survey land or a coast Example: The proposed route had been surveyed by George Stephenson and consisted of a main line 41⅝ miles in length with two short branches, to Norbury and Poynton Collieries, and to Chapel-en-le-Frith. 5. To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same. Example: all the Tenants Leases and Copies are surveyed 6. To investigate the opinions, experiences, etc., of people by asking them questions; to conduct a survey; to administer a questionnaire.
Word: exclusively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English exclusyvely; equivalent to exclusive + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/ 1. to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely Labels: focus Example: These new shoes are made exclusively out of recycled cardboard. Example: Every photographer of experience has his own theories and methods of working, but for the last 14 years I have used a Leica exclusively, and have found it best adapted to the somewhat exacting demands of railway photography, which is by no means an easy branch of the art.
Word: resource Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spring”), from resourdre, from Latin resurgō (“to rise again, spring up anew”). Equivalent to re- + source. See resourd, resurgent, source. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɔːs/, /ɹɪˈsɔːs/, /ˈɹisɔɹs/, /ɹɪˈzɔɹs/, /ɹɪˈsɔɹs/ 1. Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel. Example: Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,[…]. This trend will put additional strain not only on global energy resources but also on the environmental prospects of a warming planet. Example: By French-Style Revolution I don't mean a violent overthrow of the ruling elite as much as a tumultuous reset of how resources and power are distributed. Systems become vulnerable to such resets when they become highly asymmetrical in how they distribute resources and power, and rigid in their defense of the extreme inequality of the distribution. 2. A person's capacity to deal with difficulty. Example: a man or woman of resource Example: This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer. 3. Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students. 4. Hardware or software that is accessible by a computer, network, or another object connected to a computer.
Word: resource Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spring”), from resourdre, from Latin resurgō (“to rise again, spring up anew”). Equivalent to re- + source. See resourd, resurgent, source. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɔːs/, /ɹɪˈsɔːs/, /ˈɹisɔɹs/, /ɹɪˈzɔɹs/, /ɹɪˈsɔɹs/ 1. To supply with resources. Example: All children receive it and, for the most part, do so in institutions that are approved by the state and, to a greater or lesser extent, resourced by the state.
Word: resource Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English source English resource From re- + source. 1. To source anew or differently; to find or provide a new source for. Example: European retailers resourcing supplies from domestic to foreign firms generate adjustment pressures in the European Union in the same way that cross-border production unbundling does. Also, more channels with a potential impact on[…] Example: [The] army found themselves having problems resourcing supplies for their army. The capture of the fortified city of Maastricht would help alleviate this strategical problem of unreliable sources of supplies and would allow Catholic France to[…]
Word: Donald Part of Speech: name Etymology: Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“prince / chief of the world”). Doublet of Domhnall. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒn.əld/, /ˈdɑn.əld/ 1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: "Country?" replied Cuddie; "ou, the country's weel eneugh, and it werena that dour deevil, Calver'se, ( they ca' him Dundee now) that's stirring about yet in the Highlands, they say, with a' the Donalds, and Duncans, and Dugalds, that ever wore bottomless breeks, driving about wi' him, to set things asteer again, - - - Example: My friends call me Terry. My husband always used my full name, Teresa. He said it made him feel like he was married to a foreign woman. And I never called him Don or Donny or Donny Joe. I called him Donald from the first time we met. 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place name: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Donald Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“prince / chief of the world”). Doublet of Domhnall. Pronunciation: /ˈdɒn.əld/, /ˈdɑn.əld/ 1. Abbreviation of Donald Trump (“a dump, an act of defecation”). Labels: Cockney, abbreviation, alt-of, slang Example: ‘But I'm overdue for a Donald. You lot squabble amongst yourselves.’ He stole Catherine's newspaper on the way out.
Word: explicitly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English explicit Middle English -ly English -ly English explicitly From explicit + -ly. 1. In an explicit manner. Example: The fifth amendment to the United States constitution provides explicitly for the protection of private property. Example: Descartes's methodism with its regulative criterion leads him to explicitly deny that accidentally true belief qualifies as knowledge.
Word: respond Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈspɒnd/, /ɹəˈspɒnd/, /ɹɪˈspɑnd/, /ɹəˈspɑnd/ 1. To say something in return; to answer; to reply. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: to respond to a question or an argument 2. To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response. Labels: intransitive Example: As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds. 3. To correspond with; to suit. Labels: ambitransitive Example: For his great deeds respond his speeches great. 4. To satisfy; to answer. Labels: transitive Example: The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court. 5. To be liable for payment. Labels: intransitive
Word: respond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre. Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈspɒnd/, /ɹəˈspɒnd/, /ɹɪˈspɑnd/, /ɹəˈspɑnd/ 1. A response. 2. A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection. 3. A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.
Word: publisher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English publish 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 publisher From publish + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/ 1. A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books. Example: All a publisher has to do is write cheques at intervals, while a lot of deserving and industrious chappies rally round and do the real work. 2. A system or component that allows other components (subscribers) to receive notifications of something, such as an event. 3. A preacher who is a Jehovah's Witness.
Word: Adrian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/ 1. A male given name from Latin or Etruscan. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Which, of he, or Adrian, for a good wager, / Firſt begins to crow ? Example: "My only worth will be in always remembering to do the thing that pleases you; and yet, although I don't really like Adie, it has a more home-like, more whisperable sound than Adrian. Adrian is a grand, heroic sort of a name, yet what a beautiful name it is. 2. A female given name from Latin (compare Adriana, Adrianna, Adrienne). Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 3. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A village in Livada, Satu Mare County, Romania. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A village in Gurghiu, Mureș County, Romania. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A number of places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 24. A neighborhood of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Adrian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria. Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/ 1. Relating to the Adriatic Sea. Example: Adrian billows
Word: experimentally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English experimental Middle English -ly English -ly English experimentally From experimental + -ly. 1. In the manner of an experiment. Example: The end of the 20th century and the start of the new millennium have bore witness to a remarkable revolution in the way parasite/host biological interactions can be conceptually designed and experimentally studied. Example: However, before most of this was experimentally and observationally discovered, they were perhaps best known for their “almost unique” ability to squirt ink when harangued, creating a smokescreen before jetting off to safety.
Word: interstellar Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Latin stēllārisbor. English stellar English interstellar From inter- + stellar. 1. Between the stars. Labels: not-comparable Example: It can take centuries for light to travel interstellar distances. 2. Among the stars. Labels: not-comparable Example: Space is littered with interstellar particles. Example: Approximately 5 billion years ago, our solar nebula was formed as gravitational forces pulled interstellar gas and dust into a swirling mass around out newly formed sun.
Word: Gary Part of Speech: name Etymology: Medieval short form of Germanic compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Garrett, Gerald, or Gerbert. Cognate with the Scottish and Irish name Garaidh. Sometimes also a short form of Gareth. The popularity of the given name in the 20th century is due to the American actor Gary Cooper, whose stage name was invented by his agent, a native of Gary, Indiana. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ/, /ˈɡæɹ.i/, /ˈɡɛɹ.i/, /ˈɡeɹ.i/ 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s; variant form Garry. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Dressed up like a million dollar trooper / Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper Example: "Gary's an awful name. Whatever he's like. It reminds me of a G.I. man with a crew cut, and 'Mom' tattooed on his chest, and lots of pin-up pictures on his wall." 2. A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic]; variant form Garry. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Gary, Indiana! ¶ What a wonderful name ¶ Named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame ¶ Gary, Indiana, as a Shakespeare would say ¶ Trips along softly on the tongue this way-- 4. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. Numerous places in the United States: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Gary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ellipsis of Gary Glitter. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ/, /ˈɡæɹ.i/, /ˈɡɛɹ.i/, /ˈɡeɹ.i/ 1. Synonym of Gary Glitter (“anus”). Example: He did him up the Gary, he did.
Word: Larry Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.ɹi/, /ˈlɛɹ.i/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s. Example: No one gets named Larry anymore. It's had it as a name. Think of someone called Larry and you automatically conjure up a guy drinking beer in a sixties rec room. Example: "Larry, name's Larry." I smiled, it was too ridiculous. He was worried about me calling him Lawrence instead of Larry with a rogue zombie climbing out of the dirt.
Word: Larry Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Louis + Harry. Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.ɹi/, /ˈlɛɹ.i/ 1. The real-person fiction ship of Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles of the band One Direction. Labels: slang Example: "Larry" shippers even make evidence videos on YouTube to try to prove that they are actually a couple, showing a more extreme side of shipping. Example: Fan platforms often include some type of Larry fan fiction, fan art and detailed explanations of their fan theories.
Word: Stewart Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Scots stewart (“steward”), from Early Scots stewart, from Old English stiġweard. Pronunciation: /ˈst(j)uɚt/, /ˈstjuːət/, /ˈstʃuːət/, /ˈstʃʉːət/ 1. A Scottish surname originating as an occupation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Historical spelling of Stuart (“royal house regnant in Scotland from 1371 and in England from 1603, until 1714”); the standard spelling until the reign of French-raised Mary, Queen of Scots, in the mid-16th century. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 13. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 15. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A placename Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: interplanetary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English planetary English interplanetary From inter- + planetary. Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈplænɪtəri/, /ɪntəˈplænɪtri/, /ɪntɚˈplænɪˌtɛəri/, /ɪntɚˈplænəˌtɛri/ 1. Existing or occurring between planets. Labels: not-comparable Example: Humans are just beginning to explore interplanetary travel. Example: "Come, Diana [a dog]," said he; "come, my girl! thou whose destiny will be marked in the cynegetic annals; […] thou who art rushing into interplanetary space, and wilt perhaps be the Eve of all Selenite dogs! come, Diana, come here."
Word: ballpark Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ball + park. Sense 2 related to ballpark figure. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔl(ˌ)pɑɹk/ 1. A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played. Labels: US 2. The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation. Labels: US, figuratively Example: Let’s get in the ballpark, then worry about the fine details. Example: Some people say a lie is just a lie / But I say the cross is in the ballpark / Why deny the obvious, child?
Word: ballpark Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ball + park. Sense 2 related to ballpark figure. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔl(ˌ)pɑɹk/ 1. Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude. Labels: not-comparable Example: These are ballpark prices: you could give or take a little either way.
Word: ballpark Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From ball + park. Sense 2 related to ballpark figure. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔl(ˌ)pɑɹk/ 1. To make a rough estimate of. Labels: informal, transitive Example: If you don’t have the exact expense total, just ballpark it. Example: Ballpark what you need in each category and average those amounts by 12 months.
Word: surveying Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From survey + -ing. Pronunciation: /sɚˈveɪ.ɪŋ/, /səˈveɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. The applied science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: surveying Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From survey + -ing. Pronunciation: /sɚˈveɪ.ɪŋ/, /səˈveɪ.ɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of survey Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: heart to heart Part of Speech: noun 1. A sincere, serious, or personal conversation. Labels: idiomatic Example: They sat down and had a long-overdue heart to heart about the future of their relationship. Example: British people in hot weather / Have a heart-to-heart with your sister
Word: heart to heart Part of Speech: adj 1. Sincere, serious, or personal. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: a heart-to-heart talk
Word: Bhagavad Gita Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit भगवद्गीता (bhagavadgītā). Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːɡəvɑːd ˈɡiːtə/ 1. An epic poem from Mahabharata where Krishna gives Arjuna a discourse on ethics.
Word: heart-to-heart Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of heart to heart. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: heart-to-heart Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of heart to heart. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: take to heart Part of Speech: verb 1. To take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.) Labels: idiomatic Example: He really took it to heart when I asked him to reconsider. Example: Will Americans heed his message? Will they take history’s lessons to heart? Or will it all turn out to be a temporary blip, a fleeting moment of goodwill and good manners, a mere gap in the clouds? 2. To feel keenly; be greatly grieved at; be much affected by something. Labels: idiomatic Example: Of course, with her weak heart and dropsy one couldn't expect that she could get about with him, but he spent two hours every evening in her room. He might well do what he could, for she has been a rare good friend to him. But that's all over, too. He never goes near her. And she takes it to heart. She is brooding and sulky and drinking, Mr. Holmes—drinking like a fish.
Word: heavy-hearted Part of Speech: adj 1. sad, melancholic. Labels: idiomatic Example: The mourners left the funeral heavy-hearted and silent. Example: He gave a heavy-hearted sigh.
Word: heavy-handed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From heavy + hand + -ed, literally “having a heavy hand”. Compare Middle English hevitime, heviteme (“burdensome, grievous, grave”), from Old English hefiġtīme, hefiġtȳme (“grievous, wearisome, tedious, troublesome”). 1. Clumsy; awkward. Labels: derogatory Example: Some people say, 'I can't make pastry, I'm too heavy-handed.' 2. Excessive; overdone. Example: Do not be too heavy-handed with the salt. Example: However, recently I got a little heavy-handed with the red pepper flakes. 3. Lacking subtlety or nuance. Labels: derogatory Example: ...punk “music has been, and still is, one of the most heavy-handed genres of music there is. Unfortunately the topics of such heavy-handed songs are almost always seeped in left wing propaganda, bumper sticker rallying calls and oversimplifications of otherwise complex topics." 4. Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive. Labels: derogatory Example: “Heavy-handed, huh? Is that by any chance your way of telling me that I'm a bad communicator?" "No, it's my way of telling you that you obviously haven't shaken the take-charge attitude." Example: I cite how ineffective heavy-handed training methods are due to the physiological state of high arousal and avoidance behaviors they cause in dogs.
Word: latitude Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed into Middle English from Old French latitude, from Latin lātitūdō (“breadth, width, latitude”), from lātus (“broad, wide”), from older stlātus. Possibly related with lateral, though this is uncertain. Pronunciation: /ˈlætɪtjuːd/, /ˈlætɪtʃuːd/, /ˈlatɪtʃʉwd/, /ˈlætɪtud/, /ˈlætətjud/ 1. The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point. Labels: countable Example: The oat is hardier than wheat, and ripens in higher latitudes. Example: Far from the center of Shang civilization, Wu-ch'eng is located well south of the Yangtze at approximately the same latitude as Ch'ang-sha in the west and Wen-chou in the east. 2. An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: snow showers in the northerly latitudes 3. The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: His parents gave him a great deal of latitude. Example: "Love!" ejaculated the Comtesse; "And so throw away the chances of a life upon a month of honey!—I say a month, which is allowing a latitude tenderness never took... 4. The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: propensity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin prōpensitās. By surface analysis, propense (“inclined, disposed”) + -ity. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɛnsɪti/ 1. An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He has a propensity for lengthy discussions of certain favorite topics. Example: I must own they do dearly delight in a judgment; and sorry am I that I cannot gratify this laudable propensity by specifying some peculiar evil incurred by Mr. Delawarr's ambition, or Lady Etheringhame's vanity.
Word: integrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in the 1450's as an adjective, first attested in 1638 as a verb; from Middle English integrat(e) (“intact, whole”), borrowed from Latin integrātus, perfect passive participle of integrō (“to make whole, renew, repair, begin again”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from integer (“whole, fresh”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See integer and integral. Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/, /ˈɪn.təˌɡɹeɪt/, /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹæɪt/, /ˈən.tə.ɡɹæɪt/ 1. To include as a constituent part or functionality. Labels: transitive Example: They were keen to integrate their new skills into the performance. Example: All of Peter Schickele's music, both straight and comedic are integrated side by side in this chapter. 2. To join a group or an environment harmoniously; to make oneself fit in. Labels: intransitive, reflexive, sometimes, usually Example: The refugees integrated well into the community. Example: The eco-friendly building integrates with the forest around it. 3. To form into one whole; to make entire; to complete; to renew; to restore; to perfect. Labels: transitive Example: Virtually free of pain, she has integrated the broken pieces of her life, is a loving and loved wife and mother, and is back at her job. 4. To give the sum or total of a varying quantity over an interval such as a period of time or an area. Labels: transitive Example: Data gathered at each remote site include sulphur dioxide in parts per million, a five-minute integrated wind direction to the nearest degree and a five-minute integrated wind speed to the nearest one-tenth knot. 5. To subject to the operation of integration; to find the integral of an equation. Labels: transitive Example: As Example 9 indicates, we can integrate sinⁿ x if we know how to integrate sinⁿ⁻² x. 6. To desegregate, as a school or neighborhood. Labels: transitive Example: President Eisenhower had to call out the National Guard to integrate Little Rock Central High School. Example: That's because this place is racist, but also because most black filmmakers don't have an interest in integrating. They've accepted the premise that they must stay in their lane […] 7. To combine compatible elements in order to incorporate them. Labels: transitive
Word: integrate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: First attested in the 1450's as an adjective, first attested in 1638 as a verb; from Middle English integrat(e) (“intact, whole”), borrowed from Latin integrātus, perfect passive participle of integrō (“to make whole, renew, repair, begin again”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from integer (“whole, fresh”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See integer and integral. Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/, /ˈɪn.təˌɡɹeɪt/, /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹæɪt/, /ˈən.tə.ɡɹæɪt/ 1. composite Labels: obsolete 2. whole, complete, perfect Labels: obsolete
Word: talkative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk + -ative. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔː.kə.tɪv/, /ˈtɔ.kə.ɾɪv/, /ˈtɑ-/ 1. Tending to talk a lot. Example: a talkative girl Example: a talkative TV show 2. Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.