nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: compartmentalization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English -al English compartmental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English compartmentalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English compartmentalization From compartmentalize + -ation. Pronunciation: /(ˌ)kɒm.pɑː(ɹ)tˌmɛn.təl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, /(ˌ)kɑm.pɑɹtˌmɛn.təl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 1. Division into compartments or parts. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: In reality, the multidimensionality of language contact in multilingual environments ensures no such neat compartmentalisation. 3. The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: Apart from language, the most sophisticated thing that almost all human beings do every day is compartmentalisation: the selective blocking-out of bad events, whether current or historic, whether personal or global. 4. The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 5. The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable
Word: presently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English presently; equivalent to present + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛzəntli/ 1. Immediately, at once; quickly. Labels: UK, archaic Example: Polonius: My lord, the queen would speak with you, and presently. Example: And presently the fig tree withered away. 2. Before long; soon. Example: Presently all was quiet again. Example: It[…]is the greatest example of lenity in our Saviour, when he desired of God forgiveness unto those, who having one day brought him into the City in triumph, did presently after, act all dishonour upon him, and nothing could be heard but, Crucifige, in their Courts. 3. At present; now; currently. Labels: proscribed, rare Example: The towns and forts you presently have. Example: To all of you, therefore, who call Wales your motherland, whether you presently inhabit some other portion of the globe or breathe the air of your cloud-kissed country […]. 4. With actual presence; in actuality. Labels: obsolete Example: March 27 1545, Stephen Gardiner, letter to Thomas Smith and MAtthew PArker if they perceyve not presently, it shal be wel doon to bringe them to conformite
Word: rabble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested since 1300s, from Middle English rablen (“to ramble; rave; speak in a confused manner”), cognate with Middle Dutch rabbelen (“to talk; chatter; trifle”), Low German rabbeln, robbeln (“to chatter; prattle”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæbəl/ 1. To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense Labels: intransitive 2. To speak confusedly or incoherently; gabble or chatter out Labels: transitive
Word: rabble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English rabel, probably from the verb (see above). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæbəl/ 1. A bewildered or meaningless string of words. Labels: obsolete 2. A pack of animals; or any confused collection of things. Labels: obsolete 3. A mob; a disorderly crowd. 4. The mass of common people; the lowest class of populace. Labels: derogatory Example: Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, […]
Word: rabble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French roable (modern French râble), from Latin rutabulum (“a poker”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæbəl/ 1. An iron bar used in puddling.
Word: rabble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French roable (modern French râble), from Latin rutabulum (“a poker”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæbəl/ 1. To stir with a rabble. Labels: transitive
Word: garde Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of guard. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: garde Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of guard. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: gardai Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of garda Labels: form-of, plural
Word: antigay Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of anti-gay. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: antislavery Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + slavery. 1. Opposed to the practice of slavery. Example: Prior to the U.S. Civil War, there were a number of northern periodicals devoted to publishing antislavery content.
Word: antivaccinationist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + vaccination + -ist. 1. One who opposes vaccination.
Word: antivaccinationist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + vaccination + -ist. 1. Characterized by opposition to vaccination.
Word: antivaccinationism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + vaccination + -ism. 1. Opposition to vaccination. Labels: uncountable
Word: antivivisection Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + vivisection. 1. opposed to vivisection Labels: not-comparable
Word: arms factory Part of Speech: noun 1. a factory where weapons are produced
Word: cellist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English cello 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 cellist From cello + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛlɪst/ 1. Someone who plays the cello. Example: And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered. Example: Though relative newcomers to classical music, they seemed closely attuned to the eight cellists onstage, raising their heads abruptly as the piece’s languid strains gave way to rapid-fire bow strokes.
Word: rabble rouser Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative. Labels: idiomatic Example: They proceed steadily from studies of human character and destiny, the proper business of the novelist, to mere outpourings of social and economic panaceas, the proper business of leader writers, chautauquas rabble-rousers and hedge politicians. Example: He often appears with Gen X rabble-rousers like Hiroyuki Nishimura, a celebrity entrepreneur and owner of 4chan, the online message board where some of the internet’s most toxic ideas bloom, and Takafumi Horie, a trash-talking entrepreneur who once went to prison for securities fraud.
Word: azbuka Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Slavic languages, especially using the Cyrillic script, compare Russian а́збука (ázbuka) (also Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian), from the first Old Church Slavonic letter names аз (az) and буки (búki) (compare Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) = ἄλφα (álpha) + βῆτα (bêta) or Persian الف (alef) + باء (bâ')), from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, *buky. 1. The Cyrillic alphabet.
Word: pounds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /paʊndz/ 1. plural of pound Labels: form-of, plural
Word: pounds Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /paʊndz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pound Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: scattered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈskætɚd/, /ˈskætəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of scatter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: scattered Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈskætɚd/, /ˈskætəd/ 1. Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units. Example: scattered applause Example: And when their ſcattered armie is ſubdu’d: And you march on their ſlaughtered carkaſſes, Share equally the gold that bought their liues, And liue like Gentlmen in Perſea, […] 2. Seemingly randomly distributed. Example: There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished. 3. Covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky. 4. Affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone. Example: Scattered showers.
Word: hopes Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /hoʊps/, /həʊps/ 1. plural of hope Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hopes Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hoʊps/, /həʊps/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hope Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: midst Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English middes, midst, myddest (“middle”), from Old English midde, reshaped in Middle English phrases like in middes (“in the middle”) by analogy with adverbs in -(e)s; also compare Old English on middan, tōmiddes. Forms in -(e)st are probably due to influence of superlatives. Pronunciation: /mɪdst/, [mɪdst], [mɪtst] 1. A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location. Labels: literary, often Example: Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels. Example: At dawn, in the midst of a mist that is both literal and the unformed shifting of thought, he encounters a young fox pup playfully shaking a bone.
Word: midst Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English middes, midst, myddest (“middle”), from Old English midde, reshaped in Middle English phrases like in middes (“in the middle”) by analogy with adverbs in -(e)s; also compare Old English on middan, tōmiddes. Forms in -(e)st are probably due to influence of superlatives. Pronunciation: /mɪdst/, [mɪdst], [mɪtst] 1. Among, in the middle of; amidst. Labels: rare Example: Mildred comes home from work early only to discover her husband, Robert, midst of a lewd affair with their neighbor, Gladys. Example: She puts the period often from his place ; And 'midst the sentence so her accent breaks
Word: obtaining Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əbˈteɪnɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of obtain Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: quietly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English quietely, quyetly, equivalent to quiet + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/, /ˈkwaɪ.ət.li/ 1. Producing little or no noise. Example: When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.[…]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain. 2. Without attracting attention. Example: "Since hypertension doesn't usually cause symptoms, it flies below the radar, quietly damaging the vessels that deliver blood to your body and brain and increasing your risk of being blindsided by a heart attack or stroke."
Word: trembling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛmblɪŋ/ 1. A tremble. Example: There were tremblings, flashings, coruscatings of sparks which were dying as they were born.
Word: trembling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɛmblɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of tremble Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dressed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɛst/ 1. simple past and past participle of dress Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: the girls were dressed in green; the shrimp sandwich dressed with lettuce and tomato is their top seller Example: ...he was deadly pale, and the blood-stained bandage round his head told that he had recently been wounded, and still more recently dressed.
Word: dressed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɛst/ 1. Having been subjected to a preparatory process or treatment; treated, prepared. Labels: not-comparable 2. Prepared for eating, especially by the addition of specific condiments or dressing. Labels: not-comparable 3. Wearing clothes; attired (now often with qualifying word). Labels: not-comparable 4. Wearing a dress. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: No longer would our profession’s stoical symbol of equality be the blindfolded, long-dressed lady holding scales. She would be replaced by a mini-skirted beautiful chick whose blindfold has been pushed up to be used as a head band. Example: hatted gentlemen and their long-dressed ladies rode on two-horse wagons
Word: lifted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lift + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪftɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of lift Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lifted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From lift + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪftɪd/ 1. Raised up; held aloft. 2. Stolen. Example: Here, it is said, MacDonalds of Glencoe hid their lifted beasts when retribution threatened.
Word: liked Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /laɪkt/, /ˈləɪk.dət/ 1. viewed favorably, held in high regard
Word: liked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /laɪkt/, /ˈləɪk.dət/ 1. simple past and past participle of like Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: anticoagulant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English coagulant English anticoagulant From anti- + coagulant. 1. A substance that prevents coagulation (stops blood from clotting); especially, any of a group of pharmaceutical drugs that reduce the clotting speed or affinity of the blood by any of several mechanisms (e.g., inhibiting platelet function, inhibiting clotting factor (protein) production or function, increasing antithrombin function). Example: If you are taking an anticoagulant (blood-thinning medication ) and have been given a new prescription for Equagesic, be sure that your doctor is aware that there is Aspirin in Equagesic. Example: In the case of pathological hypercoagulative conditions such as thrombosis and embolism, 4-hydroxycoumarin based oral anticoagulants, including warfarin as a well-known example, are administered to block the enzymatic function of VKORC1, effectively diminishing turnover of the vitamin K cycle.
Word: anticoagulant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English coagulant English anticoagulant From anti- + coagulant. 1. That prevents coagulation, that stops blood from clotting. Example: The posologies employed require careful clinical and electrical supervision, and the same anticoagulant measures as for electrical cardioversion are necessary.
Word: anticonvulsant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + convulsant. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tɪ.kənˈvʌl.sənt/, /ˌæn.ti.kənˈvʌl.sənt/, /ˌæn.taɪ.kənˈvʌl.sənt/ 1. An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
Word: anticonvulsant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + convulsant. Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tɪ.kənˈvʌl.sənt/, /ˌæn.ti.kənˈvʌl.sənt/, /ˌæn.taɪ.kənˈvʌl.sənt/ 1. Acting as an anticonvulsant. Labels: not-comparable
Word: anticorrosive Part of Speech: noun 1. An agent that prevents or stops corrosion.
Word: anticorrosive Part of Speech: adj 1. Preventing or counteracting corrosion.
Word: hoped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hoʊpt/, /həʊpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of hope Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: antidepressant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + depressant. 1. An agent that prevents or counteracts depression. Example: Some women with postpartum depression and thyroid imbalance may require antidepressants and psychiatric therapy. Example: She had a history of depression and was taking phenelzine, an antidepressant.
Word: antidepressant Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + depressant. 1. Preventing or counteracting depression.
Word: thoroughly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From thorough + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, /ˈθɜɹ.ə.li/, /t̪ʰəˈroli/, /ˈt̪ʰərəli/ 1. In a thorough or complete manner. Example: He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched. Example: The editor looked thoroughly for any mistakes in the paper.
Word: antidiuretic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English diuretic English antidiuretic From anti- + diuretic. 1. an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
Word: antidiuretic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English diuretic English antidiuretic From anti- + diuretic. 1. preventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
Word: shoulders Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈʃoʊldɚz/, /ˈʃəʊldəz/ 1. plural of shoulder Labels: form-of, plural 2. The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back. 3. Capacity for bearing a task or blame. Example: The responsibility for the job was placed on his shoulders.
Word: shoulders Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈʃoʊldɚz/, /ˈʃəʊldəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shoulder Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: diuresis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin diūrēsis, from Ancient Greek διουρέω (diouréō, “to urinate”) + -σις (-sis). Morphologically, δῐουρέω (dĭouréō) can be analysed as δι- (di-) + οὐρέω (ouréō). Pronunciation: /ˌdaɪjʊˈɹiːsɪs/ 1. Excessive production of urine; polyuria. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. (more often) The physiologic process that produces such an increase. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. (most often) The administration of medications to encourage that process. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: yards Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /jɑɹdz/, /jɑːdz/ 1. plural of yard Labels: form-of, plural
Word: yards Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /jɑɹdz/, /jɑːdz/ 1. The totality of the sailing rig. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Her yards were bare and cockabill.
Word: yards Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /jɑɹdz/, /jɑːdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yard Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: antimonarchist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + monarchist. 1. One who is opposed to monarchy.
Word: antimonarchist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From anti- + monarchist. 1. Opposed to monarchy.
Word: antimutagen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From anti- + mutagen. 1. an agent which counteracts one or more mutagens
Word: listened Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlɪs.n̩d/ 1. simple past and past participle of listen Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: whispered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɪspɚd/, /ˈhwɪspɚd/, /ˈwɪspəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of whisper Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sentiment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sentimentumder. Old French sentementder. English sentiment From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/ 1. A general thought, feeling, or sense. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The sentiment emerged that we were acting too soon. Example: "Now, my dear young friend," continued the bookseller, "you seem fond of reason; let me talk a little reason to you. Here, take your pamphlet again: there is good material in it, but it requires the making up. Leave out some of your arguments, and throw in a few sentiments,—something about free-born Britons and wooden shoes! Englishmen like to have a few sentiments ready for after-dinner use, in case of a speech... 2. Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind. Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: feels; maudlinness Example: Good decision-making is not governed by mere sentiment.
Word: complexify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English complex Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English complexify From complex + -ify. 1. To make more complex; to complicate. Labels: transitive Example: A surveilled target using properly encrypted VOIP can greatly complexify the task of wire-tapping.
Word: complexification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From complex + -ification. 1. The act or process of making something more complex. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: All this represents a change in American society, and a complexification of it. Example: This fundamental discovery that all bodies owe their origin to arrangements of single initial corpuscular type is the beacon that lights the history of the universe to our eyes. In its own way, matter obeyed from the beginning that great law of biology to which we shall have to recur time and time again, the law of 'complexification'. 2. An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers. Labels: countable, usually
Word: assured Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈʃʊəd/, /əˈʃɔːd/, /əˈʃʊɹd/, /əˈʃɝd/ 1. simple past and past participle of assure Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: assured Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈʃʊəd/, /əˈʃɔːd/, /əˈʃʊɹd/, /əˈʃɝd/ 1. Guaranteed; secure. 2. Self-confident; self-assured; sure. Example: Youngster Townsend caught the eye on the wing, with his fantastic goal capping a classy performance, while Danny Rose continued his rapid development with an assured display at full-back. 3. Reliable, confirmed. Labels: obsolete Example: What thinkſt thou man, ſhal come of our attempts? For euen as from aſſured oracle, I take thy doome for ſatiſfaction.
Word: assured Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /əˈʃʊəd/, /əˈʃɔːd/, /əˈʃʊɹd/, /əˈʃɝd/ 1. An insured person.
Word: rooms Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹuːmz/, /ɹʊmz/ 1. plural of room Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rooms Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹuːmz/, /ɹʊmz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of room Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: provisions Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ənz/ 1. plural of provision Labels: form-of, plural
Word: provisions Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ənz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of provision Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: formats Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfɔɹ.mæts/, /ˈfɔː.mæts/ 1. plural of format Labels: form-of, plural
Word: formats Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɔɹ.mæts/, /ˈfɔː.mæts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of format Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: souls Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /səʊlz/, /soʊlz/ 1. plural of soul Labels: form-of, plural
Word: souls Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səʊlz/, /soʊlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of soul Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clouds Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklaʊ̯dz/, /ˈklæʊ̯dz/, /ˈklaːdz/ 1. plural of cloud Labels: form-of, plural
Word: clouds Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈklaʊ̯dz/, /ˈklæʊ̯dz/, /ˈklaːdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cloud Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: doors Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɔːz/, /dɔɹz/, /do(ː)ɹz/, /doəz/ 1. plural of door Labels: form-of, plural, plural-only 2. Opening time Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Doors are at six, the show's at seven Example: [The loudspeaker] only has sound coming out of the left side, can we please do something about this, Don? It's 10 minutes before doors.
Word: doors Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɔːz/, /dɔɹz/, /do(ː)ɹz/, /doəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of door Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: habits Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhæb.ɪts/ 1. plural of habit Labels: form-of, plural
Word: habits Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhæb.ɪts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of habit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: dreadful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɛd.fl̩/ 1. Full of something causing dread, whether Example: "...Aunt Em will surely think something dreadful has happened to me, and that will make her put on mourning..." 2. Full of something causing dread, whether Labels: excessive Example: Here some... Look dreadful gay in their own sparkling blood. Example: [I]ndeed I began ſincerely to hate my ſelf for a Dog, a VVretch that had been a Thief, and a Murtherer; […] I vvent about vvith my Heart full of theſe Thoughts, little better than a diſtracted Fellovv; in ſhort, running headlong into the dreadfulleſt Deſpair, and premeditated nothing but hovv to rid my ſelf out of the VVorld; […] nothing lay upon my Mind for ſeveral Days, but to ſhoot my ſelf into the Head vvith my Piſtol. 3. Full of something causing dread, whether Labels: obsolete 4. Full of dread, whether Labels: obsolete Example: Shame to the slothful and woe to the weak one. Death to the dreadful who turn to flee. Blood to the tearing, the talon’d, the beaked one. Timor Mortis are We. 5. Full of dread, whether Labels: obsolete 6. Full of dread, whether Labels: obsolete
Word: dreadful Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɛd.fl̩/ 1. Dreadfully. Labels: informal Example: I'm sorry, Miz Terrigan. I'm dreadful sorry. Example: You don't look so dreadful poor in the face as you did a while back.
Word: dreadful Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɛd.fl̩/ 1. A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style. 2. A journal or broadsheet printing such reports. 3. A shocking or sensational crime.
Word: hurried Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɹid/, /ˈhɝ.id/, /ˈhʊɹid/, /ˈhʌɾed/, /ˈhʌɾid/ 1. Done in a hurry; rushed. Example: hurried decision Example: hurried meal
Word: hurried Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɹid/, /ˈhɝ.id/, /ˈhʊɹid/, /ˈhʌɾed/, /ˈhʌɾid/ 1. simple past and past participle of hurry Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: colonnade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree French colonne Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -atader. Occitan -adader. French -ade French colonnadebor. English colonnade Borrowed from French colonnade. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒləˈneɪd/ 1. A series of columns at regular intervals. 2. A peristyle. 3. A portico or stoa. 4. A regular row of anything, such as trees.
Word: stepped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɛpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of step Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stepped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /stɛpt/ 1. Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs. Labels: not-comparable Example: a stepped key Example: a stepped gear
Word: doubtless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English douteles, dowteles, equivalent to doubt + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊ̯tləs/, /ˈdʌʊ̯tləs/ 1. Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting. Labels: not-comparable Example: There are those who have doubtless faith in revelation. Example: It is doubtless that the old reprobate who sued for his daughter's hand heard some unsavory truths from the man. 2. Free from fear or suspicion. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: And, pretty childe, ſleepe doubtleſſe, and ſecure, / That Hubert for the wealth of all the world, / Will not offend thee.
Word: doubtless Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English douteles, dowteles, equivalent to doubt + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊ̯tləs/, /ˈdʌʊ̯tləs/ 1. Without doubt; certainly; definitely; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly. Labels: not-comparable Example: […] And, doubtless, unto thee is given ⁠A life that bears immortal fruit ⁠In such great offices as suit The full-grown energies of heaven. Example: I cannot remember that I spoke a word, though doubtless I did.
Word: curette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French curette, from curer (“to clean out, scrape out”). Pronunciation: /kjʊˈɹɛt/ 1. A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue. Example: Curettes are used for the subgingival removal of dental deposits and for root planing. They can also be used supragingivally. The working tip of a curette is more slender than that of a scaler. Example: Beginning in the 1880s, the curette quickly became the popular choice for those doctors on the lookout for instrumental aid in cases of pregnancy loss.
Word: curette Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French curette, from curer (“to clean out, scrape out”). Pronunciation: /kjʊˈɹɛt/ 1. To scrape with a curette. Labels: transitive
Word: adoptive mother Part of Speech: noun 1. A woman who has adopted a child, as opposed to a biological mother.
Word: dihydrotestosterone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, di- + hydro- + testosterone. 1. An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: However, high levels of the nonaromatizable androgen dihydrotestosterone and of sex-hormone binding globulin that inhibit fat accumulation in the abdomen might also contribute to reducing the waist.
Word: scanlate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Blend of scan + translate. Pronunciation: /ˈskænleɪt/ 1. To scan and translate (a Korean or Japanese manga) in order to distribute it to speakers of other (usually Western) languages. Labels: transitive
Word: testosterone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin testislbor. English test(is) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol English sterol German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English testosterone From test(is) + -o- + -sterone (“steroid hormone”). Pronunciation: /tɛˈstɒ.stə.ɹəʊn/, /tɛˈstɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/ 1. A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Mammalian testes contain almost no testosterone because it is sent out into the body as quickly as it is made. Example: The text recounts a 2011 experiment: Researchers tested 136 healthy young men’s testosterone levels, asked them about their political party affiliations, then gave them either a placebo or ten grams of AndroGel one percent, a high-end dose of a common form of testosterone often used in hormone replacement therapies. 2. Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: Mother encouraged James to rely more on intelligence and less on testosterone to deal with the neighbor's son. Example: The MPS is a male orientated and misogynistic environment filled with testosterone, notches on bed posts and conquests.
Word: metabolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω (metabállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English metabolism Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English metabolite From metabolism + -ite. Pronunciation: /mɪˈtæbəlaɪt/ 1. Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction. Example: Cannabis and some of its metabolites, for example, persist in the fat stores of the body for several weeks after a single dose. Example: In addition to looking at gene expression, Bozek and her colleagues analyzed levels of metabolites, a diverse group of small molecules that includes sugars, nucleic acids and neurotransmitters. Many metabolites are either necessary for metabolism or produced by it.
Word: manners Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.ɚz/ 1. plural of manner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: manners Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.ɚz/ 1. Etiquette. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: O, how thy worth with manners may I sing, When thou art all the better part of me? 2. Good manners. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: When you come to this time of abatement, / To this passing from Summer to Fall, / It is manners to issue a statement / As to what you got out of it all.
Word: fall through Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, through. 2. To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive Example: Their plans to go hiking Saturday fell through because it rained. Example: Lynton & Barnstaple Railway revivalists have unexpectedly been given a second chance to purchase the station, after the original sale deal fell through.
Word: fellation Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of fellatio. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: fellator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin fēllātor. By surface analysis, fellate + -or. 1. One who performs fellatio.
Word: go back to the drawing board Part of Speech: verb 1. To start again; to scrap a previous idea or plan and try again from the beginning. Labels: idiomatic Example: After the original plan failed miserably, they decided to go back to the drawing board and come up with something new.
Word: LIFO Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪfəʊ/ 1. Acronym of last in first out. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: make a stink Part of Speech: verb 1. To complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem. Labels: colloquial Example: If nothing happens when you ask nicely, make a stink until something gets done.
Word: APB Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of all-points bulletin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: STI Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of sexually transmitted infection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: For example, in the US army during the 21 months of the war that they were involved in, 6·8 million man days were lost due to STIs, and more than 10% of all disease admissions were for STIs. Example: This, of course, is something only people with that STI would know. For example, herpes is 437737.
Word: STI Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of STI College. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: make a mountain out of a molehill Part of Speech: verb 1. To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial. Labels: idiomatic, transitive Example: If you’re stuck in traffic, try not to make a mountain out of a molehill worrying about it too much. You could be making it much worse. Example: 1573, John Bridges, The Supremacie of Christian Princes Over All Persons Throughout Theor Dominions, London: Humphrey Toye, Division 18, p. 553, to slaunder the Gospell ye aggrauate many lies, & will make a mountaine of a mole hill
Word: tumblehome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From tumble + home. 1. The inward curve of the topsides of some ship hulls; the term was also used for rolling stock on railways in Britain. Example: The bodysides have a gentle tumblehome, which gives the machine impressive solidarity of appearance, well set off by the new B.R. standard livery of light-skirted green. Example: Like the Pullmans, however, there would be a familiar curving tumblehome and cant rail, and a similar white window surround […].
Word: Helmholtz resonator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named for German physician and physicist Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz. 1. A container with an open hole or neck containing a column of compressible fluid (gas) and frequently used to attenuate a certain frequency, as to eliminate noise.
Word: prominently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English prominent Middle English -ly English -ly English prominently From prominent + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɑmɪnəntli/, /ˈpɹɒmɪnəntli/ 1. In a prominent manner. Example: It is the transcontinental trains which figure most prominently in railway advertising. Both railways run two trains in each direction. Example: He would also have been exposed to the coughings and shufflings, comings and goings, questions and answers, wailings and slammings, snivellings and sneezings, etc., which figured so prominently in the reference room […]
Word: electronically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English electronic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English electronically From electronic + -ally. Pronunciation: /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk.li/, /ˌɛl.ɪkˈtɹɒn.ɪk.li/, /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk.li/, /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk.li/, /ˌi.lɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk.li/ 1. By means of electronics, or of electronic technology. Example: In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.
Word: plainly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English playnly, pleinly, pleyneliche, equivalent to plain + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪnli/ 1. In a plain manner; simply; basically. Example: She decorated the room plainly but neatly. Example: 'Tell me plainly what you think of my daughter's little companion.' 2. Obviously; clearly. Example: You will see that ours is plainly the better method. Example: The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed. They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.
Word: exceedingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English exceeding Middle English -ly English -ly English exceedingly From exceeding + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsidɪŋli/, /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋli/ 1. To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely Labels: not-comparable Example: 1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter II. "Stage-coach Views", page 16. This coach was an exceedingly narrow one […] Example: I gasped and nearly sank to the ground, for I knew that such a situation must result in some dreadful tragedy, of which it seemed exceedingly probable to me that I should be the first victim.
Word: continually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English continual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English continually From continual + -ly. Pronunciation: /kənˈtɪnjuəli/, /kənˈtɪnjəli/ 1. In regular or repeated succession; very often. Example: Hecklers continually interrupted my speech. Example: Guatemalan snowpea production has continually been harmed by insect and disease infestations. 2. In a continuous manner; non-stop. Labels: proscribed, sometimes
Word: consequently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English consequentely, consequentliche, consequently; equivalent to consequent + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnsɪˌkwɛntli/, /ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛntli/, /ˈkɑnsəˌkwɛntli/, /ˈkɔnsɪˌkwentli/ 1. As a result or consequence of something; subsequently. Labels: conjunctive, not-comparable Example: He didn't wake up early. Consequently, he was late to work. Example: He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner. 2. subsequently, following after in time or sequence. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete, sequence
Word: seriously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Italic *sēros Latin sērus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius ? Proto-Indo-European *swer- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *swerjos? Latin sērius Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Medieval Latin sēriōsus Old French serieuxbor. Middle English seryows Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -lech, -ly Middle English seryowslech English seriously From Middle English seriously, sereously, ceryously, seryowslech (“earnestly”), equivalent to serious + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪə.ɹi.əs.li/, /ˈsɪə.ɹəs.li/, /ˈsɪɹ.i.əs.li/, /ˈsiɹ.i.əs.li/ 1. In a serious or literal manner. Example: He was hoping that we would take him seriously. Example: Jimmy jokingly called Bob a doofus. Bob took the insult seriously. 2. Gravely; deeply; very much. Example: That was a seriously unpleasant thing to say. 3. Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation. Example: Now, seriously, why did you forget to feed the cat today? 4. Used to call back to a previous point, in disbelief or for emphasis. Example: You baked ten (10) cakes. Seriously, why did you do that? 5. In an extreme or major way; majorly. Labels: informal Example: Unless you're seriously strapped (armed), you're about to be not okay too.
Word: Ouija Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The popular belief that the word came from French oui (“yes”) + German ja (“yes”) is a misconception. The name is taken from a word spelled out on the board when it was asked to name itself by Helen Peters, sister-in-law of Kennard Company investor Elijah Bond. It is noted in personal letters that Ouija was the name of a woman in a painting above her head at the time, who it is speculated may have in fact been Ouida. Pronunciation: /ˈwiːd͡ʒə/, /ˈwiːd͡ʒi/ 1. A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to "communicate" with spirits. Labels: countable 2. The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits. Labels: uncountable Example: Soon after the departure of my brother to the better land, our spirit-band informed us very plainly through "Ouija," that it was our duty to remove to Boston in order that our children might have better educational facilities, and be admitted to the "musical swim" of the "Hub of the Universe."
Word: Ouija board Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwiːd͡ʒə bɔɹd/ 1. A tabletop model of the individual aircraft and their locations on a carrier. 2. Synonym of Ouija (“a board used to try to communicate with spirits”). Example: These, then, are the usual means by which we receive psychic messages, though table tilting, ouija boards, glasses upon a smooth surface, or anything which can be moved by the vital animal-magnetic force already discussed will equally serve the purpose. Example: Ouija board / Would you work for me? / I have got to say "Hello" / To an old friend
Word: steadily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English steady Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English steadily From steady + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈstɛdɪli/ 1. In a steady manner; with a steady progression. Example: The last 61 miles of the journey, from Kongsberg to Oslo, are through much less mountainous country. The railway curves sharply away from the Lågan^([sic]), and descends steadily, and in places steeply, past the head of Lake Fiskerumvatn to Hokksund, where the connecting line to the Bergen-Oslo Railway at Hønefoss diverges. Example: She lisped slightly, little-girlish, looking at him still while drinking whisky steadily from a full glass.
Word: distinctly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English distinct Middle English -ly English -ly English distinctly From distinct + -ly. Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɪŋktli/ 1. In a distinct manner. Example: I distinctly remember the voice of my deceased grandmother. Example: About ten months ago a report reached my ears that a Dutchman had constructed a telescope, by the aid of which visible objects, although at a great distance from the eye of the observer, were seen distinctly as if near; […]
Word: hastily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English hasty Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hastily From hasty + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈheɪstɪli/ 1. In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly. Example: The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity. Example: The last occasion on which the Kaiser [Wilhelm II] used this train was for an inglorious journey into Holland towards the end of the 1914 war. He spent the night in it at Eysden [Eijsden], while the Queen of the Netherlands and a hastily summoned Cabinet debated what to do with him. 2. Soon, shortly. Labels: obsolete Example: she with liquors strong his eyes did steepe, / That nothing should him hastily awake [...].