nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: feature Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English feture, from Anglo-Norman feture, from Old French faiture, from Latin factūra, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place, set”). Doublet of facture. Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.t͡ʃəː/, [ˈfɪi̯.t͡ʃəː], /ˈfi.t͡ʃɚ/, [ˈfɪi̯.t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈfɪi̯.t͡ʃɹ̩] 1. One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions. Labels: obsolete Example: all the powres of nature, / Which she by art could vse vnto her will, / And to her seruice bind each liuing creature; / Through secret vnderstanding of their feature. 2. An important or main item. Example: a water feature Example: Features of this model include a long battery life and a durable case. 3. An important or main item. Labels: broadly Example: The program contained an internal feature, which allowed a user to update display text after each command keystroke. Example: Whoop Life has a feature called Blood Pressure Insights that uses various bits of data—including heart rate, HRV, and blood flow patterns—to estimate your blood pressure. 4. An important or main item. Example: A feature interview with a noted personality or a discussion covering a specific issue is then presented. Example: He was included in a feature that was written by the EspnCricinfo department on the media. 5. An important or main item. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 6. Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.). 7. The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic. Example: one of the features of the landscape Example: The most prominent feature of the New England land system was the town grant, which in every case became the territorial basis of a group settlement. 8. Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site. Example: A feature of many Central Texas prehistoric archeological sites is a low spreading pile of stones called a rock midden. Other features at these sites may include small hearths. 9. Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet. 10. An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model. Example: MIT researchers are striving to improve the interpretability of features so decision makers will be more comfortable using the outputs of machine-learning models. Drawing on years of field work, they developed a taxonomy to help developers craft features that will be easier for their target audience to understand. 11. The act of being featured in a piece of music. 12. The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
Word: feature Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English feture, from Anglo-Norman feture, from Old French faiture, from Latin factūra, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place, set”). Doublet of facture. Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.t͡ʃəː/, [ˈfɪi̯.t͡ʃəː], /ˈfi.t͡ʃɚ/, [ˈfɪi̯.t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈfɪi̯.t͡ʃɹ̩] 1. To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context. Labels: transitive 2. To star, to contain. Labels: transitive Example: Whitfield wanted to put together a new act to feature his abilities. Example: England are up and running. Again. It has been a happy feature of the Gareth Southgate years that his team always win their opening tie at tournaments. It never used to be the case with England but to the list that features Tunisia, Croatia and Iran can be added the name of Serbia. 3. To appear, to make an appearance. Labels: intransitive Example: Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love, Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water and Layla by Derek and the Dominos also featured in the top five. 4. To have features resembling. Labels: dated, transitive Example: More than his talents, Roger grudged him his looks, the brown eyes, golden hair, and oval face, which made people say how Johnny Weir featured his mother. 5. To think about, understand, or imagine. Labels: US, regional Example: She could feature Charles doing it, but Jerome was the perfect model of an altar boy, who made you wonder after all if there was such a bugaboo as original sin.
Word: Nepal Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Nepali नेपाल (nepāl). Pronunciation: /ˈneɪ.pɑl/, /ˈneː.pɑːl/, /nɪˈpɔːl/, /nəˈpoːl/, /nɪ-/ 1. A country in South Asia, located between China and India. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Capital and largest city: Kathmandu. Example: The Newa script, also known as Nepaalalipi in Nepal and as Newar in English-speaking countries, is a Brahmi-based script that dates to the tenth century ce.
Word: Nauru Part of Speech: name Etymology: From German Nauru, from Nauruan Naoero. The exact origin of the name is uncertain. The German anthropologist Paul Hambruch suggested that it derives from the Nauruan phrase a-nuau-a-ororo (anáoero, “I go to the seashore”), although this was later disputed by the German Catholic missionary Alois Kayser. Pronunciation: /ˈnaʊru/, /nəˈru/, /ˈnaːruː/, /ˈn̪ʌ̯u.ru/, /nɑːˈuː.ɹuː/ 1. A country and island of Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Republic of Nauru. Example: The announcement Wednesday said those seeking refuge would all now be processed on the island nation of Nauru, another country that has been doing that work for Australia. 2. Nauruan, the language of Nauru.
Word: Oman Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān). Pronunciation: /əʊˈmɑːn/, /əˈmɑːn/, /oʊˈmɑn/, /oʊˈmæn/, /oˈman/ 1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat.
Word: Panama Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Panamá, of unknown origin. Possibly from a Chibchan language such as Kuna, or another indigenous language of the region (such as Cueva, which is barely attested and is now extinct). Pronunciation: /ˈpænəmɑː/, /ˈpanəmɑː/, /ˈpænəmɑ/, /-mə/, /ˈpænəmɐː/ 1. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama. Example: A man, a plan, a canal — Panama! Example: Economists at Capital Economics wrote in an August note that dollarized countries El Salvador, Panama and Ecuador show “markedly lower inflation than elsewhere in the region.”
Word: Panama Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Panamá, of unknown origin. Possibly from a Chibchan language such as Kuna, or another indigenous language of the region (such as Cueva, which is barely attested and is now extinct). Pronunciation: /ˈpænəmɑː/, /ˈpanəmɑː/, /ˈpænəmɑ/, /-mə/, /ˈpænəmɐː/ 1. A Panama hat.
Word: Peru Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Perú, possibly from the personal name Birú, or from the Quechua pelu (“river”). Pronunciation: /pəˈɹuː/, /pəˈɹʉw/, /pəˈɹu/, /pəˈɹʉː/, /pəˈɹʉ/ 1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima. Example: Tara flour is one of two products made from the seed pods of a thorny shrub native to Peru. One of those, tara gum, has been used safely for years as a thickening agent or stabilizer in human foods. 2. Places in the United States: 3. Places in the United States: 4. Places in the United States: 5. Places in the United States: 6. Places in the United States: 7. Places in the United States: 8. Places in the United States: 9. Places in the United States: 10. Places in the United States: 11. Places in the United States: 12. Places in the United States: 13. Places in the United States: 14. A barangay of Lasam, Cagayan, Philippines.
Word: French Polynesia Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɒl.ɪˈniː.ʒə/, /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɒl.ɪˈniː.zi.ə/, /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɒl.ɪˈniː.ʃə/, /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɑ.lɪˈni.ʒə/, /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɑ.ləˈni.ʒə/ 1. An archipelago and overseas collectivity of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of French Polynesia.
Word: Papua New Guinea Part of Speech: name Etymology: From a combination of Papua (of uncertain etymology; see the term for more) and New Guinea, formerly referring to separately-administered dependent territories of Australia. Pronunciation: /ˈpæp.uː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪn.i/, /ˈpæ.pjuː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/, /ˈpæp.u.ə ˌnu ˈɡɪn.i/, /ˈpaːpwə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/ 1. A country in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Capital and largest city: Port Moresby. Example: The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea has declared a nine-month state of emergency in the country’s rugged Southern Highlands province in response to several days of riots.
Word: Pakistan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewH- Classical Persian پَاک (pāk)bor. Urdu پَاک (pāk) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān)bor. Urdu ـِسْتان (-istān) Urdu پاکستان (pākistān)bor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 (a-p-i-y-a) Middle Persian ʾp̄ Classical Persian آب (āb) Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča Proto-Iranian *pánča Classical Persian پنج ▲ Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada)calq. Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb)bor. Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ /پنجاب (pañjāb)bor. English Punjab Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder. Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa Proto-Iranian *Hápa Bactrian *apāka- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Bactrian *-āna Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der. Classical Persian افغانbor. English Afghan Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Afghania Proto-Indo-European *kes-? Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaćyápas Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मीर (mīra) Sanskrit कश्यपमीर (kaśyapamīra)clip. ▲ Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa) Proto-Indo-European *mey-? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *móri? Sanskrit मेरु (meru) Sanskrit कश्यपमेरु (kaśyapameru)clip. Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr)bor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)bor. Classical Persian کشمیرbor. ▲ Sanskrit कश्मीर (kaśmīra)lbor. Urdu کشمیرbor. English Kashmir Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu)slbor. Urdu سِنْدھ (sindh)bor. English Sindh Classical Persian بلوچ ▲ Classical Persian ـستان Classical Persian بَلوچِسْتَان (balōčistān)bor. Urdu بَلوچِسْتان (balocistān)bor. English Balochistan English Pakistan Borrowed from Urdu پاکستان (pākistān). Coined by Pakistani politician Chuhdary Rahmat Ali in 1933, who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never as an acronym of the names of the "Muslim homelands" of western India—Punjab, "Afghania", Kashmir, Sindh, and Balochistan. Absent from said acronym (which may possibly be a backronym) is the letter ⟨i⟩, which is sometimes erroneously said to stand for the Indus, but it is in fact epenthetic. Pronunciation: /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/, /ˌpækɪˈstɑːn/, /ˌpakɪˈstɑːn/, /ˌpɑkɪˈstɑn/, /ˈpækɪˌstæn/ 1. A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad. Example: Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment. Example: Sharif at the time said the decision “will save the country precious foreign exchange” and that Pakistan has to “practice austerity.”
Word: Portugal Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus + Callus, which is disputed: * From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia. * From Latin calidus (“warm”). * From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”). * An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/, /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/, /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/, /ˈpɔɹtuɡɑːl/ 1. A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon. Example: A distinction is usually made between Old Portuguese (português antigo, português arcaico), referring to the period from the earliest texts to 1540, Classical Portuguese (1540-1850), and Modern Portuguese (1850 to the present). There is sometimes a further subdivision of the Old Portuguese period into a Galician-Portuguese period (origins to 1350), during which the linguistic and cultural unit of Galicia and Portugal remained strong, and the Old Portuguese period proper (1350-1540). Example: Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad, the team announced on Tuesday.
Word: Portugal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portucale < Portus Cale (former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia), from portus + Callus, which is disputed: * From the name of the Gallaeci, a Celtic tribe of Iberia. * From Latin calidus (“warm”). * From Ancient Greek Καλλίς (Kallís, “Beautiful”), referring to the Douro valley; see καλός (kalós, “beautiful”). * An Iberian pronunciation of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa, “goddess of the Earth”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/, /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/, /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/, /ˈpɔɹtuɡɑːl/ 1. A Portuguese person. Labels: archaic Example: Some became Christians, from whose faith and race, even at this day (for it is an hundred yeares since) few Portugalls assure themselves; although custome and length of time be much more forcible counsellors unto such mutations than any other compulsion.
Word: Paraguay Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Classical Guarani paraguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Paraguaĭbor. Spanish Paraguaybor. English Paraguay Borrowed from Spanish Paraguay, from Classical Guarani Paraguaĭ (“Paraguay River”), from paraguâ (“feather crown”) + ĭ (“river”). Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/, /ˈpæɹəɡweɪ/, /ˈpaɹəɡwɑj/, /ˈpaɹəɡwɛj/, /ˈpɛɹəɡweɪ/ 1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción. Example: Sanson in his Geographical Table hath divided this AMERICA MERIDIONALIS into PERUVIANA, and BRASLIANA [sic], subdividing Peruviana into Terra Firma, and Peru; and Brasiliana, into Brazile, and Paraguay; the first division is taken by a line which from the mouth of the Amazona, goes to seek the utmost part of Chili towards the South, ... 2. A river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina; in full, the Paraguay River.
Word: Qatar Part of Speech: name Etymology: Transliteration of Arabic قَطَر (qaṭar). Pronunciation: /ˈkɑtɑː/, /kəˈtɑː/, /ˈkʌtəː/, /ˈkɑtɚ/, /kəˈtɑɹ/ 1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha. Example: Officials in Qatar have said that companies building World Cup stadiums will be held to higher standards of worker treatment, and proposed changes to the kafala system are undergoing legislative review.
Word: Romania Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Romanian român (“Romanian”) (in turn from Latin romanus (“Roman”)) + -ia. Doublet of Romagna. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹəˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹuːˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ 1. A country in Southeastern Europe. Capital and largest city: Bucharest. Example: There is strong resistance in much of Europe to fracking, the practice of forcing liquid and sand into wells to release trapped oil and gas. France has a ban on fracking, Germany has imposed a moratorium, and opposition has cropped up and sometimes delayed shale exploration in Eastern European countries like Romania and Poland.
Word: Romania Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Rōmānia, from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμανία (Rhōmanía), itself from Latin rōmānus. Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹəˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹuːˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ 1. The Latin or Romance-speaking areas of Europe, collectively. Labels: historical, literary 2. Synonym of Byzantine Empire, also used for its former territories. Labels: historical Example: There is a significant coincidence of dates between several events: the splitting of the Paulician community in Rhomania in consequence of Séryios’s innovations; the breach between Séryios’s partisans and the East Roman Imperial Government, […] Example: The Doge of Venice was honored with his full title of dominator of one-quarter and one-eighth of the whole Empire of Romania; and he was promised repossession of all the rights and properties that his people had held in Constantinople in the years of the Latin occupation.
Word: Romania Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹəˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɹuːˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ 1. Obsolete form of Romagna. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: In the end of Ianuarie, Borbon passed the Po with all his troupes, and directed his iourney towards Romania: […]
Word: Rwanda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi -anda Rwanda-Rundi u Rwāndabor. English Rwanda From Rwanda-Rundi u Rwanda from the archaic verb -anda (“to expand”). Compare Zulu anda (“to multiply”). Pronunciation: /ɹuˈændə/, /ɹəˈwændə/, /ɹəˈwɒndə/, /ɹuˈɑndə/, /ɹəˈwɑndə/ 1. A country in East Africa. Example: The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) warned there was a risk some migrants sent to Rwanda could be returned to countries from which they had fled. Kigali denied the allegations and accused UNHCR of lying. 2. The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda. 3. The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994. Example: VINCENT: Have you ever heard of Rwanda?
Word: Sudan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from Arabic سُودَان (sūdān, “black people”), plural of أَسْوَد (ʔaswad). Pronunciation: /suːˈdɑːn/, /suːˈdæn/, /sʉwˈdɑːn/, /sʉwˈdan/, /suˈdæn/ 1. A country in North Africa and East Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Often used with the definite article "the". 2. A country in North Africa and East Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A country in North Africa and East Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A country in North Africa and East Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A country in North Africa and East Africa. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But while the capture of Khartoum marks an important moment in the conflict, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) deeply embedded elsewhere in Sudan and attempting to form a parallel government, analysts warn there is little likelihood of a swift resolution to the war. 6. A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Mali (when it was under French colonial rule as Soudan). Labels: countable, historical, uncountable 8. A minor city in Lamb County, Texas, United States, apparently named after the African region. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Singapore Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/, /ˈsɪŋəpoː/, /ˈsɪŋəpoɹ/, /ˈsəŋəpoː/, /ˈsɪŋəpoɾ/ 1. An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965). Official name: Republic of Singapore. Example: "Singapore just feels like a hollow city compared to Malaysia," the reluctant Sinkie declared. […] He added that Singapore life is dull compared to Malaysia's.
Word: Singapore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/, /ˈsɪŋəpoː/, /ˈsɪŋəpoɹ/, /ˈsəŋəpoː/, /ˈsɪŋəpoɾ/ 1. Singapore-style noodles Labels: uncountable
Word: Slovenia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Slovene (from German, from Slovene) + -ia. Pronunciation: /sləʊˈviː.ni.ə/, /sləʊˈviːn.jə/, /sloʊˈvi.ni.ə/, /sloʊˈvin.jə/ 1. A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Slovenia. Capital and largest city: Ljubljana. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.
Word: Slovakia Part of Speech: name Etymology: First attested to in German in 1586, itself apparently derived from Slovak Slováky, equivalent to English Slovak + -ia. Pronunciation: /sləʊˈvæ.ki.ə/, /sləʊˈvɑː.ki.ə/, /sloʊˈvɑ.ki.ə/, /sloʊˈvæ.ki.ə/, /sloˈvɐk.jɐ/ 1. A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic. Capital and largest city: Bratislava. Example: Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.
Word: San Marino Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian San Marino (“Saint Marinus”). Pronunciation: /ˌsæn məˈɹiː.nəʊ/, /ˌsan məˈɹɪjnəw/, /ˌsæn məˈɹi.noʊ/, /ˌsæn məˈɹiːnəʉ/, /ˌsɛn məˈɹiːnɐʉ/ 1. A landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy. Official name: Republic of San Marino. 2. The capital city of San Marino. 3. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, North America.
Word: Senegal Part of Speech: name Etymology: Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language. Pronunciation: /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɔːl/, /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɑːl/ 1. A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa. 2. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.
Word: El Salvador Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish El Salvador (literally “The Saviour”). Named in honor of Jesus Christ. Pronunciation: /ɛl ˈsæl.və.dɔː/, /ɛl ˈsal.və.doː/, /ɛl ˈsæl.və.dɔɹ/, /el ˈsæl.və.doː/, /el ˈsɛl.və.doː/ 1. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of El Salvador. Capital: San Salvador. Example: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss the possibility of deporting suspected Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador in an upcoming meeting with Salvadorean president Nayib Bukele, according to State Department Special Envoy for Latin America Mauricio Claver-Carone. 2. Places in the Philippines: 3. Places in the Philippines: 4. Places in the Philippines: 5. Places in the Philippines:
Word: Syria Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Sirie, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), apheretic form of Ἀσσυρία (Assuría, “Assyria”), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”). The land corresponding to modern Syria was originally called Aram by its ancient inhabitants, the Arameans. After the Assyrian conquest of Aram, the Greeks applied the name Syria to this territory. Over time, Syria came to denote the broader Levant, while Assyria referred to Mesopotamia. Herodotus (5th century BCE) was among the earliest Greek authors to consistently distinguish Syria and Assyria. After his time, some classical writers occasionally blurred the distinction. Nevertheless, educated writers and administrative usage gradually preserved the distinction, with Syria referring to the Levant and Assyria to Mesopotamia. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪɹi.ə/, /ˈsəɹi.ə/, /ˈsɪɾe.ə/, /ˈsɪɾi.ə/ 1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus. Example: Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page. 2. A historical region of West Asia, extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west. Labels: historical Example: The belt which runs along the eastern frontier from north to south, traversing all Syria from the extreme limits of the Taurus to the Sinai desert, is not remarkable for any marked grandeur in its physical features, and is tolerably uniform in its characteristics, being made up to a considerable extent of a broad plateau of steppe land, rock and sand and debris being freely intermingled in its formation, and forming an immeasurable succession of high plains, whose effect is manifest in the course of the Euphrates, which has been driven to the eastward thereby, and removed from the immediate neighbourhood of the Mediterranean Sea. 3. An ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 198 CE. Labels: historical
Word: Swaziland Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Swazi Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Swaziland From Swazi + -land. Pronunciation: /ˈswɑːziˌlænd/, /ˈswɑːzɪjˌland/, /ˈswɑziˌlænd/, /ˈswɐːziˌlænd/, /ˈswɐːziˌlɛnd/ 1. Former name of Eswatini: a country in Southern Africa; used until 2018. Labels: historical Example: “I don’t think we’ve quite found it yet,” she adds, “but definitely Swaziland is buzzing with new material.”
Word: Chad Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Chadde, from Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century. The sense of “alpha male” originates from an apparent stereotype that men with such a name tend to bear that temperament, first attested in c. late 1990s in Chicago, Illinois (specifically "successful white man, yuppie"), but in common usage only as of the late 2010s via 4chan slang. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃæd/, /t͡ʃad/, /t͡ʃɛd/ 1. A male given name from Old English; also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names. Example: "What else? Anyway, here's the genealogy: Charles Junior's only son is Charles the Third - like royalty. He goes by Chip - Cassie's daddy. The mom is Cindy. The dead son was Chad - Charles the Fourth." "All Cs," I said. "Sounds like they like order." Example: 'He used to be called Trevor Buss.' 'Chad? I don't believe you.' […] 'He changed his name into Muhammad Shahabuddin Ali-Shah.' 'No!' 'He'd insist on the whole name. He played football and his mates got fed up saying, "Pass the ball, Muhammad Shahabuddin Ali-Shah" […] No one passed to him. So he became Chad.' 2. The British version of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti. Labels: UK
Word: Chad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English Chadde, from Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century. The sense of “alpha male” originates from an apparent stereotype that men with such a name tend to bear that temperament, first attested in c. late 1990s in Chicago, Illinois (specifically "successful white man, yuppie"), but in common usage only as of the late 2010s via 4chan slang. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃæd/, /t͡ʃad/, /t͡ʃɛd/ 1. A very handsome, genetically gifted and sexually active man whom women find sexually attractive; at times seen as an alpha male of a group. Labels: Internet Example: They are united by the fact that women will not have sex with them, usually attributed to shallow obsessions with looks or superficial personality, and by their hatred of “Chads” and “Stacys”, the men and women who have sex. Example: Short for “female humanoid”, it’s used in place of the word “woman” to depict how, in an incel’s view, women are not entirely human, but are instead robot-like androids who only crave sex with Chads.
Word: Chad Part of Speech: name Etymology: Believed to be from Kanuri tsade (“lake”). The country is named after the lake. Pronunciation: /t͡ʃæd/, /t͡ʃad/, /t͡ʃɛd/ 1. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Chad. Example: Though foreigners did play some part in fighting as mercenaries for Gadhafi during the bloody Libyan war, the IOM and local leaders in Chad say the vast majority of Chadians, like Mohammed, were working to send remittances home. 2. Lake Chad (a freshwater lake at the junction of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon in Central Africa).
Word: Togo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Togoville, from Ewe to (“to pound”) + go (“shore”). Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊɡoʊ/, /ˈtəʊɡəʊ/ 1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Togolese Republic. Example: It was on the plane to Togo, six months earlier, back when Togo was still on the shortlist, before Aimee had offended that tiny nation by suggesting, in an interview, that its government did ‘nothing for their people’. 2. A surname.
Word: Togo Part of Speech: name Etymology: After Japanese admiral Tōgō Heihachirō. Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊɡoʊ/, /ˈtəʊɡəʊ/ 1. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Word: Thailand Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Thai + -land, from Thai ไทย (tai), from ไท (tai, “Tai, or 'free' via folk etymology”). Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪlænd/, /ˈtaɪlənd/, /ˈtɑjland/, /ˈtɑjlənd/, /ˈtɑelænd/ 1. A country in Southeast Asia; formerly, Siam. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Example: Are you from Thailand? I got you soup from Thailand! Example: A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in southern Thailand to research the diversity and distribution of tarantulas in the country. 2. A barangay of Banisilan, Cotabato, Philippines.
Word: Tonga Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/, /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ 1. A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.
Word: Tonga Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/, /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ 1. A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi.
Word: Tonga Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/, /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ 1. A Bantu language, in the Botatwe branch, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Example: Enela cleared their way through the throng, speaking in Tonga, a heavy language that freighted the air with ceremony.
Word: Tonga Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/, /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ 1. A Bantu language spoken in Mozambique.
Word: Tonga Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/, /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ 1. A surname.
Word: Tonga Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtɒŋ.ə/, /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ 1. A barangay of Balud, Masbate, Philippines.
Word: turkey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of turkey-cock and turkey-hen, originally denoting the guinea fowl, an African bird that was first imported to Europe through Turkey, but there is some controversy over the origin. The word was then transferred to the superficially similar North American bird Meleagris gallopavo. Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːki/, /ˈtɝki/ 1. The guinea fowl (family Numididae). Labels: countable, obsolete 2. A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck. Labels: countable 3. A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck. Labels: countable Example: It was a Turkey! He never could have stood upon his legs, that bird. He would have snapped 'em short off in a minute, like sticks of sealing-wax. 4. The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food. Labels: uncountable Example: All week after Thanksgiving, I had turkey sandwiches for lunch. 5. With a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the brush turkey or bush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)). Labels: countable 6. An act of throwing three strikes in a row. Labels: countable 7. A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer. Labels: countable, derogatory, slang Example: Mumford (1970) noted that the terms ‘crock’, ‘gomer’, and ‘turkey’, were sometimes utilized by interns to designate different types of undesirable patients, and sometimes used synonymously. 8. A pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle; also, a large travel bag, a suitcase. Labels: Australia, US, countable, dated, slang 9. A failure. Labels: US, countable, slang Example: That film was a turkey. Example: And despite the gross incompetence of Hemmings' direction, the ludicrous script, and the heavy-handed acting, there remains a stellar reason to see and enjoy Just a Gigolo: David Bowie. David Bowie is a great actor, and not even this turkey can obscure that fact. 10. A foolish or inept person. Labels: US, countable, derogatory, mildly, slang, usually Example: The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him. 11. A prostitute. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: Shorty think she slick, but everybody know she a turkey.
Word: Trinidad and Tobago Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˌtɹɪn.ɪ.dæd ænd təˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/, /ˌtɹɪn.ə.dæd æn(d)təˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/, /ˌtɹɪn.ɪ.dæd ænd toʊˈbeɪ.ɡoʊ/, /ˌtɹɪn.ə.dæd ænd təˈbeɪ.ɡoʊ/ 1. A country consisting of two main islands and several smaller islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela. Official name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Word: Tanzania Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Tanganyika + Zanzibar + -ia, combining the names of the former countries that merged to form Tanzania in 1964. Pronunciation: /ˌtæn.zəˈniːə/, /ˌtan.zəˈnɪjə/, /ˌtæn.zəˈni.ə/, /ˌtan.zəˈne.ə/, /-nɪ.ə/ 1. A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania. Example: Users can see how a glacier at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania retreated between December 1986 and 2020, as well as glacial melt in Sermersooq, Greenland, between December 2000 and 2020. Example: A normally bustling border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was noticeably quieter than usual on Thursday as a result of an escalating regional trade row.
Word: Ukraine Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Ukraina or Russian Украи́на (Ukraína), from Old East Slavic оукраина (ukraina), which is most commonly taken to have meant "borderland, marches" in this context, though for about a century now Ukrainian scholars have articulated an alternative theory that it meant "region, country, the land around (a given center)" in this context instead. See Name of Ukraine for more. Pronunciation: /juːˈkɹeɪn/, /ˈjuːkɹeɪn/, /ʊˈkɹeɪn/, /ˈʊkɹeɪn/, /jʉˈkɾen/ 1. A country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea. Capital and largest city: Kyiv. Example: An IAF representative told an Indian parliamentary committee that due to the Ukraine war a “major delivery” from Moscow “is not going to take place.”
Word: Uganda Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Luganda Bugandader. Swahili Ugandader. English Uganda From Swahili Uganda (“Buganda, subnational kingdom”), from Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”), possibly from Proto-Bantu *ngàndá (“family”). Pronunciation: /juːˈɡændə/, /jʉwˈɡandə/, /(j)uˈɡɑndə/, /juˈɡændə/, /jʉːˈɡændə/ 1. A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Uganda. Example: The Uganda Police Force described the planned protests as “potentially anarchic” in a statement on Monday, warning it “shall not tolerate disorderly conduct.”
Word: United States Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/, /jʊˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/, /juˌnaɪtɪ̈d ˈsteɪts/, [juˌnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d ˈsteɪ̯ts], [jɪ̈-] 1. A country in North America, also including Hawaii in Oceania; in full, United States of America. Labels: singular Example: As soon as the war in Europe had embraced those powers with whom the United States have the most extensive relations there was reason to apprehend that our intercourse with them might be interrupted and our disposition for peace drawn into question by the suspicions too often entertained by belligerent nations. Example: As we have seen, people migrated to the United States for a variety of reasons. But nearly all shared two great hopes: the hope for personal freedom and the hope for economic opportunity. 2. A country in North America, also including Hawaii in Oceania; in full, United States of America. Labels: broadly, singular Example: The United States effectively nationalized Fannie and Freddie during the 2008 financial crisis to prevent their collapse. 3. The collection of individual states of the United States of America. Labels: in-plural Example: life in these United States Example: The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State. (Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, 1794) 4. A federal nation consisting of several states, whether actual, historical or hypothetical. Labels: name Example: the Republic of the United States of Brazil (the First Brazilian Republic) Example: the United States of Mexico (the United Mexican States)
Word: Uruguay Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈjʊəɹəɡwaɪ/, /ˈʊɹəɡweɪ/, /ˈjʊɹəɡwaɪ/ 1. A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo. Labels: error-lua-timeout Example: The conflict was finally settled in 1828 with the creation of the buffer state of Uruguay, but the prestige of the emperor had suffered a further blow as a result of this reverse, as it was perceived. 2. A river in southern South America Labels: error-lua-timeout
Word: Venezuela Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Venezuela, from Italian Veneziola, diminutive of Venezia (“Venice”), after the stilt houses reminiscent of Venetian architecture. Pronunciation: /ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə/, /-əz-/, /ˌvɛnəzˈwɛjlə/, /ˌvɛnəzˈweɪlə/, /ˌvɛnəzˈwɛlə/ 1. A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas. Example: The legislation is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year old Georgia student who was killed last year while out for a run. An undocumented migrant from Venezuela was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in the case that reignited a national debate over immigration and crime. Example: You know, Venezuela. It is kind of next to Argentina, I think. I am not exactly sure, but it is definitely below Mexico. Probably. Like all Americans, I pride myself on not being very good at geology or geography, whatever it is called.
Word: Venezuela Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss
Word: Vietnam Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War. Pronunciation: /ˌviːətˈnɑːm/, /ˌviːətˈnæm/, /ˌvjɛtˈnɑːm/, /ˌvjɛtˈnæm/, /ˌvɪjətˈnɑːm/ 1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi. Example: But as in the case of Japan, the results of self-dealing corruption largely remain in the country rather than escaping to Swiss bank accounts as often happened with the style of 1950s era corruption seen in Vietnam or the Philippines. 2. The Vietnam War. Labels: US, colloquial Example: David Rabe's anti-Viet Nam play Streamers
Word: Vietnam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War. Pronunciation: /ˌviːətˈnɑːm/, /ˌviːətˈnæm/, /ˌvjɛtˈnɑːm/, /ˌvjɛtˈnæm/, /ˌvɪjətˈnɑːm/ 1. A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory. Example: another Vietnam Example: the Soviet Union's Vietnam (the 1979–89 occupation of Afghanistan) 2. A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence. Labels: US, slang Example: Welcome back to Vietnam, California. Example: Vietnam, California, back in and on a mission. 3. A situation in which one cannot win. Labels: US, broadly, slang Example: Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. "It was my Vietnam," he moaned a few months later. Example: Judy is the great deceiver / Judy is your Viet Nam
Word: Yemen Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”). Pronunciation: /ˈjɛmən/, /ˈjɪmən/, /ˈjemən/ 1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa. Example: Unlike in Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan, in Yemen they are trying to implement sharia by winning over the hearts and minds of the people. 2. A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix. Labels: historical
Word: Zambia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Zambezi. See Zambezi at Wikipedia. Pronunciation: /ˈzæmbiə/ 1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia. Example: The US will require citizens from Malawi and Zambia to pay a $15,000 (£11,300) deposit for a tourist or business visa, according to the US state department.
Word: Zimbabwe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mbá Shona imbá Proto-Bantu *ìbʊ̀è Shona ibwe Shona dzimba-dze-mabweder. English Zimbabwe From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“houses of stones”) (see imba (“house”), ibwe (“stone”)), in reference to Great Zimbabwe. Pronunciation: /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/, /zɪmˈbɑːbwɛj/, /zɪmˈbɑbweɪ/, /zɪmˈbɐːbwæɪ/, /zəmˈbɐːbwæɪ/ 1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia. Example: According to Ncube, the MDC believed, from 2000, that Britain's interest in Zimbabwe had more to do with concern for white farmers than black Zimbabweans.
Word: The Bahamas Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative letter-case form of the Bahamas. Labels: alt-of Example: Trust funds do not have to be remitted to The Bahamas and the settlor does not have to be resident or physically present in The Bahamas. However, the trustees (whether corporate or individual) should be located in The Bahamas. Example: From The Bahamas to the U.S. and Canada, postage rates are as follows: […]
Word: skillful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈskɪl.fəl/, [ˈskɪɫ.fəɫ] 1. Possessing skill; skilled. Labels: US Example: she's a skillful mechanical 2. Requiring skill. Labels: US Example: a skillful task
Word: skill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English skill, skille (also schil, schile), from Old Norse skil (“a distinction, discernment, knowledge”), from Proto-Germanic *skilją (“separation, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Cognate with Danish skel (“a separation, boundary, divide”), Swedish skäl (“reason”), Dutch verschil (“difference”) and schillen (“to separate the outer layer (schil) from the product”, verb). Pronunciation: /skɪl/, [skɪɫ], [skɪo̯], [skɪʊ̯], [skiːo̯] 1. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Where did you pick up that skill? Example: With great skill, she navigated through the tricky passage. 2. A reusable configuration (prompt) that defines how an AI agent performs a specific task. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Him so I sought, and so at last I fownd Where him that witch had thralled to her will, In chaines of lust and lewde desyres ybownd And so transformed from his former skill, That me he knew not, nether his owne ill; Example: Methinks I should know you, and know this man; Yet I am doubtful; for I am mainly ignorant What place this is; and all the skill I have Remembers not these garments; nor I know not Where I did lodge last night. […] 4. Knowledge; understanding. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: And Howell Dha shall goodly well indew The salvage minds with skill of just and trew; Example: […] This desert soil Wants not her hidden lustre, gems and gold; Nor want we skill or art from whence to raise Magnificence […] 5. Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Richard was well ſtored with men, the bones; and quickly got money, the ſinews of warre; by a thousand Princely ſkills gathering ſo much coin as if he meant not to return, becauſe looking back would unbowe his reſolution.
Word: skill Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English skill, skille (also schil, schile), from Old Norse skil (“a distinction, discernment, knowledge”), from Proto-Germanic *skilją (“separation, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Cognate with Danish skel (“a separation, boundary, divide”), Swedish skäl (“reason”), Dutch verschil (“difference”) and schillen (“to separate the outer layer (schil) from the product”, verb). Pronunciation: /skɪl/, [skɪɫ], [skɪo̯], [skɪʊ̯], [skiːo̯] 1. Great, excellent. Labels: UK, slang Example: Well, unfortunately for you, my dearest Waggipoos, I'm much more skill than you! Example: This game is skill. Remember that because it's going to sound really complicated.
Word: skill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English skilen (also schillen), partly from Old English scilian (“to separate, part, divide off”); and partly from Old Norse skilja (“to divide, separate”); both from Proto-Germanic *skilōną, *skiljaną (“to divide, limit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cut”). Cognate with Danish skille (“to separate, discard”), Swedish skilja (“to distinguish, differentiate, part”), Icelandic skilja (“to understand”), Low German schelen (“to make a difference; to be squint-eyed”), Dutch schelen (“to make a difference”). Pronunciation: /skɪl/, [skɪɫ], [skɪo̯], [skɪʊ̯], [skiːo̯] 1. To set apart; separate. Labels: transitive 2. To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to). Labels: dialectal, transitive Example: I cannot skill of these Thy ways […] 3. To know; to understand. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, rare, transitive Example: As for the virginals I have none here that skill of them, except the young lord. Example: 17th century, Isaac Barrow, “On Industry in Our Particular Calling as Scholars,” […] to skill the arts of expressing our mind and imparting our conceptions with advantage, so as to instruct or persuade others […] 4. To have knowledge or comprehension; discern. Labels: intransitive 5. To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous. Labels: intransitive 6. To make a difference; signify; matter. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: So then the whole scripture of God, being true, whence soever this be delivered and gathered, it skilleth not […] Example: […] I should have given’t you to-day morning, but as a madman’s epistles are no gospels, so it skills not much when they are delivered. 7. To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.
Word: mortar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English morter, from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortarium. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːtə(ɹ)/ 1. A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks. Labels: uncountable Example: The holy hearth! If any earthly and material thing, or rather a divine idea embodied in brick and mortar, might be supposed to possess the permanence of moral truth, it was this. 2. A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle. Labels: countable 3. A short, heavy, large-bore cannon designed for indirect fire at very steep trajectories. Labels: countable, historical 4. A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories. Labels: countable 5. In paper milling, a trough in which material is hammered. Labels: countable
Word: mortar Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English morter, from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortarium. Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːtə(ɹ)/ 1. To use mortar or plaster to join two things together. Labels: transitive 2. To pound in a mortar. Labels: transitive 3. To fire a mortar (weapon). 4. To attack (someone or something) using a mortar (weapon). Example: The insurgents snuck up close and mortared the base last night.