nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Bentley Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word lēah or lēag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛntliː/ 1. An English habitational surname from Old English. 2. A place name, including: 3. A place name, including: 4. A place name, including: 5. A place name, including: 6. A place name, including: 7. A place name, including: 8. A place name, including: 9. A place name, including: 10. A place name, including: 11. A place name, including: 12. A place name, including: 13. A place name, including: 14. A place name, including: 15. A place name, including: 16. A place name, including: 17. A place name, including:
Word: Bentley Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛntliː/ 1. A motor car manufactured by this company. Example: The car she reclined in was a 1960s Bentley. Example: The EXP 100 GT is a two-door, four-seat behemoth measuring 19 feet (5.8 meters) in length. It’s designed to show what a Bentley GT might look like in the year 2035, complete with a pure-electric powertrain and self-driving capabilities.
Word: impudence Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French impudence, from Latin impudentia. Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpjədəns/, /ˈɪmpjudəns/ 1. The quality of being impudent, not showing due respect. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Impudent language, conduct or behavior. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired. And if the arts of humbleness failed him, he overcame you by sheer impudence.
Word: EOD Part of Speech: adv 1. Initialism of every other day. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: EOD Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of explosive ordnance disposal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of event of default. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of end of data. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of end of discussion. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Near-synonym: EOT 5. Initialism of end of day. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: EOB (“end of business”), COB (“close of business”) 6. Initialism of end of daylight. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: EOD Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Earth Overshoot Day. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Nipponize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English Nippon 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 Nipponize From Nippon + -ize. 1. To make or become Japanese, as to customs, culture, or style. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Christianity should be Japan’s greatest ally in Nipponizing its new territory. Example: The movie “Nipponizes” King Lear within the protocols of the formalistic patterns of traditional “Noh” drama. 2. To convert to katakana or to enable to work with the Japanese script. Labels: transitive 3. To translate into Japanese. Labels: transitive
Word: hence Part of Speech: adv Etymology: A later Middle English spelling, retaining the voiceless -s, of hennes (henne + adverbial genitive ending -s), from Old English heonan (“away", "hence”), from a Proto-West Germanic *hin-, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, and Proto-Germanic *-anē. Cognate with Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan (German hinnen), Dutch heen, Swedish hän. Related to Old English her (“here”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛns/ 1. From here, from this place, away. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: I'm going hence, because you have insulted me. Example: Get thee hence, Satan! 2. From the living or from this world. Labels: archaic, figuratively, not-comparable Example: After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence. 3. In the future from now. Labels: not-comparable Example: A year hence it will be forgotten. Example: […]And now farewell / Till half an hour hence. 4. As a result; therefore, for this reason. Labels: conjunctive, not-comparable Example: I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the party. Example: The purse is handmade and hence very expensive.
Word: hence Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A later Middle English spelling, retaining the voiceless -s, of hennes (henne + adverbial genitive ending -s), from Old English heonan (“away", "hence”), from a Proto-West Germanic *hin-, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, and Proto-Germanic *-anē. Cognate with Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan (German hinnen), Dutch heen, Swedish hän. Related to Old English her (“here”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛns/ 1. Go away! Begone! Labels: obsolete Example: Zuc[cone]. Hence auant I will marie a woman with no wombe, a creature with two noſes, a wench with no haire rather then remarie thee, […] Example: Mira[nda]. Beſeech you Father. Proſ[pero]. Hence: hang not on my garments.
Word: hence Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A later Middle English spelling, retaining the voiceless -s, of hennes (henne + adverbial genitive ending -s), from Old English heonan (“away", "hence”), from a Proto-West Germanic *hin-, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, and Proto-Germanic *-anē. Cognate with Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan (German hinnen), Dutch heen, Swedish hän. Related to Old English her (“here”). Pronunciation: /ˈhɛns/ 1. To utter "hence!" to; to send away. Labels: obsolete, transitive 2. To depart; to go away. Labels: dated, intransitive
Word: avocation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin āvocātiō (“a distraction”), from āvocō (“to call off, distract”). Pronunciation: /avə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃən/, /ævoʊˈkeɪʃən/, /ævəˈkeɪʃən/ 1. A calling away; a diversion. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: But though she could neither sleep nor rest in her bed, yet, having no avocation from it, she was found there by her father at his return from Allworthy's, which was not till past ten o'clock in the morning. 2. A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But yield who will to their separation, My object in living is to unite My avocation and my vocation As my two eyes make one in sight. Example: Gardening is a wholesome avocation that encourages appreciation for nature and concern for the preservation and enhancement of our environment. 3. That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I have several things on the anvil, and near finished, that perhaps might be useful, if published: but the continual avocation by business, the impositions on me by impertinent visits, and the uneasiness of writing, which grows more intolerable to me every day, I doubt, will prevent my going any farther. Example: [W]hen his other more momentous Avocations of Pedantry and Pedagogiſm vvill give him an Interval from VVrath and Contention, he vvill ſet apart a Moment to conſider humane Nature Deviliz'd, and give us a Mathematical Anatomical Deſcription of it; […] 5. The calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Gaelic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Gael Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Gaelic From Gael + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈɡælɪk/, /ˈɡalɪk/, /ˈɡeɪlɪk/ 1. Goidelic; any Goidelic language. Example: By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon. Example: She taught herself some Gaelic as a child. It’s hard to pronounce, and with no other Gaelic speakers around that she could practice on, she’s forgotten nearly all of what she learned. 2. Goidelic; any Goidelic language. 3. Goidelic; any Goidelic language. 4. Goidelic; any Goidelic language. 5. Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
Word: Gaelic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Gael Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Gaelic From Gael + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈɡælɪk/, /ˈɡalɪk/, /ˈɡeɪlɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the Gaels, the Celtic peoples of Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man, or their languages. Labels: not-comparable Example: I began to study coats of arms, visit the Web sites of portrait galleries and look up the etymology of Gaelic names.
Word: Gaelic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Gael Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Gaelic From Gael + -ic. Pronunciation: /ˈɡælɪk/, /ˈɡalɪk/, /ˈɡeɪlɪk/ 1. Ellipsis of Gaelic football. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Example: Undoubtedly, the main reasons why many gifted young Irish sportsmen such as Niall Quinn, Kevin Moran and Frank Stapleton opted to play soccer instead of Gaelic is^([sic]) that soccer afforded them the opportunity to display and test their abilities in an international arena and earn a good living.
Word: autocrat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek αὐτοκρᾰτής (autokrătḗs)der. French autocratebor. English autocrat Borrowed from French autocrate, itself from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs, “sovereign”), from αὐτο- (auto-, “self”) (combining form of αὐτός (autós)) + κράτος (krátos, “strength, power”) + -ης (-ēs). By surface analysis, auto- + -crat. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtəkɹæt/ 1. An absolute ruler with infinite power. Example: Your salary is high; you are to have apartments in the house; and to be the autocrat of the library, where, I shrewdly suspect, your reign will be undisturbed. Example: Indeed, we take this trip at a time when the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy. As Russia wages its premeditated, illegal war against Ukraine, killing thousands of innocents — even children — it is essential that America and our allies make clear that we never give in to autocrats. 2. A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia. 3. Until the 20th century, a favorable description of a ruler who was connected with the concept of lack of conflicts of interest and an indication of grandeur and power.
Word: Highlander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Highlands + -er, equivalent to a specific application of highlander. 1. A person from the Highlands.
Word: Highlander Part of Speech: name Etymology: Americanized spelling of German Heilander. 1. A surname from German.
Word: sense Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense From Middle English sense, from Old French sens, sen, san (“sense, perception, direction”); partly from Latin sēnsus (“sensation, feeling, meaning”), from sentiō (“feel, perceive”); partly of Germanic origin (whence also Occitan sen, Italian senno), from Vulgar Latin *sennus (“sense, reason, way”), from Frankish *sinn ("reason, judgement, mental faculty, way, direction"; whence also Dutch zin, German Sinn, Swedish sinne, Norwegian sinn). Both Latin and Germanic from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). Pronunciation: /sɛns/, /sɛnts/, /sɪns/, /sɪnts/ 1. Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. Example: What surmounts the reach / Of human sense I shall delineate. 2. Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: a sense of security Example: this Basilius, having the quick sense of a lover 3. Sound practical or moral judgment. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It’s common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven. Example: some People so Harden'd in Wickedness, as to have No Sense at all of the most Friendly Offices, or the Highest Benefits. 4. The meaning, reason, or value of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: You don’t make any sense. Example: I think ’twas in another sense. 5. The meaning, reason, or value of something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the various senses of the word “car” (e.g., motor car, elevator car, railcar) 6. The meaning, reason, or value of something. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A natural appreciation or ability. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A keen musical sense 8. The way that a referent is presented. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. One of two opposite directions in which a vector (especially of motion) may point. See also polarity. Labels: countable, uncountable 10. One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: sense Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense From Middle English sense, from Old French sens, sen, san (“sense, perception, direction”); partly from Latin sēnsus (“sensation, feeling, meaning”), from sentiō (“feel, perceive”); partly of Germanic origin (whence also Occitan sen, Italian senno), from Vulgar Latin *sennus (“sense, reason, way”), from Frankish *sinn ("reason, judgement, mental faculty, way, direction"; whence also Dutch zin, German Sinn, Swedish sinne, Norwegian sinn). Both Latin and Germanic from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). Pronunciation: /sɛns/, /sɛnts/, /sɪns/, /sɪnts/ 1. To use biological senses: to either see, hear, smell, taste, or feel. 2. To instinctively be aware. Example: She immediately sensed her disdain. 3. To comprehend.
Word: Platonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Platōnicus. By surface analysis, Platon (“Plato”) + -ic (“relating to”). Pronunciation: /pləˈtɒnɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies. Labels: not-comparable, usually 2. Alternative letter-case form of platonic (non-sexual). Labels: alt-of, not-comparable, usually Example: The homosexual dismisses heterosexual love as a distasteful bondage to normalcy and bourgeois domestication, but the Platonic lover of the soul is dismissing all sexuality as bondage to the physical world.
Word: Platonic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Platōnicus. By surface analysis, Platon (“Plato”) + -ic (“relating to”). Pronunciation: /pləˈtɒnɪk/ 1. A Platonist; a follower of Plato's ideas. 2. A Platonic solid.
Word: discreet Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English discrete, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from past participle of discernere. Doublet of discrete. Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹiːt/ 1. Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic. Example: With a discreet gesture, she reminded him to mind his manners. Example: John just doesn't understand that laughing at Mary all day is not very discreet. 2. Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.
Word: ordinal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis, adjective formed from noun ōrdō (“order”), + adjective suffix -ālis. Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.dɪ.nəl/, /ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəl/, /ˈoː.dɪ.nəl/ 1. Indicating position in a sequence. Labels: not-comparable Example: "Three" is a cardinal number, while "third" is the corresponding ordinal number. 2. Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of order. Labels: not-comparable 3. Intercardinal. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ordinal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis, adjective formed from noun ōrdō (“order”), + adjective suffix -ālis. Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.dɪ.nəl/, /ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəl/, /ˈoː.dɪ.nəl/ 1. An ordinal number such as first, second and third. Example: The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"[…]and the "ordinals"[…] 2. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services 3. A unique serial number assigned to a satoshi based on its position in the blockchain.
Word: southpaw Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From south + paw. The original derivation is unclear: although now best known from the sport of baseball, ther term is first attested in 1813, before baseball was founded. Suggested theories include: For Boxing: * Evidence suggests the term existed before baseball, being used in the 1840s to describe a left-handed punch or "paw" in boxing. A 1848 political cartoon described a "south paw" blow in this context. For Baseball: * Early 19th-century ballparks were often built with home plate on the west side and the pitcher's mound on the east to prevent the sun from being in the batter's eyes. Consequently, a left-handed pitcher's arm would be facing the southern side of the diamond. However, the term was originally used to refer to position players rather than pitchers. Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊθˌpɔː/, /ˈsaʊθˌpɑ/ 1. One who is left-handed, especially in sports. Labels: informal Example: Never touch the food until your host has said grace ("Bismillah") and then not till he has told you to. Eat only with your right hand—it is considered very rude to use the left, even if you are a southpaw. 2. One who is left-handed, especially in sports. Labels: informal Example: Since home plate is generally in the southwest corner to avoid glare in the batter's eyes, a southpaw's pitching hand is to the south. Example: Eleanor would pitch, probably southpaw. Rosalind was outfield, wonderful hitter, Clara first base, maybe. 3. One who is left-handed, especially in sports. Labels: informal
Word: kerf Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English kerf, kirf, kyrf, from Old English cyrf (“an act of cutting, a cutting off; a cutting instrument”), from Proto-West Germanic *kurbi, from Proto-Germanic *kurbiz (“a cut; notch; clipping”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“to scratch”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Käärf, West Frisian kerf, Swedish korv. Related also to Dutch kerf, German Low German Karve, Karv, German Kerbe. Pronunciation: /kɜː(ɹ)f/ 1. The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice. Labels: archaic 2. The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision. Example: They pass through a cleft that has been made across a low range of hills, like a kerf in the top of a log, and enter into a lovely territory of subtly swelling emerald green fields strewn randomly with small white capsules that he takes to be sheep. 3. The portion or quantity (e.g. of wood, hay, turf, wool, etc.) removed or cut off in a given stroke. Example: 1991, Popular Mechanics, January issue, page 63, "Thin-kerf blades", by Rosario Capotostro Sawing with a thin-kerf blade produces a kerf that's 1/2 to 1/3 the size of a standard blade kerf. 4. The distance between diverging saw teeth. Example: 1991, Popular Mechanics, January issue, page 63, "Thin-kerf blades", by Rosario Capotostro Sawing with a thin-kerf blade produces a kerf that's 1/2 to 1/3 the size of a standard blade kerf. 5. The flattened, cut-off end of a branch or tree; a stump or sawn-off cross-section. Example: Sebastian, still not alone, is seated on the white-and-cinder-grey trunk of a felled tree. […] A Camberwell Beauty skims past and settles on the kerf, fanning its velvety wings.
Word: kerf Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English kerf, kirf, kyrf, from Old English cyrf (“an act of cutting, a cutting off; a cutting instrument”), from Proto-West Germanic *kurbi, from Proto-Germanic *kurbiz (“a cut; notch; clipping”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“to scratch”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Käärf, West Frisian kerf, Swedish korv. Related also to Dutch kerf, German Low German Karve, Karv, German Kerbe. Pronunciation: /kɜː(ɹ)f/ 1. To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.
Word: quest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English quest, queste; partly from Anglo-Norman queste, Old French queste (“acquisition, search, hunt”), and partly from their source, Latin quaesta (“tribute, tax, inquiry, search”), noun use of quaesita, the feminine past participle of quaerō (“to ask, seek”). Pronunciation: /kwɛst/ 1. A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission. Example: the hero's quest Example: Cease your quest of love. 2. A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission. Example: At the same time, players are not forced to complete quests in a certain order; they're allowed enough free will within the game to determine their goals and needs. 3. The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit. Example: to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc. 4. A request; a desire; a solicitation. Labels: obsolete Example: Gad not abroad at every quest and call / Of an untrained hope or passion. 5. A group of people conducting a search or inquiry. Labels: obsolete Example: The senate hath sent about three several quests to search you out. 6. An inquest; a jury of inquest. Labels: obsolete Example: To 'cide this title is impanneled A quest of thoughts, all tenants to the heart, And by their verdict is determined The clear eye's moiety and the dear heart's part […]
Word: quest Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English quest, queste; partly from Anglo-Norman queste, Old French queste (“acquisition, search, hunt”), and partly from their source, Latin quaesta (“tribute, tax, inquiry, search”), noun use of quaesita, the feminine past participle of quaerō (“to ask, seek”). Pronunciation: /kwɛst/ 1. To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job. Labels: intransitive 2. To search for something; to seek. Labels: transitive Example: Next day we quested in search of our caravan, and after some pains recovered it. 3. To locate and attach to a host animal.
Word: quest Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of quiz + test, to avoid using the word test. 1. A short test. Example: I had a calculus quest (not a quiz or a test, but somewhere in between...) it was on limits, and l'hopital's rule... Example: However took a quest, quiz/test combination that this math progrm^([sic]) uses, and got ten out of ten on it!
Word: quorate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English quorum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English quorate From quorum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈkwɔːɹət/, /ˈkwɔːɹeɪt/ 1. Having a quorum; having the minimum number of people necessary to conduct business and to cast votes. Labels: not-comparable Example: With only five people making it to the meeting, we were barely quorate.
Word: nuance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Omitting several steps, from Latin nūbēs. Compare typologically Italian sfumatura (< Latin fūmus). Pronunciation: /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/, /njuː.ɒ̃(n)s/, /ˈnju.ɑns/, /ˈnuː.ɑns/, /ˈnjʉː.ɐːns/ 1. A minor distinction. Labels: countable Example: hidden nuances 2. Subtlety or fine detail. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Understanding the basics is easy, but appreciating the nuances takes years. Example: […] the richer our collections become, the more numerous are the proofs that all is more or less shaded (nuance), that the remarkable differences become obliterated […]
Word: nuance Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Omitting several steps, from Latin nūbēs. Compare typologically Italian sfumatura (< Latin fūmus). Pronunciation: /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/, /njuː.ɒ̃(n)s/, /ˈnju.ɑns/, /ˈnuː.ɑns/, /ˈnjʉː.ɐːns/ 1. To apply a nuance to; to change or redefine in a subtle way. Labels: transitive
Word: pitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English picche, piche, pich, from Old English piċ, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pix. Cognate with Ancient Greek πίσσα (píssa, “pitch, tar”), Latin pīnus (“pine”). More at pine. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Pik (“pitch, tar”), Dutch pek (“pitch, tar”), German Low German Pick (“pitch, tar”), German Pech (“pitch, tar”), Catalan pega (“pitch”), Spanish pegar (“to stick, glue”), Franco-Provençal pouatche (“sap from a pine”) and French poix (“sap”). The adjective is probably back-formed from pitch-black, reinterpreting "pitch" as meaning "intense(ly)". Pronunciation: /pɪt͡ʃ/ 1. A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is hard to get this pitch off my hand. 2. A dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil or natural tar. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: tar, coal tar, asphalt, bitumen Example: They put pitch on the mast to protect it. 3. Pitchstone. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: pitch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English picche, piche, pich, from Old English piċ, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pix. Cognate with Ancient Greek πίσσα (píssa, “pitch, tar”), Latin pīnus (“pine”). More at pine. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Pik (“pitch, tar”), Dutch pek (“pitch, tar”), German Low German Pick (“pitch, tar”), German Pech (“pitch, tar”), Catalan pega (“pitch”), Spanish pegar (“to stick, glue”), Franco-Provençal pouatche (“sap from a pine”) and French poix (“sap”). The adjective is probably back-formed from pitch-black, reinterpreting "pitch" as meaning "intense(ly)". Pronunciation: /pɪt͡ʃ/ 1. To cover or smear with pitch. Example: “Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.” 2. To darken; to blacken; to obscure. Example: 1704 (published), year written unknown, John Dryden, On the Death of Amyntas Soon he found / The welkin pitch'd with sullen clouds.
Word: pitch Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English picche, piche, pich, from Old English piċ, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pix. Cognate with Ancient Greek πίσσα (píssa, “pitch, tar”), Latin pīnus (“pine”). More at pine. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Pik (“pitch, tar”), Dutch pek (“pitch, tar”), German Low German Pick (“pitch, tar”), German Pech (“pitch, tar”), Catalan pega (“pitch”), Spanish pegar (“to stick, glue”), Franco-Provençal pouatche (“sap from a pine”) and French poix (“sap”). The adjective is probably back-formed from pitch-black, reinterpreting "pitch" as meaning "intense(ly)". Pronunciation: /pɪt͡ʃ/ 1. Very dark black; pitch-black. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:pitch. 2. Intense, deep, dark. Example: Then I got back here - difficulty again: no trolly-bus, and black pitcher than black - and have since been conning the Beveridge Report. Example: If you lose even once, that's it: The screen goes, like, the pitchest black ever, and you're [out].
Word: pitch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps from the above sense of "inclination", "level", or "degree", or influenced by it. Pronunciation: /pɪt͡ʃ/ 1. The perceived frequency of a sound, note or electromagnetic wave. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The pitch of middle "C" is familiar to many musicians. Example: Hertzian waves are not caused by vibrations of the ponderable matter of the brass balls, the form of which only determines the pitch. 2. The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Are we in baroque pitch for this one? 3. In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Bob, our pitch, let out a clear middle "C" and our conductor gave the signal to start.
Word: pitch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps from the above sense of "inclination", "level", or "degree", or influenced by it. Pronunciation: /pɪt͡ʃ/ 1. To produce a note of a given pitch. Labels: intransitive Example: […] now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music and the opera of voices pitches a key higher. 2. To fix or set the tone of. Labels: transitive Example: His "hello" was enough to recognize his voice by. I pitched mine low so he wouldn't know it. Example: I record voice messages in Russian, with my voice pitched to a sexy-baby timbre and a heavy American accent.
Word: screwball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From screw + ball. Compare typologically German Spinner (akin to spin). Also compare weirdo and weird, from Old English wyrd (“fate”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, to spin”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɹuːbɔːl/ 1. A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher. Example: The screwball is not thrown much because it tends to damage pitcher's arms. 2. One who behaves in a crazy manner. Labels: US, derogatory, informal Example: I will not listen to this screwball any longer. 3. A screwball comedy.
Word: screwball Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From screw + ball. Compare typologically German Spinner (akin to spin). Also compare weirdo and weird, from Old English wyrd (“fate”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, to spin”). Pronunciation: /ˈskɹuːbɔːl/ 1. Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: Also a big hand for Silver Linings Playbook, an exuberant modern screwball comedy we had, in an unseemly fit of cynicism, deemed "too entertaining" for Academy voters. Example: Unleashed as part of the second wave of Nicktoons, Rocko's Modern Life introduced young viewers to the sort of existential crises that adults face daily, all while delighting both kids and grownups with witty observational humor, screwball characters, and subversive gags.
Word: pitch in Part of Speech: verb 1. To help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part to help. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive, transitive Example: If we all pitch in, we can raise enough money for the renovation of the church. Example: He spent 20 minutes one afternoon describing the club he'd formed with other teenagers in his Brooklyn neighborhood. They'd each pitched in a buck a month to rent the basement of a mallet factory, which they used as a clubhouse. 2. To begin briskly. Labels: intransitive
Word: oops Part of Speech: intj Etymology: A presumably 'natural' exclamation, attested in writing since 1921. Related to or a variation of whoops (itself attested since 1933). A shortening of whoops-a-daisy, whoopsie-daisy, or oops-a-daisy, which in turn is a mispronunciation of ups-a-daisy or upsy-daisy. Pronunciation: /uːps/, /ʊps/, /ʉwps/, /ɵps/, /ups/ 1. Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident. Labels: informal Example: Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup. Example: Oops, I did it again / I played with your heart, got lost in the game 2. Used to indicate mild surprise or shock. Labels: informal
Word: oops Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A presumably 'natural' exclamation, attested in writing since 1921. Related to or a variation of whoops (itself attested since 1933). A shortening of whoops-a-daisy, whoopsie-daisy, or oops-a-daisy, which in turn is a mispronunciation of ups-a-daisy or upsy-daisy. Pronunciation: /uːps/, /ʊps/, /ʉwps/, /ɵps/, /ups/ 1. A minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty. Example: It's an oops, but one that's your fault, not your puppy's. Example: Every plan and every activity has an “oops.” Oops, we forgot to..., oops, who was supposed to do that? We all have experienced “oopses”.
Word: oops Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A presumably 'natural' exclamation, attested in writing since 1921. Related to or a variation of whoops (itself attested since 1933). A shortening of whoops-a-daisy, whoopsie-daisy, or oops-a-daisy, which in turn is a mispronunciation of ups-a-daisy or upsy-daisy. Pronunciation: /uːps/, /ʊps/, /ʉwps/, /ɵps/, /ups/ 1. To make a mistake; to blunder. Labels: colloquial, intransitive
Word: squelch Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh. Pronunciation: /ˈskwɛlt͡ʃ/ 1. To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force. Labels: US, transitive Example: Even the king's announcement could not squelch the rumors. Example: Oh 'twas your luck and mine to be squelched. 2. To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength. Labels: transitive 3. To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground. Labels: UK, intransitive Example: The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night. Example: [After they both fell into the lake.] Reaching the mainland some moments later and squelching back to the house, accompanied by Bobbie, like a couple of Napoleons squelching back from Moscow, [...] 4. To walk or step through a substance such as mud. Labels: UK, intransitive Example: The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.
Word: squelch Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh. Pronunciation: /ˈskwɛlt͡ʃ/ 1. A squelching sound. Labels: countable 2. Ellipsis of squelch circuit. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable 3. A heavy blow or fall. Labels: countable, dated 4. A kind of electronic beat or sound mainly used in acid house and related music genres. Labels: countable Example: Through a process of experimentation the 'acid squelch' sound came forth, which was recorded and passed on to DJ Ron Hardy to play at his Warehouse club.
Word: wishy-washy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Reduplication of washy; more at Wikipedia under ablaut reduplication. The wish portion of the term is explained much more by the ablaut reduplication than by any coincidental semantic appropriateness (such as that wishy-washy people wish that they could have it both ways), although the latter effect may play some nonzero cognitive role in word-finding. Compare also swish, swash, splish, and splash regarding any possible sound symbolism. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪʃ.iˌwɒʃ.i/, /ˈwɪʃ.iˌwɑ.ʃi/, /ˈwɪʃ.iˌwɔ.ʃi/ 1. Wavering; lacking in commitment, certainty, support, and (often) clarity; namby-pamby. Example: Near-synonyms: vacillating, vacillatory Example: Not wanting to be pressed for details, public relations gave a wishy-washy answer. 2. Thin or watery. Example: Near-synonyms: watered-down, diluted, dilute Example: The wishy-washy orange juice served by the cafeteria not only failed to be sweet; it was barely orange.
Word: hey Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English hey, hei, also without h- in ey, from Old English *hē, ēa (interjection), attested as first element in hēlā, ēalā (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”). Cognate with Dutch hé, hei (“hi, hey”), German hei (“hey, wow”), Danish and Swedish hej (“hello, hey”), Faroese hey (“hey, hello”), Old Norse, Icelandic and Norwegian hei (“hey”), Polish hej (“hey, hello”), Romanian hei, Russian эй (ej, “hey”); see heigh. Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: for example, Burmese ဟေး (he:), Finnish hei, Unami hè, and Mandarin 哎 (āi), and various sound-alikes as Ancient Greek εἶα (eîa) and Latin eia, eho, Sanskrit हे (he). See also hello. Pronunciation: /heɪ/ 1. An exclamation to get attention. Labels: informal Example: Hey, look at this! Example: Hey! Listen! 2. A protest or reprimand. Labels: informal Example: Hey! Stop that! 3. An expression of surprise. Labels: informal Example: Hey! This is new! 4. An informal greeting, similar to hi. Labels: informal Example: Hey! How's it going? 5. A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion. Labels: informal Example: Hey? How's that? 6. Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said. Labels: informal Example: "Who 's a cur - now - hey?" 7. A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics. Labels: informal Example: The chorus is "nana na na, nana na na hey hey hey, goodbye".
Word: hey Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hey, hei, also without h- in ey, from Old English *hē, ēa (interjection), attested as first element in hēlā, ēalā (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”). Cognate with Dutch hé, hei (“hi, hey”), German hei (“hey, wow”), Danish and Swedish hej (“hello, hey”), Faroese hey (“hey, hello”), Old Norse, Icelandic and Norwegian hei (“hey”), Polish hej (“hey, hello”), Romanian hei, Russian эй (ej, “hey”); see heigh. Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: for example, Burmese ဟေး (he:), Finnish hei, Unami hè, and Mandarin 哎 (āi), and various sound-alikes as Ancient Greek εἶα (eîa) and Latin eia, eho, Sanskrit हे (he). See also hello. Pronunciation: /heɪ/ 1. To greet with a "hey" Labels: informal
Word: hey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French haie (“hedge”), with reference to the weaving patterns used in hedgelaying. Doublet of hedge and quay. Pronunciation: /heɪ/ 1. A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately. Labels: informal
Word: hey Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See he. Pronunciation: /heɪ/ 1. Alternative spelling of he (“Hebrew letter”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, informal
Word: put up Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of put-up. Labels: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Word: put up with Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From put up + with. 1. To endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying. Labels: idiomatic, informal Example: I put up with a lot of nonsense, but this is too much. Example: Will you be able to put up with me for another 56 more years? 2. To be taken in; to be sheltered (put up). Example: Thousands of teens in foster care would love to put up with you. Example: We put up with a family friend, who was an extremely gracious and hospitable host.
Word: put down Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of put-down. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: put in Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From put + in. 1. To place inside. Labels: transitive Example: Just put in the key for the ignition and turn it. 2. To place inside. Labels: ditransitive, transitive Example: They put me in the state pen for a year for that. Example: They put me in with an absolute maniac for a cellmate. 3. To apply, request, or submit. Labels: intransitive Example: I'm going to the bank to put in for a transfer. 4. To contribute. Labels: transitive Example: I put in an extra hour at work today. Example: Despite his success, the comedian liked to put in appearances at some of the smaller venues. 5. To call at (a place or port), especially as a deviation from an intended journey. Labels: dated, intransitive Example: We put in at Brixham, a most excellent fishing Town, but very dirty and disagreeable. Example: “They were bound for Quebec—hadn’t any notion of coming to P. E. I. They had a long rough voyage and water got scarce, so the captain of the New Moon put in here to get some. 6. To declare or make official. Labels: transitive Example: The defendant has put in a plea of not guilty. 7. To plant a crop. Labels: transitive Example: We've put in carrots in the east field. 8. To make (a telephone call). Labels: transitive 9. To fill in on a form or questionnaire; to use as an answer on a form or questionnaire. Labels: transitive Example: Put in my name as your emergency contact. 10. To install or deliver. Labels: transitive Example: I'm putting in a new water heater in the spring. 11. To injure the body of (someone). Labels: slang, transitive Example: She put six shots in him. 12. To distribute type that is ready for composing. Labels: obsolete
Word: put out Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of putout. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: put out Part of Speech: adj 1. Taking offense; indignant. Example: He was put out at the mere suggestion of misconduct. Example: Gordon told GCN that when the bill was first reviewed in the House, it received a 70-49 vote, one vote short of the majority it needed to pass. Gordon said that gay and lesbian activists were "extremely put-out" over this narrow loss.
Word: put out Part of Speech: verb 1. To blind (eyes). Labels: transitive Example: You can't have a pair of scissors! You'll put your eye out! 2. To place outside, to remove, particularly Labels: transitive Example: Don’t forget to put out the dog. 3. To place outside, to remove, particularly Labels: transitive Example: ‘These guys,’ said Tom, ‘the ones who put out this magazine at Radley. What happened to them?’ […] ‘Ah, now this is why we must proceed with great circumspection. They were both, hum, “put out” themselves. “Booted out” I believe is the technical phrase.’ 4. To place outside, to remove, particularly Labels: transitive 5. To cause something to be out, particularly Labels: transitive Example: I don't mean to put you out. It's just vital that I get this done tonight. Example: “Then you didn't find her so amusing as Tom does?” “I found her pert. There's no other word for it. She says things to puzzle you and put you out.” 6. To cause something to be out, particularly Labels: transitive Example: England stumbled into the World Cup quarter-finals and almost certainly put Scotland out after an error-ridden victory at Eden Park. 7. To cause something to be out, particularly Labels: transitive 8. To cause something to be out, particularly Labels: transitive 9. To go out, to head out; (especially) to set sail. Labels: intransitive Example: Along about Tuesday Uncle Cal put out for San Antone on the last wagonload of wool. 10. To cause something to go out, particularly Labels: transitive Example: The factory puts out 4000 units each day. Example: This unit puts out 4000 BTUs. 11. To cause something to go out, particularly Labels: obsolete, transitive 12. To cause something to go out, particularly Labels: transitive Example: ‘These guys,’ said Tom, ‘the ones who put out this magazine at Radley. What happened to them?’ […] ‘Ah, now this is why we must proceed with great circumspection. They were both, hum, “put out” themselves. “Booted out” I believe is the technical phrase.’ 13. To cause something to go out, particularly Labels: transitive Example: Lift with your knees. Don’t put out your back. 14. To cause something to go out, particularly Labels: transitive Example: They worked for days to put out the brushfire. Example: She put out her cigarette. 15. To cause something to go out, particularly Labels: transitive Example: 'You talk funny,' I said to him. 'I mean, the other wardens say, "Put that light out", but you shout, "Put out the light".' 'Shakespeare,' the warden said in a deep voice. Example: Put out those lights before the Germans see them. 16. To consent to having sex. Labels: intransitive Example: Don't them laundry queens put out good enough to suit you? Example: Christ, maybe that blond was only a bitch after all. Maybe she put out even to the punks. Come to think of it, she looked a little hard-boiled.
Word: put off Part of Speech: verb 1. To postpone, especially through procrastination. Labels: transitive Example: Don't put off your homework to the last minute. 2. To delay (a task, event, etc.). Labels: transitive Example: The storm put off the game by a week. Example: The storm put the game off by a week. 3. To distract; to disturb the concentration of. Labels: transitive Example: Please be quiet. I'm trying to concentrate and you're putting me off. 4. To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing). Labels: transitive Example: Almost drowning put him off swimming. 5. To emit; to give off (an odor, smoke, etc.). Labels: transitive Example: This type of firewood puts off a strong smell. 6. To take off (something worn). Labels: archaic, transitive Example: to put off a mask Example: The power of turning into an animal has this serious disadvantage that it lays you open to the chance of being wounded or even slain in your animal skin before you have the chance to put it off and scramble back into your human integument.
Word: put off Part of Speech: adj 1. offended, repulsed Example: The guest was quite put off by an odor. 2. daunted or fazed Example: All but the most dedicated were put off by the huge task.
Word: put by Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From put + by. 1. To store, or place in reserve; to save (money, etc.) for later use. Labels: transitive Example: Our family has been putting food by for generations. Example: I have put by a few hundred pounds for a rainy day. 2. To remove (something) from the present context and into its proper place; (figurative) to reject or disregard. Labels: transitive Example: When the lesson was finished, she put by her books and papers. Example: For Christian shame, put by this barbarous brawl: 3. To perform an action without attracting the attention of. Labels: ditransitive Example: I managed to put that transaction by accounts payable. 4. Of a ship: to be run aground intentionally to avoid a collision Labels: intransitive Example: The Bow Spring put by to avoid colliding with the Manzanillo II.
Word: anglicize Part of Speech: verb 1. American and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicise.
Word: Hispanicize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English Hispanic 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 Hispanicize From Hispanic + -ize. 1. To render Spanish, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, or style. Labels: transitive 2. To translate into Spanish. Labels: transitive
Word: trustworthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From trust + -worthy. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹʌst.wɜː.ði/, /ˈtɹʌstˌwɜɹ.ði/, [ˈtɹʌstˌwɝ.ði], /ˈtɹɐst.wɜː.ði/, /ˈtɹɐst.wøː.ði/ 1. Deserving of trust, reliable. Example: The storage of cryptographic secrets is one of the paramount requirements in building trustworthy systems.
Word: kata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 型 (literally “pattern, model”). In English use since the 1950s. Pronunciation: /ˈkætə/ 1. Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts. Example: judo kata Example: About fifty kata, or "formal exercises," are practiced at the present time, some having been passed down from generation to generation, others having been developed fairly recently. 2. A short programming exercise to improve one's skills through practice and repetition. Labels: broadly Example: These kata will give you the C# syntax for inheritance.
Word: kata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “downwards”). Compare cata-. Pronunciation: /ˈkætə/ 1. Ellipsis of kata thermometer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. A drop (in temperature). Labels: in-compounds Example: kata factor