nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Tai Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 戴 (Dài), as well as from its Cantonese pronunciation Daai³. 1. A surname. Example: The company on Nov. 3 last year asked an employee surnamed Tai (戴) to deliver 10 barrels of silane — a flammable alkaline substance — from Pingtung County’s Chaojhou Township (潮州) to Sinyuan Township (新園) without telling him what the cargo would be, Tseng said at a news conference on behalf of Tai, adding that the company did not even have a license to deliver the dangerous substance. Example: Katherine Tai, President Biden’s pick for United States trade representative, promised lawmakers during her confirmation hearing on Thursday that she would work with Congress to help reinvigorate the economy and aggressively enforce American trade rules against China, Mexico and other trading partners. Ms. Tai, in testimony before the Senate Finance Committee, said her background challenging China’s unfair trade practices in the Obama administration had given her knowledge of “the opportunities and limitations in our existing toolbox.”
Word: Tal Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew טַל (tal, “dew”). 1. A male given name from Hebrew. 2. A surname from Hebrew.
Word: Talent Part of Speech: name 1. A city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.
Word: Tallinn Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Estonian Tallinn (“Tallinn”), compound of old Taani (“Denmark”) and linn ("town", originally "castle"). Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːlɪn/, /ˈtælɪn/ 1. The capital city of Estonia. Example: Tallinn – a staunch supporter of Ukraine – has requested consultations under Nato’s article four, which allows members to meet with allies if their security is threatened.
Word: Tammy Part of Speech: name Etymology: A diminutive of Tamsin and Tamara, later also used for new names beginning with Tam such as Tamika and Tamiya. Pronunciation: /ˈtæmi/ 1. A female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. Example: Wish I knew if he knew What I'm dreaming of Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love. Example: “We are devastated by the tragedy that unfolded Sunday evening in Waukesha,” the statement read. “It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Tammy Durand, wife of our Executive Chairman Dave Durand. Tammy was an integral part of our family who will be missed dearly by everyone at BVM.”
Word: Tan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 譚／谭 (Tán). 1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
Word: Tan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hokkien 陳 /陈 (Tân). Doublet of Chen and Tran. Pronunciation: [t˭än] 1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
Word: Tan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 丹 (Dān), reinforced by Wade-Giles romanization: Tan¹. 1. Alternative form of Dan. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The Tae ping camps commanded the Tan river which, flowing eastward, becomes further on the Wei, under which name it joins the Grand Canal at Lin tsing, on the northern side of the highest level of the Canal waters. Example: As regards other possible railways in Shensi and Kansu not yet definitely projected, the most attractive is a line from the neighbourhood of Chingtzu Kuan in south-western Honan up the Tan River valley and across the Ch'inling Shan to Hsian.
Word: Tan Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Vietnamese.
Word: Tang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 唐 (Táng). Pronunciation: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ 1. Tang Dynasty, the imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907. Example: The two sculptures, which were part of religious rites, belong to the Tang dynasty, which ruled between 618 and 907 AD and is considered a golden period of the Chinese civilization. 2. Later Tang, the Turkic dynasty of China which lasted from 923 to 936. Example: Empress Liu (ca. 890-926 A.D.), whose birthplace was Chenan in Wei (now Chenan county, Hebei province), was the wife of Li Cunxu, who reigned as Emperor Zhuangzong, during the Tang dynasty. 3. Southern Tang. A kingdom in China which existed between 937 and 975. 4. Any of a number of places in China. 5. Any of a number of places in China. Example: A biography of Hu claims that Hu's attitudes changed in 1961, after he was sent to supervise agricultural policy changes in Tang county, Hebei province. 6. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
Word: Tang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 湯 /汤 (Tāng). Pronunciation: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ 1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
Word: Tang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 滕 (tang4). Pronunciation: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ 1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
Word: Tang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 鄧 /邓 (dang6). Pronunciation: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ 1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
Word: Tang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Teochew 陳 /陈 (dang5). Pronunciation: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ 1. A Chinese surname from Teochew.
Word: Tang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 董 (táng). Pronunciation: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ 1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
Word: Tang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Persian تنگ (tang, “narrow, tight”). Pronunciation: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ 1. Any of a number of places, including a village in Iran and a village in Afghanistan.
Word: Tang Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dzongkha སྟང (stang). Pronunciation: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ 1. A gewog of Bumthang District, Bhutan.
Word: Tango Part of Speech: name Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Tango, probably a patronymic surname from a Germanic personal name. * Borrowed from Japanese 丹後 (Tango), the name of an old province of central Japan. 1. A surname.
Word: Tank Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Urdu ٹانک. 1. A city in Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 2. A district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Word: Tanner Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtænɚ/ 1. A surname originating as an occupation for a tanner. 2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A place in the United States: 7. A place in the United States: 8. A place in the United States: 9. A place in the United States: 10. A place in the United States:
Word: Tarn Part of Speech: name 1. A department of Occitania, France. Capital and largest city: Albi (INSEE code 81). Labels: error-lua-exec 2. A right tributary of the Garonne in southwestern France, flowing through the departments of Lozère, Aveyron, Tarn, Haute-Garonne and Tarn-et-Garonne. Labels: error-lua-exec
Word: Tartan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew תַּרְתָּן (tartān) (translated into English in versions of the Old Testament of the Bible: see the quotations), from the Assyrian dialect of Akkadian 𒌉𒋫𒉡 (tur-ta-nu). Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːt(ə)n/, /ˈtɑɹtn̩/, [-ɾn̩] 1. The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria. Labels: historical Example: And the king of Aſſyria ſent Tartan and Rabſaris, and Rabſhakeh, from Lachiſh to king Hezekiah, with a great hoſte againſt Jeruſalem: […] Example: In the yeere that Tartan came vnto Aſhdod (when Sargon the king of Aſſyria ſent him) and fought against Aſhdod, and tooke it: […]
Word: Tas. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Tasmania. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Tash Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Natasha. 1. A diminutive of the female given name Natasha.
Word: Tash Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Tash Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Yiddish טאהש (Tosh), from Hebrew טאהש. 1. A Hassidic community 2. Ellipsis of Kiryas Tash: a neighbourhood of Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. Synonym of Nyírtass (Nyírtass); A village in Hungary
Word: Tat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tāt (“alien, stranger, pagan”). Pronunciation: /tɑːt/ 1. A member of an Iranian people, presently living within Azerbaijan, Armenia and southern Dagestan in Russia.
Word: Tat Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tāt (“alien, stranger, pagan”). Pronunciation: /tɑːt/ 1. A southwestern Iranian language spoken by the Tat people.
Word: Tau Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Tao. 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Taurus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Taurus (from taurus (“bull”)), from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros) (compare Aramaic תּוֹר (tor), Arabic ثَوْر (ṯawr)), ultimately originating with Sumerian 𒄞𒀭𒈾 (GU₄.AN.NA, “Bull of Heaven; constellation Taurus”) . Latin taurus (“bull”) is a doublet of steer, tur, Tavros, and Tarvos. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːɹəs/, /ˈtɑɹəs/ 1. A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a bull and containing the star Aldebaran. Example: See, see, thou hast shot off one of Taurus' horns. 2. The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).
Word: Taurus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin Taurus (from taurus (“bull”)), from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros) (compare Aramaic תּוֹר (tor), Arabic ثَوْر (ṯawr)), ultimately originating with Sumerian 𒄞𒀭𒈾 (GU₄.AN.NA, “Bull of Heaven; constellation Taurus”) . Latin taurus (“bull”) is a doublet of steer, tur, Tavros, and Tarvos. Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːɹəs/, /ˈtɑɹəs/ 1. Someone with a Taurus star sign. 2. An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor Company (1986-present).
Word: Taurus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros) Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːɹəs/, /ˈtɑɹəs/ 1. A mountain range in southern Anatolia, almost 4000 metres high and running parallel to the Mediterranean coast
Word: Te Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Coptic ⲧⲏ (tē), from Egyptian d-wA-t:dwAt (“dwꜣt”). Doublet of Duat. 1. The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology. Labels: Egyptian
Word: Te Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Mandarin 德 (Dé, “virtue, manliness”). 1. Alternative form of De, a former prefecture of imperial China around Dezhou in northwestern Shandong. Labels: alt-of, alternative, historical Example: The next year the reign style was changed to Chʻien-yüan 乾元 (February 13, 758-February 2, 759). Wang Chien 王暕,¹⁷⁸ the bogus Prefect of Te Prefecture 德州, Yü-wen Kʻuan 宇文寛, the bogus Prefect of Pei Prefecture 貝州,¹⁷⁹ and others all renewed their allegiance [to the Tʻang court].
Word: Tea Part of Speech: name 1. A city in South Dakota.
Word: Teach Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ 1. Nickname for a teacher. Labels: slang Example: I'm not in trouble again, am I, Teach?
Word: Teach Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly a variant of Thatch or Tack. Pronunciation: /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ 1. A surname. Most commonly associated with the pirate Blackbeard, who gave his real name as Edward Teach, Thatch, or Tack.
Word: Team Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly of Brythonic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European but the exact root is unclear, with suggestions including *temH- (“dark”), *temh₁- (“to cut”), and *teh₂- (“to melt, flow”). 1. A river in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, which flows into the River Tyne. It has other names further upstream in County Durham.
Word: Teddy Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Ted Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Teddy From Ted + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛdi/ 1. A diminutive of the male given names Edward or Theodore, or of their diminutives Ted and Tedd. Example: She said, “You indicated little Teddy's become quite a handful.” “Theodore,” said Christopher. “God, whatever you do, don't call him Teddy.”
Word: Tee Part of Speech: name 1. An Ogoni language spoken in Nigeria.
Word: Tee Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hokkien 鄭／郑 (Tīⁿ). Doublet of Chung. 1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
Word: Tee Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of tee. Labels: alt-of
Word: Telex Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Telex Printergram, a service offered beginning 15 Aug. 1932 by the British General Post Office's Central Telegraph Office, derived as a blend of tele- (“telegraph, teletype, teleprinter, etc.”) + exchange. Subsequently branded in the United States by Western Union and then similarly genericized. In reference to the Vietnamese conventions, a borrowing of Vietnamese Telex, from French télex, from the English term. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛˌlɛks/, /ˈtɛlɛks/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of telex in its various senses. Labels: alt-of 2. A convention for encoding Vietnamese text for transmission across telex systems. 3. Input method for Vietnamese text based on this convention.
Word: Teller Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A tiny city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, named after Henry M. Teller.
Word: Tellus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin tellus (“Earth, globe, world”), from Proto-Italic *telnos, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *telnos ~ *telnes-, from *telh₂- (“flat ground”), but reshaped after rūs. Otherwise, could derive from Etruscan 𐌕𐌖𐌋𐌀𐌓 (tular, “earth”). 1. The goddess of the Earth in Roman mythology. Labels: Roman Example: Perhaps the Custome of the Beggars, throwing the remainder of drinke out of the Dish on the Ground, may be derived from an Ethnick sacrifice to Tellus. Example: Now they could see what the guide was telling them: that the pillars supporting the frontage were of red granite, mined in Sweden, flanked at either end by golden statues of Atlas and Tellus, bearing on their shoulders spheres depicting the heavens and the earth. 2. The planet Earth. Labels: literary Example: "Greetings, oh guests from Tellus! I feel more like myself, now that I am again in my trappings and have my weapons at my side." He attached a timepiece to the wrist of each of the guests, with a bracelet of the blue metal. "Will you accompany me to fourth-meal or aren't you hungry?"
Word: Tempo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericization of the trademark Tempo. From the name of a popular manufacturer of such structures. Clipping of temporary. 1. A type of car shelter, a temporary kit-built prefabricated steel-framed high tunnel peaked hoop house with an impermeable translucent plastic fabric cover, and flap doors. Labels: Quebec
Word: Tempo Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name.
Word: Tennis Part of Speech: name 1. An unincorporated community in Finney County, Kansas, United States.
Word: Tenno Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of tenno. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Tequila Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Tequila. 1. A town in Jalisco, Mexico.
Word: Termagant Part of Speech: name Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From Middle English Termagaunt (“fictitious deity represented as being worshipped by Muslims; any pagan god”), from Anglo-Norman Tervagant, Tervagaunt, Tervagan, and Old French Tervagant, Tervagan (possibly with the addition of Anglo-Norman -aunt, Old French -ant (suffix forming past participles of verbs, some of which were used as nouns); modern French Tervagant (historical)); further etymology uncertain, one common suggestion being that it is from Latin ter (“three times, thrice”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”)) + vagāns (“rambling, wandering”) (the present active participle of vagor (“to ramble, roam, wander”), from vagus (“rambling, roaming, wandering”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hwogos) + -or (inflected form of -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). Medieval French chansons de geste named Termagant as one of three deities supposedly worshipped by Muslims, the others being Apollin and Mahound, and the name may allude to the wandering of the moon (the crescent moon being a common symbol of Islam) in the form of the mythological goddesses Selene in heaven, Diana on earth, and Proserpina in the underworld. Pronunciation: /ˈtɜːməɡ(ə)nt/, /ˈtɜɹməɡənt/ 1. A fictitious deity with a violent temperament who featured in medieval mystery plays, represented as being worshipped by Muslims or (less commonly) other non-Christians. Labels: archaic, historical Example: I could haue ſuch fellow whipt for o're-doing Termagant: it out-Herod's Herod. Pray you auoid it. Example: For nations tvvaine inhabite there and dvvell / Of ſundry faith, together in that tovvne [Jerusalem], / The leſſer part on Chriſt beleeued vvell, / On Termagant the more, and on Mahovvne.
Word: Terminus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“a boundary or border, a limit or point”). Doublet of terminus and term. 1. The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia. Labels: Roman
Word: Terra Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Terra (“goddess of the earth; the land itself”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹə/ 1. The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea. Labels: Roman 2. The planet Earth. 3. A female given name.
Word: Terror Part of Speech: name Etymology: Proper noun form of terror. Translation of French Terreur, as coined by the Thermidorian Reaction 1. The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. Labels: usually 2. Any specific one of several historical reigns of terror. Labels: usually
Word: Terry Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtɛɹi/ 1. A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek. 2. A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms. Example: Tao was a voracious consumer of fantasy books like Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. When a class was boring, he doodled intricate maps of imaginary lands. 3. A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III. 4. A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms. 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A number of places in the United States: 10. A number of places in the United States: 11. A number of places in the United States: 12. A number of places in the United States: 13. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Tertiary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: See tertiary. 1. Of or pertaining to the first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Tertiary Part of Speech: name Etymology: See tertiary. 1. The first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared. Example: […] a continental northern Alaskan element, including a series of endemic species and disjuncts that have survived the Pleistocene glaciation in northern Alaska and thus represent relicts of the much warmer Tertiary […]
Word: Test Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The river is first attested 877 as Terstan. The name is of Brythonic origin, possibly related to Welsh trais (“violence, battle”). 1. A Test match.
Word: Test Part of Speech: name Etymology: The river is first attested 877 as Terstan. The name is of Brythonic origin, possibly related to Welsh trais (“violence, battle”). 1. A river in Hampshire, England, which empties into the Solent near Southampton.
Word: Tests Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Test Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tewa Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Tegua, Tehua, from Tewa Téwa or Hopi Teewa. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪ.wə/ 1. Of or pertaining to the Tewa Pueblo people, culture, or language.
Word: Tewa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Tegua, Tehua, from Tewa Téwa or Hopi Teewa. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪ.wə/ 1. An indigenous Pueblo people of New Mexico and Arizona. Labels: collective, countable, in-plural, uncountable 2. An individual member of these people. Labels: countable Example: Rina Swentzell, was a Tewa from Santa Clara Pueblo (Swentzell 1990) conceived the Tewa universe as circular in the form of a pot capped by a basket. All the spaces recognized by Ortiz (1969) fill the space inside the pot.
Word: Tewa Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Tegua, Tehua, from Tewa Téwa or Hopi Teewa. Pronunciation: /ˈteɪ.wə/ 1. The traditional language of the Tewa people. Labels: uncountable
Word: Tewa Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈteɪ.wə/ 1. Alternative form of Teiwa Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: morning after the night before Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Compare French lendemain de veille. 1. Synonym of morning after.
Word: Thing Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See thing. Pronunciation: /θɪŋ/ 1. A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country. Labels: historical Example: But when the earl held a Thing, then Thorkell spoke on behalf of the freemen, told the need of the men, and bade the earl spare his people. Example: The supreme political unit of the tribe was the assembly of its free male warriors. This assembly, called the "Thing", served as the court of highest instance for dealing with individuals who had broken fundamental elements of the tribal pact, an occasion to meet and to reinforce ties among members, and, often, an assembly which preceded a military campaign. 2. Nickname or appellative for numerous "things", including fictional characters. Labels: informal 3. Nickname for the Volkswagen 181. Labels: US, informal, slang
Word: Thorn Part of Speech: name 1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a thorn bush. 2. A place name: 3. A place name: 4. A place name: 5. A place name:
Word: Thorpe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various places in England, from Old English þorp. See also thorpe. Pronunciation: /ˈθɔɹp/, /ˈθɔːp/ 1. A common habitational surname from Old English. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Jeremy Thorpe, British Liberal Party leader. 2. Any of many placenames in England: Labels: uncountable, usually 3. Any of many placenames in England: Labels: uncountable, usually 4. Any of many placenames in England: Labels: uncountable, usually 5. Any of many placenames in England: Labels: uncountable, usually 6. Any of many placenames in England: Labels: uncountable, usually 7. Any of many placenames in England: Labels: uncountable, usually 8. Any of many placenames in England: Labels: uncountable, usually 9. Any of many placenames in England: Labels: uncountable, usually 10. Any of many placenames in England: Labels: uncountable, usually 11. An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, United States. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: Tia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Invented in the latter half of the twentieth century. It can be explained as a short form of Letitia or Venetia, or from Estonian Tiia, pet form of Dorothea. Pronunciation: /tiːə/ 1. A female given name.
Word: Tiara Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English from the noun tiara
Word: Tiger Part of Speech: name 1. The third of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. 2. A town in Georgia. 3. An unincorporated community in Washington. 4. A popular given name for a pet.
Word: Tiger Part of Speech: noun 1. Someone connected with Hull City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Word: Tigre Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Tigre ትግሬ (təgre). 1. A Semitic language of northern Eritrea, closely related to Tigrinya.
Word: Tigre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Tigre ትግሬ (təgre). 1. A group of agricultural Tigrinya-speaking people in northern Ethiopia. Labels: plural, plural-only 2. A group of nomadic Tigre-speaking people in northern Eritrea. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: Till Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, reduced from a pet form of Matilda. * As a north German surname, spelling variant of Thiel. 1. A placename: Labels: uncountable Example: Tweed says to Till: "What gars ye rin sae still ?" Till says to Tweed: "Tho ye rin wi' speed And I rin slaw Whar ye droon ae man, 2. A placename: Labels: uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: uncountable 4. A surname. Labels: countable Example: Technically speaking, it’s Lucas Till, the actor playing Tripp, who is far too old to be riding a school bus, not his character in Monster Trucks, who is written as a 16-year-old, maybe 17 tops. But Till does not look 16, nor 17, nor even 18. Example: “How to hide, survive and use the urban environment as a sanctuary was a challenge but the soldiers adapted to the real-life challenges,” ETG Commander Col. Toby Till explained.
Word: Tilly Part of Speech: name Etymology: * (given name, nickname): Shortened from Matilda, + -y. * (surname): The surname may also have origins as a matronymic from Matilda. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪli/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Matilda. Example: Tilly's name is Matilda. It was typical of Mum and Dad that they wouldn't let her be called Tilly when she came to them because that was the unusual shortening of Matilda, the unconventional one, and you never did unconventional things, you never did things to draw attention to yourself. So they called her Matty. Example: Whether A.I. is really not trained on copyrighted material is a matter of some debate, but it appears to be trained on the most plentiful material online, which is the home videos you’ve uploaded to YouTube and porn, which could account for the amount of Tillys that appeared on a bed, half-dressed, or dressed but aggressively nippled. 2. A surname transferred from the given name.
Word: Tilly Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Tilly. Habitational surname from places in France named Tilly, brought to England by the Normans. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪli/ 1. A number of places in France. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname from Old French. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: .
Word: Tilly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Diminutive of utility. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪli/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of tilly. Labels: alt-of Example: By the time he stooped to lift him up, we were all in the Tilly that Fiver had brought out to meet us.
Word: Times Part of Speech: name Etymology: From times. 1. A common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, especially The Times (published in the United Kingdom), but also The New York Times, The Times of India, Radio Times, etc. Example: Mr. Campion seated himself in the client’s chair and crossed his long legs. His hat, his gloves and his folded Times newspaper he held upon his knee. Example: From there, the meme will slowly leak into more popular mainstream-right punditry, and then into the Republican Party, until Ted Cruz sweatily asks a judicial nominee if they “support the current thing” and the Times writes some stilted, breathless article about the meme as disinformation. 2. A surname.
Word: Tine Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Tinè, a surname predominantly found in Sicily. * An English surname, variant of Tyne. * An Americanized spelling of the German surname Thein. 1. A surname.
Word: Titan Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán). Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪtən/ 1. Any of the race of giant gods in Greek mythology that preceded and was overthrown by the Olympian gods. Labels: Greek 2. Another name for Helios, a personification of the Sun. Labels: Greek 3. A moon in Saturn, Solar System. The largest moon of the planet Saturn.
Word: Titan Part of Speech: noun Labels: no-gloss
Word: Titanic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Late Latin Titanicus, or its etymon Ancient Greek Τιτανικός (Titanikós, “of or relating to the Titans”), from Τιτᾶνες (Titânes, “Titans”) + -ικός (-ikós, “suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives”). Τιτᾶνες (Titânes) is the nominative or vocative plural of Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, “a Titan”), and then possibly: * from τῐ́σῐς (tĭ́sĭs, “payment; atonement, penalty, punishment, retribution, reward; vengeance”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pay; to avenge”); or * from τιταίνω (titaínō, “to extend, stretch”), from τείνω (teínō, “to extend, stretch; to spread; to exert, push to the limit, strain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to extend, stretch”); or * from τίτο (títo, “sun; day”), originally borrowed from Anatolian. The English word is analyzable as Titan + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Pronunciation: /taɪˈtænɪk/ 1. Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. Labels: not-comparable, usually 2. Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. Labels: broadly, comparable, not-comparable, usually Example: Rome—Rome imperial, bows her to the storm, / In the same dust and blackness, and we pass / The skeleton of her Titanic form, / Wrecks of another world, whose ashes still are warm. Example: And still in the distracted distance we beheld the tumults of the outer concentric circles, and saw successive pods of whales, eight or ten in each, swiftly going round and round, like multiplied spans of horses in a ring; and so closely shoulder to shoulder, that a Titanic circus-rider might easily have overarched the middle ones, and so have gone round on their backs. 3. Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants. Labels: broadly, not-comparable, usually
Word: Titanic Part of Speech: name Etymology: The proper noun is derived from Titanic (etymology 1, adjective senses 1 and 2.1), as the ship was the largest and thought to be the strongest in the world at the time it was constructed. The common noun is derived from the name of the ship. Pronunciation: /taɪˈtænɪk/ 1. The RMS Titanic, an ocean liner, thought by the public to be unsinkable, that sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg. Example: The Titanic story inspired a movie considered as one of the best of all time.
Word: Titanic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The proper noun is derived from Titanic (etymology 1, adjective senses 1 and 2.1), as the ship was the largest and thought to be the strongest in the world at the time it was constructed. The common noun is derived from the name of the ship. Pronunciation: /taɪˈtænɪk/ 1. A venture that fails spectacularly, especially one perceived as overconfident. Example: Surely , one doesn't want another Titanic, with everyone sailing along in the serene belief that all will be well Example: "[…]We don't want another Titanic on our hands. Come on, folks, there's plenty of lifeboats for everybody. Make your way down."
Word: Titian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin Titiānus (“of or relating to Titus; a male given name”), from Titus + -iānus. By surface analysis, Titus + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪʃən/ 1. Of or relating to Titus Tatius, a king of the Sabines according to the Roman foundation myth. Example: Upon his return from Africa, he was honoured with the triumphal ornaments, and admitted among the Titian prieſts, and the prieſts of Auguſtus. 2. Of or relating to the Roman emperor Titus (r. 79–81 AD). Example: On the Titian arch it is sculptured, but remains now in only a mutilated state; […]
Word: Titian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Titiānus (“of or relating to Titus; a male given name”), from Titus + -iānus. By surface analysis, Titus + -ian. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪʃən/ 1. A male given name from Latin, equivalent to Italian Tiziano, notably used in reference to 2. A male given name from Latin, equivalent to Italian Tiziano, notably used in reference to Example: There are no evidences in these days of Michelangelos and Titians, who at the age of eighty or ninety could turn out stronger work than our people of thirty and forty today! Nowhere else in the world is there any such evidence. But there is a sympathy, a tenderness of understanding in these modern painters which is as typical of this age, as the titanic :power of the Tintorettos and Titians.
Word: To Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 杜 (dou6), 陶 (tou4), 塗／涂 (tou4), 屠 (tou4), etc. Pronunciation: /təʊ/, /toʊ/ 1. A surname.
Word: Toby Part of Speech: name Etymology: The Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊbi/, /ˈtoʊbi/ 1. A male given name from Hebrew. Example: By my troth, Sir Toby, you must come in earlier o' nights: your cousin, my lady, takes great exceptions to your ill hours. Example: And for my own part, said my uncle Toby, though I should blush to boast of myself, Trim - yet had my name been Alexander, I could have done no more at Namur than my duty. 2. A female given name from Hebrew. Labels: rare 3. A surname originating as a patronymic. 4. in the traditional Punch and Judy show the showman's (live) dog trained to take part in the puppet show and to carry a bag around the audience soliciting donations. Labels: UK
Word: Toby Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Shelta toba (“the road”). Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊbi/, /ˈtoʊbi/ 1. The superintendent of a street market. Example: The Boy shakes his head and the Toby comes on to the market wielding a claw hammer. Example: But every market was reputed to be run the same way. The Toby was the godfather.
Word: Tod Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /tɒd/, /tɑd/ 1. Todmorden. Labels: colloquial Example: The Todmorden News carried the comment endorsing that decision: 'This should now send Sainsbury's a clear signal, should they appeal, that they are not welcome in Tod. […] Example: The Daily Mail article describes Joe Strachan: ...a wealthy U.S. former sales director who decided to settle in Tod with his Scottish wife, after many years in California. 2. Alternative form of Todd. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Todger Part of Speech: name 1. A male nickname. Example: Will you box Todger Fairmile if I put him on to you? Example: "TODGER" - it hardly seems a name To claim a place on the scroll of fame; 'Tis a hero's name, all the same. He's Thomas A. Jones officially, But "Todger" is the name that he goes by
Word: Toga Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative spelling of Tonga, used until the mid 1940s. Labels: alt-of, alternative, dated
Word: Tolkein Part of Speech: name 1. Misspelling of Tolkien. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: Tom Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומאbor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom From Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson featured on it. Pronunciation: /tɒm/, /tɑm/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a formal male given name. Example: Poor Tom's a-cold. Example: "Good,—that's a whack. What's your name?" "Becky Thatcher. What's yours? Oh, I know. It's Thomas Sawyer." "That's the name they lick me by. I'm Tom when I'm good. You call me Tom, will you?" 2. A nickname for a common man.
Word: Tom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומאbor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom From Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson featured on it. Pronunciation: /tɒm/, /tɑm/ 1. Ellipsis of Uncle Tom. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncommon Example: I thought it was nice for them [civil rights volunteers] to come in here. But they wasn’t welcome among white people. The black people welcomed them with open arms, but they wasn’t welcomed by the white people. And the churches began to burn: Everetts Chapel and Union Hill. I’ll be honest and tell you the truth, I was a little afraid sometimes, depending on where the meeting was. It looked like the group was pushing forward and I didn’t want to be a “Tom.” 2. A United States two-dollar bill. Labels: US, rare Example: Toms: two-dollar bills bearing the portrait of President Thomas Jefferson Example: The article on CNN.com says the Treasury has $96 million in $2s in their vaults. They are printing new ones just to assure a supply. The new ones will be 2003 series with the same design as now. Printing more will have no direct effect on whether they circulate more, but articles like the recent ones will make people aware that they are still available. I'm picking up another strap of Toms tomorrow, hopefully crisp new - at least that what I asked the vault teller to order.
Word: Tom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Variant of TOM (“time of the month”) influenced by the name. Pronunciation: /tɒm/, /tɑm/ 1. Synonym of menstruation. Labels: euphemistic, uncountable Example: Sorry, maybe next week. Uncle Tom is visiting. Example: Maybe later. Tom is in town.
Word: Tom Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly onomatopoeia, conflated with the given name, given the practice of giving objects such as Big Ben human names. Alternatively, it may derive from an inscription on the old bell used as metal to make the Great Tom of Oxford in 1680: In Thomæ laude resono bim bom sine fraude. Pronunciation: /tɒm/, /tɑm/ 1. A large, deep-toned bell, or a particularly notable example of one. Example: They had a thick rim, and when struck with pieces of wood, gave out a tone deeper than that of some of the Great Toms renowned in belldom. Example: After these came innumerable little boys bearing little bells, which made little noises in comparison to the "Big Tom" that preceded them.
Word: Tomahawk Part of Speech: noun 1. The BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM), a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile with stubby wings, which can be launched from a ship or submarine. Example: U.S. Navy surface ships launching Tomahawks against Chinese targets would thus have to approach within China's antiship-missile perimeter to bring their missiles in range (more on this in chapter 4).
Word: Tomahawk Part of Speech: name 1. A place name: 2. A place name: 3. A place name: 4. A place name: 5. A place name: 6. A place name: 7. A place name:
Word: Tone Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊn/ 1. A male given name, a short form of Anthony/Antony
Word: Tone Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊn/ 1. A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the River Parrett.
Word: Tonne Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Tonne. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Tonto Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Spanish tonto (“fool, idiot”), the Spanish name for the tribe, a calque of Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). The fictional character (described as Comanche or Potawatomi) either from Potawatomi or named after Tonto Basin, Arizona. 1. The Native American sidekick of the Lone Ranger. 2. A member of the Tonto Apaches.
Word: Tonto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish tonto (“fool, idiot”), the Spanish name for the tribe, a calque of Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). The fictional character (described as Comanche or Potawatomi) either from Potawatomi or named after Tonto Basin, Arizona. 1. A sidekick. Example: Salespeople may see themselves as Lone Rangers, not in need of any help, save for the occasional advice from a Tonto (or technical sales specialist). Example: Hardcastle realized he couldn't go it alone and would need a “Tonto.” He found his trusty sidekick in “Skid” Mark McCormack 2. A Native American who accepts a subservient position to a white person. Example: They called Indians like him — that is, any Indian who tried to make it by working within the system — a "Tonto." Example: Once more, Beyond the Survey takes up the topic, introducing a character Mowees (obviously an "Indianificarion" of the common Metis name Moise) who unfortunately never rises above the level of a Tonto figure.
Word: Toon Part of Speech: name Etymology: (in Newcastle) Geordie pronunciation spelling of town. Pronunciation: /tuːn/ 1. The city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Labels: Geordie 2. A surname.
Word: Tor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Acronym of The Onion Routing. Pronunciation: /tɔːɹ/, /tɔɹ/ 1. Abbreviation of The Onion Routing, an implementation of second-generation onion routing. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Tor Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Toronto. Pronunciation: /tɔːɹ/, /tɔɹ/ 1. Abbreviation of Toronto. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Tore Part of Speech: name 1. A village in Highland, Scotland.
Word: Toro Part of Speech: name 1. Oldsmobile Toronado Labels: US, slang
Word: Toro Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Toro. 1. A surname from Spanish. Example: Alejandra Toro was struggling. Everything was going wrong at the same time, she was overwhelmed and she felt as if she was about to have a meltdown. She was crashing out.
Word: Tour Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Tour de France. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Tower Part of Speech: name 1. The Tower of London, especially seen as a place of imprisonment or punishment. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: Traitors should be sent to the Tower! 2. A habitational surname.; Alternative form of Towers. Labels: countable 3. A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Tower Part of Speech: noun 1. Denoting the system of weights used by the Saxon and Norman English kings in their minting of coins. Labels: attributive
Word: Toy Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Trance Part of Speech: name Etymology: Possibly a mix of trans + France. 1. France. Labels: derogatory, offensive
Word: Transfiguration Part of Speech: name 1. An annual feast day, observed on August 6th (Gregorian) or 19th (Julian), celebrating the miracle when the face of Jesus "shone like the sun" before the apostles. 2. The miracle itself.
Word: Transit Part of Speech: noun 1. A Ford Transit van. Labels: UK
Word: baller Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ball + -er. The sense referring to extravagance comes from NBA b-ballers being wealthy. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːlɚ/ 1. A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods. Example: fruit baller 2. A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out. 3. One who plays basketball (US) or association football (UK). Labels: slang Example: I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller. Example: I want them aspiring to be scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers, not just ballers and rappers. 4. One who has swag and lives an extravagant lifestyle. Labels: slang Example: Did you see that car? He’s such a baller. Example: Now… what y'all wanna do? / Wanna be ballers? Shot-callers? Brawlers? 5. A person having sex. Labels: vulgar 6. Ellipsis of baller band, a silicone rubber wristband, originating as a basketball sports wristband. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis
Word: baller Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From ball + -er. The sense referring to extravagance comes from NBA b-ballers being wealthy. Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːlɚ/ 1. Very cool, especially due to extravagance. Labels: slang Example: All you baller playa's got some insecurities too / That you could cover up, bling it up, cash in and cha-ching it up Example: (Being an OG is not as baller as you'd think.)
Word: magnum opus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin magnum opus (“great work”). Pronunciation: /ˌmæɡnəm ˈəʊpəs/, /ˌmæɡnəm ˈoʊpəs/ 1. A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece. 2. The best, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an author or artist, representing their major life effort. Example: The 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is widely considered to be George Orwell's magnum opus. 3. The process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone.
Word: Trapeze Part of Speech: name Etymology: From trapèze - French for trapezium, named so by Edgar Aubert de la Rüe due to the mountain's shape. 1. A mountain on the Courbet Peninsula, Grande Terre, Kerguelen Islands of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
Word: Trave Part of Speech: name 1. A river in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany.
Word: Treasury Part of Speech: name Etymology: Ellipsis of Treasury Department (or Department of the Treasury), or of Treasury bond. 1. Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue. Example: as reported to the Treasury and to Parliament Example: aspects of customs work that were formerly under Treasury and are nowadays under Homeland Security
Word: Treasury Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ellipsis of Treasury Department (or Department of the Treasury), or of Treasury bond. 1. A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury. Labels: in-plural, often Example: As the Fed moves to adjust for faster growth, shorter-maturity Treasurys will be more vulnerable to further price declines while the risk of a sudden spike in inflation will diminish. Example: “The prospects for long-term Treasuries are looking very good right now,” said Michael Contopoulos, director of fixed-income strategy at Richard Bernstein Advisors.
Word: Trees Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Tree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Trees Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Trend Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A town in Vesthimmerland Municipality, North Jutland, Denmark.
Word: Triangle Part of Speech: name Etymology: From triangle; in North Carolina from being a triangular region. 1. A place in the United States: Example: I moved to the Triangle two years ago. Example: Many Triangle residents enjoy iced tea. 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, seemingly in Labrador. 5. A place in England: 6. A place in England: 7. A place in England: 8. A small town in Masvingo province, Zimbabwe. 9. Ellipsis of Bermuda Triangle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Trias Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Catalan Trias. This surname is mostly found in Venezuela. 1. A surname from Catalan.
Word: Trinity Part of Speech: name Etymology: By proprialization from trinity. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪ.nɪ.ti/ 1. In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Example: He speaks distinctly of the Trinity of the godhead in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Example: From all eternity Jesus Christ existed, and Jesus Christ was with God the Father, the first person of the Trinity; and Jesus Christ was God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. 2. A female given name from English used since the 1970s, from the religious term trinity, or translated from its long-established Spanish equivalent. 3. A male given name. 4. A small coastal town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 5. A town in Alabama. 6. A city in North Carolina. 7. A city and town in Texas. 8. Ellipsis of Trinity term. Labels: Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 9. Ellipsis of Trinity College, Cambridge. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal 10. Ellipsis of Trinity College, Oxford. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal 11. The world's first nuclear explosion: a nuclear test on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico.
Word: Triumph Part of Speech: name 1. A former make of British motor car.
Word: Trivia Part of Speech: name Etymology: See trivia. Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/ 1. An aspect of the Roman goddess Diana, pertaining to her role as guardian of trivia (crossroads or forks where three roads meet); used as an epithet. Labels: Roman
Word: Troll Part of Speech: name Etymology: A term coined by Yoopers to refer to residents of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, because trolls live "under the bridge" (referring to the Mackinac Bridge). 1. a native or resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan Labels: slang
Word: Trunk Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Trunk, also a Jewish Ashkenazi surname. 1. A surname from German.
Word: Tu Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Tuesday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Tu Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese. Most likely from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 屠 (Tú) or 涂 (Tú). 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Tuba Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of bass tuba. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Tuba Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ibaloi Tuba. See that for more info. 1. A municipality of Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines.