nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: but Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English but, buten, boute, bouten, from Old English būtan (“without, outside of, except, only”), from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan, *biūtini, equivalent to be- + out. Cognate with Scots but, bot (“outside, without, but”), Saterland Frisian buute (“without”), West Frisian bûten (“outside of, apart from, other than, except, but”), Dutch buiten (“outside”), Dutch Low Saxon buten (“outside”), German Low German buuten, buute (“outside”), obsolete German baußen (“outside”), Luxembourgish baussen. Compare bin, about. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌt/, [bʌ̈t], /ˈbʊt/, /ˈbət/, /ˈbɜt/ 1. Merely, only, just, no more than. Labels: literary, not-comparable, poetic Example: Christmas comes but once a year, so we can but wait till then. Example: […] if they kill vs, we shall but die. 2. Though, however. Labels: Australia, Geordie, Scotland, conjunctive, not-comparable Example: I'll have to go home early but. Example: "Supposin' the chap ain't dead, but?" Regan persisted. 3. Used to repeat an adverb for emphasis; simply; just; absolutely. Labels: not-comparable Example: I would never, but never do such a thing! Example: “I would never,” said Joan, as she backed the car and worked on the wheel, “but never have allowed my child to go abroad with that old Lesbian.”
Word: but Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English but, buten, boute, bouten, from Old English būtan (“without, outside of, except, only”), from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan, *biūtini, equivalent to be- + out. Cognate with Scots but, bot (“outside, without, but”), Saterland Frisian buute (“without”), West Frisian bûten (“outside of, apart from, other than, except, but”), Dutch buiten (“outside”), Dutch Low Saxon buten (“outside”), German Low German buuten, buute (“outside”), obsolete German baußen (“outside”), Luxembourgish baussen. Compare bin, about. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌt/, [bʌ̈t], /ˈbʊt/, /ˈbət/, /ˈbɜt/ 1. An instance of using the word "but"; an objection or caveat. Example: It has to be done—no ifs, ands, or buts. Example: But—and this is a big but—you have to come home by sundown. 2. The outer room of a small two-room cottage. Labels: Scotland 3. A limit; a boundary. 4. The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt.
Word: but Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English but, buten, boute, bouten, from Old English būtan (“without, outside of, except, only”), from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan, *biūtini, equivalent to be- + out. Cognate with Scots but, bot (“outside, without, but”), Saterland Frisian buute (“without”), West Frisian bûten (“outside of, apart from, other than, except, but”), Dutch buiten (“outside”), Dutch Low Saxon buten (“outside”), German Low German buuten, buute (“outside”), obsolete German baußen (“outside”), Luxembourgish baussen. Compare bin, about. Pronunciation: /ˈbʌt/, [bʌ̈t], /ˈbʊt/, /ˈbət/, /ˈbɜt/ 1. Use the word "but". Labels: archaic Example: But me no buts.
Word: say Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English saien, sain, san, secgan, segen, seien, sein, seiȝen, sugen, sægen, ziggen, from Old English seċġan, secgean, secggan, secggean, seggan, sæċġan (“to say, speak”), from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-, a suffixed o-grade form of *sekʷ- (“to say”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian sai, seede, sii, sjide, sooi, säie (“to say”), West Frisian sizze (“to say”), Alemannic German ŝchége, ŝchegi, séege, säge, sägä (“to say”), Bavarian sogn, soon, sågn (“to say”), Dutch zeggen (“to say”), German sagen (“to say”), Low German seggen (“to say, tell”), Luxembourgish soen (“to say”), Vilamovian ziöen, zuön, zuø̄n (“to say”), Yiddish זאָגן (zogn, “to say”), Danish sige (“to say”), Elfdalian saja (“to say”), Faroese siga (“to say”), Icelandic segja (“to say”), Jamtish segi (“to say”), Norwegian Bokmål si (“to say”), Norwegian Nynorsk segja, seia, seie (“to say, tell”), Scanian siğa (“to say”), Swedish säga (“to say”); also Cornish hwedhel (“narrative, story, tale”), Irish scéal (“story, tale”), Manx skeeal (“story; news; narrative”), Scottish Gaelic sgeul (“story, tale; information, news”), Welsh chwedl (“story, tale”), hebu (“to say”), Latin inquam (“to say”), Ancient Greek ἐνέπω (enépō), ἐννέπω (ennépō, “tell or tell about; speak”), Latvian sacīt (“to say, tell”), Lithuanian sakyti (“to say, tell”), Bulgarian соча (soča, “to indicate; to point”), Czech sočit (“to blame, hate”), Old Polish soczyć (“to accuse, slander”), Russian сочи́ть (sočítʹ, “to emit (a liquid)”), Ukrainian сочи́ти (sočýty, “to emit (a liquid), exude, ooze; to drain, sap”). The adverb and interjection are from the verb. Pronunciation: /seɪ/, [seː], [sɛj] 1. A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision. Labels: countable Example: To have a say Example: Above all, however, we would like to think that there is more to be decided, after the engines and after the humans have had their says.
Word: say Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English saien, sain, san, secgan, segen, seien, sein, seiȝen, sugen, sægen, ziggen, from Old English seċġan, secgean, secggan, secggean, seggan, sæċġan (“to say, speak”), from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-, a suffixed o-grade form of *sekʷ- (“to say”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian sai, seede, sii, sjide, sooi, säie (“to say”), West Frisian sizze (“to say”), Alemannic German ŝchége, ŝchegi, séege, säge, sägä (“to say”), Bavarian sogn, soon, sågn (“to say”), Dutch zeggen (“to say”), German sagen (“to say”), Low German seggen (“to say, tell”), Luxembourgish soen (“to say”), Vilamovian ziöen, zuön, zuø̄n (“to say”), Yiddish זאָגן (zogn, “to say”), Danish sige (“to say”), Elfdalian saja (“to say”), Faroese siga (“to say”), Icelandic segja (“to say”), Jamtish segi (“to say”), Norwegian Bokmål si (“to say”), Norwegian Nynorsk segja, seia, seie (“to say, tell”), Scanian siğa (“to say”), Swedish säga (“to say”); also Cornish hwedhel (“narrative, story, tale”), Irish scéal (“story, tale”), Manx skeeal (“story; news; narrative”), Scottish Gaelic sgeul (“story, tale; information, news”), Welsh chwedl (“story, tale”), hebu (“to say”), Latin inquam (“to say”), Ancient Greek ἐνέπω (enépō), ἐννέπω (ennépō, “tell or tell about; speak”), Latvian sacīt (“to say, tell”), Lithuanian sakyti (“to say, tell”), Bulgarian соча (soča, “to indicate; to point”), Czech sočit (“to blame, hate”), Old Polish soczyć (“to accuse, slander”), Russian сочи́ть (sočítʹ, “to emit (a liquid)”), Ukrainian сочи́ти (sočýty, “to emit (a liquid), exude, ooze; to drain, sap”). The adverb and interjection are from the verb. Pronunciation: /seɪ/, [seː], [sɛj] 1. For example; let us assume. Labels: not-comparable Example: Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach. Example: He was driving pretty fast, say, fifty miles per hour.
Word: say Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English saien, sain, san, secgan, segen, seien, sein, seiȝen, sugen, sægen, ziggen, from Old English seċġan, secgean, secggan, secggean, seggan, sæċġan (“to say, speak”), from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-, a suffixed o-grade form of *sekʷ- (“to say”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian sai, seede, sii, sjide, sooi, säie (“to say”), West Frisian sizze (“to say”), Alemannic German ŝchége, ŝchegi, séege, säge, sägä (“to say”), Bavarian sogn, soon, sågn (“to say”), Dutch zeggen (“to say”), German sagen (“to say”), Low German seggen (“to say, tell”), Luxembourgish soen (“to say”), Vilamovian ziöen, zuön, zuø̄n (“to say”), Yiddish זאָגן (zogn, “to say”), Danish sige (“to say”), Elfdalian saja (“to say”), Faroese siga (“to say”), Icelandic segja (“to say”), Jamtish segi (“to say”), Norwegian Bokmål si (“to say”), Norwegian Nynorsk segja, seia, seie (“to say, tell”), Scanian siğa (“to say”), Swedish säga (“to say”); also Cornish hwedhel (“narrative, story, tale”), Irish scéal (“story, tale”), Manx skeeal (“story; news; narrative”), Scottish Gaelic sgeul (“story, tale; information, news”), Welsh chwedl (“story, tale”), hebu (“to say”), Latin inquam (“to say”), Ancient Greek ἐνέπω (enépō), ἐννέπω (ennépō, “tell or tell about; speak”), Latvian sacīt (“to say, tell”), Lithuanian sakyti (“to say, tell”), Bulgarian соча (soča, “to indicate; to point”), Czech sočit (“to blame, hate”), Old Polish soczyć (“to accuse, slander”), Russian сочи́ть (sočítʹ, “to emit (a liquid)”), Ukrainian сочи́ти (sočýty, “to emit (a liquid), exude, ooze; to drain, sap”). The adverb and interjection are from the verb. Pronunciation: /seɪ/, [seː], [sɛj] 1. Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion Labels: US, colloquial Example: Say, what did you think about the movie?
Word: say Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French saie, from Latin saga, plural of sagum (“military cloak”). Pronunciation: /seɪ/, [seː], [sɛj] 1. A type of fine cloth similar to serge. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Per.[igot] VVell decked in a frocke of gray, / Will.[y] hey ho, gray is greet, / Per. And in a kirtle of greene ſaye, / Will. the greene is for maydens meete. Example: All in a kirtle of diſcolourd ſay / He clothed was […]
Word: say Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Aphetic form of assay. Pronunciation: /seɪ/, [seː], [sɛj] 1. To try; to assay. Example: I, that had sayed on one of his customers sutes.
Word: say Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Aphetic form of assay. Pronunciation: /seɪ/, [seː], [sɛj] 1. Trial by sample; assay; specimen. Example: If those principal works of God […] be but certain tastes and says, as if were, of that final benefit. Example: Thy tongue some say of breeding breathes. 2. Tried quality; temper; proof. Example: He found a sword of better say. 3. Essay; trial; attempt. Example: This fellow, Captaine, Will come, in time, to be a great distiller, And giue a say[…]at the philosophers stone.
Word: say Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /seɪ/, [seː], [sɛj] 1. A strainer for milk. Labels: Scotland
Word: sound card Part of Speech: noun 1. A computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds.
Word: investment Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English invest Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English investment From invest + -ment. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/, /ɪnˈvɛsmənt/ 1. The act of investing, or state of being invested. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment. 2. A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens. Example: Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe.[…]The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements. 3. A vestment. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Whose white investments figure innocence. 4. The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the investment of the fort Example: In 1858, the Governor of Kuangsi applied for his services, but the Viceroy Tsêng Kuo-fan, under whom he had served for a number of years and who recognised his value, declined to part with him. In 1860 he assisted in the defeat of the rebel reinforcements at the Hsiao-ch‘ih post station and took part in the capture of Taihu, investment of An-ch‘ing and destruction of the rebel camp at Linghu. For his services in the capture of Anch‘ing he was rewarded with the title of Baturu and placed on the list of Brigade Generals. He was next sent to Chihchow in Anhui to make reconnaissances of the country and occupy the commanding situations. 5. A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: last Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English laste, latst, syncopated variant of latest, both ultimately from Old English latost. Doublet of latest. Pronunciation: /lɑːst/, /læst/, /last/, /ɫast/ 1. Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind. Labels: not-comparable Example: Will try to fix it by myself for now: as a last resort, we can always take it to a grease monkey. Example: Eyes Wide Shut was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick. 2. Most recent, latest, last so far. Labels: not-comparable Example: The last time I saw him, he was married. Example: I have received your note dated the 17th last, and am responding to say that[…] 3. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable. Labels: not-comparable Example: He is the last person to be accused of theft. Example: The last person I want to meet is Helen. 4. Being the only one remaining of its class. Labels: not-comparable Example: Japan is the last empire. 5. Supreme; highest in degree; utmost. Labels: not-comparable Example: Contending for principles of the last importance. 6. Lowest in rank or degree. Labels: not-comparable Example: Three contestants will win awards, but the last prize is just a book voucher. Example: In one word then, unless I could unfold the mystery, I will not wish you to consider me but as the last and lowest of mankind.
Word: last Part of Speech: det Etymology: From Middle English laste, latst, syncopated variant of latest, both ultimately from Old English latost. Doublet of latest. Pronunciation: /lɑːst/, /læst/, /last/, /ɫast/ 1. The (one) immediately before the present. Example: We went there last year. Example: I was last to go; you're next. 2. Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago. Example: It's Wednesday, and the party was last Tuesday; that is, not yesterday, but eight days ago. Example: When you say last Monday, do you mean the Monday just gone, or the one before that?
Word: last Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English laste, latst, syncopated variant of latest, both ultimately from Old English latost. Doublet of latest. Pronunciation: /lɑːst/, /læst/, /last/, /ɫast/ 1. Most recently. Labels: not-comparable Example: When we last met, he was based in Toronto. Example: How long is't now since last yourself and I / Were in a mask? 2. after everything else; finally Labels: not-comparable, sequence Example: As I arrived last of all, I'll go last to add the butter last. Example: last but not least
Word: last Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English lasten, from Old English lǣstan, from Proto-West Germanic *laistijan, from Proto-Germanic *laistijaną. Cognate with German leisten (“yield”). Pronunciation: /lɑːst/, /læst/, /last/, /ɫast/ 1. To endure, continue over time. Labels: intransitive Example: Summer seems to last longer each year. Example: They seem happy now, but that won't last long. 2. To hold out, continue undefeated or entire. Labels: intransitive Example: I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements. 3. To purposefully refrain from orgasm Labels: intransitive, slang 4. To perform, carry out. Labels: obsolete, transitive
Word: last Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The noun is derived from Middle English lest, leste (“shoemaker’s model shaped like a foot, last”), from Old English lǣste (“shoemaker‘s last”), from Proto-Germanic *laistiz, from *laisǭ (“track, trail”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys-eh₂-, from *leys- (“to trace; to track”). Doublet of learn and lore. The verb is derived from the noun. cognates * Dutch leest * German Leisten * Proto-Germanic *laistaz (“footprint”) * Swedish läst Pronunciation: /lɑːst/, /læst/, /last/, /ɫast/ 1. A tool in the form of a foot on which an item of footwear (such as a boot or shoe) is placed for shaping while it is being manufactured or repaired. Example: I muſt to the learned to learne of them, that's as much to ſay, as the Taylor muſt meddle vvith his Laſte, the Shoomaker vvith his needle, the Painter vvith his nets, and the Fiſher vvith his Penſill, I muſt to the learned. Example: Here's gallants of all ſizes, of all laſts, / Here you may fit your foote, make choyſe of thoſe / VVhome your affection may reioyce in.
Word: last Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The noun is derived from Middle English lest, leste (“shoemaker’s model shaped like a foot, last”), from Old English lǣste (“shoemaker‘s last”), from Proto-Germanic *laistiz, from *laisǭ (“track, trail”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys-eh₂-, from *leys- (“to trace; to track”). Doublet of learn and lore. The verb is derived from the noun. cognates * Dutch leest * German Leisten * Proto-Germanic *laistaz (“footprint”) * Swedish läst Pronunciation: /lɑːst/, /læst/, /last/, /ɫast/ 1. To shape (an item of footwear such as a boot or shoe) during its manufacture or repair while it is placed on a last (noun etymology 3, noun sense 1). Labels: transitive Example: to last a boot Example: I now begin to last the boot, shoe, or clog with a wax thread, in the same way as boot or shoemakers brace the toe-part of a boot or shoe down to the inner sole, but no nails or tacks must be used, […]
Word: last Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English last, from Old English hlæst (“burden, load, freight”), from Proto-Germanic *hlastuz (“burden, load, freight”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”). Cognate with West Frisian lêst, Dutch last, German Last, Swedish last, Icelandic lest. Pronunciation: /lɑːst/, /læst/, /last/, /ɫast/ 1. A burden; load; a cargo; freight. Labels: obsolete 2. A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned. Labels: obsolete Example: Now we so quietly followed our businesse, that in three moneths wee made three or foure Last of Tarre, Pitch, and Sope ashes [...]. Example: The last of wool is twelve sacks. 3. An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons. Labels: obsolete Example: 1942 (1601), T D Mutch, The First Discovery of Australia, page 14, The tonnage of the Duyfken of Harmensz's fleet is given as 25 and 30 lasten. 4. A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
Word: increase Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“to increase”), from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”). The noun is from Middle English encres, from the verb. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɹiːs/ 1. (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten. Labels: intransitive Example: His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money. Example: The waters increased and bare up the ark. 2. To make (a quantity, etc.) larger. Labels: transitive Example: The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail. Example: Drivers like the idea of increasing traffic flow and reducing congestion on the portion of I-80 between Davis and West Sacramento. 3. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific. Example: Fishes are infinitely more numerous of increasing than Beasts or Birds, as appears by the numerous Spawn. 4. To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax. Labels: intransitive Example: The Moon increases.
Word: increase Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“to increase”), from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”). The noun is from Middle English encres, from the verb. Pronunciation: /ˈɪnkɹiːs/ 1. An amount by which a quantity is increased. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An increase of about 30% in hits on the website. Example: Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer. 2. For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Offspring, progeny. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That infortunate imperfit Embrion of my idle houres the Ile of Dogs before mentioned, breeding vnto me ſuch bitter throwes in the teaming as it did, and the tempeſtes that aroſe at his birth, ſo aſtoniſhing outragious and violent as if my braine had bene conceiued of another Hercules, I was ſo terrifyed with my owne encreaſe (like a woman long trauailing to bee deliuered of a monſter) that it was no ſooner borne but I was glad to run from it. 4. The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting). Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: yesterday Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English yesterday, yisterday, ȝesterdai, ȝisterdai, from Old English ġiestrandæġ, ġister dæġ, ġestor dæġ, ġeostran dæġ (“yesterday”), by surface analysis, yester- + day. Cognate with Scots yisterday, yesterday (“yesterday”), Saterland Frisian jässendeeg, järsendeges (“yesterday”, adverb), West Frisian justerdei (“yesterday”), Dutch gisterdag (“yesterday”), dialectal German gestertag (“yesterday”), Swedish gårdag (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”, adverb). Compare further Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”). Pronunciation: /ˈjɛstədeɪ/, /ˈjɛstədɪ/, /ˈjɪstədə/, /ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/, /ˈjɛstɹdi/ 1. The day immediately before today; one day ago. Example: Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow. Example: Yesterday was rainy, but by this morning it had begun to snow. 2. The past, often in terms of being outdated. Labels: figuratively Example: yesterday's technology Example: The worker of today is different from that of yesterday.
Word: yesterday Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English yesterday, yisterday, ȝesterdai, ȝisterdai, from Old English ġiestrandæġ, ġister dæġ, ġestor dæġ, ġeostran dæġ (“yesterday”), by surface analysis, yester- + day. Cognate with Scots yisterday, yesterday (“yesterday”), Saterland Frisian jässendeeg, järsendeges (“yesterday”, adverb), West Frisian justerdei (“yesterday”), Dutch gisterdag (“yesterday”), dialectal German gestertag (“yesterday”), Swedish gårdag (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”, adverb). Compare further Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”). Pronunciation: /ˈjɛstədeɪ/, /ˈjɛstədɪ/, /ˈjɪstədə/, /ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/, /ˈjɛstɹdi/ 1. On the day before today. Labels: not-comparable Example: I started to watch the video yesterday, but could only finish it this evening. 2. As soon as possible. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: I want this done yesterday! Example: I need it yesterday!
Word: company Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English companye (“a team; companionship”), from Old French compaignie (“companionship”) (Modern French: compagnie), possibly from Late Latin *compania, but this word is not attested. Old French compaignie is equivalent to Old French compaignon (Modern French: compagnon) + -ie. More at companion. Displaced native Old English werod, gefer, getæl, and hired. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/, /ˈkɒmp(ə)ni/, /ˈkʌmpəni/, /ˈkəmp(ə)ni/, /ˈkɔmp(ə)ni/ 1. To accompany, keep company with. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: Ye dooe knowe howe thatt hytt ys an vnlawefull thynge for a man beynge a iewe to company or come vnto an alient […]. Example: it was with a distinctly fallen countenance that his father hearkened to his mother's parenthetical request to “’bide hyar an’ company leetle Moses whilst I be a-milkin’ the cow.” 2. To associate. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: Men which have companied with us all the time. 3. To be a lively, cheerful companion. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: If thee list unto the Court to throng […]there thou needs must learne, to laugh, to lie, To face, to forge, to scoffe, to companie. 4. To have sexual intercourse. Labels: intransitive, obsolete Example: companying with Infidels may not be simply condemned
Word: forecast Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast. The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːkɑːst/, /ˈfɔɹkæst/, /ˈfoːkɐːst/ 1. To estimate how something will be in the future. Example: to forecast the weather, or a storm Example: to forecast a rise in prices 2. To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance. 3. To contrive or plan beforehand. Labels: obsolete Example: And, if it happen as I did forecaſt, / The dainteſt diſhes ſhall be ſerv'd up laſt.
Word: forecast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast. The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːkɑːst/, /ˈfɔɹkæst/, /ˈfoːkɐːst/ 1. An estimation of a future condition. 2. An estimation of a future condition. Example: The forecast said it'll be blowy tomorrow Example: It's nice to anticipate sunny weather, but it's a good idea to carry an umbrella just in case the forecasts prove overly optimistic. 3. exacta
Word: also Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Proto-Indo-European *swéder.? Proto-Germanic *swa Proto-West Germanic *swā Proto-West Germanic *allswā Old English eallswā Middle English also English also From Middle English also, alswo, alswa (also als(e), as, whence English as), from Old English eallswā (“just like, also”), from Proto-West Germanic *allswā, equivalent to all + so. Cognate with Scots alsa, alswa (“also, even so, in the same way, as, as well”), Saterland Frisian also (“accordingly, therefore, thus”), West Frisian alsa (“so, just so, even so, thus”), Old Saxon alsō (“similarly, as if, just as, when”), Dutch alzo (“so, thus”), German also (“so, thus”), Danish altså (“so”), Norwegian Bokmål altså (“so, therefore, accordingly, thus”), Norwegian Nynorsk altso (“so, accordingly, therefore, thus”), Swedish alltså (“so, therefore, accordingly, thus, then”). Doublet of as. More at all, so. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːl.səʊ/, /ˈɔl.soʊ/, /ˈɑl.soʊ/, /ˈɔlt.soʊ/, /ˈɑlt.soʊ/ 1. In addition; besides; as well; further; too. Labels: conjunctive, focus, not-comparable Example: Everyone had eggs for breakfast, but Alice also had toast. Example: The subject of denoting is of very great importance, not only in logic and mathematics, but also in the theory of knowledge. 2. To the same degree or extent; so, as. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: […] thereupon the queen's majesty […] did send a solemn ambassade of her privy-counsellors, whereof one was an ancient earl of the realm, the other also an ancient baron of the same, and others of the council of her state […]
Word: also Part of Speech: conj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Proto-Indo-European *swéder.? Proto-Germanic *swa Proto-West Germanic *swā Proto-West Germanic *allswā Old English eallswā Middle English also English also From Middle English also, alswo, alswa (also als(e), as, whence English as), from Old English eallswā (“just like, also”), from Proto-West Germanic *allswā, equivalent to all + so. Cognate with Scots alsa, alswa (“also, even so, in the same way, as, as well”), Saterland Frisian also (“accordingly, therefore, thus”), West Frisian alsa (“so, just so, even so, thus”), Old Saxon alsō (“similarly, as if, just as, when”), Dutch alzo (“so, thus”), German also (“so, thus”), Danish altså (“so”), Norwegian Bokmål altså (“so, therefore, accordingly, thus”), Norwegian Nynorsk altso (“so, accordingly, therefore, thus”), Swedish alltså (“so, therefore, accordingly, thus, then”). Doublet of as. More at all, so. Pronunciation: /ˈɔːl.səʊ/, /ˈɔl.soʊ/, /ˈɑl.soʊ/, /ˈɔlt.soʊ/, /ˈɑlt.soʊ/ 1. and in addition Labels: focus
Word: add Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English adden, from Latin addō (“add, give unto”). Pronunciation: /æd/ 1. To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. Labels: transitive 2. To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up. Example: to add numbers Example: […]as easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years. 3. To combine elements of (something) into one quantity. Labels: transitive Example: to add a column of numbers 4. To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on). Labels: transitive Example: The Lord shall add to me another son. Example: Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings. 5. To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information. Labels: transitive Example: He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax Example: "Bless your dear heart," she said, "I am sure I can tell you of a way to get back to Kansas." Then she added, "But, if I do, you must give me the Golden Cap." 6. To intensify; to augment; to increase. Labels: intransitive Example: It adds to our anxiety. Example: I will add to your yoke 7. To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. Labels: intransitive Example: He adds rapidly. 8. To summon minions or reinforcements. Labels: intransitive Example: Typically, a hostile mob will add whenever it's within the aggro radius of a player. 9. To add someone as a friend. Labels: Internet, transitive
Word: add Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English adden, from Latin addō (“add, give unto”). Pronunciation: /æd/ 1. The addition of a song to a station's playlist. Example: In a typical week, 10 to 15 songs may be up for consideration as “adds” of new songs for the station's playlist. Example: Effectiveness of their work is measured by the number of “adds” they receive on the airplay charts of major trades. 2. An act or instance of adding. Example: List the number of adds and multiplies for each of the forms (6) , (7), and (8). 3. An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target. Example: When the player has fought the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.
Word: acacia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), either from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) (compare ἀκή (akḗ, “point”)) or more likely a Pre-Greek word. First attested before 1398. Doublet of cassie. Pronunciation: /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/, /əˈkeɪ.sjə/ 1. A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. Labels: countable Example: 1997, Kenneth M. Old, Ian A. Hood, Zi Qing Yuan, Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Northern Queensland, K. M. Old, Su Lee See, J. K. Sharma (editors), Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop held at Subanjeriji (South Sumatra) 28 April - 2 May 1996, page 1, The latter species was collected only once in this survey on A. flavescens but is widespread on both tropical and temperate acacias in Australia. 2. The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica, Egyptian acacia). Labels: uncountable 3. A false acacia; robinia tree (Robinia pseudoacacia). Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Gum arabic; gum acacia. Labels: uncountable 5. Any of several related trees, such as a locust tree. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 6. A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red. acacia: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: acacia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Pronunciation: /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/, /əˈkeɪ.sjə/ 1. A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
Word: gleaming Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/ 1. Having a bright sheen. Example: The knight rode into battle with a gleaming sword. Example: The city skyline looked beautiful under the gleaming lights.
Word: gleaming Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/ 1. A flash of reflected light.
Word: gleaming Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of gleam Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: bollocks Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock + -s. Compare cullion. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒ.ləks/ 1. The testicles. Labels: Ireland, UK, plural, plural-normally, vulgar 2. Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead. Labels: Ireland, UK, plural, plural-normally, vulgar Example: That's a load of bollocks, mate! Example: All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks. 3. An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person. Labels: Ireland, UK, plural, plural-normally, vulgar Example: Don't mind him; he's only an oul' bollocks! 4. Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks. Labels: Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-normally, vulgar
Word: bollocks Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock + -s. Compare cullion. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒ.ləks/ 1. To break. Labels: Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar Example: The telly's bollocksed. 2. To fail (a task); to make a mess of. Labels: Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar Example: I bollocksed that exam.
Word: bollocks Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock + -s. Compare cullion. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒ.ləks/ 1. An expression of anger, frustration, etc. Labels: Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar Example: Oh bollocks, I'm late for work! 2. An expression of incredulity. Labels: Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar Example: Bollocks! That never happened!
Word: bollocks Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒ.ləks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bollock Labels: Ireland, UK, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person, transitive, vulgar
Word: hiding Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See hide (Etymology 1) Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hide Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: hiding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See hide (Etymology 1) Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ 1. A state of concealment. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: After the leaked scandalous stories about his personal life, the celebrity remained in hiding for a few weeks. 2. A place of concealment. Labels: countable, usually
Word: hiding Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See hide (Etymology 2) Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ 1. Skinning (of an animal) to yield a hide (for human use). Labels: countable, literally, uncountable 2. A beating or spanking. Labels: colloquial, countable, figuratively
Word: TDMA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of time division multiple access. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of tridiagonal matrix algorithm. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: network Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network From net + work; the nonliteral sense and its subsenses are extended from the literal sense; they are now the dominant senses. Cognate with German Netzwerk. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛt.wɜːk/, /ˈnɛt.wɝk/ 1. Any interconnected group or system. Example: A network of roads crisscrossed the country. Example: The many species that live in the forest canopy constitute a network of life via their complex interactions. 2. Any interconnected group or system. Example: To get a job in today's economy, it is important to have a strong network. Example: For people with mental health challenges, having a support network of family and friends can improve the chances of maintaining successful mental health care. 3. Any interconnected group or system. Example: 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi TV back then was five channels (three networks, PBS, and an independent station that ran I Love Lucy reruns), […] 4. Any interconnected group or system. Labels: Internet Example: The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer. 5. A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object. Example: He wore a mantle of network.
Word: network Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network From net + work; the nonliteral sense and its subsenses are extended from the literal sense; they are now the dominant senses. Cognate with German Netzwerk. Pronunciation: /ˈnɛt.wɜːk/, /ˈnɛt.wɝk/ 1. To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement. Labels: intransitive Example: Many people find it worthwhile to network for jobs and information. Example: The yuppies networking and / The panic, the vomit 2. To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices. Labels: transitive Example: If we network his machine to the server, he will be able to see all the files. 3. To interconnect a group or system. Labels: transitive 4. To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time. Labels: transitive
Word: frequency Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent + -cy. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/ 1. The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency. Example: The frequency of bus service has been improved from one every 15 to one every 12 minutes. 2. The property of occurring often rather than infrequently. Labels: uncountable Example: The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency. Example: The frequency of the visits was what annoyed him. 3. The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t. Labels: countable Example: The frequency of the musical note A above middle C is 440 oscillations per second. Example: The frequency of a wave is its velocity v divided by its wavelength #92;lambda: f#61;v#47;#92;lambda. 4. A tone, character, mood, or vibe Labels: countable, uncountable Example: And if you haven’t picked up on the gay frequencies in her lyrics, her wig choices, and her possible lesbian salutes? Maybe that’s because they weren’t meant for you. IYKYK. 5. number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency) Labels: countable, uncountable 6. range of electromagnetic waves used for wireless communication in devices like radios, TVs and mobile phones Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mobile Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mōbilis (“easy to be moved, moveable”), from moveō (“move”). The video-gaming sense was coined by Richard Bartle to describe NPCs or creatures capable of moving "under their own power" in the 1978 video game Multi-User Dungeon. Bartle retracted an earlier claim of his that it was from the kinetic sculpture sense of mobile (for the "unpredictable but limited" motion of the hanging ornaments). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ.baɪl/, /ˈmoʊ.bəl/, /ˈmoʊ.bil/, /ˈmoʊ.baɪl/, /ˈməʉ.bɑel/ 1. Capable of being moved, especially on wheels. Example: mobile home; mobile library 2. Able to move freely or easily. Example: She's mobile again after her skiing accident. 3. Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones. Example: mobile number Example: mobile internet 4. Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom. Example: Mercury is a mobile liquid. 5. Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle. Example: the quick and mobile curiosity of her disposition 6. Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind. Example: mobile features Example: a mobile face 7. Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.
Word: mobile Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mōbilis (“easy to be moved, moveable”), from moveō (“move”). The video-gaming sense was coined by Richard Bartle to describe NPCs or creatures capable of moving "under their own power" in the 1978 video game Multi-User Dungeon. Bartle retracted an earlier claim of his that it was from the kinetic sculpture sense of mobile (for the "unpredictable but limited" motion of the hanging ornaments). Pronunciation: /ˈməʊ.baɪl/, /ˈmoʊ.bəl/, /ˈmoʊ.bil/, /ˈmoʊ.baɪl/, /ˈməʉ.bɑel/ 1. A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other. 2. Ellipsis of mobile phone. Labels: India, Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: Mobiles squerking, mobiles chirping / Take the money and run Example: Pinned against my neighbours, I could feel small hands, fleeting as lizards, fluttering lightly through my pockets in search of money, mobile, wallet. 3. The internet accessed via mobile devices; the version of a product seen on mobile devices. Labels: Internet, uncountable Example: There are many business opportunities in mobile. Example: The bug affects mobile, but not desktop. 4. One who moves or can move (e.g. to travel). Example: […] if the constrained "immobiles" are given the same transportation access as the unconstrained "mobiles". […] We concentrated on a mobile teenager population that had good public transportation or automobile access and a[…] Example: Table 6.5 does indeed show that non-changers were more contented […] For Table 6.7 shows that even when we take account of the initial differences between the mobiles and immobiles, the mobiles' ratings of job characteristics move strongly in a positive direction while all the immobiles' record negative shifts. So the pattern is clear and consistent: jobs get better for movers and worse for non-movers. 5. An object capable of moving under its own power. 6. A creature or NPC that can navigate and interact with the game world (now often shortened to mob). Labels: broadly, dated Example: MUD has a type of character called a mobile. These are monsters controlled by the program such as the Dragon and the Vampire. To kill these a band of adventurers need to hunt down the creature hurling a combined strength to vanquish it. Example: Even mundane mobiles are very advanced. They incorporate other expert systems that enable them to fight (often better than the players); […]
Word: mobile phone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From mobile + phone. 1. A portable telephone (for example, one installed in a car) that connects with the telephone network, typically by means of radio transmissions. Labels: dated 2. A portable (handheld) telephone that connects with the cellular telephone network.
Word: CDMA Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Code Division Multiple Access. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: CDMA Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Commercial Development and Marketing Association. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: AMPS Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: AMPS Part of Speech: name 1. Advanced Mobile Phone System, American Mobile Phone System, Analog Mobile Phone System. 2. All Media and Products Survey.
Word: TACS Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Total Access Communication System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: SMS Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of short message service. Pronunciation: /ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/ 1. Initialism of short message service: a system enabling cell phones to send or receive text messages. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: The second spot, “One Thing,” shows the unlikely custom car shop workin', musclebound dude-bro, who loves his iPhone because it consolidates the iPod, camera, cell phone and SMS device he used to carry around in “a little bag.” Example: As of 2021, only 2.6% of Twitter users had a 2FA method enabled – and of those, 74.4% used SMS authentication, a Twitter account security report said.
Word: SMS Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviation of short message service. Pronunciation: /ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/ 1. A text message sent using the short message service. Labels: countable Example: The Empower Interactive survey found that more than 7 of 10 cellphone users considered any form of unsolicited SMSs, or text messages, unacceptable. 2. Initialism of special mint set. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of salesman sample. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of Smith-Magenis syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of short man syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of stiff man syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of safety management system: a system designed to identify and manage occupational safety and health risks. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 8. Initialism of senior minister of state. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: SMS Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Abbreviation of short message service. Pronunciation: /ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/ 1. To send a message on a cell phone via short message service. Example: I SMSed him and asked why he was late. Example: I can't talk to her: she is too busy SMSing her friends.
Word: SMS Part of Speech: name Etymology: Abbreviation of short message service. Pronunciation: /ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/ 1. Initialism of Sega Master System. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: SMS Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German SMS. Pronunciation: /ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/ 1. SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German; Labels: initialism, uncountable 2. SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German; Labels: initialism, uncountable
Word: wireless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English wire Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English wireless From wire + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪə.ləs/, /ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/ 1. Not having any wires. Labels: not-comparable 2. Functioning without an external wired connection. Labels: not-comparable Example: wireless headphones Example: wireless charging