nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Paradise Part of Speech: name Etymology: From paradise. The town in Newfoundland is named after Houmet Paradis near Guernsey. Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪs/ 1. Heaven. 2. The Garden of Eden. 3. A town in Grenada. 4. A village in Suriname. 5. A settlement on the island of Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands. 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: Example: A visit to Paradise later on made it clear to Goodlin that the best way to help Paradise was to move back and build a home. 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: Example: U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker gestures to the National Mall while showing a group of Amish men from Quarryville and Paradise the House speaker's balcony at the U.S. Capitol to on Sept. 26, 2018. Smucker is running for re-election to represent the 11th Congressional District. 13. A number of places in the United States: 14. A number of places in the United States: 15. A number of places in the United States: 16. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 17. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada. 18. A number of places in Australia: 19. A number of places in Australia: 20. A number of places in Australia: 21. A rural locality north of Glenorchy, Otago, New Zealand. 22. A number of places in England: 23. A number of places in England: 24. A number of places in England: 25. A number of places in England: 26. A number of places in England: 27. A number of places in England: 28. A number of places in the Philippines: 29. A number of places in the Philippines: 30. A number of places in the Philippines: 31. A number of places in the Philippines: 32. A number of places in the Philippines:
Word: Park Part of Speech: name Etymology: From park. 1. An English surname. 2. A river in central Connecticut. 3. A village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref C 5802). 4. A large area of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland. 5. A community and ward in Merthyr Tydfil borough, Wales.
Word: Park Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Korean 박(朴) (Bak), under influence from Park and originally spelled and read from the perspective of the pronunciation of non-rhotic (e.g. British) English speakers. Pronunciation: [pʰɑːk], [pʰaːk], [pʰɒək], [pʰɐːk], [pʰɑɹk] 1. A surname from Korean. Alternative form of Bak. Example: Centring on the tension between the Kims, a basement-dwelling family of “dirt spoons” in Seoul, and the Parks, a family at the opposite end of the social spectrum, Parasite’s plot is predicated on the widening gap between the haves and the have nots in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy. Example: " I can't believe that this is happening in America," Park told NPR in an interview prior to his departure.
Word: Parks Part of Speech: name Etymology: Compare Parkes. 1. A surname. Example: In the discussions we had sitting around church basements, I learned that, despite the obvious differences in our environments, these kids were more like me than I ever could have imagined. They also knew more about what was happening in the civil rights movement in the South. I had only vaguely heard of Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, but these discussions sparked my interest. Example: So when King – who had been in Atlanta for “Bloody Sunday” – telegrammed Parks about returning to Alabama to take part in a third mass march from Selma to Montgomery, her immediate answer was “Why, of course.”
Word: Parks Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Oxford University Parks. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Parks Part of Speech: name 1. plural of Park Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Parma Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Parma, from Latin Parma, from Etruscan. Pronunciation: /ˈpɑɹmə/ 1. A province in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Example: Waltz into a grand Austrian celebration this fall on the Danube River on an eight-day cruise marking the 300th birthday of Maria Theresa of Austria, whose one-time titles included Holy Roman Empress; Queen of Hungary, Bohemia, Croatia and Slavonia; Archduchess of Austria; and Duchess of Parma. 2. A city, the capital of Parma province, Emilia-Romagna. 3. A surname from Italian. 4. A number of places in the United States: 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:
Word: Parmesan Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/, /ˌpɑːmɪˈzæn/, /ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn/, /ˈpɑːməˌzən/ 1. Of, from or relating to the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Parmesan Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/, /ˌpɑːmɪˈzæn/, /ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn/, /ˈpɑːməˌzən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Labels: countable 2. Alternative form of parmesan (a kind of cheese). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: Partner Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Pascal Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Paschālis, from paschālis (“Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter”), from pascha (“Easter”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives), for birth on Easter, or in honor of the 9th-century pope Paschal I (died 824). Doublet of Paschal. The programming language was named after French mathematician, philosopher and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662). Pronunciation: /pæsˈkæl/, /ˈpæskæl/ 1. A male given name from Latin used in medieval England; today occasionally borrowed from French. Labels: countable 2. A surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable 3. A surname transferred from the given name. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An imperative procedural programming language intended to encourage good programming practices through the use of structure. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Pass Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from a pet form of the medieval name Passe, itself probably a pet form of Pascal. * As a German surname, from the noun Pass (“pass, passageway”). * As a Jewish surname, from Polish pas (“belt, girdle”). * Also as an English surname, from Middle English passe, referring to passages. Compare Passage. 1. A surname.
Word: Passage Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Passage West, Ireland. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Passion Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Passiō, a proper-noun use of passiō (“suffering”) (a sense of passion which is now obsolete or archaic in English). Pronunciation: /ˈpæʃən/ 1. The sufferings of Jesus Christ from the night of the Last Supper to the Crucifixion. Example: Empty bread, empty mouths, combien réaction. Empty bread, empty mouths, talk about the Passion. Not everyone can carry the weight of the world. Not everyone can carry the weight of the world.
Word: Pastor Part of Speech: name Etymology: See pastor. 1. A surname originating as an occupation. Example: “A joyride gone terribly wrong,” Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor said during a news conference in Steilacoom, which is about 3 miles from the island.
Word: Pat Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /pæt/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia. 2. A diminutive of the male given name Patrick. Example: One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation.
Word: Pat Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /pæt/ 1. An Irish person. Labels: offensive, possibly, slang Example: I'll do it, sir, by the honor of the Pats, just take your two good looking selves into the garden, […] Example: The stereotypes of the Irish were more negative. Irish men, the “Pats,” were seen as “always drunk, eternally fighting, lazy, and shiftless.”
Word: Pat Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various origins: * Borrowed from Yucatec Maya Pat. This surname is mostly found in Yucatán. * Borrowed from Khmer. 1. A surname from Khmer or Yucatec Maya.
Word: Pate Part of Speech: name 1. An island of Kenya. 2. A surname.
Word: Patience Part of Speech: name Etymology: From patience, a virtue name first used by Puritans in the sixteenth century. Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪʃəns/ 1. A female given name from English. Example: Meg had named it Patience. "But why?" he had exclaimed, not liking the name at all. "Patience is my favourite virtue," she had replied, "and we can call her Patty for short." 2. A surname.
Word: Patient Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Patriot Part of Speech: name Etymology: Capitalization of patriot. 1. A surface-to-air missile system. Labels: US 2. A member of the New England Patriots professional football team.
Word: Patriot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Capitalization of patriot. 1. An individual Patriot missile. Labels: informal 2. A person who was in favor of American Independence from Britain during the American Revolution. Labels: US, historical 3. Synonym of Patriote (A devolution-of-power supporter in Lower Canada during the Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 (Patriots' War).) Labels: Canada, historical 4. A devolution-of-power supporter in Upper Canada during the Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 (Patriot War). Labels: Canada, historical
Word: Pause Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pause. 1. A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.
Word: Paz Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Paz. 1. A river in El Salvador.
Word: Peach Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * As an English surname, from French péché (“sin”). Compare Peachey, Petch. * As a German surname, Americanized from Pietsch. 1. A native or resident of Georgia in the United States. Labels: US, informal
Word: Peach Part of Speech: name Etymology: * As an English surname, from French péché (“sin”). Compare Peachey, Petch. * As a German surname, Americanized from Pietsch. 1. A surname. 2. A female given name.
Word: Pearl Part of Speech: name Etymology: From pearl. * (river in China): From Chinese 珠江 (Zhūjiāng, Zyu1 Gong1, “Pearl River”); calque of Chinese 珠 (zhū, zyu1, “pearl”). * (haven in Hawaii): From Hawaiian Wai Momi (“pearl water”); calque of Hawaiian momi (“pearl”). 1. A unisex given name from English. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Her Pearl!—For so had Hester called her; not as a name expressive of her aspect, which had nothing of the calm, white, unimpassioned lustre that would be indicated by the comparison. But she named the infant "Pearl," as being of great price,—purchased with all she had,—her mother's only treasure! Example: "What was your name?" "Pearl." Ruby and Pearl, mother and daughter. "It's an ugly name, isn't it?" "No, it isn't". And I meant it, it wasn't. "Old-fashioned, perhaps, but nice." She stared at me. "Do you know what pearls are? They're ugliness: dirt or sand gets in an oyster and the oyster coats it over so that it won't be irritating." 2. A unisex given name from English. Labels: countable, rare, uncountable 3. A surname from English. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The only news of interest brought by the Calcutta and China mail is that the river Pearl, in Southern China, had been explored by a party of the British to the distance of 195 miles. Example: During these ten years the northern province of Chihli, with a population of over 32,000,000, has been inundated thrice; the Huai River running through three central provinces, with people more in number than half those of the United States, overflowed twice; the two provinces of Hunan and Kiangsi, south of the Yangtsze River, likewise densely populated, have also been inundated twice, and Shantung Province, with its teeming millions, has had its territory flooded from the outbreak of the Yellow River; while the southern rivers, the Pearl in Kwangtung Province, the Min in Fukien Province, and other streams have, during the period, more than once contributed their toll of destruction. 5. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Peep Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Genericized trademark from the confection brand Peeps, owned by Just Born, Inc. Pronunciation: /piːp/, /pip/ 1. A soft marshmallow confection, shaped into a baby animal for Easter celebration. Labels: US
Word: Peeps Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Peep Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Peers Part of Speech: name 1. A section of the British Houses of Parliament, the House of Lords, the House of Peers.
Word: Peers Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Piers. 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
Word: Peg Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /pɛɡ/ 1. A female given name. Labels: diminutive, form-of 2. A female given name. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: Peg Part of Speech: name Etymology: Shortening. Pronunciation: /pɛɡ/ 1. Clipping of Winnipeg (city), usually preceded by "the". Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Example: I just got back from the Peg.
Word: Pelargonium Part of Speech: noun 1. an extract of the rose geranium, Pelargonium sidoides, used as an alternative medicine Labels: uncountable
Word: Peloso Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Peloso. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Penner Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Penny Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree English Pen(elope) Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Penny From Pen(elope) + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛni/ 1. A diminutive of the female given name Penelope.
Word: Penny Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈpɛni/ 1. A surname. Example: Max Cross cut a fine figure as the Colonel, Percy Penny was a somewhat unducal Duke, while Edgar McHale gave a particularly good rendering of the Major. Example: “Because these racist bigots try to prevent us from standing up for our baby, our boy, he should be afforded the same rights that Kyle Rittenhouse had, Daniel Penny and all the people who have claimed whatever their defense was – he should be afforded the same right,” Alexander said later in the press conference. 2. A place name, presumably all taken from the surname: 3. A place name, presumably all taken from the surname: 4. A place name, presumably all taken from the surname:
Word: Pentagon Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the shape of the building. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛntəɡɑn/, /ˈpɛntəɡən/ 1. The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. 2. The United States Department of Defense. Labels: metonymically Example: The Vietnamese people inspired youth of all nationalities […] by demonstrating that the determination of a people to fight for their sovereignty and right to self-determination was an unconquerable force, even in the face of Pentagon might. Example: Asked by CNN what measures DHS was taking after the Pentagon leaks, Mayorkas said the department issued a reminder to employees and that he had directed a review.
Word: Pentium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pent- (“five”) + -ium. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛntɪəm/, /ˈpɛnti.əm/ 1. A CPU chip designed and manufactured by Intel, successor to the 486 chip, introduced in 1993. Example: Given the usual Pentium-level processors now commonly available and the amount of memory these systems typically contain, the program we have developed can deal (optimally) with object set sizes in the lower teen’s, but even this requires the capability of Fortran90 to allocate very large arrays dynamically (and inform the user whether sufficient memory exists on the system to solve the problem of the size being requested). 2. A computer having a Pentium processor.
Word: Perak Part of Speech: name 1. A state in western Malaysia. Capital: Ipoh. 2. A large river in Perak, Malaysia. 3. A cape in East Java, Indonesia. 4. A district in East Java, Indonesia. 5. A port in East Java, Indonesia.
Word: Pere Part of Speech: name Etymology: Various origins: * Borrowed from French Péré, a habitational surname. * Borrowed from Catalan Pere, a personal name equivalent of Peter. * Borrowed from Hungarian Pere. 1. A surname.
Word: Perpendicular Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a style of English Gothic architecture from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, marked by stiff and rectilinear lines, mostly vertical window-tracery, depressed or four-centre arch, fan-tracery vaulting, and panelled walls.
Word: Persan Part of Speech: name 1. A commune in Val-d'Oise department, Île-de-France, France.
Word: Perse Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέρση (Pérsē), literally "destroyer", from the verb πέρθω (pérthō, “to destroy”). Compare Perses. 1. An Oceanid, (one of the three thousand daughters of the Titans' Oceanus and Tethys), and the wife of the sun god, Helios, by whom she is the mother of Aeetes, Perses, Pasiphae, and Circe. One of her many sisters is Amphitrite, (the wife of Poseidon). Perse is also closely identified with Hecate. Labels: Greek
Word: Perse Part of Speech: name Etymology: A variant of Piers. 1. A rare surname transferred from the given name.
Word: Person Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Pest Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hungarian Pest, ultimately from Old Church Slavonic пещь (peštĭ, “furnace, oven”). Compare German Ofen (“Buda”, literally “oven”). Pronunciation: /pɛst/, /pɛʃt/ 1. One of the originally three separate cities that were united in 1873 to become the Hungarian capital, Budapest. Labels: historical 2. The corresponding part of the current-day city of Budapest, on the eastern side of the Danube. Example: On a drizzly mid-January evening, I stood at the arches of the wall of Buda Castle, overlooking the Danube and the 19th-century Chain Bridge that links Buda with Pest. 3. A county in central Hungary, surrounding Budapest.
Word: Peta Part of Speech: name Etymology: A rare feminine form of Peter. Pronunciation: /piː.tə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Labels: Australia, UK 2. Alternative letter-case form of PETA. Labels: alt-of Example: The animal rights group Peta says that many common phrases in the English language perpetuate violence toward animals.
Word: Petra Part of Speech: name Etymology: A feminine form of Peter, identical with Late Latin petra (“stone”); came into regular use in the 19th century. Pronunciation: /ˈpɛtɹə/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Word: Petra Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɛtɹə/ 1. An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan. 2. An ancient Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt; in full, Petra in Aegypto. 3. A medieval fortified town in Lazica, in the modern country of Georgia; modern Tsikhisdziri. 4. An ancient lost town in Corinthia in modern Greece. 5. An ancient lost town in Elis in modern Greece. 6. A modern village and community in Aliartos municipality in Boeotia regional unit, Greece. 7. A modern village and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean region, Greece. 8. A modern former municipality of Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia region, Greece. 9. A modern village in Preveza regional unit, Epirus region, Greece. 10. A former village and ghost town in Northern Cyprus, now uninhabited and largely destroyed. 11. A modern village in Bâcleș Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania. 12. A modern town and municipality on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain. 13. An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States.
Word: Petunia Part of Speech: name Etymology: From petunia. 1. A female given name from English. Labels: dated
Word: Pez Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from the letters at the start, the middle and the end of German Pfefferminz (“candy with peppermint flavor”), the first Pez flavor. Pronunciation: /pɛz/ 1. A kind of candy in the form of small blocks that is sold in small plastic dispensers. Labels: Canada, US
Word: Phaëthon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Phaëthōn, from Ancient Greek Φᾰέθων (Phăéthōn). Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪəθən/, /ˈfeɪətən/ 1. The son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while driving his father's chariot uncontrolledly across the sky. Labels: Greek
Word: Phalanx Part of Speech: name 1. The brand name of a radar-controlled rapid fire 20mm Gatling-type machine gun, the Phalanx CIWS (pronounced see-wiz), deployed on U.S. Navy ships as a last line of defense against antiship cruise missiles.
Word: Phantom Part of Speech: noun 1. Nickname of the F-4B jet fighter flown by U.S. marines in Vietnam. 2. A Rolls-Royce Phantom automobile. Example: Paul pulled out the Phantom; niggas can't stand it but them hoes gonna come out.
Word: Pharaoh Part of Speech: name 1. Any specific pharaoh. Example: And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
Word: Pharaoh Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of pharaoh. Labels: alt-of
Word: Phoebe Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Phoebē, from Ancient Greek Φοίβη (Phoíbē), feminine form of Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “bright”). Pronunciation: /ˈfiːbi/ 1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Example: Ms. Gates, who is named after Phoebe from “The Catcher in the Rye,” grew up in Seattle, the youngest of three. 2. A Titan, goddess of the moon, sister-wife of Coeus, and daughter of Uranus and Gaia. Labels: Greek 3. An epithet and synonym for Selene; Phoebe Selene, after her maternal aunt, Phoebe (see above). Labels: Greek 4. An epithet and synonym for Artemis; Phoebe Artemis, after her maternal grandmother, Phoebe (see above). Labels: Greek 5. The 14th moon of Saturn.
Word: Phoenix Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin phoenīx, Phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx). Pronunciation: /ˈfiːnɪks/ 1. A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology. 2. A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana. 3. The name of two male characters in Greek mythology: Labels: Greek 4. The name of two male characters in Greek mythology: Labels: Greek 5. A place name: 6. A place name: 7. A place name: 8. A place name: 9. A place name: Example: A man was arrested Saturday in College Park, Georgia, after he was accused of throwing a sex toy on to the court during the Dream’s 29 July game with the Golden State Valkyries, according to a police report. The report said he threw another sex toy during the Dream’s game on Friday against the Phoenix Mercury. […] Another man in Phoenix was arrested after police say he threw a sex toy in the crowd at a Mercury game on Tuesday. 10. A place name: 11. A place name: 12. A place name: 13. A place name: 14. A place name: 15. A place name: 16. A place name: 17. A place name: 18. A place name: 19. A place name: 20. A place name: 21. A place name: 22. A place name: 23. A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II. 24. A surname. 25. A male given name. 26. A female given name.
Word: Phoenix Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin phoenīx, Phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx). Pronunciation: /ˈfiːnɪks/ 1. A German breed of long-tailed chicken. 2. A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata. 3. A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.
Word: Phosphorus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latinised Greek Phosphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος (Phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”). Pronunciation: /ˈfɒsfərəs/, /ˈfɑsfɚəs/ 1. A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus. 2. An Ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise). Example: Near-synonyms: evening star, evenstar, Hesperus, Vesper, Venus
Word: Piano Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Piano. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Pico Part of Speech: name 1. An island in the Azores.
Word: Pico Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from Ibaloi piho (“pick mattock”), which inhabitants used to flatten the hilly land. 1. A barangay of La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.
Word: Piddle Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unknown, but probably an Anglo-Saxon word for small watercourse, as several Piddles have been found in England. One source says it comes from Old English pidele (“marsh or fen”). The word predates the modern noun or verb piddle. 1. A small river in Dorset, England. 2. A brook in Worcestershire, England.
Word: Pierce Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, medieval variant of Piers. Modern usage may also derive from the surname. 2. A surname originating as a patronymic. 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 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:
Word: Pierre Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French Pierre. Doublet of Peter. Pronunciation: /piˈɛɹ/, /pɪɹ/, [pʰi(ə)ɹ] 1. A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter. Example: The Ferraris pressed the self-destruct button, Lewis Hamilton lost his spot on the podium, and there were champagne moments for Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz Jr. 2. A surname from French. Example: In his cast of characters, you really see a disproportionate focus, I think, on Black women - on Kamala Harris, who he's insinuated only has her job today because of who she dated; to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who he's demanded the LSAT scores of - I don't recall him demanding the LSAT scores for Brett Kavanaugh - Karine Jean-Pierre. 3. The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.
Word: Pijin Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Pijin Pijin, from English pidgin, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of business. Pronunciation: /ˈpɪd͡ʒ(ɪ)n/ 1. In full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin.
Word: Pike Part of Speech: name Etymology: The surname is of multiple origins, including Middle English pike. 1. A surname from Middle English. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 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:
Word: Pike Part of Speech: noun 1. A member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Labels: US, slang
Word: Pilar Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from Spanish.
Word: Pint Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Pint, a metonymic occupational surname for an official who controlled measures. 1. A surname from Dutch.
Word: Pinyin Part of Speech: name Etymology: 20th c., from Mandarin Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn, literally “spelled sounds”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪnˈjɪn/, /ˈpənˈjən/, /ˈpinˈjin/ 1. A system of romanization for Standard Mandarin, used in the People’s Republic of China, and more recently in other Mandarin Chinese-speaking areas as well. Example: The Chinese government began using the new system Jan. 1 in all its foreign language publications, including the English-language service of the New China News Agency. This is an important source for American journalists writing about China. The United Nations and U.S. government agencies have adopted the new spellings called by the Chinese "Pinyin" meaning "phonetic spelling."[…] The old spelling system, named the Wade-Giles system after the two 19th century Britons who developed it, made correct pronunciation unnecessarily difficult. It used apostrophes to distinguish aspirated consonants, such as p'ai pronounced with a "p" sound, from unaspirated, such as pai pronounced with a "b" sound. The new Pinyin system eliminates this distinction, which most newspapers ignored anyway. "Beijing" is much closer to the Chinese pronunciation that "Peking", and Vice Premier "Deng" is better rendering than "Teng." But the new system uses some letters in ways that still confuse English speakers. Thers difficult letters are: "c" which should be prounced in this system like the "ts" in "its"; "q" which should be pronounced like the "ch" in "cheek"; "x" which should be pronounced like the "sh" in "she"; and "zh" which should be pronounced like the "j" in "jump".[…] Reading the alphabetized words still presents problems for the Chinese, however, because the spellings do not distinguish the flur separate tones in the Chinese language that can significantly change meaning. The word "ma" can mean "mother", "horse", or "scold", depending on what tone is used. Under the Pinyin system, two neighboring provinces of northern China are both spelled "Shanxi". In this special case, one of the provinces is now spelled "Shaanzi", to indicate a different tone in the first syllable.
Word: Pinyin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 20th c., from Mandarin Chinese 拼音 (pīnyīn, literally “spelled sounds”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɪnˈjɪn/, /ˈpənˈjən/, /ˈpinˈjin/ 1. A phonetic script or romanization system for various languages spoken in the People's Republic of China, e.g. Tibetan Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Pinyin.
Word: Pinyin Part of Speech: name 1. A Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
Word: Pip Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /pɪp/ 1. A diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, Pippi and Philippa. Example: My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip.
Word: Pip Part of Speech: name Etymology: An allusion to the newspaper cartoon strip Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. Pronunciation: /pɪp/ 1. The 1914 Star or 1914–15 Star medal. Labels: UK, World-War-I, slang
Word: Piper Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪpə(ɹ)/ 1. A surname originating as an occupation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An American aviation manufacturer, Piper Aircraft Inc., named after its early owner William T. Piper. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: That airplane would sell for $1.5 million or more if Cessna or Piper or Aero Commander were building it today 4. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A place in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Piper Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪpə(ɹ)/ 1. An airplane made by Piper. Example: Replacing side windows on a Beech or Cessna or Piper airplane is an awful job
Word: Pisa Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Pisa, from Latin Pīsae, of Etruscan origin. 1. A province of Tuscany, Italy. 2. The capital city of the province of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.
Word: Pisces Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin piscēs, the nominative plural of piscis (“fish”), calque of Ancient Greek ἰχθύες (ikhthúes, “fish (pl); name of constellation”). Compare Akkadian 𒁺𒉺𒉺 (DU.NU.NU, “fish-cord”); the constellation is often depicted as two fish tied by a ribbon. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪsiːz/, /ˈpɪsiːz/ 1. A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured as a pair of fish with their tails tied by a ribbon. 2. The zodiac sign for the fish, supposed to be ruled by Neptune or Jupiter and to influence events occurring between February 20 and March 20 (tropical) or, less often, between March 15 and April 14 (sidereal).
Word: Pisces Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin piscēs, the nominative plural of piscis (“fish”), calque of Ancient Greek ἰχθύες (ikhthúes, “fish (pl); name of constellation”). Compare Akkadian 𒁺𒉺𒉺 (DU.NU.NU, “fish-cord”); the constellation is often depicted as two fish tied by a ribbon. Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪsiːz/, /ˈpɪsiːz/ 1. Someone with a Pisces astrological sign.
Word: Pizza Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: Pl. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Polish. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of 2. Abbreviation of place. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Plaisir Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from French. 1. A commune of Yvelines department, France.
Word: Plan Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: Plough Part of Speech: name 1. The brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major. They are Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda. Labels: UK, common, name Example: Later on, as I walked home / The Plough was showing, and Orion
Word: Plough Part of Speech: name Etymology: From plough, a metonymic occupational surname for a plowwright or plowman. 1. A surname.
Word: Po Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Po, from Latin Padus. 1. The longest river in Italy, which flows 652 kilometers eastward to the Adriatic Sea near Venice.
Word: Poisson Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French Poisson. The noun sense is named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840). Pronunciation: /ˈpwɑː.sɒn/, /ˈpwɑː.sɒ̃/, /ˈpwɑ.sɒn/ 1. A surname in French
Word: Poisson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French Poisson. The noun sense is named after French mathematician Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840). Pronunciation: /ˈpwɑː.sɒn/, /ˈpwɑː.sɒ̃/, /ˈpwɑ.sɒn/ 1. The Poisson distribution.
Word: Polaris Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin stēlla polāris (“pole star”). Pronunciation: /poʊˈlɑɹɪs/, /poʊˈlɛɹɪs/, [poˈleɹ.ɪs], [poˈlɑɹ.ɪs] 1. α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years. Example: Near-synonyms: Pole Star, Lode Star, North Star (coinstantial for centuries); pole star 2. A type of U.S. ballistic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and designed to be launched from a submarine. Example: Tremble, you weaklings, cower in fear / I am your ruler — land, sea, and air / Immense in my girth, erect I stand tall / I am a nuclear murderer, I am Polaris"
Word: Pole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Pole. Pronunciation: /pəʊl/, [pʰɒʊɫ], /pɒl/, [pʰɒɫ], /pɐʉl/ 1. A person of a West Slavic ethnic group native to Central Europe, inhabiting the country of Poland.
Word: Pole Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /pəʊl/, [pʰɒʊɫ], /pɒl/, [pʰɒɫ], /pɐʉl/ 1. A surname.
Word: Poles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Pole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Polka Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Czech, Slovak and Polish Polka. 1. A surname.
Word: Polo Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Marco Polo, from Latin Marcus Paulus, from Paulus. 1. Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo. Compare Marco.
Word: Polo Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Italian Polo and Spanish Polo. 1. A surname from Italian or Spanish
Word: Poltergeist Part of Speech: name Etymology: From poltergeist, the supernatural entity. From orbiting a neutron star, a "dead" star, a star that no longer contains a fusion core, but which is radiating away its stored energy. 1. A planet in Lich star system, Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; One of the pair of planets that were the first exoplanets which were discovered. A planet in orbit of the pulsar Lich (PSR B1257+12)
Word: Ponce Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Ponce. 1. A city and municipality in the south of Puerto Rico, United States.
Word: Pong Part of Speech: name Etymology: Marketing coinage, from ping-pong. 1. An early video game from Atari, resembling ping-pong, in which two players control paddles and attempt to intercept a ball. Example: A good lunar lander or Pong-type game was all you needed to strike it rich! Example: If the US invades Iraq, we'll see action all right, much more than we witnessed with the primitive Pong-ish effects delivered during Gulf War 1.0,
Word: Pony Part of Speech: name 1. Ellipsis of Pony International, an American brand of athletic gear. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 2. Ellipsis of My Little Pony, a cartoon media-franchise based on anthropomorphic equines. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: Pony Part of Speech: noun 1. An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear of an American-based brand of that name.
Word: Pool Part of Speech: name Etymology: In all likelihood from the noun pool. 1. A village in Carn Brea parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6641). 2. Ellipsis of Pool-in-Wharfedale. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis 3. A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, also known as Pool in Wharfedale. 4. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. 5. A department of the Republic of the Congo.
Word: Pop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. The OED suggests either from (lolli)pop ("because the meetings were held in the rooms of Mrs Hatton, who kept the lollipop shop"), or from Latin popīna (“cookshop”). The second sense derives from the first. Pronunciation: /pɒp/, /pɑp/ 1. A social club and debating society at Eton College. 2. The body of college prefects.
Word: Pop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from popular (concert). Pronunciation: /pɒp/, /pɑp/ 1. A popular classical music concert. Labels: also, plural Example: As to the tall, curly-haired man, I suppose it was the one who was with me at the last Pop.
Word: Pop Part of Speech: name Etymology: From pop (“father”). Pronunciation: /pɒp/, /pɑp/ 1. Traditional nickname for a stage doorman. Labels: US, colloquial Example: “All the other stars would leave the theatre wearing fur coats, fancy hats, and imported French shoes,” said Pop Stern, a longtime stage-doorman. Example: […] George Melford (Pop, stage doorman) […]
Word: Pope Part of Speech: name Etymology: From pope; also used in Ireland/Scotland as a surname meaning "papa, father." Pronunciation: /pəʊp/, /poʊp/ 1. An English surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States:
Word: Pope Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pope; also used in Ireland/Scotland as a surname meaning "papa, father." Pronunciation: /pəʊp/, /poʊp/ 1. Alternative letter-case form of pope. Labels: alt-of Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:Pope.
Word: Popper Part of Speech: name 1. A surname from German.
Word: Poppy Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from English, a flower name used since the end of the 19th century. Labels: UK Example: "It is a very pretty name, Mma. I should like to be called Poppy." The compliment drew a smile. "I used to be very embarrassed about it," said Poppy. "I used to try to hide my name from people. I thought it was a very silly name." Mma Ramotswe shook her head. There was nothing embarrassing about the name Poppy, but there was no telling what names people would find embarrassing.
Word: Poppy Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of poppy (“father, grandfather, or other male authority figure of a similar standing”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, term-of-address Example: My grandfather, whom we all call "Poppy", loves children and enjoys imparting his knowledge of aspects to them. ... Cell phones were not invented at the time, however, so I could not contact Poppy to help me end the hiccups. 2. Former U.S. president George H. W. Bush Labels: informal
Word: Portal Part of Speech: name 1. A place in the United States: 2. A place in the United States: 3. A place in the United States: 4. A place in the United States: 5. A place in the United States: 6. A surname.
Word: Porto Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Porto. * (wine): the name of the city whence it was exported. 1. A city and municipality, the district capital of Porto district, Portugal. 2. A district in northern Portugal.
Word: Porto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Porto. * (wine): the name of the city whence it was exported. 1. A port wine. 2. A generic port wine; a wine of the style of Porto. Labels: broadly 3. Fortified wine. Labels: broadly
Word: Post Part of Speech: name 1. A common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, such as The Washington Post or the New York Post. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A surname. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A village in Iran. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, named after Walter H. Post. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A city, the county seat of Garza County, Texas, named after C. W. Post. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Powers Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See Power. 1. plural of Power Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Powers Part of Speech: name 1. A surname. 2. A city in Coos County, Oregon, United States.
Word: Preacher Part of Speech: name 1. Ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the Old Testament. 2. A male given name from English. Labels: rare 3. A surname from Middle English. Labels: rare 4. A nickname.
Word: Pres. Part of Speech: adj 1. Synonym of Pres.
Word: Priapus Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Latin Priāpus, from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos). Pronunciation: /pɹaɪ̯ˈeɪ̯.pəs/ 1. The son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, god of procreation, and guardian of gardens and vineyards; personification of the phallus. Labels: Greek
Word: Price Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /pɹaɪs/ 1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from ap Rhys. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A placename: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. A placename: Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Word: Prime Minister Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of prime minister. Labels: alt-of Example: The demolition of two mosques in India within days of each other has highlighted the deep religious divide in the country, months before voters head to the polls for a nationwide election that is expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi a rare third term in power.
Word: Primrose Part of Speech: name Etymology: The surname derives from a place name in Fife, Scotland; Watson (1926) derived this from Pictish/Proto-Brythonic *prenn (“wood, tree”) + *rros (“moor, heath”). Taylor instead argued for Scottish Gaelic prím (“first”) + ros (“promontory”). Changed by folk etymology because of phonetic resemblance to primrose. The given name is one of the 19th-century flower names. 1. A habitational surname. 2. A female given name from English. Labels: Britain, rare Example: Mother said, "How do you like Primrose? It sounds fresh and pretty." Milly-Molly-Mandy thought it sounded a very nice name. […] And then she decided, as the baby had come in the spring-time, it had better be Primrose.
Word: Prince Part of Speech: noun 1. The title of a prince. Example: Having been at the center of an international tragedy, the general public view is that the next generation—Princes William and Harry, and also Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice—have suffered enough and deserve every moment of happiness coming their way, and people are more than willing to help them celebrate their successes. Example: Germany last year said it had foiled an attempt by another far-right group – the Reichsbuerger movement - to plot accused of plotting an attack on Germany’s parliament building, allegedly to overthrow its constitutional order and install the group’s central figure – aristocrat Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss – as leader.
Word: Prince Part of Speech: name 1. A surname transferred from the nickname for someone who acted like a prince, or played the part in a pageant, or served in the household of a prince. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A male given name from English in occasional use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Prince Fielder hit another home run today. Example: Young Mr Turveydrop's name is Prince; I wish it wasn't, because it sounds like a dog, but he didn't christen himself. Old Mr Turveydrop had him christened Prince, in remembrance of the Prince Regent. 3. A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468, Saskatchewan, Canada. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Prior Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English Prior, Priur (surname), from Middle English prior, priour (“prior”). More at prior. 1. A surname originating as an occupation for someone employed by a prior. 2. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.
Word: Pro Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Pro. 1. A surname from Spanish.
Word: Probe Part of Speech: name 1. A model of Ford automobile.
Word: Proctor Part of Speech: name Etymology: The soil test was originally developed by Ralph R. Proctor. 1. A surname originating as an occupation. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 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:
Word: Proctor Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The soil test was originally developed by Ralph R. Proctor. 1. Pertaining to the Proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects. Labels: not-comparable Example: Proctor density; Proctor value
Word: Professor Part of Speech: noun 1. The title for someone who holds the job of professor. 2. A mock title for a person seen as pedantic or obsessive on a topic. Labels: derogatory, informal, sometimes Example: This is just what I wanted. I got professor environment pants over here, and I can't get my jetski started. How am I gonna get back?
Word: Profit Part of Speech: name Etymology: Variant of Proffitt. 1. A surname.
Word: Progressive Part of Speech: adj 1. Belonging to or supporting a Progressive Party. 2. Of or pertaining to such a party, its policies, or its membership.
Word: Progressive Part of Speech: noun 1. A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.
Word: Prohibition Part of Speech: name 1. Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal. 2. Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal. Labels: US 3. The 66th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Word: Prophet Part of Speech: name 1. Any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets. Labels: Judaism 2. Jesus. Labels: with-definite-article 3. Muhammad. Labels: with-definite-article Example: He would sit crouched up in a corner of the cave all day long, calling upon Allah and the Prophet to protect him. 4. A surname