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7200	word: attention word_type: intj expansion: attention forms: wikipedia: attention etymology_text: From Middle English attencioun, borrowed from Latin attentio, attentionis, from attendere, past participle attentus (“to attend, give heed to”); see attend. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses:...
7201	word: slay word_type: verb expansion: slay (third-person singular simple present slays, present participle slaying, simple past slew or slayed, past participle slain or slayed or (obsolete) yslain) forms: form: slays tags: present singular third-person form: slaying tags: participl...
7202	word: slay word_type: noun expansion: slay (plural slays) forms: form: slays tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English sleen, slayn, from Old English slēan (“to strike, beat, smite, stamp, forge, sting, slay, kill, impact”), from Proto-West Germanic *slahan, from Proto-Germanic ...
7203	word: slay word_type: noun expansion: slay (plural slays) forms: form: slays tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: See sley senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of sley senses_topics:
7204	word: rode word_type: verb expansion: rode forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: No doubt many a journey you have rode and gone, and many a hard daies labour you have taken, and ſharpened perhaps with care and grief[…] ref: 1662, John Baxter, A Saint Or a Brute […], page 26 ...
7205	word: rode word_type: verb expansion: rode (third-person singular simple present rodes, present participle roding, simple past and past participle roded) forms: form: rodes tags: present singular third-person form: roding tags: participle present form: roded tags: p...
7206	word: rode word_type: noun expansion: rode (plural rodes) forms: form: rodes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The line from a vessel to its anchor. senses_topics: nautical transport
7207	word: rode word_type: noun expansion: rode (plural rodes) forms: form: rodes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Thomas Carlysle, &c. rode a Forrey to Dunglas, and there seased and brought away 80 Nolt, 200 Shepe, 22 Naggs. A Rode made to a Stede called the Hayre...
7208	word: stole word_type: verb expansion: stole forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. senses_examples: text: TransPennine Express has removed all QR codes from its 71 car parks after scammers covered up a genuine code sticker with a false one and stole £13,0...
7209	word: stole word_type: noun expansion: stole (plural stoles) forms: form: stoles tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Old English stole, from Latin stola, from Ancient Greek στολή (stolḗ, “stole, garment, equipment”); akin to stall. Doublet of stola. senses_examples: text: 1994-1998...
7210	word: stole word_type: noun expansion: stole (plural stoles) forms: form: stoles tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin stolō. Doublet of stolon. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A stolon. senses_topics: biology botany natural-sciences
7211	word: oil word_type: noun expansion: oil (countable and uncountable, plural oils) forms: form: oils tags: plural wikipedia: oil etymology_text: From Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “ol...
7212	word: oil word_type: verb expansion: oil (third-person singular simple present oils, present participle oiling, simple past and past participle oiled) forms: form: oils tags: present singular third-person form: oiling tags: participle present form: oiled tags: parti...
7213	word: fight word_type: verb expansion: fight (third-person singular simple present fights, present participle fighting, simple past fought, past participle fought or (archaic) foughten) forms: form: fights tags: present singular third-person form: fighting tags: participle pres...
7214	word: fight word_type: noun expansion: fight (countable and uncountable, plural fights) forms: form: fights tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English fight, feyght, fiȝt, fecht, from Old English feoht, ġefeoht, from Proto-West Germanic fehtan, from Proto-Germanic fehtą, *gafeh...
7215	word: dogmatic word_type: adj expansion: dogmatic (comparative more dogmatic, superlative most dogmatic) forms: form: more dogmatic tags: comparative form: most dogmatic tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From French dogmatique, from Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic A...
7216	word: dogmatic word_type: noun expansion: dogmatic (plural dogmatics) forms: form: dogmatics tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From French dogmatique, from Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek δογματικός (dogmatikós, “didactic”), from δόγμα (dógma, “dogma”). senses_examples...
7217	word: paint word_type: noun expansion: paint (countable and uncountable, plural paints) forms: form: paints tags: plural wikipedia: paint etymology_text: From Middle English peynten, from Old French peintier, paincter, itself from paint, the past participle of paindre, from Latin pingō (“to paint”...
7218	word: paint word_type: verb expansion: paint (third-person singular simple present paints, present participle painting, simple past and past participle painted) forms: form: paints tags: present singular third-person form: painting tags: participle present form: painted ...
7219	word: freight word_type: noun expansion: freight (usually uncountable, plural freights) forms: form: freights tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Late Middle English freight, freght, freyght [and other forms], a variant of fraught, fraght (“transport of goods or people, usually by water;...
7220	word: freight word_type: verb expansion: freight (third-person singular simple present freights, present participle freighting, simple past and past participle freighted) forms: form: freights tags: present singular third-person form: freighting tags: participle present form:...
7221	word: freight word_type: adj expansion: freight (comparative more freight, superlative most freight) forms: form: more freight tags: comparative form: most freight tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: The verb is derived from Late Middle English freighten, freghten, a variant ...
7222	word: gussy up word_type: verb expansion: gussy up (third-person singular simple present gussies up, present participle gussying up, simple past and past participle gussied up) forms: form: gussies up tags: present singular third-person form: gussying up tags: participle presen...
7223	word: broadcast word_type: adj expansion: broadcast (comparative more broadcast, superlative most broadcast) forms: form: more broadcast tags: comparative form: most broadcast tags: superlative wikipedia: ja:関谷英里子 etymology_text: From broad + cast. senses_examples: text: The seed...
7224	word: broadcast word_type: adv expansion: broadcast (comparative more broadcast, superlative most broadcast) forms: form: more broadcast tags: comparative form: most broadcast tags: superlative wikipedia: ja:関谷英里子 etymology_text: From broad + cast. senses_examples: text: [O]n rep...
7225	word: broadcast word_type: noun expansion: broadcast (plural broadcasts) forms: form: broadcasts tags: plural wikipedia: ja:関谷英里子 etymology_text: From broad + cast. senses_examples: text: No one knows how long it will be until a broadcast from a studio in New York will be viewed in India as ...
7226	word: broadcast word_type: verb expansion: broadcast (third-person singular simple present broadcasts, present participle broadcasting, simple past and past participle broadcast or broadcasted) forms: form: broadcasts tags: present singular third-person form: broadcasting tags: par...
7227	word: spoilt word_type: adj expansion: spoilt (comparative more spoilt, superlative most spoilt) forms: form: more spoilt tags: comparative form: most spoilt tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Having lost its origi...
7228	word: spoilt word_type: verb expansion: spoilt forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of spoil senses_topics:
7229	word: underlay word_type: verb expansion: underlay forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English underleyen, from Old English underleċġan (“to underlay, prop, support”), equivalent to under- + lay. Cognate with Dutch onderleggen (“to lay or put under”), German unterlegen (“to underlay”), Swedish und...
7230	word: underlay word_type: verb expansion: underlay (third-person singular simple present underlays, present participle underlaying, simple past and past participle underlaid) forms: form: underlays tags: present singular third-person form: underlaying tags: participle present ...
7231	word: underlay word_type: noun expansion: underlay (plural underlays) forms: form: underlays tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English underlay, underlei, equivalent to under- + lay. senses_examples: text: The underlay in bar 3 is unclear in Handel's manuscript. type...
7232	word: chancel word_type: noun expansion: chancel (plural chancels) forms: form: chancels tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Old French chancel. Doublet of cancellus. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use b...
7233	word: undone word_type: adj expansion: undone (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From un- + done. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Not done. senses_topics:
7234	word: undone word_type: adj expansion: undone (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English undon, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-Germanic andadōnaz, past participle of andadōną (“to undo”), equivalent to undo + -en (past participle ending). Cognate with Dutch ontdaan (“stripp...
7235	word: undone word_type: verb expansion: undone forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English undon, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-Germanic andadōnaz, past participle of andadōną (“to undo”), equivalent to undo + -en (past participle ending). Cognate with Dutch ontdaan (“stripped, undone, upse...
7236	word: zucchetto word_type: noun expansion: zucchetto (plural zucchettos) forms: form: zucchettos tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Italian zucchetto, ultimately a diminutive of zucca (“gourd, squash”), due to the shape. Compare zucchini. senses_examples: senses_categories: s...
7237	word: withdrawn word_type: adj expansion: withdrawn (comparative more withdrawn, superlative most withdrawn) forms: form: more withdrawn tags: comparative form: most withdrawn tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: a withdrawn library book text: ...
7238	word: withdrawn word_type: verb expansion: withdrawn forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: past participle of withdraw senses_topics:
7239	word: dupe word_type: noun expansion: dupe (plural dupes) forms: form: dupes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic. senses_examples: text: I am responding to Allen Young's letter to the e...
7240	word: dupe word_type: verb expansion: dupe (third-person singular simple present dupes, present participle duping, simple past and past participle duped) forms: form: dupes tags: present singular third-person form: duping tags: participle present form: duped tags: p...
7241	word: dupe word_type: noun expansion: dupe (plural dupes) forms: form: dupes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Clipping of duplicate. senses_examples: text: TikTok could potentially be liable if lots of users are directing other users to the sales of dupes, she said, and she said i...
7242	word: dupe word_type: verb expansion: dupe (third-person singular simple present dupes, present participle duping, simple past and past participle duped) forms: form: dupes tags: present singular third-person form: duping tags: participle present form: duped tags: p...
7243	word: stevedore word_type: noun expansion: stevedore (plural stevedores) forms: form: stevedores tags: plural wikipedia: Lewis Hine Oxford English Dictionary etymology_text: From Spanish estibador (cognate with Portuguese estivador, and compare Medieval Latin stivator), from estivar, estibar (“t...
7244	word: stevedore word_type: verb expansion: stevedore (third-person singular simple present stevedores, present participle stevedoring, simple past and past participle stevedored) forms: form: stevedores tags: present singular third-person form: stevedoring tags: participle pres...
7245	word: stride word_type: verb expansion: stride (third-person singular simple present strides, present participle striding, simple past strode, past participle stridden or strode or strid) forms: form: strides tags: present singular third-person form: striding tags: participle p...
7246	word: stride word_type: noun expansion: stride (countable and uncountable, plural strides) forms: form: strides tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English stride, stryde, from Old English stride (“a stride, pace”), from the verb (see above). Doublet of strid. senses_examples: t...
7247	word: told word_type: verb expansion: told forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English tolde, talde (first and third person singular preterite), from Old English tealde (first and third person singular preterite), from Proto-Germanic talid-, preterite stem of Proto-Germanic taljaną (“to count; t...
7248	word: camera word_type: noun expansion: camera (plural cameras or (rare) cameræ or (rare) camerae) forms: form: cameras tags: plural form: cameræ tags: plural rare form: camerae tags: plural rare wikipedia: etymology_text: Learned borrowing from Latin camera (“cham...
7249	word: swollen word_type: adj expansion: swollen (comparative more swollen, superlative most swollen) forms: form: more swollen tags: comparative form: most swollen tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ȝeswollen, from Ol...
7250	word: swollen word_type: verb expansion: swollen forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ȝeswollen, from Old English swollen, ġeswollen, from Proto-Germanic swullanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic swellaną (“to swell”). Cognate with West Frisian swo...
7251	word: verbal word_type: adj expansion: verbal (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: verbal etymology_text: From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al. senses_examples: text: We subjoin an engraving […] which will give the reader a far better notion...
7252	word: verbal word_type: noun expansion: verbal (countable and uncountable, plural verbals) forms: form: verbals tags: plural wikipedia: verbal etymology_text: From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al. senses_examples: text: They were...
7253	word: verbal word_type: verb expansion: verbal (third-person singular simple present verbals, present participle verballing, simple past and past participle verballed) forms: form: verbals tags: present singular third-person form: verballing tags: participle present form: ...
7254	word: er word_type: intj expansion: er forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Mimetic (sound of hesitation) senses_examples: text: If he—er—disappears—well, it seems to me that we'd both benefit. ref: 2012, Linda Miller, Desire and Destiny type: quotation text: Liquid Samurai: 'FORMLESS A...
7255	word: er word_type: verb expansion: er (third-person singular simple present ers, present participle erring, simple past and past participle erred) forms: form: ers tags: present singular third-person form: erring tags: participle present form: erred tags: participl...
7256	word: er word_type: noun expansion: er (plural ers) forms: form: ers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The name of the Cyrillic script letter Р / р. senses_topics:
7257	word: coven word_type: noun expansion: coven (plural covens) forms: form: covens tags: plural wikipedia: coven etymology_text: From Middle English covent, from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventum, from conveniō, from cum (“with”) and venio (“I come”). Doublet ...
7258	word: democracy word_type: noun expansion: democracy (countable and uncountable, plural democracies) forms: form: democracies tags: plural wikipedia: democracy etymology_text: From Middle French democratie (French démocratie), from Medieval Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokra...
7259	word: eat word_type: verb expansion: eat (third-person singular simple present eats, present participle eating, simple past ate or (dialectal) et or (obsolete) eat, past participle eaten or (dialectal) etten) forms: form: eats tags: present singular third-person form: eating tags: ...
7260	word: eat word_type: noun expansion: eat (plural eats) forms: form: eats tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English ete, ate, æte, from Old English ǣt (“food, eating”), from Proto-West Germanic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą (“food, thing to eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- ...
7261	word: ipso facto word_type: adv expansion: ipso facto (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Latin ipsō factō (“by the same fact”). senses_examples: text: Coordinate term: eo ipso text: For [Ludwig von] Mises or [Murray] Rothbard, it is simply confused to posit latent p...
7262	word: ipso facto word_type: adj expansion: ipso facto (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Latin ipsō factō (“by the same fact”). senses_examples: text: Is not the reading of another's diary an ipso facto act of voyeurism? ref: 1984 April 14, Richard Knisely, “Quintes...
7263	word: wildlife word_type: noun expansion: wildlife (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: wildlife etymology_text: From wild + life. senses_examples: text: This town offers wildlife tours where you can go and watch the bears, deer, wild rabbits and other creatures in their natural habitats. type: exampl...
7264	word: unwind word_type: verb expansion: unwind (third-person singular simple present unwinds, present participle unwinding, simple past and past participle unwound) forms: form: unwinds tags: present singular third-person form: unwinding tags: participle present form: unw...
7265	word: unwind word_type: noun expansion: unwind (plural unwinds) forms: form: unwinds tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English unwinden, from Old English unwindan (“to unwind; unwrap”), from Proto-Germanic *andawindaną (“to unwind”); equivalent to un- + wind (“to coil”). Cognate...
7266	word: diminutive word_type: adj expansion: diminutive (comparative more diminutive, superlative most diminutive) forms: form: more diminutive tags: comparative form: most diminutive tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle French diminutif (1398), from Latin dīminutīvu...
7267	word: diminutive word_type: noun expansion: diminutive (plural diminutives) forms: form: diminutives tags: plural wikipedia: diminutive etymology_text: From Middle French diminutif (1398), from Latin dīminutīvum, from dēminuō (“diminish”). senses_examples: text: Booklet, the diminutive of bo...
7268	word: rod word_type: noun expansion: rod (plural rods) forms: form: rods tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English rodde, from Old English rodd or rodde (attested in dative plural roddum (“rod, pole”)), of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Germanic *rudd- (“stick, club...
7269	word: rod word_type: verb expansion: rod (third-person singular simple present rods, present participle rodding, simple past and past participle rodded) forms: form: rods tags: present singular third-person form: rodding tags: participle present form: rodded tags: p...
7270	word: coat word_type: noun expansion: coat (countable and uncountable, plural coats) forms: form: coats tags: plural wikipedia: coat etymology_text: From Middle English cote, coate, cotte, from Old French cote, cotte (“outer garment with sleeves”), from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), from Proto...
7271	word: coat word_type: verb expansion: coat (third-person singular simple present coats, present participle coating, simple past and past participle coated) forms: form: coats tags: present singular third-person form: coating tags: participle present form: coated tags: ...
7272	word: brusque word_type: adj expansion: brusque (comparative brusquer or more brusque, superlative brusquest or most brusque) forms: form: brusquer tags: comparative form: more brusque tags: comparative form: brusquest tags: superlative form: most brusque tags: supe...
7273	word: brusque word_type: verb expansion: brusque (third-person singular simple present brusques, present participle brusquing, simple past and past participle brusqued) forms: form: brusques tags: present singular third-person form: brusquing tags: participle present form: ...
7274	word: cruel word_type: adj expansion: cruel (comparative crueler or crueller or more cruel, superlative cruelest or cruellest or most cruel) forms: form: crueler tags: comparative form: crueller tags: comparative form: more cruel tags: comparative form: cruelest tags: ...
7275	word: cruel word_type: adv expansion: cruel (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English cruel, borrowed from Old French cruel, from Latin crūdēlis (“hard, severe, cruel”), akin to crūdus (“raw, crude”); see crude. senses_examples: text: 'I've never got arthritis, though my o...
7276	word: cruel word_type: verb expansion: cruel (third-person singular simple present cruels, present participle cruelling, simple past and past participle cruelled) forms: form: cruels tags: present singular third-person form: cruelling tags: participle present form: cruell...
7277	word: cruel word_type: noun expansion: cruel (countable and uncountable, plural cruels) forms: form: cruels tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of crewel senses_topics:
7278	word: worn word_type: adj expansion: worn (comparative more worn, superlative most worn) forms: form: more worn tags: comparative form: most worn tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear. senses_examples: te...
7279	word: worn word_type: verb expansion: worn forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: past participle of wear senses_topics:
7280	word: ran word_type: verb expansion: ran forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: […]rather to convince the Underſtanding, than to be eaſily capable of being anſwered ; excuſing your ſelf that you have ran into an Error, ſo foreign as you have declared from your Intention,[…] ref:...
7281	word: ran word_type: noun expansion: ran (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch. senses_topics: nautical transport
7282	word: stolen word_type: verb expansion: stolen forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent to stole + -en. Cognate with Scots stellin, stollin (“st...
7283	word: stolen word_type: adj expansion: stolen (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent to stole + -en. Cognate with Scots stell...
7284	word: stolen word_type: noun expansion: stolen (plural stolens) forms: form: stolens tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent t...
7285	word: slew word_type: noun expansion: slew (plural slews) forms: form: slews tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The act, or process of slewing. A device used for slewing. A chang...
7286	word: slew word_type: verb expansion: slew (third-person singular simple present slews, present participle slewing, simple past and past participle slewed) forms: form: slews tags: present singular third-person form: slewing tags: participle present form: slewed tags: ...
7287	word: slew word_type: noun expansion: slew (plural slews) forms: form: slews tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Compare slough. senses_examples: text: The prairie round about is wet, at times almost marshy, especially at the borders of the great reedy slews. ref: 1885, Theodore R...
7288	word: slew word_type: verb expansion: slew forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Ablaut of slay, from Middle English slew, sleugh, past of Middle English sleen. Replaced earlier Middle English slough, slogh, from Old English slōg (past of Old English slēan (“to hit, strike, slay”)), due to the influence of knew...
7289	word: slew word_type: noun expansion: slew (plural slews) forms: form: slews tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Irish slua (“crowd”), from Old Irish slúag, slóg, from Proto-Celtic slougos (“troop, army”), from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰos, *slowgos (“entourage”). senses_examp...
7290	word: ephemeral word_type: noun expansion: ephemeral (plural ephemerals) forms: form: ephemerals tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting...
7291	word: ephemeral word_type: adj expansion: ephemeral (comparative more ephemeral, superlative most ephemeral) forms: form: more ephemeral tags: comparative form: most ephemeral tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros...
7292	word: volatile word_type: adj expansion: volatile (comparative more volatile, superlative most volatile) forms: form: more volatile tags: comparative form: most volatile tags: superlative wikipedia: volatile etymology_text: From Middle French volatile, from Latin volātilis (“flying; sw...
7293	word: volatile word_type: noun expansion: volatile (plural volatiles) forms: form: volatiles tags: plural wikipedia: volatile etymology_text: From Middle French volatile, from Latin volātilis (“flying; swift; temporary; volatile”), from volō (“I fly”). senses_examples: text: Operations on C...
7294	word: begum word_type: verb expansion: begum (third-person singular simple present begums, present participle begumming, simple past and past participle begummed) forms: form: begums tags: present singular third-person form: begumming tags: participle present form: begumm...
7295	word: begum word_type: noun expansion: begum (plural begums) forms: form: begums tags: plural wikipedia: begum etymology_text: From Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum), from East Turkic begüm, from beg (a title of nobility in Iran, Central Asia and South Asia) + -um (feminine suffix for titles of nobil...
7296	word: drive word_type: verb expansion: drive (third-person singular simple present drives, present participle driving, simple past drove or (archaic) drave or (dialectal) driv, past participle driven or (dialectal) druv or (dialectal) drove) forms: form: drives tags: present singular third-per...
7297	word: drive word_type: noun expansion: drive (countable and uncountable, plural drives) forms: form: drives tags: plural wikipedia: drive etymology_text: From Middle English driven, from Old English drīfan (“to drive, force, move”), from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną (“...
7298	word: card word_type: noun expansion: card (countable and uncountable, plural cards) forms: form: cards tags: plural wikipedia: card etymology_text: From Middle English carde (“playing card”), from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “paper, papyrus”). Doublet ...
7299	word: card word_type: verb expansion: card (third-person singular simple present cards, present participle carding, simple past and past participle carded) forms: form: cards tags: present singular third-person form: carding tags: participle present form: carded tags: ...

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word: attention word_type: intj expansion: attention forms: wikipedia: attention etymology_text: From Middle English attencioun, borrowed from Latin attentio, attentionis, from attendere, past participle attentus (“to attend, give heed to”); see attend. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses:...

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word: slay word_type: verb expansion: slay (third-person singular simple present slays, present participle slaying, simple past slew or slayed, past participle slain or slayed or (obsolete) yslain) forms: form: slays tags: present singular third-person form: slaying tags: participl...

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word: slay word_type: noun expansion: slay (plural slays) forms: form: slays tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English sleen, slayn, from Old English slēan (“to strike, beat, smite, stamp, forge, sting, slay, kill, impact”), from Proto-West Germanic *slahan, from Proto-Germanic ...

7203

word: slay word_type: noun expansion: slay (plural slays) forms: form: slays tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: See sley senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of sley senses_topics:

7204

word: rode word_type: verb expansion: rode forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: No doubt many a journey you have rode and gone, and many a hard daies labour you have taken, and ſharpened perhaps with care and grief[…] ref: 1662, John Baxter, A Saint Or a Brute […], page 26 ...

7205

word: rode word_type: verb expansion: rode (third-person singular simple present rodes, present participle roding, simple past and past participle roded) forms: form: rodes tags: present singular third-person form: roding tags: participle present form: roded tags: p...

7206

word: rode word_type: noun expansion: rode (plural rodes) forms: form: rodes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The line from a vessel to its anchor. senses_topics: nautical transport

7207

word: rode word_type: noun expansion: rode (plural rodes) forms: form: rodes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Thomas Carlysle, &c. rode a Forrey to Dunglas, and there seased and brought away 80 Nolt, 200 Shepe, 22 Naggs. A Rode made to a Stede called the Hayre...

7208

word: stole word_type: verb expansion: stole forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. senses_examples: text: TransPennine Express has removed all QR codes from its 71 car parks after scammers covered up a genuine code sticker with a false one and stole £13,0...

7209

word: stole word_type: noun expansion: stole (plural stoles) forms: form: stoles tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Old English stole, from Latin stola, from Ancient Greek στολή (stolḗ, “stole, garment, equipment”); akin to stall. Doublet of stola. senses_examples: text: 1994-1998...

7210

word: stole word_type: noun expansion: stole (plural stoles) forms: form: stoles tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Latin stolō. Doublet of stolon. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A stolon. senses_topics: biology botany natural-sciences

7211

word: oil word_type: noun expansion: oil (countable and uncountable, plural oils) forms: form: oils tags: plural wikipedia: oil etymology_text: From Middle English oyle, oile (“olive oil”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman olie, from Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “ol...

7212

word: oil word_type: verb expansion: oil (third-person singular simple present oils, present participle oiling, simple past and past participle oiled) forms: form: oils tags: present singular third-person form: oiling tags: participle present form: oiled tags: parti...

7213

word: fight word_type: verb expansion: fight (third-person singular simple present fights, present participle fighting, simple past fought, past participle fought or (archaic) foughten) forms: form: fights tags: present singular third-person form: fighting tags: participle pres...

7214

word: fight word_type: noun expansion: fight (countable and uncountable, plural fights) forms: form: fights tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English fight, feyght, fiȝt, fecht, from Old English feoht, ġefeoht, from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtą, *gafeh...

7215

word: dogmatic word_type: adj expansion: dogmatic (comparative more dogmatic, superlative most dogmatic) forms: form: more dogmatic tags: comparative form: most dogmatic tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From French dogmatique, from Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic A...

7216

word: dogmatic word_type: noun expansion: dogmatic (plural dogmatics) forms: form: dogmatics tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From French dogmatique, from Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek δογματικός (dogmatikós, “didactic”), from δόγμα (dógma, “dogma”). senses_examples...

7217

word: paint word_type: noun expansion: paint (countable and uncountable, plural paints) forms: form: paints tags: plural wikipedia: paint etymology_text: From Middle English peynten, from Old French peintier, paincter, itself from paint, the past participle of paindre, from Latin pingō (“to paint”...

7218

word: paint word_type: verb expansion: paint (third-person singular simple present paints, present participle painting, simple past and past participle painted) forms: form: paints tags: present singular third-person form: painting tags: participle present form: painted ...

7219

word: freight word_type: noun expansion: freight (usually uncountable, plural freights) forms: form: freights tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Late Middle English freight, freght, freyght [and other forms], a variant of fraught, fraght (“transport of goods or people, usually by water;...

7220

word: freight word_type: verb expansion: freight (third-person singular simple present freights, present participle freighting, simple past and past participle freighted) forms: form: freights tags: present singular third-person form: freighting tags: participle present form:...

7221

word: freight word_type: adj expansion: freight (comparative more freight, superlative most freight) forms: form: more freight tags: comparative form: most freight tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: The verb is derived from Late Middle English freighten, freghten, a variant ...

7222

word: gussy up word_type: verb expansion: gussy up (third-person singular simple present gussies up, present participle gussying up, simple past and past participle gussied up) forms: form: gussies up tags: present singular third-person form: gussying up tags: participle presen...

7223

word: broadcast word_type: adj expansion: broadcast (comparative more broadcast, superlative most broadcast) forms: form: more broadcast tags: comparative form: most broadcast tags: superlative wikipedia: ja:関谷英里子 etymology_text: From broad + cast. senses_examples: text: The seed...

7224

word: broadcast word_type: adv expansion: broadcast (comparative more broadcast, superlative most broadcast) forms: form: more broadcast tags: comparative form: most broadcast tags: superlative wikipedia: ja:関谷英里子 etymology_text: From broad + cast. senses_examples: text: [O]n rep...

7225

word: broadcast word_type: noun expansion: broadcast (plural broadcasts) forms: form: broadcasts tags: plural wikipedia: ja:関谷英里子 etymology_text: From broad + cast. senses_examples: text: No one knows how long it will be until a broadcast from a studio in New York will be viewed in India as ...

7226

word: broadcast word_type: verb expansion: broadcast (third-person singular simple present broadcasts, present participle broadcasting, simple past and past participle broadcast or broadcasted) forms: form: broadcasts tags: present singular third-person form: broadcasting tags: par...

7227

word: spoilt word_type: adj expansion: spoilt (comparative more spoilt, superlative most spoilt) forms: form: more spoilt tags: comparative form: most spoilt tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Having lost its origi...

7228

word: spoilt word_type: verb expansion: spoilt forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of spoil senses_topics:

7229

word: underlay word_type: verb expansion: underlay forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English underleyen, from Old English underleċġan (“to underlay, prop, support”), equivalent to under- + lay. Cognate with Dutch onderleggen (“to lay or put under”), German unterlegen (“to underlay”), Swedish und...

7230

word: underlay word_type: verb expansion: underlay (third-person singular simple present underlays, present participle underlaying, simple past and past participle underlaid) forms: form: underlays tags: present singular third-person form: underlaying tags: participle present ...

7231

word: underlay word_type: noun expansion: underlay (plural underlays) forms: form: underlays tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English underlay, underlei, equivalent to under- + lay. senses_examples: text: The underlay in bar 3 is unclear in Handel's manuscript. type...

7232

word: chancel word_type: noun expansion: chancel (plural chancels) forms: form: chancels tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Old French chancel. Doublet of cancellus. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use b...

7233

word: undone word_type: adj expansion: undone (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From un- + done. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Not done. senses_topics:

7234

word: undone word_type: adj expansion: undone (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English undon, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-Germanic *andadōnaz, past participle of *andadōną (“to undo”), equivalent to undo + -en (past participle ending). Cognate with Dutch ontdaan (“stripp...

7235

word: undone word_type: verb expansion: undone forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English undon, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-Germanic *andadōnaz, past participle of *andadōną (“to undo”), equivalent to undo + -en (past participle ending). Cognate with Dutch ontdaan (“stripped, undone, upse...

7236

word: zucchetto word_type: noun expansion: zucchetto (plural zucchettos) forms: form: zucchettos tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Italian zucchetto, ultimately a diminutive of zucca (“gourd, squash”), due to the shape. Compare zucchini. senses_examples: senses_categories: s...

7237

word: withdrawn word_type: adj expansion: withdrawn (comparative more withdrawn, superlative most withdrawn) forms: form: more withdrawn tags: comparative form: most withdrawn tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: a withdrawn library book text: ...

7238

word: withdrawn word_type: verb expansion: withdrawn forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: past participle of withdraw senses_topics:

7239

word: dupe word_type: noun expansion: dupe (plural dupes) forms: form: dupes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic. senses_examples: text: I am responding to Allen Young's letter to the e...

7240

word: dupe word_type: verb expansion: dupe (third-person singular simple present dupes, present participle duping, simple past and past participle duped) forms: form: dupes tags: present singular third-person form: duping tags: participle present form: duped tags: p...

7241

word: dupe word_type: noun expansion: dupe (plural dupes) forms: form: dupes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Clipping of duplicate. senses_examples: text: TikTok could potentially be liable if lots of users are directing other users to the sales of dupes, she said, and she said i...

7242

word: dupe word_type: verb expansion: dupe (third-person singular simple present dupes, present participle duping, simple past and past participle duped) forms: form: dupes tags: present singular third-person form: duping tags: participle present form: duped tags: p...

7243

word: stevedore word_type: noun expansion: stevedore (plural stevedores) forms: form: stevedores tags: plural wikipedia: Lewis Hine Oxford English Dictionary etymology_text: From Spanish estibador (cognate with Portuguese estivador, and compare Medieval Latin stivator), from estivar, estibar (“t...

7244

word: stevedore word_type: verb expansion: stevedore (third-person singular simple present stevedores, present participle stevedoring, simple past and past participle stevedored) forms: form: stevedores tags: present singular third-person form: stevedoring tags: participle pres...

7245

word: stride word_type: verb expansion: stride (third-person singular simple present strides, present participle striding, simple past strode, past participle stridden or strode or strid) forms: form: strides tags: present singular third-person form: striding tags: participle p...

7246

word: stride word_type: noun expansion: stride (countable and uncountable, plural strides) forms: form: strides tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English stride, stryde, from Old English stride (“a stride, pace”), from the verb (see above). Doublet of strid. senses_examples: t...

7247

word: told word_type: verb expansion: told forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English tolde, talde (first and third person singular preterite), from Old English tealde (first and third person singular preterite), from Proto-Germanic *talid-, preterite stem of Proto-Germanic *taljaną (“to count; t...

7248

word: camera word_type: noun expansion: camera (plural cameras or (rare) cameræ or (rare) camerae) forms: form: cameras tags: plural form: cameræ tags: plural rare form: camerae tags: plural rare wikipedia: etymology_text: Learned borrowing from Latin camera (“cham...

7249

word: swollen word_type: adj expansion: swollen (comparative more swollen, superlative most swollen) forms: form: more swollen tags: comparative form: most swollen tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ȝeswollen, from Ol...

7250

word: swollen word_type: verb expansion: swollen forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ȝeswollen, from Old English swollen, ġeswollen, from Proto-Germanic *swullanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”). Cognate with West Frisian swo...

7251

word: verbal word_type: adj expansion: verbal (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: verbal etymology_text: From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al. senses_examples: text: We subjoin an engraving […] which will give the reader a far better notion...

7252

word: verbal word_type: noun expansion: verbal (countable and uncountable, plural verbals) forms: form: verbals tags: plural wikipedia: verbal etymology_text: From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al. senses_examples: text: They were...

7253

word: verbal word_type: verb expansion: verbal (third-person singular simple present verbals, present participle verballing, simple past and past participle verballed) forms: form: verbals tags: present singular third-person form: verballing tags: participle present form: ...

7254

word: er word_type: intj expansion: er forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Mimetic (sound of hesitation) senses_examples: text: If he—er—disappears—well, it seems to me that we'd both benefit. ref: 2012, Linda Miller, Desire and Destiny type: quotation text: Liquid Samurai: 'FORMLESS A...

7255

word: er word_type: verb expansion: er (third-person singular simple present ers, present participle erring, simple past and past participle erred) forms: form: ers tags: present singular third-person form: erring tags: participle present form: erred tags: participl...

7256

word: er word_type: noun expansion: er (plural ers) forms: form: ers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The name of the Cyrillic script letter Р / р. senses_topics:

7257

word: coven word_type: noun expansion: coven (plural covens) forms: form: covens tags: plural wikipedia: coven etymology_text: From Middle English covent, from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventum, from conveniō, from cum (“with”) and venio (“I come”). Doublet ...

7258

word: democracy word_type: noun expansion: democracy (countable and uncountable, plural democracies) forms: form: democracies tags: plural wikipedia: democracy etymology_text: From Middle French democratie (French démocratie), from Medieval Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (dēmokra...

7259

word: eat word_type: verb expansion: eat (third-person singular simple present eats, present participle eating, simple past ate or (dialectal) et or (obsolete) eat, past participle eaten or (dialectal) etten) forms: form: eats tags: present singular third-person form: eating tags: ...

7260

word: eat word_type: noun expansion: eat (plural eats) forms: form: eats tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English ete, ate, æte, from Old English ǣt (“food, eating”), from Proto-West Germanic *āt, from Proto-Germanic *ētą (“food, thing to eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- ...

7261

word: ipso facto word_type: adv expansion: ipso facto (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Latin ipsō factō (“by the same fact”). senses_examples: text: Coordinate term: eo ipso text: For [Ludwig von] Mises or [Murray] Rothbard, it is simply confused to posit latent p...

7262

word: ipso facto word_type: adj expansion: ipso facto (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Latin ipsō factō (“by the same fact”). senses_examples: text: Is not the reading of another's diary an ipso facto act of voyeurism? ref: 1984 April 14, Richard Knisely, “Quintes...

7263

word: wildlife word_type: noun expansion: wildlife (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: wildlife etymology_text: From wild + life. senses_examples: text: This town offers wildlife tours where you can go and watch the bears, deer, wild rabbits and other creatures in their natural habitats. type: exampl...

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word: unwind word_type: verb expansion: unwind (third-person singular simple present unwinds, present participle unwinding, simple past and past participle unwound) forms: form: unwinds tags: present singular third-person form: unwinding tags: participle present form: unw...

7265

word: unwind word_type: noun expansion: unwind (plural unwinds) forms: form: unwinds tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English unwinden, from Old English unwindan (“to unwind; unwrap”), from Proto-Germanic *andawindaną (“to unwind”); equivalent to un- + wind (“to coil”). Cognate...

7266

word: diminutive word_type: adj expansion: diminutive (comparative more diminutive, superlative most diminutive) forms: form: more diminutive tags: comparative form: most diminutive tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle French diminutif (1398), from Latin dīminutīvu...

7267

word: diminutive word_type: noun expansion: diminutive (plural diminutives) forms: form: diminutives tags: plural wikipedia: diminutive etymology_text: From Middle French diminutif (1398), from Latin dīminutīvum, from dēminuō (“diminish”). senses_examples: text: Booklet, the diminutive of bo...

7268

word: rod word_type: noun expansion: rod (plural rods) forms: form: rods tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English rodde, from Old English *rodd or *rodde (attested in dative plural roddum (“rod, pole”)), of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Germanic *rudd- (“stick, club...

7269

word: rod word_type: verb expansion: rod (third-person singular simple present rods, present participle rodding, simple past and past participle rodded) forms: form: rods tags: present singular third-person form: rodding tags: participle present form: rodded tags: p...

7270

word: coat word_type: noun expansion: coat (countable and uncountable, plural coats) forms: form: coats tags: plural wikipedia: coat etymology_text: From Middle English cote, coate, cotte, from Old French cote, cotte (“outer garment with sleeves”), from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), from Proto...

7271

word: coat word_type: verb expansion: coat (third-person singular simple present coats, present participle coating, simple past and past participle coated) forms: form: coats tags: present singular third-person form: coating tags: participle present form: coated tags: ...

7272

word: brusque word_type: adj expansion: brusque (comparative brusquer or more brusque, superlative brusquest or most brusque) forms: form: brusquer tags: comparative form: more brusque tags: comparative form: brusquest tags: superlative form: most brusque tags: supe...

7273

word: brusque word_type: verb expansion: brusque (third-person singular simple present brusques, present participle brusquing, simple past and past participle brusqued) forms: form: brusques tags: present singular third-person form: brusquing tags: participle present form: ...

7274

word: cruel word_type: adj expansion: cruel (comparative crueler or crueller or more cruel, superlative cruelest or cruellest or most cruel) forms: form: crueler tags: comparative form: crueller tags: comparative form: more cruel tags: comparative form: cruelest tags: ...

7275

word: cruel word_type: adv expansion: cruel (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English cruel, borrowed from Old French cruel, from Latin crūdēlis (“hard, severe, cruel”), akin to crūdus (“raw, crude”); see crude. senses_examples: text: 'I've never got arthritis, though my o...

7276

word: cruel word_type: verb expansion: cruel (third-person singular simple present cruels, present participle cruelling, simple past and past participle cruelled) forms: form: cruels tags: present singular third-person form: cruelling tags: participle present form: cruell...

7277

word: cruel word_type: noun expansion: cruel (countable and uncountable, plural cruels) forms: form: cruels tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of crewel senses_topics:

7278

word: worn word_type: adj expansion: worn (comparative more worn, superlative most worn) forms: form: more worn tags: comparative form: most worn tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear. senses_examples: te...

7279

word: worn word_type: verb expansion: worn forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: By analogy to past participles like torn from tear and sworn from swear. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: past participle of wear senses_topics:

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word: ran word_type: verb expansion: ran forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: […]rather to convince the Underſtanding, than to be eaſily capable of being anſwered ; excuſing your ſelf that you have ran into an Error, ſo foreign as you have declared from your Intention,[…] ref:...

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word: ran word_type: noun expansion: ran (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch. senses_topics: nautical transport

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word: stolen word_type: verb expansion: stolen forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic *stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent to stole + -en. Cognate with Scots stellin, stollin (“st...

7283

word: stolen word_type: adj expansion: stolen (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic *stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent to stole + -en. Cognate with Scots stell...

7284

word: stolen word_type: noun expansion: stolen (plural stolens) forms: form: stolens tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From Middle English stolen, istolen, from Old English stolen, ġestolen, from Proto-Germanic *stulanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal”), equivalent t...

7285

word: slew word_type: noun expansion: slew (plural slews) forms: form: slews tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: In all senses, a mostly British spelling of slue. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The act, or process of slewing. A device used for slewing. A chang...

7286

word: slew word_type: verb expansion: slew (third-person singular simple present slews, present participle slewing, simple past and past participle slewed) forms: form: slews tags: present singular third-person form: slewing tags: participle present form: slewed tags: ...

7287

word: slew word_type: noun expansion: slew (plural slews) forms: form: slews tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Compare slough. senses_examples: text: The prairie round about is wet, at times almost marshy, especially at the borders of the great reedy slews. ref: 1885, Theodore R...

7288

word: slew word_type: verb expansion: slew forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Ablaut of slay, from Middle English slew, sleugh, past of Middle English sleen. Replaced earlier Middle English slough, slogh, from Old English slōg (past of Old English slēan (“to hit, strike, slay”)), due to the influence of knew...

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word: slew word_type: noun expansion: slew (plural slews) forms: form: slews tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Irish slua (“crowd”), from Old Irish slúag, slóg, from Proto-Celtic *slougos (“troop, army”), from Proto-Indo-European *slowgʰos, *slowgos (“entourage”). senses_examp...

7290

word: ephemeral word_type: noun expansion: ephemeral (plural ephemerals) forms: form: ephemerals tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting...

7291

word: ephemeral word_type: adj expansion: ephemeral (comparative more ephemeral, superlative most ephemeral) forms: form: more ephemeral tags: comparative form: most ephemeral tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros...

7292

word: volatile word_type: adj expansion: volatile (comparative more volatile, superlative most volatile) forms: form: more volatile tags: comparative form: most volatile tags: superlative wikipedia: volatile etymology_text: From Middle French volatile, from Latin volātilis (“flying; sw...

7293

word: volatile word_type: noun expansion: volatile (plural volatiles) forms: form: volatiles tags: plural wikipedia: volatile etymology_text: From Middle French volatile, from Latin volātilis (“flying; swift; temporary; volatile”), from volō (“I fly”). senses_examples: text: Operations on C...

7294

word: begum word_type: verb expansion: begum (third-person singular simple present begums, present participle begumming, simple past and past participle begummed) forms: form: begums tags: present singular third-person form: begumming tags: participle present form: begumm...

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word: begum word_type: noun expansion: begum (plural begums) forms: form: begums tags: plural wikipedia: begum etymology_text: From Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum), from East Turkic begüm, from beg (a title of nobility in Iran, Central Asia and South Asia) + -um (feminine suffix for titles of nobil...

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word: drive word_type: verb expansion: drive (third-person singular simple present drives, present participle driving, simple past drove or (archaic) drave or (dialectal) driv, past participle driven or (dialectal) druv or (dialectal) drove) forms: form: drives tags: present singular third-per...

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word: drive word_type: noun expansion: drive (countable and uncountable, plural drives) forms: form: drives tags: plural wikipedia: drive etymology_text: From Middle English driven, from Old English drīfan (“to drive, force, move”), from Proto-West Germanic *drīban, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“...

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word: card word_type: noun expansion: card (countable and uncountable, plural cards) forms: form: cards tags: plural wikipedia: card etymology_text: From Middle English carde (“playing card”), from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “paper, papyrus”). Doublet ...

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word: card word_type: verb expansion: card (third-person singular simple present cards, present participle carding, simple past and past participle carded) forms: form: cards tags: present singular third-person form: carding tags: participle present form: carded tags: ...