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-EntrySource: SingleLang_EN.quickdic 400
+EntrySource: SingleLang_EN.quickdic 416
Index: EN EN
===a===
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ See also HtmlEntry:A
***A***
HtmlEntry: A <<<
Etymology 1
-Runic letter ᚫ (a, "ansuz"), source for Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters replaced by AFrom lang:enm and lang:ang upper case letter A and split of lang:enm and lang:ang upper case letter Æ.
-- Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚪ (a, "āc") lang:ang upper case letter A from 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter A of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚪ (a, "āc"), derived from Runic letter ᚫ (a, "Ansuz").
-- Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ, "æsc") lang:ang upper case letter Æ from 7th century replacement by Latin upper case ligature Æ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ, "æsc"), also derived from Runic letter ᚫ (a, "Ansuz").
+Runic letter ᚫ (a, "ansuz"), source for Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters replaced by AFrom lang:enm and lang:ang upper case letter A and split of lang:enm and lang:ang upper case letter Æ.
+- Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚪ (a, "āc") lang:ang upper case letter A from 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter A of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚪ (a, "āc"), derived from Runic letter ᚫ (a, "Ansuz").
+- Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ, "æsc") lang:ang upper case letter Æ from 7th century replacement by Latin upper case ligature Æ of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚫ (æ, "æsc"), also derived from Runic letter ᚫ (a, "Ansuz").
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ Runic letter ᚫ (a, "ansuz"), source for Anglo-Saxon Futhorc let
Pronunciation
- (letter name)
-- {{a|RP|GenAm}} IPA: /eɪ̯/, {{X-SAMPA|/eI/}}
+- {{a|RP|GenAm}} IPA: /eɪ̯/, {{X-SAMPA|/eI/}}
- {{audio|en-us-a.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{a|AusE}} IPA: /æɪ/, {{X-SAMPA|/{I/}}
-- {{rhymes|eɪ}}
+- {{rhymes|eɪ}}
- The current pronunciation is a comparatively modern sound, and has taken the place of what, till about the early part of the 15th century, was similar to that in other languages.
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ Runic letter ᚫ (a, "ansuz"), source for Anglo-Saxon Futhorc let
Related terms
-- A frame
-- ABC, A.B.C.
-- A to Z
+
See also
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ Runic letter ᚫ (a, "ansuz"), source for Anglo-Saxon Futhorc let
Etymology 2
-- {{sense|highest rank|grade|music}} From the initial position of the letter A in the English alphabet.
-- {{sense|blood type}} From w:ABO blood group system
-- {{sense|vehicle-distinguishing signs}} From Australia
+- {{sense|highest rank|grade|music}} From the initial position of the letter A in the English alphabet.
+- {{sense|blood type}} From w:ABO blood group system
+- {{sense|vehicle-distinguishing signs}} From Australia
Symbol
@@ -69,80 +69,78 @@ Runic letter ᚫ (a, "ansuz"), source for Anglo-Saxon Futhorc let
- The highest rank on any of various scales that assign letters.
- We assign each item inspected a rating from A through G, depending on various factors.
-- {{context|education}} The highest letter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).
+- {{context|education}} The highest letter grade assigned (disregarding plusses and minuses).
- I was so happy to get an A on that test.
-- {music} A tone three fifths above C in the cycle of fifths; the sixth tone of the C major scale; the first note of the minor scale of A minor; the reference tone that occurs at exactly 440 Hz; the printed or written note A; the scale with A as its keynote.<ref name=SOED/><ref name=OCD>Lindberg, Christine A., (2007)</ref>
-- Orchestras traditionally tune to a concert A.
+- {music} A tone three fifths above C in the cycle of fifths; the sixth tone of the C major scale; the first note of the minor scale of A minor; the reference tone that occurs at exactly 440 Hz; the printed or written note A; the scale with A as its keynote.<ref name=SOED/><ref name=OCD>{{reference-book| last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =Lindberg, Christine A. | others = | title = The Oxford College Dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 2002| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 2nd | date = | year =2007| month = | publisher =Spark Publishing. | location =New York, NY | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-1-4114-0500-4 | lccn = | ol = | pages =1| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =}}
+
+</ref>
+- Orchestras traditionally tune to a concert A.
-- {medicine} A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type B antigen in their blood. They may receive blood from type A or type O, but cannot receive blood from AB or B.
+- {medicine} A blood type that has a specific antigen that aggravates the immune response in people with type B antigen in their blood. They may receive blood from type A or type O, but cannot receive blood from AB or B.
- My blood type is A negative.
-- {chemistry} Mass number.
-- {logic}A universal affirmative suggestion.<ref name=SOED>Brown, Lesley (2003)</ref>
+- {chemistry} Mass number.
+- {logic}A universal affirmative suggestion.<ref name=SOED>{{reference-book| last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =Brown, Lesley. | others = | title = The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =Oxford University Press | location =Oxford, UK | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =1| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =}}</ref>
Derived terms
{{rel-top|Rank or size}}
-
-- A game
-- A levels
-- A list
-- A team
-- grade A
+
+
{{rel-top|Letter grade}}
-- straight A's
+
-- A minus
-- A plus
+
{{rel-top|(music) tone three fifths above C}}
-- A-flat
-- A major
-- A-minor
+
-- A-sharp
-- concert A
+
{{rel-top|Blood type}}
-- A positive
-- A negative
+
Abbreviation
{en-abbr}
-- Ace
-- Acre
-- Adult; as used in film rating
-- Ammeter
-- {physics} angstrom
-- Answer
-- {geometry} Area
-- {sports} An assist
-- {{context|weaponry}} atom; atomic
-- {{context|vehicle-distinguishing signs}} Austria
+- Ace
+- Acre
+- Adult; as used in film rating
+- Ammeter
+- {physics} angstrom
+- Answer
+- {sports} An assist
+- {{context|weaponry}} atom; atomic
Synonyms
-- {{sense|physics|angstrom}} Å
+- {{sense|physics|angstrom}} Å
Derived terms
-- {{sense|weaponry|atom}} A-bomb
+- {{sense|weaponry|atom}} A-bomb
Statistics
- {{rank|little|now|then|79|A|should|can|made}}
-
-Footnotes
-<references/>>>>
+>>>
===Ã
===
See also HtmlEntry:A
===account===
@@ -154,27 +152,27 @@ HtmlEntry: adjectival <<<
Etymology
From {{suffix|adjective|al}}.
Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ædʒɛkˈtaɪvəl/<ref>[http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=1028&dict=CALD Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary]</ref>
-- {{a|US}} IPA: /ædʒəkˈtaɪvəl/
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ædʒɛkˈtaɪvəl/<ref>[http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=1028&dict=CALD Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary]</ref>
+- {{a|US}} IPA: /ædʒəkˈtaɪvəl/
- {{audio|En-us-adjectival.ogg|Audio (US)}}
Adjective
{en-adj}
- {grammar} Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective; "adjectival syntax"; "an adjective clause" <ref>{R:Dictionary.com}</ref>.
-- {legal} Of or relating to procedure, especially to technicalities thereof.
+- {legal} Of or relating to procedure, especially to technicalities thereof.
Noun
{en-noun}
-- An adjectival phrase or clause.
+- An adjectival phrase or clause.
>>>
See also HtmlEntry:adjective
***adjective***
HtmlEntry: adjective <<<
Etymology
-From lang:fro adjectif, from Latin adiectivus, from ad ("next to") + iectus, perfect passive participle of iacio ("throw") + -ivus, adjective ending; hence, a word "thrown next to" a noun, modifying it.
+From lang:fro adjectif, from Latin adiectivus, from ad ("next to") + iectus, perfect passive participle of iacio ("throw") + -ivus, adjective ending; hence, a word "thrown next to" a noun, modifying it.
Pronunciation
- {{audio|En-us-adjective.ogg|Audio (US)}}
@@ -183,39 +181,39 @@ From lang:fro adjectif, from Latin Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
+- {grammar} Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
- {legal} Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
-- {chemistry} Of a dye that needs the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
+- {chemistry} Of a dye that needs the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
Synonyms
-- {{sense|incapable of independent function}} dependent, derivative
-- {{sense|functioning as an adjective}} adjectival
-- {{sense|applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure}} procedural
+- {{sense|incapable of independent function}} dependent, derivative
+- {{sense|functioning as an adjective}} adjectival
+- {{sense|applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure}} procedural
Antonyms
-- {{sense|applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure}} substantive
-- {{sense|of a dye that needs the use of a mordant}} substantive
+- {{sense|applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure}} substantive
+- {{sense|of a dye that needs the use of a mordant}} substantive
Derived terms
-- adjectival
-- adjective clause
-- adjective phrase
-- adjective patterns
-- proper adjective
+
Noun
{en-noun}
-- {grammar} A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.
-- The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives.
+- {grammar} A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.
+- The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives.
@@ -255,24 +253,23 @@ HtmlEntry: alphabetical <<<
Etymology
{{suffix|alphabetic|al}}
Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˌælf.əˈbɛt.ɪk.əl/, {{X-SAMPA|/%{lf.@"bEt.Ik.@l/}}
-- {{a|GenAM}} IPA: /ˌælfəˈbɛdɪkəl/, {{X-SAMPA|/%{lf@"bEdIk@l/}}
-- {{audio|en-us-alphabetical.ogg|Audio (US)}}
-
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˌælf.əˈbɛt.ɪk.əl/, {{X-SAMPA|/%{lf.@"bEt.Ik.@l/}}
+- {{a|GenAM}} IPA: /ˌælfəˈbɛdɪkəl/, {{X-SAMPA|/%{lf@"bEdIk@l/}}
+- {{audio|en-us-alphabetical.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{hyphenation|al|pha|bet|ic|al}}
Adjective
{{en-adj|-}}
-- Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
-- 1986, Arthur Hilary Armstrong, A. A. Armstrong, Classical Mediterranean Spirituality: Egyptian, Greek, Roman, page 486
+- Pertaining to, furnished with, or expressed by letters of the alphabet.
+- 1986, Arthur Hilary Armstrong, A. A. Armstrong, Classical Mediterranean Spirituality: Egyptian, Greek, Roman, page 486
- Paul, who talks about what the magical papyri do, has in his first letter to the Corinthians described basic aspects of alphabetical language.
-- According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
+- According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.
- All names were placed into an alphabetical list.
-- {obsolete} literal
+- {obsolete} literal
- Milton
@@ -280,13 +277,13 @@ HtmlEntry: alphabetical <<<
Derived terms
-- alphabetical order
-- alphabetically
+
Related terms
-- alphabet
-- alphabetize
+
>>>
===amalgamation===
@@ -296,37 +293,37 @@ HtmlEntry: antidisestablishmentarianism <<<
Etymology
From {{confix|anti|disestablishmentarian|ism}}.
Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˌan.ti.dɪ.sɪ.sta.blɪʃ.mənˈtɛː.ɹɪə.nɪ.z(ə)m/
-- {{a|US}} IPA: /ˌæn.taiˌdɪs.ɛsˌtæb.lɪʃ.məntˈɛː.ɹi.ənˌɪ.zm/
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˌan.ti.dɪ.sɪ.sta.blɪʃ.mənˈtɛː.ɹɪə.nɪ.z(ə)m/
+- {{a|US}} IPA: /ˌæn.taiˌdɪs.ɛsˌtæb.lɪʃ.məntˈɛː.ɹi.ənˌɪ.zm/
- {{audio|en-uk-antidisestablishmentarianism.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
- {{audio|en-us-antidisestablishmentarianism.ogg|Audio (US)}}
Noun
{{en-noun|-}}
-- A political philosophy opposed to the separation of a religious group ("church") and a government ("state"), especially the belief held by those in 19th century England opposed to separating the Anglican church from the civil government (but chiefly in use as an example of a long word) or to refer to separation of church and state.{{defdate|from 20th c.}}
+- A political philosophy opposed to the separation of a religious group ("church") and a government ("state"), especially the belief held by those in 19th century England opposed to separating the Anglican church from the civil government (but chiefly in use as an example of a long word) or to refer to separation of church and state.{{defdate|from 20th c.}}
- 1998, University of Oklahoma College of Law, American Indian Law Review:
- Jed Rubenfeld, who actually may not have been recycling a Boerne Court- rejected argument into a law review article,<sup>450</sup> reasoned that RFRA indeed lacked constitutionality, but because of First Amendment antidisestablishmentarianism, and not the reasons offered by the Court.<sup>451</sup>
- 2002, Angela Hague and David Lavery (credited as editors, but truly authors of the compiled fictional reviews), Teleparody: predicting/preventing the TV discourse of tomorrow
-- The establishmentarianism of Hatch's alliance-building strategy undermined by the disestablishmentarianism of Wiglesworth's treachery triggers an antidisestablishmentarianism in Hawk — but the negation of Wiglesworth's 'dis' coupled with the counter-negation of Hawk's 'anti' does not simply generate a synthetic affirmation of Hatch's 'establishmentarianism'. Instead, Hawk's antidisestablishmentarianism, like a cancerous wart on the end of the nose, is perched at the fuzzy border separating ontology from oncology, malignity from malignancy.
+- The establishmentarianism of Hatch's alliance-building strategy undermined by the disestablishmentarianism of Wiglesworth's treachery triggers an antidisestablishmentarianism in Hawk — but the negation of Wiglesworth's 'dis' coupled with the counter-negation of Hawk's 'anti' does not simply generate a synthetic affirmation of Hatch's 'establishmentarianism'. Instead, Hawk's antidisestablishmentarianism, like a cancerous wart on the end of the nose, is perched at the fuzzy border separating ontology from oncology, malignity from malignancy.
Related terms
-- antidisestablishmentarian
-- disestablishmentarianism
-- establish
-- established church
-- establishment
+
See also
-- floccinaucinihilipilification
-- hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
-- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
-- supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
+
>>>
***antonym***
@@ -334,38 +331,38 @@ HtmlEntry: antonym <<<
Etymology
circa 1870: {{confix|ant|onym}}
Pronunciation
-- IPA: /ˈæntəˌnɪm/
+- IPA: /ˈæntəˌnɪm/
- {{audio|en-us-antonym.ogg|Audio (US)}}
Noun
{en-noun}
-- {semantics} A word which has the opposite meaning of another, although not necessarily in all its senses.
+- {semantics} A word which has the opposite meaning of another, although not necessarily in all its senses.
- "rich" is an antonym of "poor"; "full" is an antonym of "empty".
Antonyms
-- synonym
+
Derived terms
{{rel-top3|Terms derived from antonym}}
-- autoantonym
-- antonymic
-- antonymous
+
-- antonymy
-- binary antonym
-- complementary antonym
+
-- gradable antonym
-- polar antonym
-- relational antonym
+
See also
-- thesaurus
+
External links
@@ -376,8 +373,8 @@ See also HtmlEntry:synonym
***apples and pears***
HtmlEntry: apples and pears <<<
Noun
-{{en-noun|-|sg=apples and pears}}
-- {Cockney rhyming slang} stairs
+{{en-noun|-|head=apples and pears}}
+- {Cockney rhyming slang} stairs
>>>
===apportion===
@@ -387,16 +384,16 @@ See also HtmlEntry:deal
***April***
HtmlEntry: April <<<
Etymology
-From lang:enm apprile, re-Latinized from aueril, from lang:fro avrill, from Latin aprilis ("of the month of the goddess Venus"), perhaps based on lang:ett Apru, from Ancient Greek Αφροδίτη (Afrodíte, "Venus").
+From lang:enm apprile, re-Latinized from aueril, from lang:fro avrill, from Latin aprilis ("of the month of the goddess Venus"), perhaps based on lang:ett Apru, from Ancient Greek Αφροδίτη (Afrodíte, "Venus").
Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈeɪprɪl/, {{X-SAMPA|/"eIprIl/}} or as US
-- {{a|US}} {{enPR|āʹprəl}}, IPA: /ˈeɪprəl/, {{X-SAMPA|/"eIpr@l/}}
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈeɪprɪl/, {{X-SAMPA|/"eIprIl/}} or as US
+- {{a|US}} {{enPR|āʹprəl}}, IPA: /ˈeɪprəl/, {{X-SAMPA|/"eIpr@l/}}
- {{audio|en-us-April.ogg|Audio (US)}}
Proper noun
-{{en-proper noun|plural: Aprils}}
-- The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. Abbreviation: Apr or Apr.
+{{en-proper noun|plural: Aprils}}
+- The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. Abbreviation: Apr or Apr.
- 1845 Robert Browning: Home-Thoughts From Abroad:
- Oh, to be in England
- Now that April's there
@@ -410,28 +407,28 @@ From lang:enm apprile, re-Latin
Derived terms
-- Aprilesque
-- April-esquire
-- April-fish
-- April fool
+
-- April-gentleman
-- April-gowk
-- Aprilian
+
-- Aprilish
+
-- April showers bring May flowers
-- April Theses
-- April Uprising
-- Bloody April
-- days of April
-- mid-April
+
See also
@@ -445,16 +442,16 @@ See also HtmlEntry:gratis
***august***
HtmlEntry: august <<<
Pronunciation
-- {{a|RP}} IPA: /ɔːˈɡʌst/
-- {{a|US}} IPA: /ɔːˈɡʌst/, /ɑːˈɡʌst/
+- {{a|RP}} IPA: /ɔːˈɡʌst/
+- {{a|US}} IPA: /ɔːˈɡʌst/, /ɑːˈɡʌst/
- {{audio|en-us-august.ogg|Audio (US)}}
Etymology 1
-From Latin augustus ("majestic, venerable").
+From Latin augustus ("majestic, venerable").
Adjective
{{en-adj|august|er|more}}
-- Noble, venerable, majestic, awe-inspiring, often of the highest social class (sometimes used ironically).
+- Noble, venerable, majestic, awe-inspiring, often of the highest social class (sometimes used ironically).
- an august patron of the arts
- Of noble birth.
@@ -463,17 +460,17 @@ From Latin augustus ("majestic, venerable")
Derived terms
-- augustly
-- augustness
+
Related terms
-- Augustine
-- Augustinian
+
Etymology 2
-From August
+From August
Verb
{en-verb}
- To make ripe
@@ -489,36 +486,36 @@ See also HtmlEntry:deal
***barter***
HtmlEntry: barter <<<
Pronunciation
-- {{a|RP}} IPA: /ˈbɑːtə(ɹ)/, {{X-SAMPA|/bA:t@(r\)/}}
-- {{a|US}} {{enPR|bärʹ-tər}}, IPA: /ˈbɑɹtə˞/, {{X-SAMPA|/bArt@`/}}
-- {{rhymes|ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)}}
+- {{a|RP}} IPA: /ˈbɑːtə(ɹ)/, {{X-SAMPA|/bA:t@(r\)/}}
+- {{a|US}} {{enPR|bärʹ-tər}}, IPA: /ˈbɑɹtə˞/, {{X-SAMPA|/bArt@`/}}
+- {{rhymes|ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)}}
Etymology
-From lang:fro barater, of uncertain origin (maybe Celtic).
+From lang:fro barater, of uncertain origin (maybe Celtic).
Noun
{en-noun}
-- an equal exchange
+- an equal exchange
- We had no money so we had to live by barter.
Synonyms
-- swap
-- swop
-- trade
-- quid pro quo
+
Verb
{en-verb}
-- exchange goods or services without involving money
+- exchange goods or services without involving money
Synonyms
-- swap
-- swop
-- trade
+
>>>
See also HtmlEntry:swap
@@ -541,6 +538,8 @@ See also HtmlEntry:cat
===blend===
See also HtmlEntry:portmanteau
See also HtmlEntry:portmanteau word
+===blocked===
+See also HtmlEntry:free
===bloke===
See also HtmlEntry:cat
===blow===
@@ -556,28 +555,28 @@ See also HtmlEntry:head
***book***
HtmlEntry: book <<<
Pronunciation
-- {{enPR|bo͝ok}}, IPA: /bʊk/, {{X-SAMPA|/bUk/}}
+- {{enPR|bo͝ok}}, IPA: /bʊk/, {{X-SAMPA|/bUk/}}
- {{audio|en-us-book.ogg|Audio (US)}} plural {{audio|en-us-books.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{audio|En-uk-book.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
-- {{rhymes|ʊk}}
+- {{rhymes|ʊk}}
Etymology 1
-From lang:enm book, from lang:ang boc, first and third person singular preterite of bacan ("to bake"). Cognate with lang:sco beuk ("baked"), German buk ("baked") and probably Albanian bukë ("bread, baked dough"). More at {{l|en|bake}}.
+From lang:enm book, from lang:ang boc, first and third person singular preterite of bacan ("to bake"). Cognate with lang:sco beuk ("baked"), German buk ("baked") and probably Albanian bukë ("bread, baked dough"). More at bake
Verb
-{{head|en|verb form}}
-- {{context|UK|_|dialectal|Northern England}} {{form of|Alternative simple past|bake}}.
+book
+- {{UK|_|dialectal|Northern England}} {{form of|Alternative simple past|bake}}.
Etymology 2
-From lang:enm book, from lang:ang boc ("a book, a document, register, catalog, a legal document, a bill of divorce, a charter, a title deed, conveyance, a volume, literary work, pages, main division of a work"), from {{proto|Germanic|bōks|beech, book}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|bheh₁g̑ós|beech}}. Cognate with lang:sco buik, beuk ("book"), lang:fy boek ("book"), Dutch boek ("book"), German Buch ("book"), Swedish bok ("book"). Related also to Latin fagus ("beech"), Russian бук (buk, "beech"), Albanian bung ("chestnut, oak"), Ancient Greek φηγός (phēgós, "oak"), Armenian բուն (bun, "trunk"), Kurdish bûz ("elm"). More at beech, buckwheat.The sense development of beech to book is explained by the fact that smooth gray beech bark was commonly used as bookfell.<ref>J.P. Mallory, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, s.v. "beech" (London: Fitroy-Dearborn, 1997), 58.</ref>
+From lang:enm book, from lang:ang boc ("a book, a document, register, catalog, a legal document, a bill of divorce, a charter, a title deed, conveyance, a volume, literary work, pages, main division of a work"), from lang:gem-pro {{recons|bōks|beech, book|lang=gem-pro}}, from lang:ine-pro {{recons|bheh₁g̑ós|beech|lang=ine-pro}}. Cognate with lang:sco buik, beuk ("book"), lang:fy boek ("book"), Dutch boek ("book"), German Buch ("book"), Swedish bok ("book"). Related also to Latin fagus ("beech"), Russian бук (buk, "beech"), Albanian bung ("chestnut, oak"), Ancient Greek φηγός (phēgós, "oak"), Armenian բուն (bun, "trunk"), Kurdish bûz ("elm"). More at beech, buckwheat.The sense development of beech to book is explained by the fact that smooth gray beech bark was commonly used as bookfell.<ref>J.P. Mallory, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, s.v. "beech" (London: Fitroy-Dearborn, 1997), 58.</ref>
Noun
A hard-cover book{en-noun}
-- A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. If initially blank, commonly referred to as a notebook.
+- A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. If initially blank, commonly referred to as a notebook.
- She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.
- He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.
-- A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets.
+- A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets.
- I have three copies of his first book.
- A major division of a long work.
@@ -593,230 +592,230 @@ A hard-cover book{en-noun}
- The script of a musical.
- {{usually|in the plural}} Records of the accounts of a business.
-- A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book.
-- {{context|legal}} A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
-- {{context|poker slang}} four of a kind<ref>Weisenberg, Michael (2000) [http://www.poker1.com/mcu/pokerdictionary/mculib_dictionary_info.asp The Official Dictionary of Poker]. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523</ref>
+- A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book.
+- {{context|legal}} A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).
+- {{context|poker slang}} four of a kind<ref>Weisenberg, Michael (2000) [http://www.poker1.com/mcu/pokerdictionary/mculib_dictionary_info.asp The Official Dictionary of Poker]. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523</ref>
- {sports} A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.
- {{sports|by extension}} A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.
-- {{quote-news|year=2011|date=March 2|author=Andy Campbell|title=Celtic 1 - 0 Rangers|work=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9409758.stm|page=|passage=Celtic captain Scott Brown joined team-mate Majstorovic in the book and Rangers' John Fleck was also shown a yellow card as an ill-tempered half drew to a close }}
+- {{quote-news|year=2011|date=March 2|author=Andy Campbell|title=Celtic 1 - 0 Rangers|work=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9409758.stm|page=|passage=Celtic captain Scott Brown joined team-mate Majstorovic in the book and Rangers' John Fleck was also shown a yellow card as an ill-tempered half drew to a close.}}
Synonyms
-- {{sense|collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material}} tome (especially a large book)
-- {{sense|convenient collection of small paper items, such as stamps}} booklet
-- {{sense|major division of a published work, larger than a chapter}} tome, volume
-- {{sense|script of a musical}} libretto
-- {{sense|records of the accounts of a business}} accounts, records
+- {{sense|collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material}} tome (especially a large book)
+- {{sense|convenient collection of small paper items, such as stamps}} booklet
+- {{sense|major division of a published work, larger than a chapter}} tome, volume
+- {{sense|script of a musical}} libretto
+- {{sense|records of the accounts of a business}} accounts, records
Derived terms
{{rel-top3|Terms derived from the noun book}}
-
-
-- book-world
-- bookworm
-- book-wright
-- booky
-- bring to book
-- burn book
-- by the book
-- casebook
-- closed book
-- close the books
-- coffee-table book
-- comic book
-- cookbook
-- cookery book
-- cook the books
-- copybook
-- coursebook
-- e-book
-- exercise book
-- the Good Book
-- guidebook
-- handbook
-- hymn book
-- in anyone's book
-- in my book
-- in someone's bad books
-- in someone's good books
-- logbook
-- make book
-- matchbook
-- notebook
-- on the books
-- open book
-- passbook
-- pension book
-- phrasebook
-- pocket-book, pocketbook
-- prayer book
-- ration book
-- reading book
-- read someone like a book
-- reference book
-- rough book
-- scrapbook
-- sketch book
-- songbook
-- storybook
-- suit one's book
-- take a leaf out of someone's book
-- talk like a book
-- textbook
-- throw the book at
-- without book
-- wordbook
-- workbook
-- yearbook
+
+
+
See also
-- incunable
-- scroll
-- tome
-- volume
+
Verb
{en-verb}
-- {transitive} To reserve (something) for future use.
+- {transitive} To reserve (something) for future use.
- I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night
- I can book tickets for the concert next week
-- {{law enforcement|transitive}} To penalise (someone) for an offence.
+- {{law enforcement|transitive}} To penalise (someone) for an offence.
- The police booked him for driving too fast
-- {sports} To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
+- {sports} To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
- {{intransitive|slang}} To travel very fast.
- He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap.
- {transitive} To write down.
- They booked that message from the hill
-- {{transitive|legal}} To receive the highest grade in a class.
+- {{transitive|legal}} To receive the highest grade in a class.
- The top three students had a bet on which one was going to book their intellectual property class.
- {{intransitive|slang}} To leave.
@@ -825,21 +824,21 @@ A hard-cover book{en-noun}
Synonyms
-- {{sense|reserve}} reserve
-- {{sense|penalise}} penalise/penalize, punish
-- {{sense|slang: travel very fast}} bomb (slang), hurtle, rocket (informal), speed, shoot, whiz (informal)
-- {{sense|write down}} make a note of, note down, record, write down
+
Derived terms
-{{rel-top|Terms derived from the verb “book”}}
-- bookable
-- double-book
-- overbook
+{{rel-top|Terms derived from the verb “book”}}
+
-- rebook
-- unbook
-- underbook
+
Statistics
@@ -848,7 +847,7 @@ A hard-cover book{en-noun}
>>>
HtmlEntry: book <<<
Etymology
-lang:ang boc
+lang:ang boc
Noun
{enm-noun}
- {{alternative form of|booke|lang=enm}}
@@ -860,36 +859,39 @@ See also HtmlEntry:book
See also HtmlEntry:head
===bottom===
See also HtmlEntry:head
+===bound===
+See also HtmlEntry:free
===broadwing===
See also HtmlEntry:eagle
***brown***
-HtmlEntry: brown <<<Various shades of brown.Brown is a common hair color.A glass of hot chocolate.
+HtmlEntry: brown <<<Various shades of brown.Brown is a common hair color.A glass of hot chocolate.
Etymology
-lang:enm broun, from lang:ang brun 'dark, shining', from {{proto|Germanic|brūnaz}} (compare lang:fy brún, Dutch bruin, German braun), from {{proto|Indo-European|bʰruhₓnos}} (compare Ancient Greek phrýnē, phrŷnos ‘toad’), enlargement of {{proto|Indo-European|bʰreu-|shiny, brown|title=}} (compare Lithuanian beras ‘brown’, Sanskrit babhrú ‘reddish-brown’ {{rfscript|Devanagari|lang=sa}}).
+From lang:enm broun, from lang:ang brun ("dark, shining"), from lang:gem-pro {{recons|brūnaz|lang=gem-pro}} (compare lang:fy brún, Dutch bruin, German braun), from lang:ine-pro {{recons|bʰruHnos|lang=ine-pro}} (compare Ancient Greek brown (phrýnē), brown (phrŷnos, "toad")), enlargement of {{recons|bʰrew-|shiny, brown|lang=ine-pro}} (compare Lithuanian beras ("brown"), Sanskrit brown (babhrú, "reddish-brown") {{rfscript|Devanagari|lang=sa}}).
Pronunciation
-- IPA: /braʊn/
+- IPA: /braʊn/, {{X-SAMPA|/braUn/}}
- {{audio|en-us-brown.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{audio|En-uk-brown.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
-- {{rhymes|aʊn}}
+- {{rhymes|aʊn}}
Noun
{en-noun}
-- A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
+- A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
- The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel.
- {{color panel|623017}}
-- {{context|snooker}} One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 4 points.
-- black tar heroin
+- {{context|snooker}} One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 4 points.
+- Black tar heroin.
Adjective
{{en-adj|er|more}}
-- Having a brown colour.
+- Having a brown colour.
+- {obsolete} Gloomy.
Descendants
-
Derived terms
{{rel-top|terms derived from "brown"}}
-
-- brown sugar
-- Brown Swiss
-- brown thrasher
-- brown trout
-- brown-bag
-- brown-bagger
-- browned off
-- brownfield
-- brownie
-- Brownie point
-- brownish
-- brownnose
-- brownout
-- brownprint
-- brownstone
-- embrown
-- golden brown
-- hash browns
-- meadow brown
-- nut-borwn
-- Vandyke brown
+
+
Related terms
-- brunet
-- burnet
+
See also
-- golding
-- Appendix:Colors
+
>>>
===bucket===
@@ -983,8 +985,6 @@ See also HtmlEntry:deal
See also HtmlEntry:may
===Caniformia===
See also HtmlEntry:cat
-===Canoidea===
-See also HtmlEntry:cat
===caput===
See also HtmlEntry:head
===carnivoran===
@@ -992,32 +992,36 @@ See also HtmlEntry:cat
***cat***
HtmlEntry: cat <<Pronunciation
-- {{enPR|kăt}}, IPA: /kæt/, [kʰæʔ], {{X-SAMPA|/k{t/}}
+- {{enPR|kăt}}, IPA: /kæt/, [kʰæʔ], {{X-SAMPA|/k{t/}}
- {{audio|en-us-cat.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{audio|en-us-inlandnorth-cat.ogg|Audio (US-Inland North)}}
- {{rhymes|æt}}
Etymology 1
-From lang:enm cat, catte, from lang:ang catt ("male cat") and catte ("female cat"), from lang:LL. cattus ("domestic cat"), from Latin catta (c.75 B.C., Martial)<ref>Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, s.v. "cat", [html], retrieved on 29 September 2009: [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cat].</ref>, from lang:afa (compare Nubian kadís, lang:ber kaddîska 'wildcat'), from Late Egyptian čaute,<ref>Jean-Paul Savignac, Dictionnaire français-gaulois, s.v. "chat" (Paris: Errance, 2004), 82.</ref> feminine of čaus 'jungle cat, African wildcat', from earlier lang:egy tešau 'female cat'. Cognate with lang:sco cat ("cat"), West Frisian kat ("cat"), lang:frr kåt ("cat"), Dutch kat ("cat"), lang:nds katte ("cat"), German Katze ("cat"), Danish kat ("cat"), Swedish katt ("cat"), Icelandic köttur ("cat"), and also with German Kater ("tomcat") and Dutch kater ("tomcat").
+From lang:enm cat, catte, from lang:ang catt ("male cat") and catte ("female cat"), from lang:LL. cattus ("domestic cat"), from Latin catta (c.75 B.C., Martial)<ref>Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, s.v. "cat", [html], retrieved on 29 September 2009: [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cat].</ref>, from lang:afa (compare Nubian kadís, lang:ber kaddîska 'wildcat'), from Late Egyptian čaute,<ref>Jean-Paul Savignac, Dictionnaire français-gaulois, s.v. "chat" (Paris: Errance, 2004), 82.</ref> feminine of čaus 'jungle cat, African wildcat', from earlier lang:egy tešau 'female cat'. Cognate with lang:sco cat ("cat"), West Frisian kat ("cat"), lang:frr kåt ("cat"), Dutch kat ("cat"), lang:nds Katt ("cat"), German Katze ("cat"), Danish kat ("cat"), Swedish katt ("cat"), Icelandic köttur ("cat"), and also with German Kater ("tomcat") and Dutch kater ("tomcat").
Noun
{en-noun}
-- A domesticated subspecies, {{tritaxon|Felis silvestris catus}}, of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. {{defdate|from 8th c.}}
-- Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, etc.
-- A catfish.
-- {offensive} A spiteful or angry woman. {{defdate|from earlier 13th c.}}
-- An enthusiast or player of jazz.
+- A domesticated subspecies, Felis silvestris catus, of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. {{defdate|from 8th c.}}
+- Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, etc.
+- A catfish.
+- 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!, chapter 2
+- She missed the fish diet of her own country, and twice every summer she sent the boys to the river, twenty miles to the southward, to fish for channel cat.
+
+
+- {offensive} A spiteful or angry woman. {{defdate|from earlier 13th c.}}
+- An enthusiast or player of jazz.
- {slang} A person (usually male).
-- {nautical} A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
-- {nautical} Contraction of cat-o'-nine-tails.
+- {nautical} A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
+- {nautical} Contraction of cat-o'-nine-tails.
-- {slang} Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)
-- {archaic} A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").
-- {{archaic|uncountable}} The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").
+- {slang} Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)
+- {archaic} A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").
+- {{archaic|uncountable}} The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").
- {{archaic|uncountable}} The trap of the game of "trap and ball".
-- {slang} Prostitute. {{defdate|from at least early 15th c.}}
-- {{slang|vulgar|African American Vernacular English}} A vagina; female external genitalia
+- {slang} Prostitute. {{defdate|from at least early 15th c.}}
+- {{slang|vulgar|African American Vernacular English}} A vagina; female external genitalia
- 1969, Iceberg Slim, Pimp: The Story of My Life (Holloway House Publishing):
- "What the hell, so this broad's got a prematurely-gray cat."
@@ -1031,197 +1035,209 @@ From lang:enm cat, catte, from lan
Synonyms
-- {{sense|any member of the suborder (sometimes superfamily) Feliformia or Feloidea}} feliform ("cat-like" carnivoran), feloid (cf. Caniformia, Canoidea)
-- {{sense|any member of the family Felidae}} felid
-- {{sense|any member of the subfamily Felinae, genera Puma, Acinonyx, Lynx, Leopardus, and Felis)}} feline cat, a feline
-- {{sense|any member of the subfamily Pantherinae, genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis}} pantherine cat, a pantherine
-- {{sense|technically, all members of the genus Panthera}} panther (i.e. tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard), (narrow sense) panther (i.e. black panther)
-- {{sense|any member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae, genera Smilodon, Homotherium, Miomachairodus, etc.}} Smilodontini, Machairodontini (Homotherini), Metailurini, "saber-toothed cat" (saber-tooth)
-- {{sense|domestic species}} housecat, puss, pussy, malkin, kitten, kitty, pussy-cat, mouser, tomcat, grimalkin
-- {{sense|man}} bloke (UK), chap (British), cove (UK), dude, fellow, fella, guy
-- {{sense|spiteful woman}} bitch
+- {{sense|any member of the suborder (sometimes superfamily) Feliformia or {{taxlink|Feloidea|suborder}}}} feliform ("cat-like" carnivoran), feloid (compare Caniformia, {{taxlink|Canoidea|superfamily}})
+- {{sense|any member of the family Felidae}} felid
+- {{sense|any member of the subfamily Felinae, genera Puma, Acinonyx, Lynx, Leopardus, and Felis)}} feline cat, a feline
+- {{sense|any member of the subfamily Pantherinae, genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis}} pantherine cat, a pantherine
+- {{sense|technically, all members of the genus Panthera}} panther (i.e. tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard), (narrow sense) panther (i.e. black panther)
+- {{sense|any member of the extinct subfamily {{taxlink|Machairodontinae|subfamily}}, genera {{taxlink|Smilodon|genus}}, {{taxlink|Homotherium|genus}}, {{taxlink|Miomachairodus|genus}}, etc.}} {{taxlink|Smilodontini|tribe}}, {{taxlink|Machairodontini|tribe}} ({{taxlink|Homotherini|tribe}}), {{taxlink|Metailurini|tribe}}, "saber-toothed cat" (saber-tooth)
+- {{sense|domestic species}} housecat, puss, pussy, malkin, kitten, kitty, pussy-cat, mouser, tomcat, grimalkin
+- {{sense|man}} bloke (UK), chap (British), cove (UK), dude, fellow, fella, guy
+- {{sense|spiteful woman}} bitch
- See also
-- See also Wikisaurus:man
+- See also Wikisaurus:man
Derived terms
{{rel-top|Terms derived from cat in the above senses}}
-
-
-
-
-
-catamaran.
+Abbreviation of catamaran.
Noun
{en-noun}
-- A catamaran.
+- A catamaran.
Etymology 3
-Abbreviation of
catenate.
+Abbreviation of catenate.
Noun
{en-noun}
-- {computing} A ‘catenate’ program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to an output device.
+- {computing} A ‘catenate’ program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to an output device.
Verb
{{en-verb|cat|t|ed}}
-- {{transitive|computing}} To apply the cat command to (one or more files).
-- {{computing|_|slang}} To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.
+- {{transitive|computing}} To apply the cat command to (one or more files).
+- {{computing|_|slang}} To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.
Etymology 4
-Possibly a shortened form of catastrophic.
+Possibly a shortened form of catastrophic.
Adjective
{{en-adj|-}}
-- {{Ireland|informal}} terrible, disastrous.
+- {{Ireland|informal}} terrible, disastrous.
The weather was cat, so they returned home early.
Usage notes
-This usage is common in speech but rarely appears in writing.>>>
+This usage is common in speech but rarely appears in writing.
+Etymology 5
+Shortened from methcathinone.
+Noun
+{{en-noun|-}}
+- {{n-g|A street name of the drug methcathinone.}}
+
+>>>
===chap===
See also HtmlEntry:cat
+===charge===
+See also HtmlEntry:free
===chief===
See also HtmlEntry:head
===chuck===
See also HtmlEntry:rain cats and dogs
===cja===
See also HtmlEntry:word
+===clear===
+See also HtmlEntry:free
===cock===
See also HtmlEntry:crow
===codswallop===
@@ -1237,34 +1253,36 @@ See also HtmlEntry:head
***connotation***
HtmlEntry: connotation <<<
Pronunciation
-- {{rhymes|eɪʃən}}
+
Noun
{en-noun}
-- A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
-- The connotations of the phrase "you are a dog" are that you are physically unattractive or morally reprehensible, not that you are a canine.
+- A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
+
-- A technical term in logic used by J. S. Mill and later logicians to refer to the attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, and contrasted with denotation.
+- A technical term in logic used by J. S. Mill and later logicians to refer to the attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, and contrasted with denotation.
- The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).
Antonyms
-- denotation
+
Synonyms
-- intension
+
Related terms
-- connotative
-- connotatively
+
External links
>>>
+===constrained===
+See also HtmlEntry:free
===contract===
See also HtmlEntry:deal
===could===
@@ -1274,72 +1292,72 @@ See also HtmlEntry:cat
***craft***
HtmlEntry: craft <<<{{wikipedia|craft|dab=craft (disambiguation)}}
Etymology
-From lang:enm, from lang:ang cræft ("physical strength, might, courage, science, skill, art, ability, talent, virtue, excellence, trade, handicraft, calling, work or product of art, hex, trick, fraud, deceit, machine, instrument"), from {{proto|Germanic|kraftaz|power}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|ger-|to turn, wind}}. Cognate with lang:frs craft ("strength"), lang:fy krêft ("strength"), Dutch kracht ("strength, force, power"), German Kraft ("strength, force, power"), Swedish kraft ("power, force, drive, energy"), Icelandic kraftur ("power").
+From lang:enm, from lang:ang cræft ("physical strength, might, courage, science, skill, art, ability, talent, virtue, excellence, trade, handicraft, calling, work or product of art, hex, trick, fraud, deceit, machine, instrument"), from lang:gem-pro {{recons|kraftaz|power|lang=gem-pro}}, from lang:ine-pro {{recons|ger-|to turn, wind|lang=ine-pro}}. Cognate with lang:frs craft ("strength"), lang:fy krêft ("strength"), Dutch kracht ("strength, force, power"), German Kraft ("strength, force, power"), Swedish kraft ("power, force, drive, energy"), Icelandic kraftur ("power").
Pronunciation
-- {{a|RP}} IPA: /kɹɑːft/
-- {{rhymes|ɑːft}}
+- {{a|RP}} IPA: /kɹɑːft/
+
-- {{a|US}} IPA: /kɹæft/
+- {{a|US}} IPA: /kɹæft/
- {{audio|en-us-craft.ogg|Audio (US)}}
Noun
{{en-noun|craft|-|pl2=crafts}}
-- {obsolete} Strength; power; might.
-- {uncountable} Ability; dexterity; skill, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs; adroitness; practical cunning.
-- {uncountable} Cunning, art, skill, or dexterity applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; subtlety; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
-- {obsolete} A device; a means; an art; art in general.
-- {{countable|plural: crafts}} The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
-- The members of a trade collectively; guild.
-- She represented the craft of brewers.
-
-- {{context|nautical|whaling}} Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc.
-- {{ante|1784}} “An Act for encouraging and regulating Fiſheries”, in Acts and Laws of the State of Connecticut, in America, T. Green (1784), [http://books.google.com/books?id=ywc4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA79&dq=craft page 79]:
-- And whereas the continual Interruption of the Courſe and Paſſage of the Fiſh up the Rivers, by the daily drawing of Seins and other Fiſh-Craft, tends to prevent their Increaſe, ...
-
-- 1869 April 27, C. M. Scammon, Edward D. Cope (editor), “On the Cetaceans of the Western Coast of North America”, in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Volume 21, [http://books.google.com/books?id=9IEOAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA46&dq=craft page 46]:
+- {obsolete} Strength; power; might.
+- {uncountable} Ability; dexterity; skill, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs; adroitness; practical cunning.
+- {uncountable} Cunning, art, skill, or dexterity applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; subtlety; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.
+- {obsolete} A device; a means; an art; art in general.
+- {{countable|plural: crafts}} The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
+- The members of a trade collectively; guild.
+- She represented the craft of brewers.
+
+- {{context|nautical|whaling}} Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc.
+- {{ante|1784}} “An Act for encouraging and regulating Fiſheries”, in Acts and Laws of the State of Connecticut, in America, T. Green (1784), [http://books.google.com/books?id=ywc4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA79&dq=craft page 79]:
+- And whereas the continual Interruption of the Courſe and Paſſage of the Fiſh up the Rivers, by the daily drawing of Seins and other Fiſh-Craft, tends to prevent their Increaſe, ...
+
+- 1869 April 27, C. M. Scammon, Edward D. Cope (editor), “On the Cetaceans of the Western Coast of North America”, in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Volume 21, [http://books.google.com/books?id=9IEOAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA46&dq=craft page 46]:
- The whaling craft consists of harpoons, lances, lines, and sealskin buoys, all of their own workmanship.
-- {{ante|1923}} Charles Boardman Hawes, “A Boy Who Went Whaling”, in The Highest Hit: and Other Selections by Newbery Authors,<sup >[http://books.google.com/books?id=xZC5QKSqW8UC ]</sup> Gareth Stevens Publishing (2001), ISBN 9780836828566, page 47:
-- From the mate’s boat they removed, at his direction, all whaling gear and craft except the oars and a single lance.
+- {{ante|1923}} Charles Boardman Hawes, “A Boy Who Went Whaling”, in The Highest Hit: and Other Selections by Newbery Authors,<sup >[http://books.google.com/books?id=xZC5QKSqW8UC ]</sup> Gareth Stevens Publishing (2001), ISBN 9780836828566, page 47:
+- From the mate’s boat they removed, at his direction, all whaling gear and craft except the oars and a single lance.
- 1950, in Discovery Reports, Volume 26,<sup >[http://books.google.com/books?id=GFgqAAAAMAAJ ]</sup> Cambridge University Press, page 318:
-- ... Temple, a negro of New Bedford, who made ‘whalecraft’, that is, was a blacksmith engaged in working from iron the special utensils or ‘craft’ of the whaling trade.
+- ... Temple, a negro of New Bedford, who made ‘whalecraft’, that is, was a blacksmith engaged in working from iron the special utensils or ‘craft’ of the whaling trade.
-- 1991, Joan Druett, Petticoat Whalers: Whaling Wives at Sea, 1820–1920, University Press of New England (2001), ISBN 978-1-58465-159-8, [http://books.google.com/books?id=lwfRQFIeBYMC&pg=PA55&dq=craft page 55]:
+- 1991, Joan Druett, Petticoat Whalers: Whaling Wives at Sea, 1820–1920, University Press of New England (2001), ISBN 978-1-58465-159-8, [http://books.google.com/books?id=lwfRQFIeBYMC&pg=PA55&dq=craft page 55]:
- The men raced about decks collecting the whaling craft and gear and putting them into the boats, while all the time the lookouts hollered from above.
-- {{context|nautical}} Boats, especially of smaller size than ships. Historically primarily applied to vessels engaged in loading or unloading of other vessels, as lighters, hoys, and barges.
-- {{context|nautical|British Royal Navy}} Those vessels attendant on a fleet, such as cutters, schooners, and gun-boats, generally commanded by lieutenants.
-- {{countable|plural: craft}} A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space.
-- {{countable|plural: crafts}} A particular kind of skilled work.
+- {{context|nautical}} Boats, especially of smaller size than ships. Historically primarily applied to vessels engaged in loading or unloading of other vessels, as lighters, hoys, and barges.
+- {{context|nautical|British Royal Navy}} Those vessels attendant on a fleet, such as cutters, schooners, and gun-boats, generally commanded by lieutenants.
+- {{countable|plural: craft}} A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space.
+- {{countable|plural: crafts}} A particular kind of skilled work.
- He learned his craft as an apprentice.
Derived terms
-- aircraft
-- craft beer, craft brewery
-- gypsycraft
-- hovercraft
-- roadcraft
-- spacecraft
-- spellcraft
+
-- spycraft
-- statecraft
-- warcraft
-- watercraft
-- witchcraft
+
Synonyms
-- {{sense|skill at work}} craftsmanship, workmanship
+- {{sense|skill at work}} craftsmanship, workmanship
- {{sense|nautical sense}}
- {{sense|vehicle}}
-- {{sense|kind of skilled work}} trade
-- {{sense|shrewdness}} craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
+- {{sense|kind of skilled work}} trade
+- {{sense|shrewdness}} craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness
Verb
@@ -1360,63 +1378,63 @@ See also HtmlEntry:product
***crow***
HtmlEntry: crow <<American crow
Pronunciation
-- {{a|RP}} IPA: /kɹəʊ/, {{X-SAMPA|/kr@U/}}
-- {{a|US}} {{enPR|krō}}, IPA: /kroʊ/, {{X-SAMPA|/kroU/}}
+- {{a|RP}} IPA: /kɹəʊ/, {{X-SAMPA|/kr@U/}}
+- {{a|US}} {{enPR|krō}}, IPA: /kroʊ/, {{X-SAMPA|/kroU/}}
- {{audio|en-us-crow.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{rhymes|əʊ}}
Etymology 1
-lang:enm crowe, from lang:ang crawe, from {{proto|Germanic|krāwō}} (compare lang:fy krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from {{proto|Germanic|krāhanan|title=}} ‘to crow’. See below.
+lang:enm crowe, from lang:ang crawe, from lang:gem-pro {{recons|krāwō|lang=gem-pro}} (compare lang:fy krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from {{recons|krāhanan|lang=gem-pro}} ‘to crow’. See below.
Noun
{en-noun}
-- A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
+- A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- 1922, E.R. Eddison, The Worm Ouroborus
- Gaslark in his splendour on the golden stairs saying adieu to those three captains and their matchless armament foredoomed to dogs and crows on Salapanta Hills.
-- A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
+- A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 267:
- He approached the humble tomb in which Antonia reposed. He had provided himself with an iron crow and a pick-axe: but this precaution was unnecessary.
-- The cry of the rooster.
+- The cry of the rooster.
Synonyms
-- {{sense|bar}} crowbar
-- {{sense|cry of a rooster}} cock-a-doodle-doo
+
Derived terms
{{rel-top|terms derived from crow (noun)}}
-- American crow
-- as the crow flies
-- carrion crow
-- Danish crow
-- eat crow
-- grey crow
+
-- hooded crow
-- hoodiecrow
-- Scotch crow
-- stone the crows
+
Related terms
-- crow eater
+
See also
-- murder
-- raven
+
Etymology 2
-lang:enm crowen, from lang:ang crawan, from {{proto|Germanic|krāhanan}} (compare Dutch kraaien, German krähen), from {{proto|Indo-European|greh₂-}} ‘to caw, croak’ (compare Lithuanian gróti, Russian граять (grájat')). Related to {{l|en|croak}}.
+lang:enm crowen, from lang:ang crawan, from lang:gem-pro {{recons|krāhanan|lang=gem-pro}} (compare Dutch kraaien, German krähen), from lang:ine-pro {{recons|greh₂-|lang=ine-pro}} ‘to caw, croak’ (compare Lithuanian gróti, Russian граять (grájat')). Related to croak.
Verb
-{{en-verb|crows|crowing|crowed or crew (Br. Eng. sense 1 only)|crowed}}
-- To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in joy, gaiety, or defiance.
+{{en-verb|crows|crowing|crowed or crew (Br. Eng. sense 1 only)|crowed}}
+- To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in joy, gaiety, or defiance.
- 1962, {{w|Bob Dylan}}, {{w|Don't Think Twice, It's All Right}}
-- To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
+- To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
- To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
>>>
@@ -1435,44 +1453,44 @@ See also HtmlEntry:craft
***current events***
HtmlEntry: current events <<<
Noun
-{{en-plural noun|head=current events|sg=current event}}
-- current affairs; those events and issues of interest currently found in the news.
+{{en-plural noun|head=current events|sg=current event}}
+- current affairs; those events and issues of interest currently found in the news.
See also
-- current affairs
+
>>>
***day***
HtmlEntry: day <<<{{wikipedia|Day (disambiguation)}}
Alternative forms
-- daie (archaic)
+
Etymology
-From lang:enm day, from lang:ang dæg ("day"), from {{proto|Germanic|dagaz|day}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|dʰegʰ-|to burn}}. Cognate with lang:fy dei ("day"), Dutch dag ("day"), German Tag ("day"), Swedish dag ("day"), Icelandic dagur ("day"). Compare Albanian djeg ("to burn"), Lithuanian degti ("to burn"), Sanskrit day (dāhas, "heat").Not related to Latin dies (from {{proto|Indo-European|dyeu-|to shine}}).
+From lang:enm day, from lang:ang dæg ("day"), from lang:gem-pro {{recons|dagaz|day|lang=gem-pro}}, from lang:ine-pro {{recons|dʰegʰ-|to burn|lang=ine-pro}}. Cognate with lang:fy dei ("day"), Dutch dag ("day"), German Tag ("day"), Swedish dag ("day"), Icelandic dagur ("day"). Compare Albanian djeg ("to burn"), Lithuanian degti ("to burn"), Sanskrit day (dāhas, "heat").Not related to Latin dies (from lang:ine-pro {{recons|dyeu-|to shine|lang=ine-pro}}).
Pronunciation
-- {{enPR|dā}}, IPA: /deɪ/, {{X-SAMPA|/deI/}}
+- {{enPR|dā}}, IPA: /deɪ/, {{X-SAMPA|/deI/}}
- {{audio|en-us-day.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{audio|En-uk-a day.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
-- {{rhymes|eɪ}}
+- {{rhymes|eɪ}}
Noun
{en-noun}
-- Any period of 24 hours.
+- Any period of 24 hours.
- I've been here for 2 and a bit days.
-- A period from midnight to the following midnight.
+- A period from midnight to the following midnight.
- The day begins at midnight.
-- {astronomy} Rotational period of a planet (especially earth).
+- {astronomy} Rotational period of a planet (especially earth).
- A day on Mars is slightly over 24 hours.
-- The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
+- The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
- I worked two days last week.
-- Part of a day period between sunrise and sunset where one enjoys daylight, daytime.
+- Part of a day period between sunrise and sunset where one enjoys daylight, daytime.
- day and night.
- I work at night and sleep during the day.
@@ -1482,75 +1500,75 @@ From lang:enm day, from lang:ang d&ael
- If they had no more food than they had had in Jones's day, at least they did not have less.
-- A period of contention of a day or less.
+- A period of contention of a day or less.
- The day belonged to the Allies.
Derived terms
{{rel-top3|terms derived from day}}
-
-
-- every dog has its day
-- field day
-- flag day, Flag Day
-- Friday
-- have its day
-- have seen one's day
-- holiday
-- holy day
-- judgment day
-- latter-day
-- Monday
-- payday
-- present-day
-- rainy day
-- Saturday
-- save the day
-- sick day
-- Sunday
-- Thursday
-- tomorrow is another day
-- Tuesday
-- Victoria day
-- Wednesday
+
+
+
Verb
{en-verb}
-- {rare} To spend a day (in a place).
+- {rare} To spend a day (in a place).
- 2008, Richard F. Burton, Arabian Nights, in 16 volumes, page 233:
- When I nighted and dayed in Damascus town, ...
@@ -1558,7 +1576,7 @@ From lang:enm day, from lang:ang d&ael
See also
-- night
+
Statistics
@@ -1567,35 +1585,33 @@ From lang:enm day, from lang:ang d&ael
>>>
HtmlEntry: day <<<
Etymology
-lang:ang dæg
+lang:ang dæg
Noun
{enm-noun}
-- day
+- day
Descendants
-- English: day
+
---->>>
***deal***
HtmlEntry: deal <<<
Pronunciation
-
-Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /dɪəɫ/
-- {{a|US}} {{enPR|dēl}}, IPA: /diːl/, {{X-SAMPA|/di:l/}}
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /dɪəɫ/
+- {{a|US}} {{enPR|dēl}}, IPA: /diːl/, {{X-SAMPA|/di:l/}}
- {{audio|en-us-deal.ogg|Audio (US)}}
-- {{rhymes|iːl}}
+- {{rhymes|iːl}}
Etymology 1
-From lang:enm dele, from lang:ang dæl ("part, share, portion"), from {{proto|Germanic|dailiz|part, deal}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|dhAil-|part, watershed}}. Cognate with lang:sco dele ("part, portion"), lang:fy diel ("part, share"), Dutch deel ("part, share, portion"), German Teil ("part, portion, section"), Danish del ("part"), Icelandic deila ("division, contention"), lang:got 𐌳�𐌰�𐌹 (dails, "portion"). Related to lang:ang dal ("portion"). More at {{l|en|dole}}.
+From lang:enm dele, from lang:ang dæl ("part, share, portion"), from lang:gem-pro {{recons|dailiz|part, deal|lang=gem-pro}}, from lang:ine-pro {{recons|dhAil-|part, watershed|lang=ine-pro}}. Cognate with lang:sco dele ("part, portion"), lang:fy diel ("part, share"), Dutch deel ("part, share, portion"), German Teil ("part, portion, section"), Danish del ("part"), Icelandic deila ("division, contention"), lang:got 𐌳�𐌰�𐌹 (dails, "portion"). Related to lang:ang dal ("portion"). More at dole.
Noun
{en-noun}
-- {obsolete} A division, a portion, a share.
+- {obsolete} A division, a portion, a share.
- We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.
-- {{context|often followed by of}} An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
+- {{context|often followed by of}} An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII.2:
- Than the knyght armyte put a thynge in hys nose and a litill dele of watir in hys mowthe, and than Sir Launcelot waked of hys swowghe.
@@ -1609,22 +1625,22 @@ From lang:enm dele, from lang:ang d&ae
Synonyms
-- {{sense|act of apportioning or distributing}} allotment, apportionment, distribution, doling out, sharing, sharing out
-- {{sense|large number or amount or extent}} batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, load, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
+- {{sense|act of apportioning or distributing}} allotment, apportionment, distribution, doling out, sharing, sharing out
+- {{sense|large number or amount or extent}} batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, load, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
Derived terms
-- {{sense|indefinite quantity}} a great deal, a good deal, big deal, real deal
+
Etymology 2
-From lang:enm delen, from lang:ang dælan ("to divide, part"), from {{proto|Germanic|dailijanan|to divide, part, deal}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|dʰail-|part, watershed}}. Cognate with lang:fy diele ("to divide, separate"), Dutch delen, German teilen, Swedish dela; and with Lithuanian dalinti ("divide"), Russian делить.
+From lang:enm delen, from lang:ang dælan ("to divide, part"), from lang:gem-pro {{recons|dailijanan|to divide, part, deal|lang=gem-pro}}, from lang:ine-pro {{recons|dʰail-|part, watershed|lang=ine-pro}}. Cognate with lang:fy diele ("to divide, separate"), Dutch delen, German teilen, Swedish dela; and with Lithuanian dalinti ("divide"), Russian делить.
Verb
{{en-verb|deals|dealing|dealt}}
-- {transitive} To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
+- {transitive} To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
- The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.
-- {transitive} To administer or give out, as in small portions.
+- {transitive} To administer or give out, as in small portions.
- 1820, Sir Walter Scott, The Abbot, ch. 30:
- "Away, proud woman!" said the Lady; "who ever knew so well as thou to deal the deepest wounds under the pretence of kindness and courtesy?"
@@ -1634,28 +1650,28 @@ From lang:enm delen, from lang:ang
- I was dealt four aces.
- The cards were shuffled and dealt by the croupier.
-- {baseball} To pitch.
+- {baseball} To pitch.
- The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.
-- {intransitive} To have dealings or business.
+- {intransitive} To have dealings or business.
- 1838, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, ch. 11:
- Mr. Brownlow contrived to state his case; observing that, in the surprise of the moment, he had run after the boy because he saw him running away; and expressing his hope that, if the magistrate should believe him, although not actually the thief, to be connected with thieves; he would deal as leniently with him as justice would allow.
-- {intransitive} To conduct oneself, to behave.
+- {intransitive} To conduct oneself, to behave.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ii:
- In Deheubarth that now South-wales is hight, / What time king Ryence raign'd, and dealed right [...].
-- {{obsolete|intransitive}} To take action; to act.
+- {{obsolete|intransitive}} To take action; to act.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:
- Wel said syr Uwayne go on your waye, and lete me dele.
-- {intransitive} To trade professionally (followed by in).
+- {intransitive} To trade professionally (followed by in).
-- {transitive} To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
+- {transitive} To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
- This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.
- {intransitive} To be concerned with.
@@ -1663,7 +1679,7 @@ From lang:enm delen, from lang:ang
- Science, it cannot be too often repeated, deals with tangible phenomena.
-- {intransitive} To handle, to manage, to cope.
+- {intransitive} To handle, to manage, to cope.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, ch 19:
- Then there was the sound of a struggle, and I knew that the attendants were dealing with him.
@@ -1672,77 +1688,77 @@ From lang:enm delen, from lang:ang
Synonyms
-- {{sense|distribute among a number of recipients}} apportion, divvy up, share, share out, portion out
-- {{sense|administer in portions}} administer, allot, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out
+- {{sense|distribute among a number of recipients}} apportion, divvy up, share, share out, portion out
+- {{sense|administer in portions}} administer, allot, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out
- {{sense|distribute (cards)}}
-- {{sense|baseball slang: to pitch}} pitch, throw
+- {{sense|baseball slang: to pitch}} pitch, throw
- {{sense|have dealings with}}
-- {{sense|trade}} sell, trade, bargain
-- {{sense|sell (illicit drugs)}} sell
+- {{sense|trade}} sell, trade, bargain
+- {{sense|sell (illicit drugs)}} sell
- {{sense|be concerned with}}
- {{sense|handle, cope}}
Derived terms
-- deal with
-- dealer
-- dealy
+
Noun
{en-noun}
- {{archaic|_|in general sense}} An act of dealing or sharing.
- The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
-- I didn’t have a good deal all evening.
+- I didn’t have a good deal all evening.
- I believe it's your deal.
-- A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction
+- A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction
- We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.
-- Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
+- Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
- 2009, The Guardian, Virginia Wallis, 22 Jul 2009:
- You also have to look at the kind of mortgage deals available to you and whether you will be able to trade up to the kind of property you are looking for.
-- An agreement between parties; an arrangement
+- An agreement between parties; an arrangement
- 2009, Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, 20 Jul 2009:
- California lawmakers, their state broke and its credit rating shot, finally sealed the deal with the governor Monday night on a plan to close a $26 billion budget gap.
- He made a deal with the devil.
-- {informal} A situation, occasion, or event.
+- {informal} A situation, occasion, or event.
- "I've never killed anybody before. I don't see what's the big deal."
- Line spoken by character played by John Travolta in the movie Broken Arrow.
- What's the deal?
-- {informal} A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
+- {informal} A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
- The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.
Synonyms
-- {{sense|cards held in a card game by a player at any given time}} hand
-- {{sense|instance of buying or selling}} business deal, sale, trade, transaction
-- {{sense|a beneficial transaction}} steal, bargain
-- {{sense|agreement between parties fixing obligations of each}} contract, pact
+
Derived terms
{{rel-top3|Terms derived from deal (noun)}}
-
@@ -1765,68 +1784,68 @@ See also HtmlEntry:trade
***December***
HtmlEntry: December <<<
Alternative forms
-- Decembre (obsolete)
+
Etymology
-From lang:enm decembre, from lang:fro decembre, from Latin december ("tenth month"), from Latin decem ("ten"), from Proto-Indo-European *dekm, ten; December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.
+From lang:enm decembre, from lang:fro decembre, from Latin december ("tenth month"), from Latin decem ("ten"), from Proto-Indo-European *dekm, ten; December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.
Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /dɪˈsɛmbə(ɹ)/, {{X-SAMPA|/dI"sEmb@/}}
-- {{a|US}} {{enPR|dĭ-sĕmʹbər}}, IPA: /dɪˈsɛmbəɹ/, {{X-SAMPA|/dI"sEmb@r/}}
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /dɪˈsɛmbə(ɹ)/, {{X-SAMPA|/dI"sEmb@/}}
+- {{a|US}} {{enPR|dĭ-sĕmʹbər}}, IPA: /dɪˈsɛmbəɹ/, {{X-SAMPA|/dI"sEmb@r/}}
- {{audio|en-us-December.ogg|Audio (US)}}
-- {{rhymes|ɛmbə(r)}}
+- {{rhymes|ɛmbə(r)}}
Proper noun
{{en-proper noun|Decembers}}
-- The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year. Abbreviation: Dec or Dec.
+- The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year. Abbreviation: Dec or Dec.
Derived terms
-- December effect
-- Decemberish
-- Decemberly
+
See also
-- Undecimber
+
---->>>
***denotation***
HtmlEntry: denotation <<<
Etymology
-From to denote (from lang:frm denoter, from Latin denotare "denote, mark out", itself from de- "completely" + notare "to mark") + -ation
+From to denote (from lang:frm denoter, from Latin denotare "denote, mark out", itself from de- "completely" + notare "to mark") + -ation
Pronunciation
-- {{rhymes|eɪʃən}}
+
Noun
{en-noun}
-- The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes
-- {{logic|linguistics|semiotics}} The primary, literal, or explicit meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.
+- The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes
+- {{logic|linguistics|semiotics}} The primary, literal, or explicit meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.
- The denotations of the two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" are the same (i.e. both expressions denote the planet Venus), but their connotations are different.
-- {{philosophy|logic}} The intension and extension of a word
-- {semantics} Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol
-- {semiotics} The surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary
-- {computer science} Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics
-- {{context|media-studies}} A first level of analysis: what the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor.
+- {{philosophy|logic}} The intension and extension of a word
+- {semantics} Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol
+- {semiotics} The surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary
+- {computer science} Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics
+- {{context|media-studies}} A first level of analysis: what the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor.
Derived terms
-- denotative
+
Related terms
-- connotation
+
>>>
See also HtmlEntry:connotation
@@ -1839,15 +1858,15 @@ See also HtmlEntry:dialect
***dialect***
HtmlEntry: dialect <<<
Etymology
-From Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos, "conversation, the language of a country or a place or a nation, the local idiom which derives from a dominant language"), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, "I participate in a dialogue"), from διά (diá, "inter, through") + λέγω (légō, "I speak").
+From Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos, "conversation, the language of a country or a place or a nation, the local idiom which derives from a dominant language"), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, "I participate in a dialogue"), from διά (diá, "inter, through") + λέγω (légō, "I speak").
Pronunciation
-- IPA: /ˈdaɪ.ə.ˌlɛkt/
+- IPA: /ˈdaɪ.ə.ˌlɛkt/
- {{audio|En-us-dialect.ogg|Audio (US)}}
Noun
{en-noun}
-- {linguistics} A variety of a language (specifically, often a spoken variety) that is characteristic of a particular area, community or group, often with relatively minor differences in vocabulary, style, spelling and pronunciation.
+- {linguistics} A variety of a language (specifically, often a spoken variety) that is characteristic of a particular area, community or group, often with relatively minor differences in vocabulary, style, spelling and pronunciation.
- A language is a dialect with an army and a navy.
- A dialect of a language perceived as substandard and wrong.
@@ -1864,26 +1883,26 @@ From Ancient Greek διάλ
Usage notes
-- The difference between a language and a dialect is not always clear, but it is generally considered that people who speak different dialects can understand each other, while people who speak different languages cannot. Compare species in the biological sense.
+- The difference between a language and a dialect is not always clear, but it is generally considered that people who speak different dialects can understand each other, while people who speak different languages cannot. Compare species in the biological sense.
Derived terms
-- dialectal
-- dialectic
+
Related terms
-- dialectally
-- dialectical
-- dialectician
-- dialectics
+
See also
-- dialogue
-- ethnolect
-- idiolect
-- sociolect
+
>>>
===dialégomai===
@@ -1893,41 +1912,41 @@ See also HtmlEntry:dialect
***dictionary***
HtmlEntry: dictionary <<<{{wikipedia|Dictionary|dab=Dictionary (disambiguation)}}A multi-volume Latin dictionary in the University Library of Graz.
Etymology
-lang:ML. dictionarium, from Latin dictionarius, from dictio ("speaking"), from dictus, perfect past participle of dico ("speak") + -arium ("room, place").
+lang:ML. dictionarium, from Latin dictionarius, from dictio ("speaking"), from dictus, perfect past participle of dico ("speak") + -arium ("room, place").
Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈdɪkʃən(ə)ɹi/, {{X-SAMPA|/"dIkS@n(@)ri/}}
-- {{a|North America}} {{enPR|dĭk'shə-nĕr-ē}}, IPA: /ˈdɪkʃənɛɹi/, {{X-SAMPA|/"dIkS@nEri/}}
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈdɪkʃən(ə)ɹi/, {{X-SAMPA|/"dIkS@n(@)ri/}}
+- {{a|North America}} {{enPR|dĭk'shə-nĕr-ē}}, IPA: /ˈdɪkʃənɛɹi/, {{X-SAMPA|/"dIkS@nEri/}}
- {{audio|en-us-dictionary.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{audio|en-uk-dictionary.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
Noun
{{en-noun|dictionaries}}
-- A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations{,} and other data.
-- {computing} An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a physical dictionary.
+- A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically and explaining each word's meaning and sometimes containing information on its etymology, usage, translations{,} and other data.
+- {computing} An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a physical dictionary.
Synonyms
-- {{l|en|wordbook}}
+
Derived terms
-- encyclopedic dictionary
-- explanatory dictionary
-- fictionary
-- pedagogical dictionary
-- Pictionary
-- subdictionary
-- translating dictionary
-- translationary
+
See also
-- lexicon
-- encyclopedia
-- vocabulary
+
Verb
@@ -1969,52 +1988,52 @@ See also HtmlEntry:cat
***eagle***
HtmlEntry: eagle <<Etymology
-lang:enm egle, from lang:xno egle, from lang:fro aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English earn, from lang:ang earn. More at erne.
+lang:enm egle, from lang:xno egle, from lang:fro aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English earn, from lang:ang earn. More at erne.
Pronunciation
-- IPA: /ˈiːɡəl/, {{X-SAMPA|/"i:g@l/}}
+- IPA: /ˈiːɡəl/, {{X-SAMPA|/"i:g@l/}}
- {{audio|en-us-eagle.ogg|Audio (US)}}
-- {{rhymes|iːɡəl}}
+- {{rhymes|iːɡəl}}
Noun
{en-noun}
-- Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
-- A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem
-- {{US|currency}} A gold coin with a face value of $10.00 formerly used in the United States.
-- {golf} A score of two under par for a hole.
+- Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
+- A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem
+- {{US|currency}} A gold coin with a face value of $10.00 formerly used in the United States.
+- {golf} A score of two under par for a hole.
Derived terms
{{rel-top|terms derived from the carnivorous bird}}
-
-- Haast's eagle
-- Philippine eagle
-- sea eagle
-- spread eagle
-- white-tailed eagle
-- Eagle Scout
+
+
{{rel-top|terms derived from U.S. coin}}
-- double eagle
+
-- half eagle
+
Synonyms
-- erne
-- broadwing
+
Verb
{{en-verb|eagles|eagling|eagled|eagled}}
-- {golf} To score an eagle.
+- {golf} To score an eagle.
External links
@@ -2028,16 +2047,16 @@ See also HtmlEntry:word
***elephant***
HtmlEntry: elephant <<<
Etymology
-lang:enm elefant, elefaunt, from lang:frm elephant, learned borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)), compound of Berber {{recons|eḷu|elephant|lang=ber}} (compare Tamahaq (Tahaggart) êlu, (Ghat) alu) and lang:egy 𓍋�𓃀� (ȝbw) (ābu) ‘elephant; ivory’. More at {{l|en|ivory}}. Replaced Middle English olifant, which replaced Old English elpend, olfend.
+lang:enm elefant, elefaunt, from lang:frm elephant, learned borrowing from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)), compound of Berber {{recons|eḷu|elephant|lang=ber}} (compare Tamahaq (Tahaggart) êlu, (Ghat) alu) and lang:egy 𓍋�𓃀� (ȝbw) (ābu) ‘elephant; ivory’. More at ivory. Replaced Middle English olifant, which replaced Old English elpend, olfend.
Pronunciation
-- IPA: /ˈɛləfənt/, /ˈɛlɪfənt/
+- IPA: /ˈɛləfənt/, /ˈɛlɪfənt/
- {{audio|En-us-elephant.ogg|Audio (US)}}
Noun
{en-noun}An African bush elephant.
-- A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
-- {figuratively} Anything huge and ponderous.
+- A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
+- {figuratively} Anything huge and ponderous.
- {{context|paper|printing}} A printing-paper size measuring 30 inches x 22 inches.
- {{British|childish}} used when counting to add length.
- Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant...
@@ -2045,148 +2064,151 @@ lang:enm elefant, elefaunt,
Synonyms
-- {{sense|animal}} Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana
-- {{sense|counting term}} (<I>US</I>) alligator
+
+
+Hyponyms
+
-{-}
+
Derived terms
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from the noun elephant}}
-
-- elephant gun
+
+
-
+
Related terms
{{rel-top4|Terms related to the noun elephant}}
-- chryselephantine
-- elephancy
-- elephanta
+
-- elephanter
-- elephantiac
-- elephantiasis
+
-- elephantic
-- Elephantidae
-- elephantine
+
-- elephantoid
-- Elephantopus
-- Elephas
+
External links
- {pedia}
- {{pedia|Elephant (disambiguation)}}
-*---->>>
+*---->>>
===Elephas===
See also HtmlEntry:elephant
***encyclopaedia***
-HtmlEntry: encyclopaedia <<<{rfm}
+HtmlEntry: encyclopaedia <<<
Pronunciation
- {{audio|en-us-encyclopaedia.ogg|Audio (US)}}
-
+- {{rhymes|iːdiə}}
Noun
@@ -2197,24 +2219,24 @@ HtmlEntry: encyclopaedia <<<{rfm}
***encyclopedia***
HtmlEntry: encyclopedia <<Alternative forms
-- (chiefly British) encyclopaedia
-- (obsolete) encyclopædia
+
Etymology
-From Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (enkuklios paideia, "the circle of arts and sciences, curriculum"), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkuklios, "circular, rounded, round"), from κύκλος (kuklos, "circle") + παιδεία (paideia, "the rearing of a child, education"), from παιδίον (paidion, "child").
+From Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (enkuklios paideia, "the circle of arts and sciences, curriculum"), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkuklios, "circular, rounded, round"), from κύκλος (kuklos, "circle") + παιδεία (paideia, "the rearing of a child, education"), from παιδίον (paidion, "child").
Pronunciation
-- {{a|Canada}} IPA: /ənˌsəɪ.kləˈpi.diə/
-- {{a|UK|US}} IPA: /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).diə/
+- {{a|Canada}} IPA: /ənˌsəɪ.kləˈpi.diə/
+- {{a|UK|US}} IPA: /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).diə/
- {{audio|en-ca-synth-encyclopedia.ogg|CA synth}}
- {{audio|en-us-encyclopedia.ogg|Audio (US)}}
-- {{rhymes|iːdiə}}
+- {{rhymes|iːdiə}}
Noun
{{en-noun|s|pl2=encyclopediae|pl3=encyclopediæ}}
-- A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with in-depth articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
-- I only use the library for the encyclopedia, as we’ve got most other books here.
+- A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with in-depth articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
+- I only use the library for the encyclopedia, as we’ve got most other books here.
- His life's work was a four-volume encyclopedia of aviation topics.
@@ -2222,25 +2244,27 @@ From Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek Usage notes
The spelling encyclopedia is standard in American English, preferred in Canadian English, accepted in Australian and International English, and also very common in British English. It is more common than encyclopaedia, for example, in UK newspapers on Google News in 2009 by a 7:3 margin.
Derived terms
-- -pedia
+
Related terms
{rel-top}
-- encyclopedical
-- encyclopedic
-- encyclopedic fiction
+
-- encyclopedist
-- encyclopedic dictionary
+
See also
-- dictionary
+
>>>
===enormous===
See also HtmlEntry:minute
+===enslaved===
+See also HtmlEntry:free
===equivalent===
See also HtmlEntry:synonym
===erne===
@@ -2254,38 +2278,38 @@ See also HtmlEntry:etymology
***etymology***
HtmlEntry: etymology <<<
Etymology
-From lang:enm etimologie, from lang:fro ethimologie, from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumologia), from ἔτυμον (etumon, "true sense") and -λογία (-logia, "study of") (from λόγος (logos)).
+From lang:enm etimologie, from lang:fro ethimologie, from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumologia), from ἔτυμον (etumon, "true sense") and -λογία (-logia, "study of") (from λόγος (logos)).
Pronunciation
-- {{a|RP}} {{enPR|ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē}}, IPA: /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/, {{X-SAMPA|/%Et.I"mQl.@.dZi/}}
-- {{a|GenAm}} {{enPR|ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē}}, IPA: /ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/, {{X-SAMPA|/%Et@"mAl@dZi/}}
+- {{a|RP}} {{enPR|ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē}}, IPA: /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/, {{X-SAMPA|/%Et.I"mQl.@.dZi/}}
+- {{a|GenAm}} {{enPR|ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē}}, IPA: /ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/, {{X-SAMPA|/%Et@"mAl@dZi/}}
Noun
{{seeCites|pos=right}}{{en-noun|etymolog|ies}}
-- {uncountable} The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
-- {countable} An account of the origin and historical development of a word.
+- {uncountable} The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
+- {countable} An account of the origin and historical development of a word.
Usage notes
-- Not to be confused with entomology ("the study of insects") or etiology ("the study of causes or origins").
+- Not to be confused with entomology ("the study of insects") or etiology ("the study of causes or origins").
Derived terms
-- etymological
-- fake etymology
-- false etymology
-- folk etymology
-- popular etymology
+
Related terms
-- etymon
-- etymologist
-- etymologize
+
Hyponyms
-- onomastics
+
>>>
===exact===
@@ -2304,9 +2328,9 @@ See also HtmlEntry:cat
***f***
HtmlEntry: f <<<
Etymology 1
-Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ, which was replaced by Latin ‘f’ lang:ang lower case letter f, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, "fe"). f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in English five, from Greek πέντε (pente); English wolf, from Latin lupus, and Greek lykos; English fox, vixen; fragile, break; fruit, brook; English verb bear, from Latin ferre.<br clear="left"/>
+Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ, which was replaced by Latin ‘f’ lang:ang lower case letter f, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, "fe"). f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in English five, from Greek πέντε (pente); English wolf, from Latin lupus, and Greek lykos; English fox, vixen; fragile, break; fruit, brook; English verb bear, from Latin ferre.<br clear="left"/>
Pronunciation
-- {{sense|letter name}} IPA: /ɛf/, {{X-SAMPA|/Ef/}}
+- {{sense|letter name}} IPA: /ɛf/, {{X-SAMPA|/Ef/}}
- {{audio|en-us-f.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{audio|en-uk-f.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
- {{sense|phoneme}} IPA: /f/
@@ -2331,33 +2355,33 @@ HtmlEntry: f <<<
Symbol
{en-symbol}
-- {music} The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F♯) is a tone intermediate between F and G.
+- {music} The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F♯) is a tone intermediate between F and G.
Derived terms
-F clef, the bass clef. See under Clef.
+F clef, the bass clef. See under Clef.
{abbreviation}
{en-abbr}
-- {printing} Folio, paper and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20")
-- {euphemistic} fuck
+- {printing} Folio, paper and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20")
+- {euphemistic} fuck
- What the f do you think you're doing ?
- {{alternative form of|f.}}
Derived terms
-- effing and blinding
+
Synonyms
-- {{sense|folio paper and book size}} F, fo
+- {{sense|folio paper and book size}} F, fo
See also
-- F
-- c
-- m
-- n
+
---->>>
===F===
@@ -2365,83 +2389,83 @@ See also HtmlEntry:f
***fa***
HtmlEntry: fa <<<
Alternative forms
-- fah
+
Etymology
-From the first syllable of the Latin word famuli, extracted of the poem Mira gestorum famuli tuorum.
+From the first syllable of the Latin word famuli, extracted of the poem Mira gestorum famuli tuorum.
Pronunciation
-- IPA: /fɑ/
+
Noun
{en-noun}
-- {music} A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth note of a major scale.
+- {music} A syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth note of a major scale.
See also
-- do
-- la
-- mi
+
-- re
-- so
-- ti
+
>>>
***fabaceous***
HtmlEntry: fabaceous <<<
Etymology
-From Latin fabaceus, from faba bean.
+From Latin fabaceus, from faba bean.
Pronunciation
-- {{rhymes|eɪʃəs}}
+
Adjective
{en-adj}
-- Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.
+- Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.
>>>
***fabella***
HtmlEntry: fabella <<<
Noun
{{en-noun|fabellae}}
-- {anatomy} One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.
+- {anatomy} One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.
---->>>
***false friend***
HtmlEntry: false friend <<<{{was wotd|2007|May|4}}
Pronunciation
-- {{a|RP}} IPA: /ˌfɒls ˈfrɛnd/, /ˌfɔːls ˈfrɛnd/
-- {{a|US}} IPA: /ˌfɑːls ˈfrɛnd/
+- {{a|RP}} IPA: /ˌfɒls ˈfrɛnd/, /ˌfɔːls ˈfrɛnd/
+- {{a|US}} IPA: /ˌfɑːls ˈfrɛnd/
- {{audio|en-us-false friend.ogg|Audio (US)}}
Noun
-{{en-noun|sg=false friend}}
-- {{linguistics|idiomatic}} A word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language.
+{{en-noun|head=false friend}}
+- {{linguistics|idiomatic}} A word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language.
Usage notes
- Examples:
-- The French nous demandons means "we ask", but sounds like "we demand", which can turn negotiation into confrontation.
-- The Spanish word embarazada means "pregnant", not "embarrassed" — "Estoy embarazada" means "I am pregnant", not "I am embarrassed".
-- The German word will (want) is not a future tense marker — "Ich will gehen" means "I want to go", not "I will go".
+- The French nous demandons means "we ask", but sounds like "we demand", which can turn negotiation into confrontation.
+- The Spanish word embarazada means "pregnant", not "embarrassed" — "Estoy embarazada" means "I am pregnant", not "I am embarrassed".
+- The German word will (want) is not a future tense marker — "Ich will gehen" means "I want to go", not "I will go".
- Same for Dutch and Afrikaans, "Ik wil gaan" and "Ek wil gaan" mean "I want to go".
-- The Italian word triviale (vulgar) is written almost like trivial, but the two words share only a common Latin root (trivium in Latin means crossroad) and no longer any meaning; "Questo è triviale" means "This is in bad taste", not "This is obvious".
-- The Danish word gift does not mean gift as in present, but can mean a verb form of to marry; Han er gift means He is married. The word for gift is gave, which is close to the past tense of the verb giver. If du gav en gave, you gave a gift. Likewise, if du gav en gift, you actually gave poison.
+- The Italian word triviale (vulgar) is written almost like trivial, but the two words share only a common Latin root (trivium in Latin means crossroad) and no longer any meaning; "Questo è triviale" means "This is in bad taste", not "This is obvious".
+- The Danish word gift does not mean gift as in present, but can mean a verb form of to marry; Han er gift means He is married. The word for gift is gave, which is close to the past tense of the verb giver. If du gav en gave, you gave a gift. Likewise, if du gav en gift, you actually gave poison.
Hyponyms
-- partial false friend
+
See also
-- cognate
-- false cognate
+
>>>
===family===
@@ -2449,38 +2473,38 @@ See also HtmlEntry:cat
***February***
HtmlEntry: February <<<
Etymology
-Re-Latinized from lang:enm feoverel, from lang:fro feverier, from Latin februarius, of the month of purification, from februa, the Roman festival of purification, plural of februum; perhaps from Latin febris ("fever"), from Proto-Indo-European base *dhegh-, to burn.
+Re-Latinized from lang:enm feoverel, from lang:fro feverier, from Latin februarius, of the month of purification, from februa, the Roman festival of purification, plural of februum; perhaps from Latin febris ("fever"), from Proto-Indo-European base *dhegh-, to burn.
Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈfɛb.rʊ.ə.ɹi/, /ˈfɛb.j(ʊ.)ə.ɹi/; {{X-SAMPA|/"fEb.rU.@.ri/|/"fEb.j(U.)@.ri/}}
-- {{a|US}} {{enPR|fĕbʹro͞o-ĕr'-ē|fĕbʹjo͞o-ĕr'-ē}}; IPA: /ˈfɛb.ɹuˌɛɹi/, /ˈfɛb.juˌɛɹi/, /ˈfɛb.juˌæɹi/; {{X-SAMPA|/"fEb.ru%Eri/|/"fEb.ju%Eri/}}
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈfɛb.rʊ.ə.ɹi/, /ˈfɛb.j(ʊ.)ə.ɹi/; {{X-SAMPA|/"fEb.rU.@.ri/|/"fEb.j(U.)@.ri/}}
+- {{a|US}} {{enPR|fĕbʹro͞o-ĕr'-ē|fĕbʹjo͞o-ĕr'-ē}}; IPA: /ˈfɛb.ɹuˌɛɹi/, /ˈfɛb.juˌɛɹi/, /ˈfɛb.juˌæɹi/; {{X-SAMPA|/"fEb.ru%Eri/|/"fEb.ju%Eri/}}
- {{audio|en-us-February.ogg|Audio (US)}}
Proper noun
-{{en-proper noun|plural: Februarys or Februaries}}
-- The second month of the Gregorian calendar, following January and preceding March.
+{{en-proper noun|plural: Februarys or Februaries}}
+- The second month of the Gregorian calendar, following January and preceding March.
Usage notes
-- The pronunciation of the first r as /j/ has come about by dissimilation and analogy with January.
-- February is usually abbreviated Feb. or Feb.
+
Derived terms
-- February daphne
-- February fill-dike
-- February Patent
-- February red
+
-- February Revolution
-- February Strike
-- February Uprising
-- mid-February
+
Related terms
-- februate
-- februation
+
See also
@@ -2509,23 +2533,21 @@ See also HtmlEntry:head
See also HtmlEntry:cat
===feloid===
See also HtmlEntry:cat
-===Feloidea===
-See also HtmlEntry:cat
===first===
See also HtmlEntry:head
***floccinaucinihilipilification***
HtmlEntry: floccinaucinihilipilification <<<{wikiquote}
Etymology
-A jocular coinage, apparently by pupils at Eton, combining a number of roughly synonymous Latin stems. Latin flocci, from floccus, a wisp or piece of wool + nauci, from naucum, a trifle + nihili, from the Latin pronoun, nihil ("nothing") + pili, from pilus, a hair, something insignificant (all therefore having the sense of "pettiness" or "nothing") + -fication. "Flocci non facio" was a Latin expression of indifference, literally "I do not make a straw of...".
+A jocular coinage, apparently by pupils at Eton, combining a number of roughly synonymous Latin stems. The word was inspired by a line in the Eton Latin Grammar that listed verbs that govern a genitive noun: "Flocci, nauci, nihili, pili, assis, hujus, teruncii, his verbis, aestimo, pendo, facio, peculiariter adduntur."<ref>The Spectator: 11 June 2011</ref> Latin flocci, from floccus, a wisp or piece of wool + nauci, from naucum, a trifle + nihili, from the Latin pronoun, nihil ("nothing") + pili, from pilus, a hair, something insignificant (all therefore having the sense of "pettiness" or "nothing") + -fication.
Pronunciation
-- IPA: /ˌflɒksɪˌnɒsɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnaɪɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, {{X-SAMPA|/%flQksI%nQsI&nIhIlI%pIlIfI"keIS@n/|/%flQksI%nO:sI%naIIlI%pIlIfI"keIS@n/}}
+- IPA: /ˌflɒksɪˌnɒsɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnaɪɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, {{X-SAMPA|/%flQksI%nQsI&nIhIlI%pIlIfI"keIS@n/|/%flQksI%nO:sI%naIIlI%pIlIfI"keIS@n/}}
- {{audio|en-us-floccinaucinihilipilification.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{audio|en-uk-floccinaucinihilipilification.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
Noun
{{en-noun|-}}
-- The act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant, of having no value or being worthless.
+- The act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant, of having no value or being worthless.
- 1741: William Shenstone, Letters,
- I loved him for nothing so much as his flocci-nauci-nihili-pili-fication of money.
@@ -2536,15 +2558,17 @@ A jocular coinage, apparently by pupils at Eton, combining a number of roughly s
Usage notes
-Often cited as the longest non-technical word in the English language, being one letter longer than the commonly-cited antidisestablishmentarianism.
+Often cited as the longest non-technical word in the English language, being one letter longer than the commonly-cited antidisestablishmentarianism.
Related terms
-- floccinaucinihilipilificate
+
>>>
===flock===
See also HtmlEntry:deal
===fo===
See also HtmlEntry:f
+===for===
+See also HtmlEntry:free
===foxiness===
See also HtmlEntry:craft
===frankenword===
@@ -2553,154 +2577,155 @@ See also HtmlEntry:portmanteau word
***free***
HtmlEntry: free <<<{{wikipedia|dab=free}}
Etymology
-lang:enm fre, from lang:ang freo.
+lang:enm fre, from lang:ang freo.
Pronunciation
-- IPA: /fɹiː/, {{X-SAMPA|/fri:/}}
+- IPA: /fɹiː/, {{X-SAMPA|/fri:/}}
- {{audio|en-us-free.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{audio|En-uk-free.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
-- {{rhymes|iː}}
+- {{rhymes|iː}}
-A sign advertising free beer (obtainable without payment).A "buy one get one free" sign at a flower stand (obtainable without additional payment).This food product is labelled "fat free", meaning it contains no fat.
+A sign advertising free beer (obtainable without payment).A "buy one get one free" sign at a flower stand (obtainable without additional payment).This food product is labelled "fat free", meaning it contains no fat.
Adjective
{{en-adj|freer|freest}}
-- Not {{l|en|imprisoned}} or {{l|en|enslaved}}.
+- Not imprisoned or enslaved.
-- Obtainable without any {{l|en|payment}}.
+- Obtainable without any payment.
- The government provides free health care.
- {{by extension|chiefly|advertising slang}} Obtainable without additional payment, as a bonus given when paying for something else.
- Buy a TV to get a free DVD player!
-- {{l|en|unconstrained|Unconstrained}}.
+- Unconstrained.
- He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted
-- {mathematics} Unconstrained by {{l|en|relator}}s.
+- {mathematics} Unconstrained by relators.
- The free group on three generators
-- {{mathematics|logic}} Unconstrained by {{l|en|quantifier}}s.
+- {{mathematics|logic}} Unconstrained by quantifiers.
- z is the free variable in "<math>\forall x\exists y:xy=z</math>".
-- Unobstructed, without {{l|en|blockage}}s.
+- Unobstructed, without blockages.
- Not in use
-- Go sit on this chair, it's free.
+- You can sit on this chair; it's free.
-- Without {{l|en|obligation}}s.
+- Without obligations.
-- {software} With very few {{l|en|limitations}} on distribution or improvement.
-- OpenOffice is {{l|en|free software|free software}}.
+- {software} With very few limitation on distribution or improvement.
+
- Without; not containing (what is specified).
-- We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat
+- We had a wholesome, filling meal, free of meat.
+- I would like to live free from care in the mountains.
-- {programming} Of {{l|en|identifier}}s, not {{l|en|bound}}.
-- {{botany|mycology}} Not {{l|en|attached}}; {{l|en|loose}}.
+- {programming} Of identifiers, not bound.
+- {{botany|mycology}} Not attached; loose.
- In this group of mushrooms, the gills are free.
- {{RQ:Schuster Hepaticae V|7}}
- Furthermore, the free anterior margin of the lobule is arched toward the lobe and is often involute...
-- {{of a|morpheme}} That can be used by itself, {{l|en|unattached}} to another {{l|en|morpheme}}.
-- {software} Intended for {{l|en|release}}, as opposed to a {{l|en|checked}} version.
+- {{of a|morpheme}} That can be used by itself, unattached to another morpheme.
+- {software} Intended for release, as opposed to a checked version.
Synonyms
-- {{sense|obtainable without payment}} {{l|en|free of charge}}, {{l|en|gratis}}
-- {{sense|unconstrained}} {{l|en|unconstrained}}, {{l|en|unfettered}}, {{l|en|unhindered}}
-- {{sense|unobstructed}} {{l|en|clear}}, {{l|en|unobstructed}}
-- {{sense|software: with very few limitations on distribution or improvement}} {{l|en|libre}}
-- {{sense|without}} {{l|en|without}}
-- {{sense|programming: not bound}} {{l|en|unbound}}
+
Antonyms
-- {{sense|not imprisoned or enslaved}} {{l|en|bound}}, {{l|en|enslaved}}, {{l|en|imprisoned}}
-- {{sense|unconstrained}} {{l|en|constrained}}, {{l|en|restricted}}
-- {{sense|logic: unconstrained by quantifiers}} {{l|en|bound}}
-- {{sense|unobstructed}} {{l|en|blocked}}, {{l|en|obstructed}}
-- {{sense|of identifiers, not bound}} {{l|en|bound}}
-- {{sense|software: with very few limitations on distribution or improvement}} {{l|en|proprietary|proprietary software}}
+
Derived terms
{{rel-top3|Terms derived from free}}
-- {{l|en|-free}}
-- {{l|en|free Abelian group}}, {{l|en|free abelian group}}
-- {{l|en|free algebra}}
-- {{l|en|free as a bird}}
-- {{l|en|freeball}}
-- {{l|en|freebooter}}
-- {{l|en|free fall}}
-- {{l|en|free group}}
-- {{l|en|freelance}}
-- {{l|en|freeloader}}
-- {{l|en|free lunch}}
-
-- {{l|en|freely}}
-- {{l|en|free market}}
-- {{l|en|free marketeer}}
-- {{l|en|Freemason}}
-- {{l|en|free module}}
-- {{l|en|free object}}
-- {{l|en|free of charge}}
-- {{l|en|free rein}}
-- {{l|en|free ride}}
-- {{l|en|free rider}}
-- {{l|en|free semigroup}}
-
-- {{l|en|free spirit}}
-- {{l|en|free-thinker}}
-- {{l|en|free time}}
-- {{l|en|free variable}}
-- {{l|en|free vote}}
-- {{l|en|freeware}}
-- {{l|en|freeway}}
-- {{l|en|freewheel}}
-- {{l|en|free will}}
-- {{l|en|unfree}}
+
+
+
Related terms
-- {{l|en|freedom}}
-- {{l|en|friend}}
+
Adverb
{en-adv}
-- Without needing to {{l|en|pay}}.
+- Without needing to pay.
Synonyms
-- {{sense|informal, without needing to pay}} {{l|en|for free}}, {{l|en|for nothing}}
+
Verb
{{en-verb|free|d}}
-- {transitive} To make free; set at {{l|en|liberty}}; {{l|en|release}}; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.
+- {transitive} To make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.
Hyponyms
-- {{l|en|emancipate}}
-- {{l|en|liberate}}
-- {{l|en|manumit}}
-- {{l|en|release}}
-- {{l|en|unchain}}
-- {{l|en|unfetter}}
+
Noun
{en-noun}
-- {{Australian rules football|Gaelic football}} Abbreviation of {{l|en|free kick}}.
+- {{Australian rules football|Gaelic football}} Abbreviation of free kick.
- 2006, [http://footballlegends.org/daryn_cresswell.htm]:
- Whether deserved or not, the free gave Cresswell the chance to cover himself in glory with a shot on goal after the siren.
-- {{l|en|free transfer}}
+- free transfer
- {{quote-news|year=2011|date=September 21|author=Sam Lyon|title=Man City 2 - 0 Birmingham|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14910208.stm|page=|passage=Hargreaves, who left Manchester United on a free during the summer, drilled a 22-yard beauty to open the scoring.}}
- {hurling} The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.
@@ -2716,12 +2741,12 @@ HtmlEntry: freedom of speech <<<{{wikipedia|Freedom of speech}}{{wikinews|Catego
Etymology
{rfe}
Pronunciation
-- {{audio-pron|en-us-freedom_of_speech.ogg|ipa=/fɹiː.dəm.əv.spiːtʃ/|country=us|dial=Midland American English.ogg}}
+- {{audio-pron|en-us-freedom_of_speech.ogg|ipa=/fɹiː.dəm.əv.spiːtʃ/|country=us|dial=Midland American English.ogg}}
Noun
-{{en-noun|-|sg=freedom of speech}}
-- The right of citizens to speak, or otherwise communicate, without fear of harm or prosecution.
+{{en-noun|-|head=freedom of speech}}
+- The right of citizens to speak, or otherwise communicate, without fear of harm or prosecution.
- {{quote-book|year=1720|author={{w|John Trenchard (writer)|John Trenchard}} and {{w|Thomas Gordon (writer)|Thomas Gordon}}|title={{w|Cato's Letters}}|publisher=|url=|isbn=|page=Letter Number 15, Of Freedom of Speech, That the Same is inseparable from Publick Liberty|passage=All Ministers ... who were Oppressors, or intended to be Oppressors, have been loud in their Complaints against Freedom of Speech, and the License of the Press; and always restrained, or endeavored to restrain, both.}}
- {{quote-book|author={{w|Frank Murphy}}|title={{w|Thornhill v. Alabama}}|publisher={{w|Supreme Court of the United States}}|year=1940|passage=The freedom of speech and of the press, which are secured by the First Amendment against abridgment by the United States, are among the fundamental personal rights and liberties which are secured to all persons by the Fourteenth Amendment against abridgment by a state. The safeguarding of these rights to the ends that men may speak as they think on matters vital to them and that falsehoods may be exposed through the processes of education and discussion is essential to free government. Those who won our independence had confidence in the power of free and fearless reasoning and communication of ideas to discover and spread political and economic truth.|page={{w|Case citation|310 U.S. 88 }}}}
- {{quote-book|year=1969|author={{w|Abe Fortas}}|title={{w|Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District}}|publisher={{w|Supreme Court of the United States}}|url=|isbn=|page={{ussc|393|503|1969}}|passage=First Amendment rights, applied in light of the special characteristics of the school environment, are available to teachers and students. It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.}}
@@ -2737,12 +2762,12 @@ HtmlEntry: freedom of speech <<<{{wikipedia|Freedom of speech}}{{wikinews|Catego
Quotations
{seemoreCites}
Related terms
-- free speech
-- freedom of expression
+
Coordinate terms
-- freedom of movement, freedom of contract, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, right to petition, right to privacy, right to keep and bear arms
+
See also
@@ -2752,66 +2777,66 @@ HtmlEntry: freedom of speech <<<{{wikipedia|Freedom of speech}}{{wikinews|Catego
***Friday***
HtmlEntry: Friday <<<
Etymology
-lang:ang frigedæg. Compound of frīġe and dæġ "day".Old Norse Frigg (genitive Friggjar), Old Saxon Fri, and Old English Frig are derived from Common Germanic Frijjō.[5] Frigg is cognate with Sanskrit prīyā́ which means "wife."[5] The root also appears in Old Saxon fri which means "beloved lady", in Swedish as fria ("to propose for marriage") and in Icelandic as frjá which means "to love."A calque of Latin dies Veneris, via an association of the goddess Frigg with the Roman goddess of love Venus.
+From lang:ang frigedæg. Compound of frīġe and dæġ "day", corresponding to late lang:gem-pro {{recons|Frijjōz dagaz|day of Frigg|lang=gem-pro}}. Compare West Frisian freed, Dutch vrijdag, German Freitag, Danish fredag.Old Norse Frigg (genitive Friggjar), Old Saxon Fri, and Old English Frig are derived from Common Germanic Frijjō.[5] Frigg is cognate with Sanskrit prīyā́ which means "wife."[5] The root also appears in Old Saxon fri which means "beloved lady", in Swedish as fria ("to propose for marriage") and in Icelandic as frjá which means "to love."A calque of Latin dies Veneris, via an association of the goddess Frigg with the Roman goddess of love Venus.
Pronunciation
-- {{enPR|frīʹdā|frīʹdē}}; IPA: /ˈfɹaɪdeɪ/, /ˈfraɪdi/; {{X-SAMPA|/"fraIdeI/|/"fraIdi/}}
+- {{enPR|frīʹdā|frīʹdē}}; IPA: /ˈfɹaɪdeɪ/, /ˈfraɪdi/; {{X-SAMPA|/"fraIdeI/|/"fraIdi/}}
- {{audio|en-us-Friday.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{audio|En-uk-Friday.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
-- {{rhymes|aɪdeɪ}}
-- {{rhymes|aɪdi}}
+- {{rhymes|aɪdeɪ}}
+- {{rhymes|aɪdi}}
Noun
{en-noun}
-- The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Biblical sixth day of a week, the day before the Sabbath, or "day of preparation" in preparation for the Sabbath; the Islamic sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.
+- The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Biblical sixth day of a week, the day before the Sabbath, or "day of preparation" in preparation for the Sabbath; the Islamic sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.
Derived terms
{{rel-top4|Derived terms}}
-
-
-
-- the Long Friday
-- man Friday, Man Friday
-- Marlboro Friday
-- next sitting Friday
-- person Friday
-- Red Friday
-- thank God it's Friday, thank goodness it's Friday
-- virtual Friday
-- when two Fridays come together
+
+
+
+
Adverb
@@ -2825,17 +2850,19 @@ lang:ang frigedæg. Co&#
>>>
===frontier===
See also HtmlEntry:march
+===GBP===
+See also HtmlEntry:pound
***GDP***
HtmlEntry: GDP <<<{{wikipedia|GDP (disambiguation)}}
{initialism}
GDP
-- {economics} gross domestic product
-- {biochemistry} guanosine diphosphate
+- {economics} gross domestic product
+- {biochemistry} guanosine diphosphate
See also
-- GNP
-- GTP
+
>>>
===gibberish===
@@ -2843,7 +2870,7 @@ See also HtmlEntry:nonsense
***GNU FDL***
HtmlEntry: GNU FDL <<<
Alternative forms
-- GFDL
+
Proper noun
@@ -2864,53 +2891,54 @@ See also HtmlEntry:product
***grain of salt***
HtmlEntry: grain of salt <<<
Etymology
-From Latin cum grano salis, literally with a grain of salt, figuratively with a bit of common sense.
+From Latin cum grano salis, literally with a grain of salt, figuratively with a bit of common sense.
Noun
-{{en-noun|-|sg=grain of salt}}
-- {idiomatic} A bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.
+{{en-noun|-|head=grain of salt}}
+- {idiomatic} A bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.
- I'd take anything I read in that paper with a grain of salt.
Synonyms
-- pinch of salt
+
See also
-- face value
+
>>>
***gratis***
HtmlEntry: gratis <<<
Etymology
-From Latin gratis.
+From Latin gratis.
Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈɡɹɑː.tɪs/ {{X-SAMPA|/"grA:.tIs/}}
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈɡɹɑː.tɪs/ {{X-SAMPA|/"grA:.tIs/}}
Adverb
{{en-adv|-}}
-- free, without charge
+- free, without charge
Adjective
{{en-adj|-}}
-- free, without charge
+- free, without charge
Synonyms
-- free as in beer (used in the free software movement to distinguish from libre, "free as in speech")
+
Related terms
-- gratuity
-- gratuitous
+
See also
-- libre
+
---->>>
+See also HtmlEntry:free
===great===
See also HtmlEntry:deal
===grimalkin===
@@ -2928,133 +2956,133 @@ See also HtmlEntry:deal
***head***
HtmlEntry: head <<<{{wikipedia|Head|dab=Head (disambiguation)}}{{rfc|still missing some basic dictionary definitions: see talk page}}
Alternative forms
-- {{l|en|heed}} (obsolete), {{l|en|hed}} (obsolete)
+
Etymology
-From lang:enm hed, heed, heved, heaved, from lang:ang heafod ("head; top; source, origin; chief, leader; capital"), from {{proto|Germanic|haubudan|head}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|káput|head}}, a variant of {{proto|Indo-European|kapōlo|head, bowl|title=}}. Cognate with lang:sco heid, hede, hevid, heved ("head"), lang:ang hafola ("head"), lang:frr hood ("head"), Dutch hoofd ("head"), German Haupt ("head"), Swedish huvud ("head"), Icelandic höfuð ("head"), Latin caput ("head"), Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, "cup, bowl, skull"), Hindi कपाल (kapāl, "skull"), and (through borrowing from Sanskrit) Japanese 骨 (kawara, "a covering bone: kneecap, skull"), 瓦 (kawara, "a roof tile").
+From lang:enm hed, heed, heved, heaved, from lang:ang heafod ("head; top; source, origin; chief, leader; capital"), from lang:gem-pro {{recons|haubudan|head|lang=gem-pro}}, from lang:ine-pro {{recons|káput|head|lang=ine-pro}}, a variant of {{recons|kapōlo|head, bowl|lang=ine-pro}}. Cognate with lang:sco heid, hede, hevid, heved ("head"), lang:ang hafola ("head"), lang:frr hood ("head"), Dutch hoofd ("head"), German Haupt ("head"), Swedish huvud ("head"), Icelandic höfuð ("head"), Latin caput ("head"), Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla, "cup, bowl, skull"), Hindi कपाल (kapāl, "skull"), and (through borrowing from Sanskrit) Japanese 骨 (kawara, "a covering bone: kneecap, skull"), 瓦 (kawara, "a roof tile").
Pronunciation
-- {{enPR|hĕd}}, IPA: /hɛd/, {{X-SAMPA|/hEd/}}
+- {{enPR|hĕd}}, IPA: /hɛd/, {{X-SAMPA|/hEd/}}
- {{audio|en-us-head.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{audio|En-uk-head.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
-- {{rhymes|ɛd}}
+- {{rhymes|ɛd}}
Noun
{{picdic| image=Human head and brain diagram.svg| width=310| labels={{picdiclabel| color=black | fontsize=12 | posx=150 | posy= 3 | link=skull }} {{picdiclabel| color=black | fontsize=18 | posx=170 | posy= 90 | link=brain }} {{picdiclabel| color=black | fontsize=12 | posx= 80 | posy=160 | link=eye | align=left }} {{picdiclabel| color=black | fontsize=12 | posx= 15 | posy=190 | link=nose | align=left }} {{picdiclabel| color=black | fontsize=12 | posx= 50 | posy=230 | link=mouth | align=left }} {{picdiclabel| color=black | fontsize=12 | posx= 35 | posy=285 | link=chin }} {{picdiclabel| color=black | fontsize=12 | posx= 90 | posy=270 | link=jaw }} {{picdiclabel| color=black | fontsize=12 | posx=175 | posy=205 | link=ear | align=right }} {{picdiclabel| color=black | fontsize=12 | posx=120 | posy=140 | link=temple }} {{picdiclabel| color=black | fontsize=12 | posx=185 | posy=290 | link=neck }}| detail1=Click on labels in the image| detail2={{picdicimg| image=Human body features-nb.svg | link=body }}}}{{en-noun|s|-}}
-- {countable} The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth{,} and main sense organs.
+- {countable} The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth{,} and main sense organs.
- Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.
-- {countable} Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
+- {countable} Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
- The company is looking for people with good heads for business.
- He has no head for heights.
-- {countable} Mind; one's own thoughts.
+- {countable} Mind; one's own thoughts.
- This song keeps going through my head.
-- {countable} The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
+- {countable} The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
- What does it say on the head of the page?
-- The end of a rectangular table furthest from the entrance; traditionally considered a seat of honor.
+- The end of a rectangular table furthest from the entrance; traditionally considered a seat of honor.
- During meetings, the supervisor usually sits at the head of the table.
-- {billiards} The end of a pool table opposite the end where the balls have been racked.
-- {countable} The principal operative part of a simple machine or tool.
-- The end of a hammer, axe, {{soplink|golf|club}}{,} or similar implement used for striking other objects.
-- The end of a nail, screw, bolt{,} or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.
+- {billiards} The end of a pool table opposite the end where the balls have been racked.
+- {countable} The principal operative part of a simple machine or tool.
+- The end of a hammer, axe, {{soplink|golf|club}}{,} or similar implement used for striking other objects.
+- The end of a nail, screw, bolt{,} or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.
- Hit the nail on the head!
-- The sharp end of an arrow, spear{,} or pointer.
+- The sharp end of an arrow, spear{,} or pointer.
- The head of the compass needle is pointing due north.
-- {lacrosse} The top part of a lacrosse stick that holds the ball.
+- {lacrosse} The top part of a lacrosse stick that holds the ball.
-- The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it.
+- The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it.
- The expedition followed the river all the way to the head.
-- {rfc-sense} The front, as of a queue.
+- {rfc-sense} The front, as of a queue.
- Because you got them all right, you can go to the head.
-- Headway; progress.
+- Headway; progress.
- We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.
-- The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
+- The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
- Pour me a fresh beer; this one has no head.
-- {countable} Leader; chief; mastermind.
+- {countable} Leader; chief; mastermind.
- I'd like to speak to the head of the department.
- Police arrested the head of the gang in a raid last night.
-- A headmaster or headmistress.
+- A headmaster or headmistress.
- I was called into the head's office to discuss my behaviour.
-- A headache; especially one resulting from intoxication.
-- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘Thrown Away’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society 2005 edition, page 18,
-- he took them seriously, too, just as seriously as he took the ‘head’ that followed after drink.
+- A headache; especially one resulting from intoxication.
+- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘Thrown Away’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society 2005 edition, page 18,
+- he took them seriously, too, just as seriously as he took the ‘head’ that followed after drink.
-- A clump of leaves or flowers; a capitulum.
+- A clump of leaves or flowers; a capitulum.
- Give me a head of lettuce.
-- {anatomy} The rounded part of a bone fitting into a depression in another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
-- An individual person.
+- {anatomy} The rounded part of a bone fitting into a depression in another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
+- An individual person.
- Admission is three dollars a head.
-- {{uncountable|measure word for livestock and game}} A single animal.
+- {{uncountable|measure word for livestock and game}} A single animal.
- 200 head of cattle and 50 head of horses
- 12 head of big cattle and 14 head of branded calves
- At five years of age this head of cattle is worth perhaps $40
- a reduction in the assessment per head of sheep
- they shot 20 head of quail
-- The population of game.
+- The population of game.
- we have a heavy head of deer this year
- planting the hedges increased the head of quail and doves
-- Topic; subject.
+- Topic; subject.
- We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.
-- {linguistics} A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member.
-- {jazz} The principal melody or theme of a piece.
-- {{British|geology}} Deposits near the top of a geological succession.
-- {medicine} The end of an abscess where pus collects.
-- {uncountable} denouement; crisis
+- {linguistics} A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member.
+- {jazz} The principal melody or theme of a piece.
+- {{British|geology}} Deposits near the top of a geological succession.
+- {medicine} The end of an abscess where pus collects.
+- {uncountable} denouement; crisis
- These isses are going to come to a head today.
-- A machine element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium.
+- A machine element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium.
- The heads of your tape player need to be cleaned.
-- {music} The headstock of a guitar.
-- {music} A drum head, the membrane which is hit to produce sound.
+- {music} The headstock of a guitar.
+- {music} A drum head, the membrane which is hit to produce sound.
- Tap the head of the drum for this roll.
-- {engineering} The end cap of a cylindrically-shaped pressure vessel.
-- {automotive} The cylinder head, a platform above the cylinders in an internal combustion engine, containing the valves and spark plugs.
-- A buildup of fluid pressure, often quantified as pressure head.
+- {engineering} The end cap of a cylindrically-shaped pressure vessel.
+- {automotive} The cylinder head, a platform above the cylinders in an internal combustion engine, containing the valves and spark plugs.
+- A buildup of fluid pressure, often quantified as pressure head.
- Let the engine build up a good head of steam.
-- {fluid dynamics} The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point.
-- {fluid dynamics} More generally, energy in a mass of fluid divided by its weight.
-- {nautical} The top edge of a sail.
-- {nautical} The bow of a nautical vessel.
-- {nautical} The toilet of a ship.
+- {fluid dynamics} The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point.
+- {fluid dynamics} More generally, energy in a mass of fluid divided by its weight.
+- {nautical} The top edge of a sail.
+- {nautical} The bow of a nautical vessel.
+- {nautical} The toilet of a ship.
- I've got to go to the head.
-- {{uncountable|slang}} Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.
+- {{uncountable|slang}} Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.
-- {slang} The glans penis.
-- {{countable|slang}} A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.
+- {slang} The glans penis.
+- {{countable|slang}} A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.
- 1936, Lee Duncan, Over The Wall, Dutton
-- Then I saw the more advanced narcotic addicts, who shot unbelievable doses of powerful heroin in the main line – the vein of their arms; the hysien users; chloroform sniffers, who belonged to the riff-raff element of the dope chippeys, who mingled freely with others of their kind; canned heat stiffs, paragoric hounds, laudanum fiends, and last but not least, the veronal heads.
+- Then I saw the more advanced narcotic addicts, who shot unbelievable doses of powerful heroin in the main line – the vein of their arms; the hysien users; chloroform sniffers, who belonged to the riff-raff element of the dope chippeys, who mingled freely with others of their kind; canned heat stiffs, paragoric hounds, laudanum fiends, and last but not least, the veronal heads.
-- {{quote-journal| year = 1968 | first = Fred | last = Davis | coauthors = Laura Munoz | title = Heads and freaks: patterns and meanings of drug use among hippies | journal = Journal of Health and Social Behavior | volume = 9 | issue = 2 | url = | page = 156-64 | passage = The term, "head," is, of course, not new with hippies. It has a long history among drug users generally, for whom it signified a regular, experienced user of any illegal drug—e.g., pot "head," meth "head," smack (heroin) "head."}}
+- {{quote-journal| year = 1968 | first = Fred | last = Davis | coauthors = Laura Munoz | title = Heads and freaks: patterns and meanings of drug use among hippies | journal = Journal of Health and Social Behavior | volume = 9 | issue = 2 | url = | page = 156-64 | passage = The term, "head," is, of course, not new with hippies. It has a long history among drug users generally, for whom it signified a regular, experienced user of any illegal drug—e.g., pot "head," meth "head," smack (heroin) "head."}}
- 2005, Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home, Simon & Schuster, page 177,
-- The hutch now looks like a “Turkish bath,” and the heads have their arms around one another, passing the pipe and snapping their fingers as they sing Smokey Robinson's “Tracks of My Tears” into the night.
+- The hutch now looks like a “Turkish bath,” and the heads have their arms around one another, passing the pipe and snapping their fingers as they sing Smokey Robinson's “Tracks of My Tears” into the night.
-- {British} A headland.
-- {computing} The part of hard drives responsible for reading and writing data.
+- {British} A headland.
+- {computing} The part of hard drives responsible for reading and writing data.
Quotations
@@ -3064,118 +3092,118 @@ From lang:enm hed, heed, caput; (slang) noggin, {slang} loaf, (slang) nut, (slang) noodle, (slang) bonce
-- {{sense|mental aptitude or talent}} mind
-- {{sense|mental or emotional control}} composure, poise
-- {{sense|topmost part of anything}} top
-- {{sense|leader}} boss, chief, leader
-- {{sense|headmaster|headmistress}} headmaster {m}, headmistress {f}, principal (US)
-- {{sense|toilet of a ship}} lavatory, toilet
+- {{sense|part of the body}} caput; (slang) noggin, {slang} loaf, (slang) nut, (slang) noodle, (slang) bonce
+- {{sense|mental aptitude or talent}} mind
+- {{sense|mental or emotional control}} composure, poise
+- {{sense|topmost part of anything}} top
+- {{sense|leader}} boss, chief, leader
+- {{sense|headmaster|headmistress}} headmaster {m}, headmistress {f}, principal (US)
+- {{sense|toilet of a ship}} lavatory, toilet
- {{sense|top of a sail}}
- {{sense|foam on carbonated beverages}}
-- {{sense|fellatio}} blowjob, blow job, fellatio, oral sex
+- {{sense|fellatio}} blowjob, blow job, fellatio, oral sex
- {{sense|end of tool used for striking}}
- {{sense|blunt end of fastener}}
- See also
Antonyms
-- {{sense|topmost part of anything}} base, bottom, underside
-- {{sense|leader}} subordinate, underling
-- {{sense|blunt end of fastener}} point, sharp end, tip
+
Usage notes
-- To give something its head is to allow it to run freely. This is used for horses, and, sometimes, figuratively for vehicles.
+- To give something its head is to allow it to run freely. This is used for horses, and, sometimes, figuratively for vehicles.
Derived terms
{{rel-top3|Terms derived from head (noun)}}
-
-
-- headstone
-- headstrong
-- heads will roll
-- head to head
-- head to wind
-- headwear
-- headwind
-- hit the head
-- hold one’s head high
-- hophead
-- keep one’s head
-- keep one's head above water
-- level-headed
-- lose one's head
-- lose one's head if it wasn't attached
-- overhead
-- pinhead
-- pisshead
-- print head
-- rail head
-- redhead
-- shake one's head
-- showerhead
-- snap someone's head off
-- turk’s head
-- turn heads
-- turn someone's head
+
+
+
Adjective
@@ -3192,37 +3220,37 @@ From lang:enm hed, heed, chief, principal
-- {{sense|placed at the top or the front}} first, top
+- {{sense|foremost in rank or importance}} chief, principal
+- {{sense|placed at the top or the front}} first, top
Antonyms
-- {{sense|coming from in front}} tail
+- {{sense|coming from in front}} tail
Verb
{en-verb}
-- {transitive} To be in command of. - see also head up
+- {transitive} To be in command of. - see also head up
- Who heads the board of trustees?
- {transitive} To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
-- {intransitive} To move in a specified direction. heading towards something
-- We are going to head up North for our holiday. We will head off tomorrow. Next holiday we will head out West, or head to Chicago. Right now I need to head into town to do some shopping.
-- I'm fed up working for a boss. I'm going to head out on my own, set up my own business.
+- {intransitive} To move in a specified direction. heading towards something
+- We are going to head up North for our holiday. We will head off tomorrow. Next holiday we will head out West, or head to Chicago. Right now I need to head into town to do some shopping.
+- I'm fed up working for a boss. I'm going to head out on my own, set up my own business.
-- {fishing} To remove the head from a fish.
+- {fishing} To remove the head from a fish.
- The salmon are first headed and then scaled.
Derived terms
-- head for the hills
+
Related terms
-- ahead
-- knucklehead
-- railhead
+
Statistics
@@ -3239,10 +3267,6 @@ See also HtmlEntry:deal
See also HtmlEntry:nonsense
===hogwash===
See also HtmlEntry:nonsense
-===Homotherini===
-See also HtmlEntry:cat
-===Homotherium===
-See also HtmlEntry:cat
===hooey===
See also HtmlEntry:nonsense
===horse===
@@ -3252,26 +3276,26 @@ See also HtmlEntry:nonsense
***hour***
HtmlEntry: hour <<<
Alternative forms
-- hower (archaic)
+
Etymology
-lang:enm houre, from lang:xno houre, from lang:fro houre, from Latin hora ("hour"), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hōrā, "any time or period, whether of the year, month, or day"), from {{proto|Indo-European|yer-|yor-|year, season}}. Akin to {ang} gear ("year"). Displaced native {enm} stound ("hour, moment, stound") (from {ang} stund ("hour, time, moment")), {enm} itid ("hour, time") (from {ang} *ġetīd, compare lang:osx getīd "hour, time").
+lang:enm houre, from lang:xno houre, from lang:fro houre, from Latin hora ("hour"), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hōrā, "any time or period, whether of the year, month, or day"), from lang:ine-pro {{recons|yer-|lang=ine-pro}}, {{recons|yor-|year, season|lang=ine-pro}}. Akin to {ang} gear ("year"). Displaced native {enm} stound ("hour, moment, stound") (from {ang} stund ("hour, time, moment")), {enm} itid ("hour, time") (from {ang} *ġetīd, compare lang:osx getid ("hour, time").
Pronunciation
-- {{a|RP|Australia}} {{enPR|owʹər}}, IPA: /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/, {{X-SAMPA|/"aU@(r)/}}
-- {{a|US|Canada}} {{enPR|owr}}, IPA: /ˈaʊɚ/, {{X-SAMPA|/"aU@`/}}
+- {{a|RP|Australia}} {{enPR|owʹər}}, IPA: /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/, {{X-SAMPA|/"aU@(r)/}}
+- {{a|US|Canada}} {{enPR|owr}}, IPA: /ˈaʊɚ/, {{X-SAMPA|/"aU@`/}}
- {{audio|en-us-hour.ogg|Audio (US)}}
- {{audio|En-uk-an hour.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
-- {{rhymes|aʊər}}
+- {{rhymes|aʊər}}
- {{homophones|our}} (depending on accent)
Noun
{en-noun}
-- A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.
+- A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.
- I spent an hour at lunch.
-- A season, moment, time or stound.
+- A season, moment, time or stound.
-- {poetic} The time.
+- {poetic} The time.
- The hour grows late and I must go home.
-- {military} {in the plural} Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
+- {{military|in the plural}} Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
- T. C. G. James and Sebastian Cox, The Battle of Britain:
- By 1300 hours the position was fairly clear.
@@ -3290,41 +3314,41 @@ lang:enm houre, from lang:xno
Synonyms
-- stound {{context|obsolete}}
+
Abbreviations
-- Singular: h., hr
-- Plural: h., hrs
+
Derived terms
{rel-top}
-
-- hour hand
-- hourly
-- kilowatt-hour
-- man-hour
-- off-hour
-- on the hour
-- person-hour
-- quarter-hour
-- rush hour
-- witching hour
-- zero hour
+
+
{{lookfrom|hour}}
Statistics
@@ -3346,15 +3370,15 @@ HtmlEntry: hyponym <<<
Etymology
{{confix|hypo|onym}}
Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/
-- {{a|US}} IPA: /ˈhaɪ.poʊ.nɪm/
-- {{rhymes|ɪm}}
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/
+- {{a|US}} IPA: /ˈhaɪ.poʊ.nɪm/
+- {{rhymes|ɪm}}
- {{audio|En-ca-hyponym.ogg|Audio (Canada)}}
Noun
{en-noun}
-- {semantics} A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase.
+- {semantics} A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase.
- {{usex|Dog is a hyponym of animal.}}
- {{usex|British is a hyponym of European.}}
- {{usex|"A is a hyponym of B" means that "A is a type of B."}}
@@ -3362,20 +3386,22 @@ HtmlEntry: hyponym <<<
Antonyms
-- hypernym
+
Related terms
-- hyponymic
-- hyponymous
-- hyponymy
+
See also
- {pedia}
-- troponym, the corresponding idea, as applied to verbs.
+- troponym, the corresponding idea, as applied to verbs.
---->>>
+===imprisoned===
+See also HtmlEntry:free
===in===
See also HtmlEntry:gratis
See also HtmlEntry:substantive
@@ -3396,39 +3422,39 @@ See also HtmlEntry:cat
***January***
HtmlEntry: January <<<
Etymology
-Re-Latinized from lang:enm Ieneuer, from lang:xno genever, from Latin ianuarius ("(month) of Janus"), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European base *ei-, "to go".
+Re-Latinized from lang:enm Ieneuer, from lang:xno genever, from Latin ianuarius ("(month) of Janus"), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European base *ei-, "to go".
Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈdʒænjʊəɹi/, {{X-SAMPA|/"dZ{nju@ri/}} or as US
-- {{a|US}} {{enPR|jănʹyo͞o-ĕr'ē}}, IPA: /ˈdʒænjuˌɛɹi/, /ˈdʒænjuˌæɹi/, {{X-SAMPA|/"dZ{nju%Eri/}}
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /ˈd͡ʒænjʊəɹi/, {{X-SAMPA|/"dZ{nju@ri/}} or as US
+- {{a|US}} {{enPR|jănʹyo͞o-ĕr'ē}}, IPA: /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌɛɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌæɹi/, {{X-SAMPA|/"dZ{nju%Eri/}}
- {{audio|en-us-January.ogg|Audio (US)}}
Proper noun
-{{en-proper noun|plural: Januarys or Januaries}}
-- The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February. Abbreviation: Jan or Jan.
-- 01/01/09 : Thursday, January 1st, 2009.
+{{en-proper noun|plural: Januarys or Januaries}}
+- The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February. Abbreviation: Jan or Jan.
+
Derived terms
{{rel-top|terms derived from January}}
-- Black January
-- January Club
-- January effect
-- January Events
-- January indicator
-- January Massacre
+
-- January Rebellion
-- January sales
-- January thaw
-- January Uprising
-- May and January
-- mid-January
+
Related terms
-- Janus
+
See also
@@ -3442,93 +3468,91 @@ See also HtmlEntry:head
***July***
HtmlEntry: July <<<
Etymology
-lang:enm iulius, from lang:xno julie, from lang:fro jule, from Latin iulius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove", from Latin Iuppiter, from Proto-Indo-European *dyeu-pəter-, vocative case of godfather, from Proto-Indo-European *deiw-os, god, + *pəter, father
+lang:enm iulius, from lang:xno julie, from lang:fro jule, from Latin iulius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove", from Latin Iuppiter, from Proto-Indo-European *dyeu-pəter-, vocative case of godfather, from Proto-Indo-European *deiw-os, god, + *pəter, father
Pronunciation
-- {{enPR|jo͝o-līʹ}}, IPA: /dʒʊˈlaɪ/, {{X-SAMPA|/dZU"laI/}}
+- {{enPR|jo͝o-līʹ}}, IPA: /d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/, {{X-SAMPA|/dZU"laI/}}
- {{audio|en-us-July.ogg|Audio (US)}}
-- {{rhymes|aɪ}}
+- {{rhymes|aɪ}}
Proper noun
{{en-proper noun|Julys}}
-- The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August. Abbreviation: Jul or Jul.
+- The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August. Abbreviation: Jul or Jul.
Derived terms
-{der-top}
-
+
+
Related terms
See also
-- 7/7
-- July-flower
+
>>>
***June***
HtmlEntry: June <<<
Etymology
-From lang:enm jun, june, re-Latinized from lang:enm juyng, from lang:fro juing, from Latin iunius, the month of the goddess Iuno ("Juno"), perhaps from {{proto|Indo-European|yuwn̥kós}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|yew-|vital force, youthful vigor|title=}}.
+From lang:enm jun, june, re-Latinized from lang:enm juyng, from lang:fro juing, from Latin iunius, the month of the goddess Iuno ("Juno"), perhaps from lang:ine-pro {{recons|yuwn̥kós|lang=ine-pro}}, from {{recons|yew-|vital force, youthful vigor|lang=ine-pro}}.
Pronunciation
-- {{enPR|jo͞on}}, IPA: /dʒuːn/, /dʒjuːn/, {{X-SAMPA|/dZu:n/}}
+- {{enPR|jo͞on}}, IPA: /d͡ʒuːn/, /d͡ʒjuːn/, {{X-SAMPA|/dZu:n/}}
- {{audio|en-us-June.ogg|Audio (US)}}
-- {{rhymes|uːn}}
+- {{rhymes|uːn}}
Proper noun
{{en-proper noun|Junes}}
-- The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July. Abbreviation: Jun or Jun.
+- The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July. Abbreviation: Jun or Jun.
- {{given name|female|from=English}} for a girl born in June, used since the end of the 19th century.
Derived terms
{{rel-top3|Derived terms}}
-
-
-- June solstice
-- June sucker
-- Juneteenth
-- June War
-- June Week
-- Junie
-- mid-June
+
+
+
@@ -3558,17 +3582,18 @@ HtmlEntry: lexicography <<<
{{confix|lexico|graphy}}
Noun
{{en-noun|-}}
-- The art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries.
-- {linguistics} The scholarly discipline of analyzing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
+- The art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries.
+- {linguistics} The scholarly discipline of analyzing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.
Related terms
-- lexicographer
-- lexicon
-- lexicology
+
>>>
===libre===
+See also HtmlEntry:free
See also HtmlEntry:gratis
===libretto===
See also HtmlEntry:book
@@ -3581,10 +3606,10 @@ See also HtmlEntry:deal
***livre***
HtmlEntry: livre <<<{{wikipedia|dab=livre}}
Etymology
-From French livre.
+From French livre.
Noun
{en-noun}
-- {historical} A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.
+- {historical} A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.
- 1992, {{w|Hilary Mantel}}, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p. 115:
- They like to see them awarded comfortable pensions. Is it 700,000 livres a year to the Polignac family?
@@ -3610,10 +3635,6 @@ See also HtmlEntry:deal
See also HtmlEntry:elephant
===Lynx===
See also HtmlEntry:cat
-===Machairodontinae===
-See also HtmlEntry:cat
-===Machairodontini===
-See also HtmlEntry:cat
===make===
See also HtmlEntry:trade
===malarkey===
@@ -3627,30 +3648,30 @@ See also HtmlEntry:nonsense
***march***
HtmlEntry: march <<<
Pronunciation
-- {{a|UK}} IPA: /mɑːtʃ/, {{X-SAMPA|/mA:tS/}}
-- {{a|US}} {{enPR|märch}}, IPA: /mɑrtʃ/, {{X-SAMPA|/mArtS/}}
+- {{a|UK}} IPA: /mɑːtʃ/, {{X-SAMPA|/mA:tS/}}
+- {{a|US}} {{enPR|märch}}, IPA: /mɑɹtʃ/, {{X-SAMPA|/mAr\tS/}}
- {{audio|en-us-March.ogg|Audio (US)}}
-- {{rhymes|ɑː(r)tʃ}}
+- {{rhymes|ɑː(ɹ)tʃ}}
Etymology 1
-lang:enm marchen from lang:frm marcher ("to march, to walk"), from lang:fro marchier ("to stride, to march, to trample"), of lang:gem origin, from lang:frk {{recons|markōn|to mark, mark out, to press with the foot}}, from {{proto|Germanic|markō}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|mereg-|edge, boundary}}. Akin to lang:ang mearc, ġemearc "mark, boundary"
+lang:enm marchen from lang:frm marcher ("to march, to walk"), from lang:fro marchier ("to stride, to march, to trample"), from lang:frk {{recons|markōn|to mark, mark out, to press with the foot}}, from lang:gem-pro {{recons|markō|lang=gem-pro}}, from lang:ine-pro {{recons|mereg-|edge, boundary|lang=ine-pro}}. Akin to lang:ang mearc, ġemearc "mark, boundary".
Noun
{{en-noun|es}}
-- A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
-- A political rally or parade
-- Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
+- A
