Commonly Mispronounced Words

Main Entry: ab*a*lo*ne
Pronunciation: ƒa-b„-‚l‹-n‡, ‚a-b„-ƒ
Function: Noun
Etymology:
American Spanish abulón, from
Rumsen (American Indian language
of Monterey Bay, Calif.) aulon
Date: 1850
: any of a genus (Haliotis) of edible rock-clinging gastropod mollusks
that have a flattened shell slightly spiral in form, lined with mother-of-
pearl, and with a row of apertures along its outer edge

Main Entry: 1ac*ces*so*ry
Variant spelling:
also ac*ces*sa*ry ik-‚se-s„-r‡, ak-, ek-, -
‚ses-r‡, also „-‚se-
Inflected form: plural ac*ces*so*ries
Function: Noun
Date: 15th century
1 a : a person not actually or constructively present but contributing as an
assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense —called also accessory
before the fact b : a person who knowing that a crime has been committed aids or
shelters the offender with intent to defeat justice —called also accessory after the
fact
2 a : a thing of secondary or subordinate importance : ADJUNCT b : an object or
device not essential in itself but adding to the beauty, convenience, or
effectiveness of something else <auto accessories> <clothing accessories>

Main Entry: ac*knowl*edge
Pronunciation: ik-‚nä-lij, ak-
Inflected form: ac*knowl*edged; ac*knowl*edg*ing
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: ac- (as in accord) + knowledge
Date: 15th century
1 : to recognize the rights, authority, or status of
2 : to disclose knowledge of or agreement with
3 a : to express gratitude or obligation for <acknowledge a gift> b : to take notice of <failed to
acknowledge my greeting> c : to make known the receipt of <acknowledge a letter>
4 : to recognize as genuine or valid <acknowledge a debt>
synonyms ACKNOWLEDGE, ADMIT, OWN, AVOW, CONFESS mean to disclose against one's will
or inclination. ACKNOWLEDGE implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be
concealed <acknowledged an earlier peccadillo>. ADMIT implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or
concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications <admitted the project was over
budget>. OWN implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself <must own I know little
about computers>. AVOW implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility, what one might be
expected to be silent about <avowed that he was a revolutionary>. CONFESS may apply to an
admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt <confessed a weakness for sweets>

Main Entry: acous*tic
Pronunciation: „-‚küs-tik
Variant spelling: or acous*ti*cal -ti-k„l
Function: adjective
Etymology:
Greek akoustikos of hearing, from
akouein to hear — more at HEAR
Date: 1605
1 : of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing, to sound, or to the science
of sounds <acoustic apparatus of the ear> <acoustic energy>: as
a : deadening or absorbing sound <acoustic tile> b : operated by or utilizing
sound waves
2 : of, relating to, or being a musical instrument whose sound is not
electronically modified
— acous*ti*cal*ly -k(„-)l‡ adverb

Main Entry: ad*mi*ra*ble
Pronunciation: ‚ad-m(„-)r„-b„l
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 : deserving the highest esteem : EXCELLENT
2 obsolete : exciting wonder : SURPRISING
— ad*mi*ra*bil*i*ty ƒad-m(„-)r„-‚bi-l„-t‡ noun
— ad*mi*ra*ble*ness ‚ad-m(„-)r„-b„l-n„s noun
— ad*mi*ra*bly -bl‡ adverb

Main Entry: ad*o*les*cence
Pronunciation: ƒa-d„-‚le-s„n(t)s
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : the state or process of growing up
2 : the period of life from puberty to maturity terminating legally at the age of
majority
3 : a stage of development (as of a language or culture) prior to maturity

Main Entry: ad*vo*ca*cy
Pronunciation: ‚ad-v„-k„-s‡
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
: the act or process of advocating or supporting a cause or proposal

Main Entry: af*fi*da*vit
Pronunciation: ƒa-f„-‚d†-v„t
Function: noun
Etymology:
Medieval Latin, he has made an oath,
from affidare
Date: 1593
: a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation
before an authorized magistrate or officer

Main Entry: al*lege
Pronunciation: „-‚lej
Inflected form: al*leged; al*leg*ing
Etymology:
Middle English alleggen to submit in evidence or as
justification, adduce, from Anglo-French aleger,
allegger, probably in part modification of Medieval
Latin allegare, from Latin, to send as a
representative, adduce in support of a plea (from
ad- + legare to depute), in part from Anglo-French
aleger to lighten, free, exculpate, from Late Latin
alleviare to relieve — more at LEGATE, ALLEVIATE
Date: 14th century
1 archaic : to adduce or bring forward as a source or authority
2 : to assert without proof or before proving <the newspaper alleges the mayor's
guilt>
3 : to bring forward as a reason or excuse

Main Entry: al*mond
Pronunciation: ‚ä-m„nd, ‚a-, ‚äl-, ‚al-
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English almande, from Anglo-
French alemande from Late Latin
amandula, alteration of Latin amygdala,
from Greek amygdal‡
Date: 14th century
1 a : the drupaceous fruit of a small tree (Prunus dulcis syn. P. amygdalus) of
the rose family with flowers and young fruit resembling those of the peach;
especially : its ellipsoidal edible kernel used as a nut b : any of several similar
fruits
2 : a tree that produces

Main Entry: alms
Pronunciation: ‚ä(l)mz
Inflected form: plural alms
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English almesse, almes, from
Old English ælmesse, ælmes, from Late
Latin eleemosyna alms, from Greek
ele‡mosyn‡pity, alms, from ele‡m‹n
merciful, from eleos pity
Date: before 12th century
1 archaic : CHARITY
2 : something (as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
— alms*giv*er -ƒgi-v„r noun
— alms*giv*ing -ƒgi-viŠ noun

Main Entry: alum*na
Pronunciation: „-‚l„m-n„
Inflected form: plural alum*nae -(ƒ)n‡also -ƒnˆ
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, feminine of alumnus
Date: 1879
1 : a girl or woman who has attended or has graduated from a particular
school, college, or university
2 : a girl or woman who is a former member, employee, contributor, or inmate

Main Entry: an*al*ge*sic
Pronunciation: ƒa-n„l-‚j‡-zik, -sik
Function: noun
Date: 1875
: an agent for producing analgesia
— analgesic adjective

Main Entry: any
Pronunciation: ‚e-n‡
Function: adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English lnig;
akin to Old High German einag any, Old
English †n one — more at ONE
1 : one or some indiscriminately of whatever kind: a : one or another taken at random
<ask any man you meet> b : EVERY —used to indicate one selected without restriction
<any child would know that>
2 : one, some, or all indiscriminately of whatever quantity: a : one or more —used to
indicate an undetermined number or amount <have you any money> b : ALL —used to
indicate a maximum or whole <needs any help he can get> c : a or some without
reference to quantity or extent <grateful for any favor at all>
3 a : unmeasured or unlimited in amount, number, or extent <any quantity you desire>
b : appreciably large or extended <could not endure it any length of time>

Main Entry: ap*pli*ca*ble
Pronunciation: ‚a-pli-k„-b„l also „-‚pli-k„-
Function: adjective
Date: 1655
: capable of or suitable for being applied : APPROPRIATE <statutes applicable
to the case>
synonyms see RELEVANT
— ap*pli*ca*bil*i*ty ƒa-pli-k„-‚bi-l„-t‡also „-ƒpli-k„- noun

Main Entry: ap*pre*ci*ate
Pronunciation: „-‚pr‡-sh‡-ƒ†t, -‚pri- also -‚pr‡-s‡-
Inflected form: ap*pre*ci*at*ed; ap*pre*ci*at*ing
Function: verb
Etymology:
Late Latin appretiatus, past participle of appretiare,
from Latin ad- + pretium price — more at PRICE
Date: 1655
transitive verb
1 a : to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of <appreciate the difference between right and
wrong> b : to value or admire highly <appreciates our work> c : to judge with heightened perception or
understanding : be fully aware of <must see it to appreciate it> d : to recognize with gratitude <certainly
appreciates your kindness>
2 : to increase the value of
intransitive verb : to increase in number or value
— ap*pre*ci*a*tor -ƒ†-t„r noun
— ap*pre*cia*to*ry -‚pr‡-sh„-ƒt•r-‡, -‚pri-sh„- adjective
synonyms APPRECIATE, VALUE, PRIZE, TREASURE, CHERISH mean to hold in high estimation.
APPRECIATE often connotes sufficient understanding to enjoy or admire a thing's excellence
<appreciates fine wine>. VALUE implies rating a thing highly for its intrinsic worth <values our
friendship>. PRIZE implies taking a deep pride in something one possesses <Americans prize their
freedom>. TREASURE emphasizes jealously safeguarding something considered precious <a
treasured memento>. CHERISH implies a special love and care for something <cherishes her children
above all>. synonyms see in addition UNDERSTAND

Main Entry: as*so*ci*ate
Pronunciation: „-‚s‹-sh‡-ƒ†t, -s‡-
Inflected form: as*so*ci*at*ed; as*so*ci*at*ing
Function: verb
Etymology:
Middle English associat associated, from
Latin associatus, past participle of associare
to unite, from ad- + sociare to join, from
socius companion — more at SOCIAL
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to join as a partner, friend, or companion
2 obsolete : to keep company with : ATTEND
3 : to join or connect together : COMBINE
4 : to bring together or into relationship in any of various intangible ways (as in memory or imagination)
intransitive verb
1 : to come or be together as partners, friends, or companions
2 : to combine or join with other parts : UNITE
synonyms see JOIN

Main Entry: as*ter*isk
Pronunciation: ‚as-t„-ƒrisk, especially in plural also ÷-ƒrik
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English, astarisc, from Late Latin
asteriscus, from Greek asteriskos,
literally, little star, diminutive of aster-,
ast‡r
Date: 14th century
: the character ã used in printing or writing as a reference mark, as an
indication of the omission of letters or words, to denote a hypothetical or
unattested linguistic form, or for various arbitrary meanings
— as*ter*isk*less -l„s adjective

Main Entry: asth*ma
Pronunciation: ‚az-m„, British ‚as-
Function: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English asma, from Medieval
Latin, modification of Greek asthma
Date: 14th century
: a chronic lung disorder that is marked by recurring episodes of airway
obstruction (as from bronchospasm) manifested by labored breathing
accompanied especially by wheezing and coughing and by a sense of
constriction in the chest, and that is triggered by hyperreactivity to various
stimuli (as allergens or rapid change in air temperature)
— asth*mat*ic az-‚ma-tik, British as- adjective or noun
— asth*mat*i*cal*ly -ti-k(„-)l‡ adverb

Main Entry: at*ta*ché
Pronunciation: ƒa-t„-‚sh†, ƒa-ƒta-, „-ƒta-
Function: noun
Etymology: French, past participle of attacher
Date: 1826
1 : a technical expert on a country's diplomatic staff at a foreign capital <a
military attache>
2 : ATTACHÉ CASE

Main Entry: at*tor*ney
Pronunciation: „-‚t„r-n‡
Inflected form: plural at*tor*neys
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English attourney, from Anglo-
French aturné, past participle of aturner
Date: 14th century
: one who is legally appointed to transact business on another's behalf;
especially : LAWYER
— at*tor*ney*ship -ƒship noun

Main Entry: bam*boo
Pronunciation: (ƒ)bam-‚bü, ‚bam-ƒ
Inflected form: plural bam*boos
Function: noun
Etymology: Malay bambu
Usage: often attributive
Date: 1586
: any of various woody or arborescent grasses (as of the genera Bambusa,
Arundinaria, and Dendrocalamus of the subfamily Bambusoideae) of tropical
and temperate regions having hollow stems, thick rhizomes, and shoots that
are used for food; also : the jointed stem of bamboo used especially for
building, furniture, and utensils

Main Entry: ben*e*fi*cia*ry
Pronunciation: ƒbe-n„-‚fi-sh‡-ƒer-‡, -e-r‡, -‚fi-sh(„-)r‡
Inflected form: plural ben*e*fi*cia*ries
Function: Noun
Date: 1662
1 : one that benefits from something
2 a : the person designated to receive the income of a trust estate b : the
person named (as in an insurance policy) to receive proceeds or benefits
— beneficiary adjective

Main Entry: bi*cus*pid valve
Function: noun
Date: circa 1903
: MITRAL VALVE

Main Entry: bou*tique
Pronunciation: bü-‚t‡k
Function: noun
Etymology:
French, shop, probably from Old Occitan
botica, ultimately from Greek apoth‡k‡
storehouse — more at APOTHECARY
Usage: often attributive
Date: 1767
1 a : a small fashionable shop b : a small shop within a large department store
2 : a small company that offers highly specialized services or products
<boutique wineries> <an independent investment boutique>
— bou*tiqu*ey -‚t‡-k‡ adjective

Main Entry: broc*co*li
Pronunciation: ‚brä-k„-l‡, ‚brä-kl‡
Function: noun
Etymology:
Italian, plural of broccolo flowering top of
a cabbage, diminutive of brocco small
nail, sprout
Date: 1699
1 chiefly British : a large hardy cauliflower
2 a : either of two garden vegetable plants closely related to the cabbage:
(1) : one with a thick central stem and a compact head of dense usually green
florets that is classified with the cauliflower (2) : one (Brassica oleracea italica)
with slender stems and usually green or purple florets not arranged in a central
head b : the stems and immature florets of broccoli used as food

Main Entry: bury
Pronunciation: ‚ber-‡, ‚be-r‡also ‚b„r-
Inflected form: bur*ied; bury*ing
Etymology:
Middle English burien, from Old English byrgan;
akin to Old High German bergan to shelter,
Russian berech' to spare
1 : to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth; especially : to inter with funeral
ceremonies
2 a : to conceal by or as if by covering with earth b : to cover from view <buried her face in her
hands>
3 a : to have done with <burying their differences> b : to conceal in obscurity <buried the
retraction among the classified ads> c : SUBMERGE, ENGROSS —usually used with in <buried
himself in his books>
4 : to put (a playing card) out of play by placing it in or under the dealer's pack
5 : to succeed emphatically or impressively in making (a shot) <bury a jumper> <bury a putt>
6 : to defeat overwhelmingly
synonyms see HIDE
— bury the hatchet : to settle a disagreement : become reconciled

Main Entry: busy
Pronunciation: ‚bi-z‡
Inflected form: busi*er; busi*est
Function: adjective
Etymology:
Middle English bisy, from Old English bisig;
akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German
besich busy
1 a : engaged in action : OCCUPIED b : being in use <found the telephone busy>
2 : full of activity : BUSTLING <a busy seaport>
3 : foolishly or intrusively active : MEDDLING
4 : full of distracting detail <a busy design>
— busi*ly ‚bi-z„-l‡ adverb
— busy*ness ‚bi-z‡-n„s noun
synonyms BUSY, INDUSTRIOUS, DILIGENT, ASSIDUOUS, SEDULOUS mean actively engaged or
occupied. BUSY chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure <too busy to spend time
with the children>. INDUSTRIOUS implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work <industrious
employees>. DILIGENT suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit <very diligent
in her pursuit of a degree>. ASSIDUOUS stresses careful and unremitting application <assiduous
practice>. SEDULOUS implies painstaking and persevering application <a sedulous investigation of
the murder>.

Main Entry: cat*e*go*ry
Pronunciation: ‚ka-t„-ƒg•r-‡
Inflected form: plural cat*e*go*ries
Function: noun
Etymology:
Late Latin categoria, from Greek
kat‡goria predication, category, from
kat‡gorein to accuse, affirm, predicate,
from kata- + agora public assembly,
from ageirein to gather
Date: 1588
1 : any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts
belong
2 : a division within a system of classification

Main Entry: ce*ment
Pronunciation: si-‚ment also ‚s‡-ment
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English sement, from Anglo-
French ciment, from Latin caementum
stone chips used in making mortar, from
caedere to cut
Date: 14th century
1 a : CONCRETE b : a powder of alumina, silica, lime, iron oxide, and magnesium oxide
burned together in a kiln and finely pulverized and used as an ingredient of mortar and
concrete; also : any mixture used for a similar purpose
2 : a binding element or agency: as a : a substance to make objects adhere to each
other b : something serving to unite firmly <justice is the cement that holds a political
community together — R. M. Hutchins>
3 : CEMENTUM
4 : a plastic composition made especially of zinc or silica for filling dental cavities
5 : the fine-grained groundmass or glass of a porphyry

Main Entry: cem*e*tery
Pronunciation: ‚se-m„-ƒter-‡, -ƒte-r‡
Inflected form: plural cem*e*ter*ies
Function: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English cimitery, from Anglo-
French cimiterie, from Late Latin
coemeterium, from Greek koim‡t‡rion
sleeping chamber, burial place, from
koiman to put to sleep; akin to Greek
keisthai to lie, Sanskrit Kete he lies
Date: 15th century
: a burial ground

Main Entry: chi*me*ra
Pronunciation: kˆ-‚mir-„, k„-
Function: noun
Etymology:
Latin chimaera, from Greek chimaira
she-goat, chimera; akin to Old Norse
gymbr yearling ewe, Greek cheim‹n
winter — more at HIBERNATE
1 a capitalized : a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a
lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail b : an imaginary monster
compounded of incongruous parts
2 : an illusion or fabrication of the mind; especially : an unrealizable dream <a
fancy, a chimera in my brain, troubles me in my prayer — John Donne>
3 : an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic
constitution

Main Entry: choc*o*late
Pronunciation: ‚chä-k(„-)l„t, ‚ch•-
Function: noun
Etymology:
Spanish, from Nahuatl chocol†tl, probably
alteration of eastern Nahuatl dialect
chikol†tl, from chikolli hook (probably
used to refer to the beater used to mix
chocolate with water) + †tl water, liquid
Date: 1604
1 : a beverage made by mixing chocolate with water or milk
2 : a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans
3 : a small candy with a center (as a fondant) and a chocolate coating
4 : a brownish gray
— chocolate adjective

Main Entry: 1climb
Pronunciation: ‚klˆm
Function: verb
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English climban;
probably akin to Old English clifian to adhere —
more at CLEAVE
intransitive verb
1 a : to go upward with gradual or continuous progress : RISE, ASCEND <watching the smoke climb>
b : to increase gradually <prices are continuing to climb> c : to slope upward <a climbing path>
2 a : to go upward or raise oneself especially by grasping or clutching with the hands <climbed aboard
the train> b of a plant : to ascend in growth (as by twining)
3 : to go about or down usually by grasping or holding with the hands <climb down the ladder>
4 : to get into or out of clothing usually with some haste or effort <the firefighters climbed into their
clothes>
transitive verb
1 : to go upward on or along, to the top of, or over <climb a hill>
2 : to draw or pull oneself up, over, or to the top of by using hands and feet <children climbing the tree>
3 : to grow up or over <ivy climbing the wall>
— climb*able ‚klˆ-m„-b„l adjective

Main Entry: com*fort*able
Pronunciation: ‚k„m(p)(f)-t„(r)-b„l, ‚k„m(p)-f„(r)-t„-b„l, ‚k„m-f„(r)-b„l
Function: adjective
Date: 1769
1 a : affording or enjoying contentment and security <a comfortable income> b : affording or
enjoying physical comfort <a comfortable chair> <was too comfortable to move>
2 a : free from vexation or doubt <comfortable assumptions> b : free from stress or tension <a
comfortable routine>
— com*fort*able*ness noun
— com*fort*ably -bl‡ adverb
synonyms COMFORTABLE, COZY, SNUG, EASY, RESTFUL mean enjoying or providing a
position of contentment and security. COMFORTABLE applies to anything that encourages
serenity, well-being, or complacency as well as physical ease <started feeling comfortable in our
new surroundings>. COZY suggests warmth, shelter, assured ease, and friendliness <a cozy
neighborhood coffee shop>. SNUG suggests having just enough space for comfort and safety
but no more <a snug little cottage>. EASY implies relief from or absence of anything likely to
cause discomfort or constraint <living in easy circumstances>. RESTFUL applies to whatever
induces or contributes to rest or relaxation <a quiet restful vacation>.

Main Entry: con*do*lence
Pronunciation: k„n-‚d‹-l„n(t)s also ‚kän-d„-
Function: noun
Date: 1603
1 : sympathy with another in sorrow
2 : an expression of sympathy
synonyms see PITY

Main Entry: con*firm
Pronunciation: k„n-‚f„rm
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French cunfermer, from
Latin confirmare, from com- + firmare to make firm,
from firmus firm
Date: 13th century
1 : to give approval to : RATIFY <confirm a treaty>
2 : to make firm or firmer : STRENGTHEN <confirm one's resolve>
3 : to administer the rite of confirmation to
4 : to give new assurance of the validity of : remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact
<confirm a rumor> <confirm an order>
— con*firm*abil*i*ty -ƒf„r-m„-‚bi-l„-t‡ noun
— con*firm*able -‚f„r-m„-b„l adjective
synonyms CONFIRM, CORROBORATE, SUBSTANTIATE, VERIFY, AUTHENTICATE, VALIDATE
mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. CONFIRM implies the removing of doubts by an
authoritative statement or indisputable fact <confirmed the reports>. CORROBORATE suggests the
strengthening of what is already partly established <witnesses corroborated his story>.
SUBSTANTIATE implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention <the claims have yet to
be substantiated>. VERIFY implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with
those proposed or guessed at <all statements of fact in the article have been verified>.
AUTHENTICATE implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert
opinion <handwriting experts authenticated the diaries>. VALIDATE implies establishing validity by
authoritative affirmation or by factual proof <validated the hypothesis by experiments>.

Main Entry: con*tro*ver*sy
Pronunciation: ‚kän-tr„-ƒv„r-s‡, British also k„n-‚trä-v„r-s‡
Inflected form: plural con*tro*ver*sies
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English controversie, from Anglo-
French, from Latin controversia, from
controversus disputable, literally, turned
against, from contro- (akin to contra-) +
versus, past participle of vertere to turn
— more at WORTH
Date: 14th century
1 : a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views
: DISPUTE
2 : QUARREL, STRIFE

Main Entry: corps
Pronunciation: ‚k•r
Inflected form: plural corps ‚k•rz
Function: noun
Etymology:
French, from Old French cors, from
Latin corpus body
Date: 1707
1 a : an organized subdivision of the military establishment <Marine Corps>
<Signal Corps> b : a tactical unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
and auxiliary arms and services
2 : a group of persons associated together or acting under common direction;
especially : a body of persons having a common activity or occupation <the
press corps>
3 : CORPS DE BALLET

Main Entry: cou*pon
Pronunciation: ‚kü-ƒpän, ‚kyü-
Function: Noun
Etymology:
French, from Old French, piece, from
couper to cut — more at COPE
Date: 1822
1 : a statement of due interest to be cut from a bearer bond when payable and
presented for payment; also : the interest rate of a coupon
2 : a form surrendered in order to obtain an article, service, or accommodation:
as a : one of a series of attached tickets or certificates often to be detached
and presented as needed b : a ticket or form authorizing purchases of rationed
commodities c : a certificate or similar evidence of a purchase redeemable in
premiums d : a part of a printed advertisement to be cut off to use as an order
blank or inquiry form or to obtain a discount on merchandise or services

Main Entry: de*but
Variant spelling: also dé*but ‚d†-ƒbyü, d†-‚
Function: noun
Etymology:
French début, from débuter to begin,
from Middle French desbuter to play
first, from des- de- + but starting point,
goal — more at BUTT
Date: 1751
1 : a first appearance <made her singing debut>
2 : a formal entrance into society

Main Entry: didn't
Pronunciation: ‚di-d„nt, -d„n, dialect also ‚dit-„n(t) or ‚dint
Date: 1675
: did not

Main Entry: ed*u*ca*tion
Pronunciation: ƒe-j„-‚k†-sh„n
Function: noun
Date: 1531
1 a : the action or process of educating or of being educated; also : a stage of
such a process b : the knowledge and development resulting from an
educational process <a person of little education>
2 : the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in
schools
— ed*u*ca*tion*al -shn„l, -sh„-n„l adjective
— ed*u*ca*tion*al*ly -‡ adverb

Main Entry: em*bryo
Pronunciation: ‚em-br‡-ƒ‹
Inflected form: plural em*bry*os
Function: noun
Etymology:
Medieval Latin embryon-, embryo, from
Greek embryon, from en- + bryein to
swell; akin to Greek bryon catkin
Date: 1548
1 a archaic : a vertebrate at any stage of development prior to birth or hatching b : an
animal in the early stages of growth and differentiation that are characterized by
cleavage, the laying down of fundamental tissues, and the formation of primitive organs
and organ systems; especially : the developing human individual from the time of
implantation to the end of the eighth week after conception
2 : the young sporophyte of a seed plant usually comprising a rudimentary plant with
plumule, radicle, and cotyledons
3 a : something as yet undeveloped b : a beginning or undeveloped state of something
<productions seen in embryo during their out-of-town tryout period — Henry Hewes>

Main Entry: en*tre*pre*neur
Pronunciation: ƒänn-tr„-p(r)„-‚n„r, -‚n(y)˜r
Function: noun
Etymology:
French, from Old French, from
entreprendre to undertake — more at
ENTERPRISE
Date: 1852
: one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or
enterprise
— en*tre*pre*neur*ial -‚n(y)˜r-‡-„l, -‚n„r- adjective
— en*tre*pre*neur*ial*ism -‡-„-li-z„m noun
— en*tre*pre*neur*ial*ly -‡-„-l‡ adverb
— en*tre*pre*neur*ship -‚n„r-ƒship, -‚n(y)˜r- noun

Main Entry: ex*cit*ing
Pronunciation: ik-‚sˆ-tiŠ
Function: adjective
Date: 1647
: producing excitement
— ex*cit*ing*ly -iŠ-l‡ adverb

Main Entry: ex*ec*u*tive
Pronunciation: ig-‚ze-k(y)„-tiv, -kyü-
Function: adjective
Date: 1649
1 a : of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and
national affairs b : belonging to the branch of government that is charged with
such powers as diplomatic representation, superintendence of the execution of
the laws, and appointment of officials and that usually has some power over
legislation (as through veto) —compare JUDICIAL, LEGISLATIVE
2 a : designed for or relating to execution or carrying into effect <executive
board> b : having administrative or managerial responsibility <executive
director>
3 : of or relating to an executive <the executive offices>

Main Entry: faux pas
Pronunciation: ‚f‹-ƒpä, f‹-‚
Inflected form: plural faux pas -ƒpä(z), -‚pä(z)
Function: noun
Etymology: French, literally, false step
Date: 1676
: BLUNDER; especially : a social blunder

Main Entry: fa*vor*ite
Pronunciation: ‚f†-v(„-)r„t, ‚f†-v„rt, chiefly dialect ‚f†-v„-ƒrˆt
Function: noun
Etymology:
Italian favorito, past participle of favorire
to favor, from favore favor, from Latin
favor
Date: 1583
1 : one that is treated or regarded with special favor or liking; especially : a
person who is specially loved, trusted, or provided with favors by someone of
high rank or authority
2 : a competitor judged most likely to win

Main Entry: gar*gan*tuan
Pronunciation: -w„n
Function: adjective
Etymology: Gargantua
Usage: often capitalized
Date: 1596
: tremendous in size, volume, or degree : GIGANTIC, COLOSSAL
<gargantuan waterfalls>

Main Entry: genre
Pronunciation: ‚zhän-r„, ‚zhän-; ‚zhänr; ‚jän-r„
Function: noun
Etymology:
French, from Middle French, kind,
gender — more at GENDER
Date: 1770
1 : a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a
particular style, form, or content
2 : KIND, SORT
3 : painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life usually realistically

Main Entry: gour*met
Pronunciation: ‚g˜r-ƒm†, g˜r-‚
Function: noun
Etymology:
French, from Middle French, alteration
of gromet boy servant, vintner's
assistant, probably ultimately from
Middle English grom groom
Date: 1820
: a connoisseur of food and drink; broadly : CONNOISSEUR 2 <a film
gourmet>
synonyms see EPICURE
— gourmet adjective

Main Entry: ha*ci*en*da
Pronunciation: ƒ(h)ä-s‡-‚en-d„
Function: noun
Etymology:
Spanish, from Old Spanish facienda,
from Latin, literally, things to be done,
neuter plural of faciendus, gerundive of
facere to do — more at DO
Date: circa 1772
1 : a large estate especially in a Spanish-speaking country : PLANTATION
2 : the main dwelling of a hacienda

Main Entry: hand*some
Pronunciation: ‚han(t)-s„m
Inflected form: hand*som*er; hand*som*est
Function: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English handsom easy to
manipulate
Date: 1530
1 chiefly dialect : APPROPRIATE, SUITABLE
2 : moderately large : SIZABLE <a painting that commanded a handsome
price>
3 : marked by skill or cleverness : ADROIT
4 : marked by graciousness or generosity : LIBERAL <handsome contributions
to charity>
5 : having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
synonyms see BEAUTIFUL
— hand*some*ly adverb
— hand*some*ness noun

Main Entry: hei*nous
Pronunciation: ‚h†-n„s
Function: adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French
hainus, heinous, from haine hate, from
hair to hate, of Germanic origin; akin to
Old High German haz hate — more at
HATE
Date: 14th century
: hatefully or shockingly evil : ABOMINABLE
— hei*nous*ly adverb
— hei*nous*ness noun

Main Entry: hip*po*pot*a*mus
Pronunciation: ƒhi-p„-‚pä-t„-m„s
Inflected form:
plural hip*po*pot*a*mus*es or
hip*po*pot*a*mi -ƒmˆ, -(ƒ)m‡
Function: noun
Etymology:
Latin, from Greek hippopotamos,
alteration of hippos potamios, literally,
riverine horse
Date: 1563
: a very large herbivorous 4-toed chiefly aquatic artiodactyl mammal
(Hippopotamus amphibius) of sub-Saharan Africa with an extremely large
head and mouth, bare and very thick grayish skin, and short legs; also : a
smaller closely related mammal (Choeropsis liberiensis) of western Africa

Main Entry: hu*mon*gous
Pronunciation: hyü-‚m„Š-g„s, yü-, -‚mäŠ-
Variant spelling: also hu*mun*gous -‚m„Š-g„s
Function: adjective
Etymology: perhaps alteration of huge + monstrous
Date: circa 1967
: extremely large : HUGE <a humongous building> <humongous amounts of
money>

Main Entry: id*i*ot
Pronunciation: ‚i-d‡-„t
Function: noun
Etymology:
ydiote, from Latin idiota ignorant person,
from Greek idi‹t‡s one in a private station,
layman, ignorant person, from idios
one's own, private; akin to Latin suus
one's own — more at SUICIDE
Date: 14th century
1 usually offensive : a person affected with idiocy
2 : a foolish or stupid person
— idiot adjective

Main Entry: in*di*gent
Pronunciation: ‚in-di-j„nt
Function: adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French,
from Old French, from Latin indigent-,
indigens, present participle of indig‡re to
need, from Old Latin indu + Latin eg‡re to
need; perhaps akin to Old High German
echerode poor
Date: 15th century
1 : suffering from indigence : IMPOVERISHED
2 a archaic : DEFICIENT b archaic : totally lacking in something specified
— indigent noun

Main Entry: in*ge*nu*i*ty
Pronunciation: ƒin-j„-‚nü-„-t‡, -‚nyü-
Inflected form: plural in*ge*nu*i*ties
Function: noun
Date: circa 1592
1 obsolete : CANDOR, INGENUOUSNESS
2 a : skill or cleverness in devising or combining : INVENTIVENESS
b : cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance
3 : an ingenious device or contrivance

Main Entry: jour*nal
Pronunciation: ‚j„r-n„l
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English, service book containing
the day hours, from Anglo-French jurnal,
from jurnal, adjective, daily, from Latin
diurnalis, from diurnus of the day, from
dies day — more at DEITY
Date: 15th century
1 a : a record of current transactions; especially : a book of original entry in
double-entry bookkeeping b : an account of day-to-day events c : a record of
experiences, ideas, or reflections kept regularly for private use d : a record of
transactions kept by a deliberative or legislative body e : LOG 3 f : LOG 4
2 a : a daily newspaper b : a periodical dealing especially with matters of
current interest
3 : the part of a rotating shaft, axle, roll, or spindle that turns in a bearing

Main Entry: knowl*edge
Pronunciation: ‚nä-lij
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English knowlege, from knowlechen to
acknowledge, irregular from knowen
Date: 14th century
1 obsolete : COGNIZANCE
2 a (1) : the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or
association (2) : acquaintance with or understanding of a science, art, or technique b (1) : the fact or
condition of being aware of something (2) : the range of one's information or understanding <answered
to the best of my knowledge> c : the circumstance or condition of apprehending truth or fact through
reasoning : COGNITION d : the fact or condition of having information or of being learned <a person
of unusual knowledge>
3 archaic : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
4 a : the sum of what is known : the body of truth, information, and principles acquired by humankind
b archaic : a branch of learning
synonyms KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, ERUDITION, SCHOLARSHIP mean what is or can be known
by an individual or by humankind. KNOWLEDGE applies to facts or ideas acquired by study,
investigation, observation, or experience <rich in the knowledge of human nature>. LEARNING
applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling <a book that
demonstrates vast learning>. ERUDITION strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or
bookish learning <an erudition unusual even in a scholar>. SCHOLARSHIP implies the possession of
learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation <a work
of first-rate literary scholarship>.

Main Entry: Ku*wait
Pronunciation: k˜-‚w†t
Function: geographical name
1 country SW Asia in Arabia at head of Persian Gulf; a sheikhdom, before
1961 under British protection area 6880 square miles (17,819 square
kilometers), population 1,575,570
2 city & port, its capital population 181,774
— Ku*waiti -‚w†-t‡ adjective or noun

Main Entry: le*gume
Pronunciation: ‚le-ƒgyüm, li-‚gyüm
Function: noun
Etymology:
French légume, from Latin legumin-,
legumen leguminous plant, from legere
to gather — more at LEGEND
Date: 1676
1 a : the fruit or seed of plants of the legume family (as peas or beans) used for
food b : a vegetable used for food
2 : any of a large family (Leguminosae syn. Fabaceae, the legume family) of
dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes (sense
3) or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria,
and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers)
3 : a dry dehiscent one-celled fruit developed from a simple superior ovary and
usually dehiscing into two valves with the seeds attached to the ventral suture
: POD

Main Entry: let*tuce
Pronunciation: ‚le-t„s
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English letuse, from Anglo-
French letuse, probably from plural of
letue lettuce plant, from Latin lactuca,
from lact-, lac milk; from its milky juice
— more at GALAXY
Date: 14th century
: any of a genus (Lactuca) of composite plants; especially : a common garden
vegetable (L. sativa) whose succulent leaves are used especially in salads

Main Entry: lip–synch
Variant spelling: or lip–sync ‚lip-ƒsiŠk
Function: verb
Date: circa 1961
transitive verb : to pretend to sing or say in synchronization with recorded
sound
intransitive verb : to lip-synch something
— lip sync noun
— lip–s*nchyer or lip–s*ncyer noun

Main Entry: ly*chee
Variant spelling: or li*tchi also li*chee ‚l‡-(ƒ)ch‡, ‚lˆ-
Function: noun
Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) lìzhˆ
Date: 1588
1 : the oval fruit of a Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) of the soapberry family
having a hard scaly reddish outer covering and sweet whitish edible flesh that
surrounds a single large seed —called also lychee nut
2 : a tree bearing lychees

Main Entry: mah*–jongg
Variant spelling: or mah*jong ƒmä-‚zhäŠ, -‚jäŠ, -‚zh•Š, -‚j•Š, ‚mä-ƒ
Function: noun
Etymology: from Mah-Jongg, a trademark
Date: 1920
: a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 tiles that
are drawn and discarded until one player secures a winning hand

Main Entry: ma*ni*ac
Pronunciation: ‚m†-n‡-ƒak
Function: noun
Etymology:
Late Latin maniacus maniacal, from
Greek maniakos, from mania
Date: circa 1763
1 : MADMAN, LUNATIC
2 : a person characterized by an inordinate or ungovernable enthusiasm for
something

Main Entry: may*on*naise
Pronunciation: ‚m†-„-ƒn†z, ƒm†-„-‚
Function: noun
Etymology: French
Date: 1841
: a dressing made of egg yolks, vegetable oils, and vinegar or lemon juice

Main Entry: nui*sance
Pronunciation: ‚nü-s„n(t)s, ‚nyü-
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English nusaunce, noisaunce,
from Anglo-French, from nuisir, nuire to
harm, from Latin noc‡re — more at
NOXIOUS
Date: 15th century
1 : HARM, INJURY
2 : one that is annoying, unpleasant, or obnoxious : PEST

Main Entry: nup*tial
Pronunciation: ‚n„p-sh„l, -ch„l, ÷-sh„-w„l, ÷-ch„-w„l
Function: adjective
Etymology:
Latin nuptialis, from nuptiae, plural,
wedding, from nubere to marry; perhaps
akin to Greek nymph‡bride, nymph
Date: 15th century
1 : of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
2 : characteristic of or occurring in the breeding season <nuptial flight>

Main Entry: or*ange
Pronunciation:
‚är-inj, ‚är(-„)nj; chiefly Northern &
Midland ‚•r-inj, ‚•r(-„)nj
Function: noun
Etymology:
orrange, araunge, from Old Occitan
auranja, from Arabic n†ranj, from Persian
n†rang, from Sanskrit n†raÃga orange tree
Date: 14th century
1 a : a globose berry with a yellowish to reddish-orange rind and a sweet
edible pulp b : any of various small evergreen citrus trees (genus Citrus) with
glossy ovate leaves, hard yellow wood, fragrant white flowers, and fruits that
are oranges
2 : any of several trees or fruits resembling the orange
3 : any of a group of colors that lie midway between red and yellow in hue

Main Entry: or*a*tor
Pronunciation: ‚•r-„-t„r, ‚är-
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : one who delivers an oration
2 : one distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker

Main Entry: para*chute
Pronunciation: ‚per-„-ƒshüt, ‚pa-r„-
Function: noun
Etymology:
French, from para- (as in parasol) +
chute fall — more at CHUTE
Date: 1785
1 : a device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that
consists of a fabric canopy beneath which the person or object is suspended
2 : PATAGIUM
3 : a device or structure suggestive of a parachute in form, use, or operation
— para*chut*ic ƒper-„-‚shü-tik, ƒpa-r„- adjective

Main Entry: pic*ture
Pronunciation: ‚pik-ch„r
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Latin pictura, from
pictus, past participle of pingere to paint
— more at PAINT
Date: 15th century
1 : a design or representation made by various means (as painting, drawing,
or photography)
2 a : a description so vivid or graphic as to suggest a mental image or give an
accurate idea of something <the book gives a detailed picture of what is
happening> b : a mental image
3 : IMAGE, COPY <he was the picture of his father> <she was the very picture
of health>
4 a : a transitory visible image or reproduction b : MOTION PICTURE c plural
: MOVIES
5 : TABLEAU 2
6 : SITUATION <took a hard look at his financial picture>

Main Entry: porch
Pronunciation: ‚p•rch
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English porche, from Anglo-
French, from Latin porticus portico, from
porta gate; akin to Latin portus port —
more at FORD
Date: 14th century
1 : a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a
separate roof
2 obsolete : PORTICO

Main Entry: pref*ace
Pronunciation: ‚pre-f„s
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from
Medieval Latin prephatia, alteration of
Latin praefation-, praefatio foreword,
from praefari to say beforehand, from
prae- pre- + fari to say — more at BAN
Date: 14th century
1 often capitalized : a variable doxology beginning with the Sursum Corda and
ending with the Sanctus in traditional eucharistic liturgies
2 : the introductory remarks of a speaker or author
3 : APPROACH, PRELIMINARY

Main Entry: pseuydoynym
Pronunciation: ‚sü-d„-ƒnim
Function: noun
Etymology:
French pseudonyme, from Greek
pseud‹nymos bearing a false name, from
pseud- + onyma name — more at
NAME
Date: 1833
: a fictitious name; especially : PEN NAME

Main Entry: quak*er
Pronunciation: ‚kw†-k„r
Function: noun
Date: 1597
1 : one that quakes
2 capitalized : FRIEND 5
— Quak*er*ish ‚kw†-k(„-)rish adjective
— Quak*er*ism -k„-ƒri-z„m noun
— Quak*er*ly -k„r-l‡

Main Entry: que*ry
Pronunciation: ‚kwir-‡, ‚kwer-
Inflected form: plural queries
Function: noun
Etymology:
alteration of earlier quere, from Latin
quaere, imperative of quaerere to ask
Date: circa 1635
1 : QUESTION, INQUIRY
2 : a question in the mind : DOUBT
3 : QUESTION MARK 2

Main Entry: ren*dez*vous
Pronunciation: ‚rän-di-ƒvü, -d†-
Inflected form: plural ren*dez*vous -ƒvüz
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle French, from rendez vous
present yourselves
Date: 1582
1 a : a place appointed for assembling or meeting b : a place of popular resort
: HAUNT
2 : a meeting at an appointed place and time
3 : the process of bringing two spacecraft together

Main Entry: salm*on
Pronunciation: ‚sa-m„n
Inflected form: plural salmon also salmons
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English samon, from Anglo-
French salmon, samon, from Latin
salmon-, salmo
Date: 13th century
1 a : a large anadromous salmonid fish (Salmo salar) of the North Atlantic
noted as a game and food fish —called also Atlantic salmon b : any of various
anadromous salmonid fishes other than the salmon; especially : PACIFIC
SALMON c : a fish (as a barramundi) resembling a salmon
2 : the variable color of salmon's flesh averaging a strong yellowish pink

Main Entry: sauce
Pronunciation: ‚s•s, usually ‚sas for 4
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from
Latin salsa, feminine of salsus salted,
from past participle of sallere to salt,
from sal salt — more at SALT
Date: 14th century
1 : a condiment or relish for food; especially : a fluid dressing or topping
2 : something that adds zest or piquancy
3 : stewed fruit eaten with other food or as a dessert
4 : pert or impudent language or actions
5 slang : LIQUOR —used with the

Main Entry: ser*geant
Pronunciation: ‚sär-j„nt
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English, servant, attendant,
sergeant, from Anglo-French sergant,
serjant, from Latin servient-, serviens,
present participle of servire to serve
Date: 13th century
1 : SERGEANT AT ARMS
2 obsolete : an officer who enforces the judgments of a court or the commands
of one in authority
3 : a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army and marine corps above a
corporal and below a staff sergeant; broadly : NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
4 : an officer in a police force ranking in the United States just below captain or
sometimes lieutenant and in England just below inspector

Main Entry: spe*cies
Pronunciation: ‚sp‡-(ƒ)sh‡z, -(ƒ)s‡z
Inflected form: plural species
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Latin, appearance,
kind, species, from specere to look —
more at SPY
Date: 14th century
1 a : KIND, SORT b : a class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common
name; specifically : a logical division of a genus or more comprehensive class <confessing sins in
species and in number> c : the human race : human beings —often used with the <survival of the
species in the nuclear age> d (1) : a category of biological classification ranking immediately below the
genus or subgenus, comprising related organisms or populations potentially capable of interbreeding,
and being designated by a binomial that consists of the name of a genus followed by a Latin or latinized
uncapitalized noun or adjective agreeing grammatically with the genus name (2) : an individual or kind
belonging to a biological species e : a particular kind of atomic nucleus, atom, molecule, or ion
2 : the consecrated eucharistic elements of the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Eucharist
3 a : a mental image; also : a sensible object b : an object of thought correlative with a natural object

Main Entry: sui*cide
Pronunciation: ‚sü-„-ƒsˆd
Function: noun
Etymology:
Latin sui (genitive) of oneself + English -
cide; akin to Old English & Old High
German sˆn his, Latin suus one's own,
sed, se without, Sanskrit sva oneself,
one's own
Date: 1643
1 a : the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally
especially by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind b : ruin of one's
own interests <political suicide> c : APOPTOSIS <cell suicide>
2 : one that commits or attempts suicide

Main Entry: ta*ran*tu*la
Pronunciation: t„-‚ran-ch„-l„, -t„-l„; -‚ranch-l„, -‚rant-
Inflected form:
plural ta*ran*tu*las also
ta*ran*tu*lae -ƒl‡
Function: noun
Etymology:
Medieval Latin, from Old Italian
tarantola, from Taranto
Date: 1561
1 : a European wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula) popularly held to be the cause of
tarantism
2 : any of a family (Theraphosidae) of large hairy American spiders that are
typically rather sluggish and capable of biting sharply though most forms are
not significantly poisonous to humans

Main Entry: the*sis
Pronunciation: ‚th‡-s„s, Britain especially for 1 ‚the-sis
Inflected form: plural theyses ‚th‡-ƒs‡z
Function: noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, Middle English, lowering of the voice,
from Late Latin & Greek; Late Latin, from Greek,
downbeat, more important part of a foot, literally, act
of laying down; in other senses, Latin, from Greek,
literally, act of laying down, from tithenai to put, lay
down — more at DO
Date: 14th century
1 a (1) : the unstressed part of a poetic foot especially in accentual verse (2) : the longer part of a
poetic foot especially in quantitative verse b : the accented part of a musical measure : DOWNBEAT —
compare ARSIS
2 a : a position or proposition that a person (as a candidate for scholastic honors) advances and offers
to maintain by argument b : a proposition to be proved or one advanced without proof : HYPOTHESIS
3 : the first and least adequate stage of dialectic —compare SYNTHESIS
4 : a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view;
especially : one written by a candidate for an academic degree

Main Entry: tor*toise
Pronunciation: ‚t•r-t„s
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English tortu, tortuse, from
Anglo-French tortue — more at TURTLE
Date: 14th century
1 : any of a family (Testudinidae) of terrestrial turtles; broadly : TURTLE
2 : someone or something regarded as slow or laggard

Main Entry: tour*ni*quet
Pronunciation: ‚t˜r-ni-k„t, ‚t„r-
Function: noun
Etymology:
French, turnstile, tourniquet, from
tourner to turn, from Old French — more
at TURN
Date: 1695
: a device (as a band of rubber) that checks bleeding or blood flow by
compressing blood vessels

Main Entry: tuck
Pronunciation: ‚t„k
Function: verb
Etymology:
Middle English tuken to mistreat, finish (cloth)
by stretching and beating, tuck, from Old
English tTcian to mistreat; akin to Old High
German zuhhen to jerk, Old English togian to
pull — more at TOW
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to pull up into a fold b : to make a tuck in
2 : to put into a snug often concealing or isolating place <a cottage tucked away in the
hill>
3 a : to push in the loose end of so as to hold tightly <tuck in your shirt> b : to cover by
tucking in bedclothes —usually used with in
4 : EAT —usually used with away or in <tucked away a big lunch>
5 : to put into a tuck position
intransitive verb
1 : to draw together into tucks or folds
2 : to eat or drink heartily —usually used with into <tucked into their beer and pretzels>
3 : to fit snugly

Main Entry: tur*quoise
Variant spelling: also tur*quois ‚t„r-ƒk•iz, -ƒkw•iz
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English turkeys, from Anglo-
French turkeise, from feminine of turkeis
Turkish, from Turc Turkish
Date: 14th century
1 : a mineral that is a blue, bluish-green, or greenish-gray hydrous basic
phosphate of copper and aluminum, takes a high polish, and is valued as a
gem when skyblue
2 : a light greenish blue

Main Entry: ty*phus
Pronunciation: ‚tˆ-f„s
Function: noun
Etymology:
New Latin, from Greek typhos fever;
akin to Greek typhein to smoke — more
at DEAF
Date: 1785
: any of various bacterial diseases caused by rickettsias: as a : a severe human
febrile disease that is caused by one (Rickettsia prowazekii) transmitted
especially by body lice and is marked by high fever, stupor alternating with
delirium, intense headache, and a dark red rash b : MURINE TYPHUS
c : SCRUB TYPHUS

Main Entry: uten*sil
Pronunciation: y˜-‚ten(t)-s„l, ‚yü-ƒ
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English, vessels for domestic
use, from Middle French utensile, from
Latin utensilia, from neuter plural of
utensilis useful, from uti to use
Date: 14th century
1 : an implement, instrument, or vessel used in a household and especially a
kitchen
2 : a useful tool or implement
synonyms see IMPLEMENT

Main Entry: Worces*ter*shire sauce
Pronunciation: ‚w˜s-t„(r)-ƒshir-, -sh„r- also -ƒshˆ(-„)r-
Function: noun
Etymology:
Worcestershire, England, where it was
originally made
Date: 1843
: a pungent sauce whose ingredients include soy, vinegar, and garlic —called
also Worcestershire

Main Entry: wor*ry
Pronunciation: ‚w„r-‡, ‚w„-r‡
Inflected form: wor*ried; wor*ry*ing
Function: verb
Etymology:
Middle English worien, from Old English wyrgan;
akin to Old High German wurgen to strangle,
Lithuanian verdti to constrict
transitive verb
1 dialect British : CHOKE, STRANGLE
2 a : to harass by tearing, biting, or snapping especially at the throat b : to shake or pull at with the
teeth <a terrier worrying a rat> c : to touch or disturb something repeatedly d : to change the position
of or adjust by repeated pushing or hauling
3 a : to assail with rough or aggressive attack or treatment : TORMENT b : to subject to persistent or
nagging attention or effort
4 : to afflict with mental distress or agitation : make anxious
intransitive verb
1 dialect British : STRANGLE, CHOKE
2 : to move, proceed, or progress by unceasing or difficult effort : STRUGGLE
3 : to feel or experience concern or anxiety : FRET <worrying about his health>
— wor*ried*ly -(r)‡d-l‡, -(r)„d- adverb
— wor*ri*er -(r)‡-„r noun
— wor*ry*ing*ly adverb

Main Entry: zuc*chi*ni
Pronunciation: z˜-‚k‡-n‡
Inflected form: plural zuc*chi*ni or zuc*chi*nis
Function: noun
Etymology:
Italian, plural of zucchino, diminutive of
zucca gourd
Date: 1925
: a smooth cylindrical usually dark green summer squash; also : a plant that
bears zucchini

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