abacus

title: Abacus

text: An abacus is an old tool used for arithmetic. It is still used in some parts of the world, and it is well suited for use in shops and street markets. Sometimes blind people use an abacus, because they can feel the numbers easily. The most common abacuses work by moving beads on rods. Abacuses can do addition, subtraction, multiplication, division. They can be used to find the square root of whole numbers. Expert abacus users can sometimes do math faster than basic calculators. There is a common Chinese abacus. This abacus is split into two kinds of basic rows, the top is for the "5"s, and the bottom is for the "ones". There are one or two beads in the top rows, and four or five beads in the bottom ones. For example, 8 is one bead on top and 3 below, because 5 + 3 = 8. Every column represents a different digit.

isa: tool


adjustment

title: Adjustment

text: An adjustment is when something is changed in a small way. This is usually to make it better. The word can be used as a verb, as in "Bill needs to adjust his tie". Examples of adjustments: * The wrong word is written on a piece of paper. By erasing the word and writing the right one, an adjustment has been made to the paper. * A picture hung on a wall is not straight. It can be adjusted by moving it and making it straight.


agar

title: Agar

text: Agar is a jelly-like substance made from red algae. It consists of agarose and a mixture of molecules known as agaropectin. You can grow bacteria on agar plates: that is how bacteria are laid out for testing in hospital pathology departments. It is used as a place to grow bacteria in an microbiology laboratory. Domestically, it is used to make desserts, as a laxative, and in the process of brewing. The word "agar" comes from the Malay word agar-agar, a word which is used for "red algae", where the jelly comes from.

isa: substance


bangle

title: Jewellery

text: Jewellery (or jewelry) refers to any clothing accessory that is worn as a decoration. In itself, jewellery has no other purpose than to look attractive. However, it is often added to items that have a practical use. Items such as belts and handbags are mainly accessories but may be decorated. A broach, often worn to keep a cloak closed, could be highly decorated with jewels. Necklaces, finger rings and earrings are the most usual kinds of jewellery.


chime

title: Tubular bells

text: Tubular bells, also known as chimes, are a percussion instrument. They make a bell sound when hit with a mallet. They are used in Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells.

isa: instrument


chub

title: Chub

text: Chub is a common fish name. It is used for a number of ray-finned fish in several families and genera. In Europe, the term "chub" usually refers to the European chub (Squalius cephalus).


corium

title: Corium (nuclear reactor)

text: Corium (also called fuel containing material (FCM) or lava-like fuel containing material (LFCM)) is a lava-like fuel containing nuclear fuel, fission products, control rods, structural materials from the affected parts of the reactor, products of their chemical reaction with air, water and steam, and, in the event that the reactor vessel is breached, molten concrete from the floor of the reactor room. It is created in a nuclear reactor's core while a nuclear meltdown occurs. Nuclear fuel, fission products, and control rods are what consists of Corium.

isa: fuel


cuckoo

title: Cuckoo

text: The cuckoos are a family of near-passerine birds. They are the main part of the order called Cuculiformes. The family is famous for its "nest-parasite" members, but has a range of other types of bird. The cuckoo family, in addition to those species named as such, also includes the roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The family is notable for its subfamily, the Cuculinae. Many of them have a unique kind of parasitism called brood parasitism. This means it lays its eggs in the nests of other kinds of birds, who then rear the baby cuckoo instead of their own.

isa: bird


dagger

title: Dagger

text: A dagger is a knife which is used to stab people. It has a double-edged blade, so it cannot be used for normal cutting like a knife. Daggers are small, so they can often be hidden under the attacker's clothing and then suddenly produced. They were also used in the Middle Ages for the infantry armies to defend or attack their opponents. Some people like Julius Caesar were assassinated with a dagger.

isa: knife


dock

title: Dock

text: A dock is a structure built above water along the shore where boats can be tied. Docks are often held up by pilings which are often poles driven into the sea floor or riverbed.


dodger

title: Los Angeles Dodgers

text: The Los Angeles Dodgers or LA Dodgers are the professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. They complete in Major League Baseball (MLB). The team played in the West Division of the National League. They play in Dodger Stadium. The team began play in Brooklyn, New York, starting in 1883. The team had several informal nicknames over the years, including the "Atlantics", the "Bridegrooms", the "Superbas" and the "Robins". The name "Dodgers" was first used in the 1890s. It was short for "Trolley Dodger". The Brooklyn Dodgers played in several ballparks. The most famous of them was Ebbets Field, their home from 1913 through 1957. In 1958 they moved to Los Angeles. They played in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for four years. In 1962 they opened Dodger Stadium, and have played there ever since. The Dodgers have been to the World Series 22 times, and won it eight times: 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020, 2024 and 2025. Most recently, they were in the World Series in 2017, 2018, and 2020 and lost the first two times to the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox, respectively. They defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 World Series. They defeated the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series and defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in 2025 World Series. Many famous baseball players have played for the Dodgers, including: *Jackie Robinson, the first African-American in the modern Major Leagues *Roy Campanella *Don Newcombe *Maury Wills *Sandy Koufax *Don Drysdale *Pee Wee Reese *Fernando Valenzuela *Dusty Baker *Kirk Gibson *Steve Garvey *Orel Hershiser *Darryl Strawberry *Mike Piazza *Pedro Martinez *Gary Sheffield *Adrian Beltre *Dave Roberts *Fred McGriff *Shawn Green *Eric Gagne *Luis Gonzolez *Andre Ethier *Manny Ramirez *Carl Crawford *Yasiel Puig *Matt Kemp *Hanley Ramirez *Adrian Gonzalez *Clayton Kershaw *Mookie Betts *Shohei Ohtani


domino

title: Dominoes

text: Dominoes is a game played with small tiles called dominoes. A domino is a rectangular tile with a line in the middle that separates it into two sides. Each side has a number of black spots. The number of spots is different on each domino. Some dominoes have a side that is blank. The games possible with these objects resemble card games.


east

title: East

text: East is one of the 4 main directions on a compass (called cardinal directions). East is normally to the right on most maps. For example: Japan is east of China, which is itself east of Pakistan. When “The East” is described: it usually refers to the countries of Asia (especially from Pakistan eastwards like China and India). The sun and moon rise in the east.


epic

title: Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients

text: The following tables compare general and technical information between a number of IRC client programs. Please see the individual products pages for more information. This page is does not include everything and may not be current.


ern

title: Sea eagle

text: The sea eagle is any bird of prey in the genus Haliaeetus. Obviously, they eat fish. They are also called ernes or erns.


farmer

title: Farmer

text: A farmer is a person who grows crops and raises animals to be used as food. This has been a common job for people since the beginning of civilization.

isa: person


fee

title: Fee

text: A fee is the price someone pays for services, especially the honorarium paid to a doctor, lawyer, consultant or member of a learned profession. Traditionally, a fee is different to a payment, salary, or wage, because the fee usually is paid only once for the professional's services.

isa: pay


fever

title: Fever

text: A fever is when a person's body temperature is hotter than 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit). Normal body temperature for humans varies based on a variety of factors, including age and level of physical activity. It is typically cited as 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 F), but naturally varies from person to person by at least .5 degrees Celsius. The actual measurement of body temperature will vary based on the location of the measurement. For a temperature taken from under the tongue, the measurement may be lower. Rectal temperatures will read about 0.3 C (0.55 F) higher, and armpit temperatures will read about the same amount lower. When people are ill, their body's immune system fights the disease, and so the body temperature rises. Fever is a defensive measure of the body against the germs: the life cycles of the germs are disrupted when the body temperature rises. About 38 °C (100.4 F) degrees is called a low-grade fever, and above 39.5 °C (103 F) degrees is a high-grade fever. Children usually have a higher fever than adults; their immune system is less mature. Infants have the highest normal temperature, which decreases as people age. Some animals, especially small ones like rabbits and cats, also have a higher normal temperature than humans. Sometimes, high-grade fever can be a medical emergency. At or above 42 °C (107.6 F) organs start taking damage that may not be repairable. While most fevers are caused by Infection, whether bacterial or viral, some fevers can be caused by cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, and renal cell carcinoma.


foam

title: Foam

text: A foam is a substance that is formed by trapping gas in bubbles. Gas is present in large amounts so it will be divided in gas bubbles separated by liquid regions which may form films, thinner and thinner when the liquid phase is drained out of the system. When the scale is small, e.g. for fine foam, this dispersed medium can be considered as a type of colloid.


form

title: Form

text: Form (Lat. forma Eng. mould), refers to the external three-dimensional outline, appearance or configuration of some thing - in contrast to the matter or content or substance of which it is mainly composed (compare with shape).


frustration

title: Frustration

text: In psychology, frustration is a common emotional way to act when things go wrong. It is a feeling of being angry and sad when something one wants or wishes for does not happen. In physics, frustration (or geometrical frustration) is a property of water molecules in ice when a freezing crystal is formed. The presence of random or conflicting atoms stop the ice from being completely frozen. It is called "water ice".


giver

title: The Giver

text: The Giver is a science fiction novel by Lois Lowry. Bantam Books published the book in 1993. It won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American literature for children in 1994. The Giver has sold more than 5 million copies. It is part of a series known as the "Giver Quartet", alongside Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

isa: novel


gossip

title: Gossip

text: Gossip is when someone spreads a rumor, mostly about personal or private affairs of others, which can be true or false. The name gossip mostly became known during the 16th Century. The word is from Old English godsibb, from god and sibb.


halibut

title: Halibut

text: Halibut is a kind of flatfish often used for food. There are two different kinds of halibut - Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) and Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis). The halibut from the Atlantic ocean has been overfished. Their names come from haly (holy) and butt (flat fish), because it is said people like to eat them on Catholic holy-days.


harmonic

title: Harmonic

text: A harmonic of a wave is the part of a signal's frequency that is a whole multiple (an integer) of the fundamental frequency. The fundamental frequency is the lowest frequency of a periodic waveform. If f is the fundamental frequency (that is, 1f), then the harmonics have frequencies 2f, 3f, 4f..., and so on. The second harmonic (2f) has a frequency twice that of the fundamental frequency, the third harmonic three times, and so on. This concept applies to wave motions of any form of energy, but is most often related to acoustics. Frequencies that lie between one harmonic and another harmonic are called interharmonics. For example, 1 f is an interharmonic between the fundamental frequency (or first harmonic) and the second harmonic. Interharmonics is a term invented, or at least standardised, by the international electronics industry about 1999, particularly for use in electrical energy. However, interharmonic frequencies also occur naturally in other radiant energies, for example music or any type of sound.


hostile

title: Hostility

text: Hostility is seen as form of emotionally aggressive behavior. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression. Tensions between the two differences of hostility and hospitality has increased in the 21st century. Some physicals forms of hostility can be grinding or gnashing of teeth, the clenching and shaking of fists, and frowning.


humanism

title: Humanism

text: Humanism is a philosophy or a way of thinking about the world. Humanism is a set of ethics or ideas about how people should live and act. People who hold this set of ethics are called humanists. Humanists prefer critical thinking and evidence (rationalism and empiricism) over acceptance of dogma or superstition. In modern times, humanism is close to secularism. It refers to a non-theistic approach to life, looking to science instead of religious dogma in order to understand the world. The term was made widely known by scientists in the mid-20th century. Many wanted to recognise human values, but without depending on religion as the main source of values. Views held by many humanists include: * Humans deserve respect. Every human should be treated with respect and allowed to have dignity. If all people act with respect for others, then people will live in peace and trust. * People should all be able to decide how they want to live their lives. They should use reasoning to make decisions and solve problems. * Humanists decide what choices are good by whether those choices will help make human life better and the world around them.

isa: philosophy


hypnotic

title: Hypnotic

text: A hypnotic is a drug designed to help you sleep. It is a type of psychoactive drug which acts as a soporific, and is also used for surgical anaesthesia. Many hypnotics are addictive, and have side-effects. Because of this, most are prescribed as a last resort, and only for a short time. Rohypnol is a particularly powerful example of a hypnotic. "Nonbenzodiazepines are a relatively newer class of hypnotics. Also known as the [ Z drugs or] “Z” drugs, this class includes zolpidem, zopiclone, zaleplon, and eszopiclone", according to media.


interior

title: Interiors

text: Interiors is a 1978 American drama movie directed by Woody Allen and stars Geraldine Page, Diane Keaton, Mary Beth Hurt, Maureen Stapleton, Sam Waterston, Kristin Griffin. It was distributed by United Artists and was nominated for 5 Oscars in 1979.


iodine

title: Iodine

text: Iodine is a chemical element. Its atomic number (which is the number of protons in it) is 53, and its atomic mass (the number of protons plus neutrons) is 127. It is part of the Group 7 (halogens) on the periodic table of elements and its electronic configuration is 2,8,18,18,7. It is a nonmetal.

isa: element


jargon

title: Jargon

text: Jargon is a special way to use words that are shared only by a certain group of people. They may not mean what the dictionary says they mean. They have different meanings to the people using them than their everyday meaning. For example, the ordinary words boot, net, and web also have special meanings for users of computers, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. These, and to flame, to ping and many acronyms are part of net jargon. An acronym means that only some of the letters in the word or phrase are used. Often this is the first letter of each word. Other acronyms found online are simply common shorthand. Usually, more jargon is created over time. Jargon is common in the military and other complex organisations. It includes phrases like SNAFU. Jargon can be used by a clique to prevent others from joining or understanding, but it also is often just used because it is shorter.


kea

title: Kea

text: The kea (Nestor notabilis) is a large parrot. It lives in forests and high rocky hills on the South Island of New Zealand. It is mostly olive-green in color. It has a large, narrow, curved, grey-brown upper beak. The kea is the only parrot in the world that lives in alpine habitats. Kea are intelligent and curious. People think this may help them survive in the mountains. Kea likes playing with human objects. They like to tear the rubber off car windows and move around traffic cones.

isa: parrot


ladder

title: Ladder

text: A ladder is a tool which is made for people to climb up or down. Ladders have two vertical supports that go along the whole length of the ladder. Between these supports are the horizontal rungs. The rung is what the climber can put his foot on. The climber can use his hands to hold on to the rungs above him, or to the supports at the side. Some ladders are made in one piece. They can be carried around and made to lean against something such as the wall of a house. There should be a good distance between the bottom of the ladder and the wall so that the ladder is not too vertical, otherwise the ladder might fall backwards and the climber would fall off. Sometimes these ladders are extension ladders. Extension ladders are made in two or more sections so that the ladder can fold up to make it easier to carry about and to store. To open up the ladder, each section slides up almost to the top of the next section. Step ladders are useful in the home or the garden to reach things that are not too high, e.g. ceilings or the tops of hedges. They have two parts which are joined by a hinge, so that they are shaped like an upside down V. There is usually a platform at the top to stand on, but this can be dangerous unless great care is taken that the ladder will not wobble or fall down. Some ladders are vertical (they go straight up or down). These are fixed onto something. Examples are: ladders in a swimming pool for climbing in and out of the water, small ladders to climb up to a top bunk bed, ladders at the side of a big boat or at the side of a canal lock or of any other high or low construction where workmen may need to get up or down to do repairs. Fire engines always have ladders. They often have a turntable ladder which makes it possible for the ladder to be facing in any direction. Rope ladders can be folded away easily. They may be used for climbing trees or for rock climbing or in caves.


lit

title: Lit

text: Lit is a locality in Östersund Municipality in Jämtland County in Sweden. In 2010, 1,040 people lived there.


loganberry

title: Loganberry

text: The loganberry is a hybrid of raspberry and blackberry. It was created by judge James Harvey Logan by accident in California in 1881.

isa: hybrid


magnet

title: Magnet

text: A magnet is an object that makes a magnetic field. This field is invisible, but it can pull on some materials, especially iron, nickel, cobalt, and many kinds of steel. A magnet can also pull or push another magnet. Every magnet has two poles, called the north pole and the south pole. Opposite poles attract each other, so a north pole and a south pole pull together. Like poles repel each other, so two north poles or two south poles push away from each other. The magnetic field is strongest near the poles. A simple way to see the shape of a magnetic field is to put a magnet under paper and sprinkle iron filings on top. The filings line up in curved patterns, showing where the magnetic force acts around the magnet.

isa: object


mistletoe

title: Mistletoe

text: Mistletoe is the common name for a group of semi-parasitic plants in the order Santalales. They grow attached by a haustorium to the branches of trees or shrubs. It is not the name of any one plant: rather, it is a name given to plants which have a particular growth-habit. The different mistletoes have white fruit (berries), and are parasitic on trees and shrubs. The name was invented in Europe, for local mistletoes. Similar parasitic plants are found in other parts of the world.


patient

title: Patient

text: A patient is a someone receiving medical care and/or treatment. The person may be waiting for this care or may be receiving it or may have already received it. There is considerable lack of agreement about the precise meaning of the term "patient." From the Latin verb "patior" meaning "to suffer" both in the sense of feeling pain and in the sense of forbearance. Thus, the two uses of the word "patient"—as a noun denoting "someone who suffers" and as an adjective meaning "to bear with forbearance"—stem from the same origin. Patient centered care is the hallmark of quality health care. This approach encourages respectful and responsive collaboration between health care professionals and patients and takes into consideration patients’ preferences, needs and values. Understanding patient experience is a key step in moving toward patient-centered care. By looking at various aspects of patient experience, one can assess the extent to which patients are receiving care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient.


pickle

title: Pickled cucumber

text: A pickled cucumber, most often simply called a pickle in the United States and Canada, is a cucumber that has been processed in a brine or vinegar solution and left to ferment for a period of time. Pickling is also used for many other things, such as onions, cabbage, and herring. One common type of pickle is the dill pickle. It is commonly used as a topping on meat products such as hamburgers, but can also be eaten on its own. It is often put on hamburgers or in hotdogs.

isa: cucumber


pomelo

title: Pomelo

text: The pomelo or shaddock (Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis), is a citrus fruit from Southeast Asia. It is pale green or yellow when ripe. Its flesh is sweet and white. The rind is very thick and spongy. It is the largest citrus fruit, usually in diameter. It weighs . Other spellings for the pomelo are pummelo and pommelo.

isa: fruit


pony

title: Pony

text: There are many different breeds of ponies. A baby horse or pony is generally called a foal (a colt if male or a filly if female). These horses are raised around farms like other horses. Ponies are usually more chubby than horses and ponies have shorter legs. Miniature horses are not ponies but are actually mini horses because they have the features of a horse (i.e. longer legs and they are not as chubby as ponies). Shetland ponies are around the same height or slightly bigger than miniature horses but are ponies, not miniature horses.

isa: pony


primitive

title: Basal

text: Basal is a term in biology for 'primitive' or 'ancestral'. Basal is preferred because it is neutral and non-judgmental. This terminology came into use with cladistics. The term is used in evolution and classification to mean the group which gave rise to later forms. It is a term which works at any level: a basal species gives rise to derived species, and a basal group gives rise to derived groups. Derived is the correct term in biology for specialised or advanced. It is used for groups which have evolved from a more basal group. A derived trait is a trait that is present in an organism, but was not in the last common ancestor of the group being considered. Simplicity is often secondarily derived. For example, no mitochondria in the anaerobic protist Entamoeba histolytica is a result of their secondary loss. ;General view – *Basal group **Derived group **Derived group **Derived group ;Example – *Early primates **Monkeys ***Apes ****Homo In the last example, note that apes are derived from monkeys but basal with respect to our own genus. The status of being basal or derived is relative, though living species can only be derived. In any basal-derived pair, the basal member must have evolved before the derived member, with evidence that some of its species gave rise to (evolved into) the derived member.


prohibition

title: Prohibition in the United States

text: The Prohibition Era was a period in United States history during which alcohol was outlawed. Police would arrest people was found making or selling alcohol illegally. Prohibition was established by the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. It became ratified by the states by January 16, 1919. It came into effect on January 16, 1920 and lasted until 1933. The Women's Christian Temperance Union and other reformist organizations agitated for the change to improve the lives of the people. Prohibition was set up by the American government in an effort to decrease crime rates, reduce tax burden, and improve public health. It had little to do with the consumption of alcoholic beverages. The punishment for being caught with an alcoholic beverage was jail time. The millions of people becoming criminals in such a short period of time led to overflowing prisons, which was one reason for many cases to be dismissed. Prohibition led to reduced consumption of alcohol but led the Mafia and other underground organizations to take up up rum-running. The demand of alcohol caused illegal bar. Called speakeasies, they hid the illegal alcohol and could be a proper pub or also simply in their owner's basement. Prohibition was repealed on December 5, 1933 by the Twenty-first Amendment. Since then, states regulate the selling of liquor by themselves.


rat

title: Rat

text: The rat is a medium-sized rodent. Rats are omnivores, they eat different types of food. Most rats are in the genus Rattus. There are about 56 different species of rats. The best known rats are the black rat (Rattus rattus), and the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). These two are known as Old World rats. The group has its origins in Asia. Usually rats are bigger than mice. Rats are large muroid rodents, mice are small ones. The muroid family is very large and complex. That means the terms rat and mouse are not taxonomically precise. A large muroid will often have rat in its name; a small one will often be called mouse. Besides members of the Rattus and Mus genera, others sometimes get these names, for example the pack rat and cotton mouse. Some people keep rats as a pet. They are called fancy rats. Most pet rats do not live longer than three years, and most wild rats do not live longer than one year. Rats are also used for their meat. Cambodia, Laos, Africa, China and Vietnam eat rat meat.

isa: rodent


red

title: Red

text: Red is the color that is on the edge of the rainbow. It is one of the primary colors (colors that can be mixed with other colors) of light. The others are blue and yellow. Red light has a wavelength between 630 and 740 nanometers. Red paint can be made by mixing yellow paint and magenta paint. Red is sometimes used to mark things that are wrong, important or dangerous. It is also used as a warning to stop.


rosin

title: Resin

text: Resin is a mixture of organic compound s secreted by many plants, especially coniferous trees. Plants evolved many complex chemicals as defences against herbivores. That may be the origin of these resins, which are certainly not good to eat. Plants secrete resins for their protective benefits in response to injury. The resin protects the plant from insects and pathogens. Resins confound a wide range of herbivores, insects, and pathogens. The volatile phenolic compounds may attract benefactors, that is, parasitoids or predators of the herbivores which attack the plant. Humans also value resins for their many uses. They are used in varnishes, adhesives, as raw materials for organic synthesis, or for incense and perfume. Fossilized resins are the source of amber. The term is also used for synthetic substances with similar properties. Resins contain chemicals composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur. Synthetic resins are used in laminates, adhesives, flooring, linings, etc.

isa: mixture


server

title: Server

text: A server is a computer that serves many kinds of information to a user or client machine. Usually a server will only do a few things for many clients. Every type of thing a server does is called a service. Services are used by other computers that are called clients. The relationship between client and server is called a client-server relationship. For example, Wikipedia has web servers which have a service for sending web pages over the Internet. Your client computer talks to Wikipedia's web page service to get web pages for you. A server can also host internet games, share files, and give access to peripheral equipment such as printers. In simple words, the individual computers are connected to some powerful computers called servers. These store files and information in the form of website. With an Internet connection, different users anywhere in the world can access these files. For servers and clients to talk to each other, they need to be connected to a network. They need to use the same communication protocol, a set way for machines to talk to other machines. It is like a language. For example, the Wikipedia server runs the HTTP to send web sites to your computer, and your computer uses the HTTP Protocol to ask Wikipedia for pages.


spiraea

title: Spiraea

text: Spiraea is a genus of plants in the Rosaceae family. They are often grown for their beauty. There are about 80 to 100 species. One species of Spiraea, Spiraea betulifolia, was eaten by Native Americans.

isa: plant


student

title: Student

text: A student is a person who goes to school to learn something. Students can be children, teenagers or adults who are going to university, but it may also be other people who are learning, such as in college. A young person who cannot be classed as a student is called a pupil. Usually, students will learn from a teacher or a lecturer if at university. They also do much reading. Students can also be studying for a specific profession. If they study to be officers, they are cadets.


suggestion

title: Suggestion

text: A suggestion is an idea that one suggests, or says is good for another (or others) to follow. Some people may agree to it, and some may disagree. If they disagree or have a different suggestion, the person who first suggested the idea will usually discuss with the other people and find a good conclusion that satisfies both and is good. A suggestion is someone's opinion on how to do any task, but a person is not necessarily expected to do it.

isa: idea


sundae

title: Sundae

text: A sundae is an ice cream dessert. It is usually made of a scoop of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup. Sometimes, it has other toppings including chopped nuts, sprinkles, whipped cream, or maraschino cherries. The first historically documented sundae was created on Sunday, April 3, 1892. Sundaes are found and available to buy in many places, including fast foods, restaurants, and other luxury places. Sundaes are usually sweeter than ice cream and the scoops of ice cream and flavors can be customized.


swarm

title: Swarm

text: A swarm is a big group of animals. The term is usually used for insects, but other animals such fish and birds can make a swarm also. A good example of animals that swarm are locusts. Mammals do not build swarms, but herds.

isa: animal


tahini

title: Tahini

text: Tahini is a Middle Eastern dip made from sesame seeds. It is used to make some traditional foods like hummus.


tarragon

title: Tarragon

text: Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), also known as estragon, is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae. It is native to a wide area of the Northern Hemisphere from the easternmost parts of Europe to across central and eastern Asia and India, western North America, and south to northern Mexico. Tarragon grows to 120–150 cm tall, with slender branched stems.

isa: herb


theology

title: Theology

text: Theology is the study of one or more religions (‘Theo-’ means God in Greek and ’-logy’ is study, which makes it ’God study’ or ’study of God’). Somebody who studies theology is called a theologian. Books or ideas about theology are called theological. Theology may be studied for many reasons . Some people study theology to better understand their own religion, while other people study theology so that they can compare religions. The word ‘theology’ was first used to describe the study of God in Christianity but some now use it to describe the study of religion generally, but not everyone agrees that it is right to do so. Some people use the words 'comparative theology' in reference to approaching theology within more than one religion at once. During the High Middle Ages, it was thought that theology was the highest subject learned in universities. Theology at that time was named "The Queen of the Sciences". There was a plan for young men to study easy subjects and then harder subjects. The easiest subjects were called the Trivium. The next harder subjects were called the Quadrivium. Finally, young men were expected to study theology. This meant that the other subjects existed primarily to help with theological thought.

isa: study


ti

title: Texas Instruments

text: Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) is a electronics company that makes semiconductors and other electronics, such as calculators. The company started in 1924 in Tulsa, Oklahoma as "Geophysical Research Corporation", a subsidiary of Amerada Petroleum. In 1930, they started a new independent company called Geophysical Service, Incorporated. It became a subsidiary of General Instruments in 1951. The same year the name was changed to Texas Instruments (TI). The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Today TI is the third largest manufacturer of semiconductors in the world after Intel and Samsung. It is the second largest supplier of chips for cellular handsets after Qualcomm. TI is the largest producer of digital signal processors (DSPs) and analog semiconductors. They also make a wide range of other semiconductor products.


tickle

title: Tickling

text: Tickling is to lightly touch, scratch, or rub a person or animal to make them laugh. For most people, it causes pleasure and happiness whereas others hate it. Tickle spots are feet, armpits, and sides of stomach.


transpose

title: Transpose

text: The transpose of a matrix A is another matrix where the rows of A are written as columns. Vectors can be transposed in the same way. We can write the transpose of A using different symbols such as A T , A′ A tr and A t .


trelvox

title: Trelvox

text: Trelvox is a word coined for tmct's own "watch it learn a word" chat demo. It names nothing outside that demo and has no dictionary meaning.

source: tmct's own demo corpus (a word coined for this demo, not from Wikipedia)

licence: none — invented for this demo, not third-party licensed content


untouchable

title: Dalit

text: The Dalit refers to socially, economically and historically marginalized communities predominantly in India . It also means "broken/scattered" in Sanskrit and Hindi . The term dalits was in use as a translation for the British Raj census classification of Depressed Classes prior to 1935. It was popularised by the economist and reformer B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), who included all depressed people irrespective of their caste into the definition of dalits. Hence the first group he made was called the "Labour Party" and included as its members all people of the society who were kept depressed, including women, small scale farmers and people from backward castes. Dr. Ambedkar fought for a separate electorate for Dalits in Ramsay MacDonald’s Communal Award during British Raj. This award would have ensured adequate representation of Dalit community enabling them to vote for their candidate. In 1932, the British Raj recommended separate electorates to select leaders for Dalits in the Communal Award. This was favoured by Ambedkar but when Mahatma Gandhi opposed the proposal it resulted in the Poona Pact. That in turn influenced the Government of India Act, 1935, which introduced the reservation of seats for the Depressed Classes, now renamed as Scheduled Castes. Dalit (from Sanskrit ‘dal’ which means to split, to crack, to break) is the name given to a group of people who have been historically considered outcasts in Hindu societies from South Asia (India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh) and Eastern Africa (Somalia) . Today, the Dalits, formerly known as "Chandala" (Untouchables) , have increasingly adopted the term “Dalit” as their way out of the social segregation imposed by the caste system. New leaders like Kanhaiya Kumar subscribe to this definition of "dalits", thus a Brahmin marginal farmer trying to eke out a living, but unable to do so also falls in the "dalit" category. Ambedkar himself was a Mahar, and in the 1970s the use of the word "dalit" was invigorated when it was adopted by the Dalit Panthers activist group. Gradually, political parties used it to gain mileage.


vein

title: Vein

text: A vein is a type of blood vessel in the body. All veins carry blood to the heart. Most veins carry blood that is low in oxygen, except for the pulmonary vein and the umbilical veins which carry blood that is high in oxygen. A vein has a large lumen (width) and less pressure than an artery. There are smaller amounts of smooth muscle and elastic fibres in the vessel wall. Most veins have one-way valves that keep blood from going backwards. The vena cava, the biggest vein in human body, collects blood from the other veins and delivers it to the heart. Other important veins are the coronary veins (veins on the heart) and renal veins (veins on the kidney). Veins are mainly seen just below the skin, and are easily seen from the outside, where they look blue because of the lack of oxygen. The blood carried by veins is dark red, but when a vein is cut or pierced, the dark blood immediately reacts with the oxygen in the air and becomes bright red colored. The vein appears blue because of the scattering of light through the skin and the way the eye perceives color and light. Veins contain blood even after death. This is why a dead body appears blue.

isa: vessel