For those interested in a little info about this site: it’s a side project that I developed while working on Describing Words and Related Words. Both of those projects are based around words, but have much grander goals. I had an idea for a website that simply explains the word types of the words that you search for — just like a dictionary, but focussed on the part of speech of the words. And since I already had a lot of the infrastructure in place from the other two sites, I figured it wouldn’t be too much more work to get this up and running.
The dictionary is based on the amazing Wiktionary project by wikimedia. I initially started with WordNet, but then realised that it was missing many types of words/lemma (determiners, pronouns, abbreviations, and many more). This caused me to investigate the 1913 edition of Websters Dictionary — which is now in the public domain. However, after a day’s work wrangling it into a database I realised that there were far too many errors (especially with the part-of-speech tagging) for it to be viable for Word Type.
Finally, I went back to Wiktionary — which I already knew about, but had been avoiding because it’s not properly structured for parsing. That’s when I stumbled across the UBY project — an amazing project which needs more recognition. The researchers have parsed the whole of Wiktionary and other sources, and compiled everything into a single unified resource. I simply extracted the Wiktionary entries and threw them into this interface! So it took a little more work than expected, but I’m happy I kept at it after the first couple of blunders.
Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source code that was used in this project: the UBY project (mentioned above), @mongodb and express.js.
Currently, this is based on a version of wiktionary which is a few years old. I plan to update it to a newer version soon and that update should bring in a bunch of new word senses for many words (or more accurately, lemma).
What type of word is lesson?
transitive verb. 1 : to give a lesson to : instruct. 2 : lecture, rebuke. Synonyms More Example Sentences Learn More about lesson.
Is lesson a noun verb or adjective?
verb (used with object) to teach; instruct; give a lesson to.
Is lesson a noun?
As detailed above, ‘lesson’ is a noun. Noun usage: In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work. Noun usage: Nature has many lessons to teach to us. Noun usage: I hope this accident taught you a lesson!
What does the term lesson mean?
A lesson or class is a structured period of time where learning is intended to occur. It involves one or more students (also called pupils or learners in some circumstances) being taught by a teacher or instructor.
What is the antonym of lesson?
lesson. Antonyms: misinstruction, misguidance, misinformation. Synonyms: precept, warning, instruction, lecture, homily, information.
What is another word for learnings?
What is another word for learnings?
| educations | knowledges |
|---|---|
| eruditions | expertises |
| intellects | wisdoms |
| abilities | accomplishments |
| acquirements | acumens |
What is another word for message?
What is another word for message?
| communication | note |
|---|---|
| bulletin | dispatch |
| word | letter |
| memo | memorandum |
| missive | communiqué |
What is a antonym for advice?
advise. Antonyms: dissuade, deter, expostulate, remonstrate, prohibit, inhibit, restrain. Synonyms: admonish, warn, deliberate, counsel, persuade, urge, prompt, instigate, incite, instruct, acquaint, inform.
How do you say good advice?
Synonyms for Good advice
- sound advice. n.
- great advice. n.
- useful advice. n.
- good counsel. n.
- helpful advice. n.
- good tip. n.
- word of advice. n.
- excellent advice. n.
What is an adjective for giving advice?
advisory. adjective. for the purpose of giving advice.
What’s a word for good at giving advice?
counsel
What is the verb of advice?
advise. (transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed. (transitive) To give information or notice to; to inform or counsel; — with of before the thing communicated.
What is the verb of Offence?
offend. (transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult. (intransitive) To feel or become offended, take insult. (transitive) To physically harm, pain.
Is Offence a verb or noun?
Offence is the British spelling of offense, meaning “a punishable act.” If you break a law for the first time, it’s your first offence. The noun offence comes from the Latin word offendere, which means “strike against.” Any time you break a law or a rule it is an offence against that law or rule.
Is Committee a common noun?
Yes, “committee” is a common noun. The opposite of a “common noun” is a “proper noun,” one that is the name for a particular person, place, or thing and thus is always capitalized even in the middle of a sentence (e.g., New York City, Abraham Lincoln, Empire State Building, Taj Mahal).
What is the noun of committee?
(kəmɪti ) Word forms: plural committees. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] A committee is a group of people who meet to make decisions or plans for a larger group or organization that they represent.
What type of noun is people?
collective noun
Which type of noun is team?
These nouns are all singular nouns but they refer to a group of people or things. In most cases, collective nouns use singular verbs. That’s because collective nouns refer to a group of multiple people or things as a single unit or entity.
What type of noun is applause?
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
What is the verb of applause?
applaud verb (CLAP) to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech by clapping the hands repeatedly to make a noise: There was polite, muted applause when I finished speaking.
What is the noun for zealous?
Use the adjective zealous as a way to describe eagerness or enthusiastic activity. Zealous is the adjective for the noun zeal, “eager partisanship”; the latter has a long e, but zealous has a short one: ZEL-uhs.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A lesson or class is a structured period of time where learning is intended to occur.[citation needed] It involves one or more students (also called pupils or learners in some circumstances) being taught by a teacher or instructor. A lesson may be either one section of a textbook (which, apart from the printed page, can also include multimedia) or, more frequently, a short period of time during which learners are taught about a particular subject or taught how to perform a particular activity. Lessons are generally taught in a classroom but may instead take place in a situated learning environment.
In a wider sense, a lesson is an insight gained by a learner into previously unfamiliar subject-matter. Such a lesson can be either planned or accidental, enjoyable or painful. The colloquial phrase «to teach someone a lesson», means to punish or scold a person for a mistake they have made in order to ensure that they do not make the same mistake again.[citation needed]
Lessons can also be made entertaining. When the term education is combined with entertainment, the term edutainment is coined.
Types of lessons[edit]
The potential format and speaks to one or more people in the same room or space. This may be supplemented with gestures and tools. A lesson may range from a lecture, to a demonstration, to a discussion or a blend of some of these common presentation methods.
Some lessons may involve work by the student. Traditionally this might include reading and writing or creating something, perhaps when the instructor is not present. The student may work independently or collaborate with others.
More recent technologies have expanded the way a lesson can be delivered. For example: film strips, pre-recorded audio and video tapes, television programs and podcasts are some ways to deliver or add to a lesson. Distance education techniques such as video conferencing, or electronic learning in a virtual learning environment have allowed interactive lessons to be presented to students who may not be in the same physical location. These tools offer new synchronous, asynchronous and blended ways to deliver lessons.
Lesson plan[edit]
Teachers and instructors usually have a lesson plan which dictates the structure of the teaching. A group of lessons may be linked together in a unit plan, scheme, or work. The detail of the plan may vary with some being a simple list of what is going to be taught in a lesson with others working including much more detail, such as a time plan and the learning aims and objectives. Student teachers and beginning teachers are usually advised to put a great amount of detail into the written plan. This ensures that the plan will be cohesive, that all the components of a successful lesson are taken care of, and that one has a checklist to ensure that practicalities are taken care of (e.g., resources, scheduling, and classroom management considerations). Furthermore, beginning teachers are often advised to script some sections for themselves, such as questions they might ask the students in order to get a discussion going at the beginning of the lesson. The expectation is that the teachers can and should depart from the script when appropriate; improvisation is definitely encouraged and the fact of having written it out in advance ensures that an adequate amount of thought has been put into it ahead of time. Another reason for including a great amount of detail is that student teachers are often required to submit lesson plans in advance to their mentor teachers or professors in order to receive feedback on their ideas. When creating the lesson plan it is usual to look at the following:
- The aims (the broader goals of the lesson, what it is reaching towards)
- The objectives (the specific, measurable outcomes of the lesson – the particular skills or knowledge students should have acquired by its conclusion)
- The number of attendees and the student-teacher ratio
- The previous knowledge of the learners (which may or may not be the same for all) and how this will be activated at the start of the lesson
- The motivation of the learners (school students, for example, have no choice but to attend so the teacher must build some kind of motivation into the lesson)
- The time required for each section of teaching and learning
- The resources required and available
- Catering for the different needs (cultural differences, learning styles, special needs) of the individuals
- How the lesson is to be evaluated
Etymology[edit]
The word lesson comes from Latin lectio «the action of reading (out)». From there, the word was also used for the text itself, very often a passage from the Bible read out during a religious service («first lesson», «second lesson»). Finally, any portion of a book to be studied was referred to as a lesson.
See also[edit]
Look up lesson in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Cognitive acceleration
- Frontal instruction
- Learning by teaching (LdL)
- Music lesson
- Course (education)
Other forms: lessons
When a story has something to teach its reader, it has a lesson. The lessons of many folktales range from «always tell the truth» to «be brave» to «find a prince.»
There are different kinds of lessons, but they’re all meant to teach someone how to do something or some new information. In a French lesson, a teacher teaches you the French language, and in a sewing lesson, you’ll learn how to make something using fabric and a sewing machine. A typical day at school is one lesson after another. Originally, lesson had two meanings: «something learned by a student» and «a reading aloud from the Bible.»
Definitions of lesson
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noun
the significance of a story or event
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noun
a unit of instruction
“he took driving
lessons” -
noun
a task assigned for individual study
“he did the
lesson for today” -
noun
punishment intended as a warning to others
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The uses and meanings of ‘course’, ‘class’ and ‘lesson’ vary considerably between North American English and British English.
North American English
course
This means a series of classes, on a particular subject, usually lasting a whole semester or year. It does not mean a «course of study»; for this North American English uses «program» or «major». Evidence for this usage comes from American and Canadian University websites in which courses are usually given «credit» values, e.g. 3-credit course, 4-credit course, and listed per semester as the «Schedule of Courses». Example sentences:
- What courses do I need to take to get a degree in English?
- Students must register for 4 courses to be considered full time.
- I’m taking a course on Shakespeare’s sonnets.
class
This has two possible meanings in a university context. First, as a particular instance of a course. Example sentences:
- I can’t go for coffee now, I have a class.
- I have classes all day Wednesday.
Second, as a slightly more informal term for ‘course’. Example sentences:
- I’m taking a class on Shakespeare’s sonnets.
- How many classes are you taking this semester?
In a non-university context, ‘class’ substitutes for ‘course’, i.e., ‘course’ isn’t used in these contexts very much. It still has the two meanings above, though.
Example sentences: For a series of individual classes on pottery,
- I’m taking a pottery class.
For a particular instance of a class,
- In my yoga class today, we did back bends.
lesson
The word ‘lesson’ isn’t used much in the North American English higher educational context except as part of the compound noun ‘lesson plan’, which is a technical educational term meaning a plan for a single class. It also appears in the context of individual instruction, especially for musical instruments, e.g. «piano lesson».
British English
course
In British English, a course refers to a course of study, i.e. a series of lectures, tutorials or exams taken over a number of years, usually leading to a degree. Neither ‘class’ nor ‘lesson’ is used in the context of Higher Education in the UK, as far as I know.