nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: wobble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier wabble (“wobble”), probably from Low German wabbeln (“to wobble”). Compare Dutch wiebelen and wobbelen (“to wobble”), German wabbeln (“to wobble”), Old Norse vafla (“to hover about, totter”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɑbl̩/, /ˈwɒbl̩/ 1. An unsteady motion. Example: The fat man walked down the street with a wobble. Example: That should have been that, but Hart caught a dose of the Hennessey wobbles and spilled Adlene Guedioura's long-range shot. 2. A tremulous sound. Example: There was a wobble on her high notes. 3. A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep. Example: “I Knew You Were Trouble,” one of the year’s great pop songs, begins like a sock-hop anthem, with jaunty guitars. A dubstep wobble arrives about halfway through like a wrecking ball, changing the course not just of the song but also of Ms. Swift’s career. 4. A variation in the third nucleotide of a codon that codes for a specific aminoacid.
Word: wobble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From earlier wabble (“wobble”), probably from Low German wabbeln (“to wobble”). Compare Dutch wiebelen and wobbelen (“to wobble”), German wabbeln (“to wobble”), Old Norse vafla (“to hover about, totter”). Pronunciation: /ˈwɑbl̩/, /ˈwɒbl̩/ 1. To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro. Labels: intransitive Example: the Earth wobbles slowly on its axis Example: the jelly wobbled on the plate 2. To tremble or quaver. Labels: intransitive Example: The soprano's voice wobbled alarmingly. 3. To vacillate in one's opinions. Labels: intransitive Example: I'm wobbling between the Liberals and the Greens. 4. To cause to wobble. Labels: transitive Example: The boy wobbled the girl's bike. Example: He said: “This front wheel wobbles.” I said: “It doesn’t if you don’t wobble it.” It didn’t wobble, as a matter of fact—nothing worth calling a wobble.
Word: gobble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English gobben (“to drink or swallow greedily”), of uncertain origin + -le (frequentative suffix). Middle English gobben is perhaps an alteration of Middle English globben (“to gulp down”), related to English gulpen (“to gulp”). However, compare also French gober. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒbl̩/, /ˈɡɑbl̩/ 1. To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up) Example: He gobbled four hot dogs in three minutes. Example: He began, as his custom, to gobble it up, but when he had eaten for some time, he began to relax a little in his efforts, and at last he sat quite still, with his knife in his hand, looking at the pudding.
Word: gobble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English gobben (“to drink or swallow greedily”), of uncertain origin + -le (frequentative suffix). Middle English gobben is perhaps an alteration of Middle English globben (“to gulp down”), related to English gulpen (“to gulp”). However, compare also French gober. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒbl̩/, /ˈɡɑbl̩/ 1. Fellatio; a blowjob. Labels: Scotland, slang, vulgar Example: Nowadays, he was lucky if his mam's auld drinking cronies gave him a gobble. 2. An act of eating hastily or greedily. Labels: rare Example: […] wrinkling his forehead and moving his jaws and throat violently, as if he expected to choke with each gobble. 3. A rapid straight putt so strongly played that, if the ball had not gone into the hole, it would have gone a long way past.
Word: gobble Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Onomatopoetic of the sound of a turkey. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒbl̩/, /ˈɡɑbl̩/ 1. Of a turkey, to make its characteristic vocalisation; also, used of certain other birds. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Not before this performance is over does he [a male capercaillie] settle down to play, and commence gobbling and snapping his beak. 2. To make the sound of a turkey. Labels: ambitransitive Example: He […] gobbles out a note of self-approbation.
Word: gobble Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Onomatopoetic of the sound of a turkey. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒbl̩/, /ˈɡɑbl̩/ 1. The sound of a turkey; or, a similar vocalisation of another bird. Example: But while the hen continued her cackle he finished his first play, and had commenced the gobble of his second, when a twig cracked beneath my feet.
Word: gobbler Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gobble Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English gobbler From gobble + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑblɚ/, /ˈɡɒblə/ 1. One who gobbles: Labels: slang Example: Do you slip back to your truck and find another gobbler to hunt? Trying to outcall the other hunter could work, but it creates a competitive and possibly dangerous situation. 2. One who gobbles: Labels: slang 3. One who gobbles: Example: My dog is such a gobbler: she can empty her food dish in less than a minute.
Word: past historic Part of Speech: noun 1. The past historic tense. Labels: uncountable
Word: decorum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin decōrum, neuter form of decōrus (“proper, decent”). Pronunciation: /dɪˈkɔːɹəm/ 1. Appropriate social behavior. Labels: uncountable Example: Everyone was assembled in the dining-room. Under the circumstances, we were naturally not a cheerful party. The reaction after a shock is always trying, and I think we were all suffering from it. Decorum and good breeding naturally enjoined that our demeanour should be much as usual, yet I could not help wondering if this self-control were really a matter of great difficulty. There were no red eyes, no signs of secretly indulged grief. Example: It was sort of a finishing school. You know, to teach proper social decorum and so on and so forth. 2. A convention of social behavior. Labels: countable Example: In the architecture and embellishments of the chamber, the evident design was to dazzle and astound. Little attention had been paid to the decora of what is technically called “keeping,” or to the proprieties of nationality. The eye wandered from object to object, and rested upon none; neither the “Grotesques” of the Greek painters, nor the sculptures of the best Italian days, nor the huge carvings of untutored Egypt.
Word: nobble Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈnɒbl̩/ 1. To injure or obstruct intentionally. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, transitive Example: Near-synonyms: hobble, hamper, hinder, impede, embarrass, disable Example: After 12 successive league wins[…]Charlton were nobbled by the First Division's no-hopers, who profited from a goalkeeping bloomer then held on to their lead for dear life. 2. To gain influence over by corrupt means or intimidation. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang, transitive Example: Unlike "noble" vigilantes, the police and court facilities which exist are said to be inefficient and corrupt, and juries are said to be easily "nobbled" or intimidated. Example: For example jury trials were reformed to allow majority verdicts, so that criminals could less easily nobble them. 3. To steal. Labels: Ireland, UK, slang, transitive 4. To tamper with (typically a racehorse or greyhound) in order to prevent it from winning a race. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Every design that villainy could suggest was had recourse to in the hopes of nobbling Wild Dayrell; but never being left for an hour by either his trainer or jockey, he escaped the intended 'coopering', even when the lynchpins of the wheels of his van had been tampered with.
Word: nobble Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈnɒbl̩/ 1. A deliberate act of injury or obstruction. Labels: UK, slang, transitive
Word: Pyrrhic victory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: After Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus, who suffered heavy losses while defeating the Romans. Pronunciation: /ˌpɪɹ.ɪk ˈvɪk.t(ə)ɹ.i/ 1. A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render the struggle not worth the cost. Example: We now know that it [the Six-Day War] was a Pyrrhic victory. Example: Tough pensions regulation designed to protect employees in final-salary occupational schemes will prove a pyrrhic victory for unions and the government, a report warned yesterday.
Word: bottle opener Part of Speech: noun 1. A device used to remove the cap from a bottle. 2. A device used to remove the cork from a bottle.
Word: nid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of nide (“nest of pheasants”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Owing to the size of the enclosure, most of the hens will commence their laying and nesting operations in the same or similar manner to unrestrained birds, forming their nids, and proceeding in the usual way. The aim of the mode of introducing pheasants here described is […]
Word: nid Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of noun inanimate dependent. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: cytotoxin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English toxin English cytotoxin From cyto- + toxin. 1. Any substance having a specific toxic effect on certain cells.
Word: coulda Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Written form of a reduction of could have. Pronunciation: /ˈkʊdə/, [ˈkʰʊd.ə] 1. Contraction of could + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Example: You coulda told him the truth.
Word: shoulda Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Written form of a reduction of should have. Pronunciation: /ˈʃʊdə/ 1. Contraction of should + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction, past, subjunctive Example: You shoulda told him the truth.
Word: woulda Part of Speech: contraction Etymology: Eye dialect form of a reduction of would have. Pronunciation: /ˈwʊdə/ 1. Contraction of would + have. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Example: You woulda told him the truth. Example: Otherwise I just woulda dunked you instead a bringing you here to my spread.
Word: meu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin mēum (“umbelliferous plant, Meum athamanticum”), from Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size. The English form came perhaps via Middle French meu, a word with a single isolated attestation from the 14th century which only began to appear consistently from 1568, by which time the word was established in English. Pronunciation: /ˈmjuː/, /ˈmju/ 1. Meum athamanticum, a European herb. Labels: uncountable
Word: meu Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Fon mɛ̀wú (“meu”). 1. The second minister of the Kingdom of Dahomey. Labels: historical
Word: to and fro Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /ˌtuː ən(d)ˈfɹəʊ/ 1. Back and forth; with a reciprocating motion. Labels: not-comparable Example: A light tossing to and fro and still rapidly advancing showed that one of the newcomers carried a lantern. Example: Article V.—In consideration of the numerous difficulties arising from the authority exercised by local officials over the legal traffic at such places on the boundary as I-chou, Hui-ning, and Ch’ing-yuan, it has now been decided that the people on the frontier shall be free to go to and fro and trade as they please at Ts’e-men and I-chou on the two sides of the Ya-lu River, and at Hun-ch’un and Hui-ning on the two sides of the T’u-men River.
Word: to and fro Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌtuː ən(d)ˈfɹəʊ/ 1. To go back and forth; to alternate. Labels: idiomatic Example: "For a while I didn't tell anyone on the ward where I was going, but my toing and froing made people curious and eventually I confided in a few."
Word: to and fro Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌtuː ən(d)ˈfɹəʊ/ 1. Pertaining to something or someone moving forward and back to the same position. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: The next day he had more power of moving his limbs, and the to and fro sound was thought to be a little less distinct.
Word: to and fro Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌtuː ən(d)ˈfɹəʊ/ 1. The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing. Labels: dated Example: My life's a maze of seeming traps, A scene of mercies and mishaps; A heap of jarring to and fros, A field of joys, A field of woes.
Word: hydrated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of hydrate Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: We took the powdered milk and hydrated it until it was drinkable.
Word: hydrated Part of Speech: adj 1. Combined chemically with water. 2. Not suffering from dehydration. Example: Stay hydrated.
Word: husking Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhʌskɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of husk Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: husking Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhʌskɪŋ/ 1. Removal of a husk; usually: 2. Removal of a husk; usually:
Word: husk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English huske, husk (“husk”). Perhaps from Old English *husuc, *hosuc (“little covering, sheath”), diminutive of hosu (“pod, shell, husk”), from Proto-West Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“covering, shell, leggings”), from Proto-Indo-European *kawəs- / kawes- (“cover”). If so, equivalent to hose + -ock. Alternatively from Middle Low German hûs(e)ken, hü̂seken (“little house, sheath”), Middle Dutch husekijn (“little house, core of fruit, case”), diminutive of hûs (“house”). Compare Dutch huisje, German Häuschen, both also used for “snailshell”. Pronunciation: /hʌsk/, /hʊsk/ 1. The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside. Example: A coconut has a very thick husk. 2. Any form of useless, dried up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something. Labels: figuratively Example: His attorney was a dried-up husk of a man. Example: Unlike dogs, cats have retractable claws which do not wear down when walking. Instead, cats pull the old husk of nail from their claws by raking them down some convenient piece of wood, to expose a new sharp claw underneath. 3. The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
Word: husk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English huske, husk (“husk”). Perhaps from Old English *husuc, *hosuc (“little covering, sheath”), diminutive of hosu (“pod, shell, husk”), from Proto-West Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“covering, shell, leggings”), from Proto-Indo-European *kawəs- / kawes- (“cover”). If so, equivalent to hose + -ock. Alternatively from Middle Low German hûs(e)ken, hü̂seken (“little house, sheath”), Middle Dutch husekijn (“little house, core of fruit, case”), diminutive of hûs (“house”). Compare Dutch huisje, German Häuschen, both also used for “snailshell”. Pronunciation: /hʌsk/, /hʊsk/ 1. To remove husks from. Labels: transitive
Word: husk Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Partly imitative, partly from Etymology 1, above, influenced by husky. Pronunciation: /hʌsk/, /hʊsk/ 1. An infection in cattle caused by a species of Dictyocaulus or lungworm Labels: uncountable Example: The symptoms of Husk are a constant cough, rapid loss of flesh, difficulty in breathing and, in the later stages, loss of appetite and diarrhœa.
Word: husk Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Partly imitative, partly from Etymology 1, above, influenced by husky. Pronunciation: /hʌsk/, /hʊsk/ 1. To cough, clear one's throat. Labels: intransitive Example: Back on the veranda he said to Lace gravely, "I do believe that poor child's in the family way." Lace, tracing the pattern of the matting with his boot, husked, and murmured, "Yes — I think so. 2. To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice. Labels: transitive Example: The French captain did not immediately respond; he looked at his men with a miserable expression [...]; still he hesitated, drooped, and finally husked, "Je me rends," with a look still more wretched.
Word: tillite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From till + -ite, after German Tillit. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪlʌɪt/ 1. Glacial till cemented into a solid rock. Example: The most straightforward example is probably provided by tillites.
Word: atomizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós) Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor. Latin atomusbor. Middle French athomebor. Middle English attome English atom Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English atomize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English atomizer From atomize + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈæt.əˌmaɪz.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈæt.əˌmaɪz.ɚ/ 1. An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.
Word: invert sugar Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪnvɜː(ɹ)t ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ 1. An equal mixture of glucose and fructose formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose; it is found in honey and some fruits, and also produced industrially. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: atrocious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin atrōx (“cruel, fierce, frightful”) + -ious. Pronunciation: /əˈtɹəʊ.ʃəs/, /əˈtɹoʊ.ʃəs/ 1. Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous. Example: Prisons have been the sites of atrocious mistreatment of prisoners. 2. Offensive or heinous. Example: I had resolved in my own mind, that to create another like the fiend I had first made would be an act of the basest and most atrocious selfishness; and I banished from my mind every thought that could lead to a different conclusion. 3. Very bad; abominable, disgusting. Example: Their taste in clothes is just atrocious. Example: Others of the sailors joined with them in this attempt, and a twisted turmoil ensued; while standing out of harm's way, the valiant captain danced up and down with a whale-pike, calling upon his officers to manhandle that atrocious scoundrel, and smoke him along to the quarter-deck.
Word: antipodean Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ænˌtɪp.əˈdi.ən/ 1. Diametrically opposed. Labels: not-comparable 2. Relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth. Labels: not-comparable 3. Of, or pertaining to, Australia or New Zealand. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: So there is a certain sense of achievement just in arriving in Australia—a pleasure and satisfaction to be able to step from the airport terminal into dazzling antipodean sunshine[…] Example: Indeed, many antipodean teens are joining Yope, a new photo-sharing app geared toward Gen Z.
Word: antipodean Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ænˌtɪp.əˈdi.ən/ 1. An inhabitant of the antipodes.
Word: lanceolate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin lanceolatus. 1. Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex. 2. Of a class of knapped stone points, made without a stem, shoulders, notches, or other features that aid in attachment to a shaft. Example: The stone tools in these levels include Still Bay points, beautifully shaped thin lanceolate spear points, flaked on both sides.
Word: lanceolate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin lanceolatus. 1. Any such artefact.
Word: smoke explosion Part of Speech: noun 1. An explosion of flue gases accumulated inside a burning building.
Word: knap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb is derived from Late Middle English knappen (“to strike (something)”); further etymology uncertain, probably related to Middle Dutch knappen, cnappen (“to break (something) with a sharp sound, snap; to crack or crackle”) (modern Dutch knappen), probably ultimately onomatopoeic. The noun is derived from Late Middle English knap, knappe (“sharp blow, strike”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from the verb (see above), or related to an ancestor of Danish knep and Swedish knäpp (“a flick, rap, snap”), probably ultimately onomatopoeic. Pronunciation: /næp/ 1. A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack. Labels: dialectal 2. The sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap. Labels: dialectal Example: Foot Stomp […] The sole of the attacker's foot covers the victim's foot without actually touching it. The sounds of the attacker's heel striking the floor creates the knap. The victim adds vocal and physical pain reactions. Example: Pulling the punch straight back to its initial starting position, sometimes referred to as "snapping it back," is the most effective way of selling the straight punch. It tells the audience the punch was thrown, they hear a knap, and the victim is 'injured.' […] The knap sound, like all punches, is crucial to the effect of selling the punch, but the technique used to get the knap sound has to be well hidden. 3. Synonym of chattering damsel (“a component of a traditional mill which creates a vibratory motion to impel portions of grain toward the millstone; a clapper”). Labels: dialectal 4. A method of cheating at a dice game. Labels: figuratively, obsolete Example: 'Tis your pence a piece, / […] / Preſto begon? or come aloft? VVhat vvay? / Doublets? or Knap? The Cog? lovv Dice? or high? Example: And fights vvith Money-bags as bold, / As men vvith Sand-bags did of old: / […] Engages blind and ſenſeleſs Hap / 'Gainſt High, and Lovv, and Slur and Knap, […]
Word: knap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English knap, knappe (“small projection, knob (button, tassel, tuft, etc.); hill; hilltop; etc.”), from Old English cnæp, cnæpp (“summit, top”); further etymology uncertain, possibly related to Old Norse knappr (“small projection, knob (button, head of a stick, etc.)”) (whence English knop), from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knuppô. Pronunciation: /næp/ 1. A piece of raised ground or a short, steep slope; a small hill; a hillock, a knoll. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: [Y]ou ſhall ſee many fine ſeats ſet upon a knap of ground, environed vvith higher hills round about it; […] Example: Through the whole extent of the parish, a line of knaps can be distinctly traced. […] Almost every eminence seems to have had its knap. The use of these knaps cannot be mistaken. The uniform testimony of tradition, their local situation, and the quantity of ashes found in such of them as have been demolished, clearly point it out. They served as beacons, whereon fires were kindled, to indicate alarm, on the appearance of danger, or the approach of an enemy. 2. The crest or top of a hill. Labels: UK, dialectal Example: the highest part and knap of the same Iland Example: Hearke on knap of yonder hill / Some ſvveet ſhepheard tunes his quill, / And the maidens in a round / Sit (to heare him) on the ground.
Word: knap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Origin uncertain; possibly: * from Middle English *kneppen (compare Middle English knippette (“pincers for cracking nuts”)), from Old Norse kneppa (“to pinch, press, squeeze; to button, clasp; to hug”), from Proto-Germanic *knappijaną (“to clamp; to squeeze”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnebʰ- (“to constrict, tighten; to press”); * related to knap (etymology 1); or * imitative of a mouth snapping shut; compare gnap (“to snap at”) (obsolete except Scotland), nab (“to bite gently, nibble”) (obsolete except Southern and Western England). Pronunciation: /næp/ 1. To take a small, quick bite at or of (someone or something); to nibble, to nip, to snap. Labels: UK, dialectal, transitive Example: I vvould ſhee vvere as lying goſſippe in that, as euer knapt Ginger, or made her neighbors beleeue ſhe vvept for the death of a third husband: […] Example: [H]orses' playful neigh, / From rustic's whips, and plough, and waggon, free, / Baiting in careless freedom o'er the leas, / Or turn'd to knap each other at their ease. 2. To take a small, quick bite. Labels: UK, dialectal, intransitive Example: [In Thomas Elyot's book The Boke Named the Governour (1531)] vvere ſome ſharp and quick ſentences; vvhich many of the ſparks could not vvell bear. They complained of his ſtrange terms, as they called them. Theſe Elyot compared to a galled horſe abiding no plaiſters, that vvere alvvays knapping and kicking at ſuch examples and ſentences as they felt ſharp, or did bite them.
Word: knap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See nap (etymology 5). Pronunciation: /næp/ 1. Obsolete spelling of nap (“to arrest (someone); to grab or nab (someone or something); to steal (something); (obsolete) to receive (severe punishment), especially during a boxing match or a flogging; (generally) to receive (something)”). Labels: UK, alt-of, dialectal, obsolete, transitive Example: Some entered the ring in very bad condition, and immediately got a-piping, like hot mutton pies—fell on their own blows, and knapped it every round, till they shewed the white feather and bolted. Example: [T]o knap a clout, is to steal a pocket-handkerchief: to knap the swag from your pall, is to take from him the property he has just stolen, for the purpose of carrying it: to knap seven or fourteen pen'worth, is to receive sentence of transportation for seven or fourteen years: to knap the glim, is to catch the venereal disease: in making a bargain, to knap the sum offered you, is to accept it; […]
Word: bozo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since the 1910s in American English, of uncertain origin. The term may derive from Spanish bozal, a term originally for a recently-imported slave and then "someone who speaks (Spanish) poorly". The term is older than Bozo the Clown, introduced in 1946. It is used as an insult in the 1931 Marx Brothers movie Monkey Business (1931 film). Derivation of the term from French bouseux /bu.zø/, a derogative term for a farmer equivalent to "bumpkin", is phonologically unlikely. Another possibility is Japanese 坊主 (bōzu) in its meaning of "young man", which can be derogatory, depending on the context. Pronunciation: /ˈboʊ.zoʊ/, /ˈbəʊ.zəʊ/ 1. A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man. Labels: slang Example: ‘What’s the big bozo up to?’
Word: Slurpee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From slurp + -ee. Originally a brand name. 1. A slushie; a partially-frozen drink made of small ice crystals flavored with syrup. Labels: Canada, US
Word: prorogue Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”). Pronunciation: /pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/, /pɹoʊˈɹoʊɡ/ 1. To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. Labels: transitive Example: On 9 September, when Parliament was prorogued until 14 October [later reversed by the Supreme Court], spelling the end of 12 pieces of legislation, it emerged that the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill was one of only three bills which will be carried over into the new parliamentary session. 2. To defer. Labels: archaic, transitive 3. To prolong or extend. Labels: obsolete Example: Mirth[…]prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young, lively, and fit for any manner of employment. Example: The King settled to prorogue Parliament until the Christmas holidays, and to do nothing else for the present.
Word: cleave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English cleven, from the Old English strong verb clēofan (“to split, to separate”), from Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to cut, to slice”). Doublet of clive. Cognate with Dutch klieven, dialectal German klieben, Swedish klyva, Norwegian Nynorsk kløyva; also Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”). Pronunciation: /ˈkliːv/, [ˈkʰl̥ɪi̯v] 1. To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. Labels: transitive Example: The wings clove the foggy air. Example: Some clock clove with silver the stillness of the morning. Ere came the second stroke, another and nearer clock was striking. And now there were others chiming in. The air was confused with the sweet babel of its many spires, some of them booming deep, measured sequences, some tinkling impatiently and outwitting others which had begun before them. And when this anthem of jealous antiphonies and uneven rhythms had dwindled quite away and fainted in one last solitary note of silver, there started somewhere another sequence; and this, almost at its last stroke, was interrupted by yet another, which went on to tell the hour of noon in its own way, quite slowly and significantly, as though none knew it. 2. To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces. Labels: transitive 3. To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. Labels: transitive Example: The truck clove a path through the ice. 4. (chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules. Labels: transitive 5. To split. Labels: intransitive Example: And it came to passe as he had made an ende of speaking all these words, that the ground claue asunder that was vnder them: 6. Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division. Labels: intransitive
Word: cleave Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English cleven, from the Old English strong verb clēofan (“to split, to separate”), from Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to cut, to slice”). Doublet of clive. Cognate with Dutch klieven, dialectal German klieben, Swedish klyva, Norwegian Nynorsk kløyva; also Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”). Pronunciation: /ˈkliːv/, [ˈkʰl̥ɪi̯v] 1. Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass. 2. A cut (slash) or a cut location, either naturally or artificially. Example: There are very striking scenes on some of the lesser streams at this portion of their course. The deep gorge of the Lyd is famous. In the "cleaves," or cleft rocky valleys of Lustleigh and of the Tavy, many a long summer day may be spent with delight; and the Erme, which descends by Ivy Bridge, is not less worthy of a pilgrimage. As the rivers leave the moorland they are crossed by venerable and picturesque bridges which, like that of Harford in our illustration, sometimes afford an admirable framework for the distant landscape. Example: The valley by which the Taw leaves the Moor forms one of the cleaves that add so greatly to the attractions of the place, and this bears the same name as the parish.
Word: cleave Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English cleven, a conflation of two verbs: Old English clifian (from Proto-West Germanic *klibēn, from Proto-Germanic *klibāną) and Old English clīfan (from Proto-West Germanic *klīban, from Proto-Germanic *klībaną), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleven, German kleben (“to stick”). Pronunciation: /ˈkliːv/, [ˈkʰl̥ɪi̯v] 1. Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something. Labels: intransitive, rare Example: And they lift vp their voyce, and wept againe: and Orpah kissed her mother in law, but Ruth claue vnto her. Example: Neuerthelesse, hee cleaued vnto the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, which made Israel to sinne; he departed not therefrom.
Word: comal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mexican Spanish comal, from Classical Nahuatl comālli. 1. A flat, pan-like clay or metal griddle used to cook tortillas or other foods. Example: A freshly ground masa tortilla, as it cooks on a comal, inflates as the steam inside pushes apart the sides and releases an intoxicating toasted corn aroma.
Word: paresthesia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek παραίσθησις (paraísthēsis). By surface analysis, para- + -esthesia. Pronunciation: /ˌpærɪsˈθiːziə, -ʒə/ 1. A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Paresthesia occurs when a body part 'falls asleep'.
Word: foramen ovale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Latin for "egg-shaped hole". 1. An opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the fetal heart that normally closes after birth. Example: The second point, as urged by Dr. Norman Chevere, "That a closed foramen ovale is not a proof in jurisprudence that a child has lived;" for in this case the occlusion must have existed long before birth. Example: If the blood entering the right atrium from the great veins contains more emboli, some of these may pass into the left atrium by way of the incompletely closed channel at the foramen ovale.
Word: vincinal Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, belonging to, or restricted to a limited area or neighborhood; local. 2. Relating to or being a local road. 3. Mineralogy. Approximating, resembling, or taking the place of a fundamental crystalline form or face. 4. Chemistry. Of or relating to the consecutive positions of substituted elements or radicals on an organic compound.
Word: clockwork Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From clock + -work. Pronunciation: /ˈklɑkwɝk/, /ˈklɒkwɜːk/ 1. A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Many contrivances for making model horses move up and down as on roundabouts were patented in 1887, and toy horses pulling toy carts were made to imitate galloping by means of clockwork. 2. The action of behaving mechanically in the manner of a clock. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: The mind feeds upon the body: pale sickness, and early decrepitude, overmaster even its spiritual essence. Too late it discovers that this earth is its prison, and not its home: the heart beats, and its pulses are the clockwork of wretchedness:...
Word: clockwork Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From clock + -work. Pronunciation: /ˈklɑkwɝk/, /ˈklɒkwɜːk/ 1. Driven by clockwork. Labels: attributive, not-comparable 2. Very smooth and regular. Labels: attributive, not-comparable Example: In their freight, as in their passenger operations, the N.S. present a picture of clockwork efficiency.
Word: problema Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma). Doublet of problem. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈblɛmə/ 1. A problem set forth in the Ancient Greek scholarly tradition. Labels: formal Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:problemata.
Word: incentre Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of incenter. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative
Word: incircle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin circulus Old French cerclebor. Middle English circle English circle English incircle From in- + circle. 1. A circle within a polygon, especially a triangle, that is tangent to each side. Example: To construct the incircle of ΔABC, we need the center of the circle and a pass-through point. Example: Having constructed K, the incircle of the quadrilateral can be easily constructed since it is tangent to BA and BC.
Word: incircle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin circulus Old French cerclebor. Middle English circle English circle English incircle From in- + circle. 1. Archaic form of encircle. Labels: alt-of, archaic
Word: bleacher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English blechere, equivalent to bleach + -er. Compare Dutch bleker, Swedish blekare. The seating was so named because the boards were bleached by the sun. Pronunciation: /ˈbliː.t͡ʃəː/, [ˈblɪi̯.t͡ʃəː], /ˈbli.t͡ʃɚ/, [ˈblɪi̯.t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈblɪi̯.t͡ʃɹ̩] 1. One who, or that which, bleaches. 2. A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors. Labels: US, plural-normally Example: There could be a rough crowd out in the bleachers. Example: It seemed silly for the crowd to applaud or groan over what you had already felt in your fingers or even in your arms as you braced to shoot or for that matter in your eyes: when he was hot he could see the separate threads wound into the strings looping the hoop. Yet at the start of the game when you came out for warm-up and could see all the town clunkers sitting in the back of the bleachers elbowing each other and the cheerleaders wisecracking with the racier male teachers, the crowd then seemed right inside you, your liver and lungs and stomach. 3. The tiered seating provided for the audience at a television filming. Labels: US, broadly, plural-normally Example: In practice, audience members often have badly obstructed views of the sets—whether due to obstructive camera dollies and production personnel or viewers sitting in the bleachers off to the side of the set that is currently being used.
Word: apple of someone's eye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: PIE word *h₂ébōl From Middle English appel of the eie (“pupil of the eye; cornea; (figurative) something highly valued”), from Old English æppel on the ēagan, used in biblical texts (Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalm 17:8; Proverbs 7:2, Lamentations 2:18, and Zechariah 2:8; compare the quotations) to designate the pupil of the eye as something precious to be protected. The use of "apple" in English is apparently due to the pupil or cornea being thought of as a solid, globular object. Pronunciation: /ˌæpl̩‿əv sʌmwʌnz ˈaɪ/, /ˌæp(ə)l‿əv sʌmwʌnz ˈaɪ/ 1. The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one. Labels: idiomatic Example: Sara was never the same after losing her daughter, the apple of her eye. Example: Kepe me as the apple of an eye, defende me vnder the ſhadowe of thy wynges.
Word: apple of the eye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English appel of the eyȝe, appel of þe ye, perhaps dissimilated from Middle English ij appel (literally “eye-apple”). More at eye-apple. Pronunciation: /ˈæp.əl.əv.ðiˈaɪ/ 1. The pupil, or pupil and iris, of the eye, originally believed to be spherical; also, the eyeball.
Word: Glasgow kiss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Sarcastic reference to the supposed stereotypical belligerence of Glaswegians. 1. A sharp, sudden headbutt to the nose, usually resulting in a broken nose. Labels: UK, euphemistic, humorous Example: In a Glasgow Kiss the hard head butted his huge nose, flattened it with a crunching sound […] Example: […] the first white Yank glasses the first black Yank so I get in there and gave him the Glasgow kiss and that's that.
Word: Glaswegian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Glasgow + -ian, modelled after Galwegian (“inhabitant of Galway”), itself modelled after Norwegian (“inhabitant of Norway”). The noun is from the adjective. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott in Rob Roy (1817): see the quotation. Pronunciation: /ɡlazˈwiːdʒən/ 1. Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
Word: Glaswegian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Glasgow + -ian, modelled after Galwegian (“inhabitant of Galway”), itself modelled after Norwegian (“inhabitant of Norway”). The noun is from the adjective. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott in Rob Roy (1817): see the quotation. Pronunciation: /ɡlazˈwiːdʒən/ 1. A native or resident of Glasgow. Example: [W]hen Owen expressed himself somewhat hurt that these things should be recalled to memory in his present situation, the Glaswegian took him by the hand, and bade him “Cheer up a gliff![…]” Example: The Glaswegians bore good-humouredly the mishaps which occasionally disrupted the services during the first month.
Word: Glaswegian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Glasgow + -ian, modelled after Galwegian (“inhabitant of Galway”), itself modelled after Norwegian (“inhabitant of Norway”). The noun is from the adjective. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott in Rob Roy (1817): see the quotation. Pronunciation: /ɡlazˈwiːdʒən/ 1. The dialect of Scottish English spoken in Glasgow.
Word: Simone Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Simone, feminine form of Simon. Pronunciation: /səˈməʊn/ 1. A female given name from French. Example: DEVON: Simone. I do love you. Please be careful. / SIMONE: Totes.
Word: Simone Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Simone. 1. A surname from Italian.
Word: rebus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French rébus (“rebus (puzzle); ambiguity; word used in an oblique sense; unintelligible remark”), or directly from its probable etymon Latin rēbus, the ablative plural of rēs (“object, stuff, thing; issue, matter, subject, topic”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“goods; wealth”). The connection between the English word and its Latin etymon is unclear. further etymology The following possibilities have been suggested, but according to the Oxford English Dictionary are problematic: * According to the French scholar Gilles Ménage (1613–1692) in Les origines de la langue françoise (The Origins of the French Language, 1650), it is taken from the phrase de rebus quae geruntur (“concerning the things that are taking place”) which was used in 16th-century Picardy as the name for satirical writings on contemporary subjects containing picture-riddles that were composed for an annual carnival. However, the term rebus de Picardie is first attested later than the word rébus, and so could simply refer to rebuses popular in Picardy at the time. * Alternatively, it could be from the phrase nōn verbīs sed rēbus meaning “not by words but by things”, but this “encounters difficulties in the chronology of the senses in French”. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːbəs/, /ˈɹibəs/ 1. An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle. Example: I back him at a Rebus or a Charade against the best Rhymer in the Kingdom—has your Ladyship heard the Epigram he wrote last week on Lady Frizzle's Feather catching Fire— 2. A pictographic component of a compound character (e.g. sinograph) used to hint at the pronunciation of the compound. 3. An arrangement of pictures on a coat of arms which suggests the name of the person to whom it belongs. Labels: specifically Example: The prior [Will Bolton] used to come out here to hunt in summer and recreate himself, and his rebus—a barrel or tun shot through with a crossbow bolt—is set into the garden walls. 4. A type of crossword puzzle in which some squares contain entire words, or symbols representing words, instead of single letters. Example: Instead of spelling out card suits, for example, perhaps the constructor inserted a "rebus," or picture icon for clubs, hearts, spades, or diamonds in one answer box. Example: Rebuses are a vital part of cryptic crosswords and even themed standard crossword puzzles, as modernized under the leadership of Will Shortz at The New York Times, make use of rebuses.
Word: rebus Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French rébus (“rebus (puzzle); ambiguity; word used in an oblique sense; unintelligible remark”), or directly from its probable etymon Latin rēbus, the ablative plural of rēs (“object, stuff, thing; issue, matter, subject, topic”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“goods; wealth”). The connection between the English word and its Latin etymon is unclear. further etymology The following possibilities have been suggested, but according to the Oxford English Dictionary are problematic: * According to the French scholar Gilles Ménage (1613–1692) in Les origines de la langue françoise (The Origins of the French Language, 1650), it is taken from the phrase de rebus quae geruntur (“concerning the things that are taking place”) which was used in 16th-century Picardy as the name for satirical writings on contemporary subjects containing picture-riddles that were composed for an annual carnival. However, the term rebus de Picardie is first attested later than the word rébus, and so could simply refer to rebuses popular in Picardy at the time. * Alternatively, it could be from the phrase nōn verbīs sed rēbus meaning “not by words but by things”, but this “encounters difficulties in the chronology of the senses in French”. Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːbəs/, /ˈɹibəs/ 1. To represent (a phrase or word) as a rebus. Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive 2. To apply a rebus to (something). Labels: obsolete, rare, transitive Example: He [John Morton] was a learned man, and had a fair library, (rebussed with more in text and tun under it,) partly remaining in the possession of the late earl of Arundel.
Word: Slush Puppie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of slush + hushpuppy, a trademark. 1. A slushie, a slush, a nonalcoholic drink made of small ice crystals flavored with syrup. Labels: UK Example: ‘Slush Puppie?’ asks Fin. ‘Syrup mixed with piles of crushed ice,’ replies Daniel. ‘Don’t you know it? It looked radioactive and chemically but tasted cool and delicious.’
Word: good length Part of Speech: noun 1. The area on a pitch considered to be the best place to pitch the ball in order to either get the batter out, or restrict them from scoring; the length at which the ball bounces just too far away for it to be comfortably played either on the front foot or the back foot.
Word: good length Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a ball so pitched Labels: not-comparable
Word: doss Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”). Pronunciation: /dɒs/, /dɑs/ 1. To avoid work, shirk, etc. Labels: Ireland, UK, intransitive Example: I am going to doss tomorrow when the match is on. 2. To sleep, especially in the open or in a makeshift bed, commonly in a derelict building because one is homeless. Labels: Australia, UK, intransitive, slang Example: I normally have to doss in shop doorways or on park benches. Example: "You can doss on the floor.
Word: doss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”). Pronunciation: /dɒs/, /dɑs/ 1. The avoidance of work. Labels: Ireland, UK, countable, slang, uncountable Example: I am going to have a doss tomorrow. 2. An easy piece of work. Labels: Ireland, UK, countable, slang, uncountable Example: Circumnavigating the world in a canoe is no doss. 3. A place to sleep in; a bed. Labels: Ireland, UK, countable, dated, slang, uncountable 4. Sleep. Labels: Ireland, UK, broadly, countable, dated, slang, uncountable
Word: doss Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”). Pronunciation: /dɒs/, /dɑs/ 1. Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt. Labels: Scotland, not-comparable Example: Get a hauld o yersel, ya doss cunt! Example: Convinced it's no bullshit, the doss cunt dismisses the session. Ah walk tae freedom; perr auld Spud gits taken doon. 2. Good, desirable. Labels: Scotland, not-comparable Example: The place is pure doss, like.