nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: legalese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der.? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lex Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin lēgālislbor. English legal Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English legalese From legal + -ese. Pronunciation: /ˌliː.ɡəˈliːz/, /ˌli.ɡəˈliz/, [ˌlɪi.ɡəˈlɪiz] 1. Technical jargon common in the legal profession; the argot of lawyers. Labels: derogatory, informal, uncountable Example: It is also his considered opinion that a condition precedent to any legislative action is that those best qualified to pronounce on the merits of a popular demand examine it in all its aspects. That is good Menzian legalese, as pompous as parody permits. 2. Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles legal writing, especially when confusing to laypeople; bureaucratese; officialese. Labels: derogatory, informal, uncountable
Word: forwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English forward Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Middle English -es English -s English forwards From forward + -s (adverbial suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːwədz/, /ˈfɔɹwɚdz/, /ˈfoːwədz/, /ˈfoːdz/ 1. Synonym of forward in most senses.
Word: forwards Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English forward Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Middle English -es English -s English forwards From forward + -s (adverbial suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːwədz/, /ˈfɔɹwɚdz/, /ˈfoːwədz/, /ˈfoːdz/ 1. Synonym of forward. Labels: nonstandard, not-comparable, sometimes
Word: forwards Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːwədz/, /ˈfɔɹwɚdz/, /ˈfoːwədz/, /ˈfoːdz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of forward Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: forwards Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːwədz/, /ˈfɔɹwɚdz/, /ˈfoːwədz/, /ˈfoːdz/ 1. plural of forward Labels: form-of, plural
Word: generating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of generate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: unfeeling Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English feeling English unfeeling From un- + feeling. 1. Without emotion or sympathy.
Word: uninitiate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English initiate English uninitiate From un- + initiate. 1. Synonym of noninitiate. Example: This mystery was too sacred to be imparted to uninitiates.
Word: shipwreck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English schipwrak, from Old English sċipwræc (“jetsam”), equivalent to ship + wrack. Cognate with Scots schip-wrak (“to shipwreck”, verb), Dutch scheepswrak (“shipwreck”), German Schiffswrack (“shipwreck”), Swedish skeppsvrak (“shipwreck”), Danish skibsvrag (“shipwreck”). Modern form is due to influence from wreck. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/ 1. A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: heaven will drive shipwrecks ashore to make us all rich Example: Blackfishing from the beach. I've done my research. Hundreds of shipwrecks line the Jersey coast, and many of them are close enough to reach with a long cast on a dead-low tide. These wrecks hold tautog, porgies, sea bass, flounder. 2. An event where a ship sinks or runs aground. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: they made the coast of Cochin China, and the tempests, which rose at the same time, threatened them more than once with shipwreck Example: But now, ten years later, after his recent shipwreck, he cannot compete as a runner, though he can outthrow the slighter Phaeacians with the heaviest discus. 3. Destruction; disaster; failure; ruin; irretrievable loss. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck. Example: It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck.
Word: shipwreck Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English schipwrak, from Old English sċipwræc (“jetsam”), equivalent to ship + wrack. Cognate with Scots schip-wrak (“to shipwreck”, verb), Dutch scheepswrak (“shipwreck”), German Schiffswrack (“shipwreck”), Swedish skeppsvrak (“shipwreck”), Danish skibsvrag (“shipwreck”). Modern form is due to influence from wreck. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/ 1. To wreck a boat through a collision or other mishap.
Word: neutralize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French neutraliser (first attested in 1642). By surface analysis, neutral + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈnjuːtɹəlaɪz/, /ˈnutɹəˌlaɪz/ 1. To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective. Labels: transitive Example: The antidote neutralized the toxin. Example: It’s possible that some microbes don’t just take up residence in tumors but help them grow. They may cloak the tumor from the immune system, neutralize drugs or help tumors spread through the body. 2. To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral. Labels: transitive Example: All the powers involved are committed not only to stay out of a given territory, but also to reenter it if any one of them violates the independence of the neutralized country. 3. To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral. Labels: transitive 4. To kill. Labels: euphemistic, transitive Example: At the beginning of the opening game, Shepard becomes the first human Spectre, an elite operative given broad authority to neutralize threats to galactic order in the galaxy. Example: “We managed to neutralise the guilty person. So there was no longer any imminent threat,” De Croo said, […]
Word: inexplicable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English inexplicable, from Middle French inexplicable, from Latin inexplicābilis, from in- (“not”) + explicābilis (“explicable”). By surface analysis, in- + explicable. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪ.kə.bl̩/, /ɪnˈɛk.splɪ.kə.bəl/ 1. Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for. Example: The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and inexplicable phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgotten. Example: “No,” replied the girl, “it would not be strange, of course; but for some inexplicable reason I have one of those foolish feminine presentiments that all is not right with Mr. Caldwell. It is the strangest feeling—it is as though I knew that he was not on board the ship.”
Word: inexplicable Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English inexplicable, from Middle French inexplicable, from Latin inexplicābilis, from in- (“not”) + explicābilis (“explicable”). By surface analysis, in- + explicable. Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪ.kə.bl̩/, /ɪnˈɛk.splɪ.kə.bəl/ 1. Something that is impossible to explain. Example: HEE [Cleanthes] left behind him (ſaith [Diogenes] Laertius) theſe excellent Books. […] Of Inexplicables. Example: The premature passing of Bob Collins and the sadness it begets leave us in wonder. A man of vigor and vitality, compassion and concern, and a joyous contributor enhancing each new day is suddenly no more. Or is that also conjecture or gospel? Could it be that his departure is but a chapter in the imponderable mystery we long to comprehend? An inexplicable that cannot be perceived?
Word: stinging Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/ 1. Having the capacity to sting. Example: stinging nettles 2. Precise and hurtful. Labels: figuratively Example: a stinging indictment of the American prison system Example: That same year, a young Gloria Steinem went undercover as a Playboy Bunny at one of his Playboy Clubs and wrote a stinging inside critique of the magazine's ethos and chauvinism in an article, titled "A Bunny's Tale," which was published in Show magazine.
Word: stinging Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of sting Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.[…]Drifts of yellow vapour, fiery, parching, stinging, filled the air.
Word: stinging Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/ 1. The act by which someone receives a sting. Example: the stingings of scorpions Example: stingings of remorse
Word: inflated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ 1. Filled with air or fluid Example: The inflated balloons danced in the breeze. 2. Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc. Example: His inflated belly looked uncomfortable. 3. In a state of higher cost. Example: His inflated prices made the vendor unpopular. Example: Apprenticeship programmes supply the industry with an ongoing cohort of qualified talent. It is much cheaper to train new people than to pay inflated wages to attract existing talent. Apprenticeships are also a useful way of teaching the practical, hands-on skills that the modern railway needs. 4. Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego) Labels: figuratively 5. Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show Labels: figuratively Example: The inflated speech did not impress the audience. 6. Higher that the true figure Example: inflated incidence figures
Word: inflated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of inflate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: strangeness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English straungenesse; equivalent to strange + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being strange, odd or weird. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The product or result of being strange. Labels: countable, usually 3. One of the quantum numbers of subatomic particles, depending upon the relative number of strange quarks and anti-strange quarks. Labels: particle, uncountable, usually Example: Mesons which combine the charmed quark with the up or down antiquarks are denoted the D mesons. These mesons carry explicit charm (i.e. have a non-zero charm quantum number), just as the K mesons carry strangeness.
Word: distasteful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From distaste + -ful or dis- + tasteful. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈteɪstfəɫ/ 1. Having a bad or foul taste. Example: Near-synonym: unpalatable Example: The food had very distasteful flavour. 2. Unpleasant. Labels: figuratively Example: Near-synonym: unpalatable Example: Scrubbing the floors was a distasteful duty to perform. 3. Offensive. Example: distasteful language Example: AIDS is primarily a sexually transmitted disease and to not focus on the documented routes of transmission — however distasteful they may be to some legislators — is an ineffective and bigoted means of education by any standards.
Word: industries Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɪndəstɹiz/ 1. plural of industry Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enlist Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English list English enlist From en- + list. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈlɪst/, /ɪnˈlɪst/ 1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register. Labels: transitive 2. To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service. Labels: intransitive Example: The army wants potential soldiers to enlist. 3. To recruit the aid or membership of others. Labels: transitive Example: We enlisted fifty new members. Example: “The Emperor visited east-central China (江與京洛), and enlisted 400,000 soldiers and 500 Wu ships to cross the seas and go to P’ing-jang, (the Kao-li capital).” 4. To secure; to obtain. Labels: transitive Example: They enlisted the government's support. Example: “I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. […]”
Word: enlist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English list English enlist From en- + list. Pronunciation: /ɛnˈlɪst/, /ɪnˈlɪst/ 1. One who is enlisted, usually in a military service. Example: […] 19.17% are enlisted officers (including cadets and midshipmen with BA degrees and associate degrees, officers Designated Military Occupational Specialty, the enlists converting into conscripts], officers from ROTCs) ; 0.31% are conscripted […]
Word: hitting Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɪtɪŋ/ 1. A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The batter's hitting improved with practice. Example: The right hand of Curtis was open too much; but he nevertheless had the best of the hitting in this round, till Inglis bored him down, out of the ropes.
Word: hitting Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhɪtɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of hit Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: harshly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English harsh Middle English -ly English -ly English harshly From harsh + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːʃli/ 1. In a harsh manner; severely. Example: Yet, if I name my guilt, 't is not to boast, / None can deem harshlier of me than I deem [...]. Example: The traveller hears me now and then, ⁠And sometimes harshly will he speak: ⁠‘This fellow would make weakness weak, And melt the waxen hearts of men.’
Word: watches Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪz/, /ˈwɒt͡ʃɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of watch Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: watches Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪz/, /ˈwɒt͡ʃɪz/ 1. plural of watch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: watches Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪz/, /ˈwɒt͡ʃɪz/ 1. The species Sarracenia flava (so-called because its leaves look similar to a clock face). Labels: archaic
Word: arsphenamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arsenic + phen- + amine. Pronunciation: /ɑːsˈfɛnəmaɪn/, /ɑːsˈfɛnəmiːn/ 1. A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The 606th compound was one that contained arsenic and was called arsphenamine.
Word: catecholamine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English catechol Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English catecholamine From catechol + -amine. Pronunciation: /katəˈkəʊləmiːn/, /katəˈkɒləmiːn/ 1. Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland. Example: Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters. Example: The catecholamines are used in several motivational and emotional systems of the brain, and their concentration is regulated by proteins that break them down or recycle them.
Word: pyrocatechol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English catechol English pyrocatechol From pyro- + catechol. 1. A dihydric phenol, benzene-1,2-diol, present in some tars. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: dihydric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From di- + hydric. Pronunciation: /daɪˈhaɪdɹɪk/ 1. Containing two hydroxyl functional groups. Labels: not-comparable 2. Of or containing a dihydride. Labels: archaic, not-comparable
Word: chloramine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From chlor- + -amine. 1. any of a class of unstable compounds of nitrogen and chlorine R₁R₂NCl; also the parent compound NH₂Cl (monochloramine), used to manufacture hydrazine, and as the antiseptic chloramine-T
Word: chloramine-T Part of Speech: noun 1. chloramine when used as an antiseptic Labels: uncountable
Word: hydrazine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from German Hydrazin, coined by Emile Fischer in 1875 as a derivative from Diazin, an obsolete name for diimide, of which hydrazine is a hydrogenated analog. By surface analysis, hydr- + azo (“nitrogen”) + -ine. Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪdɹəˌziːn/ 1. A corrosive, fuming liquid, NH₂-NH₂, used as a rocket fuel. Labels: uncountable 2. Any member of the class of organic compounds formally derived from NH₂-NH₂ by replacing one of the hydrogen atoms. Labels: countable Example: From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV).
Word: high nelly Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the high riding position and Nelly, an old-fashioned name 1. An old-fashioned utility bicycle, especially one with a step-through frame and high handlebars providing an erect riding posture; a roadster. Labels: Ireland Example: I don't know what make of bike it was but it was certainly the motor bike version of the High Nelly push bike or the Tin Lizzy car. Example: Chinese bikes are bigger and heavier than Western ones, they carry number plates and resemble the old "High Nellies" that are now such a rare sight on Irish roads.
Word: high nellie Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of high nelly. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: fuming Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of fume Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fuming Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːmɪŋ/ 1. That which fumes. Example: fuming nitric acid 2. Very angry. Example: The first Premier League hat-trick by a Fulham player was taken in fine style, but it also exposed a slack defensive display which left QPR manager Neil Warnock fuming on the sidelines. Example: Then Rublev was left fuming when the opening point of the next game had to be replayed after his shot was called wide.
Word: fuming Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːmɪŋ/ 1. The act of one who fumes or shows suppressed anger. Example: He fumed, and threatened, and stormed; but his fumings, and threatenings, and stormings, were powerless to turn from him the keen edge of public ridicule. Example: Evaporate, fume again, cool and wash down the sides of the beaker and watch glass, and then fume again. Your fumings are necessary to remove the cupferron decomposition products and nitric acid from the solution.
Word: fuming sulphuric acid Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of fuming sulfuric acid. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: sulphuric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sulphur Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sulphuric From sulphur + -ic. 1. Alternative spelling of sulfuric. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Example: In the case of nitric acid, however, the employment of the aræometer introduces far greater errors than when it is used for sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and in most other cases, as the concentrated nitric acids as a rule always contain nitrogen tetroxide in solution, the quantity being seldom less than 1 per cent., but more generally several per cent., which makes its strength when taken with the aræometer seem greater than it actually is.
Word: lamely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lame Middle English -ly English -ly English lamely From lame + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪmli/ 1. In the manner of one who is lame. 2. In a foolish or ineffective way. Labels: colloquial Example: He lamely tried to lie his way out of the situation, but he wasn't really trying and no-one believed him. Example: "I quite admire cats," he said. "There is something about them," he added, "which..." He could not find the words. "Which is quite admirable," he ended lamely.
Word: sulfuric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French sulfurique. See sulfur + -ic. Pronunciation: /sʌlˈfjʊəɹɪk/, /sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/ 1. Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state Labels: US, not-comparable
Word: lamppost Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lamp + post. 1. The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight. Example: Visit the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in the UK, and ammonite road signs greet you at every town and city and even the lampposts on the seafront feature a familiar coiled shell. Example: "What is really good is they haven't just painted the station building, they've done all the lampposts to match as well, right down to the end of the platform. 2. A tall, thin person. Labels: humorous, informal Example: You big skinny lamppost. And you're going grey!
Word: landowning Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From land + owning. 1. In possession of real estate (i.e. land). Example: The landowning citizens of the county will object to the increased property tax, but those who rent won't care. Example: By the mid-19th century, the typical village was sharply divided between the landowning class and the landless, voteless and largely illiterate labourers. 2. Of or pertaining to the ownership of land. Example: landowning rights
Word: landowning Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From land + owning. 1. A portion of land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
Word: sulfurous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin sulphurōsus. By surface analysis, sulfur + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌlfəɹəs/, /sʌlˈfjuɹəs/ 1. Containing sulfur. Labels: US Example: It must be so—I will arise and waken The multitude, and like a sulphurous hill, Which on a sudden from its snows had shaken The swoon of ages, it shall burst, and fill The world with cleansing fire; it must, it will— It may not be restrained! Example: The miners slowly walked up the steep crater walls, stopping frequently while clouds of sulfurous gas blanketed the crater in the background. 2. Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state.
Word: sulphurous Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative spelling of sulfurous. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative Example: It is only when actually gazing on an active volcano that one can fully realize its awfulness and grandeur. Whence comes that inexhaustible fire whose dense and sulphurous smoke forever issues from this bare and desolate peak? Example: "The Northern Heights at last," you say to yourself, hastily closing the carriage window because the Yorkshire coal used by the Eastern Region and its predecessors makes their tunnels more sulphurous than any we know.
Word: languidly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin languidusder. Middle French languidebor. Latin languidusbor. English languid Middle English -ly English -ly English languidly From languid + -ly. 1. In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring little energy or exertion. Example: He languidly waved his limp wrist, glad to see us, but not wanting to expend the energy to let us know that. Example: Under the strain of this continually impending doom and by the sleeplessness to which I now condemned myself, ay, even beyond what I had thought possible to man, I became, in my own person, a creature eaten up and emptied by fever, languidly weak both in body and mind, and solely occupied by one thought: the horror of my other self.
Word: latecomer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From late + comer. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ə/, /ˈleɪtˌkʌm.ɚ/ 1. One who has arrived comparatively recently. Example: The old families in the neighborhood look down on him as a latecomer, his family only arrived in the 18th century, too nouveau for them. 2. One who arrived late. Example: At the party the host made a point of greeting all the latecomers he missed in the first pass.
Word: lateness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English late Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lateness From late + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈleɪt.nɪs/, /ˈleɪt.nəs/ 1. The state of being late. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: His chronic lateness will cost him a promotion if not his job. Example: A 40 m.p.h. slack at West Ruislip, quickly followed by a 30 m.p.h. slack at Gerrards Cross, increased our lateness to four minutes at High Wycombe.
Word: latish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English late Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English latish From late + -ish. 1. Somewhat late Labels: informal, not-comparable
Word: latish Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English late Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English latish From late + -ish. 1. Somewhat late Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: We'll be home latish, perhaps not until 10 p.m.
Word: lavishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lavish + -ness. Compare Dutch lafenis (“refreshment, lavishness”). Pronunciation: /ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nɪs/, /ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nəs/ 1. The state or characteristic of being lavish. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: No one could question the lavishness of his parties; good taste was a different matter.
Word: laxness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lax Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English laxness From lax + -ness. 1. The property of being lax, lacking strictness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: There was a certain laxness in safety preparations that made the fire worse.
Word: strictness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English strict Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English strictness From strict + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being strict. Labels: uncountable Example: Discipline calls for a certain strictness. Example: I lost all restraint, and yielding to the force of the emotion, gave down, as mere woman, those effusions of pleasure, which, in the strictness of still faithful love, I could have wished to have held up. 2. The result or product of being strict. Labels: countable
Word: leanness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lenenesse, equivalent to lean + -ness. 1. The property of being lean, without excess or fat. Labels: uncountable
Word: leaver Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From leave + -er. 1. One who leaves. Example: This year's school leavers have excellent grades. Example: He's a leaver, not a stayer: he'll never be happy tied down in one place. 2. Alternative letter-case form of Leaver. Labels: UK, alt-of Example: An extraordinary cross-party summit bringing together leading leavers and remainers – including Michael Gove and senior members of Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet – has been held in high secrecy to address the failings of Brexit and how to remedy them in the national interest, the Observer can reveal. 3. Synonym of schoolie (“a senior student”). Labels: Australia, Western
Word: languidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin languidusder. Middle French languidebor. Latin languidusbor. English languid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English languidness From languid + -ness. 1. The property of being languid. Labels: uncountable Example: There was some languidness latent in the Nigerian atmosphere that made her forget the meaning of time passing.
Word: largehearted Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of large-hearted. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: lasciviousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lascivious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lasciviousness From lascivious + -ness. Pronunciation: /ləˈsɪvɪ.əsnəs/, /ləˈsɪvi.əsnəs/ 1. The characteristic or state of being lascivious. Labels: uncountable Example: For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed euill thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, / Thefts, couetouſneſſe, wickedneſſe, deceit, laſciuiouſneſſe, an euill eye, blaſphemie, pride, fooliſhneſſe: / All theſe euill things come from within, and defile the man. Example: Diodorus Siculus bears out this, and states that the goat was made a god on account of its genital member and lasciviousness.
Word: versificator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin versificator. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːsɪfɪkeɪtə/, /ˈvɝsɪfɪkeɪtɚ/ 1. Someone who writes verse; a poet.
Word: legibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English legible Middle English -ly English -ly English legibly From legible + -ly. 1. In a manner that is legible, in a manner that is readable, readably. Example: Consignment Notes should be legibly printed in type or written in ink, with the destination station shown in block letters and the responsibility for charges clearly indicated. This will help the Railways in their efforts to assist Traders. Example: To be sure, the average American can sign his name more or less legibly, and can make out the sports headlines—but how many nonelitist Americans can, without undue difficulty, read as many as a thousand consecutive words of small print, some of which may be trisyllabic?
Word: readably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English readable Middle English -ly English -ly English readably From readable + -ly. 1. So as to be readable; legibly.
Word: licitly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English licit Middle English -ly English -ly English licitly From licit + -ly. 1. In a licit manner, legally, in a manner compatible with law.
Word: gargoylism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English gargoyle Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English gargoylism From gargoyle + -ism. 1. the dysmorphic facial features found in Hurler's syndrome and Hunter syndrome, characterized by thickened gingiva (gums) and upturned nose Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: motion capture Part of Speech: noun 1. The use of sensors to track and record the position, velocity, acceleration and impulse of a movement. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: motion capture Part of Speech: verb 1. to motion-capture
Word: lyrically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lyrical Middle English -ly English -ly English lyrically From lyrical + -ly. 1. In a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a lyrical manner. Example: "There are no women like the Arab women," said Haji Zainal Abidin dreamily, lyrically. 2. In terms of the lyrics. Example: a lyrically unimaginative song
Word: naming Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈneɪmɪŋ/ 1. The process of giving names to things. 2. A ritual or ceremony in which a person's name is given or announced.
Word: naming Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈneɪmɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of name Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: naming Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈneɪmɪŋ/ 1. Giving a name to a person or thing. Labels: not-comparable
Word: lyncher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lynch + -er. 1. One who lynches. Example: “Less than 1 percent of lynchers were ever convicted of a crime.”
Word: fecal matter Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈfiːkəl ˈmætə(ɹ)/ 1. Feces. Labels: uncountable
Word: lymphoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lymph Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English lymphoid From lymph + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪmfɔɪd/ 1. Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body Labels: not-comparable
Word: luxuriate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1621; borrowed from Latin lūxuriātus, perfect passive participle of lūxuriō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /lʌɡˈʒʊəɹ.i.eɪt/ 1. To enjoy luxury, to indulge. Labels: intransitive Example: Luxuriate in the wonderful service of our five-star hotel. Example: He luxuriated in anger, and he kept accounts. 2. To be luxuriant; to grow exuberantly. Labels: intransitive
Word: lutenist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin lutanista, from lutana (“lute”), from Middle French lut. By surface analysis, lute + -n- + -ist. 1. One who plays the lute, a lutist. Example: A group of composers, variously known as the madrigalists, the lutenists, or the virginalists (depending on the medium for which they were writing), produced vast quantities of attractive music, mostly for amateur consumption. Example: And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.
Word: lutist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lute Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English lutist From lute + -ist. 1. One who plays the lute.
Word: lutanist Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of lutenist. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Northern Sami Part of Speech: adj 1. Relating to the Northern Sami people and their language and culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Northern Sami Part of Speech: name 1. The most widely spoken Sami language; it is spoken in northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It includes three dialects: Torne, Finnmark and Sea Sami.
Word: lusty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English lusty (“mirthful, pleasant, delicious, delightful”), equivalent to lust + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian lustich (“amusing”), West Frisian lustich (“amusing, funny”), Dutch lustig (“cheerful”), German lustig (“amusing”), Danish lystig (“merry”), Swedish lustig (“funny”). Pronunciation: /ˈlʌsti/ 1. Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality. Example: How luſh and luſty the graſſe lookes ? How greene ? Example: I ſaw him [Ferdinand] beare the ſurges vnder him, / And ride vpon their backes ; he trod the water / Whoſe enmity he flung aſide : and breſted / The ſurge moſt ſwolne that met him : his bold head / 'Bove the contentious waues he kept, and oared / Himſelfe with his good armes in luſty ſtroke / To th'ſhore ; that ore his waue-worne baſis bowed / As ſtooping to releeue him[…] 2. Hearty, merry, gleesome, enthusiastic, lively, stirring. 3. Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations; lustful. Labels: informal, obsolete Example: Before the flood thou with thy lusty crew Example: Looking for some hot, hard and hunky fun or a lusty lost weekend at the beach? 4. Beautiful; handsome; pleasant. Labels: obsolete Example: So louedſt thou the luſty Hyacinct, So louedſt thou the faire Coronis deare: […] 5. Of large size; big. Labels: obsolete Example: And a speake any thing against me, Ile take him downe, & a were lustier then he is, and twentie such Iacks: […] Example: I thought to have embarked in the evening, but, for fear of pirates plying near the coast, I durst not trust our small vessel, and stayed till Monday following, when two or three lusty vessels were to depart. 6. Of large size; big. Labels: obsolete, rare
Word: lustily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lusty Middle English -ly English -ly English lustily From lusty + -ly. 1. In a lusty manner: vigorously, loudly, enthusiastically. Example: […] I walked lustily in the park by moonshine till eight, to shake off my dinner and wine; […] Example: As I entered the room, the fire from the large square stove, where the logs were burning lustily, threw a red, flickering light through the wide-open door over the room[.]
Word: lukewarmness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English leuk Proto-Germanic *warmaz Proto-West Germanic *warm Old English wearm Middle English warm Middle English leukwarm English lukewarm Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lukewarmness From lukewarm + -ness. Pronunciation: /luːkˈwɔːmnəs/ 1. The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1665, Robert Boyle, New Experiments and Observations Touching Cold, Discourse II, in The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, London: A. Millar, 1744, Volume II, p. 246, And indeed, there is scarce any quality, for whose differences we have fewer distinct names, having scarce any for the many degrees of coldness, that may be conceived to be intermediate, betwixt lukewarmness and the freezing degree of cold […] Example: Mr. Hale was disappointed in his pupil’s lukewarmness about Greek literature, which had but a short time ago so great an interest for him.
Word: unprovoked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English provoked English unprovoked From un- + provoked. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/ 1. Happening without provocation. Example: Near-synonym: unmotivated Example: an unprovoked attack
Word: unprovoked Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English provoked English unprovoked From un- + provoked. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/ 1. Without provocation or motivation. Example: He attacked me, suddenly, unprovoked. Example: 'He said, "I won't bugger you"? Really?' 'Yes, really.' 'God. That is a bit suspicious; coming out unprovoked.'
Word: unprovoked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English provoked English unprovoked From un- + provoked. Pronunciation: /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of unprovoke Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: lunkhead Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably from *lunk (perhaps an alteration of lump; compare hunk & hump), a diminutive of lump + head. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌnk.hɛd/, [ˈlʌŋk.ɦɛd] 1. A fool or idiot. Labels: derogatory, informal Example: You are a lunkhead! How could you be so stupid? Example: Eww, you've got to check out her creepy friends.. It's like these JAP actress sluts and some American Gladiators reject lunkhead!
Word: luncheonette Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From luncheon + -ette. Pronunciation: /ˌlʌntʃəˈnɛt/ 1. A small diner or restaurant that serves lunch. Example: He talked up an acquaintance with a waitress in a luncheonette, made a date to take her driving in his Cadillac that afternoon, and came back to wake me with the news.
Word: lumpy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English lump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lumpy From lump + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈlʌmpi/ 1. Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven. Example: I don't know which was worse, the lumpy soup or the lumpy bed. Example: The film makes fun of the lumpiest and palest set of tourists ever to carry plastic shoulder bags. It makes fun of an upwardly mobile hotel manager, married to a lecherous blonde. 2. Of a water surface: covered in many small waves as a result of wind; choppy.
Word: attested Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈtɛstɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of attest Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: attested Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈtɛstɪd/ 1. Proven; shown to be true with evidence. 2. Supported with testimony. 3. Certified as good, correct, or pure. Example: A Contract of eternall bond of loue, Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands, Atteſted by the holy cloſe of lippes, 4. Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records. Example: The word "slæpwerig" (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form "slæpwerigne". Example: A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run across it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested and idiomatic.
Word: lucidly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin lūcidus English lucid Middle English -ly English -ly English lucidly From lucid + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈluːsɪdli/ 1. In a clear and easily understood way, in a lucid manner.
Word: laminated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.mɪ.neɪ.təd/ 1. Made by lamination. Labels: not-comparable Example: The accident was also one of several since Clapham [...] that demonstrated the role of breakable windows in the death toll. RSSB research would later confirm and reinforce the need for laminated glass to protect passengers and increase survivability. 2. Consisting of many thin layers. Labels: not-comparable Example: A laminated arch is a timber arch made of layers of bent planks secured by treenails. Example: All springs for the engine and tender are of the laminated type with plates of carbon steel, which are secured in the spring buckles by a vertical centre rivet. 3. Splitting into thin layers parallel to bedding. Labels: not-comparable Example: Shale is laminated.
Word: laminated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈlæ.mɪ.neɪ.təd/ 1. simple past and past participle of laminate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: psionic Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /saɪˈɒn.ɪk/ 1. Of or relating to psionics. Labels: not-comparable Example: He had honestly tried to understand the commander, but they came from different worlds. Although they could talk easily enough, with the tiny psionic translators they wore like hearing aids. Bowman’s hawknosed, black-pigmented face seemed as forbiddingly foreign as his life was strange. Example: "So." Rod touched his pursed lips to his steepled fingertips. "Somebody overseas lends the beastmen a huge surge of psionic power— in electrical form, of course; we re assuming psionics is based on an electrical phenomenon. The beastmen channel the power into their own projective telepathy, throw it into the soldiers' minds— somehow, eye contact seems to be necessary there— and from the soldiers' minds, it flows into the witches, immediately knocking out anyone who's tuned in . . . only temporarily, thank Heaven."
Word: leafless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From earlier leaveless, from Middle English leveles, equivalent to leaf + -less. 1. Of plants or trees, without leaves. Labels: not-comparable Example: In winter the leafless trees look cold. Example: One afternoon, when all the party from the house were riding, Adeline sauntered under the leafless, hazel hedges, which separated the pleasure domain from the park.
Word: lazily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English lazy Middle English -ly English -ly English lazily From lazy + -ly. 1. In a lazy manner. Example: She lazily scrubbed the pot, but without some real elbow grease it wasn't going to get clean. 2. In a slow manner. Example: Her ensign dropped limp like a rag; the muzzles of the long eight-inch guns stuck out all over the low hull; the greasy, slimy swell swung her up lazily and let her down, swaying her thin masts. Example: Disembarkation seemed a slow business. From the deck one watched a "Merchant Navy" Pacific drift lazily along the track beside the wall of the Marine Station, and little South Eastern tanks go snorting fussily about.
Word: leaky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Likely a normalisation ( + -y) of earlier leak, leake, leke (“leaky”, adjective), from Middle English leke (“leaky”), from Old English hlec, *lec (“having cracks or rents; leaky”), from Proto-Germanic *lekaz (“leaking; leaky”). By surface analysis, leak + -y. Cognate with Scots lek, leck (“leaky”), Saterland Frisian läk (“leaky”), Dutch lek (“leaky”), German Low German leck (“leaky”), German leck (“leaky”), Swedish läck (“leaky”), Icelandic lekur (“leaky”). Pronunciation: /ˈliːki/ 1. Having leaks; not fully sealed. Example: The leaky bucket dripped only one drop at a time, but by the time I got back to the house it was half empty. Example: The ceiling was so leaky that someone had to fix it. 2. Tending to leak secrets or information. Example: The spooks' argument against this is that the secret service would become leaky and demoralised […]
Word: leakiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English leaky Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English leakiness From leaky + -ness. 1. The property of being leaky. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: leaper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English lepere, lepare, from Old English hlēapere (“runner, leaper, dancer, courier, vagrant”), equivalent to leap + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Lööper (“runner”), West Frisian ljepper (“leaper”), West Frisian loper (“runner”), Dutch loper (“runner”), German Läufer (“runner”), Swedish löpare (“runner”), Icelandic hlaupari (“runner”). 1. One who leaps. Example: […] I read in the Bulletin about some mad joker breaking into the little kangaroo and koala zoo in the suburbs and slaughtering seven adult leapers and three joeys. Example: In the winter—God knows why!—he liked basketball […] He played only in pickup games, to be sure—he could never have played on any of the teams—but he played with enthusiasm; he was quite a leaper, he had a jump shot that elevated him almost to eye level with the other players […] 2. A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage. 3. A piece, like the knight, which moves a fixed distance, and ignores pieces in the way. Example: Any combination of a piece with a free piece is obviously free. It can however happen that a two-pattern leaper is free even though its components are not. […] Many other two-pattern leapers are possible. 4. Synonym of jumper (“person who attempts suicide by jumping from a height”). 5. A person whose birthday falls on 29 February, and thus only occurs in leap years. Example: I'm sick of getting coloring books and dollies for my birthdays, and other leapers are just as exasperated by their juvenile gifts. Another question we always get is, “When do you celebrate your birthday?” On February 29th, of course.