nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: shrubbery Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English shrub Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English shrubbery From shrub + -ery. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/ 1. A planting of shrubs; a wide border to a garden where shrubs are thickly planted; or a similar larger area with a path winding through it. Example: dense shrubbery Example: trim the shrubbery 2. Shrubs collectively.
Word: vindicated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of vindicate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: vindicated Part of Speech: adj 1. justified, avenged or cleared of blame
Word: monkey boy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From monkey + boy. 1. Term of offense directed at a man who assumes perceived traits of a monkey, e.g. excessive hairiness or impish behaviour. Labels: derogatory 2. Term of offense directed at male humans in general. Labels: derogatory
Word: endobiotic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From endo- + -biotic. 1. living within the tissues of a host. 2. Originating within an organ or biological system. Example: Even though PXR was initially identified as a xenobiotic receptor, emerging evidence has pointed to an equally important role of PXR as an endobiotic receptor that responds to a wide array of endogenous chemicals (endobiotics), such as bile acids and their intermediates, as well as certain steroid hormones.
Word: endobiotic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + -biotic. 1. An endogenous substance that influences the functioning of an organ or biological process. Example: ADME and chemical reactivity-related toxicity is low, while biological receptor activity is of higher dimension in chemistry space, and this is partly explainable by evolutionary pressures on ADME to deal with endobiotics and exobiotics. Example: Even though PXR was initially identified as a xenobiotic receptor, emerging evidence has pointed to an equally important role of PXR as an endobiotic receptor that responds to a wide array of endogenous chemicals (endobiotics), such as bile acids and their intermediates, as well as certain steroid hormones.
Word: slaked Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /sleɪkt/ 1. Allayed; quenched; extinguished. Example: a slaked thirst 2. Mixed with water so that a true chemical combination has taken place.
Word: slaked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sleɪkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of slake Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: tatty cakes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tatty cake Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tatty scones Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tatty scone Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tatty scone Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of tattie scone. Labels: Scotland, alt-of, alternative
Word: chionablepsia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin chionablepsia. By surface analysis, chion- (“snow”) + ablepsia (“blindness”). Pronunciation: /ˌkaɪənəˈblɛpsi.ə/ 1. inflammation of the eyes caused by exposure to ultraviolet light Labels: uncountable 2. snow blindness Labels: uncountable
Word: quilts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of quilt Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quilts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of quilt Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: quilting Part of Speech: noun 1. A layer or layers of quilted padding. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel. Labels: archaic, countable, uncountable 3. The practice of creating quilts Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quilting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of quilt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Petty Bag Part of Speech: name 1. A former department of the Court of Chancery that dealt with suits involving solicitors and officers of that court. Labels: historical
Word: vittle Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of victual. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Shift bore (for il aire) as best ye do thinke, / and twise a day giue him fresh vittle and drinke: […] Example: For as the Teeth in Beasts of Prey / Are Swords, with which they fight in Fray. / So Swords in Men of War, are Teeth, / Which they do eat their Vittle with.
Word: vittle Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of victual. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: ...Balgruntie was bent on makin' the attempt, especially after he heard that the castle was well vittled, an' indeed he was meritoriously joined by his men, who piously licked their lips on hearin' of such glad tidin's.
Word: vittles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vittle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vittles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of vittle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gas and gaiters Part of Speech: noun 1. a pleasant situation Labels: uncountable Example: 'Aha!' cried the old gentleman, folding his hands, and squeezing them with great force against each other. 'I see her now; I see her now! My love, my life, my bride, my peerless beauty. She is come at last--at last--and all is gas and gaiters!' Example: I’ve only got to get hold of dear old Stylptitch’s Reminiscences between now and next Wednesday and all will be gas and gaiters. 2. pomposity and verbosity Labels: uncountable
Word: salpingo- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx)bor. New Latin salpinx Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English salpingo- From New Latin salpinx (“the salpinx”) + -o-, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sắlpĭnx, “a war-trumpet”). Pronunciation: /sal.pɪŋ.ɡəʊ/, /sæl.pɪŋ.ɡoʊ/ 1. Salpinx; salpingeal. Labels: morpheme 2. Salpinx; salpingeal. Labels: morpheme
Word: Fallopian tubes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Fallopian tube Labels: form-of, plural
Word: oophorectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, oophor- + -ectomy. Pronunciation: /oʊˌɒfəˈɹɛktəmi/, /ˌəʊəfəˈɹɛktəmi/ 1. The surgical removal of one or both ovaries, usually performed to treat or prevent conditions such as ovarian cancer, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, or other ovarian disorders. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: TAH-BSO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: salpingo-oophorectomy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, salpingo- + oophor- + -ectomy. Pronunciation: /sælˌpɪŋ.ɡəʊ.əʊ.ə.fəˈɹɛk.tə.mi/ 1. A surgical procedure in which one or both fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed, typically performed to treat or prevent conditions such as tubal or ovarian cancer, severe infection, or other diseases affecting the adnexal structures of the female reproductive system. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy Example: unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
Word: jobbies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jobbie Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bush kanaka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bus kanaka. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bush-Kanaka Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bus kanaka. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: maid of honour Part of Speech: noun 1. An unmarried noblewoman who was the attendant of a queen or princess Labels: dated 2. The chief bridesmaid at a wedding
Word: other half Part of Speech: noun 1. A spouse or a significant other. Labels: idiomatic Example: Near-synonyms: better half (positive valence), ball and chain (negative valence) Example: It depends on what my other half says. 2. The wealthy; the very wealthy. Labels: idiomatic Example: how the other half lives 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see other, half.
Word: bridesmaids Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of bridesmaid Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bridesmaids Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bridesmaid Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: devil-may-care Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From attributive use of a shortened idiom of the original oath or expression: The devil may care, but I do not. 1. Carefree, reckless, irresponsible. Example: This is the sort of witchery, not easily defined—but, by its votaries, pretty sensibly felt, in hunting the fox. The light-hearted, high-spirited stripling, when cigaring it careless to cover, with a kind of a knowing demi-devil-may-care twist of his beaver, receives in his transit a benison from every real friend of the chase he may chance to pass; and the airy, eager zeal of the youthful aspirant to rolls, tumbles, and the brush, will flush his memory with the frolic gayety of other days, and animate his mind with reflections most welcome to his heart. Example: Not that this would have worried him much, anyway—he was a mighty free and easy, roving, devil-may-care sort of person.
Word: Ashleigh Part of Speech: name 1. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Ashley. Example: "You never asked us," replied Ashleigh, his vexation vanishing, [...] Example: "Ashleigh!" her mother called. "Could you bring me a wrap for Slewette's leg from the feed room?" "Okay!" Ashleigh let herself out of Wanderer's stall. She'd check back in a little while to see if the mare had finally eaten anything.
Word: incisively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English incisive Middle English -ly English -ly English incisively From incisive + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnˈsaɪ.səv.li/ 1. In an incisive manner. Example: `Yesterday,' said Rupert Hardman, incisively, forensically.
Word: SSSI Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪpəl ˌɛs ˈaɪ/ 1. Initialism of skin and skin structure infection. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of site of special scientific interest. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: incisiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English incisive 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 incisiveness From incisive + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnˈsaɪ.səv.nəs/ 1. The quality or state of being incisive; incisivity. Labels: uncountable Example: "Merely an amateur," put in Carrados, suavely, but with the incisiveness of a scalpel.
Word: reef knot Part of Speech: noun 1. A knot used to securely tie two pieces of rope together, or to reef sails.
Word: aphemia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin aphēmia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “voice”). By surface analysis, a- + -phemia. 1. A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: residence time Part of Speech: noun 1. The average time for which a particular molecule of water will remain in a body of water.
Word: imprecatory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English imprecate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English imprecatory From imprecate + -ory. 1. That imprecates or invokes evil.
Word: barathea Part of Speech: noun 1. A soft fabric, made from various combinations of wool, silk and cotton, with a lightly ribbed surface. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: shunting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of shunt Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: shunting Part of Speech: noun 1. The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Nine-car 800109 hit LNER 43300 Craigentinny during late-night shunting. 3. Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: sideband Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From side + band. 1. The band of frequencies each side of the frequency of a carrier wave; formed as a result of modulation of the carrier.
Word: Loegria Part of Speech: name Etymology: Derived from or related to Welsh Lloegr (“England”). 1. England Labels: archaic, poetic
Word: ASU Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Arizona State University. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Bhuiyan said she and her friends created the petition because they believe ASU is not being transparent with its students, and they would like ASU to take the right steps to disinfect areas that could be at risk and to set up sanitizing stations around campus. 2. Initialism of Appalachian State University. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Alabama State University. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ASU Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of air separation unit (“set of equipment for air separation”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: stylo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of stylographic pen, from stylo- + graphic. 1. A stylographic pen. Example: Malone put his stylo in his pocket. There was no use reporting a lunatic.
Word: stylo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual Stylosanthes, from Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). 1. Any of the genus Stylosanthes of flowering plants.
Word: stylo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From style + -o. 1. Stylish; fashionable. Labels: Singapore, informal Example: We so stylo, they just vile-o / We speak Singlish, awmost English-lah
Word: minutely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English minute Middle English -ly English -ly English minutely From minute + -ly. Pronunciation: /maɪˈnjuːtlɪ/, /ˈmɪnɪtlɪ/ 1. With attention to tiny details. Example: To describe them in full, and to recount minutely the ideas held by the Japanese rustics concerning them, would be to compile an octavo work on dragonology. 2. On a minute scale.
Word: minutely Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English minute Middle English -ly English -ly English minutely From minute + -ly. Pronunciation: /maɪˈnjuːtlɪ/, /ˈmɪnɪtlɪ/ 1. Happening every minute. Labels: not-comparable 2. Continuing; unceasing. Labels: not-comparable Example: Throwing themselves absolutely upon God's minutely providence.
Word: lexigraphical Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of lexicographical. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: barefooted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From bare + footed. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛː(ə).fʊt.ɪd/, /ˈbɛɚ.fʊt.ɪd/ 1. Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot. Example: By following the sound I came upon a bare-footed old woman with a yellow dried-up countenance, who was bending down over the pigs' trough, busy filling it with food, for which the noisy little creatures were fighting, tearing, pushing, and yelling, with expectation and delight. Example: There were no roads, only paths through the grass worn away by barefooted boys and women.
Word: barefooted Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From bare + footed. Pronunciation: /ˈbɛː(ə).fʊt.ɪd/, /ˈbɛɚ.fʊt.ɪd/ 1. Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
Word: ă Part of Speech: symbol 1. A dictionary transcription for the TRAP vowel
Word: Palestinians Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Palestinian Labels: form-of, plural
Word: subscribing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of subscribe Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: subscribing Part of Speech: noun 1. A subscription.
Word: budged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bʌd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of budge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: guilt trip Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From guilt + trip. First use appears c. 1972 in the novel Any Minute I Can Split by Judith Rossner. 1. A feeling of shame or embarrassment, especially if self-indulgent, unwarranted, exaggerated or felt over a significant period of time. Labels: idiomatic Example: to go on a guilt trip Example: to send someone on a guilt trip 2. An act that produces such a feeling. Labels: idiomatic Example: I must admit that I personally dislike this form of fundraising and consider it to be one of the worst ways to raise awareness for any charity, the only one worse than this is the ‘knock on the door’ at teatime with the same ‘guilt trip’ message hammered home by the young person in the charity shirt. Example: Sections of the media are culpable of only describing two types of African – powerful and corrupt, or destitute and starving. But Comic Relief’s biennial guilt trip perpetuates these stereotypes and fails to move the debate on in a constructive way.
Word: guilt trip Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From guilt + trip. First use appears c. 1972 in the novel Any Minute I Can Split by Judith Rossner. 1. Alternative form of guilt-trip. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: It succeeded in portraying environmentalists as guilt tripping, callous and vindictive – exactly the colours in which climate change deniers had been painting them for years. Example: You are always putting him first, even at your own expense. But you do it anyhow either because you feel obligated to, or are manipulated and guilt tripped into it.
Word: sophism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sophim, from Old French soffime, sofime, sofisme, sophisme, from Latin sophisma (“fallacy, sophism”), from Ancient Greek σόφῐσμᾰ (sóphĭsmă), from σοφίζω (sophízō) + -μα (-ma). Pronunciation: /ˈsɔfɪzəm/, [ˈsɔfɪzəm], [ˈsɑfɪzəm], [-ɪm] 1. The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: Within the framework of democracy a new ideology, born of sophism, took root and proclaimed the rights of the individual in all spheres, political as well as moral. Example: Empiricism has its roots in Greek and Roman sophism and skepticism, and continues through Kant and American pragmatism. 2. A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive. Labels: countable Example: The hope of improvement is a quality at once so strong and so excellent in the human mind, that I, for one, disapprove of any sophism—or, if you will, argument—that tends to repress it. 3. An intentional fallacy. Labels: countable 4. Sophistic, fallacious reasoning or argumentation. Labels: uncountable Example: What! No demonstration of the Being of God! No abstract arguments! No proofs a priori! Are these, which have hitherto been so much insisted on by philosophers, all fallacy, all sophism? Can we reach no further in this subject than experience and probability? Example: 30 Oct 1980, H. Dieter Zeh, letter to John Archibald Wheeler. I expect that the Copenhagen interpretation will some time be called the greatest sophism in the history of science, but I would consider it a terrible injustice if—when some day a solution should be found—some people claim that ‘this is of course what Bohr always meant’, only because he was sufficiently vague.
Word: sophism Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɔfɪzəm/, [ˈsɔfɪzəm], [ˈsɑfɪzəm], [-ɪm] 1. Archaic spelling of Sufism. Labels: alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Word: unfailing Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + failing. 1. inexhaustible 2. changeless, constant Example: There is an unfailing charm about his novels, an unwearing freshness. Example: It is a work of love, made in difficult times at complex locations, with the unfailing support of dozens of brilliant professional people. 3. infallible
Word: pin drop Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of pin-drop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: so quiet you can hear a pin drop Part of Speech: phrase 1. Alternative form of one could hear a pin drop. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: one could hear a pin drop Part of Speech: phrase 1. Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment. Labels: idiomatic Example: Told the waiter Big Joe was settin' me up / Aw!, you coulda heard a pin drop, it got deathly quiet / And the waiter's face turned kinda white Example: You really get a sense of the respect people have for [Martin] Scorsese, because, between takes, you could hear a pin drop. Everyone was focused on making the best possible movie. But within that context, it was also loose, collaborative and great fun.
Word: myelopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From myelo- + -pathy. 1. A disorder in which the tissue of the spinal cord is diseased or damaged. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A disturbance or disease of the spinal cord. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: barrel nut Part of Speech: noun 1. An internally threaded screw having a slotted head.
Word: barrel nut connector Part of Speech: noun 1. A cylindrical push-and-twist connector for thin coaxial cable.
Word: mortuary Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English mortuary, from Anglo-Norman mortuarie (“gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner”), from Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“to die”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/, /ˈmɔːt͡ʃʊəɹi/, /ˈmɔːt͡ʃwəɹi/ 1. Of or relating to death or a funeral; funereal. Labels: not-comparable Example: The leftwise action aims at what drifts out of the nunka domain of the nefarious. Similarly for mortuary arrangements, what is leftwise is more momentous than what is rightwise.
Word: mortuary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English mortuary, from Anglo-Norman mortuarie (“gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner”), from Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“to die”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɔɹt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/, /ˈmɔːt͡ʃʊəɹi/, /ˈmɔːt͡ʃwəɹi/ 1. A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home. Example: It was anciently usual to bring the mortuary to church along with the corpse when it came to be buried 2. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. Labels: historical
Word: sounding board Part of Speech: noun 1. A thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound. 2. A structure that reflects sound towards the intended listeners. Abatsons. 3. Any device or means used to spread an idea or point of view. Labels: broadly Example: Missandei had little interiority beyond being Dany’s sounding board and Grey Worm’s lover, and she had to die to give them both a reason to keep killing, even though you’d think the looming Last War is reason enough. 4. A person, or group, whose reactions to a new idea or proposal serve to assess its acceptability.
Word: auto insurance Part of Speech: noun 1. Insurance purchased by the owner of a vehicle to cover losses due to traffic accidents or theft: car insurance. Labels: US, uncountable
Word: motor insurance Part of Speech: noun 1. Insurance purchased by the owner of a vehicle to cover losses due to traffic accidents or theft Labels: UK, uncountable
Word: sidereal time Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /saɪˈdɪə.ɹiəl taɪm/, /səɪˈdɪə.ɹiəl taɪm/ 1. Time measured by the apparent diurnal motion of the vernal equinox; approximated by that based on the rotation of planet Earth relative to the seemingly fixed stars. Labels: uncountable
Word: gnus Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of gnu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: 360 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 360° of rotation. Pronunciation: /θɹiːˈsɪksti/ 1. A single spin which results in the original orientation. Example: The road was wet and my car did a 360, freaking me out. Example: The basketball player did a 360 and dunked. 2. An instance of 360 degree feedback. Example: As your organization grows, performing live 360s for every employee obviously won't be feasible. At Return Path, live 360s are limited to VP-level team members and above. 3. A complete change of direction or opinion. Labels: proscribed Example: No thanks. I used to be clueless but I turned that situation around 360 degrees. Example: In the past, her stance on abortion was more the way I feel, just for the first trimester, then she did a 360. 4. An el rollo.
Word: 360 Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of Xbox 360, a trademark. Pronunciation: /θɹiːˈsɪksti/ 1. A Microsoft Xbox 360, a video game console.
Word: Gothic alphabet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Gothic + alphabet 1. The 27-letter alphabet of the Gothic language.
Word: hall of residence Part of Speech: noun 1. A building for college or university students to live in. Labels: UK
Word: siderite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek σιδηρίτης (sidērítēs, “made of iron”), from Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros, “iron”), or from Latin sideritis (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις (sidērîtis, “loadstone”). By surface analysis, sider- + -ite. 1. A widespread brown mineral, FeCO₃, having the structure of calcite. Labels: uncountable 2. An iron meteorite. Labels: countable 3. An indigo blue variety of quartz. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Magnetic iron ore; lodestone. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Word: siderophore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sidero- + -phore, literally iron carrier. 1. Any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating iron; they are employed by microorganisms to obtain iron from the environment 2. a siderophage
Word: sigma-delta converter Part of Speech: noun 1. Any electronic system used to convert analog signals to digital (or vice versa)
Word: delta-sigma converter Part of Speech: noun 1. Any electronic system used to convert analog signals to digital (or vice versa)
Word: sillimanite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Silliman + -ite. Named after American chemist and geologist Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) in 1824. 1. A fibrous neosilicate mineral, polymorphic with andalusite and kyanite, with the chemical formula Al₂SiO₅. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Westlaw Part of Speech: name Etymology: From West + law; the publishing company was founded by John B. West and his brother Horatio in 1872. 1. An online legal research service most commonly used to search and retrieve United States case law, but also providing comprehensive access to statutes, regulations, and secondary sources discussing the law.
Word: single crystal Part of Speech: noun 1. A material formed from by the growth of a crystal nucleus without secondary nucleation or impingement on other crystals; a regular three-dimensional structure extends throughout the material
Word: ketimines Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ketimine Labels: form-of, plural
Word: congest Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/ 1. A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately. Labels: Ireland, Scotland Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:congest.
Word: congest Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/ 1. To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding. Labels: transitive Example: congest traffic Example: congest roads 2. To become blocked or obstructed Labels: intransitive Example: Nasal passages can congest during a cold.
Word: arsewipe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arse + wipe. Cf. Middle English arse-wisp. 1. Toilet paper. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, mildly, slang, uncountable, vulgar 2. A useless or annoying person. Labels: Commonwealth, Ireland, countable, derogatory, mildly, offensive, slang, vulgar
Word: sintering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sinter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sintering Part of Speech: noun 1. A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The idea was to build a thick pavement of high-density dry snow, allowing it to "age-harden" like concrete. The latter process, technically known as sintering, depends on the progressive formation of intergranular bonds, mainly by temperature-dependent vapor diffusion.
Word: depaving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of depave Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: skarn Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish skarn (“skarn, filth”), from Old Norse skarn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną. Doublet of sharn. 1. Any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.
Word: skutterudite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Norwegian Skutterud + -ite, after the old spelling of the town of Skotterud in Norway. 1. Any of a class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: slip ring Part of Speech: noun 1. A component of an electromechanical device, which, in combination with brushes, provides a continuous electrical connection between stationary and rotating conductors.
Word: scientific methodology Part of Speech: noun 1. A systematic way of finding the answer to a question about the observable world. Labels: uncountable
Word: scientific problem Part of Speech: noun 1. An observation that contradicts an accepted law or theory.
Word: endocardia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endocardium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endocarp Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + -carp. Pronunciation: /ˈendōˌkärp/ 1. The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed: the tissue (uncountable) or the structure that it composes (countable). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Holonyms: pyrena < drupe, stone fruit Example: A few years ago a message from God was found in a tomato in Yorkshire. The Arabic letters were clearly visible, for those who could see them, spelled out in two halves of mesocarp, endocarp and seeds cradled within mandalas of indigestible skin.
Word: ns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of n Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of f Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fs Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Abbreviation of for sure. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: ys Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of y Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Gs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of G Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of T Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Ts Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of tosyl. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Ts Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of Tuesday. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Ys Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈiːs/ 1. A mythical sunken city in Brittany, France.
Word: Ys Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /waɪz/ 1. plural of Y Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endocentric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From endo- + -centric. 1. Focused or centered within itself, and not on something external. Labels: not-comparable 2. Fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents. Labels: not-comparable Example: The noun "houseboat" is endocentric because "boat" is also a noun.
Word: endocentric Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + -centric. 1. An endocentric compound.
Word: endocranium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English cranium English endocranium From endo- + cranium. 1. The layer between the dura mater and the skull
Word: modern physics Part of Speech: noun 1. As distinguished from classical physics, all physics discoveries made since approximately 1900, including relativity and quantum mechanics. Labels: uncountable
Word: endocytosis Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌɛndəʊsaɪˈtəʊsɪs/ 1. The process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: endodontia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- (“within”) + -odontia (“dentistry”). 1. endodontics Labels: uncountable 2. plural of endodontium Labels: form-of, plural, uncountable
Word: endodontics Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Hellenic *odónts Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús)der. English odont- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Middle English -es English -s English -ics English endodontics From endo- (“within”) + odont- (“tooth”) + -ics. Pronunciation: /ˌɛndəʊˈdɒntɪks/ 1. The branch of dentistry dealing with the dental pulp and root, including the root canal (structure) and providing root canals (treatment). Labels: uncountable
Word: endolymph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English lymph English endolymph From endo- + lymph. Pronunciation: /ˈɛn.də(ʊ).lɪmf/, /ˈɛn.dəˌlɪmf/ 1. The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: endometria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endometrium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endometriosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English endometrium Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English endometriosis From endometrium + -osis. Pronunciation: /ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsɪs/, /ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsəs/ 1. A generally painful condition characterised by the presence of endometrial-like tissue in places other than the lining of the uterus; an instance of such tissue being present. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The cyclic changes characterizing endometrioses are particularly apparent in endometriosis of the bladder. Example: This chapter will cover all types of extragenital endometriosis reported in the literature, besides bowel and urinary tract endometriosis, which are dealt with in detail elsewhere in this book.
Word: carotte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French carotte. Doublet of carrot. Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɑt/, /kəˈɹɒt/ 1. A cylindrical roll of tobacco Example: a carotte of perique Example: He himself was obviously a non-smoker, and probably a total abstainer as well. I do not like to end this factual account of my smoking life with hard thoughts about a non-smoking official who deprived me of a carotte of tobacco.
Word: pseudoplatanus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From translingual pseudoplatanus. 1. A false plane tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) Example: it might provide evidence that both vernacular name and knowledge of the pseudoplatanus came to us from France
Word: specific name Part of Speech: noun 1. The second word in the scientific name of an animal species, following the name of the genus. Example: Holonyms: species name (the binomial unit), binominal name, binomial name
Word: subspecific name Part of Speech: noun 1. The third word in the scientific name of an animal subspecies, following the name of the species.
Word: requin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French requin (“shark”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹi.kwɪn/ 1. The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Labels: dated Example: The big gullet of the requin shark, for example, could do so. It has been killed with men inside whole.
Word: binominals Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of binominal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: X-raying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of X-ray Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: dating agency Part of Speech: noun 1. A business providing a service allowing people to meet each other for romantic outings. Example: There are no decent galactic dating services. To have a shot at romance, you need to talk to people.
Word: Denis Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈdɛnɪs/, /dəˈni/ 1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, a mostly British and Irish spelling variant of Dennis. Example: Shall not thou and I, between Saint Denis and Saint George, compound a boy, half French, half English, that shall go to Constantinople and take the Turk by the beard? 2. A surname.
Word: -ent Part of Speech: suffix Etymology: From Middle English -ent, also -ant, -aunt, etc., from Old French -ent and its source Latin -ēns (accusative singular -entem), suffix of present participles of verbs in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th conjugations. Pronunciation: /ənt/, /enʈ/, [ë̞ɳʈ] 1. Causing, doing, or promoting a certain action. Labels: morpheme Example: absorbent, efficient 2. One that causes, does, or promotes a certain action. Labels: morpheme Example: agent, deterrent
Word: endomitosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English mitosis English endomitosis From endo- + mitosis. 1. A type of cell cycle variation where mitosis is initiated, but some of the processes of mitosis are not completed. This will give rise to either a mononucleated or binucleated polyploid cell. Not to be confused with endoreplication. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: endopolyploidy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English polyploidy English endopolyploidy From endo- + polyploidy. 1. The replication of chromosomes without the division of the cell nucleus; generates a polyploid nucleus Labels: uncountable
Word: endomorphism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + -morphism. 1. The assimilation of surrounding rock by an intrusive igneous rock. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A homomorphism that maps a system to itself. Labels: countable
Word: endonuclease Part of Speech: noun 1. Any enzyme which catalyzes the cleavage of nucleic acids so as to produce variously sized fragments.
Word: Japanese yew Part of Speech: noun 1. Taxus cuspidata 2. Podocarpus macrophyllus
Word: morcellate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French morceler (“to break into pieces”) + -ate. 1. To break into small pieces, prior to removal Example: …forceps are then enucleated if its size is small or morcelated by the excision of piece after piece until the remaining small part of the growth can be extracted after enucleaction. A large cavity is left behind which is packed with gauze: in vaginal myomecotomy, a closure of the tumor cavity by suture is usually impracticable.
Word: pneumonic device Part of Speech: noun 1. Any device designed for use with or relating to the lungs, such as the iron lung and medical ventilator, or any device used in the field of respiratory therapy.
Word: Planet X Part of Speech: name Etymology: X represents an unknown as opposed to the Roman numeral for 10 (initially, Planet X would have been the ninth planet). Pronunciation: /ˈplænɪt ɛks/ 1. A hypothetical planet in the Solar system, beyond the currently known outermost planet. (The term was applied to Eris for a short while, when Pluto was still considered the ninth planet.) 2. A theoretical planet responsible for reported gravitational perturbations of Neptune's orbit. (This was initially believed to be Pluto. The reported perturbations were an error.) Labels: obsolete 3. A theoretical planet responsible for observed gravitational perturbations of Uranus' orbit. (This planet was discovered and is now known as Neptune.) Labels: obsolete
Word: endophyte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- (“inside”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”). The -phyte suffix refers to the microorganism, not the plant within which it grows. 1. Any organism (generally a bacterium, fungus or alga) that lives inside a plant. Example: Take a grass from salty coastal soils, grow it without its fungal endophytes, and it won't be able to survive in its natural salty habitat.
Word: endophytic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English endophyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English endophytic From endophyte + -ic. 1. Of or relating to an endophyte. Labels: not-comparable 2. Growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors. Labels: not-comparable
Word: endoplasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English -plasm English endoplasm From endo- + -plasm. 1. The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: endoplasmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English -plasm English endoplasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English endoplasmic From endoplasm + -ic. 1. Of or relating to endoplasm. Labels: not-comparable
Word: endoplasmic reticulum Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌen.doʊˌplæz.mɪk rəˈtɪk.jə.ləm/ 1. A network of membranes within the cytoplasm of cells, where proteins and lipids are synthesized.
Word: endoplasma Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endoplasm Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endorsee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endorse + -ee. 1. The person to whom something is transferred by endorsement.
Word: endosperm Part of Speech: noun 1. The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.
Word: endospermic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English endosperm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English endospermic From endosperm + -ic. 1. of, or relating to, or containing an endosperm
Word: triploid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English -ploid English triploid From tri- + -ploid. 1. Having three sets of chromosomes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: triploid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English -ploid English triploid From tri- + -ploid. 1. A triploid cell. 2. A triploid organism.
Word: endosporium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + spore + -ium. 1. An endospore. 2. An intine.
Word: endosporia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endosporium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin intus (“within”) + -ine. 1. The innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain
Word: endostatin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English -stat English -in English endostatin From endo- + -stat + -in. 1. A protein which inhibits the formation of the blood vessels that supply tumours.
Word: endosteum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From end- (“inside, internal, within”) (from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within”)) + Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”). Pronunciation: /ɛnˈdɒsti.əm/, /ɛnˈdɑsti.əm/ 1. A membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone; an internal periosteum. Example: Hyaline cartilage is insensitive, and radiographic changes imputed to it can have no bearing on pain from it unless it is so worn away that the endosteums of the articulating bones are rubbing on each other. Example: The cortical and trabecular endosteums are the inner linings of bone. The osteonal endosteum lines the osteonal canals […] and is the internal lining of bone. It is continuous with the periosteal and cortical endosteums.
Word: endostea Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endosteum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endosulfan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English sulfon(ic acid) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English sulfonamide English sulfa- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English endosulfan From endo- + sulfa- + -an. Pronunciation: /ˌɛn.dəʊˈsʌl.fən/ 1. A toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Diagnostic doses of six acaricides (fenothiocarb, endosulfan, chlorfenapyr, tebufenpyrad, cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen) resulted in a 68.0~71.8% mortality rate (on average) in the test mite populations, whereas the remaining six acaricides (monocrotophos, omethoate, bifenthrin, abamectin, etoxazole and bifenazate) caused slightly reduced mortality rates (on average 36.5~59.3%).
Word: endothecium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English theca Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English endothecium From endo- + theca (“pollen-producing organ”) + -ium. 1. The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules
Word: endothecia Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endothecium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endothelioma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English endothelium Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English endothelioma From endothelium + -oma. 1. Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.
Word: endotheliomata Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of endothelioma Labels: form-of, plural
Word: endotherm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From endo- + -therm. 1. An animal that maintains a constant body temperature.
Word: ectotherm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ecto- + -therm. 1. A cold-blooded animal: one, such as an amphibian, fish, reptile, or arthropod, which has a limited ability to regulate its body temperature and whose body temperature thus depends on the ambient temperature.
Word: fast busy signal Part of Speech: noun 1. An audible signal on a voice phone line that sounds more frequently than a standard busy signal, indicating that no transmission path to the called phone number is available.
Word: motion of no confidence Part of Speech: noun 1. A vote of no confidence.
Word: vote of no confidence Part of Speech: noun 1. A parliamentary motion representing the lack of confidence of a parliament in the standing government. A passed motion of no confidence usually results in the government's fall.
Word: squop Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /skwɒp/ 1. To play a wink so that it comes to rest vertically above some or all parts of another wink.
Word: squop Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /skwɒp/ 1. A wink that is squopped. Example: Hold That Squop! Example: In the Cambridge-improved version of tiddlywinks, potting isn't everything. […] Most of the matches I watched during the tournament were defensive struggles like this one, games that came down to squops, gromps and Bristols.