nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: lurve Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an expressively lengthened pronunciation of love ([lʌːv]~[lɜːv]~[lɐːv]). The spelling is based on non-rhotic English. Pronunciation: /lɜːv/, /lɝv/ 1. Love, fondness. Labels: informal, uncountable
Word: lurve Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From an expressively lengthened pronunciation of love ([lʌːv]~[lɜːv]~[lɐːv]). The spelling is based on non-rhotic English. Pronunciation: /lɜːv/, /lɝv/ 1. To love; to like a lot. Labels: informal
Word: gangbusters Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The adjective and adverb are a shortening of the phrase like gangbusters. 1. plural of gangbuster Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gangbusters Part of Speech: adj Etymology: The adjective and adverb are a shortening of the phrase like gangbusters. 1. Very successful or profitable. Labels: UK, colloquial Example: What went wrong for Ophelia Lovibond? It was all looking gangbusters after a string of entry-level Hollywood roles.
Word: gangbusters Part of Speech: adv Etymology: The adjective and adverb are a shortening of the phrase like gangbusters. 1. With great energy or speed; very well. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable Example: to go gangbusters Example: This follows Llewelyn-Bowen on a promotional parade through China, his hopes resting largely on the basis that his British quirkiness will go gangbusters with Shanghai shoppers.
Word: gangbuster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gang + buster. 1. A law enforcement officer who specializes in disrupting organized crime.
Word: like gangbusters Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From the American true crime radio drama Gang Busters (1936–1957), which opened abruptly with loud sound effects of police sirens, machine guns, etc. 1. Vigorously, rapidly, zealously, or forcibly; in a manner which has considerable impact. Labels: colloquial Example: "Put an actress in knock-out clothes and she'll come through like gangbusters." Example: Chromebooks are selling like gangbusters, but the party could be coming to an end [title]
Word: boo hoo Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Onomatopoeic evoking cries. 1. The sound of crying. Example: "Boo hoo!" cried Lincoln after he hit his funny bone. 2. it is not worth crying about, an expression of contempt Labels: colloquial Example: So you broke it. Boo hoo! Get a grip and clean up the mess.
Word: Evangelical Part of Speech: adj 1. Of, or relating to any of several Christian Churches that believe in the sole authority of the gospels. 2. Of, or relating to Protestant (especially Lutheran) Churches in Germany.
Word: listen up Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From listen + up. First use appears c. 1933, although the exact date of its first use is uncertain. See cite below. 1. To listen closely; to pay attention. Labels: idiomatic, imperative, informal, often Example: I'm only gonna say this once, so you really need to listen up. Example: His sharp eyes scanned the faces of his charges. "Listen up!" he barked.
Word: prejudicial Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English prejudiceele, prejudicial, prejudiciall, prejudiciel, prejudiciell, prejudycyall, from Old French prejudicial, prejudiciel and Medieval Latin prēiūdiciālis. Pronunciation: /ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃl/ 1. Exhibiting prejudice or bias. Example: I must believe that the absence of specific language in our Policy Book with respect to sexual preferences cannot be construed as encouragement to prejudicial behavior or treatment. 2. Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious. Example: Were I to give you money, for whatever reason, it would be extremely prejudicial to your chances in court if you were unfortunate enough to appear there. 3. Tending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand. Example: The judge had granted the DA a one-week extension with the caustic admonition that the case would be summarily dismissed if at that time probative, as opposed to prejudicial, evidence was not produced.
Word: wildfowl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From wild + fowl. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪldfaʊl/ 1. Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans. Example: Near-synonyms: gamefowl, game bird Example: […] Whoso seeks an audit here Propitious, pays his tribute, game or fish, Wildfowl or ven’son, and his errand speeds.
Word: wildfowl Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From wild + fowl. Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪldfaʊl/ 1. To hunt wildfowl. Example: The hunting of the kind of winged creatures, taken as a whole, is called wildfowling.
Word: entourage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French entourage, from entourer (“to surround”). Pronunciation: /ˈɒn.tʊ.ɹɑːʒ/, /ˈɑ̃ː.tʊ.ɹɑːʒ/, /ˈɑn.tə.ɹɑʒ/ 1. A retinue of attendants, associates or followers. Example: large entourage Example: royal entourage 2. A binary relation in a uniform space which generalises the notion of two points being no farther apart than a given fixed distance; a uniform neighbourhood. 3. Decorations, such as people, vehicles, or trees, appearing on an architectural sketch or rendering to make the site look more lively.
Word: Murrumbidgee jam Part of Speech: noun 1. A spread made from cold tea and brown sugar. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Even the basic damper mixture could be treated in all sorts of different ways – mixed with dried fruit, spread with cold tea and brown sugar (a concoction known as Murrumbidgee jam), or cooked on top of a stew to form a pie crust.
Word: Burdekin duck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Burdekin (“a surname”); named after the Burdekin River, Queensland, which in turn was named for Mrs. Thomas Burdekin, who provided assistance to the expedition during which the river was discovered (by Europeans). 1. The bird Tadorna radjah, a protected species within Australia. Labels: Australia, countable Example: The Burdekin duck is also large, and bronze and white in colour. They are found in large numbers on the River Burdekin, from which they derive their name. Example: The park is one of Australia's chief refuges for several bird species, including the Burdekin duck and magpie goose. 2. A food dish made from leftovers or ingredients to hand, usually including corned beef. Labels: Australia, obsolete, uncountable Example: 1977, Richard Daunton-Fear, Penelope Vigar, Australian Colonial Cookery, Rigby, 1977, →ISBN (discussing 19th century cookery), even the exotic-sounding "Burdekin duck" consists of nothing more than slices of cold beef fried in batter. Example: It was loaded with food; sponge-cakes each higher and lighter than the next and oozing frothy cream, plates of sandwiches, egg and lettuce, corned-beef and pickle, and ‘Burdekin Duck’ made of bacon and tomato and cheese squashed up.
Word: cotton to Part of Speech: verb Etymology: According to Michael Quinion of World Wide Words, "It has plausibly been suggested it came from the use of mixtures of cotton and other fibres in clothing. In the early 1800s, to cotton to somebody implied that you were drawn or attached to that person. It may be that the idea here is how well a thread of cotton sticks to the surface of cloth." 1. To like; approve of, accept, or tolerate. Labels: idiomatic Example: Her heart's as hard as taxes, and as bad; / She does not even cotton to her dad. Example: “The fellow is an absolute outsider, anyone can see that. He’s got a great black beard, and wears patent leather boots in all weathers! But the mater cottoned to him at once, took him on as secretary—you know how she’s always running a hundred societies?”
Word: Dutch hand Part of Speech: noun 1. A wooden paddle, typically one of a pair, used to press butter when making it at home. Labels: in-plural Example: Ranged on shelves along the stone walls would be pans of milk set to rise, buckets and cans, maturing cheeses, butter churns, and butter pats or "Dutch hands" for beating the last traces of water from the golden mass.
Word: Pakis Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Paki Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pakis Part of Speech: name 1. The Pakistan cricket team. Labels: Australia, India, plural, plural-only Example: But I′d rather remember the batsmanship of the Pakis.
Word: claves Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin American Spanish claves (plural), from Latin clāvis (“a key; a lever, bar”). Pronunciation: /kleɪvz/, /klɑːvz/, /ˈklɑˌveɪz/ 1. A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound. Labels: plural, plural-normally
Word: claves Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ˈkleɪˌviz/, /ˈklɑˌveɪz/ 1. plural of clavis Labels: form-of, plural
Word: claves Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clave Labels: form-of, plural
Word: claves Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of clave Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: air brake Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of airbrake. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: autocunnilingus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From auto- + cunnilingus. Pronunciation: /ˌɔːtəʊˌkʌnɪˈlɪŋɡəs/ 1. Oral masturbation of one's own vulva or vagina. Labels: uncountable
Word: small beer Part of Speech: noun 1. Beer with a low alcoholic content, usually between 0.5% and 2.8%. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It was then that the large footmen were too much employed at Clavering Park to be able to bring messages, or dally over the cup of small beer with the poor little maids at Fairoaks Example: Looking back to the 18th century, when the production of very low-alcohol ‘small’ beers was widespread as a safer alternative to dirty drinking water for the whole family, Small Beer produces a set of sub-3% brews. 2. Something that is of relatively little importance. Labels: UK, figuratively, uncountable Example: The income from standard widgets is small beer compared to the income from the gold-plated ones. Example: To ſuckle Fooles, and chronicle ſmall Beere. 3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, beer. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: zithers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of zither Labels: form-of, plural
Word: gin burglar Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gin (“Australian aboriginal woman”) + burglar. 1. A white man who sexually exploits aboriginal women. Labels: Australia, slang Example: “The down-troddens′ day will come soon, then you ‘gin burglars’ will have to respect the rights of the weak,” retorted the other as he moved away to the “Rib-binders” reply. “Yes, and that day, both you and I, my friend, will have to pay more for the ‘girls’ than we do today.” Example: For decades now the 38,000 square miles aboriginal reserve has been sacrosanct from white intrusion. Gin burglars who sneak in looking for lubras are prosecuted.
Word: clip strips Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clip strip Labels: form-of, plural
Word: it is what it is Part of Speech: phrase 1. That's life; expressing resignment to a situation or set of circumstances, usually without complaint Labels: idiomatic Example: Unfortunately the insurance doesn't cover that. Sorry, but it is what it is. Example: I shall not criticize the Treaty of Versailles. It is a fact. It is what it is. 2. Let it be; accept the fact and let the matter rest. Labels: broadly 3. Let it be; accept the fact and let the matter rest. Labels: broadly, sometimes Example: But more important, while I am aware that "it is what it is" can be used in the "que sera sera" way, I do not agree that my interpretation of it is therefore incorrect. Rather, it is an example of how common it is in language for words and expressions to have more than one meaning, despite the fact that we rarely notice it. […] Regarding my troubles, he detachedly intoned, "Well, it is what it is." […] I recounted thinking: What a gorgeously chilly way of saying "Your problems don't matter to me." He was not using the phrase's other, "que sera sera" meaning, counseling me to accept how things unfold in a Zen-like way. / Those who think of the Zen version of "it is what it is" aren't wrong, however: It is often used that way when referring to oneself, for example. But those who agree with me that the expression can be dismissive are also correct in thinking of dismissive exchanges such as my own. "It is what it is" has two meanings. / The issue here is language change. The expression "it is what it is" began as counsel about coping. However, an implication floats over the proactive, constructive intent of the phrase: its element of distance, coolness, indifference. Implications like this can take over the word or expression's meaning and create either a new meaning or at least an alternative, 2.0 version. 4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see it, is, what, it, is. This thing has its own distinct nature; this thing is itself. Example: That every thing has a real constitution, whereby it is what it is, and on which its sensible qualities depend, is past doubt.
Word: gin's piss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gin (“Australian aboriginal woman”) + piss (“inferior alcoholic beverage”). 1. Poor-quality beer. Labels: Australia, slang, uncountable Example: As we Aussies would say a seppo beer like Coors tastes like gin's piss (you don't wanna know!) compared to ours - would you like some beer with your rocky mountain water! Example: Both sound like some sort of Canadian/North American gin's piss but I believe they are reasonable facsimiles of beer as we know it in the Antipodes, so I definitely would go the nearest.
Word: overrate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English rate English overrate From over- + rate. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪt/ 1. To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due. 2. To overstate or overestimate in amount, extent, degree, etc. Example: The vicissitudes of the weather may be responsible for more suffering among the lower animals than in the case of man, but we who live in England are perhaps inclined to overrate the amount of inconvenience occasioned to the world at large by this cause. Example: Vance and Martin note another problem with retrospective analysis of sexual patterns in a case in which a person has been diagnosed with AIDS or ARC. There may be a tendency for diagnosed people to overrate their sexual encounters in the belief that promiscuity is the cause of AIDS, thereby explaining or rationalizing their illness.
Word: overrate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English rate English overrate From over- + rate. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪt/ 1. An excessive estimate or rate.
Word: patternless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pattern + -less. Piecewise doublet of patronless. 1. Without a decorative pattern. Labels: not-comparable Example: "I ought to imitate you, in fact, Mr. Vholes?" says Richard, sitting down again with an impatient laugh and beating the devil's tattoo with his boot on the patternless carpet. 2. Without a repeating pattern; random. Labels: not-comparable 3. That does not cut around a pattern. Labels: not-comparable 4. That does not belong to a programming or markup pattern. Labels: not-comparable
Word: recycling Part of Speech: noun 1. The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Those materials culled for recycling. Labels: uncountable Example: He plans to haul the recycling in on Saturday. 3. Something made by recycling something else. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable, usually Example: Eddie Holman is still best remembered for his soulful, falsettoed/sex-changed recycling of Ruby & The Romantics' big-time smoothie from 1963, "Hey There Lonely Boy."
Word: recycling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recycle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: plainspoken Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From plain + spoken. 1. Speaking in a forthright manner. Example: He was a plainspoken fellow with plenty of amazing stories to tell.
Word: sports car Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sports + car. 1. An automobile designed for high speed and power, tight handling, and flashy looks. Labels: countable
Word: parsonages Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of parsonage Labels: form-of, plural
Word: polynomials Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of polynomial Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fungivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fungi + -vorous. Pronunciation: /fʌnˈd͡ʒɪvɜɹəs/, /fʌŋˈɡɪvɜɹəs/ 1. Feeding on fungi.
Word: convalesce Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Latin convalēscere, from con- (intensive prefix) + valēscere (“to become strong”), inchoative of valēre (“to be strong”). Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn.vəˈlɛs/, /ˌkɑn.vəˈlɛs/ 1. To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness. Example: The patient convalesced for six months after his stroke.
Word: panzootic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- English zootic English panzootic From pan- + zootic. 1. Affecting nonhuman animals of many species and throughout a wide area. Labels: not-comparable
Word: panzootic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- English zootic English panzootic From pan- + zootic. 1. An extremely widespread outbreak of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals.
Word: of sorts Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Resembling; similar to; in a way; partially or not entirely. Labels: idiomatic Example: He wrote a polite retraction, as an apology of sorts for his harsh words. Example: The Mountain versus the Hound played out entertainingly, with the elder Clegane still outmatching his younger brother pound for pound and blow for blow. Being turned into a walking zombie of sorts didn’t just amplify his strength; it essentially obviated the need to parry blows, as even Sandor sinking his sword deep into his undead brother didn’t seem to slow him down in the slightest.
Word: Lara Part of Speech: name Etymology: Anglicized from Russian Ла́ра (Lára), a Russian pet form of Larissa, known from the novel (1957) and film (1965) Dr Zhivago. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑː.ɹə/ 1. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia 2. A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian. Example: Long after the divorce, Moran maintained the habit of giving her name as Lara to the Starbucks baristas. She had once met another Lara at Logan airport, both of them waiting for their coffees, both stepping forward when summoned. The other Lara said her parents had gone through a period of thinking that everything Russian was holy,and had named her Larissa―Lara―after the heroine of a Russian novel. Later, her parents left their hippie-hood behind and gave her younger sisters more normal names: Jennifer, Molly, Aimee. Example: "If we live in a country where so many people could elect Donald Trump, then that's not a country I want to live in," 17-year-old Lara Godoff told the Associated Press. 3. A surname.
Word: promptness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English prompt 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 promptness From prompt + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒmptnəs/ 1. The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Adherence to a designated time. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Miss Frensham evidently did foresee some satisfaction in talking about it, for she came at once. In view of her circumstances, Carrados could not but deem her rather extravagant, for nothing but a taxi from door to door could explain the promptness of her arrival.
Word: sort of Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From sort (noun) + of. The adverbial use is derived from the use of the term as an adjective in phrases such as “a sort of [something]”. Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːt‿əv/, [ˈsɔːʔ əv], [ˈsət‿əv], /ˈsɔɹt‿əv/, [ˈsɔɹɾ‿əv] 1. Preceded by a (and sometimes also followed by a): of a person, thing, etc.: similar but not identical to another person, thing, etc. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Sandals, bound with thongs made of boars' hide, protected the feet, and a sort of roll of thin leather was twined artificially round the legs, and, ascending above the calf, left the knees bare, like those of a Scottish Highlander. Example: This young lady, the daughter of my old friend and companion in arms, the richest heiress in Burgundy, has confessed a sort of a—what was I going to say?—in short, she is a fool, […]
Word: sort of Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From sort (noun) + of. The adverbial use is derived from the use of the term as an adjective in phrases such as “a sort of [something]”. Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːt‿əv/, [ˈsɔːʔ əv], [ˈsət‿əv], /ˈsɔɹt‿əv/, [ˈsɔɹɾ‿əv] 1. Sometimes expressing hesitation, reluctance, etc.: to some extent but not entirely; approximately, in a way, not quite, somewhat. Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: It sort of makes sense the way he explains it, but I still don’t really understand. Example: A Yankee girl, who wished to hire herself out, was asked if she had any followers, or sweethearts? After a little hesitation, she replied, "Well, now, can't exactly say; I bees a sorter courted, and a sorter not; reckon more a sorter yes than a sorter no."
Word: reface Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English reface From re- + face. 1. To replace the face or surface of something; to create a new outer layer. Labels: transitive Example: They decided to reface their cabinets, putting new doors and fresh paint just on the fronts. 2. To face or confront again. Labels: transitive Example: He winked before refacing his audience.
Word: refinish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English finish English refinish From re- + finish. 1. To finish again; especially, to apply a fresh finish, as a new coat of varnish or paint. Example: She refinished the old table. Example: The interior bodyside and ceiling panels in vestibules, toilets and Standard Class saloons have also been refinished, either in paint or vinyls.
Word: the world over Part of Speech: adv 1. All over the world; globally; throughout the world. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable Example: Thomas Edison is known the whole world over as the inventor of the light-bulb.
Word: flameout Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from flame out. 1. The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork or in a dramatic manner. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: The company was one of Silicon Valley's more famous dot-com flameouts. Example: She was part of a weave of girls at Miss Rutgers's School, a mesh so fine and scarily intimate that even her mother's flameout and jail sentence […] couldn't dissolve it. 3. The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel or airflow). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The left engine suffered a flameout from ingesting heavy rain. Example: Bombardier’s core lock screening procedure requires a cool-down period before engine shutdown to stabilize internal temperatures and clearances. However, this procedure does not produce the more severe thermal distress associated with the high power, high altitude flameouts that were experienced during the accident flight. As stated in the Safety Board’s November 20, 2006, safety recommendation letter to the FAA, the successful demonstration of Bombardier’s flight test procedure might not ensure that an engine will not experience core lock if the core is allowed to stop rotating after a high power, high altitude flameout. In its letter, the Board noted that the No. 1 accident engine had successfully passed the screening procedure during initial production acceptance testing.
Word: degauss Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From de- + gauss (“unit of magnetic field strength”). A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II. Pronunciation: /diːˈɡaʊs/ 1. To reduce or eliminate the magnetic field from (the hull of a ship, or a computer monitor, etc.). Labels: transitive Example: Despite sustaining some damage from air attacks, it was used as a mooring point for large landing crafts with a deep draught in the lead-up to the D-Day landings, and later for the purpose of degaussing vessels.
Word: degauss Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From de- + gauss (“unit of magnetic field strength”). A neologism coined by then-Commander Charles F. Goodeve, RCNVR, during World War II. Pronunciation: /diːˈɡaʊs/ 1. The act by which something is degaussed.
Word: staithe Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old English stæþ and/or Old Norse stöð (“harbor”). Pronunciation: /steɪθ/, /steɪð/ 1. A riverbank Labels: UK, obsolete 2. A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage. Labels: UK, archaic, dialectal Example: Trevithick's first use of steam traction on rail took place at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, on a tramroad 9¾ miles long between the Penydarren ironworks of Samuel Homfray, and the staithes at Abercynon, where the worked iron was loaded into barges on the Glamorganshire Canal. 3. An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons. Labels: UK
Word: waistband Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From waist + band. Pronunciation: /ˈweɪstˌbænd/, [ˈweɪstˌbænd] 1. A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.
Word: tafferel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Dutch tafereel (“panel, picture”), diminutive of tafel (“table”), from Latin tabula (“table”). 1. A carved panel. 2. The flat upper part of a ship's stern above the transom, often decorated with carvings. 3. The taffrail. Example: A true Chinese junk is a great curiosity; the model must have been taken originally from a bread-trough, being broad and square at both ends—when light, (I speak of a large one,) it is full thirty feet from the surface of the water to the tafferel, or the highest part of the poop. Example: Yet we should oftener look over the tafferel of our craft, like curious passengers, and not make the voyage like stupid sailors picking oakum.
Word: encircling Part of Speech: adj 1. enclosing, skirting Labels: not-comparable Example: She felt safe in her mother's encircling arms.
Word: encircling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of encircle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: encircling Part of Speech: noun 1. encirclement Example: If, however, a series of motifs conjoin in their encirclings of a theme - within and beyond the "subtext" - they enliven the interplay among themselves and with the theme to which they are attracted over the turbulent abyss of time and space.
Word: shagger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Old English sċeacga Middle English *schagge English shag English -er English shagger From shag + -er. 1. One who shags. Labels: slang Example: 1997, The Bulletin, Issues 6061-6069, page 74, […] deracinated German, ace journalist and communist spy, compulsive cocktail drinker and serial shagger: the agent of penetration par excellence is engaging in sexual congress with a secretary from the German embassy in the Japanese capital. Example: ‘What do you want to be remembered for, being the best shaggers and drinkers or the best rugby players?’ 2. One who shags. Example: The shagger is placed in this position to avoid the danger of his being hit by a batted ball. Example: As we arrived at the grainfield a covey of little Mexican boys swarmed in from all directions, waving and yelling and climbing on the bumpers, vying for jobs as bird shaggers. Birds were darting low over the vehicles and somebody got excited and started shooting right there, bringing the kids racing for the fallen birds, because whoever got one had a job for sure. 3. One who dances the shag; a jazz dancer. Example: 2012, Renee Wright, Myrtle Beach & South Carolina′s Grand Strand, Explorer′s Guides, unnumbered page, The first gathering proved so successful that SOS has expanded to a year-round schedule of events, including annual ten-day Spring Safaris and Fall Migrations, attracting up to 10,000 shaggers at a time, plus weekend gatherings in winter and summer.
Word: COGS Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of cost of goods sold. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: poddy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From pod + -y. 1. Of or pertaining to a pod or pods. Labels: not-comparable Example: 1944, New Mexico State University Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin of the Agricultural Experiment Station, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Issues 318-329, page 88, […] the second cutting each season was allowed to become poddy, i.e., to set seed pods. 2. Fat, corpulent. 3. Fed by hand. Labels: Australia, not-comparable Example: One of my half-starved poddy calves was very ill, and I went out to doctor it previous to bathing and tidying myself for my finishing household duties. Example: 1964, New South Wales Department of Agriculture, The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, Volume 74, page 646, Constant handling will cause mis-mothering, leading to deaths and a number of poddy lambs. Poddy lambs are slow to grow and often fail to reach marketable weight under eight months of age.
Word: poddy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pod + -y. 1. An unbranded calf. Labels: Australia 2. A hand-fed calf or lamb (a young animal needing milk or milk-substitute). Labels: Australia Example: I did not turn to ascertain who it might be, but trusted it was no one of importance, as the poddy and I presented rather a grotesque appearance. Example: When the milkin′ music′s ended, and the big cans stacked away, / An′ the poddies have done drinkin′, an′ the neddies chew their hay 3. An immature mullet. Labels: Australia
Word: poddy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From pod + -y. 1. To hand-feed (a young animal). Labels: Australia Example: 1907, Barbara Baynton, Human Toll, 2007, Echo Library, page 110, ‘Ell ov a trouble t′ poddy, miss, them lambs, but Queeby used t′ poddy any Gord′s quantity’ remarked Nungi.
Word: hokier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of hokey: more hokey Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: hokiest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of hokey: most hokey; most hokey. Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: wiggles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of wiggle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wiggles Part of Speech: noun 1. The tendency to squirm or be restless. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: wiggles Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wiggle Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wiggled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wiggle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: headstand Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From head + stand. 1. The act of standing on one's head. 2. The position of standing on one's head. 3. Synonym of handstand.
Word: headstand Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From head + stand. 1. To stand on one's head. Labels: intransitive Example: [D]ogs growled at the white arse end of a swan headstanding to graze underwater; […] Example: I did a headstand and twerked during his wedding, because that’s what he wanted. It was his wedding day, and he asked for it. So I gave the people that they want — twerking as well. I twerked while headstanding.
Word: cash in Part of Speech: verb 1. To exchange for cash. Example: The gamblers cashed in their remaining chips at the end of the night. Example: Some nights, I stay up cashing in my bad luck Some nights, I call it a draw 2. To settle one's debts, accounts, or bills, especially relating to gambling. Labels: intransitive Example: He's just mad because I haven't cashed in yet. 3. To profit from something; to take advantage of an opportunity in order to profit, especially financially; to capitalize on. Labels: figuratively, often Example: Lots of people tried to cash in on that market, but few succeeded. Example: Showman Monte Proser tried to cash in on the boom on a mass basis with his Dance Carnival in Madison Square Garden, where dancers lindy hopped, shagged and fox-trotted to the orchestras of Benny Goodman, Larry Clinton and Charlie Barnett[…] 4. To die. Labels: slang Example: He turned to me, and "Cap," says he, "I'll cash in this trip, I guess; / And if I do, I'm asking that you won't refuse my last request."[… Example: Well, it all ended up, I lost my privileges for two weeks. But someday before I cash in, I hope to make it in the straw.
Word: quinceañera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish quinceañera (literally “fifteen-year-old”), feminine of quinceañero, from quince años (“fifteen years”) + -ero. Pronunciation: /ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/, /ˌkɪnsənˈjɛɹə/, /ˌkɪnsəˈnɛɹə/, /ˌkiːn-/, /-sjə-/ 1. The fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman. Labels: US Example: Any given night will find moms with their shoulders mounded with chrysanthemums and daughters decked out in quinceañera lace.
Word: mother lode Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Probably a calque of Spanish veta madre (“mother lode”). 1. A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend. Example: Undeterred, reasoning from the coarseness of the gold that it had not traveled far, they had set out in search of the mother lode. 2. Any source of valuable or useful material. Labels: broadly, idiomatic Example: It is also letting them probe the genomes of other organisms for DNA that could turn out to be a mother lode for medicine. Example: Emerging, but No Longer a Mother Lode of Profits [title]
Word: pignolia Part of Speech: noun 1. A pine nut; the edible seed of a pine tree.
Word: pignolias Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of pignolia Labels: form-of, plural
Word: source codes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of source code Labels: form-of, plural
Word: holdover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from hold over. Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊldˌoʊvɚ/ 1. Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time. Labels: countable Example: That policy is a holdover from days of punch card data entry. Example: Castle Rock Middle School was a frowning pile of red brick standing between the Post Office and the Library, a holdover from the time when the town elders didn't feel entirely comfortable with a school unless it looked like a reformatory. 2. The distance (at target) by which a rifle scope is aimed higher than the intended point of impact in order to compensate for bullet drop over the distance to the target. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This rangefinder not only measures the distance to the target, but also provides a digital readout of the inches of holdover at that distance.
Word: fidgeting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fidget Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fidgeting Part of Speech: noun 1. A fidgety motion.
Word: semantic differentiations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of semantic differentiation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: differentiations Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of differentiation Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fussed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /fʌst/, /fʊst/ 1. simple past and past participle of fuss Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fussed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /fʌst/, /fʊst/ 1. Bothered; concerned. Labels: UK, informal Example: He's just not that fussed about going to the party. Example: It's all right, I tell you. Can't you see I'm not fussed, not at all fussed?
Word: retirees Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of retiree Labels: form-of, plural
Word: goings-on Part of Speech: noun 1. Occurrences; things that go on, occur, or happen; events; activities. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: She sent a long letter detailing all the recent goings-on in her life. Example: Enkidu is appalled at such goings-on and rises immediately to go to Uruk.
Word: preferential Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin preferentia + -al. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃəl/ 1. Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference. Example: Club members received preferential seating. Example: preferential treatment 2. Of or relating to a voting system in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference (usually their first and second choices) between two or more candidates, so that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest number of first and second choices together is the winner. Example: preferential voting; the preferential system
Word: eigenstate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe Proto-Germanic *aiganą Proto-Germanic *aiganaz Proto-West Germanic *aigan Old High German eigan Middle High German eigen German eigenbor. English eigen- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English eigenstate From eigen- + state. 1. A dynamic quantum mechanical state whose wave function is an eigenvector that corresponds to a physical quantity. Example: Otherwise, in the case of pure physisorption, adatoms and very small adclusters would not be observed with the STM because the probability for the sharp eigenstates of the adparticles to lie within the 10 meV energy window ( given by the bias voltage ) would be considerably small. Example: In all quantum theories, basis vectors (which are typically eigenstates) are abstractions of the unit basis vectors along the 3D axes. A general state is a vector sum of certain amounts of each basis vector state.
Word: wave function Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of wavefunction. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: shaggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shagger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rechauffe Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of réchauffé. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: taffrails Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of taffrail Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fishtail Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English fisch tayle, equivalent to fish + tail. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃteɪl/ 1. The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this. 2. The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side. 3. A kind of chisel with a flared blade. 4. Ellipsis of fishtail palm. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Word: fishtail Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English fisch tayle, equivalent to fish + tail. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃteɪl/ 1. To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side. Labels: intransitive Example: As we approached the runway, the pilot fishtailed slightly to reduce landing speed. 2. To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side. Labels: transitive Example: But Bruce wasn't done baiting the jocks. He fishtailed the car; it swerved and reversed direction, heading straight for the three jocks who were chasing them on foot. It looked like he was going to run the car over the three men. 3. To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way. Labels: intransitive Example: A large black and gold butterfly fish-tailed in and landed on a hydrangea bush almost at my elbow, moved its wings slowly up and down a few times, then took off heavily […] Example: She'd sprinted away like Betty Cuthbert and the blue F.J. Holden was fishtailing up the street as fast as it could go.
Word: figurine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French figurine, equivalent to figure + -ine. Pronunciation: /fɪɡ(j)əˈɹin/ 1. A small carved or molded figure; a statuette. Example: Galvanised by this knowledge, the figurine family take to exercise and healthy eating in the park, forming themselves into the key words "Eat" (better), "Move" (more) and "Live" (longer) of the government's urgings and soon the municipal landscape is filled with other happy, healthier families who, incidentally, look even more delicious en masse. Example: While figurines were an integral part of Late Neolithic and Early Copper Age life, they disappear from society until the later Nuragic period.[…]The lack of figurines is a conscious choice, as is the decision to produce over 500 bronze figurines (bronzetti) in phases III and IV of the Nuragic period.
Word: long meter Part of Speech: noun 1. A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of iambic tetrameter, usually having rhyme in the second and fourth lines. Labels: uncountable Example: The hymn tune “Old 100th” is written in long meter.
Word: Machmeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mach + -meter. 1. An instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers. Example: Many high performance aircraft are equipped with a Machmeter for monitoring Mcrit. The Machmeter is essentially an airspeed instrument that is calibrated in relation to Mach on the dial.
Word: microdensitometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + densitometer. 1. A very sensitive densitometer used for detecting and measuring faint spectral lines.
Word: monometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English meter English monometer From mono- + meter. 1. A line of verse containing a single metrical foot.
Word: octameter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Ancient Greek ὀκτᾰ- (oktă-) English octa- English meter English octameter From octa- + meter. 1. A line of verse containing eight metrical feet
Word: olfactometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From olfacto- + -meter. 1. A device used to measure the acuity of a person's sense of smell. 2. A device used to measure odour intensity, and concentrations of volatile organic compounds, by means of their smell.
Word: osmometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From osmo- + -meter. 1. Any of various devices used to measure osmotic pressure.
Word: osmotic pressure Part of Speech: noun 1. The hydrostatic pressure exerted by a solution across a semipermeable membrane from a pure solvent; the pressure needed to counteract osmosis. Labels: countable, physical, uncountable
Word: parking meter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From parking + meter (“one who measures”), modelled after coal-meter, etc. 1. A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.
Word: coin-operated Part of Speech: adj 1. Operated, or activated, by placing coins in a slot. Labels: not-comparable Example: Just as a matter of information, the Pennsylvania Railroad has unattended coin-operated public telephones on its "Congressional Limiteds" between New York and Washington and on the "Broadway Limited" between New York and Chicago.
Word: peakflowmeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From peak flow + -meter. 1. Alternative spelling of peak flow meter. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: peak flow meter Part of Speech: noun 1. An instrument that monitors the peak expiratory flow rate of air from a person's bronchi; used to manage asthma.
Word: bronchi Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɒŋkaɪ/ 1. plural of bronchus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: penetrameter Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of penetrometer. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: penetrometer Part of Speech: noun 1. A mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid 2. A device that measures the penetrating power of electromagnetic radiation (especially X-rays)
Word: piezometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piezo- + -meter. 1. An instrument used to measure pressure. Example: For the ground, that means using three primary types of equipment: ■ Extensometers to look for ground heave - the upwards movement of soil, which can occur at any stage. It is essentially the opposite of erosion and is often associated with clay-type soils which swell when wet. ■ Inclinometers, which measure slope movements. ■ Piezometers to measure water levels.
Word: planimeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English plani- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English planimeter From plani- + -meter. 1. An integrating device used to measure the area of an irregular figure via tracing its outline.
Word: planometer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From plano- + -meter. 1. A flat, metal plate used for estimating the flatness of a machined part; a surface plate.
Word: shake-up Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from shake up. 1. Alternative spelling of shakeup. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm." Example: The GWML is now electrified - and from early next year, Intercity Express Trains will be able to run from London-Cardiff Central completely on electric power. That will enable the biggest timetable shake-up since 1976.
Word: run-down Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Deverbal from run down. 1. Tired and exhausted. 2. Decrepit. Example: The task was made trebly difficult, however, by the badly run-down condition in which the railways of Britain had been unavoidably left at the end of the war in 1945, […]. Example: In the Seventies the system was run-down and demoralised. Road transport was the future, the Underground was being 'managed for decline', and the system was filthier than the streets above. 3. Having the spring unwound.
Word: run-down Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from run down. 1. Alternative form of rundown. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Shepard: Give me a run-down of the damage. Avina: We have lost all primary power to the level. Environmental controls are not responding. Class three fires are burning in sectors 2, 3, 6 and 7. Civilian casualties are high.
Word: wields Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wield Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: wielding Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of wield Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: wielded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of wield Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: idolator Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of idolater. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: skirls Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of skirl Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: skirls Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of skirl Labels: form-of, plural
Word: skirling Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈskɜːlɪŋ/, /ˈskɝlɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of skirl Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present Example: "And at ony rate , if he suld hear her skirling her auld ends oʻsangs , he's no to ken for that that there's ony body wi' her."
Word: skirling Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈskɜːlɪŋ/, /ˈskɝlɪŋ/ 1. A small trout or salmon. Labels: UK, dialectal 2. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. Labels: Northern-England, Scotland Example: When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened.
Word: skirled Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of skirl Labels: form-of, participle, past