nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: cultic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cult Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cultic From cult + -ic. 1. ritual, relating to cult (religious ritual) 2. cultish, cultlike, relating to (the methods of) cults (type of sect)
Word: do you speak English Part of Speech: phrase 1. Asks the interlocutor whether or not they are able to speak in the English language.
Word: crouched Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kɹaʊt͡ʃt/, /kɹʌʊt͡ʃt/ 1. Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross. Labels: not-comparable 2. In a crouching position. Labels: not-comparable Example: Like a crouched tiger, he waited for the moment to spring, and hunt his victim down.
Word: crouched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɹaʊt͡ʃt/, /kɹʌʊt͡ʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of crouch Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cottonade Part of Speech: noun 1. A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton, generally inferior, coarser, and less durable. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: cosmoplastic Part of Speech: adj 1. Pertaining to or concerned with the formation of the universe or world; cosmogonic. 2. Pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation of the world independently of God; world-forming.
Word: cosmogonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cosmogony Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cosmogonic From cosmogony + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to cosmogony. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cosmogonical Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English cosmogony Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English cosmogonical From cosmogony + -ical. 1. Of or pertaining to cosmogony. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cosmogonically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English cosmogonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English cosmogonically From cosmogonic + -ally. 1. In a cosmogonic manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: correspondingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English corresponding Middle English -ly English -ly English correspondingly From corresponding + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌkɔ.ɹəˈspɑn.dɪŋ.li/ 1. In a corresponding manner; conformably. Labels: not-comparable Example: He lived in a huge mansion, with a correspondingly large set of gates to keep out unwanted guests.
Word: conformably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English conformable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English conformably From conformable + -ly. 1. With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably. Example: One, who in our climate, should expect better weather in any week of June than in one of December, would reason justly, and conformably to experience; but it is certain, that he may happen, in the event, to find himself mistaken. Example: […]the said Rajah, intimidated by these threats, "having consented to acquiesce in any terms which might be proposed"—That an arrangement was accordingly made, and a settlement agreed to; and the said Rajah was about to give up his guns and ammunition, and evacuate his fort of Cutchoura, conformably to the humiliating and oppressive terms which he had been compelled to accept[…]
Word: suitably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English suitable Middle English -ly English -ly English suitably From suitable + -ly. 1. In a suitable manner; with propriety. Example: Mr. Campion appeared suitably impressed and she warmed to him. He was very easy to talk to with those long clown lines in his pale face, a natural goon, born rather too early she suspected.
Word: nymphaeum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin nymphaeum, from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖον (numphaîon), a substantivisation of νυμφαῖος (numphaîos, “sacred to the nymphs”), from νύμφη (númphē, “nymph”). 1. A shrine consecrated to water nymphs, often with a fountain.
Word: agreeably Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From Middle English agreablely, agreably; equivalent to agreeable + -ly. Pronunciation: /əˈɡɹiːəbli/ 1. In an agreeable or pleasing manner Example: What a game this was in those early minutes. Germany were also agreeably fluid, with a fine natural width. But they also looked like a champion team short-handed heading back towards their own goal. 2. In accordance. Example: Walter was not a little surprised when he came back in the course of the forenoon, agreeably to his promise, to find Mr Brogley sitting in the back parlour with his hands in his pockets, and his hat hanging up behind the door. 3. Alike; similarly. Labels: obsolete
Word: taxidermist Part of Speech: noun 1. One who practices taxidermy, the stuffing of animals.
Word: fitly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fit Middle English -ly English -ly English fitly From fit + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪtli/ 1. In a fit manner Example: Meane-while it is a great comfort unto a Christian man, to see our mortall implements, and fading tooles, so fitly sorted to our holy and divine faith[…]. Example: I can compare our rich misers to nothing so fitly as to a whale; a’ plays and tumbles, driving the poor fry before him, and at last devours them all at a mouthful […]
Word: supercollider Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English collider English supercollider From super- + collider. Pronunciation: /ˈsupɚkəlaɪdɚ/ 1. A high-energy particle accelerator.
Word: commodiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English commodious Middle English -ly English -ly English commodiously From commodious + -ly. 1. In a commodious manner. Example: My other work having now stood still, because of my making these tools, when they were finished I went on, and working every day, as my strength and time allowed, I spent eighteen days entirely in widening and deepening my cave, that it might hold my goods commodiously.
Word: subtitle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Etruscanbor.? Latin titulusbor. Old English titul Middle English title English title English subtitle From sub- + title. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/ 1. A heading below or after a title. 2. Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. Example: Careful viewers have long observed that in the movies, one can not only watch but read cigarettes like subtitles — translating the action on the screen into another language which the camera registers but rarely foregrounds, a part of the thickness of the medium which is almost never brought into focus. […] The cigarette in the scene serves as a subtext, a mute caption or subtitle, sometimes accompanying, sometimes contradicting or diverting the explicit premise of the action or the open meaning of signs.
Word: subtitle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Etruscanbor.? Latin titulusbor. Old English titul Middle English title English title English subtitle From sub- + title. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/ 1. To create subtitles for the dialogue in a film.
Word: commodious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English commodious (“convenient, advantageous”), from Anglo-Norman commodious, Old French commodieux, directly from Medieval Latin commodiosus (“convenient, useful”), irregularly from Latin commodus (“suitable, fit, convenient”), from com- + modus (“measure, manner”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”). Analyzable as commode (“to provide with an appropriate or necessary thing; to suit”) + -ious. Pronunciation: /kəˈməʊdɪ.əs/, /kəˈmoʊdi.əs/ 1. Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable. Example: Our house is much more commodious than our old apartment. Example: And because the hauen was not commodious to winter in, the more part aduised to depart thence […] 2. Convenient, serviceable, suitable. Labels: archaic Example: If they thinke that we ought to proue the ceremonies commodious which we haue reteined, they doe in this point very greatly deceiue themſelues. Example: There wallowing warm, th’ enormous herd exhales / An oily ſteam, and taints the noon-tide gales. / To that receſs, commodious for ſurprize, / When purple light shall ſuffuſe the skies, / […] 3. Advantageous, profitable, beneficial. Labels: archaic Example: I will now ſhew vnto you, an Example of a Shield, illuſtrated with manifold variety of Celeſtiall bodies, &c. Which will be very neceſſary and commodious to be inſerted in this place. Example: When a poſition teems thus with commodious conſequences, who can without regret confeſs it to be falſe? 4. Of life or living, endowed with conveniences; comfortable; free from hardship. Labels: archaic Example: The Paſſions that encline man to Peace, are Feare of Death; Deſire of such things as are neceſſary to commodious living; and a Hope by their Induſtry to obtain them. Example: My Life (ſays Horace) ſpeaking to one of theſe Magnifico's) is a great deal more eaſie and commodious than thine, in that I can go into the Market and cheapen what I pleaſe without being wonder'd at; […] 5. Of a person, accommodating, obliging, helpful. Labels: obsolete Example: Patroclus will giue me any thing for the intelligence of / this whore: the Parrot will not doe more for an Almond, / then he for a commodious drab: […] Example: The dame's a most commodious quean, / A gypsy born, and go-hetween !
Word: storyline Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From story + line. The climate science usage is defined in the IPCC WG III AR5 report (2014). 1. The plot of a story; one of several within a story, usually interwoven. Example: That film had a wonderful storyline, but the poor acting let it down. 2. A narrative description of a given modeling scenario, highlighting its main characteristics and underlying technical and socioeconomic drivers.
Word: coquetry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French coquetterie. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒkɪtɹi/, /ˈkəʊkətɹi/, /ˈkoʊkətɹi/ 1. Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: With a lover […] her sensibility will naturally lead her to endeavour to excite emotion, not to gratify her vanity, but her heart. This I do not allow to be coquetry, it is the artless impulse of nature […] 2. An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man. Labels: countable Example: The little coquetries, which are as natural to a gay young girl as her laughter, were all in full play, and had she gone no further no harm would have been done. Example: The mischievous pleasure of her coquetries was forgotten, and in a rush of glad confidence she felt a woman's pride in him.
Word: cork-board Part of Speech: noun 1. A kind of strawboard or cardboard in which ground cork is mixed with the paper pulp.
Word: corkboard Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of cork-board. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: skiff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English skif, from Middle French esquif, from Old Italian schifo (“small boat”), from Lombardic skif (“boat”), from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“boat, ship”). Doublet of ship. Pronunciation: /skɪf/ 1. A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern. Example: Old Applegate, in the stern, just set and looked at me, and Lord James, amidship, waved both arms and kept hollering for help. I took a couple of everlasting big strokes and managed to grab hold of the skiff's rail, close to the stern. Example: As Hiro is entering their neighborhood, he sees men running down the undulating pontoon bridge that serves as the main street, carrying guns and knives. The local constabulary. More men of the same description emerge from the byways and skiffs and sampans, joining them. 2. Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person. Example: I went alone into a Shepherd's boat, A skiff that to a willow-tree was tied Within a rocky cave, its usual home […] Example: Graceful old houses stand by the edge of the Great Ouse and gaze down at the houseboats, skiffs and motor-cruisers that moor there.
Word: skiff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English skif, from Middle French esquif, from Old Italian schifo (“small boat”), from Lombardic skif (“boat”), from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“boat, ship”). Doublet of ship. Pronunciation: /skɪf/ 1. To navigate in a skiff. Labels: transitive
Word: skiff Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scots skiff (“light shower of rain or snow”), from skiff (“move lightly”); compare the derivative skiffle (whence English skiffle) and (English skift (“light dusting of snow”) from) Scots skift (“light shower of snow”), from skift (“move lightly”), perhaps related to shift/Old Norse skipta, or perhaps an onomatopoeic formation. Pronunciation: /skɪf/ 1. A light, fleeting shower of rain or snow, or gust of wind, etc. Example: A skiff of rain blew into the shed and the two men moved their chairs back. Example: A little on again, off again, skiff of rain made the road slippery in spots. 2. A (typically light) dusting of snow or ice (or dust, etc) (on ground, water, trees, etc). Example: At sunrise there was a slight skiff of ice on some water in a bucket; […] Example: There was a light skiff of snow on the ground. The air was filled with flying flakes, which stung his cheeks sharply. A little streak of red was beginning to show in the east, and somewhere, far away, he heard a chicken crow sleepily.
Word: skiff Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Scots skiff (“light shower of rain or snow”), from skiff (“move lightly”); compare the derivative skiffle (whence English skiffle) and (English skift (“light dusting of snow”) from) Scots skift (“light shower of snow”), from skift (“move lightly”), perhaps related to shift/Old Norse skipta, or perhaps an onomatopoeic formation. Pronunciation: /skɪf/ 1. To fall lightly or briefly, and lightly cover the ground (etc). Labels: dialectal Example: We must be constantly alert to increased accident potentials in taxiing, takeoff, and landings on ice-glazed and snow-skiffed runways. Example: The sharp wind divides the dense fur of their winter coats while they survey the snow-skiffed ground of their silent town.
Word: skiff Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /skɪf/ 1. An act of slightly pruning tea bushes, placing new leaves at a convenient height without removing much woody growth. Example: In the fourth year, "light skiff" pruning removes just the uppermost growth. Example: The sequence of the 3-year pruning cycle is light pruning; light skiff; and deep skiff[…]
Word: skiff Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /skɪf/ 1. To cut (a tea bush) to maintain the plucking table. Example: Skiffing is the lightest form of pruning involving as it does removal of a certain amount of growth above the previous pruning level.
Word: skag Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of skeg. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable 2. Alternative spelling of scag (“heroin”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, slang, uncountable Example: You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip out for beer during commercials, because / The revolution will not be televised 3. An unattractive woman. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: Ewww! Do you think that's her boyfriend!? Nice Forehead, dude! …Check out the obvious implants on that skag!
Word: corrade Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin corrādō (“to scrape off, abrade”). 1. To gnaw into; to wear away Labels: obsolete 2. To erode through physical or mechanical (rather than chemical) means, as the bed of a stream. 3. To scrape or rake together; to accumulate laboriously. Labels: obsolete
Word: scag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unknown. Compare scat (“heroin; whiskey”), slag (“waste; a prostitute”), skank (“a disreputable woman”). Pronunciation: /skæɡ/ 1. Heroin. Labels: slang, uncountable Example: And I was snorting scag while other kids played tag Example: So goodbye Cocaine Carolina, you and I are through / I'm going back to Sandy Scag, she knows just what to do 2. A woman of loose morals. Labels: countable, derogatory, slang 3. A cigarette. Labels: US, countable, dated, slang Example: “Then have a skag,” said I. / “’Twill make it seem like happier times, / You liked this brand, I understand.” Example: Awoke when our florescent lights came on and went outside to smoke a few scags before breakfast.
Word: scag Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown. Compare scat (“heroin; whiskey”), slag (“waste; a prostitute”), skank (“a disreputable woman”). Pronunciation: /skæɡ/ 1. To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the file system or by causing media damage. Example: That last power hit scagged the system disk.
Word: sirloin Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, from sur la longe (literally “above the loin”). Pronunciation: /ˈsɝlɔɪn/ 1. A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English). Labels: US, countable, uncountable 2. A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English). Labels: UK, countable, uncountable
Word: conveyer belt Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of conveyor belt. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: conversive Part of Speech: adj 1. Capable of being converted or changed. 2. Ready to converse; social. Labels: archaic
Word: conspicuity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From conspicuous + -ity. 1. The property of being clearly discernible Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness; conspicuousness. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: seaplane Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From sea + plane. Supposedly coined by Winston Churchill. Pronunciation: /ˈsiˌpleɪn/ 1. Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
Word: scorcher Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From scorch + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (descriptive suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈskɔː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈskɔɹ.t͡ʃɚ/ 1. One who, or that which, scorches. Labels: literally 2. A very hot day. Labels: colloquial Example: Tomorrow will be a scorcher, so carry water and use sunscreen if you're going out. Example: Meteorologists are prepping their “new record high temperature” press releases, tabloid editors are readying their ‘“phwoar, what a scorcher” headlines (while happily ignoring the climate emergency doing the scorching) and everyone else is preparing to hunker down somewhere cool until it’s all over. 3. A very good goal, notably made with a very hard shot. Example: What a scorcher! See the net reverberate! Example: Marcos Alonso scorcher secures Chelsea nervy victory over Southampton [title] 4. A caustic rebuke or criticism. Labels: colloquial 5. A bad person. Labels: colloquial, dated Example: `Yes, sir - of course, sir, that's just what he said they was - 'cautions, downright scorchers' - sir, and I'm sure I don't doubt it, seeing what I know of them, and their hot-potting ways,' went on Job sadly. 6. One who rides a bicycle furiously on a public highway. Labels: colloquial, dated Example: “You're arrested for fast riding.” When the scorcher heard the shout He looked o'er his shoulder, And he didn't do a thing But pedal all the harder And make the welkin ring.
Word: schizo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English schizophrenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English schizophrenicclip. English schizo Clipping of schizophrenic. Pronunciation: /ˈskɪtsoʊ/ 1. Schizophrenic. Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang Example: "Lucky for you you aren't in one of our great public hospitals; they put the loonies next to the heroin addicts, and there's so much drug traffic in the wards that the poor schizos end up with bad habits." 2. A mad or crazy person. Labels: colloquial, derogatory, offensive
Word: schizo Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English schizophrenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English schizophrenicclip. English schizo Clipping of schizophrenic. Pronunciation: /ˈskɪtsoʊ/ 1. crazy, not of sound mind Labels: derogatory, offensive, slang
Word: conspicuousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English conspicuous 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 conspicuousness From conspicuous + -ness. 1. Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being clearly visible. Labels: uncountable 2. The property of being clearly discernible by the mind; obviousness. Labels: uncountable 3. Eminence; celebrity; renown. Labels: uncountable
Word: book value Part of Speech: noun 1. The value of an asset as reflected on an entity's accounting books, without accounting for appreciation or depreciation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The price for which an item or service should be bought or sold, usually as related in a printed collection of prices for similar items or services. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: consistory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English consistorie, from Old Northern French consistorie (“secular tribunal”) (Old French consistoire), and Late Latin consistorium (“waiting room, meeting place of the imperial council”). Meaning "Church council" is from early 14th century. By surface analysis, consist + -ory. Pronunciation: /kənˈsɪstəɹi/ 1. A solemn assembly or council. Example: To council summons all his mighty peers, / Within thick clouds and dark tenfold involved, / A gloomy consistory. 2. The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere. Example: 1860-1876, Walter Hook, Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury In 1551 we find Bertholier excommunicated by the consistory because he would not allow that he had done wrong in asserting that he was as good a man as Calvin 3. An assembly of prelates; a session of the College of Cardinals at Rome. Example: Pius […][was] then hearing of causes in consistory. 4. A church tribunal or governing body, especially of elders in a Reformed church. 5. A civil court of justice. Labels: Early, Modern, obsolete Example: And so were many greate and heighnous maters Obiected against S. Ambrose, because he refused to haue the cause betwene himselfe and the Heretike Auxentius, to be tried in the Consistorie of the Emperour, before Secular Iudges.
Word: rollercoaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A univerbation of roller coaster, after the rolling and coasting motions to which the riders are subjected. Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊləˌkəʊstə/, /ˈɹoʊlɚˌkoʊstɚ/ 1. An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns. 2. A situation characterized by significant fluctuations in direction, emotion or intensity. Labels: broadly, figuratively Example: Morgan's men reversed their fortunes and swept into the final with three successive victories, including a memorable semi-final demolition of Australia. In the final, the rollercoaster continued, only for the heroics of Stokes to leave England as worthy champions, matching the achievement of the England women's team on the same ground two years ago.
Word: concessioner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English concession Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English concessioner From concession + -er. 1. One who obtains or desires to obtain a concession, as a grant of land, or a privilege or immunity of some kind.
Word: lay a foundation Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Figurative senses from the idea of laying a foundation as the first step in constructing a building. 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, foundation. 2. To elicit information from a witness to show that the witness has knowledge of a matter before the witness testifies to the matter itself. Example: In order to lay a foundation for the witness to describe the murder, the prosecutor first had to show that the witness was present when the murder occurred. 3. To make a start. Labels: figuratively Example: You should lay a foundation, even if you can't finish the project.
Word: boxy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English box Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English boxy From box + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈbɒk.si/ 1. Box-shaped, boxlike, or otherwise suggestive of boxes (with right angles or at least blunt profiles).
Word: psychotherapist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English therapist ▲ English psycho- ▲ English therapy English psychotherapy ▲ English -ist English psychotherapist From psycho- + therapist, or from psychotherapy + -ist. 1. Someone who practices psychotherapy. Example: “Psychotherapists are not immune to the same stereotypes that we all have, and I think they could become even more relevant for psychotherapists than for other professions [both medical and nonmedical], because they are embarking on this intimate, potentially long-term relationship with these [clients],” said Heather Kugelmass, a doctoral student in sociology at Princeton University. Kugelmass is the author of the study (PDF), which was published Wednesday in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. Example: A psychotherapist I visited a few years ago [...] told me that my mother leaving my father, and my father letting us both go, has coloured my view of all relationships.
Word: prosciutto Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian prosciutto (meaning 'ham', in general), from asciutto, with a change of prefix, or from a Vulgar Latin *perexsūctus, from per + Latin exsūctus. Pronunciation: /pɹəˈʃuː.toʊ/, /pɹəˈʒuː.toʊ/ 1. A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He also manages to extract refined performances from overseasoned prosciutti like […] Example: The silken-textured, nutty-sweet prosciutto is named on menus from A16 in San Francisco to Blackbird in Chicago, from Otto in Manhattan to Central Michel Richard in Washington, D.C. The La Quercia range, sold in Whole Foods, has expanded to include organic and heirloom prosciuttos, as well as lardo, pancetta, speck, coppa, guanciale and an annual Acorn Edition, in which subscribers pay $3,000 to receive all the parts of the prized acorn-fed organic Berkshire meat during the year, from fresh to cured.
Word: plastique Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French plastique. Doublet of plastic. 1. A form of physical exercise that involves rotation of the joints. Labels: countable 2. A plastic explosive. Labels: dated, uncountable
Word: overrule 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 rule English overrule From over- + rule. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈɹuːl/, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹul/ 1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority. Labels: transitive 2. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter. Labels: transitive Example: His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. 3. To nullify a previous ruling by a higher power. Labels: transitive Example: The line judge signalled the ball was in, but this was overruled by the umpire. Example: Tali: It's my father. He's the senior member of the Admiralty Board. He's one of only five people who can overrule the decisions of the Conclave for the good of the Migrant Fleet. Tali: My father is responsible for the lives of seventeen million people -- our entire race is in his hands. And I'm his only child. 4. To dismiss or throw out (a protest or objection) at a court. Labels: transitive
Word: overestimate 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 estimate English overestimate From over- + estimate. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmeɪt/ 1. To judge or calculate too highly. Example: I overestimated the number of attendees, and bought far too much food for the party. Example: Nevertheless, the role played by vertical transport (in particular, by biosedimentation) in self-purification of seas and oceans from chlorinated hydrocarbons must not be overestimated.
Word: overestimate 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 estimate English overestimate From over- + estimate. Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmət/ 1. An estimate that is too high. Example: The employment projection for the metropolitan area for 1985 was an overestimate by about 12 percent. Example: The department pointed to a study it conducted in 2017 that found that, in some states, overestimates of utility costs were giving some people too many food stamps, while in others, people were getting too few.
Word: ose Part of Speech: noun 1. An esker.
Word: Indochina Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Indo- + China, modelled after French Indochine. Name first proposed in the early 19th century by Scottish poet and orientalist John Leyden and later first used in Précis de Géographie universelle by Conrad Malte-Brun. Pronunciation: /ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/, /ˈɪndoʊ̯ˌt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/ 1. A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia. Labels: dated 2. A former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina. Labels: historical
Word: nametag Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From name + tag. 1. A tag with one's name inscribed on it. Example: Here's your nametag for the business conference. Example: We'd better put nametags in the children's school uniforms, in case they get mixed up.
Word: muzak Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative letter-case form of Muzak (“easy listening music, especially if regarded as uninteresting; something regarded as droning on and often boring, or soothing but undemanding”). Labels: alt-of, uncountable Example: The sound you make is muzak to my ears / You must have learned something in all those years
Word: muzak Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative letter-case form of Muzak. Labels: alt-of
Word: galingale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English galingale, from Old French galingal, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان (ḵalanjān), from Persian قولنجان (qulenjân, qulanjân), from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन (kulañjana), perhaps from Chinese 高良薑／高良姜 (gāoliángjiāng), from 高涼 /高凉 (Gāoliáng) (a prefecture or county in China) + 薑 /姜 (jiāng, “ginger”). Pronunciation: /ˈɡælɪŋɡeɪl/ 1. Alternative spelling of galangal. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: An early English version [of marmalade] was called charedequynce, of which one version included wine, honey, ginger, galingale, cinnamon and wardens as well as quinces. 2. One of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: mouthy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From mouth + -y (adjectival suffix). 1. Overly talkative, insolent, and loud. Labels: derogatory, slang 2. Of a dog: inclined to bite or nip. Example: An excellent way to redirect a “mouthy” dog's teeth to an appropriate object. Great exercise and the perfect outlet for family members who want to play roughly. Example: The separation and isolation will send a clear message to your overly mouthy dog. After a couple of minutes, you can try again. It may take a few repetitions before your dog connects the nipping behavior with losing you, […]
Word: mouthy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mouthy From mouth + -y (diminutive suffix). 1. Alternative spelling of mouthie (“the mouth”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Alison says ‘Open your little mouthy and I’ll give you a pill’. I open my mouth like a baby bird and say ‘Tweet tweet tweet[’]. Incidentally, we are quite ruthless people in other respects, but behind closed doors… Example: “Come here, my little sweetie pie,” Mother said after Dad had done all he could. “Let Mommy wipe your little mouthy-wouffy.” She cooed and gagged at the same time while wiping the rat’s mouth off with a wet wipe as if it were a toddler.
Word: minty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mentabor. Proto-West Germanic *mintā Old English minte Middle English mynte English mint Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English minty From mint + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnti/ 1. Having a flavor or essence of mint. Example: Moroccan curried crab and streaks of minty, lemony yogurt add luxury to a supersimple zucchini soup ($14).
Word: galanga Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɡəˈlæŋɡə/ 1. Alternative spelling of galangal. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an effective aphrodisiac.
Word: methadone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English dimethyl Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English amino- English amino English (di)meth(yl)a(mino) ▲ English di- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- ▲ Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl English d(iphenyl) English (heptan)one English methadone From (di)meth(yl)a(mino) + d(iphenyl) + (heptan)one. Pronunciation: /ˈmɛθ.əd.əʊn/, /ˈmɛθ.əˌdoʊn/ 1. A powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is similar to morphine in its effects but less sedative and is used as a substitute drug in the treatment of morphine and heroin addiction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But methadone is a dangerous drug. If taken orally by a nonaddict, it can cause euphoria or even death.
Word: manhole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From man + hole. Pronunciation: /ˈmænhəʊl/ 1. A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations. Example: The king had scarce ceased to writhe, When hate gave a terrible laugh, Like a manhole opened to Hell. 2. A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc. 3. The anus of man, in a sexual context. Labels: informal Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:manhole. 4. The vulva or vagina of a trans man.
Word: lineswoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English lines Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English lineswoman From lines + -woman. 1. A female linesman.
Word: irrigate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin irrigātus, perfect passive participle of irrigō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also Middle English irrigat(e) (“watered, irrigated”). Pronunciation: /ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/ 1. To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc. Labels: transitive Example: We need to irrigate the land before we plant the crops. 2. To clean (a wound) with a fluid. Labels: transitive Example: The nurse will show you how to irrigate the wound to prevent infection.
Word: holiest Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊli.ɪst/, /ˈhoʊli.ɪst/, /ˈhoʊli.əst/, /ˈhəʊl.li.ɪst/, [ˈhɒʊli.ɪst] 1. superlative form of holy: most holy; most sacred. Labels: form-of, superlative 2. superlative form of holey: most holey; most full of holes. Labels: form-of, superlative
Word: forgettable Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English forget Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English forgettable From forget + -able. 1. Possible to be forgotten. 2. Easily forgotten; not special or notable. Example: Barthes describes the punctum (the nonconnotative or denotative meaning) of the photograph (or movie still) in such a manner; the detail relevant or not relevant to the image's overall meaning becomes the focus of an otherwise forgettable picture […]
Word: flirtatious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English flirt Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English flirtation Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English flirtatious From flirtation + -ous. Pronunciation: /flɚˈteɪʃəs/ 1. Of or pertaining to flirtation. Example: Yes yes, forgive a young woman her flirtatious pleasantries. Example: flirtatious behaviour 2. Having a tendency to flirt often. Example: flirtatious man
Word: give someone the eye Part of Speech: verb 1. To show flirtatious signs or sexual interest/attraction with one's eyes. Labels: idiomatic Example: I saw him giving me the eye as soon as I entered the room. Example: She was sort of cute, the blonde one, and I started giving her the old eye a little bit, but just then the waiter came up for my order.
Word: driftwood Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English drift Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us Proto-Germanic *widuz Proto-West Germanic *widu Old English widu Old English wudu Middle English wode English wood English driftwood From drift + wood. Pronunciation: /ˈdɹɪftwʊd/ 1. Floating wood that drifts with the current of a body of water. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Every wave on the Atlantic was like a dead seagull dragging its driftwood artillery from horizon to horizon. Example: A person walks near driftwood and storm debris that washed up in front of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park. 2. Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Commonly the bear makes a stand in driftwood on a bank, or on a log that has fallen into or across a stream. Example: We lit a driftwood fire to help keep the mosquitoes away. It was partially successful.
Word: dents Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɛnts/ 1. plural of dent Labels: form-of, plural
Word: dents Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɛnts/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dent Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: clypeus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin clypeus, clipeus (“round shield”). Pronunciation: /ˈklɪ.pɪ.əs/, /klaɪˈpeɪ.əs/, /ˈklaɪ.peɪ.əs/, /ˈklaɪ.pi.əs/ 1. The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax. Example: Cuisinart stuck a human eyelash to his clypeus with saliva, twisted it into a handlebar mustache, and greeted citizens as they arrived at the rim of the sink. Example: When viewed from the front, the part of the carapace between the anterior eyes and the front edge of the carapace is called the clypeus.
Word: crick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English crike, crykke (“muscular spasm of the neck”), attested since the 1400s. Likely related to Old Norse kriki (“bend; nook”), whence also crick (“creek”) and creek. Pronunciation: /kɹɪk/ 1. A painful stiffness in some part of the body, like the neck or back, which makes it difficult to move the affected body part for some time; a cramp. Example: I had a crick in my neck for a week after ordering the wrong pillow at the Graylyn Estate […] 2. A small jackscrew.
Word: crick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English crike, crykke (“muscular spasm of the neck”), attested since the 1400s. Likely related to Old Norse kriki (“bend; nook”), whence also crick (“creek”) and creek. Pronunciation: /kɹɪk/ 1. To develop a crick (cramp, spasm). Example: Stomach sleeping never worked for her because her neck cricked and pained in so short a time, that she never got the chance to fall asleep that way although the rest of her body snuggled well into the bed in that position. Example: “He's upstairs.” As soon as she said this, a loud knocking came from the crawl space below. Katrín was so startled that her neck cricked painfully as she looked down. Adrenalin rushed through her veins and the pain in her fingers disappeared. 2. To cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in. Example: He'd fallen asleep after all (and he'd done it in such a way as to crick his neck and his back and put his right arm to sleep; hardly a good start to a busy day) and now daylight was seeping through the bald patches in the thatch, ... 3. To twist, bend, or contort, especially in a way that produces strain. Example: He stopped a few feet from her, probably because he'd have to crick his neck to glare at her and that would just be embarrassing for him. “Dealing with garbage suits you.” Example: The throbbing pain that even now was coursing through his neck and shoulders, making him crick his neck.
Word: crick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See creek. Pronunciation: /kɹɪk/ 1. Alternative form of creek. Labels: Appalachia, alt-of, alternative
Word: crick Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly an alteration of creak; or perhaps from Middle English crikken, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, or Proto-West Germanic *krakkjan Pronunciation: /kɹɪk/ 1. To make a sharp, penetrating sound; chirp. Labels: intransitive
Word: crick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly an alteration of creak; or perhaps from Middle English crikken, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, or Proto-West Germanic *krakkjan Pronunciation: /kɹɪk/ 1. The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.
Word: clypei Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈklɪpɪaɪ/ 1. plural of clypeus Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chiffon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French chiffon, from Middle French chiffe (“cloth, old rag”), from Old French chipe (“rag”), from Middle English chip, chippe (“chip, shard, fragment”), from Old English ċipp (“chip, splinter, shaving”); see chip. Pronunciation: /ʃɪˈfɑn/, /ˈʃɪfɑn/ 1. A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Her dresses are made from these marvelous chiffons. 2. Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: chesty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English chest Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chesty From chest + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛsti/ 1. Having large breasts; busty. Example: “I just got to figure out how to get this money out of here, and we're back on track.” “Oh, that should be easy. Just stuff it in your bra, right?” “Oh, right.” “Shirley, you're a chesty girl, but that's not gonna fit in your bra.” “No. The tail. The mermaid tail. And the tube. I'll swim it out.” 2. Not dry; involving the coughing of phlegm. Example: a chesty cough; a chesty cold 3. Coming from, or associated with, the chest. Example: a deep chesty voice 4. Conceited. Labels: informal
Word: butterball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From butter + ball. 1. A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter or margarine. 2. An overweight person. Labels: derogatory, humorous, slang Example: What if your baby is a butterball? Does Fat-Proofing mean you should put your infant on diet?. 3. A small North American duck, the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola. Example: The skipper had his eye on a bunch of butterballs feeding not far from the boat. In fact there were ducks all around — though he did not tell me so.
Word: burgess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English burgeis, from Anglo-Norman burgeis (“town-dweller”), of Proto-Germanic origin; either from Late Latin burgensis (from Latin burgus), or from Frankish *burg, both from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. See also borough, bourgeois, burgish. Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːd͡ʒɪs/ 1. An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen. Example: In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass. In this way all respectable burgesses, down to fifty years ago, spent their evenings. Example: If any burgess be appealed of a plea whereon wager of battle may issue by a villein or outdweller , let him defend himself by oath, that is to say by the 36 men, unless he is challenged in respect of a crime that the law requires him to defend by battle, in no case ought a burgess to fight against a villein if he have challenged him unless before the dispute he shall have quitted the burgage. 2. A town magistrate. Labels: historical 3. A representative of a borough in the Parliament. Labels: UK, historical 4. A member of the House of Burgesses, a legislative body in colonial America, established by the Virginia Company to provide civil rule in the colonies. Labels: US, historical 5. A person who pays municipal taxes, a ratepayer.