nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: borderline Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From border + line. Pronunciation: /ˈboɹ.dɚˌlaɪn/ 1. To border, or border on; to be physically close or conceptually akin to. Labels: transitive
Word: tol Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Eye dialect of tall. 1. Tall. Labels: Internet
Word: tol Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Back slang for lot. 1. Lot. Labels: obsolete Example: Business topics are discussed in a most peculiar style. One man takes the pipe from his mouth and says, "Bill made a doogheno hit this morning." "Jem," says another, to a man just entering, "you'll stand a top o' reeb?" "On," answers Jem, "I've had a trosseno tol, and have been doing dab." Example: "Give me two gen, then, and take the whole bloody tol. I've walked me teef orf afore rouf this mornin', and wot 'ave I got? Two bloody yenneps! I ask yer."
Word: blue-black Part of Speech: noun 1. A very dark blue. 2. Black with bluish highlights.
Word: blue-black Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a very dark blue. 2. Black with bluish highlights.
Word: nervous as a cat Part of Speech: adj 1. Very nervous. Labels: not-comparable
Word: protozoology Part of Speech: noun 1. The study of protozoa. Labels: uncountable 2. The study of protists. Labels: uncountable
Word: execs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of exec Labels: form-of, plural
Word: giallo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin galbinus Old French jalnebor. Italian giallobor. English giallo Borrowed from Italian giallo (literally “yellow”), in reference to the yellow covers of a series of mystery novels published by Mondadori from 1929. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒaləʊ/, /ˈdʒæloʊ/ 1. A genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements. Labels: uncountable 2. A film in this genre. Labels: countable
Word: proprietary eponym Part of Speech: noun 1. A successful brand name or trademark that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, usually without the exclusive rights to said product being lost by the parent company.
Word: genericized trademark Part of Speech: noun 1. A successful brand name or trademark that has come to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, sometimes without continued defensibility of the trademark but usually with continued defensibility.
Word: skittling Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of skittle Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: vivace Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Italian vivace (“brisk, lively”), from Latin vīvāx (“lively, vigorous, energetic”), from vīvō (“live, be alive”). Pronunciation: /vɪˈvɑːtʃeɪ/, /viˈvɑːtʃeɪ/ 1. At a brisk, lively tempo.
Word: vivace Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Italian vivace (“brisk, lively”), from Latin vīvāx (“lively, vigorous, energetic”), from vīvō (“live, be alive”). Pronunciation: /vɪˈvɑːtʃeɪ/, /viˈvɑːtʃeɪ/ 1. Played, or to be played, at a brisk, lively tempo.
Word: vivace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian vivace (“brisk, lively”), from Latin vīvāx (“lively, vigorous, energetic”), from vīvō (“live, be alive”). Pronunciation: /vɪˈvɑːtʃeɪ/, /viˈvɑːtʃeɪ/ 1. A piece to be played at a brisk, lively tempo.
Word: unalloyed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + alloyed. 1. Not alloyed; not in mixture with other metals; pure. 2. Complete and unreserved; pure; unadulterated; not restricted, modified, or qualified by reservations. Example: unalloyed blessings Example: unalloyed happiness
Word: dainty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English deynte (as noun), from Old French deintié, from Latin dignitātem. Doublet of dignity. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪnti/ 1. Elegant; delicately small and pretty. Example: As for thoſe People of the Eaſt, (Goa, Calecute, Malaca,) they vvere a Fine, and Dainty People; Frugall, and yet Elegant, though not Militar. Example: Those dainty limbs which nature lent / For gentle usage and soft delicacy. 2. Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating. Example: UUho when he ſhal embrace you in his arms UUil tell how many thouſand men he ſlew. And when you looke for amorous diſcourſe, Will rattle foorth his facts of war and blood: Too harſh a ſubiect for your daintie eares. Example: And let us not be dainty of leave taking, / But shift away. 3. Excellent; valuable, fine. Labels: obsolete Example: Heliogabalus the most dissolute man of the world, amidst his most riotous sensualities, intended, whensoever occasion should force him to it, to have a daintie death.
Word: dainty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English deynte (as noun), from Old French deintié, from Latin dignitātem. Doublet of dignity. Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪnti/ 1. A delicacy (choice or pleasing food). Example: And she receyued hym with grete Ioye and made hym to sytte doune by her and soo was he sette to soupe with flesshe and many deyntees And she received him with great joy, and made him to sit down by her, and so was he set to sup with flesh and many dainties. Example: […]my case was deplorable enough, yet I had great cause for thankfulness that I was not driven to any extremities for food, but had rather plenty, even to dainties. 2. A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event. Labels: British-Columbia, Canadian-Prairies, Northwestern, Ontario, plural-normally 3. Esteem, honour. Labels: obsolete 4. An affectionate term of address. Labels: obsolete Example: I am not eager at forbidden dainties
Word: natrium Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin natrium. See natron for more. 1. Synonym of sodium. Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable Example: 1874 June 19, H. Beins, The Successor of Steam, The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, Volume XXIX.—1874, page 267, It occurred to us to make an experiment to see what degree the tension of the carbonic acid given off by natrium-bicarbonate would amount to, when heated in a closed space. Example: 1991, S. O'Neill, M. Valdeolmillos, C. Lamont, P. Donoso, D. Eisner, The contribution of natrium-calcium exchange to relaxation in mammalian cardiac muscle, Annals of the New York Academy of Science, Volume 639, pages 444-452, cited in 2002, Christian J. F. Holubarsch, Mechanics and Energetics of the Myocardium, page 165,
Word: kunstleroman Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of Künstlerroman. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: nomination Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nominacion, nomination, from Middle French nominacion and its etymon Latin nōminātiō, from the verb nōminō (“to name; to nominate”). By surface analysis, nominate + -ion. Pronunciation: /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/, /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/ 1. An act or instance of nominating. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Her nomination for the award came as a pleasant surprise. Example: The committee announced his nomination for the position of president. 2. The result of such a nomination act. Labels: common, countable, uncountable 3. A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hallucinogen Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English hallucination Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English hallucinogen From hallucination + -o- (interconsonantal) + -gen (“producer”). Pronunciation: /ˌhæl.uːˈsɪn.ə.dʒən/, /həˈluː.sɪ.nə.d͡ʒɛn/ 1. Any substance tending to induce hallucination.
Word: pathetic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French pathétique, from Latin patheticus, from Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós, “subject to feeling, capable of feeling, impassioned”), from παθητός (pathētós, “one who has suffered, subject to suffering”), from πάσχω (páskhō, “to suffer”). By surface analysis, path- + -etic. Pronunciation: /pəˈθɛtɪk/ 1. Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos. Example: The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart. Example: We have now arrived at one of the most pathetic and glorious events in the history of Israel, one which sanctifies the Lamanite race with the powers of martyrdom, and, by the blood of the victims, washes its garments white from many a former sin. 2. Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy. Example: You can't even run two miles? That’s pathetic. Example: You're almost 26 years old and you still can't hold a real job? That's pathetic. 3. Expressing or showing anger; passionate. Labels: obsolete Example: On a certain Good Friday, in what year we are not told, an especially moving and pathetic sermon was preached in the Cathedral by Father John Texeda, upon the sufferings of our Lord. 4. Trochlear.
Word: prosy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English prose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English prosy From prose + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊzi/ 1. Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative. 2. Behaving in a dull way; boring, tedious. Example: CHARMIAN. He makes you so terribly prosy and serious and learned and philosophical. It is worse than being religious, at our ages. Example: "Well, well, we all get a bit prosy sometimes," said Lord John.
Word: conducive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From conduce + -ive, 1640s, from Latin condūcere, patterned after forms like conductive. Pronunciation: /kənˈdjuːsɪv/, /kənˈdusɪv/, /kənˈdjʉːsɪv/ 1. Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result. Example: A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking. Example: According to the Roman Pliny the Elder, author of Historia Naturalis, southernwood was conducive to sexual excitement when the plant was placed under the bed.
Word: cross purposes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of cross purpose. Labels: form-of, plural 2. Conflicting, or contrary meanings or ideas, usually arising unintentionally. Example: "Well," continued Lavinia, "life is just like a comedy, only it does not end so pleasantly; but it has just as many cross purposes. Here I am in love with you, who care only for Miss Churchill; she, again, loves Mr. Courtenaye, and he loves only himself, as far as I can make out."
Word: tarnish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English ternysshen, from Old French terniss-, stem of ternir (“to make dim, make wan”), borrowed from Old High German *ternen, tarnen, from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan (“to conceal”). Doublet of dern and darn. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/, /ˈtɑɹnɪʃ/ 1. Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: 1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes. Example: Limiting the use of silver to special occasions might invite tarnish unless the pieces are carefully protected.
Word: tarnish Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ternysshen, from Old French terniss-, stem of ternir (“to make dim, make wan”), borrowed from Old High German *ternen, tarnen, from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan (“to conceal”). Doublet of dern and darn. Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/, /ˈtɑɹnɪʃ/ 1. To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation. Labels: intransitive Example: Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing. 2. To compromise, damage, soil, or sully. Labels: transitive Example: He is afraid that she will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees with her. Example: I have next shown you the Greeks, and " the wisdom" of their philosophy, often travesting, sometimes tarnishing the Christian religion : […] 3. To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull. Labels: figuratively, intransitive Example: Till thy freſh Glories, vvhich novv ſhine ſo bright, / Grovv Stale and Tarniſh vvith our daily ſight. 4. To use a sign, image, expression, etc. sufficiently close to a trademarked one that it brings disrepute to it.
Word: sully Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English sulen, sulien (“to become dirty; to defile, pollute, taint”), from Old English sylian (“to soil, pollute; to sully”), from Proto-West Germanic *sulwōn, *sulwijan (“to make dirty; to sully”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid, muck”), perhaps conflated partially with Old French souillier (“to soil”) (modern French souiller) from the same Germanic source. The word is cognate with Danish søle (“to sully”), West Flemish seulewen (“to sully”) (Middle Dutch soluwen (“to sully”)), German sühlen (“to sully”), Old Saxon sulian (“to sully”), Swedish söla (“to sully”). Also compare Middle English sulpen (“to defile, pollute”), Old English solian (“to soil, become defiled, make or become foul”), and see more at soil. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌli/ 1. To soil or stain; to dirty. Labels: transitive Example: He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening. Example: THoſe Ills your Anceſtors have done, / Romans, are now become your own ; / And they will coſt you dear, / Unleſs you ſoon repair / The falling Temples which the Gods provoke, / And Statues ſully’d yet with Sacrilegious Smoke. 2. To corrupt or damage. Labels: transitive Example: She tried to sully her rival’s reputation with a suggestive comment. Example: Ken Starr would later conclude that it was a mistake for him to expand into the Monica Lewinsky matter, largely because of the disastrous impact it would have on his Whitewater/Madison investigation and in sullying his otherwise sterling professional reputation. 3. To become soiled or tarnished. Labels: ergative, intransitive Example: [G]old bears the fire, which ſilver doth not: but that is an excellency in nature, but it is nothing at all in uſe; for any dignity in uſe I know none, but that ſilvering will ſully and canker more than gilding; […]
Word: sully Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sulen, sulien (“to become dirty; to defile, pollute, taint”), from Old English sylian (“to soil, pollute; to sully”), from Proto-West Germanic *sulwōn, *sulwijan (“to make dirty; to sully”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid, muck”), perhaps conflated partially with Old French souillier (“to soil”) (modern French souiller) from the same Germanic source. The word is cognate with Danish søle (“to sully”), West Flemish seulewen (“to sully”) (Middle Dutch soluwen (“to sully”)), German sühlen (“to sully”), Old Saxon sulian (“to sully”), Swedish söla (“to sully”). Also compare Middle English sulpen (“to defile, pollute”), Old English solian (“to soil, become defiled, make or become foul”), and see more at soil. Pronunciation: /ˈsʌli/ 1. A blemish. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: You laying these ſlight ſallies on my ſonne, / As t'were a thing a little ſoyld with working, […] Example: After all, it must be confessed, that a noble and triumphant merit often breaks through and dissipates these little spots and sullies in its reputation; but if, by a mistaken pursuit after fame, or through human infirmity any false step be made in the more momentous concerns of life, the whole scheme of ambitious designs is broken and disappointed.
Word: toots Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈtuts/, [ˈtʰuts] 1. plural of toot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: toots Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtuts/, [ˈtʰuts] 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of toot Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: toots Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from tootsie. Pronunciation: /ˈtʊts/, [ˈtʰʊts] 1. Babe, sweetie: a term used when addressing a young woman Labels: derogatory, slang, sometimes Example: Hey, toots! How you doing? Example: 2012, “Jaboody Dubs” (username), “Loudmouth Leo Dub”, 49 seconds Yeah, real compelling story, toots. I never heard that one before. 2. A gender-neutral term of affection. Example: - Boy, Miss Elaina, you know a lot about picnics.
Word: sub specie aeterni Part of Speech: phrase Etymology: From Latin. 1. From the viewpoint of eternity. Labels: literary
Word: mongoloid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Mongol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English mongoloid From Mongol + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/, /ˈmɑŋɡəˌlɔɪd/ 1. A member of the racial classification of humanity composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Oceania, the Americas, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia (and sometimes eastern Fennoscandia) – as well as their descendants in other parts of the world. Labels: dated Example: Both American Indians and Mongoloids have shovel-shaped incisor teeth and, at birth, display the Mongoloid spot — a blue spot above the rump, which fades within a short time; many also have the Mongoloid, or epicanthic, fold of the inner part of the upper eyelid. Example: On the average, he found caucasoids to have the longest heads and mongoloids the roundest; mongoloids the straightest hair and negroids the most tightly curled; caucasoids the narrowest noses and negroids the broadest. 2. A person with Down syndrome. Labels: offensive Example: Kirman (1953) drew attention to some physicians' reluctance to offer even ordinary and routine medical care to mongoloids, whose treatment they consider a waste of time. Example: It is therefore of interest to examine hospital records of mongoloid children with heart defects in order to find out how frequently operations are performed upon these children. 3. An idiot, a retard; a general term of abuse. Labels: broadly, derogatory, offensive, slang Example: Easily one of the worst television pilots I've ever seen. Written by idiots, acted by mongoloids, and a plot so stupid even that dumb bitch who wrote the Twilight novels could have come up with something better. Example: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, I'm only toxic to others if that's how they act to me, the mongoloid above was acting like a toxic ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ so i^([sic]) replied in turn,^([sic]) Pretty similar to how im^([sic]) replying to you.
Word: mongoloid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Mongol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English mongoloid From Mongol + -oid. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɔɪd/, /ˈmɑŋɡəˌlɔɪd/ 1. Being a member or pertaining to characteristics of this racial classification. Labels: dated, offensive
Word: Australoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, Austral- + -oid. 1. A historical grouping and racial classification which mainly includes aboriginal Australians but also Andamans, Melanesians, Micronesians, Negritos, New Guineans, and Veddas. Labels: historical
Word: Eurasian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Euro- + Asian. Attested since 1844. Pronunciation: /jʊˈɹeɪ.ʒən/, /jəˈɹeɪ.ʒən/, /jɚˈeɪ.ʒən/, /jʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, /jəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ 1. Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or to both Europe and Asia. 2. Having mixed European and Asian ancestry. Example: They were advertising Japanese whiskeys, Macau casino-resorts, and skin-whitening creams for women. A Eurasian-looking model with black hair and blue eyes delicately stroked her cheek in a paean of self-care.
Word: Eurasian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Euro- + Asian. Attested since 1844. Pronunciation: /jʊˈɹeɪ.ʒən/, /jəˈɹeɪ.ʒən/, /jɚˈeɪ.ʒən/, /jʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, /jəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ 1. Any person native to Eurasia, or descended from people native to Eurasia. 2. A person of mixed European and Asian ancestry. Example: In nearly all respects he is an admirable agent of the USSR, but his gross physical habits and predilections are an Achilles heel of which we have been able to take advantage from time to time and one of his mistresses is a Eurasian (No 1860) controlled by Station F, who has recently been able to obtain insight into his private affairs. 3. A person of European ancestry born in Asia. Labels: dated
Word: header Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head 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 header From head + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdɚ/, /ˈhɛdə/ 1. The upper portion of a page (or other) layout. Example: If you reduce the header of this document, the body will fit onto a single page. 2. Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it. Example: Your header is too long; "Local Cannibals" will suffice. 3. Text, or other visual information, that goes at the top of a column of information in a table. Example: That column should have the header "payment status". 4. A font, text style, or typesetting used for any of the above. Labels: informal Example: Parts of speech belong in a level-three header. Level-two headers are reserved for the name of the language. 5. The first part of a file or record that describes its contents. Example: The header includes an index, an identifier, and a pointer to the next entry. 6. Clipping of header file. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 7. the first part of a packet or stream, often containing its address and descriptors. Example: The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet. 8. A brick that is laid sideways (on its largest face), for example at the top of a wall or within the brickwork, with its smallest side showing (oriented so that that side is wider than it is tall). Example: This wall has four header courses. 9. A horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening. 10. A machine that separates and gathers the heads of grain etc. Example: They fed the bale into the header. 11. The act of hitting the ball with the head. Example: His header for the goal followed a perfect corner kick. Example: The Black Cats had a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in. 12. Someone who heads the ball. 13. A headlong fall, jump or dive. Example: The clown tripped over the other clown and took a header. Example: "When the rest are in, you see one or two shiverin' on the bank, envyin' the others that have taken the plunge. It's the last that have the worst of it. I'm all for a header and have done with it." 14. A raised tank that supplies water at constant pressure, especially to a central heating and hot water system; a header tank. 15. A pipe which connects several smaller pipes. Example: Common practice is to use plastic pipes with iron headers. 16. The rodeo performer who drives the steer toward the heeler to be tied. 17. One who puts a head on something. 18. A headcase; a nutjob (mentally unbalanced, unpredictable person). Labels: Ireland, derogatory
Word: header Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head 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 header From head + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdɚ/, /ˈhɛdə/ 1. To strike (a ball) with one's head. Labels: transitive
Word: thunderclap Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From thunder + clap. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌndɚˌklæp/ 1. A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble. Example: Thunderclaps that make them quake. Example: Ile home, and ſtarue, this croſſe, this peeuiſh hap, / Strikes dead my ſpirits like a thunderclap. 2. A very loud fart. Labels: informal 3. Something that makes a big, dramatic impact. Labels: figuratively Example: A 21-Valyrian steel dagger salute to Paddy Considine, who makes his exit from House Of The Dragon this week with a thunderclap of a performance. “The Lord of the Tides” is the swan song for his King Viserys I Targaryen, a well-intentioned but indecisive man who waited until the very last day of his life to flex his royal might. 4. Synonym of thunder word. Example: […] the thunderclaps, and advised Cage on their meaning. Cage considered composing new star-map music, in which microphones attached to the throats of the chorus members would make their singing of Joyce's verbal thunderclaps sound like […]
Word: thunderclap Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From thunder + clap. Pronunciation: /ˈθʌndɚˌklæp/ 1. To produce a loud burst of sound like a thunderclap. Labels: intransitive Example: It struck just before dark, a massive black geyser of oil and gas that thunderclapped from the well, soaring a hundred feet into the air and then even higher, […] Example: So many sensations — the feel of his strong fingers gripping her shoulders, his heart thunderclapping in his chest, his legs and hips aligned with hers, as if the two of them had been fashioned out of the same block of clay.
Word: past anterior Part of Speech: noun 1. A compound tense used in literary French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, in function a pluperfect, and in form composed of the conjunction of the simple past tense of an auxiliary verb (avoir, être) with the past participle. Example: Après que la femme et l'homme l'eurent remercié = After the woman and the man had thanked him Labels: uncountable
Word: testicular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Medieval Latin testicularis, from Latin testiculum (“testicle”), diminutive of testis. Pronunciation: /tɛsˈtɪkjələ/, /tɛsˈtɪkjəlɚ/ 1. Pertaining to one or more testicles; of the testicle(s). Labels: not-comparable Example: Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use. Anabolic steroids can affect testicular health, including reducing the production of sperm.
Word: Japanophilia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japano- (“Japan”) + -philia. Pronunciation: /dʒəˌpanə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪ.ə/, /d͡ʒəˌpænəˈfɪli.ə/ 1. A strong interest in the country, culture, or people of Japan. Labels: uncountable
Word: MMORPG Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: rotate Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from rota (“wheel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈteɪt/, /ɹəˈteɪt/, /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/, /roˈʈeʈ/, [ɾoː.ʈeːʈ] 1. To spin, turn, or revolve. Labels: intransitive Example: He rotated in his chair to face me. Example: The earth rotates. 2. To advance through a sequence; to take turns. Labels: intransitive Example: The nurses' shifts rotate each week. 3. To lift the nose during takeoff, just prior to liftoff. Labels: intransitive Example: The aircraft rotates at sixty knots. 4. To spin, turn, or revolve something. Labels: transitive Example: Rotate the dial to the left. 5. To advance something through a sequence; to allocate or deploy in turns. Labels: transitive Example: I've always admired the Japanese point of view that holds it best not to have a great number of objects around at one time but to rotate possessions — and display them with great simplicity. 6. To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first. Labels: transitive Example: The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around. 7. To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order. Labels: transitive
Word: rotate Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rotātus, perfect passive participle of rotō (“revolve”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from rota (“wheel”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈteɪt/, /ɹəˈteɪt/, /ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/, /roˈʈeʈ/, [ɾoː.ʈeːʈ] 1. Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped. Labels: not-comparable Example: a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla
Word: medicide Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of medical + suicide. Compare -cide. 1. Medically assisted suicide; suicide accomplished with the assistance of a physician. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: medicide Part of Speech: noun 1. The war crime of destroying medical facilities or targeting medical personnel. Labels: uncountable
Word: gay for the stay Part of Speech: adj 1. Engaging in homosexual relationships when segregated from the opposite sex. Labels: colloquial, not-comparable
Word: reelection Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English election English reelection From re- + election. 1. Act of electing to office one previously elected to and serving in office. Example: In November 2024, Kiley won reelection in the district where Folsom is located by about 11 points, though Trumps' victory was closer to 3 points, according to data compiled by analyst Drew Savicki and cited by the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. 2. The fact of being reelected.
Word: surge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb is from Middle English ^((please verify)) surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, contraction of surrigō, subrigō (“lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc.”, transitive verb), from sub (“from below; up”) + regō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-; see regent. Doublet of source and sourd. The noun is from the verb. Pronunciation: /sɝd͡ʒ/, /sɜːd͡ʒ/ 1. A sudden transient rush, flood or increase. Example: He felt a surge of excitement. Example: As President Obama turns his attention once again to filling out a cabinet and writing an Inaugural Address, this much is clear: he should not expect to bask in a surge of national unity, or to witness a crowd of millions overrun the Mall just to say they were there. 2. The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation. 3. A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current. Example: A power surge at that generator created a blackout across the whole district. Example: When the diesel was being worked full out, the ammeter normally showed about 1,500-1,600 amps, with occasional surges of current at starting or up the steepest gradients to 1,700 or even 1,800 amps. 4. A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust. 5. The swell or heave of the sea. Example: He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. Example: He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar, / Pursues the foaming surges to the shore. 6. A deployment in large numbers at short notice. Labels: US, attributive, often Example: surge capacity; surge fleet; surge deployment capabilities 7. The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
Word: surge Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The verb is from Middle English ^((please verify)) surgen, possibly from Middle French sourgir, from Old French surgir (“to rise, ride near the shore, arrive, land”), from Old Catalan surgir, from Latin surgō, contraction of surrigō, subrigō (“lift up, raise, erect; intransitive rise, arise, get up, spring up, grow, etc.”, transitive verb), from sub (“from below; up”) + regō (“to stretch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to straighten; right”), from the root *h₃reǵ-; see regent. Doublet of source and sourd. The noun is from the verb. Pronunciation: /sɝd͡ʒ/, /sɜːd͡ʒ/ 1. To rush, flood, or increase suddenly. Labels: intransitive Example: Toaster sales surged last year. Example: Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. 2. To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly. Example: A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up. Example: Wales began the second half as they ended the first, closing down Montenegro quickly and the pressure told as Bale surged into the box and pulled the ball back for skipper Ramsey, arriving on cue, to double their lead. 3. To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow. Labels: intransitive Example: Use of maximum reverse thrust at low speeds can cause the engine to surge from ingesting its own exhaust. 4. To slack off a line. Labels: transitive
Word: surge Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English sourge, of uncertain origin. In the earliest examples, translating Old French sourgeon (modern French surgeon), from sourge- (which the Middle English term is probably from), the present stem of sourdre, from Latin surgō (“to rise”). Pronunciation: /sɝd͡ʒ/, /sɜːd͡ʒ/ 1. A spring; a fountain. Labels: obsolete Example: 1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles all great rivers are gorged and assembled of various surges and springs of water
Word: nihilist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + -ist. Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/, /ˈniː.ɪl.ɪst/, /ˈni.ɪl.ɪst/ 1. A person who accepts or champions nihilism. Example: “Promortalists recognize and seek to minimize suffering rather than embrace misanthropy and amorality,” Keneally says, noting that the writings attributed to Bartkus indicate he rejected the “sociopath[ic]” tendencies of nihilists” in a May 2025 forum post. […] According to the ISD report, the disorganized and ever-changing nature of nihilist ideologies makes it harder to understand and counter. 2. An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.
Word: murmur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English murmur, murmor, murmour, from Old French murmure (modern French murmure), from Latin murmur (“murmur, humming, muttering, roaring, growling, rushing etc.”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɜːmə/, /ˈməːmə/, /ˈmɝ.mɚ/, /ˈmøːmə/, /ˈmʌɾməɾ/ 1. Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The delightful murmur of water running over pebbles is heard a few yards off Example: 1979: A translation of the Eclogues by Paul Alpers The windy murmur of the breeze subsides. 2. Soft indistinct speech. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A murmur arose from the audience. Example: She howl'd aloud, “I am on fire within. / There comes no murmur of reply. / What is it that will take away my sin, / And save me lest I die?” 3. The sound made by any condition which produces a noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Since aortic diastolic pressure is higher than pulmonary artery systolic pressure, there is continuous flow into the pulmonary circulation, creating the characteristic continuous ("machinery") murmur, heard best just below the left clavicle. 4. A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In fear of disease and in the interest of his health man will be muzzled and masked like a vicious dog, and that without any murmur of complaint. Example: Glossop will return from his afternoon off to find the awful majesty of the Law waiting for him, complete with handcuffs. We can hardly expect him to accept an exemplary sentence without a murmur, so his first move will be to establish his innocence by revealing all.
Word: murmur Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English murmur, murmor, murmour, from Old French murmure (modern French murmure), from Latin murmur (“murmur, humming, muttering, roaring, growling, rushing etc.”). Pronunciation: /ˈmɜːmə/, /ˈməːmə/, /ˈmɝ.mɚ/, /ˈmøːmə/, /ˈmʌɾməɾ/ 1. To grumble; to complain in a low, muttering voice, or express discontent at or against someone or something. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: The Iewes then murmured at him because he sayde: I am that breed which is come doune from heaven. Example: And now, behold thy brothers murmur, saying it is a hard thing which I have required of them; but behold I have not required it of them, but it is a commandment of the Lord. 2. To speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble, mutter. Labels: intransitive Example: I couldn't hear the words; he just murmured a lot. Example: The bees murmured in the forest. The waves murmured on the shore. 3. To say (something) indistinctly, to mutter. Labels: transitive Example: I […] heard thee murmur tales of iron wars; Example: Gabriel murmured a confused reply, and hastened on.
Word: mirthless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English myrtheles, equivalent to mirth + -less. Pronunciation: /ˈmɝθləs/, /ˈmɝθlɪs/ 1. Lacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad. Example: The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms: hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal... Example: In life, David Lodge was surprisingly mirthless. Luckily, his wife was a hoot [title]
Word: dysplasia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * From dys- + -plasia. * (psychology): Introduced by John Curtis Gowan in 1974. Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpleɪ.ʒə/ 1. Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The trauma caused by asynchronous psychological development on children. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A number of theorists and researchers have independently written about asynchronous development. Gowan (1974) discussed the implications of cognitive capacities which outstrip emotional (affective) development. He referred to asynchronous development as "dysplasia": […]
Word: dysplastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dysplas(is)- (see dysplasia) + -tic (a formative ending for adjectives in Greek). Pronunciation: /dɪsˈplæs.tɪk/ 1. Relating to or exhibiting dysplasia. Labels: not-comparable
Word: dysplastic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From dysplas(is)- (see dysplasia) + -tic (a formative ending for adjectives in Greek). Pronunciation: /dɪsˈplæs.tɪk/ 1. A person with a disproportionate body shape.
Word: enzymatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English enzyme Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English -atic English enzymatic From enzyme + -atic. Pronunciation: /ˈen.zaɪmˌæt.ɪk/ 1. Of, relating to, or caused by enzymes. Labels: not-comparable Example: These results might indicate an enzymatic formation of urea. Example: The later workers have attempted not only to ascertain the influence of the anion and the cation, but ti explain the reason for such influence upon the catalytic or enzymatic processes.
Word: cellular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From New Latin cellulāris, from cellula (“cell”) + -āris. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛl.ju.lə/, /ˈsɛl.jə.lə/, /ˈsɛl.ju.lɚ/, /ˈsɛl.jə.lɚ/, /ˈsel.jʉ.lə/ 1. Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells. Example: The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, just as having the human genome has made it possible to ask new questions about cellular and molecular systems. 2. Light to mid-weight, having a regular cell-like construction with small perforations, generally woven; (of a garment) made of such a fabric. Example: a cellular sports shirt Example: for man is born free but everywhere is in cellular underwear 3. Using cells (local groups of devices sharing a transceiver). Example: cellular network Example: The reason the network can work is that it is cellular: devices within a certain area are connected to a tower that is not far away. 4. Using such a network. Example: cellular phone Example: cellular data
Word: cellular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From New Latin cellulāris, from cellula (“cell”) + -āris. Pronunciation: /ˈsɛl.ju.lə/, /ˈsɛl.jə.lə/, /ˈsɛl.ju.lɚ/, /ˈsɛl.jə.lɚ/, /ˈsel.jʉ.lə/ 1. A cellular phone (mobile phone). Labels: US, informal Example: If there's no answer on his office landline then you should call his cellular. Example: MULDER: Yeah, Eddie, this is all good stuff. Yeah, see what else you can find on him from the N.C.I.C. and call me back. At, at this number or on my cellular.
Word: quena Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish quena. 1. A traditional flute of the Andes. Example: One song the group performed on Thursday, “La Partida,” featured lovely bell harmonics from the guitars, a shifting pattern of cross‐rhythms on the guitar‐like charango, and a quena lead. Example: As the band’s traditional instrumentalist, Yuri Callisaya, shrilled on the quena, the band’s fans sang along with Mr. Méndez: “Ama sua, ama llulla, ama quella,” which translates as, “Don’t steal, don’t lie, don’t be lazy.”
Word: quijada Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish quijada. 1. jawbone (percussion instrument) Example: In the rest of the film, along with drums, the quijada is used diegetically as well as non-diegetically to bridge transitions between scenes, working as a musical punctuation mark.
Word: demonic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin daemonicus, from Ancient Greek δαιμονικός (daimonikós, “possessed by a demon, sent by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn), equivalent to demon + -ic. Doublet of daimonic. Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɒnɪk/ 1. Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac. Example: Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts. Example: Once he had grasped the controls, he unleashed a demonic laugh that made his hostages shudder. 2. Pertaining to daemons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’. Example: Aristotle concedes that the nature of the dream is indeed daemonic [translating dämonischer], but not divine – which might well reveal a profound meaning, if one could hit on the right translation. 3. Extremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant; diabolical. Labels: broadly Example: Lifton goes on to argue that they can commit these demonic acts because they rationalize their behaviour. A whole array of rationalizations justified the murder of innocent men, women and children. Example: Texts show the star prime time host Tucker Carlson calling Mr. Trump a “demonic force,” […]
Word: quilate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish and Portuguese quilate, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”). Doublet of carat and ceratium. 1. Synonym of carat in historical Iberian contexts. Labels: historical
Word: quince Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English quynce, coince, a variant of coins, coin (“quince”), from Old French cooing (modern coing), from Late Latin cotōneum, from Latin mālum cotōneum, a variant of mālum Cydonium (“Cydonian apple”), translating Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion). Pronunciation: /kwɪns/ 1. The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga. Labels: countable 2. The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia. Labels: countable 3. A soft yellow colour, like that of a quince. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: quince Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of quinceañera. Pronunciation: /ˈkiːnseɪ/, /ˈkɪnseɪ/ 1. Clipping of quinceañera. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: quince dress Example: She dances with her father. She leans her head on the shoulder of her mother, thanking her for the surprise gift of this mariachi performance, which she had first dreamed of for her quince when she was a little girl.
Word: temper Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English temperen, tempren, from Old English ġetemprian, temprian, borrowed from Latin temperō (“(transitive) to divide or proportion duly, to moderate, to regulate; (intransitive) to be moderate, temperate”), from tempus (“time, fit season”). Compare also French tempérer. Doublet of tamper. See temporal. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛmpə/, /ˈtɛmpɚ/ 1. To moderate or control. Example: Temper your language around children. Example: It is all very well tempering enthusiasm for the Report in most of its particulars, as the thinking press has since the debate, [...]. 2. To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal. Example: Tempering is a heat treatment technique applied to metals, alloys, and glass to achieve greater toughness by increasing the strength of materials and/or ductility. Tempering is performed by a controlled reheating of the work piece to a temperature below its lower eutectic critical temperature. Example: The temper'd metals clash, and yield a silver sound. 3. To adjust the temperature of an ingredient (e.g. eggs or chocolate) gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing. 4. To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine. 5. To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency. 6. To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use. 7. To govern; to manage. Labels: Latinism, obsolete Example: With which the damned ghosts he governeth, / And furies rules, and Tartare tempereth. 8. To combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose. Labels: archaic Example: You fools! I and my fellows / Are ministers of fate: the elements / Of whom your swords are temper'd may as well / Wound the loud winds, or with bemock'd-at stabs / Kill the still-closing waters, as diminish / One dowle that's in my plume; […] 9. To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage. Labels: archaic Example: Puritan austerity was so tempered by Dutch indifference, that mercy itself could not have dictated a milder system. Example: 1682 (first performance), Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv'd Woman! lovely woman! nature made thee / To temper man: we had been brutes without you. 10. To fit together; to adjust; to accommodate. Labels: obsolete Example: Thy sustenance […] serving to the appetite of the eater, tempered itself to every man's liking.
Word: partitive case Part of Speech: noun 1. A noun case used to indicate that an object is affected only partially by the verb, or that the effect is not real. It often corresponds roughly to the English words "some" or "any." It is similar in many ways to the genitive case. Some languages that make use of the partitive case include Finnish and Estonian.
Word: gutta percha Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of gutta-percha. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Word: india rubber Part of Speech: noun 1. The latex obtained from certain trees of several families, especially Hevea brasiliensis, widely cultivated in Asia. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The rubber made from this latex. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An examination showed that one of the india-rubber bands which was round the head of a driving-rod had shrunk so as not quite to fill the socket along which it worked. Example: The latter is a bell-jar...having a wide neck, closed by an indiarubber cork. 3. An eraser made from this rubber. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable