nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sleeks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sleek Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: sleeked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of sleek Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sleeking Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of sleek Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: sleeking Part of Speech: noun 1. A process of making smooth or glossy. Example: Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings, Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft, And your face smooth with ointments […] Example: Some inconspicuous fluffings and sleekings of its plumage may serve as visible displays, yet are sufficiently subtle that a human observer detects them only with difficulty […]
Word: winning streak Part of Speech: noun 1. An uninterrupted sequence of wins.
Word: losing streak Part of Speech: noun 1. An uninterrupted sequence of losses. 2. Menstruation Labels: slang Example: When I'm ridin' round the world / And I'm doin' this and I'm signin' that / And I'm tryin' to make some girl, who tells me / Baby, better come back, maybe next week / 'Cause you see I'm on a losing streak
Word: numbering Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English nombrynge; equivalent to number + -ing. 1. A sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for identification. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The action of creating or assigning such a sequence for identification. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. The action of counting or ordering with numbers. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: numbering Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English nombrynge; equivalent to number + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of number Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: valedictory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin valedictum + English -ory (suffix forming nouns meaning ‘that which pertains to’, or adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Valedictum is the accusative supine of valedīcō (“to bid farewell; to give a valediction”), from valē (“farewell, goodbye”) (the imperative of valeō (“to be healthy or well; to be strong; to have influence or power”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“powerful, strong; to rule”)) + dīcō (“to say, speak”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”)). By surface analysis, valedict + -ory. Pronunciation: /ˌvælɪˈdɪktəɹi/, /ˌvælɪˈdɪktɹi/, /ˌvæləˈdɪktəɹi/, /ˌvæləˈdɪktɹi/ 1. Of or pertaining to a valediction (“an act of parting company; a speech made when parting company”); designed for or suitable to an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company. Labels: not-comparable Example: a valedictory oration Example: Supp'd at Mr. Edwᵈ Sheldon's, where was Mr. [John] Dryden the Poet, who now intended to write no more Plays, being intent on his Translation of Virgil. He read to us his Prologue and Epilogue to his valedictory Play, now shortly to be acted. 2. Of or pertaining to a valedictorian (“the individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades”). Labels: Canada, US, not-comparable Example: The first was Larissa Martinez, who divulged her undocumented status during her valedictory speech and told the crowd at her McKinney, Texas, high school graduation she would be attending Yale University with a financial aid package in the fall.
Word: valedictory Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin valedictum + English -ory (suffix forming nouns meaning ‘that which pertains to’, or adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Valedictum is the accusative supine of valedīcō (“to bid farewell; to give a valediction”), from valē (“farewell, goodbye”) (the imperative of valeō (“to be healthy or well; to be strong; to have influence or power”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“powerful, strong; to rule”)) + dīcō (“to say, speak”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”)). By surface analysis, valedict + -ory. Pronunciation: /ˌvælɪˈdɪktəɹi/, /ˌvælɪˈdɪktɹi/, /ˌvæləˈdɪktəɹi/, /ˌvæləˈdɪktɹi/ 1. An address given on an occasion of bidding farewell or parting company. Example: [Jean-Claude] Juncker gave an emotional valedictory. When he stopped speaking, an Italian journalist stood up. "History will judge you, Mr Juncker," the journalist said solemnly, "but we will never forget you" before urging a round of applause for the Luxembourger's "30 years as a true European". 2. A speech given by a valedictorian at a commencement or graduation ceremony. Labels: Canada, US, specifically
Word: photosensitivity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitivity English photosensitivity From photo- + sensitivity. 1. sensitivity to light, especially a heightened response to light Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Knuckles Part of Speech: name Etymology: From knuckles. 1. A nickname for a man employed for his fistfighting skill. Labels: US, archaic
Word: photosensitization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitization English photosensitization From photo- + sensitization. 1. The acquisition of photosensitivity Labels: countable, uncountable 2. The transfer of a photon from one excited state to another, which then undergoes a reaction Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: photosensitize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitize English photosensitize From photo- + sensitize. 1. to make something photosensitive Labels: transitive
Word: CLO Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of chief legal officer. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism 2. Initialism of collateralized loan obligation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of cod liver oil. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of campylobacter-like organism. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Word: acquittances Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of acquittance Labels: form-of, plural
Word: photosensitizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sensitize 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 sensitizer English photosensitizer From photo- + sensitizer. 1. A molecular or atomic species that initiates a photochemical reaction
Word: photosensor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensor English photosensor From photo- + sensor. 1. A photodetector
Word: chief legal officer Part of Speech: noun 1. The highest-ranking corporate officer handling the legal affairs of a corporation, or agency.
Word: photoset Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English set English photoset From photo- + set. 1. to photocompose
Word: photoset Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English set English photoset From photo- + set. 1. A set of photographs.
Word: photospheric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English photosphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English photospheric From photosphere + -ic. 1. of, relating to, or occurring in the photosphere Labels: not-comparable
Word: photostabilize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English stabilize English photostabilize From photo- + stabilize. 1. To add compounds that absorb ultraviolet radiation to plastics in order to reduce photodegradation
Word: photostat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A genericization from the trade name of one of the earliest commercially successful types of photocopier, a pre-xerography type. Xerography displaced it in the 1960s and 1970s; since then the relics of it are historical curiosities. More in Wikipedia at Photostat machine. 1. A (non-xerographic) photocopy made using a Photostat machine; (loosely) any photocopy, even a xerographic one. Labels: dated Example: Near-synonyms: photocopy, xerox, xerograph, copy (all broadly synonymous) Example: This book is the culmination of a six-year detective hunt among local records, archives, and private collections in England and in Massachusetts. I do not recommend a similar study to any student who has a faint heart, lack of patience, inability to travel, or poor eyesight. Such a study demands the development of various specialized skills. A knowledge of the mysteries of genealogy is essential, and these can be both complex and frustrating. One must also learn about paleography and know how to decipher the different court hands, the shorthand Latin used by clerks, and seventeenth-century handwriting in general. A note of warning: many of the church documents make the formal manorial court rolls look like works of art, as they are. Single pages, or paragraphs of entries, in Church Court Deposition Books or Churchwardens’ Accounts have cost me many hours of exasperation, to say nothing of long weeks at the typewriter. Another important ability which must be cultivated is the use of a portable photostat machine, such as the Contura, under every kind of difficulty, including the differences in types of electric current in foreign countries and the caution of archivists who fear any damage to their documents. In addition to the skill of handling a photostat machine, one should know about photographic processes in general and a certain amount about cartography, particularly for the period studied. Naturally, the technical legal language used by court clerks must be mastered. 2. The machine (essentially, a special camera) on which such a copy is made. Labels: historical Example: Near-synonyms: photocopier, copier (both contextually synonymous); xerographer, xerox (broadly synonymous)
Word: photostat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A genericization from the trade name of one of the earliest commercially successful types of photocopier, a pre-xerography type. Xerography displaced it in the 1960s and 1970s; since then the relics of it are historical curiosities. More in Wikipedia at Photostat machine. 1. To make such a photocopy. Labels: ambitransitive Example: Near-synonyms: photocopy, xerox, xerograph, copy (all broadly synonymous) Example: […] as soul-deadeningly, eye-strainingly, sleep-inducingly boring as going through fourteen file boxes of sloppily photostatted bank records.
Word: photostriction Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English striction English photostriction From photo- + striction. 1. A change in the dimensions of some piezoelectric materials when illuminated; only occurs if the material is also photoelectric. Labels: uncountable
Word: hammocks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hammock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hammocks Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hammock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: mechanisms Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəmz/ 1. plural of mechanism Labels: form-of, plural
Word: blunderings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blundering Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hotels Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of hotel Labels: form-of, plural
Word: train of thought Part of Speech: noun 1. The flow of thinking; a sequence of ideas passing through someone’s mind. Example: Near-synonym: thought process Example: Did Mr. Winter Wonderland / Say, "Come 'ere, kid, we really need to talk"? / Bear with me, man, I lost my train of thought
Word: buoyancy aid Part of Speech: noun 1. A waterproof device in the form of a jacket, which stops one from sinking in water.
Word: in fact Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: From fact (“deed, action”) (now obsolete, except in law). Perhaps ultimately a calque of French en fait. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfækt/ 1. Resulting from the actions of parties. 2. Actually; in truth; de facto. Labels: modal Example: People think he's rich, but in fact he's nearly penniless. Example: Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so. 3. Moreover. Example: I don't have the time or patience to deal with him. In fact, I barely even have time for being here at all.
Word: just like that Part of Speech: adv 1. In that manner. 2. Suddenly and unexpectedly; without warning. Labels: idiomatic Example: We were jogging slowly in the park when, just like that, she collapsed.
Word: shaggy-dog story Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of shaggy dog story. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: peace pipes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of peace pipe Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Dutch tilt Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of Dutch angle.
Word: Dutch angle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German deutsch, after its use by German filmmakers. 1. A cinematic tactic achieved by tilting the camera off to the side. The shot is composed with the horizon not parallel with the bottom of the frame. The technique is often used to portray the psychological uneasiness of the subject being filmed.
Word: helmets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of helmet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: NPC Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of non-player character. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: When it comes to open-world games and larger experiences, NPCs are crucial to immersing the player in the world and allowing them to feel as though the people they meet along their journey aren’t just robots but, in fact, real individuals and smaller but important pieces to the larger puzzles of the title. For The Witcher 4, game director Sebastian Kalemba has vowed to make every NPC in the upcoming installment look like “they’re living, with their own story.” 2. Initialism of non-player character. Labels: Internet, countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: Several months ago, users on 4chan and Reddit, the online message forums, started using the term NPC to refer to liberals. These people, they said, join the anti-Trump crowd not because they are led by independent thought or conscience to oppose President Trump’s policies, but because they’re brainwashed sheep who have been conditioned to parrot left-wing orthodoxy, in the manner of a scripted character. Example: While watching the VOD later, xQc insinuated that Fortnite pro Bucke was an "NPC" who was only there to defend Tate and not give Piker a fair shot – and what resulted afterward has caused quite a stir in its own right. 3. Initialism of no patient care. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of Niemann-Pick disease type C. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of non-printing character. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. Initialism of neighbourhood police center. Labels: Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: NPC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of National Power Corporation. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of National Privacy Commission. Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of National Paralympic Committee. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of Nationalist People's Coalition. Labels: Philippine, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of National People's Congress. Labels: China, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 6. Initialism of National Physique Committee. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 7. Initialism of National Petroleum Council. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 8. Initialism of Northern People's Congress. Labels: Nigeria, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 9. Initialism of National Provincial Championship. Labels: New-Zealand, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: NPC Part of Speech: verb 1. To act as an NPC (“non-player character”) in a game. Labels: intransitive Example: All characters wish to submit to the game must be either netural or good even though the group will have to interact with evil beings as well. To preserve the group from being totally dark and paranoid, I will NPC the evil characters. Example: [in a deleted scene, one of the signs used by the homeless Q*bert gang reads as follows] "will npc in fps 4 food!"
Word: Gustav Part of Speech: name Etymology: A common royal name in Sweden, from Old Swedish Gøtstaf, from Old Norse Gautr (“Geat/Goth”) + stafr (“staff”). The oldest record in Sweden dates back to the year 1225 ("Gostauus"). In Peder Swart's chronicle about Gustav Vasa dated in the mid-1500s, the name is spelled Götstaff and is assumed to mean "Staff of the Geats." 1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Word: Gus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Augustus. From the Latin name Augustus. Pronunciation: /ɡʌs/, /ɡʊs/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Augustus.
Word: Gus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Gustav, Gustave, Gustavus. From the Swedish name Gustav. Pronunciation: /ɡʌs/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Gustav and its variants.
Word: Gus Part of Speech: name Etymology: Clipping of Kostas. From the Greek name Κωνσταντίνος (Konstantínos). Pronunciation: /ɡʌs/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Konstantinos.
Word: Gus Part of Speech: name Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Pronunciation: /ɡuːz/ 1. plural of Gu Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wide shot Part of Speech: noun 1. A film or video recording made with the camera positioned to observe the most action in the performance. Example: That post-battle wide shot showing a castle full of bodies and basically only Tormund, Gendry, and Grey Worm still standing was the equivalent of the show saying anyone on screen not wearing a “Hello, my name is…” tag needed to lie down and die.
Word: kicks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɪks/ 1. plural of kick Labels: form-of, plural
Word: kicks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɪks/ 1. Shoes. Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-only Example: Fresh new kicks, and pants / You gotta like that, now you know you wanna dance 2. Commissary, or the balance of a commissary account. Labels: colloquial, plural, plural-only Example: I’ve seen your kicks, inmate: you’ve got forty cents to your name. Example: He put a hundred bucks in your kicks each week.
Word: kicks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɪks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of kick Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Cecile Part of Speech: name Etymology: From French Cécile, from Anglo-Norman Cecile, from Latin Caecilia. Pronunciation: /səˈsiːl/ 1. A female given name from Latin. Example: […] so I named my baby Lynn Cecile. My mother asked, "What are you going to call her? You can't call her "Seal" because then I'll think of something slick and wet."
Word: Delphine Part of Speech: name Etymology: French form of Latin Delphina, meaning woman from Delphi; Bl. Delphine of Glandèves was a 14th century nun from Provence. Pronunciation: /dɛlˈfiːn/, [dɛɫˈfiːn] 1. A female given name from French, Latin, or Ancient Greek.
Word: closeup Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of close-up Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: two shot Part of Speech: noun 1. A scene shot with the camera positioned to observe two actors.
Word: wedges Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈwɛd͡ʒɪz/ 1. plural of wedge Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wedges Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɛd͡ʒɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wedge Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: inserts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of insert Labels: form-of, plural
Word: inserts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of insert Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: establishing shot Part of Speech: noun 1. A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene used to inform the audience of the location or situation. Example: Using mostly fixed camera positions, he will intersperse scenes with establishing shots of the clanking, pitiless machinery of the ski lift, rattling rhythmically as bits of cable and metal thunk into each other.
Word: roaming master Part of Speech: noun 1. A master shot in which the camera moves relative to the performance.
Word: ladies first Part of Speech: phrase 1. A phrase encouraging perceived polite gentlemanliness, allowing the ladies to go before the men.
Word: get stuffed Part of Speech: intj 1. Used to tell somebody to go away or to leave one alone. Labels: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, colloquial, euphemistic Example: Get stuffed! I don't want to talk to you again! Example: Eventually, she heard him say something in his deliberate, gruff voice: just two words: “Get stuffed!”
Word: undercrank Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From under- + crank; dating from a time when movie film was advanced in a camera by the turning of a crank. 1. To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more slowly than it will advance on playback. This results in speeding up the action in the final film.
Word: non-player character Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From non- + player character. 1. A character in a role-playing game or computer game whose actions are not controlled by a player. 2. A person who does not think for themselves nor make their own decisions. Labels: Internet, derogatory
Word: undercranked Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a scene shot while advancing the film in the camera more slowly than it will play on screen. This results in speeding up the action in the final film.
Word: undercranked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of undercrank Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: shortcomings Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of shortcoming Labels: form-of, plural Example: England's World Cup dreams fell apart under a French onslaught on a night when their shortcomings were brutally exposed at the quarter-final stage.
Word: vortal Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of vertical + portal Pronunciation: /ˈvɔː.təl/, /ˈvɔɹ.təl/, [ˈvɔɹ.ɾɫ̩] 1. A vertical portal; an online resource acting as an entry point for information for a single specific market or subject. Labels: Internet Example: The service is a vortal, which aims to assist SMEs involved in engineering or manufacturing in the East Midlands area around Nottingham. The project builds on the concept of a human-organised regional gateway of information but also incorporates the ideas behind a vortal.
Word: dolly grip Part of Speech: noun 1. A technician trained to use a dolly.
Word: precociously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English precocious Middle English -ly English -ly English precociously From precocious + -ly. 1. In a precocious manner. Example: More pertinently for the plot, another marked difference from history is that the United Kingdom of this 1982 is precociously computerised. Instead of having been hounded to death for his homosexuality, the scientist Alan Turing is thriving and lauded.
Word: compels Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəmˈpɛlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of compel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: alarmist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English alarm 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 alarmist From alarm + -ist. Pronunciation: /əˈlɑɹmɪst/ 1. One who causes others to become alarmed without cause. Example: I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I do think you should prepare yourself for the worst. Example: No German troops were mobilized along Canada's border last week, no Canadian cities had been bombed, and only by the remotest flight of fancy could alarmists see the Dominion as a battleground.
Word: alarmist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English alarm 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 alarmist From alarm + -ist. Pronunciation: /əˈlɑɹmɪst/ 1. Of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause. Example: This deliberately alarmist scaremongery has since been repeated on various occasions, notably in Brazil before 1964 and in Chile under Allende.
Word: unravels Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of unravel Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: albuminous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin albūminōsus, from albūmen + -ōsus. By surface analysis, albumin + -ous. Pronunciation: /ælˈbjuː.mɪn.əs/ 1. Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin. Labels: not-comparable Example: Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig.
Word: aquanaut Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From aqua- + -naut. 1. An underwater explorer.
Word: aquatically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin aquāticusder. Middle French aquatiquebor. English aquatic 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 aquatically From aquatic + -ally. 1. In an aquatic style or manner. Labels: not-comparable
Word: photosynthate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English synthesis English photosynthesis English -ate English photosynthate From photosynthesis + -ate (noun-forming suffix). 1. Any compound that is a product of photosynthesis.
Word: telecommuting Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English commuting English telecommuting From tele- + commuting. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛləkəˌmjuːtɪŋ/, /ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ/, [ˈtɛləkəˌmjuɾɪŋ], /ˈteləkəˈmjʉːtɪŋ/, /ˈteləkəˈmjʉːtəŋ/ 1. The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc. Labels: uncountable Example: The homeworld and capital of humanity is entering a new golden age. The resource wealth of a dozen settled colonies and a hundred industrial outposts flows back to Earth, fueling great works of industry, commerce, and art. The great cities are greening as arcology skyscrapers and telecommuting allow more efficient use of land.
Word: telecommuting Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English commuting English telecommuting From tele- + commuting. Pronunciation: /ˈtɛləkəˌmjuːtɪŋ/, /ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ/, [ˈtɛləkəˌmjuɾɪŋ], /ˈteləkəˈmjʉːtɪŋ/, /ˈteləkəˈmjʉːtəŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of telecommute Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: photosystem Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English system English photosystem From photo- + system. 1. Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis
Word: phototelegraphy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English telegraphy English phototelegraphy From photo- + telegraphy. 1. The fax system Labels: uncountable
Word: applicator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From application + -or. 1. A tool or device used to apply a fluid or semi-fluid substance to a surface. 2. A tubular device to insert a tampon into the vagina.
Word: alcoholically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al 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 Middle English -ally English -ally English alcoholically From alcoholic + -ally. 1. In the manner of an alcoholic. Example: They stumbled alcoholically upstairs and into bed. 2. By means of, or in terms of, alcohol. Labels: not-comparable Example: an alcoholically fermented cereal liquid containing catechin
Word: alertly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English alert Middle English -ly English -ly English alertly From alert + -ly. 1. In an alert manner; with alertness. Example: Behind one of the old oaks which we have described in the preceding chapter, shrouding himself from observation like a hunter watching for his game, or an Indian for his enemy, but with different, very different purpose, Tyrrel lay on his breast near the Buck-stane, his eye on the horse-road which winded down the valley, and his ear alertly awake to every sound which mingled with the passing breeze, or with the ripple of the brook. Example: I walked fast to avoid being overtaken. Every crossing was a danger, every passenger a thing to watch alertly.
Word: algebraically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From algebraic + -ally, or alternatively algebraical + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌæl.d͡ʒɪˈbɹeɪ.ɪk.li/, /ˌæl.d͡ʒɪˈbɹeɪ.ɪ.kə.li/ 1. Using algebra.
Word: fax machine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of facsimile machine. 1. A device which scans, transmits, receives and prints documents (faxes) transmitted by telephone. Example: Rachel inserted the entire stack into the hydrolab's fax machine. Knowing only a few fax numbers by heart, she had limited choices, but she had already made up her mind who would be receiving these pages and her note. Holding her breath, she carefully typed in the person’s fax number. Example: I made my notes, by hand, collated all relevant requests, stood in the copy room by a noisy fax machine and slowly fed the documents into it, thinking of someone in New York – a dream city to me – waiting by a similar contraption as my document came through to them, at the exact same time I sent it, which felt so very modern in the doing of it, a triumph over distance and time.
Word: aligner Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English align 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 aligner From align + -er. Pronunciation: /əˈlaɪnɚ/ 1. One who, or that which, aligns. 2. A system that produces integrated circuits by precision photolithography. 3. A thin flexible orthodontic tool that is fitted over the teeth to move them gradually.
Word: phototheodolite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English theodolite English phototheodolite From photo- + theodolite. 1. A theodolite with an attached camera. 2. An arrangement of two cameras, whose plates may be brought into exactly the same plane, used in surveying and map-making. From the differences between two pictures taken at the same moment, measurements in all dimensions of the region may be obtained.
Word: Meriam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Mer (“Murray Island”), off the northern coast of Australia. 1. A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia. Example: The Meriams believed in "Bomai", a shape-shifting sea spirit, who had come to them as an octopus and united the eight island tribes under his watchful eyes.
Word: Meriam Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mer (“Murray Island”), off the northern coast of Australia. 1. The Trans-Fly Papuan language of the Meriam people; Meryam Mir.
Word: phototherapy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- 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 English phototherapy From photo- + therapy. 1. The use of light to treat disorders of the skin, and certain mood disorders. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: gym candy Part of Speech: noun 1. Steroids or other drugs taken to improve physical performance. Labels: slang, uncountable
Word: pumper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pump + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈpʌmpə/, /ˈpʌmpɚ/ 1. One who pumps something. 2. A fire engine with a water tank and pump. 3. A steroid or other drug taken to improve blood flow and increase muscular size. Labels: slang
Word: roid Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɹɔɪd/ 1. Clipping of steroid Steroids, especially those used illegally for performance enhancement. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Example: "Snow Crash is a roid. Or else it's similar to a roid. Yeah, that's it. It goes into your cell walls, just like a roid. And then it does something to the nucleus of the cell." 2. Clipping of hemorrhoid Hemorrhoids. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, vulgar 3. Clipping of android Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Word: roid rage Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of steroid + rage. 1. Uncontrollable anger or violent behavior resulting from the use of anabolic steroids. Labels: uncountable
Word: grangerize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Granger + -ize, after James Granger, an 18th-century English biographer. Granger's Biographical History of England (1769) included areas for readers to illustrate the pages. Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪnʒəɹaɪz/ 1. To illustrate (a book) with material such as images taken from other published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use. Labels: intransitive 2. To illustrate with material taken from published sources. Labels: transitive Example: He was a large, loose, fattish man with unintelligent brown eyes magnified by spectacles; he wore an ill-fitting frock-coat and a paper collar, and he showed me, as his great treasure and interest, a large Bible which he had grangerised with photographs of pictures. 3. To remove material, especially images, from a publication. Labels: transitive Example: In fifty cases out of a hundred, booksellers who make grangerizing a speciality find it pays far better to break up an illustrated book than to sell it intact. Example: In more recent years many finely illustrated books (such as Audubon's The Birds of America and Bartolozzi's fine engravings of Holbein's portraits), together with books of many modern artists, have been grangerized for their individual prints.
Word: grangerise Part of Speech: verb 1. Alternative spelling of grangerize. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: grangerisation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Named after English biographer James Granger (1723–1776). Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪnʒəɹɪˌzeɪʃən/ 1. The practice of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Today, he is more remembered for the manner of his death and his habit of collecting books and illustrating them with pictures ripped out of other books, now seen as an act of vandalism and given the name ‘grangerisation’. 2. A book illustrated by this process. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: grangerization Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of grangerisation. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ankle slappers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ankle slapper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slappers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of slapper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: marginal cost Part of Speech: noun 1. The increase in cost that accompanies a unit increase in output; the unit cost of that additional output; the partial derivative of the cost function with respect to output. 2. Synonym of break-even point. Labels: metonymically
Word: marginal benefit Part of Speech: noun 1. The extra benefit received from a unit increase in the consumption of a good or service. It is calculated as the increase in total benefit divided by the increase in consumption.
Word: pennorth Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɛnəθ/ 1. Alternative form of pennyworth. Labels: UK, alt-of, alternative, obsolete
Word: penn'orth Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of pennorth. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Queenie May Ellis was just scooping up a penn’orth of chips when some sixth sense made her look up – straight into the sailor’s eyes.
Word: jari Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of zari. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: HEPA Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈhɛpə/ 1. Acronym of high-efficiency particulate air filter. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Word: alphabetizer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alphabetize + -er. 1. One who, or that which, alphabetizes.
Word: allover Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English alover. By surface analysis, all + over. 1. Alternative spelling of all-over. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: allover Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English alover. By surface analysis, all + over. 1. Alternative spelling of all-over. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Hadrian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From the Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”), from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria), possibly from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), related to English water, Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), all from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Doublet of Adrian. See Adria. Pronunciation: /ˈheɪ.dɹiː.(j)ən/ 1. The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus. Labels: historical 2. A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Adrian.
Word: morphologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English morphology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English morphological 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 morphologically From morphological + -ly. 1. With regard to morphology. Labels: not-comparable Example: Although Roellobryon is morphologically similar to Rhodobryum and Rosulabryum, recent molecular studies suggest that it is closer to Mniaceae than Bryaceae. Example: In a typical lexicalist approach (e.g. Koontz-Garboden 2006), the unmarked lexeme is taken as lexically listed, even if its meaning (as it often does) includes templatic entailments, and the derivational morphology is taken to operate on the underived form to yield the derived form. This is the case not only morphologically, but also semantically.
Word: collisions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of collision Labels: form-of, plural
Word: thrived Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of thrive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: snuffbox Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From snuff + box. 1. A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco. Example: He held out his snuffbox of old gold, with a great amethyst in the centre of the lid.
Word: electric chair Part of Speech: noun 1. A chair-like device used for performing execution by electrocution. Example: The current path in an electric chair is from a scalp electrode to a calf electrode. The current is therefore passing the brain and the brain stem, the lung and the heart. It is believed that the person becomes unconscious immediately after current onset, but it is well known that death is not immediate. The electric chair was used for the first time in 1890, and the first jolt was with 1400 V 60 Hz applied for 17 seconds, which proved insufficient. Example: The electric chair has always been linked to Sing Sing. 2. An electrically powered wheelchair. Labels: informal Example: She much preferred her manual wheelchair, so we got into the routine of using the manual chair out of school, and the electric chair at school. The one thing that she did find amusing about the electric chair was that she had to take a 'driving test'. Example: While I was "driving" in my electric chair to the only liquor store in town, the owner of the store would always smile when he saw me and say, "I don't know if I should sell to you. I don't want to be responsible for you drinking and driving." 3. A transitional hold in which an attacking wrestler hoists an opponent up onto his/her shoulders so that they are both facing in the same direction.
Word: bloggers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of blogger Labels: form-of, plural
Word: one trick pony Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of one-trick pony. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: nonhygroscopic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From non- + hygroscopic. 1. not hygroscopic Labels: not-comparable
Word: dual citizenship Part of Speech: noun 1. The status of being a citizen of two countries. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Sandra Part of Speech: name Etymology: A short form of Alexandra and, less often, of Cassandra. Pronunciation: /ˈsandɹə/, /ˈsɑːndɹə/, /ˈsændɹə/ 1. A female given name. Example: "Sandra, that's no name for anybody; that was a name for movie stars around 1948. Nobody's used it since. But the fact is, her name really is Sandra. - - - In the mills towns like Torrington and Bristol, the Italians might very well call a girl Sandra for real. Straight. It's just short for Alessandra. Alexandra. So she has numerous choices - she can be Sandy, a clean-cut WASP, or she can be Renaissance Alessandra, or movie-star Sandra, or old-fashioned Edwardian Alexandra, all on the one name." Example: A young law student, Sandra Fluke, came before this body, before the Members of Congress, and testified regarding coverage for family planning and contraceptives.
Word: wardriving Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From war + driving, modelled on war-dialing. 1. The act of searching for a Wi-Fi wireless network, usually from a moving vehicle, using a laptop or smartphone. Labels: uncountable
Word: photothermoelasticity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English thermoelasticity English photothermoelasticity From photo- + thermoelasticity. 1. The changes in the optical properties of a dielectric when subject to heat-induced mechanical stress. Labels: uncountable
Word: photothyristor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English thyristor English photothyristor From photo- + thyristor. 1. A light-activated silicon controlled rectifier.
Word: phototonus Part of Speech: noun 1. sensitivity to, or irritation caused by, light Labels: uncountable
Word: phototopography Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English topography English phototopography From photo- + topography. 1. The surveying and mapping of a terrain based solely on terrestrial photographs. Labels: uncountable
Word: phototoxic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English phototoxic From photo- + toxic. 1. Causing damage to the skin when exposed to light.
Word: phototransistor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English transistor English phototransistor From photo- + transistor. 1. Any semiconductor device whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive. Example: In some projects, the fiber optic cable will be mounted on the LEDs (D1, D6, D8, and on U22) or the phototransistor (Q4).
Word: phototriangulation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English triangulation English phototriangulation From photo- + triangulation. 1. triangulation using photogrammetry Labels: uncountable
Word: phototronic Part of Speech: adj 1. photovoltaic
Word: phototroph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From photo- + -troph. 1. A photoautotroph