nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: 'zackly Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Nonstandard form of exactly. Pronunciation: /ˈzækli/ 1. Exactly. Labels: colloquial
Word: drop a hint Part of Speech: verb 1. To reveal a clue or hint about something. Labels: idiomatic
Word: college try Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of old college try. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Chece Part of Speech: name 1. A surname.
Word: kaffer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of kaffir. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: look upon Part of Speech: verb 1. To consider or regard something in a specific manner. Example: Some people look upon lexicography as their life's work. Example: I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper. 2. To gaze at something; to look on. Example: Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Word: water hole Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of waterhole. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: The same was true of the water hole, where unauthorized games of hockey were played during the winter.
Word: f--ing Part of Speech: adj 1. Censored spelling of fucking. Labels: not-comparable Example: "You collect every f--ing fact there is in the world!"
Word: waggishly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English waggish Middle English -ly English -ly English waggishly From waggish + -ly. 1. In a waggish manner. Example: ‘Doctor,’ says I, looking waggishly at him, ‘do you know ever a rhyme for Aristotle?’ ‘Port, if you plaise,’ says Mr. Goldsmith, laughing. And we had six rhymes for Aristotle before we left the coffee-house that evening. Example: "Who was ahead?" Leper smiled waggishly. "I couldn't see that...."
Word: tablatures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of tablature Labels: form-of, plural
Word: tabloidese Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English tabloid Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English tabloidese From tabloid + -ese. Pronunciation: /ˌtæblɔɪˈdiːz/ 1. The writing style of tabloid journalism. Labels: uncountable Example: Tabloids have their own language. Maybe it's because the pages are smaller than the broadsheet papers, or perhaps it's because they have to make room to fit all those pictures of Jordan in her knickers in each day, but tabloidese is a language and a skill peculiar to the red tops. Forget anything you learned in your grammar lessons at school.
Word: emisary Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of emissary. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: clawback Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Deverbal from claw back. In the financial senses, refers to something being "clawed back", or reclaimed; in the sense of a flatterer, it suggests the idea of a person's back being scratched (see scratch someone's back). 1. A rule that permits a party to take back evidentiary materials that were mistakenly turned over to the other party but to which the other party would not have been entitled. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 2. Money that a party is entitled to keep under one tax provision but is taken by another tax provision. Labels: US, countable, uncountable 3. Any recovery of a performance-related payment based on discovery that the performance was not genuine. Labels: US, countable, uncountable Example: The airline got a clawback provision in the event of failure of the engines to meet fuel-consumption targets. 4. A flatterer or sycophant. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: Take hede of theſe claubackes, theſe venemous people that wil come to you, that will folowe like Gnatoes and Paraſites, if you folowe them, you are oute of your boke.
Word: clawbacks Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of clawback Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ballooners Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of ballooner Labels: form-of, plural
Word: hemileptic Part of Speech: adj 1. homoleptic Labels: not-comparable, obsolete
Word: homoleptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From homo- + -leptic. 1. Describing a coordination compound having a single type of ligand Labels: not-comparable
Word: heteroleptic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hetero- + -leptic. 1. Describing a coordination compound having two or more different types of ligand Labels: not-comparable
Word: hemochrome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From hemo- + -chrome. 1. Any of several iron–porphyrin complexes having one or two basic ligands (normally amines).
Word: heterobimetallic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English bimetallic English heterobimetallic From hetero- + bimetallic. 1. Describing any metal complex having two different metal atoms. Labels: not-comparable
Word: heterochain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English chain English heterochain From hetero- + chain. 1. Used attributively to describe polymers in which the main chain consists of atoms of more than one element
Word: heteroconjugation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English conjugation English heteroconjugation From hetero- + conjugation. 1. heteroassociation (between a base and the conjugate acid of a different base through a hydrogen bond) Labels: obsolete, uncountable 2. conjugation involving at least one heteroelement Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: heterodetic Part of Speech: adj 1. Describing a cyclic peptide having at least one link between amino acids that is other than eupeptide (isopeptide, disulfide, ester etc.)
Word: see double Part of Speech: verb 1. To experience double vision, wherein the eyes do not focus on the same point and a single object is therefore perceived as two.
Word: cooty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From coot + -y. 1. Afflicted with body lice or coots. Labels: slang
Word: cooty Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From coot + -y. 1. Alternative spelling of cootie. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: sponson Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Perhaps from expansion. 1. A projection from the side of an aircraft, watercraft, or land vehicle. Example: He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits ; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous,[…].
Word: sponson Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Perhaps from expansion. 1. To mount on a projection on the side of a vessel. Labels: often, transitive Example: The belted cruiser Pamiat Azova or Remembrance of Azoff, is 377 feet long. She is an improved Dmitri Dontskoi, and carries her two 8-inch guns in sponsoned barbettes on either broadside
Word: sponsons Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of sponson Labels: form-of, plural
Word: aurantiaceous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Aurantiaceae + -ous 1. Relating to the former family Aurantiaceae. Labels: archaic, not-comparable 2. Of or relating to oranges or orange trees. Labels: not-comparable
Word: heterodisperse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English disperse English heterodisperse From hetero- + disperse. 1. Describing a colloid in which the particles are of different sizes.
Word: heterotactic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to heterotaxis 2. Having substituents arranged in a random configuration in each repeat unit Labels: physical
Word: heterotaxis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English taxis English heterotaxis From hetero- + taxis. 1. An abnormal structural arrangement. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: heterovalent Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hetero- + -valent. 1. Of a resonance structure, that has one fewer single bond than others. 2. Having a different valence.
Word: homochain Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English chain English homochain From homo- + chain. 1. Used attributively to describe polymers in which the main chain consists of atoms a single element
Word: homochiral Part of Speech: adj 1. Having the same chirality. Labels: not-comparable 2. Enantiopure. Labels: broadly, nonstandard, not-comparable
Word: self-organization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English organization English self-organization From self- + organization. 1. A process of attraction and repulsion in which the internal organization of a system, normally an open system, increases in complexity without being guided or managed by an outside source. Labels: uncountable
Word: MySpace Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Copying the MySpace trademark. 1. Alternative spelling of myspace. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: ring binder Part of Speech: noun 1. A folder in which punched pieces of paper may be held by means of clamps running through the holes in the paper.
Word: binder clip Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple device for binding several sheets of paper, leaving the sheets intact; a strip of spring steel bent into the shape of an isosceles triangle with loops at the apex. Example: From binder clips and washi tape to carrying cases and desk organizers, using accessories alongside journaling is one of my favorite parts of the process.
Word: cut the muster Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A modification of cut the mustard; see muster, pass muster. 1. Alternative form of cut the mustard. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Eurasiatic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Attested since 1863. 1. A hypothetical superfamily of languages proposed by Joseph Greenberg that groups together several language families of Europe, Asia, and North America, namely Etruscan, Indo-European, Uralic-Yukaghir, Altaic, Korean-Japanese-Ainu, Nivkh, Chukotian and Eskimo-Aleut.
Word: Eurasiatic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Attested since 1863. 1. Of or pertaining to the Eurasiatic group of languages. Labels: not-comparable 2. Synonym of Eurasian. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Eurasiatic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Attested since 1863. 1. Synonym of Eurasian.
Word: front matter Part of Speech: noun 1. Within a book, all preliminary content preceding the main text. Labels: uncountable Example: Meronyms: acknowledgements, copyright page, dedication, edition notice, foreword, frontispiece, half title, introduction, preface, prologue, table of contents, title page
Word: cuts the mustard Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cut the mustard Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: cutting the mustard Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of cut the mustard Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Eskimo-Aleut Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ˈɛskɪmoʊ ˈæliˌut/ 1. A language family native to Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and parts of Siberia.
Word: Eskimo-Aleut Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɛskɪmoʊ ˈæliˌut/ 1. Eskaleut; Eskaleutic
Word: Eskaleut Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Eskimo + Aleut. Pronunciation: /ɛskˈæliuːt/ 1. Eskimo-Aleut language family
Word: Eskaleut Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of Eskimo + Aleut. Pronunciation: /ɛskˈæliuːt/ 1. Eskimo-Aleut; Eskaleutic
Word: Eskaleutian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Eskimo + Aleutian. 1. Eskimo-Aleut language family
Word: Eskaleutic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Blend of Eskimo + Aleutic. 1. Eskimo-Aleut language family
Word: Eskaleutic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Blend of Eskimo + Aleutic. 1. Eskimo-Aleut; Eskaleut
Word: Chukotko-Kamchatkan Part of Speech: name 1. A language family of northeastern Siberia.
Word: Chukotian Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian чукотский (čukotskij), with -ian suffix. 1. Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family 2. a northern branch of Chukotko-Kamchatkan
Word: Chukchian Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Chukchi + -an. 1. Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family 2. a northern branch of Chukotko-Kamchatkan
Word: Chukotan Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /tʃuˈkɒtən/ 1. Alternative form of Chukotian. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: Also in this direction, in his review (538) of Bergland's 1958 Aleut monograph D. B. Shimkin made 18 suggestive comparisons between Aleut and Chukotan (Chukchi, Kamchadal, Koryak).
Word: Kamchukchee Part of Speech: name 1. Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family
Word: Kamchukotic Part of Speech: name 1. Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family
Word: Luorawetlan Part of Speech: name 1. The Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family. 2. The Chukchi language, of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family.
Word: Luoravetlan Part of Speech: name 1. Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family 2. Chukchi language of Chukotko-Kamchatkan family
Word: prolog Part of Speech: noun 1. Uncommon spelling of prologue. Labels: US, alt-of, uncommon
Word: prolog Part of Speech: verb 1. Uncommon spelling of prologue. Labels: US, alt-of, uncommon
Word: hyperhidrosis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from hyper- + hidrosis. Pronunciation: [haɪpəɹhaɪˈdɹoʊsɪs] 1. A medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Salomon Part of Speech: name Etymology: Jewish, German, Dutch, Danish, Polish, French, Breton, Haitian, Mauritian, and Spanish (as Salomón) surname, all a variant of Solomon. 1. A male given name. 2. A surname.
Word: Chukot Part of Speech: name 1. Chukchi language
Word: Chukcha Part of Speech: name 1. The Chukchi language.
Word: Chukotka Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Чуко́тка (Čukótka). 1. A peninsula in the northeastern extremity of Asia; Chukchi Peninsula 2. Clipping of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 3. 2509 Chukotka, an asteroid.
Word: Mooses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Moose Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Stefani Part of Speech: name 1. A municipality of Boeotia, Greece. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. A village in Preveza, Greece. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A village in Trikala, Greece. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie. Labels: countable, uncountable 5. A surname from Italian. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Stefany Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from French, of rare usage, variant of Stephanie.
Word: Stephany Part of Speech: name 1. A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Stephanie.
Word: Flavia Part of Speech: name Etymology: Latin Flavia, feminine form of the gens name Flavius, probably from flavus (“yellow”). Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪ.vi.ə/, /ˈflɑː.vi.ə/ 1. A female given name from Latin, quite rare in English.
Word: neutron bombs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of neutron bomb Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jumbo jets Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of jumbo jet Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Jewell Part of Speech: name Etymology: Medieval/Middle English form of a Breton saint's name, from Old Breton Judicaël "lord" + "generous." The second element is from hael (“generous, bountiful”) and identical to Welsh hael (“generous”) (see that entry for details). 1. A surname originating as a patronymic. 2. A male given name from the Celtic languages transferred back from the surname. 3. A female given name from English, of rare usage, variant of Jewel. 4. An unincorporated community in Marin County, California. 5. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Georgia. 6. A small city in Jewell County, Kansas. 7. A hamlet in Oneida County, New York. 8. An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon.
Word: annotated bibliography Part of Speech: noun 1. A bibliography in which each item has an annotation - a brief summary of how each source is useful to an author in constructing a paper or argument.
Word: scalers Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of scaler Labels: form-of, plural
Word: feeding bottles Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of feeding bottle Labels: form-of, plural
Word: animalists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of animalist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: black cards Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of black card Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rock salt Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From rock + salt. 1. The mineral halite. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Farther to the southward, the rivers which are affluent to the Colorado, such as the Rio Virgen, and Gila river, near their mouths, are impregnated with salt by the cliffs of rock salt between which they pass. 2. Coarsely ground common salt, often used as road salt, as feedstock, or for other applications. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Synonym of sea salt, due to its rocky texture. Labels: Philippines, countable, uncountable
Word: fellators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fellator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: disputability Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin disputo Old French desputerbor. Middle English disputen English dispute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English disputability From dispute + -ability. 1. The state or quality of being disputable; disputableness. Labels: uncountable
Word: common salt Part of Speech: noun 1. Ordinary salt (sodium chloride or any mineral product chiefly composed of it). Labels: uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: table salt, rock salt, road salt, muriate of soda
Word: spates Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of spate Labels: form-of, plural
Word: spates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of spate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Indo-Europeans Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Indo-European Labels: form-of, plural
Word: water tables Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of water table Labels: form-of, plural
Word: drainage basins Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of drainage basin Labels: form-of, plural
Word: narcokleptocracies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of narcokleptocracy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: potlatches Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of potlatch Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recaptures Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of recapture Labels: form-of, plural
Word: recaptures Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recapture Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reexamining Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reexamine Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: recenter Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrumder. Middle French centrebor. Middle English center English center English recenter From re- + center. 1. To center (something) again. Labels: transitive Example: Now I recenter my immortal mind / In the deep sabbath of meek self-content; / Cleans'd from the vaporous passions that bedim / God's Image, sister of the Seraphim. Example: 18.1 Scrolling C-l (recenter-top-bottom) is a basic scrolling command. It recenters the selected window, scrolling it so that the current screen line is exactly in the center of the window, or as close to the center as possible.
Word: recenter Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of recent: more recent Labels: comparative, form-of
Word: recenters Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of recenter Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: recentering Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of recenter Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: recentered Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of recenter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reclassifies Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reclassify Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reclassifying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reclassify Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: reclassified Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reclassify Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: reassesses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reassess Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: reassessed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of reassess Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: readying Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ready Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: rehashes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rehash Labels: form-of, plural
Word: rehashes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rehash Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: rehashed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rehash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: refectories Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of refectory Labels: form-of, plural
Word: realest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of real: most real Labels: form-of, superlative Example: The realest niggas say, "Your lyrics do shit for me" / I told my story and made history Example: You're like the realest person I've ever met.
Word: renditions Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rendition Labels: form-of, plural
Word: renditions Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rendition Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: gardon Part of Speech: noun Etymology: French 1. A European cyprinoid fish; the ide.
Word: oxamic Part of Speech: adj 1. Of or pertaining to oxamic acid or its derivatives Labels: not-comparable
Word: day count convention Part of Speech: noun 1. A convention on how interest accrues over time for a variety of investments, including bonds, notes, loans, medium-term notes, swaps, and FRAs. It determines the number of days between two coupon payments.
Word: raise one's hand Part of Speech: verb 1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, hand. Example: She raised her hand to touch his face. 2. To use the gesture (either literally or figuratively) in order: Example: The sergeant asked for someone to cross the minefield, and Private Muggins raised his hand. Example: Which of you speaks German?” The prisoners looked warily at each other. None of the others moved. Saul, sensing opportunity, raised his hand. “Good, come forward, stand aside here,” 3. To use the gesture (either literally or figuratively) in order: Example: Kevin pounded his fists into the desk and started crying. “You just hate me,” he wailed. Mrs. Pascual put her book down and said to her class, “Please raise your hand if you think that I hate Kevin.” Example: To demonstrate how much the students had in common despite their different political views, I said, “Raise your hand if you want America to be less safe and less secure. Raise your hand if you want terrorism to increase. Raise your hand if you want the American economy to collapse. Raise your hand if you want government waste [in spending]. Raise your hand if you want unnecessarily high taxes. Raise your hand if you want innocent people to die. Raise your hand if you want a worse future for you and your children.” None raised their hands. 4. To use the gesture (either literally or figuratively) in order: Example: The President said that he would now take questions, and several reporters raised their hands. Example: Little Timmy raised his hand to go to the toilet. 5. To assault physically, notionally with the hand or fist. Labels: often Example: A man should not raise his hand against his wife.
Word: priestlier Part of Speech: adj 1. comparative form of priestly: more priestly Labels: comparative, form-of, uncommon
Word: priestliest Part of Speech: adj 1. superlative form of priestly: most priestly Labels: form-of, superlative, uncommon
Word: gravure Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Short for rotogravure. 1. A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: for too long have the walls of our houses been adorned with examples of effete Old World portrait gravure. Example: THE POCKET ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF BRITISH STEAM LOCOMOTIVES. By O. S. Nock. Blandford Press. 18s. Mr. Nock, he remarks in his preface, was "incredulous" when the idea of this book of 192 colour gravure illustrations of a representative collection of British steam locomotives from Locomotion to BR's Evening Star was broached to him. 2. A style of Japanese softcore; glamour photography. Labels: Japan, countable, uncountable
Word: Balto-Slavic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Balto-Slavic *bálˀtasbor.? Germanicbor.? Medieval Latin Balthae plbf. ▲ Latin Balthaeder. Latin Balticusbor. English Balticbf. English Balt Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Balto- substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Medieval Latin Sclāvusbor. Middle English Sclave English Slav Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Slavic English Balto-Slavic From Balto- + Slavic. 1. Of or pertaining to both the Baltic and Slavic language families, which together constitute a branch or dialect group within the larger Indo-European family. Labels: not-comparable Example: Of the modern Balto-Slavic languages, Lithuanian is often regarded as the most conservative in morphology and phonology, followed closely by Latvian. 2. Of or pertaining to the (Proto-)Balto-Slavic language, the people who spoke it, or their culture. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Balto-Slavic Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Balto-Slavic *bálˀtasbor.? Germanicbor.? Medieval Latin Balthae plbf. ▲ Latin Balthaeder. Latin Balticusbor. English Balticbf. English Balt Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Balto- substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Medieval Latin Sclāvusbor. Middle English Sclave English Slav Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Slavic English Balto-Slavic From Balto- + Slavic. 1. The Balto-Slavic language group as a whole. Example: Having originated in a satem Indo-European dialect area, some innovations such as the ruki sound rule progressed over the history of Balto-Slavic, but did not fully "complete" outside of Slavic. 2. The Proto-Balto-Slavic language, i.e. the common development stage between the Proto-Indo-European and the later Baltic and Slavic languages.
Word: Balto-Slav Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Balto- + Slav. 1. A speaker of a Balto-Slavic language or dialect. Example: AGNI ("Fire") was one of the great original deities of the Rigveda, just as fire was a principal divinity of other Indo-European peoples — Iranians, Greeks, Latins and Balto-Slavs.
Word: Balto-Slavs Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Balto-Slav Labels: form-of, plural
Word: surdo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese surdo (“deaf, muffled”). Doublet of surd. 1. A type of percussion instrument used in Brazil.
Word: stovepipe hat Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of top hat worn mainly in the 19th century, made of silk or other materials and having a very tall, cylindrical, flat-topped crown. Labels: idiomatic Example: One long, lanky man, with long hair and a big white fur stovepipe hat on the back of his head, and a crooked-handled cane, marked out the places.
Word: fantastique Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French fantastique. Doublet of fantastic. Pronunciation: /fæntæsˈtɪk/ 1. A genre of literature and film that is characterized by the intrusion of the supernatural into the realistic framework of a story. Labels: uncountable Example: And certainly the film's free-floating fantasy and the blatant transparency of its narrative--its capacity to be seen for the artifice that it is--are a lot closer to fantastique than they are to the more logically circumscribed forms of fancy celebrated in this country.
Word: fantastique Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French fantastique. Doublet of fantastic. Pronunciation: /fæntæsˈtɪk/ 1. Belonging or relating to this genre.
Word: cardiogenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- 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. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English cardiogenic From cardio- + -genic. 1. Originating in the heart. Labels: not-comparable 2. Resulting from a disorder of the heart. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Galloway Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic (eadar na) Gall-Ghàidhealaibh (literally “(among the) foreign Gaels”), a term used for Gaelic-speaking Norse settlers. Pronunciation: /ˈɡaləwe/, /ˈɡæləweɪ/ 1. A formerly Gaelic-speaking geographic region in the southwestern-most corner of Scotland, now part of Dumfries and Galloway council area. Capital: Kirkcudbright. 2. A number of places in the United States: 3. A number of places in the United States: 4. A number of places in the United States: 5. A number of places in the United States: 6. A number of places in the United States: 7. A number of places in the United States: 8. A number of places in the United States: 9. A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada. 10. A rural locality in Central Otago district, north-east of Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand. 11. A surname.
Word: Galloway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic (eadar na) Gall-Ghàidhealaibh (literally “(among the) foreign Gaels”), a term used for Gaelic-speaking Norse settlers. Pronunciation: /ˈɡaləwe/, /ˈɡæləweɪ/ 1. One of a breed of beef-producing cattle, originating in Galloway, Scotland.
Word: cardiomyogenesis Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From cardio- + myogenesis. 1. The process leading to the formation of myocardium Labels: uncountable
Word: mitotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English mitotic 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 mitotically From mitotic + -ally. 1. During, or by means of, mitosis. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monoester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English ester English monoester From mono- + ester. Pronunciation: /ˌmɒnəʊˈɛstə/, /ˈmɑnoʊˌɛstɚ/ 1. An ester of a polyhydric alcohol or a polycarboxylic acid containing only a single ester group. Example: Frederick B. Power and Frank Tutin have experimentally confirmed the observations of Carré, that at temperatures above 110° the interaction between phosphoric acid and glycerole results in the production of varying amounts of diester accompanying the monoester or glycerophosphoric acid. Example: For example, hydrolysis of diesters (Fig. 1) separated by a long methylene chain exhibits equal rate constants at each site (k₁ = k₂), which sets an upper limit of 36.8% for the yield of the monoester.
Word: bankerish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English banker Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English bankerish From banker + -ish. 1. Like a banker. Example: The Far Common was still empty, and I walked alone down the wide gravel paths among those most Republican, bankerish of trees, New England elms, toward the far side of the school. 2. Like that of a banker; fit for a banker.
Word: neuroblast Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From neuro- + -blast. 1. The embryonic cell that develops into a nerve cell
Word: nodeless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English node Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English nodeless From node + -less. 1. Lacking nodes. Labels: not-comparable
Word: antenatally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English antenatal Middle English -ly English -ly English antenatally From antenatal + -ly. 1. Before birth. Labels: not-comparable
Word: prebiotically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English prebiotic 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 prebiotically From prebiotic + -ally. 1. In a prebiotic context Labels: not-comparable
Word: alloimmunization Part of Speech: noun Etymology: By surface analysis, allo- + immune + -ization. 1. The process of becoming alloimmune. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: serologically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English serological Middle English -ly English -ly English serologically From serological + -ly. 1. With respect to the analysis of blood. Labels: not-comparable
Word: thrombocytopenic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos)der. New Latinder. English thrombo- Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁-der. Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek πένης (pénēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English cytopenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cytopenic ▲ English thrombo- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English thrombocyte Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- ▲ English -penia English thrombocytopenia ▲ English -ic English thrombocytopenic From thrombo- + cytopenic, or from thrombocytopenia + -ic. 1. Having an abnormally low number of platelets in one's blood. Labels: not-comparable
Word: cardiorespiratory Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From cardio- + respiratory. Pronunciation: /ˌkɑː.dɪ.əʊ.ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ˌkɑː.dɪ.əʊˈɹɛs.pə.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ˌkɑː.dɪ.əʊ.ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/, /ˌkɑɹ.di.oʊˈɹɛs.pɚ.ə.tɔɹ.i/, /ˌkɑɹ.di.oʊˈɹɛs.pɹə.tɔɹ.i/ 1. Pertaining to the heart and breathing. Labels: not-comparable Example: cardiorespiratory fitness Example: The second was to provide a panoramic view of some exciting areas in cardiorespiratory biology that are being studied at the genetic level and that, most likely, will have substantial impact on our understanding of disease and therapy.
Word: intraventricular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English ventricular English intraventricular From intra- + ventricular. 1. within a ventricle Labels: not-comparable
Word: FBS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of fetal blood sampling. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of fasting blood sugar. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: An FBS (fasting blood sugar) measurement is the most convenient test after overnight fasting. […] You have diabetes if your FBS is 126 mg/dl or more. But confirm it once more the next day or any other day. If the next time also FBS is more than 126 mg/dl then definitely you have diabetes. 3. Initialism of fetal bovine serum. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of forward-based system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of father's brother's son. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: Even more, cross-cousins on the mother's side (MBS and MBD) are called by different terms – the same as for M and MB, respectively – than those on the father's side (FBS and FBD). Finally, FB is called by the same term as F,[…] 6. Initialism of failed back syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: FBS Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Football Bowl Subdivision. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ICH Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of intracerebral hemorrhage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of intracranial hematoma. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of intangible cultural heritage. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: IVIG Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of intravenous immunoglobulin. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
Word: MFM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of maternal and fetal medicine (“the specialty of medicine, a subspecialty of obstetrics, that deals with high-risk pregnancies”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of magnetic force microscopy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of modified frequency modulation. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Word: MFM Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Mountain of Fire and Miracles (“a Nigerian Pentecostal denomination”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: top hats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of top hat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: intrapatient Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English patient English intrapatient From intra- + patient. 1. Within a single medical patient, usually over time, rather than between patients. Labels: not-comparable Example: 2001, Matthew Miller, “Phase I Oncology Trials”, chapter 10-13 of Robert J. Amdur and Elizabeth A. Bankert (editors), Institutional Review Board: Management and Function, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, page 470, Intrapatient dose escalation is chosen as an example of innovative dosing strategies because it is precisely the proscription of individualized (i.e., within-patient) dose adjustments that most clearly demonstrated to my patients how research interests trump their medical interests.
Word: blackcoat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From black + coat. 1. A member of the clergy.
Word: xanthoses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of xanthosis Labels: form-of, plural, rare
Word: nuptual Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of nuptial. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: renditioned Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of rendition Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: CGN Part of Speech: noun 1. nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser (warship) Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Initialism of childhood gender nonconformity. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Alternative form of CGNAT. Labels: Internet, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: rejoinders Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of rejoinder Labels: form-of, plural
Word: reinterprets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of reinterpret Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: BNC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of British National Corpus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of Brasenose College, Oxford. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of Bajonet Neill-Concelman connector. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: BNC Part of Speech: noun 1. Abbreviation of bouncer. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of
Word: reinterpreting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of reinterpret Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: recursively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English recursive 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 recursively From recursive + -ly. 1. In a recursive way or manner. Labels: not-comparable 2. Using recursion. Labels: not-comparable Example: After recursively sorting the two subsets, the situation is (11,28) 35 (45,50,62) and an append of the three pieces gives the final result. Example: In the same computation, the computer may be decomposed repeatedly and the partitioning may vary from one split to the other. The submachines can further recursively decompose […]
Word: redecorates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of redecorate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: registrars Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of registrar Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Tammany Part of Speech: name Etymology: Tamanend or Tammany was a chief of part of the Lenni-Lenape nation in the Delaware Valley who became a hero to the colonists and gave his name to organizations throughout the American colonies beginning in 1772. One was New York City's Society of St. Tammany, which became the New York County Democratic Party organization. 1. Tammany Hall, a building near Union Square in New York City, formerly headquarters for the New York County Democratic Party. 2. The nickname of the New York County Democratic Party, until the success of reform elements in the 1970s. 3. A style of corrupt democratic politics. Example: New York City[’s] corrupt political machine, known as Tammany Hall, felt threatened by the Force Bill and mobilized against it on Capitol Hill.
Word: focusses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of focus Labels: UK, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: focusses Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of focus Labels: UK, form-of, plural Example: I will next deſcribe the ſeveral Focuſſes, where the Putrifaction begins, as well as the Humour which is Putrified, and how that is transferred from one Focus to another ſometimes, or that there are many Focus’s at firſt. Example: The two points where the pins stand, are called the two focusses of the ellipsis. The line going through the focusses, from one end to the other, is called the longer diameter; and the line cutting the former in the middle between the focusses, is the shorter diameter.
Word: refocuses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of refocus Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: refocusses Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of refocus Labels: UK, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: burqini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of burqa + bikini. Pronunciation: /bɜːˈkiː.ni/, /bɝˈki.ni/ 1. A head-to-toe swimsuit, enabling women to conform to the Islamic dress code when bathing on a public beach.
Word: burkini Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of burqa + bikini or burka + -kini. 1. Alternative spelling of burqini. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: In my mind, the burkini was always the practical, inevitable swimwear goal; the final stage in my journey to becoming a proper hijabi. Example: In recent days, people on Twitter and other social media platforms have mocked the banning of burkinis by dozens of French beachside towns by asking what French officials would do if Chinese beachgoers showed up wearing facekinis.
Word: Stammbaum Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From German Stammbaum (“family tree”). 1. A tree of genetically related languages or dialects formed by grouping them according to their most recent common ancestor.
Word: Mtl Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Montreal. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: PQ Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of plastoquinone. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of picture quality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable 3. Initialism of power quality. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: PQ Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Parti Québécois, a political party of the province of Quebec, Canada. Labels: Canadian, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Abbreviation of Province of Quebec: a province of Canada. Labels: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, dated
Word: Sask Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Saskatchewan: a province of Canada. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: Ont Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Ont.. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Ont. Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Ontario: a province of Canada. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: It makes sense that one of Canada’s most celebrated authors was born in the country’s capital. Atwood was born and raised in Ottawa until the age of six when her family moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and then Toronto.
Word: Nfld Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Newfoundland and Labrador: a province of Canada. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: IPE Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of international political economy. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: protocell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English cell English protocell From proto- + cell. 1. A self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of phospholipids proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of life
Word: metaprotocell Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English protocell English metaprotocell From meta- + protocell. 1. A proposed protocell that could use sunlight to synthesize ATP and then polynucleotides.