nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: Helmer Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from German Helmer. 1. A surname from German. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. An unincorporated community in Latah County, Idaho, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. An unincorporated community in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable 4. An unincorporated community in Luce County, Michigan, United States. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Artie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Art + -ie. 1. A diminutive of the male given name Arthur, from the Celtic languages.
Word: Arnie Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Arnold + -ie. Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹni/ 1. A diminutive of the male given name Arnold.
Word: isochrony Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -y. 1. The state of being isochronous. Labels: uncountable
Word: legatura Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Italian. See ligature. 1. A tie or brace (curvedline); a syncopation. Labels: obsolete
Word: liuto Part of Speech: noun 1. Alstroemeria ligtu, an herb or bush with large flowers, native to Chile. Labels: uncountable
Word: legature Part of Speech: noun 1. legateship Labels: obsolete
Word: SXSW Part of Speech: name Etymology: From S (“south”) + X (“by”) + SW (“southwest”). 1. Initialism of South by Southwest: an annual festival held in Austin, Texas. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: mantella Part of Speech: noun 1. Any frog of the genus Mantella.
Word: membranophone Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English membrane Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English membranophone From membrane + -o- + -phone. 1. Any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.
Word: Grammys Part of Speech: name 1. An annual music awards ceremony, to acknowledge mainstream musicians. 2. plural of Grammy Labels: form-of, plural
Word: mensuralist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English mensural 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 mensuralist From mensural + -ist. 1. Of or pertaining to mensuralism.
Word: mensuralist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mensural 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 mensuralist From mensural + -ist. 1. One who believes that neumatic notation supports different rhythmic realizations of chant.
Word: mensuralism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English mensural Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English mensuralism From mensural + -ism. 1. European system(s) of musical notation, in use in different forms from c.1260 to c.1600, in which each note was given an exact time value Labels: uncountable
Word: versal Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of universal. 1. Universal Labels: obsolete Example: I'll warrant you, when I say so, she looks as pale as any clout in the versal world.
Word: versal Part of Speech: noun 1. Ornamental letter that begins a section
Word: stentor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Stentōr, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ (Sténtōr), the name of a herald in the Iliad who had a loud voice. 1. A person with a powerful or stentorian voice. Example: 1609, Ben Jonson, Epicoene Act IV, Scene II, 1989, Johanna Procter (editor), The Selected Plays of Ben Jonson, Volume 1, page 381, Rogues, hellhounds, Stentors, out of my doors, you sons of noise and tumult, begot on an ill May Day, or when the galley-foist is afloat to Westminster! 2. Any protozoan of the genus Stentor. Example: Ere long a solitary amœba and stentor were found engaged in a struggle, which continued for some time with varying success, finally ending with the escape of the latter. Example: When the stentors become too numerous it is a simple matter to subdivide the culture and add the requisite amount of spring water to each culture. 3. A part of the amplification system of a carillon. Example: The unit is completely automatic in operation and tower stentors, matching the power output of the amplifier, are provided for roof or tower mounting. 4. A howler monkey.
Word: modulino Part of Speech: noun 1. A singlet state thought to be a component of dark matter
Word: due diligence Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈdjuː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/, /d͡ʒuː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/, /ˈdu ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/, /ˈd͡ʒʉː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ 1. Appropriate, required, reasonable care or carefulness. Labels: uncountable Example: Consumers are required to use their credit cards with due diligence, which includes making sure that strangers cannot find or see their PIN. Example: You are required to exercise due diligence by immediately reporting unauthorized withdrawals from your account and unauthorized use of your credit card. 2. A process during which a potential party to a contract evaluates the assets and liabilities of one or more other potential parties, to assess whether it should enter into the contract. Labels: uncountable
Word: in short Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. As a summary; as a shortened version of what has been told or what would have been told. Example: [H]e told me I did not treat him as if he was my husband, or talk of my children as if I was a mother; and, in short, that I did not deserve to be used as a wife. Example: Mr Snagsby has dealt in all sorts of blank forms of legal process; in skins and rolls of parchment; in paper—foolscap, brief, draft, brown, white, whitey-brown, and blotting; in stamps; in office-quills, pens, ink, India-rubber, pounce, pins, pencils, sealing-wax, and wafers; in red tape, and green ferret; in pocket-books, almanacs, diaries, and law lists; in string boxes, rulers, inkstands—glass and leaden, penknives, scissors, bodkins, and other small office-cutlery; in short, in articles too numerous to mention.
Word: all the while Part of Speech: adv 1. At the same time as, usually over an extended period. Labels: idiomatic Example: The good fortune which attended him throughout life may have been partly owing to this cause as well as to his undoubted valour, for though he never lost a battle, nothing is more astounding than his imprudence and the easy confidence with which he trusted Somerset, Warwick, Montague, and others, all the while they were betraying him. Example: Sulla, encamped near Scipio, and amusing him with caresses under pretence of an approaching peace, was all the while corrupting his troops.
Word: amidic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English amidic From amide + -ic. 1. Characteristic of an amide. Labels: not-comparable
Word: aminic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aminic From amine + -ic. 1. Characteristic of an amine
Word: ammino Part of Speech: adj 1. Characteristic of an ammine Labels: not-comparable
Word: aid and abet Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From aid (“to provide support to, assist, help”) + and + abet (“to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime, incite”). Pronunciation: /ˌeɪd‿n̩ əˈbɛt/ 1. To assist (someone) in an illegal act as an accessory or accomplice. Labels: transitive Example: A bank employee was accused of aiding and abetting the gang of robbers. Example: In my future letters I shall perhaps take the opportunity to prove to you that the more men there are in a state, the more prosperous its commerce; I shall prove as easily, that as commerce flourishes, men increase; these two things necessarily aid and abet each other. 2. To assist someone in (an illegal act) as an accessory or accomplice. Labels: transitive Example: Murder itself was not more sternly and certainly punished in the State of Maryland, than that of aiding and abetting the escape of a slave. 3. To be an accessory or accomplice to someone in an illegal act. Labels: intransitive Example: From about April 13 to about May 17, 1962, registrant, during a time when it was undergoing a change in ownership and management, together with or aided and abetted by Smythe, willfully violated Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 […]
Word: ammoniating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of ammoniate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: transfer window Part of Speech: noun 1. A period of time during which a spacecraft orbiting one celestial body can travel to a different body and enter orbit around it without excessive expenditure of fuel or reaction mass. 2. A period of time during the year in which soccer players may be bought or sold between professional clubs. Example: Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued.
Word: ammonify Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia English -fy English ammonify From ammonia + -fy. 1. To treat with ammonia; to ammoniate; to form into ammonia. Labels: transitive
Word: beaver away Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From the metaphorical image of a person working as industriously as a beaver building its dam. 1. To work hard at a task. Labels: idiomatic Example: She won't be going out much, as she's beavering away on her thesis. Example: The most obvious impact of the strike was the “havoc” created at Glasgow and London’s Heathrow airports by striking air traffic controllers (who joined the strike in solidarity and are not themselves directly involved in the dispute). But quietly and without fuss, thousands of scientists normally beavering away in seclusion downed microscopes, test tubes, and oscilloscopes.
Word: ammonoid Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the scientific name Ammonoidea, equivalent to Ammon + -oid. 1. An extinct cephalopod of the subclass †Ammonoidea (including ammonites). Example: Although the extinct externally shelled cephalopods ammonoids have an extensive fossil record, their soft tissues are very poorly known and, like extinct and living nautiloids, they are largely presumed to not have possessed an ink sac.
Word: ammonoid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From the scientific name Ammonoidea, equivalent to Ammon + -oid. 1. Characteristic of an ammonite. Example: Literally tens of pence with an ammonoid fossil to highlight how bling bling the world of palaeontology has become
Word: aided and abetted Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of aid and abet Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: aiding and abetting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of aid and abet Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: aids and abets Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of aid and abet Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: beavered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus Proto-Germanic *bebruz Old English befer Middle English bever English beaver English -ed English beavered From beaver + -ed. 1. Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat. Labels: not-comparable
Word: beavered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus Proto-Germanic *bebruz Old English befer Middle English bever English beaver English -ed English beavered From beaver + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of beaver Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: beavered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From beaver (“part of a helmet”) + -ed. 1. Having or wearing a beaver (part of a helmet covering the lower face). Labels: historical, not-comparable
Word: beavered Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus Proto-Germanic *bebruz Old English befer Middle English bever English beaver English -ed English beavered From beaver (“beard or bearded person”) + -ed. 1. Synonym of bearded. Labels: not-comparable
Word: beavered Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus Proto-Germanic *bebruz Old English befer Middle English bever English beaver English -ed English beavered From beaver (“beard or bearded person”) + -ed. 1. simple past and past participle of beaver Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cast one's vote Part of Speech: verb 1. To vote for something. Labels: idiomatic, intransitive
Word: seater Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From seat + -er (measurement suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix). Pronunciation: /ˈsitɚ/ 1. A vehicle or item of furniture that has a specified seating capacity. Labels: attributive, in-compounds, often Example: a single-seater aircraft Example: Our new sofa is a three-seater. 2. Agent noun of seat: one who seats. Labels: agent, form-of
Word: worth every penny Part of Speech: adj 1. Completely worth the money paid for it. Labels: idiomatic, not-comparable
Word: lays down Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lay down Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: civilizes Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of civilize Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: laying down Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of lay down Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: civilizing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of civilize Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: civilise Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From civil + -ise. Pronunciation: /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/ 1. To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour. 2. To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior. 3. To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
Word: civilises Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of civilise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: civilising Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of civilise Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: amnestied Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From amnesty + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈam.nəs.tiːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of amnesty Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: amnestied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From amnesty + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈam.nəs.tiːd/ 1. That has been given amnesty; whose past offences have been forgiven. Example: The opening of the Panthéon Club in November 1795, a successor to the closed Jacobins, marked the beginnings of a recovery of the extra-parliamentary Left, now reinforced by amnestied militants.
Word: house boy Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of houseboy. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: money talks Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: 19th century, from earlier forms such as gold speaks (1666, in full, “Man prates, but gold speaks.”), as translation from Italian by Giovanni Torriano, in Piazza Universale di Proverbi Italiani: or, A Common Place of Italian Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, 179. Pronunciation: /ˈmʌn.i tɔːks/, /ˈmʌn.i tɔks/, /ˈmʌn.i tɑks/ 1. Money or moneyed interests have power. Example: He illustrated the fact of money talking in the case of Mrs. Rita Warren who successfully stopped the showing of 1001 Danish Delights in a local Norwell theatre, yet was promptly arrested when attempting the same picketing in front of the more profitable Ben Sack "57" theatre to stop the showing of The Exorcist. Example: Money still talks — indeed, thanks in part to the Roberts court, it talks louder than ever. Still, ideas matter too, shaping both how we talk about society and, eventually, what we do.
Word: asexual reproduction Part of Speech: noun 1. Any form of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes. Labels: uncountable Example: They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction. 2. Any form of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes. Labels: uncountable
Word: attuite Part of Speech: verb 1. To become aware of (a thing) due to attuition. Labels: transitive
Word: attuition Part of Speech: noun 1. A supposed form of apprehension midway between sensation in animals and perception in human beings. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But what of non-rational beings—the animal or infant-man of attuition?
Word: Pied Piper Part of Speech: name Etymology: Short for Pied Piper of Hamelin, from pied and piper. Pronunciation: /paɪd ˈpaɪ.pə/ 1. A folk tale or legend, dating back to the Middle Ages, about a ratcatcher in variegated attire, hired by the German town of Hamelin, who is not paid for his services and retaliates by luring away the local children by playing a flute. 2. The flute-playing ratcatcher who is the protagonist and title character of this story.
Word: pied piper Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the folk tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, who led away the townsfolk's children in revenge for not being paid after ridding the town of rats. 1. That which draws many in its wake.
Word: Rapa Nui Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Rapa Nui Rapa Nui (“big Rapa”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑːpɑː ˈnuːɪ/, /ˈɹɑpə ˈnui/ 1. Easter Island. 2. An Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the inhabitants of Easter Island.
Word: Rapa Nui Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Rapa Nui Rapa Nui (“big Rapa”). Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑːpɑː ˈnuːɪ/, /ˈɹɑpə ˈnui/ 1. The native Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island.
Word: yeastie beastie Part of Speech: noun 1. A yeast infection. Labels: slang
Word: too much information Part of Speech: intj Etymology: The expression was first shortened to "TMI" by former Wall Street Journal reporter Joseph Checkler circa 1988. It was not until the late 1990s however, that the term was popularized by online communities. See also TMI. 1. An expression indicating that someone has revealed information that is too personal and made the listener or reader uncomfortable. Labels: informal Example: Too much information! I don't want to hear the details of your surgery. 2. An expression indicating that someone has imparted an excessive amount of information that cannot be processed in a short amount of time. Labels: informal 3. Introduces an expansion of a short answer with additional information that may be extraneous or unnecessary, hinting that it can be ignored if the short answer was sufficient. Labels: Internet, informal
Word: Rapanui Part of Speech: name 1. Alternative form of Rapa Nui. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Rapanui Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of Rapa Nui. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: silence is golden Part of Speech: proverb Etymology: Calque of Latin silentium est aureum (“silence is golden”). 1. Peace and quiet have great value. Example: "[I] adore good music, I hate bad, and I despise mediocre. Silence is golden, indeed, compared with poor music." 2. Often the best choice is to say nothing. Example: But I have spoken long enough. There are times when silence is golden, and one of those times is at hand. Example: I shouldn't lower myself to respond to the personal attacks on me, but silence, as the current scandal plaguing the federal administration shows, isn't golden.
Word: bicameral legislature Part of Speech: noun 1. A legislative body consisting of two chambers or houses.
Word: coimetrophobia Part of Speech: noun 1. The abnormal and persistent fear of cemeteries. Labels: uncountable
Word: trade book Part of Speech: noun 1. A book that is marketed to a general audience (as opposed to books that have specialized audiences, such as academic books). Not necessarily a trade paperback. Example: Most fiction titles are trade books.
Word: measuring tape Part of Speech: noun 1. A tape measure.
Word: color commentators Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of color commentator Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chit-chats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of chit-chat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: chit-chats Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chit-chat Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: azole Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English azo- English -ole English azole From azo- + -ole. Pronunciation: /ˈæz.oʊl/, /əˈzoʊl/ 1. Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated heterocycles having three carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds
Word: Aztecan Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Aztec + -an. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Aztecs or their culture.
Word: Aztecan Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Aztec + -an. 1. An Aztec.
Word: Aztecan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Aztec + -an. 1. Any language spoken by the Aztecs.
Word: U-bend Part of Speech: noun 1. A U-shaped bend, usually the bend in a waste pipe.
Word: beefed out Part of Speech: adj 1. Muscular, often in an exaggerated way. Labels: slang Example: The superhero looked even more beefed out on the poster than in the comics. 2. Having been improved greatly or upgraded; beefed up. Labels: slang Example: His computer was beefed out with the latest hardware, so he was sure it would run the new video game.
Word: beefed out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of beef out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: conjunctive mood Part of Speech: noun 1. The subjunctive mood. Example: From the notion of uncertainty and doubt being a prevailing one in the conjunctive mood, has arisen in most languages its use in giving an opinion; as 'I should say,' &c.
Word: tink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English tinken, possibly from Old English *tincian, equivalent to tin + -k. Compare Dutch tinken (“to tink, toll, strike the bells of a clock”), German Low German tinken (“to tink”). Compare also English ting. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪŋk/, [ˈtʰɪŋk] 1. To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise. Example: Jimmy heard the bells tink.
Word: tink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English tinken, possibly from Old English *tincian, equivalent to tin + -k. Compare Dutch tinken (“to tink, toll, strike the bells of a clock”), German Low German tinken (“to tink”). Compare also English ting. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪŋk/, [ˈtʰɪŋk] 1. A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle. Labels: dated
Word: tink Part of Speech: verb Etymology: knit spelled backwards. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪŋk/, [ˈtʰɪŋk] 1. To unknit. Labels: slang, transitive Example: Stanley knitted when he should have purled and swore, tinking the knitting back to fix the flaw. Example: If the stitch you need to fix is on the last or previous row, a bit of unknitting, or “tinking” as it is known by some knitters, is all that is needed to get back to the point where you can mend your mistake.
Word: tink Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Shortened from tinker. Pronunciation: /ˈtɪŋk/, [ˈtʰɪŋk] 1. A member of the travelling community. A gypsy. Labels: Ireland, UK, offensive Example: 'Most have white eyes, which ain't natural in any beast, tame or wild, and they are considered unlucky - the tinks calls 'em moonpies, and most will avoid settling on farms where they are kept. Example: Her family had a name that marked them out as tinks, only they weren't tinks anymore.
Word: Lemuel Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Hebrew לְמוּאֵל (lemu'él, ləmūʔel, literally “devoted to God”). Pronunciation: /ˈlɛm.jə(wə)l/ 1. A king mentioned in the Proverbs. Example: The wordes of King Lemuel, the prophecie that his mother taught him. 2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Example: THE Author of theſe Travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my antient and intimate Friend; there is likewiſe ſome Relation between us by the Mother's Side. 3. A character in the Book of Mormon, the younger brother of Laman and the elder brother of Nephi, Sam, Jacob, and Joseph. Labels: Mormonism
Word: insurance company Part of Speech: noun 1. A company that provides insurance policies.
Word: insurance companies Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of insurance company Labels: form-of, plural
Word: affixion Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin affīgō Latin affīxusbor. English affix Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English affixion From affix + -ion. Pronunciation: /əˈfɪk.ʃən/ 1. The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: after-effect Part of Speech: noun 1. An effect; especially, one that is experienced only after a delay, or only in the long term. Example: It all went wrong for England in those chaotic final moments but until Poland's late surge they had once again shown they are developing and have not suffered too many after-effects from the Euro 2020 final loss to Italy on penalties.
Word: after-effects Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of after-effect Labels: form-of, plural
Word: nocturia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English noct- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) Ancient Greek -ουρία (-ouría)bor. New Latin -ūriabor. English -uria English nocturia From noct- + -uria. 1. A frequent need to arise during the night in order to urinate. Labels: uncountable
Word: neuropsychiatric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English psychiatric English neuropsychiatric From neuro- + psychiatric. 1. Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; both neurological and psychiatric. Labels: not-comparable
Word: out-of-town Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of out of town. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: hews Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /hjuːz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hew Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: get out of town Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Compare Danish den må du længere ud på landet med. 1. Expression of incredulity. Example: "Get out of town!" Magdalena gave me a quizzical look. "That's just an expression, dear," I said kindly. Example: "Shae has four kids. All girls." / "Get out of town!" Tempest exclaimed, drawn back in shock.
Word: autobahns Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of autobahn Labels: form-of, plural
Word: quick fix Part of Speech: noun 1. A simple solution; an easy way out. 2. A temporary solution; a stopgap measure.
Word: auditoria Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of auditorium Labels: form-of, plural
Word: synchromysticism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From synchro- + mysticism; see synchronicity. 1. The drawing of connections in modern culture (movies, music lyrics, historical happenings and esoteric knowledge); and finding connections that could be coming from the "collective unconscious mind"; and finding connections between occult knowledge (i.e. esoteric fraternities, cults and secret rituals), politics and mass media. Labels: uncountable
Word: anatomical position Part of Speech: noun 1. The position of the human body, standing erect, with the face directed anteriorly, the upper limbs at the sides and the palms turned anteriorly (supinated), and the feet pointed anteriorly; used as the position of reference in description of site or direction of various structures or parts as established in official anatomical nomenclature. Note: The palms are toward our view and we cannot see the back of the hands. Labels: uncountable
Word: A/G Part of Speech: adj 1. Initialism of air-to-ground. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Word: pea pod Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of peapod (all senses) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: RDS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of respiratory distress syndrome. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of radio data system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of rate-determining step. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 4. Initialism of relational database service. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 5. Initialism of respondent-driven sampling. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: DCS Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of distributed control system. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of detective chief superintendent, a police rank. Labels: Commonwealth, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: It is being led by DCS Jim Taylor, who is the head of Opal, the national intelligence unit for organised acquisitive crime. 3. Initialism of decompression sickness. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: She’d been worried about DCS as well – she could barely remember ascending – but the symptoms hadn’t persisted and she was fine now.
Word: DFMR Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Design for Minimum Risk: a process that allows safety-critical mechanisms to achieve fault tolerance through rigorous design, analysis, testing, and inspection practices rather than through true physical redundancy. Labels: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Word: expected value Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɛkt.ɪd ˈval.juː/, /ɪkˈspɛkt.ɪd ˈvæl.juː/, /ɪkˈspɛkt.ɪd ˈvæl.ju/, /ɪkˈspekt.ɪd ˈvæl.jʉː/, /əkˈspekt.əd ˈvɛl.jʉː/ 1. The weighted average of outcome values, using probability as the weighting function. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Leroi Part of Speech: name Etymology: A spelling variant of Leroy. 1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
Word: Quai d'Orsay Part of Speech: name 1. A quay and street in Paris, France, the home of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Word: bear market Part of Speech: noun 1. A stock market where a majority of investors are selling ("bears"), causing overall stock prices to drop. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 20% or more on some specific stock market index. Example: Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, market. Example: Now bids are submitted by button companies for the Teddy Bear contract, and Germany plush factories manufacture plush especially for the bear market at Giengen Brenz. Example: It is significant that in the last 5-10 years the preferred method of safely transporting cubs purchased at bear markets and near “Dangs” or forests has been through friendly truck drivers, […]
Word: mind you Part of Speech: adv 1. Used to introduce a qualification or contrastive statement, especially when toning down or rectifying Labels: colloquial, idiomatic Example: These shirts are very expensive. Mind you, they are excellent quality. Example: Mind you, it was not an outing I would recommend as relaxing.
Word: dividend equalisation reserve Part of Speech: noun 1. A fund set up to ensure that dividends remain stable despite changes in a company's earnings
Word: neuropsychiatry Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- French psych- French -iatre French psychiatre Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Middle French -ie French -ie French psychiatriebor. English psychiatry English neuropsychiatry From neuro- + psychiatry. 1. The branch of medicine dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features. Labels: uncountable
Word: pinacothek Part of Speech: noun 1. pinacotheca Labels: rare
Word: pinacotheca Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin pinacotheca, from Ancient Greek πινακοθήκη (pinakothḗkē). 1. An art gallery, especially one exhibiting pictures. Labels: rare
Word: oculogyric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin oculus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oculo- English gyro- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oculogyric From oculo- + gyro- + -ic. 1. Pertaining to the rotation of the eyeballs within their orbits. Labels: not-comparable
Word: monolinear Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Latin līneārisbor. English linear English monolinear From mono- + linear. 1. Having vertical and horizontal strokes of the same visual weight. Labels: not-comparable
Word: music therapy Part of Speech: noun 1. Any of various supposed therapeutic uses of music. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: neuma Part of Speech: noun 1. Dated spelling of neume
Word: neume Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From 15th c. Middle English newme, nevme, neme; from Middle French neume, in turn from Medieval Latin neuma or pneuma, either from Ancient Greek νεῦμα (neûma, “sign”), or else a corruption of πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath”). In the latter case a doublet of pneuma. Pronunciation: /njuːm/, /n(j)um/ 1. Any of a set of signs used in early musical notation. 2. A sequence of notes to be sung to one syllable.
Word: neumatic Part of Speech: adj 1. Written using neumes Labels: not-comparable
Word: notational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English notation Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English notational From notation + -al. 1. Of or pertaining to notation. Labels: not-comparable
Word: getting around to Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of get around to Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gets around to Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of get around to Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: got around to Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of get around to Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: watch-tower Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of watchtower. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: wellbeing Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of well-being. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
Word: whole-heartedly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English whole-hearted Middle English -ly English -ly English whole-heartedly From whole-hearted + -ly. 1. Dated form of wholeheartedly. Labels: alt-of, dated
Word: Yule tree Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Yule + tree. 1. A Christmas tree. Example: Over the forest , over the towns swept the Christmas Angel. He bore folded in his shining robe the little Yule-tree. Example: There was no excited whispering among the children of gifts or of Yuletree. 2. A yuletide decoration comprising a potted tree decorated with ribbons and religious symbols. Example: 1993 The Rites of Odin, Ed Fitch, Llewellyn, →ISBN, page 135. Modern Yule Tree decorations are acceptable for this season, of course, though parents may wish to decorate the Yule tree so that it reflects Yggdrasill, the mythic World-Tree. Example: 1997 Thunder issue 2 (Heathen Journal), The Folk's Noisy Friend, Garman Lord. Then again; what about those Indian shamans whose idea of a quick sure fire way to do a vision quest is to go stand on a mountain outcrop where lightning is about to strike, until they light up like Yule trees with static electricity, jumping off the rock to safety (hopefully) at the last possible moment?
Word: SMIC Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, a large semiconductor company in mainland China. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: suboptimally Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English suboptimal Middle English -ly English -ly English suboptimally From suboptimal + -ly. 1. In a less than optimal manner.
Word: getting out Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of get out Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: gets out Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of get out Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: got out Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of get out Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gotten out Part of Speech: verb 1. past participle of get out Labels: US, form-of, participle, past
Word: orpailleur Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French orpailleur. 1. gold prospector, gold panner Example: In early 2007, a large migration of workers, triggered by the discovery of placer gold made by an orpailleur, started a new gold rush at the Moralia gold placer in Kenieba.
Word: homorhythmic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English homo- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) English rhythmic English homorhythmic From homo- + rhythmic. 1. Having the same rhythm throughout
Word: manele Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Romanian manele, plural of manea, of Turkish origin. 1. A genre of folk music from the Balkans Labels: uncountable
Word: homorhythm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English homo- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor. Latin rhythmusder. English rhythm English homorhythm From homo- + rhythm. 1. A style of music that has the same rhythm throughout. Labels: uncountable
Word: ordinale Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of ordinal (religious book) Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: Number 10 Part of Speech: name 1. Synonym of 10 Downing Street. Labels: UK Example: There are honourable people in the government and principled advisers working in Number 10, even if their unheralded service is obscured by the crass antics of spin doctors and the demagoguery of some ministers.
Word: deposit contract Part of Speech: noun 1. A contractual agreement governing the handling of deposited assets, for example in a bank. Example: Diamond and Dybvig show that a bank offering an ordinary deposit contract can provide allocations superior to those of simple exchange markets.
Word: postimpressionist Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōnembor. French impression 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 -istabor. French -iste French impressionnistebor. English impressionist English postimpressionist From post- + impressionist. 1. Of or pertaining to postimpressionism.
Word: postimpressionist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōnembor. French impression 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 -istabor. French -iste French impressionnistebor. English impressionist English postimpressionist From post- + impressionist. 1. A painter of the style of postimpressionism. Example: The postimpressionists went much further in augmenting the limited evidence of our eyes with material of the mind.
Word: equilisation Part of Speech: noun 1. Misspelling of equalization. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: prodelision Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Latin prepositional prefix prōd, variant of prō (“in front of”) used before vowels, + the English word elision. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊdɪˈlɪʒn̩/, /ˌpɹoʊdəˈlɪʒn̩/ 1. A form of elision in which the latter word loses its first vowels.
Word: at a premium Part of Speech: prep_phrase 1. Above par value. 2. At a high, or higher than expected, price. 3. Scarce, in short supply. Example: Disk space on that server is at a premium. Example: So many people were doing up their apartments that supplies of high-grade fixtures and fittings were at a premium. There were waiting lists for baths, doorknobs, imported hardwoods, antiqued fireplaces, bidets, marble slabs.
Word: UTFSE Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Initialism. 1. Initialism of use the fucking search engine. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, imperative, initialism, transitive
Word: war bond Part of Speech: noun 1. A type of savings bond used by nations to help fund war efforts.
Word: war bonds Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of war bond Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unclarity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From un- + clarity, modelled after unclear. 1. The quality of being unclear or confusingly formulated; ambiguousness; imprecision. Labels: uncountable 2. A statement that is unclear. Labels: countable
Word: laxadaisical Part of Speech: adj 1. Misspelling of lackadaisical. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: brome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the genus name, New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος (brómos, “oat, wild oat”). Pronunciation: /bɹəʊm/ 1. Any grass of the genus Bromus. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: brome Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos) French bromebor. English brome From French brome, coined from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”). Doublet of bromus. Pronunciation: /bɹəʊm/ 1. bromine Labels: obsolete, uncountable
Word: lolcat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lol + cat. Pronunciation: /ˈlɑl.kæt/ 1. An image macro of, usually, a kitten or a cat with a humorous caption. Labels: Internet, dated, neologism Example: I had heard of Caturday when I wrote the piece, but I’d understood that it was a proto-lolcats practice that was different from the actual lolcats meme. 2. The deliberately misspelled and grammatically quirky form of English associated with such images' captions. Labels: Internet, neologism, uncountable
Word: interoperates Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of interoperate Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: ex proprio motu Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Borrowed from Latin [Term?]. 1. Of one's own accord. Labels: not-comparable
Word: interoperating Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of interoperate Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: interoperated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of interoperate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: exemplative Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin exemplātīvus. Possibly attested once in Middle English, but re-borrowed as it is not attested again until the 19th century. 1. Serving as or providing a typical example. Example: The United Nations War Crimes commission had in fact approved the list and considered the enumerated acts are not exhaustive but exemplative war crimes. Example: 1987, "Some pitfalls in applied general equilibrium modeling", Jean Waelbroeck, in Advances in Econometrics: Fifth World Congress, Truman Fassett Bewley (ed), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 199, The discussion of applications will be exemplative only. 2. Exemplary.
Word: seal script Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Calque from Chinese 篆文 (zhuànwén). 1. Synonym of small seal script. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually 2. All forms of ancient Chinese calligraphy used for seals and chops, including the Zhou-era large seal script. Labels: also, countable, uncountable
Word: deletionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dēleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēlētiōnem English deletion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English deletionism From deletion + -ism. 1. The condition of being deletionist. Labels: uncountable
Word: inclusionism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English inclusion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English inclusionism From inclusion + -ism. 1. A policy of inclusion. Labels: uncountable 2. A wikiphilosophy which advocates allowing a broader range of information to be included on Wikipedia (or a similar wiki), even if it is of marginal importance. Labels: uncountable Example: Apart from writing encyclopedia pages, The Cunctator loved to discuss Wikipedia and its policies. He spoke for anarchy (or at least an absence of hierarchy), eventualism (Wikipedia will get there in the end; his pseudonym means 'the delayer') and inclusionism (the wikiphilosophy whose motto could be 'let there be more articles').
Word: maladious Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French maladieux. Equivalent to malady + -ous. 1. sickly Labels: obsolete
Word: Sconnie Part of Speech: name Etymology: Recorded in 1997. From Wisconsin + -ie. 1. A person or people from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Labels: endearing