nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: positive transition Part of Speech: noun 1. One of four archetypal dramatic structures of commercials, characterized by an emotionally neutral beginning with an enormous leap in positive emotions generated by seeing the branded product in use. Example: The SUV ad featuring an ordinary man walking away from his ordinary home on his way to work, and then feeling like a daredevil behind the wheel of his SUV, utilizes a positive transition. 2. A narrative structure used in commercials known as “supporting actor-type” advertising.
Word: inertia welding Part of Speech: noun 1. A form of friction welding in which the energy comes from a rotating flywheel. Labels: uncountable
Word: inertial guidance Part of Speech: noun 1. An automated system which directs a craft or missile, continually calculating its position from its measured acceleration. Labels: uncountable
Word: segregated Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of segregate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: segregated Part of Speech: adj 1. Separated or isolated from others, or from another group. 2. Having access restricted to certain groups, or excluding certain groups.
Word: semantic network Part of Speech: noun 1. A graph whose vertices represent concepts and edges represent semantic relations, such as synonymy—having very similar meaning, hyponymy—being a subclass, or meronymy—being a part of a whole. Example: The lists capture related concepts, lexico-grammar, and semantic networks (e.g. hyponyms, synonyms, antonyms). 2. A quantitative research technique that analyzes the data in a control cell against a test cell to determine how viewing an ad strengthens the linkages between related ideas in a product category. Example: Our semantic network results showed that the phrase “good cooks use it” in our commercials was increasing sales because it made people think “fresh” and “taste” which are two of our key attributes. 3. A quantitative research technique used to develop “selling pathways” to motivate sales.
Word: sockeye Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Halkomelem sθəqəy̓, probably meaning red fish. 1. A small salmon with red flesh, Oncorhynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Edible flesh of this fish. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Salish Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Montana Salish séliš (“Salish”). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.lɪʃ/ 1. A broad ethnolinguistic indigenous group native to North America, the Salish peoples. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Muriel said that the garden was ancient and had been cultivated by the Salish for generations, but now few people harvested there, which was a pity because the gardens benefited by frequent harvesting. 2. A broad ethnolinguistic indigenous group native to North America, the Salish peoples. Labels: dated, plural, plural-only
Word: Salish Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Montana Salish séliš (“Salish”). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.lɪʃ/ 1. Any of the family of languages spoken by these peoples.
Word: Salish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Montana Salish séliš (“Salish”). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪ.lɪʃ/ 1. Synonym of Salishan (“of or relating to the Salish people or their languages”). Labels: not-comparable
Word: stopping power Part of Speech: noun 1. The ability of a weapon (typically a firearm or other ranged weapon) to rapidly incapacitate or immobilize a target. Labels: uncountable Example: Troops in the Philippines preferred the .45 over the .38 because of its greater stopping power against charging tribesmen. 2. A research measure that captures a print advertisement's ability to grab the attention of the reader; also known as the attention rating. Labels: uncountable Example: The Victoria's Secret ad's racy image generated strong stopping power ratings. 3. The retarding force exerted on a high-energy particle by interactions with the medium through which it passes. Labels: particle, uncountable
Word: subjective time Part of Speech: noun 1. The perception of time being tied to experience: time flying by, time dragging slowly. Labels: uncountable 2. A system by which intervals are measured by actions or emotions in a commercial for research purposes. Labels: uncountable Example: Instead of selecting an image for testing every 0.2 seconds, the new research team used a subjective time approach, selecting an image to represent each significant change in the ad, no matter how fast or slow the ad’s edits may be.
Word: sobre-vest Part of Speech: noun 1. A decorative or identifying cover worn over chain mail or other armour by a medieval knight. Labels: historical
Word: d'ya Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒjʌ/ 1. do you Labels: contraction
Word: lotta Part of Speech: contraction Pronunciation: /ˈlɒtə/ 1. Contraction of lot + of. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Example: A whole lotta people feel the same way I do. Example: I'm gonna be good to you / There's a whole lotta things / You and I could do
Word: assholes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asshole Labels: form-of, plural
Word: whacked Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of whack Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: whacked Part of Speech: adj 1. Tired; fatigued. Labels: US, colloquial Example: After that all-night party, we were all whacked. 2. Intoxicated on drugs. Labels: slang Example: Big Dima said he found it 'very much sexiness' knowing we could hear him getting whacked on speed and fucking Svetlana's rather sparse brains out almost every day.
Word: wa Part of Speech: noun 1. A traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.
Word: wa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Thai วา (waa). 1. A Thai unit of length, traditionally comparable to a fathom, and now officially equal to two metres.
Word: wa Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Japanese 和 (wa). 1. In Japanese society, the favouring of a harmonious community over one's personal interests. Labels: uncountable
Word: wa Part of Speech: intj 1. Alternative form of waa. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: "The best thing to happen to Dannii's career was that my mother hated her," tweeted Kelly. "[…] Dannii you are so lucky that I respect Simon enough to not tell the truth about what really happened. wa wa wa you poor middle aged victum [sic]." Example: Wa wa wa: 'When you're young, that sounds so old. When you're in high school or even when you're in your early 20s, it still sounds like, "By the time I'm 30, I should just give up."' the siren, who has been guest starring on The New Girl, said
Word: backyard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From back + yard. Pronunciation: /bækˈjɑːd/ 1. A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US Example: I think when I discovered this republic, which is in Nevada - in one man's house and backyard and front garden - I think I stumbled across what for me really typifies the whole micronational movement. 2. A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, colloquial Example: The entire beach was my backyard, from the Hiltons' house in the south all the way to Steele Hunter's house in the north. 3. An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest. Labels: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, colloquial Example: However, the region was in the United States backyard and Britain should look passively on with acquiescence in whatever policy the United States saw fit to pursue about Mexico.
Word: congressman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From congress + -man. 1. A male member of congress. 2. A male member of the House of Representatives. Labels: US Example: For strained metaphor this has not been equaled since a bloviant congressman began his eulogy upon Senator Vance with the words […] Example: There was a stampede as the congressmen jumped the banister in their hastes to be the first to sign away their souls.
Word: classroom Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From class + room. Pronunciation: /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/, /ˈklæsruːm/, /ˈklasruːm/ 1. A room, often in a school, where classes take place. Example: Secondly, preserved railways are not 24/7 operations. There are closed seasons where they can be turned into open-air classrooms.
Word: stinking Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English stynkynge, stinkinge, stinkinde, stinkende, stynkande, stynkand, from Old English stincende, from Proto-Germanic *stinkwandz (“stinking”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *stinkwaną (“to stink”), equivalent to stink + -ing. Cognate with Dutch stinkend (“stinking, stinky”), German stinkend (“stinking, stinky”), Danish stinkende (“stinking, stinky”), Norwegian stinkende (“stinking, stinky”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ 1. Having a pungent smell. 2. Very bad and undesirable. Example: I have a stinking cold. 3. Very drunk. Labels: slang Example: Oh, I got stinking—and, worse, acted like the world's worst heel to top it off. I passed out mentally about the time we left the club—which must have been around 2:30—but unfortunately didn't pass out physically. 4. An intensifier, a hypallage. Labels: euphemistic Example: We don’t need your stinking sympathy. Example: “Everyone shut up! Lord ThunderSteel commands it! I am your leader! I have this badge that says so!” “We don’t need no stinking badges!”
Word: stinking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English stynkynge, stinkinge, stinkinde, stinkende, stynkande, stynkand, from Old English stincende, from Proto-Germanic *stinkwandz (“stinking”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *stinkwaną (“to stink”), equivalent to stink + -ing. Cognate with Dutch stinkend (“stinking, stinky”), German stinkend (“stinking, stinky”), Danish stinkende (“stinking, stinky”), Norwegian stinkende (“stinking, stinky”). Pronunciation: /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ 1. present participle and gerund of stink Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: stinking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English stinkinge, stynkynge, equivalent to stink + -ing. Pronunciation: /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ 1. The emission of a foul smell. Example: From the magnificent ejaculation of the Waimangu geyser, to the tiniest of gaseous emissions, descriptions of the thermal reserve were rife with dischargings, bubblings and stinkings, quiverings and palpitations, orifices and protuberances.
Word: psst Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Imitative of the similar sounds people use to call animals, such as cats. Pronunciation: /psː(t)/ 1. Used to call animals. Labels: onomatopoeic 2. Used to request silence. Labels: onomatopoeic 3. Used to imply that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person. Labels: onomatopoeic Example: Psst, John, don’t tell anyone, but I’ve got lots of candy stashed away. 4. Imitating a spray. Labels: onomatopoeic
Word: psst Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Imitative of the similar sounds people use to call animals, such as cats. Pronunciation: /psː(t)/ 1. To say psst, to get someone's attention or to communicate with them. Labels: informal Example: and I was just rounding the fourth-floor landing when Claudia pssted at me
Word: virtual consumption Part of Speech: noun 1. The artificial memories created by experiential advertising. Labels: uncountable Example: When we see someone eat a hamburger in a commercial, we store that experience as having happened in reality when, in reality, it was a case of virtual consumption.
Word: paycheck Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From pay (“wages or salary”) + check (“a means of payment”). Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪ.t͡ʃɛk/ 1. A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed. Labels: US Example: He was delighted after getting his first paycheck, but subsequently blew it all on the horses. Example: The teachers are not there to help you. Most oft them are still freelancers and the last thing they want is more competition. They are there because they need a steady paycheck and they hope to score some pussy!
Word: granddad Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grand- + dad (“father”). 1. grandfather Labels: UK, informal 2. A familiar or disparaging term of address to an old man. Labels: UK Example: Hey! Get out of my way, granddad!
Word: momma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of mama. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒmə/, /ˈmɑmə/ 1. Alternative spelling of mama. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: momma Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ilocano mama. 1. A betel nut plus other ingredients (like areca nut, betel leaves, slaked lime, and tobacco) to be chewed on. Labels: Philippines Example: 𝘈𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘤, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘤 𝘔𝘗𝘚 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘔𝘈𝘑 𝘙𝘖𝘉𝘌𝘙𝘛 𝘉 𝘚𝘈𝘎𝘈𝘕𝘋𝘖𝘠, 𝘊𝘖𝘗, 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 2 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺.
Word: jeopardize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English jeopardy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English jeopardize From jeopardy + -ize. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.dʌɪz/, /ˈd͡ʒɛp.ɚ.daɪz/, /ˈd͡ʒep.ə.dɑez/, /ˈd͡ʒep.ə.daɪz/, [d͡ʒep.ə.dɑe̯z] 1. To put in jeopardy, to threaten. Labels: US, transitive Example: After having an affair with a junior, her chances of promotion were seriously jeopardized. Example: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
Word: sneaky Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English sneak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sneaky From sneak + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsniːki/ 1. Elusive; difficult to capture or observe due to constantly outwitting the adversaries. Example: Catching those thieves will be hard: they're so sneaky! Example: Be sneaky. Fish frighten easily. 2. Dishonest; deceitful. Example: They played a sneaky trick on us. Example: A contribution to a wall newspaper of which I was an editor in our sector poked fun at the never-changing menu in the school cafeteria. It centred on the various and devious methods used in serving us hamburger. One time it would be called hamburger, another time bifshtek, then cutlet, and sneakiest of all, schnitzel—the only difference among them was usually only in their shape or whether bread crumbs had been used.
Word: sneaky Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sneak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sneaky From sneak + -y. Pronunciation: /ˈsniːki/ 1. Any device used for covert surveillance. Labels: slang Example: […] in cooperation with the National Security Agency, installs and maintains "sneakies" throughout the U.S.S.R. and Communist China — but increasingly, denied areas are surveyed more simply. Example: […] has used travellers to plant 'sneakies' - small electronic transmitting devices which form part of a surveillance network.
Word: reschedule Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From re- + schedule. Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈʃɛdjuːl/, /ɹiːˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/, /ɹiːˈskɛdjuːl/, /ɹiːˈskɛd͡ʒuːl/, /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒʊl/ 1. To schedule again or at a different time. Labels: transitive Example: We'll have to reschedule next Monday's meeting because of the public holiday. Example: Network Rail says it has also rescheduled repairs and renewals work to coincide with the closures, including a full bridge replacement at Postwick and track renewals at Lowestoft, Acle and Hassingham, along with additional maintenance to the swing bridges at Reedham and Somerleyton. 2. To reclassify; to change the schedule (division into which something is classified) of. Labels: US, transitive Example: Judge Young had been considering a petition filed to have marijuana rescheduled under federal law. Example: Moreover, marijuana could only be brought to market if it were rescheduled to acknowledge its “accepted medical use,” according to DEA standards.
Word: refill Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English fill English refill From re- (“again”) + fill (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.fɪl/, [ˈɹʷɪi̯.fɪɫ], [-fɪo̯], [-fɪʊ̯] 1. That which serves to refill or replace something. Example: Today it is $2 for a coffee, with free refills throughout the day. Example: "Oh, gosh," he groaned, "and I'd have given anything for a refill of that suet! It was the wizardest muck we've had this week." 2. That which serves to refill or replace something. Example: Tank's empty. We need to go for a refill. 3. That which serves to refill or replace something. Example: We're cutting back. No new printers or pens, just refills. 4. That which serves to refill or replace something. 5. An act or process of refilling. Example: capillary refill Example: […] the modified UHI correlation captures 80 percent of the total data and thus provides a conservative estimate of the heat transfer during UHI refill.
Word: refill Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English fill English refill From re- (“again”) + fill (verb). Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈfɪl/ 1. To fill up once again. Example: Can you refill my cup please? I've finished my coffee. 2. To repeat a prescription.
Word: relaxing Part of Speech: adj 1. Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax. Example: a relaxing piece of music
Word: relaxing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of relax Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: relaxing Part of Speech: noun 1. The process by which something is relaxed. Example: relaxings of the muscles
Word: adores Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of adore Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: valla Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vallum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: unwitty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English unwitti (“foolish”), from Old English unwittiġ (“unconscious, ignorant, stupid”), equivalent to un- + witty. Cognate with German unwitzig (“unwitty”), Icelandic úvitugr (“ignorant”). 1. Without wit; foolish; silly. Labels: archaic
Word: unwitty Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From un- + witty. 1. Not witty; unfunny. Example: “I put it back,” she explained, half laughing as though at an unwitty joke, the corners of her mouth turning down.
Word: legit Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of legitimate or legitimately. Pronunciation: /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt/, /ləˈd͡ʒɪt/ 1. A legitimate; a legitimate actor. Labels: slang 2. A legitimate child. Labels: slang
Word: legit Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of legitimate or legitimately. Pronunciation: /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt/, /ləˈd͡ʒɪt/ 1. Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid. Labels: informal 2. Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid. Labels: informal Example: Did you see how fast that person was moving? I don't think they're legit. 3. Genuine, actual, literal or honest. Labels: broadly Example: “The Bynar ship went missing on stardate 58934.9.” “Okay, so your intel is legit, but this still feels like a trick.” “No. I'm a changed computer. Just look at me. Do you see the blue light?” “The light is reassuring.” 4. Genuinely good and possessing all the required or expected qualities; the real deal. Labels: slang Example: I checked out her portfolio. She's legit. Example: If you neglect ex-planet Pluto's orbit, which is inclined 17 degrees from the plane of Earth's orbit, all the legit planet planes (as well as the equator of the Sun) lie within about 7 degrees of one another. 5. Cool by virtue of being genuine. Labels: slang
Word: legit Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Clipping of legitimate or legitimately. Pronunciation: /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt/, /ləˈd͡ʒɪt/ 1. Legitimately; within the law. Labels: informal 2. Honestly; truly; seriously. Labels: slang Example: He legit thinks he can pass the test on zero sleep. Example: That legit scared the hell out of me.
Word: survivor Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Latin supervīvereder. English survive English -or English survivor From survive + -or. Pronunciation: /səˈvaɪvə/, /sɚˈvaɪvɚ/ 1. One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience. Example: From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor. Example: Believing that requires trust, and trust is understandably a tough issue for those of us who are survivors. 2. A person who is able to endure hardship. Labels: figuratively Example: I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed. 3. One who knew a specific decedent. Example: She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors. Example: They left no immediate survivors.
Word: equals Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈiːkwəlz/ 1. plural of equal Labels: form-of, plural
Word: equals Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈiːkwəlz/ 1. The symbol =
Word: equals Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈiːkwəlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of equal Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: trespassing Part of Speech: noun 1. unauthorized entry to private property Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: trespassing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of trespass Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: overtime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English overtime From over- + time. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/, /ˈoʊ.vɚˌtaɪm/ 1. Working time outside of one's regular hours. Labels: uncountable Example: Workers are usually paid extra for working overtime. Example: Nor is it good for the name of the railway industry that skilled men should have to put in so much overtime to keep up financially with the Joneses in other walks of life. 2. The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours. Labels: uncountable 3. An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation. Labels: US, countable Example: That last-second shot ties the game 99-99 and sends it to overtime! Example: Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament. 4. A period of time longer than scheduled. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Little need be said about the remainder of the run; the Dumfries-Annan and Annan-Carlisle times are very sharp with such loads, and the driver was just observing them, with nothing in hand, though overtime at stations made us late into Carlisle.
Word: overtime Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English overtime From over- + time. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/, /ˈoʊ.vɚˌtaɪm/ 1. Exceeding regular working hours. Labels: not-comparable 2. Beyond the normal or usual extent. Labels: not-comparable Example: He worked his mighty money-spinner overtime.
Word: overtime Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English overtime From over- + time. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/, /ˈoʊ.vɚˌtaɪm/ 1. To measure something incorrectly, as taking more time than it actually did. Labels: transitive Example: With automatic timing, overtiming is virtually impossible. However, there are inherent inaccuracies in manual timing of telephone messages which, on the average, tend toward overtiming messages […]
Word: overtime Part of Speech: prep_phrase Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English overtime From over- + time. Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/, /ˈoʊ.vɚˌtaɪm/ 1. Misspelling of over time. Labels: alt-of, misspelling
Word: digger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dyggar, equivalent to dig + -er. In the sense of "Australian soldier", attributed to the considerable time that soldiers spent digging trenches during World War I. Pronunciation: /ˈdɪɡɚ/, /ˈdɪɡə/ 1. A large piece of machinery that digs holes or trenches. Example: The cables are placed from 16 in. to 2 ft. down, and to save time and labour use was made of a mechanical digger lent by the Swedish State Railways. 2. A tool for digging. Example: The post hole digger did look ancient. I was pretty certain myself that it hadn′t dug any holes for a long, long time. 3. A spade (playing card). Labels: slang 4. One who digs. Example: You′ve tried the supposedly sure method of squirting the digger with water from a hose, and that hasn′t worked.[…]This step will discourage 99 percent of the diggers. Example: Most retrievers are not inveterate diggers — that′s a trait usually reserved for other breeds like wire-haired terriers and schnauzers. 5. A gold miner, one who digs for gold. Labels: Australia, obsolete Example: A successful Australian digger — successful, not merely in siftings and washings, but bearing the title, and its best credentials, of a “nuggetter” − came down from Forest Creek recently and took up his abode in a low lodging-house in Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. Example: Proofs of the presence of the white man are found all over the Territory in the shape of old bouilli tins, &c., and often when out after a strayed horse, I have imagined myself to be in wilds untrodden except by the foot of the blackfellow, but the sight of an unassuming empty sardine tin would remind me that the ubiquitous digger had been there first. 6. An Australian soldier. Labels: Australia, informal Example: Costume played a key part in his differentiation from British soldiers as the Digger uniform came to embody Australian versions of masculinity and mateship. Example: For many, the congruencies of the Anzac legend and the diggers who served in Vietnam were slight, too slight, and the legend seemed unable to accommodate them. 7. a friendly term of address, especially to a man. Labels: Australia, broadly, dated 8. A member of any Native American people in the western United States, especially Native Californians. Labels: US, dated, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, vulgar Example: White men are not usually hanged for killing Chinamen, but Indians who commit such a crime are strung up with little ceremony. Last week a Digger was hung at Jackson, Amador county, for having last summer murdered some Chinamen at Rancheria. Example: From what we could see and all we could learn, they are very considerably inferior to even the despised Digger Indians of California; inferior to all races of savages on our continent; inferior to even the Terra del Fuegans; inferior to the Hottentots, and actually inferior in some respects to the Kytches of Africa.
Word: priceless Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From price + -less (“lacking, without”). Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪslɪs/, /-ləs/ 1. Without a price assigned; unpriced. Labels: literally, not-comparable, rare 2. So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price. Labels: broadly, literally, not-comparable Example: For he the night before in Tarquins Tent, / Vnlockt the treaſure of his happie ſtate: / VVhat priſeleſſe vvealth the heauens had him lent, / In the poſſeſſion of his beauteous mate. Example: Shall giue Theodoret to vnderſtand, / His ignorance of the prizeleſſe Ievvell, vvhich / He did poſſeſſe in you, mother in you, […] 3. Of no value; valueless; worthless. Labels: archaic, broadly, literally, not-comparable Example: VVhen ſome ſhall ſay, Faire once my Silvia vvas; / Thou vvilt complaine, Falſe novv's thy Looking-glaſſe: / VVhich renders that quite tarniſht vvᶜʰ vvas green, / And Priceleſs novv, vvhat Peerleſs once had been: / Upon thy Forme more vvrinkles yet vvill fall, / And comming dovvne, ſhall make no noise at all. Example: [H]e thought of his late friendship with anger and held it cheap, a priceless imitation for which perhaps he had given a pure jewel in stupid exchange. 4. Held in high regard; treasured. Labels: comparable, figuratively Example: I do not hope that any love and duty I may render in return, will ever make me worthy of your priceless confidence; […] Example: If we part I shall be tormented by remorse at not having married. If we marry I shall spend my life mentally kicking myself for having so carelessly given up priceless liberty. 5. Absurd; ridiculous. Labels: comparable, figuratively, informal Example: “You son of a bitch,” she exploded. “You talk. You, of all people. You. That’s priceless.” Example: Where the concrete approach of the realistic nationalists eventually led them is illustrated by the priceless story of how Charles Maurras had “the honor and pleasure,” after the defeat of France, of falling in during his flight to the south with a female astrologer who interpreted to him the political meaning of recent events and advised him to collaborate with the Nazis. 6. Very amusing; hilarious. Labels: comparable, figuratively, informal Example: Paul laughed heartily and said she was priceless, but Hannah remained so contritely straight-faced that his laughter sounded to himself as if it had just a trace of incipient madness in it, and he suddenly sobered, blinking rapidly. Example: Hell, those jacks was laughing and laughing like to wet themselves. Even Ernst had a smile on his face, shaking his head like he ain’t believed what he just seen. ‘Aw, Sid,’ Chip gasped. ‘Holy hell, Sid, you priceless.’ 7. Excellent; fantastic; wonderful. Labels: comparable, figuratively, informal, ironic, often Example: “And have you had a lovely evening?” / “Oh, priceless,” I said. Example: Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint / Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Word: buts Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of but Labels: form-of, plural
Word: buts Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of but Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: heartache Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English heorteece, heorte-ece, from Old English heorteċe, equivalent to heart + ache. Blends both literal and figurative aspects, as emotional distress sometimes includes a physical element of chest discomfort. Compare heartbreak § Etymology, where the literal aspect is lesser, though it still can be said to have a physiological basis. Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːteɪk/ 1. Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: […]: to dye, to ſleepe, / No more; and by a ſleepe, to ſay we end / The Heart-ake, and the thouſand Naturall ſhockes / That Fleſh is heyre too? Example: “Well done, sister! I honour your esprit du corps. When I am a wife, I mean to be just as staunch myself; and I wish my friends in general would be so too. It would save me many a heart ache.”
Word: peripheries Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of periphery Labels: form-of, plural
Word: wy Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /waɪ/ 1. The name of the letter Y. Example: The names of the letters, as now commonly spoken and written in English, are A, Bee, Cee, Dee, E, Eff, Gee, Aitch, I, Jay, Kay, Ell, Em, En, O, Pee, Kue, Ar, Ess, Tee, U, Vee, Double-u, Ex, Wy, Zee.
Word: lysimeter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”) + -meter 1. An instrument that measures the percolation of water through soil
Word: titular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin titulārisder. Middle French titulairebor. English titular Borrowed from Middle French titulaire, from Latin titulāris, from titulus (“title”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɪtjʊlə/, /ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/ 1. Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title. Labels: not-comparable 2. Existing in name only; nominal. Labels: not-comparable Example: If these magnific titles yet remain / Not merely titular. 3. Named or referred to in the title. Labels: not-comparable Example: Macbeth is a titular character. Example: That story begins in rural Wyoming in 1963, when drifters Ennis and Jack are hired by a local rancher to herd sheep through grazing ground on the titular Brokeback Mountain.
Word: titular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin titulārisder. Middle French titulairebor. English titular Borrowed from Middle French titulaire, from Latin titulāris, from titulus (“title”). Pronunciation: /ˈtɪtjʊlə/, /ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/ 1. One who holds a title. 2. The person from whom a church takes its special name; distinguished from a patron, who must be canonized or an angel.
Word: Yuan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 元 (Yuán). Pronunciation: /ˌjuːˈæn/, /ˈwæn/, /juˈɑn/, /ˈwɑn/, /ˈjuən/ 1. The Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368. Example: [...]the Founder of that Family, who took the Name of Yuen, and who is known in Europe by the Name of Zing hi, or Zing his kan, but whom the Chineſe Hiſtory calls Tchin bi ſe, and Tai tſou, after he had conquer’d the King had thoughts of carrying the War into Corea: His General, called Leou co immediately made himſelf Mafter of the Towns ſituated upon the Eaſt of the River Ya lou;[...] 2. A surname from Chinese.
Word: Yuan Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Mandarin 袁 (Yuán). Doublet of Yuen. Pronunciation: /ˌjuːˈæn/, /ˈwæn/, /juˈɑn/, /ˈwɑn/, /ˈjuən/ 1. A surname from Chinese.
Word: underused Part of Speech: adj 1. Used less than normal or desirable. Labels: not-comparable Example: This is reflected in the sterling work of community rail, mobilising volunteers and stakeholders to revitalise underused station buildings and engage with their local community. Example: Underused neuronal pathways are pruned back, as are underused patches of mycelium.
Word: underused Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of underuse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: complainant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French complaignant, present participle of complaindre. Pronunciation: /kəmˈpleɪnənt/ 1. One who makes complaint, one who complains. Example: 1708-1714 Jeremy Collier, Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain Eager complainants […] in the dispute. Example: Heading the complainants is Sir Edward le Breton, Lord of the Manor of Loders, and a member of Bridport Rural Council. 2. The party that brings a civil lawsuit against another; the plaintiff. 3. An alleged victim in a criminal investigation or trial.
Word: Central Greece Part of Speech: name 1. A traditional geographic region of Greece. 2. One of the 13 peripheries (administrative regions) of Greece.
Word: Central Macedonia Part of Speech: name 1. One of the 13 peripheries of Greece.
Word: East Macedonia and Thrace Part of Speech: name 1. One of the 13 peripheries of Greece.
Word: nibling Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Blend of nephew or niece + sibling, coined by the American linguist Samuel Elmo Martin (1924–2009) in 1951. Pronunciation: /ˈnɪblɪŋ/ 1. Used especially as a gender-neutral term: the child of one's sibling or sibling-in-law; one's nephew or niece. Labels: in-plural, often Example: Aunts and uncles are concerned with the education of their niblings and may play a minor role in the ultimate arrangement of a marriage for the nibling. Example: Very recently I heard an informant respond with cousin to my question about the “child of nibling” position.
Word: North Aegean Part of Speech: name Etymology: Calque of Greek Βόρειο Αιγαίο (Vóreio Aigaío). 1. One of the 13 peripheries of Greece.
Word: South Aegean Part of Speech: name 1. one of the 13 peripheries of Greece
Word: West Greece Part of Speech: name 1. One of the 13 peripheries of Greece.
Word: West Macedonia Part of Speech: name 1. one of the 13 peripheries of Greece
Word: dower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dower, dowere, from Old French doeire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs. Doublet of dowry. Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊ.əɹ/, [ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)], [ˈdaw.ɚ] 1. The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate. 2. Property given by a groom to his bride or her family, at or before their wedding, in order to legitimize the marriage Example: […] how features are abroad, / I am skill-less of; but, by my modesty,— / The jewel in my dower,—I would not wish / Any companion in the world but you […] Example: In New Bedford, fathers, they say, give whales for dowers to their daughters, and portion off their nieces with a few porpoises a-piece. 3. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift. Labels: obsolete Example: How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower! Example: Man in his primeval dower arrayed.
Word: dower Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English dower, dowere, from Old French doeire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs. Doublet of dowry. Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊ.əɹ/, [ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)], [ˈdaw.ɚ] 1. To give a dower or dowry to. Labels: transitive Example: He had married a lady well educated and softly nurtured, but not dowered with worldly wealth. 2. To endow. Labels: transitive Example: It was nothing of this earth, but a piece of the great outside; and as such dowered with outside properties and obedient to outside laws.
Word: dower Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English dower, equivalent to dough + -er 1. Alternative spelling of dougher. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: jurist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French juriste. Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹ.ɪst/, /ˈd͡ʒəɹ.ɪst/ 1. An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence. Example: distinguished jurist Example: eminent jurist 2. A judge. Labels: Canada, US
Word: illogic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From il- + logic, after illogical. Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɑd͡ʒɪk/ 1. Synonym of illogical. Example: I think this is a very illogic way of reasoning. Example: Because everything started precisely by the influence of that country that practically became our enemy; and it's very illogic that somebody would try to escape by getting into the mouth of the wolf.
Word: illogic Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From il- + logic, after illogical. Pronunciation: /ɪˈlɑd͡ʒɪk/ 1. Lack of logic; unreasonableness; a fallacy. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: And right often have I, the modern, been perturbed and vexed by the foolishness, illogic, obtuseness, and general all-round stupendous stupidity of myself, the primitive. Example: Mr Qaddafi, with a characteristic mix of bluntness and illogic, declared that his ideology was ‘theoretically’ a genuine democracy, but in reality, ‘the strong always rule.’
Word: indisposition Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English indisposicioun, from Middle French indisposicion. Pronunciation: /ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/ 1. A mild illness, the state of being indisposed. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I was scarce sooner recovered from my indisposition than Amelia herself fell ill. Example: She began not to understand a word they said, and was obliged to plead indisposition and excuse herself. 2. A mild illness, the state of being indisposed. Labels: countable, dated, euphemistic, uncountable 3. A state of not being disposed to do something; disinclination; unwillingness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He argued that the progress of wealth could be impeded not only by an indisposition to produce, but also by an indisposition to consume […] 4. A bad mood or disposition. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 1597, Francis Bacon, Essays Doth any man doubt, that if there were taken out of men's minds, vain opinions, flattering hopes, false valuations, imaginations as one would, and the like, but it would leave the minds, of a number of men, poor shrunken things, full of melancholy and indisposition, and unpleasing to themselves?
Word: incapacity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin capāx Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin capācitāsder. Old French capacitebor. Middle English capacite English capacity English incapacity From in- (“negative”) + capacity. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti/ 1. The lack of a capacity; an inability. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: So that it is not the insufficiency or incapacity of man's mind, but it is the remote standing or placing thereof that breedeth these mazes and incomprehensions; 2. Legal disqualification. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: inapposite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English apposite English inapposite From in- + apposite. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈæpəzɪt/ 1. inappropriate, not suitable for the situation Example: 1817, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Biographia Literaria This remark, so ludicrously inapposite to, or rather, incongruous with, the purpose, for which I was known to have visited Birmingham, ... produced an involuntary and general burst of laughter; Example: But [Assistant to the Solicitor General Austin] Raynor relied on this distinction – whether proceedings are pending, or all proceedings have ended – to argue that the court’s 2001 decision interpreting the post-removal order statute, Zadvydas v. Davis, was inapposite.
Word: inelastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic English inelastic From in- + elastic. Pronunciation: /ˌɪnəˈlæstɪk/ 1. Lacking elasticity; inflexible, unyielding. Example: He spoke languidly, and only those few words, like a watch with an inelastic spring, that just ticks a moment or two and stops again. Example: I cannot believe that Christ himself intended that his religion should be so inelastic, so hard and fast, so cruel as you imply. 2. Insensitive to changes in price. Example: perfectly inelastic supply Example: A different approach is needed now, as there is more discretionary travel which, unlike the use of season tickets, does not have inelastic demand characteristics. 3. Resistant to swings during elections; predictable. Labels: US
Word: inherently Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin haereō Latin inhaereō Latin inhaerentembor. English inherent 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 inherently From inherent + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/ 1. In an inherent way; naturally, innately. Example: Rights are inherently in all the inhabitants; but charters, by annulling those rights, in the majority, leave the right, by exclusion, in the hands of a few. Example: Democrats are quick to say that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are horrible, awful, terrible. But Democrats are also stressing that they are not inherently anti-tariff.
Word: vampiro Part of Speech: noun 1. A cocktail that has a fruity, lightly carbonated, and spicy taste, made with fruit juice, spices, fruit soda, fresh lime juice, and tequila.
Word: fieldball Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From field + ball. 1. A version of handball played by a team of up to eleven players outdoors. Labels: uncountable
Word: plaudits Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of plaudit Labels: form-of, often, plural Example: As soon as they had finished, the whole assembly could scarce refrain from breaking forth in loud plaudits, as at the public theatre ; and a humming of mixed voices and patting feet was heard throughout.
Word: plaudits Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of plaudit Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: varices Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of varix Labels: form-of, plural
Word: bad language Part of Speech: noun 1. Profanity. Labels: uncountable Example: Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – "profanity", "curses", "oaths" and "swearing" itself.
Word: mollycoddle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From molly + coddle. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/, /ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/ 1. A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected. Labels: archaic Example: You have been bred up as a molly-coddle, Pen, and spoilt by the women. Example: No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it.
Word: mollycoddle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From molly + coddle. Pronunciation: /ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/, /ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/ 1. To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper. Labels: transitive Example: Heerendorp by this means obtained an evil notoriety, and it was ordered to be burnt, and the women of Jacob's family to be transferred to a concentration camp where they would be mollycoddled at the expense of the English taxpayer. Example: Rich countries also need more competition in traditionally mollycoddled sectors such as education.
Word: erroneously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English erroneous Middle English -ly English -ly English erroneously From erroneous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹəʊnɪəsli/ 1. In an erroneous manner. 2. Incorrectly. Example: White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly on Thursday erroneously claimed that Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, claimed credit for securing “$20 million” in federal funding to build a new FBI field office in Miami in 2015, according to a video of the dedication ceremony posted Friday by the Sun Sentinel.