nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: greybeard Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard. 1. An old man. Labels: poetic 2. Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience. Labels: figuratively 3. A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine. Labels: historical 4. A powerful wave in the vicinity of Cape Horn.
Word: orge Part of Speech: verb 1. To indulge in riotous jollity. Labels: intransitive
Word: ionospheric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English ionosphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ionospheric From ionosphere + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to the ionosphere. Labels: not-comparable
Word: ionospherist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ionosphere 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 ionospherist From ionosphere + -ist. 1. Someone who studies the ionosphere.
Word: interrupter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From interrupt + -er. 1. One who or that which interrupts. Example: The interrupter bowed, smiled, stroked his beard, and relapsed into his chair. 2. A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit. 3. An interpreter (person who interprets speech in a foreign language). Labels: humorous, slang Example: The other half of the local staff was employed as interpreters, often affectionately known as 'interrupters.' Example: The Coldstream Guards were already in place and knocked on the door. Daz Farrugia stood at the door with the Iraqi interrupter. […] The door opened and a middle aged Iraqi man stood there in his pajamas, gobbing off in Arabic, saying who knows what, but I guessed it was not very complimentary; the interpreter managed to calm him down.
Word: interrogator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin interrogātor. By surface analysis, interrogate + -or. 1. One who interrogates; a person who asks questions, especially one who is adversarial. 2. A device that requests data from another device. Example: Any RFID interrogator within 30 meters can read an RFID tag in active mode.
Word: interrogatively Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English interrogative Middle English -ly English -ly English interrogatively From interrogative + -ly. 1. In an interrogative manner; by means of a question.
Word: interscholastic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English scholastic English interscholastic From inter- + scholastic. 1. Involving two or more schools. Labels: not-comparable
Word: winnowing Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of separating chaff from grain. Example: If God doth suffer his own people and dearest children to be exposed to Satan's temptings and winnowings; Why should any man then doubt of his childship, doubt of his own everlasting condition, and say, that he is none of the child of God because he is tempted? Example: At first I tried to handle the seasonal winnowings with a large three-bin compost device.
Word: winnowing Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of winnow Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: whorl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From alteration of whirl (verb). Pronunciation: /(h)wɔː(ɹ)l/, /(h)wɜː(ɹ)l/ 1. Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral. 2. A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem. 3. A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell. 4. Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint. 5. A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle.
Word: whorl Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From alteration of whirl (verb). Pronunciation: /(h)wɔː(ɹ)l/, /(h)wɜː(ɹ)l/ 1. To form a pattern of concentric circles. Labels: intransitive Example: “Waves Against the Sand,” to music by Martinu, which opened the program, filled the stage space with whorling patterns of dancers surging with the gentle but ceaseless momentum of the sea.
Word: drawee Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From draw + -ee. Pronunciation: /dɹɔːˈiː/, /dɹɔːˈɹiː/ 1. The party directed to pay the amount of a draft or cheque.
Word: Pooterism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Pooter + -ism, from the character in Diary of a Nobody. 1. Taking oneself grotesquely seriously. Labels: uncountable Example: Although the word blog suggests attitude and subversion, it's really just a hi-tech kind of diary and carries the identical risk of Pooterism. Example: The Daily Telegraph In his letter, Morgan obligingly, but probably unwittingly, demonstrated a wonderfully neat example of "Pooterism".
Word: merdivorous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin merda (“excrement”) + -vorous. Pronunciation: /mɜːˈdɪvəɹəs/ 1. Dung-eating, coprophagous.
Word: wind up one's bottoms Part of Speech: verb 1. To finish a job. Labels: idiomatic, obsolete Example: 1770, Joseph Banks, The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks, entry for 1770 February 5 http://gutenberg.net.au/plusfifty.html#banks Myself and the Dr went ashore today to wind up our bottoms
Word: new math Part of Speech: noun 1. A dramatic and short-lived change in the teaching of mathematics in grade schools in the 1960s, focusing on abstract topics such as symbolic logic, to the detriment of simple arithmetic etc. Labels: US, historical, uncountable 2. The methodology used to arrive at an unreasonably incorrect answer for a mathematical calculation. Labels: broadly, derogatory, uncountable Example: She quickly calculated the tip to be $45.00 on the restaurant tab of $110.50, apparently using new math.
Word: George's Island Part of Speech: name Etymology: Named after King George III by Samuel Wallis. 1. Tahiti. Labels: obsolete
Word: Otaheite Part of Speech: name Etymology: From (misinterpretation of) Tahitian 'o Tahiti. 1. Tahiti. Labels: obsolete Example: The custom of eating dogs at Otaheite being mentioned, Goldsmith observed, that this was also a custom in China […].
Word: Otaheite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From (misinterpretation of) Tahitian 'o Tahiti. 1. Tahitian. Example: ...and two Otaheite princes, nearly seven feet, swathed in white calico, with naked arms and legs, would stand on each side, holding a laurel crown over the heads of the fair cherubs, with a massive club in their right hands, threatening destruction to all who approached.
Word: Otaheite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From (misinterpretation of) Tahitian 'o Tahiti. 1. The Tahitian language. Labels: obsolete, uncountable Example: I found Omai seated on the Great Chair, and my Brother next to him, and talking Otaheite as fast as possible. 2. A Tahitian. Labels: obsolete, rare, uncountable
Word: allusive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin allūs-, past participle stem of allūdere (“to joke, jest”; see allude) + -ive. See also al-. Pronunciation: /əˈluː.sɪv/, /əˈljuː.sɪv/ 1. that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints) Example: English poetry is compelled by the stubbornness of the language continually to renounce the too obviously poetic: but in seeking to be more precise, more dense and more allusive, Russian poetry has never had to give up the straightforward traditional intoxications of sound and rhyme. Example: The footnotes ensure that the lines become more allusive and more polysemantic, vacillating between transubstantiation and ghostly intimations.
Word: causerie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French causerie. 1. An informal conversation, or casual short written article, especially on a serious topic. Example: ‘I have yet to learn that my verses and my art causerie are of second-rate quality,’ said Mrs. Thundleford with acerbity.
Word: synth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of synthesizer. Pronunciation: /sɪnθ/ 1. A musical synthesizer. Labels: slang
Word: synth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of synthesizer. Pronunciation: /sɪnθ/ 1. To play on a musical synthesizer. Labels: slang Example: Les Miserables couldn't tour the road circuit affordably today if Seann Alderking hadn't reduced its pit-people requirements by masterfully synthing large portions of its sound, and with a range of sonic effects that makes Svengali sound like something played on a nursery xylophone. Example: There's some synthing, but mostly real strings and horns. And a remarkable acoustic piano solo, "Jacqueline," in memory of the modern sophisticated lady.
Word: synth Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Clipping of synthetic. Pronunciation: /sɪnθ/ 1. Abbreviation of synthetic. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Word: synth Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Clipping of synthetic. Pronunciation: /sɪnθ/ 1. A synthetic humanoid, an android, a robot, a clone 2. A fictional reptilian android species. Labels: slang
Word: synth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of synthesize. Pronunciation: /sɪnθ/ 1. Synonym of synthesize.
Word: princesse Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French princesse. 1. Being or relating to a princesse dress. Labels: not-comparable Example: The princesse style still reigns supreme, but the modified Empire fashions are already exciting interest, and will unquestionably reign supreme six months from now.
Word: princesse Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English princesse; see princess. 1. Archaic spelling of princess. Labels: alt-of, archaic Example: Thus like a Nun, not like a Princeſſe borne, / Deſcended from the Royall Henries loynes: / Liue I inuironed in a houſe of ſtone, […] Example: But gently could his passion entertaine, / Though she Love's princesse, he a lowly swaine.
Word: algorism Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic ال (al-) Old Persian *𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼- (*u-v-a-r-) Old Persian *𐏀𐎷𐎡- (*z-mi-i-) Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐎹 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-y)der. Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š) Classical Persian خْوَارَزْم (xwārazm)bor. Arabic خَوَارِزْم (ḵawārizm) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic خَوَارِزْمِيّ (ḵawārizmiyy) Arabic الخَوَارِزْمِيّ (al-ḵawārizmiyy)bor. Medieval Latin algorismusbor. Anglo-Norman algorismebor. Middle English algorisme English algorism From Middle English algorisme, from Old French algorisme, from Medieval Latin algorismus. See algorithm. 1. Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses). Labels: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: The Algorism in Addition of Fractions. — There are two accepted forms of work in addition of fractions... 2. Calculation with Arabic numerals. Labels: historical, uncountable Example: The works of al-Khowarizmi were translated into Latin, and through a perversion of his name the art of computing with Hindu-Arabic numerals became known as algorism.
Word: wallaroo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Dharug walaru. Pronunciation: /ˌwɒləˈɹuː/, /ˌwɑləˈɹu/ 1. Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. 2. Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.
Word: unharmed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English harmed English unharmed From un- + harmed. 1. Which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged. Example: The oldest Weaver girls, Sara, 16, and Rachel, 10, were unharmed, as was their infant sister, Elisheba, whom Vicki had been holding when a sniper’s bullet crashed into her head. Example: A dozen rams as well as other livestock animals that were housed in a different part of the farm were unharmed by the fire.
Word: floors Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of floor Labels: form-of, plural
Word: floors Part of Speech: verb 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of floor Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: councils Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of council Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Grk Part of Speech: name 1. Abbreviation of Greek. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of
Word: haue Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete typography of have. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: socks Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /sɒks/, /sɑːks/ 1. plural of sock Labels: form-of, plural
Word: socks Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sɒks/, /sɑːks/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sock Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: slippers Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)z/ 1. plural of slipper Labels: form-of, plural
Word: slippers Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)z/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of slipper Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: Dickian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Dick Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Dickian From Dick + -ian. 1. Of, pertaining to or resembling the works of author Philip K. Dick or the themes expressed therein. Example: Later, Dickian characters are frequently to find themselves trapped in hallucinations or fake worlds of various kinds, often without knowing it or, if knowing it, without being able to do anything about it. Example: A case in point is the announcement last spring that a Hong Kong company, Artificial Life, Inc.—what a Dickian name!—is about to provide the lonely men of this world with a virtual girlfriend named Vivienne, who can be accessed via cellphone for a basic monthly fee of six dollars.
Word: winkle picker Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of winkle-picker. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: microclimate Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From micro- + climate. 1. A small, local region having a unique pattern of weather or weather effects that differ from the local climate. Example: The microclimate on the south side of a building may differ from the one on the north, so that different plants may thrive. Example: The coastal hills are home to many different microclimates.
Word: oxfords Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of oxford Labels: form-of, plural
Word: jock strap Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of jockstrap. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: square rod Part of Speech: noun 1. a unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. 2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see square, rod.
Word: asc Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of Act of Senedd Cymru; formerly called Acts of the National Assembly for Wales, and only used for Acts passed after the change of name. Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Example: Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Act 2020 (2020 asc 2)
Word: leathern Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English letheren, from Old English liþren, from Proto-Germanic *liþrīnaz (“of leather, leathern”), equivalent to leather + -en. Cognate with Scots letherin, lethrin, West Frisian learen, Dutch lederen, leren (“leathern”), German ledern (“leathern”). 1. Made of leather. Labels: dated, not-comparable Example: For the doing of this matter, he ordered a great many leathern bottles and sacks to be got together; […] Example: He had his tea and hot rolls in a morning, while we were battening upon our quarter of a penny loaf—our crug—moistened with attenuated small beer, in wooden piggins, smacking of the pitched leathern jack it was poured from.
Word: habiliments Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of habiliment Labels: form-of, plural
Word: husbanded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of husband Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: husbanded Part of Speech: adj 1. Conserved. Labels: not-comparable
Word: impartation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From impart + -ation. 1. the act of imparting something, or the thing imparted Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: impenetralia Part of Speech: noun 1. A mass of impenetrable text or ideas. Labels: uncountable
Word: merrymaking Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From merry + making. 1. Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: merrymaking Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From merrymake + -ing. 1. present participle and gerund of merrymake Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: Forest of Dean Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unknown. Possibly related to Welsh din (“fort, stronghold”), or to Dane. 1. A forest and geographical area of Gloucestershire, England, between the rivers Severn and Wye, with a long history of mining. 2. A local government district of Gloucestershire, England, bordering onto Wales, formed in 1974 and with its headquarters in Coleford.
Word: taha Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Tswana [Term?]. 1. The yellow-crowned bishop, Euplectes afer, especially the southern subspecies taha. Labels: obsolete 2. The village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus. Labels: obsolete
Word: freeminer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From free + miner. Pronunciation: /fɹiːmaɪnə/ 1. Someone who has earned the right to work his/her own mine in the Forest of Dean. Labels: UK
Word: flag-burning Part of Speech: noun 1. The act of burning a flag, especially the flag of a nation as an act of protest at that nation's activities. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Two small Taiwanese groups at far ends of the debate over relations with Beijing marked China's national day on Saturday with flag raisings and flag burnings, very opposite responses at a time of rising tension over the Taiwan Strait.
Word: shitten Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪtən/ 1. past participle of shit Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past Example: Panurge has shitten himself for fear, and grabbed the cat thinking it was one of a horde of devils invading the ship. Example: That any member refusing to clean the child when it has shitten or bawed (as the term may be), he shall forfeit sixpence. 2. past participle of shite Labels: archaic, form-of, participle, past
Word: shitten Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪtən/ 1. Covered with or stained by excrement Labels: archaic, not-comparable 2. Of or pertaining to excrement Labels: archaic, not-comparable 3. disgusting; contemptible. Labels: broadly, not-comparable Example: Thy lady is a scurvy lady, and a shitten lady, / And, though I never heard of her, a deboshed lady.
Word: shitten Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From shit + -en. Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪtən/ 1. To soil with shit; make shitty. Labels: transitive Example: All was normal, and the next day, when I had shittened and wiped, once twice Puritan thrice, I actually reached around and touched my own tailbone, […]
Word: kocho Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Ge'ez ቆጮ (ḳoč̣o). 1. A bread-like fermented food made from chopped and grated ensete pulp, a staple of Ethiopian cuisine. Labels: uncountable
Word: gîte Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French gîte. Doublet of gist. Pronunciation: /ʒiːt/ 1. A French holiday home, or a rented tourist cottage.
Word: braciole Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of braciola Labels: form-of, plural
Word: braciole Part of Speech: noun 1. Synonym of braciola. Example: About twenty minutes later, add the sausage, bracioles, and the paste. If the sauce is too thick, add some hot water to the pot.
Word: braciola Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Italian brace Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olus Italian -ola Italian braciolabor. English braciola Borrowed from Italian braciola. 1. A slice of pan-fried or grilled meat, cooked in its own juice or in a small amount of olive oil.
Word: whene'er Part of Speech: adv Pronunciation: /wɛnˈɛə(ɹ)/ 1. Contraction of whenever. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal, not-comparable, poetic Example: "Your voice is sad whene'er you speak / and tears bedim your loving eyes." Example: Whene'er I spoke / Sarcastic joke / Replete with malice spiteful, / This people mild / Politely smil'd, / And voted me delightful!
Word: collet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French collet. Doublet of collar. Pronunciation: /ˈkɑlɪt/, /ˈkɒlɪt/ 1. A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal. Example: That collet can handle up to 3/8-inch bits. 2. The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set. Example: There is an almost invisible collet that secures the stone to the ring. 3. In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.) Example: Collar rot forms in the collet between the stem and the root.
Word: collet Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈkɑlɪt/, /ˈkɒlɪt/ 1. Alternative form of colet (“lower servant in a church”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: weel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wele, wyle, welle, likely a fusion of Old Norse vél ("device"; compare Icelandic vél (“a contrivance to catch fish”)) and Middle English welwe, wilwe (“a weir, trap, or other device made of willow branches”), from Old English wilige, wylige (“basket”), related to Old English welig (“willow”). Pronunciation: /wiːl/, /wil/ 1. A trap for catching fish; a weely. 2. An arrangement of hairs that keeps insects out of flowers.
Word: weel Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English wel, weel, wele, wæl, from Old English wǣl (“weel, a deep pool, gulf, deep water of a stream or of the sea”). Cognate with Scots weil, weel (“pool, eddy, whirlpool”), Middle Low German wêl (“a pool”), Middle Low German wêlen (“to swirl, whirl”). Pronunciation: /wiːl/, /wil/ 1. A whirlpool. Labels: dialectal, obsolete
Word: weel Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wiːl/, /wil/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of will, representing Latino-accented English. Labels: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Word: improvisatori Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of improvisatore Labels: form-of, plural
Word: cutlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French côtelette (recorded in English since 1706), from Middle French costelette (“little rib”), from coste + -elette, from Old French coste (“rib, side”), from Latin costa. Influenced by English cut, as if from cut + -let. Doublet of kotlet and kotleta. 1. A thin slice of meat, usually fried. 2. A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal. 3. A piece of fish that has been cut perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel (as with a fillet); often synonymous with steak. 4. A prawn or shrimp with its head and outer shell removed, leaving only the flesh and tail. 5. A mash of vegetables (usually potatoes) fried with bread.
Word: drest Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of dressed; simple past and past participle of dress. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: No arboret with painted blossomes drest, / And smelling sweet, but there it might be found […] Example: […] the frightened maid starts from the mossy bank or verdant turf, the pale livery of death succeeds the red regimentals in which Love had before drest her cheeks, fear shakes her whole frame, and her lover scarce supports her trembling tottering limbs.
Word: involtini Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of involtino Labels: form-of, plural
Word: involtini Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of involtino. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: A rich and creamy risotto with fennel, shrimp, and asparagus followed, along with an involtini of swordfish filled with an orange, pistachio, and mint pesto drizzled with olio verde and sautéed cherry tomatoes from Corleone. Example: In a shallow pan, heat the oil and cook the involtinis until they are golden brown, say 5–7 minutes.
Word: involtino Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian involtino. 1. A thin slice of meat rolled around a stuffing and cooked; a roulade.
Word: ripieno Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian ripieno. Pronunciation: /ɹiːpiˈeɪnəʊ/ 1. The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino. Example: And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered. 2. A fruit sorbet stuffed into its own shell, such as limone ripieno. The similar term in French is givré.
Word: fano Part of Speech: noun 1. A non-singular complete algebraic variety whose anticanonical bundle is ample.
Word: darksome Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From dark + -some. Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːksəm/, /ˈdɑɹksəm/ 1. Characterized by darkness; gloomy, obscure. Labels: literary, poetic Example: His fiery eies are fixt vpon the earth. / As if he now deuiſ’d some Stratageme: / Or meant to pierce Auernus darkſome vauts. / To pull the triple headed dog from hell. Example: That sometimes from the savage den, / And sometimes from the darksome shade, / And sometimes staring up at once / In green and sunny glade.
Word: fana Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of fanum Labels: form-of, plural
Word: Pole Star Part of Speech: name Etymology: Capitalized form of pole star. Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊl stɑː/, /ˈpoʊl ˌstɑɹ/ 1. Synonym of North Star, the current northern pole star, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.
Word: lady of the night Part of Speech: noun 1. A female prostitute. Labels: euphemistic Example: They call her the lady of the night She's a woman of the world And easy-living girl with love for sale That's what they call her, the lady of the night. 2. Any of certain species of genus Brunfelsia. 3. Night-blooming cestrum (Cestrum nocturnum), a Central American shrub. 4. Any of species Nyctanthes arbor-tristis.
Word: celestial pole Part of Speech: noun 1. An imaginary point situated where a planet's axis intersects the celestial sphere.
Word: contorni Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of contorno Labels: form-of, plural
Word: asparagi Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of asparagus Labels: form-of, plural Example: The palmsʳ have, in the interior structure of their trunks, no analogy with other trees. In habit and in structure they resemble the ferns, in their blossom the grasses, and the asparagi in their mode of fructification. Example: “Asparagus. The first sprigs of Herbs before unfolded unto leaves, and the youngest and tenderest branches that are eatable, are called Asparagus.” Miller’s Gardener’s Dictionary.—See also Suidas in Voce, Galenus de Alim. Facult. Humelbergius, ap. Apul. de Med. Hist. c. 84. Our author’s account of the Asparagi is abridged from Galen. He remarks, that the young shoots of the cabbage, called Cymæ, are particularly tender. Apicius directs to prepare them with cumin, salt, old wine, and oil; to which pepper, borage, and the like may be addded. / On the Asparagi, see Athenæus, Deipn. lib. ii. / The Plant now commonly known by the name of Asparagus or Sparrow-grass, is said by Simeon Seth to be so nutritious, that it deserves to hold an intermediate place between pot-herbs and flesh.
Word: broccolo Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Italian broccolo, singular of broccoli. 1. Rare form of broccoli. Labels: form-of, rare Example: Like a wild weed meanwhile that infant grows, / and like a broccolo he’s soon in bloom: / he’s sent to school,[…] Example: “I believe I mustn’t start tealing yet awhile,” said the old man, regretfully plunging his long Cornish spade into the baked earth, from which insufficient stability the instrument fell with a thump on to the path. […] “I feel frightened, Mr. Champion,” said Jenny suddenly. […] “Supposing it wasn’t a person at all?” said Jenny desperately. “You know, like us?” / The old man considered for a moment this morbid fancy. / “That’s a wisht old thought,” he said at last, “and I don’t see no call for it at all. When I do teal a lily root, I don’t expect to see a broccolo come bursting up and annoying me.”
Word: jument Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English jument, from Anglo-Norman jument or directly from Latin iūmentum. 1. An animal, especially a beast of burden. Labels: obsolete Example: That men should feed on such a kinde of meat, / Which very juments would refuse to eat.
Word: athletic supporter Part of Speech: noun 1. An elastic garment supporting and defending male genitalia from modest injury. A jock strap. Example: As part of my equipment I am wearing an athletic supporter over a pair of jockey shorts. 2. A booster for a cheerleading team. Example: We were the best athletic supporters that ever lived. We paired off: cheerleader and basketball player, like a socialite wife and corporation executive, leading lady and leading man.
Word: caponata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian caponata. 1. A Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: agrodolce Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian agrodolce. 1. An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce. Labels: uncountable
Word: eyebeam Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From eye + beam. 1. A glance of the eye. Example: The living heat which her eyebeams doth make Example: Warmeth the ground, and quickeneth the seed. - Henry Constable
Word: braies Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French braies, from Old French braies, plural of braie, from Latin braca. Pronunciation: /bɹeɪ/ 1. Braccae, breeches; an undergarment worn in medieval Europe. Labels: plural, plural-only
Word: vermeil Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis Proto-Italic *wormis Latin vermis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin vermiculus Vulgar Latin *vermiclus Old French vermeilbor. Middle English vermayle English vermeil From Middle English vermayle, from Old French vermeil (“vermilion”), from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye. Doublet of vermicule. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː.meɪl/, /ˈvɝ.mɪl/, /ˈvɝ.meɪl/ 1. Bright scarlet, vermilion. Labels: archaic, poetic Example: And in her cheekes the vermeill red did shew / Like roses in a bed of lillies shed[…]. Example: Many and many a verse I hope to write, Before the daisies, vermeil rimm’d and white, Hide in deep herbage; 2. Specifically of faces, lips etc.: red, ruddy, healthy-looking. Labels: archaic, poetic Example: his carriage; demeanor, and venerable behaviour, in a face so young, vermeill, and heart enflaming[…]. Example: a lip as vermeil as her own. (IV, xxx)
Word: vermeil Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis Proto-Italic *wormis Latin vermis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin vermiculus Vulgar Latin *vermiclus Old French vermeilbor. Middle English vermayle English vermeil From Middle English vermayle, from Old French vermeil (“vermilion”), from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye. Doublet of vermicule. Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː.meɪl/, /ˈvɝ.mɪl/, /ˈvɝ.meɪl/ 1. Vermilion; bright red. Labels: poetic Example: The mortall steele stayed not till it was seene / To gore her side; yet was the wound not deepe, / But lightly rased her soft silken skin, / That drops of purple blood thereout did weepe, / Which did her lilly smock with staines of vermeil steep. 2. Silver gilt or gilt bronze. 3. A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.
Word: right whale Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From right + whale, but the sense of right in the name is unknown. The commonly given etymology based on these whales being for various reasons the "right" whales to hunt (e.g. easy to hunt and docile) is questionable but highly plausible and therefore not necessarily a folk etymology, as Eric Jay Dolin writes in 2007 in his history of American whaling: The earliest references to the right whale offer no indication why it was called that, and some who have studied the issue point out that the word "right" in this context might just as likely be intended "to connote 'true' or 'proper,' meaning typical of the group." The scientific name of the whale's genus is Eubalaena, which means "good or true whales". 1. Any baleen whale of the genus Eubalaena. Example: It is said (in what may be an apocryphal story) that around 1712, a Nantucket captain named Christopher Hussey was blown offshore while hunting right whales, and came upon a school of large, bluff-headed whales with forward-angled spouts. Example: The previous night, they’d received a call from the federal Department of Oceans and Fisheries (DFO): a right whale was tangled up in crab trap lines near their location.
Word: batata Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata. Doublet of potato. Pronunciation: /bəˈtɑ.tə/ 1. sweet potato (plant) 2. sweet potato (foodstuff) Example: She uses broccoli rabe instead of aka takana (spicy mustard greens), shops in the Caribbean markets of her Washington Heights neighborhood for batatas rather than Japanese satsumaimo (yellow sweet potatoes), and has learned to love the local mofongo, the Dominican version of mashed plantains with lots of garlic.
Word: perisheth Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From perish + -eth. 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of perish Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: These are but gauds: nay, what are lips? Coral beneath the ocean-stream Full oft he perisheth on them.
Word: seclusive Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Pseudo-Latinism, derived from *sēclūsīvus, a combination of sēclūdō (“to seclude”) + -īvus (“-ive”), whence the native Latin sēclūsus. Equivalent to seclude + -ive. Pronunciation: /səˈklu.sɪv/, /sɨˈklu.sɪv/ 1. Serving or tending to seclude (oneself); affecting seclusion.
Word: seclusive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Pseudo-Latinism, derived from *sēclūsīvus, a combination of sēclūdō (“to seclude”) + -īvus (“-ive”), whence the native Latin sēclūsus. Equivalent to seclude + -ive. Pronunciation: /səˈklu.sɪv/, /sɨˈklu.sɪv/ 1. A person who stays in seclusion; a recluse. Labels: nonstandard, rare
Word: -'d Part of Speech: suffix 1. -ed. Labels: archaic, morpheme, poetic Example: Mine eye hath play'd the painter and hath steeld Example: But when the train came near to Wormit Bay, Boreas he did loud and angry bray, And shook the central girders of the Bridge of Tay On the last Sabbath day of 1879, Which will be remember'd for a very long time. 2. Sometimes used to form the past tense of some awkward verbs that are in the form of numerals, letters, and abbreviations, especially in online communication. Compare -’s. Labels: morpheme Example: Google Plus - You +1'd this. Example: I just lol'd but then stopped and realized this wasn't funny.
Word: salade Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Old French [Term?]. Pronunciation: /səˈlɑːd/ 1. Alternative form of sallet, a kind of helmet. Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: No plume or nobloy fluttered from his plain tilting salade, and even his lance was devoid of the customary banderole.
Word: salade Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /səˈlɑːd/ 1. Obsolete form of salad. Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: This morning, May 2, 1662, having first broken my fast upon eggs and cooling salades, mellows, watercresses […]
Word: finocchio Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian finocchio (“fennel; (derogatory) male homosexual”). Doublet of fennel and finook. Pronunciation: /fɪˈnɒkɪəʊ/, /fɪˈnəʊkɪəʊ/ 1. A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum). Example: Finocchios are shoots of the fennel, an odoriferous plant of the Umbelliferae family. Example: For the first time, finocchio, or Florence fennel, has performed for me as it should and has swollen out into bulbous protrusions at the base of its leaf stalks. 2. A gay man. Labels: derogatory, slang Example: On many, a cold freezing night, of temperatures hovering near zero, the finocchios tease and try to encourage Tedesco to join in their warm body orgies. Example: Not to mention, he and Julie were finocchios; but at least Larry was a smart finocchio.
Word: improvisatore Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Italian improvvisatore. 1. An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem. Example: There were buffoons, there were improvisatori, there were ballet-dancers, there were musicians, there was Beauty, there was wine.
Word: Salem Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šālēm) (Genesis 14:18). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪləm/ 1. The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The third Iraq veteran -- 23-year-old Cloy Richards of Salem, Missouri, who was wounded in combat -- will avoid losing his disability benefits after agreeing not to wear his uniform at future protests, the Marine Corps said. Example: Strebe said she installed five surveillance cameras at her home and now fuels her car only at night to avoid neighbors. Moving from Salem would mean leaving extended family, but she said the small city has grown too hostile to stay. 11. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. Any of several places in the USA: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. A municipality of Stockholm, Sweden. Labels: countable, uncountable 18. A town in Montserrat, which was evacuated and later resettled. Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A female given name from Hebrew. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Salem Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil சேலம் (cēlam). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪləm/ 1. A town and district in Tamil Nadu, India.
Word: Salem Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سَالِم (sālim). Pronunciation: /ˈseɪləm/ 1. A male given name from Arabic. 2. A surname from Arabic.
Word: talk the talk Part of Speech: verb 1. To make statements that profess commitment, knowledgeability, or intended action (especially when the speaker's actual commitment, knowledge, or further action are in doubt). Labels: idiomatic, informal, intransitive Example: When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, he talks the talk, but it remains to be seen if he walks the walk. Example: Some leaders only talk the talk but aren't prepared to take any risks.
Word: lign- Part of Speech: prefix Etymology: From Latin lignum wood. 1. Derived from wood Labels: morpheme
Word: quintessentially Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English quintessential Middle English -ly English -ly English quintessentially From quintessential + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/ 1. In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature. Labels: not-comparable Example: The program's most quintessentially Macintoshian feature, one as yet unique among spreadsheets, is its icon bar, which resides at the top of the screen just below the standard menu bar. Example: Peri handed Ptolemy his helmet. It had a crest on it, which she always thought looked quintessentially Roman.
Word: quarrier Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From quarry + -er. 1. Somebody who works in a quarry. 2. Alternative spelling of quariar; quarion. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete, rare Example: 1562. For one dozen quarriers,* 11s. [...] * Quarrier, & candle made of & lump of wax with & wick in the middle.
Word: fresh legs Part of Speech: noun 1. A substitute who has yet to play in the match, and therefore has more energy than those already on the field. Labels: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Example: The tired France were unable to break down the German defence, so they brought on some fresh legs. Example: Arsenal had the ideal fresh legs for extra time in Theo Walcott, and though he was sent on after 10 minutes he was uninvolved in the winning goal.
Word: lignous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Latin lignōsus; equivalent to lign- + -ous. 1. Alternative form of ligneous. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: stonecutter Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From stone + cutter. Pronunciation: /ˈstoʊnˌkʌtɚ/ 1. Somebody who cuts, carves or dresses stone. 2. A machine that is used to cut stone or concrete.
Word: piquantly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English piquant Middle English -ly English -ly English piquantly From piquant + -ly. 1. In a piquant manner; with piquancy.
Word: piquancy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From piquant + -cy. 1. The degree to which something is piquant, stimulating or exciting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: At fifteen, her poetry of feeling (you see I do my best to please you with a phrase) would just give piquancy and freshness to her entry into life; but at twenty,... Example: There was a certain playfulness about her too, such a piquancy or ironic suggestion, such an untouched reserve.
Word: small hours Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the small number used to identify such hours (e.g. 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock). 1. The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: Cologne Hauptbahnhof is reached in the small hours, and the traveller new to postwar Germany is spared the sight of the devastated city. Example: Then follows a quiet period during the small hours, marked by the departure of the other newspaper trains and some van trains, and by the arrival of the mail train from Weymouth.
Word: ALP Part of Speech: name 1. Initialism of Australian Labor Party. Labels: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Word: ALP Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of alkaline phosphatase. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 2. Initialism of arm's length principle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism 3. Initialism of axion-like particle. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, particle
Word: MILY ADMN Part of Speech: noun 1. Acronym of military administration. Labels: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Word: iciness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English icy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English iciness From icy + -ness. 1. The state or quality of being icy or very cold; frigidity. Labels: uncountable
Word: frigidity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English frigiditee, frigidite, a borrowing from Middle French frigidité, itself a borrowing from Latin frīgiditātem, accusative of Latin frīgiditās. 1. The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Lack of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It cannot be denied it [the chameleon] is (if not the moſt of any) a very abſtemious animall, and ſuch as by reaſon of its frigidity, paucity of bloud, and latitancy in the winter (about which time the obſervations are often made) will long ſubſist without a viſible ſuſtentation. 4. Lack of or low sex drive; a persistent inability to become aroused or achieve sexual satisfaction. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: In France, Mme. de Pompadour was induced by Louis XV to eat such testicles in order to break down her frigidity. Example: An epileptic lover may (slightly) experience […] sporadic impotence/frigidity.
Word: chilliness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English chilly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English chilliness From chilly + -ness. 1. The state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: crime of passion Part of Speech: noun 1. A crime, typically a violent crime such as assault or murder, committed against a loved one because of sudden jealous rage or heartbreak rather than as a premeditated act. Example: There was this boy I sent to the electric chair at Huntsville here a while back. My arrest and my testimony. He killed a fourteen-year-old girl. Papers said it was a crime of passion but he told me there wasn't any passion to it. Told me that he'd been planning to kill somebody for about as long as he could remember. Said that if they turned him out he'd do it again.
Word: frigidly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Latin frīgidusbor. English frigid Middle English -ly English -ly English frigidly From frigid + -ly. 1. In a frigid manner; coldly; icily.
Word: frigidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin frīgidusbor. English frigid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English frigidness From frigid + -ness. 1. The state of being frigid; frigidity; coldness. Labels: uncountable
Word: iconoclasm Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From iconoclast. Pronunciation: /aɪˈkɒnəˌklæzəm/ 1. The belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Finally, “iconoclasm” is a form of desecration and shares its general intention to deny the sacred qualities of an image and to demonstrate that it has no power, to prevent it from being treated as an idol or a rival to God.¹⁴ But not all forms of desecration constitute iconoclasm, though iconoclasm is always a form of desecration. 2. A challenge to a widely held belief, tradition or cherished institution. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Word: icily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English icy Middle English -ly English -ly English icily From icy + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ.sɪ.li/ 1. In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect. Example: The cold Alpine air flowed icily into his car, so he stopped by the roadside to put on a leather trench-coat, thick scarf, and woollen hat[…] 2. In an uncaring or coolly angry manner. Labels: figuratively Example: […]quite often her husband and Jo did not eat at home, or sat icily silent through a meal. Example: Bond had pulled her head back by her hair and had kissed her once, long and cruelly. Then he had told her to go to sleep and had leant back and waited icily for his body to leave him alone.