nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: sugartime Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar 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 sugartime From sugar + time. 1. The time that is spent collecting sap from trees. Labels: uncountable Example: It's sugartime in Vermont.
Word: X-rated Part of Speech: adj 1. Pornographic or indecent. Labels: not-comparable 2. Denoting a film given an X classification. Labels: not-comparable
Word: idle Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English idel, ydel, from Old English īdel, from Proto-West Germanic *īdl, from Proto-Germanic *īdlaz. Cognate with Dutch ijdel (“vain, meaningless”), ijl (“rareified, skinny”), iel (“thin, slender”); German Low German iedel (“vain, idle”); German eitel (“vain, conceited”); and possibly Old Norse illr ("bad"; > English ill). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪd(ə)l/, /ˈʌɪdəl/ 1. Empty, vacant. Labels: obsolete 2. Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity. Example: idle hours Example: My computer hibernates after it has been idle for 30 minutes. 3. Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular. Example: idle workmen Example: Molly the dairymaid came a little way from the rickyard, and said she would pluck the pigeon that very night after work. She was always ready to do anything for us boys; and we could never quite make out why they scolded her so for an idle hussy indoors. It seemed so unjust. Looking back, I recollect she had very beautiful brown eyes. 4. Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful. Example: an idle fellow Example: “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men, the enervated matrons of the summer capital,[…]!” 5. Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly. Example: an idle story; idle talk; idle rumor; idle threats; idle pleasures 6. Light-headed; foolish. Labels: obsolete Example: The youth is idle
Word: idle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English idelen, from Old English īdlian, from Proto-West Germanic *īdlēn. Cognate with German eiteln (“to make empty, free up”). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪd(ə)l/, /ˈʌɪdəl/ 1. To spend (time) in idleness; to waste; to consume. Labels: transitive Example: […] the ne'er-do-anything-at-home who idled his day in immaculate attire and who was banished to Canada on a "remittance," shares his pork and beans with the sourdough, who has scratched rocks and sifted black sand from his infancy. Example: While idling the hours I trace verses / On the inside of wrappers embellishing cans Of Bordeaux mackerel, caught in Monterey. 2. To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business. Labels: intransitive Example: to idle in an IRC channel Example: He had already heard of the young man's projected journey — evidently the Comte de Combourg had written many letters while his son idled at St. Malo […] 3. Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over. Labels: intransitive Example: When train heating is in operation the diesel engine is arranged to idle at 550 r.p.m. which is the minimum at which the generator will deliver its full rated output. Example: High levels of all pollutants were found during time idling in stations. 4. To cause (an engine) to idle (run at a slow speed, or out of gear). Labels: transitive Example: The driver idled his engine until the car finally stalled. 5. To make (workers, students, etc) idle; to leave without work. Labels: transitive Example: [L]ayoffs idled 1,900 workers in Ohio and 1,000 in Indiana. At the same time, an Indiana assembly plant recalled 1,200 workers.
Word: idle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English idel, ydel, from Old English īdel (“idleness”), from the adjective (see above). Pronunciation: /ˈaɪd(ə)l/, /ˈʌɪdəl/ 1. The state of idling, of being idle. 2. The lowest selectable thrust or power setting of an engine. Example: a lumpy idle Example: A slight valve tap was audible at idle but was not noticeable otherwise. 3. An idle animation. 4. An idle game.
Word: compact Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmˌpækt/, /ˈkɑmˌpækt/ 1. An agreement or contract. Example: President Biden laid out an ambitious agenda on Wednesday night to rewrite the American social compact by vastly expanding family leave, child care, health care, preschool and college education for millions of people to be financed with increased taxes on the wealthiest earners. Example: After taking over this month as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a nonpartisan coalition of city mayors, he urged members to sign a “crypto compact” calling on the federal government to eschew overly aggressive regulation of the industry.
Word: compact Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”). Pronunciation: /kəmˈpækt/ 1. To form an agreement or contract. Labels: intransitive Example: In return for the sovereign's protection, they compacted to police the content of public literature.
Word: compact Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”). Pronunciation: /kəmˈpækt/, /ˈkɑmˌpækt/ 1. Agreed, contracted. Labels: archaic, not-comparable Example: O Gorice XI., most glorious King of Witchland, and O Lord Goldry Bluszco, captain of the hosts of Demonland, it is compact betwixt you, and made fast by mighty oaths whereof I, the Red Foliot, am keeper, that ye shall wrastle three falls together on these conditions, […]
Word: compact Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle French compact, from Latin compāctus, perfect passive participle of compingō (“join together”), from com- (“together”) + pangō (“fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach, fix, fasten”). Pronunciation: /kəmˈpækt/, /ˈkɑmˌpækt/ 1. Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume. Example: glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies 2. Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space. Example: a compact laptop computer 3. Brief and pithy; not verbose. Example: a compact discourse 4. Of a topological space: Labels: not-comparable 5. Of a topological space: Labels: not-comparable 6. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. Labels: obsolete Example: Thou fooliſh Frier, and thou pernicious woman / Compact with her that's gone: Example: a pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together 7. Composed or made; with of. Labels: obsolete Example: A wandering fire, / Compact of unctuous vapor.
Word: compact Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French compact, from Latin compāctus, perfect passive participle of compingō (“join together”), from com- (“together”) + pangō (“fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach, fix, fasten”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmˌpækt/, /ˈkɑmˌpækt/ 1. A slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powder puff, small enough to fit in a woman's purse, handbag, or pocket. 2. An automobile that is larger than a subcompact but smaller than an intermediate. 3. A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style. Example: The Dundee Courier has announced the newspaper will be relaunching as a compact later this week. Editor Richard Neville said a "brighter, bolder" paper would appear from Saturday, shrunk from broadsheet to tabloid size.
Word: compact Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French compact, from Latin compāctus, perfect passive participle of compingō (“join together”), from com- (“together”) + pangō (“fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach, fix, fasten”). Pronunciation: /kəmˈpækt/ 1. To make more dense; to compress. Labels: transitive Example: You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore. 2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system. Example: The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth.
Word: wilful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English wilful; equivalent to will + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈwɪlfʊl/, /ˈwɪlfəl/ 1. Intentional; deliberate. Labels: UK Example: Knowingly or unknowingly, every therapist assumes that each client possesses the capacity to change through willful choice. 2. Stubborn and determined. Labels: UK Example: Mary had taken the whim into her willful head, and Jane could not dissuade her. Example: Let you not be taking it bad, Conchubor, but you’ll get little good seeing her this night, for with all my talking it’s wilfuler she’s growing these two months or three.
Word: putrefy Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle French putréfier. Pronunciation: /ˈpjutɹəfaɪ/ 1. To fester or rot and exude a fetid stench. 2. To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance. 3. To reach an advanced stage of decomposition. Example: In the Middle Ages, for instance, a recipe for sex stimulation required the putrefied flesh of a human corpse, together with both human and animal testes and ovaries, pimento, and alcohol. 4. To become gangrenous. 5. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous. Example: to putrefy an ulcer or wound 6. To corrupt; to make foul. Example: Private suits do putrefy the public good. Example: They would but stink, and putrefy the air.
Word: puny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post Proto-Indo-European *íh₂ Latin ea Latin posteā Vulgar Latin *postius Old French puis Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Old French né Old French puisné Middle French puisnébor. English puisne English puny PIE word *pós A respelling of puisne, from Anglo-Norman puisné (“later, more recent; junior; weakly”) [and other forms] and Middle French puisné (“born after (a specified person); younger, youngest; one who is born after (a specified person)”) (modern French puîné (“cadet (born after a sibling); a cadet (someone born after a sibling)”)), from puis (“after; since”) + né (“born”). Puis is derived from Old French pois (“after; since”), from Vulgar Latin *postius (“afterward”), from Latin posteā (“afterwards; hereafter; thereafter; next, then”), from post (“after; since”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pós (“afterwards”)) + ea (“these (things)”); and né from Latin nātus (“born”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”). Pronunciation: /ˈpjuːni/, /ˈpjuni/ 1. Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak. Example: You puny earthlings are no match for Ming the Merciless! Example: I had forgot my ſelfe, am I not King? […] Is not the Kings name twenty thouſand names? / Arme arme, my name a puny ſubiect ſtrikes, / At thy great glorie, […] 2. (Frequently) ill; poorly, sickly. Labels: Southern-US 3. Alternative spelling of puisne. Labels: obsolete Example: Gadsbodkins, you puny Upſtart in the Law, to uſe me ſo, you Green Bag Carrier, you Murderer of unfortunate Cauſes, the Clerks Ink is ſcarce off of your fingers, you that newly come from Lamblacking the Judges ſhooes, and are not fit to wipe mine; […] Example: WHEN John firſt brought out the Bills, the Surprize of all the Family was unexpreſſible, at the prodigious Dimenſions of them; […] Fees to Judges, puny Judges, Clerks, Prothonotories, Philizers, Chirographers, Underclerks, Proclamators, Counſel, Witneſſes, Jury-men, Marſhals, Tipſtaffs, Cryers, Porters; […] 4. Alternative spelling of puisne. Labels: obsolete 5. Alternative spelling of puisne. Labels: obsolete
Word: puny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post Proto-Indo-European *íh₂ Latin ea Latin posteā Vulgar Latin *postius Old French puis Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Old French né Old French puisné Middle French puisnébor. English puisne English puny PIE word *pós A respelling of puisne, from Anglo-Norman puisné (“later, more recent; junior; weakly”) [and other forms] and Middle French puisné (“born after (a specified person); younger, youngest; one who is born after (a specified person)”) (modern French puîné (“cadet (born after a sibling); a cadet (someone born after a sibling)”)), from puis (“after; since”) + né (“born”). Puis is derived from Old French pois (“after; since”), from Vulgar Latin *postius (“afterward”), from Latin posteā (“afterwards; hereafter; thereafter; next, then”), from post (“after; since”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pós (“afterwards”)) + ea (“these (things)”); and né from Latin nātus (“born”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”). Pronunciation: /ˈpjuːni/, /ˈpjuni/ 1. An inferior person; a subordinate; also, an insignificant person. Labels: archaic Example: · Example: · 2. A younger person; a junior. Labels: obsolete Example: [A] law that the eldeſt or firſt-borne child ſhall ſucceede and inherite all: where nothing is reſerved for punies, but obedience: […] Theſe vaine ſhadowes of our religion, which are ſeene in ſome of theſe examples, witnes the dignitie and divinity thereof. Example: For a worthy man is wounded more deeply by his own Generalls neglect, then by his enemies ſword: […] Who had rather others ſhould make a ladder of his dead corps to ſcale a city by it, then a bridge of him whileſt alive for his punies to give him the Goe-by, and paſſe over him to preferment. 3. Alternative spelling of puisne. Labels: obsolete Example: Nay then I ſee thou'rt but a puny in the ſubtill Miſtery of a woman: […] 4. Alternative spelling of puisne. Labels: obsolete 5. A new student at a school, university, the Inns of Court, etc.; a junior. Labels: obsolete Example: [T]he whole companye or most parte of the Studentꝭ [Studentis] of the same house mette toogether to beginne their Christmas, of wᶜʰ som̃e came to see sports […] others to make sporte wᵗʰall of this last sorte were they whome they call Fresh-menn Punies of the first yeare, who are by no meanes admitted to be agent's or behoulders of those sports, before themselues haue biñe patient perfourmers of them.
Word: East-West engine Part of Speech: noun Etymology: As in "east to west", this direction being conventionally crossways on a map. 1. A transverse car engine, that is, one that lies parallel to the front of the car, rather than parallel to the sides.
Word: pre-Adamite Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Semitic *ʔadam- Hebrew אָדָםbor. Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor. Latin Ādāmlbor. Old English Adam Middle English Adam English Adam Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Adamite English pre-Adamite From pre- + Adamite. 1. A member of any race that predates Adam. 2. A believer in pre-Adamitism.
Word: pre-Adamite Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Semitic *ʔadam- Hebrew אָדָםbor. Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor. Latin Ādāmlbor. Old English Adam Middle English Adam English Adam Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Adamite English pre-Adamite From pre- + Adamite. 1. Of or pertaining to a race that predates Adam; pre-human. Example: I am, in point of fact, a particularly haughty and exclusive person, of pre-Adamite ancestral descent. You will understand this when I tell you that I can trace my ancestry back to a protoplasmal primordial atomic globule.
Word: lap dance Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From lap + dance. 1. An erotic form of entertainment, typically at a men's club, where a naked or nearly-nude performer straddles a customer and moves in a rhythmic, sexual manner over their lap. Example: A asks Z, a child, to perform a lap dance on B while being recorded by A. […] A is guilty of an offence under this section by causing a child to engage in a sexual performance.
Word: lap dance Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From lap + dance. 1. To perform a lap dance.
Word: gangbanger Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From gangbang + -er. Pronunciation: /ˈɡæŋˌbæŋəː/, [ˈɡæŋˌbæŋəː], /ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɚ/, [ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɚ] ~ [ˈɡæŋˌbæŋɹ̩], /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋˌbeɪ̯ŋɚ/ 1. A member of a violent gang; a violent person. Labels: US, slang Example: After a turbulent youth — the bookish, asthmatic child became a teenage gangbanger, juvenile offender and drug addict — Coolio worked as a volunteer firefighter. 2. Someone who takes part in a gangbang. Labels: vulgar
Word: systems Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈsɪstəmz/ 1. plural of system Labels: form-of, plural
Word: baobab Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”). Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/, /ˈbɑːəʊbab/, /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/, /ˈbaʊbæb/ 1. A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. 2. Any tree of the genus Adansonia.
Word: ways Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /weɪz/ 1. plural of way Labels: form-of, plural
Word: ways Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /weɪz/ 1. A distance. Labels: US, figuratively, informal, sometimes Example: a little ways out Example: We walked a ways from my house to the mall.
Word: standards Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈstændədz/, /ˈstændɚdz/ 1. plural of standard Labels: form-of, plural Example: There is some sign of disparate standards bodies becoming more closely aligned. 2. Principles of conduct shaped by one's ideas of morality, decency and honor. Example: by my standards Example: moral standards
Word: abaque Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French abaque. Doublet of abacus and abac. 1. A nomogram.
Word: nomogram Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Formed as nom- + -o- + -gram, by analogy with French nomogramme. Pronunciation: /ˈnɒ.məˌɡɹæm/, /ˈnəʊ.mə.ɡɹæm/, /ˈnɑ.məˌɡɹæm/, /ˈnoʊ.məˌɡɹæm/ 1. A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve. Example: Cravalho et al. compared the agreement in obstruction measurements by the AG nomogram, passive urethral resistance relation (PURR), and the micturitional urethral pressure profile (MUPP) [20 ].
Word: nomogram Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Formed as nom- + -o- + -gram, by analogy with French nomogramme. Pronunciation: /ˈnɒ.məˌɡɹæm/, /ˈnəʊ.mə.ɡɹæm/, /ˈnɑ.məˌɡɹæm/, /ˈnoʊ.məˌɡɹæm/ 1. To represent as a nomogram. Labels: transitive
Word: nomograph Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English nom- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English nomograph From nom- + -o- + -graph. 1. A nomogram.
Word: alignment chart Part of Speech: noun 1. A nomogram.
Word: alignment diagram Part of Speech: noun 1. A nomogram.
Word: orthopathy Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From ortho- + -pathy. 1. An alternative-medicine philosophy advocating a vegetarian raw-food diet with periods of intermittent fasting. Labels: uncountable
Word: duality Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin duālitās. Equivalent to dual + -ity. Pronunciation: /d(j)uːˈælɪti/ 1. The quality of containing or comprising two often opposed parts or aspects. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the moral duality of certain characters Example: Mother Nature's eternal duality, both life-giving and destructive 2. The aggregate of two complementary subclasses or parts. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: philosophical duality Example: The novel explored the duality of good and evil. 3. The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: wave-particle duality 4. The interchangeability of points and planes. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: hygiene Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”). Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/, /haɪˈd͡ʒiːn/ 1. The science of health, its promotion and preservation. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hygiene is an important consideration in places where food is prepared. 3. Cleanliness. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: They have poor personal hygiene. 4. The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable
Word: hygiene Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”). Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/, /haɪˈd͡ʒiːn/ Labels: no-gloss
Word: atomic orbital Part of Speech: noun 1. A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of either one electron or a pair of electrons in an atom. This function can be used to calculate the probability of finding any electron of an atom in any specific region around the atom's nucleus. Labels: physical 2. The physical region or space where an electron can be calculated to be present, as defined by the particular mathematical form of the orbital.
Word: molecular orbital Part of Speech: noun 1. The quantum mechanical behavior of an electron in a molecule describing the probability of the electron's particular position and energy; approximated by a linear combination of atomic orbitals. Labels: physical
Word: molecular Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin moleculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular From molecule + -ar. Pronunciation: /məˈlɛk.jʊ.lə/, /məˈlɛk.jə.ləɹ/, /məˈlɛk.ju.ləɹ/, /mɔːˈlɪk.jʊ.lə(r)/, /ˈmɔː.lɪk.ˈjuː.lə(r)/ 1. Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules. Labels: not-comparable Example: Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story. 2. (of an element) Combined with itself and with no other element; elemental. Labels: not-comparable 3. Relating to a simple or basic structure or organization. Labels: not-comparable 4. Relating to molecular gastronomy. Labels: not-comparable Example: molecular dishes
Word: molecular Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin moleculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular From molecule + -ar. Pronunciation: /məˈlɛk.jʊ.lə/, /məˈlɛk.jə.ləɹ/, /məˈlɛk.ju.ləɹ/, /mɔːˈlɪk.jʊ.lə(r)/, /ˈmɔː.lɪk.ˈjuː.lə(r)/ 1. Any compound having a specified (range of) molecular weight(s)
Word: economy rate Part of Speech: noun 1. A bowler's statistic, being the average number of runs conceded per over.
Word: extra cover Part of Speech: noun 1. A fielding position on the off side, about 45° forward of square, between cover and mid off.
Word: golden Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English golden, a restored form (due to the noun gold) of earlier Middle English gulden, gylden, gilden ("golden"; > English gilden), from Old English gylden (“golden”), from Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn, from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (“golden, made of gold”), equivalent to gold + -en. Cognate with Dutch gouden, gulden (“golden”), German gülden, golden (“golden”), Danish gylden (“golden”). Doublet of gilden. More at gold. Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊl.dən/, [ˈɡɒʊ̯ɫ.dn̩], /ˈɡɒl.dən/, /ˈɡəwl.dən/, [ˈɡɔwɫ.dn̩] 1. Made of, or relating to, gold. Example: She wore a golden crown. Example: And now the concern which Partridge felt at being obliged to quit the warm chimney-corner, and a cup of excellent liquor, was somewhat compensated by hearing that he was to proceed no farther on foot, for Jones, by golden arguments, had prevailed with the boy to attend him back to the inn whither he had before conducted Sophia […] 2. Having a color or other richness suggestive of gold. Example: Under a golden sun. 3. Of a beverage, flavoured or colored with turmeric. 4. Marked by prosperity, creativity etc. Example: The Renaissance was a golden era. Example: the Golden Horseshoe 5. Advantageous or very favourable. Example: This is a golden opportunity Example: ... a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities. 6. Relating to a fiftieth anniversary. Example: It's not long until our golden wedding. 7. Relating to the elderly or retired. Example: After retiring, Bob and Judy moved to Arizona to live out their golden years. 8. Fine, without problems. Labels: UK, predicative, slang Example: Many anti-fog variety goggles are available, but if you don't get that type, just rub a little spit on the lenses before you put them on in the water and you'll be golden. Example: Therefore, the task ahead is easy. When the spotlight is on you, never let the audience down and you'll be golden.
Word: golden Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English golden, a restored form (due to the noun gold) of earlier Middle English gulden, gylden, gilden ("golden"; > English gilden), from Old English gylden (“golden”), from Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn, from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (“golden, made of gold”), equivalent to gold + -en. Cognate with Dutch gouden, gulden (“golden”), German gülden, golden (“golden”), Danish gylden (“golden”). Doublet of gilden. More at gold. Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊl.dən/, [ˈɡɒʊ̯ɫ.dn̩], /ˈɡɒl.dən/, /ˈɡəwl.dən/, [ˈɡɔwɫ.dn̩] 1. Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia. 2. Ellipsis of golden retriever. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Example: The archives of the Golden Retriever Club of America (GRCA) record goldens in the United States as early as the 1890s. Example: Golden retrievers, or goldens, make great family pets.[…]Goldens should be brushed regularly.
Word: golden Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From gold + -en, or perhaps a derivation from the adjective above. Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊl.dən/, [ˈɡɒʊ̯ɫ.dn̩], /ˈɡɒl.dən/, /ˈɡəwl.dən/, [ˈɡɔwɫ.dn̩] 1. To become gold or golden (in color). Labels: intransitive 2. To make golden or like gold. Labels: transitive Example: It goldened, as nothing else goldened, the commonplace countryside.
Word: hath Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hath, heth, hafth, hefth, from Old English hæfþ, hafaþ (“has”), from Proto-Germanic *habaiþi (“has”), equivalent to have + -th. Cognate with Saterland Frisian häd (“has”), West Frisian hat (“has”), Dutch heeft (“has”), Afrikaans het (“has, have”), German Low German hett (“has”), German hat (“has”). Pronunciation: /hæθ/, /həθ/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of have Labels: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Example: Thirty days hath September. Example: What hath God wrought.
Word: hath Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of hauth (“unit of measure”). Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: construct Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe. Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/, /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ 1. Something constructed from parts. Example: The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes. Example: Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming. 2. A concept or model. Example: Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics. 3. A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
Word: construct Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe. Pronunciation: /kənˈstɹʌkt/ 1. To build or form (something) by assembling parts. Labels: transitive Example: We constructed the radio from spares. Example: A wall constructed of random stones. 2. To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas. Labels: transitive Example: A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object. Example: The Vietnam War films are forms of memory that function to provide collective rememberings, to construct history, and to subsume within them the experience of the veterans. 3. To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques. Labels: transitive Example: Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle. Example: The arc of a circle may be very little, but, given that, it is possible to construct the entire figure.
Word: vital Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin vītālis (“of life, life-giving”), from vīta (“life”), from vīvō (“to live”). Doublet of jiva and quick. Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪtəl/ 1. Relating to or characteristic of life. Example: vital energies; vital functions; vital actions Example: But open converse is there none, ⁠So much the vital spirits sink ⁠To see the vacant chair, and think, ‘How good! how kind! and he is gone.’ 2. Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. Example: The brain is a vital organ. Example: And doen the heavens afford him vitall food? 3. Invigorating or life-giving. 4. Necessary to continued existence. Example: The transition to farming was vital for the creation of civilisation. 5. Relating to the recording of life events. Example: Birth, marriage and death certificates are vital records. 6. Very important. Example: It is vital that you don't forget to do your homework. Example: David Cameron insists that his latest communications data bill is “vital to counter terrorism”. Yet terror is mayhem. It is no threat to freedom. That threat is from counter-terror, from ministers capitulating to securocrats. 7. Containing life; living. Example: spirits that live throughout, vital in every part Example: I ought to go upright and vital, and speak the rude truth in all ways. 8. Lively, having vitality Example: Montreal is a charming vital city with a large lesbian and gay population which clusters around a neighborhood not far from the center of town. 9. Capable of living; in a state to live; viable. Example: Pythagoras and Hippocrates […] affirming the birth of the seventh month to be vital.
Word: vital statistics Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of vital statistic Labels: form-of, plural
Word: vital statistics Part of Speech: noun 1. Statistics of births, marriages and deaths. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The Office of National Statistics maintains Britain's vital statistics. 2. The size of a woman's bust, waist and hips, normally measured in inches. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: My vital statistics are 41, 19, 36. 3. A concise set of trivia on a subject, sometimes in table format. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The vital statistics of the Ferrari F430 are 4.3 litre V8 engine, 6-speed transmission, 2,600 mm wheelbase, and RMR (rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive) engine and drive layout.
Word: victuals Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈvɪtəlz/, [ˈvɪtɫ̩z], /ˈvɪktʃuəlz/ 1. plural of victual Labels: form-of, plural
Word: victuals Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈvɪtəlz/, [ˈvɪtɫ̩z], /ˈvɪktʃuəlz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of victual Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: victual Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English vitaile, vitaylle (“food; food and drink, especially as needed for sustenance; (usually in the plural) food and drink stores or supplies; rations; provision of food and drink as a military stipend; crops”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vitaile, vitaille [and other forms] and Old French vitaile, vitaille, victaille (“food, provisions, victuals”) [and other forms] (modern French victuaille), from Late Latin vīctuālia, the neuter plural of vīctuālis (“nutritional”), from Latin vīctus (“that which sustains life, diet, nourishment, provision”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns). Vīctus is derived from vīvō (“to live; to be alive, survive; to reside in”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”)) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs). The spelling of the modern English and French words has been influenced by Late Latin vīctuālia, though the pronunciation of the Middle English, Anglo-Norman, and Middle French words has been retained. Pronunciation: /ˈvɪtəl/, [ˈvɪtɫ̩], [-ɾ(ə)ɫ] 1. Food fit for human (or occasionally animal) consumption. Labels: archaic Example: Shift bore (for il aire) as best ye do thinke, / and twise a day giue him fresh vittle and drinke: […] Example: [T]hough the Cameleon Loue can feed on the ayre, I am one that am nouriſh'd by my victuals; and would faine have meate: [...] 2. Food supplies; provisions. Labels: archaic, in-plural Example: It is good to make prouiſion, for peraduenture wee ſhall lacke victuals and wee lie in campe on Blacke Heath long. Example: The citie was thus taken, many of the Turks fled into the caſtell, the reſt were put vnto the ſword, man, woman, and child; and amongſt them alſo many of the Chriſtians, the furious ſouldiers taking of them no knowledge. Great wealth was there found, but ſmall ſtore of victuals. 3. Edible plants. Labels: obsolete, specifically Example: [C]onſider, what Victuall or Eſculent Things there are, which grow ſpeedily, and within the yeere, As Parſnips, Carrets, Turnips, Onions, Radiſh, Artichokes of Hieruſalem, Maiz, and the like. […] The Victuall in Plantations, ought to be expanded, almoſt as in a Beſieged Towne; That is, with certaine Allowance. 4. Grain of any kind. Labels: Scotland, obsolete, specifically Example: But if the beast and branks be spar'd / Till kye be gaun without the herd, / An' a' the vittel in the yard, / An' theckit right, / I mean your ingle-side to guard / Ae winter night.
Word: victual Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English vitailen (“to provide (someone, a castle, a ship, etc., or oneself) with supplies of food, drink, or other needs; (figuratively) to load (a ship with troops and materiel); to fortify, nourish”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vitailer, vitailler, and Old French vitailler, victuailler [and other forms], from vitaile, vitaille, victaille (“food, provisions, victuals”) (see further at etymology 1) + -er (a variant of -ier (suffix forming infinitives of first conjugation verbs)). Pronunciation: /ˈvɪtəl/, [ˈvɪtɫ̩], [-ɾ(ə)ɫ] 1. To provide (military troops, a place, a ship, etc., or oneself) with a stock of victuals or food; to provision. Labels: archaic, reflexive, transitive Example: [T]hy louing voyage / Is but for two moneths victuall’d: […] Example: Spinola [Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Los Balbases] continueth in his trenches before Breda, and victualeth and strengtheneth Breda, which being done, it is thought he will besiege Bergen op Zoom. 2. To lay in or procure food supplies. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: [Letter from Sir William Drury to Sir William Cecil, 3d April 1568 (Julian calendar).] The Lord Fleming [i.e., John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming], notwithstanding he still victualleth and maketh provision, he hath offered three personages of as great livehood as himself to enter caution and surety unto the [James Stewart, 1st] Earl of Moray, that he shall only hold the place at the devotion and service of the young King, and to no other. Example: For though we took a little Flower hard by, yet the ſame Guide which told us of that Ship would have conducted us where we might had ſtore of Beef and Maiz: but inſtead thereof we lost both our time and the opportunity of providing our ſelves, and ſo were forced to be victualling when we ſhould have been cruizing off Cape Corrientes in expectation of the Manila Ship. 3. To eat. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: I have Drank and Victual’d at Sir Humphrey’s for a Months Famine I am to endure here—I am hung round with Bottles and ſtuft full of Proviſion; will you eat a Pullet?
Word: victualer Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of victualler. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: limerick Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From the Irish town name Limerick, Irish Luimneach [ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx]. Pronunciation: /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/ 1. A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence. Example: The limerick, it would appear, Is a verse form we owe Edward Lear; Two long and two short Lines rhymed, as was taught, And a fifth just to bring up the rear. Example: Take a look. That’s Buffy, Muffy, and Fluffy. Do they have anything in common other than names you could write a limerick around?
Word: simplistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-der. Latin sem- Proto-Italic *-plosder. Latin -plus Latin simplusbor. Old French simplebor. Middle English symple English simple 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English simplistic From simple + -istic. Pronunciation: /sɪmˈplɪstɪk/ 1. Overly simple. Example: At one time, I was extremely skeptical of such simplistic medicine until observing a reflexologist at work and finding that many of the patients showed steady improvement in cases where official medical practitioners had recommended surgery or prescribed the usual quantum of pills. Along with the foot massage, the reflexologist recommended herbal teas to her clients. Example: This simplistic method of using herbs isolates the disease from the person and the chemical aspects of an herb from its overall individual therapeutic effects. 2. In a manner that simplifies a concept or issue so that its nuances and complexities are lost or important details are overlooked. Example: (Mao's) reliance on simplistic Soviet interpretations was reflected in his dismissal of Hitler as "a mere will-less puppet of the reactionary capitalists." Example: The cliché is not untrue, but, like all generalisations, it distorts reality so that overly simplistic judgments have to be tempered by a few qualifications.
Word: premises Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See premise Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz/, /ˈpɹɛməsɪz/, /ˈpɹɛmɪsiz/, /ˈpɹemɪsɪz/, /ˈpɹeməsəz/ 1. plural of premise Labels: form-of, plural
Word: premises Part of Speech: verb Etymology: See premise Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz/, /ˈpɹɛməsɪz/, /ˈpɹɛmɪsiz/, /ˈpɹemɪsɪz/, /ˈpɹeməsəz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of premise Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Word: premises Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz/, /ˈpɹɛməsɪz/, /ˈpɹɛmɪsiz/, /ˈpɹemɪsɪz/, /ˈpɹeməsəz/ 1. Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place. Labels: plural, plural-only Example: The caretaker lives on the premises. 2. The subject of a conveyance or deed. Labels: plural, plural-only 3. The vagina. Labels: euphemistic, obsolete, plural, plural-only, slang Example: […] ſhe charges her to put him to it as a virgin ought to do; and farther, that as ſoon as he entered the premiſes, with fome feigned reluctancy on her part, muſt fall into a fainting ſhriek, as if ſhe had fallen into a cold water in a hot fit.
Word: salesman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English sales Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English salesman From sales + -man. 1. A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere. Example: There was an auto salesman in here yesterday that claimed you could always tell a fellow's class by the car he drove, but I says to him, 'Don't be silly,' I says; 'the wisenheimers grab a look at a fellow's nails when they want to tell if he's a tin-horn or a real gent!"' Example: Would you say it was fair to describe these salesmen that were in your crews as dynamiters, or suede shoe salesmen?
Word: travelling salesman Part of Speech: noun 1. A man who travels, often within a certain territory, soliciting orders or selling goods.
Word: travelling salesman problem Part of Speech: noun 1. The problem in combinatorial optimization in which, given a number of cities and the costs of travelling from one to the other, it is required to determine the cheapest route that visits each city once and then returns to the initial city. Labels: Canada, UK
Word: allspice Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From all + spice, as it was thought to combine the flavors of various other spices. 1. A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Labels: uncountable 2. Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries. Labels: countable
Word: asafoetida Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin asafoetida, from Persian ازا / آزا (azâ, âzâ, “mastic”) + Latin foetida, feminine of foetidus (“bad-smelling”). Pronunciation: /ˌæsəˈfɛtɪdə/ 1. A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Nigh Whormoot are Duzgun, Laztan-De, and other Townes, where is got the best Assa-Fætida through all the Orient: the tree is like our brier in height, the leaves resemble Fig leaves, the root the Radish: the vertue had need be much, it stincks so odiously. Example: CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice treacle may be uſed in the ſame manner with good ſucceſs.
Word: caraway Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English caraway, carewey, carwey, from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā), via Aramaic from Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ), κάρον (káron, “caraway”). Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/, /ˈkɛɹəˌweɪ/ 1. A biennial plant of species Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Caraway has a reputed aphrodisiac virtue. It is frequently mentioned in Oriental love manuals. 2. The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I'll eat her marchpane and her caraways Example: the housewife of today can surely match the skill of those of three centuries ago and make "caraways” or cheesecakes
Word: cassia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin cassia (“cinnamon”), from Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία, κάσια (kassía, kasía, kásia), from Hebrew קְצִיעָה (qəṣīʿā), from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא (qəṣīʿătā), from קְצַע (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”). Compare Kezia. Pronunciation: /ˈkæsiə/ 1. The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon. Labels: uncountable 2. Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia. Labels: countable Example: The Daughters of the Flood have ſearch'd the Mead / For Violets pale, and cropt the Poppy's Head: / The Short Narciſſus and fair Daffodil, / Pancies to pleaſe the Sight, and Caſſia ſvveet to ſmell: […] 3. Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia. Labels: countable 4. Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna. Labels: countable 5. The sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans). Labels: countable
Word: endive Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French endive, from Medieval Latin endivia or Italian indivia~endivia, from Byzantine Greek ἐντύβιον (entúbion), from Latin intibus (which see). The ultimate source is likely Semitic. Pronunciation: /ˈɛndaɪv/, /ɒnˈdiːv/, /ˈɛndɪv/, /ˈɒndiːv/ 1. A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When all this is ready, take some endive and Dutch lettuce, some chervil and celery, wash and drain them very well, cut them small, put them into a saucepan, and pour some of the broth upon them […] Example: Take the three heads of endive out of the water, drain them, and leave the largest whole.
Word: coriander Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English coriandre, from Anglo-Norman coriandre, from Old French corïandre, from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron), of uncertain origin. Doublet of cilantro. cognates, etc. Compare Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), κορίαμβλον (koríamblon), Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀪𐁀𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-a2-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ja-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀈𐀜 (ko-ri-ja-do-no), 𐀒𐀪𐀍𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-jo-da-na), Akkadian 𒌑𒄷𒌷𒌝 (^úḫurium) Aramaic כסברה (kusbara, “coriander”), Classical Syriac ܟܽܘܣܒܰܪܬܳܐ (kūsbartā, “coriander”) and Arabic كُزْبَرَة (kuzbara). Beekes supposes that cluster -dn- implies a Pre-Greek word, and hypothesizes that *koriaⁿdro- may have dissimilated to *koriaⁿdno-. Pronunciation: /ˌkɒ.ɹiˈæn.də/, /ˈkɔ.ɹiˌæn.dɚ/, /ˌkɔ.ɹiˈæn.dɚ/ 1. The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines. Labels: Ireland, UK, uncountable, usually Example: The life of one plant would be affected by another. Rue was definitely hostile to basil, rosemary to hyssop, but coriander, dill and chervil lived on the friendliest of terms[.] Example: Tobacco and the plant valerian are also considered to be anaphrodisiac in their effects, diminishing sexual inclination. Also vinegar, dried coriander, potassium bromide, cocaine, vervain, acid drinks, lemonade. 2. The dried fruits thereof, used as a spice. Labels: US, uncountable, usually